Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1896, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, te “MARCH 7, 1896—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. , ——— LATE.NEWS BY WIRE] —zoxs-rime emeuanion. eaeeeeege low will show that lie circulation Exciting Scenes in the Kentucky Legislature. BLACKBURN COMES NEAR ELECTION Led on the First Ballot, but Fell Off on Second. ie NOT A QUORUM VOTED ——_+ LOUISVILLE, Ky., March A special to the Post from Frankfort, Ky., says: ‘There was another rig crowd present to see the ferty-second ballot taken. The roll call showed 124 members; nectssary to a choice, sixty-three. The pairs numbered seven. Senator Elliston again led off by voting for Carlisle. He was followed by Senators Hollowa, ‘oe, Salyer, Smith and Stephen- son. The republicans again voted solidly for Boyle. Baird was the first demecrat in the heuse to vote for Carlisle. After him | came Carroll, Dougherty, Norman, N. N. Rice, eight, Swinford, Violett, Walker and Witt. « * for Blackburn. here were no speeches of expianation today from any one until the roll call had been completed, when Populist Poor arose and said that it had been said that there was no hope to elect Blackburn. He row believed that that time had arrived. He St his vote for Blackburn. (Chrers.) Then, one by one, amid cheers from the friends of tlackburn, the following demo- crats changed to Blackburn from Carlisi ston, Smith, Witt, Stephenson, Dough erty, Noe, Salyer, Baird, Holloway, Rice, Norman. Mr. Baird. in explaining his vote, said that he was opposed to the democratic nom- inee’s views of the currency question, but that as there was now a chance to elect that candidate he would cast his vote for that candidate. (Wild cheers.) Senator Holloway also spoke in explana- tion, as did Senator Salyer. ground that it was their duty to vote for the nominee whenever there was a chance to elect him. Representative Chambers, who was patred with Senator Welssinger, said that he wished to vote. Senator Bronston protested and said that the republicans should see that the pair was not broken. “ Mr. James arose and changed his vote to John Carlisle. At this Representative Lyons arose and created the wildest excitement by saying that If any attempt was made to elect Jehn G. Carlisle he would vote for Black- burn. The statement was wildly cheered by the friends of Blackburn. Speaker Blanford arose and sald that when it hecame certain that a sound money republican could not be elected he would follow his. people's wishes, and vote for a sound money democrat. He changed his yote to J. G_Carlisle amid the wildest ex- eltement. Wild Excitement. Men jumped on chairs and cheered wild- ly. A dozen members ciamored for recog- nition, and the chair rapped for order for five minutes in vain. The assembly was in a turmoil. The friends of Blackburn were elated, thought they saw a victory In the air. Senator Bronston finslly got the floor. said that Chambers (republican), who voted, in spite of iis pair, for Carlisle, not entitled to vote at all. A point of order was raised here that he was out of order, and a motion was made for a recall of the roll. The chair ordered the galteries cleared, and this was done efter some confusion. The scene on the floor baffted description. The sound money men held a consulta- tion, and urged each other to change to Carlisle. Several republicans who had al- ready voted for Carlisle declared that they would not change, and this seemed to make it certain that the great statesman was the coming mah. The Ballot Announced. After the lobbies aad galleries had been cleared, the chair announced the result of the forty-second ballot, as follows: and He had was Boyle -. 59 Blackburn Carlisle .... & Howard moved to adjourn, but Bronston objected, and turmoil again arose. * “I want to give an opportunity to the gourd money democrats to elect Carlisle,” sald be. ‘The roll was ordered called on the motion | to adjourn. and.the motion was lost. i Representative Lyons declared that he would. try to defeat any attempt to elect! Carlisle. In this he was encouraged by the | friends-of Blackburn. In explaining his! ¥ote on adjournment he said that if the re- publicans- would gay that they intended to elect a republtcan he would vote aye. Salyer calfed him to order, and Lyons, af- ter saying that as he was called to order by the fricr ds of Carlisle, he would vote no. He was cheered by Blackburn's friends. Representative Chambers here received a not2 from Senator Weissinger, with whom he was paired. Mr. Weissinger said: “I re- lease you. from.your pair, and you are at liberty to vote as you please.” The arnouncement of the refusal of the assembly to adjourn by the presiding of- ficer raised interest to fever heat again. Several republicans voted against adjourn- ment. A recapitulation of the vote was asked for and had. Republicans filibuster- ed in an attempt to stave off another bal- lot. Mr. Blandford moved to adjourn. The chalr ruled that when the assembly adjourned it be to.11:59 on Monday morn- ing. Sevator Bronston tried his best to persuade the chair that his ruling was in- correct, but without effect. “I say.” he cried, “away with these dila- tory motions. Let us here and now elect some one, be it either Boyle, Blackburn or Carlisle.” The Second Ballot. Speaker Blanford withdrew his motion to adjourn and the roll was ordered called for another ballot. The confusion again broke out and everybody was on tiptoe of expec- tation. 1:45 p.m.—The second ballot is now being taken amid the wildest confusion, and it is Lora an election is assured on this hal- ot. Second ballot: Blackburn, 49; Carlisle, 15. The speaker decided no quorum. An ef- fort was then made to adjourn, but this was fruitless. ——>___. THE FIELD OF STARS. to Be Arranged to Ac- Secretaries Lamont and Herbert have reached an agrsement as to the rearrange- ment .of. the: stars of the union of the United States flag, made necessary by the addition of another star as ths representa- tive of the new state of Utah. The ar- rangement having received the approval of the President was made public today. Un- der the existing arrangement there are six rows of stars, the top and bottom rows each containing eight stars and the four intervening rows seven stars each. The Hneg are horizontal frem left to right and run obliquely from top to bottom. Two changes have been niade In this arrange- ment in order to meet the present and pos- sible future necessities: The end star in the bottom row Is placed at the beginning of the fifth row, and the extra star re- quired for the last state admitted to the Union is placed at the left or beginning of the third row. The effect of these changes is that the first, third and fifth rows contain eight stars each, and ‘the second, fourth and sixth rows ccntain seven stars each, making forty - five horizontal lines across the union from left to right and the oblique lines from top to bottom are retained in the new flag. The three additional stars that may eventually be required for the territories of New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma, can be placed at the. and of the second, fourth and sixth rows, respectively, without requiring any further..change in the design now adopted. They took mei sworn to is a bona fide one. It Is easily possible for a news- paper with an elastic conscience to swell its legitimate circulation enor- mously, in order to deceive adver- tisers, by sending out thousands of Papers to newsstaads, which are re- turnable, and which are in fact re- turned, but nevertheless are in- cluded In what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however, Judge by results, and bogus circula- tions don't give them. The circulation, of Tha Star ts Many thousands in excess of any other Washington paper and is be- lieved to be fully five times that of our afternoon contemporary. Ctreulation of ‘The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, Feb. 29, 1896. MONDAY, March 2, 1396. ‘TURSDAY, March 3, 1896. WEDNESDAY, March 4, 1896. THURSDAY, Mareh 5, 1896. FRIDAY, March 6, 1396... ‘Total... ......-+. Daily average... «.. 1 solemnly awear that resenta only the number of coples of THE RVEN- ING Star cirenlated during the six secular days end- ing Friday, March 6, 1896—that {s, the num- ber of copies actua'ly sold, delivered, furnished or maited, for valuabte consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies 8o counted are returnable to or remain in the office unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this seventh day of March, A. D. 1896. NATHANIEL CARUSI, Notary Public, D. C. MR.CLEVELAND’S DISCLAIMER Gossip in Congress as to the Extent of His Recent Disavowal. It May Make Trouble With Secretary Olney if It W Sincere. A very ereat difference of opinion is ex- pressed at the Capitol as to the inference to be drawn from Mr. Cleveland’s declina- tion to be held responsible for the semi- official statement of the administration attitude as to the Cuban matter. It Is so generally understood that the statement to which he refers as a “deliverance pub- shed a few days ago” was furnished by Mr. Olney that it Is felt to be certain that if Mr. Cleveland actually intends to re- pudiate it a conflict between bimself and his Secretary of State will follow. Doubt is expressed, however, as to how far his repudiation of the statement goes. At first glance it looks hike an indignant protest, but on closer examination the con- clusion Is reachet by many that his de- nunciation is limited to the assumption that he was responsible in any way for the views of the administration being made public, and does not include a repudiation of the views expressed. His statement that he does not know whether the “deliverance” represenis the attitude of the administration or not, is regarded as extraordinary. Some doubt {s expressed a3 to whether this statement is made to avold a disegreement with 'Mr. Olney or whether it is intended to confuse Congress. - A Limited Disavowal. An opinion expressed is that his disavow- al is simply intended to prevent Congress, acting on the assumption that the “‘de- liverarce” is official, from adopting a more definite course and sending to him a meas- ure which will undoubtedly require his ac- tion. It Is held to be quite clear that he reserves to himself the privilege of carry- ing out the policy announced in the ‘“de- liverance,” while disavowing responsibility for the publication. If Mr. Cleveland really intends to rebuke the official responsible for the deliverance it is expected that he will have trouble in his official hqusehold. If he did not know be- fore from whom the “deliverance” ema- nated, it is probable that he knows by this time, and there will be an opportunity to make the issue direct if he is disposed to do so. This is not thought to be his desire, however. The fact that on the same day it oc- ctrred to the President as desirable to make this statement and to issue an order renewing his public receptions, which have so long beex suspended, is regarded as significant and interesting, in view of the intense feeling that has developed in Con- gress, threatening a serious conflict be- tween that branch of the government and the executive. Sounding Public Sentiment If the statement attributed to Mr. Olney was intended to sound public sentiment and the sentiment of Congress, the administra- tion has been rewarded with abundance of evidence that the policy of ignoring the Practically unanimous wish of the two houses of Congress is not popular, and would inevitably lead to resentment on the part of Congress. Secretary Olney at the White House. Secretary Olney spent an hour at.the White House today in consultation with the President over the state of our foreign re- lations. There were no Indications at the White House or at the State Department that any change had occurred In the rela- tions between the President and the pre- mier of the cabinet as a result of the re- Pudiation by the former of a statement popujarly attributed to the latter, purport- ing to give the policy of the administration in the Cuban affair. . —— a TERRIBLY BURNED. Jane Langhorn Meets With a Serious Accident. Mrs. Jane Langhorn, a cplored woman, whose home Is at No. 2022 Vermont avenue, met with a serious and probably fatal ac- cident this morning about 10 o’clack while attending to her household duties, A gaso- line stove exploded, and before Mts. Lang- horn could get away from the stove she |}. was enveloped in flames. So badly was she burned that she lo&’t consciousness, and could not tell how the affair happened. It is thought, however. tHat she was proba- bly filling the tank while the burner was lighted, as so many explosions are caused in this way. Her agonizing screams attracted netgh-,| bors, and it was only after she had been badly burned about the head and body that her clothes were taken from her. A polize- man who was called to the house realized the serious condition of the unfortunate woman, and he sent in a call for an am- bulance. ‘The ambulance from Freedman’s Hos- pital lost no time in reaching the house, and in @ few minutes the badly burned woman was in the hospital under treat- ment. The physicians found that she had received severe burns about the head and body and probably inhaled the flame. Everything possible was done for the patient, who did not seem to rally much from the shock, and this afternoon her condition was regarded as extremely crit- >. New Postal Station. Postmaster Willett has obtained permis- ston from the department for the establish- ment of a new branch station, to be known as station F, at 14th and Park streets. It will be a full station, with all the facilities, and, the postmaster believes, will be found @ great convenience to residents of Mount Pleasant and that neighborhood, READY FOR TUESDAY Democrats Completing the Prepara~ tions for Their Primaries. CANDIDATES FOR LOCAL CONVENTION The Slates of the Central Commit- tee Combination Completed. INTEREST INCREASING The arrangements for the democratic pri- mary elections next Tuesday evening and the conver tion to follow at the Academy of Music two days after were virtually com- pleted last night at the meeting of the cen- tral committee at Costello's Hall. ‘The rules for the conduct of the primaries the evening of March 10 were drawn up and adopted. They provide that in each of the twenty-two assembly districts the pri- mary meeting will be called to or- der by the members of the dem- ceratic central committee at 7 o'clock p.m. The election of three judges will take place, or, where already selected by com- mitteemen and approved by the democratic central committee, thére will be an an- nouncement of the three judges. The voting is to commence at 7:30 p.m. sharp, and the polls will close at 8:30 sharp, when thers will be an announcement of the result of the vote. Credential blanks, which accompany thes= instructions, are to be properly filled out with names of the candidates elected, and one copy sent to the secretary of the com- mittee. The chairman will see that’ the blank lines in the credential blank inclosed are all properly filled out, and the names of the persons elected as delegates and alter- Tates are properly filled in, and that the credentials are signed by the chairman of the meeting and the secretary, and that one copy is placed in the Inclosed envelope, and sealed, as directed on face of same, and de- Hvered by him, or some one appointed by Him, to the secretary of the democratic cen- tral committee, at Costello’s Hall, 6th and G streets northwest, before 11 o'clock p.m., Tuesday, March 10, 1898, and the other du- plicate copy delivered to one of the dele- gates elected. Ten Committeemen Appoint Judges. In ten of the districts the committeemen have appointed the officers of the prima- ries, under uuthcrity of the resolution adopted by the committee at a former meeting, but in the other twelve the judges and clerks will be elected at the primary meetings. Those already selected and who were confirmed at the meeting last night are as follows: First distriet—George Gray, Jerome Diggs, George Beyer; clerk, William Quaid. Eighth district—F. C. Loftus, John J. O'Brien, John McDermott; clerk, William. Spencer. Tenth district—J. C. Hayden, R. C. Whit- more, Joseph Gordon: clerk, C. D. Hayden. Eleventh district—Charles Harvey, Wm. E. Tyler, Charles Weldernan; clerk, Ed- ward Libbey. Twelfth — d:strict—Robert Walsh, Frank Haskell; cler Fourteenth district—John W. Mace, G. J. Piper; clerk, ties. Fifteenth district—William Redding, Jos. H. Ryan, John Dacy; clerk, M. J. Madigan. Eighteenth district—Joseph Aiken, F. D. S. Riley, Elmer Skidmore; clerk, Philip Dwyer. Nineieenth district—Thomas Babbington, Philip Ryan, John Conners; clerk, Charles Fisher. Twentieth district Chilini, John Me? Jonnson. Mr. Edward Hughes resigned as comm teeman from the sixteenth district, and hi: place was filled by the election of Mr. John C. Wittekindt. ‘A motion was put and adopted at the meeting that “all democratic conservative citizens, irrespective of Past political «f- iations, are invited to participate In the primary electior This was done on ac- ecunt of the discussion aroused by the dec- laration that no negroes were to be allowed to cast ballots Tuesday. Merely a Pickwickian Motion. The action of the committee was Pick- wickian, however, as there is no intéhtion on the part of the democratic party leaders in the various districts to allow any one to vote whcse democracy is not of the well- known and fully proven variety. It has already been decided in most of the districts to have every man challenged who attempts to vote and whose politival affiliations are not perfectly well known to those acquainted thoroughly with the dlis- trict and its people. The judges will not receive the ticket offered by any person so challenged, and it will be readily seen what a difficulty will confront colored men who may want to vote. This system, however, has not been determined upon on account of the colored people, however, but was inspired by the frequent assertions that the A. P. A. was going to take vigorous part in the present election and endeavor to control the convention of March 12. It may be taken as an assured fact, therefore, that no votes will be accepted next Tuesday from anybody whose party faith is open to any question whatever, notwithstanding the action of the central committee. The Norris-Holmead Affair. There was general discussion among democrats last night and today over the controversy between Mr. James L. Norris and Chairman Holmead, but it was not believed that the differences between them would have any substantial effect on the present campaign or change its complexion in any degree. It has been known ever since the contest opened that Mr. Holmead and his friends were not particularly par- tial to Mr. Norris and his following and that almost open warfare has been immi- nert between the two branches of the local party. Hence, it is said that the actual rupture ketween them can have no addi- tional influence upon the existing condi- tions. Chairman Holmead when asked to- day if he had anvthing to say regarding the matter, replied that he did not intend to take any further notice of Mr. Norris. “The State of the Straightouts.” The activity in the various assembly dis- tricts. seems to b2 on the increase rather than otherwise, and the so-called “straignt- Hoy, John » J. Costelio. Tretle, Geo. William Pren- amuel Kalbfus, E mee; clerk, out” ticket has almost completed its slate of | the candidates in all the twenty-two dis- triets. In the fifth district there are two tickets, both of which contain the names of candidates who are favorable to the aspira- tions of Messrs. Holmead, Boyle and col- leagues, but who are oprosing each other for control of their district organization. In the Hst below the names of those who wili run on each ticket are given. In the four- teenth district the ticket has not been de- ckied upon, and in the third the withdrawal of Mr. Meagher leaves one name to be se- lected. There is an addition to be made to the ticket in the ninth district also. The Ust of the delegates to the local coavention who will be supported, it is believed, by a majority of the local democrats is as fol- lows: First—Wm. Rose, Victor Beyer and John G. Fowler. Second- ichael P. Sullivan, Dr. Henry Darling and John Lauer. Third—John Curtin, John Sullivan; one to be selected; Mr. Meagher withdrew. Fourth—Arthur Small, G. B. Colemah and Juhn McKenra. ¥ifth—Patrick Moran, Michael Burke, Pat- rick Nolan, Frank Goldsmith, Edward Gib- bens and B. Feeney. Sixth—Hubert M. Locke, John T. Thomas and J. B. Huyck, jr. Seveuth—Geo. A. Bentley, Dr. Fleet Luck- ett and Jno. T. Crowley. Eighth—-Wm. A. O’Brien, Wm. J. Dono- van and Chas. W. McChesney. Ninth—Charles Turner, Chas. A. Krause; third man to be selected. Tenth—Thomas B. Kalbfus, Geo. H. Dayid- son and Chas. A. Senseney. Eleventh—John G. Campbell, John Me- Carthy and George Neitzey. ‘Twelfth—Edward Buckley, Michael Scan- Yon and Hugh Cosgrov. _Thirteenth—James T. Duhamel, A. 8. John... ‘von and Harry King. 5 fourteenth—Not made up. Fifteenth—E. L. Jordan, T. McCarthy and L. M. Cramer. Sixteenth—J. Snow, John C. Wittekindt and G. M. Marinelli. Seventeenth—Jackson Yates, Robert B. Doyle and Maurice Fitzgerald. Eighteenth—Martin Horan, Andrew J. Sanford and Wm. B. Wells. z Nineteenth—gohn Collins, Thomas Bab- bington, George’ Killeen. Twentieth— ae Lynch, Dennis Calla- han and John, famee. & A ‘Twenty-1 ob 4, Clark, Wm. Hart and Wm. E. Lio: 3 f{wenty-seeond—Bryan McDonald, Charles F. Shelton ang, John B, Miller. Killeen’s Chances Improving. The chances-of Mr. George Killeen being chosen as a stefegate™to the Chicago con- vention are hi§proving, and within the past twenty-four fogrs his name appears to have been out of the possible and placed on yrobable list. While his strength in the_northeast and southeast was admitted, he has developed a great deal also iw. Georgetown, where he ts coupled now wif Mr. Edwin Forrest in the general gossip, ahd is openly urged for a place on the ‘“straight-out” ticket. Keen observers are now figuring, therefore, that the ticket sent to Chicago will consist of Chairman Holmead, John Boyle, Edwin Forrest, Robert Mattingly, Frank P. Mor- gan and George Killeen. It will be seen that in this consideration they leave Mr. E. L, Jordan out of the race. They base their conclusions in this respect on the declaration that Mr. Jordan is being an- tagonized in many districts by influential party men. It remains to pe seen, however, whether the original slate will be broken. DISCUSSING THE POLE * The Commissioners Considering the Ques- tion Today. Conferring With Attorney Thomas— Grade Crossings — Other District Affairs. A good portion of today was devoted at the District building to the consideration of the pole question as raised by President Thomas of the United States Electric Lighting Company. The Commissioners called for Attorney Thomas almost the first thing this morning and immediately went into secret conference upon the matter. Capt. Fiebeger, under whose direct charge the case comes, was called into the con- ference, and for several hours the situation was discussed. The enforced absence of Commissioner Ross today was the only thing, it is understood, that kept the Com- missioners from taking decisive action. ‘They agreed to this today. ‘That tne care of the streets is in the Commissioners. That anything erected therein not author- ized by law fs an obstruction, and-as such can be removed. That whatever else may have been the facts, President Thomas had no right to erect a pole without first ob- taining a permit therefor from the Com- missioners. They do not discuss the exi- xencies that may have brought about the erection of the pole, and think if any did exist, the electric light company had re- course by mandamus to compel the issu- ance of the permit, after the same had been refused. ™ |. Powell's Statment. Major Powell, when asked about the sit- uation this afternoon, said: “The United States Electric Lighting Company received a permit to lay two underground conduits for the purpose of burying its then existing overhead wires. If those conduits were not made large enough it is no fault of the Commissioners. Agam, if the wires which are now over- head were NOt in’existence at the time of the granting’ of the permit for the condutt construction,°then they have been erected contrary to haw, and are illeg: id Another conference was heid this after- noon, when it was agreed to kt matters take their cgurse,until the case is heard by the Polise Court... The Commicsioners are determined to séttle this pole and over- head wire question in the near future. ‘The Warant (whith was sworn out by Lieuten- ant Amiss) appears to cover-the case, Iut the Commissioners. scope. After tre by the Police Court the will immedfitelyi proceed witit a considera- tion of the genera! subject. of overnead wires. =¥ The Commissioners were asked this after- roon by porter of The Star if it was their purpose to remove the pole. They replied they would see to it that the law was enforce. The reporter then called attention to the fact that the new pole was strung with many dangerous wires, and to cut down the pole would endanger the lives of the citizens. Maj. Powell replied that if the Commis- sioners decided to remove the pole the dan- serous wires. would first be taken care of. The Company's Claim. It is understood that President Thomas in his cefense will claim that the pole erected was not in violation of law, in that the one it took the place of was warranted by law, and he had the right to replace the original one whenever it became ursafe. He will state also, it is understood, that when the application for the erection of the pole was made and refused, h> made the offer to put the wires then existing overhead under- ground, provided he was given authority to construct conduits. The Commissioners at the time stated that they had no authority under the law, and in view of Judge Bing- ham’s decision to permit any underground construction, but President Thomas refer- red to a recent opinion from the attorney for the LDistrict, in which he held that the Commissioners had the right to grant per- mits to the electric lighting company for underground conduits. It is understood the trial next Monday will be replete with sur- prises. Grade Crossings. Everything points to a favorable solution of the railroad question. Chief &ngineer Brown had another conference with Maj. Powell this afternoon and agreed to certain modifications in his original plan. His con- cessions amount to a further depression of the tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad. The authorities and the railroad officials are not very far apart now on matters of detail, and there is every reason to believe that the recommendation of the Commi sioners will be acceptable to the railroad company and that within a short time the dangerous grade crossings in Souch Wash- ington will be but a memory. ‘IAquor Licenses. 3 The excise board this afternoon passed upon the following applications for retail liquor licenses: Retail approved—J. J. Murphy, 350 Pennsylvania avenue north- west; Otto Toussant, 1249 7th street north- | west: Daniel Driscoll, 201 K street north- west; William M. Brooker, 1229 D street southeast; Edward Flynn, 1735 Delaware avenue southwest. Retail rejected—John G. Bieligk, 37 7th street northwest; F. T. Haw. 1000 7th: street southwest; Michael Lawler, 3236 N street northwest; Eugene Sweeny, 90)! Haff street southeast; ‘Theo- dore Ruphert, 8t9 New Hampshire avenue johti’J. Dugan, 115 412 street i FAY, OR MERTENS? State Department Anxious to Know Which Was; the Victim at Valencia. In the absence-of direct information on the subject; 'the ‘officials of the State De- partment d¥e séthewhat puzzled as to the identity of the: United States consular rep- resentative at Walencla. who was the vic- tim of the, recant riotous demonstration on the part,of Spanish students. The uncestainty in the matter resuits from the fact that this country has no consular representative accredited to Va- Tencia, Ree ne id none for several years. The nearest representative of the United States to Valencia is Consular Agent Theo- dore Mertens, accredited %o Grao, the port of Valencia, and about four miles from that. city. This office is In the consular district of Denia, where Andrew F. Fay represents the United States as consul. Some time ago Mr. Fay intimated that he would pre- fer to live in Valencia, rather than at De- nia, but if he changed his residence he ap- pears to have failed to notify: the depart- ment. It is, therefore, uncertain whether it was Mr. Mertens’ house or that of Mr. Fay that was attacked by riotous Valen- cians. It is believed, however, that it was more apt to have been that of Mr. Mertens. Mr.-Mertens is an Austrian by birth and a Spaniard by adoption. His appointment, in preference to that of an Cape} is mainly due to the.fact that the office does not pay much over $100 a year, and has no attractions for office seekers on this side of the ocean. ENERGETIC PROTEST Of the Pacific Coast Against Hunt- ington’s Funding Bill. CONGRESSMAN BOWERS DENOUNCES If —— + And Tells How the Monopoly Has Victimized the People. CRUSHING INDICTMENT ga ‘The fight over the refunding of the Pa- cific railroad debt is growing hotter, and the views of such a man as Representative Bowers of California will be of interest to the public at large. When Mr. Bowers was approached by a Star reporter for an interview he said that there was no paper he would rather speak to the country through than The Star. If it had not been for The Star, he said, the refunding bill might have already been on its passage. He was glad that since The Star had published some of the facts in the case there were other papers, notably one in Chicago, which had taken up the sub- ject. All the people of California and the west wanted, Mr. Bowers said, was to have the facts reach the people and members of Con- gress. They did not ask anything else. In connection with the interview with Mr. Bowers a Star reporter can state that all kinds of efforts are being made to have the California Representatives cease their op- position to the funding bill. Telegrams and letters are almost daily received by every member beseeching him to let the bill go through, but they declare that nothing on earth car stop them. What Mr. Bowers Says. There are some revelations in what Mr. Bowers has to say, and his remarks, which follow, will be eye-openers to ma “Probably one-half the members of the present House haye not given any thought to the Pacific railroad question, having had no occasion to heretofore. These, with all other members and Senators, have become thoroughly disgusted by the anonymou communications they receive daily, post- marked San Francisco, the envelopes hay- ing always printed on the outside, in flaring red letters, such sentences as these: ‘Brib- ery and corruption wherever Huntington appears,’ ‘What Huntington thinks he could do with $200,000," ‘How to bribe Congres: men.’ These envelopes, when opened, are usually found to contain extracts from what is known as the Patterson report, of 1887, of the Pacific railroads. Occasional one contains a coarse caricature of the Speaker and other members of the House. Coarse abuse of Representatives naturally tends to aid those who are scheming to avoid paying their just debts, while abund- antly able to pay them. If these missives would lead to an investigation of the whole matter then they might do some good; as it is, they are in every case thrown into the waste basket, unopened, and have only served to provoke the members and commit- tee. “The facts in relation to the building and operation of the Pacific railroad are plainly: set forth in the report of the congressional committee appointed in 1887 to investigate the matter. This report is ver and is a revelation of shameless misappro- priation of money. a tions of vast fortunes, unparalleied in the history of the United States. But the proper and the only question for reasonable men to consider is, what is the best thing to do now; the best for the whole people, not for a very few rich individuals? To arrive at a ju8t conclusion, we must take into consid- eration the thirty years’ record of the por- sons for whose benefit this refunding propo- sition is made. Knowing their methods of doing business in the past, we may fairly conclude that there will be no material change in their methods in the future. A Raitroad Given Them. “Speaking of the Central Pacific, the peo- ple of the United States loaned to a few men money enough in the form of bonds to buiid the road, then gave them land enough to equip it; then gave them another grant of lsnd equal to the first; then authorized them to give a first mortgage on the road to them- selves for twenty-five millions. They then issued and sold the stock of the road for many more millions, appropriating every cent of the money to their own use. The road was built and hecame at once one of the best paying properties in the United States. So skillfully was the work done by the la rs of these men,who formulated the different enactments made in favor of the road, that the company was not called upon to pay any interest upon the bonds issued by the United States until their maturity, which was thirty years (the government hav- ing paid, up to this time, upward of fifty millions for them). Therefore, they practi- cally had a railroad given them, and an op- portunity to divide among themselves, dur- ing its construction and immediately after its completion, not less than $100,000,000, obtained by the most shameless methods ever practiced by any corporation in the United States. They then seemed to become aware of the possibilities their position gave them, and at once came to the determina- tion that no other road should be built to California. I heard one of these men de- clare in the presence of two other directors, in the Horton House, in San Diego, Califor nia, about the year 1873, ‘N road not owned or controlled by the Central Pacific Company shall be built into the state of Cai- ifornia while we live. They may come after we are dead, but not befor That declara- tion is absolutely true today of all of Cali- fornia north of Los Angeles. Taking Poxsession of Califor: “So soon as these men became fully aware of their opportunities they set to work to secure and occupy what was then, and is practically now, their empire—the state of California, with $00 miles of sea- voast. They pushed the Southern Pacilic from San Francisco south through the great San Joaquin valley, and the Cali- fornia and Oregon to the north, to occupy the approaches to San Francisco, the me- tropolis of the Pacific coast. They receiv- ed from Congress grants in aid of these roads also, and by the same methods, con- tracting with themselves to build the roau: they dishonestly obtained many more mi!- lions. Then, having secured this system of roads, upon which the government had no claims, these men preceeded to organize themselves into the Southern Pacific Rail- road Company of Kentucky, under’ the laws of that state; and thereupon these men leased to themselves the Cental: Pa- cific railroad for 100 years. They then se- cured control of the Panama railroad through their Pacific Mail Steamship Com- pany, and precluded any practical compe- tition, even by sea. That is the condition of the state of California today. Every ap- proach to the metropolis of the Pacitic coast is held by the Southern Pacific of Kentucky. The mere statement of facts connected with the methods by which this condition has been brought about would seem almost beyond belief, were they not absolutely proven and apparent. No rail- road car enters or leaves San Francisco that is not drawn by an engine owned by the men who are asking the passage of this re- funding bill. No freight can be sent from n Francisco via the Panama railroad, éxcept upon such terms as the Seuthern Pacific of Kentucky may dictate. Kvery business man of that city is completely at its mercy. What wander, then, that we see interviews from merchants and business men of San Francisco favoring the passage of a refunding bill, which interviews are published as paid adertisements in this city. I may say, in passing, that it is now shown that many of these interviews are infamous forgeries. The persons who ap- pear to have signed them declare they never had any knowledge of them. Every merchant who has signed one of these In- terviews would hail with delight a deliver- ance from the bondage he is in to the Southern Pacific, Every farmer in the state, with the exception of those living eo ai ras Angeles, and Shoes ving im- te it to the lower in Joa~ quin and Sacramento rivers, is absolutely at the mercy of this concern. ; Sam Francisco's Desperate Straggle. “San Francisco has for years earnestly struggled to get relief from the galling bonds of this railroad monopoly, without avail. Recently a number of its citizens have joined with the farmers and the towns located in the San Joaquin valley in bufiding a railrozd from San Francisco which will practically parallel the South- ern Pacific for nearly three hundred miles down that valley. The Southern Pacific can easily and promptly do all the work within reach of its lines with great profit to itself, and yet let the farmer live; but it has extorted ‘every cent the traffic will bear.’ This is the motto of that corp: ton, and the farmer {is left with nothing. The railroad takes all. Besides, in the ar- rogance of its power, it in many cases fuses to move grain for months, krowing that the freight cannot escape it. “The building of the San Joaquin Valley road, under such circumstances, sows to what extent the cupidity and extortion of ths corporation has driven the people. Will this Congress be found supporting the Southern Pacific in its extortions, mak- ing it a present of many millions of mon=y, while the farmers of California are strug- gling to save their homes from being sac- Tificed to this government-endowed mo- nopoly? F cannot believe it will. “One of the most significant things in connection with the building of this farm- ers’ road is that every safeguard known to the law is put. into its charter to pre- vent the road falling under the control of the Southern Pac‘fic. Among other things, it is provided that no director or stock- holder of the Southern Pacific shall hold any office in the Valley Railroad Company, and the amount of stock that can be held by any individual or corporation ts limited. Such is the detestation of the people of Cal- ifornia for the monopoly. They have seen several other independent railroads partly built in California, and all swallowed bod- ily by the Pacific cormorant. Their Just Debts. “Why shouldn't these corporations pay their just debts, the same as any individ- ual? Why should a special act be passed by Congress to relieve a few rich men and estates from the payment of their just debts? It would be a rank piece of favor- itism. Look at the brazen propositions and Statements of those who are asking the passage of this bill. It is known Uhat the: few men and estates are enormously ri yet they say the road the government for them, and from which, by di methods and defrauding the gover and the people, they have amassed great wealth, is now insolvent. Why shon'dn’t it be insolvent after being subject for years to the mercy and methods of these men? - “The representative of the Central Pa- cific was asked, when before the -ommittee on Pacific roads a few days ago, ‘if the would pay $25,000,000 to the United provided the government would give it the balance of the debt.’ which would amount to over $50,000,000, The reply was that ‘ihe road could not do it'—could not pa: third its debts. And yet here is a refunding bill which extends the the payment of its debts for 1) two per cent inter. while the zo" ment must pay three per cent now (a the present fi 1 policy of the govern- ment continues in tcrce for five years jor-;- er will be forced to pay ten per proposes to 41 ths road as s the whole debt. Can efontery co “The oficial report of the Secreta: Interior shows that, taken together, the two roads—Central and Union—were in- tended to be one great through highway for the use of the pe with the people’ now, under the most adverse inces, With the Scuthern Pacific diverting all poss: trade from them, are paying 6 per cent upon the entire amount that the government has paid in aiding and will pay if it takes pos session of the roads. reason exis:s w the government ould lose one penny of the debt due frcm these roads, except the threatened passage of a refunding bill, which will, of course, mulct the people of this country out of one hundred millions of dollars for the sole benefit of a few miliion- aires, And yet, in view cf the stateme: that the roads are not worth half the debt due the United States alone, the most de: berate efforts are being made to hold on to them Uireugh a refunding Dill. To this end men and space in advertising columns of papers from California to Maine are being hired to contribute to the passage of this bald-taced refunding steal. The facts are that these roads, under a proper and hon- est management, are today as valuable as ever. Their connections are established, towns founded along the line, the couairy in a measure developed and the road cannot be successfully paraileled. In the Interests of the Corporations. ‘Let it be distinctly understood that no action by Corgress is necessary at this time to protect the interests of the govern- ment in respect to these roads. The rov- ernment fs fully authorized, under the law, to collect its debt, to do all things neces- sary to secure it, without further legisl: tion. Any refunding act will be wholly in the Interests of those parties who are try- ing to avoid the payment of their just debts. “The only, purpose of a nefunding act, the only substantial effect it can have, is to continue, by the aid of the strong arm of the government, this repressive railroad monopoly that curses the people of Califor- nia today. It will be a shame indeed if ple, which were buiit Congress shall uphold these men in their nefarious scheme. I cannot believe that any Congressman who will inform Pimself upon the subject, with an open mind and a desire to do justice, will aid and abet this wrong. I am not the keeper of other men’s consciences, but as for myself, should I vote for a refunding bill, I couid not go back and face the peaple who sent me here to represent them. 1 would know all the rest of my life that I had committed a crime against my own sense of justic Seainst all the people of the Pacific coast. and against even those men who are writ- ing letters in favor of the refunding bill, beeause they are not free agents, and I am. ———_- e -__ my. Mr. Wellington has introduced a bill in the House authorizing the Home Tele- phone Company to operate in this clty, charges for telephone service to be lim- ited to thirty dollars per year for residences and forty-two dollars per year for business houses. ———__ e- ___ To Umseat Mr. Roatner, The House committee on elections No. 2 today decided to report that the last con- gressional election in the fifth Louisiana district was null and vold on account of fraud and intimidation. The sitting mem- ber for that district fs Charles J. Boatner, a democrat. se The date for the execution of Murderer Me H. Holmes has been fixed by Gov. Has- ings. The Chicago police have about given up hope of identifying the corpse found float- ing off the Chicago Beach Hotel. The court house at Wayne, W. Va. was burned yesterday. The records were saved. The loss will exceed $30,000, fully insured. ——._— Grain and Cotten Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Mi » Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York. Wheat—May. SS. : of 21 ra 2% zu out 9.678 9:02 ‘SSB 340 53T 5.87 S52 550 5.52 20 5.15 B15 Sa St Bat High. Low. Close. re “G38 Ts 743 T9740 TO Tad Ts im 7 Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, March 7.—Flour dull, unchanged— <ecelpts, 9,167 barrels; shipments,” 187 barrels: ales, 150 barrels, Wheat dull and easy—spot aed month, 721 bid; May, 71%a72; July, 72 receipts, 4.034 bushels; stock, 128,869 bushels: sales, 21,000 bushels—svuthern ‘wheat by sample, TOat6; do. on grade, Tift, Corn eteady.-oper peal month, SMEs: April, 3438; May. ry Dushelé: ‘shipments, te 00 "bushel a7 ents, 60, 3 040,606 bushels; gale 72,060 white and yellow. com, 23ia34 50%, tid ocean es Sin Bee tecatee 46 western—receipts, 589 bushels; stock, 96,33: . Steady, good ima for the bet! ice timotliy, €16.00 be Grain ‘trelgits Sugar and butter firm, un- ak cheese steady, weeks | FINANCE AND TRADE Effect on Prices of Political Dis- turbances in Europe. AWAITING WASHINGTON ADVICES Railway List Disposed to Yield to Profit Taking. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, March 7.—Political disturb- ances in Europe and the uncertainty incl- dent to the reopening of the Cuban debate Text week have magnified the professional narrowness of the present speculative situ- ation and furnished an incentive to short selling. The decreasing enthusiasm among interests heretofore conspicuous in ad- vancing prices, and the absence of any significant outside demand, have combined in the creation of a short interest of suffi- cient proportions to warrant a sharp ad- vance vpon the appearance of any im- provement in the financial outlook. The character of Washington advices will determine the course of values during the coming week. An early adoption of the House resolutions with as litle oratorica! effort as possible would insure the speedy disappearance of the most disquieting fac- tor now operative. Beyond a marked dis- position among the conservative element tc proceed in an orderly and deliberate man- ner there is nothing of value to base a prediction on 2s to the amount of time likely to be consumed ia arriving at a de- cision on this important diplomatic ques- tion. The weakness in American tobacco to- ward the end of the week, a sharp decline of 13-8 per cent being recorded during the first hour this morning, tn addition to yes- terday’s literal concession, had a tendency to unsettle the entire speculative Ist. The rumored sale of the company’s treasury stock and internal disagreements on ques- tons of policy and management were di- rectly responsible for the decline. In explanation of the sale of stock re- ferred to it was stated this morning that the company had used its stock to redeem certain outstanding scrip obligations is- sued in part payment of property pur- chased some time ago. The inroads made into the surplus of the property by the ex- travagant tobacco war now in progress, and the memorable passage of the Febru- ary dividend as a result of the early de- pletion of that fund, are factors constantly opposed to improved prices for the stock. At the moment a large short interest and powerful manipulation are to be contended against, a combination of forces warrant- ing extreme caution. An advance of 1% per cent in the price of General Eleciric attracted considerable attention in today's featureless market. As previously hinted, certain pending de- velopment of great importance are in pro- cess of being discounted by individuals in position to best judge of the commercial significance of such developments. The railroad list was disposed to yield to profit taking and professions! sales based on a contraction in the volume of foreign business. The dectaration of St. Paul's div- idend next Thursday, at which time a doubing of the present rate is anticipated, may have favorable influence on the gen- eral market. The bank statement reflects a loss of $1,370,000 in lawful money and an increase of a trifle less than twe millions in losses. The changes in other items are of Little importance, serving merely to indicate the practical completion of the government bond transaction. The decrease in reserve brings that item down to about twenty- three and one-quarter mijlions. ‘The money market may harden somewhat Gur- ing the present season, but not to the ex- tent of causing apprehension among bor- rowers. —__ FINANCIAL AND COMMERICIAL, The folloving 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. Open. High. Low. Last. American Sugar. 116% iy 116 American Suga! Wy wr” wt American Tobacco. 3 1s BK iH is tee Chic Chicago Gas, Cis. Cc. M. & St. Paul. & St. Paul, Pf KI & Paci Del, Lack.& W... Delaware & Hudson, Den. & R. Grande, Pta. Dis. & Cattle Feeding. General Electric. Minois Central Lake Shore. Erie... Loutsvilie & Nashvitie. Long Island ‘Traction Metropolitan Traction Manhattan Elevated 1 Northern Pacific, Pid North American. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock Washington Gas. 25 at 42. U.S. Bectric Light, 10 at iat te Did 109 enked T'S. 4a, couten, TOO a, 5 a . U. 3. 4a, coupon, 1% asked. U.S. 4s, 1925, 117 bid, 117! asked.’ U. & 3s, 1904, 113 bid, 13% asked District of Columbia Bond: S-year fund Se, 103 Md. 30-year fund Gs, gold, 10S bid. |W Zs, 1901, currenrs, 110 ‘bid. Water stock currency, 112 bid. 3.654, fondting, Did. Bisa registered, 2-108, 100 Wid. politan Railroad Sx, Miscelianeous Bouds. 106% bid, 10S}e arked. | Metropolitan Htailroad copy. Gs, 1134 "did, 114 asked. Belt Ratlroad 5s, 80 SS asked. ‘Eekincton Rallroad @s. 98 bid, asked. Columbia Hailroid Gs, 114% iid, 117 sisked. Washington Gas Company €s, series A, 110 bid, 112 asked. Washington Gas Company 6x. series B, 111 bid. “Washtugton Gas Company conv. 6s, 119 Dil, 128 asked. US, Hoc ight Sos, Se ts ‘Chesapeake otemte Telephone RJ . American Security and Trust Se, F. and A, 100 bid. American Serucity snd ‘Trust Os, A. and 0., 100 bid. Washington Market Compauy Ist 6x, 110 vid. Washington Market Company tmp. Ss, 120 bid. Washington Market Company ext. a bid. ‘onic Hall Association Ss. 1041, bid. Wash- 6s, 0 id. t Infant 1, 290 Wid, B10 asked. — Central, rmers and Mechanies’, 180 iid. *, 134 bid. an 140 asked. zens” pital, 117 bk. West bid, 110 asked, ‘Traders’, #9 Wid, , 102 asked. SS bid, U5 asked.’ an. . 118 bid, curity and Trust, 144% bid. posit, 50 bid. Raflroad Stocks.Capital Traction Company, 72 bid, 78 asked. Metropolitan, 101%) bid. 104 asked, Columbia, 55 bid. Belt, 27 asked. Eckington, 0 bid, 27 asked. Gas and Electric Licht Stocks.—Washington 41 bid, 44 asked. Georgelown Gas, 41 bid. U. Electric Light, 120 ti. Insurance Siocks.—Fizemen's, 30 Mid, 40 asked. Franklin, 88 Did. “Metropolitan, 70 bid. Corcoram, 30 bid. Potomac, 65 bid. Arlington, 142 bit German-American. "255 bid. Natfonal Union, 11 Did. Columbia, 12 bid. Riggs, 7% bid. Pe 5% bid. Lincoln, 7 bid, Commercial, 4% bi SY naked. tle Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 107 Did, 114 asked. Cor Washington Title, 3 bid. ‘Telephone Stocks.--Penns Chesapeake and Potomac. ican Graphophone, 4% Vid, Gis anked. Gun Carriage, 20 bid. 25 asked. * G4 Wid, 71; asked. District Tile, 8 ind. ‘ania. 38 bid. 50 asked. ig bid. SS, anked. Miscetiansons St dhe on pe gg BY Lanists lone ype. S's Inzion ‘Market Thy bi f Fal 130 asked, Lincolu 90 asked.