Evening Star Newspaper, February 29, 1896, Page 2

LATE NEWS BY WIRE Turkish Officials Guarding Against Conspiracy. OVER TWO HUNDRED ARRESTS MADE Preparing for the Sultan’s Trip to Stamboul. ————— RISE OF THE REVOLT ed (Copyright, 1896, by the Associated Press.) CONSTANTINOPLE, via Sofia, Bulgaria, February 29.—The police authorities and officials have taken.steps for some time past to get the facts in what seems to be a wide- spread conspiracy, with headquarters in this city, and branches in many parts of the Ottoman empire. Affairs, yesterday and to- day, reached a point when it was judged that energetic action could no longer be delayed, and over 200 Armenians and num- bers of Turks have been arrested. The Turkish officials claim that the ar- rests are made simply as a precaution against the possibility of hostile manifes- tation against the sultan, Abdul Hamid, upon the occasion of his visit to the Top- kapou palace, the Stamboul quarter, to- day, upon the occasion of the Midramazah festival. Extensive military and police prepara- tions have also been taken. The route to be followed by the sultan will be lined cn beth sides by picked troops. Behind the soldiers will be the uniformed police, and mingling with the crowds will be swarms of secret police, who have instructions to arrest any person, Armenian or Turk, who may act in a manner calculated to arouse suspicion. Thus, many more arrests will be made before the sultan passes through the streets, and the authorities will be greatly relieved if the day passes without @ serious disturbance. The Conspiracy. There is no denying that the Turks ara rapidly becoming far more dangerous to the rule of Abdul Hamid than the half- crushed Armenians, although the revolu- tionary agents of the latter are still busily at work. But their plan of campaign seems to have undergone a decided change, for they appear to have become convinced that their only hope of any kind of redress in the nature of partial self-government lies in the young Turk party. This continually strengthening party is becoming bolder as time elapses, the murmuring among the Populace is more distinct, and it haa reach- ¢d the ears of the palace officials in an un- mistakable manner, causing the utmost uneasiness and anxiety. Outwitting the hostile powers when secretly backed up by Russia is a comparatively easy task when compared with confronting a possible up- rising of a strong section of the Turks themselves. The Turks are incensed agatnst the Ar- menians for the agitation which they have fostered, but they are also very bitter against the long-continued misrule of the Palace peopic. Thus the Armenian agita- tors have really been playing into the hands of the government, and It is only now,when the disturbances and their sequences have subsided, that the real situation is becom- ing apparent. Therefore, the feeling among the Turks against the sultan has nothing to do with the Armenians, the treatment they have been subjected to or their al- leged grievances. Grievances. It is due to the wrongs suffered by the Turks themselves and the terrible oppres- gion of the secret police and tax gatherers. Among the lower classes here, the matter might not go farther than the plundering of the palaces, etc., the ousting of the pelace favorites, and a probable improve- Ment thereby in the general situation. It ‘takes a good deal of abuse of power, how- ever, to rouse the Moslem population to this pitch of revolt. But among other classes of the popula- tion, the feeling of discontent is far deeper and much more serious. The Softas and the Ulemah, the army and the navy, are fairly ripe for an outbreak,as is well known at _the palace. . ¢ army and the navy, {t should be led. .may be calculated to follow. the lead of the Uleman and Softas in anything, end when ft Is admitted that the two lat- ter classes are dangerously discontented the situation ts indeed critical. Then again, among the official class gen- erally, the deposition of the sultan ts eager- ly looked forward to now no longer as & vague possibility, but as a decided prob- ability. The young Turk party demand a consti!- tution, a parliament and free institutlons, gnd there are people bold enough here to Predict that they will get their demands. ——— DR. HUNTER RETIRES. Senator Blackburn Polls Sixty-One Vetes on Today’s Ballot. LOUISVILLE, Ky., February 29.—A spe- cial to the Post from Frankfort says: ‘The fact that there were absentees at the re- publican caucus last night made it certain that although the caucus decided to stand by the nominee it would fail to get the full party vote. The absentees included Senator Landes, who sprung the sensation yesterday in re- gard to the agreement signed by Dr. Hun- ter. Senator Lanaes, as well as several others, are said to have expressed the de- termination not to vote for Dr. Hunter. Perhaps the biggest crowd of the session saw the joint assembly ballot for Senator. The call of the roll showed 130 members present; necessary to choice sixty-six. It was stated that Scnator Blackburn's friends intended to force the balloting and try to elect their candidate. At the concluston of roll call, Represen- tative Lyons arose and read a communica- ticn from Dr. Hunter, in which he with- drew from the race. He says among other things that as the sessicn was drawing to a close he would absolve the members of his party from their pledge to vote for him as the cau- cus nominee. The cormmmunication was received with applause and a hum of excitement at once went up. The withdrawal of Hunter caused the wildest excitement. It was teken to mean that he realized that fur- ther desertions would occur and that rath- er than prolong the agony he would get ont now and not wait until he was forced. The Blackburn people were smiling. The ballot was ordered called. It developed the fact that no one as yet had been decided on by the republicans as a unit. Because of the number of candidates the announce- ment of the result of the ballot was de- layed for some time, although it was known at once that there had been no election. ‘The ballot resulted as follows: Blackburn, 61; Bennett, ham, Dotoe, Holt, 8; Finley, 7; Pratt, 2; + Worthin, Buckner, 5; Carlisle, scattering. The joint assembly then adjourned. ———— POSTPONED A WEBK. Jackson Walling Appear in Court in Cincinnati. CINCINNATI, February 29.Scott Jack- fon and Alonzo Walling, the alleged mur- Gerers of Pearl Bryan, appeared before Judge Buckwalter of the common pleas court this morning. Both men ware Tepre- sented by counsel. At the request of the defendants the case was continued until Saturday, March 7. The prisoners were taken through th tunnel from the jail to the court house, an No one was allowed in the corridoy ad- ing to the court room. A special deta ot ice were on duty to see that the orders f the court Were complied with. Portrait of Secretary Elkins. A fine, large oil portrait of Senator Ste- phen B. Dikins, ex-Secretary of War, was ddded to the gallery of portraits at the War Department this morning. It is about three-quarters life-size, and represents the West Mop Senator in a characteris is irearer f Charles Whipple, the - fe’ Yor will remae, unhung in the manerit can be found for fe geo _ THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, -FEBRUARY. -29,. 1896—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. x BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION. A reference to the statement be- low will show that’ the ‘clfetmution sworn ‘to is a bona fide-one.-°.* It is easily possible, for. a news- ‘Paper with an elastic conscience to swell its legitimate circulation endr- mously, in order to deceive adver- tisers, by sending out thousands of napers to newsstaads, which are re- turnable, and which are in fact re- turned, but nevertheless’ are m- cluded !n what purports to be an ‘honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however, judge by results, and bogus circula- tions don’t give them. The Sirculation. of The,,Star is many thousands in excess of any other Washington paper and is be- lieved to be fully five times that of any afternoon contemporary Circulation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, Feb. 22, 1896. MONDAY, Feb. 24, 1898 .. TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 1596..... WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, 1898. THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 1896: FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 1596. ‘dedeves-B0,193 «+--830,120 Total.......ccceceee. --188,015 Daily average. 31,335 1 solemnly awear that the above statement Tepe Tesenta only the numbér of coples of THE EVEN. Iv Star circulated during the six seculgr days end> ing Fridsy, February 23, 1836—that ts, the nam- ber of ooptes actua‘iy wold, delivered, farntshed or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies ao counted are returnable to or remain in agold, ai st me onesie J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper’ Co. Subscribed and sWorn'-to--before me this twenty-ninth day ef February, A. D. 1896. JESSE W. RAWLINGS, Notary Pubic, D. C. eS GRATIFIED AT THE RESULT. What Mr. Quesada Says in Regard to the Senate's Action. The members of the Cuban revolutionary party who are now in Washington were naturally very much pleased with the course taken by the Senate yestérday after- noon. Mr. Gonzalo de Quesada, secretary of the Cuban legation here, conversed with a reporter of The Star this morning at his quarters in the Raleigh. “Of course, we are very much gratified at the result of the vote on the Cuban resolutions in the Sen- ate,” he remarked. ‘‘We regard it as the concrete expression of the opinion cherish- ea on the subject of Cubs by the vast ma- jority of the American people. We are confident that the action of the House oft Representatives will be no less emphatic. The general impression among the influ- ential friends of Cuba here not directly con- nected with the movement in an official sense is that Spain. will place reliance in the President and depend upon him to fore- stall the effect of any legislation Congress may eract. They appear to be amused at the assertions that the Spanish government will withdraw its minister here tn cas2 the House follows the example of the Senate, declaring that Senor de Lome is the only person who stands in the way of unlimited transportation of men and munitions of war to the insurgents in Cuba. Tt is understood that a friend of the Span- ish legation also expressed the opinion last night that President Cleveland would take no definite steps toward carrying out the requests of Congress contained in anything like a concurrent resolution. This gentle- man is said to have pointed out that the action of this government in detaining the Bermuda; after the courts had declared in several cases that there was nothing {illegal in the shipment of supplies to the revolution- fsts, was indicative of what might be ex- pected of the administration tn its further treatment of the subject. Nothing at the Spanish Legation. The representatives of the, Spanish gov- ernment in this city declined today to say anything at all about the action of the Sen- ate yesterday, and its possible eect upon the relations existing betweéu this country and Spain. A Star roporter called at the Spanish lega- tior this morning and sent up his card to Minister de Lome. A few moments, later a handsome young secretary came down and greeted the reporter most courteously, but when it came to talking about the Cuban question he was diplomatically reticent. “His excellency,” said ‘te secretary, “is occupied just now. He bids me to say to you that if you wish to see him with refer- ence to anything cine than the discussion in the Senate yesterday afternoon, you will please wait a few minutes for:him. But if you wish to talk to him about what the Senate did, than his excellency bids me to say to you that he is extremely busy and does not know when he will be at leisure. You see, this is a diplomatic matter, and his lps are, of course, tightly sealed. ‘His ex- cellency appreciates the courtesy of The Star in desiring bis-views on’ the subject, but he does not care to say anything today.” ~ WHITNEY AND. McKINLEY. Reported Preference of Maryland Democrats and Republicans. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., February 2).—Tal- bott of the democratic state central com- mittee says that the democratic primaries for the election of delegates -to the na- tfonal ccnvention at Chicago will be held in the latter part of April or early in May. The party leaders are non-commitiai as to their preference for the presiiential nom- ination, but it is generally believed that the marority fevor ex-Secretary, William C. Whitney. It is stated that the call for a meeting of the republican state committee will be is- sued March 11 and that the primaries will be held during the latter part of the:month. ‘The trend of republican sentiment seems to be toward McKinley. ’ ‘The excitement over the conflict between Mayor Hcoper and the clty council con- tinues unabated. It is believed that the democratic councilmen:-will come to the mayor's assistance. It is thought that the bill introduced at Annarolis by President Bruce, to take the confirming power from the council, will be’ passed by both senate and house and enacted. Kansas Democratic Convention. TOPEKA, Kan., Febraary 29.—Thc demo- cratic state central committee, at a meet- ing held here, decided to hold the state convention to elect delegates to the national convention at Topeka on June 3,.and to hold the convention for the nomination of candidates for state offizers,at Hutchinson on August 4. SPEAK-EASIES IN THE “DIVISION.” Notice Served Today of the Commis- sioners’ Decision. The keepers gf the disreputable‘houses in the “Division” were surprised today when the police called at their houses and noti- fled them that the Commissioners had had a secret conference with Lieut. Amiss and had arrived at the conclusfon that the sale of liquor in violation of law in these houses must be stopped. Hereafter these houses will be treated the same as other “‘speak-oasie3,” and where the police have reason’ to ‘suspéct the sale of liquor raids may cake placé. 5 The notification came to the women as a complete surprise, and if they havi BS oom- ly with the requiremants o: law, Ye is sald t many of tke houses will be faunal iy ie lose, for these women have ftéqi stated that their houses dould fiét without selling Uquor. —__ Personal Mention. Representative Stahle of P ‘Ivania ig confined to his house in this city, 1904-8 street, with a severe attack of pneumonia. It is said that while Mr. Sta! a sick man, he is not in any immbedih ss dane ger, Paymaster J. A. Smith the city on leave of absence. LOCAL. DEMOCRATS Their Campaign Disclosing Some Unlooked-Fer Features. FACHONS: Conditions _That Confront ths Followers of Jefferson. LIVELY TIMES IMMINENT —_-——__ ‘Those who have followed the course of the Present local democratic campaign will re- member that its inception was accompanied by a general declaration on the part of those best qualified to speak that there was to be no fighting, nc bitterness, no discontent in the events leading up to the primary elec~ tions arid that a simple, delightful love feast would ensue at the !ocal convention. ‘The former leaders of the party declared they would take no active part in the selec- tton of delegates, either to the local conven- tion or to the bigger one to follow at Chi- cago, and everything scemed propitious for @ fraternal and benevolent movement par- ticipated in by genial gentlemen who only had the party good at heart and who would let nothing of a personal nature creep in for anything In the world. At present, however, and with the pri- mary elections only ten days away, the democratic party in the District seems to be torn with conflicts ard almost dissected with disser sions. While there has been an open and aggressive campaign waged oy the men who are supporting what is known as the “straightout ticket,” and which is believed to ccmmand s0 far the favor of the majority of democrats in the District, there has at the same time been a powerful se- cret movement against it, and in this move- ment ar2 concerned, it is sald, some of the very men who were loudest in their assev- erations six weeks ago that they would have no pert in the cempaign. Silver Not a Local Issue. A vigorous attempt is being made to in- troduce the financial question as an issue and the declaration is frequently heard that the so-called “‘stralght-out” ticket 1s composed of advocates of free silver. This ticket, it 1s well understood, bears thé rames now of Chairman Holm2ad of the central committee, Mr. John Boyle, Mr. E. LL. Jordan and Mr. Frank P. Morgan, who are also members of the central commit- tee, and Mr. R. E. Mattingly. So far as can be leurned after faithful investigation nene of these gentlemen has expressed Limself cn the subject of the national finances, and as Mr. Holmead is a bank director and interested in capitalistic en- terprises it 1s hardly probable that the delegation would be a unit for free silver in_any event. It may be stated as a fact that none of the subject of his silver views in connec- this subject of his silver views in connec- tion with Chicago. Some time ago an at- tempt was made to introduce silver into the local campaign, but the gentlemen who were manipulating the movement were quickly convinced that it would be impos- sible, because the local democrate declared that they were going to send men to Chi- cago who were aware of the fact that the District has no representation in the electoral college; that its recognition In a national democratic convention was merely of a complimentary nature, and that their proper course would be to support any plat- form which might be reported to the con- vention by a majority of the committee having that matter in charge. : Who Will Be Committeemant Ti is probable, therefore, that the silver question will not be brought up before ihe local convention, but there is good evi- dence that an attempt will be made to instruct the six delegates in another di- rection. The question of who is to be the member from the District of Columbia of the next demccratic national committee Is becoming prominent in the discussion now going on, and will, without question, cut a substantial figure in the settlement of the contest. Some time ago, when Mr. James L. Nor- ris was spoken of as a probable delegate to Chicago, he is understood to have de- clared that he did not desire to go in such @ capacity, and would not gu if he were chosen, but that he would feel highly hon- ored if the six delegates who did go were to name him as the national com.mittee- man from tho District. Mr. Norris has more recently declared to a representative of The Star that he was entirely out cf the fight in every particular. This is undoubt- edly true as far as Mr. Norris himself is personaliy concerned, but like all other men w have been prominent in party affairs fa community, {t is probably impossible for him to prevent his admiring friends from working for his interests even against bis will. The Movement for Mr. Norris. It is this condition, therefore, that can be reasonably taken to account for the movement now in progress, which has for Its object the selection of a sufficient num- ber of delegates to the local convention of March 10, to adopt a resolution instructing the delegation to Chicago to support Mr. Norris for a national committeeman. The delegates will not be asked, it is sald, to vote against their personal preferences for the six men who will represent the District at Chicago, but will merely be requested to piedge themselves to support a resolution centaining the instructions mentioned above. g A Demand for Dickson. The gentlemen whose names have been prominently mentioned in connection with the so-called “‘straight-out” ticket express absolute confidence in their victory at the primary election, and at the convention which will follow. The fifth name has not yet been added to the ticket, and there is a general desire among the old-time fighters in the party here, without regard to section or neighborhood, to complete the ticket by adding to it the name of Mr. William Dick- son. Mr. Dickson has persistently and con- sistently declined so far to allow his name to be used, but a great amount of pressure is belng brought to bear upon him by the most influential of the party workers in the District, and it is confidently asserted by these gentlemen that with Dickson's name on it the “straight-out” ticket would be in- vincibie. Mr. Turmer Not a Candidate. There has been considerable effort shown in the past two or three gays to bring in ex- Congressman Turner of New York, who is now a resident of Washington, as a factor of much importance in the local campaign. This arises from Mr. Turner's having been selected as the proxy of Mr. R. E. K. Cleary bie ninth district. ir. Turner says he is now a candid: for delegate to the Chicago convention, Oe that his interest in tfe pending campaign ig merely that which he would take in any other community where he might reside and where a democratic party existed. He has always been active in Party affairs, and it would seem unnatural to him, he Says, to remain quiet when a campaign was in progress. The local tickets in all of the twenty-two assembly districts have been very nearly selected, and at some polling Places several tickets will be put in the box. Changes Are Possible. Most of the names on all these tickets, however, will be those of men who will support for delegates to Chicago the sextet On the “straight-out” ticket. There may yet be some changes in the latter before March 10. If there are any thdications that any of the gentlemen named so far will lack the strength sufficient fo insure their selection for Chicago, they will, it is said, Be invited to retire and their places filled by stronger candidatks. Thus far, however, Ho opposition has been discovered sufficient pp soonaraies the chances of any of tham ii the opinion of their friends, who are be : Ue Sse ae ate 0 Oe For Local Suffrage. A quiet but persistent effort is being made to secure the pledges of the mon whose clection to the local convention is partly well assured te support a resolu- tion favoring the restoration of suffrage af the.navy ig in.| in the District of ColumbiA and instructing the delegation to urge the national con~ FAIL - 10 FRATERNIZE. vention to adopt measures demanding such change tHe present conditions here. m9 of the democratic leaders who are aware of the overwhelming sentiment ex- isting in the ital-against-such a thing as” seer the District, are trying to stop this effort so far as -theiocal con- vention is coycerned, and to depend on Quiet ar with’ the delegates, when chosen, to fe'their-aid in pushing the ‘proposition Chicago. ~~ In Gase $¢ Two Conventions. Gossip is & in hearl of the probability ‘af two convéntjons being held for the pur- pose of choosing denfocratic delegates to Chicago, anf g.gopd many people seem to think that.#ie¥umor has a somewhat sub- stantial foundation. If such a thing oc- curs, howeyer, and two contesting delega- tions are séntito the national edmocratic convention in July it can be authoritatively stated nowXthat neither delegation will be admitted to’seats in the national body and that there will be no more representation henceforth from the District in the national democratic convention. TO DEFINE DRY MEASURES The Oommissioners Prepare a Bilk for This Purpose. President Phillips Comp! of the Bob-Tail Anacostia Cars—Dis- =| trict Government Affairs. Defining Dry Measures. The Commissioners transmitte] to Con- gress today a draft of a bill defining the standard shape and size_for dry measures in use in the, Disgrict of Columbia, It stipulates the following dimensions as the lawful ones to be used in measuring by dry measure: “Every bushel measure shall not be less than fifteen and one-quarter inches in di- ameter at the top, fourteen and one-half inches in diameter at the bottom, twelve and three-eighths inches deep, and the staves three-quarters of an inch in thick- ness. Every: half bushel measure shall not be less than twelve and one-half incties in diameter at the top, eleven and one-half Inches in diameter at the bottom, nine “and one-half inches deep, and the staves at least one inch thick. Every peck measure shal! not be less than ten inches in diam- eter at the top, nine and one-quarter inches in diameter at the bottom, seven and five- eighths inches deep, staves three-quarters of an inch in thickness. Every half peck measure when joined to the peck shail not be less than eight and_five-elghths inches in diameter at the top, nine and one- eighth inches in diameter at the byttom, four and one-half inches in depth, and the staves five-eighths inches thick, and every one-half peck mcasure, when made sepa- rate from the peck. shall not be less than nine and one-eighths inches In diameter at the top, elght and five-eighths inches in diameter at teh bottom, four and one- half inches deep, and the staves five- eighths inches thick. Every quarter peck measure shall not be less than six and one- eighth mches.in diameter at the top and five and seven-elghths inches in diameter at the bottom, four and three-fourths inch- es deep, and staves one-half inch in thick- ness.” It is also ulated in the bjll that the lawful weidhitfiof a bushel of potatoes shall be & pounds, and requires that hereafter | all such sales-fhall be made by weixht. Complaining of the Bob-Tall Cars, President Phillips of the Metropolitan Railroad Company had a conference with Commissicner Powell this morning relative to the herse cars of the Anacostia railroad, which run pversthe tracks of his company. He called, attention to the fact that the cars of his company were detained very materially by reason of the horse cars, which prevented rapid transit, and urged that something™be done to get-rid of the trouble. ve For a School Hotise Near Langdon. The Commissioners today transmitted to Senator McMilan a communication from the Northeast Citizens’ Association rela- tive tot 1 of a school building near Langdon, . which they approve. An Old Claim, The Commissioners have reported upon Senate hill 1263, for the relief of Emmart, Dunbar & Co. A majority of the board recommends’ the payment of $14,548.22. Major Powell submits a minority report recommending adverse action on the bill. The claim originally amounted to 360,216.52, and was for extra work for the laying of the 36-inch water main’ The case has been pending since 1871. No Funds Avatlable. As there are no funds available the Com- missioners have declined to extend or im- Brove eny part of Virginia avenue south- west. District Offices Closed. The offices of the District government were closed today at 1 o'clock in respect to the memory of the late ex-Commissioner Thomas P. Morgan, and the Commission- €rs attended the funeral in a body. No New Trial for Colbert. Policeman Colbert, who was dismissed yesterday from the force for his connection with the case of Annie Craven, who had him arrested for taking $1 from her and failing to return it, and was fined $10 in the Police Court, appeared before the Commis- sioners this morning and asked that he be given a trial by the police trial board, adding he desired a vindication of the charges against him. Commissioner Trues- dell, however, stated that he had had his day in court, and the case would not be re- cpened. —>__. MRS. WAITE’S WILL. Providing for the Distribution of Her Estate Among the Heirs. The will of Amelia C. Waite, widow of Chicf Justice Morrison R. Waite of the United States Supreme Court, was filed here today by Richard Waite of Toledo, Ohio, a brother-in-law. The instrument is dated December 26, 1888, and Christopher C. Waite, a son, and Mary Frances Waite, @ daughter, are appointed executors. The former, however, died the same day as his mother, the 2st instant. The enttre estate, including Mrs. Waite's individual property, invested in the stock of the Toledo (Ohio) Gaslight and Coke Company, is bequeathed to Miss Waite, all but her mother’s individual property, how- ever, to be held by- her for life or until she marries. The estate other than Mrs. Waite's individual property consists of property received through her husband's will, and the funds collected for the benefit of his family efter his death, and upon the marriage'6f Miss Waite it is directed to be divided irite four equal parts. Miss Walte t6 have one share, and Mrs. Walte's tXree'Maughters-in-law, Mrs. Ioue B. Waite)(Mrs? Lilllan G. Waite and Mrs. Anna C. Waite, each to have a share for their own:sepatate use during their lives, with remiinder to their children accord- ing to the Oftio law of descent. Should Miss Waits ai®‘unmarried, then this prop- erty 13 tolbe divided into three equal parts, each daughtep‘in-law to have one share, with remgindgr to their children. Mrs. Waite explains that she so provides, not that she‘fear#‘to trust her daughters-in- law, but2ecause she wishes her grand- gpildren to have that which was their Tee Wite ig’ to ha: i ‘0 have absolute control of the Sua fengane isauthorized to use as much of it ay may be necessary for her comfortapje 81 port and maintenance. All the personal property of the testatrix, pictures, furniture, books, plate, jewelry, &c., Miss Walte is to have as long as she desires, and then to be distributed ac- cording to &@ memorandum left by her mother. The executors are fully author- ized to sell the estate, in part or in whole, which Mrs. Waite received from her hus- Bene. ane se seiuests ptoe no ponds: be juired ‘hem, ie value of the ed- tate is not given. _ —_—— The Nansen leport. “A special cable dispatch to the New York Herald from St. Petersburg says: A dis- patch from Irkutsk states vaguely that an individual -known there confirms the story that the merchant Kouschnarew re- cetved a letter relative to Dr. Nansen’s ex- tion, but-fails to give any inkling of its contents, DR. JIM'S WELCOME Pages in the Loudon Papers Devoted to Him. * Ho ARRIVAL THE WEER’S SENSATION A General Laugh at the Post. Laureate’s Effusion. INCREASING THE NAVY ee Peer oa (Copyright, 1896, by the Associated Press.) . LONDON, February 29.—The arrival in England of Dr. Jameson is the sensation of the week. Pages in the newspapers are de- voted daily to the subject of the invasion of the Rand, the secret arrangements supposed to have been made to accomplish it, and the approaching trial of the leader of the raiders and his associates. The charge of “warring against a friendly power” brought against Dr. Jameson when he was arraigned ia the Bow street police court Monday last is based on the foreign enlistment act of 1870, which was passed to provide for the Fenian raids into Canada from the United States. A precedent is found in Gen. Sandoval and Sir W. L. Call’s naval expedition against Venezuela in 1887. Their vessel, the Jus- tilia, was fitted out at Antwerp and saiied and battled with a Venezuelan vessel. Gen. Sandoval was sentenced to a month's con- finement as a first-class prisoner and to pay a fine of £500 ($2,500). Dr. Jameson will be defended by Sir Ed- ward Clarke, Q. C.;.Sir F. Lockwood, Q. C.; Mr. Edward M. Carson, Q. C., and Mr. C.F. Gil, and Sir Richard Webster, Q. C:; Mr. R. B. Finlay, Q. C.; Sir Charles Mathew, Q. C., and others will prosecute the raider. it is understood that Dr. Jameson's de- fense will be that he was called upon by the reform committee to assist in maintaining order at Johannesburg, that the committee Was acting under the Transvaal flag, the Boer officials having withdrawn, and that, moreover, the men accompanying him did not fire until they were attacked. Alfred A. Austin, the poet laureate, 1s still meeting with much ridicule, especially regarding his effusion in regard to Jame- son’s raid. So much so that the matter. finally reached the house of commons yes- terday, where Mr. J. Parker Smith, Mberal unionist member for the Patrick division of Lanarkshire, asked the government for in- formation regarding the laureateship. He suggested that Mr. Awsiin’s patriotic bal- lads should be submitted to the censorship of the lerd chamberlain, or, he alrily added, “some other minister. The first lord of the treasury, Mr. A. J. Balfour, in replying for the Government, said he did not think that any department of the government was especially qualified for poetical censorship. For British Seamen. “The United States ambassador, Mr, Thomas F. Bayard, was one of the speakers at the meeting of the Seamen’s Hospital Society which was held at the Mansion House yesterday. Replying to the chair- man, Sir Donald Currle, founder of the Cas- tle Line and intimate friend of Mr, Glad- stone, who remarked that the queen, the czar and Emperor William were supporters of the society, and that it now had the good will of the President of the United States, as expressed by the presence of Mr. Ha’ ard, the latter, dwelting upon the sailor sense of brotherhvod, said: “At sea there are no such things as troublesome boundary disputes, contesied spheres of influence, buffer states or othe conditions of di: macy. Scarcely a day has passed without a token of gratitude and good will being sent by America to English seamen for heroism for rescues upon the nigh seas, When I was attending to my duties in Washington I remember how there was a constant cur- rent of thanks and gratitude from Great Britain to sailors of the United States. Such acts are healing differences and Strengthening the friendship between the sallovs, and may be the means of binding friendsmp and good feeling in the homes on both sides of the Atlantic.” Warm and Frosty. The weather during the past week has been warm and frosty by turns and is now warm again. There have been a number of ministertal dinners, but the reception which will herald the opening of the season will be the Prince of Wales’ levee next week. It will be the occasion for an enormous gath- ering of royalty and aristocracy, and the Duke cf York, the Duke of Connaught, Prince Christian and the Prince of Teck will be among those present. ‘The Maharajah of Nepaul promises to be the Hon of the seascn if he comes to Eng- jand, as arranged, for he will bring with him a princely suite of natives. It 1s now definitely announced that the Prince of Wales, out of respect for the memory of the late Prince Henry of Bat- tenberg, will not race his cutter Britanhfa in the Riviera regattas. He will merely take a pleasure cruise in the Metlitterranean. Incidentally it may be added that. the Riviera is less favored by Britishers this year. They complain of the anti-British feeling, and are gravitating to Cairo, as a rule. It ia announced that Emperor William has decided to visit Cowes for the purpose of racing his new Meteor, the cutter being built for him by the Hendersons of Glasgow, under the shed used for Valkyrie III and ac- cording to the design of George L. Watson, during the famed regatta week of the Royal Yacht Squadron. Such being the case, it is admitted that he will need much tact in crder to avoid unpleasant manifestations. Increasing the Navy. ‘The new commander-in-chief, Gen. Wolse- ley, in the address which he made Thurs- day in this city, advocating increasing the navy as Great Britain’s first line of defense, expressed the opinion that in the event of war it would be impossible to sever the food supply of Great Britain. His chief ar- gument was that all the fleets in the world would not prevent our American cousins, who are always looking out for money, and who have an eye to the main chance, from running into our harbors with cargoes of wheat and flour. - Returned From Ashanti. The British troops which formed part of the Ashanti expedition returned to London on Thursday in a dilapidated, though not battered, condition. They were enthusiast- ically cheered as they marched through the city from the docks where they landed to their barracks, in the west part of Lon- don. Col. Lake of the Canadian staff has met with a very favorable reception here, and Lord Wolseley has settled that Canada is to have magazine rifles with which to re- arm the Canadian militia. But, although these rifles are to be manufactured in Eng- land, the Dominion government will have to oul for them. The Canadian minister of agriculture is now in this city in search of heaith. The only theatrical novelties of the week were the premiere at the Lyceum Thursday of “For the Crown,” which made a hit, “Forbes Robertson scoring a great success, and Mrs. Patrick Campbell not being con- sidered strong in her part, and the Weedon Gross-Smith premiere Wednesday of “The Romance of a Shop Walker,” by Buchanan and Charles Marlowe. The play is of ie | character, but Gross-Smith’s part earned him only a moderate success. ——.__ Appointed a Clerk, Miss Annie Scott of Green Bend, Kan., @ niece of Mr. Justice Brewer, has been appointed a clerk of the Venezuela boun ary commission. At present she is a sti dent at the Central Normal- School of Great Bend. oe Armor Pilate Contracts. The Senate committee on naval affairs had Assistant Patent Examiner Stauffer on the stand in confection with the concerning the armor plate contracts today. je New Assistant Secretary. is W. Baldwin of New York, who Bul Mr. Rockhill as third -assistant secretary of state, rtef at the i Department this morning tor duty: He i took the oath of office and |= upon the discharge of his new duties at obese. ~ DISTRICT IN CONGRESS Oommittes of the Board of Trade on Im- proving the Potomac. Appropriation Asked for Completing “the Engineer's Plan—Also to Im- prove the Anacostia River. Messrs. Tracy Jeffords, C. B. Church and T. W. Smith, representing a committee of the Washington board of trade, appeared before the House committee on rivers and harbors today to advocate carrying out the plan for improving the Potomac river. They reviewed to the committee the gen- eral plan for the improvement of Wash® ington harbor, which has frequently been deseribed in The Star. The engineer esti- mates for completing, this work are $581,000, and the delegation requesied that this appropriation be made. The delegation also asked an appropria- tion of $100,000 to improve Anacostia river from its mouth, at the arsenal point, to Benning. They claimed the government would be amply compensated for the out- lay by the value of the land would be reclaimed by the improvement and the benefit tothe city’s health through the reclaiming of the flats. Guardians for Pensioners. Mr. C. W. Stone of Pennsylvania has in- troduced a bill in the House providing that any judge of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, upon the filing of a petition alleging that a United States pen- toner residing in the seid District is squandering: his pension money in drunken- ness or by vicious habits of life, and after service of a copy of said petition on the Pensioner, may, upon evidence satisfactory to him, appoint a committee or guardian for said pensioner; and thereafter all pay- ments-on account of pensions due to said pensioner shall be made to said guardian, who stall expend the same under the di- rection of the said court. This petition may be filed in the court without making any deposit for costs, and that when appointed the guardian shall pay the accrued costs, To Open North Capitol Street. Mr. Curtis of Iowa has introduced a bill in the House, by request, directing the Commissoners to open and grade North Capitol street from T street to the Sol- diers’ Home, and to condemn such of the lands of the Prospect Hill cemetery and of Annie E. Barbour as may be necessary for the extension of said street. The cost of grading shall not exceed $10,000; Provided, That one-half of said sum shall be charged to the revenues of the Districf of Columbia. ‘The appropriation shall bé immedately available. Want Repid Transit. Another batch of petitions was received by Senator McMillan today containing the names and addresses of 100 citizens of ‘Washington, urging the passage of Senate bill 1886, requiring the Eckington and Sol- diers’ Home Railway Company to dispense with horses and adopt a modern motive power on all its lines. Eighty-nine of these petitions have thus far been presented to the Senate and referred to the Distriot com- mittee, containing a total of 1,000 signa- tures, and a like number has been sent to Chairman Babcock of the House District committee. Their signers include a number of the principal business houses and busi- ness men on G street along the line of the road, who are anxious to rapid transit on that street in place of horse car service, in to traffic from being diverted to which will soon have a first-class modern service. —___+2+______ EX-COMMISSIONER MORGAN BURIED. 3 5 Funeral Services Held This Afternoon at the Foundry Church. The funeral of the late ex-Commissioner ‘Thomas P. Morgan took place this after- noon at the Foundry M. E. Chuch, corner of 14th and G streets, of which the de- ceased was long an active and honored member. The church was filled with the friends and relatives of the bereaved fam- ily, and the services were of the most im- pressive nature. Before the removal to the church the body lay in the front parlor of the Morgan residence, 1341 Q street, where it was viewed for the last time by many of the cead man’s friends. It was incased in a handsome casket, covered with black cloth, and almost hidden from view by the floral offerings, which were extremely handsome. At the church the services were conduct- ed by the regular pastor, Rey. Dr. Oliver A. Brown, with whom Major Morgan was closely connected in church work. The honorary pallbearers were Admiral Hughes, Col. John M. Wilson, Commissioner Ross, Mejor Moore, J: er, Mr. W. F. Mattingly, Mr. B. H. Stinemetz and ex- Mayor M. G. Emery. The active pallbear- ers were Mr. McKee Borden, Mr. Morgan Beach, Mr. John Dodson, Mr. A. K. Parris, Dr. Percy C. Hickling, ex-Commissioner | Wheatley, Mr. W. B. Gurley and Mr. Saml. W. Curriden. The interment, which was private, was at Rock Creek cemetery. eee tes The Legisintive B The whole of yesterday in the House was spent in the consideration of the legislative appropriation bill, and considerable prog- ress was made. An amendment offered by Mr. Tawney (Minn.) to provide that the members shall have $100 per month for clerk hire throughout the year, instead of during the sessions only, as is now the case, provoked the charge that it was a “salary grab.” Mr. Payne (N. Y.), who was in the chair, ruled it out on int of or- der. An attempt was made to overrule the chair, but “He was sustained, 102 to 43. The provision for Senators’ annual clerks was then striken out, with the avowed intention of effecting an “equitable adjustment” with the Senate later. ——__—__~6. Salaries of Court Officers. The House committee on judiciary has reported favoratly a bill fixing the salary of the reporier of the Court of Appeals of the District at $1,500 a year, and fixing the maximum cost cf reports at $5 per volume. The committee also favorably reported a bill abolisiing the fee system for United States marshals and district attorneys, and fixing the salary of the marshal and the United States attorney of the District of Columbia at $5,000 a year. —<—<____-o-__—_—___. The Death of Frank Dwyer. The friends of Mr. Frank Dwyer will be sorry to learn of his death, which occurred Thursday morning at 11:30. He came to this city from Halpine, Mcntgomery county, Md., his native piace, about ten years ago. He was one of the contractors on the Cairo Flats, and also built several other large buildings in the city and the suburbs. His funeral took place today from his late resi- dence, 67 Myrtle street, a large concourse of friends and relatives attending. His re- mains were buried in Mt. Olivet cemetery. His genial nature and good habits were the means of wirning a number of friends. A widow and two children survive ———.__ The District Government. Facts concerning the District government and the duties of the Commissioners will be found on pages 6 and 7 of The Star's Almanac for 1898. For sale at all news Stands and at the business office of The Star, 25c. per copy. : ———>__ Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 P ‘street, members New York stock correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York. = SSS FINANCE AND TRADE Baltimore and Ohio the Feature of the Day’s Speculation. DECLINE WAS DUE 10 FOREIGN SALES Funds That Must Be Raised by Monday. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, February 2).—Fears of dip- lomatic complications with Spain were less pronounced, this morning, owing to a better + understanding of the real nature of yes- terday’s vote in the Senate. Although in- volving several mootesl questions of inter- national law, the better opinion seems to be that the executive branch of the govern- ment must grant the recognition of bellig- erent rights and that yesterday's action was merely an expression of sympathy on the part of Congress, coupled with the as- surance that such recognition would be supported to the full extent of legislative authority. As the resolutions involve no obligation it is presumed that the matter will be seriously considered and hasty a-- uon discouraged. The financial troubles of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad were again brought into prominence this morning, and in view of the sersitive condition of the market, un- settled the entire speculative list. London's weakness wus attributed to fears of un- favorable developments in this property, and the decline in the interest-bearing se- curittes of the road was due to a very con- siderable extent to foreign sales. The reports current during the first half of yesterday’s session to the effect that pro- vision had been made for meeting all ma- turing interest obligations were, to say the least, premature. As a matter of fact, the funds must be raised between today and Monday, or a receivership is inevitable. In some quarters the appointment of a re- ceiver is regarded as being among the prob- able announcements prior to the opening of next week’s trading. x The hurried departure of prominent offl- cialis to Baltimore this morning adds color to the many rumors of the critical situation to be dealt with during the next forty-eight hours. The decline during today’s short session exiended to almost six per cent from the opening level, long stock being freely sold during the entire day. ‘The comparative steadiness of the general list was due to covering by professional traders, all purchases for the long account being made with great caution. Baltimore and Ohio's affairs will dominate the course of prices during the coming week, Lon- don especially being watchful of the out- come of the effort to tide over the present interest period. If the necessary money is raised higher prices for the entire list are probable; otherwise, a lower range of val- ues is assured. The tank statement continues to reflect the ek oe ee ee legal treasury. sixteen ys paiaiin on Future installments it te hot Jikto - lpm ae than fifty per cent be id foreign ex: operations seem jike- to important speculative tn the near The operations have re- week's banking Fart Over $4,000,000 for the prot queked ste ho Washington Stock Exchange, Sales. il: 12 0% Ws oStesrequar % o'clock m.—Washington Government J. 8. Did 100% aged. US. an catjoa, G00 tia, nt og i. 5 % bid. U. 8. Ss, 1904, District of Columbia Beuds.—20-year fand 6s, 108 did. 30-year fund Gs, gold, 108 Vid. Water gto-k Je, 1901, currency, 110 bid: | Water stock 76, iii currency, pid. 3.05%, funding, ¥ bid. Bigs, reristercd, 2-103, 109 bid eM? neo * ompany. hington Gas Compaiy conv. 3, 130 did, U. S. Electric Light conv, fay 120 peake and Potomac Telephone be, $9 : Sa, ‘Nati Stocks. —B Washington, 255 bid. Bank of the Republic, 240 bid. “Metropalitan. 290 0 asked Oeniral, 276° bid Karu id. Second, 183 bid. Columbia. 129 4 ww bid, 13 1,116 bid. West End. 107 bid. ed. ‘Traders’, Wd, 10214 asked. 9 bid, 101 asked. Ohio, 85 bid) 95 a ee and ‘Trust Com, Se y it a trust, 217 bid. ‘ashington Lown aud ‘Trust, 119 bid, 123 asked. American Security nd ‘Trost, 144% bid. Washington Safe Deposit, 50 Rellroad Stocks.—Capital Traction Company, 72 bid, 76 asked. Sictopoiion bid. Cotes ta, 5 bid. Ex G-orgetown and Ten: , 110 Lincoln, and 46 bid, 47 asked. Georg: @ Stocks.—Firemen’s, Franklin, 38 bid. Metropol %© bid. Potomac, 65 bid, 13_ asked. bid, 1444 asked. People's, Oi ‘bias bid, asked. Pes x3 Bhocors, Th bid, 8% ed. Commercial 4% bid, 5% asked. Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 107 114 asked. Columbia Title, 64 bid, 7% asked. District Title. 8 bid, 11 asked. Te Stocks.—Pennsylvania, $8 bid. Chesa- 4 es hg Na ‘55 asked. —— raphophone, 4% Did, asked. Pneumatic Gui Carriage, .23 bid, .24 ‘Misce! Resear