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itence of the court. There was very little or tho party, however, to distinguish it drom any other out for. a pleasure a or on business bent, and the fair D er seemed to be about the least con- cerned of them all. She chatted pleasantly with the others, and apperently was not the least bit disturbed, even as the carriage = up to the frowning gateway of the She jumped out unassisted and stepped up to the door, which was quickly opened to recelve her. Warden Leonard was on hand himself to look after the deta‘Is of her con- finement, and welcomed the party much as he would have done if they had been his personal guests. The details of her commitment were gone through with in a very fow minutes. It Bas, of course, not necessary to search Mias Flagier, for there was no danger of ber having a knife about her person. The commitment papers which the deputy mar- shal brought with him from the court, en- trusted to the keeping of the warden “the body of Elizabeth Flagler, to be kept in cvstody for the period of three hours, dat- ing from 9:30 o'clock, February 26, 1898.” According to this her period of confine- ment a3 a prisoner lasted until 12:30 o'clock, February 25, 1806. Other prisoners who entered the jail a few minutes later, coming from court by way of the ordinary old jall van, looked as though they thought three hours would be a good thing aiong- side of three months. Stay Made Pleasant. Gen. Flagler stayed with his dJatghter at the jail, as did also her aunt, an elderly lady, and between them the hours were made to pass as quickly as three hours uy der such cireumstances and amid such sur- roundings could possibly be expected to pass. During the seme length of time a Star reporter was also confined within the jail, and to all intents and purposes was as much of a prisoner as was Miss Flagler, barring only the fact that If he wished to leave he would have been all while Miss Flagler would have been kept aS a guest, willing or otherwise, until a half hour after noon. But the reporter did not care to leave, and so they were equally prisoners, for the only locked door between Miss Flagler and freedom was the main en- trance door. Miss Flagler was not con- timed in a cell, but was allowed the privi- Jeges of the matron’s room on the second fleor of the west .wing, where the female prisoners are locked up. There were cnly twenty-seven other women in the wing, but the arrival of a stylishly-dressed young jady among them created considerable as- tonichment. Warden Leonafd explained that Miss Flag.er was confined in the District jail the minute the front door shut beiind ker, and that there was noth.ng in the sentence or in the commitment papers which could be ype a8 ordering her incarceration in & cell. A Meal Refused. Mrs. Bennet, the matron who was on duty teday, looked after Miss Flagler’s comfort in every possible way, and three hours’ con- finement in company with such a pleasant- faced woman and with her aunt, could hard- ly have been regarded by Miss Flagler as a very serious ordeal. At least she did not seem to consider it as such, and, in pomt of fact, her actual stay at the jail was a good | deal less than three hours, for it was some minutes after 1 o'clock before the party reached the jail. Mrs. Bennet and Miss Flagier’s aunt remained in the room all the time, and the ladies evidently thought it was hardly werth while to remove their bonnets for such a short stay. The midday meal at the jail is served promptly at noon, but Miss Flagler deciined to partake of the hospital for shortly after their arrival at the jail Gen. Flagler had gone to the tel- epkone in the warden’s office and notified Mrs. Flagler that they would be home by half-past 1 o'clock and to wait luncheon for them until that hour. They preferred their wn home table to the corn bread and boiled beef Varden Leonard's i although the ison fare was very good of its kind. Gen. Flagler spent most of the time while his daughter was behind the bars with Capt. Leonard in the latter's office. Here he could «njoy a cigar or two, and as both gentlemen Saw a deal of active service in the late war they had plenty to talk about. Gen. Flag- ler led the conversation and talked for a couple of hours most entertainingly on the subject of his experiences as an officer at the front. The Release. As the time drew near for Miss Flagler’s release the warden kept an anxious eye on his watch, for be did not care to ke2p her too long, but was equally determined that she should serve every minute of her sentence. In point of fact, it was just 12 p.m. whea he ran lightly up *the stairs to the matron’s room to tell Miss Flaster that she might once more breathe the air of freedem. Then there was a lit- tle hitch in the proceedings, Flagler had sent his carriage b: stable and it had not returned on time. Miss Flagler laughingly told Warden Leon- ard that she would have to trespass on his hospitality a little longer, as she did ret care to venture out until the carriage came. Ten minutes passed, and still it did not appear, so the party entered a Tittle wagon in front of the jail and were driven eff to the cable cars. Right by the new library building they met their own carriage, and leaving the cars they entered the carriage and were driven off rapidly in the direction of the Flagler residence. pliss Flagler did not seem to be the worse tor her experience. She was in the best of spirits and lacked that pallor which con- finement in a jail usually gives to prison- ers. : ‘Three hours is a short sentence, though it is not the shortest on record, for there have been cases in the District where pris- mers have been sentenced to an hour's confinement. In such eases it has not be=n the custom to take the prisoner to the jail at all, as his time would be up before he reached there. He is allowed to leave the court and only the commitment papers are sent to the warden of the jail: ———— BOOTH-TUCKER'S WORK. He Gave Up a Judgeship to Join the Salvation Army. CHICAGO, February 25.—The announce- ment that Commissioner Eooth-Tucker had been named to succeed Pallington Booth as commander of the Saivation Army in the United States was received with pleas- ure in local army circles. Captain Brown said last night: “Commissioner Booth-Tu the great men of our work, and his career possesses a high degree of romantic in- terest. He was a judge on the queen's d of great when, through the work of the he became converied and decided n. His first act to retire from his high position, his Xt was to give away his fortane—he wave it to the army—and then, assuming the garb of the East indian of the lowest caste, he begged his daily food from ccor to door. “Going to London, he offered his services to General Boo asking only that he be returned to inc whose necessities he knew so wel For six months he Was taken through a course of instructions in the great London trainivg school of the army, and then he was sent as commis- stoner to India, accompanied by fifty offi- they were called. He organized the work thoroughly there, and established it as only one of his fine ex- ecutive powers might do. While in that service he marricd a daughter of the gen- eral, and together they labored In the field for several years, but at last his wife's health failed and they were compelled to return to England, when they were made international foreign secretaries, still re- taining the guiding hand in Indian af- fairs, however.” ————__ Todny's Presidential Nominations. The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Navy—Lieut. Commander Geo. Bicknell; to be a com- mander; Lieut. Nathan E. Niles, to be a Heuter ent commander; Lieut. (junior grade) John A. Dougherty, to be a lieutenant; Ensign T. C. Fenton, to be licutenant,junior grade; Passed Assistant Engineer Stacy Potts, to be a chief ergineer: Passed As- sistant Engineer H. T. Cleaver, to be a ghief engineer; Assistant Engineer C. H. Hayes, to be a passed assistant enginee! Assistant Engineer H. W. Jones, to be a passed assistant engineer. ; o—_—_ To Be Examined for Promotion. Lieut. J. H. Gibbons has reported at the Navy Department for examination for pro- motion. He is attached to the Raleigh, now at Hampton Roads. bench im India and was posses: wealth, o Naval Movements. The Navy Department is informed that the gunboat Concord left Kobe today for Yokotama, en route for San Francisco. Seizure at New, York of Oubans.as Filibusters. ALL BOT THE LEADERS RELEASED Charged With Violating, the Neu- trality Act. MINISTER DE LOME ‘ACTED NEW YORK, February 25.—Gen. Calixto Garcia and about sixty other of the leading spirits in the Cuban revolutionary cause Were arrested by United States deputy mar- shals on board the British steamship Ber- muda and the tug boats McCauldin and Stranahan, in the upper bay, last night. They were brought to the federal building today. The remainder of the suspected fill- busters arrested are still held at the barge office, but they will also be arraigned with the leaders before United States Commis- ter in the day. athe garrant: upon whtciy tne! 200 Cuban revolutionists were taken into cust drawn in accordance with section 52s6 of the Revised Statutes, which is a portion of what is known as the “neutrality act.” Under the same section Capt. Samucl Hughes, one of the prisoners today, was arrested last Octobgr in the eastern district of South Carolina’ for commanding the steamer Laurada, with the Martini-Cespe- ; Pinkerton men, marshals and des expedition, which left this port and was subsequently landed on the Cuban coast between Guantanamo and Santiago. Al- though Judge Brawley decided that there was probable cause for the detention and commitment of Capt. Hughes, the prisoner was discharged from custody. A great maay of tae prisoners found on the Bermuda and the two tug boats are survivors cf the expedition whien left the Harlem river last month on the J. W. Haw- kins, which sunk off the east coast of New Jersey, a number of men going down with the wreck. Since then the filibusters have been watched by spies employed by the Spanish and United States governments. ‘This survelllance lea to the discovery that Gen. Gurcta and his followers had pur- chased the Hermrda to take a large com- pany ef msurgents to Cuba, with arms and ammunition. ‘The B-rmuda, which had been granted clearance pipers’ at the custom kouse to Santa Martha, United States of Colombia, was making ready to leave port when Un ted States Marsha’s MeCarthy and Kernedy made their raid. The steam light- er Stranahan, which had left one of the Brooklyn piers, was seized, ammunition in boxes which was concealed beneath piles of cord wood was d'scovered, and in tke Bermuda were found several bags of gold John D. Hart of J. D. Hart & Co. of Philadelphia was a prisoner at the barge otfice all the forenoon. He was indignant at the treatment he had received from the marshals. “I chartered the Bermuda, which vessel I understand was rec: sold by Outer- bridge & Co., to a firm in Germany. I went aboard the vessel at 9 o’clock last night, hearl: g that there was some trouble. When I went up the gangway I found about 150 newspaper men on board. I was at once placed under arrest. I am still under arrest. “Capt. Howard was taken off last night,” said Mr. Hart, “end so was about $4,000 in Silver, which has not been returned. Mr. Hart denied all knowledge of -vhat the cargo of the vessel consisted, or that persons on board were ters. Commissioner Shiel¢ eased all the men arrested, with the tion of Gen. Garcia, Capt. Hughes and two other lead- ers. The prisoners were released because ; coin. their arrest was in violation of the in- Structicrs sent out from Washington last week by Attorney General Harmon, that suspicion merely was not sullicient ground | for arrest, but that evidence of intention to violate the neutrality laws was requ‘red. ave the “Tip.” Telegraphic information was received at the Treasury Department and the Depart- ment of Justice this morning of the seiz- ure of what is probably the largest filibus- tering expedition in the interest of the Cuban insurgents that has been fitted out in the United States since the outbreak of the present insurrection. It involved the seizure of the British iron steamship “‘Ber- muda,” while lying cff Liberty Island, New York harbor, laden with men and war ma- terial destined for Cuba. Information in regard to the suspicious character of the vessel was furnished the Seeretary of State yesterday by Senor de Lome, the Spanish :ninister, with the result that specific instructions were sent to the United States marshal at New York to in- vestigate the matter and to use every effort for the strict enforcement of the neutrality laws. Senor de Lome ed WOOD'S CASE POSTPONED. His Father Tells About Jackson's, Bad Influence. CINCINNATI, Ohio, February 25—The case of William Wood, charged with abet- ting an attempt to commit an operation on Fearl Bryan, who was recently found mur- dered near. Fort Thomas, Ky., was called this morning in the police court. The pris- oer appeared, attended by his attorne: Davis and Blackburn of this city and Gen. Matson of Indiana. His father, Rev. F. M. Wood, and Rev. Dr. Rust were also present. There was no disposition on the part of the state to hurry a tffal, and the defense was willing to grant all the time required by the prosecution to perfecc its case, so that almost by consent it was postponed until April 15, and the bail was reduced from $5,000 to $3,000. ‘The young man was taken down stairs to await ‘the result of an effort to prccure a_ bondsman. The Rev. D. M. Wood, father of William Wood, makes a long statement in the Com- mercial Gazette in the way of pailiating the share of his son in the. crime, if not excusing it. ‘The reverend gentleman says the fecling about Greencastle and elsewhere in Indiana has become much more mild toward Will Wood. He says Fred. Bryan, brother of the murdered girl, is about the only one that is still bitter toward Will Wood. He blames Pearl Bryan for inducing his son to bring her and Jackson together during last August and September. He relates how Will became acquainted with Scott Jackson in 1804, and now be kept up that intimacy later when Jackson was working in Dr. Gillespie's office. He now knows how Jackson tried to corrupt Wills mind; how he described escapades with girls in his own life, not with lewd women, but with good girls he had Jed from the path of virtue. He explained to Will how easy and safe it was to get rid of the trouble in case of a mishap. Of all this the reverend father was ignorant until since Will's arrest. a SCHOMBURGH’S LINE UNIMPORTANT. Presentation of he English Vene- zuelan Case. LONDON, February 25.—The Westminster Gazette this afternoon states that the dummy Venezuelan blue book laid on the table of the house of commons needs a final revision, which will take a few days to accomplish. It is stated that Sir Fred- erick Pollock’s presentation of the Pritish case has given the greatest satisfaction to the government, and that no great im- Fortance will be found attaczed to the Schomburgk line. ——_ ANOTHER BOUNDARY DISPUTE. French Guinna and Brazil Said to Be at War. PARIS, February 25—The Politique Colonial prints an alleged telegram from the French consular agent at Para, Brazil, reporting that confilcts have taken place in the disputed territory, Amapa, between French Guiana and Brazil. It is added that the French troops have half destroyed Amapa, losing 100 killed and wounded, including four officers. —— A Racing Sceretary Resigns. LOUISVILLE, Ky., February 25.—Secre- tary William Porter of the Louisville Fair and Driving Association has resigned, and Geo Tindenberger of €1is ctty has been elected in his stead. Silver Republicans Will Not Vote for| Protection Without Free Ooinage. ‘What the Tarif Bill Episode in the Senate This Afternoon Really Means. The final thrust was given to the tariff bill in the Senate today, and it was offictal- ly pronounced to be dead. The significance and importance of the whole episode over the tariff bill in the Senate this afternoon, of which a full ac- count is given elsewhere, is the fact that it marks the end of efforts on the part of the eastern republicans to win over the ultra silver men -by an appeal to their party loyalty, and is the open declaration of war on both sides, which promises to end only in a split at the republican na- tional convention. The silver men feel their power to ob- struct legislation, and they have served notice that the tariff and silver must be linked together. All silver republicans do not join in this declaration, but there are enough of them to render their efforts ef- fective, and they expect their numbers to grow, rather than to diminish. It is un- derstood thet several who have not voted with Teller, Dubois, Carter, Mantle and Cannon are in fGll sympaihy with them, and it is probable that all those who represent silver producing states will nave to join in the move. These men who have openly announced their position have been receiving letters and telegrams from their peopte at home, whose interests lie with silver, znd from silver men in other parts of the country, especially from those in Pennsylvania, who are represented by Wharton Barker and Senator Cameron, indorsing their position and urging them to stand by it. Will Maintain Their Position. This is all the encouragement they need, for they represent silver constituents and do not care for the wishes of others. They have taken a position which they intend to maintain. It might as weil be recognized that as long as these silver states can hold a balance of power between the republican party and the low tariff democrats they will not permit protective tariff legislation unless it is coupled with free silver. They have adopted the motto of “Pro- tection and silver,” which means to them no protection without free silver. Practi- celly, the split has come in the party al- ready. The ultra free silver men have chosen their course, and it is not doubted by the eastern Serators that leads them out of the party, if not now, at least when ft comes to making a declaration of party principles at the national convention. SS ee DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. Pay of Station Keepers. Mr. Meredith haz introiuced a bill in the House increasing to $90 a month the pay of station keepers in the police department. Postponed Action. The House committee cn Judiciary today postponed action on the bill making the clerk of thc Ccurt of Appeals of the Dis- el officer instead of receiv- ing compensation by fees. Regulating Storage. The report of the House District connait- tee on the bill to regulate storage in the District says: “There are a large number of persons, firms, associations and corporations in the District of Columbia engaged in the b: ness of storing for hire goods, ware: chandise, or other personal pror bus:ness is of considerable volume, and District derives valuable revenue thecefrom by way of licenses, direct taxes, etc. Much confusion and inconvenience » however, resulted from the fact that the par mutually interested in such business bailors and bailees have been kept entire to their common law relations and rem dies. The object of the bill presented by the committee is to regulate this business in a manner just both to the bailor and to che ba. “Heretofore, in cases where storage charges have become in default, or where advances for freight, cartage, labor, in- surance, or other necessary expenses have not been repaid, forced sales of the stored property could be made, and often have been made at very short notice, and even W:tnout notice, under conditions necessarily harsh to the owner, who might be sick or temporarily absent from the city. On the otner hand, if the warehouseman was eral and did not resort to forced sale, ac- cumulat.on of the expenses necessamly ate up the value of the property and left noth- ing to either party. The biil reported gives advantage to nelther party. It recognizes the right of the baflee to be secured and to be paid for his services and the obligation of the bailor and of the goods to pay him therefor. “It provides a method whereby, after am- ple personal notice to the bailor and of sub- sequent publ.shed notice in a Washington daily newspaper, unpaid advances «and storge charges overdue for not less than one year may be enforced against the propecty. It thus fully protects owners of stured property against snap proceedings, while making the property responsivle for. the lawful expenses of its custody. While mak- ! ing the property stored responsible for ad- vances and agreed storage charges, it also guards the warehousemen from heing made # party to suits involving the title to the stored property. The bill is recommended by the attorney for the District, is indo: by the District Commiss:oners, and is factory to parties in interest. ‘It is liken in entire harmony with similar legisiay: in many states.” Sar nes ————_>-e+ WITHDRAWN BY THE GOVERNOR. The Names of Two Appointees in Maryland. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ANNAPOLIS, February 25.—Goy.Lowndes has withdrawn the names of C. O. Melyin of Worcester county and David A. Orr of Baltimore, whom he had named for state lbrarian and labor statistician, respectiveiy. Mr. Orr’s appointment was vigorously op- posed by a number’of labor organizations of the city and state. President Bruce introduced a bill in the senate today which provides for the ap- pointment of three commissioners by the Sovernor, who shall serve for four years, without compensation, but shall receive a suitable sum for the disbursement ef their expenses. The commiss!oners are to meet representatives of other states in conven- tion and endeavor to abolish the dissimilar- ity now existing in the various state laws relative to marriage, divorce, Insolvency and other matters. ‘The Bankard reassessment bill is under consideration in the house today. The sen- | timent of that body appears to be in favor of taxation of mortgages. The senate deadlock on the election of state treasurer and police commissioners of Baltimore city is still in force. Messrs, Heddinger and Johnson, the nominees for the police commiss:onership, are here try- ing to hasten their elections, sie See OPPOSED TO THE MEASURE. . Duluth Against the Pacific Railronad Scheme in Congress, DULUTH, Minn., February 25M. H. Bouteile, representing the Credits Commu- tation Company of Sioux City, which is op- posed to the proposed Union Pacific reor- ganization scheme now before Congress, addressed a meeting composed of members of the chamber of commerce, board of trade, Jobbers’ Urion and Business Men’s Asso- ciation here last evening. At the conclusion of the address resolu- tions were passed by a unanimous vote con- demning ary measure reorganizing or ad- justing the affairs of the Union Pacific without incorporating therein provisions for the relief of this section by the construction of a northeast and southwest connection, as in substantial accordance with the original plan and design of the government. — WALTON LAW TO STAND. to Election Bills in Virginia. Spectal Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., February 25.—The mo- tion to take up the Craig election bill in the house today out of its regular order was defeated by a vote of 48 to 45. This is pronounced the death blow to all election Measures this season, and the Walton law will stand for two years more. Death Blow LATE NEWS BY WIRE/|A PRACTICAL SPLIT/THE TARIFF BILL The Senate Refuses Again to Take UR MORRILE'S EARNEST REMARKS Mr. Teller Read he jolly Declines to Be it of the Party. as! MATTERS IN THE HOUSE After the Senate had disposed of much routine business today Mr. Allen (Neb.) offered a resolution for the appointment ef James B. Lioyd of North Carolina as second assistant doorke2per of the Senate. This speedily developed a sharp contro- versy. Mr. Sherman called attention to the fact that by an arrangement on both sides of the Senate two young men, one satisfactory to republican Senators and the other to the democrats, were appointed. It was needless, Mr. Sherman said, that another office should be created. Populistic Proportions Discussed. Mr. Allen responded that as one official had been chosen to look after republican caucus secrets and another for democratic caucus secrets it was most appropriate in view of the proportions which the popullst party was assuming in the Senate that a Populist officer be chosen. Mr. Chandler (N.H.) responded, fa- cetiously, that the proportions of the popu- list leader—Mr. Allen—were unquestionable, but there was considerable doubt as to the increasing dimensions of the populist party. Even if the proportions of Mr. Allen were withdrawn from the Senate on account of his presidential candidacy the Senate would doubtless move along. Mr. Allen rejoined that before this ses- sion closed he expected to see democratic and republican Senators join the populist party. The democratic President was hay- ing a ‘‘monkey and parrot time” with his party, and the republicans were divided on the financial question. It would drive many into the populist party. There was considerable further discus- sion, but the resolution finally went over. The Tariff Bill Called Up. Mr. Morrill, chairman of the finance com- mittee, immediately followed with a dis- tinct surprise, in the form of a resolution to take up the tariff bill. Mr. Morrill began with a brief statement as to the complica- tion on the tariff bill. Hessaid it had been apparent for many months that there was a deficiency in the revenues. During every month since the present tariff bill went into effect there had been a deficiency. interjected Mr. Mr. Morrill went on to state that the de- ficiency up to this time reached $20,000,000. If we go on at the same rate the deficiency would be $30,000,000 for the year. It was certainly manifest that Congress should do something to relieve the treasury and as- sist in the revival of business. Therefore, concluded the Senator, he moved that the Senate proceed to the con- sideration of the tariff bill. Immediately th¢re was u buzz of excited comment through the chamber, and quick preparations fer the vote was made by the various elemertts, The Motion Defeated. The roll cal proceeded with many inter- ruptions in order to allow Senafors to pair. ‘The announcement that Mr. Morrill's mo- tion had been @efeated (yeas 22, nays 33) was rot unexpected, in view of the vote some days ago. The detailed vote was as fol- Republicans—Aldrich, Allison, Ba- vn, Burrows, Cameron, Clark, Cul- Gear, Hale, Hansbrough, Haw- , Lodge, Batchell of Oregon, Morrill, Nel- Perkins, Proctor, Quay, Sherman, Shoup—22. Nays—Repubtfeans—Cannon, Carter, Du- Lois, Mantle, Teller—5, _Democrats—Hacon, Bate, Berry, Caffery, Call, Chilton, Cockrell, George, Gordon,. Gray, Harris, Hill, Lind: say, Martin, Morgan, Palmer, Pasco, Roach, Turpie, Vest, Walthall, White-22.” Popu- lists—Allen, Butler, Jones of Nevada, Kyle, Peffer and ‘Stewart—6. ‘The announcement of the vote was the signal for a remarkable and sensational colloquy between Mr. Morrill and Mr. ‘Tel- ler. Mr. Morrill'’s Statement. As soon as the vote was announced, Mr. Morrill again addressed the Senate. “When the previous vote showed a majority against proceeding with the tariff bill,” said he, “I believed that the bill was de- feated. But in order to give opportunity for any possible change of view and change of vote this further motion was made to take up the tariff bill.” But {t was now evident, Mr. Morrill went on, that the republican party was in the minority in the United States Sen- ate. A chorus of derisive laughter came from the democratic side of the chamber at this statement. Mr. Morrill, not notic- Ing the interruption, proceeded to state that in his judgment the tariff bill was de- feated by a vote including five silver re- publicans and six populists. There was no substantial change in the present and former votes. It settled all questions of doubt. The Senator said the republican members of the finance committee would ‘be ready at any time before Congress ad- journed to come to the rellef of the treas- ury. “But as to this bill,” concluded Mr. Morrill, “I do not think it weuld become me to ask any further time.” Mr. Morrill had spoken with trembling voice, but in great earnestness, and every word was followed with keen Interest. The galleries had filled to overflowin, and crowds were at all the gallery doors seek- ing admissicn. Mr. Teller’s Reply. Mr. Teller secured recognition as soon as Mr. Morrill concluded. The Colorado Sen- ator spoke with intense earnestness and feeling, and at times a vein of sarcasm and bitterness was evident. He referred scorn- fully to the assertion of Mr. Morrill that there was not a republican majority in the Senate. That was a fact that had long been understood. This statement, said Mr. Telier, came with a motion, out of time and out cf place, to proceed wita the tariff bill. The Senator from Vermont (Morrill) declares that certain Senators on the re- publican side of the chamber are no longer memebrs of the republican party. The Senator from Montana (Carter)—who was, in the judgment of Mr. Teller, as good a republican as the Senator from Vermont (Morrill)—had moved to recommit the pill. “I charge,” proceeded Mr. Teller, “and I will seek to prove later, that this tariff bill was never presented with any purpose of passing if, © “If the Senator from Vermont thinks he can embarrass us," continued Mr. Teller, “if he thinkg ke can embarras those who have been 98,devoted to the republican party as he,hag been, then he is mistaken. I will follow my own judgment on this question. AgdiI will stay in the republi- can party in.gpite of the Senator from Ver- mont. aig abe effort to pass a tariff bill ‘added = Teller, Tyas degrading to the American Senate. It was egradin to those who taok part in it.” ees Mr. Morrill interrupted to say: “J have read no man o#t of the republican party.” Not to Be:Driven Out of the Party. Mr. Tellev’ ¥esponded that the whole spirit of Mt Morrill’s course was in this line of driving‘out of the party all those who did not agree with him. It was the same intolerance shown by the metropoli- tan press, which had already read the silver republicans out of the party “But,” said Mr. Teller, “these S€nators can get along without the party as v@il es the party can get along without them.” These Senators would stay in the repub- lican party and they would continue to dis- charge their duties as they saw fit. “And we are not to be frightened by the sneers of the Senator from Vermont,” con- cluded Mr. Teller, with intense earnestness. Mr. Sherman’s Views. Mr. Sherman (Ohio) followed. He said there should be no party question bypugat into this discussion. It was above and he- yend all questions of party. “It is a dis- grace to our country, a disgrace to civiliza- tion,” declared Mr. Sherman, with great vigor, “that we are spending thirty millions : i er it to take account of in- come cr lmit its expenditures. It went on selling bonds to meet expenses, while Con- grees declined to raise revenue on tea or coffee, or anything. ‘What the President Says. “But the President says there is suffi- clent revenue,” interjected Mr. Peffer. “I don't care what the President says,” continued Mr. Sherman, “It is within the knowledge of every man who hears me that there is an enormous deficiency.” The Senator said that if such a condi- tion of affairs occurred in a country having ® responsible ministry that ministry would be driven from power. And yet this coun- try continued to run in debt. The people would cheerfully pay a duty on tea or cof- fee—they would accept the most obnox- ious tax—rather than see their government in financial default. If a private business man made such a default he would destroy his solvency. Mr. Sherman appealed to Senators to go on with this relief measure. If it was not right, then let it be made right. To ad- Journ without action would be a humilla- tion for all parties. An Appenl to Do Something. “Let us, in the name of heaven, do some- thing for the country,” exclaimed Mr. Sher- man. The chairman of the finance commit- tee, Mr. Morrill, had, he said, done every- thing in his power, yet he (Sherman) felt ‘that more must be done, and he gave notice that he would again move to preceed with the tariff bill. He would do this without reference®o the erroneous statement of the President and Secretary of the Treasury that more revenue was not needed, for this need was so apparent. At this point Mr. Harfis (Tenn.) inter- rupted with the question: ‘Why does not the Senator from Ohio advise the treasurer to coin the silver bullion in the treasury?” Mr. Sherman satd he would not be divert- ed to the silver question. ‘That question kad been laid to rest in the House of Rep- resentatives, the chamber directly repre- senting the people, by the decisive vote of 2to1. It was a denunciation of that “most foolish and most dangerous policy.” Mr. Sherman went on to show that twenty sil- ver Senators from the ten states represent an insignificant population. From this it was evident that the United States Senate did not represent the people, the House of Representatives belng the real representa- tive of the people. Mr. Sherman closed with an eloquent ap- peal for action, and a prophecy that the silver cause would never in the future have the influence li nad exerted in the past. The future would bring a sound and stable currency, every dollar of coin or paper being equal to every other dol- lar. But Mr. Sherman sald he would not consider his duty performed ‘:ntil he had urged that Congress proceed with the measures necessary to give the govern- ment sufficient revenue. And the Senator warned the Senate that if this Congress adjourned and went nome without giving relief every man responsible for the in- action would be severely dealt with by the people. As Dead as Julius Caeanr. Mr. Frye (Me.) took the floor to declare that the tariff bill was as dead as Jullus Caesar, but business interests demanded that the statement be made emphatica!ly that the bill was dead. He hoped it would never be heard from again, and that the responsibility should rest where it belonged. At 2:10 p.m. Mr. Morgan resumed his sPpech on the Cuban resolutions. THE HOUSE. Although notice had been given that the Van Horn-Tarsney contested election case would be called up in the House today, Mr. Sherman, chairman of the Indian af- fairs committee, was recognized, and, on his motion, the House went into commit- tee of the whole immediately after the reading of the journal, and resumed the consideration of the Indian appropriation bill. The only paragraph in the bill re- maining unacted upon authorized the Sec- retary of je Interior to purchase the title of the Ogden Land Company to the lands ithin the Alleghany and Cattaraugus in- n reservations in New York state at the rate of $5 per acre. This Ogden land claim has been a perennial source of dissension. Today, while the forces for and against the claim were arraying themselves, Mr. Sherman unexpectedly asked unanimous consent that the item be stricken from the lll. Some fear was expressed that the item would be inserted in the Senate, and that if it were ample opportunity to debate it might be cut off, but consent was given, and the item went out. The bill was then reported to the House. No one demanded @ separate vote on the Linton sectarian school amendment, and, as amended, the Dill was -passed. The Seal BI Passed. Mr. Dingley, chairman of the ways and means committeé then cailed up the bill reported fron that com 28 yesterday, authorizing the President to conclude ne- gotiations with Russia, England and Japan, or either of them. for a comnaission to inquire into the habits of the Alaskan fur seals and the best method of preserving the seal herds, pending which the Presi- dent was authorized by the Dill to conclude a modus vivendl, to terminate January 1, 1838, for the protectioa of the seals, and in case such a modus vivendi couid not be concluded before the opening of the present season the Secretary of ihe Treas- ury was authorized to take and kill all the scals while on their feeding grounds on the Pribylov Islands. Mr. Dingley had the report of the com- mittee, which had already been published, read, and he explained that the necessity for immediate action arose from the fact that the Canadian pelagic sealers, whose ravages the bill sought to prevent, were already fitting out their vessels and’ would begin to sail in the course of a week. The bill was passed without debate. Under an arrangement mad yesterday Mr. Babcock (Wis.), chairman of the Dis- trict of Columbia committee, claimed the floor in behalf of that committee. Missourl Contested Election Case. The House then took up the Van Horn- Tarsney contested election case from the fifth Missouri district. The majocity report favored the contestant, a republ ip, the minority of democrats and one republican favored the recomm:ttal of the case, the re- orening of the testimony, the segregation of the illegal from the legal votes and a re- ccunt It is not probable that a vote will be reached today. ———_—_~.o.._____ SALE OF THE NYPANO. First Mortgage Bondholders It for Ten Millions. AKRON, Ohio, February 25.-The New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio railroad was sold at noon today by the receiver and Master Commissioner John Tod of Cleve- land, under order of the courts of Summit county, Ohio; Crawford county, Pa., and Chautauqua county, N. ¥Y. The sale was made at the court house in this city. As soon as bids were asked for Attorney H. B. Turner of New York city stepped forward und offered $10,000,000, the minimum price set by the courts. The bid was immediately accepted and the road declared sold. Mr. ‘Turner made the purchase in the names of Roswell G. Ralston and C. C. Mason, who in turn are a committee appointed by the first mortgage bondholders. — WRECKING. Secure FOR TRAL Four Boys Indicted by the Grand Jury at Utien. UTICA, February 25.—The grand jury of Oneida county has found against John Wat- son Hildreth, Herbert Plato, Fred. Bristol and Theodore Hibbard, the boys who wreck- ed the New York Central fast mail two mile’ west of Rome last December. They will be tried at Rome during the term be- ginning March 3. The boys will be tried separately, Hildreth coming first. ‘The boys are now in the Utica jail, but will be removed to the Rome jail Friday next. Bristol ts said to be dying of consumption. ne Twenty-Seven Families Burned Out. NEW YORK, February 25.—The fire which broke out shortly after midnight in Hoffman & Sons’ cigar store, at No. 62 Adams street, Hoboken, burned until 5 o'clock this morning. When the flames were extinguished it was found that the four- stoty frame tenements, with brick fronts, Nos. 58 to 68 Adams street had been burned. Twenty-seven families, including fifty-three children and 123 people in all, were rendered homeless by the fire. The property loss is estimated at $25,000. FINANCE AND TRADE Lower Prices in London Oause De- cline in Stock Values. {NO MATERIAL CONCESSIONS MARKED ee Local Speculative Conditions Fa- vorable for Improvement. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, February 25.—A lower Lon- don market was responsible for a general shading off in stock values during the early trading this mornirg, but no material con- cessions were recorded, owing to the entire absence of significant offerings. Local speculative conditions continue favorable to improvement, the only reaction element in the sitvation being the growing skepti- cism as to the wisdom of continuing the advance without a realizing movement of moderate proportions. Skepticism of this character has prevailed since the initial ad- vance was inspired by the probable success of the government bond sale, and in no in- stance has a decline of noteworthy propor- tions resulted, except in cases where spe- cial forces were operative, notably in Man- hattan and Missouri Pacific. The profes- sional character of the market will undoubt- edly force a reaction in the near future, but the more meritorious properties are not likely to be depressed to an extent justify- ing any apprehension on the part of present holders. The continued strength of the market during the last fortnight has been mainly attributable to the decided disinclination to dispose of long holdings. In yesterday's transactions a moderate selling of invest- ment shares was noted, but the proceeds of such sales are subject to immediaie rein- vestment and foreshadow an early move- ment in hitherto neglected properties. The Granger shares yielded fractionally during the morning, but such action, in view of the temporary cessation of London buying, was entirely natural. Confidence in a higher range of values for this group of stocks shows no signs of abatement. The short interest in Missouri Pacific took ad- vantage of the recessions in other parts of the list to cover outstanding contracts, an advance of 1% per cent being recorded in consequence. Renewed selling for both accounts was noticeable in Manhattan, wi favorable earnings being assigned as a cause. Sugar was well bought around 117, and advanced sharply curing the carly after- noon on the improbability of any tariff legislation during this session of Congress. With the removal of ull ioubt as to the actual intention of Congress cn this im- portant subject and the increasing proba- bilities of an carly adjournment the busi- ness interests of the country should speed- ily adjust themselves to actual conditions. The first effect of the announcement was noticeably disappointing and some selling of speculative holdings based thereon re- sulted in lower prices during the fina! trad- ing. The industrial and railroad lists were both inclined toward weakness during this pe- riod. Sugar, which had been udvanced dur- ing the previous hour, was depressed to- ward the close of business in sympathy with the effect elsewhere. ‘The money market continues to gravitate toward a naiura! basis, and foreign ex- change rates continue satisfactory. Rail- read earnings repcrted during the day Were genetrally favorable, and seem like! to continue so during the coming acti . Toward the middle of March stock- holders will Jearn to what extent they are to be benefited Ly this improvement. ————— FINANCIAL AND COMMERICIAL, The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York steck exchange. Cortespondents Mesers. Moore & Schley, No. 8) Broadway. Highy Low. NTy American Sugar... American Sugar, Pid American Tobacco.. American Cotton OL. Atchison. Del., Lack. & Delaware & Hus Den. & K. Grande, Pf Dis. & Cattle Feeding. General Electric. Hinots Central vu. New Jersey Central. New York Central. Pullman Pal. Car Go. Southern Railway, Pf Phila. ‘Traction, abash, Wheeling & 1. Wheeling & L. Erie, Pfd Western Union ‘el... Wisconsin Central. Ex-div. 18. Washington Stock Excha: Sales—regular call—1i {oan and ‘Trast, 10 at 121 t Lai notype, 109 at 3: 50 at 8." After call—M. Raxroad 6s, $1,000 at 11314. ‘Government UL S. 4s, registered, 109% bid, 11014 a: 4s, registered, 110 bid, 111 asked. 117ig bid, 118 asked. TC. 8. 114 asked. ds. —20-vear fund 5s, 103 id. 30-year fund 6x, gold, 108 Wid. Water stock 1001, currency, 110 bid.) Water stock Zs, 103, currency, 112 eS, fond.mz. eurreney, 109g bid. 3) fs, 100 b oltan Railroad Ss, Metropolitan Raliroad conv. i Railroad 5s, 80 bid, id Gs, id f12 nek hi ye oeres id, asked. ‘ashington Gas Compan e ries B, 110% bid, 114 asked. Waxhington i Company conv. 63,"120 30 asked. U.S. EI trie Tight conv. Chesapeake and P 105 asked. American sked. ~ American O., 109 bid, 11 pany Ist 63, 109 bid. Wa: pany imp. 68, 109 bid. Washington Market € pany ext. és, 109 bid. Masonic Hall Association Ss, 104 bid. Washington Light Infantry Ist 6s, 99 tional Bank Stocks. Bank of the Repul 285 Md, 310 asked. rket € Uid. 121 asked. American bid, 159 asked. Washing- 70 Kckington, 14 i “30 asked. Gag and Blectric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, 46% bid, 47% asked. “Georgetown Gas, 45 bid, 55 asked. U. 8 Blectric Light, 122 bid, 13514 askew Insurance Stocks. 39 bid, ows in, 52 bid @. Arlington, 147 bid, 155" asked. id.” Na- tional Union, 11 bid, 124 asks 9 a ld, Sig asked. People's, Ancoln, 8 bid, 84 asked. Com: mercial, 4% bid, 5 asked. ‘Title “Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 107 bid, 114 asked. Columbia, 6% bid, 71 asked.’ Dis- trict Title, 7 bid, 11 asked. Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 29 bid. 50 asked. Chesapeake and ae c, OB bid. 64 oe on can Graphophone, 4° 4 a cumat! Gun Carriage, .22 bid, .25 asked. fergenthaler Tinotype Miscellancous " Stocks.. (old), 218 bid, 225 asked. Mergenthaler Linot: (new), 109 bid, 115 asked. Lanston Monotype, bid. 814 asked. on Market, 13 bid. Great .” Washi Falls Ice, 120 bid. in Hall, 90 asked. ———— Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Pebruars 25.—Fiour Gall, unchang- =a sms ‘Clase. 81 81% 38 21! =F) 21 21m 8.1 9.85 10.07 16.65, 552 6. 5.50B 5.62 5.62 5.17 5.15 ookiss. § = 51 7 75 7.50 756 762 756 7.42 782 7.60 761 7.09 7 7B T8T 7.78 ——— DIVORCE GRANTED. Long Pending Bagalcy Affair Finally Settled. The long-pending divorce case of Olga P. Bagaley sgainst Waterman P. Bagaley w ecncluded by Judge Hagner this afternoon, when he granted Mrs. Bagaley a divorce, and also awarded her the custody of their children. The petition was filed by Mrs. Bagaley the llth of December, 1894, she charging her lusband with cruelty and drunkenness. Mr. Bagaley filed a cross bill, claiming a divorce because of his wife's alleged adul- tery. As reported in The Star, he acknowl- edged several days ago that he had fajled to prove the charge, and agrsed that his wife should be granted the divorce, al- though he prayed that he might be allowed to visit his children. ——_— THE BALTIMORE CENTENNIAL. A Delegation of Yeung Men's Auxiliary it Washington. A deegation of the Young Men's Auxil- fary of the Baltimore Centennial Associa- tion visited Washington today in the in- terests of the proposed exposition to be held in the monumental city in 187. The party consisted of T. J. Prickett, W. H. Herzog, W. T. Wills, R. N. Glacken, D. W. Glass, Capt. J. A. Burgess, Alex. Cutino, Jesse Rosenfeld and L. Gottschalk. ‘The arduous task of making the prelimt- nary arrangements for the great exposi- tion has been intrusted to the young men of Baltimore, and, while they realize that the work is onerous and the obstacles to be overcome are legion, they are sanguine of success. The object of their visit to this city today was to invite President Cleveland to attend the mass mecting In the Baltimore Music Hall Saturday even- ing, when announcement will be made of the progress of the subscriptions for the centennial. It is also the desire of the delegation to interest the business men of this city in the enterprise, and calls were made on sev- eral of the leading citizens and officials of the board of trade with this end in view. The Baltimore people expect millions of people to attend the centennial, and nearly all, if not quite all, of this number, they will come over to Washington; hence, claim the benefit to this city in a bus- iness way will be very considerable. peated Funeral of Mrs. Joseph C, Baumer. Funeral services over the remains ot Mrs. Joseph C. Baumer were held at St Anthony’s Church, Brookland, this morn ing. Requiem mass was sald by Rev. Father De Wolf and sung by the choir, un- der the direction of Prof. Burg, and at it conclusion Mascagni's “Preghie: was sung by Miss Mary Helen Howe. Father De Wolf spoke touchingly of the Christian character of the deceosed, and upon the general subject of the consolation that those who are left have when their dear cues die in the faith of the church. ‘The railbearers were Messrs. Benjamin Micou, chief clerk of the Navy Department; Thos, G. Garrett, T. Victor Ballard, Harry Bar- ton. Joseph Burg and Dr. Frank T. Howe. The body was placed in a vault at Mt. Olivet cemetery. ‘The attendance at the services was quite large and included many Prominent people, among whom were the Seerctary of the Navy and Miss Herberi, ——_—_ Will of Samuel Fowler. The will of the late Samuel Fowler, dated June 2, 1888, and filed yesterday for pro- bate, appoints the widow of the testator, Jane S. Fowler, and his son, Charles D. Fcwler, executors of the estate, requesting that no bond be required of them. He be- queaths his entire estate to his wife, Jane S. Fowler, during her life, and after her death to be divided equally among his seven children, Emma, Marion E., Mary H., Charles D., Albert C., Willis and Sam- uel G. To his ‘daughter, Susan J. Rogers, he leaves $500, to be paid to her upon the death of Mrs. Jane S. Fowler. i Small Fire. Elia Chelinis’ woodyard, on D street northeast near Delaware avenue, caine nesr being the scene of a serious conflagration about 10 o'clock this morning. Sparks from a Baltimore and Ohio engine rested on a shed at the woodyard, and No. % engine company was called out, but the ames were extinguished before any headway had been gained. ———_—_ Caused by Matches. About 10:30 o'clock No. 7 engine company was called out for a fire in house No. 1423 10th street, where children playing with matches set fire to some rubbish. No damage was done In a Vacant This afternoon, about 1 o'clock, No. @ engine company went out on a local to No, 7 Canal street, where there was fire in a vacant house.’ The damage amounted to about $100, but the cause of the fire is not known. —_——. — Pensions Allowed. Maryland—Increase, Oliver J. Kenney, Baltimore; Andrew J. Mattox, Manokin, Somerset. Virginia—Original, John Dougherty, Na- tional Military Home, Elizabeth City. Ad- ditional, James Welsh, National Soldiers* Home, lizabeth Cit Reissue, Richard Blunt, Hempten, Elizabeth City. Original widow, Mary R. Steinman, Phoebus, Eliza- beth City. District Kastner, of Columbia—Original, William United States Soldiers’ Home, Charles Hill, Washington. In- y Marshall, Washington. Origi- » .Columbus Boggins (mother), Washington; Alida G. Almy, Washington. 2 Patents Granted. Edward C. Brice of Washington was to- day granted patents on composition of mat- ter, manufacture of artificial stone, brick, ete., artifielal stone and composition of qaatter. John M. Rueth of Washington was allow- ed a trade-mark on baked cereal products. ne Fourth-Class Postmarters. The following local fourth-class pos=mas- ters were appointed today: McKinstry, Car- roll count: B. McKinstry, vice C. F. Myers. resigned; Otter River, Campbell county, Va. C. V. vice Mrs. M. BE. Stewart, resignes Caroline county, Va., J. H. Blockley, vice A. B. DeJarnette, removed. The total number of fourth-class postmas- ters appointed today was 19, of whom 17 were to fill vacancies caused by death and resignations. ——_—_+» For Fortifications. ‘The coast defense committee today de- cided to amend the bill for a syet:m of fortifications £0 as to expend $10,000,000 by June 30, 1897, but making any part of that sum at once available. The bill was also a aoe a allow comteaces for the mple! S roject : conta be made annually of $10,000,000 for the work.