Evening Star Newspaper, April 2, 1896, Page 1

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BCPETOL NEWS FROM MATABELELARD English Exports to America Falling Off. ; GENERAL FOREIGN TOPICS PARIS, April 2—After the debate in the umber of deputies today on the foreign policy of the government, a_ resolution which was acceptable to the ministry, was adcpted by a vote of 300 to 213. The Matabele Revolt. LONDON, April —The secretary of state for the colonies, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, received dispatches trom the governor of Cape Colony, Sir Hercules Robinson, to- which seem to denote that the ac- y of the authorities in Matabeleland ‘ape Colony has done a great deal 1 preventing a spread of the rebellion atabeleland. It is now announced that the cutlying stations about Buluwayo have n relieved, and that Buluwayo and Gwelo are no longer considered to be in r of attack. Consequently, Sir Her- Robinson hopes that the revolt and tow in SBURY, Matabelelan Cecil Rhodes. with 150 volunteers, ng to Gwelo and Buluwayo. es has expressed the opinion jesia is capable of of the Matabeles. ted Disaster to Carriage. April 2—A news agency this sent out a dispatch said to come and saying that Queen V ‘a's carriage had been im collision with agon, no damage being done to the ‘The newspapers here discr=dit the is pro- Mr. that coping with the cee the Queen's LONDO: King Menflik's Regrets. ST. PETERSBURG, April 2—King Men- itik of Abyssinia has expressed his regeot at being unable to send an embassy to Moscow upon the occasion of the corona- ten of the ezar, and has explained that his mability to de so is on account of the prolonging of the war and the fact that he must stay at Tigre. IRO, April 2 ‘Thg telegraph line be- tween Korosko and Murat Wells, north of Way Halfa, has been cut. ade With America Falls Of. BRADFORD, Eng., April 2—The exports rem this city to the United States during menth of March were valued at oo), compared with £ r the same period of 1s FFIELD, Erg., April lace to the Un months of INDON, April ward M_P.. left London on a holiday tri health. The Blake, today, tional stricken in th out foundation China in the Postal Union. PEKIN, April 2—The Chinese govern- ment has decided to eater into the postal unlon, VIEXN to bee be heuse of com- are wit April 2—In consequence of the 2 of a portion of the fire department out on strike, all of the firemen have reHeved from ¢ ry pio- s have been uted for them. RLIN, April 2 holders of the y it was unanimously res cpt the reorganization plan. ‘DON, April 2—The stock ex erve the Easter holidays b: turday and Monday — SORTS OF t a meeting of the ange closing ALL wi im the hawk River—Floods im Central New York. xorged bel ork Central roadbed bet t. Johnsville has be several hundred feet, compe! son that read to take the West hore ‘Trains from the east are. seriously ed ortion of Herkimer village is under the gas works are flooded and peo- obliged to go avout in heats. sof the West Shore a short di of-Frankfort are covered with food Is rapidly subsiding. Gangs of men have been working on the Cent railroad tracks between Fort Plain and Johusville to repair the vreaches made by the tlood. Obfo River Rising. CINCINNATI, Ohio, April river at this point shows fort the gauge this mort.ing, and but at a slower rate than last night. This is in consequence of the colder weather which set in yesterday evening, accompa- -The Ohio four feet on still rising, nied by brisk winds. The effect upon the} viv: is quite pe ptible, and it is net now thought that any serious damage will re- sull. Forty-five feet is the danger line. This will hardly be reached until the re- cession, which is expected before night, be- A good deal of removal of goods cellars in the lower parts of the city je necessary, but the district so af- d is quite limited. asim Snow Storm. MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 2.—Reports from northern Wisconsin tell of a complete snow blockade on many railroads. The drifis are from ten to twenty feet deep. Two lumber jacks left Itasca Tuesday noc to walk to a lumber camp near Cut- ter's station. They had not arrived there at S o'clock last right, and a searching party was organized at Itasca to go in quest of them. In the country the wind is Dlowing a heavy gale, and the light top snew is being piled up on the railroads. In front of business houses the snow drifts were as high as twenty fect. Residences Were surrounted with great banks of snow, and the occupants were compelled to tun- nel passageways from their doors to the street. The front door of the Bank of Su- perior was blown open during the night, and the floor of the interior was buried under four feet of snow before morning. From Layfield, Ashland, Hurley and other nortt points similar reports come. At Marinette an ice ridge thirty to forty feet high and seven miles long has been formed ‘3 shore. od A Leader Returned to Work. CHICAGO, April 2—A sensation was caused in the ranks of the striking cloth- ing cutiers today by the desertion of Chas. Aalberg, who went to work early this morning. Aalberg was one of the leaders of the cutters, and was on the executive board ef Cutters and Trimmers’ Associa- tion, No. 6t. He was an ex-president of the union, and during 183 and "Hi had oe a member of the national executive rd of the United Garment Workers of America. ; the support of day and industrial TWO CENTS. | If you want today’s news today ycu can find it only in The Star. CARLISLE The Announcement to Be Made Within a Very Short Time. A Sound Money Delegation Instructed for Him Expected to Go From Kentucky. Information came to a representative of The Star today from a most trustworthy source that within a very short time— maybe within a few days—the announce- ment of Mr. Carlisle as a candidate for the presidency will be made. The manner of it ie yet to be determined. Mr. Cariisle has been urged to formally reply to some one of the numerous requests by letter he has received to permit the use of his name. Again, it has teen suggested that the an- nouncement be made through the medium of an interview with Senator Lindsay, who is the Secretary's warm personal friend and supporter. But in one form or the other it is said to be certain that the an- nouncement fs soon to be made. Sound Money Delegates Expected. Mr. Carlisle's supporters among the Ken- tucky democrats talk in the most confident strain respecting the action to be taken by the Kentucky state convention which will meet to send delegates to Chicago. They assert without qualification that the sound money men wiil control it, and not only in- struct for Mr. Carlisle for President, but indorse the administration out and’ out. They declare themselves to be absolutely assured of this, and some of them go to the extent of predicting that Mr. Blackburn will not appear on the scene. Something very encouraging to the Carlisle men is that both Senators Bronston and Gobel, who figured so prominently in the legisla- tive fight as Mr. Blackburn's managers, have recently declared for Mr. Carlisle for President, and Senator Bronston wishes to go as a delegate-at-large to Chicago to work in the Secretary's behalf. THE PRIVATE SOLDIER. 2 Proposed Commission to Erect 2 Monument te Commemorate Hix Valor ‘There are meny monuments in the city of Washington erected to the memory of Union officers of the army and navy dis- tinguished in the late war of the rebellion, id Mr. Watson of Ohio today; “‘but there > monument erected to the memory of is private soldiers and non-commissioned ofti- cers of the army, or enlisted men in the navy, who served the cause of the Union during the war. There is a so-called Peace monument here, but that ig not commemor- ative of the deeds of the Tommon soldiers of the war.” To cover this deficiency Mr. Watsen today introduced in the House a bill authorizing the appointment of a commission of five members, two of whom shall have ser as private soldiers or non-commissioned 0} ficers in the infantry of the arn ae in and one as an enlisted man in the navy of the United States in the war. It shall be the duty of the commissioners to select a design for. end superintend the erection of a monument, in the city of Washington, which shall appropriated: ading the enliste} men during sai cavalry and artillery of the United States n: The monument a t not to exc the sum of $: , and this sum is app priated. + e+ INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL. Provision fe Philadelphia and Humpton Roads Schools Omitted. The Senate committee on appropriations today completed the consideration of the Indian eppropriation bill, ‘Tis bill has been before the committee since February an unusually long time. The delay was occasioned by the committee’s inability to reach a conclusion as to the proper cours s to he pursued in the treatment of ectarian schools fur the education of In- dian children. The House irserted an ex- plicit provision that none of the money a propriated for schools should be sed in the support of sectarian schcols, but pro- vided for eppropriations for the school at Hampton Roads, Va., and for Lincoln In- ution at Philadelphia. te com- iee did not amend thi rovision claring against secta’ is, but stiuck out the appropriations for the Phil- leiphia and Hampton hools, the former amounting to Xk3,00, and the lat- ¥ to $20,000, The Senate co nmittee also increased the appropriation for the pur- chase or lease of school property to the extent of $100,000, making the total ap- propriation for this purpose $140,000. The pose of this Increase is to supply means h which to purchase the property of itutions devoted lu ihe edu- Indians. The appropriation for i schools was also increased to the extent of $109,- 000, making the total for this purpose $1,- 7,000), w sectarian ins cation of West Point Cadetx Appointed. The following have heen appointed ca- det at the United States Military Acad- € on P. Arnold, Pri tt, Ark. Joseph C. Kay, New Brunswick, N. J Harry F. Gilmore, Plattsville, Wis.; Jas. othe, Barnville, S@ C.; Robert Roth, shland, Pa_; William C. Gillmore. Lorain, O&io. with Earl H. Noel, Ashland, as al- ternate; Herman V Albery, Columbus, Onio; James R. MeVicker, Sigourney, Ia.: William P. Stokey, Canton, Ohio; Harrison B. Hair, Blackville, N. C. (alternate); Jas. W. Furness, Philadelphia; Frank Richard- son, Augusta, Kan., with Franklin G. Brown, Fall River, Kan., as aiternate: George Autherreith, jr., Clayton, Mo., with Charles G. Harvey, St. Louis, as alternate. + 6 + —________ Acts Approved. The President hes approved the joint res- elution authorizing Benjamin Harrison to accept certain medals presented to him by the governments of Brazil and Spain dur- ing his term of service as President; the authorizing and directing Bernard R. een to exercise the duties and powers heretofore conferred upon the .late Gen. Thomas L. Casey in relation to the con- struction and completion of the Library of Congress; the act providing for the better enforcement of the act of March 2, 1893, to promote the safety of employes and travelers upon railroads. ————+-@-<«_____ * Army Orders, Capt. P. G. Wales, assistant surgeon at Fort McPherson, Ga., has been ordered to temporary duty at Fort Monroe, Va. Prof. James Mercur of the Military Acad- emy has been granted a month's leave of absence. Capt. Wm S. Patten, assistant quarter- master, has been ordered te examination at New York for promotion. —_——_—_—_+o.— ie Jersey Coast. A telegram to the life-saving service ‘states that the barge Imperial from Boston went ashore last night near Cedar Creek, N. J., station. The crew of five were saved with the breeches buoys. —— or Government Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption, $160,171. Government receipts-- From internal revenue, $160,889; custems, $75,197; miscellaneous, $26;329; A CANDIDATE|DISTRICT IN CONGRESS|IN CONGRESS TODAY “ Proposed Bridge Across the Eastern Branch at the Foot of Massachusetts Avenue. orable Report Drainage Bill—Other Matters - on the Proper of Interest. At a special meeting of the House Dis- trict committee today a favorable report Was made on the b'll authorizing the Sec- retary of War to survey and estimate the cost of a bridge across the Eastern branch at the foot of Massachuseits avenue. The sum of $3.000 is appropriated for the sur- vey. For Proper Drainage. A favorable report was also made on the bili providing that each original lot, or sub- divisional lot, situated on any street in the District-of Columpia where there 1s a pub- lic sewer shall be connected with said sewer, in such manner that any and all of the drainage of such lot, whether water or liquid refvse of any kind, except human urine and fecal matter, shall flow into said sewer; and if such original lot or subdi- visional lot is situated on any street in sald District where there is a public sewer and water main, such original lot, or sub- divisicnal lot, shall be conn sewer and also with sald E such manner that any and all of the drain- age of such lot, whether water or Hquid refuse of any kind, shall flow into said sewer: Provided, That the connections re- quired to be made by this act shuli be made } under the following conditions: When there is on any such original lot, or subdivisions] lot, aforesaid, any building used, or in- tended to be used, as a dwelling, or in which persons are employed, or intended to be employ in any manufacture, t bu S ble, shed, pen, Where cows, » Muies, or ©! mals are key » and in that i such origir subdivisional lot, stall | rd wa ter main, or with a public sewer, as may | be required with this act; and whenever , there is no such building, stable, shed, pen } or place, us aforesaid, on su i or subd t, then such lot required connected with a sewer orly when it has been certified by public | the health officer of said T t that such conrecticn is necessary to public health. It shall be the duty of the Commission of said District to notify the owner or ov ers of every lot required by this act to be connected with a public sewer or water main, as the case may be, to so coanect such lot, the work io be done in ace with the regulations and hovse drainage In If the owner or owners of any such lot neglect or refuse to mike such connec- | tions as are required by this act, within thirty days after the receipt of such no- Uee, such owner or owners shall be deem- suilty ef a misd » and shail, on 1 ion in the Police Court of said Dis- trict, be purished hy a fine of not less than one dollar nor more than five dollars fur each day he, she, or they fail or neglect to make such connections. Tn case the owner or owners of any such lot be a non-resident or non-residents of nee phunbing the District of Columbia, cannot he found therein, then, and.in that the | said_ Commis Ly for two weeks in | wspaper published in the city | of Washington, or personal notice if ad- own, to such owner, ng the of ‘such lot with’ such pubic r with such public sewer and wa- ier main, as the e. may be, and in case such owner or owners shall fail or neglect y with the notice aforesaia within it shall be the duty of said «use such connection to e to be paid out of | the exp! the emergency fun h cxpense, with of advertisement, shall tax against such lot, which tax shali be carried on the regular tax roll of t of Columbia, and shall be collected in the manner provided for the collection of other taxes. District Bills in the Senate. Late yesterday afternoon three bills of local importarce were mtroduced in the Senate. By request Mr. Mitchell of Ore- gon introduced two bills providing for street extension. Both provide that the \day appropriating proposed extensions shall be along the line la'd out in the map by filed with the surveyo. the Commissioners, under the high- ‘S act; that condemnation proceedings may be had to secure the necessary lands, and that the necessary money to pay the judgmenis under these proceedings shall be appropriated. One bill is to open and grade New Jer avenue northwest, from iri nue to Whitne: 7 er is to open and grade 11th strect northwest, from Florida avenue to New Jersey avenue ex- tended. Mr. Hili introduced, by request, a bill for restricting the hours of labor on public works of the United States and of this E to eight hours. The bill provides © employers of all mechanics and laborers, whether for the government di- y, OF as ccntractors or subcontractors, ot have their men engaged more than eight hours a day. It is to be unlaw- fui for any officer or contractor to work on any public work more than eight hours a day, except in An eme caused by fire, flood or dan, The expres- sion ‘public work” is detined to mean all laber in behalf of the United States, re- quiring the employment of mechanics or laborers. The fact that the work may be done somewhere else than at the building or other construction that 13 in progress is to have no effect upon the application of the law. ‘The act is not to apply to soldi and sailors. 1: was referred to the commit tee on naval affairs. —_ +s Shake-Up of Commissary Officers. The following changes in stations of offi- cers of the subsistence department have been ordered: Major W. A. Elderkin, from Los Angeles, Cal, to San Antonio, Texas; Major John F. Weston, from San Antonio to New York city; Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Wilson will settle accounts and remain on duty in New York until he re- tires; Major Chas. A. Woodruff, relieved from duty in the office of the commissary general of subsistence, and ordered to Gov- ernor’s Island, N. Y., upon the retirement of Col. John W. Barriger; Major Wm. H. Nash, from Vancouver barracks, Wash., to Chicago; Col. Thomas C. Sullivan, from Chicago to Washington, D. C.; Major Chas, P. Fagan, to duty as chief commiysary of the department of California; Lieutenant Colonel W- H. Bell, from San Francisco to Denver, Col.; Capt. E. E. Drayo, from Den- ver to Vancouver barracks. Sogo nee arth-Class Postmasters, The following fourth-closs postmasters were appointed in Virginia today: Amaryl- , Louisa county, J. W. McGehee, vice A. R. Harlow, resigned; Flatridge, Grayson county, J. F. Russell, vice H. M. Jenkins, resigned; Mcseley, Buckingham county, John Stauffer, vice B.C. Morris, resigned; Turner, Brunswick county, D. R. Stokes, vice E. L. Barrow, resigned; Wan, Glou- cester county, James Dabney, vice J. H. Waddel, resigned. The number of fourth-class postmasters appointed today was forty-five, of whom forty-thre> were to fill vacancies caused by death and resignations. ~ —_—_—_o__ Will Be Released Today. The Secretary of State received a cable message from Ccrsul Gereral Williams at Havana this morning saying that he is in- formed by the advocate of Marcus Rodr! guez and Somciltains that his clients will be released today, Matters Considered in Both Branches of the National Lezislature. Mr. Wellington’s Credentials as Sen- ator Presented—Venezuclan Cor- respondence Asked For. At agreement was reached as soon as the Senate met today that adjournment at the close of tomorrow's session be until next Monday. The House bill was passed granting the Atchison and Nebraska.and the C., B. and Q. railroads a right of way through the Sac and Fox and Iowa Indian reservations in Kansas and Nebraska, Mr. Wellington's Credentintn. Mr. Gorman (Md.) presented the creden- tials of George L. Wellington, republican, as a Senator from the state of Maryland for the term beginning March 4, 1897, to succeed Mr. Gibson, democrat. Mr. George (Miss.) then resumed his speech in opposition to the claim of Mr. Du Font to a seat in the Senate. Mr. George closed at 2:45, having occu- pled the main part of three sessions. . THE WOUSE. Several minor bills were passed by unani- mous consent before the consideration of the sundry civil appropriation bill was re- sumed in the House today. Among tiem were bills to reimburse A. P. Brown, late postmaster at Lemars, Lowa, for losses sus- tained by robbery. The Venezuclan Correspondence. A resolution of inquiry presented by Mr. Hitt, chairman of the foreign affairs com- mittee, was adopted without debate, calling on the President, {f not incompatible wich the public interest, to transmit to the House copies of all dispatches, notes and cable- rams in the State Department from Di cember 1, 1805, until the present time, re- lating to mediation or Intervention by the United Statos in the affairs of Venezuela, together with all correspondence with for- cign governments relating to the same topic. Mr. Hitt stated that his committee had unanimously reported the resolution, The versity Appropriation Thi bill was then taken up. Under an arrang-ment entered into Mr. Hainer (Neb.) was given an opportunity to attack the amendment adopted yester- 0 for the Howard It was Mr. Hainer who led ful fight against appropriations ctarian charitabie institutions in the for ‘The Nienragua Canal. Some feztures of the engineering work upon the Nica caral were discussed today befcre the House committee on com- merce from the standpoint of engineers ex- 1 in large e Excavating r. Lindon ribed the dging operations nal, and asser' dredging machine on the Chicago drains ge ¢ ed that by ame machinery and meth- the werk on the Nicaragua canal could di for less than the company’s esti: construction of the canal, he inuugurate a new era for the Speaker Reed's Reception. Speaker Reed gave .a reception today in his private room in the rear of the hall of Representatives to about 200 of his New England friends, who were seeing the sights of the Ca 1. Mcst of them were from New Hampshire. The visitors entered the room in pairs, and the Speaker had a asant word and 2 cord!al handshake for Award of Life Saving Medal: is The Senate committee on commerce today authorized @ favorable repcrt on the bill construing the law regarding the award of Ife saviug medals, so as to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to exercise his discretion In the matter in all cases. He is now not allowed to make awards to per- sons outside of the life saving service. ‘The committee also authorized a favora- ble report on the bill Gorating a strip of ground in Linccin Park, Chicago, to the park company for park pprposes. For Retaliatory Duties. Mr. Meiklejohn of Nebraska has in- troduced a bill in the Hcuse providing for imposing retaliatory duti upon articles of import from countries discriminating «#gainst the United States. Some Virginin Projects. Representative Tyler of Virginia has in- troduced a bill to provide for the erection of a post office at Fort Monroe, Va., to cost $15,000. Representative Turner of Virginia introduced a bill to preserve the grove of Gen. Daniel Morgan at Winchester, Va., and erect a monument over {t to cost $25,000. Proposed Appomattox Park. Representative Low of New York has in- troduced a bill to establish Appomattox Park, Va. It is to include the works ex- isting vvon and near the Appomattox river on the battlefields of June 16 and July 30, 1864. A commission of five persons, one of whom is Edwin Este of Petersburg, Va., is appointed to acquire not exceeding 3,000 acres of land, and their compensation is fixed at $10 per day. Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars is appropriated to carry the bill into effect. The Du Pont Case. Senator George yesterday afternoon deliv- ered the second installment of his speech on the Du Pont election case without conclud- ing, and when he had spoken about three hours and a quarter he yielded to Mr. Alli- son, who moved to proceed with the consid- eration of the post office appropriation bill. This bill was then practically concluded, e: cept that the amendment providing addi- tional compensation for carrying the mail between New Zealand and San’ Francisco was, after a sharp debate, laid over for firal action until today. Senator Vilas took strong ground against paying any fur- ther mail subsidies. -* Personal Mention. Surgeon John D. Hall of the army fs at the Arlington. Maj. William Sinclair, second artillery, is in the city on ieave. Lieut. Charles R. Noyes, ninth infantry, is visiting friends at 916 15th street. Lieut. L. M. Nuttman, twenty-first in- fantry, is at the Ebbitt. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. P. Wiggin of Boston, who have been spending the month of March in North Carolina, are now at the Raleigh, where they will remain for several days. Mrs. Wiggin Is the daughter of the late Gen, Robt. Condin, Mr. Robert P. Leonard and Miss Leonard have returned from Saranae Lake, N. Y., whence they were called by the critical ill- ness of their mother. Mr. Leonard’s health has much improved. : —+ 2 ____ Censuved Trinity: Corporation. NEW YGRK, April 2—A coroner's jury brought in a verdict jo@ay censuring the Trinity Corporation, owners of the tene- ment building in Hudson street, ia which four persons lest their lives by suffocation in a fire. which occurred last Sunday, for not providing fire escapes for the structure. OLEOMARGARINE. CASES Men Oharged With Violating the Law In- dicted Today. Bogus Butter Said to Have Been Sold Without a Proper Label—The Delay in Prosecutions, ‘Walter P. and Joseph Wilkins were today indicted for an alleged violation of the act of August 2, 1886, defining butter, and regu- lating the manufacture, sale, importation and exportation of oleomargarine. The indicted parties are said to be dealers here in butterine and similar products, and the indictment charges that they, the 17th of last October, knowingly and willfully sold and delivered to George A. Shallen- berger, superintendent of the District re- form school, a tub containing sixty pounds ef oleomargarine as and for butter, the package or tub not being stenciled or branded “oleomargarine,” as required by the said act of Congress. And other letters and figures, indicating the nature of the contents of the tub or package. and other required data were also missing, so the in- dictment alleges. Upon the filing of the indictment today District Attorney Birney asked that a bench warrant be issued for the arrest of the accused, and Judge Cole directed that it be issued at once. Walter P. Wilkins was arrested this after- noon and taken into Criminal Court No. 1, where he gave bail in the sum of $00, his mother, Mrs. Annie M. Wilkins, becoming surety, to answer the indictment. Mr. Wil- kins stated that his brother Joseph, indicted with him, is in Boston, but expects to re- turn on the Sth of the month, when he will kive bonds. f What the Butter Men Say. These indictments result from the efforts begun some months ago, at the instance of dealers in pure butter, to have the oleo- margarine law enforced in the District. The butter men have become somewhat im- patient because of the delay in indicting and prosecuting those against whom: testimony has been presented. One of them said today to a Star reporter that the course of the authorities up to this time had been such as evidently to plea the oleomargarine dealers. ‘The oleomar- garine dealers declare and reiterate the declaration,” said the butter man, “that they have no fear whatever of the authorl- ties whose duty it is to compel a proper observance of the laws governing the sale of oleomargarine in the District of Colum- bia. They declare also that even when in- dictments are found the cases will never be brought to trial, because several ways will be found to delay such a thing. They assert at it was in view of securing delay that y employed some of the leading equity th lawyers of the District to defend any vio- lators ef the oleomargarine law that might be brought to trial, giving as a reason for this the fact that these lawyers would have so rauch business in the equity side of the court in cases where large interests were at stake, and especially in contests over wills which would be of long duration, that they could not attend to minor cases in the criminal docket, and could procure post- ponement after postponement by reason of their standing at the bar and the profes- sional courtesy that exists between them and the district attorney's office. “Commissioner Miller knows,just as Chief Agent Colquitt knows, just as the district attorney knows, and as everybody else who has taken the trouble to investigate the matter at all knows, that the oleomarga- rine laws are more flagrantly violated in the District of Columbia, and that their violation Is accompanied’ by 2 greater amount of imposition entailing financial loss on the public of the District of Co- lumbia, than the disregard of all the other statutes in force here combined.” The winter and the ezrly spring is the harvest time, it is said, of the oleomar- garine dealers, who persistently violate the law, and sell the product as butter for butter prices. In summer the genuine ar- ticle is too chezp to make the risk of vio- tating the law profitable enough to be worth the running. With these acts in view, it is the intention of the cfficials of the National Dairy Union to eall upon At- torney General Harmon and impress upon him the necessity of directing that the district attorney should pw ie a course here independent of the Treasury Depart- ment, and to prosecute oleomargarine s without unnecessary delay. If no tirfaction can be gotten from the Depart- of Justice it is the intention, as stat- in Th@ Siar some time ago,.to have a resolution passed by tue Senate directing the Secretary of the Treasury to send te the Senate all infermation regarding the Fnown violation of the oleomargarine laws in the District which are on record in t office of the commissioner of interanl reve- nue, the number of cases that have been compromised, the amounts of money paid in such cases, the names of the parties charged with the violation of the law aad the names of the parties who paid the Penalties into the Treasury Department in order to secure immunity from prosecution tor them, THE TH MARYLAND. A Brisk Struggle Likely for the Re- publican Nomination. Special Dispateh to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., April 4—Affairs in the sixth congressional district are begin- ning to warm up, and a brisk struggle for the republican congressional nomination is expected. A prominent candidate is Mr. John C. Motter of Frederick, who has, it is understood, the backing of Mr. Welling- ton. Mr. Motter and the Senator-elect have adjuste the political differences that have separated them. Senator Norman B. Scott, jr., who was the acknowledged leader of the republican senators in the general assembly this year, will have the support of the Washington county delegation. Mr. Charles F. Markell of Frederick is also in the field. Over on the eastern shore the name of Mr. Phillips L. Goldsborough of Dorchester is mentioned as the probable republican nominee from the first district. Mr. Goids- borough was Mr. Wellington's nearest com- petitor in the senatorial fight. Col. J. C. Mulliken of Talbot is also mentioned as a possible nominee. An effort is being made among republi- can politicians to prevent the anticipated fight at the primaries between the Well- ington and anti-Wellington elements of the party, and to effect a compromise, if poss!- ble, which may produce a more propitious outlook than that which now faces the organization. To this end those who are crying for harmony are endeavoring to bring about a meeting between the leaders, at which it will be decided who the dele- Gates-at-large to the national convention shall be. The following have been slated for the places: Messrs. Wellington, Gary, Malsiter and some prominent eastern shore man, to be selected at the prospective meeting. This proposed disposition of the question has provoked animated dissent, however, and {ts advocates will have a hard time to bring it about. The eastern shore men cre up in arms against Mr. Wellington. and it will be difficult to induce them to con- cede further honors to the Senator-elect, while it will prove equally hard to paci- fy the anti-Wellington men in Baltimore. Mr. Wellington's friends assert that not only will they secure the election of their favorite as delegate-at-large, but will see that he ousts Mr. Gary from his place as the Maryland member of the national com- mittee, a position which he has held for many years. An exciting time is looked tor among the republicans. ——— The Allinnce at Key West. The training ship Alliance, which has ‘teen cruising in the West Indies, arrived at Key West today on her way north. A REPORT ABOUT REED| MUCH He May Decide to Not Be Again a Mem- ber of the House. If Not Nominated at St. Louis He Will Probably Practice Law in New York City. Mr. Reed, it is sald, Is serving his lust term in the House, no matter what may be the result of the St. Lou's convention. If he is not nominated for President, Mr. Reed, ac- cording to this report, will retire from Con- gress and will probably take up the prac- Uce of law in New York. A prominent mem- ber of the House, who speaks positively as to his information, said to a Star reporter: “Mr. Reed will retire from Congress at the close of this term, and will qu:t polities, =f he is not nominated for the presidency. Flattering propositions to enter the practice INDIGNATION Local Workmen Protest Against Im- portation of Italians, ——— 10 WORK ON THE SEWER + Officials Said to Have No Discre- tion in the Matter. LABORERS’ > QUARTERS There is a good deal of indignation about the District building. The laborers ovt of employment who haunt the home of the District have a grievance, and they a outspoken in their denunciation of + of law in New York have been made to him, | Conmiss’oners, It is all about the work and their consideration is contingent upon the result of the national convention.” Of course, neither Mr. Reed nor those who might be regarded as representing him care to discuss the contingency of his failure to secure the presidential nomination, for the reason that this might be regarded as an- tcipating defeat. But the information is re garded as positive enough to warrant would be aspirants to the speakership in the next Congress to begin laying their plans. The republicans assume that there can be no doubt about the:r maintaining their control of the House in the next Congress, and that they will have to elect Mr. Reed’s successer. His intention to retire from Congress 1s, therefore, a matter of interest to several aspiring leaders. Mr, Hopkins of Mlinois, who is making a fight for the governorship of his state, will probably retire from that contest and ac- cept renomination for Congress, with the idea that his prospects to succeed Mr. Reed will be more than fair. It is expected that Grosvenor of Ohio will also be an aspirant, relying on the prestige he has acquired as the leader of the Mc- Kinley forces. $+ 2 ___—_ IS HE THE STRANGLER? Arrest of 2 Fash at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, April 2—Julius Fast- ner, who arrived in this clty from Omaha March 2, was arrested last night and held pending an investigation as to his sanity. He is accused of insulting a young woman. Her screams attracted the aiten- tion of the police, and Fastner was taken into custody after a desperate struggle. From papers found on his person it appears that this is not thg first ume 1is mental balance has been questioned, he having been examined as to his sanity in Omaaa and acquitted. Papers found in his pos- session show that he had trouble with his wife. Festner answers the description of the alleged strangier, who has becn operating in this elty, in every particular. He is about thirty-two years of age, and has large biue eyes and light hair, worn rather long. He is fashionably dressed and has the appearance of a well-to-do gentleman. When accused of being the Fastner admitted that he knew Irene to murder her. He confessed attemptel to strangle his wife. Inquiry at the Golden West Hotel re- vealed the fact that Fastner came from Omaha. He appears mentally unbalance, and frequently spoke of his “undying love for the fair sex.” to having Monday, thinking he might commit some act of violence, the proprietor ordered him to leave. Since then he been liviag in a Sacramento street lodging house. is well connected in Omaha. Me Seniors Refused to Recite to Rev. Dr. John Wilson. PITTSBURG, Pa., April 2.—The class at the Allegheny Theological Sem- inary has gone out on strike on Rey. John Ww ison, D. D., the professor of church his- their revolt seems to be a success. At least the class has had no church history since the holidays. Among certain members of the church there has been much opposition te Dr. Wilson, it is claimed, ever since he Was electod three years ago, and the result is two factions aré developing in the United Presbyterian Church. Several members of the board were seen and all say chai the troui ovt that one member of the board has threatened to resign. Allegheny Seminary 1s governed by the synods of New York, Ohio, northern Penn- sylvania and Pittsburg. It has alwaws be orthodox and has graduated many of the most famous m‘nisters of the United Pres- byterian denomination. ————— TO WRECK Tit CAPITOL, on, Mich., Caught im the Atte: Mich. April. 2—An attempt to wreck the state At 10 o'clock while Sceretary of State Power wes engaged in his office at the capitol he heard a noise outside. ing te Ure window ne saw several men dixging at the wall between the door and a window. His appearance frightened away the men, and an investigation showed thet two pieces of stone about two feet squere had been removed from the wall. Had the work gone on a little longer, a section of the wall about four by ‘twenty feet would have fallen, thus wrecking the whole building. Strenuous efforts were made during the recent session of the legislature to pro- vide for a new buiiding, but nothing was done in the matter and it is thought some miscreants t this means of securing immediate action. JACKSON, was made last night cepliel. LIPPITT’S PLURALITY INCREASED. Nearly Complete Returns From the Rhode Island Election, PROVIDENCE, R. L, April Nearly complete election returns show that out of a total vote of 50,502, as against 44,110 in 895, Gov. Lippitt, received a plurality of 11,278, an increase of 467 over his plurality of a year ago. retary of State Bennett's plurality was Attorney General Dubois fell be- hind his associates, but received a plurality of 10,364. In Cranston, Westerly and North Provi- dence, the three towns in which there were bolting candidates, the regular republican caucus nominees for general assembly won. Last year's democratic minority of nine in the state legislature is reduced to six this year. The no-license people won at North Kings- town and lost in the other towns in which the question was submitted. Anti-Coal Trust Bil Parses the New York Sennte. ALBANY, N. Y., April 2.—The anti-coal trust bill, allewing the attorney general to begin actions to prevent monopolies, passed the senate by an affirmative vote of 40, no one voting In the negative. The bil! had previously passed the assen:bly. _——— Resignation Accepted. The President has accepted the resigna- ton of First Lieutenant Laurence D. Ty- sen, ninth infantry, to take effect on the Jdth Instant, senior | and refuses to recite to him. So far | has been patched up; but it leaked | ‘ j Washington, Strangler Phillips, but denied that he hud attem»ted | SPR the communy | big shed, which has recent, that fs going on in thé construction of the Brookland sewer. The contract for this work was awarded to T. M. Lesher «& Son of Easton, Pa., and they have brought a number of Italian laborers here to do the work. The great cause for complaint is that the Commissteners should award a coniract to a foreign firm, when there are enough contractors in the city to do the work and employ District laborers. When bids ‘were opened for this work twelve contractors submitted proposals. They were John Jacoby of Wilmin: on, Del.; Justin McCarthy, H. L. Cranioi P. Larguey, Darius Geskins, Andrew ¢ J. Coyle, Lyons Bros., James and M. F. Talty of ih Stratford & Hawkes of Brookiyn, N. and T. M. Lesher & Son of Easton, The contract was awarded to the named, although their figures were on; ¥.. Pa. va only $204.07 less than a District contractor, Mr. H. L. The ners say they have no dis- cretion matter of awards, bound by law to give the contract t lowest responsible bidder and for proposals in other cit today to a Star reporter that the ir tion foreign labor to thi to be deprecated. District’ work £0 to District laborers, they thought, if they had the power to stop the they would do it. At any rate, the posed to look into the matter. So incensed are the local laborers over it is chem and ork pro- the importation of the Italians that feare: y of tir a fight will ensue. Ma out of work for 2 lo joyment of the Malia tly reported to the au ch, who has charge of the ot Gepariment, this morning that hi tien from @ perso: of Italians hi and ve that at brough: into U Ss ining forn at He atisty himsel: re- the matter at the first opporiunity. The Camp. It was thought at first that the ties could proceed cgainst thes: under an old law of the which forbids ns likdly to be: city that a i tion of per: occasion now italians are however, that the proceed against the ¢ stood the men are tu be huddled fy = No record of a permit fo mad: the iidings, end one ordered out to inv once started would spread like ‘These camps cannot be properly with sanitary grrang-ments, and break out ame of smallpox Other diseases eq conineions Mable to break out at any Um Ith authorities are worked up ov and 5 are als The he the situation. held with t Perry Carson was boili indignation this amorning when he about the matter, and immediately ju in bis buggy and drove to the camp. \ he returned, he said he was surprised in his life. “To think,” he said, “that the authorities would permit paupers to come to Washington and honest, hard-worl nfl 2 ployment. You the quicker we get man alive, such thin How would you tik ¢ foreign to this city and take your plac cheapes wh your children are erying for a. a large @ Men s! of unemployed in V = should ver 9) an op an he living. Contr be drawn in a way that th Here I > he come lab Im Their Quarters. of employment who re- of Scuth Brookland are erturbed in spirit re. tion of the Ital side in the vicir it also considerably garding the impor an la- borers, and a Star porter who visited the camp today had no Aliticulty in finding any number of men ready to speak their views on the subject. Applicaticn, they say, has been made to Mr. Lesher for work, but the that no local men ald in the con: reply received has i can be taken on of the Brookland sewer until ¢ fans from Philadelp! ia are put to w The foreten weorkirgmen reache trict ay evering, and along: tracks of the Metre branch of the Baltimore and Ohio r: “the ks and bund y those who carrying val! That night, in the s: m ‘k, sixty-seven men, h an Italian an, a colored woma a child, slept in an unfurnished house at 15h and Corcord sieets, Brookland. Many of them are still there. As stated in The Star y have been constructed te of the men in a hollow directly so’ South Brookland, and about 1%) yo of the railroad tr tof the sha tles was finished ye evening, a nv! ber of the Italians assisting the carpenters in the work. Another Party. party, numbering about fifteen persons, including a woman and a child, also arrived Sunday evening and took up quar- ters in one of a row of five brick hous located on the eas = tended, directly opposite the Washington Outing Club's grounds. It was intended to begin work on the sewer this week, but the condition of the weather, it is thought, make a post- ponement necessar il Monday. When asked regarding the amount of salary paid, one of the imported workmen replied that his wages were $1.25 per day, but the local men are confident that the figure named is a gross exaggeration over the amount rea! aid. P'rhe party living in the shanties, have sev- eral wagons and horses, and today were engaged in hauling machinery, trunks and boxes tv the site of the camp. From the substantial manser in which the habita- tions have been put and the amount of Laggage in evidence, it is probable that the Italians have come prepared to reside in this locality for several months at least. It is the general understanding In the neighborhood that the total number of Italians to be brought here will reach «0.