Evening Star Newspaper, January 15, 1896, Page 2

‘LATE NEWS BY WIRE Conventions of Both Parties Held in Philadelphia. REPUBLICAN DELEGATES 0 Sf. LOUIS Four Are Quay Men and Six Against Him. BOLT IN ONE DISTRICT PHILADELPHIA, Pa. January 15.—Fol- lewing the republican primaries of last right conventions were held all over the efty today to ratify the results of the poll- ing. Jchu L. Kinszy, who was appointed city tolicitor when Charles F. Warwick vacated that office nearly a year ago to be- come mayor, -was nominated to succeed himself. At the magistrates’ convention Edward A. Deviiw was renominated with only slight opposition. At the same time the democrats held con- ventions. Arthur Biddle was nominated for city solicitor and Maurice F. Wilher was renominated for magistrate. In the case of the latter the nomination is equivalent to electicn, as urder the law the minority par- ty is entitled to one-third of the magis- trates. Conventions were held by the republicans in the five congressional districts in this city, at each of which two delegates and two alternates to the national convention at St. Louis were chosen, as follows: First district—Delegates—Israel W. Dur- ham, Edwin 8S. Stuart; alternates—Con- gressman H. H. Bingham, Penrose A. Mc- Clain. Second district—Delegates—J. B. Ander- son, Jos. H. Klemmer. Fourth district — Delegates — Alexander Crow, jr., Edward W. Patton, with A. 8. i, Shields as alternate. Fifth district—Delegates—David Martin, B. Hackett. the ten delegates mentioned above four are chosen on anti-administration or Quay tickets, the other six are announced as “combine” delegates. In the third dis- trict the Quay followers bolted the con- vention and held a separate meeting, elect- ing State Senator Elwood Becker and Henry Clay as delegates. The bolters claim to have a majority of the regularly elected delegates to the con- vention with them, including the regular chairman. The case will probably have to be settled in court. In_the first district a resolution offered by Congressman Bingham was unanimous- ly adopted, instructing the two delegates to vote for Thomas B. Reed for President. 4. similar resoluticn was adopted in the fifth district. In the third district (anti- Quay) convent’on a resolution indorsing Senator Quay for the presidency was pre- sented and tabled without comment. In the other convertion in the same dis- triet no mention was made of the Senator's name. Owing to the closeness of last night's vote in many wards and the difficulty in obtaining accurate returns, the question whether the next republican city commit- tee will _be “Quay” or “‘anti-Quay” is in dcubt. Both sides claim the victory. David Martin, the anti-Quay leader, against whose leadership the fiercest battle cver seen in the republican ranks in this city Was waged, claims he will continue to control the committee, although his chair- man, State Senator Charles A. Porter, was badly beaten. Mr. Martin, who is a delegate to the na- tional convention, said today in answer to ® question: “I am for Reed, with McKin- ley for second choice.” In the fourth congressional convention the delegates to the St. Louis convention, Messrs. Crow and Patton, who are strong Quay leaders, were instructed to vote for Senator M. S. Quay for the presidency. ——._—_ FORAKER ELECTED SENATOR. Action of the Joint Session of the Two Ohio Houses. COLUMBUS, Ohio, January 15.—The two houses of the legislature today in joint ses- sicn confirmed their respective acts of yes- terday in electing J. B. Foraker United States Senator, term to begin March 4, 1897. The Senator-elect, who was in waiting at Gov. Bushnell’s office, when escorted to the hall of the house was received with great applause, and addressed the general as- sembly briefly. Governor McKinley followed with one of his most eloquent addresses, rehearsing Foraker’s history, and saying no man in the history of the state had ever achieved such pa in the hearts of the people of io. Governor Bushneil also spoke. Foraker spoke over twenty minutes, and almost every paragraph was followed by great ap- plauBe. ——__. AWAY BELOW IN MANITOBA. Second Great Frigid Wave of the Month. ST. PAUL, Minn., January 15.—The sec- ond great frigid wave of the month is sweeping down from the northwest terri- tory. At 10 o'clock last night it was 30 degrees below zero at Calgary, the coldest point in this section. At many points in Manitoba it was 20 degrees below, and at Helena it was 14 degrees below. The cold- est point in Minnesota was St. Vincent, where it was 12 degrees below. WELLINGTON GAINS THREE VOTES. Joint Ballot of the Maryland General - Assembly. Special. Dispatch to The Evening Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., January 15.—The first “joint balfet of the senate and house of del- egates for a successor to United States Sen- ator Chas. H. Gibson was taken at noon to- day in the hall of the house of delegates, with the following result: Representative George L. Wellington..... 28 Phillips L. Goldsborough... 17 Senator Charles T. Westcott Col. James C. Mulliken Senator A. L. Dryden. Robert B. Blixon. Sydney E. Mudd ,The complimentary vote of the dem- ccrats was divided between Col. John Wal- ter Smith, who received 21 votes, and Judge Henry Page, who received 9 votes. The senators voted as they did yesterday, with the exception of Messrs. Bruce, Jackson and Michael, who voted for Judge Page instead of Henry. In the house Mr. Wellington gained three votes, two being these of absentees from yesterday's balloting. He lost one vote cast for him yesterday. Mr. Westcott gained the vote of Senator Emory, who was absent yesterday, but lost one vote on the joint ballot. Co). Mulliken gained one vote over yesterday, as did Mr. Dryden. The result of the ballot differed but slight- ly frem the conservative forecasts made last night and this morning, and it is be- Heved that the situation is likely to remain practically unchanged for some time. The opponents of Congressman Wellington displayed considerable elation over the fact that his vote was not larger, but the Wel- Ington men say they are entirely satisfied. They predict that the Congressman’s cause will gain recruits on each ballot, while some of the more enthusiastic of his sup- porters hint of a mild stampede in his di- rection after a few days of fruitless ballot- ing. The return of Gov. Lowndes has given the Wellington boom an impetus. ——_. THEIR CHARTERS OPPOSED. Reports 1 inst Alexandria Insur. nee Companies. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND; Va., January 15.—The Sen- ate committee on general laws has sub- mitted a report recommending that the charters of fourteen insurance companies in various places be repealed. Among these companies which are alleged to be “wild cat’ companies are nine companies of Alexandra, Va. A Ee NE th I I i cI a I cs Sa EL ER eS i es MESA SS THE EVENING ‘STAR, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1896-TWELVE PAGES. THE DEFENSE OPENS Other Side of the Sugar Witness Case. Mr. Chapman Takes the Stand—Evi- dence Presented in the Affair Today. The eighth day of the trial of Mr. Elver- ton R. Chapman, the alleged recalcitrant sugar trust witness, which opened this morning before Judge Cole in Criminal Court No. 1, was marked by the beginning of ths case for the defense. The proceedings were opened by Mr. Wil- son, who offered in evidence a copy of the journal of the Senate of the second session of the Fifty-third Congress, to show what action was taken by the Senate in respect to the report of the Senate investigating committee. According to Mr. Wilson, the Senate took no action whatsoever on the report of the committee. Mr. Birney objected to the ad- mission of the copy in evidence, on the ground that it was immaterial and irrele- vant, and the objection was sustained. Fluctuating Stock. Mr. W. B. Hibbs, the local stock broker, who testified for, the prosecution, was valled by Mr. Wilson, and stated that he had been familiar with the prices of sugar stock during the past four years, through en examination of the manual prepared from the official sheets of the stock ex- change. In 1891 the lowest price of sugar steck was 57 1-2, the highest, 93 5-8; in 1892, the lowest 78 1-2, the highest, 115 3-8; in 1898, the lowest 61 3-4,- the highest, 184 3-4, which was the highest price ever brought by sugar; in 1894, the lowest 75 5-8, the highest, 114 7-8; in 1805, the lowest 86 1-2, and the highest, 121 3-8 A number of other: stock quotations were cited by Mr. Hibbs to show that the prices were not influenced by the tariff legislation in 1894. The witness explained the causes of fluc- tuations ia stock to be the character of the buying and selling and the supply and demand. Expected adverse legislation, ac- cording to the witness, does not always have the effect on stock that is generally supposed will follow. Mr. Hibbs replied in the negative when asked if he understood the price of sugar would decline when the Dill passed the House putting sugar on the free list, but admitted that it was one of the influences that affected the price. Dealings of Senators. Mr. William C. Prentiss, the stenographer of the Senate investigating committee, was the next witness, and he was asked if any Senator appeared before the committee and was examined to learn if such Senator had dealt in sugar stock during the pendency of the tariff legislation. The district at- torney objected to the question, and after argument by Mr. Dittenhoefer, the court sustained the objection. The remainder of the morning session was devoted to an examination of Mr. Prentiss by the defense, to show that the questions alleged in the indictment to have been pro- pounded to Mr. Chapman were actually never asked. After recess Mr. Wilson created some surprise by placing his law partner, Sam- uel Shellabarger, on the stand. Mr. Shella-+ barger was asked whether or not Mr. Ckapman sought his professional advice in regard to answering the questions of the Senate investigating committee, but Mr. Birney objected, and Judge Cole ruled in favor of the district attorney. Other ques- tions of the same nature were asked, ob- jections entered and similar rulings made. Mr. Dittenhoeffer, of coursel for the de- fense, was also sworn as a witness. He was asked the same questions as were put to Mr. Shellabarger, but they were all ob- jected to, and the objections were sus- tained. Mr. Chapman Testifies. The defendant, Mr. Elverton R. Chap- man, was next placed on the stand. Mr. Wilson stated to the court that he desired to prove by Mr. Chapman that the latter when under examination by the Senate committee made answer as has heretofore been published. His testimony before the committee was read to Mr. Chapman and he declared it to be substantially correct. On cross-examination Mr. Chapman ad- mitted that he had read the statute under which he was indicted, and thereupon the defense was permitted to show by the wit- ness that he had consulted counsel in _re- gard to answering the questions of the Sen- ate committee. He was then examined in detail by Mr. Birney as to the questions and answers set forth in the printed iesti- mony before the committee. Rensons for Refusing. Mr. Chapman further testified that he de- clined to answer the questions of the com- mittee in good faith and in pursuance of the advice of Messrs. Shellabarger and Ditten- hoefer and with no intention to defy the committee, but to discharge his duty and to maintain his rights under the Constitution of the United States. The defense sought to prove by Mr. Harry Smith, a Serate committee clerk, that the Senate did not authorize the use of its seal in the transmiesion of the papers in the case to the district attorney, but objection was entered. The case of the defense was then an- nounced as closed and Mr. Dittenhoefer asked that the jury be directed to acquit the defendant on the ground that there had been no evidence presented in the case to sustain the allegations set’ forth in the in- dictment. Mr. Dittenhoefer argued at length in sup- Fort of his motion. At 3 o’clock tke court adjourned until to- morrow morning at 10 o’clock, when the district attorney will argue against the court directing the return of a verdict of not guilty. —_—~.—__ INSURGENTS NEAR HAVANA. Gomez Burns a Village and is Re- pulsed on Attacking Another. MADRID, January 15.—A dispatch to the Herald from Havana says that Gomez has burned a village about twenty miles from Havana, and that he attacked another vil- lege and was repulsed. The dispatch adds that Maceo continues to overrun the province of Pinar Del Rio. He recently reached the gates of Colima, a seaport town south of Pinar Del Rio, capital of the province of that name, whereupon the prefect embarked on board @ gunboat. This dispatch also says that the insur- gents are now fourteen miles from Havana. ——_—_—_. AT THE CAPITOL. A Wom: Taken in Charge as a Crank. A middle-aged German woman who could speak only broken English was taken in charge by the Capitol police in the House wing today and turned over to the city au- thorities, as it was evident she was of un- sound mind. She was trying to see mem- bers of Congress to obtain redress for wrongs she said she had suffered. She claimed to have owned timber land in Wis- consin, of which she had been robbed, and some one at her home told her that she should come to Washington and that as the government was now enforcing the Monroe doctrine ~': would be paid for her land. The police later recognized the woman as Mrs. Mary Lipphard of Rockford, Hl She came here last November to see the Presi- dent, whom she wanted to right her im- aginary wrongs, and because of her strange conduct at that time she was sent to St. Elizabeth for safe keeping. After remaining there two weeks she was discharged as improved, and was sent to her home in Mlinois. The unfortunate wo- man is nearly seventy years old, and she imagines that several members of her fam- ily have been murdered. She was detain- ed at the sixth precinct station in charge of the matron until the police surgeons can examine ker. It is likely that she will again be sent home. ——.— Took His Wife. Lincoln S. Forrest, in a suit filed on his behalf today by Attorney Walter C. Cle- phane, claims from Amelia Markward, Geo. A. Markward, her husband, and Abra- ham £. Kendig $10,000 damages, because they, as the plaintiff alleges, enticed his wife, Ida F. Forrest, away from him and influenced her to remain away from him iy November 14, 1895, up to the present ime. SILVER AND BOND Mr. Mills Make a Financial Speech in the Senate. CORSE OF A BONDED DEBT His Differences With the President and Mr. Carlisle. . PENSIONS IN THE HOUSE Mr. Sherman secured the floor” shortly after the session of the Senate began to- day, and presented two reports from the ‘committee on foreign relations. The first was an adverse report on the bill prohibit- ing citizens of the United States from ac- cepting any titles, decorations, etc., from foreign nations. Mr. Sherman said there appeared to be no need for the proposed legislation, and on his motion the consid- eration of the bill was indefinitely post- poned. 4 The Alaskan Boundary. The second report was favorable to the passage of the joint resolution appropriat- ing $75,000 fur the expenses of the commis- sion engaged in fixing the boundary be- tween Alaska and British America along the line of the 14ist meridian of west proper one which compels a widow to show that she depends upon her daily labor for support before she can secure a pension. Mr. Cail (Tenn.) believed the pension laws were good, tbut were not enforced in the proper spirii Mr. Hanley}@nd.) spoke in favor of an roviding for the restoration amendment me the rollsi¢f; pensioners dropped there- 7a. "Mr. Harayl nd.) thought the debt to the soldier has wiever been paid, and favored more liber: nsions. Z = THE SRED BUSINESS on» Secretary Morton Gives a Tart Explanation Why He Im’t in It. He Says Farmers Don’t Want the Seeds and the System of Distribu- tion Was Badly Abused. Secretary Morton explained to the Sen- ate and House committees on agricuiture today why he‘ had not purchased seeds during 1895. The Secretary read a pre- pared statement showing what the depart- ment had done, what bids had been re- ceived and why they were rejected. Among the bids was one which gave a very high price for certain flower seeds, amounting to .$128 per pound in some cases. Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota asked him if it was a presumption on his part that farmers did not want seeds. The Secretary. said he did not believe farmers wanted seeds at that price; es- pecially, he added, in a state where the farmers wanted the government to pull longitude. There was some objection to immediate consideration of the measure, but on Mr. Sherman’s statement that the commission now at work would have to suspend operations unless the appropria- tion was given, the resolution was passed. Mr. Mills’? Financial Speech. This disposed of routine business, and Mr, Mills (Tex.) took the floor in support of his resolution, introduced yesterday, concerning silver, bonds, etc. The Senator | sissippi, spoke without notes, and was given close attention. Mr. Mills first addressed him- self to the silver situation. He spoke of their thistles for them. This was a direct thrust at Mr. Hansbrough, who, last Con- gress, was a yigorous advocate of a bill to extinguish the Russian thistle. Later Mr. Hunsbrough asked the Secre- tary if he did not consider that the distri- bution of seel was a sort of paternalism. The Secretary was consitering this tion when Mr. Hansbrouzh asked, that a part of your party creed?” “TI object,” said Senator George of Mis- “to the Secretary baing an ex- ponent of democratic creed.” The Secre- tary, he added, was wrong on the silver question. Secretary Morton said that his action re- the long cofitinued antagonism to silver | garding seeds was, in a measure, due to and the present locking up of the accumu- lation of silver in the treasury vaults. was due, he said, to the powerful influence in this country claiming that the preroga- tive of issuing money should be given to corporations, to expand and contract as they pleased. The national bank idea was not a democratic idea. Mr. Mills cited Jef- ferson to show the democratic policy abuses which had grown up. and referred It} to the sale of seeds to second-hand book stores.. He was asked where the seeds came from and he said ‘the book stores got them from clerks. “Do Congressmen clerks?” he was asked. “The Congressmen are probably robbed,” retorted the Secretary. Senator Hansbrough pressed the Secre- furnish them to favored the retention of the prerogative of | tary as to why he did not readvertise for making money by the government and the | sccds, People. It was an incident of sovereignty | required to, although he had authority to Mills followed the | do so. to issue money. Mr. course of the national and state banks, showing their contractions and expansions of the circultion. And now, he sald, system was to be perpetuated by further issues of bonds. The People Against Bond Issues. Whenever the verdict of the people had been taken it was in favor of the legal tender notes—the money of the people—and against the bank noies. The people had al- ways stood against bonds and bank circula- tion. “Let any party,” said Mr. Mills, “dare to go before the country in the coming con- test with a plain detlaration favoring a bonded debt and bank circulation and when | the campaign {is over that party will need the services of a first-class undertaker.” The Senator said he differed with the President yn this subject bs regretted it. But this was a country of free discussion, and the difference with the President and Secretary of the Treasury existed in spite of the high personal regard for them. The President wanted more bonds, adding to the People’s burden and imposing this burden on our children and our children’s children. | Mr. Gray asked if Mr. Mills belleved in notes which were never redeemed—in short, flat money. Mr. Mills rejected the idea that legal tender notes were fiat, and explained the theory of fiat money. Bond Insues Futile. | “Why did not our distinguished Secretary of the Treasury,” asked Mr. Mills, “when this bank conspiracy began, say to these gentlemen, now, show your cards and I will pay you in silver? If the Secretary had coined the silver in the treasury and paid it for current expenses there would have been no deficit. But the Secretary kept the silver locked in the vaults. The President's and Mr. Morton said he was not He also said that’ the seed division had disappeared, and he addeg quite point- edly that he did not think there was any this | value in the distribution. ART AND GOVERNMENT. An Officer Who Assumes to Know What a Moral Picture Should Not Be. Washington has a new art censor in the person of Policeman Brennan of the sixth precinct. we Yesterday Policeman Brémnan appeared at John G. Parker's book store, on 7th street, andjordered him:to remove from his window two pictures which did not come up to his standard of the true, the beautiful |. and the good. Mr. Parker’s astonishment may, perhaps, be understood when it is stated that the pictures to which the po- liceman objected are photographic repro- auctions of two of the most famous ex- amples of modern art. They were c@pinet- sized photographs mounted on glass on the plan of easels, so that they might be used for mante? ornaments or to adorn the tops of book shelves. ‘Where are few modern pictures which have beem reproduced more frequently than have these two—“The Fates and the Sirens”—by Paul Thumann, the famous painter. Mr. Breifnan's objection tothe pictures Was that they were indecent 4nd an Insult to good morals. Mr. Parker did not take the same view of them, but he was ordered to remove.them from’ his window on pain of instant arrest. ‘Later, the policeman came back, and stated that he had had a conference with his Heutenant, and that the latter had upheld him in the stand he had taken. = “Then tell your leutenant,” said Mr. Parker, “that he is just about as absurd a critic as you are. bond issues were futile. It was like pour- ing water through a sieve. The hundred million issue a few days hence would be followed by another hundred millions in a few months. This wou!d go on until the debt burdens of,posterity would reach $1,- 500,000,000. “The President used some remarkable language,” said Mr. Mills, and the Senator pointed this out with profound respect to the President. The President's language was contrary to all the teachings of our democratic fathers. It sounded like the statements of Jay Cooke when he advo- cated national debts as national blessings.: Mr. Mills read from the President's utter- ances on bonds and compared them with the views of distinguished democrats of the past. Curse of a Bonded Debt. Tne Senator pictured the curse, as he called it, of a bonded debt. And yet, now our President and Secretary of the Treas- ury ask for long-time bonds, payable in gold. Fifty-year bonds, which would never be paid. Mr. Mills quoted Thomas Benton of the “hell and chaos” caused by effort to sustain the banks. It meant the establishment of a “bankocracy” in the United States. But the party who goes to the country on this policy will be swept out of existence with a storm of indignation. This bank power) threatened to wield a controlling power in the Senate, the House of Representatives, the executive branches and the United States Supreme Court. This last branch had grown so powerful that it could almost decree monarchy in the United States. That would be no more absurd than the decision against the income tax overruling the de- cisions of a hundred years. Mr. Peffer on the Financial Situation. The silver bond bill was taken up at 2 o'clock, and Mr. Peffer (Kan.) addressed the Senate. He said that the speech of Mr. Mills had at last justified the populist party. “We have the remarkable spectacle,” said Mr. Peffer, ‘‘of a democratic Senator holding a distinguished place in his party arraigning and denouncing the policy of the President which this party brought into power.” Mr. Peffer proceeded to discuss the finan- cial situation, urging in particular the re- peal of all laws authorizing the issue of bonds. THE HOUSE. In the House today the Speaker announced the appointment of Mr. Allen of Utah to the committee on public lands, in place of Mr. Curtis of Kansas, resigned. On motion of Mr. Bowers (Cal.) a bill ‘was passed authorizing the Secretary of the In- terlor, under regulations to be fixed by him, to permit the use of right of way upon pub- lic lands for the purpose of generating elec- tric power. Mr. McClean Seated. Mr. Johnson (Ind.), from elections commit- tee No.2, presented a report on the contested case of Robert A. Cheesebrough vs. George B. McClellan, from the twelfth district of New York. A resolution declaring Mr. Mc- Clellan duly elected was adopted by the 01 use. A “free home” bill making actual res’ dence on railroad land grants unnecessary where the lands have been fenced and im- proved was passed. A bill granting an -American register to the steamer Miami was also passed. The Pension Appropriation Bill. Then, on motion of Mr. W. A. Stone (Pa.), the House went into committee ofthe whole for the purpose of considering the pension arpropriation bill. Mr. Morse (Mess.) spoke of abuses in the administration of the pension office. He was followed by Mr. Welsh (N. Y.), who did not think that provision of the law a Mr. Parker at first refused to remove the pictures, but finally, preferring not to bother about the ordeal of a Police Court judgment on art, he acceded to Officer Brennan's request. When he began to tRink over the matter, however, he real- ized that he had not done himself or the pictures justice, and the result was that this afternoon he put them back in his window, with the remark that they might raid him and be hanged, for all he cared. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES. Gossip About the Possible Nominee of the Democratic Party. u The r-resence of the members of the dem- ocratic national committee in Washington has stimulated talk about presidential can- didates. Cleveland’s name again comes up. The assertion is made that he contem- plates a letter stating that he would not accept another nomination. Thig is denied, however, by members of the national com- mittee, and it cannot be traced to any re- sponsible source. The opinion is again commcnly expressed among democratic leaders that he would like the nomination. ‘Whe purpose ef giving currency to this idea may be to excite antagonism against Cleveland's friends so as,to weaken their influence in the selection of another can- didate. Talk in fayor of Olney and of Mathews of Indiana appears to be on the increase. There is a well defined purpose to start a bcom for Mathews. The Morrison men, too, are quite active. —a—————— MINISTERS RECEIVED. Those From Russia and Ecuador Greeted by the President. The President today received Senor Carbo, the new £cuadorian minister, and Mr. de Katzebue, the Russian minister succeeding Prince Cantacuzene. The President told Senor Carbo how gratifying it was to him to see a full representaticn at Washington of all of the countries of the western hem- isphere, wherefore he felt especial pleas- ure in receiving a representative ‘from Ecuador, which had been for some time past without a diplomatic representative at Washington, adding: “We wish for. Ecua- dor, as for all’the kindred republics of the southern icontiment, that enduring pros- perity andi‘that constant progress toward a higher civilization which the scheme of governmett characteristic of this hemis- phere, combined ‘with internal peace and the friendshipliand good-will of neighbor- iug states,,is 49) Well calculated to secure.” The speeches exchanged between the new Russian minister and the President were in the usual form, save one reference by the President tp “the time-honored friend- ship between the United States and Rus- sla and the cordiality of the intercourse so long mainffained.”” —————— Kept a,News Store Here. The police think the suicide in Cin- cinnati ig J, T. Clements, who for- merly kept a small store on 9th street, cpposite the patent office, where he sold newspapers and periodicals. His mother lives near 15th and H_ streets northeast. This man left here several months ago to go to Philadelphia and New Yerk, but it has been some time since his relatives hayé heard from him, and they feel confident that he is the man who committed suicide. It is thought likely that he had been drinking. Se A Tie on the Tariff Bill, The Senate finance committee held a brief meeting today with Senator Jones of Nevada absent, for the eonsideration of the revenue tariff bill. A vote was taken and developed a tie on the bill. Senator Jones was not paired, and it became neces- ; sary to have his vote either for or against the bill. When he returns it is understood that it will be reported either favorably or adversely, depending upon his vote. 1 ing on the down grade. A GATEMAN’S FAULT Gates Were Not Lowered Before Panting of ‘Trai GRADE CROSSING TRAGEDY STUDIED Coroner's Jury Investigated Death of Driver Graham. THE MAN TO BLAME ———————— The tragedy on the %th street grade crossing of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad Monday night left one woman and child with no means of support. Oscar Graham, the colored driver who met the sudden and violent death, had a wife anj one child, and they live at No. 55 Defrees street. Widow Graham was unable to attend the inquest held over the body of her husband at the fourth precinct station at noon to- day, but she had Lawyer Carrington to look after her interests. The dead body of her husband had been kept in the Emer- gency Mospital morgue until viewed by the coroner's jury. Railroad men and other witnesses were summoned by the police, and the first one examined by the coroner was Dr. Peralta of the Emergency Hos- pital, who told of the condition of the pa- tient when he reached the hospital. He died about ten minutes after reaching the hospital, and witness attributed his death to internal hemorrhage. Engineer Testifies. Engineer John F. Mattingly, who was in charge of the engine that caused Graham's death, testified that he did not see the wa- gon until about the time of the collision. “Were the gates up or down?” the coroner asked. “The gate on the north side was up,” an- swered witness. “I couldn't see the south side from where I was sitting, and then, too, there was a car standing on the sid- ing.” Witness concluded, when he saw the wa- gon on the crossing, that the gates had not teen lowered. He was positive that a wagon could not get through if the gates were down, without breaking the gate. When witness first saw the vehicle about two yards from the track the horse was going very fast. “How fast was your engine going?” wit- ness was asked. “Not very fast,” was his response. ‘‘Not faster than the legal rate, ten miles an heur, and I stopped within eighty or ninety feet of where’ the accident happened, and as making faster time than “Then,” remarked the coroner, “he must have been going at a break-neck speed.” “That's what he was doing,” added wit- ness. Policeman Henry was questioned about the damage to the horse, and he said he thought the horse was not injured. “It was a moon-eyed horse,” the jury was told. “At times he’s blind and at other times he can see.” , “The Lorse didn’t seem to know which way to turn,” said the engineer. “I suppose the animal was frightened,” remarked the coroner. Gates Not Down. Nane Ressiter, the fireman on duty at the time, testified that when he saw the wagon he called to the engineer to stop, but it was to Iste. “Were the gates down?’ the coroner asked. ‘Not on my side,” he answered. ‘Which side were you on?” “South side of Maryland avenue. “Then,” remarked the coroner, “that’s pretty good evidence that the gates were not down, for the engineer said that the north gate was rot down on ‘the other side. If that was the case, did the driver not have the right of way?” “I suppose he did.’ Witness did not see the gateman, nor could he say where he was at the time of the accident. Witness knew that there were cars on the siding, and if they were near the crossing they would have obstruct- ed the view of the crossing. A juror wanted to know if the gateman Was conversant with the time of the ar- rival of trains at the crossing, but witness could not answer the question. More Evidence. Wiliam Southworth, operator at the 9th street crossing, said in answer to the cor- orer’s inquiries that the gateman in charge of the crossing was in the box at the time of the accident, but he thought there was somebody at the gate, because he heard voices. He also said that the “off gate” | was lowered. Deputy Coroner Glazebrook gave evidence describing Graham's injuries. There was no indication, he sald, that Graham had been drinking. Should Have Been Down. Dennis Cain, switchman at Sth street and Maryland avenue, testified that about 6:30 oclock Monday night he was talking to the operator at the 9th street crossing. When he became aware of the approach of the train he left and went out to look after his switches. When he saw that they were all right he gave the train the signal to keep along. Then he disccvered that the gates were not lowered, and he ran over to lower them. He had the south gate about balf way down when he saw the wagon coming at a fast rate of speed. Wit- ness called to him to stop, but he paid no attention to him, The gateman came out of the box to the gate about the time wit- ness was lowering the gates. Witness did not notice any cars on the siding at the time of the accident, but he was told that there were cars there. “How fast was the horse moving at the time of the accident?” “In a fast trot. “Should the gates have been down when you flagged the train?” asked a juror. “They should,” was his answer. “Then if the gateman had attended to his duty the gates would have been down?” “They would.’” Miss Kate Sullivan and Miss Katie Willis, who witnessed the accident, testified that the gates were not lowered. Gateman Testifies, Mr. B. E. Parish, gateman at the crossing where the tragedy occurred, testified that about 6:30 o'clock on Monday he was in the box putting coal on the fire. “Did you know there was a train due there about that time?” “Yes, ‘3ir.”” “Did you lower the gates?” = “No, sir,” answered the gateman, “bu Mr. Cain started to lower them when the man drove on the track.” Witness explained that he missed because he was looking after his fire. He said the rules allowed him to trust his duty to any railroad man famillar with the work, but not to persons not in the employ of the company. Witness told the jury that there are more than sixty trains passing the crossing a day, and the schedule is changed so fre- qvently that he can’t always keep posted. “Are you a drinking man?” the coroner asked. “I don’t drink to any extent,” was his re- sponse. H “Had you been drinking that day?” “No, sir.” Witness was asked if eny other trains had passed that crossing when the gates were not down, and he replied that they had on one or two occasions. He said that fre- avently there are cars on the sidings, and it is impossible for him to see a train com- Engineer Mattingly was recalled, and he said there had been no change in this train for four years. Gatemen Parish, resuming, said he knew this particular train was due about that time, but there 1s no clock in the box, nor did ke have any watch, and so he had to giess at the time. “But,” h> said, “I miss- ed it that time.” Sheehy Flynn, William Minor, Samuel Ailen, Policeman Brice and Miss Annie Street, who saw the accident, were also examired. Blamed the Gateman, The jury, after a lengthy deliberation, re- turned a verdict that the deceased”came to his death in the manner stated by the wit- nesses. “We believe,” the “that the accident was due to the non-attendance and negi of the ga T. E. ligence Parish, at the crossing, 9th and avenue southwest.” Although the verdict placed the blame on the gateman ‘the latter was not held in custody for criminal prosecution, but was permitted to leave-the station and go about his business, THE CUBAN INSURGENTS Recent Demonstrations Have Not Disposed House and Senate Favor Extending an Expression of Sympathy—Why Mr. Cleveland Wants Delay. ‘The demonstration which the Cuban rev- olutionists aave made against Havana does not appear to have disposed the Cleveland administration any more favor- ably toward them. It is understood that .both Mr. Cleveland and his Secretary of State are as opposed as ever to the recog- nition of the insurgents. Mr. Cleveland, it is believed, is influenced by the fear that @ perallel would be drawn between Hawail and Cuba if he should show the Cubans any consideration, and it would, he said, be charged that this was a reversal of the policy which controlled him in dealing with the Hawailans. Some doubt, even, is expressed as to the course which wculd be taken should Spain find it convenient to transfer Cuba to a other power, better able to mainiain su- premacy over the island. Such a transfer would be a violation of the Monroe doc- trine as gencrally construed and as set forth in Mr. Olney’s letter, but it is under- stood that Mr. Cleveland does not think this doctrine applies to outlying islands, though the Senate declared in the case of Hawaii that it did. Congress in Favor of Sympathy. The dispcsition in the Senate and House is generally in favor of extending sympa- thy to te Cubans whenever such action can properly be taken, but the influence of the administration 1s said to be against any action by Congrcss. Senator £herman held a long conference with Secretary Olney before the meeting of the foreign relations committee today, and when the committee met action on the Monroe doctrine resolution was postponed until Friday. The State Department Policy. The policy of the State Department in the Venezuelan matter is to have nothing at all done affecting it until after the com- mission have completed their investigation. It is :hought best that Corgress should be silent on the subject, and that the squad. yon which was to go through winter evclu. tions in the vicinity of Venezuela should be kept from those waters. It is a part of the same policy to avoid any conflict with Spain over Cuba in view of the fact that the making up of the Venezuelan case de- pends much upon the courtesy of Spain in allowing the commission access to her archives. 2+ DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. Brightwood R. R. Report. Several reports of street ralyway com- panies of the District of Columbia were presented in the Senate today. A report of expenditures and receipts for the year ending December 31, 185, of the Bright- wood Railway Company shows operating expenses and interest paid out to be $59,- 582.65, the year’s revenues $51,136.95. There was a loss by fire also of $10,073.15. During the year 1,183,268 passengers were carried at an average cost per passenger of 48 19-100 cents. : Eckington and Soldiers’ Home. ‘A report from the Eckington and Sol- dicrs’ Home Railway Company shows the tctal assets for the year ending December 31, 18%), to be $216,532.17, and after pay- ing expenses there was a cash balance on January 1 of $8,412.46. During the year there were carried 4,254,504 passengers, of which 2,570,045 were revenue passengers. Belt Line. The receipts of the Belt Railway Com- pany were $181,928.14, with a cash balance of $3,706.96 on hend on January 1. Dur- ing the year 3,066,€02 passengers were car- ried, of which 2,357,022 were revenue pas- sengers. Washington and Georgetown Report. The annual report of the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company (the Capital Traction Company) was submitted to the House tcday. The receipts to Sep- tember 21, 1895, were as follows; Bonds, $500,000; central power station, $8,716.76; miscellaneous receipts, $1,150.28; passenger receipts, $761,6°8.37; rents, $2,379.16; track rent, $450; tickets, $908.85; transfers, $121.35; total, $1,275,415.50. During that time the company paid 000 in dividends, disbursed $172,782.06 to conductors and grip- men. Between September 21 and December 21 the receipts were as follows: Bills receiv- able, $386.87; central power station, $2,862.12; miscellaneous, $295.89; freight and mail, $95.85; passengers, $283,821.18; rents, $1,- 601.14; track rent, $150; tickets, $1,055.72 transfers, $435.20. During that time $119,- 577 was paid in dividends, $66,794.75 to con- ductors and gripmen. District Deficiencies. A report of the District Commissioners to the President of tho Senate, relative to the deficiency appropriation law of March 2, 1895, was made today. Eckington and Belt Line Extens! - Commissioners Ross and Truesdell visited the Cupitol this afternoon and had an in- formal talk with Mr. McMillan, chairman of the committee on the District of Columbia of the Senate, on the subject of the Ecking- ton and Soldiers’ Home and Belt Line rail- way extensions asked for in bills now be- fore Congress. It was generally thought that these companies were not making the best use of their existing lines, and that they have been given considerable opportunities in the past to improve their system, which it was thought had not been utilized to the fullest extent. The request of the com- panies for extensions, however, was talked over, and, while there was no inclination to grant everything asked for, the conversa- tion seemed to develop the fact that all par- Ucipating in it were favorable to granting the Belt line an extension by which it might reach the Zoological Park by means of its 11th street line. Baltimore Markets. 4 h, 67%aG8: May, O85, Feceipis, #23 bushels: stock, £91,841 bushels: sits, 3.000 Dashels—southern wheat by sample, Osx70: . on grade, irm—spot, month and February, 32%a33; March, S34aa%: ‘May. as 3 steamer mixed, 31%a31%—receipts, 7 4! is; shipments, 122,572 bushels; stock, 1,c60,- 486 bushels; sales, 42,000. bushels—southern white and yellow ‘corn, '3214083%. Oats steady—No. 2 white western, 2ia241: No. 2 mixed do., receipts, 8,847 bushel 151,188 ” bushels, ck, 4 ye firmer—No 2, 30a40 for nearby: 42a43 western —reveipts, 8,847 ‘bushels: stock, 151,188 bushels. Hay finn, det set mand—choice timothy, fray. unchanged. Butter steady taney er irm, unct er si y—fancy creamery. 2 do. imitation, 19a21; do. ladle, 18; good : store ‘packed,’ 12015. Eggs ‘dull , 16; cold storage, 14; Mmed, 14. firm, unchanged. Whisky unchanged. Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York. apes High. Low. Cl ich. Low. Close. nares ween BTM 6% ee. 5O%-60 28 17 19%B 9. 10.004 5.508 2 80 see 4.75 a i390 5.008 High. Low. Clove. (867.86 7.83 7.82 798 Tos 788 TSR Zor 797 79s 798 S01 802 796 7.96 FINANCE AND TRADE Comment on the Dissolution of the PRICES HELD AGAINST ATTACK Volume of Business Continues Un. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, January 15.—Prices were fractionally irregular at the opening of to- day's stock market, but in a majority of instances were well supported around yes- terday’s closing level. The volume of busi- ness is unimproved and promises little for either account. The main situation is as satisfactory »s inactivity on the part of Congress aid the delayed relief for the treasury vill warrant. The dissolution of the government bond syndicate, while generelly known in finan- cial circles to have occurred several days ago, was first officially announced this morning. The terms of the treasury’s cir- cular and the edministration’s desire to have the loan submitted to popular sub- scription practically disposed of the neces- sity fcr an organization of this character. This releasing of the several individuals in interest fr. m thetr commitments relative to supplying the gold necessary to float the Ican is in no sense hestile to the success of the enterprise. 4 On the contrary, the assurance of Mberal individual subscription: stated in the circular announcing the abandonment of the syndicate idea that the barking interests recently represented therein will continue as individuals to as- sist the treasury to the fullest possible extent. Fearing that traders would attack the market on the publication the syndi- cate’s decision this precaution no signisicart declines were recorded in any part of the list. The market for foreign exchange contin- ues dull and void of feature. Rates hold steady, however, and are extremely sensi- fine shipments to actual necessity. The day’s operations again imdicated a preference for and a belief in the Granger hares. Realizing sales by traders re- ited in some shading off in values ‘hroughout this group, but the undertone is all that it should be. Narrowness is si marked in all departments and delays will be encountered by purchasers for some time to come, per- haps, but a broader market is not likely to offer inducemenis to the pessimistic ele- ment. In the industrial list Sugar was the most active, and on a descending scale. A re- cently organized bull pool was said to have lquidated to a considerable extent hold- The following are the opening, est and the lowest and ¢! of the New York stock ported by Corson & Macartney, New York stock exc! Sgpsskiatgasaes petegsetigigeszes: i gipggFegeePigiggsyes i gReoztgpsefigtgepzes! gc! 2°95 1 100" am” SN By Oy x By ME Be St St 91 OT} co 66 ¥ = = oy s ‘ie aig ie | =x ath ing & 1. n Wheel 1 Erie, Prd isis Wisconsin Central... = i eee F i i BALTIMORE, January 15.— more and Obio directors at their today took no action on either tl dency or the proposed ch»~ agement of the road, Lo* for the February meeting.