Evening Star Newspaper, January 4, 1896, Page 2

; LATE NEWS BY WIRE Consternation Prevailing in the City of Havana. a ens INDICAT-ONS THAT THE END IS NEAR — Insurgent Cavalry Scouts Seen From the Suburbs. oe THREE BODIES APPROACHING HAVANA, January 4—Unless all indica- tions are misleading, the end of the Cuban insurreticn is at hand, and the result, it ‘Would seem, must be in fgvor of the in- surgents, wnese armies, under Maximo Gemez, Antonio Maceo and Quintin Ban- dera, zre nearing this city from three dif- ferent directior s. The above fects, so frequently denied in official circles during the past two weeks, are now generally admitted even in offi- cial circles, although all sorts of lame ex- planations of the triumphant advance of the Cubans are put forth in the hope of calming public excitement. But no amount of explanation will alter the fact that the insurgent cavalry scouts are believed to have been sighted from here this morning. As these advance bodies of the Cubans were at Tapaste, eighteen miles from Guanabaco, practically a suburb of this city, last night, it is by no means im- Probable that the report that the Cuban scouts have been sighted from the lines de- fending Havana is correct. It is no longer a cry of “On to Havana’ from the Cubans. They are slowly but surely surrounding this capital, after a triumphant march from the eastern end of Cuba, in spite of the best troops of Spain. Step by step Gen. Campos has been driven back, until here preparations are being completed on both sides for the fival and decisive struggle. Gen. Bandera’s Advance. Gen. Bandera and his column camped last night at San Jose De Las Lajas, a short stance from Tapaste, and his forces are now said to be moving on Guanabaco or its vicinity, In order to take up the position assigned te them for the siege of Havana. , Another report has it that Bandera will try to pass by Mount Bejuical to Rincon and from there to Santiago de Las Vegas fo cut the railroads leading into Hdvana; bot, in any case, it is admitted that he will push enward toward this city, and his campfires may tonight be visible from the Spanish outposts around this city. In fact, it is claimed that Bandera will camp this evening at the Vento farm, with- in rifle shot of the outposts an- oe ‘posts of the Span- Gomez at Duran. The main body of the second Insurgent .column under Gen. Gomez was reported this morning to be at Duran, moving in the direction of Guira Melna at the bend of the railroad leading from the province of Pinar del Rio into Havana. Other portions of Gomez's column, by far the strongest of the three, and now said to number 8,000 men, were sighted today at Guivican and San Felipe, only slightly to the eastward and northward of Guira Melena. Where Maceo Is. The third insurgent column, under Gen- eral Maceo,’ was announced this morning to have passed| Ceiba Mocha, with Gomez, when’ last heatd from, and should now be in the vicinity of San Antonio Venas, or between there and Nazareno. All three columns have been continuing the work of destruction, burning cane fields and-plundering the houses of the wealthier class, as they pushed onward. The Provi- dence, Nombre De Diaz, Julia La Gia, Mer- cedita and other plantations in the Guines district. pens wnich the . insurgents ve jus , have been completel; wiped out by fire. a Consternation Preva Here the utmost consternation prevails in government circles. There is no denying that Havana is now to all intents and pur- Peses invested by the insurgents. Their columns ‘are pressing unchecked around -this city, and the military authorities seem to have fallen into a complete state of help- Tessness. Goverrment officials are blaming the dif- ferent Spanish generals for the condition of affsirs, utterly regardless of the fact that it was Campos’ plan of campaign, the wild seattering of his forces all over the island, which is mainly to blame for this crisis, although other influences have had a great share ip the bitter humiliation of the Spaniards.-~" ~ Incapacity. has been supplemented by sickness and -treachery. The Spanish sol- diers, in spite of all denials, have deserted in considerable numbers, and in many in- stances shown sympathy with the insur- geni cause. Stories are afloat here of a Wholesale republican propaganda at work among the soldiers from Spain, and it is claimed that it will yet bear toni: Gar y as’ ishing Coolness of the Cubans. But the most astonishirg feature of the climax is the cool manner in which the in- surgents have pushed onward during the past ten days. Right on the ground the in- Surgents have just traversed are several Strong colurans of Spanish troops, said to number in all about 30,000 men, but who are not fighting worth mentioning, a skirmish here andi there being all that is reported. Of course a great deal of this success is due to the fact that the Cubans have the sympathy and active support of nine out of ten persons they have encountered in their march on Havana, while, on the otier hand, the Spaniards meet with little sym- Lbs from the natives of this island. hus the insurgents have been assisted in every way possible in their endeavors to keep clear ef the Spaniards, and the lat- ter have been misled at every opportunity. Gen. Echague, for instance, is in the ¥icinity of Guines with a small army of Spanish troops. Yet the insurgents have passed right in de his district, destroy- ing everything in their path. Valdez is at Madruga, northward and eastward of Guines, at the head of an- other little army of Spaniards, but the in- surgents passed, apparently unmolested, right and left of Madruga, and camped in strong force not far from that place for a night. Gen. Navarro, of whom so much was ex- pected, is apparently toying witn time, as his picked troops from Spain smoke their cigarettes at San Nicolas, Palos, Aldecoa and Nueva Paz, in the heart of the terri- tory swept by the insurgents. The marine battalion, really a fine lot «f men, are at Aguacate, Lut the insurgents have long ago slipped by them. Flocking to Havana. Well-to-do reople from the districts eround Havana are flocking into this city. ‘The price of provisions has already begun to go up alarmingly. In the streets the hustle end bustle of the military is visible. Every man or boy who can be placed un- der arms has been called upon to shoulder a rifle, and the warships have landed every man and every gun available for the de- fense of the city. The authorities recog- nize the fact that when the insurgent guns are heard in the distance they may be the signal for a popular uprising here, which will divert attention from the enemy and enable the latter to make a dash into Havana, which is expected to end the war and enable Cuba to get her independence. Agents of the insurgents are known to have slipped into Havana recently, and from the sullen, expectant attitude of the Cuban populace, it is evident that the au- thorities do not make a mistake in pre- paring for the worst in this city when the battling with the insurgents commences outside. Ridiculed by the Spanish. Late this afternoon it was reported that Campos had sent a special messenger to the insurgents with the object of bringing about a conference with their leaders. Not only was the report not confirmed, but the authorities ridiculed the idea, claiming that the enemy consisted of only a “few flying bands of rebels,” and that the Span- ish columns pressing on after them had caught the “rebels” in a trap, from which their cnly escape was death or uncondi- tional surrender. The Spanish commander insists that there fs no cause for alarm,and that the insurgents’ columns will shortly be dispersed by the Spanish troops. THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4; 1896--TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION. A reference to the statement be- low will show that the circulation sworn to fs 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 deceive adver- tisers, by sending out thousands of papers to newsstaads, 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 advertisers, 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 Star.” SATURDAY, Dec. 28, 1995. MONDAY, Dec. 30, 1895 TUESDAY, Dec. 31, 1895.. WEDNESDAY, Jan. 1, 1896. THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 1996.. FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 1396... 29,275 30,504 30,292 see eeeeee ceeeee + ABT,305 Total... Daily average... - 81,217 1 solemnly swear that the above statement rep- ‘esents only the number of coples of THE EvEN- ING Stak circulated during the six secular days end- ing Friday, January 3, 1896—that is, the num- ber of copies actually sold, delivered, furnished or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the coples so counted are returnable to or remain in the office unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this fourth day of January, A. D. 1896. E. E. RAMEY, Notary Public, D. C. DEATH AFTER A FIGHT. One of the Principals of a Sparring Match Killed. | NEW YORK, January 4—A prize fight took place last night in the loft of Wag- ner’s stable im East 112th street, which ended in the death of one of the principals. Whether he received the fatal blow in the fight or whether he was set upon and beat to death afterthe fight fs a question which the police are now trying to solve. The fight was between John Shagner, sixteen years old, a vender, and Henry Rodriquez, twenty years old. The former weighed 110 pounds and the latter 102 pounds. Rodriquez is the young man who was killed. Both young men are members of the Sherwood Athletic Club, and had been in training for the fight for several weeks. * Michae! Ginto, a barber, has been placed in a cell. Subsequeutly, on information he gave, Shagner, who was Rodriquez’s an- tagonist in the ring, was arrested. Shag- ner said that while Rodriquez was some- what groggy, he was by no means unable to take care of himself, and he saw him walk from the room. =, It is declared by others that Henry was not killed by any blow which he might have received. during the fight, but that af- ter it was all over he was set upon by the Ginto gang and murdered. _ When he left his home last night he car- ried with him a silver watch and chain and some money, but when he was brought home dead, neither watch, chain nor money was found on him. Thomas Russell, who was referee of the fight, has heen arrested. As a result of a preliminary investigation by the coroner's office, Shagner has been committed without bail. Russell proved an alibi and was ‘discharged. The others ar- rested are held for examination. - j ee RECEIVED IN BALTIMORE. Cardinal Satolli Goes Over to the Cathedral City. BALTIMORE, Md., January 4.—Cardinal Satolli arrived in Baltimore today from Washington. He came over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in a special car. He was accompanied by his ertire household, in- cluding Drs. Sbarretti end Rooker of the apostolic delegation, the papal envoy, Mar- quis Sacripanti, and a number of priests and pasters of the Washington churches. He was received at Camden station by the Rev. A. L. Magnien, D. D., superior of the Seminary of St. Sulpice, whose guest he will be while in thts city. The visitors entered carriages and were driver. to the seminary. —_——>—__ DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. A Liquor License Granted. A retail liquor license was granted today by the excise board to Louls P. Spinner, 661 Pennsylvania avenue southeast. The Garbage Controversy. There is little prospect that a garbage crematory will be located upon the site recently selected on the east side of 24th street north of N street. The situation br:efly is that the Commissioners have be- fore therm the vigorous protests of the res- idents and property owners in the vicinity of the proposed site, and are simply wait- ing for the contractor to make applica- tion for a permit to erect the crematory before taking action. It is not believed that this application will be made. Yesterday afternoon the garbage people had a hearing befors the Commissioners. Inventor Brown stated among other things that the crematory would be open and ready for business some day this month. He had giaranteed there would be no odor, and desired to add that the plant would be run according to the wishes of the Com- missioners. Contractor Warfield is not content with | getting a reduction of the fines imposed upon him and wants a refund of all that was withheld. He is going to appear be- fore the Commissioners next week and urge his contention. The Adverse Report. The! Commissioners this afternoon made an unfavorable report upon Senate bill 1140 to permit the Home Telephone Company of Washington, D. C., to instal, maintain and operate a télephone and telegraph plant and exchange in the District of Columbia. ae SS Injured in the Sewer. The names of two more victims have been added to the record in the accidents’ in the construction of the Grace and Poto- mac streets sewer, Georgetown. John Jackson and Richard Burnside are the latest. Day before yesterday they went in the big ditch just after an explosion to remove earth and debris, when a charge that had not gone off at the proper time suddenly sprang into activity. The two men were caught—one receiving a severe laceration of the hand, the other big wounds in his head and arm. One was taken to his home, the other to the Emerg- ency Hospital. ——~.—__ The Laws of Whist. All the laws of Whist, as revised and adopted at the Third American Whist Con- gress, are to be found in The Evening Star's New Almanac and Encyclopedia for 1806, and is but one feature of its thou- sands of facts, statistics, records, etc. per copy. For sale at Evening Star office and ail news stands. Charles Atkinson, wrongfully convicted of having criminally assaulted Mary Mil- ler, his stepdaughter, was released from the New Jersey state prison yesterday, after having served twenty months of his ten years’ sentence. Washington Irving Adams, chairman of the executive committee of the National Photographic Association of America, is dead at his home at Mont Clair, N. J., aged sixty-four years. The trustees of Kenyon College have elected Prof. L. S. Luther of Trinity Col- lege, Hartford, Conn., as president. ‘The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, who have been spending a few days at Rome, have gone to Naples, from which place they will sail for Egypt. COLD AND HUNGRY How the Freezing Weather Has Af- fected th® Poor. - ———-———_ MULTIPLYING APPLICATIONS FOR A'D An Emergency Relief. Committee Appointed. EXPERIENCES OF THE BOLICE ‘The cold wave that struck Washington so suddenly last night has caused a large increase in the number of arplicants for aid. Poor people ray manage to stfuggle along from cay to day when the weather is fair and the sunlight warm, but when the icy blasts of winter blow round their scantily furnished homes their suffering is intensified by the bitter cold, and every or- genizaticn for relief feels ‘the added drain upon it. : Up to the present time the A¥soclated Charities, although it has not gone very far into the active work of direct relief, has taken czre of a considerable number of in- dividuels and families, who must either have asked assistance or gone hungry and cold. This relief could be furnished from the ordinary resources of the organiza- tion, and from liberal private donations to its funds, but with the coming on of real winter the calls upon it have been far in excess of its ability to meet them. This, together with the realization that the needs are very grcat on every side, has led ‘the board of managers to take action looking to the appointment of an emergency relief committee of citizens, who should make an appeal for and from the people of Wazh- ington. The Emergency Committee. At a mecting heid yesterday afternoon such a committee was appointed as fol- lews: Mr. Jonn Joy Edson, Mr. Nathan Bickford, Mr. Jos. W. Davis, Miss Cath- erine Trescott and Mrs. J. W. Babson. The committee is to hold a meeting this afternoon at the office of Mr. Edson, when ar organization will be perfected and a definite plan of work mapped out. : In conversation with a Star reporter this morning Mr. Edson said that he did. not think he was in a position to give anything like as much attention to the matter as he did last year and the year before. Mr. George S. Wilson, the general secretary of the Associated Charities, said later, how- ever, that he did not think the labors of the committee would be nearly as-onerous as they have been before. The work has been thoroughly systematized, and it is thought that even if the present cold weath- er contirues it will be possible to meet all demands if the appeal of the ‘committee reets with anything like the cordial re- sponse it did last year. The A: Charities is acting more than eve; in the capacity of a clearing hi such applicants as would seem to come raturally under the care of some one or other of the regular relief organizations are turned over to them directly to be looked efter. Thus a number of Catholics have been recommended to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and their needs have heen met in a most generous manner; old soldiers have been turned over to the Grand Army posts or to the Woman's Relief Corps; secret and benevolent societies are taking care of their own poor. There are rarely, if ever, calls from the Hebrews, for they are taken care of by the charity organizations among their own creed. In this way the calls on the Associated Charities have been materially lessened in numbers. Still there are always a goodly number of the worthy and deserving poor who do not come under any of these heads, and it is for the purpose of answering appeals from such as these that the citizens’ committee was appointed. Washington has always answered such re- quests for a‘d in a thoroughly generous and whole-hearted manner, and it is safe to say that this winter will be no exception to th rule. All money that may he raised by the committee will be held by {ts treasurer sub< Ject to the call of the Associated Charities. Divisions of the Associnted Charities. The Associated Charities has completed its organization for the work of the win- ter, and all cf its various divisions are lo- cated, and applicants for aid are always referred to the office of the proper division for investigation and report. The loca- tions of these various divisions are as fol- lows: First division, Georgetown—Office, 3ist street. 1218 Second division, Rock creek to 15th street—Office, 812% 19th street. Third division, 15th to North Capitol, all north of the mall—Office, 1027 9th street. Fourth division, Southwest Washington— Office, 728 414 street southwest. Fifth division, Northeast Washington— Office, 217 H street northeast. Sixth division, Southeast .Washington— Office, 616 B street southeast. What Chief Clerk Sylvester Says. “The police are receiving applications for assistance from all quarters,” sai@ Chief Clerk Richard Sylvester of the pelice de- partment to a Star reporter, “and there is no doubt that the cold snap has caused great suffering to the needy and destitute and will continue to add to the distress of the unfortunates. In nearly all-the pre- cincts the lieutenants have been appealed to by many worthy persons, but as they are powerless to assist the cases are re- ferred to headquarters. Now, strange as it may seem, the Associated Charities, the Central Union Mission and other charitable organizations are sending their applicants to us, which is not right. The Associated Charities has a paid secretary and paid ageits,while our hands are practically tied. I have a small amount of cash on hand, which, by strict economy, I* was able to save from the amount allotted to the police fund by the citizens’ relicf committee last year. I had in view just such an unex- pected turn in the weather as this, and I did not care to be entirely penniles We can only assist extreme and emergency cases and those that require immediate as- sistance. Even with such discrimination the fund will be exhausted in a week, and there is no way. in view whereby it will be replenished.” No Evidence of Great Destitution. Conversation with the lieutenants of the precincts established the fact that the cold wave has not as yet begun to show its ef- fect as it will if the temperature remains steady for a few days. Aid has not as yet been asked at some of the station houses, while others have hada number of calls from destitute persons. The Central Union Mission. At the Central Union Mission the number of persons who applied for aid yesterday and this morning was not as large as might te expected, and it was thought that this condition of things was due to general knowledge of the fact that the mission has nething substantial with which to assist. Thanksgiving day the friends of the institution contributed supplies suffi- cient to last for several weeks, but this store has been exhausted. This morning the only thing on hand in the way of food was a smnall quantity of bread. Some ald is given, however, to the more worthy cases Ey allowing the men to saw wood, for which they are paid at the rate of $1 per cord, The mission has a city missionary, who ‘investigates the cases that come tu her notice, but the majority are referred, of necessity, to the Associated Charities and the police. Applicants for Medien] Treatment, The sanitary office of the District has thus far had little to do on account of ap- plications from the poor for assistance, ow- ing to the cold snap. According to exper- ience in the past, in two or three days from now many persons who will have contracted cold and other ailments from exposure will apply to the sanitary officer for assistance and treatment at a hospital. Not a few cases that usually come to the attention of the sanitary office are of men who complain of cruel treatment on the oyster boats and desire transportation to their homes. . = Pardee & Company's cranberry colliery at Hazleton, Pa., was destroyed by nel last night. REED AND ALLISON Tt Was Feared They Would Be Handicapped by i Legislative Record ‘Now Made Up— The Speaker H, > Shown His Capac- ity in.an Emergency. Every feature’ ‘of politics now seems to have its bearing on the coming prsidential contest. When the present Congress assem- bled it was observed by party managers that two of the presidential aspirants, Messrs. Reed and Allison, would be at some disad- wantage in the race by reason of the taxing character of {h8irt public duties here, and the fact that Roy ‘yntil the important work of the sersion, wh completed could the et- fect of that w@ylepn their candidacies safely be computated® It was thought they would be more or less inf peril up to the day the legislative accoyft was closed. Any bad break on the part of the republican House would be likely to injure Mr. Reed, and uny bad break on“ thé part of the republican Senate wouid injure Mr. Allison. A session of seven months at least. was confidently counted on, <p that while Gen. Harrison, Gov. McKinley and Gov, Morton, all with thelr records made up, and free-handed in the hunt for delegates, were directing their lieuterants from tdianapolis, Canton and Albany, Messr&. Rved and Ailison, in fetters here, ‘would be gomg the’ rounds of official toll end consumed with anxiety. Legislative.Record Made Up. In a mément—M the twinkling of an eye— this has all been changed:} The legislative reeord of this session of Congress, in any bearing it may’ have om ithe presidential 1ace, is how made-up. Tho'projected work cf months’ has been crowded into as many days. The House has passed upon both the revenue and the bond questions, which leaves Mr. Reed free-handed, and while the Senate will not be so expeditious as to either, the republican policy,,in that body as to both stands already reyealed. This will add to Mr. Allison's comfort. There re- mains, therefore, as the work of this ses- sion stil to be done, only that necessary to putting the appropriation pills into shape; and whether this takes four or five months* time isnot much to the point as affecting any advantages in this year’s great race. Mr. Reed's ‘Friends Feel Good. Mr: ‘feed's frietids feelMecidedly good over the résults so far achiéved. The work of the House Is the work. of his hands. He cut it out, they. claim, and-directed its ex- ecutiohy The President, with two big sur- prises, failed signally to také him at a dis- advantage. There was first.a call for the suppert-of an assertion of the Monroe doc- trine. That was’ promptly! given. The House even refused to adit’ word to the President's suggestions. ‘Tt Considered that he had spoken for the country, and it becked hfm-up as loyally aB(though he had been a republican. It wisely decided to recognize no party politics in the matter. What. he had. claimed. it claimed as the missfén ‘of the! United Stafés-in the affairs of this hemisphere. Then came the almost. Trantic appeat tor financial legislation, and that was as promptly responded to. In this matter the House, naturally, took counsel of its own convictiops as to what the emergency called for. It'éould not af- ford 4p permis the President. fq dictate that legislation. His right under’ the Constitu- tion ended with the exercise of a recom- mendation on the subject. But the House, to be certain of meeting the requirements of the case, seized both horns of the di lemma, It passed a bill increasing the re’ enue, which squared with its own conten- tion on the subject, gnd then passed a bill authorizing the issuance of a low-rate bond in times of depletion of the gold re- ‘serve, which was intended to square with the views and requests of the President. Thus,»at.the very time when the country was, rocking with the excijement, caused by the President's inflammatory deliver- ati¢es, and suggestions as to'What'the oc- casion required were as numerous and con- fusing as views expressed around a sewing circle, Mr. Reed and his lieutepants evolved the plan which both quieted the business world and brotight the politicians up with a‘tarn for thinking. : . | The ‘Spenker's’ Real Size. “When Mr. Redd went upon’ thé’ Speaker's stand this ume it4was pointed out that the real tést of the mkn for the largest affairs had come. It was to be demonstrated whéther or not hé possessed the large ex- ecutive capacity. ae was denied that the tria] in the Fifty-tirst Congress had settled that, question,; Ii was contended that the full-measure pf his uccompkishment then was, the merg revolutionizing of parlia- mentary procqdure The credit of thé other ork, performed was d lieutenants, Mr. , McKinley. getting the greater part of.it. by having, bis name at- tached to the mosj notable of all the enact- merits: The"Spéaker’s friehds think the recerd so far‘made by this House well cal- culated to silenge all those heretofore deubjiul on the qoore of My. Reed's real size. That he haS shown hfmself to be a idgd among his man of the first order of readiness, ca- pacity and courage in the greatest of emer- geneles they themselves freely assert. e+ LATE SPORTING NEWS. -Bewling at Carrell Institute. Twa:games were bowled at the Carroll Institute last night by teams representing Carroll,Institute and the Young Men's Cath- olic Glub. Tae scores follow: . First Game, GARROLL, i YC. 6. st. Sp. Se. Sp. Se, . Ea -2 3 138 3. a) oO 2 NT Ks 155) Lan‘dals. 1 5 142 4 9135 KR. Lokman. 3 2 142 6 “isgO'connors.. 0 7 Laz ra Totam....6 19 666 Second Game. = {CARROLL ¥. Mc. ©. St. Sp: Se. St Sp. Se. 3 6 151, B. Lehman. 2 3 117 2 4 130) Kennelly... 2 5 168 fans. 1 @ Wes Lansdales:) 2 4149 Be lofi. 8 5 150) R. Lehman. 8 8 144 Aimstrong.. 44 0 5 ist Totals. 13° 2S 9 19 70 Tbe Island Track to Close. Following the example of the St. Asaph people, the officiais of the Alexander Island track; have decided that afler today there shall be no racing at their track until next spring.,,It had been understood that de- spite the action of the St, Asaph people,the Alexander Islana officials had determined to race every day throughout the winter that the track could be used, so the an- notneement has been received with sur- prise. Le e Ely to Play With Pittsburg. Connie Mack, the PittSburg base ball magnate, has completed a deal with Presi- dent Von der Ahe of the St. Louis Browns whereby the famous shortstop, Ely, will play next season with the smoky city team. change for Ely, Mack gives Pite o Cross in addi- tion to A sum of moc the amount of which cannot be ascertained. New York, Racing Dates. Messrs. Pelmont, Capt. J. H. Bradford, Cornelius Feloes and P. J. Dwyer,- repre- senting the ‘Westchester, Coney Island Jockey Club and Brooklyn Racing As- sociations, resepctivery, have arranged the following dates for coming spring and fall meetings: “Morris Park—May 12 to June 2; October 3 to November 3. v Gravee ne 4 to June 22; September Sheepshead Bi to July 11 and August 15 to September 5, On the Weditesdays occurring upon dates fixed for Mort Fark the New York Stee- plechasing Association will race there both in the spring and-fall. aie SUSHECTED HIS EMPLOYER. = A Freneh Depaty Shot by His Elec- tion Agent. M. Jules Coutamt, a member of the cham- ber of deputies in the socialist interest, rep- resenting the district of Sceaux, France, has been shot at with, a revolver and seriously wounded by pis former election agent. The cause of the shooting was the fact that the agent suspepted the deputy of an in- trigue with his wife. GOV. MORTON’S BOOM The Latest Assurance May Injure Rather Than Benefit, THE LEADERS PROTEST 100 MUCH Objections Urged Against Him for First Place. OLD TICKET TALK . Friends in this town of other presidential aspirants are of opinion that Gov. Morton's boom will be injured rather than benefited by the assurance in chorus of the New York republican leaders that they are in earnest in presenting their favorite. The proceed- ing, it is thought, will only serve to ad- vertise the hopelessness of their task. They brought the governor’s name forward three months’ ago, by formal resolution, adopted with some show of ‘enthusiasm by a state convention. But, aside from a most re- spectful notice of the action by the press, there was no response whatever from out- side the state. New Jersey republicans did not proffer support to their distinguished neighbor, nor did the Connecticut republi- cans tender their support. The situation, indeed, outside of the empire state remain- ed absolutely unaffected. They Protest Too Much. This was taken into account by the New Yorkers, and those men standing nearest to Gov. Morton explained the apparent In- difference by pointing to the doubts here and there. expressed as to the entire sin- cerity of the more prominent of the men accepted as sponsors for the Morton boom. Mr. Platt was openly accused of being for Mr. Reed, while both Mr. Depew and Mr. Miller were put down in the Harrison col- umn, There must be, it was insisted, a re- puciation of these imputations before the Morton boom could be, expected to flourish. This, then, is what has taken place: Mr. Piatt, Mr. Depew and Mr. Miller have united in a statement assertive of their own,sin- cerity, and pledging to Gov. Morton what he already stood accredited with, so far as formality and their own public utterances were concerned, the vote of the state of New York. Do not the gentlemen protest too much— and a bit too often? There is some opinion that they do, and that before they get through with the matter they will displace young Hamlet’s mother in the popular thought when the quotation about an ex- cessive anxicty to be believed ts used. « Mr. Morton's Age. One hears many complimentary things said about Gov. Mcrton by politicians on either side. His ability, experience and character are rated very high. That he would mtke a safe President nobody seems to doubt. But two things are thought to maititate against hira in this presidential contest. ~The first of these is his age. It is conceded that he is a vigorous man of his years, and that he is proving easily equal to the physical exactions of his pres- ent office. But there is a vast difference, it is contended, between the exactions of that office and the exactions of the presi- dency of the United States. The work of the President now is positively burden- some. It tries severely at times even Mr. Cleveland, who probably has brought as much physical strength to it as any man who ever held it. His Business nnd Location. The second objection suggested is that as bonds and bankers are likely to cut so large a figure in the next race, both Gov. Morton's business and his locality would weaken him as the nominee. The money power, it is insisted, will be much in evi- dence. A part of the republican charge against the administration is that it has been too “thick” with Wall street. It has hearkened too readily to the cry of the money lenders, and been too willing to fol- low where money lenders led. Gov. Mor- ton, of course, has had no part in the pro- ceedings, but he is a banker, and 1s on close terms with the men wha nave “staked” the government in the pinch which, as is charged, they helped to produce, and this, it is believed, would injure him as a na- tional candidate in a red-hot campaign. The party, it is insisted, must go outside of New York for its candidate, and make its selection from among the men not iden- tified in any way: with money in syndicate operations. w York's Vote. What will become of New York's vote in the national convention with Gov. Morton out of the running is regarded as & very pretty and difficult problem. The vote of the state will be cast for the governor, un- less between now and then he becomes con- vineed of the hopelessness of his case and decides not to allow his name to be pre- sented. If presented, his name to live through several ballots. Meanwhile the New Yorkers will have time to look about. They will not, in those circumstances, be likely. to hold together. Mr. Platt will go in one direction—most lkely to Mr. Reed— end Mr. Depew and Mr. Miller in another— to General Harrison, or to Mr. Allison. The Harrison men, it is asserted, will in no in- stance anywhere be likely to go to Gov. McKinley. Their second choice is Allison, or a dark horse. The Old Ticket Talk. But notwithstanding this criticism of Gov. Morton for first place, there is still talk of him for second, on a ticket with his old yokemate. Harrison and Morton, the old ticket and a return of the old times. ks : JOINT INSTALLATION. Thomas Post and Corps Noe. 11 Com- bine in Business and Pleasure. A joint installation of the officers of Gecrge H. Thomas Post, No. 15, and Corps 11, Department of the Pctomac, took piace at Medford Hall, Sth and I streets rcrtheast, last night. Susan H. Rose, de- partment installing officer of the W.R.C., ir stalled inte their respective positions the following officers of the corps, viz.: Mrs. R. B. Meacuam, pres'dent; Mrs. -Mary Henn, serior vice president; Mrs. Florence Howells, junior vice president; Mrs. M. D. Thatcher, chaplain; Mrs. E. S.. Willis, sec- retary; Miss Tillie Dunham, treasurer; Mrs. M. P. Dorsey, corductor. ‘The chairs were then surrendered to the officers of the post, and Chief Mustering Cfficer George C. Ross of the department installed the following officers of George H. Thomas Post: John F. Meacham, com- E. P. Seavy, senior vice com- P. B Entrekin, junior vice com- mender: J. B. Dowd, adjutant; Wm. H. Mattingly, surgeon; W. H. Honn, chaplain; H. F. Olmstead, ' quartermaster; Peter Faulkner, officer of the day; Andrew Luki, cflicer of the guard; George Padden, ser- geent major; W. Kitchen, quartermaster sergeant. e ‘An interesting and patriotic speech was made by Chief Mustering Officer Ross. Past Commander B. F. Fuller followed with a chort sketch of the life and char- acter of Gen. George H. Thomas, after whom the post, corps and camp were named. Other chort patriotic and very en- tertaining speeches were made by Com- mander Meacham, Mrs. Meachem, Mrs. Dickerson, Mrs. Roberts, Surgeon Matting- ly, Maj. Suse of the Sons of Veterans, Mrs. Thompson, Comrades Shouse, Entri- ken and Honn. The Hazing Court-Martial. Seaman William Burns of the gunnery class was the principal witness for the prosecution at the hazing court-martial, which continued its sessions at the navy yard today. Burns was a very unwilling witness against his classmates, Lamont, Murphy, Smith and Fox. Matthew Taylor, a colored employe at the navy yard, and William H. Matthews also testified. Mr. Ransom Sees the President. Mr. Ransom, United States minister to Mexico, had an audienze witn the Presi- dent today preparatory to returning to his | post. He Is said to have recovered his health, RUPPLIVILLE IN COURT. Augustus Schlegel, the elderly German who was arrested for selling liquor within one mile of Soldiers’ Home, was tried in Judge Kimball's court. He had been ar- rested before and sentenced to the work- house, and so Mr. Pugh, the prosecuting officer, charged him with second offense.- John S, Parham, James Tyndall, John Willams ‘and liam Harrington, in- mates of Soldiers’ Horre, testified to buying whisky at Schlegel’s place. The defendant was sworn in his own be- half, and he made a denial of what the other witnesses had said. ¥ svdge Kimball commented on the rum drinking in the vicinity of the Soldiers’ Home, end senterced the defendant to three months on the farm, and a fine of $400 or ninety days additional. In Judge Miller's cgurt the four “‘speak- easy” keepers, John O'Connell, Michael Curtin, Michael Burke and Michael Sulli- van, who were convicted earlier in the week, appeared for sentence. Judge Miller’ overruled the motions for new trials, and the defendants were each fined $300 or ninety days in the work house, and as none of them were able to pay this amount, they went down. —_—— HOURS OF LABOR. The Recent Order Not Intended to Go Beyond Four 0’Cloc! Temporary consternation prevailed among the employes of the executive departments over a rumor that the President and cab- inet had determined on a strict enforce- ment of the law requiring of all clerks and employes not less than seven hours of labor each day, excepting only Sundays and holidays. The recent order to this ef- fect was construed by some hypercritical clerk as abolishing the usual half-hour re- cess at ncon for luncheon or else requiring the clerks to remain at their desks from 9 to 4:30 o'clock, the added half hour repre- senting the time lost in luncheon. Inquiry at the varions departments showed that the order had no such pur- Pose, the half hour for luncheon being re- garded as a necessary feature of the day’s work.- The main purpose of the new order as explained at the Treasury Department was to do away entirely with the practice of reducing the hours of labor on days im- mediately, preceding holidays. Copy of the Order. _The following is a copy of the order issued by the Secretary of the Navy, which is prac- tically the same as those issued by the other departments: “It is made by law the duty of every head of an exebutive department to require of all clerks and other empjoyes under his con- trol, of whatever grade or class, not less than seven hours of labor each day, except- ing only Sundays and legal holidays. “To remove the misd&pprehension which seems to prevail on this subject and pre- Yent the annoyance and inattentionsto duty which at times result, it is ordered that hereafter no clerk or other employe of this department be relieved from duty, save in individual cases for causes specified by law, during any part of the working hours of any day, except Sundays and legal holidays.” ——— THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY. Judge Truitt Says the Line Should Stay Where It Is. In discussing the Alaska boundary cues- tion, Worren Truitt, retiring United States judge of Ataska. having vurned over his office to his successor, A. K. Delaney, said: “The unanimous opinion on the boundary question is that the line should stay right where it is, People do not want England's centention granted, for It would take some of the best of southwestern Alaska and control the Yukon trade. “People are opposed to any more of Eng- land’s map-makirg, and they don’t want ar- titration, for they consider there is Noth- ing to arbitrate. They have seen enough arbitration in the Bering sea controversy, when England got all she desired. ‘The line is where it has The message of Venezuelan boundary question is taken to Gispute. It is recelved with favor, and is no division with us on either case. “The Alaska Indians, who are great lov- ers of the stars and stripes, it being their Fee ge toa gg rg the flag at half mast over | are very much 0; to British gaining possession of any sexe Judge Truitt added: “Liquor is the of nearty all the law-breaking in ‘Alaska. When I went to Alaska four years ago the grand juries would not indict for liquor Selling, ig elas ae rather than ut at the term ev Alaska was indicted.” isles’ the law, keeper in The leave of absence granted Maj. James C. Worthingtcn, surgeon, has been extend- ed six months on account of sickness. Maj. Joseph T. Haskell, twenty-fourth infantry, has been detailed as a member of the army retiring board at Fort Leaven- worth, Kan., vice Col. John N. Andrews, | twelfth infantry, relieved. Lieut. David D. Johnson, fifth infantry, has been ordered before the army retiring ‘beard at Fort Leavenworth for examina- ton as to his eligibility for retirement. Capt. Menry D. Borup, ordnance depart- ment, has been ordered to special duty at the works of the Reading iron works in conncction with the manufacture of gun carriages. The leave of absence’ granted Capt. S. H. Lincoln, tenth infantry, has been extended one month. : The leave of Lieut. James Hamilton, third artillery, ‘has been extended six months on account of disability. ——_o.—______ Horsn Regarded as a Pirate. It is announced at Madrid that the Dan- ish government has expressed the opinion that the steamer Horsa, flying the Danish flag, which conveyed a filibustering expedi- tion to Cuba in November last from Phila- delphia, cught to have been regarded as a Pirate, in spite of the contrary decision of the United States authorities. Adjourned Without Action. There was a stirring debate in the Senate late yesterday afternoon after Senator Sherman’s speech was concluded, but the Senate adjourned without taking action to reassemble next Tuesday. PSS Death of Richard L. W ch, The death of Richard L.Wallach occurred this morning at Providence Hospital, where he had been for the past week. He was a sufferer from Bright's disease, and death was the culmination of that disorder. The remains were removed to Laurel, Md., where the deceased was a resdient. He was a member of the bar of this city and had an office here. He was held in high es- teem by his circle of friends and acquaint- ances. —__. A Japanese. Newspaper. New York has a Japanese newspaper. It is called the Japanese-American Commer- cial Pioneer. The proprietors of the new paper are Shizuo Kondo, A. M., of Tokio, Japan, and Francis_Gosieniecki, and it is published at No 120 Peari street. This is the first and only commercial paper in Jap~ anese published weekly in the United States and cirtulating exclusively in Japan. The main object of the paper is to further the commercial interests between the Unit- ed States and Japan by making it possible for the Japanese to read good commercial reports from this country printed in their own language and written by able men. —___+e+____ Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, January 4.—Flour dull, unchanzed— receipts, 16,423 larrels; shipments, 1. bi sales, 450 barrels. bid 31 hanS1%— husbels: shipments, 221,342 bush- 1,435,261 bushels; sales, els—southern white and yellow corn, 32033. firm—No. 2 white western, 241246; No. 2 mixed, <receipts, 7, pels: ‘stock, 181,243. Rye dull—No. 2, 41—recelpts, 1,891 bush- els; stock, 109.570 husbels. Hay very’ firm—choice timothy, $15.5¢a$16.00. Grain freizhts quiet, with an easier feeling—steam to Liverpool per Dushel, Bua. ex; Cork for orders per qua=ter, 35.24, January. Sugar firm, unchange utter firm, on- Changed. “Eggs firm—fresh, 23. Cheese steady, unchanged. FINANCE AND TRADE Wall Street “Impatiently Awaiting Governmental Action. FEATORES OF THE BANK STATEMENT Contraction’ of Loans Nearly Thir. teen Millions. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, January 4.—Yesterday’s de- velopments in the Senate, the Elkins reso- lution in particular, added materially to the firancial confusion against which the street has been conteniing for the last fcrtnight. Prices at the close of business were consequently depressed from 1 to 5 per cent. - A higher London market and a corre- sponding advance on this side were utilized for selling purposes, the difficulties of the situation being generally recognized. The continued hesitancy on the part of the administration in the face of the Sen- ate’s pronounced hostility toward the pend- ing bond bill was also urged as an argu- Tent against va’ es. The situation at the close of the week is filled with uncertainty, but a bond issue will, In all probability, be announced not later than the middle of the coming week. This action should be the signal for an up- ward movement in prices, the present low level giving the conservative operator a large field to select from. All matters usually looked to in determining the prob- abl. course of the market have been unnoticed of late, but it is to be noted that no adverse developments heave been re- ported during this period of negiect. The bank statement again reported a large contraction in loans, nearly thirteen millions being substracted from last week’ total. This policy on the part of the banks is not unnatural in view of the strained situation. An increase in specie is reported as the result of the gcid imported from Europe in view of an bond issue. An increase of nearly four millions in reserve is shown on account of the de- crease in deposits, requiring a smaller reserve fund. The statement is not consistent by over two million dollars, and consequently does not accurately reflect the week's banking operations. EEE 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 Corson & Macartney, ew si ts Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. BL FR8 agi ry Washington Stock Exchange. 12 o'clock m. “e Fire - oe Tt eens ‘ts comon, Sionig. bie. Tit ria la, Tide naked. American Security ‘Trost, Sa, F- and A., 100 bid. American Security and ‘Trust Ss, A. and 0., 100 bid. Washi Market ist Ge, 106 jarket 95. bid. ‘Safe Deposit and Trost Deposit 1 nA Trust, 120 bid, 139 asked. Washington and Trost, 117 bid, 122 a American curity and Trost, 139_bid, 142 asked. Washington Safe Deposit, 50 bid. 7 70. asked. Rallroad Stocks. upital Traction Co ny, 74 bid, 80 asked. Metropolitan, 87 Lid, oT weked. Columbia, 40 bid. Belt. 30 asked. Eckington. 30 asked. Georzetown and ‘Tennallytown, 30 asked. Gas and Blectric Light Stocks.—Washingtor Gas, 45% bid, 47 asked. U. 8. Electric Light, 129 bid, 125 asked. Insurance Stocks. —Firemen’s, 33 bid, 38 asked. Franklin, 38 bid. “Metrovolitan, @& tid. “Corcoran, 30_ bid. eo sed Colma ‘Title, Oe Vid. 8 akon, bi 116 . Colum le, Waesvington, Tit, S$ asked. District ‘Title, 10 eked 2 asked. jephone Stocks.—Ponnsyitania, 35 hesa- rake ant Potomac, 44 bid, 48 asked. 3% bid, 4 asked. Stocks.—Washington Market. Falls Ice, 123 bid. id, 90 asked. Mergen- aston Monotype, T oe ‘Miscellaneous 15% asked. Grant asked. incoln Hail, 70 thaler Linotype, 210 bid. bid, St% asked. Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co, 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York. igh. Low. Cose. i] Gi% * 57% 5a WA Bie 25% Fe aM 4 4 ‘Sob 200 x37 ‘obo 945 945 935 B3T S37 53T bat GBIA Siz bie Ser 6. 435 4: 4.35 1 492 472 4654.67 COTTON. “High. Low, . Tm 7.92 THB Kol 798 T.96R 49 8.08 6.03 8.04 18 819 S13 8.14 a The British steamer Ardle arrived at, New York yesterday from Haytian ports with her colors half mast, in memory of her late commander, Captain Batchelor, who was washed overboard and lost at sea during hurricane. * the Jersey Society, gs of, the —- th held a banquet st » N. J, last night in commemoration of the battle of Princeton, which was fought Januar; 3, 1777.