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THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1896-TWELVE PAGES. - duced in thé Sénate today™by Mr. ae LAT and referred to the-committee on the ju ciary. The measure provides that wherd, after the passage of this Xth“personal in- jury is caused to an employe who is hi self in the exercige of duecare ang dilf- gence at the time, (1) by-reason of any d fect in the condition of the scaffolding, Ways, works»machineryor-plant connecte With or used in the business of the em- ployer, which arose. from. cr, had not been discovered or remedied owing to the negli- gence of the"empleyer,@c. +42) by reasop of the negligence of any person in the ser- vice of the employer, &c., injury results in the death of any employe, the legal rep- resentatives of tHé"satie"muy tecover dam- ages as if he had not_been engaged by the employer. Damages for injury and death shall not exceed $5,000. To Regulate Storage. Mr. Babcock todry introduced a bill to regulate the. storage of merchandise in the District. The bill gives to the proprietors of storege wafehbuxe? wpteference lien on the goods there stcred for freight, cartage, insurance, etc., and authi the sale of the property a& auqtion tosatisfy the len. Promotions Dismissals. Mr. Hardy ">f Maiada Yad introduced ih the House the bill offered in the Senate by Mr. Voortees to regulate promotions and disiniéscls “ffi “thie” “exe@utive depart- ments. It gives preference in promotion and*eppointment to ex-soldiers_and sailors and their widéws, dnd“ provides that ex- soldicrs and ‘sailors now in the classified service end Not on “the roils as copyists or clerks shall be eligible to promotion up to the $1,000 grade, without examination, if competent. .The same class. together with their widows, are exempt from dismissal after two and.ave-half vears’ service. Want to Lay Refrigerating Pipes. The Washington Cooling Company seeks the right to ley pipes for the distribution of materials for refrigerating purposes in the District of Columbia; through a bill in- troduced In the Senate today by Mr. Brice. The Washington Cooling Compaay is in- corporated under the laws of West Virginia, and the bill gives it power to maintain and operate refrigerating works within the Dis- trict of Columbia, together ‘with the right of way alorg the following named streets and avenues in the northwestern part of the city: B street from 6th to 17th streets, and from 3d street to New Jersey avenue; C . Street from-9th to i4th street and from 7th street to New Jersey . avenue; D street from 12th to Mth street and from 10th to #4 streets; E street from 7th to Lith street and from tst’street to Delaware avenue; F street from 7th to 15th street; G street from 15th street to New Jersey avenue; H street from I4th fo 18th streets; I street from 14th to 18th street. ** Also _on.K_ street northwest from ist Street northeast to Gih” street northwest: North Capitol street from K to E streets; New Jersey avenue northwest from G to B streets; Ist. street northwest from E - street to alley in block 575; 3d street north- west from C street to Maryland avenue; 4% street from D northwest to E south- West; 6th street northwest from K to C and from B to Missouri avenue; 7th street northwest “from G to west from D to EB; 9h street northwest from B to C; 10th street northwest from B to Pennsylvania avenuo; 1th street north- west from C to Pennsylvania avenue; 12th street northwest from F street northwest to Macyland avenue southwest; Lith street northwest front Thomas Circle to E street southwest; 15th street northwest from I to G street; 17th street northwest from I to B streets: 18th street northwest trom I to G streets; Louisiana avenue from 10th to 9th streets northwest; Missouri avenue from 6th to 3d streets northwest; Mary- land avenue from 3d to 1th streets south- west; D street southwest from 3d to 14th streets southwest. The company is to commence the above werk within six morths from the passa; of the act giving it authority,. and to lay at least one mile of pipe ready for opera- tion within one year. Salary of the Watch Force. Mr. Voorhees introduced a bill in the Scrate today providing that captains of the several divisions of the watch force of the executive departments shall receive a sal- ary of $1,400 per annum; that lieutenants | or sergeants chall receive $1,200 per an- num, and that privates or watchmen shal! Teceive $1,000 per annum. The bill was re- ferred to the committee on appropriations. Control of Labor. Mr. Lodge today introduced, by request, a bill giving the Commissioners of the District of Cotumbia supervision and control of al! labor employed on public buildings and pub- lic works by or on behalf of the District of Columbia, and shall designate an officer or officers under whose immediate supervision and direction all such labor, whether skilled or unskilled, shall be performed, and that all such labor must be employed by the day. Another bill introduced by Mr. Lodge gives employes prior claim for warges in all cases whére property of any corporation, &c., shall be seized upon”by any process of any court of the District Court. —__-o-_____ APPRAISING IMPORTS. House Ways and Menns Committee Looking Into the Matter. The House ways and means committee be- gan today: its investigation’ of the present system of appraising imports, with a view to amending the administrative features of the tariff act along the tines proposed by Representative Draper of Massachusetts, to prevent undervaluations. Messrs. Somer- ville and Lund.of.the board of general ap- praisers made statements te the commit- tee. According to Mr. Somerville, the chief trouble in making appraisals concerns two classes of goods—goods con. of foreign firms and othe: igned to agents and goods which of the consignment business, he declared, Was to drive purchasers from the field, and might, if it continues to increase, supplant all other methods of business. Mr. Lunt described the difficulties of making appraise- ments, which arise from purchases made in different quantities. Some clothing firms in the United States take the whole output of English factories for a season, while others buy in smail quantities, yet a differ- ence of 5 per cent in duties might mean the @ffference between doing business and bank- ruptcy to them. Mr. Lunt advised that the penalties now imposed for undervaluation instead of a Penalty be made an additional duty. Pen- alties are now frequently remitted by the department, and could not be enforced in court because in many cases excessive. He thought that an additional duty not to ex- cced 100 per cent would be the proper rem- edy for undervaluation, and could be col- lected without going into court. He did rot approve of that section of the pro- posed bill which provides tnat importa- tions shall be open to inspection by deal- ers tn similar goods in this country. The information could be obtained otherwise without detriment to the importer, he thought. The committee then adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow, when Mr. Lunt will again appear. oe THE BREWERY LOCKOUT. Owners Will Not Make Any Change in Their Position. The owners of the various breweries in this city and Alexardria held a conference this morning at the office of Mr. L. To- briner, and talked over the present condi- tion of the trouble between themselves and Gambrinus Assembly, and decided that there was no reason to make any change in the stand they took several days ago. The union engineers employed in all the breweries, as predicted in The Star of last evening, would be the case, were called from their pesitions yesterday afternoon by the assembly to which they pelong, and they immediately resporded. Thoir places have already been filled by non-union men, Both es appear to be preparing for a long and bitter contest. The locked-out men lare their intention to leave no stone unturned to injure the breweries, and @ committee will tonight visit the Bottlers’ Assemt and ask the members to refuse to handle the boycotted beer. There are many bottlers here who do not belong to the union, but the members of the latter ex- Dress their belief that the non-union men will stand by them in this conflict. There a now no unio men at work in any of the breweries except those who are making improvements at Heurich’s, and there is not much doubt that they will also be called off. The locked-out men are daily calling on the members of the various crafts of organized labor throughout the District and urging them to show their sympathy for the members of Gambrinus Assembly oy refusing to buy the boycotted beer, and in most instances they have, it ts stated, been successful. » 8th: street north- | Inauguration of Governor Loyd Lowndes. es MARYLAND'S REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE Address Delivered to an Enormous Throng. CEREMONY AT . ANNAPOLIS ANNAPOLIS, Md. January 8—Lloyd Lowndes of Allegany is governor of Mary- land. For the first time in history this state has-a republican governor, elected and inaugurated as a republican, and for the first time since the war the“administra- tion of public affairs is in the hands of an executive who is not affiliated with the democratic party. _ At 12:22 o'clock Chief Justice John Mitchell Robinson of the-court of appeals, in the presence of both houses of the gen- eral assembly, administered the oath of office prescribed by the constitution, and the term of Gov. Frank Brown ended and that of Lloyd Lowndes began. ‘The incoming and the outgoing chief mag- istrate had before that ceremony faced the enormous crowd from the stand in front of the senate chamber, and Gov. Lowndes had delivered his inaugural address. Not a vacant foot of ground was to be found on the hill. = The heroic bronze figure of Maj. n. Baron De Kalb on the south uplifted its Gov. Lloyd Lowndes. sword above the heads of a mass of people who could neither see nor hear, and the stand was protected from the crush of the crowd by the hollow square of -the fifth regiment veteran corps, in the center of which Roger Brooke Taney’s effigy, on its cushioned stool, pored over the scroll of the Dred Scott decision. In & Historic Room. After delivering his address, Governor- elect Lowndes was escorted across the floor of the portico and through the window into the senate chamber. In this historic room, in which George Washington resigned his commission .as commander-in-chief of the American grmy to the Continental Congress, and delivered his farewell address, Lloyd Lowndes was sworn in, and reverently kissed the little black Bible used by the clerk of the court of common appeals. Governor Lowndes is the first of his name to occupy the office. Governor Lloyd vas the third of his name, and Governor Powie the second Bowie, but Governor Lowndes has three ancestors in the line of governors of the province and state of Maryland— Thomas Bladen, Benjamin Tasker and Ed- ward. Lloyd. Reception at Annapolis. Prior to his departure from Baltimore this morning, Governor Lowndes was accom- panied from his hotel to the Camden sta- tion of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad by a special escort, composed of members of the fifth regiment yeterans’ corps and the Young Men’s Republican Club. The gov- ernor and his escort took a special train at 9:20 a.m., reaching here about an hour later. From the depot to the state house the car- riage containing the governor was followed by an immense parade of political and civic organizations, prominent among them being the naval reserve and the various clubs be- longing to the Republican League. After the Offices, Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., January 8.—The in- auguration of Gov. Lowndes brought large crowds of office seekers to Anfhapolis to- day, and the lives of the republican mem- bers of the general assembly were made miserable by their constituents who were seeking aid to secure places either in the house of delegates as clerks or doorkeep- ers, or appointments under the new ad- ministration, There are about twenty candidates for police commissioners of Baltimore, while two are to be chosen, and alt are here, working up their booms. Four candidates for state treasurer are on the ground— Messrs. Wm. T. Brigham, Thos. J. Shry- ock, Leon Selyn and Jos. F. Carter. Al the candidates for the United States Semate have opened headquarters and are working like beavers to gain votes, ‘The anti-Wellington forces are doing all in their power to staye off a caucus, and have the election take place without the usval preliminary of selecting a party can- didate. Mr. Wellington and his friends favor a caucus and will exert their efforts to have one. ——.—_ INSURGENTS DEFEATED. Reports of the Fighting Near Guana- jay, Cuba, Yesterday. HAVANA, January 8.—Details of the engagement near Guanajay yesterday, just received, show that Gen. Navarez, between Guanajay and Ceiba de Agua, overtook a number of the insurgent force unde- Zayas and other leaders. Dur- ing the three hours’ fighting the Spanish artillery was used, and the insurgents are reported to have been routed with a loss of twenty-three killed and forty-three wound- ed left on the field. The insurgents are said to have carried away many more of their wounded, and they left seventeen rifles be- hind them. Gen. Valdez pursued and overtook their rear guard at Ceiba De Agua, and killed four and took three prisoners. Only four Spanish officers and thirty soldiers were wounded in both engagements. Three of the soldiers sustained serious wounds. ‘A dispatch from Matanzas says that 400 irsurgents recently tried to compel the gar- rison of Itabo, in the Cardenas district, to surrender. Upon their refusal, the fort was attacked, but the insurgents were repulsed with a loss of six killed. ADRID, January 8.—Persistent rumors ae in circulation here today that Captain General Campos will be succeeded by Gen. Polavieja, or by Gen. Weyler, in command of the Spanish forces in Cuta. Sanguilly Not in Danger. Consul General Williams has cabled to the State Department that there is no fear of mob violence against General Julio San- guilly, the insurgent suspect imprisoned for life in Morro castle, Havana. Secretary Olney communicated this information to Manuel Sanguilly and several prominent Cubans who called at the State Department teday. The consul general added that Gen- eral Sanguilly was receiving due care and protection from the Spanish authorities. Senator Call of Florida called on Mr. Olney today to urge him to extend to Mr. Paima and the other Cubans such courtes- ies in the way of a hearing as were exped- ient. The Secretary, however, already had granted the informal hearing. Mr. Call says everything indicates the success of the insurgent cayse, and that he will urge his resolution, introduced some time ago, for recognizing the insurgents as bellig2rents. The resolution is before the Senate committee on foreign relations. Ss Judge Lacombe granted a motion today in New York to dismiss the suit brought by the Prescott and Arizona Central railroad against the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad for $8,250,000 damages. Continuing the Sugar Trust Witness Casa ; 5 Todays ' Testimony Resumed Later On—The Sabpoéna Served on Mr. Chap-., man — Judge's Decision. ' The third day of the legal battte to de; termine whether or not Mr. Elverton R. Chapman, the New York steck broker, who refused to testify before the Senate com; mittee in May, 1894, when an effort was made to get at the bottom of the charged of bribery and speculation on the part of Senators in connection with the big sugary deals, was begun this morning in Criminal Court No. 1, before Judge Cole. Interest im the hearing has increased rather than’ diminished since the opening of the trial} for the verdict in the case of Mr. Chapman will undoubtedly decide as to trials or nolle prosses in the cases of Mr. John S. Shriver, Washington correspondent of the New Ycrk Mail and Express, Correspondent Ed: wards, Messrs. Havemeyer and Searles 0! the sugar trust, and Broker McCartney, ell indicted for similar alleged offenses. In addition to the interested parties, the spectators in the court room today in- cluded many prominent local attorneys; who are specially interested in the proceed+ ings, owing to the fact that the defense ig contesting to the extreme every point of law that arises. Probably never beforé have District Attorney Birney and his as- sistants, Messrs. Taggart and Jeffords, had to be so keenly on the alert in a criminal case as during the hearing now on, for the attorneys for Mr. Chapman, Judge. Jere Wilson, Judge Dittenhoefer, ex-Senator Ei munds and Judge Shellabarger, are di playing marked activity. Tilt Between Counsel. The proceedings this morning were open- ed by Judge Wilson, who resumed his ar- gument discontinued when the adjourn+ Trent was taken yesterday afternoon. Jvdge Wilson was in the midst of the read- ing of a aumber of propositions when the first spirited tilt of the trial between op- csing counsel cccurred. “Your honor,” interrupted Mr. Birney, “TI object to the reading of those proposi- ticns, for they have all been gone over and ruled upon long ago. They were submit-, ted to this court and to the Court of Ap- peals on the demurrer to the indictment in this very case.” “That is the most extraordinary objection I ever heard made in the presence of a court,” responded Judge Wilson, warmly. “As long as a case is before the court ccunsel has a right to argue it.” Y “I have no power to overrule the opin- ion of the Court of Appeals,” remarked Judge Cole. “T am fully aware of that,” Judge Wil- son replied. “I was going over these points merely to lead up to another.” Judge Wilson went on to argue that where an act is not shown to have been committed willfully, it is not within the jurisdiction of a court to determine the variance between the indictment and the evidence. A number of authorities were then quoted to show that where an act fs net done with the in- tent to defraud or otherwise commit an of- fense, the party charged is not Mable, for a bad purpose must be shown. The district attorney is seeking to establish the re- verse, continued Judge Wilson. When a citizen is placed in the position of Mr. Chap- man, charged with declining to answer a question, willfully, you cannot make the party guilty except by showing that he de- clined willfully. In concluding his argument, Judge Wil- son stated that under the statute the de- fendant should be punished if he willfully, or with bad purpose or intent, declined to questions. “We are seeking to he continued, “that he did not de- cline willfully. Therefore, we desire to bring out on the cross-examination of Stenog- rapher Prentiss all the facts, in order to’ show that Mr. Chapman did not willfully decline to answer.” In reply Mr. Birney declared that the principle advanced by ‘the defense was the most dangerous ever presented in a court of justice. After reviewing the cases cited by Judge Wiison Mr. Birney stated that not cone of them could be ap- plied to the cause on hearing. In this case he held the defendant was in conscious violation of the ‘terms of the statute. Taking up the question of whether Mr. Chapman was sincere in his violation of the statute, believing that he was protect- ed in so doing by‘the terms of the Consti- tution, Mr. Birney cited the famous voting case of Susan B. Anthony, tried in New ‘York in 1873, the decision in that case, Mr. Birney claimed, supporting his contention. “The question of evil intent has no place in considering the statute,” ‘concluded Mr. Birney. “In my opinion the proposition of the other side has no standing whatso- ever.”” Judge Dittenhoefer closed the argument. Me contended that the indictment in the case charges Mr. Chapman with willful declination, and therefore it must be proved to have been willful in accordance with the terms of the indictment. He went on to argue that the word “willful” the statute does not mean “voluntary,” but “full of intent.” The Raling. In ruling on the point Judge Cole stated that the question to be disposed of was whether’ Mr. Chapman was nci guilty be- cause he had no Intent to commit any of- fense. He would dispose of the question on the arpearance and refusal te answer. cording to Judge Cole the signifizince Con- gress intended to apply to the word “will- ful” in the statute was voluntary and with- out any legal excuse, that is, the refusal to answer must have been voluntary and without any reasonable legal excuse. Moral turpitude, ruled Judge Cole, does not enter into the case at bar. The court therefore sustained the objection of the district at- torney to the admission of the testimony, and an exception to the ruling was noted. : Testimony Resumed. After recess the introduction of testimony was resumed, Mr. Birney reading from the New York stock exchange list of November 9, 1893, to show that large sales of Sugar Refining Company stock were made on that date. “ Objection was made to this by the defense on the ground that the alleged sale occurred a month before Congress met and four months prior to the transactions em- braced in the indictment, and, therefore, had no bearing on the case. The objection was overruled. Considerable discussion followed as to the right of the defense on cross-examination to consider other stocks, in order to show that such other stocks fluctuated as did sugar stock during the time in question. The court again sided with the district at- torney. Stenographer Prentiss was next recalled to the stand for cross-examination, and he was asked by Judge Wilson a number of questions as to what transpired at the ses- sion of the Senate investigating committee during the examination of Mr. Chapmai:. Mr. Birney promptly objected to ever: question Judge Cole sustained the objec- tions and Mr. Prentiss was excused. Mr. Fields of the office of the secretary of the Senate again took the stand to cor- rect his testimony of Tuesday insomuch as it concerned the subpoena served on Mr. Chapman. He could not say as a certainty that the subpoena offered in evidence was the original or a copy. Henry H. Smith, clerk of the Senate in- vestigating commitiee, in spite of objection on the part of the defense, testified that he prepared the original subpoena served on Mr. Chapman. He identified the copy of the subpoena offered in evidence as pre- pared by him at the direction of Senator Gray for the use of Mr. Prentise, the com- piler of the report of the proceedings before the committee. The criginal subpoena was left with Senator Gray, among other papers. tut diligent search has failed to disciose its whereabouts. The district attorney attempted to show by Mr, Smith the meaning of the expression “Stock will rise 30 points in thirty days,” but after spirited cross-examination he ad- mitted his ignorance on the subject. Mr. W. B_ Hibbs, a local stock broker, was then called, and explained the meaning of the expression. At this point the court adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. —— Eckington Railway Election. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Rail- way Company held today directors were elected for the ensuing year as follows: Robt. S. Carswell, C. B. Calvert, H. L. Cranford, H. K. Gray, Richard A. Johnson, D, M. Newbold, Jno. Ridout, J. F. Shea and W. Kesley Schoepf. This board will meet next Saturday before the annual meeting of the Belt Line Company and elect officers. At the conclusion of the Belt election there will be a reorganization of the twin com- panies for the ensuing year. E NEWS BY WIRE THE LAWYERS eee CURBSFONE © STANDS érers Explain Their to Farmers. (e rs. Were Required Pence Why the Ven “to Move. A es AN ANSWER TO THE SENATE The District Commissioners today sent to. Chairman McMillan of the Senate District committee a long statement, in respoiis» ta the resolution adopted by the Senate De- cember 3 last inquiring as to the order made by~ the” Commissioners ‘requiring’ the small farmets and gardeners who have been allowed spaces on the sidewalk around Center “market, with awnings thereon, erected by the Washington Market Com- pany, to remove their products to a point further west on the same street and’ side- walk. The Commissioners’ statement re- views briefly the history of the Washington’ Market Company. They say that the vitri- fied brick pavement along the space in ques- tion was laid by the District, and that the District has at all times cleaned and «ther- wise policed the street, the same as other public streets. “This public sidewalk, thus paid for by the Distict, together with the. street im-, mediately in front of the same,” the Com- missioners say, “the market company ay prey riated to its own use, without the slight- est legal authority or excuse for so doing, except that of having erected a shed or awning over the sidewalk (an illegal struc- ture), and proceeded to rent sfalls and Stands thereon, and in the roadway adja- cent thereto, to farmers and others; and has continued to:do so from that time until’ the date of the Commissioners’ order refer- red to in the foregoing resolution of the Sen- ate. “Moreover, it took possession also of a part of the street and sidewalk on the south side of said B street, and for some time rented stands thereon to farmers, who per- mitted themselves to be thus imposed upon. “On the first of April last the suit. of the District against ‘said Market Compaty for possession of the wholesale market square between luth and 12th streets, B and Lit- tle B streets northwest, long pening in tke courts of the District, was desided in favor of the District. The Commissioners immediateiy thereafter took poss+ssion of the same, and, at the urgent request of farmers, who had for many years used this square and the immediate vicinjty as a wholesale produce market, commenced to fit it up for their use in the manner au- thorized by law. Why They Objected. “After it was made ready for their cc- cupancy by the expenditure of a considera- ble sum of money, it was represented to the Commissioners by. delegations of these furmers and others that they could not af- ferd to, and would not occupy the same and pay rent,¢berefor, while retailers and hucksters were alicwed to occupy the north side of B streetainder leases fro:n the Mar- ket Company and in violation of section of the Revised Statutes, relating to thi District of Columbia, under which it was proposed to drive the farmers who sell only at wholesale off’ the street and into the wholesale market, uare, They atlez>d that this was a better stand, owing to its prox- Imity to the market, than the wholesale market square, and that the dealers in un- vful occupancy thereof sell at whoiesale enever it is for thelr interest to do so, thereby injuring the business of the whole- salers to such an extent as to make it un- profitable fur them to rent stands in the wholesale market. “Thcy further informed the Corhmissioners that father than rent stands in. the market square under such circumstances they would take advantage of ar! 4 of the police regulations and occupy the sidewalk on the sauth side of B street opposite the market building, already overcrowded by farmers and gardeners selling produce of their own raising at retail. They represent- ed to the Commissioners, however. that if they would rem all of the farmers and dealers from both sides of B street between ith and 9th streets, to the south side of B_ street west of lUth street, they, the wholesalers, would rent the stands prepared for them in the wholesale market. They further stated in support of the latter proposition that it would place all the farmers and gardeners on the same foot- ing and by bringing them into close prox- imity prove advantageous to both whole- salers nd retailers, “Commission merchants on the north side of B street between 9th and 10th streets, who pay a license for conducting their business, also complained that it was being seriously injured.” The Commissioners then discuss the va- rious statutes and regulations relating to the occupancy of streets and sidewalks and claim that their investigation of the sub- ject showed that the use of B street by farmers on market days had been permit- ted without any legal authority. They say that a comparatively small number of farmers and gardeners find shelter under the shed or awning erected by the Market Company. The unlawful occupancy of the street gives 2 monopoly to the Washington Market Company and their lesses, to the great injury of those who are entitled to equal privileges and to the serious injury of the wholesale market. The space so used is reeded by the pubHe who patronize the market as an approach to the same for carriages or otherwise. The Condition of B Street. B street, which was formerly but little used as a thoroughfare, is now, the Com- missioners say, occupied between 7th and 9th streets by two lines of street cars, one a rapid transit line. The rapid transit lines on 7th and 9th streets, together with the congested traffic on those streets, make it the more necessary that the approach to the market on the B street side be kept open for carriages and other vchicles. The Washington market is now fully oc- -cupied and does not need the support of the few farmers and gardeners who find Places under the Market Company's heels or awnings. The safety, convenience and profit of the public, including the farmers, will be:great- ly promoted by bringing all the farmers and gardeners—those who sell in quantities and those who sell-at retail—as near to- gether as practicable. 2 Hence, the Commissioners issued the or- der complained of, and subsequently pass- ed the regulation requiring the market Master to assign space to farmers on the south side of B street between 10th and 12th streets. It is their purpose under the regulations to assign space and stands at the wholesale market only to such farm- ers and gardeners; who are licensed ven- dors. It is, the Commissioners say, their intention to provide shelter for those oc- cupying stangs inj the wholesale market or on the south side of B street as rapidly as the revenues from the market or ep- propriations for ‘this purpose will permit. The Commissione! refer to the pending suit trial by the Market Company to re- strain the Coinmisstoners, and say that the case will be Heard’in a few days. —— Mr. Reckurd’s New Post. Mr. Edward L. Reckard has resigned his position as private secretary to the Post- master General, and Mr. Wilson has ten- dered the place to Newton D. Baker, jr., of Martinsburg, W, Va., who has accepted. Mr. Reckard’ was appointed private sec- retary by Mr. Bisséll in May, 1895, and has continued in that position vntll the present time, being retained by Mr. Wilson after his appointment to the cabinet. He re- signed this personal position of trust and confidence in order to assume the respon- sibilities of chief of the dead letter office, to which he has recently been appointed. ——— THE TARIFF BILL. Caucus Resolves to Pass It Without Amendment. The republican caucus of the Senate ad- journed at ten minutes to 3, after having adopted Mr. Quay’s resolution declaring it to be the sense of the caucus that the House tariff bill should be passed by the Senate without amendment. There was a long and very determined fight in the caucus, though the speeches were confined to five minutes each. Most of the younger Sena- ters opposed the resolution. MORE MEN WANTED Secretary Herbert's Tdess in the Form of a Joint Resolution. Provision Also for Commissioning ’ Officers and Chartering Vessels in Cases of Emergency. The Secretary of the Navy has written a Jettcr to the chairman of the Senate com- mittee on naval affairs in support of his recommendaticn for an increase in the enlisted force of the United States navy. His ideas are embodied in the form of a joint resolution, the first section of which authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to erlist for service in the navy as many ad- ditional men as he may deem necessary, not -to exceed one thousand, ard appro- priating $380,000 for that purpose. The sec- ond section provides that “Whenever an exigency may exist which, in the judgment of the President, renders their services necessary, the Secretary of the Navy is further authorized to enlist for a period of two years, unless sooner discharged, such of the naval militia as may be required for the purpose of manning vessels not having full crews and such other ships as, under laws now existing or under the authority conferred by section 4 of this resolution, the President may decide to call into serv- ice; provided, that men so enlisted shall Gischarged whenever in the judgment of the President the exigency under which their services were required shall have passed.’’ For Commissioned Officers. Section 3 provides “that if, upon the enlist- ment of men for temporary service in case of exigency, as provided in the second sec- tion of this resolution, it shall appear necessary, the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to appoint and commis- sion such additional officers, not above the tank of lieutenant, as may be requisite to the efficient organization and command of the men so enlisted; provided, that such officers shall serve only during the continu- ance of the exigency under which their services are required, and provided, further, that officers so appointed shall be assigned to duty with rank and pay of the grades established by existing law Section 4 recites “that whenever, in the judgment of the President, an exigency ex- ists rendering such action necessary the Secretary of the Nayy is authorized to charter, for temporary service, any private vessel or vessels which may be required for the transportation of troops or for other purposes, at such rates of compensation and upon such terms and conditions as may be deemed proper for the protection of the public interest.” Need of Men. Emphasized. In his letter Secretary Herbert says that in his last annual report he called atten- tion to the urgent and constantly growing necessity for strengthening the enlisted force of the navy. “The number of men authorized by existing law to be enlisted in the navy,” he says, “is barely sufficient to equip the vesseis which are at any one tirae in commission. If a new vessel is to be sent to sea, some ship in service must go out of commission and the enlisted men on the one be transferred to the other. If by reason of any public exigency it should become necessary to place all the vessels of our navy in actual service at the same time it would b2 impossible to do so for want of crews to man them, and there does not appear to be any authority of law under which the Secretary of the Navy or the President could in such a case increase the eplisted force. even temporarily, to meet the emergency.” The joint resolu- tion above referred to was prepared, the Secretary says, in order to make “suitable provision for emergencies which may at any moment occur, and which might arise at a time when Congress is not in session.” INCOME TAX RETURNS. Propesition to Wipe All Record of Them From the Public Books. © - Congressman Bartlett of New York, who was one of the democrats in the last Con- gress who opposed the income tax features of the Wilson bill, will endeavor to secure legislation by which all record ef the in- come tax returns which relate to private business may be erased from the records of the government. While the law made stringent provisions to prevent any in- formation being secured from the Treas- ury Department, Mr. Bartlett will try to provide additional safeguards which will make {t impossible for any records to be- come known in the future. He will intro- dice a bill to direct the commissioner of in- ternal revenue to return to the persons or corp2rations who filed them upon their de- mand. The bill will also require the de- struction. of all such lists left on file and all records of the returns in the depart- ment and all records and returns in the Possession of deputy collectors. ——— + ADDITIONAL REVENUE CUTTERS. Senator Cullom Introduces Bills Pro- viding for Their Construction. Senator Cullom today introduced two bills, ong for the construction of two steam revenue cutters for service on the great lakes, and the other for two similar ves- sels for service on the Pacific coast. The cost of the cutters for the lakes is Hmited to $200,000 each, and the others to $400,000 each. In presenting the bills, Mr. Cullom had read a letter from Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Hamlin, in reply to inquiries from himself, in which Mr. Hamlin said: “It is the opinion of the department that at least two revenue cutters, additional to the one now being constructed at Cleve- land, Ohio, should be provided for service cn the great lakes. “Your suggestion that several good ves- sels should be provided for lake service is in perfect accord with the views of the de- partment.” Mr. Hamlin also recommends an addi- tional number of cutters for service on the Pacific coast. “The vessels now there are,” he says, “all very old and obsolete type of construction, all of them too small t» meet the service required of them. Ves- sels required for service on the Pacific coast should be of size, general dimensions and capacity to enabie them to take and keep the sea under all conditions, with a cruising radius of not less than 2,500- miles. THE COURTS, Court of Appeals—Present, the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Morris and Mr. Justice Shep- ard. Thos. F. Monahan, Jas. H. McCleary and Earnest were admitted to practice. No. Ross et al. agt. United States ex rel. Prospect Hill cemetery; argument com- menced by S. T. Thomas for appetlant, con-. tinued by Wm. F. Mattingly for appellee and concluded by A. B. Duvall for appellant. No. 486, Larsburgh agt. District of Colum- bia; argument commenced by W. €. Pren- tiss for appellant. Equity Court No. 1=Chief Justice Bingham. Fletcher agt. La Tourette; David L. Coon eppointed receiver. Lewis ‘agt. Schneider; sale finally ratified. Burgee agt. Burgee; testimony before I. B. Linton, examiner, ordered taken. Armstead agt. Armstead; do., before R. J. Murray. Circult Court No. 1—Judge Bradley." In re estate of Katee W. Olmstead; cert fied to Circuit Court No. 2 for trial, on mo- tion. Second National Bank agt. Soule; judgment by default. Same agt. Barrett: do. Davenport agt. Fisher & Co.; judgment of J. P. affirmed against plaintiff and surety (two cases). Same agt. Wa:ker; do. Collins egt. Lightfoot; plaintiff called and suit dis- missed. Ash agt. District of Columbia; judgment in certiorari. Kipp agt. District of Columbia; do. Warick et al. agt. District of Columbia; do. Probate Court—Judge Hagrer. Estate of Wm. B. Griffith; summons re- turned served and will partly proved. Es- tate of Jno. E. Gowen; affidavit filed. Es- tate of Robert Dick; proof of publication. Estate of Wesley W. Bassett, afiministra- trix bonded and quolified. Estate of Tim- othy O'Connell; executrix bonded and qual- ified. Estate of Beatrice W. Brown; will filed with petition for probate. Estate of Enoch F. Zell, sr.; proof of publication. Estate of Wm. G. Newton; assent filed. ——_—_. Giving Gold for Greenbacks. NEW YORK, January 8—The Fourth National Bank has deposited $500,000 gold at the subtreasury in exchange for green- backs. FINANCE AND TRADE Prices Uniformly “Advanced This LONDONS APPARENT INDIFFERENCE It Prevented a Bear Movement by Foreign Houses. : GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Byening Star. NEW YORK, January 8.—Prices were uniformly advanced this morning as the result of a decided improvement in the general speculative undertone. London's apparent indifference to the serious com- Flications in the South African situation prevented any hostile movement against values on the part of foreign houses. From a strong cpening level prices were marked up beyond fractional Hmits on a moderate demand from legitimate buyers. A careful inspection of the market dis- closes the fact that the floating supply of stock is considerably less than at any time in several years. The risks of short sell- ing at the present Ievel are consequently increased in direct proportion to the de- crease in the facilities for making de- liveries. The market cannot be = expen ted =. — an aggressive, upwal one, a while the fate of the new government loan lacks official confirmation. The street ts confident that the original syndicate will get the bonds, and is satisfied with the pros) but the cgutious operator will hold aloof until the I announcement is made. During this period of doubt inven- tion will Hkely be rampant and rallies and reactions will succeed each other in rapid succession. ‘The preference of the street at the mo- ment ts strongly favorable to purchases on all setbacks. Sales on all rallies have heretofore been regarded as the better policy, bet the situation no longer justifies the course, except, perhaps, among profes- sion: : The market for foreign exchange was somewhat more easy in tone, as the result ef a-slight falling off in the demand and an increase in the supply of commercial drawings. The depocit of a half a million gold at the sultreasury by a local bank was announced during the day, em ig recent argu- ments és to the willingness of financial in- stitutiors to assist the government in times of encrgency. There are, however, evi- dences of the need of such assisiance, the @sposition to hoard gold being quite pro- nounced:{n some quarters. As long as the belief prevails that the new bonds cen be cbtaind on the application of individuals | gold in varying amounts will be taken from the subtreasury. The syndicate,’ so called, will cortitue to be prepared to assume ihe firancing cf the entire transaction, Wash- ington reports to the contrary notwith- standing. Money loaned at 4 per cent and is to be had on collateral less severely scrutinized thaa formerly. ‘Thé Senate caucus on the tariff bill is re- Hed upon to be productive of beneficial re- sults. The increase of revenue by natural means, such as this measure proposes, would do more for the situation than any one single act of legislation. The market sold off fractionally under profit-taking sales around delivery hour and finally relapsed tnto dullness. Traders con- tinue in control of the situation, but lower prices will result in some disputing of their right to dominate and determine values. ae FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. '- American Sugar... Soutuern Railway, Pid. Phila. ‘Traction. Wisconsin Central. Silver... Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—rezular call—12 o'clock m.—West End Na- tional Bank, 5 at 107. National Safe Deposit and ‘Trust, 5 at 120. Capital Traction, 7 at 76:2 at 76. After eall—Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone, 80 Government Bonds.—U. S. 4s, registered, 108% bid, 110 asked. U.S. 4, coupon, 10st bid. Iii 4s, 1925, 114% bid, Ti7 asked. U.S. bid, 114 asked. Columbia Bonds.—20-vear fund 5a, bid, 105% asked. 30-year fund Gs, gold, 111 Water stock 7s, 1901, currency, “112° bid. i rrepey, 113 bid. 3.658, Bis, registered, 2-108, oid. = Miscellaneous Bonds.—Meti tan Raflroad conv. 6s, 111 bid. 114 asked. ‘Steteopotitas Railroad 5a, Be, 1904, 112 es of Bt ba 1903, cu , currency, 109’ bid. 105, bid. Columbia Railroad 6s, 112% bid. Wasb- ington Gas Company 6s, series A, 168 bid. Wash- ington Gas Company 6s, series B, 109 bid. Wash- ington Gas Compeny cony. Ge, 418 bid. U. 8. Elec- trie Light conv. 120 bid. American Security and Trust 5s, F. and A., 101% bid. American Se- farity and Trust te, A. "and O.. 101% bid. Wash- larket Ci ington company Ist 108 bid. Wash- ingfon Market Company Imp. @3, 108 bid. Wash- ington Market Company ext. 6s, 108 bid. Masonic Hall Association 5s, 100 bid. Washington Light Infantry Ist 63. 99 bid. National Bank Stoeks.—Bank of Washington, asked, Bank of the Republic, 240 tan, 280 bid, 300 asked. ers’ and Mechanics’, 138 asked. Citizens’, asked. asked. Safe Deposit amd Trust Companies. ‘ational Safe Deposit and Trust, 120 bid, 130 asked. Washington Toan and Trust, 117 bid, 121 asked. "American Se- curity and Trust, bid, 145 asked. Washington 70 5 bid, 76 asked. repolttan, 00 bi OTD ee hid, 76 asked. Metropolitan, 90 bid, eked. Colimbla, 45 bid. Belt. 30 . Ee asked. G Insurance Storks.—Firemen’s, 33 bid. 38 Franklin, 37 bid, 45 asked. Metro Corcoran, 50_ bk. Potomac, Arlington, 133 bid, 155 asked. “an, 160 Wid.” National Union, 10 bid, 12 asked. Co- lumbta, 1114 bid, 13% asked. Riges, 7% Did. 8% asked. "- People’s, 5 bid, 5% asked.” Lincoln, 7% bid, $ asked. Commercial, 4% bid. Stocks.Real Estate Title, 106 Columbia Title, 6% bid, 8 asked. 8 asked. Telephone Stocks.—Penneylvania, 35 bid. Chesa- — and Potomac, 48 asked. American : asked. Pneumatic Gun rzphophone, 3% bid, 4 Carriage, .20 bid. Mi Stocks. — bid, ea Great asked. incoln Hall, 70 thaler Linotype, 210 bid. ‘7% asked. ‘ashinston Market, 13% Falls Ice, 120 bid, 126 bid, 90 asked. Mengen- Lanston Monotype, 6 bid, se ee Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, January 8.—Fiour dull, unchai — receipts, 8,175 barrels: sales, 1,250 barrels. W it t—spot and -month, 67a67%; March, G7%a08; May, 65%4268%—rece! 855, 917 bushels; sales, 45,000 bushels—sou! by sample, '68a70; do. on choice timotity, sie . “Butter rm taney cr , imitation, 1921; do. good ladie, “1he16: store packed, 12015. firm—fresh, 23a24; cold = Val§;, med, 160%. Cheese firm, um Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished-by 4¥.B. Hibbs & Co.,. 421 F ¥ 99388 pianl page rr ANOTHER STATEMENT COMING. The Marquis of Salisbury is at Work Upon it. LONDON, January &—In regard to the foreign office states that it is not matter which can be compiled in a few days. The state- ment of the foreign office ends with the remark: “You. may state, however, that the Marquis of Salisbury is engaged upon the affair, and that a full statement will be —. before parliament as speedily as possible. A movement is on foot among a number ef prominent Pi eae eg this city to bring about forma’ @ perrranent court of arbitration 8 all Proposed by Justice ——— CAUSED DELAY. Am Engine Rens Into an Empty ‘Train. - Engine 816 on the Baltimore and Ohio road ran *) to an empty train of three cars near the round house jrst outside of the city at 12 o'clock today. The accident, ft was a Secretary of the Navy Gives His Views to the Senate. The Secretary of the Navy today sent to the Senate a_reply to the resolvtion asking for his opinion as to whether it would bo advantageous to the naval service to con- tract for six battle ships instead of for the two authorized on the basis of the bids now before the department. The Secretary says the two ships author- The ships should be open to competi Thick tharereshi be mb: mackealty War Go; lay in getting bids on other new ships, ¢s the department's plans for battie ships are familiar to all the ship builders in ths country. He thinks ten days’ notice would be sufficient time. The Secretary also renews his recom- mendation that the building of at least twelve new torpedo boats be authorized, and recommends that if this action ba imstead of on the If, he says, discretion as to of the several boats be partment, they may be sizes, and it would thus some of them a greater theria took place during December. Four deaths from this cccurred during the week, with no fatal cases of scarlet fever. There were seventy-two births and- forty marriages reported for record. or the deaths occurred in hospitals, and two were certified by the coroner. —>— Gen. Harrison’s Reported Engage- ment. uncle, John Scott, has resided here for the past six years. “There is just ebout as much probability or Gen. Harrison and Mrs. Dimmick mar- rying as that you and I will marry each ether,” he said when questioned about it. PE a PEO Late Personal Notes. Gov. Wm. C. Oates of Alabsma and Mrs. Oates arrived in Washington last night, and are stoppirg at the Raleigh. Col. Rayne T. Trunk of the army is at the Raleigh. Gen. James 8. Clarkson is another na- tional committeeman in town. He is at the Congressman Arnold of Rhode Island and his wife are at the Wm. E. Hoyt, New of the C., B. and Q. road, ts at the Riggs. Judge J. M. Lindsay of Gainesville, Tex., is at the at_the Arli Francis Etch, the editor of the stock q@ otations in New York, is at the Arling- ton. President Patton of Princeton University is at the Arlington. E.. W. Bliss, the big manufacturer of iron in Brooklyn, ts at the Arlington. Chauncey I. Filley of Missouri, Joseph Manley of Maine and W. M. Crane of Mas- sachusetts or. at the Arlington on their way to the national republican committee meeting in St. Louis. The wife and daughters of Commander E. W. Watson’ of the navy are spending the winter at 1138 Connecticut avenue northwest. Mrs. Edward P. Lull and Miss Lull are spending the winter at 1719 I street north- west. Representative Harmer of Pennsylvania has taken a house at 1602 K street for the winter.. His daughter, Mrs. Harmer Ree- side, Mr. Reeside and his son, Dr. Harmer, and wife will remain with him. POAT CELA, Dr. Talmage’s Preaching. The question as to whether Rev. T. De Witt Talmage will preach twice each Sun- day in the First Presbyterian Church will be settled, so it is stated, at a meeting of the session and the congregation, to be held Monday next. see Se = Her Will Filed. Shedrick D. Brown, the husband of the testatrix, is named as the executor of the estate of the iate Beatrice Wills Brown by her will, filed today. Lorimer Le Counte Brown, a son, is made sole benefi- ciary, and his father is appointed his guar- dian. °