Evening Star Newspaper, January 22, 1896, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. ne aes PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, - AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 101 oe ye Cor, 11th Street, by The Even! tar Ne per Company, New York Offce, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, On their own: account, at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents ia month. Copies at the ceunter 2 cents each. matl—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepald—50 cents month. - PSaturday Quinteple Sheet Star, §1 per year, with fore (Entered at the Poet Office at Washington, D. C., as second-class mail matter.) [7-All mail subseriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. No. 13,381. WASHINGTON, D. ©., WEDNESDAY, FANUARY: 22, 1896-TWELVE PAGES TWO CENTS. 2 BATTENBERG’S DEATH Son-in-Law of Queen Victoria Dies on Shipboard. WAS RETURNING HOME FROM AFRICA Carlists in Spain Again Show Ac- ” tivity. THE HARPOOT MASSACRE ee LONDON, January 22—The news of the aegth of Prince Henry of Battenberg was received at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, early today. The queen and Princess Beatrice are prostrated with grief. Prince Henry of Battenberg was hus- band of the Princess Beatrice of England, and went to Ashanti in a special capacity and contracted fever there. He was the third son of Prinde Alexander of Batten- berg, uncle of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse. He married the Princess Beatrice in 1885. They have four children. He was born October 5, 1858, and was gov- ernor of the Isle of Wight and of Caris- brook Castle. From the few details received it’appears that the prince had a relapse yesterday while cn board the British cruiser Blonde, on her way to Madeira with the sick man. In spite of the efforts of thig special sar- Zeon in attendance and of the ship's sur- geon the prince died at 9 o'clock yesterday evening. The Blonde then returned to the Sierre Leone, west coast of Africa, from which place the news was cabled to the admiralty ard was by that department communicated tp the queen and to the Prince of Wales. The end of Prince Henry was peaceful. The first lerd of the admiralty, the Hon. George J. Goschen, after consulting with the queen has given instructions that the Blonde be ordered to bring the remains of the prince to England. The greatest sorrow is manifested throughout the Isle of Wight at the death of Prince Henry, and the flags every- where are at half-mast. OVER NINE THOUSAND MASSACRED. Awful Det: Ils of the Outrages Near Hnrpoot. NEW BRITAIN, Conn., Jan. 22—B. Ar- gos, an Armenian resident of this city, is in receipt of a letter from a friend in Ar- menia, in which details are given of the awful massacres perpetrated in the district of Harpoot. The letter, which was secret- ly mailed and came via Persia, states that between 9,000 and 10,000 Armenians have been massacred and upward of 100,000 are starving and destitute in this district. Snow Hes to the depth of several feet. Some of the Armenians have taken to eating grain. Of these three hundred villages in Harpoot fifty-four have been sacked and burned by Turks and Kurds. The rest are occupied by the butchering soldie! There were twelve American missions in the districts, but eight of them have been burned. The lives of the Americans have been spared, but they, with the Armenians, are in great want, and in some instances they are starving. CAPTURED BY ABYSSINIANS. The Italian General Unable to Sue- cor Makalle. ~ PARIS, January 22—The Figaro this morning says it has received private infor- mation that the Abyssinfans captured Ma- Kalle, the Italian position, on Sunday last. Prior to this report, the latest news from Abyssinia was that King Menelik had in- vested Makalle, and that Gen. Baratiere,the commander of the Italian forces, was at Erythrea and unable to succor Makalle, the . three approaches to that place being almost impassable from natural causes, besides be- ing guarded-by 60,000 Abyssinians. POSTPONED THE REVIEW. Effect of the Death of Prince Henry of Battenberg. LONDON, January 22.—The review of the flying squadron, now off Spithead, has again been postponed. The reason given is that the weather is too foggy for her majesty to be able to witness the review from Osborne house. But it ts reported that the real ca@mse of the postponement of the review is the death of Prince Henry of Battenberg, husbend of t he queen’s youngest daughter. CARLISTS AGAIN ACTIVE. Take Advantage of Spain's Caban Troubles. BILBAO, Spain, January 22.—Rumors are eurrent here of greatly increased activity in Carlist circles, where it is hoped that the reverses which the Spanish forces have suffered in Cuba and the failure of Gen. Campos to put down the insurrection may rouse the Spanish people against the gov- ernment of the queen regent and afford an epportenity for Den Carlos, or Don Jaime, his son. They Disastrous Fire in a Gun Factory. PARIS, January 22.—A fire in the Hotch- kiss rapid-fire gin manufactory at St. Denis has caused damage to the extent of 1,000,000 francs. Two Emperors May Mect. PARIS, January 22.—The rumor that the Emperor of Germany and Emperor of Rus- sia Intend to have a meeting at Laturbie is gaining strength in diplomatic circles. — FOUND DEAD IN BED. An Aged Couple Suffocated by Gas From a Coal Stove. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., January 22.—Am- brose West and wife, both over seventy years of age, were found dead in bed this morning in their home in Germantown, a suburb of this city, having been asphyxi- ated by coal gas, which escaped from a stove in their room during the night. Mr. West was the owner of a_ hosiery mill, which was opposite his residence, It had been his custom to open the mill in the morning and see that'everything was in good condition. When his employes reached the building today and found it closed they suspected that something was wrong. They went to the residence of the Proprietor, and, being unabl2 to get a re- sponse to frequent pulls at the bell, forced the door open. The house was full of coal gas, and the aged couple had evidentiy been dead several hours. ——~ MADE A TERRIBLE TRIP. Hitch in Hoisting Machinery Caused ® Man's Death. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, January 22.—The hoisting machinery in the converting de- partment of the Ohio Steel Company went wrong at 6:45 this morning, and two cages went up and down at a terrible rate. Chas. Harmaski was on one at the bottom, and Was carried to the top of the hoist and brought back with such force that his hips Were both broken, his skull fractured and neck broken, expiring instantly. Pat Nagle and Andy Plasko were on the cage at the top, and when they came down were, thrown off. Both are somewhat hurt, but not fatally. | money CHARGED WITH ~~ PERJURY rested. - His Testimony in a Civil Suit Attack- ed—The Hospital on Fourth Street, Capitol Hill. Mary Jane Casey, twenty-five years old, end unmarried, was a patient in Dr. Sig- mund A. Czaria’s private hospital and lying- in asylum at No. 16 4th street northeast for three days in April last and then went to another institution to give birth to a child. Today che appeared in Judge Miller's court and made complaint that Dr. Czarra had committed perjury in civil proceedings In- stituted against him before Justice of the Peace L. C. Strider. The doctor's counsel was Lawyer C. Maurice Smith, who cross- examined the prosecuting witness to prove by her if possible that she was actuated by malice. The young woman related to the court the story of her experience at Dr. Czarra’s establishment and of his alleged false testi- mony before Justice Strider. In Jenuary of last year, she sald, she called at the institution of the defendant and saw his wife, who the evidence showed is known by her maiden name, Renner, and is called “Mrs. Dr. Mary Renner.” She called again on the night of April 2 and again saw Dr. Czarra’s wife. The latter advised her that she needed treatment immediately and so the necessary arrangements were made, her friend, Niles Bagge, paying $45 on ai count and 317 the following day. When she called there she saw the doc- ter’s wife in the parlor and made the ar- rangements with her. She was to pay $50 fer her treatment and $12 for two weeks’ board. Thre: days later she demanded the return of her money, saying she was going to ve, but this was refused. “Why did you demand the return of the Judge Miller asked her. ecause,”” she answered, “I was dissat- isfle? with the treatment.” Witness was asked what became of the money when {i was turned over to Mrs. Czarra. and ske answered. “She gave it to her husband and he put it in his inside pocket.”” Continuing, witness said that during the three days she was there the defendant saw her three times a dey. When she left the place her counsel went and demanded the return of the money, which was re- fused, and then suit was entered. It was In the evidence of Dr. Czarra in this suit that it was claimed he had com- mitted perjury. In giving her testimony witness sald the doctor denied that she had been at his hospital or that he had received any money on her account. Justice Strider testified that the civil case was heard by him, and he said that Dr. Czarra made all the denials stated by Miss Casey. He also denied, said witness, that his wife had paid him any money on ac- count of this woman. The doctor's evi- dence, in effect, was that Miss Casey had never been at his institution, nor had there been any dealings with her. Miss Casey was recalled and questioned about the minor details of the transaction. She also said she was not taken sick until the 16th of May. Niles Bagge, the young man who went io the hospital with Miss Casey, gave his res- idence as No. 1219 E street northwest. He was sworn as a witness tn the case, and he told of his visits to the place of Dr. Czarra, corroborating what Miss Casey said. Wit- ness was not present at the hearing in Justice Strider’s court. Detective Carter was also examined. He testified to the arrest of Dr. Czarra about 8 o'clock last night, and of the statementz he made. Counse! discussed the proof and legal as- pect of the case, Mr. Smith ciaiming an acquittal, while Mr. Mullowny argued for a conviction. Mr. Smith argued che legal point, and then spoke in behalf of his client's hos- pital. Mr. Mullowny expressed surprise that the court should want to hear from him in the case, for he said he could see nothing in the defendant's favor in the matter. Judge Miller spoke of the law and the facts in the case, and when he intimated that he was going to send the case to the grand jury Mr. Smith said he would like to have a chance to argue upon the law and would also like to have his client make an_ explanation. Judge Miller said that becaus2 of the jury cases on the assignment he could not finish the case today and postponed it until Saturday. ee A PECULIAR CASE. A Decision as to Promotion by As- sistant Secretary of War Doe. Assistant Secretary Doe has been called upon to act in a case that is probably with- out precedent in the military history of the United States. It is that of a young man who graduated from the Naval Acad- emy and resigned his commission in the vavy in order to obtain a commission in the military establishment. Being unable to secure an appointment to the Military Academy, he concluded to take advantage of the law which authorized the appoin ment of a limited number of second lieu- tenants by promotion from the ranks after satisfactory examination. The young man in question thereupon regularly enlisted in the army as a private and after having served in that capacity for little more chan a year made formal application to the War Department for examination for promotion to a lieutenancy. Inasmuch as the statute specifically requires a service of two years in such cases, Assistant Secretary Due was forced to refuse the application. It is said that family reasons induced the young man to give up a certainty in one branch of the service for the chance of appointment in the other. —__-. Personal Mention. Surgeon A. B. Pusey of the navy is at the Ebbitt. Dr. J. B. Taylor of San Antonio is at the Ebbitt. R. M. Sturtevant of the revenue marine service is at the Ebbitt. Arthur C. Blanchard, the young son of the Louisiana Senator, is visiting his father at the Riggs House. a Robert DeC. Ward, Robert Treat Paine, ir., and Prescott F. Hall of the Immigra- tion Restriction League are at the Shore- ham, from Boston. Presidential Nominee Jas. C. Sidley of Pennsylvania is at the Shoreham. John Lane Beck, the Baltimore manufac- turer and importer, is at the Normandie. John H. Haswell and bride are st the Normandie. Mrs. Chapman Coleman of Kentucky is at the Arhngton. Wharton Barker, Dr. William Carroll and John H. Loomis of Philadelphia are at the Arlington. James T. Kilbreth, collector of the port of New York, is at the Arlington. A. B. Andrews, vice president of the Southern railway, is at the Raleigh. Commander Charles White of the Naval Academy is on a brief visit to the city. Dr. Chester H. Beatty has returned to the city, after a visit of a fortnight at Wellsburg, W. Va. Major George H. Robinson, paymaster, has been relieved from duty in the depart- ment of the Coloradc and ordered to his home to await retirement. ——-e.—______ Fire This Morning. This morning about 4 o’clock an alarm of fire was turned In from box 24 for fire in the boi'er shed at J. E. Divver’s ‘wood yard, coe of Ke and P ee northwest. A family carriage was destroyed, and three horses were slightly burned. The loss amounts to about $500, on which there is no insurance. 4 ITS FIFTIETH YEAR Semi-Centennial of the Smithsonian to Be Commemorated. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE REGENTS Interesting Recommendations in Secretary Langley’s Report. THE HODGKINS FUND The annual meeting of the board of re- gents of the Smithsonian Institution was held this morning at 10 o'clock. The follow- ing members were in attendance: The chan- cellor, Chief Justice Fuller; Vice President Stevenson, Postmaster General Wilson, Sen- ator Justin S. Morrill, Senator Shelby M. Cullom, Senator George Gray, Representa- tive Joseph Wheeler, Representative R. R. Hitt, Representative Robert Adams, jr., Dr. A. D. White, Gen. J. B. Henderson and Mr. Gardiner’G. Hubbard. ‘The death of Dr. Henry Coppee, president of Lehigh University, long a member of the beard, was announced, and appropriate res- olutions adopted. An executive committee was appointed, as follows: Gen. John B. Henderson, chairman; Pestmaster General William L. Wilson and Mr. Gardiner G. Hubbard. Secretary Langley presented his annual report, in which the chief events of im- portance during the past year were dis- cussed. Allusion was made to the confer- ring of the Hodgkins fund prize of $10,000 and to the transmission of the amount of the awerd, through the American embassy in London, to Lord Rayleigh and Prof. Ram- say; also to the fact that a similar prize for the same discovery has recently been réven to the same persons by the Institute of France. The prize of $1,000 was given to M. de Varigny of Paris for the best popular treatise ir accordance with the terms of the arnouncement, and three silver and six bronze medals awarded to the laureates out of nearly two hundred contestants: The medals, which have been designed by Mons. T. C. Chaplain, a member of the French In- stitute and the most famous medalist in the world, are being struck at the government mint In Paris, and will soon be ready for dis- tribution. The Future of the Hodgkins Fund. The secretary expressed the opinion that the giving of a large prize having served its purpose fn attracting the attention of the ‘world to the. Hodgkins fund and the pur- poses of {ts founder, it would probably not be wise to offer at present additional large prizes of this kind, since these have rarely been found efficacious in stimulating dis- covery, and that hereafter the income should be spent directly in aid of investiga- tions in regard to the atmosphere and its properties. Z Speaking of the Hodgkins bequest, Secre- tary Langley dwelt upon the idea that the foresight of Mm Hodgkins has been in one particular remarkably’ justified, since the experience of the lasf three years Has shown that there is no department in the field of human thought, apart from‘such abstract ones as aesthetics, higher mathematics, logic and the like, which does not come un- der the purview of-this donation; so that the restriction of the income from this $100,000 of the bequest to the special purpose of in- vestigaticns regarding atmospherig air is in reality no embarrassment or limitation of the free activities of the institution. Attention was also directed to the recent bequest of Mr. Robert Stanton Avery of Washington, the value of which had been estimated at $50,000, but which, it seems probable, will not prove to be so large. Fiftieth Year of the Institution. The present year, 1896, being the fiftieth since the foundation of the institution, the occasion will be commemorazed by the erection of bronze tablets to the memory of the founder, James Smithson, upon his tomb : the English cemetery in Genoa, and also in the English Church in the same city. A preliminary design of this tablet, by Mr. William Ordway Partridge, was submitted for inspection. There will also be published a semi-cen- tennial volume, giving an account of the origin of the inatitution and summing up the results of its fifty years’ activities in every department of scien: This volume will be handsomely printed, ‘n an edition sufficiently large to supply all the principal libraries of the world, and will contain portraits of the founder, the chancellors— George M. Dallas, Millard Fillmore, Roger B, Taney, Salmon P. Chase, Morrison R. Waite and Melville W. suller—and those of the regents who have contributed most materially to the development and influence of the institution, such as James A. Pierce, Alexander Dallas Bache, “ouis Agassiz and George Bancroft. Chapters will be con- tributed by a considerable number of the mest prominent scientific men and edu- cators of the United States. The Zoological Table at Naples. Allusion was made by the secretary to the table at the zoological station of Naples rented by the institution for the benefit of investigators and students of American natural history, and io the fact that the popularity of this undertaking is so great that petitions from eight of the principal natural histery socleti2s of the country, four of them national, including together some 3,000 members, and a petition signed by 200 of the principal naturalists of the country, have been received urging the con- tinuance of the table for another period of three years. : The secretary also called attention to the crowded condition of the National Museum and the necessity of new buildings, not only fur the exhibition of collections, but for the storage of material now placed in tem- porary sheds nezr the building of the in- stitution, which, being inflammable, are a constant menace to its safety. Important Ethnological Work. The bureau of ethnology 1s continuing its important work in the study of linguistics, habits and customs of the American abo- rigines, and important cxplorations have been made during the year under the di- rection of Mr. McGee among the Seri and Papago Indians of the far southwest, and by Dr. J. Walter Fewkes in the ruins of a town near Moqui, which was destroyed by hostile Indians before the first visit of the Spaniards. The latter exploration was the first ever made of a thoroughly. pre-Colum- bian town site, and resulted in the gather- ing of a collection of pottery and other objects of unequaled bea:ity and value. Alarming Reports About Buffalo. Referring to the Zoological Park, Secre- tary Langley directed attention to the alarming reports which are coming from the Yellowstone National Park, which seem to make it certain that the herd of several hundred buftalo reported last year has been reduced to fifty or iess, and in- dicating that it will soon he destroyed un- less steps are taken for its preservation. Since the means at the disposal of the cus- todians of the Yellowstone National Park seem quite inadequate to protect them, the Gesirability is suggested] of transferring most of the remnant of the herd to Wash- ington, to be placed in the Zoological Park, which has amply sufficient space for all ‘The work of the hhysteal ob work of astro-physical observa- tcry was referred these es took it up. known lines in this portion of = has increased from than twenty to over a thousand, owing:te the work which has been carried on-{p this little observa- tory dusing the last four years. The loca- tion is a very _unfo) te one, however, sirce the traffic of the street interferes with the proper use of the instrumenis, and refergncé was made by the secretary to a plan for constructing a modest build- ing for this work: in some portion of the suburbs, where the necessary quiet can be obtained. _.The secretary's report was accepted, as was also that of the executive committee. Letters ‘of owledement were read from the Royal Institute of Great Britain for a portrait of Mr. Hodgkins; sent by the institution, and frqgm the master cf Pem- broke College in Oxford, where Smithson received his degree in 1786, acknowledging the gift of a complete series of the publica- tions of the institution. Z The meeting adjourned at 11:30@'clock. ——__—_ MR. MORTON'S CANDIDACY Mr. Platt Serious in Qhampioning the Governor of New York. Quny Will Assiat Him in the Conven- tion—What Harrison’s Friends Ex- pect — Morrisen’s Boom. The friends of the other aspirants to the republican presidential nomination are be- ginning to regard Platt’s championship of Governor Morton as serious and earnest. It is well understood that Platt and Quay want, by co-operation, te control the nom- inaticn, if it is possible for them to do so, and that the first eonsi@eration with them will be to secure the nomination of some one with whom they will have influence after election. It is urged, however, that there is no candidate whose electien to the pres- idency would better serve the interests of Platt than that of Gov. Morton. The be- lef 1s, therefore, that alr. Morton’s name will be presented in earnest, and that Platt will make the fight.with the intention of securing his nomination if possible, and that he can rely cn the assistance of Quay at the proper time if anything can be ac- complished by it. If it appears that Mor- ton cannot win. then, It is said, it will be time enovgh to look around for a candidate on which a successful combination can be made. What Harrison's Friends Expect. Dan Ransdell and General Michener, Gen- eral Harrison's most active political friends in Indiana, held a conference in Washing- ton last night on the subject of General Harrison’s candidacy. This morning Mr. Ransdell made a statement on the subject, which 1s understood to be an official decla- ration oY the status of the Harrigon boom. He said that the friends of General Harrison expected his nomination to result from the condition of effairs which will exist at the republican national.convention, but that nis name Would not be presented to the convention as'others would be at the Start. The.Indiana delegation would be for Harrison, but they would not make any formal’ presentation of his name to the conventicn, He said that he thought the convention would be so divided between the other candidates that {t would be impogsible for any of them to get the Bomination, and that the convendion ;Wweuld naturally turn to Gen. Harrison, andig#ve him the nomi- nation Without his having to enter into a scramble for it. ee DOs ‘ine Merrisom Boom, A very. general*canyass is being made among democrats by the men who have the Morrison boom fn tharge. The fact that the democratic nomination is regarded by most politicians as: an empty honor, and that, therefore, no one else is making an active fight:to get it, leaves’ the field ap- parently clear for them at this time, and they are in high feather. The great argu- ment in favor of Morrison that is being made fs that he is the only man on whom both the silver and anti-silver democrats can unite; that, while he is a sound money man, the silver democrats will generally re- gard his nomination with satisfaction. In pursuance with this idea, his interests are intrusted to men of both factions. Some of the most radical on eaeh side are working hard on the boom, and it is declared tnat in Missouri and Illinois, where the. party is most seriously divided on the money ques- tion, the factions will'alf unite on Morri- son. Some of the ‘radical southern silver men also are at work on the boom. The other democratic candidates are still being kept in the background, with the ex- ception of a little work that is being done in the interest of Matthews of Indiana. —___-e An Examination for Catalegue Clerk. The United States civil service commis- sion will hold an exanifnation-on February 12 to fill a vacancy in the positlon of cata- logue clerk in the library of the State De- partment, ata salary of $0 per annum. The subjects of the éxamination will be penmarship, copying, letter writing, arith- metic, history, geography, bibliography and languages (Dutch, Spanish, French, Italian and German). It will be useless for any one to apply for the examination who has not a knowledge of at least.three out of the five languages. The examination will include questions on the physical condition ef the competitors, and it will be useless for persons who are not physicaliy strong to apply for the place. The examination will be held in this city, and arrangements may be made to give tt in some other jarge cities of the country if there are appli- cants who would be better accommodated there. Persons desiring to compete should procure application blanks at once and file their applications with the civil service commission. f + 2+ ___. Two District Measures’ Approved. Two measures of great Importance to the restdents of the District have received the approval of. the President and are now laws of the land. One is the.act amending the act entitled “An act to provide a per- manent system. of highways in that part of the District of Columbia lying outside of cities,” approved Mi 2, 1883. The other is the joint resolution.extending the time for making an asses; itp of real 2state in the District of Cofgmbia, He has also approved the act for improving Aransas Pass and the act Dragging an Amerivan register for the steamgr Miami. SS. Se Death of Dr. Robinson. Dr. Somerset Robins@n, medical inspector U. 8. N., died at Paso Robles, Cal., Sunday, January 19, 1896 Di Robinson was a native of Maryland and emtered the ser- vice in 1861. His last_assignment was at Mare Island, Cal., navy y: The decens- ed was a brother to Sa W., Bushrod and James 8. Robinsap of this city. The remains will be bi t to Washington, and the interment will ; place from the residence of his brother, Smowden Robin- son, 1828 Jefferson plage. Notice te Subscribers. Subscribers are earnestly requested to report any irregularity in the de- livery of The Star and also any fail- ure on the part of the carrier to ring the door tell. > A proper servicelean only be main- os LTHE PROPOSED PLAN| COLUMBIA HEIGHTS FIGHT/ALL FOR SILVER How the Venezuelan Difficulty Can Be Satisfactorily Adjusted. GREAT BRITAIN WILLING T0 ARBIPRATE Private Information Conveyed to Secretary of State Olney. HONORABLE TO BOTH PARTIES According to a London dispatch, the Lon- don Times of this morning gives unusual preminence to a Washington dispatch sent to it by its correspondent, Mr. G. W. Smal- ley, asserting that he has personal know!l- edge of the existence in the White House and State Department of a strong and cordial wish for an early and complete set- tlement of the dispute with Great Britain on terms that. will involve no discredit to either government, and also the existence of the belief that such a settlement may be speedily reached. Mr. Smalley adds that good advice has already been given to Venezuela, and may be given more effec- tively. The statements made in the Times are mainly corroborative of a news item on the stme general subject in yesterday's Star. It was then stated on unimpeachable au- thority that the President and the Secre- tary of State were in possession of informa- tion that justified the belief that the Vene- zuelan boundary dispute may be settled Eeaceably, on a basis satisfactory and hon- orable to all parties concerned. The Proposed Plan. According to the best understaniing, the proposed plan of settlement is by an agree- ment between Great Britain and Venez- uela for the arbitration of the territorial jurisdiction over all lisouted couniry west of the Schomburgk line, with the under- standing that, if the investigation of that question discloses any doubt of the title of Great Britain to any territory on the east of that line, the settlement of that question shall be also made the subject of arbitration by a-subsequent conventicn be- tween the two countries. The Secretary’s Private Notification. There is authority for the statement that Ambassador Bayard has privately inform- ed the Secretary of State of the apparent willingness of the British government to agree to an adjustment of the controversy on the lines indicated, and there is also reason to helleve thet.the Secretary of State would favor the acc2pcance by Ven- ezuela of a proposition to that effect. A Satisfactory Arrangement. Such an arrangement, it is said, would be entirely satisfactory to the United States, as virtually, although indirectly, conceding the arbitratian of the principal questions at issue, and it is believed that it can be eonsurmated, unless Venezuela should regard it as a constructive admis- sion of Brit! ftitle to the disputed terri- tory eagt’ of” the Shomburgk line. The President, in’ his message to Congress, said that the United States-would be satisfied with an! ment fcr the adjustment of the dispute that would be satisfactory to Venezuela. Great Britain’s Position. The position of the British government on this question is believed to be officially stated in the following paragraphs in the London Times: “Lord Salisbury's original objection to arbitrate concerning districts settled years io by British subjects and under British law still holds good, but the American gov- ernment must be well aware of the per- fect willingness on this side to discard the Schomburgk line and arbitrate on all the disputed territory, excluding only the dis- tricts the British or Venezuelans have per- manently settled. _ This basis for negotiations is open for Venezuela to seek at any time. It cer- tainly would not be rejected here, but it is impossible for Great Britain 19 resume diplomatic relations with Venezuela undl tke latter shall have made the first ad- vance.” ——_-e-_______ FIRING ON THE CROSBY. Correspondence Relating to the In- cident Sent to the House. - In answer to a resolution, the President today transmitted to the House the corres- pondence relative to the firing upon the American schooner Henry Crosby by sol- diers of the Dominican government. in 1893. The correspondence begins with a telegram from United States Minister Smythe at Port-au-Prince to Secretary Gresham, dated December 15, 189%, stating that the commandant of Azua had been killed and that the Crosby had been fired upon and two sailors wounded at that Place. The circumstances of this incident have been set out in the foreign relations of the Department of State for 1894. In substance it is shown that the Crosby came to anchor off the old closed port of Azua, just after the governor had been assassinated, and the people were on the watch to prevent the escape of the assassins. The captain of the vessel, not knowing where he was, sent a boat to the shore to inquire. Before a landing was made a party of armed men appeared on the beach, which alarmed the mate, who turned the boat back towards the schooner, and was thereupon fired at by the party ashore, with the result that two sailors were wounded. The owners of the schooner, which hails from Brewer, Me., and the officers and crew promptly put in claims for damages, $5,000 for the owners, $15,000 for each of the two vround- ed sailors, and $14,000 for the officers. The U. S. S. Kearsarge was sent to San Do- mingo to investigate, and upon the report of the captain and of the United States minister the State Department refused to present the claim against San Domingo for anything more than the actual damages sustained by the schooner and her yawl, with the cost of treatment of the wounded sailors, who were found to be foreigners and not American citizens. The correspondence closes with a letter from Acting Secretary Uhl of date De- cember 6, 1895, to Representative Fisher of New York, explaining the facts in the case and telling why the department could not push the claims in view of the condi- tions existing on the island at the time of the incident and the apparently suspicious conduct of the schooner. Sa ae The Star and the Woman’s Convention Full and interesting reports of the pro- ceedings of the convention of the National Woman's Suffrage Association, which com- mences in this city tomorrow, will be pub- lished in The Evening Star. For the ac- commodation of those who desire to secure the complete story of the meetings the issues of The Star for the week of the convention, containing reports of the sessions, will be mailed to any address in the United States or Canada for fifteen cents. —<$<>_ Condition of Mr. John Tyler. Tlwre-has been but little, if any, change in the condition of Mr. John Tyler since the issue of The Star of yesterday; but his phy- siclans assured Mr. Tyler's family today that if any change whatever had taken place it was for the better, while his im- mediate relatives are encouraged to believe that he may not die for a long time. Legal Proceedings Against Overhead Wires Continued Today. Arguments by Counsel and Against the Nuisance—Charges Z of Bad Faith. For The fight against the erection and main- tenance of an overhead electric system through Columbia Heights by the Potomac Light and Power Company and Messrs. Oscar T. Crosby and Charles A. Lieb was continued today before Chief Justice Bing- ham, in Equity Court No. 1. The com- plainants are certain residents of and land owners in the section, among whom is Pres- ident Thomas of the United States Electric Lighting Company. The complainants claim that the proposed line runs from Georgetown, along suburban streets and roads, to 1ith street and Kene- saw avenue, where the work of construc- tion was stopped upon the granting of the temporary restraining order by the court several days ago. The District Commission- ers were also made defendants in the case, and the complainants claimed, through their attorney,-Mr. James K. Redington, that Georgetown being now part of the city of Washington, the Commissioners had no lawful right or authority to grant the permit to the defendants. But through their counsel, Mr. 8. T, Thomas, the Com- missioners insisted that the complained of overhead line does not run through George- town, but starts from a point outside its limits and does not, in fact, pass through any part of either Georgetown or Wash- ington. Mr. Henry E. Davis, representing the other defendants, today also made the same point. He ulso contended that the Commis- sioners acted wholly within their lawful authority and discretion in granting the de- fendants permission to construct the line. He insisted, too, that the complainants are not entitled to the relief asked, for the rea- son that they have, should they be dam- aged, ample redress and relief at law. The case is not, he remarked, solely the com- plaint of private citizens, being, he charged, an effort by one electric company to im- pede and defeat the business of a rival con- cern. The arguments were concluded by Mr. Redington. The court reserved his decision in the matter, explaining that he would decide the matter as soon as possible. er DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. District Advertising. Senator Burrows introduced in the Senate today a bill providing that the official adver- tising of the District government shall be let by contract, and that the Commissioners shall advertise for one week for bids for such advertising: To Pay Drawback Claims. Mr. Rusk has introduced in the House the bill effered in the Senate by Mr. McMillan providing for the adjustment and payment of drawba k claims against the District. This bill i:as been published heretofore in The Star. To Increase the Police Force. The District committee today received the ccpies of the resolutions adopted by the citi- zens of Brightwood on the 11th of October in favor of the increase of the police force of the District and of the extension of the Piney branch sewer. —_———+ e+ —____ CAPITOL TOPICS. Prayed for a Protective Tariff. The “fighting chaplain” of the House took a new departure today in his prayers. He has touched upon a vigorous foreign policy, enrolled himself as an upholder of the Monroe doctrine and stood for free Cuba in his invocations, Teday he prayed for a protective tariff. He referred to the great manufacturing in- Sede of the country. and prayed that they ight receive such protection by legisla- tion as to enable them to thrive and put an end to the privations of workingmen. Contested Election Cases. The contested election case of Campbell vs. Miner, ninth New York district, was decided by elections committee No. 2 yes- terday in favor of Mr. Miner. Elections committee No. 1 heard the con- tested election case of Goodwyn vs, Cobb of the fifth Alabama district. Urgent Deficiency Bill Passed. The House passed the urgent deficiency bill yesterday afternoon, carrying $4,420,922. Harlem River Canal. Charles Stoughton of New York and Representative Low were given a hearing today on the Harlem Kills canal py tae House committee on rivers and harbors. Mr. Stoughton was one of the projectors of the Harlem river canal, which has been seventeen years building, and he is advo- cating the construction of another wate! way to furnish an outlet to the deep waters of Long Island sound, which he believes is necessary to complete the system. A bill has been introduced by Mr. Lowe providing that the government shall contract with Mr, Stoughton or a company formed by him for the work, at a cost not to exceed $1,450,000. The proposed channel would be 3,409 feet leng, 300 wide and 15 deep. It is claimed that steamships sailing from Port Morris could save twenty-four hours on the round trip to Europe, and that passenger rates could be reduced $15. +e+-—__. THE MARINE ENGINEERS. Officers Elected and Attention Given ~to Important Business. The sessions of the annual convention of the Association of Marine Engineers of the United States contiiued today in the ban- quet room of Willard’s Hotel. At the morning meeting officers were elected as foliows: National president, George Uhler of Philadelphia; national vice president, John J. Searey of San Francisco; national secretary, Thomas F. Dowd of Chicago; national treasurer, John J. A. Willlams of New Orleans. The afternoon was devoted to the consid- eration of routine business in secret ses- sion. The visiting delegates will be en- tertained tomorrow evening at a banquet by the local association, No. 93. —_— For New Trial. Mesers. Chapin Brown and Arthur O’Con- nor, counsel for several of the land owners in Ingleside subdivision, the second of the street extension cases heard, today filed a motion for a new trial and in arrest of judgment. The motioas are practically identical with those filed In case 419, Deni ison and Leighton’s subdivision of Mt. Pleasant. —_—> — Mutual Insurance Company. At the annual meeting of the Mutual Protective Fire Insurance Company of the District Monday the following gentlemen were elected trustees of the company for the ensuing year: Messrs. William Ballan- tyne, Wilham J. Sibley, William S. Thomp- sn, W. Burchell,’ S. H. Kauffmann, James L. Norris, C. B. Jewell, James G. Hill and James K. Fitch. At a meeting of the new board held yesterday the fol- lowing officers were elected: Wiiliam Bal- lantyne, president; William J. Sibley, vice president; James L. Norris, attorney, and James E. Fitch, secretary and treasurer. Gathering of the Delegates to the Conference in This City, GEN. WARNER'S OPENING ADDRESS Officers Elected and a Committee on Resolutions Appointed. OTHER SPEAKERY It waz rather a frigid beginning the sil-: ver conference and the new party had et Willerd’s Hall this morning. The janitor had failed to turn on the heat, and there was complaint on all sides that the hall! wus too cold for the delegates. After the! conference had gotten started the janitor appeared and fixed the heating apparatus. There were no decorations in the hall and ho mottoes of any sort. Gen. Warner and a nupiber of the league folks wore silver kadges, marked “16 to 1,” but outside of that there was nothing to denote whether the gathering was made up of Rothschilds or the reverse. The delegates began to gather shortly be- fcre the appcinted hour. There were a nember ef more or less prominent visitors, among them Senator Tillman and Cong man Latimer of South Carolina. They not remain, but went away before the n= ference was called to order. Among ihose who remained in the meeting, howev were Senators Butler and Stewart dl Representatives McLaurin of South Caro- lina and Allen of Utah, Early on Hand. The hobrobbing and handshaking began ecrly this morning at the headquarters of the Bimetallic League. All new arrivals were cordially and warmly greeted, and the financial and political situation was discussed with much freedom. It caunot be said that the delegates to the conference belong to any certain party. It is a 1 sentative gathering of men who ve made up their mind to leave the old parties and to cast their fortunes with a new one. Over half of the number are repull The balance are democrats and popu Among the new arrivals who repar the league headquarters this morning were Gen. A. C. Fiske of Colorado, Alex. Tre D> of Conr icut, W. %. Grant, Mann Pace, Edmond Allcocke, J. H. Hopson and J. is. Beverly of Virginia, Robert K. Tomlinson, ed at R. E. Difendepfer, A. 8. Dulin’ and W. J. Cheney of Pennsylvania, J. R. McKey of Illinois, Jack Bow@en of South Carolina. Among ali the delegates th same expression of sentiment—ihat there was no longer any hope for silver mm an. the existing parties. R. E. Difend Fhiladelphia manufacturer, said ta a reporter that he has always taken a prom- inent part in republican affairs in ais city, but that he is now ready to join with any party which is honest in its efforts for Silver. He does so because, he says, the ex- change between this country and eastern eccntries is ruining the manufacturers. Japan is getting rich at the expense of American manufacturers. Judge Starke of Ohio, cne of the prom- inent delegates, was rather inclined to the opinion. that the silver men ought to make their fight through the populist party, the machinery of which is already in opera- tion, but ke was one of the few who felt that way. He was a populist candidate for the supreme court of Ohio, and is favor- ably inclined to that party. Even ulist leaders, however, disclaim ccnnection with the present m nt, ex- cept to give it their sympathy because its, purposes are similar to their own. alled to Order. 0 o'clock when General Warner mounted the piatform and openel the meeting. The delegates iilled the first rows of chairs in the hall, and it is proba‘le that there were one hundrad and fifty present. The few spectators who waiked in were notified that only those who had been in- vited were expected to remain. ‘1 notl- fication was given by Secretary Devine of the Bimetallic League, and a doorkeeper was put at the door to keep out all except those entitled to be preset. General Warner's opening address was extemporaneous. He ‘id not use notes. Gen. Warner's Addrens. General Warner stated why and how the conference had been called. Its object! was to decide on the policy to be pursued! by the silver men in the coming campaign, which he regarded as the most important in the history of the couatry. tion is necessary. “We must unite or we| are lost,” he said. “We caat win oy tight-| ing im separate detachments in organiza- tions controlled by goid men. The hand- writing is on the wails of the old parties, | and we must teer down the walls. Shall the silver men for once iaave a chance to! vote for candidates for President and Vice President who are with them? The ques-| tion is whether we are willing to put our| cause above party. If tne cause is not paramount, then we ougnt to lay it aside; but it is paramount, and we must fighi for it. The gold power is attempting to per- manently establish a yold standard, but the power is broken now.” j He alluded to the government borrowing, fereign money, and sa:d that borrowed mon-| €y would never remain in a country. There must be an end to borrowing some time.{ The speaker said he had asked a SenaTor, yesterday when this borrowing would cease, but the Senator did not answer. The proposition to cancel the currency and. to turn the power over to banks to issue! money would produce a monetary revolu-| tion. Even in England it had been = Uniced ac- that it would not do to allow the Bank of England to issue paper money. This country would never allow the banks to take charge of the issue of currency. It would be placing the property of the people of the country in the hands of the banks. The Gold Standard Attacked. Gen. Warner attacked the gold standard end asked if the people would submit to any | such conditions. He did not believe they| would. His allusion to the issue of bonds’ for maintaining a gold standard as a crime was loudly applauded. “In some way,” he! said, “we will have to free ourselvés from’ the domination of England.” It may take @ war to do so, but he hoped it could be ac={ complished in a peaceable manner. } The speaker ridiculed Secretary Carlis operations of the treasury and described! them as imbecile. The policy must stop./| He also ridiculed Senator Sherman's plan, and created much laughter. A Debtor People. “The trouble with us,” the speaker sald} “is that we are a debtor people. The in« terest on what we owe is $400,000,000, an@ must be paid in gold or goods. The cred- itors demand gold. All the great railwa systems in the United States are owned in England. Great Britain dominates the world not through her navy but through her financial system. The old scriptual lesson that the borrower is the servant of the lender fs illustrated in this country. We must free ourselves from England and) must do it now.” Gen., Warner next touched on the inter- national difficulties arising out of a gold standard for this country. Must Come Together. “The condition of things makes it neces-) sary,” he continued, “that we come to+ gether. We are not fighting the republi-+ cans or democrats or populists, but the! gold power. That power is organized.” It’