Evening Star Newspaper, March 4, 1896, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1896-TWELVE PAGES. * TT — a Se a LATE NEWS BY WIRE THE RESURRECTIONISTS THE D Belief in Spain That the President and Congress Disagree.. PUSHING WORK ON THE WAR VESSELS Active Scenes at the Cramp Ship Yards. THE WEST AIDS GEN. GOMEZ MADKID, “March 4—The opinion prevails in official circles here that President Cleve- Jand will not approve of the Cuban reso- lutions adopted by the United States Con- gress. General Weyler has cabled to the gov- ernment on the subject, and, referring to the question of American intervention, says he hopes it will not be necessary to resort to extreme measures. He added that ro alarm was felt at Havana. ‘The official dispatch also says that in the latest important engagement between the Spanish troops and the insurgents, in which General Bargos attacked the in- surgents who were protecting the “‘so- called Cuban government,” the Spanish lost ten killed and wounded. Change in the Ministry, The minister for foreign affairs, Senor Elduaye., has resigned, owing, it is sald, to ill health. The Duke of Tetuan, who re- s#gned the office of minister for foreign af- fairs on January 18, owing to the recall of his friend, Marshal Martinez de Campos, from the captain generalship of Cuba, will again take the portfolio of minister for for- e’gn affairs. HAVANA, March 4.—A column of troops, commanded by Brigadier General Munoz, im an engagement with the insurgents, in the Manzanillo district of the province cf Santiago de Cuba, killed two of the enemy and wounded six. In the engagement at Mamey the insur- gents lost four prisoners, one of whom was an Amazon, twenty rifles or ordinary make and nine Mauser rifles. A dispatch from Guines, province of Ha- ana, says that the insurgent leaders Mas- #0 and Castillo are wounded. ‘The insurgents have destroyed with dyna- mite the railway bridge at Caimital, near Espranza, province of Santa Clara. imo Gomez camped on Monday nisht at the plantatioz of Deloita, near Cardenas, province of Matanzas. A’ dispatch from Union De Reys, in the same province, says that Lacret, the instirgent leader, is sutfer- ing from a bad ulcer, which was recently dressed by a surgeon near that place. ‘The insurgents have -lestroyed a bridge at Cocodrilio, near Botendrin, province of Matanzas, and Eave burned a bridge at Tinguaro and a railroad station at Re- tamal. A numerous band of insurgents recently attacked the government guerrillas who were guarding the plantation of Lutgardita, in the neighborhood of Sagua La Grande, province of Santa Clara; but a column of Spanish troops arrived at an opportune mo- ment, surprised the insurgents, attacked them in the rear, killed thitiy and wounded many others. According to a dispatch from Placetas, provirce of Santa Clara, a number of in- surgents recently invaded ‘an estate near San Paulo. fastezed five leborers to the pil- lars of the overseer’s house, and then set fire to the building and burned it. The un- fortunate laborers were all burned to death. One of them was a volunteer. At Fernandez XH, near San Nicolas, a party of guerrillas In the government ser- vice ambushed and killed a number of in- surgents, including their leaders, Sabas, Herreda and Emilio Sierra. WORK ON THE WARSHIPS. Seenes of Activity Ya PHILADELPHIA, Pa., March 4—Al- though the officials at Cramp ship yards say they have received no special orders to rush the three warships, the Massachu- setts, Brooklyn and Iowa, to completion, because of the pending trouble with Spain, there is, nevertheless, an air of activity about the yard that contrasts strongly with the recent dullness there. The Massachusetts, a sister ship of the Indiana, will be given her preliminary sea trial about the middle of April. She is practically ready for the trip, only needing two of her big thirteen-inch guns to com- plete her armament. These are expected to arrive from the Washington gun shops within a few days. The cruiser Brooklyn has all of her main machinery im and the work on her sloping protective deck is rapidly progressing. As she carries no heavy armor she will not be subject to the delays encountered by the Massachusetts. ‘The battle ship Iowa is still on the stocks and her launch has been fixed for March 28. She is being plated up. Under fair con- ditions she could be completed, if badly needed, in about six months. The Iowa will be the most powerful ship in the Uni- ted States navy. AID FOR GOMEZ. at the Cramps’ Reinforcements and Supplies Being nt From the West. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 4.—According to @ local paper, agents of the Cuban revolu- tionists, working frem St. Louis as a com- mon center, are sending from this city and the surrounding country from thirty to fifty men each week to join the forces of Gomez on the island. Active work was be- gun shortly after the middle of February, when a creole from New Orleans appeared in the city, with plenty of money, and made himself known to a small circle of Cuban sympathizers. No time was lost in getting to work, and between February 20 and 23 forty or fifty recruits left this city for Cuba. Since the date last mentioned at least one hundred more have gone. The men are enlisted with the understarding that they are to take chances on the success of the revolution. They are promised nothing unless the cause of Cuba wins. If it does, they are given a guarantee that they will be well taken care of. No salary is offered. Transportation is furnished them to Cuba, and it is guaranteed to them that food and clothing will be provided for them during their stay at the seat of hostilities. Every man enlisted in the army is equip- at once with side arms, bought from a hardware store in St. Louis. —<—<__ WOULD MAKE CONCESSIONS. The Populists Willing to Give Up Their “Isms” to Joim a New Party. TOPEKA, Kan., March 4.—United States Senator Peffer has arrived from Washing- ton, and will spend a few days looking after personal affairs here. Senator Peffer 2 LPresses the belief that the end of the two old pasties, 2s constituted at present, is at hand. He thinks they will split on silver in their national conventions this year, and that while the gold standard element of the democratic party may preserve the party existence by nominating candidates, it wiil cut little figure in the November elections, and will not carry a single state ncrth or south. He looks for the goid standard ele- ment to capture the national republican convention. Whether it will elect its ticket will depend upon the action of the silver Tepublicars and democrats. If they drop out of sight and remain passive, it will be @ republican year, but, should they openly secede and join the silver conference at St. Louis in Juiy, a new party will be organ- ized under a name acceptable to all, com- posed of all elements of the opposition and including the people's party. ‘The populists, he says, will be willing to give up what are popularly termed their | “isms” and their name, and otherwise change the phraseology of the Omaha plat. form, so as to make it palatable to all who are opposed to the gold standard. = A Sensation Promised. SEATTLE, Wash., March 4—The judges today refused to remove Receiver Nurleigh ef the Northern Pacific railroad. There are @a!d to be sensational developments coming. Despoilers of Woodlawn: Cemetery Police Actively Huating Additional Parties Implicated in the . Grave Robbing. The two dead bodies stolen from Wood- lawn cemetery and intended for. shipnient to Hanover, N. H., probably to Dart- mouth College, as published in yesterday’s Star, were kept on the table in the morgue all day yesterday, and were viewed by Scores of curious people. Some’ of those who visited the morgue, however, were prompted to do so because they had buricd their dead not long ago, and wanted to see if either body belonged to them. It was not until this morning that the second pody was identified. Then a brother of. tho dead man recognized the body as that of John Williams, whose death occurred ‘in Philadelphia last week, Sunday afternoon the body was turied from the home of deceased's brother, No. 429 N street north- west, the interment being made in Wood- jJawn not far from the grave of the other Victim of the resurrectionists. Four arrests have been made, and the South Washington police are looking for another member of the Marlow family, who is suspe-ted of having signed the shipping bHI at the Baltimore and Potoma reight depot yesterday. oa George Mariow and Jeremiah Marlow, his young son, who were first arrested at their home in Ivy City, made contradictory state- ments in their efforts to account for their movements yesterday, while John Jones and Sylvester Jones, who were also arrested, made wholesale denials. Sylvester Jones was not implicated in any of the recent grave robberies, so far as the police could learn, and he was, therefore, discharged. Held for a Henring. But the others under arrest have been identified as having been connected in the recent attempts to ship the bodies of dead Persons to other places, and are held for a hearing in the Police Court tomorrow. soe eres and John Jones have been recognized as the men who deposited the box with its ghastly contents at the United States Express Company's office for ship- ment to Michigan about three weeks ago, and, as Marlow was also identified as being connected with yesterday’s performance. there will be two charges filed against him. When the box was left at the Baltimore and Ohio depot three weeks ago for ship- ment to Michigan there were three men in the littie white-top wagon. The wagon yesterday had a black cover, but as itisa — ore the officers think the change soon af weeks pray after the escape three road men_ positively identified thi horse as being the animal attached to the = _ three weeks ago, and they are Parra certain that the vehicle is the Mr. Peck of the United States E: Company identified John Jones as the man who signed the name William Jackson to the receipt three weeks ago. Been Long Suspected. John Henry Marlow is the other member of the Marlow family who is wanted. Members of the Jones and Marlow fami- lies have long been Suspected of engaging in this business, and only a few months ago a member of each family was arrested for robbing graves in Mary: Vv six years in prison. George Marlow, who n is now under arrest, was arrested al e time the Maryland offenses were mole ted, and he drew a weapon on Policeman Sam Browne, who arrested him. For this offense he was given four months in jail. rodse Miller will hear the cases tomor- ——. __ STRUCK A FELLOW MEMBER. Senator Flood Assaults Senator Flap- agan at Richmond. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., March 4.—Senator H. D. Flood of Appemattox, previous to the assembling of the senate this morning, walked up to Senator Flanagan, the re- publicen member from Powhatan, and after calling him a liar hit him across the head with a stick. He was about to follow up tite blow when friends interfered. The altercation grew out of an utterance in debate svral days ago, when Flanagan charged Flood with making an untrue Statement. * Hood's friends said the words used were that the statement was absolutely not so. Flanagan said the words he used were “absolute falsehood,” and this statement was published on Flanagan's authority in @ morning paper today. Flanagan's head is badly cut, as the blow Was a severe one. He was carried to Judge Waddell’s home in a carriage and medical attendarce summoned. Represen- tative Coles, the republican member. from Ncrthumberland, went off to have a war- Tant served on Flood. —— LOOKS LIKE NO ELECTION. Kentacky Democrats Determined to Maintain the Deadlock. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. FRANKFORT, Ky., March 4.--There is every reason to believe that there will be no election for United States Senator be- fore the adjournment of the legislature, Mareh 17. The republicans are disorganized, while the democrats are divided as to their can- didate, but stand solidly in favor of con- tinuing the deadlock. Although Dr. Hun- ter gave up the fight last week and re- turned to his duties at Washington his ghost still lingers about the state capitol and haunts those who caused his defeat. Another caucus is called for tonight, but it is likely there will not be a quorum. The fear of the anti-Hunter republicans is that he will again be sprung upon the caucus and Will become the party’s nom- inee, which would give him, even though he could not Le successful in the end, the power in the distribution of the offices should the next administration be republi- can. To oppose this, a movement was put on foot last night by some of those who have opposed Hunter's election all along, to join the Goebel democrats and elect ene of their faith, but Dr. Hunter's friends put a quietus on the scheme by serving notice on them that they would at once go to Blackburn and elect him. The republican state central committee meets here this afternoon at 2 o'clock, to fix time and place for holding the siate convention and the question of harmoniz- ing the different factions in the party. will be discussed and probably some action taken. At noon the two houses met in joint ses- sion and took the thirty-ninth ballot. which resulted: Blackburn, 59; Holt, 20; Stone, 10; Boyle, 12; Finley, 5; Liebeth, 4; Comingere, 5; Hunter, 4; Carlisle, 2; McCreary, 2; scat- tering 8. Populist Poor voted for Comin- gere. The republicans failed by a tie vote in the house yesterday to unseat Tompkins, demo- crat, against whom a contest is being made by Werner. ——__ FINEST IN AMERICA. Launch of the Steam Yacht Jose- phine. ELIZABETH, N. J., March 4—What is said to be the finest steam pleasure yacht in this country was launched at the Crescent ship yard, in this city, at noon today. A large number of spectators were present at the launching from Philadelphia, New York and Brooklyn, as well as mary local sight- seers. The boat was christened Josephine by Miss Eleanor Widener of Philadelpnia, daughter of P. A. D. Widener, the Phila. delphia traction millionaire. It is said that the cost of construction and fitting is $200,- ———__ Government Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption, $470,021. Government receipts —From internal revenue, $204,241; customs, $615,830; miscellaneous, $24,488. ——— oe Fourth-Class Postmasters, Eighteen fourth-class postmasters were appointed today. Of these thirteen were to fill vacancies caused by resignations, four by removals and one by death. - Debate on the Delaware Senatorship Begun. WR. ~ MITCHELL'S PRESENTATION Why He Thinks the Election’ Wes Legal and Proper. MATTERS IN THE HOUSE ee In the Senate today Mr. Sherman re- ported back the Cuban resolutions and moved that the house amendment to the Senate resolutions be non-concurred-in; and that a conference committee be appointed. The motion was agreed to, and the Vice President appointed Senators Sherman, Morgan and Lodge a conference committee. Mr. Frye reported the House bill for ex- terminating the seals in Bering sea and re- Ported the Senate bill adversely. Thursday was fixed for considering the measure. Mr. Cannon (Utah) introduced a resolu- tion, which was agreed to, asking the Sec- retary of the Interior for information as to why the Uncompahgre Indian reservation had not been opened to settlement and when this would be done. : Mr. Allen (Neb.) called up his resolution of yesterday declaring that United States bonds and legal tender notes are redeem- able in either gold or silver coin. Mr. Teller (Col.) had expressed a desire to speak upon the subject, and as he was absent the resolution was passed over. The House bill regulating proof in pen- sion cases was passed. The Du Pont Case. Mr. Mitchell (Ore.) then presented and had read a resolution reciting that Henry Du Pont of Delaware was duly elected a Senator and entitled to a seat since March 4, 1895. Mr. Mitchell, as chairman of the committee on privileges and elections, then entered upon an explanation of the ma- jority report drawn by himself. He would, he said, speak particularly during the course of his argument on the subject of the right of the United States Senate to inquire into the right of any person to hold a seat in the Delaware legislature. The membership of the legislature numbered thirty, and he contended that on the ballot on which Du Pont received fifteen votes he had a majority, as the vote of Mr. Wat- son was tllegal. He read the law of suc- cession when a governor dies or is dis- qualified. The governor died and Mr. Wat- son. as speaker of the senate, was then eligible to fill that office and took the oath. This occurred April 9, 1895, about one month prior to the election of Senator. His name was dropped from the rolls of the senate, and he did not claim the right to vote until shortly before balloting began, when he took the chair. Protest was made to the vote of Mr. Watson, and Mr. Dupont was declared by the speaker of the house to be elected. The common law was cited to the effect that no person can simultaneously holt two offices which are incompatible and that the acceptanse of the latter vacated the former. The constitution of Delaware, he said, made the offices of governor and leg- islator incompatible. This would settle the question, unless it should be decided that the United States Senate could not inquire into that matter. He then took up the various clauses of the state constitution bearing upon the ques- tion, calling attention to the proviso which says that ‘ne person holding any oftice under the United States or this state shall exercise the office of governor.” 4 His Interpretntion of the State Con- stitution. In answer to a question Mr. Mitchell sald that under his interpretation of the state constitution a Senator simply suspended his office when he became a governor in such circumstances. He combatted the contention of the minor- ity, that the constitution did not say ex- pressly that the speaker should become governor, but simply ‘‘exercise the oftice,”" and did not say expressly that he vacated his position of senator. The argument of the minority, he said, simply resolved itself into the proposition that a person did not become a governor although he exercisea the office, because the constitution did not state in terms that he should “be gov- ernor.” This, Mr. Mitchell said, was a re- finement of logic which approached that. which sought to define the division between tweedledum and tweedledee. THE HOUSE. The attendance in the House today was small. Some routine business was trans- acted before the consideration of the legis- lative appropriation bilt was resumed. Bills were passed as follows: To authorize the county of Navajo, Ari- zona, to issue bonds for the construction of county buildings; to authorize the con- struction of a bridge across the Missouri river at Chamberlain, 8. D. The unanimous report of committee on elections No. 3 in the case of Moorman vs. Latimer, from the third South Carolina district, was presented. The report was in favor of the sitting member. A joint resolution was adopted authoriz- ing the erection of a statue of Francis E. Spinner at the Treasury Department. The conference report on the army ap- prepriation bill was adopted. The Legislative Appropriation Bill. The House then went into committee of the whole and resumed the consideration of the legislative appropriation Dill. The amendment to abolish the fee system in the cases of United States marshals and district atturneys was the pending ques- tion. 7 Several attempts were made to increaso the salaries fixed in the amendment, but most of them failed. The salary of the district attorney for the western district of Pennsylvania was increased from $3,500 to $4,000. ee AL EXTERMINATION. A Favorable Report on the Dingley Bill im the Senate. The Senate committee on foreign relations today decided to report the Dingley bill au- thorizing the extermination of the fur seals unless England consents to further arb!- tratiop without amendment. There was but one dissenting vote, which was cast by Senator Morgan. ——____ Charges Brutal Treatment. Lulu O. Griffith today filed a petition for divorce from Henry C. Griffith, to whom she was married here December 13, 1887, her maiden name being Selby. No children have been born to them, and they lived together until June 20, 1895, when, she declares, she was forced to leave him for her own rafety and welfare. Shortly after their marriage, Mrs. Griffith claims that her husband be- tame addicted te the excessive use of in- toxicating liquors, and from that time until she left him he brutally treated and abused her. He pulled her out of bed, struck her, threw her clothes out of the house, knocked her down, threatened to shoot her, stabbed her in the breast, and last September pulled her out of bed, hit her with a policeman’s billy, telling her that his dog would take her place. Because of such alleged offenses Mrs. Griffith prays for an absolute divorce and for permission to resume her maiden mame. Her husband, she says, is an cm- ploye of the Pennsyivania Railroad Com- pany. Messrs. Cook & Sutherland are her attorneys. ———— The President's Return, The President and Private Secretary Thurber arrived in this city about 8 o'clock this morning on the midnight train of the Pennsylvania road from New York, where they attended the meeting of the board of home missions of the Presbyterian Church at Carnegie Hall last evening. There were no special incidents on theereturn trip. Rev. Dr. Talmage, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, who went to New York on the same train, visited the Pres- ident’s special car and had a pleasant chat with the President. There was no crowd 6th street station when the train rolled in this. 5 the few people there did not appear to have the presence of the chief executive, and consequently made 20 n tion, U PONT CASE|T#E Po Decision -of the ourt Relating to Its The Court in G6 Binghem and Ji mas, this aft ad of. the ownershiper 63, 80, 129 and 138, by the United States government, and aiso the valuation of the respective parcels of land. The court detided that. ten cents a square foot is a fair valuation of the land, and the court will recammend to Congress that the owners’ thereof be’ paid that price. | The title to several lots the-court Was un- able to determine, and it ordered that fur- ther -testimuny ag to that he taken, such testimony to be completed by the 5th of next month. The total amount awarded by the court was $26,681.09, s + When the court decided last fall that the title of the United States is good to the lands on the river frant from Easby’s Point to the arsenal, and to the lands in the river, it excepted certain lots in the above men- tioned squares, stating that it had been un- able to determine in whom is the title to such lands. The court therefore’ directed that the parties claiming the lands should submit testimony both as to their titles to them and also as to the value of the various parcels of land.- That: was done, and the de- cision of today was based thereon. The Valestions. Judge Hagner delivered the opinion of the court, Chief Justice Bingham being ab- sent. The land in controversy, he stated, remained under water until reclaimed in 1882, and hence the valuation at that time should be ascertained. There was great difficulty in ascertaining the value of the land, there being a remarkably wide 4if- ference between the value given by wit- nesses for the claimants and those for the government. The average valuation fixed by the witnesses for the claimants of lots in square 63 was $1.82 a square foot; square 89, $1.63, and $1 for those in squares 120 and 148, the average figures of the govern- ment’s witnesses being, respectively, 3% cents a square foot, 4 cents, 6 cents and 71-2 cents. The valuations given by the gov- ernment’s witnesses were thought safer by tke court, and the court, therefore, decided upon 10 cents as a just and fair price for all the lots, a decree to that effect being signed by the court. Ownership Divided. The court decided that the title to lots 1, 10 and 11, square 68, is undetermined, and that lots 3 to 9; both inclusive, belong to the heirs of the late William Easby; that the title to lots 1,2 and 14, in square 89, is undetermined; that lots 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 belong to the Easby heirs; lot 8 to Enoch Totten, lots 9, 10 end 13 to Mrs. Moore, and lot 11 to Augustus Burgdorf; that the tri- angular space shcwn on map<in square SY belongs to the Chesapeake end Ohio Canal Company; that the Easby heirs own jot 1, square 129, and that lot 2 belongs to Richard J. Beall, and that lot 1, square 148, belongs to Augustus Burgdorf, lot A to James Hoban’s heirs, lot B to Augustus Burgdorf, lots D and E to Mariéfi Hoban’s heirs, the title to lot C being undetermined. The court found that the valuation of the lots in square 63 amounted to $1,113.36; in square 89, ee in square 129 to $8,- 343.98, and in squafe 148 to $12,166.14, a total of $28,684.09. DEFINING THEIR POSITION. Letter Written by Ballington and Mrs. Booth, CHICAGO, March 4.—Ballington Beoth. and Mrs. Maud Booth define their position in the Salvation Army troubles in this country in a letter which has been received by Major Morton, general secretary, and the second in commang,of the northwestern division. se0 te ne They deny that they: have resigned or refused to obey orders, but claim they have been literally forced out of the army. They intimate that the commissioners who deposed them exceeded their authority, and, when it was ‘oo late, tried to go‘buck on: their actions. They disclaim any intention of setting up an independent movement; say they ad- vised their“‘officers. and soldiers to stand by the army, not meaning thereby that their comrades should approve their dis- misgal nor turn their hearts from their old leaders, and promise to restore the Property in their possession to the army under certain conditions. ‘The letter is written from 271 Claremont avenue, Montclair, N. J., the home of Mr. and Mrs. Booth. : i The--northwestern’ division of the Salva- tion Army had a council of war in Junior. Halll, “dt the Princess Opera House, in ref- erence to the present crisis, and decided to stand by the old organization. Col. Eadie, as the representative of Commis- sioner Eva Booth, at present in command in this country, spoke. CINCINNATL Ohio, March 4,—Brigadier General Cozzens of, the Salvation Army in this city says: “The story that all the brigadiers except one in the Salvation Army in this country are English is not true. On the contrary, with the possible excéption of Brigadier Genéral Evans of New York, all the briga- diers in the army in America are nataral- ized citizens of the United States. Only four are native English—Evans of New York, Evans of Philadelphia, French of St. Louis and Sully of Kansas €ity. Fielding of Chi- cago Is an Ohioan, and was a member of the National Guard present at the court house rigt in Cincinnati in 1884. Brewer of Bos- ton ts also American born. Keppel of San Francisco was born ‘in Ireland; Holz of Buffalo is of German birth; Cozzens is French.” He says those of English proclivities are most favorable to Ballington Booth. Those of American tendencies propose to stand by the guns, under. the old general. SSS FAVORABLE TO CUBANS, Sentiment in Mexfco With the Insur- gents. CITY OF MEXICO, March 4.—The pub- lic sentiment {s warmly in favor of Cuba, the orly exception being the clerical party and its organ. The magnificent service of the Assoclat- ed Press has been twelve to twenty-four hours ahead of all cther news, and is read by all classes with intense interest. The government has given permission to Cuban residents to hold meetings under police Protection against possible interruption by Spanish residentg. -y4 Central Ameriggn §@vernments are also giving Cubans ample privileges. The debates in American Congress are followed with eagerness, and public feel- ing overwhelmingly #@pports Cuba. Amer- icans arriving here fram Cuba predict Wey- ler will have to polgew. The hot weath- er fs setting in, And Yellow fever will deci- mate the Spanish tféops. To Issue Ggup NOTES. A Railway. Beyitys { Given Authority by the Court. ARDMORE, L._T., March 4—Judge C. B. Kilgore has issp important orders, one authorizing\/Rectiver Scott to issue certificates of indebtedness, payable in six months in gold, to the amount of $11,000 per mile against the Dennison and Northern railroad, to be used in paying off indebted- ness and the construction of the road. The other authorizes. the, recelver to contract with the Mineral Belt ‘Construction Co. for building the road. The order provides that these certificates shall not be sold for less than par. * : ——.___ A Lecture on Africa. Mr. Gardiner Hubbard delivered- an im- teresting lecture before the students of Columbian University. this afternodn on “Africa.” + Preparing to Return. BERLIN, March 4:—Mrs. Runyon, widow of United” States amtbassador to Ger- many, Gen. Theodore’ Runyon, and her daughters, had a farewell luncheon, today meen as Emperor andj Empress of Ger TPMAC FLATSIF_STREET TRACKS|‘LOSING MASSAGE PARLORS Proposal to Have Oars Ron Tempo- rarily on G Street WHILE BUILDING THE ELECTRIC CONDUTE President Phillips Says the Scheme is Impracticable. OTHER DISTRICT AFFAIRS ——_- The business men of F street will be in- terested in a proposition to have the Metro- Folitan railroad cars run over G street dur- ing the work of construction on F street incident to a change of motive power. ‘This idea was advanced yesterday after- moon by @ prominent citizen, and Maj. Pewell, who has charge of such matters, immediately drove over the proposed route, with a view of determining its feasibility. ‘He was convinced upon inspection that the idea was the solution of a vexed problem, and immediately wrote a letter to President Phillips of the road calling his attention to the matter and asking his co-operation. Prompt action was necessary in this mat- ter, es the railroad company had already begun its construction on F street at the corner of 5th. Here switches were put in and temporary tracks laid, greatly con- gesting the travel at that point and ma- terlally delaying the running of the cars. If the proposed arrangement is made, the cars of the Metropoiitan railroad will contin- ue up th street to G, and thence west over the tracks of the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home railway to 14th, where they will join the main line again. It is urged in favor of such an arrangement that it will not only relieve F street greatly, but will not inter- fere in the slightest with the running of the cars of the Metropolitan railroad, which will be enabled to make regular trips on sched- ule time. There will, of course, be a change of transfer point, and passengers going east or west will transfer at G street in- stead of F, as heretofore. Another feature of the new arrangement is that the road will not be compelled to disfigure and dam- age the streets by the laying of extra tracks on the pavement. It will be necss- sary to construct only two curves, one at Sth and G and the other at 14th and G streets. The work of constructing the east and west line of the new electric road was pur- posely delayed by President Phillips, on account of representations made by mer- ckants doing business along F street. They called attention to inconveniences that would arise during the conztruction of the road in the winter months, when snow and thaws would make the street well-nigh im- passable. So he consented to delay opera- tions until the spring. The ist day of March, however, found the men at work, and the weather is so unsettled that many of the business men fear they be great- ly incommoded. The street is one of the most frequently ‘traveled ones in the city, and if the construction of a new railroad, with the operation of the old one, were al- lowed, it is claimed.a serious condition of affairs would result. President Phillips of the Metropolitan Railroad Company replied to Major Pow~ eil’s proposition this afternoon, stating that the plan proposed was impracticable, as it would take at least six weeks to make the cestings necessary for the switches, while the F street read would be completed with- in two weeks. President Phillips was seen by a reporter of The Star this afternoon. He did not think, he said. the proposition was feasible. The merchants“ along F street did not want the railroad removed. "They wanted their patrons brought up to their doors. Then Engineer Saxton had in- fermed him that within two weeks from the time the first pick was struck the F Street line, between 9th and 14th, would be ecmpleted. Work of the Excise Board. The annual report of the excise board was submitted to the Commissioners yes- terday and shows that during the last I- cense year, that Is, the year ended Octo- ber 31, 1895, 605 bar room licenses were granted and 52 rejected; 122 wholesale li- censes were granted and 11 rejected. Up to the present time of the current license .year 463 bar room licenses have been granted and 19 rejected, while 142 whole- Sale places have been lcensed and one re- jected. At the present time 133 applica- tions for license, of which 110 are for bar rooms, are held up. From March 3, 1595, to the present time 132 persons were ar- rested for violating the liquor law. Of this number 24 were dismissed, 15 found not guilty, 21 nolle prossed, one continued in- definitely and 7 are still pending. Of the $12,350 in fines imposed $1,900 was collected. Licenses and Fire Escapes. The assessor for the District is in a | quandary, and he has asked the Commi sicners to request the attorney for the District, Mr. 8. T. Thomas, to help him out. It's all about that provision in the fire escape law which stipulates that “it shall be unlawful to issue a license to the lessee, or proprietor, of any building in the District of Columbia used as a hotel, factory, manufactory, theater, tenement house, hall or place of amusement or other building used for a business for which a license is required, unless the applica- tion is accompanied by a certificate of the inspector of buildirgs that such building is provided with fire escapes, standpipes, lad- ders, lights, alarm gongs and descriptive notices, as required. * * *” Under a literal interpretation of this act the assessor is estopped from issuing a liquor license to a barroom, even after the application has been approved by the ex- cise board, if the proprietor of the place where it is desired to locate the barroom has not provided his building, if over fifty feet high, with fire escapes, etc., as pro- vided by law. There are several such places in the District. Then, he believes the law applies to churches, and thinks a legal opinion is necessary to clear up the muddle. A public hall where an en- tertainment is about to take place may be refused a license for such enteviain- ment unless there are fire escapes pro- vided. Several aplications for licenses have been held up pending a esa: opinion from Attor- ney Thomas on the subject. ‘Will Put Up the Pole. ‘There was an interview in Major Powell's room this morning between the major and Capt. A. A. Thomas, president of the United States Electric Lighting Company. The big winds of late have broken the pole at the corner of 15th street and Pennsylvania avenue, upon which ts strung the wires of the United States Electric Lighting Com- pany. Application was immediately made for the renewal of the pole, but President Thomas was informed by the engineer de- partment that there were conduits belong- ing to the company beneath the sidewalk, in which the overhead wires could be placed. President Thomas replied today in person. He stated that, while it was true that a con- duit existed under the sidewalk, it was crowded with wires, and the Commissioners would not give him authority to lay new conduits. The broken pole, which was guyed to the poles of the Western Union Telegraph Company, was a constant men- ace to the lives of pedestrians passing along that street. He urged the Commissioners to grant the permit, but was informed that he had better put the wires underground. ‘As he departed he said he was going to put up that pole if the whole police force was on hand to stop him. He did not wish to be indicted for manslaughter. Appointed a Member of the Board. The superintendent of charities was notl- fied today by Judges Cox, Miller and Kim- ball of the local courts that they had ap- pointed Mr. William Redin Woodward a member of the board of children’s guar- dians, in the place of Mr. Theodore W. Noyes, resigned. Ss Engineer at the White House. Mr. Homer K, Collins, formerly a ma- chinist at the Smithsonian Institution, has been appointed an engineer at-the Execu- oh Mansion to fill a vacancy caured by —____e____ Naval Movements. The flagship Olympia arrived at Shang- hai this morning. The coast defense ves- sel Monterey left Santa Barbara this morn- ing for San Francisco. ‘been served on the keepers of several of The Police Serve Notice on the Proprie- Disreputable-Business Conducted Un- der the Cleak of Bath Establishments, The. police, acting under orders from the ‘Commissioners, have made another move in the way of a reform. Last week, as published in The Star at the time, the owners of houses of fll fame in the “Division” were notified to stop the sale of intoxicants, and now notice the massage bath houses that they must close their doora. _ This order is intended to apply not to the keepers of repitable bathing establishments, but to the places where the owners have conducted business ina table manner. It is said that notices have been served on about a dozen of these places. Lieutenant Amiss said this morning that he had given instructions to the officers to look out for the violators of the liquor law and prosecute all offenders against whom they obtain evidence. In this connection it is said that officers from other precincts in citizens’ clothes may ung and rerpectable portions of the city. In all of them the operators are women, but the Places have been run in such an orderly manner that they have hitherto escaped the attention of the police. In Chicago places of this sort are especially numerous, and it was lergely because he allowed the advertisements of such establishments to appear in his paper that a prominent editor of that city was recently sent to the peni- tentiary and also heavily fined. The Washington houses were all liberal advertisers. but The Star invariably re- fused to print their advertisements. It is said that while some of the places were much worse than others, all could properly be regarded as contraband, for, as a rule, the business which was ostensibly carried on was but little more than a cloak. The fact that these “parlors” were rapidly spreading all over the city, especially through the business section, called atten- tion to them, and it was the belief among the authorities that the time had come to handle the evil precisely as was done some time ago in Philadelphia, when all such Places were closed by the police. Several of the houses in this city, it is said, were started by women who were forced to clea: out of that city. They have realized that there was no chance of con- tinuing here If they were under the ban of the police, and all agreed to close their doors at once rather than run the risk of a raid and an appearance in the Police Court. They did it with the best possible grace, making a virtue of necessity. ——.—_—_ SPECIAL OFFICER. This Time He Was in the Dock a Pri - This afternoon in the Police Court Special Policeman John Trammell, who was arrested #ome days ago on several charges, was given a jury trialon a charge of assault. Tram- mell, who is an ex-detective, went in a saloon at 18th and L streets under the influ- ence of liquor and wanted the bartender to credit him for a bottle of whisky. This the bartender refused to do, whereupon the wearer of the badge became profane and threatening. In addition to this he took hold of the bartender, but did not attempt to injure him. The jury could not agree as to whether or not the laying on of hands in the manner stated was an assault. ‘Trammell's persoral bonds were taken for the threats and he was fined $10 for the bad language. In imposing this fine the judge commented on the fact that the defendant Was a special policeman and was under the influence of liquor and probably armed. For this reason the fine was made more than the usual amount. SS HOLMES’ HOPE GONE. The Supreme Court Con: Judgment of the Lower Tr! PHILADELPHIA, Pa., March supreme court today, In a decision by Jus- tice Williams, overruled all assignments of error in the case of H. H. Holmes, sen- tenced to death for murdering Benjamin F. Pitezel, and confirmed the judgment of the court below. The opinion says that no sub- stantial error has been pointed out, and the evidence fully sustained the verdict. The papers in the case are in the hands of Gov. Hastings, who, it is believed, will fix an early day for thé execution of the notorious criminal. Holmes has lately been making prepara- tions for the gallows, and is said to have sent for a Catholic priest, who has since visited him several times. ——_—_ DU PONT OF DELAWARE. Beginning of the Debate Over His Rights to a Senate Seat. The debate on the resolutions from the Senate committee on privileges and elec- tion declaring Mr. DuPont to be entitled to a seat as Senator from Delaware was begun this afternoon in the Senate under circumstances that lead to the conclusion that it will drift along for several days in a generally uninteresting manner. The opening address of Mr. Mitchell, chairman of the committee, delivered today was legal and technical in its character. The question at issue is the right of the present governor of the state, Mr. Wat- son, to vote as a senator of the state legis- lature in the ballot taken for United States Senator in joint session after he had suc- ceeded to the office of the chief executive of the state subsequent to the death of Governor Marvil. It is expected that there will be several speeches of considerable length on both sides, the advocates of the resolution being republicans and the opponents democrats. it was stated this morning that the pop- ulists of the Senate would vote as a party with the democrats, opposing the seating of Mr. Du Pont, thus insuring the defeat of the resolution. —__>—__—_— Gov. Greenhalge’s Condition. LOWELL, Mass., March 4.—Gov. Green- halge rallied slightly at 1:30 p.m. The doc- tors announce that the patient is slowly failing, but that remarkable vitality in view of his suffering is apparent. His pulse has been 140 to 145. He has taken no nourishment since 3 o'clock a.m. He was not under opiates, but unconscious. ge Grain and Cotton Market Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York. GRAIN. nr Wheat—May........ one a voy “ay 7 BOs BOY BO Ye 2 21 95 98T 9 .09 10.00 9.97 52 6.52 5.45 & 5G 5.57 2% 5.25 5.17 5.25 535 5.27 oorTon. oe High. Low. 42 78 740 es Tet Fst ge ee Baltimore Markeis. 4.—Flour dull, unchanged— receipts, 14,682 barrels; shipments, 20,149 barrels; Wheat dull and casy—spot ai h, 73%4a73%; May, 734a734—receipts, 500 3 stock, 92 bushels; sales, 5,000 'bush- eens wheat by sample, 7677; FINANCE AND TRADE London Buying Was an Important Factor. INTERNATIONAL ADVANCE Effect ef St. Paul's - Increase in Earnings. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, March 4.—Lorden buying was an important factor in today’s stock market, the more active international shares advancing sharply in sympathy with the improvement in the foreign demand. Three thcusand shares of Nashville, sold in anticipation of a sharp decline in the foreign market on the announcement of Baltimore and Ohio's collapse, were cov- ered during the early trading at a liberal advance over yesterday's level. St. Paul’s weekly statement of earnings, reflecting an increase of $120,037 for the fourth week in February and a total in- crease of $378,108 for the month, inspired @ moderate volume of exceptionally good buying for both local and foreign accounts. The increase in the dividend rate which is likely to be announced next week will continue to attract public interest to this Property, and a more accurate estimate of value is consequently probable. Burlington was depressed 11-4 per cent by a profes- sional attack based on its disappointing corn traffic. The earnings of this property failed to justify the maintenance of the cus- tomary 4 per cent dividend rate, but on the prospects of a good spring business the rate was continued as a matter of policy. The increase in traffic has thus far failed to materialize to any considerable exteat, but interests familiar with the outlook re- gard the situation as an improving one and the short side of the market as being ex- tremely hazardous. The industrial lict was again active and decidedly irregular, prospective develop- ments in the several active members of this department being singularly inharmoa- icus. Sugar was advanced on the belief that the presert large hoidings will not be disposed of until after the closing of the beoks for the April dividend. There ts also good reason for supposing that an exira dividend will be declared between now and next fall, and that a higher average level will hereafter be maintained. Impending favorable developments In Gen- eral Electric were reflected by an advance of 1% per cent in the price of that stock. ‘The character of this buying was regarded as extremely significant, as it is believed to foreshadow a discontinuance of the warfare between the two great rival electrical cor- porations. Preparations now in progress for an ac- tive wate war between the American To- bacco Company and the strong anti-trust interests had a tendency to restrict opera- tions in the shares of the former enter- prise. A large short interest already ex! in this property, and the general distribu- tion of pessimistic views argues strongly against any substantial improvement in price. : ‘The renewed weakness in Leather is an undesirable feature of the situation, but it is scarcely likely that the strong specula- tive undertone now prevailing will yield to the fluctuations in this property. The administration's position having been officially declared through the medium of a semi-official announcement, the belliger- ency of the Cubans passes temporarily out of the speculative situation. The probable adoption of the House reso- lutions at an carly date Is regarded, in speculative circle marking the con- clusion of a disturbing incident, so far as security values are concerned. — FINANCIAL AND COMMERICIAL, The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York steck exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. Pig 1H ISL 18 Den.&K. Grande, Pid. 49% 50 49% 60 Dis. & Caitle Feeding.. 18 18 17% 18 General Electric. > Bi BB BR BIG Illinois Central : : Lake Shore. Louiavilie & Nashvitie. a ‘Traction. (etropolitan Traction. Manhattan Elevated... ic, North Aimerican’ ‘Ont. & Western. Car Southern Railway, Pf. Phila. Tractio ‘Texas Pacic nion Tel. Wisconsin Central. Silver... Government Bonds.—U. 8. 4s, registered, 108 bid, 109 asked. U. 8. 48, coupon, 10M bid, lle ed. U.S. 5s, 1904,” 112 113% asked. District of Columbia Tou Hd. 30-3 6s, gol Za, 1901, currency, 110 bi 112 bid. 3.65: Metropolitan Railroad = Se, Metropolitan Railroad conv. 6s, 112’ bid. Belt Railroad 5s, 80 bid, S# asked. Eckinzton Railroad Dia Railroad 6s, 116 bid, Gas Company 6s, series’ A, 110 Wid) 112 asked. Gs, 9S bid, 102 asked. JIT asked. , W: hington Washington Gas ‘Compacy és, series’ B, ed. Washi 114 a od 120 asked. “U. S. Blectric Light conv. 5 320 bid! Chesapeake and Potonme ‘Telephone bs, 08 bid, 105 asked. American Security and Trost’ 5s, F. ‘and A. 100 bid. American Security and Trust 5s, A. and O., 100 did. Wasiington Market Com- pany ‘Ist Gs, 219 bid. Washington Market ( pany imp. 6, 110 bid. ington Market Com. Pany ext. 63, 110 bid. Masonic Hall Association Ss, 104 bid. “Washington Light Infantry Ist 6s, 98 Did, 140 asked. Did, 140 asked. Cap 116 bid. West End, bid, 110 asked. Tradem’, 99 bid, 102 aeked. ‘Ohio, 85 bid, 100 ast t Compantes.—N; Ington § Railroad Sto: 5 bid, 73 asked. 10: = Columbin, 55. bid. E-kington, 1 bid. Georgetown and Tennallytown, 10 bid, 80 ask as and Electric Light Stocks, 44 Did, 47 asked. Gei n ¢ asked. U. S. Electric Li rance Stoc etropotitan, 72 wid. Ar‘ingtom, ican, 162° bi. Columbia, 12% asked. People's, Coreorau, 5) bid. 142 bid,” 155 asked. National Cnion, 11 bid. Did, 14 asked. “Rises, 5iy did, 5% asked. Commercial, 41% bid, 54 asked. Title Insirance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 1 bids 1s asked. “Columbia Title, Oi bid, Te asked District Title. 6 bid, 11 asked. ‘Tel ‘Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 38 bid. 50 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, 52 i¢, 55 asked. Amer’ can Graphophone, oe = 5% asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, .23 bid, 1 Miscellaneous. Stocks. Mergenthaler (old), 218 bid, 230 asked. Mergenthaler fnew), 100 bid, bid, “8% asked.