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2 THE EVENING STAR, (SS MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1896-TWELVE PAGES. juch gravity he must insist on deliberation ben there were loud cries of “regul: ider."". The temper of the House was in- cated by the manner in which Mr. Bou- elle was bowled down. The second was | erdered 175 Mr. Bailey asked unanimous consent that the debate be extended to 5 o'clock. “No, No," came in chorus, and Mr. Marsh Gil.) objected. Mr. Hitt's Presentations. At Mr. Hitt’s request, however, thirty- five minutes were allowed on a side. The speaker rapped the House to order and Mr. Hitt took the floor and opened the debate in a ten-minute speech. ‘The resolutions had been considered with reat care by the committee, he said, and eaticeds and ripened after weeks of deliber- “ation They presented, the committee thought, the best possible action. Our in- terests in Cuba, although we nad never un- dertaken to interfere with the affairs of any European country, made it necessary to intervene, possibly. As to the Senate reso- lution, for which these were offered as a substitute, the first was practically ident!- cal with the first of the House resolutions. ‘The second, directing the President to use his good offices with Spain for the recogni- tion of Cuban independence, was unwise. How long would Great Britain or any other country, he asked, tolerate a request that she recognize the independence of one of * her colonies? It would be accepted as in- solent interference. As tot ‘act that a state of war existed in Cuba there was no question. Our sular reports proved it. The C desperate and unconquerabl no time in the ten years’ war when they Were in such a strong position as they are now. Spain held but one-third—possibly but one-fourth—of the island. If we were neut- rals as belligerents the Cubans, he sald, ed ditions from leaving ov ports. Our cruisers had pursued the Haw and the Raletgh, and the Bermuda only other day had been taken in New York harbor. He argued that Spain could take no offense. Spain recognized the confed- eracy before the battle of Bul! Run. Bel- ligerency, he said, would give Spain the right to search American vessels. ‘The could carry men, but not munitions of war. Others Indorse the Resolutions. Mr M <y.), who followed, gave the resol “arty indorsement, and expr the ovinion that we should do all i to give independence to the Cuban patriots who were struggling for inde adence against a cruel despot- “Mr. Adams (Pa.) satd the time had un- rome for action. The most general had failed to and Gen. W bly Spanish down the revolution! . the butcher, hail heen’ sent to annihi- The ‘patriots of Cuba calict on of reput We shoul! not in the field and He did not know e Spain had es- f the press and insult to the civilized Me. Turner's Protest. Tucker «Va.), who controlled in opposition to the resol yi )», who f time allowed to the fae y the coram Mr. time the The « parim 3 Was recognized the » acd Sauta Anna had that gentlem ity what 3 lay—arvu this connect.o Spain } incre mit King his chances in he reso! as should ie. While we were stagger- » dark without exact in- id not afford to outra international nsult_ a count with 9 i Mr. Turner Femarks w + apple only by » amd th Were abs 's Reply. Mr. of mm replied to this speech in a fashion. He de- clared hi that a lawyer of the al : should iay down such propos t! said that there wa not an international law ‘ant the recognition Cuba, and in repl: to the aid of for- i'd that the gentle- r down the picture of the walls of the he statues of the Statuary Hall 18 in our liber: dispute the right of lovers e In the world to help their struggle for free- Probuble Vote. y to be nearly 4 o'clock before the resuit is announced. There is no doubt that the resolution will be adopted, and it is probable that there will be no more than rinetcen votes against it, if as ma It fs thought that the opposition will hardly be that {rong, as some of those who voted second may vote for the resolu- THE $i ATE. ‘The Spanish-Cuban question came to the attention of the Senate soon after the ses- sin opened today, when Mr. Call (Fla.) urged the adoption of the following reso tion “Resolved by the e, That the Pres- ident of the United States be requested to demand of the government of Spain a statement as to the truth of the charges le in a letter published in the news- ers purporting to be from Mr. Geme: editor of La Lucha, a newspaper put hed in ma, that he had been tor- i while cenfined m a dungeon in the sround for two months in Ceuta, the val colony of Spain, to extort fr evidence against Juius Sanguill: uratized citizen et the United subseqy: y killing the said Gome: st on a full report of the e H_ the proceedings in the ail < Julius Sangullly, in whic i that the said Sanguilly was con- imprisonment for life at Ceuia spicion only and without evidences; 9 to demand the release of Cha ehelsen end Lorenzo Betancourt spondents of the New York newspaper tre charged only with entering withia * msurgeat lines to obtain informatio: also to demand of Spai ali Ameri citizens who shall be captured by the Span- ces shall be treated as prisoners of d be accorded humane treatment, and to inform the Spanish goverument that the United States will insist on this eemand.” Barbarities Perpetrated. Mr. Call read from newspaper extracts Teport of the barbarities perpetrated mez and others. These set forth that ad received a letter his blood shortly be- gore he died in the Spanish penal colony an Africa. The Senator declared that Americans serving in the Cuban army were being shot to death without trial. He declared that the recent action of the Senate should be Supplemented by steps to secure humane treatment of prisoners taken by the Span- ish troops. Mr. Sherman moved to refer the reso- ution -te the foreign relations committee, which was egreed to. ‘The bill was passed appropriating $150,000 on the wite of Gomez from-him written i: for a public building at Jamestown, N. Y- The credentials of Senator Allison for the term beginning March 4, ~1897, were presented by his colleague-from Jowa, Mr. Gear. A resolution by Mrv~ Allen-(Neb.) . was agreed to calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for information. on: the-earnings of the Pacific railroads from the time of their organization. ¢ A disagreement on.,the army appropria- tion bill was reported, and Messrs. Quay, Hale and Faulkner were named as Senate conferees. ne The Arizona Land BiH. Tke President's veto of the bill concern- ing Arizona lands, with a report from the | House that the bili had been passed over j the veto in that body, was presented and the entire subject referred to the commit-| tee on public lands. . ‘The bill was passed to prevent the carry- ing of obscene Iiterature and articles de- signee for indecent and immoral use from one state or territory ‘to anvther. The Measure applies to all express companies nd common carriers. “The Senate then tcok up unobjected bills and resolutions on the calendar. To Increasé the Navy. The first measure passed was, the tm- pertant one for the increase of the navy. It provides for the entistment -of 4,000 ad- «tional men at an annual cost of $380,000. ‘rhe bill further provides: “That whenever’an exigency may exist which in the judgment, of the President renders their services necessfry, the Secre- j enlist, for 2 period of two ‘Seats, unless sooner discharged, such of the naval militia ard other men as may be required for the purpose of manning. vessels.of the navy not having full crews, and such other sif ~ decile.do call hat me 2 whene’ d ident the exigency undet were required shall “That w Fresident an tion neces: is authorized to servi ever in the judgment of the ex! y exists rendering such Secretarfof the Navy charter for temp: y any private vessel or vessels which may be required for the trai officers and men for navaY parposes, rates of compensation and upou suc - be de and condition: for the protection The bill aiso provites for emergenc missioned officers to command the Sency enlisted forces. —+ = SCENES IN THE LOBBIES. a emer- Much Iuterest Shown in the Cuban Resolutions. So soon as it became known that the Cuban resolutions were to be taken up in he House the lobbies became quickly de- serted, and there was a rush for seats in the galleries. toe tis a Quiet but unbounded enthusiam reigned. | Those who were not so fortunate as to {have kept up with what was.,transpiring | le the hall of the House were informed by i door the 11.6 eepers, who seemed to be the ited and interested of all those the time it became known that the House was to proceed with debate, and was to take only seventy minutes in deciding the question, all those who rematued in the lobbies hastened to the galleries to find seats. As they hastened away where they co see and hear they invariably express- ed exultation in the position taken by the House. On all » too, were heard expressions of reastir: to volunteer .in.case..of war. uthern men said that no sooner » rights of belligerency given the % diveds of Texans, Missis- sipplans, ‘Loulsiacains, Alabamians and from other states in close proximity to Cuba would séet« rtars-to*get across to the island io enter the ranks of the if the interference of the Unit as removed Cuba would soon have h Amertcans to clean up the § THE BONDHOLDERS’ PLAN. The Way They Would Have the Union Pacitic Financed. The House commitice on Pacific railroads sive a hearing today’ to Mr: {.' J. Mor- on of New York, the attorney for hold- ers of about $5,000,000 of Union Pacific first mortgage bonds, The plan which he outlines proposes to for the satisfaction of the nd mortgages by issues of n the present rates of earn- ings of the roads. for which the junior interests would be compelied to subscribe. thought he could guarani ponsible parties would agree cut this plan, which would require 0,060 of honds. He also declared that the hand of the vandorbiit interest was to be seen in the present proceedings. st and | bonds based o: YATED SYSTEM. Pennsylvania Road Will Not Consider Such a Solution. “The Pennsylvania.railread for the first time showed its hand this afternoon In re- lation to the railroad situation Washington. Chief Engineer Brown of the road, to whom was entrusted the scheme for doing away with grade crossings, had an extensive conference with Major Powell this afternoon, and stated that the Pennsyl- vania Railroad Company refused absolutely to consider any scheme of elevation for its tracks within the city of Washington. ‘Tne road, however, was willing, he said, to put down a seml-depressed system in accordance with the plans made some time which were printed at the time in The St It was at th’s hearing that Maj. Powell suggested that Engincer Brown make a ns which contemplated an ele- n, and today was set aside as r a second conference between + Brown brought with him another set of plans, which did not differ materially from those referred to at the last hearing. Major Powell asked him if he had prepared the plans for the overhead system, and his reply was, as stated above, that the Penn- sylvania Railroad Company would rot cor- sider, under any cireumstances, any ele- vated system, ——— DECLARED NOT GUILTY. Second Trial of the McCanna-Frost Bignmy Case. For the second time Margaret. A. Mc- Canna, alias Frost, was placed on trial here today in Criminal Court No. 2, charged with bigamy, the first trial, several months ago, having resulted in a disagreement of the jury. The woman was represented by Attorney W. L. Bruen, Assistant District Attorney Jefiords prosecuting. The government, said Mr. Jeffords, would show that the woman, January 26, 18: then the Widow Collins, was married tn Jaltimore, Md., to Charles B. McCanna by Father James 'F. Mackin, pastor now of St. Stephen's Church, this city, and was married here August 3, 1892, to Rabert M. Frest. The jury retired at noon, and, deliberat- ing about an hour, returned in court at 1 o'clock a verdict of not guilty. Mrs. Me- Canna, or Collins, as she claims her name is, was thereupon discharged. ————— Her Will, Filed... The will of the late Sarah C. Wilcox, dated Mgy 6, 1898, and filed today, ap- points William Mayse and Mrs. C. M. No- ble as executors of the estate. To Mr. Mayse $100 is given ‘for ‘the care of the property of the testatrix, and the, same amount each to Mrs. Mary T. Smith, Sarah FG: Glover and Susan Glover of Findlay, Ohio. One-half of thé residue of the estate is given to Mrs. C. M. Noble, and the. bal- ance is to be equally divided among S. F. Chamberlain, P. Kelley,. L.. Breckinridge and T. Kidden. es : Compliment to an American Jurist. ‘The Secretary of State is informed of the election of Judge Somerville Tuck, the rep- resentative of the United States in the in- ternational tribunal af Mansourah, to the pesition of vice president of that court. The apprectation thus expressed by his col- leagues of various nationalities is accepied at the department as a signal compliment to the American jurist, especially in view of the fact that he }jas,been.a member of the mixed courts of Egypt for only a little over eighteen months, tary of the Navy is further authorized to ; | { | in South | LATE NEWS BY WIRE Disaster Caused by the Storm in th Naugatuck Valley. DAMAGE IN NEW YORK AND THE EAST ——es Ice Gorge Forms on the Hudson River Railroad. ese NAVIGATION WAS —— CLOSED: 2. WATERBURY, Conn., March 2.—Today news is arriving from all surrounding points detailing the damage done by the worst storm of iis kind ever experienced in the Naugatuck valley. Rain fell to the depth of 3.40 inches, and the Naugatuck river is fully two feet higher than it was on the oc- casion of the memorable storm of Febru- ary 6. The chief damage is to the various country roads and the Naugatuck division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company. * No train communication was had between Waterbury and Winstead from late Satur- day afternoon until about 10 o'clock this morning. There are many washouts all along the line, scme of them extensive. Trestles have been carried away, bridges ered unsafe and tracks for miles are erged. The country roads are impass- IN NEW YORK STATE. For RI lee Gorge he Hudson POUGHKEE great ice gorge has been formed on the New York Central and Hudson river railroad tracks between Hudson and Albany, and no trains are running on the Hudson river division between those points. The road ts covered with ice, in some places ten feet igh, and the tracks and telegraph poics for a distance of 700 feet have been washed cut. A large force of laborers are at work clearing away the tce and repairing the daimage, but it will probably be three days before trains can be run between Hudson and Albany. ‘The railroad company is sending most of its through trains to and from the west over the Harlem branch and the Boston and Albany read via Chatham. The Empire Slate express went up on the Hudson dl- vision this morning, branch of the Boston and Albany to Chat- bam and thence to Albany. All the ice m the river is on the move. Navigation between Poughkeepsie and New York will be opened tonight. The fer- ries at Kingston, Newburgh and Poughkeep- sie are running with difficulty. MONTICELLO, N.Y., March 2.—The storm of Saturday and Sunday did much damage throughout Sullivan county. The Beaverkill and Neversink rivers overflowed their banks | and carried away proverty and drowned stock. The old stone bridge built at Falls- burgh forty years ago at a cost of many thousand dollars was carried away. Eugene Mattison of Mongaup valley was struck by lightning and seriously injured. WHITEHALL, N. Y., March 2.—Charles and William Rousseau, farmers, while at- tempting to cross Poultney river with a team yesterday afternoon, four miles east of Whitehall, were drowned. IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. More Than $200,000 Damage Done at Dover. DOVER, N. HH. Mare! More than $20,000 damag2 has been Jone by flood in this city. ‘The principal losers are the Cho- checo Macufacturing Company, $75,000; Bracewell block, $50,0; F. U1. Foss, ar- tists’ materials, stationery, books, etc., 350,000; Misses Flynn, millit $5,000; Rob- ert Bros., shoes, $10,000; Drew &, Boomer, photographers; Mayor Nason, law office; W. H. Roberts, law offi:e, $10,000; city bridges, «0; Converse & Hammond, lumber deal- $10,000; Sawyer Woolen Company, $10,- er 000, Converse & Hamm: property s damaged by fire caus: wet lime, will be the only 0223 to recover any insur- whose al boiler rooms of the Chovheco Manu- facturing Company's five mills are fleoded and the mills ar ‘The corapany also suffers a hea‘ loss by the de- struction of als stored in ie basement The big ivoa bri: on Central avenue, which 1s the main thoroughfare of the city, has been swept away, and a large section of Bracewell block, which 1s two storles high and 150) feet long, hs been completely wrecked. The closed. money tuable chemi river 13 badly damaged. ‘The river, n normally :s not mors than 75 to 100 wide, is now more than one-ci a mile wide, and hou: barks are comple'ely y water. At Sawyer’s woolen mills,on Bellamy river, the water flooded the basement, heavily damaging goods and machinery. Early this morning fire, caused by wet lime, broke out in Converse & Hammond's lime shed. It soon spread to another }ulld- ig, filled with dried spruce and hard Ium- ber. Both buildings were destroyed, to- gether with an adjoining building belonging to the Chocheco Company, where old ma- chinery was stored. Railroad travel 1s demoralized, as there are several washouts between Dover end North Berwick. IN MAINE. Damage Caused b: Flood. LIVERMORE FALLS, Me., March 2.— The main building of the Record pulp mill was wrecked early today by the big Ice jam, which carried away the county bridge at_this point. The rush of waters still continues, and it is impossible to estimate the damage. LEWISTON, Me., March 2.~--Two bridges connecting Auburn and Lewiston were swept away today by a flood. The An- droscoggin river Is higher than it has ever been known before. ——.__- ATION POSTPONED, Ice Jams and EXAME Legal Proceedings Over the Jackson City Shooting. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., Maych 2.—The court house in this city was crowd- ed this morning with spectators to hear the pr inary examination before Justice J. H. Lane of the county of John Nelson, who shot and killed Deputy Constable Hines, colored, at Jackson City on the night of the 20th of February. Harry Candler, Frank Myers and Grant Spears, who were charged with being accessories of the murder, were also te have had a hearing. | Attorneys “for the prisoners gaid they were unprepared to plead today,and the ex- amination was continued until Wednes- day at 11 o'clock, in the county court house in this city. In the meanwhile the prisoners will remain in the county jail, where they have been confined since the murde: E. M. Deuterman and Milton Johnson, deputies who were badly wounded on the night of the murder, were present. ‘The prisoners are represented by Messrs, Edmund Burke, John Green and Louis C. Bailey, and the commonwealth by Attor- ney Johnson and Assistant Commonwealth Attorney Marbury. It is generally con- ceded that the prisoners will waive the geaminstion and be sent on to the grand jury. ————-.__. MINNEAPOLIS ELEVATOR BURNED. The Total Loss Three-Quarters of a Million Dollars. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., March 2.—Ele- vator A2, owned by the Minneapolis Ter- minal Elevator Company, operated by G. W. Vandusen & Co., is burning and will be destroyed. The fire caught in the stair tower and quickly spread. There were 1,075,000 bushels of wheat in the building, worth about $600,000. ‘The spouts were opened and a great quantity ran out on the ground, so that a salvage of about jo cents a bushel is probable ‘The building cost $250,000, making the total loss In the neighborhood of $750,000. There is ample insurance to cover the joss. taking the Hudson | MYSTERIOUS FIRE Incendiary Biase in a House on 0 S Street. It Was al hae in a Dozen Different jicks—No One in the yh as éarly hour this morning com- pletely wréckeg the interior of house 1430 C street ndrtifvest, and for a time threat- ened to completely wipe out a row of new brick strugiures and an adjoining wood- yard. Interest is added to the fire by the fact that it was of incendiary origin and because of other peculiar circumstances. The fire caused considerable excitement &mong the residents of the locality. The house was occupied and conducted by Camille Dumas as a resort of ill fame. ‘The structure, which is comparatively new, was rented in September last by Camille Dumas, whose real name is said to be Searles, and was handsomely furnished by her, worth of furniture being placed therein, About half-past 4 o'clock this morning Fereman M. J. Niland of truck C heard scme cne spproaching the truck house, 14th street and Ohio avenve, at arun. The foreman was in bed at the time, but he was notified by one of his hostlers that there was a fire on C street. The nan who notified the firemen of the existence of a fire got away during the ex- citement of the: moment before his name could be learned or even whether he was white or colored. When Foreman Niland reached the house it was ablaze on the first and second floors, and no one was in- side. Forcing an entrance through a par- lor window, ‘the foreman found a portion of the parlor and the dining room in flames, as well as the center of the stair- cese. Upstairs things were more interest- ing. In a center room on the second fioor a fire had been built directly beneath a hedste.d, and the interior was a mass of flames. The contents of the other rooms on this floor were also fast being eaten up by flames. It was a significant fact that in each cf the rooms the fire was distinct, having no connection with the other roonis. ‘The same condition was also noticed as re- kards the stairs, the flames being contincd to the center of the case. Evidently Incendiary. By 6 o'clock the fire was extinguished, very little damage resulting from water. Two cans of coal oll and two bottles of the same fluid were found, and in the rear room on the second floor a large pasteboard box had been soaked with cil. A Star re- porter, who made an examination of the house this morning, saw at a glance that the fire couid not have been the result of accident. The flames had been started in at least a doaen piaces, principaliy about the portieres and other draperies, with the exception of the room on the second floor, where a fire had been built beneath the bed. The damnge as estimated by the owner of the builling, and the representa- live of the tusurance company, the North- western National of Milwaukee, approxi- fully covered by insurance. portion of the furniture and rendered utterly worthless, al- Place. Fire at fixings is though that on the third floor of the bulld- Ing was not damaged, except by smoke. The house has been without inmates, with the exception of the proprietress and a colered servant, for about two weeks, | and Tuesday last Miss Dumas left this | city for New York. She is expected to re-! turn tomorrow morning. During the pe- | riod mentioned the house has been tn j charge of the servant, Mary Brooks, whose home is at 37 H street southwest. This xirl was found by a Star reporter this morning and she claimed to be in total ig- | norance of the-cause of the fire. 8 plained to the reporter that at the tion of Miss Dumas she has remafnel at the house all day and each evening until 12 o'clock, The Servant’s Story. “I left the house as usual at 12 o'clock last nights” said the girl, “and left a dim light burning in the hall gas jet, which was the only light in the house. There has been no fire in the house, not even in the kitchen range, since last Saturday. I am the only one who has been within since Miss Dumas went away. I didn’t know a thing about the fire until just, now.” Mary Brooks added that since opening the house Miss. Dumas has paid several visits to New York, but never before left her entirely alone with the house. She took only one truak with her on the present trip. There were very few articles of wearing apparel and the like in the house, althougi a trunkful of property said to belong to th proprietress was found in a woodshed in the rear. The furniture has been paid for only in pert, and, therefore, was the property, of the merchants from whom it was secured. However, it Is stated, the same was in- stred by Miss Dumas, and those who know her decry the proposition that she was con- cerned in the firing of the house, adding shat the woman at all tmes had a plentiful supply of money, with an unlimited source to draw from, and there seemed to be no plausible reason why she should desire to destroy the house and its contents. No reason why other parties should set fire to the property could be learned. The police this afternoon set out in search of the servant, Mary Brooks, who seems to have been the last one in the house, and she is to be put through a searching examina- tion, as it Js thought she knows more abcut the origin of the fire than she ad- mitted this morning. Later in the day Mary Brooks was placed under arrest and detained at the first pre- cinet station. Policemen Williams, Kllmar- tin and Sutton are investigating the mat- ter. —. To Distribute Seed. At 1:30 p.m. the Speaker recognized Mr. Willis (Del.) to move to suspend the rules and pass the Senate resolution directing the Secretary of Agriculture to purchase and distribute the seeds authorized by the current law. In reply to a question by Mr. Kem (Neb.) Mr. Willis said that he thought the seeds could be distributed in time for planting this spring. The resolution was passed. Mra. Van Riswick's Will. “The will of the late Mary Van Riswick, dated February 17, 1894, was filed this afternoon by Mr. Wilton J. Lambert as one of the executors under the instrument. The will devises her country place, known as “Van View,” on the 7th street road, in the District of Columbia, to her grandson, Wilton J. Lambert. Her residence, known as 1413 K street northwest, {s given to her daughter, Martina Carr, for life, and houses Nos. 1411-1413 V ‘street northwest are devised to her granddaughters, Maud and Mildred Lambert, respectively. House No. 1519 § street northwest is devised to her two gfanddaughters aforesaid in com- mon. All the rest and residue of her prop- erty, inclufing stocks, bonds and real es- tate, is devised to her grandson, Wilton J. Larabert, int fest, to manage and divide the interest therefrom share and share between Hér tw daughters, Avarilla Lam- bert and! Martina Carr, ‘and upon the death of élther‘her share ‘to be given abso- lutely to Her issue, or, failing that, to the survivor fdr life, or, upon there being no survivor, ‘to het heirs-at-law. She names Wilton J. Lambert and Martina Carr as executors.” Thé ‘estate is valued at about NOON Fg.” aa => Avsaulted an Old Man. Richard* Johwson, a colored boy about eighteen ytars old, was before Judge Miller today, chjrged with having participated in the asssauit oniMr. John T. Norris oie day last week The assault, as heretofore pub- lished in The Star, occurred near the mouth of O street alley, ard several boys arrested at the time were sentenced to jail for a year or sent to the reform school. Johnson was shown to have taken pert in the as- sault, and was sentenced to join his com- panions in jail. Charles Fortune, who was charged with him, was acquitted. —_—~<___ To Recover an Unearned Grant. Secretary Smith has written a letter to the Attorney General ‘asking that sult be brought to compel the restoration to the United States of 60,000 acres of land granted the Portage and Lake Superior Ship Canal Company thirty years ago. The company- failed to build: the canal, but has retained e lant ¥ THE CASE OF SPA (Continued from First Page.) tion would be adopted by an overwhelming majority. The leaders of the House, how- ever, are opposed to the Senate resolution and are determined that it shall not be adopted. There is a strong probability that it the House resolution were called up‘'in | the regular way, the Senate resolution would be offered Ly some one as a substi- tute and would be adopted. It was to avoid this and to secure the adoption of the House resolution, without amendment, save to strike out that clause which pledges Congress to support the President in whatever action he may take to carry out the resolution, that it was decided by Mr. Reed, Mr. Hitt and the corps of lead- ers that the matter should come up un- der suspension of the rules. Under this form of procedure there can be but half an hour’s debate, and no other proposition can be voted on. The House Resolution. The House resolution is almost as strong as that of the Senate, and would probably be quite as effective. Some even think that it is stronger, but it is more carefully werded in some respects. The Senate reso- lution, it is said, is especially calculated to irritate Spain, for the reason that by its language it inferentially recognizes: the in- dependence of Cuba, by speaking of the “gavernment of Spain and the government of Cuba,” ete. This reference to the in- surgents as a “‘government’’ does more, it is sueeested than the resolutions purport to do. The House resolution is quite as radical as that of the Senate except in this form of expression. The Text in Full. The House resolution is as follows: Resolved by the House of Representa- tives (the Senate concurring), That in the opinion of Congress a state of public war exists in Cuba, the parties to which are entitled to belligerent rights, and the Unit- ed States should observe a strict neutrality Letween the belligerents. Resolved, That Congress deplores the de- struction cf life and property caused by the War now waging in that island, and be- lieving that the only permanent solution of. the contest, equally in the interest of Spain, the people of Cuba, and other nations, would be in the establishment of a govern- ment by the choice of the people of Cuba, it is the sense of Congress that the govern- ment of the United States should. use. its a offices and friendly influence to that era. Resolved, That the United States has not intervened in struggles between any Eu- repean governments and their colonies on this continent; but from the very close re- lations between the people of the United States and those of Cuba, in consequence of its proximity and the extent of the com- merce between the two peoples, the present war Is entailing such losses upon the people of the United States that Congress Is of opinion that the government of the United States should be prepared to protect the legitimate interests of Americans by inter- vention, if necessary. General Goxsip About Town. The general impression around the hotels and other pubiie places this morning was that nothing of serious import would grow out of the Barcelona affair, as it was the universai opinion that Spain would imme- diately disclaim any responsibility for the action of the crowd and make any other {amends that might be demanded by this government. The outbreak, however, was taken as being indicative of the anti-Amer- lean fecling that is cherished by the Spanish people, and it was felt that addi- tional acts of violence would not be s#urs- prising At the headquarters of the repre- sentatives of the Cuban government in the Raleigh Senor Gonzalo de Quesada was seen by a Star reporter in relation to the affair, but said he did not consider it a matter for him to discuss. DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. To Extend 14th Street. Senetor McMillan today introduced bills for the extension of lith street to the Spring roai and of North Capitol street to the Soldiers’ Home grounds similar to those now pending in the House. Municipal Ownership of Gas Plant. Senator McMillan today handed in to the Senate the resolutions recently adopted by the Columbia Heights Ciuzens’ Association favoring the municipal ownership of gas and electric light plants. Regulating the Practice of Medicine. Senator Gallinger today reported to the Senate the bill that recently passed the House regulating the practice of medicine in the District, which was passed favorably by the Senate committee on the District last Friday. He announced that he should take an evrly occasion to call up the bill for passage and, at the direction of the committee, moved the indefinite postpone- meat of the Senate bill. Several amend- ments have been made by the Senate com- mittee tc the House bill, The board of medical supervisors is to contain one per- son versed in the law, he being one of the two members not a physician. The bill is to take effect from July 1, 1896, instead of from the date of iis b coming a law. The provision as to admtt- ting to practice physicians coming here from other states is altered to read as fol- lows: A license to practice shall be ‘ssued “to physicians who may change their resl- dence to the District of Columbia from a: state or territory where medical laws and medical examining boards exist, the pre- sentation of a certificate or license from a medical examining board, if found upon due inquiry to be true and genuine, being sufficient right of registration and certziti- cation under the provisions of this act.” It is provided by the Senate amendments that appeals from the board of medicu supervisors to the Court of Appeals, in- stead of to the Commissioners, in all zases where the names of physicians are stricken from the register. For Underground Conduits. A brief but highly important bill was in- troduced in the Senate today by Mr. Mc- Millan. It provides for the construction of underground conduits for municipal, gov- ernmental and telephone purposes in the District. It reads thus: “The sum of $100,000 is hereby appro- priated out of any moneys in the treasury rot otherwise appropriated, to be expend- ed, under the direction of the Commission- ers of the District of Columbia, in laying and maintaining within the limits of the clty of Washington a system of under- ground conduits, and in placing therein the wires used ia the fire department and police department service. Such conduits shall aiso haye ample accommodations for strect lighting wires and wires for other public lighting purposes; and also.for teldphone wires, the spaces for telephone wires, to be rented at such rental as shaTl yield p rea- sonable return on their cost to: such tele- phone companies as may beychartered by Congress.” It was referred fo the District Commissioners. ce the Price of Gab. To Red Senator McMillan today introduced jin the Senate the bill reducing the price of gas in the District. It provides that the Washing- ton Gaslight Company and all other gas companies doing business in the District of Columbla are authorized to charge and col- lect for illuminating gas furnished to cus- tomers in the District at a rate not exceed- ing $1.25 per thousand cubic feet, provided that if consumers pay bills within ten days after presentation the rate shall be $1 per thousand cubic feet. It is required that the illuminating power of the gas furnished shall be equal to twenty-two candles by the Bunsen photometer, using the English parliamentary standardArgand burner,hav- ing fifteen holes and a 7-inch chirnney, con- suming five cubic feet of gas an hour; and the gas shall not contain more than twen- ty grains of sulphur in any form in 100 cubic feet, nor more than five grains of ammonia in any form in the same quantity. It shall be wholly free of sulphuretted hy- drogen. When the gas fs of less power or purity than these standards it shall be reported by the inspector of gas and meters to the company, which shall be subject to a pen- alty of $100 for each day during which the violation continues, except when the devia- tion from the standards could not have been prevented by ordinary care and pru- dence, but was occasioned by some una- voidable cause. It is provided that the act shall take ef- fect from and after April 1, 1896. The bill was referred to the District committee. Short as It Was It May Still Accomplish Something. He May Prove to Be a Harm zer—He _ 4s Considered Different From Mr. Cleveland. Mr. Whitney's reply to those Mississippi legislators who signed a cail requesting the use of his name in connection with the presidential nomination at Chicago does not cover all of the ground the boomers had ‘in view when the movement was tnaugu- rated. The original intenticn, as has al- ready beea told in The Star, was to se- cure @ letter from Mr. Whitney go!ng at scme leng.h into the whkcle subject of the democracy’s present embarrassments and Suggesting in genera) terms a line for re- union. But the boomers confined themselves too much ..to.one questicn—the silver question-- and either through ignorance of Mr. Whit- ney’s real attitude or through an excess of zeal in prosecuting their work put him in a wrong light. They made him appear as a friend of free coinage in the contention as it now stands, instead of an advocate of bimetailism through the agency of inter- national agreement. There was but one thing. to do therefore, ana that Mr. Whit- ney has done. He could not afford to be nlsrepresented, even unintentionally, on so important a proposition, and so he has ad- dressed himself in his communication to setting himself right, not only before his scuthern admirers, but the whole country. May Accom; ih Someth: But, short as it is, and silent as to several leading topics, the letter is regarded as an impcrtant one, and likely to accomplish something. For one thing, it 1s thought to take Mr. Whitney out of the Cleveland col- umn, sv to.speak, and insure him a hearing among certain democrats who ordinarily appear unwilling to heed any financial cug- gesticn that comes from the east. A friend- ly word for bimetallism, although coupled with the old condition of an international agreement, uttered by a man of Mr. Whit- ney’s environment is welcomed by conser- vativé democrats. They so express them- selves. They promise io give It a wide cir- ‘culation, and they predict that it will serve to soften some of the asperities that have sprung from a growing conviction in the south that gold, and gold only, is the east- ern financial ereed. Whitney May Prove a Harmonizer. A prominent democrat, friendly to silver, in discussing this point with a representa- ‘tive of The Star today, said: “Mr, Whitney may prove to be a har- monizer. I'm sure I trust he may. This letter, at any rate, has a good ring. The answer to it on thé part of the extreme men is, “Oh, Mr. Whitney may mean well, but we've had enough talk about an interna- tional agreement. The trouble is that we can’t get an international agreement. East- ern men, democrats and republicans alike, are not-enly opposed to free coinage with- out an international agreement, but are really. opposed to such an agreement. They throw their influence solidly against it whenever the proposition begins to take shape. Mr. Whitney, personally, may be never so friendly to bimetallism, but sur- rounded as he is by none but gold mono- metallic influences, he 1s powerless, and would be powerless to help silver even in the Presiignt's chair. He would be more than ever surrounded there by New York influences, and they would shape his policy.’ Difference Between Him and Cleve- In ‘That isnot my view of the matter,” said this democratic leader. “I can see a differ- ence between Mr. Whitney and Mr. Ch land on this money question. Mr. Cleve- land is, in my judgment, a gold monometal- list. He is in full agreement with Mr. Sher- ran. He would reduce silver to the condi- tion of subsidiary coin, and keep it there. But such fs not the proposition of Mr, Whit. ney. I take him to be a bimetallist of the Tight stripe, and I believe he desires to pro- mote an arrangement by which silver may perform larger tses in our financial system. I would vote for atm for President.” “But he declines to allow his name to be tstd,” was suggested. “Well, that ovght to give his letter all the more weight. I think he is sincere. I don’t think he has any selfish object in view.” “If he succeeds as a harmonizer, may not = Chicago convention nominate how?” No Drafted Candidate. “Oh, no. That would be bad policy. If th convention should be reduced to the nec sity of choosing beiween drafting a candi- date or making no aomination at all, the latter would be the wiser act of the two. A drafted candidate for the presidency is the most pathetic object in the world. Horatio Seymour was placed in that most embar- iassing attitude, and the democratic cam- paign that year was all but a farce. Mr. Whitney, you may be sure, will not permit himself to be forced into the playing of any svch role. But no drafting will be necessary at Chicago. There'll be avowed candidates before the convention, and one of them will be taken.” DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Liquor Licenses. The excise board has passed upon the fol- lowing applications for liquor licenses: Retail allowed—John Eller, 21 O street northwest; Fritz Herzog,2085 K street nerth- west. Wholesale allowed—John Eller, 21 O street northwest. Retail rejected Catherine Gleason, 714 1st street northeast; Michael A. Jennings, 1024 FE street northwest; Henry C. Mockahee, 515 4% street southwest; Walter J. O'Callaghan, 1:81 E street northwest. Different Measureme The excise beard gave a hearing this morning to those persons interested in the application of Toby Bush for a retail liquor license at S17 7th street northwest. A long protest from the members of the Calvary Baptist Church against the issuance of the license was recorded. It was claimed that the saloon is within 400 feet of the church and Manual Training School, and Mr. J. J. Darlington, attorney for the church, filed a brief in the matter. Mr. Wm. Dickson represented the applicant, and called attention to the survey made by the computing engineer of the District, which shewed the church to be 415 feet 2 inches from the saloon, and the school 405 feet 7 inches from the ‘saloon. ‘The opposition exhibited a plat of the saloon and the church, which showed ihe distance between tne two to be 344 feet 7 inches, while a line drawn from the school to_the saloon by the opposition measured 397 feet 8 inches. ——— NEW SECRETARY. Mr. Multer Accepts the Office of Local ¥. M. CG. A, A letter receivec today by L. Cabell Williamson, president of the Young Men's Christian Association, from W. N. Multer of West Philadelphia, who was recently offered the position of general secretary of the association in this city, stating that he wiil accept the position, and will be ready to enter ujon his duties April 1, The citicers of the association, of course, feel gratitied that Mr. Multer has come to tnis sion, especially as it is felt that there is a good deal of work of importance that @ general secretary can do Justi at thi time. “ ——— - Grain and Cotton Markets, Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York. law. cre Close. Wheat—M: 67-3, | Another Big Drop in Baltimore and Ohio. TT SLOWLY ADVANCED ON PURCHASES Not Much Disturbance Caused by” the Spanish Incident. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, March 2.—The official ac- knowledgment of the actual condition of Baltimore and Ohio's affaiis and the ap-9 pointment of receivers incident to such acknowledgment was a disturbing factor in todgy’s stock market. Opening prices in all pats of the list reflected substantial ccncessions from Saturday's closing level and continued sensitive throughout the day. Londen cables reflecting but small frac- tional concessions for the active inte rational shares exerted a fayorable infla- ence on values, a liberal decline in the foreign market having been generally pre- dicted, Foreign houses were moderate f rs of Pant »nd Nashville, the ad- e in the liberally assisted cls, passed over al- prompt apology ‘The Spanish : most unnoticed, counteracting all tears of new comptications in the Cuban situation. The passage of #ym- pathetic resolutions by the House is relicd upon to force some expression of opinion on the part of the administration as to this ¥°5 position ia the controve: of the prevailing doubt involved et. ‘The various diplomatic inci- earisen during the last wo preparei speculative circles ving Of the unexpected, and «is not likely to Le at- future developments of a like months ha for the happ: too much importan tached to character. The first recorded price on Baltimor Ohio per "s final neures, and i and Irom the ultimate outcome of Satui fession of insolvency. The a the property by another road possibilities: Mr. Morgan's reported wii! nee the necessary funds to ad- v ccntvol of the property suggests the idea of ac! company’s floating delt radical s changes in managem sary to put the road in an conditions demand ticn in prog rt of iis territor interest times during the bal: ve immediately set o 5 Th jiroad list was active and rallied sharply from the declir of the ly rmerning. rnings sutimitted during the day were g+ atisfactory increase of oy min § s for the monih of Ja ruicular attention. arlington’ ry ttre Lr us Sugar was active on a large volume of business, buying back the stock old last week on the report that inside interests were crease p s. From a decline to 115', the price was sharply advanced for a gain of more than two per cent, Th a strong nar utilizing the @ the coming fortnight, especi entirely removed, execpt ser from probable rse infly tive and net gair trading was at fractional FIN. AL A ND COMMERICIAL, The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing pr New York stock market today lig! its Tey American Tobacco. American Cotton Oil. chive ada Southern Canada Pacific. Chesapeake & Ohid. c..C., C. & St. L Chicago, B. & Q Chic. & Northwestern ‘Chicago Gas, Cie CMe St Paut C.M. & St. Paul, Pf Chic, R. I & Pacific. Del. Lack. & W. Delaware & Hudson Den. & K. Grande, Pfa_ Dis. & Cattie Feeding Genera! Eleciric Mlinols Central Lake Shore. Lou Long Istand ‘Tractic Metropolitan Traction. Menbaitan Elevated Michigan Central. Missouri Pactti Nati New Jersey Central New York Ceniral..- N Y.&N_ Eng. Ce... N.Y¥.C. & S81. Louis. Northern Pacific... Northern Pacific, Pid... North American. Ont. & Western. Pacife Mail, Phila. & Reading. Pullman Pai. Car Co. Southern Railway, Pfd. Phila. Traction. caxan Pacific. ie. Wheeling & L. Erie, Western Cnion Yel. Wisconsin Central PS. 48, registered, oitpweth, 10% bid, bid, 117% asked! wkd Wess Washing asked. U. ems ccurity and |. American Sernrity » vid. Washi "and A, pany Ist Gs, 109 bid. Washing imp, 8s. 108 Washington Mark {. Gs, "109 bid. Masonic Hall Assoc Washington Light Infantry Ist Gs, Bauk Stocks, —Bunk ‘of ¥ . 130 Id, 107 bid, “t. 100 asked 140 110 Safe . St asked. Peopt fs bid, S asked ” Stocks.—Mergenthate i , 225 asked. Mergen Auots at. bid. 1m a eae ie Creal id, Sasked. Washington Market, 1% bid. Gi Eats ine, 120 oa ae asked. Lincola Mali, asked, » 7 y, and » + a reported |wR. WHITNEY'S LETTERIFINANCE AND TRADE ° ,