Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1896, Page 2

eee THE EVENING STARS MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1896—-TWELVE PAGES. revenues. Mr. Powers said he did not want the people of Vermont to ke charged with one-half of the salaries of the library em- ployes. Mr. Wellington said that the people of Vermont are not to be taxed. This library is not a gift to the city of Washington. If the government paid its share of taxes up- on its property in this city the government would have to contribute just as much as now. Mr. Grout of Vermont called attention to the fact that the legislature of that state appropriates at every session to aid libraries in_the towns. Mr. Powers, continuing, said Congress should make the Congressional! Library a public cne, and thts meet the demand for ulating library. Mr. Powers said the practice of the government's bearing one- kalf the expenses of the District is an un- wise one. Government property should not be taxed. The enhancement of real estate by the location of the national capital here should be compensation to Washington for all things. This library is an extravagance, said Mr. Powers. The people do not need a iibrary. If they must have one, they should pay for it themsetves. He said the promoters of the bill will withdraw it as soon 2: they see that the District must bear the cost. Mr. Powers diverted from his argu touch upon the matter of electric lightirs. He said his town in Vermont pays cne-half as much money for just double the il- luminating power of the electric light. Mr. out Defends the Bill. Mr. Grout of Verment said the present law affecting the conduct of the District ts rot an agreement between the people of this city and the government. It is the xoverrment, the people of the whole coun- try, who are conducting this city to suit themselves. In Powers’ own state, the legislature appropriates $100 for libraries for every $100 contributed by the Mr. Grout said it was not fair to draw a comparisen Letween state ana fed- eral government in the assertion that a state 1} jature building is not taxed by the city. There is no parallel betweea the cases. Mr. Grout was sorry his colleague had raised the point. Such men as Edmunds and M “Hl of Vermont end other ¢istin- suished representatives of the state Leen satisiied with the present a felt that the peupie of Vermont ed the people of Washington as ell provided for as themsely Mr. Grout said it fs not feasible to open the Congressional Library as a free circu- lating library, and it could not be done. In the |: ‘or gress this bill was with. awn because it involved another ques- tien. that of oceupancy of a gcvernment | Dbutldi Grout would be * with public meney, but as for himself ne would favor putting the library new post office building, because central lccntion, the place where the pi ple go to get their mail, and the people rand a convenient k The library Is properly an object of ipal expense. Favored the Powers Amendment. Mr. Pitney of New Jet a member of the committee on appropriations, advocated Mr. Powers’ amendment. He claimed that the revenue of the District can amply af- rd the expense of the proposed librar a Je to do it. Mr. T: outh Carolina favored the | aid this library is not not believe the nsitively just” Fave a rignt to de tien. zens of the District, but from a few Rep itatives and Senators who own prope Mr. Wellington on the Demand for the Library. Mr. Wellington opposed the amendment. He denied the assertions of Mr. Talbert, | and said the demands for this library are vp by the people. There is no de- om the Congressmen, as intimated ‘Talbert. The library bill has been © pessage by the District and indorsed by the trus- blic se! by the by the Federation of Labor, mand fi Mr. tees of the p trad = shown in del i cannot be u lating ing for ibrar’ ‘The Bill Passed With the Powers Amendment. The How 1 the free library bill and adopted the amendment of Mr. Powers. ee ee Classic Slang. RW. Conant in The Dial. Tt Is a matter of current observation and remark that the slang of today is orthodox literatur: tomorrow. But it is not so com- menplace that modern slang can often “point with pride” to most aristocratic lin age away back in classic Greek and Latin. Literature itself, as well as history, and) = else; for they all come from the huma’ . itself an eternal unity of va- riety. This bond between past and present | may be illustrated by a few ex: ples out | of man: { are not the first to fina! ‘make us tired." for Virgil. | rth and he f a city rict, in which he s: s twin brother to the re strike, wi n couplin: Cieero might have be Cork, wh und ‘gold: ys “rocks rtorial rail pins always “fly » a Roman he speaks of “a power of si and he Is forever Cataline out” (of the city). Caesar says that Ariov to himself such airs durable. Our word “busi “had taken hat he seemed unen- which is so conven- ient to piec ational poverty with more mate uses, is a prime favorite with both Cicero and Cae- r. Th= following phra re quite Chi- R opportune time for finishing * (of destroying the enemy's business had Caesa: y undertook the bus’ Allobroges), ete. sives us in Greek icero in Latin, es threw out arresting th Xenopho} as the for he VS: others” (of the from the city). ems like an when he declares, “I ma They were like to wonder.’ me From the Syracuse Daily Journal. The curious things do not happen once in le. They happen every day. A’sum- mary of the strange events of a single day that are chronicled. in the news would make a table of contents that would put to the blush any sensational novel ever re Just a few that appeared in one day this week: A man who lived six weeks with a brok- a man who left his fortune in for his heirs; a protest ng good whisky tn christening Kentucky: a tramp in full dress found stealing a ride in a freight car: a man, levesick for fourteen years, sent to the madhouse: th of a tramp worth $100,000; in police uniform robs peo- ple in Broadway; two sexagenarians car- ry their fairs to court; a woma seared to death; a would-be Chinese bridge Jumper tangled in his pigtail and sandais; am ed tub of water saves a woman from burning to death; rival lovers fatal- ly wound each other; a deathbed confession fells of the lynching of an innocent man: trolley collide upon the porch of a house, and a woman in revival meeting tells of casting $0,000 in jewels upon her paced and one of the congregation steals them. And there are others! ~seo—_______ Day for the Sear: From the Puilade!phia Record. Jn the chancery court at Salem, IIL, at the present term four divorce suits in one family were disposed of by Judge Bur- troughs. Francis Searcy sued his wife for divorce, and at the same time Steven, Paniel and William Pranch, sons-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Searcy, began similar suits. All four were disposed of in one day, and divorces were granted in each case. « a Fire Started in the Piano. From the Inter-Ocean. How their grand piano came to be a mass of flames when It was in a room without fire, and where no one had been for three days, is a mystery that the family of An- “Qrew Smith of Burlington, Ia., are trying to solve. The fire was detected hy the veculiar odor coming from the ivory keys and the rattling metal in the instrument, which was completely destroyed. The house was saved, and the balance of the furniture Bot seriously injured. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Death of State Senator Weissinger of Kentucky. MEMORABLE SCENE IN THE HOUSE - Contested Election Case Was Not Taken Up. BALLOTING WAS POSTPONED ete FRANKFORT, Ky., March 9.—Senator Rozel Weissinger (sound money demécrat) died this morning at 11:30 o'clock. Senator Weissinger had been ill for sev- eral days with a bad cold, which changed into pneumonia. He was made much worse by the excitement of Saturday, when he was told that Blackburn had been elected. This morning his friends were called in and his physicians, Ely and Hume, said they thought he would not survive the day, as the change for the worse was very marked. Last night Mr. Weissinger rested fairly well, and his friends hoped he was some bet- ter. This morning, however, it was plain that he was worse. When the doctor en- tered the room of the sick man about 7 o'clock he feund him gasping for breath and black in the face. A timely application of restoratives staved off the end for a few ho: All morning the corridor of the Capital Hotel, leading to room $$, in which the dy- ing man lay moaning and muttering in his delirium, was filled with friends anxious to hear of his condition. There were many full of tears to be seen when it was ven out that there was no hope. ‘The manly way in which Mr. Weissinger had always fought for what he thought to be right had won for him the admiration of € those who differed from him on po- litical questions. Exeltement at fever heat long before the hour of 12 o'clock arrived. Everybody tad heard of the exciting events of Satur- . and the rush to get in the galleries began early. The simply frightful. The ladies did all frightened, and were equal- us to get in as were the men. s standing room in the lob- leries at a premium, but as ud influence with members on the fluor of the house. Be- a long line of the disappoint- ed, who late to get in at all, stood cut in rrilo; ed to catch the test. news ‘om those fortunate to be on the inside. The messenger out to the tele- office with press dispatches at the of losing their clothes, and the old- 1 been present when many E al fights were decided, de- this to be by far the most exciting The onty wonder ix that there was trouble of a versenal nature. high pitch to which the Kburn and those opposed were wrousht, this is ore idering the nds of Ble to that candidate worthy of mention. ‘The Si e met at 11 o'clock, and, on mo- tion of Senator Bronston, immediately ad- journed until cne minute of 12, on account of the serious illness of Senator Wei ger. in- Squabbling Over a Recess. When the hcuse met a great crowd was on hand. The speaker had given an order to the sergeant-at-arms to admit nobody except those entitled, to the floor of the house. The crowd, which had expected to fill the galicries and the lobbies, was kept out. This precau m was taken by the speaker on account of the intense incerest and excitement ov the vote on the Dun- ap-Kavfman contest. The excitement over political questions had been abated to an extent, however, by mews that Senator ry was dying at his room in the 1 Hotel. ness was checked shortl speaker, who } sergeant-at-arms was adm not et titld to the floor, He id that com- int had been made that men had beer midatel on the floor Saturday when the 5 being taken. m.) moved that the house count of the expected nger. after the sted that ag men journ death of s Burnkom (rep.) objected, holding that It would be time encegh to adjourn when the cf the death of Mr. Weissinger was ved. He yntil a_con- fererce of repu held. A vote was teken after much heated argument by Carroll, Spaulding, Flippen nd others The democrats insisted that out of spect to the dying man such a_ recess ould be taken. A call of roll on the motion was erdere: Spaulding of Marion said t of decency the motion to take a recess should be carrie usly, and he added that t should ordered. He was overruled, i 5 1 the roll was cidered caller. ficunce of this that the re- ns Ww determined to take up the contested of Dunlap vs. Keufmanh ani bring it to a voie. ‘They voted solidly against a recess, while the democrats voted aye. Mr. Vi is name was called, . With tears in his eyes, that he hoped se would rise above partisan spirit 3 in honor of that nobie now in the struggle of and pure death. “I vote aye, Mr. Speaker,” said he. Mr. Howard arose before the vote wa! anrouiced and said that in politics he was a partisan, but in this he had to rise above politics. It was now 11:40 o'clock, he said, and nothing could be done anyway in re- | rd to the contested electton case. He Yoted for a recess. Carroll @em.), his voice trembling with emotion, said’ “I will assure the gentle- man of the opposition that I will vote for the republican nominee if there is the slightest prospect of the election of a demo- crat, and I ask that the recess be granted.” Lyons (rep.), on this assurance, voted with the democrats. This closed the remarkable debate, the apparent unfeelingness of which only shows the great strain brought about by the crisis in the senatorial’ contest. ‘Tne incident, with its attendant display of partisanship, was ended and soon for- gotten, The Senntor’s Death Announced. The incident with its attendant display of partisanship was ended and soon forgot- ten when, at 11:40 o'clock, the death of Senator Weissinger was announced. The motion to take a recess until one te of 12 o'clock was. then put and miny carried by a unanimous vote. Just before the noon hour the senators filed into the house chamber. The jam outside and in the cerridors was terrible. ‘The presiding officer said that he hoped that there would be no disorder. Voting Postponed. Mr. Carroll said that it had been mutual- ly agreed by demcerats and republicans to make no attempt to elect a United States Senator. He moved that the read- ing of the roll call be dispensed with, and that only two names, the first democratic and the first republican in the roll be call- ed. This was acceded to, and on the name of Senator Bennett being called, he voted for St. John Boyle. When Senator Bron- ston’s name, which is the first of the dem- ocrats, was called. he voted for Blackburn. An objection to this was made by Senator James, who said he thought that in order to be sure that the law was strictly com- plied with enough naines should be called to break a quorrm, all these except the two already named, of cours refusing to vote. This was acceded to and a call was made. ‘The chair annucnced that the ballot had resulted: Blackburn, 1; Pettit, 1. A quo- rum not having voted there was no elec- tion. Before the assembly adjourned, which was also immediately, an announcement was made that the senate would mect at ence to take suitable steps in regard to the death of Senator Weissinger. ——— Death of Chief Engineer Greene. Chief Engineer A. S. Greene, U. S. N., retired, died at the Cairo yesterday morn- ing, after a long illness. He served in the bureau of steam engineering during the war, and was regarded as a most efficient officer. He retired from active duty about two years ago, and had resided here ever since. His remains will be removed tomor- | buttons; MOORE WILL CASE. a ‘The Second Trial Brought to a Finish Today. The contest over. the will of the late David Moore was concluded today. : Judge McComas charged the jury this morning, occupying about an hour in in- structing them. At 11 o'clock the jury re- tired to consider the case gfter counsel on both sides had been gganted many ex- ceptions. : The jury, at 2:40 this afternoon, returned a verdict ‘for the platntiffs—that Is, for Mrs. James Moore and her children. ‘The verdict gives the plaintiffs a one-half interest in the estate. seicanendW aes DEATH OF WEBSTER’S VALET. John Smallwood’s Thirty Years in the Interior Deportment. John Smallwood, one of the oldest més- sengers In the Interior Department in point of service, died yesterday morning. He was a faithful and most intelligent colored man, who at one time acted as Daniel Webster's valet. He was born in Washington, and, with his father, kept a livery stable und hack service in the rear of the old Globe building. Smallwoud was for several years Webster's servant, and lived with the great statesman in the Webster Law building, on Louisiana avenue. Smallwood entered the Interior Department in the summer of 1) as driver for Secretary O. H. Browning. and had continued in service there ever since. —————— ‘ CASE POSTPONED. it Will Be Taken Up Probably Next Thursday. This afternoon Mr. R. Ross Perry ap- peared before Judge Cole, and, informing the court that he had just been retained in the Milliken case, asked for a postpone- ment of the trial. He stated that Mr. A. S. Worthington, who had been retained by Mr. Milliken, had found himself unable, be- cause of ill health, to appear in the case, and Mr. Perry suggested a postponement until after the conclusion of the Olmstead will case, which will be called Monday next before Judge Cox. District Attorney Birney suggested a Postponement until Thursday morning next, and Judge Cole thereupon set the case down for trial at that time. a FARMERS’ MARKET, MILLIK A The Hearing Todny Before the Dis- trict Commissioners, The farmers of the surrounding counties of Maryland and Virginia appeared before the Commissioners this morning to advo- cate favorable recommendation by the Commissioners to Congress of House bill 6262, which has for its object the establish- ment of a farmers’ market in the District of Columbia. The bill, which was introduced by Mr. Wellington, provides that the Commission- ers assume control of and use the open space at the intersection of Ohio and Louisiana avenues with 1th and 12th streets, bounded by B str Little B Street and 10th and 12th streets northwest. eee ee PACIFIC RAILROADS. Mr. Morgan's Bill to Refand the Debt und Take Possession. Senator Morgan this afternoon introduced in the Senate a resolution instructing the ccmmittee on Pacific raiircads of the Sen- ate to prepare and report a bill the effect of which will be to refund the debt of the Union and Central Pacific roads, and to turn the railroads over to the possession of the government. At his request the reso- luticn was ordered priated, and now es on the table aw a ing his pleasure. R CECIL RHODES. WARRANT FO: Charged With Sending Arms to the ‘Transvanl Republic. LONDON, March 9.—On the stock ex- change teday, South African securities were flat, owing to a rumor that Mr. Cecil Rhodes, the ex-premier of Cape Colony, and co-Adminisirator rl Gray of the territory of the British South Africa Company, had day it was admitted by the authori that a warrant had been d for ti rest of Mr. Cecil Rhod He is charged with complicity in the im portation of arms into the Transvaal ter- ritory for use against the authorities of that republic. BUTTONS, ABOVE One Mother's System of Disciplining a Boy. From the New York Heratd. Benny had reached the advanced age of five years, snd a manly spirit swelled within his small bosom. He scorned the hitherto welcome assistance of Norah, the nurse, and announced to mamma that he intended to learn to dress himself. Proud of her boy’s independence, mamma spent a wearisome half hour one morning in trying to teach the small, awkward fing- ers the mysteries of fitting cach button to its own buttonhole, but alas! the but- tens were so many that Benny's courage, like that of many an older person in the face of difficulties, wavered and finally stccumbed. The next morning Benny an- nounced that he was ill and did not want to get up. Upon cross-axamination it was found that Benny had not a soul above the buttons were too many for him anti he preferred staying in bed to tacklirg them. But this was the time for mamma. to assert herself, and she had no intention of allowing Benny to turn back the first time that he put his hand to the plough. To do this would establish a precedent that might prove serious. At the same time, like a tactful diplomat, she preferred to accomplish by strategy what it might rot be so easy to do by force. A well- meaning but injudicious friend had given Benny a din bank, which it had become his one purpose in life to see filled, not for the sake of the dimes, but just to “see it_open.” The buttons were counted, and from the warm underwear to the high shoes proyed to be fifty in number, so five dimes were promised Master Benny the first time he succeeded in buttoning them all. The task Ss huge, but so was the reward, and in less than a week Benny had accomplished the one and earned the other. fut one swallow does not make a sum- mer. Dressing was still a tedious opera- ticn, and Benny showed signs of lapsing frem the path of industry or virtue, when a further re d was held out of three cimes for the first week that Benny should dre himself entirely alone, two for the second and cpe fcr the third, a financial retrogression, it is true, but a decided pro- gression in knowledge and acquirements, for by the time the ten dimes had been safely housed in the fascinating bank what Benny didn’t know about buttons wasn’t worth knowing. He needed no valet, and he was a hero in his own and mamma’s eyes. THE STAR circulates con- siderably more than three times as many copies as are circulated by any other evening paper in Washington; it has more than six times as many regular and permanent subscribers as any other evening paper in Wash- ington, and it has more than ten times as many readers as any other evening paper in Washington. It doesn’t juggle with the figures representing its circulation, for the purpose of deceiving advertisers. Neither does it resort to bluster, black- mail, or bunco devices to obtain business. It prints its exact cir- culation, and leaves the rest to the good sense of the public. row to his former home in New York state) * CUBA DISCUSSED Conferencé Resolutions Brought The WE, HALES DETERMINED OPPOSITION iS Se e ° Something of a Sensation Over the Spanish Minister's Statement DEBATE STILL GOING ON The prospect that the Cuban question would reach fts final legislative stage drew large crowds to the Senate galleries today. By 12 o'clock all of the public galleries were taxed to their full capacity, and the attendance in the reserved galleries indi- cated that every available seat would be occupled by the time the early routine"was cleared away. Mr. Sherman, chairman of the committee on foreign relations, was early at his desk. He had given notice that he would move during the morning hour, lasting until 2 o'clock, the. adoption of the conference report agreeing to the House Cuban resolution, and while this is usually a formal proceeding, it was expected in this case to renew the animated Cuban de- bate, and in any event to close the Cuban avestion, so far as Congress Is concerned. ‘The bill was passed fixing stringent pea- allies for mutiny and other offenses on Americen vessels on the high seas, whether participated in by passengers or the crew. Mr. Hoar's Two Resolutions, Before the main branch of the Cuban question came up Mr. Hoar (Mess.) offered two resolutions bearing on the subject. One, which went over under the rules, post- poned further consideration of the Cuban resolutions until April 6, and directed the ecmmittee on foreign relations in the mean- time to secure and report ail available facts. Mr. Hoar did not press this to con- sideration, and {t went over. ‘The other resolution from Mr. Hoar, which was agreed to, calls cn the President for all available information as to the status of affairs in Cuba, particularly so far as they concern the interests of the United States. The Cuban Resolutions, At 1:15 Mr. Sherman moved the adoption of the conferénce report accepting the House Cuban’ resolutions. By this time the public galleries were packed. In the diplomatic gallery sat Mr. Ho and Mr. Chung of the Chinese legation, Baron von Ketteler of the German embassy, Minister Mendonca of Brazil and other members of the diplomatic corps. Mr. Hale Against the Resolutions, Mr. Hale (Me.) spoke energetically against the resolutions. He sald he did not think the Senate possessed information justifying the resolutions reccgnizing the belliger- ents and against a friendly power. He did not think the inflammatory statements made by Senators in justifying the resolu- tins were backed up by facts. In 1870 this same condition of affairs existed, and an effort was made to involve the United States in thé cdhtrovers; At that tithe the House committee on for- eign affaira,*presided over by Gen. Banks, reported a vesolution similar to this one. But fortunately for the cause of peace and progress there, was then a man in the Presilent’s chair whose love of liberty and patriotism was certainly equal to t of any of the thembers of the committs on foreign reletivns, a man who knew the real meaning of war—Gen, Grant. The message Gea. Grant sent to Congress was as pertinent, today as it was at that time, and it was an iinanswerable plea against the present, resolutions. Mr. Gray ‘interrupted to ask what result ome from Gen. Grant’s message. 1, continned Mr. Haie, brought the congrissional resolutions to nothing. ‘That message was so distinct, so urenswerab)l that in the presence of that great, calm man, ali excitement disappeared and the resolutions came to naught. Portions of President Grant's message Were read from the desk. Mr. Hale said the insurgents now fighting in Cuba had no legislature, no courts, ro organization fuch as Gen. Grant had set forth as ab- solutely reqnisite to the recognition of a state of war. Their power is seated in straggling bands, occupying straggling camps, and to this day not only have the insurgents not won a battle, but they have not fcught in anything worthy of the name of battle. Cuba and the Confederacy Compared. Mr. Hale compired the condition in Spain with that in the south when the con- federacy was recognized. He said the con- feleracy was completely crganized, with full legislative and executive branches, es- tablished courts, a formidable army and And yet, at that time, our State Department, presided over by Mr. Seward, urged and protested to European powers against even a limited recognition of the confederacy and always after insisted on the rescinding of that recog “Did Spain ever rescind? Mitchell of Oregon. Mr. Hale said he was glad to hear this inquiry, as it allowed an ans: to those who seemed to think in was less friend- ly to us than other powers at the time of the civil war. No nation, declared Mr. Hale, had shown the friendly disposition that Spain had shown at that time. Never did she allow a British-built privateer to stay in a Spanish port more than an hour. When such a privateer entered with American prisoners, Spain demanded and secured their release. Mr. Hale said the only explanation for the public and press clamor against Spain was that the country and Congress had been falsely and mendaciously misled with conditions which did not exist. Mr. Hale referred to the statements made by Mr. Sherman as to atrocities committed by Gen. Weyler. It had since been shown that there was an ingenuous effort to fasten on the Spanish-Cuban situation of today events of iffteen years ago. But these alleged events were mendacious fabrications, fic- tion from beginning to end, set up by some- body to distort public feeling. At this point a sensational event occurred which no one had anticipated and which for a time threw the Senate into great ex- citement. The Spanish Minister's Statement. Mr. Hale said the Spanigh minister, Senor Dupuy DeLome, had made a statement as to the inaccurate representations made against Spain. It was not surprising, in view of the attacks on Spain, that the minister had done this, fittingly and dip- lomatically. Mr. Hale sent the Spanish minister's statement to the clerk's desk to be read. {t had hardlybegan when Senator Davis (Minn.)_ardse afd interrupted. “Mr. PreSident, I object,” said Mr. Davis, “to the réading of any communication ccming from the representative of a for- eign countty on, any matter not transmit- ted to Congressthrough the usual channels and reflecting upon members of this body.” Immediatély there was a stir on the floor and gallerits. Mr, Hale’ protested against such an ob- There vas nothing personally of- e to’Senators in the Spanish minis- ter’s statement,/ It was not an attack on the Senate, but was couched with a nicety of deferendé to Senators. Mr. MitcHell (Ore.) asked if it was not an invariable tule that foreign ministers credited to this-country should not public- ly discuss” political questions relating to the. affairs''of the United States. ‘There were pUints of order from various quarters ayid many Senators were on their feet seeking to gain recognition. The Vice President announced the rule, that in case of objection to reading a communication the Senate must decide by vote as to re- ceiving it. Mr. Teller (Col.) said the objection to the minister's statement was not based on its offensiveness to the Senate, but to the es- tablished rule that any ‘communication from a foreign minister must be submitted eheonen the channels of the State Depart- ment Mr. Morgan made a point of order against proceeding with the minister's statement. Mr. Hale had stood calmly during the storm of protests. He said it was a :nost remarkable fact that Senators would not hear this statement of facts. It was sim- @ recital, not an official communication. it was a most Temarkable fact that Sena- tors, after weeks’ and months had been jected Mr. given to denunciation of Spain, were now so sensitive as to Bae Oe ould hear. In reply to Mr. y, Mr. Hale sald that Dupuy de Lome's communication was simply in the nature of a review of past events—in fact, a page from history, and as proper to be read as a page of Bancroft or any other historian. It was not addressed to any officer of the government. Mr. Frye’s Suggestion. - At this point Mr. Frye made a-sugges- tion, which offered a way out of the tangle, that was eagerly seized upon by both sides to the controversy. He suggested that Mr. Davis withdraw his point of order and allow the paper to be read, and that in reply the communica- tion in the Washington Post of a promi- nent Cuban, the secretary of the Cuban le- gation in Washington, be read. This sug~ gestion to also give the Cuban side a hear- ing was received with a demonstration by the galleries, so pronounced that Vice President Sievenson warned the spectators that they were in the galleries by suffer- ance and that galleries would be cleared if the demonstrations were repeated. At 2 o'clock the unfinished business, the Du Pont election case, was temporarily jJaid aside. Mr. Sherman, chairman of com- miltee on foreign relations, gave notice that he should insist on action. When the’ Spanish minister's communi- cation had been read, Mr. Morgar asked that the reply of the Cuban secretary of legation be read, but Mr. Hale declined, saying it would be read in the time of some other Senator. Laid Over Until Tomorrow. At 3:05 Senator Hale finished his speech on the Cuban resolutions and immediately Senator Mitchell moved that the Du Pont resolutions be laid before the Senate. Senator Sherman demurred, but when it Was announced that Senator Turpie de- sired to continue his speech on that sub- ject, he yielded, and the Cuban resolutions were temporarily laid aside. They will be taken up again tomorrow. THE HOUSE. This being the second Monday of the month, under the rules of the House, was set aside for the consideration of business reported from the District of Columbia committee. Some minor routine business was transacted, however, before Chairman Babcock of the District committee claimed the day. The Speaker anncunced the ap- pointment of Mr. Hendricks (Ky.) to the place on the banking and currency com- mittee, caused by the retirement from serv- ice on that committee of Mr. Cowen (Md.). A bill was passed, on motion of Mr. Doo- little (Wis.), to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to pay S. W. Peel $5,000 for services to the old settlers or Cherokee Indians. A resolution was adopted calling on the Secretary of War for estimates of the cost of repairing the breakwater at Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Daniels, chairman of committee on elections, No. 1, gave notice that he would on Wednesday call up the contested elec-- tion case of Aldrich agt. Robbins from the fifth Alabama district. ‘A bill was passed to change the times for holding court in the northern district of California. The House, at 12:40, proceeded to the consideration of the District of Columbia matters. ces Hotel Arrivals. Raleigh—G. A. Smith, Charleston, S. C.: W. W. Hannon end wife, Detroit, Mich.; W. S. Jackson, Altoona, Pa.; W. 8. Thorp and A. Levy, New York; J. J. Kennedy, Carbondale, Pa. Willard's—Jay Dwiggins and Mrs. Jay Dwigel y York; M. C. Moller, Brook- New York; W. P. Champney, Cleve- land, Ohio. Riggs—T. J. Fanell, Dayton, Ohio; E. Boynton, Boston, Mass.; G. S. Andrews, New York. Page's. . Thompson, Brcoklyn, N.Y. Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Stout, Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Payne and Miss Isabelle Burgess, New York. Shorenam—Mrs. J. _H. Lowenhart, Chi- A. Trail, Frederick, Md.; Henry Denis, Miss A. Denis and G. W. Mott, New Orleans, La.; Mrs. W. B. Shattuck and A. Sieder, jr., New York; H. E. Montgomery, Buffalo, N.Y. Arlington—C. B. Pike, Cambridge, Mass.; Mr. and Mrs. BE. S. Pike, Chicago, IL; W E. Jones and wife and L. D. Branden, Bo ton, Mass.; H. C. Cunningham, Savannah, H. A. Wheeler and wife and Chas. New York. Normandie—P. Harriely, Morristown, N. J.; J. B. Redding, Ne ork; J. C. Breck- inridge, Louisville, Ky. Cochran—P. H. Masterson and wife, A. N. Livingston and wife and Miss Carrie Liv- ingston, New York; J. G. Penn and wife, Danville, Va. Oxford Cc. Richardson, Richmond, Va.; H. T. Haines, Cambridge, Mass.; Wm. Lane, New York, Ebbitt-—-P. W. Henry and T. G. Marrioit, New York; S. B. Smith, Providence, R. L.; G. S. Burr, Utica, N.Y. National—P. C. De Francis, Philadelphia, Pa.; Jas. Stokely, Philadelphia, Pa.; W. 1 ‘Turner, ; F. W_ Block, New York; Philadelphia, Pa.; cago, Il. D. Godfrey, B. B. Harding, Huntington, W. Va.; J. H. Mack, New York; A. Hahn, New York: W. M. Denman, ew York; C. V. Motte, Wilmington, N. C. St. James—Col. J. H. Brown, New York; J. L, Puler, a leading attorney of Austin, Texas; M. G. Perkins, Lowell, Mass.; A. FP. Adams, Pittsburg, Pa.; D. Plawden, San Francisco, Cal. Howard—k. N. Smith and wife, E.Schyler, New York; F. Senior and wife, Little Falls, N. Y.; R. C. Schurig, New Haven, Conn.; J. M. Cunningham and wife, Indiana, Pa. w. led With Bullets. GUTHRIE, O. T., March 9.—A special courier has brought the news from Arapa- hoe, seventy-five miles away from the rail- road, of a fight between the officers of G. D. and Washita counties, and the outlaws Red Buck and George Miller, in which Red Buck was instantly killed and Miller mortally wounded. The outlaws killed W. W. Glo two weeks ago and were driven into the Glass mountains. They were surprised by the seven officers and riddled with bullets before they had a chance to get under cover. eS BETRAYED BY THE INTERVIEWER. Modern Methods Brought to Bear in Bringing Out Facts. From Punch. Rupert had Gone his best to conciliate the representative of “The Detective,” the newest of the longest series of interview: ing periodicals. He had lunched him, smok- ed with him, joked with him. He believed that he had created a favorable impression. If he had to ccmplain of anything, it was of the scanty attention paid to his stories, and the nois? made by an apparatus that was brought into his study by the investi- gator. “You will let me see the article when it appears,” said Rupert, as he bade his guest farewell. ertainly, men parted. “T trust that he will not omit my nar- rative of gcod work and good deeds,” thought the now lonely celebrity; “if he sets down all I related, I shall appear as a hero and a saint. And why not?” A fortnight later and the two were once again face to face. But now Rupert was furious. “What do you mean, sir, by proving me to be a coward and an imposter?” he shout- ed. “I merely reproduced your thoughts,” was the calm response. “But I told you nothing to my disadvan- tage,” cried Rupert, angrily. “How can you know what was passing through my mind?” “By using the simple contrivance to ‘which you took excepiion when I brought it with me into yeur study.” “J do not understand you.” ‘You will when I tell you that I photo- graphed the working of your brain, and thus learned the secrets you would have hidden from me. And now I will explain scientifically—" But Rupert heard no more. nate celebrity had fainted! == oo Horses That Take Frequent Baths, From the Portland Daily Press. ‘The hors which cre used on the Kenne- bec ice fields are so accustomed to dropping through the ice that they don’t seem to mind it. They are yanked out a Ittle roughly, to be sure, but they take their medicine like the chickens belonging to the family that was constantly moving, which every time they sawa covered cart stop in front of their house would turn on their backs and stick their legs into the air to be tied together, ready for transportation, was the answer; and the two ‘The unfortu- Effect of Europe's Attitude Toward American Securities. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, March 9.—Speculation was held in check this morning pending some definite announcement of the Senate's tion on the Cuban resolutions. The reopen- ing of a debate in which vital diplomatic questions may be involved cannot be re- garded as an argument favorable to im- proved values. The local interest in sp2cu- lation is and has been so narrow that Eu- Tope’s attitude toward our securities has become a matter of more than ordinary importance. «ny misunderstanding of the action of the national legislative body or any radical departure from our established conservatism in international affairs would find immediate reflection in the chara-ter of foreign business. The recently restered gold reserve wovld be in daily danger of depletion should an- other influx of foreign holdings be forced upon the local market. The rates ot for- eign exchange will be carefully watched. in order that early intimation may be had of any pronounced tendency in the direc- tion of the specie poi: While the legislative situation contains sufficient material to warrant caution in market operations, it is considered prolable that the House resolutions will eventally be passed, and that the debate alone will usurp the apprehensive features of the con- troversy. Expressed sentiment has frequently in- fivenced values to a3 great an exient as actual conditions, and consequently early action of the character now regarded as likely ultimately would put an end to all apprehension and result tn uniformly high- er_prices. ‘The raliroad list attracted only secondary interest throughout the day, the one note- worthy feature being the covering of short contracts in Baltimore and Ohio. The ad- vance in the borrowing rate to %2 of 1 per cent caused a general liquidatioa of short centracts in this property. American Tobacco attracted a large vol- ume of business, the greater proportion of which was conducted in the interest of lower prices. The affairs of the company are not as desirable as the larger interests would like, ard consequently sentiment is strongly prejudiced in favor of a decline. A large short interest already exists, and advantage is taken of every decline to re- duce obligations of this character. General Electric was active at an advance of 1% per cent, the buying being again of the same significant nature as was noticed last week. Improving business prospects and the likelihood of a more harmonious competition with rival concerns are argu- ments used in explanation of this move- ment. The declaration of the regular Sugar divi- denis was announced during the day, the extra dividend, as was expected, being de- ferred. The trading of the last hou entirely professional, trader: stocks sold earlier in the da: consequently somewhat improved from the low level of the forenoon. 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 Broa_way. . Open. High. Low. Last. American Sugar. 115% 16 iby 1164 American Sugar, pili wy American Toba 78% American Cotton Oil 15 Atchison 1635 Canad Canada Pacin Chesapeake & Ohi>- C., Cy C. & StL. Del, Lack. & W Delaware & Hudson Den. & RK. Grande, Prd. Dis. & Cattle Feeding. Genera! Electric. Aiinois Central Lake Shore. Erie 16 Louisville & Nashville 58 Long Island Traction:, 2.0)... Metropolitan Traction... 1024 104 dianhattan Fievated Michigan Central Missouri Paciiie. National Lead National Lead Co.. soe . Leatiier, td ay | few Jersey Central 3 New York Central | N ¥.&N. Eng, Cts : N.Y. C.& St. Louis. Northern Pacifi Fhila, & Reading. Pullnan Pal. Car Co. Southern Railway, Pfd. Phila. 7 Wheeling & Wieeling & I. Erie, Western Union ‘el. Wisconsin Centra! Sliver. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales, U—12 o'clock rin and at 119%; 10 at 1 tric Light, 10 2“). After call curity und Trust, 10 at 144, U.S. 4s, regisi ‘coupon, 16% bid, I 13% asked, Bonds. red, ilo Md, 1114 1081, Ty asked. UL ii bid, Miscellancous Bon’. Metropolitan Railroad 106 bid. Metropolitan Raile 114 asked. Belt Railroad is. § ington Railroad Gs, 9% bid, 102 asked. rod Gs, 114 bid,’ 117 asked. 110 bid, ex By Gs, 118is bi bid. Au . 100g bid, . 110 hid 119 id. nxt. Gs, 110 bid. Ma: 1) Bank abi of, Washington, 140 asked! 110 asked. Fe i Depesit and Trin Tan and ‘Trux curit 0 aul T LAS bi deposit, 58 bid. Railroad Stocks. Wid. 73. asked. umbia, EY nic Light 44 asked. | bid, 40 asked. bit, Corcoran. 183 bid. Nae a, 12 Wid, BM Bet Franklin, 88 bid. 50 bid. Potomac, Of tional Union, 11 bid, 1 asked. ~ Washingten Marke Great Falls Tce, 120 bid, 130 asked. Lincoin Hall, 90 asked. —— Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, 70: rn 8, StadT western recelpte, S13 Dusbels, 38 jera—receipts, 3 stock, 96,235 basbels, Steady—chotce timoths, | $1.00. Grain freights steady, demand very quiet steam to Liverpool per bushel, 194d.a1%¢. April; Cork for or gore per saquarier, 2s.Tied. “March. “Sueur arm granulated, 6.08 100 pounds. Butter firm— fancy ere: do, Imitation, 17a18: Ao, 14; store packed. #210, fancy New 114011%; 2. Grain and Cotton Markets, Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York. INDIAN PROPHET. All Hix Predict but He reated a Lot of Exciteme From the Edinturgh Seotsnan. The growth of sccts cur toler than is generally known, for Hinduism is elastic enoush quickly to absorb them, and they are still more short-lived when their leaders have been Christians. It is when the religious impostor heads a movement which threatens the peace of the country that we learn the curious details. The ‘atest event of this kind in the Bengal division of Ch the aboriginal tribes of which e the Christian church by the thou Pirsa, a lad of twenty, who had lapsed from Christianit in the jungle with a com- panion, when a flash of lightning for a moment transfigured his and his friend saluted him as a god. Birsa returned to his village, Chalkad, and proclaimed himself an incarnation who could work miracles of healing. His first cqse was that of a baby, perfectly v ell; b hed upon he had cured it, and hi sands of the simp'e demon worshipers to his feet. Over every case of sickness he pronounced a charm, consfsting of such head lines of an Ki as he had ead in the Luth at Chaibas tore, stare, stale,” was the favor tion. “He admitted that ¢ was good, but for two evils—the off. in church ond the permission to wear bo. when at worship. He soon pr: for a fixed day and hour; all were to be stroyed by fire end brimstone, exe who found refuge with him) Mon therefore useless, and the people w to spend their cll at once on clothes, w the result that the Hindu 4 not supply the demand. The vest would not be wante: cordingly were turned into d fame brought thou- laimed the end of the wo: de- Ke the fixed cay for doom, and nothing oc- cvrred Birsa ted a string 1 trees and declared that the end we come till that broke. The resrest missionary, who had tried to open th of the deluded multitude and fea ine, then informed the British dey missioner at Ranchi, th He sent sc table to arrest t but the cro’ t. A whole posse of native eons followed, and had to fire. He then went out himself, and by night arrested the prophet, who was sleey ing ir the midst of his chosen followers, But by that time there was the bexi of a rebellion suc in Lord Dal time, caused the Santel war in ti boring hls. As Iirsa went to jail he prophesied his return in four days and 7.0m men, whom he had ordered to arm nselves with axes, waited in vain, so —— TIN THE Act. imposvor, The Young Girl Was Fearful That the F Would Be Stern, From the Phits a Bulletin, Just as young Mr. Dolley was about to \d good night to Miss Trivvet, *he gaslight in the hall burning low, he drew her to him and stole a kiss. And at that moment Mr. Trivvet emerged from the librar; decor further along the hall and came forward. “Oh, dear,” said the m n in a gaspy whispes *m afraid papa saw you.” Her fear ¢ ed i a riainty es her father approached and said to Mr. Dol- Yourg man, I want to speak t the libra for a minute or two.” Mr. Doiley followed Mr. Trivvet sheep- you in and the door closed benind them. The girl, pale and breathless, anxiety pie- tured all over her countenance, hid behind the y tierc, that She mixht have sword with ley in cass ner father should allow the young man to go to the docr unattended. Her eyes were fixed on the closed horary deor, visible to her from ‘K of the curtain, and she e what Was passing therein, hidden to « me to ? Would her papa forbid wer to think cf him? She had heard of h orders issuing from eraal author- and aiready she was d ating how she he could evade them. Whatever was aspiring, it took a long timy rely it yould net require tes to miss an obje Perhaps Dolle y defending himself. ay, it might be that he had bearded her father in his den and boldly asked her hand in marriage. The door opened. Mr. Doll. emerged alone. As he passed the parlor door Miss rivvet came from behind the portiere. what did papa esked me to lend him $10. How a Visitor to the Poor Concluded an Applicant Was Deceiving. From the Beston ¢ A very worthy visitor, recently de of a charitable organ ased, t the South End, related the follow ent in his official exper You know, our confer- ence is particular to see that the parties I was an who on or other male support. After } in her tenement long enough to note that she was appar- poor, I noticed a n's hat on @ table near the door at which I entered, an@ an to doubt that she was bereft of alll comfort or sup sente ‘Whose hat is that?’ I a urprised, and ready to Then my sini: r vi is were are L, od my ation conjured uy a male visitor to who must have p ment when he comi ng ups with increased se- authorize relief sent to you e deceiving us in regard te » support, or if you have men coming here whos ashamed to acknowledge. sain, whose t was my turn to be surprised, an@ seeing the mauuer in which [ had got inte an awkward predicament by over-susph- clon, I obliged to back out of it as gracefully as I could by saving: ‘Madam, the joke is on me. I will order the aid that you need from our conference.’ ces Whyt From the Cincinnati Enqatrer. “Why is it,” the Cumminsville sage im quired, with the air of one pleased with the sound of his own voice, “why is it that the man of forty or thereabouts, whe can realize so well how old he is when he is taiking to a youth of eighteen, seems to Yorget all about it when he meets @ girl of that age?”