Evening Star Newspaper, March 30, 1896, Page 2

} ATE NEWS BY WIRE Closing of the Maryland Legislative Session. SCENES OF BUSINESS AND HURRY Matters of Local Interest Taken Up. MONEY FOR BRADFORD HEIRS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 80.—Today being the last day of the session the cus- tomary crowd of visitors 1s on hand and the usual bustle and hurry incident upon the Iast hours of work is evident. Tiere is a tremendous congestion of work in both hous J senate, and bills have been rush- ed through with a rapidity that defies the closest attention. In addition to those who are on hand to look after bills there is a throng of mere curiosity seekers, and the spectators’ benches have been crowded. The house of delegaies will present Speaker Mudd with a handsome silver servi is evening, and the senators will present President Bruce with a silver punch bowl. The bill to “extend the pewers of the 4 the house and nate. ing ‘the Baltimore nsit Company of ectricity as a ed by the sen- E bill_permi Washingtoa ~ T: gomery county to power, has beea p Is to pern file, Montzom- to borrow money to construct 3 and to change the charter of of Tacoma Park, Prince George's county, were passed today. The bill authorizing the consolidation of ilway companies between Bal- Washington, under the title of the Maryland and Columtia Ratlroad Com- pany. was passed by the cenate this after- oon. Delegate F. B. Bye endeavored to have the house pass a resolution providing for the investigation of charges of undue in- uence being exerted to aid the election of Mr. Wellington to the United States Sen- t was ruled out of order by the Mr. Bye’s effort caused something ation. ‘The bill to appropriate $30,000 to com- pensate the heirs of Augustus W. Brad- ford, governor of Maryland during the war, for the loss incurred by the burning down of their home by the confederates, passed the senate this afternoon with only one ug vote. The bill had previously the house. Senator Tilghman of who said that it gave him great sure a3 @ confederate soldier to vote for the hill, aroused great applause. The Bradford heirs have beeen trying to get this appropriation for a number of years. While Governor Lowndes has given no hint as to his probable action in regard to the assessment bill still in his hands, the 1 expectation is that he will sign {t, ally if several supplementary Ddills which he favors are passed before adjourn- ment toricht. Senator Talbott's bill to authorize the town of Kensington, Montgomery county, to issue bonds for the construction of a system passed the house this pleas Anna B. Jeffer, daughter of the late Commodore Jeffer, has been appointed state Ubrarian. —————— REFUSED TO SUBMIT. Insurgent Nicaraguans Demanded Zelayn'’s Retirement. ht, 1808, by the Associated Press.) NAGUA, Nicaragua, March 30.—Via Galveston, Tex.—The peace commission, consisting of Dr. Prudente Alfaro, vice president of Salvador; Gen. Comans of Salvador and Senor Ramiers, the Nicar- aguan minister for foreign affairs, has re- turned here from La Paz, where the con- ference with the representatives of the in- surgent Leonists has been held. The terms offered by President Zelaya are understood to have been the absolute surrender of all arms, the payment of all war expenses, and the surrender for trial by court-martial of the leaders of the in- g@urrection. The insurgents not only refused to ac- cept these terms, but they demanded that President Zelaya turn over to them the government of Nicaragua. Consequently all hove of peace is gone, and the war will continued with renewed bitterness on both sides. ‘There is great excitement here, and steps are being taken to reinforce the troops gt the front and begin the advance on Leon so soon as the much-needed supplies of ammunition reach the government forces. ‘There are disturbing rumors in the alr. The government is said to be hard pressed for funds as well as for ammunition, which facts are not unknown to the Leonists, who are un-lerstood to be receiving secret sup- port from Guatemala and from other wources, which may result in complica- tions likely to cause a general war throughout Central America. It is suggested, in certain circles here, that this is a good opportunity for inte: ¥ention upon the part of the United States with the view of bringing about a peace- ful settlement of the questions in dispute, gs a conflict involving all the Central American republics would put a serious check upon business and development of the natural resources of Central America. — THINK STRONG GUILTY. @heory Regarding the Murder of the Stone Family Near Akron. AKRON, Ohio, March 30.—The authorities have a theory today that Anton Strong Wnurdered the Stone family last night. Three years ago Stone was instrumental in send- ing Strong to the penitentiary for horse stealing, and at that time Strong vowed vengeance on Stone and his family. Strong was released recently, but has not been seen fhear the scene of tho crime. All the in- Jured except Stillson, the nephew, will re- cove illson’s death is momentarily ex- pected. The county commissioners have offered a Feward of $1,000 for the arrest of the mur- derer. ——___ HOTEL GUESTS IN A PANIO. One Received Fatal Injuries by Fall- ing Five Stories. MOBILE, Ala, March 30.—Fire in the Battle House at 5:30 this morning was checked before serious damage resuited. Fifty guests were panic-stricken, and Con- stantine D. Liverati, a Greek, represent- ing cotton buyers of New York, and Lon- don, received fatal injuries by falling from the fifth story. Liverati died at 9 o'clock today. — Co-Operative Car Works. ST. LOUIS, Mo. March 80.—It is an- mornced that a large car factory, to be known as the Union car works, and to be Fun on the co-operative plan, will be put into operation in north St. Louis during the coming summer. Sixteen acres of ground were purchased in Baden, between the Burlington and Wabash tracks, and the Work of building the shops will be pushed as rapidly as possible. -—_——>__. Meadowerofts’ Sentence Confirmed. CHICAGO, March 30.—The Illinois su- preme court has affirmed the sentence of ne ycar in ths penitentiary against Frank id Charles Meadowcroft. The Meadow- fts were bankers, who failed for $420,- after unsuccessful world’s fair specula- Their offense was recelving deposits, Rnowing themselves insolvent. ee Seismic Shocks in Wyomi RAWLINS, Wyo., March 30.—Sharp fees shocks -were felt at 10 o'clock irday night. The waves seemed to vel from the southwest. The shock accompanied heat bling d, Tike distant thunder BE INSURGENT LEADER EXECUTED. Fortress This Mornidg. ; HAVANA, March 30.~Th leader. Enrique Aleman, a brother .af. the celebrated insurgent leader of the same / mame, was shot this».morning in the fertreas of Cabanas. Ramon Serpa, the ingurgent leader, has been killed in an~pngagement- with the trcops near Santi Spffitus, province of San- ta_Clara. a The insurgents have made another at- tempt to pass through the military line drawn across the province of Pinar Del Rio. This time they tried to get to the scuthern part, but wer repulsed. NEW YORK, March 30.—A representa- tive of the Associated Press took the news of the execution of-Aleman to the Cuban headquarters here this morning. The greatest gloom immediately spread oyer the assemblage there and Senor Joquin Castillo, who acted as spokesman, said: “It is just as we expected. Poor En- rique Aleman! Poor Cuba! Another patriot gone, but the cause is safe, and we will win eventually. “General Weyler has adopted the same tactics that prevailed ‘during the ten years’ war, when Cuban patriots, after being made prisoners, were ccrsidered bandits and incendiaries, which charge meant death the moment they were brought be- fere a drum-head court-martial. “Enrique Aleman, who is a brother of Cristobel Aleman, a colonel of the insur- gent army, in the province of Santa Clara, belongs to one of the best-known familles in Matanzas. He was captured by the Spanish troops about three or four weeks ago in a battle near Matanzas. From there he was transferred to Havana, and jailed in Fortress Cabanas. He was tried by a military committee, which is better known by the name of court-martial, and sentenced to be shot. Enrique was a thorough soldier, and I am confident met his fate nobly as a soldier and a patriot. ——.___ CENTRAL NEWS SUED. The London Times Says Its Chinese War News Was False. LONDON, March 30.—The suit of the Times agains the Central News Company, a concern which supplies a certain agency in the United States, was opened in the queen's bench division of the high court of Justice today. Sir Frank Lockwood, Q. C., who was solicitor general in the late gov- ernment, led for the Times, and Sir Edward Carson, Q. C., led for the Central News The Times charges that the dispatches r garding the Japanese war, which were sup- Plied by the Central News, were in some cases entirely fabricated, and in other cases largely altered and expanded, and that by publishing them the Times suf- fered in reputation. ——— Lost Their Lives in a Kiln. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. LEESBURG, Va., March 30.—Two col- ored men,Wm. Powell and Aquilla, his son, employed at the Leesburg Lime Quarry Company here, lost their lives this morn- ing. The son went in the kiln a short distance to arrange the stone, when he Was overcome with gas from the burning coke. His father went to rescue him, when he shared the sume fate. The alarm was given, and in a short time thefr bodies Were Lrought up, but they had been dead about half an hour. ————— SENATOR PRITCHARD RETURNS, Says He Has No Aspirations for a Cabinet Office. Senator Pritchard returned to the city this afternoon from Norta Carolina, where he has been engaged in court trying cases for some time past. He said to a Star re- porter this afternoon that he would take up tomorrow the matter of the resolution re- cently passed by the Senate directing the committee on civil service and retrench- ment, of which he is chairman, to investi- gate the application of the civil service law to the government printing office, and he hoped to proceed speedily with the inquiry. He further said that the stories that were printed during his absente that it had been arranged between him and ex-Goy,. Mc- Kinley that in case the latter were nom- inated and elected President that the south should receive two cabinet positions, of which Mr. Pritchard was to have one: “There is absolutely no truth whatever in that rumor,” said the Senator. “There has never been a word passed between Mr. McKinley and myself with reference to the south and the cubinet. As for me, I am a candidate for the Sen- ate. My ambition is to succeed myself, and I have no aspirations for the cabinet. I wish vou would make this correction in very plain terms, as the report is entirely unfounded. —_—__-e+____ THE SCHOONER TODD. The State Department Has Heard Nothing of the Alleged Attack on Her. It is said at the State Department that no report has been received there regarding the reported firimg on the American schooner Wm. Todd by a Spanish gunboat off the Isle of Pines, and consequently that there is no ground for official action'in’ the matter. , —_—_—__+-e-+. ROCK CREEK PARK CASE. To Be Carried to the United States Supreme Court. A meeting of the Rock Creek Park corh- missioners was held at the city hall this afternoon, to take action upon the de- cision of the Court of Appeals in the mat- ter of the assessment of special benefits against owners of land adjacent to the park. Judge Cox held in the court below that the park act was, in that respect, uncon- stitutionak, and enjoined the Commissioners ficm making the proposed assessment. That decision the Court of Appeals affirm- ed, although Mr. Chief 4stice Alvey dis- sented from his associates: At the meeting of the Commissioners this afternoon it was decided, In view of the divided opinion of the appellate court, to carry the case to the United States Supreme Court. An appeal to that court will, therefore, be made. ———_— CONFIRMED BY THE CUBANS. Gen. Garcia and the Bermuda Safely Reach the Island. ‘The Cuban delegation has just received a eable announcing that Gen. Garcia landed safely in Cuba. The Bermuda took 2,000 rifles, one million rounds cf cartridges and several twelve-pounder cannons. ——____ Mexico's Indian War. HERMOSILLO, Mexico, March 30.—Offl- cial advices have reached here of a battle between a detachment of government trcops, under command of Captain Ayal, and a large force of Yaqui Indians. The engagement occurred in the mountains near one of the Indian villages, and re- sulted in a victory for the government troops. Twenty Indians were killed and a number wounded. Plans are being made for the concentration of a large force of troops in the Indian country, and it is be- lieved that after a vigorous campaign the rebcllious Indians will be conquered. THE WISE HUSBAND- MAN sows his seed in soil which is sure to yield a rich har- vest of good grain, not among rocks and stones, where only tares and thistles grow. So the prudent business man, desiring profitable trade, should put his announcements in a paper that goes into the family circle; that is regularly read by all the mem- bers of the household; that is taken and paid for,-because it prints the most and. the latest - news; that is always honest, fair, clean and decent, and that has earned and enjoys the respect and confidence of ‘the whole community, by always standing up for the interests of Washing- ton and the District of Colum- bia. The paper that fills this bill * is THE ING STAR. Aw Enrique Aleman Shot in Csbskes,| THE EVENING STAR, BACK FROM CUBA William P, Mannix, Tho Star’s Guba Oorre- spondent in the City. ‘The Situation im the Inland Paralyzes the Spaniards and Promises —~ Well for Cuba Libre. William F. Mannix, with whose name and correspondence from Havana readers of ‘The Star are familiar, arrived in Washing- ton today. Mr. Mannix, after he was or- dered to depart from Cuba because of charges made against him by Minister Du- puy de Lome, went to Key West, where, except for excursions, he has remained since, watching the operations incidental to the equipment and supply of the insur- gent troops. “The situation cannot be understood in this count said Mr. Mannix to a Star reporter, “merely from newspaper cor- respondence. The Spaniards are paralyzed. ‘They cannot cope with the rebels, not- ‘withstanding their outnumbering forces. Seven times Campos cut athwart the fsland with his troches, or trenches, striving to drive the rebels back foot by foot until he should push them into the sea, and his enemy crossed and recrossed his lines where he pleased and beyond all effort to control him. “Three times Weyler has established lines across the island In the same delusive hope only to be continually defeated. The Span- iards have lost all con ni in Weyler. Of his name for atrocities there is only this to be said, that his career has not belied the fame he is given. There is no denying the outrages done by the Spanish troops. Meceo, by his sharp discipline, has, on the contrary, been able to restrain his men. The result is the people do not fear them. Wcmen alone in their homes are not fright- ened by their approach, and the insurgent trcops do not molest them. “It is hard to say when a decisive stroke will come. The Spaniards are pursuing a waiting policy in hope that something will turn up to help them. It is likely to be a leng-drawn-out struggle. But the rebels have splendid courage, and they are well supported. Several recent expeditions to the island landed successfully. The cordon of gunboats amounts to but little. The Spanish navy is as poor as the army. “I was in Havana harbor Wednesday on the way from Key West to Tampa. The chief of police coming aboard was very much surprised to see me there, and de- manded my passports, which, of course, he did not find in the batch. He wanted to know what I was doing there, an1 acted ugly until I told him I did not care to land. He looked at me wistfully, as if ne would like to get me ashore, but was satisfied with the explanatior I gave him.” DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Makes Claim. The Commissioners this morning heard the case of Mrs. Josephine Crumbough, who seeks damages for injuries received by fall- ing through a hole in the board walk near the Aqueduct bridge, on the night of Sep- tember 2, 1895. Mr. S. J. Block represented the claimant, and explained that the in- juries of his client amounted to a disloca- tion of the knee cap, which has made her a cripple. She was not able to go to law and sought $1,500 as compensation. He finally said that perhaps they could compromise on $1,000. The Commissioners requested him to put his claim in writing and it would receive attention. Municipal Lodging House. The report of the superintendent of the Municipal Lodging House for the past week shows a decrease of six in the nuinber of veople cared for during the previous week. Cutting Of Water. For the purpose of removing and replacing a fitting in front of the U street pumping station, the water in the high service area north of U street, from Connecticut avenue to 7th street northwest, Including Columbia Heights, Mt. Pleasant, Brightwood avenue, Eckingtcn and Brookland, will be consider- ably reduced from 8 p.m. on Tuesday, the Sist instant, until 5 a.m., Wednesday, the first proximo. ——~.__. CAPITOL TOPICS. Extending the Limit of Cost. In the Senate today Mr. Quay introduced a joint resolution extending the Hmit of cost of the appraiser’s warehouse in New York city $125,000, making the total limit of. of the building (exclusive of the site) 000. This additional amount ts for they of strengthening the building. No Quorum. The conference of the Senate and House committees on the Pacific railroad was held today, which, in the absence of several members, resulted in nothing but informal discussion. The Best Route the Cheapest. ‘The Secretary of War today sent to the House the report of the survey for a canal connecting Lake Superior with the Missis- sippi river. The cost of such a canal ranges from $7,050,000 to $30,000,000, ac- cerding to the different routes and the size proposed. The route costing the least is decided to be the most feasible. For an Alaskan Delegate. In the Senate today Mr. Davis introduced a bill providing for the election of a dele- gate in Congress from Alaska. Jurisdiction of Circuit Courts. In the Senate today Mr. Hoar introduced a bill providing that in all cases in which the jurisdiction of the circuit courts of ap- peals is dependent entirely upon one of the parties being a corporation, organized or incorporated under or by virtue of a law of the United States, there shall not be of right an appeal or writ of error or review of the case by the Supreme Court of the United States; but in all such cases the judgments or decrees of the circult courts of appeals shall be final, except upon the certificate of the circuit court of appeals or upon the order of the Supreme Court by certiorari, or otherwise, as now provided by the law establishing the circuit courts of appeals. . ° A Collision. Today about noon Charles Kaiser's baker wagor ‘and motor car No. 11, on the 9th ‘street electrio line, collided neay the cor- ner of 9th and M streets. William %, Snow, the motorman, was unable to stop his train in time to prevent the accident, and the result was that the baker wagon was wrecked. Mr. Kaiser was thrown to the pavement. He sustained a fracture of the arm and other injuries. He was taken to his home, No. 1209 9th street. —_ Cutting Affray. Late this afternoon, in an affray at 84 and P streets northwest, Robert Harris cut Samuel Hall with a knife and then ran. After a lively chase Harris was caught at 9th and I streets by Officer Nelson. Hall was taken to the Emergency Hospital,where his wounds were dressed. —_——.—__ 7 Van Riswick Estate. In the matter of the controversy over the estate of the late Mary Van Riswick Judge Hagner today granted the applica- tion of Wilton J. Lambert for the appoint- ment of collectors for the personal estate, and named Walter C. Clephane and Pey- ton Gordon as the collectors. The court also granted Mr. Lamber}'s petition for a receiver for the real estate, said reveiver to be hereafter named. ——>—__ Sent to Jail. Edward Winslow, a young colored man, was convicted today in Criminal Court No. 1 of snatching away and stealing the pocket beok of Clarence Benn the 13th of this month. “Judge Cole remanded him to jail until Saturday next, to await sentence. —_.—_ The Gold Reserve. The gold reserve, as officially reported to- day, is $128,711,956, the highest point yet reached during the present administration. The total amount of gold so far received on account of the last bond sale is $106,159,071, of which $05,593,380 1s for principal, $10,- —— oe pees and jalan So in- terest, ‘w! leaves approximately $6,000,- 000 yet to be paid, under the conditions of Secretary Carlisle's circular. Sea ae THROUGH TOMMT. VERNON}FIGHT TO A FINISH Bleotrio.Gars From, the City to the Home of | Two Buifilo at the Zoo Engage in a Battle Washington. Within Six, Its Eauip- > Within the next ix.i@eks electric cars will be running fiom this city straight | ;, through to Mount Vernon without change. Within half that time it is probable that cars will be ruuniiig te-Rosslyn and -Ar- Ington. = The construction of the Washington, Al- exandria and Mount Vernon ratflroad almost completed and the road will be ready in plenty of time for the summer Beason. Work has been delayed somewhat through legal complications involving the right of way along certain ‘séctions of the route, but the officials of the road ex- pect that all the difficulties will be cleared up within a very few days. The road 1 owned elmost entirely by Philadelphia cap- italists, President Abbott and three otner : Royal. e im Operation Only 2 Single Round, but That Lastea Until One of the Contestants Fell Never to Rise. One of the liveliest and bloodiest fights that ever took place within the District was put through to a finish out at the Zoo last Saturday afternoon. When the dust of battle cleared away a monarch of the plains lay dead and a portion of the inclosure looked as though a cyclone had struck it. The fight was between two of the finest and-largest buffalo belonging to the collec- tion. The older one was about the first of the species to come into the hands of the authorities of the Zoo, and he used to be kept in confinement down back of the Smithsonian before the new park was ac- ig | Avired and laid out. For long he was the kingpin of the whole outfit, and his reign there was none to dispute until about a gentlemen from the city of brotherly love | year ago, when he ran foul of one of the having invested something like a half mil- lion dollars in the enterprise. The road was originally capitalized at $500,000, but since then it was authorized by law to increase its stock to $1,000,000. Twenty-Five Miles of Trackage. The road has already a completed track- age of twenty-five miles. The track from this city to Mount Vernon is seventeen miles in length, while the double tracks and the line to. Arlington and Rosslyn make up the difference. Where there is but a single track there is a turn-out every 3,000 feet, so that with the block sys- tem and signals, the same as are used on the Pennsylvania railroad, absolute safety will be insured. The main oflice of the road and the wait- ing room at the Washington terminus are at the southeast corner of 13% and E streets. The old building there has been renovated and remodeled for the purpose and makes a comfortable and commodions office structure. The road crosses the Po- tomac over the tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad on the Long bridge, and the work of wiring the bridge. for the overhead elec- tric system is being pushed rapidly. From the starting point near the central power house the cars will run west to 14th street and down 14th to the bridge. Within the city limits the underground electric sys- tem is to be used and the power will be obtained from the United States Electric Lighting Company. Immediately on reaching the bridge the overhead system will be taken up and this will be the mo- tive power for the balance of the way. ‘There is nothing in the charter of the road to cempel it to use electricity as a means of propulsion, and if at any time it should be deemed advisable steam or any other mechanical_means of locomotion can be adopted. The road has been constructed precisely as it would have been if built for a steam railroad line. The tracks are rock-ballasted and the road has cost $23,000 Der mile The Rate of Speed. On the motor and passenger cars the wheels have flanges as deep asathe law al-' lows within the District, alm@st as great, as those used on railroads, so that when once the cars are in the open country on the other side of the river it will be pos- sible tc run them at the speed of sixty miles an hour, if necessary. No such speed as this-will ever be i upon, the maxi- mum for ordinary service beimge probably. not-mere than.forty miles an hour for ex- press trains. The limit within the city js, of course, ten miles. In crossing the Long bridge a double block tem will be in op- eration, so as to entirely eliminate the pos- sibility of accident. When the road ts in operation It is the Intention of the man- agement to run one express train a day each way between W: ington and Alex- andria, making the trip on a schedule time et seventeen minutes. If the draw in the Long bridge is open there will be the usual flelay, but apart from that contingency It is said that the trip can -readiibniie made on schedule time. yithin one hundred yards..of,,the south. end of the Long bridge the tracks of the Mount Vernon road leave the Pennsylva- nia tracks and head in an almost straight line for Alexandria and Mount Vernon. Trains will be run through from Wash- ington to Alexandria and Mount Vernon. Going to Arlington passengers will be transferred at Arlington junction, except when the travel is sufficiently heavy or special arrangements are made. to, -haved T Trains to and | wh through trains to Arlington. from Mount Vernon will be run every hour, Bhd Betheet Her’ and Alexandria every fif- younger bulls in the herd. The latter had a bit the advantage of hjm-in years, and the fight ended in a knock-out to the credit of the younger applicant for popular favor. Ever since then the defeated champion has been kept away from the rest of the herd, buf in the pen in which he was 2on- fined was another young fellow, who has always shown hiinself to be peaceably clined toward the world in general. - urday afternoon the old bull began to get gay with his young friend, and tried to poke him all around the pen. He meant well, and when the young one resented the familiarity he tendered an apology and in- sisted that jt was all in fun. The crawl did not go, however, for ihe seven-year-old got mad and didn’t do a thing to his az- gressor. It was too late for the latier to make an escape then, and there was noth- ing to do but put up the best fight he could. Back and forth they went, and round and round. There was no foot ring to hinder their efforts. They bad room enough for all their gyrations and gether again and again with a cra; shook the earth. The grownd was for yards around. The fence that sur- rounds the inclosure was built to meet just such an Coda see pee it was ale strong, and when the tro le Wi Z Ie looked as if a railroad train had struck ts head on it in a dozen places. ‘Sor more than halt an hour the battle raged. All the keepers were summoned to the spot and every possible meaas was used to separate the beasts, but it was as much as a man’s life was worth to venture into the pen, and there was really little to do byt let them fight it out. Finally, when both parties were so winded and tired that they could scarcely stand, the young bull was driven off and the old one was care- fully drawn into the buffalo house, where Dr. Baker and his assistants labored over him in an attempt to save his life. Their efforts were unavailing, and he survived the last blow only a few minutes. The post- mortem showed it was no wonder he died, for he was battered and broken out of aii resemblance to his old familiar self. Dr. Baker says he was the worst used-up buf- falo he ever saw. He is greatly distressed over the loss which the Zoo has met with, for the herd is now reduced to five, and it is no easy thing to fill a vacancy in the ranks. ———_—_ MODELING IN CLAY. How Sculptors Prepare Their Difficult Work. From the Architect. Modeling in clay is completely a practi- cal.art. The tools, called modeling tools, are made of wood ard wire, but no tool is more useful than the finger; Indeed, tools have been invented as mere aids to the fingers, and are designed only to do what they cannot perform. Wire tools are the most useful, being fashioned into loops of various shapes and sizes, round and angular, and fixed into wooden handles. ‘The wire is dometimes notched or indented, to give a rough surface to the clay. The wooden tools are made of box and ebony, of vari- ous shapes and sizes—curved, straight, pointed, rounded and flat and broad—the broad tools being notched, and designed chiefly for working the large convex masses or large folds in drapery. In modeling a bust, especially the features, great nicety is required, and the modeler -nust be par- ticularly careful not to injure what ia al- ly done, by retouching with the tool le clay fs adhering to it, or he may risk the complete destruction of his work; the adhering clay will drive up the sur. teen minutes. for two hours in #he ‘Mmrortfing’f face. and two hours in the afternoon. The rest | of the time they will be run as traffic makes necessary, probably every half hour or every forty minutes. The power house of the new road Is lo- The clay used is common potter's clay, but should be of the best quality. It must be so wet that it will not stand in a mass much higher than its own width without support. The supports for the clay are a cated at Four Mile run, and has cost about | most important consideration, for, if not $100,000. There are two engines, each with a maximum of 2,000 horse power, or homi- nally horse power. had to be met in the construction of tite road arose at the point where. the under- ground system-is abandonedgerid the overs head taken up, for within the city the cars will be run with a voltage of. the country the voltage will difficulty has been successfully met, and the officials of the road are satisfied that properly attended to, the finished work, the fruit of months of labor, might suddenly One obstacle which | fall to pieces by its own weight. Sculptors generally model figures of the ordinary size upon a bench or stand called a banker, about thirty imches high and about thirty inches square—for a bust it while in | must, of course, be much higher; above this 500. This | a solid circular plinth is fixed on a wooden boss, wh and is revolved upon six or more els, or, what are better, short, slightly when cars begin running the operation of | conical rollers, fixed to the plinth near the ee road will be as perfect as any one can ask. ——__. PREPARING HORSE MEAT. A Comparatively New Industry in the Eastern States, From the Brooklyn Eagle. The use of horseflesh for food is a com- circumference. On the center ofthe plinth there must be fixed vertically a strong iron bar, about the height of a man, und from about six to ten Inches in circumfer- ence, according to the weight of the fig- ure; It must necessarily be strong aad firm- ly fixed, as it 1s the main support of the whole skeleton of supports. In modeling a bust very little support is necessary, an upright piece of wood with paratively new thing in the éast, but it is | 2 CTossbar at the shoulders being quite suf- growing. One of the important monthly magazines has in preparation an extended article, which will appear soon, devoted to the scarce but thriving industry. I met the other day the artist for this mag- azine, who lately received the commission to prepare pictures for the forthcoming arti- cle. _He had considerable trouble in exe- cuting the commission, because the horse meat business is at present conducted as if | Marble from, or to make other casts from. it were illicit. ‘There are laws against the slaughter and| ered in two or three masses, or more, If sale for food of diseased animals, equine or | Necessary, with plaster of Paris; when this bovine, and that may explain why the artist | '5 fixed and dry, the whole may be separat- experienced so much difficulty in passing the barriers of the trade. By a little finesse, however, he did get into the largest butchery in the east, or perhaps in the country. It is situated in that sparsely settled part of Brooklyn called Centerville. The owner kills about three hundred head of horses and mules a week. As his profit is something Hike $10 a head It appears that he is on the high road to fortune. ©: It appears that ail] the’ “red hots” (Frank- furter sausages) sold gt Coney Island and on the streets of New York are horse meat or mule meat, to S#y ndthing of their being of the very lowest-quallty at that. The owner of this plant courts All his “critters” dre brought to him afd all his manufactured product taken.away under cover of night. This is' out of deference to the great public, which {8 perfectly cognizant of thé nature of i panecese, but loves above all things to be h ed. The manufacturpr, I dm told, sells a great part of his product to & firm whic makes a specialty of the beef.” “Its bran boxes, may be seen almost any large:,ci standard of excellence. The slaughter of a horse is very much like that of an ox./’The“fnimal is knocked in the head and its throat is cut. The skin, which !s stripped off instantly, $2.50 to $3 at the tannery. It Is the hind quarters that go to the chipped beef factory. ecy. {ainty ‘known as “chipped | models, on, very handsome tin| making in, the best groceries of | less troublesome and much cheaper. Tl:ese » and fs an accepted | baked models are called terra cotta (naked ficient, but a small crossbar at tne head would do no harm. Another essential part of modeling is pre- serving the moisture of the clay, which should be always uniform if possible; it must never be allowed to dry, and it can be kept moist with very little trouble. Taking the Cast. When the model is complete, the next process {is to take the cast to work the The whole model, while wet, must be cov- ed at the joints, without any regard to the preservation of the model, fer when the mold is taken the model is no longer of any value. When the clay is completely removed from the mold, the component parts of the mold must be again put to- gether, and in the place of the original clay it must be filled with plaster of Paris, and, when the cast is well set, the mold may be carefully broken off in fragments, and the cast is exposed and complete, the finished work. If casts of it-are required, a new working mold or safe mold, as it is termed, must be taken in many parts, and, if the figure is to be executed In marble, it is copied by the carvers, with the as- sistance of the pointing machine. It is so contrived that it can diminish or in- crease the scale of the model with perfect ease and nicety. It is always best ta n:ake the model of the size of the intended figure if practicable, because any error in a small model becomes multiplied in a larger one in_proportion to the difference in size. The ancient sculptors used to bake their but this is not so good a plan as plaster casts from them, though earth) figures, are extremely numerous and are generally of small dimensions, but there are a few of a large size in various Eu- Topean museums. There are four at Naples fetches from | which were found at Pompeil, and the in- ferlority of these works is some proof of the advantage of the modern method of Housewives can invariably distinguish the | taking plaster casts from the models over bogus product from the real by the color. Horse meat is much darker than beef. Some- times it is almost black. the ancient system of baking them, for the errors in the proportions of these works are probably to a great extent due to the The hoofs go to the glue factory and the} shrinking of the clay in the oven. The bones are boiled for the makers of phos-| ancients made also molds of clay, which phates. This man’s place is: thronged at night by butchers from the the first pick from the barrels into wh! the flesh has been thrown, and bright early next morning their purchases are on they likewise baked, and they formed their casts by the pressure of clay into these; poorer quarters. They get | this practice of pressing clay or any mal- leable substance into a mold is still occa- sionally had recourse to in works of fine sale as beefsteaks. There fs no especial] frame makers. harm in this, except the fraud. I have eaten horge steaks, They are guished from beef steaks unless it is because they are tougher. ge Li Hung Chang ‘has sailed on his-journey- to Russia, whither he goes to attend the coronation of the czar. ¢ frame makers: “= ‘ne Potteries and by} oo : not to be distin- The Dolphin Homeward Bound. ‘The Dolphin, which has been surveying the waters of Honduras all winter, started home today from Tampico, Mexico. She will first stop at Key West and come north to ton Roads, + SAVANNAH DRILL. Com- Local interest is added to the interstate compctitive drill to be held in Savannah, Ga. May 11 to 16 inclusive, by’ the an- nouncement that the music committee of the Military Interstate Association has practically closed a contract with the Mt. Pleasant Field Band of this city to furnish the music for the May military celebration. The zouave drill, which has been added to the list of contests, is attracting a great deal of attention from zouave orgenizations all over the country, and it is expected that the unique competition will include as many contestants of this character as have participated in other drills held in recent years. Lieut. W, G. Cann, who was in this elty last week, has formally reportetd to the association as regards his visit. Imme- diately after hearing from Lieut. Cann the drill management entered into correspon- dence, by telegraph, with Adjt. Gen. Ma- bry of Texas, the custodian of the Galves- ton sem!-centenntal champtonship cup, ask- ing that the trophy be placed in compett- tion at Savannah. A favorable reply was received, stating that Gen. Mabry will al- low the cup to be competed for on certain conditions. Another effort wiil be made, it is stated, to securs United States army officers as judges for the drill. The War Department replied to s request to that effect with a statement that an order had been issued from the department egainst such partici- pation in prize drills by army officers, but the military:men in Savannab are not sat- isfied as to the interpretation of the order. However, if it is mandatory, the Secretary of War will be asked to modify it to such an extent that the judges desired can be secured If the officers themselves decide to accept invitations to attend the celebration as guests of the association. The Indianapolis Light Artillery, the champion artillery organization of the country, has made an offer to visit Savan- nah and give several exhibition drills, and the same will probably be accepted. It will be of interest to the local organiza- ticns that intend to visit Savannah that a series of night entertainments, to be con- ducted on_an elaborate scale, are being ar- ranged. These will inc’ uch features as fireworks and a le entertain- ment, as the committee in charge may de- cide upon. A bicycle exhibition during the celebration is also expected to be one of the features. : It is announced as a certainty, up to date, that among the competing companies, In- dianapolis, Ind.; Houston, Te: ; Memphis, Tenn.; Forth Worth, Texas; Rome, Ga.; Charleston, 8. C.; and Nashville, Tenn., in addition to this city, will be represented at Savannah. —_—__—_ OPPOSING THE BARTLETT BILL. Arguments Made Before the Subcom- mittee in Charge of It. The subcommittee of the House District committee having in charge the bill intro- duced in the House by Representative Bart- lett “for the incorporation of associations for the improvement of the breed of horses, and to regulate the same and establish a racing commission,” gave a hearing to the opponents of the measure this afternoon. Rey. Wilbur F. Crafts, superintendent of the national bureau of reforms, declared that the bill was in effect the same as the Grey-Percy law in New York, which, he claimed, “permitted gambiing on race tracks. He suggested a number of amend- ments to relleve the measure of its alleged odious character. Other protests were re- ceived from various organizations and in- dividuals. CENTRIFUGAL FORCE. An Able Dissertation in a Stage Coach Which Mr. Lincoln Remembered. From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. “I see that Col. Thomas Nelson of Terre Haute is dead,” remarked A. M. Murphy to a reporter last night. “Nelson belonged to that class of Individuals to whom the growing generation invariably refer a3 gentlemen of the ‘old school.’ “Col. Nelson possessed a rich fund of hu- mor, and he enjoyed telling a story just as well If the joke were turned on him as vhen the other. fellow caught it. “At an old settlers’ meeting in Terre Haute in 1885 Col. Nelson related a story about his first angeting «with Abraham Lin- coln. It was in the ante-bellum days of stage coaches. One morning the stage ar- rived at Terre Haute from Paris, Ill, and stopped at the Clark House, the principal hotel in the city in those days, and among the passengers was a long, lanky individ- ual, who, after partaking of breakfast, re- sumed his journey to Indianapolis. ‘Col. Nelson was one of the paesengers, and on the way endeavored ¢o -scrape an ac- quaintance with the lanky looking passen- ger. The latter told several funny stories in the course of their rather tedious jour- ney. Nevertheless, the colonel took his fel- low-passenger for some green country mer- chant on his way to Indianapolis to replen- ish his stock of groceries, hardware, &c. The colonel also talked, very learnedly, and soon the stranger was gazing upon him in 4 manner that evidently betokened admiration of the great wisdom of his traveling companion. . “Artiving’ at’ thelr destination, the col- onel put up at the principal hotel, and, after making an elaborate toilet, made his way to. the hotel office. There he observed his fellow-passenger, the central figure of & group of gentlemen, most of whom were well known to the colonel. Stepping up to the clerk, he inquired as to the identity of the tall individual, and his eye was guided by the finger of the clerk to the open reg- ister, where he read ‘A. Lincoln,’ written in a bold hand. A coating of moisture oozed through the pores of the colonel’s countenance; he was thunderstruck, dumfounded, and, hastily calling for his ‘carpetsack,’ sought quarters elsewhere. “In 1861 the friends of Col. Nelson suc- ceeded in securing an appointment for him, and Gov. Morton, who was in Washington, telegraphed the colonel to come on, and when he arrived at the capital he was told that he would probably be appointed min- ister to Chile. When he made his call upon the President it was with the hope that Mr. Lincoln would not recognize in him the stage coach passenger who had aired his erudition during the journey of a few years before. “Mr. Lincoln greeted him cordially, and after notifying him of his appointment and expressing the hope that he would accept, looked at the colonel with a merry twinkle in his eye, and said: ‘Col. Nelson, do you know, I have often thought of your talk on centrifugal force during the stage coach ride. Now, colonel, I am going to toss you away off to Chile.” ——_-e+____ Baltimore Markets, BALTIMORE, March 30.—Flour dull—western su- F, $2.20n82.00; do. extra, $2.00083.15: do. fam- ly. $$-4Ga83.70; winter wheat patent, $9.80084.05; .. $3.00a$3.15; spring wheat straight, $5.30083.40—receipts, 11,1 3 $5.50085.40—receipts, el barrels: shipmarats, sales, 459/barrels. Wheat _dull—spot and month, 73a73:4; May, 69%4a70; July, 70% asked =stock, 117,289 bushels— Southern ‘wheat by sample, ‘VGu77; ‘do. on grade, 72075. Corn dull—-spot, month sitesi: May, a34%; Bt 38%4—receipts, 91 stock, bushels—ecuthern whit. ulet but firm—No. 2 mixed do., 2414225—rece! ; Stock, 102.824 bushels, "Ryo, inactiye—No, 2 424s nearby: 48 western—recetpts, 1,195 bushels; stock, aa GoT bushels. Hay very frmi—cholce timothy, $16. Grain fretghts quiet—steam to Liv. per bushel, 5 32h. May; Cork for r quarter, 25.34. April. m—granulated, 02) pounds, "Butter frm—tancy ery, ato. tation, 17819; do. ladle, 16; good iadie, 18a14; atcre packed, Gai: firm—fresh, 1135, steady—fancy New York, i: 8 11%al1%; do: 22 pounds, ‘Whisky voct g A a 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. : GRAIN. Sir & ae ‘Close. eet Ee ani % 194B 5 19% 1 Bu 8H blo fio ba 6a bs bas ig te ia ie x % “2s hh z. x) Inteut. A\'C. Almy of the navy is at 1019 Vermont avenue. Commander Edwin White of the navy has just concluded a flying visit to this! city. Passed Assistant Paymaster Wm H. Wilcox of the Pensacola is at the Army end Navy Club, . Sales—regul 10 at 116%. \ Toba 4 = FINANCE AND TRADE Improvement in Speculative Oon- EFFECT OF THE Bld GOLD RESERVE Report of Burlington's Earnings Causes an Advance. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. : NEW YORK, March 30.—The improve- ment in speculative conditions noted at the close of last week's business was again apparent this morning, the narrowness of the market alone preventing more substan- tial improvement in values. London cables reflected fractional concessions from our closing level, and brought no significant orders into the local market. The strength of forzign exchange rates was urged in justification of cautious trad- ing, but foreign banking houses continue to regard the prospect of gold exports with unconcern. The twenty-eight millions of gold in excess of the standard level of the Federal gold reserve inspires confidence in the ability of be treasury to supply coin im settlement of international comzercial obligations without causing apprehension in financial circles. Some shading off in values Would probably follow (he iniual engaze- ment of apecie for export, but the low level thereby created should not prave an un- profitable purchasing point. Burlington was again in good demand at a further advance of 1 per cent, the showing made in Februery earnings continuing to invite purchases for both long and short ac- count. The figures submitted by this com- pany during the remainder of the season should have an equally good effect on the price of the stock. Rock Island was active, in a reiative sense, the first few transactions resulting in a complete recovery of its divi- dend, ard St. Paul was well supported un- der the influence of a reported increase of $144,108 in February net earnings. Outside of the Granger shares there were few important features in the railroad list, fractional improvement in the reads now in various stages of reorganization incidents of secondary importance only. Advantage was taken of the tardy ap- pearance of supporting orders in American Tobacco to force the price down to 8%, a decline of nearly 8 per cent from the open- ing level. ipulative interests came into promin- ence at the decline and a sharp buying de- mand almost immediately forced the price up to 90, the highest point of the present movement. Action on the dividend will Probably be taken on W: » every- thing pointing to at least a 2 per cent dis- bursement. The pcol in this property is credited with having accumulated between seventy-fiv and one hundred thousand shares of stock, all of which must sooner or later seck @ market. Prudence would suggest sales the evening before this effort is initugurated. The agreemoat entered into by the sev- eral iron companies in the Birmingham district whereby a single sales agency in this city will handle the product of that locality was ponsible for an improved buying demand in Tennessee Coal and Iron. This arranget will lispense with a se- ries of unprofit commissions heretofore demanded by agents. The reaffirming of the decision annuHing the old Dist'lling and Cattle Feeding charter, as being in viola- tion of the anti-trust law, removes ail ob- Stacles in the way of immediate reorgani- zation and will permit the prompt surren- der of all assets now in the receivers’ hands. The trading of the last hour was dull, but in the main steady. ——__ 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 Broacway. Open. High. Low. American Sngar. 115% 16% 147 American Sugar, Pfd... 100% 100% 100% American Tobacco. 88% 90 BON American €otton Oll.. 15% Aten! 1% ee Washington Stock Exchange. ilar call—12 o'clock m.—U. 8. Bigetsie ‘Commercial Fire Insuramce, M. ent Ronds.—U. S. 48, registered, 108 hi U. 3. 4s, coupon, 110% bid, hind asked. U.S. 48, 1925,'1161y bid, 11754 asked. U- S. 5s, 1904, 118 bid, 114 asked. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund Ss, 108 bid. 30-year fund 6s, gold, 108 bid. Water stock Js, 1901, currency, 110 id: Water stock 7s, 100 112 bid. 3.@s, funding, currency, 1 Miscellancous Bonds.—Metropolttan Ratlrond 106% bid, 109 asked. opal rosa cone, currency, bia” id, 124 bid. Chesapeake 58, 96 bid, 102% asked. American Security and ‘Trust Se, F. and A., 101 bid, 105 asked. ican Security and Trust Se, A. and 0., 101 seked. Washington Market ington Market Market of .— Bank the tan, 290 bid, 310 asked. 100 Did, 108 asked. Did, 100 asked. ‘Safe Deposit and Trust Compantes.—National Sate Deposit and Trust; 119 Ta? ask Y —Capital jon Company, 67% bid, 7% asked. Metropolitan, 113% bid, 115 ask Columbia, 65 bid. Belt, Eckinzton, 14 bid, 30 Georgetown and Tennallytown, 30 Gas and Electric Light ct lege ge = 42 id, 44 asked. town Gas, 42 bid, Saxed. " U. 8, Blectric Light, “118 bid, 117 asked. Franklin, 38 bid, 45 asked. ss donating a8 bi Anlington, 140 bid 50 asked. German Americas, me i bid. Na = * ss inmbtay” 1294 bid 14 asked", Riga, 79 1d, naked.” People's, O% Did. unis 7 did, 2B bla Disteet ‘Tits, T bide at