Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1896, Page 2

2 -THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1896-—TWELVE PAGES had its terms been anticipated. The plan is generally approved by members of both parties who believe there is a necessity for bonds, and those who are opposed to bond issues altogether think that the call for bids is muth better than the arrangement with the New York syndicate, which was generally expected. There was some dis- Satisfaction expressed because the Presi- dent had not seen fit to wait until the Sen- ate acted on the House revenue bill, al- thotgh there is no expectation that the bond bill will pass the Senate. Among the democratic enemies of bonds talk was heard of a resolution declaring the senti- ment of the House to be against the!r suance, but this was considered imprac- ticable as well as exceedingly unlikely to pass. Mr. Cannon, chairman of the appro- priations committee, said of the call: “As I understood it the proposed syndicate ar- rangements substantially looked toward Placing the bonds’im the United States. If these bonds were now ready for delivery and the country understood that they could be had for 110 or 112, which is below the market price for similar bonds, I have no doubt the banks would take them to m- crease their circulation, using the gold in thelr vaults to make payments. I hope they will do so, as the bonds run for thirty years and can no doubt be bought on a 3 per cent basis and would yield & small | ard to the banks for circulation on that is” Mr. Walker's View. Mr. Walker of Massachusetts, chairman of the banking and currency committee, said: “When the President has a chance to issue ten-year bonds and issues thirty- year bonds he does en act that will be universally condemned in the near future, if not today. The people will demand that these bonds shall be paid, even at a con- siderable premium, before ten years, and probably within five, and will execrate the T™men who have bound them hand and foot for thirty years.” Mr. Hepburn (lowa) said: “This call places Senator Hill in a rather queer light after h assertions that nothing of the sort was contemplated. It looks as though his defense of the administration was un- authorized.” Mr. Bingham (Pa.)—“I do net see how this issue is to protect the treasury or keep up the gold reserve, for banks or indi- viduals ean draw the gold from the treas- ury to buy bonds. Moreover, the period ef one month is very unfortunate. Busi- ness may be paralyzed in that month; gold may be withdrawn, in fact, no one knows what may happen. Whatever was to be done should have been done at once. I believe the most practical plan to be a contract with a syndicate that would bind itself not to withdraw gold from the treas- ury, and to keep the reserve up to the one hundred million mark.” Mr. Crisp Opposed to Bonds. Ex-Speaker Crisp reaffirmed his entire opposition to bonds, but said that if an issue was to be made it was much better to give the people an opportunity to pur- chase than to enter into a contract with a syndicate. He had not examined the details of the call suffictently to discuss it more specifically, he said. Mr. McMillin (Tenn.) said: “If a bond issue must be made, it is better to have it advertised and bids solicited than to have it _done by a contract without bids.” < Mr. Bartlett (N. Y.) declared without hesitation that Congress should take meas- ures to Increase the revenues of the go ernment, although he approved of the ac- tiou of the Secretary of tke Treasury iu making bond sales under the circum- stances. “Without discussing whether the revenue for any one day or one month exceed= the expenditures, he said, “it scems clear to me that our revenue is not adequate for the public expenditures that should be made. That is leaving out of consideration all appropriations for pub!ic buildings, war claims, private claims and special pensions. It is the duty of Con- gress in any event to construct proper coast defenses, build new battle ships, in- crease the navy and bring the army up to a minimum force of 30,000 enlisted men. However, I do not believe Congress will pass revenue bills, and I am in favor of creating a gold coin and gold bullion fund of $100,000,000 by <he sale of bonds and hav- ing the fund sacrediy devoted to the re- demption of the greenbacks. Gossip at the Treasury. The announcement last night that the Secretary of the Treasury had asked for bids for a bond issue of $100,000,000 was something of a surprise to the subordinate officials of the Treasury Department. as no intimation of hig, purpose had been given to any one. It is quite probable that no one here outside of the President and probably Secretary Olney knew of Secre- tary Carlisle's intention. Indeed, it is- be- lieved the conclusion was not reached un- til late yesterday afternoon. The new bonds will not differ in any respect from those issued to the syndicate, and such as are needed after the supply now on hand has been exhausted will be printed from the old plates. —e + ____ A FREE COINAGE BILL. it Will Be Reported to the Senate ‘Tomorrow—The Tariff Measure. The Senate finance committee met at 1:30 p.m. today to consider the bond and tariff bills. Previous to the session the free silver men of the committee held a conference to perfect the free coinage substitute, which it is proposed to offer for the House bond bill. There was a great deal of interest manifested in the meeting, and all members in the city attended. The cemmittee has decided to report a Senate substitute for the House bond Dill, the measure agreed upon the silver ma- jority. The substitute provides for the free coinage of silver, for the coinage of the se‘gniorage in the treasury, and makes it optional with the Secretary of the Treas- ury to redeem greenbacks and treasury nctes tn either gold or siiver. The bill will be reported to the Senate tomorrow. The silver substitute also provides for the retirement of all notes of less denomination than 310. The finance committee immedi- ately began consideration of the tariff bill. It is said that this bill will be reported sub- stantially as it came from the House, ex- cept that the same advance of 15 per cent of the present law on sugar will be provided for ard the agricultural schedule will be increased 20 to 25 per cent of the present jaw. it is expected that the tariff bill will be orfered reported, although the absence of Senator Woicott may prevent such action today, unless a pair in the committee can be atrangel for him. SS Commander Kingsley’s Death. Irformation has reached the Navy De- partment of the death of Commander Lewis Kingsley of the training ship Essex at Yorktown, Va., on the 4th instant. The officer was stricken with heart disease while alone in his cabin, and was dead when discovered. His remains were re- moved to Annapolis, where the funeral will take place tomorrow. Commander Kings- ley entered tne navy from Connecticut as a midshipman in 18%1, and served through the war. He was promoted to his present isez, and had been on the Essex for six years. ee Hazing Trials Nearly Done. ‘The hazing court-martial entered upon its ninth dey at the navy yard today. Judge Adydcate Terhune, representing the gov- ernment, closed the case for the prosecu- tion, except so far as the presentation of some evidence in rebuttal is concerned, and the hearing of evidence for the defense was begun. The trials are not expected to dast more than a few days longer, and the im- pression among those who have heard all the evidence so far is that the accused will not, if convicted, receive a severe sentence. —+ 2 +__ On the Indian Commission, The President has appointed Francis E. Leupp, editor of Good Government, to be a member of the board of Indian commis- sioners vice William E. Russell, declined. + Government Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption, $485,535. Government receipts: From internal revenue, $771,878; cuhtoms, From internal revenue, 771,878; customs, —-e._____ ‘The Amphitrite Bound for Key Wes The Amphitrite sailed from Charleston yesterday for Key West, to: look after Cuban filibustering expeditions. i —+2--_____ The Santa Claus Pound Party. The Evening Star Santa Claus Club's pound party will afford every one who has supplies to give the poor a means of quick- ly reaching the deserving poor. The date and other details will be announced to- morrow. LATE NEWS BY. WIRE Details of the Recent Uprising at Johannesburg. PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT SEP UP Jameson’s Force Compelled to Give Up From Lack of Cartridges. CECIL RHODES’ SUCCESSOR LONDON, January 6.—Delayed dispatch- es from Johannesburg are arriving here today. They show that Tuesday last there was intense excitement there, the people hurrying into the town from the mines and outlying country. The central com- mitteémen constituted themselves a pro- visional government for the town and an- nounced that ample provision would be made to defend it agairst any body of Boers. The provisional government was estab- lished in the Consolidated Gold [Fields building, and three Maxim guns were placed in advantageous positions about it. The new government then sent an ulti- matum to the government of President Kruger, who proposed a conference at Pretoria on the following day, Wednesday. The committee hesitated to go to Pretorla without a safe conduct. Dr. Jameson at that time was hourly expected at Johannesburg. Crowds of peo- ple surrounded the Consolidated Gold Fields building, and the work of recruiting was in full swing. Numbers of pecple jeft the town during the night in bands of fifty each. Later, the committee sent the following communication to Sir Hercules Robinson, the governor of Cape Colony: “We have absolute information that a large body of Boers has been commanded to immediately attack Johannesburg ard shoot on sight all who have been con- cerned in the agitation. Affairs are s0 critical that we ask you to intervene to protect the lives of citizens who have long agitated legally their rights.” The governor of Natal, Sir Walter Francis Heley Hutchinson, K. C. M. G., telegraphs, upon Boer authority, that 130 of Dr. Jameson's followers were killed and that thirty-seven were wounded. On the Boers’ side, tt is added,only three were kill- ed and five wounded. CAPE TOWN, January 6.—It is learned that after his fight Dr. Jameson's column, originally about 700 men, moved southward, fighting hard all the way throughout the night and eventually reached Vlakvontein, six miles from Johannesburg. Thursday morning, when the column was completely surrounded by a force of 4,800 Boers. In spite of this, Dr. Jameson's followers fought stubbornly until noon, when all their cartridges were exhausted. In addl- tion they had not tasted food for twenty- four hours and were worn out with fatigue. But the white flag was not hoisted by Dr. Jameson's orders. It is known that Dr. Jameson expected —_ Englishmen to join him at Krugers- lorp. The Dutch press fs jubilant at this low- ering of the British prestige, and advo- cates the incorporation of “Rhodesia” with the Transvaal republic. Sir Gordon Sprigg, K. C. M. G., treas- urer of Cape Colony, succeeds Mr. Cecil Rhodes as premier. The new premier was colonial secretary and premier of Cane Colony from 1878 to 1881, treasurer from 1884 to 1886, premier and treasurer from 1886 to 1890, and treasurer from 18% on. He was born in 1830. SS THREE BELOW AT NEW YORK. Coldest Weather at the Metropolis in ‘Twenty-Five Years. NEW YORK, January 6Exceptionally low temperature prevailed in this section te¢ay, the signal service thermometer in- dicating 3 degrees below zero between 6 and 9 o'clock. There have been but two colder days in the last twenty-five years. On January 3, 1875, and February 6, 1805, the record shows 6 degrees below zero. At noon to- day there had been but little moderation, though the weather forecast is for higher temperature tomorrow. The cold snap is general throughout the state. Ircoming steamstips today had a decid- edly wintry appeararce, being coated with ice far up their sides, and in some instances even the furneis being incased in ice. » Ships from the eest had generally fair and. comfortable weather until Friday night, when they met the cold wave. Gascogne of the French line, from Havre, came up with her red funnels coat- ed with ice. She experienced northwest gales and heavy squalls from the morning of January 3. The steamship Phoenicia, from Hamburg, also experienced some rough weather during the last three days of her voyage, and came up the bay with ice fer up her high bows and sides. —__—__ CONCENTRATING AT HAVANA. Gen. Campos Will Not Attack the In- surgents for Some Time. HAVANA, January 6—The Spanish offi- cials assert that there is no probability of any fighting soon between the Spanish troops and the insurgent forces now around Havana. The captain general is engaged in bringing westward all the troops available, and until these move- ments are completed it is not thought that the attack will be commenced. The insurgents are now moving westward in the province of Del Rio, although a number of them are still tn this vicinity. A strong force of insurgents are reported moving northward from Salud and Al Quizar. Reinforcements of Spanish troops are ex- pected shortly at Batabano. They are being drafted there from the province of Santiago De Cuba. —— UNITING ON WESTCOTT. Move of Some of Mr. Opponents. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Mi, January 6—Interest has been added to the fight for the United States senatorship by the report that some of the most formidable opponents to the can- didacy of Congressman Wellington have de- termined to concentrate upon Charles T. Westcott of Kent, the most conspicuous senatorial aspirant on the eastern shore. This report was corroborated this morning by the expressions of many of the warmest adherents of James A. Gary. The Wellington men in this city do not appear alarmed. They say that not one of his eastern shore rtvals is able to com- mand the full strength of the eastern shore vote, and as long as the delegation from that section remains disorganized they will have no cause to grow apprehensive. Mr. Westcott is a state senator from Kent, and enjoys the highest respect and regard of a large body of eastern shore men. He {s one of the wealthiest men on and bears a Wellington's the shore. He is a banker, high reputation as a lawyer. cee To Abolish Death Penalty. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., January 6.—Mr. May introduced in the house today a petition from the Woodlawn Friends of Fairfax and the Lincoln Friends of Loudoun ask- ing that capital punishment be abolished in_the state. Mr. May says he does not indorse the petition, and is opposed to its object, but introduced it at the request of the petitioners. gna Thomas W. Knox Dead. NEW YORK, January 6—Col. Thomas W. Knox, who became distinguished as a newspaper correspondent in the civil war, and who aince that time has written many stories for the young, died in his apart- ments in the Lotus Club today. He was sixty-one years of age. —_ Senator Wolcott Arrives. NEW YORK, January 6—U. 8. Senator Wolcott of Colorado and Mrs. Wolcott were passengers on board the steamship La Gascogne, which arrived today from Havre. DISTRICT GOVERNMENTIWITNESSES TESTIFY Revenue Lost by Non-Payment of Water Bents. eon 7 May Be Made Liens—The New Assess- ment and Iis Present Condition —Other Local Affairs. Considerable revenue is lost to the Dis- trict each year by reason of the failure of householders to pay their water rents. Year after year the amount uncollected grew, until now it has assumed consider- able proportions, and something must be done to check the leakage. It has not been long since Judge Bradley delivered an opin- ion in the case of Fisher against the Dis- Trict, that water rents, not being taxes, ara not chargeable against the property sup- Plied with water. The recent decision in the Burgdorf case, which has resulted in the refunding of thousands of dollars, brought this matter squarely before the au- thorities, and they determined to close all avenues through which revenues escaped. So serious, in fact, has the drain upon the revenues become, that,unless Congress steps in and interferes with remedial legislation, the service of the department will be serl- ously impaired. Now it is proposed in the case under dis- cussion to ask Congress to pass a bill which will make water rents a lien upon the prop- erty supplied. Such legislation has been found absolutely necessary. There js a large number of people who move every. month or so, and never make any pretense of pay- ing a water rent. The supply goes on just the same, but when it comes time to collect rent the house very likely has no occupant, and the owner, when appealed to, promptly repudiates the same. All that is left for the water department to do Is to turn off the water, and thia is the bugaboo the authori- ties hold over the heads of the water-takers to make them pay up promptly. Before the decision of Judge Bradley the authorities refused to turn on the water again unless the back water rent was first paid, in addi- ton to a fee of $2 for the work of turning on the water. This was objected to, and now the authorities, in case any money is owing the District, before the water is again turned on, compel the tenant to pay the bal- ance of the rent due for the year, in addition to a fee of $1 for turning on the water. The Commissioners will urge, as stated above, that water rents be made a lien against the Property, the same as other taxes. The Highway Act. The Commissioners have ' returned to Chairman Babcock of the District commit- tee Senate bill 30, to amend the act to pro- vide for a permanent system of highways in that part of the District lying outside of the cities of Washington and Georgetown. They heartily approve the bill, and recom- mend its enactment. This bill has been keretofore printed in full in The Star, and everyone is familiar with the amendments sought to be enacted. . Engineers’ Licenses. A second-class stesm engineer's license has been granted to Wm. Donohoe, and third-class licenses have been granted to Peter Brookings, George M. Day, C. Eckert and H. Ernoid. us 5 = Additional Privates, The following additional privates have been appointed for duty at the new Ubrary: Edward Sutherland, Henry Spear, G. W. Reiltgell, A. H. Farris, G. A. Williams, M. C. McNamara, Wm. Cochran, Wolfgang Kummer, J. D. Little and A. E. Ryon, Sewers for Brightwood. Dr. C. G. Stone and Mr. M. V. Cox of the Brightwood Citizens’ Association had a hearing before the Commissioners this morning relative to sewers for Brightwood. While generally approving the sewerage bill, they expressed the hope that immediate relief would be given to Brightwod by ob- taining a special act for the construction of a sewer-there, or if that were not practi- cable, to ccnnect the existing sewer on Piney Branch road with Brightwood. The New Assessment. The board of permanent assessors for the District of C@lumbia met this morning at the District building, and turned over to the assessor the amount, description and value of the real proverty subject to be listed for taxation in the District of Co- lumbia. e This is the new assesment which the has been working upon for some months, and upon which taxes will be col- lected after a final revision. It is a well- known fact that the board has not been able to complete the assessment, and that at least forty squares remain unassessed. But it was imperative, in view of the law. that the return be made today. Assessor Trimble presided at the meeting, and re- ceived the books in due form, In accord- ance with section 7 of the act of August 14, 1894, which reads: “That said board of assistant assessors shall, on or before the first Monday of Jan- uary, 1898, and every third year thereaf- ter, make out and deliver to the assessor of the District of Columbia a return in tab- ular form, contained in a book to be fur- nished by the Commissioners, of the amount, description and value of the real Property subject to be listed for taxation in the District of Columbia.” As soon as the return was made, the beard resolved itself into a board of equali- zation and review, and gave notice that it was ready to receive appeals. The law bearing upon this board is as follows: “It shail be the duty of said board of equalization and review to fairly and im- partially equalize the value of real prop- erty made by the board of assistant as- sessors as the basis for assessment. Any three of said board of equalization and re- view shall constitute a quorum for busi- ness, and in the absence of the assessor a temporary chairman may be selected. They shall immediately proceed to equalize the valuations made by the board of as- sistant assessors, so that each lot and tract and the improvements thereon shall be entered upon the taxt lists at their value in money, and for this purpose they shall hear such complaints as may be made in respect of said assessments, and in determining them they may raise the valuations of such tracts or lots as in their opinion may have been returned below their value, and reduce the valuations of such as they may believe to have been returned above their value, to such sums os in their opinion may be the value there- of.” According to another feature of the law, the equalization is to be made prior to the first Monday in June, 1896. After the meeting Chairman Bates of the board and Assessor Trimble visited the Capitol and had.a conference with Chair- man Babcock of the District committee, with a view of having the bill postponing a assessment passed as soon as pos- le. Found the Buildings Were Safe. The special committee appointed to de- cide whether or not the order of the in- spector of buildings to the owner of the frame house on 9th street, near the Fourth Presbyterian Church, directing the removal of the latter, because it was dangerous to life, was proper, has made its report, and does not sustain the inspector. The com- mittee was composed of Messrs. Chas. G. Hill, D. J. Macarty and Notley Anderson. Asking for a Reassessment. A The revenues of the District, on account of assessment work, have been materially depleted during the past year by reason of decisions from the local courts declaring the assessments invalid on _ technical grounds. The constant applications for re- funds has caused the Commissioners no little alarm, and Saturday afternoon they sought to check the outflow by sending a bill to Congress authorizing a reassessment of taxes. The text of the bill has been printed heretofore in The Star. eS Land Office Nominations, ‘The Senate committee on public lands held a meeting today and decided to report fa- vorably all the nominations before it, except in cases where a non-resident had been sent to another state. Two nominations of this kind are before the committee. Wm. H. Anderson of Shelbyviile, Ky., to be register of the land office at Enid, Oklahoma. Another nomination in Oklahoma is opposed by Delegate Flynn of Oklahoma, and was laid over until the next meeting. It was announced as the policy of the committee that no nominations of persons outside the states and territories where the offices to which they were appointed were located would be reported favorably. Real Begihhing of the Sugar Trust MR CHAPMAN IN COURT TODAY ie The Men’4Who Would Not Give Evdence to the Comm t:ee. BRILLIANT LEGAL TALENT The trial proper of Mr. Elverton R. Chapman, one of the alleged contumacious sugar trust witnesses, was begun prompt- ly at 10 o'clock this morning before Judge Cole in Crimiral Court No. 1. District At- torney Arthur A: Birney represented the government. and«seated with him were As nt District Attorneys Hugh T. Tag- rt and Tracy L. Jeffords. “Mr. Chapman's legal representatives are ex-Senator Ed- munds, Judge Jere M. Wilson and Judze Dittenhoefer of New Yorlt,‘the latter hav- ing been retained as counsel for Mr. Chap- man yesterday. All the attorneys were in attendance this morning; as were Mr. John W. McCartney, the well-known Washing- ten broker, and Mr. John Schriver of the New York Maii and Express, against whom similar indictments are pending. The at- terneys for the defendants in the other similar cases were among the many in- terested spectators in the court room. The Case Opened. After the jury, selected Friday last, had been called and the members took seats in the box, District Attorney Birney began the opening acdréss for the government. Mr, Birney recited that in 1887 a combina- tion of refiners was formed, known as the sugar trust, which controlled the output of 80 per cent of the sugar manufactured in. the United States. In 1890 Congress passed an act, known as the McKinley bill. It excited great public attention, and im- posed a tariff on all sugar above a certain grade. In 1898 a change in the political situation occurred, and a bill was introduced in the House of Representatives, known as the Wilson bill, one of its provisions being the Placing of sugar on the free list. Such, of course, was detrimental to the sugar trust, and it sought to protect itself, because the introductien of every pound of sugar from abroad would be ruinous to the trust. Sugar stock fell, The bill was passed in the House February 1, 1894, and was sent to the Senate. There amendments were of- fered, first by the finance committee, to whom it had been referred. This amend- ment provided for a tariff on sugar, and thereupon stock arose. Later other amend- ments were offered, and the newspapers were full of what purported to be a full account of the proceedings in the Senate regarding the amendments. The articles were sensational in charac- ter, some charging that certain members had acted dishonestly and accepted bribes. This created great scandal, and the Senate then passed’ a resolution appointing a committee": to” investigate the charges against the Serators mentioned. In pursuance of that resotution five mem- bers were appointed, with Senator Gray as chairman. .The charges of bribery were very promptly disposed of, and later the committee, endeavored to determine whether any of the Senators had been dealing in. sugar stock. Mr. Elverton R. Chapmin of the firm of Moore & Schley was cailed as a witness. He was asked if the firm had bought or sold any sugar stock for any Senator, and he replied: “I decline to answer.” He was also asked other questions of a similar nature, but his replies were the same. That refusal to answer, In the opinion of the government, is a violation of section 102 of the Revised Statutes of the United States. “Gentlemen of the jury,” concluded Mr. Birney, “‘a]l the questions of law,have been Passed upon by the court, and the only matter for the jury to decide is whether or, bot the questions were asked and whether or not Mr. Chapman declined to answer, as charged.” The defense reserved its opening. Evidence Offered. Evidence was then offered by Mr. Birney in the-shape of the acts of the state of New Jersey, under which the American Sugar Refining Company wes corporated. This met with objection from Judge Dittenhoefer on the ground that the copies offered in evi- dence were not properly certified, but after considerable argument the court overruled the objection and an exception was noted. An extract from the journal of the Senate was next presented, showing the Wilson bill as sent to the Senate by the House. This was also objected to on the ground that the act was not set forth in the indictment, that being a fatal variance between the proof and the Indictment. The objection was passed for the time, subject to discussion later. » When taken up Judge Cole decided to ad- mit the copy, of the extract from the Sen- ate journal and the usual exception to the ruling was asked. The district attorney went on to read from the free Mst of the Wilson bill. He stopped suddenly on reaching the word “molasses,” and ex-Senator Edmunds dryly remarked: “He's stuck on molasses.” caused a general smile. Further objection was made to the ad- mission of the extract from the Senate journal in eyidence, but after lengthy ar- gument the court ruled against the defense. Mr. Birney, continuing, read from the journal of March 20, 1894, containing the report of the committee on finance and the amendments to the Wilson bill proposed by The utterance ‘The defense gave notice that it would enter general objection to all extracts from the Senate journal, certified by the Sec- retary, that might be offered in evidence by the district attorney, for the reason that the Secretary had not the authority to certify to the meaning intended by Sena- tors in proposed amendments offered by them. ‘The resolution reciting that articles ap- peared in the New York Sun and the Phil- adelphia Press to the effect that certain Senators had accepted bribes, and pro- viding for the appointment of the inveet- gating committee, was read by Mr. Bir- ney, after which the usual noon recess was taken. % During recess Mr. Birney was in con- sultation ‘with Senator Gray, who was chairman of the investigating committee; Harry Smith, clerk of the committee, and Mr. Layton, an official of the Senate. The gentlemen mentioned were among the prominent spectators during the proceed- ings in court. The Subpoena. After recess Mr. Birney called as the first with for the government Mr. Wil- liam A. Fields, employed by the Senate as file clerk. zHerhad with him and identified a volume vontaining the original subpoena, signed bydSewator Gray, commanding El- verton R)°Ch8pman to appear before the Senate in¥estifating committee. This sub- poena was Intlorsed by Sergeant-at-arms R. J. Bright as having been served on Mr. Chapman -Jun@ 7, 1894, through a deputy, B. W. Layton Ex-Senator Hdmunds submitted that Mr. Chapman was not lawfully summoned, as the subpoena should have been served by the sergeant-at-arms in person, the official having n raid to name a deputy in such a case. ‘Whe court ruled that the service was legal. B. W. Laytdh, the next witness, testified that he is an emplove in the office of the scrgeant-at-arms of the Senate, and served the subpofna}on Mr. Chapman at his of- fice on Brpadway, New York, June 7, 1894. William C. Prentiss, a. member of the bar of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, and also a stenographer, stat- ed that he took the tesjimony in short- hand given ty Mr. Chapman before the Senate investigating committee. Mr. Prentiss read from his original notes the proceedings in part before the commit- tee while Mr. Chapman was under exami- nation. ‘The defense asked that the witness be re- quired to read every word that took place between the committee and Mr. Chapman on the oecasion in question to enable the court and the Jury to determine the ques- tion of fact. Judge Cole ruled that the government might put in so much of the testimony as it desired, and the defense could add anything further during the presentation of its case. When Mr. Prentiss was turned over for cress-examination. Judge Wilson requested him to begin at the beginning and read the entire proceedings befcre the commit- tee, but Mr. Birney promptly objected. Judge Wilson, in su of his question, stated that parts of the testimony were of such a character as would destroy the ef- fect of the declination of Mr. C! far as criminality was concern Judge Cole sustained Mr. Birney’s objection, al- though vigorous opposition was made by the defense. In order to permit arguments before the court regarding the admissibility as evi- dence of the record of the entire proceed- ings before the Senate committee, Judge Cole at this point discharged the jury until tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. After some further talk the court adjourned until tomorrow, when counsel are to submit au- thorities on the point at issue. —_.—__ MILITARY UPHELD. . Armes Ordered Rack Into Con- finement by the Court. Late this afternoon the Court of Appeals filed its decision in the case of Maj. Armes, reverairg the decision rendered by Judge Bradley. In this case, it will be remem- bered, Judge Bradley held that Gen. Scho- field had arrested Maj. Armes, a retired aimy officer, without right, and ordered is release. The Court of Appeals now re- verses that decision, and orders Maj. Armes back into the custody of the mil- itary authorities. a JUDGMENT REVERSED. Right of Street Railways to Cat Down a Grade. The Court of Appeals this afternoon re- versed the judgment of the lower court in the case of Dana against the Rock Creek Railway Company, which was in favor of the railroad company. ‘The case, upon which four other cases of a similar char- acter depend, involved the question of the right of a street railway company to cut down the grade of a street to the damage of abuttirg property owners, although act- Ing under the authority of the municipality. The Court of Appeals decides that there is no distinction between depriving a per- son of his property and depriving him of access to It. The case is sent hack to the lower court for a new trial. Messrs. F. H. Mackey, Chas. Cowles Tucker and W. C. Clephare appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Henry E. Davis for the railroad company. GRATITUDE TO MINISTER TERRELL. Missionaries at Marsovan Who De- clare He Saved Many Lives. Secretary Olney has received a copy of the following letter from Dr. C. C. Tracy of the Marsovan College to Minister Ter- rell at Constantinople: MARSOVAN, December 11, 1895. Dear Judge Terrell: Miss Strawn, who has been a guest in our house for two and a half nonths, and shared our trials and perils with us, can tell you much more fully than I can write corcerning our sit- uation. There is not a scul of us who does not eppreciate fully and gratefully what you have done for the protection of us and our friends in other stations. I know not what you may think or feel on the subject, but I think, whether you would have chosen so ariuous a work or not, you were called by Providence at this time to save the lives of many of us, We thank you for so making known our position and character as men devoted to intellectual and spiritual work, and free from complicity in political designs that bis majesty the sultan has been pleased to afford us special protection in these fear- ful times when without it we must have perished. Though the more intelligent of the gov- ernment officers and the people understand us, the ignorant and mad crowds do not. Without government protection we shouid be in most grave peril still, I cannot doubt. We are grateful that we have it. We long and pray for peace. Yours, as ever, (Signed) c. C. TRACY. —_—— © THE LYDECKER TUNNEL. pected by the Expert mission. Gen. Craigaill, chief of engineers, today fent letters to all the embers of the ex- pert engincer commission considering the subject of increasing the water supply of Washington, requesting their presence in this city next Monday. At the last meet- ing of the commission it was decided to make a personal inspection of the Lydeck- er tunne) its entire length of five miles, and Capt. Gaillard, the officer in charge of the Washington aqueduct, was instruct- ed to have the water in the tunnel pumped out so that the inspection could be made. Pending the compietion of this work, the commission adjourned, and the members returned to their respective homes. Today Capt. Craighill that he had the pumping well under control, and expected to have the tunnel clear of water and ready for in- spection ty the close of the present week. Gen. Craighili’s action in calling a meeting of the engineer commission for next Mon- day was based on this report. In case the commissioners find that the tunnel can be used to advantage as a conduit from the distributing reservoir to the Howard Uni- yersity reservoir, there will not be much delay in the submission of their report to the chief of engineers for transmission to Congress, but, if some other method of conducting the water is found necessary, more time will be required for the consid- eration of the matter. se THE MARKET COMPANY. It is to Be In Cc Directors Elected at the Annual Meet- ing Held Today. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Washington Market Company was held today. The report of the president, Gen. N. G. Ordway, was received and the payment of two dividends for the year, amounting in all to $15,000, was approved. ‘The election of a board of directors for the ensuing year resulted in the choice of the following: Paul Butler, William E. Chand- ler, John Cassels, Frank T. Chamberlin, Samuel W. Curriden, Matthew G. Emery, Edmund K. Goldsborough, George W.Gray, Hallet Kilbourn, Nehemiah G. Ordway, Pa- cificus Ord, Bushrod Robinson, Edward R. Tinker. —_—_ TWO CONTAGIOUS HOSPITALS. What the District Commissioners Are Now Said to Propose. Real estate circles are somewhat agitated in a visible sense by the gossip that is go- ing about to the effect that the District Commissioners propose to relieve them- selves of the dilemma in which they have been so long regarding the establishment of a contagious hospital by providing for the erection of two such estabjishments, one to be devoted to the accommedation of the well-to-do who might unfortunately he- come afflicted with smallpox or some other form of: virulent disease, an& who can pay for treatment, and the other to be exclu- sively for the use of the poor and destitute who might also fall prostrate before simi- lar ailments and be dependent on charity. It was stated with every evidence of au- thority a District Commissioner sald re- cently that the contagious hospital to be erected between Bismarck and Princeton streets and 7th street and Sherman ave- nue would not prove such a drawback to the surrounding property as some of the owners and agents of it appeared to think, When asked for an explanation of this view of the case, the Commissioner is sald to have stated that it was the intention of the Commissioners to devote the. con- tagious hospital on Columbia Heights ex- clusively to the ¢are of well-to-do persons who might happen to become afflicted with contagious diseases, and who could pay for its accommodations, while for the poor classes who fell victims to similar mis- fortunes a contagious hospital would be erected on the site recommended some time ago near the Eastern branch, in the vicinity of the jail. When asked where the money would come from to erect the hospital near the jail, as contemplated, the Commissioner is said to have stated that they had enough money left from the old contagious disease fund to put up something that would meet the requirements, and that bids had al- ready been, or were about to be, asked for its construction. 1 ——_—_ An Assignment. Morton C. Stout, a tailor, engaged in business at 1112 F street, today made an assignment to Leon Tobriner, for the bene- fit of his creditors. The assets are placed at $4,700, and the Mabilities at $83,867. Gaillard reported to Gen. | super, 4 extra, $2. 7503. Go. bis, Fa isass 50; winter whea os patent, $3.56aS3. FINANCE AND TRADE Wall Street’? Opposition to the Pop- alar Loan Idea. REDUCTIONS THROUGHOUT THE List Doubt Expressed Regarding the Ef- ficacy of the Bond Issue. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Brening Star. NEW YORK, January 6—That Wall street has been sincere in its opposition to the popular loan idea was clearly demon- strated this morning. The government's announcement of such a loan was generally regarded as an incentive to lighten specu- lative responsibilities and prepare for lower prices. The first half of the session resulted in uniform reductions in all parts of the ac- tive list. The trading was largely pro- fessional, however, and is subject to sud- den changes in character. The necessity for restoring the federal gold feserve to normal proportions is, of ccurse, the real object of the pi loan, but there are many experienced finan- ciers who doubt the efficacy of the method now officially sanctioned. There is no rea- son why the gold to be applied to the pur- chase of these bonds shall not first be with- drawn from the several subtreasuries and pa‘d back subsequently for an interest-bear- ing obligation. Instead of the gold reserve being increased by this process, the gov- ernment’s interest Mabilities will monopolize the addition. Tae several reorganization schemes now in various stages of execution may serve a good purpose at this juncture. The more important of these schemes are in charge of Mr. Morgan and his friends, and a de- clining market is a most undesirable one for the floating of new enterprises. It is therefore considered probable that an ef- fort will be made to sustain the market, ever though an opportunity for forcing a low rate on the new government bonds is sacrificed in the process. It is generally conceded that the new loan will go to a syndicate of strong bankers uiti- mately, and with the assurance that the drain on the country’s gold will be reduced to a minimum. During the thirty-day period which must elapse withdrawals will be made, however, by those who believe in the possibility of £mall allotments. The right to reject any bids which the government reserves will serve a double purpose, the demand for a popular loan will have been satisfied and the bonds will go into the hands of one of the two syndicates known to be in the market. In the opinion of the street the purposes of the loan would have been mor? beneficial had they been more direct. The arguments show that operators are divided as to the result, and a period of uncertainty, with values extremely sensi- live to rumor, is apparently all that can ve looked forward to during the balance of the month. The lowest prices of the day were record- ed during the last hour of business, pro- fessional bear traders being credited with the bulk of the transactions. A large short interest has undoubtedly been greated dur- ing the day and may at any Moment fur- nish the incentive to an upward movement. it seems probable that application may be made for clearing house certificates tomor- row, but not in any significant amounts. It will take several days for the country to decide upon the actual merits of the loan, and_ toda: fears may be entirely overcome before the week closes. At pres-" ent, however, prices are not encouraging. ae ge neemees 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, Ne: 80 Broadway: Erie...... LouisviNe & Nash: i= Island Traction. 63 Wabash, Pid 1s Wheeling & 1. trie 10 Wheeling & Erie, Pid =... jestern 34 ‘isconsit Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m. Me itan Railroad 6s, $1,000 at 118; $1,000 at 112. Capital Traction, 8 at 76. District Title, 5 at § Ameri can Graphophoue, 6 at 8 Government Bonds.—U. S. 4s, registered, 108 bid, ated tis tig rakes” Us) Be, 1908, 112 bid,’ 114 asked. = District of Columbia Bonés.—20-year fund bid. 30-year fund 6s. 7s, 1901, Se aa 115 6 bid. 3.658, funding, currency, ‘on‘is.— Metropolitan Railroad cony. ed. | Metropolitan Railroad 5s, Belt Railroad 5s, 80 bid, 85 asked. Hick- a ee re on C 5 110 bid. a4 6s, series By 111 “120 bid, Washington Gas Company bid. Washington Gas Company conv. nt cont. U. 8. Electric 125 asked. Chi and Potemac Market Company imp. 66, shington ree tea ore Os, 108, bid. Masonic Hall Ase jon Light Infant: ist 6s, 99 bid. pr ad Natioual Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, bid, 300 asked. Bank of 250 the Republie, bid. Metropolitan, 230 bid, 800 asked. Central, Farmers and Mechanics’, 190 Second, 130 bid. 130 bid. Columbia, 127 bid, 137 asked. Capital, 115 bid. West i bid, 109 asked. id, 102 asked.” Lincoln, 96 bid, 100 Companies. Safe Deposit and Trust Deposit and Trust, 120 bid, 130 asked. Loan and Trust, 117 bid, 121 asked. curity and Trust. 139 bid, 145 asked. Washington ‘ational Safe Washington American Se- Safe Deposit, 50 bid. 70 Rail 5 asked. asked. Eckington, 20 le Light Stocks “Wastin zon Gea, trie Stocks,--Washington 47 asked. Georgetown Gas, 46 bid, 55 U.S, Electric Light, 118 old, 125 asked. Insurance Stocks. Firemen's, 33 bid, 37% asked. Franklin, 37 bid. Metropolitan, 68 bid. Corco-an, 50 bid." Potomac, 60 bid, 75\ asked. Arlingt 135 bid. ican, 160 bid. Nat Us 10 bid, 18 asked.. Columbia, 11 bid. Rij ‘7% did, S\% asked. le’, Sin’ bid, Bi asked. bid, 8 asked. erclal, 4% bid. TH Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 106 bid, 116 Colu Title, 8 asked. asked. mbia, 6% did, Washington Title, 8 asked. District Title, 8 bid, 10 asked. Telephone Stocks.—1 lvania, 85 bid. Chesa- @ and Pree £8, Skea. | American Carriage, -20 bid, 25 asked. no 184 naked” Pancoln Ball, 70 bid 90° eakes, H 210 Lanston Monotype, 7 1-14, Baltimore Markets. BALGMORE, | Jeeey 6:—Flour jull—wes‘ern fam- H # Hit sal Cotton Markets, Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock correspondents Messrs. > “‘Thal- mann & Co., New York. GRAIN. aah apaoesS a3 aanakre sepa: 383th Low. 7.38 7.5 603 808 8.01 816 818 Sil BI —_—_—_— AGAINST THE WIRES. Court of Appeai the Stringing of Overhead Affairs. The Court of Appeals today affirmed the judgment rendered by the court below (Gudge Cole) in the case of the District , « against Philip A. Deffer and Harry Smith, « holding that their conviction in the Police Court for stringing telegraph wires over, along and across 9th street for private uses, contrary to and in violation of an ordinance of the late corporation of the city of Washington, of November 22, 1862, Was a conviction according to law. Upon the conviction of the men, linemen of the Postal Telegraph Cable Company, a New York corporation, they petitioned Judge Cole to grant them a writ of prohibi- tion against the Police Court judge (Xim- ball), in order to prevent the enforcement of the judgment of the Police Court. J) Cole refused the writ, and his action Court of Appeals, in an opinion Mr. Chief Justice Alvey, The chief justice says that the ordinance in question was continued by the act of Congress of February 21, 1871, the corporation of Washington, and re- marks that the act of July 18, 1888, shows that it"was not the intention of to recognize any vested right in any tele- graph, telephone or electric light company to use or occupy the streets or avenues of the clty in their own way and without re- gard to the rules and regvlations that might be prescribed by the District Com- missioners. es MR. BURGDORF’S TAXES. Court of Appeals Decides He Must Pay the Penalties. The Court of Appeals today, in the case of Augustus Burgdorf against the District of Columbia, decided that the present mode written by » of ascertaining and adding the penalties ” on property in arrears for taxes is in exact conformity with existing law, and the court held, also, that the charge of $1.20 for advertising the sale of property tn ar- rears for taxes, is also sanctioned by law, and that if the charge is exorbitant, that is a matter for the action of Congress and not for the courts. Mr. Burgdorf, in the court below, peti- tioned for an injunction to restrain the District Commissioners from selling cer tain sleces of his real estate for the pay- ment of taxes in arrears and uent, with certain penalties and costs the taxes being assessed and due for the fiscal fused the injunction, and that judgment the Court of Appeals affirms. s To Aid Armenia. At the Lutheran Ministers’ Association . this morning resolutions on the situation in Armenia were unanimously adopted, provid- ing that the Lutheran Ministers’ Associa- Uon expresses its sympathy with the move- ment all over the country in behalf of the suffering Armenians, and that the ascocia- Society, and will cheerfully co-operate with its honored representative, Miss Clara Bar- ton, in her noble undertaking; that the as- Sec'ation is profoundly astonished that the Christian naticns of Europe aj para- jyzed in the presence of these fearful Tur- kish atrocities, and expresses the earnest hope that our own Christian republic pyran delay make its power felt in of these perishing people, and assert sovereignty of justice and right in the terests of our common'humanity. secmumpectieg nes Closed for Lack of Fuel. To the Editor of The Evening Star: Whatever may be the character of the ‘supervision of the public schools of other parts of the city and District, evidently there is a lack of efficiency in this respect at the large new school building in Mount Pleasant, which was closed on the day after New Year for the want of wood to kindle the, fires. and again téday because there was no coal. (Signed) T. EDW. CLARK. — ES A Washington Chil Sad Death. Special Dispatch 10 The Evening Star. SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, January 6.—Maggie Tierney, aged three years and six months, daughter of Mathew Tierney, a pension ex- aminer at Washington, D. C., died last. night from burns. Little Maggie, with her mother and other children, who reside in Washington, D. C., are im the city, the guests of Peter Tierney of 673 Highland avenue. While playing in front of the fire Meg- sie’s dress caught fire and before assistance could be rendered one side of her body was horribly burned. Medical assistance was immediately summoned and a physician came and tried to keep the little one alive, > but was unable to do so, as she was seri- ously burned internally. She die@ a little later. ————— Kept the Money. Robert Waldron, 2 caypenter, was arrest- ed this afternocn by Detectives Carter and Gallaher on a charge of grand larceny, and he gave bond for his eppearance im court. It is charged that he went to the Center Market Bank with a check for $25 and the cashier made a mistake, giving him $76. The extra $0, it is alleged, the carpenter Judge Miller will hear the More Judgments. The four cases of Pryor, Brown, Acker man and Hayne against E. A. McIntire were reversed today by the Court of Ap peals, That of Southey against Mr. Mo Intire was affirmed. —— Street Extension. The jury of seven appraisers in the twe street extension cases, 419 and 458, report- ed this afternoon that while they would be unable to make their award today, they hoped to do so tomorrow. eee oes Death of L. W. Steward. L. W. Stewerd died Saturday afternoon a bis residence, 28 Ist street northeast. He was a prominent brickmason and the father in-law of C. C.- Hessler, secretary of the Bricklayers’ Union. Funeral services were held today at St. Aloysius’ Church. For a Receiver. Simon Oppenheimer today filed a BM against Gustave Oppenheimer for the ap- pointment of a receiver for the firm “Simon Oppenheimer & Brother,” in the sewing machine and pattern business at 514 9th street. creditors of the line. at $684.55, and the Habilities at $35.88,