Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1895, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1895—TWENTY-cOUR PAGES. : LATE NEWS BY WIRE -Victims of the Baltimore Disaster Number 27. pe TAREE MORE DEATHS MAY FOLLOW All the Unfortu-ates Have Been Identified. THE HOSPITAL SCENES —— BALTIMORE, Md.. December 28.—The horror at the Front Street Theater last night is increased, rather than abated, by today’s developments. The list of identified dead has grown to twenty-seven, and two or three more who are lying in the City Hospital are so desperately injured that thelr names may serve to swell it ere an- other night has passed. The morgue is clear, and all the ghastly array of dis- figured human forms, which lay there last right have been recognized by loving friends or agonized relatives. The list as revised 13 as follows: Louis Amolsky, aged forty-eight years, of 106 East Fayette street. Gabriel Bernstein, aged four years, son of Leopold Bernstein, southern corner of Fay- ette and High streets. ‘Teresa Bernstein, aged six years, daugh- ter of Leopold Bernstein, southern corner of Fayette and High streets. Lee Cohen, aged about six years, 205 North Front street. Ida Friedman, aged fourteen years, daughter of Samuel Exeter street. Jennie Henckell, aged about twenty-two years, 201) Albemarle street. Louis Levenstein, aged thirty-five years, 24 South Caroline street. Lena Lewis, aged twenty-two years, lived en Exeter street near Lexington street. Morris Margolies, 125 Spring street, twen- ne years old, a tailor. Sarah Rosen, aged eighteen years, lived at the southwest corner of Lombard street and Market Space. Jacob Rosenthal, about twenty-five years old, 243; South Eden street. Moses Salzburg, aged eleven years, 1105 East Pratt street. - Joseph Wiener, thirty-eight years, grocer, 52 South Caroline street. Lena Franel, twenty years old, unmar- Friedman, 29 South t ried, +47 North Eixelse Street; trampled to death; at the morgué. Samuel Kremer, aged twelve years, and Rebecca Kremer, aged ten years, children of Abraham Kremer, 217 South Spring street. Isaac Gere, ten years, 1121 East Lexing- ton street. Katie Salzburg, East we aged seven, 1105 Pratt street. ‘ouls Bernstein, East Fayetie street. —— Grewsky, boy, aged eight years, Lex- ington and Fotrest streets. -— Grewsky, girl, aged six years, same address. Sarah Polack, aged seventeen, 219 Harri- son street. Simon Polack, aged eight, same address. Joseph Leverwitz, aged six, 1103 East Lombard street. Vera Naravinski, aged twelve, 131 Harri- son street. motes Naravinski, aged seven, same ad- rsa. Wolf Hurwitz, aged thirty, 911 East Lom- bard street. aged twenty-two, The Injured. Mrs. Louis Amolsky, 6 East Fayette Street, overcome by fright. Annie Baltioloff, 906 East Lombard street, face scratched. Benjam‘n Barry, 1010 North Front street, slightly hurt. Henry Bass, Lombard and Exeter streets. trampled upon. Mrs. Betsy Cohen, 11 internally injured. Miss Tillie Cohen, aged seventeen years, daughter of Harry Cohen, 321 North Gay street, right leg crushed. Benjamin Engleman, 146 North street, unconscious from fright. Isaac Frankel, aged twenty years, 200 Harrison street, ankle sprained; at the city hospital. Mrs. Freemam, residence not known; se- verely bruised; is unconscious, but will probably recover. Mrs. Rachel Friedman, years, S41 East Lombard street; bruised on head, shoulders and bi Mrs. Annie Goldman, fifty years old, 121 Harrison street. J Mrs. Goldman, sixty years old, 125 Har- rison street; fractured skull, and will prob- y die. yra Goldman, 621 East Fayette street. twelve years old; both legs injured and scratched about the body. Sarah Goldstein, 1123 East Pratt street. Mildie Goldwait, aged about sixteen years, ce not known; vid Harris, thirty years old, 1028 East Lombard street; abdomen crushed; expected to die, Mrs. Rachiel Melnicove, wife of B. Melni- cove North Front street, internally Injured and bruised about the body. East Pratt street, Exeter aged twenty-six unconscious. i Miss Melnicove, aged twelve, 222 Front street, wrist broken. Sarah Meyerberg, nine years, daughter of braham Meyerberg,425 South Bond street, Internally injured. Three More Deaths Expected, Hundreds of relatives and friends of the dead and injured visited the city hospital this morning, anxiously inquiring for their Yoved ones. The wide corridors were crowded, and the physicians were com- pelled to refuse permission to all who de- wired to visit the injured, who were being cared for In the wards. Ten persons are in the accident ward, and three cases are expected to terminate fatally. These are Mrs. Goldman, sixty years old, 125 fractured North > Harrison streeet, skull; Amelia Goldberg, fourteen years old, 1118 Low street, crushed head and shoul- ders: four-year-old girl, who has not been {dentified. The child is injured internally and is unconscious. ‘The entire staff of hospital physicians is devoting its attention to the injured. Never before in the history of the hospital have the scenes been equaled. When the first patrol wagon load of in- jured reached the Institution and the phy- sicians learned the enormity of the calam- ity, arrargements were made to accommo- date the injured in the pathological labor. tory. While the physicians were adminis- tering to the injured, the crowd attempted to gei in the hospital, but two stalwart pa- trolmen kept them back. Several persons died in the wagons while on the way to the hospital, and others died shortly after they reached there. In all, fourteen dead bodies: were laid on the floor. —.__ IN A HURRY TO,RETURN, Lord Dunraven Wanted to Sail Today for Home. NEW YORK, December 28.—From an au- thentic source it is learned that Lord Dun- raven asked that the hearing be hurried to a close, in order that he might sall on the Umbria today. From the same author- ity it Is also stated that D. G. Henderson, Dunraven's representative on the Defen: er, refused to testify, and that H. Mail land Kersey will not take the witness stand. Both refused to testify for business Teasons. The hearing of the Dunraven-Defender case was resumed at the New York Yacht Club today. After the hearing Dunraven did not re- turn to the club house, but sailed for home on board the Cunarder Umbria, which left her dock at 2 v.m. SSS Survivors of the Godfrey i NEW YORK, December 28—The Ward Une steamer Niagara, from Nassau and ports on the south side of Cuba, reached port today, having on board Captain Cullen } and five seamen of the schooner Francis L. | Goatrey from Richmond, Va.. pDhia, which craft w: Water-logged early ye: 87.47; longitude, 74. for Philads found dismasted and erday in latitude BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION. - A reference to the statement be- low will show that the circulation sworn to is a bona fide one. It is easily possible for a news- Paper with an elastic conscience to swell its legitimate circulation enor- mously, in order to decelve adver- tiser$, by sending out thousands of papers to newssta2ds, which are re- turnable, and which are in fact re- turned, but nevertheless are in- cluded In what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisets, however, judge by results, and bogus circula- tions don’t give them. = The circulation of The Star is many thousands In excess of any other Washington paper and is be- lieved to be fully five times that of any afternoon contemporary. Circulation of The “Evening St SATURDAY, Dec. 21, 1895. 36,481 MONDAY, Dec. 23, 1895 TUESDAY, Dec. 24, 1895.. WEDNESDAY, Dec. 25, 1895.. THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 1585.. FRIDAY, Dee. 27, 1595... Total... . Daily average. -31,043 1 solemnly awear that the above statement rep- Tesents only the number of copies of ‘TH EVEN- ING STR circulated during the six secular days end- ing Friday, December 27, 1895—that is, the num- ber of copies actually wold, delivered, furnished or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bons fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies so counted are returnable to or remain in the office unsold.“ ¢..WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Eventng Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and swore fo before me this twenty-elghth day of December, A. D. 1895. JESSE W. RAWLINGS, Notary Public, D. C. VENEZUELAN COMMISSION It is Said That It Will Be Announced Early Next Week. No Confirmation an Yet of the Report That Chief Justice Alvey is to Be One of Them. Unusual reticence is observed at the White House and the State Department in regard to the proposed commission to investigate the Venezuela-Guiana boun- dary question. No information on the sub- ject was obtainable at either place. The officials declined to answer any question bearing on the possible composition of the commission and would not even vouchsafe a prediction as to when the commission might be appointed. Although no one in the secret would say so, the surface indi- cations are that the comm ion will not be announced until next week. It is fully expected that the President will complete the selection of the commissioners and be prepared to announce their appoint- ment Monday or Tuesday next, with the chances in favor of the latter day. ‘There will be a meeting of the cabinet on that day, and the matter will probably come up then for final consideration. | It appears to be settled that Chief Jus Richard H. Alvey of the Court of Appeals of the District will be a member of the com- mission if he finds that he can serve with- out prejudice to his judicial dut He had a conference with the President on the subject Thursday afternoon, in the course of which the President invited him to serve as a member of the comimission. He was very much surprised at the proy sition, and while expressing his apprecia- tion of the compliment, requested time to consider the matter. “The President ex- pressed the hope that he would find it con- venient to serve, and said he would give him time to think it over. Although not a man of national promi- nence, Judge Alvey is recognized by all who know him as one of the ablest law- yers in the country. He stands especially high in the esteem of bench, bar and laity in this section of the country, where his wisdom and integrity are known through his long service in the courts of Maryland and the District of Columbia. In addition to his great knowledge of the law, he is a fine linguist, and is said to be specially familiar with the Spanish, German and French languages. It was because of his knowledge of well as his leg: President selec commission. His famillarity with these languages will be of valuable assistance to the commis- sion in their examination of the archives of Spain and Holland covering the history of the cessions to Venezuela and Great Britain, respectively. Moreover, Spanisa is the national language of Venezuela, and the records of that country are kept in that language. Judge Alvey is at present at Hagerstown. Mr. Wm. Alvey, general agent of the Baltimore and Ohio railway, was seen by a Star reporter today, but said that he did not know that such an offer had been made. He had not seen kis father, he sald, since Thursday. He had had no intimation then regarding the matter, and none since, ex- cept from the reports that had been gen- erally circulated. His brother, who 1s. pri- vate secretary to Commissioner Truesdel:, fad no definite knowledge of the matter. tees a TO BREAK THE CIRCUIT. nish and ‘ierman, as qualifications, that the d kim for service on the A Proposition to Relieve the Endless Financial Drain. Representative William A. Smith of Mich- igan introduced In the House today a bill embracing a new plan to absorb the green- backs and treasury notes and release In their stead the gold held by banks as re- serves. The bill has been submitted to Senator Sherman, Chairman Dingley of the ways and means committee and Controller Eckels, Mr. Smith says, and has been ap- proved by them. ‘The principal change, which Mr. Smith's plan proposes is tie substitution of United States notes and t sury notes, which include the greenba and demand paper for the present requirement of law- ful money, for the national bank re- serves, This would withdraw the currency which how keeps in motion the cidless chain and release the gold in its stead. See) STREET EXT! SIONS. Counsel Decide on a Form Used. Counsel for the land owners and for the District in the street extension cases con- sulted with Judge Cox in the District court this morning relative to the form of the verdict of awards to be made by the jury of seven appraisers in case 419, Denison and Leighton’s subdivision of Mt. Pleas- ant, the first of the forty-seven subdivi- sions embraced within section 1 of the up- proved plan of street extension to be heard. A form consistent with the re- quirements of the street extension act was agreed upon and approved by the court, and it is expected that the jury will make its award in case 41 Monday or ‘Tuesday next, having, it Is said, agreed upon the valuations of the elghty-three parcels of to Be land included in the subdi Accord- ing to the ruling of Judge Cox, made. to- day, damages vannot be awarded for a building where but part of it is though where buildings a: e their values shall be included in” the ; amount awarded for the real estate on which they stand. ee Visited the Navy Yard, Maj. Gen. Miles and Senator Sherman, accompanied a party of Congressmen and naval office visited the navy y today, They were shown aroun the yard by the commandant, Comme Howell. The reason for their visit is net known. THE NEW BOND BILL It is Further Debated in the House Today. a POR AND ° AGAINST If SPEEO The Measure Opposed by the Silver Men: : THE CLOSING ARGUMENTS When the HouSe convened today but three hours remained for debate on the bond bill. The vote by the terms of the rule under which the House was operating was to be takey at 3 o'clock. The attend- ance was large. Mr. Brosiux Favors the Bill. Mr. Brosius (Pa.) opened the debate in favor of the bill. ‘This was’ the only country on the globe, he said, where gold redemiption had neither qualification nor limitation, and where the treasury was without the power to resist the incursions of foreign gold grabbers or domestic speculators. The revenue leficit wus the chief sinner in the comedy of errors which had produced the present troubles. It was not suitable to the dig- nity of the government to employ the sleuth hounds of foreign syndicates to hunt down gold. The people of this country should have the first opportunity to help the treasury out of the trough of the finan- cial sa, He declared that there was no politics in the bill. ‘The President had ap- pealed for succor for a distressed treas- ury and it was our duty to put aside party expediency. Mr. Parker (N. J.) could not see how any representative of the people could decline to give the treasury authority to issue debt certificates to supply temporary de- ficiencies and to reduce the rate of interest en any bonds issued to fortify the gald re- serve. Mr. McLaurin (S. C.) opposed the bill be- cause it would increase the burden of a people already tax-ridden, and would tend to legalize a series of usurpation of power by the Secretary of the Treasury. If the Secretary would use his discretion and re- ceem notes in silver, the gold raids would cease, and new hope would be infused into the democratic party now crtiShell by the firancial policy of the administration. Mr. Cannon’s Earnest Advocacy. Mr. Cannon (IIL) in support dt’ tHid''meas- ure, declared that it was a bill (9, maintain specie payments, which had been resumed under the wise direction of the republican party in 1879. For the thirteen years fol- lowing the resumption the revenues had always exceeded the expenditures. Twelve hundred millions of the interest-paying debt has been discharged, $100.000,000 a. year, Since the election of Mr. Cleveland in 1802, he said, addressing the democratic s'de, deficiency, distress, idleness and panic had followed their footsteps. They had the power to construct, and did not construct. | Instead of paying $100,000,000 a year on the | public debt, they had borrowed ‘$162,000,000, They could tear down and criticise, but they could not build up the reserve (repub- lican applause). “We will not abridge the power of the Secretary of the Treasury,” he concluded. “We will give him more power. He cannot have too much power if it is used wisely. You, on the other side, will vote against this bill; those in favor of silver at 16 to 1, because you want to im- pair the credit of the country and force us to a silver basis, those who support the administration, because It wants gold bonds. We, in our judgment and patriotism, stand ready to pass this bill. If it 1s rejected by the Senate or the Presidftnt we shall at least have cast our mite toward the pro- tection of the public credit, and haye given a prophecy of what we shall do when we come into full power in 1897." (Republican applause.) Mr. Bartlett's View. Mr. Bartlett (N. Y.) announced his opin- icn that the passage of the pending Dill, in- stead of strengthening the financial ability and credit of the government, would lead to further panic. If he believed it was of- fered as an honest measure of relief he would vote for it, but he did not. Although he knew it was unpopular to say sb, he did not hesitate to avow that he was for the maintenance of the gold standard until the powers of the world agreed to the coin- age of silver. So believing, he could find no relief in this bill, He even questioned whether 3 per cent coin bonds could } floated, Gold bonds was the only remed Mr. Tawney (Minn.), a member of the ways and means committee, in support of. the bill, called attention to the President's urgent appeal to Congress “to do somethin before adjourning. He knew, and ever body knew, that gold bonds would not be authorized ‘by Congress, and because Con- gress would not give him athority he and his Secretary of the Treasury had already teopened negotiations with the same oll malodorous syndicate for another issue of 4 per cent bonds. The people of the coun- try were to be given no opportunity to sub- scribe. He read several letters from con- stituents offering to subscribe gold for bends. The Silver Democrats. Mr. Bailey (Texas), in outlining the atti- tude of the silver democrats, said that they had desired to offer as a substitute for the bill a measure that would, in his opinion, render the further sale of bonds unneces- sary. As a plain business proposition tire treasury should coin the silver seignoraxe. That would furnish the treasury with $5,- 000,000 of additional assets. ‘The most uncompromising advocate of gold monometallism could not vote for it. He argued that the bullion in the treasury might safely be coined without disturbing the parity between silver and gold. The advocates of the gold standard would ulti- mately force the retirement of pwperanless its redemption in silver could be Brought about. Under the present poljgy ,tha, aan- ger always existed that the financial insti- tutions of the country might combine to coerce the treasury. Successive gold with- drawals and bond issues might be forced until the public debt was increased nitely. In ‘conclusion, he said it was a fortunate thing for the framers of this measure that it could not become a law. Mr. Marsh_(I1l.) arose to give his reasons for refusing “his support to the bill, but he- fore he had finished his preliminary re marks the gavel of the Speaker fell and the House remained unenlightened. In Support of the Bil. Mr. Burton (Mo.) and Mr. Connolly (111), who had been counted on as opponents of the bill, gave their support to it in brief speeches. The latter said that if he had been framing the bill he would have changed the language of the bill so as to make it read “in leu’ of the power now given the Secretary of the Treasury, in- stead of “in addition” to that power.’ His announcement that he had finally decided to vote for the bill was greeted with re- publican appliuse. Mr. Hopkins (Ill), in support of the bill, rsued that there v no necessity for the issue of gold bonds. Time and the treas- ury’s experience with the last bond issue had demonstrated this. The bonds sold abroad had returned to this country> There was ample gold here to supply the needs of the treasury Mr. Payne (N. Y.) called attention to the fact that the administration was already preparing to issue $100,000,000 of thirty-yea four per cent bonds. This was the emer- gency that this bill met by a reduction of the interest. A Silver Interrogatory. “The President's message," interrupted Mr. Linney (N. C.), “says that $155,000,000 of silver. certificates issued against the bullion purchased under the act of 18%) | constituted gold obligations. Why did rot the ways and means committee provide for the coinage of that bullion and the redemp- tion of these notes in silver?” (Democratic applause). Mr. Payne's Reply. | _ The Secretary now has authority to coin and re 1 the Sherman notes,” replied Mr. Payne. it one thing at a time. This j bill proposes to give the government the | | power ta redeem’ its gold’ obligations in | gold.” Republican a ise). i Mr. Payne scouted ¢ would retire the g the purpose of the ad nbacks. He argued stration was to sell jea that this bil | A. orbitant rate of interest, and throw the re- sponsibility on a republican Congress. Mr: Crisp’s Closing Argument. Mr. Russell (Conn) supported the Dill briefly, after which Mr. Crisp (Ga.) closed the debate for the democratic side. He should, he said, try to bring the House back |. to the real question at issue. The President had asked Congress: not to ‘adjourn until it had done something to replenish the rapid- ly diminishing gold reserve.” The President said there was no want of funds in the treas- ury, What was needed was gold. It was a Plain business preposition. He said that the proposition of the re- publicans. wes a pplitical one. They were Pretending to do sometifing to support the executive and yet they were in reality try- ing to embarrass the treasury. He did not { think the obligations of the-country-should: be paid in gold alone or that the country should” establish its money on one metal. This was received with ap- plausé by fre silver mer on the republican side. In a colloquy with, Mr. Boutelle, Mr. Crisp “frétested against the gentleman from Mgine’ occupying hi8 time, and the Speaker was compelled to call Mr. Boutelle ta order sharply. Mr. Dalzell’s Final Remarks. Mr. Dalzell (Pa.) closed for the republi- cans. He did not ¢xpect to add anything rew, but he would sum up tke arguments briefly. He said there probably was no opposition to the second proposition au- thorizing certificates and confined his dis- cussion wholly’ .to: the ‘bend section. He said it was .@ plain business propesition, which allowed thg, treasury to issue bonds at a lower rate of interest than the pres- ent law allows. It’was in the interest of ‘economy. a fas Ft VAT Pass. By the time the roll call was half through it was evidenj, that,not enough republicans would vote ggaingt the first section for bonds to defeat it. ee THE EYDECKER TUNNEL. ¥t Will Probaly Be Cleared of Water Next Week. Gen. Craighill, chief of engineers, says that he has received: most favorable 're- ports of the progress of the work of pump- ing out the Lydecker tunnel. The trouble- some leaks in the section under Rock creek have been effectually closed, and there is every indication that the tunnel will be cleared of water and ready for in- spection by the end of next week. As soon as he recetves definite information on this point from Capt. Gaillard, the officer in charge of the werk, Gen, Craighill will at once notify all the members of the board of expert engineers having under consid- eration the general question of the best method of improving and increasing the water supply of the District, and they will resume their sessions here. The board de- cided to make a personal inspection of the Lydecker tunnel its entire length of five miles, in order to satisfy themselves of its entire practicabiltty as a conduit for water from the distributing reservoir above Georgetown to the Howard University res- ervoir, north of the city. ° EX-CONSUL WALLER, He Says Kix Health and His Treat- ment Have Improved. A letter received teday from ex-Consul Waller, dated at his prison in France, states that his health has improved re- cently. He also stated’ there has been an improvement in his treatment. He ex- presses gratitude to those who have be- triended him and his family im this conn- try, LARGE DIAMOND ROBBERY. Over $50,000 Jewels Mys- teriously Stolen. EW YORK, December 28.—One strange feature of a theft’ last night of $57,000 orth of jewels from the residence of I. Townsend Burden is the fact that time of the robbery, which is supposed to have been about 10 o'clock, noné of the servants had retired, and that 1. ‘Pownsend,, Burden, jr, and a party of friends were in the house playing cards“ Young Mr. Burden.,gsays -that several times he heard ‘persons moving about in the house, but supposing .hat they were the s noise. othing in the house, except the safe, Vas disturbed. The burglar appears to have known exactly where to place his inds upon the safe and the jewels. The r of the safe was not broken, which in- ated that ¢ither the person who took the monds knew the combination, or eise t Mrs. Burden jeft the safe door open en she went ta the opera, Among the wels taken from the safe a diamond > worth $1544"), another necklace of rot such great ygilue, solitaire diamonds and pearls. | __ The servants, who have been questioned clesely, say that tfey heard no noise, and had not the Wightést idea that the place had been. roubed until informed of it by s. Burden,;when she returned from the cpera. i ‘The police maintain a rigid silence on the ervan he paid no attention to the subject of til robbery today, and at the Burden resi@ence'fal! inquiries are met with the statemeng that the matter out cf the hands of thej inmates. A list of the diamonds and jewelry taken by the thieves was made known today. The total vafte of 'the stolen articles foot SO. bs Dr..C. L. Willia Arrested and Taken to That City. Dr. C. L. Williams, an invalid seventy-five years old, who says he was at one time an assistant surgéon general of the United States army, was arrested this afternoon by Detective quarters because. of a business transae he had with a clothing firm. When he me a purchase of $# worth of clothing recently he was recommended by a man who knew him in his betetr days, and he said he had a claim of $200,000 against the government. He had violated no law in this transaction, so the officers say, and when he reachéd headquarters this after- noon kr gave the members of the firm an order for the clothing, and would have been discharged had not Detective Al. Gault of the Baltimore force recognized him as a man who is under indictment in the monumental city for alleged forgery several years ago. It is charged In Baltimore that he got the merchant to cash for him a forged check for $500, He pretended at the time to be engaged in charitable work. He ex- pressed a willingness to return with the ofticer te Baltimore, and will be taken over on a late afternoon train erat JAPAN'S PARLIAME \T OPENED. The Mik: lo Congratulntes the People the Arrival of Peace. YOKOHAMA, December 28.—The Japan- ese parliament was opened today with the imperial speech. His majesty saffi he w: rejoiced at the end of the war with Chin: that order had been established in the Island of Formesa ane that relations be- tweent Japan and foreign powers were more intimately than formerly. Continuing, his majesty said that the Japanese empire had _alre achieved striking progress in civilize but he added that it had a long and arducus task before it. Measures woald be introduced, he said in conclusioif, to increase the defenses of the country, —— Hotel Arrivals, Willard’s—David Strong, H. D. Strong, Winstead, Conn.; Joseph D. Taft and wife, Brook ger Albert, Chas. E. Foote, New York; John I. Baker, Beverly, Mass. Raleigh—F., V. Meyers, N. L. Britton, New York; W. L. Black, V. 'T. Anderson, D. S. Hagerty, Philadelphia. Shoreham—J. G. aton, E. E. Hills, Bos- ton; Frank Cunningham, New York; 'R. H. Comstock and wife, New Haven, | Mf ‘Thos, A. Osborn, Kansas; James J. Pittsburg. a Arlington—R. 'T.-Kingman, T. 8. Darling, B. B, Batchelter, New York; C. M. Daniels, 3 Phi. “Lowry, Nathaniel King, jie—_Wm.-R.Reitzell, Clear Springs. C.K, Bell, Texas; D, D. Purington and Miss Florence Bartlett, Chic tt—Wm, Pr 4, W. I. Thomy qT. Daily, Db. E . jr.,Cleveland, Ohio; 2. M. Neal, pan. *s— ng, Brooklyn; Jas. i, Kentucky ockton, Mass. George TN. bonds to the Morgan syndicate at an ex- Pyle and wife, Philadelphia, at the, DISCUSSEDINLONDON|CEATH ACCIDENTALIFINANCE AND TRADE Names Suggested for the Venezuela Boundary Commission. SPOKEN OF WITH GREAT RESPECT American. Military Officers and "Militia. JOBS IN THE DOCK YARDS LONDON, December 28.—The _ difficulty between Great Britain and the United States regarding Venezuela is still the leading topic of debate and thought in po- litical and newspaper circles. The reports cabled over here that the United States commission which will in- quire into the boundary question is ex- pected to include ex-Minister Edward J. Phelps, ex-Minister Robert Lincoln and Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller have given much satisfaction. All the gentle- men spoken of as likely to be members of the commission are referred to here as being entitled to the greatest respect and as furnishing the assurance that they will deal with the matter in a spirit of the most perfect impartiality. The general feeling in connection with this feature of the question is expressed in the utterance of a London newspaper, which says: “We might as goon expect tS see Lord Russell of Killowen or Mr. James Bryce lend himself to jingo intrigue as see men like Chief Justice Fuller, Mr. Phelps or Mr. Lincoln sit on the commission with any intention but that of getting at the facts.” It cannot be said, however, that any favor is expected to be shown to Great Britain, and it is pointed out that Mr. Phelps is in no way an Anglo-phile. His attitude on the Bering sea affair is re- ferred to, and {i is the popular belief that he was opposed to referring the Bering sea matter to arbitration. Approve the Prince’s Message. The message of the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York to the people of the United States, througk the New York World, which asked for an expression of opinion on the Venezuelan dispute, -has catiged-a sensation here, as the action of the price was entirely unprecedented. But thy.tenor and language of the message has smet.with nothing but approval. Accemtling: to one account, before sending the message, the Prince of Wales entered into communication with the queen and with the Marquis of Salisbury. Her ma- jJesty, who has followed every Gevelopment of the incident with eager and anxious in- terest, is said to have assented rea The Marquis of Salisbury, it appears, was less yielding; but discovering that the ac- tion commended itself to the royal family, whose dignity was most concerned, he alandoned his scruples and approved not only of’ the prince’s action, but the precise terms of the message. American Troops Considered. ‘The war scare has had the effect of arousing Interest in the American and Canadian military forces, and elaborate and more or less accurate comparisons be- tween them have been made. The military correspondent of the Globe says in regard to the American officers: ‘Their tone is good, they are very keen and their education fs of the best. I doubt if any country provides so sound a system of education for its young officers as the West Point Academy. Beyond that no op- portunities have been given the senior offi- eels of hardling troops on a large scale, and few American generals have ever com- manded more than a battalion of infantry or_a regiment of cavalry. The Glove correspondent expresses the opinion that the organized militia is not nearly so well trained or reliable as the British militia, The Morning Post prints a special article on naval questions in the United States, during which it points out the alleged “dis- ty and often the dishanesty of the officials responsible to the administration of the dock y is and construction of the wi s,” and declares that the naval de- partment is a “hot bed of jobbery.” In spite of the fact that the financial side of the Venezuelan question is attracting more attention here than its political pect, it must not be imagined that every. hody has been lulled into a sense of false security, or that the authorities are utter- iy blind to the fact that serious trouble may yet arise in connection with the boundary dispute. Mail News From British Guiana? The St. James’ Gazette this afternoon gives prominence to an article dwelling en | the mail news just received from British uiana, and in which it is announced that at a meeting or influential residents recent- ly held at Georgetown, capital of British Guiana, a provisiowal board of directors was appointed for the company known as the British Guiana Chartered Company, organ- ized for the purpose of developing the in- terior of British Guiana. This marks a decided change in the atti- tude of those prominent in the planting in- terests of the colony. This new develop- ment is mainly due to the dispaten of the secretary of state for the colonies, Mr. Jo- seph Chamberlain, in September last, ask- ing if the local capitalists of British Gui- ana were prepared to take up a large con- cession .in the northwest portion of that colony, and develop the mineral and other resources of the territory. It now remains to be seen whether the government will grant a charter to this company, in view of the fact that it has as competitors the home syndicate, which has already made proposals to the local govern- | ment, which propositions, however, have not been accepted. In-another paragraph of this article the St. James Gazette says: “Hitherto the in- Spectors of the British Guiana police have heen uniformed civilians, but now they will be strengthened by the addition of Capt. Johnstone and Lieut. Cobb of the British army as subinspectors. Their appointments were announced today,.and are significant of the rapid transition of the British Guiana police into a military force. Capt. John- stone, we apprehend, will instruct the negro police in the working of Maxim guns.’ at Britain. arding the Venezuelan question between Great Britain and the United States has brought these two coun- tries prominently before the entire world. Beginning with page 1 and ending with page 18) of The Evening Star’s New Alma- nac and Encyclopedia for 1896 will be found all about the Government of Great Britain, its Ministry, Courts of Law, its Army and avy Officers, its possessions, area of square miles, population, reverue, public debt, imports and exports, educational and financial statistics, the annuities paid to the British Royal Family, etc. The Even- ing Star's Almanac also centains complete information regarding all of the other for- eign powers, the recent war between the Japanese and Chinese and a mine of other facts, statistics and records regarding the entire world 25¢e. per copy. For sale at ‘The Star office ard all news stands. a gees Monday's St. Ancph Entries. First race, one-half mile, selling—Duke of Fief, Eclipse, jr.; Intimidad, Imp. Plunder- er, McKeever, Herndon, Clansman, Briscoe, Beckton, Surprise, Trixey Gardner, Path- way, 110, Second race, six and a half furlongs, two- year-olds, selling—St.Lawrence II, 108; Hal- lie Gay, Devota, Miss Edith, 105; Collusion, wi; Nantucket, Earn, 100; Lady Watson, 7. Third race, four and a half furlongs— Cody, Salisbury, Balliasloe, Fifer, Nemo, Arundel, Bon- | nieville, Gorella, Lucille. Silver Queen, 109, Fourth race, six and # half furiongs—sell- ing—Jersey, He, El'zabeth, Cuckoo, Ruc- tion, Mote, Mattie Chun, | Solitare, Mai guerite, Aven, Pichaway, Grand Prix, 1 th race, seven: furlongs, selling—Siva, Richmond, Siberia, 110; an, Pattie, Herkimer, Red Star, Ponce de’ieon, M., 107; Fox Glove, Bronston, 54. Cheddar, Hazel, {and Mr. ly. j Qoroner’s Jury .on the Killing of Little Willie Burnette. Evidenee Given Today at the Inquest —Medical Testimony as to the Injuries. ‘The inquest in the case of Willie Bur- nette, the newsboy, who. was killed through injuries received on December 23 by being run into and struck by the heavy tongue attached to a double horse sand and gravel wagon, driven by William Elliott, was held at 11 o'clock this morning at Wise’s under- faking establishment, 29th and M streets. Dr. Hammet conducted the investigation, Campbell Carrington acted as counsel for the prisoner, Elliott. Various witnesses were called. Thos. O'Donnell testified that he witness- ed the acc‘dent. He said he saw the pris- oner drive toward the mouth of the alley. A moment later Elliott drew back his team to permit a buggy, in which were two col- cred men, to pass, Then his horses went forward ‘again, giving a lunge. The boy tried to pass in front of the team as it was crossing the sidewalk. The pole struck him and threw him agairst a brick wall at the entrance to the alley. He, secing that the accident was a serious one, went for a policeman that the driver might be arrest- ed, pending an investigation. O'Donnell acknowledged to having been drinking on the day of the accident. William McCullough and Arthur Gowans were in the alley at the time of the accident. They were there drinking whisky out of a battle: Their testimony was substantially as the above. They did not know whether Elliott had been drinking or not. Charles Schaffer had known Elliott for years; hii seen him under the influ- ence of liquor, fRough he knew that he at times drank. H¢ believed the fatality to have been th¢ réfait of a pure accident, and not criminal carelessness. Elliott for the past six or seven weeks has had a droopy appearance. It was due to rheumatism of the shoulders, it was stated by prisoner's family and counsel. A casual observer might mistake him for a man under the in- fluence of liquor, they said. A seven-year-old grandson of Elliott, who was on the wagon at the time of the acci- dent, made a statement, in which he blurted out that “it was Willie Burnette’s fault.” ‘The jurors did not consider his testimony seriously. Officer Daniel Connor, who made the ar- rest, testified that when he took Elliott into custody he (Elliott) said that the “d—d child” had gotten in the way. The officer said: “You have been drinking,” whereupon the prisoner replied: “So help m+ God, I haven't.” Medical Testimony. Doctor Louis Mackall, jr., and Dr. Hen- derson Suter testified to the boy’s injuries. Dr. Mackall said: “When I was calle to the boy, I found that several of his ribs were broken and that there were other bone in- juries.” His prognosis of the case was that in all probability death would result. Dr. Suter said: “I found the boy's ribs fractured, breast bone injure}, and thought in all probability a dislocation and fractures in other spots had resulted through the foree of the blow received. He was suffer- ing greatly from the shock. He was puise- less and cold when I calle: Dr. Glazebrook, who conducted the autop- sy, testified that’ he opened the body, found the breast bone broken below the third rib, two ribs fractured and an injury to the left plural cavity. Hemorrhage had resulted through the last, involving, probably, a quart of blood. * Denth Accidental. At 1240 the jury rendered a verdict that William Burnette came to his death on De- cember 23 through being struck in the breast by the-pole of a wagon driven by William Ell‘ott, and that, in their op‘nion, the death was the result of pure accident. Elliott being an old and feeble man,though, the jury said, he was not a fit party to handle a team of horses in the streets of Washington. ». Cleaning Streets. The Commissioners, in a letter to the Sec- retary of the Treasury have asked tnat an appropriation for cleaning snow from street crossings be included in the urgent deficien- cy bill. They set the figure at $12,000, Of this, $30,000 is for work and $2,000 for legal expenses. mo Trunk Sewers. ‘The Commissioners have forwarded a re- port on Senate bill 28, providing for the con- struction of the proposed system of trunk sewers, to the Senate District committee. They say the principal features of the pend- ing bill are so fully discussed in reports al- ready made on the subject that it is unnec- essary to do anything but invite the atten- tion of the committee to their last annual report to Congres: Not Eligible. Mr. Sidney F. Thomas, the attorney for the District, rendered a deci today to the Commissioners for the guidance of the excise board in the matter of the applica- tion of an alien for a Liquor license in the —— DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. District of Columbia. Such an application | was received by the board and referred to the attoriey for an opincon. In the course of his opinion Mr, Thomas says: “Section 4 of the act of Congress ap- proved March 3, 1895, regulating the sale of intoxicat‘ng Mquors in the District of Co- lumbla, requires, among cther qualifications for applicants for liquor licenses, that the applicant shall be ‘a citizen of the United States.’ It appears that this man declared his intention to become a citizen of the Uni- ted States May 4, 189, which fs but one step in the process of naturalization. It will. be necessary for him, two years after he declared such intention, to go before a court of record of the United States, take the oath provided for in section 2165 Revised Statutes of the United States, and be admitted to citizenship. It results that this man is not eligible for a liquor license, and I so advise.” Additional Private. The Commissioners have appointed W. C. Weeden an additional private of the police force for duty at the National Museum, without compensation from the District. Charges Dismixxed The ; charges against Private Thomas Laurenson and Special Officer B. F. Rhodes, the one for neglect of duty and the other for conduct unbecoming an officer, have been dismissed. Manicipal Building. The Commissioners have written to Sena- tor Harris recommending favorable action pon Senate Dill 427, “To provide for a municipal building and court house in the District of Columbia,” which was referred to them at the Instance of the Senate com- mittee on the District of Columbia for their examination and report. — Marringe Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the following: Andrew Coogen and Jennie Pen- dleton; Thos. M. Lewis and Bertie Trent; William Krightly of Staunton, Va., and Johannah Sullivan of Lewisburg, V;: Chas. F. Burlingame and Annie R. Nickel; Maurie W. Beavers of this city and Sarah A. Mathers of Leesburg, Va.; Jerry Hughes and Catharine Collin: both of Fauquier county, Va. ———— Grain and Cotton Markets, “Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co, 1421 F street,Qnembers New York stock exchange, correg#pndents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York. SRAL MB Low 76 Close. High. 7. TB 7.51 Sis Fractional Concessions Followed by a Rally. RUMORS OF AN EARLY BOND ISSUE Wall Street Waiting for Action at Washington. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, December 28—Today’s stock market displayed considerable hesitancy during the first half of the opening hour and fractional concessions were recorded in all parts of the list in consequence. Ru- mors of a probable bond issue by the ad- ministration within a few days inspired a good demand from the room and’ subse- quently attracted a moderate volume of commission buying. The net gains at the close of business varied from one to two per cent as compared with last night's final figcres. The main features of the situation are tnchanged, the necessity of action at Wash- ington being generally admitted to be the most urgent need of the hour and must precede any radical improvement in ruling conditions. The attitude of Congress to- ward the remedial financial measures now pending in that body will find immediate reflection in stock vaiues, and has prece- dence over all other considerations. During a period of financial tension such as has prevailed during the week it is unfortunate that the chances of success and defeat for these measures are so evenly divided. If the Prospects in the Senate have changed at all, the change is one of encouragement. In the event of disappointment in the cutcome of congressional action a bond is- sue will be immediatetly announced, and assurances of abundant gold for immediate needs will be no longer lacking. An issue of 4 per cent bonds on a 3 or 3% per cent basis will be forced upon the country if the recognized representatives of the taxpay- ers continue to withhold the authority for decreasing the interest rate. “the one iten: of encouragement in the local situation is the yielding tendency of the foreign exchange market and the dis- position to keep gold exports within rea- sonable and non-apprehensive limits. The monetary disturbances incident to the close of last week and the early part cf the pres- ent one are clearly reflected in today’s statement of the associated banks. Con- sidering the enormous transactions the sey- eral items are unusually consistent. A contraction of eleven millions In loans was the natural outcome of a stock ex- change panic, and a ‘ive-million loss in lawful money is a*trabuted to gold ship- ments and the exigencies of the times. The change in these two items ts fully reflected in a decrease of sixteen millions in deposits. While the figures in the state- ment are large and indicate a busy week, the net result is unimportant, the surplus reserve having been reduced but a trifle over one million. J Money on desirable collateral is easily obtained around the legal rate, and in some instances a shade under. The posi- tion of the banks is decidedly encouraging, and if present hopes are realized there should be no difficulty in restoring values to an ante-panic level without material delay. ; ‘ 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 Broadway. Open. Hi Low. Last. American Sugar.. 97 1 1023¢ American Sugar, Pfd. cid American Tobacco, American Cotton Oil. Atchison. Canada Southern. Canada Pacific... Chesapeake & Ohio: C.. C., C. & St. Le. Chicago, B. & Q...: Chic. & Northwestern. Chicago Gas, Cis C. M.& St. Pani. C. M. & St. Paul, Ptd- Chic., k. I & Pacttic Del., Lack.& W. Delaware & Hudson Den. & K. Grande, Pfd. Dis. & Cattle Feeding. General Electric. Illinois Central. Lake Shore. Ene, Louisville & Nashville Long Island ‘Traction. Metropolitan Traction, Manhattan Elevated Michigan Central Missonri Pacitie. National Lead ‘y Central... New York Central. ..... NY. & N. Eng. € - N. St. Louis... ° Northern Pacific. Northern Pacific, North American. Ont. & Western. Pacific Mail. Phila. & Reading. Pullinan Pal. Car Go... Southern Railway, Pfd.. Phila. Traction. . ‘Texas Pacific, Tenn. Coal & Iron. Union Pacific. Wabash, Pid. Wheeling & L- Eri Wheeling & L. Erie,Pfd. Western Union Tel. Wisconsin Central Silver. Washington Stock Exchange. 8. 48, reeistered, 110 bid 8. 48, coupon, 110 bid 112 asked. 6% bid LIS asked. U. 8. Se, 1904, Government Bonds. 110% asked. U. U.S ds, . 11 bid. Water stock 7x, iid. Water stock 7s, 1908, 3.658, funding. currency, 111 bid, |, 2-108, 100. bid. Miscellaneous’ Bonds.—Metropolitan Rasiroad cony Gs, 114 bid 117 asked. Metropolitan Railroad 106 bid.Belt Raflroad 5s, 83 bid SSasked. | Ecking. ton Raflroad Gs, 97 bid 102 asked iat Washington Washingt B, 120" bid 1 8 F. and and Trust fs, on Market Company Washington Market 1 Washington Marke pany "extn, Masonic Hall Association Sx, 103. bid. Light Infantry: Ist ds, 99 bid, Nationol Bank Stocks, —Bank of Washington, 280 1 Washington bid 300 asked. Bank of Republic, 240 bid. Metro- 0 bid 300) asked. entral, 205 bid. Mechanics’, 180 bid 195 fisked. See- 4 bid 140 axked. Citizens, 130 bid. Co 0 bid 140 asked. Capi 114 bid. Wi 108 bid, ‘Traders’, 100 Lincoln, 103 ‘asked. Safe Deposit. and Trust Companies. —Ni Safe Deposit and Trust, 129 bid 130 asked ington Laan and Trost. 117 bid 120 asked. jean Security and Trust bid 142 asked. asked. s ion Metropolitan, 0 Did 100 asked. Relt, 30 asked, Eckinston, 30 asked own_and vtown, 30 asked. and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, 1, 47 asked. 5.45 bid 55 asked, S. Electric Licht, % Insuran orks. Fireman's, 22 bid 40. asked. Franklin, 3% bid 45 asked. Metropolitan. 68° bid »reoran, 50 bid Potomac, 6) bid 70 asked. Ar- on, 138 bid 155 asked.” German-Amertean, 135 bid. National Union, 10° Md 13 asked. Columbia, Wid 13% faked, Riggs, 7% bid SY asked: =. 5 bid 6 asked. Lincoln 7% bid 8 asked. Commercial, + bid. ‘Title Insurances Stocks.—Real Estate Title, °106 umbia Title, 614 bid 8 ‘asked, S oid 10 asked. asked, 40K id asked. ‘Pneumatic Gun Carriage, Highway Act Amendment. Mr. Richardson of Tennessee today intro- duced in the House the bill previously offer- ed in the Senate by Mr. Proctor to amend | the highway act. Mr. Richardson's bill, however, provides that the cost of the | highway extension shall be assessed one- | third against the District, one-third against |the United States and one-third agal | the land benefited by the improvements.