Evening Star Newspaper, April 4, 1896, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1896-TWENTY-SIX PAGES. . 3 “ATE. NEWS BY WIRE . 3urglars in Dress Suits Crack a Safe at Whitinsville, Mass. SECURED A SMALL AMOUNT OF SPCIL dorse Ran Away When They At- tempted Escape. BUT THEY STOLE ANOTHER WOONSOCKET, R. L, April 4—A special to the Call from Whitinsville, Mass., says: Five burglars clad in dress suits entered the Whitinsville Savings Bank at about 1:80 o'clock this morning, blew open one safe and attempted to force another, but se- cured only about $100, Before entering the bank the men, at the muzzle of revolvers, overpowered Joseph uregerd, watchman at the Whitinsville aulls and at the bank, which is near the mills, hound and gagged and left him in an outhouse, where he was discovered at about 520) o'clock. After robbing the bank, the burglars stole a horse and carriage from the mill barn and started to escape, but the horse ran away ani the wagon was demolished by striking a telegraph pole. The burglars evi- ntly escaped uninjured, and, walking to © barn of a Mr. Sprague, in Douglass, hey broke into that, took his horse and nd drove away. No further trace of them can be found. The directors of the bank held a meeting this morning and offered a reward of $5,000 ‘or the apprehension of the burglars. gee JOINT DEBATE POSTPONED. Be: ax-Speaker Crisp Unable to Speak Above a Whixper. ATLANTA, Ga., April 4.—The series of joint debates between Secretary Smith and :x-Speaker Crisp ts off, for the present at east, Mr. Crisp having requested their vostporement on account of his physical tondition. The following correspondence tas heen exchanged between the gentle- nen: ATLANTA, Ga., April 3, 1896. Dear Mr. Smith: My throat is in such a tondition that it will be impossible for me © fill the appointments we have made for emt discussion. I cannot speak above a whisper, and even such speech is accom- vanied with intense pain. Dr. Calhoun examined and prescribed for my throat this morning, and I hoped by his time to have experienced some relief and found some improvement. In both re- aspects I have been seriously disappointed. At this hour, 7 p.m., I am_ practically speechless. Under the cirgumstances, I am forced to suggest a postponement of our aivertised meetings to later dates, to be mutually agreed upon. With assurances of regard, I am Truly yours, CHARLES F. CRISP. this letter of the ex-Speaker Secre- ith replied: My Dear Mr. Crisp: I regret to learn that your throat is in such a condition that it will be impossible for you to speak in Grif- fin tomorroy Under the circumstances, I do not think {t will be proper to go there alone. 1 will ‘ou tomorrow and endeavor to “© a8 to our other engagements. sting that you may speedily recever, and with urances of my regard, I am yours trul: HOKE SMITH. To Hon. Charles F. Crisp, Atlanta, Ga. —— _—_ WHARTON BARKER'S APPEAL. He Calls on Silver Men to Cut Adrift From Party. Col, April 4—The Rocky Mountain ‘ws has received the following Message from Mr. Wharton Barker of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, April 3.—The action of the Manufacturers’ Club, this week's strad- ile, taken with the declaration of Mr. John mnverse, candidate for president of the club, “I am for the single gold standard,” -onvinees all those bimetallists who have to see the republican party adopt a ht-out plank for the restoration of to its old place—16 to 1—by indepen- dent action of the United States, that the friends of silver remonetization must aban- don that hope. As the democratic party is not likely to do better than the republican party. it is the duty of those of all parties who do not hold principle subservient to political expediency, and who put patriot- sm before partisanship, to come to a com- mon undzrstanding among each other, ite # common policy, join in the pro- nulgation of a definite policy and unite and at once organize for political action. The several conventions called to meet at St. Louts will, of course, ratify any action the ylain people agree in demanding. WHARTON BARKER. WILL BE NO STRIKE. New ¢ ract Awarded for the is Convention Hall. ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 4.—There will be no strike of the workmen on the Audito- rium which Is being erected for the repub- lican national convention. The contract for rooting the building, which had been let to 2 tirm employing non-union men, has been canceled, and will be reawarded, with onditions that will avert any controversy with unions. Le —_.__ MENDONZA’S BIG) SWINDLE. Havana Police Arrest Two of His complices. A. April 4—The police of this who have been investigating the by which the banking house of mont & Co. of New York paid cut $21,000 in cash on a forged draft. pur- porting to be drawn by Jose Hidalgo & Co. ef Havana, m favor of Manuel Gonzales have unraveled the whole plot, arrested two of the Mendonza Aec- HAY: city, ve accompli Me it has also been ascertained, en his way to Corunna, Spain, and tne captain general has cabled the home zovernment to cause him to be arrested upon his azrival at his destination. —_—_.=_ ‘The Kentucky Cloudburst. BOONEVILLE, Ky., April 4.—Reports from different places in this county (Clay), and in Owsley county, show that it may be se} eral days before a complete list of the drowned can be given. SS) Omaha Exposition Indorsed. BOISE, Idaho, April 4—The Idaho immi- «ration congress has adopted resolutions approving the proposed trans-Mississippi exposition in Omaha in 1896, and asking Congress to make an appropriation for it, and requesting the Idaho legislature to provide for proper representation of the atate at the exposition. NEW YORK. April 4—On board the Ward line steamer Santiago, which arrived leday from Nassau, were four seamen be- Icnging to the little schooner Annie L. Moore, who were picked up at sea on the ™morring of March 26 by the Ward line steamer Niagara and landed at Nassau. ‘The names of the men are Kdward Rey- uolds. Charles C. Ruthorn, H. C. Bohm and Wiiliem “Prettyman. — Ordered Out the “Healer.” INNATI, Ohio, April 4.—Healer Schrader, who was ordered from Cincinnati by the health officer on account of his methods being inimical to public health, went over to Newport, Ky., and began “healing” and selling photographs there to- day. The yor ordered him to cease oper- ations. Schrader refused, whereupon he Was arrested on the charge of being a gen- eral nuisance and guilty of disorderly on BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION. A referenca to the statement be- low will show that the circulation sworn to is a bona fide one. It is easily possible for a news- paper with an elastic conscience to swell its legitimate circulation enor- mously, in order to deceive adver- tisers, by sending out thousands of Papers to newsstaads, which are re- turnable, and which aro in fact re- turned, but nevertheless are in- cluded in what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however, Judge by results, and bogus circula- tions don't give them. The family circulation of The Star is many thousands in excess of any other Washington paper “and is be- lieved to be fully five times that of our afternoon contemporary. Ctreulation of ‘The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, Maren 8s, 1836. 6,525 MONDAY, March 30, 1596. 29,945 ‘TUESDAY, Mareh 31, 1598. -30,112 WEDNESDAY, April 1, 1896. -30,010 THURSDAY, April 2, 1896. 29,787 FRIDAY, April 3, 1396... ‘Total... | solemnly awear that the above statement rep- resents only the number of copies of ‘THR EVRN- ING Sax circulated during the six secuiar days end- ing Friday, April 8, 18%—that is, the num- ber of copies actually wold, delivered, furnished or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide Daily average... purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies so coyated are returnable to or remain in the office unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this fourth day of April, A. D. 1896. FREDERICK A. FENNING, Notary Public, D. C. CONFERENCE OF FARMERS. The Wholesale Market Question Still Under Discusssion, There was a conference of farmers at the American House this morning at LL o'clock in regard to the shape to be given to the Proposed wholesale market cn Haymarket square. As it was market day, but fe were present. Those present, howev save the subject earnest and prolonged consideration, and every phase of the pro- ject was discussed. Mr. G. G. Curtiss, who has brought forward the idea of the farm- ers themselves building a market and con- trolling it, advanced the suggestion that if the farmers undertook the thing they should form a farmers’ and truckers’ ex- change, and, besides securing quarters out of the rain and snow, with suitable and safe storage. be able to prevent the dump- ing of refuse and disease-breeding products into the wagons éF hucksters, to be sold at extremely low prices, thus doing the com- munity an injury and causing a slump of prices for honest farmers. ‘The farmers will hold another meetin: the next few days, and endeavor to pre: their case to Congress. They are sin in their diea. and ask that if a bill should be passed allowing them to put up the money and build a market, provision i be made in it to keep out speculative city capitalists, and forever keep the institu- tion a farmers’ market. They ais that every reasonable restriction necessary should be put in the bill as to the control and care of the market and the charact;r of the structure to be erected. —<—<—___ INDICTMENTS DROPPED. Several Old Criminal Cases Prossed ‘Today. trict Attorney Birney, with the con- sent of Judge Cole. today nolle prossed the following indictments, old cases in which convictions are now impossible: Alfred J. May and R. S. Rogers, violating section 40 Revised Statutes; Florerc: ertrude Williams, alias Weston, larceny; Robert Notte Murphy, alias Johnson, and Daniel Scrib- ner, do.; John ©. Lynch, alias Con. Lynch, | White, and David Mur- assault- John, alias Jack, Tay, do.; Michael Knighten, ing peliceman; William _ Ellis, Arthur Flynn, co.; Jonah Jones. shal Jones, do.; James W. bell, cis Carter, do.; Wm. C. Reichenecker, do.: Robert Robinson, do.; Robert Holtzman, do.; Geo. W. Hunt, pol George John- cn, do.; Charles Cromwell, do.; Edwin €. Mason, libel: John Weedon, gaming table Jenkins A. Fitzgerald, false pretenses: Christian H. Hensom and John Q. Thomp- son, affray. —————— ACCIDENT TO CAPT. DEWE A Sprained Ankle Causes Changes in Naval Plans. Captain George Dewey, president of the in getting cable car at the corner of 1Sth street and slipped naval inspection board, off a Pennsylvania avenue last evening, on the hard concrete pavement and ed his ankle badly. He was assisted to his home at the Everett,near by,and placed in the care of a physician. ‘The accident will compel him to keep to his room for some time. It necessitated the selection of another officer to take his place us chairman of the naval beard to conduct the final trial of the ram Katahdin over the New London course Monday rext, and Captain Albert Kautz, commanding the re- ceiving ship Wabash at Boston, was de- tailed for that special duty. The Katahdin left New York this morning for New Lon- don preparatory to the trial. Assignment of the Fern, The Navy Department has determined to assign the naval tug Fern to the North At- lantic squadron as a tender for service in transporting material to the vessels, carry- ing patients to the hospitals and for the use of the commanding admiral as a sta- tion during fleet maneuvers. Lieut. Com- mander H. B. Mansfield will command the Fern and Licut. Harry McCrea as the ex- ecutive oflic The dispatch heat Dolphin will probably also be assigned to similar duty on her return from her surveying: cruise in Honduras. Uni- versity amendment to the sundry civil bill — — For Howard University. A vote was taken on ‘he Howard in the Houes Thursday The Star's report closed. ‘Tne House voted 129 to 105 to retain the appropriation. An analysis of the vote shows that 107 repub- licans, 19 democrats and 3 populists voted for the amendment, and 55 republicans, 47 demccrats and 3 populists against it. The surdry civil bill as amended was pass- ed. afternoon after és Stnbbed in a Fight. NEW YORK, April 4—At Elizabeth, N. J., last night George Poletschi tally stabbed in a drunken fight with Michael Morris.“ Morris alleges that he acted in self-defense. —_—_—__ Greatest Gold Strike in Years, SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April 4.—The greatest strike made in a goid mine in Cali- fornia for ycars is reported to have been made recently in the Rawhide mine in Tuo- lumne county. A pocket is said to have been found at the 900-foot level, the extent of which is not known, which contains nearly free gold. ‘The samples assay from $15,000 to $20,000 a ton. It is said that the ore in sight contains $600,000. BS rk was fa- Customs Inspector Indicted. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April 4—Chinese Inspector of Customs Reginald Williams has been indicted by the federal grand jury. The charges upon which the offictal will now be tried is that of illegaily landing Chinese and permitting them to remain ‘in this city, bribery being the motive. The charges ‘were preferred by Maj. special agent of the treasury. =e Plague at Yokohama. YOKOHAMA, April 4—Phe black plague has broken out here. Moore, DISCUSSING CUBA The Resolutions Further Debated in the House. SPEECHES FOR AND AGAINST THEM A Session to Be Held Tonight for Further Remarks. ——— VOTE TO BE TAKEN MONDAY ae The House was the only branch of Con- gress in sessicn today, and the attendance there, both on the floor and in the gal- leries, at the opening of the session was slim, notwithstarding the Cuban resolu- tions were to be subject of consideration fer the day. Several bills of minof import- ance were passed, among them being the fcllowirg: Fer the relief of settlers within the indemnity grant of the New Orleans Pacitic railroad. ‘To authorize the Secretary of the ‘Treas- ury to reconvey to the former owners ¢ tain lands in Valveade county, Tex. As to Seed Distribution. ‘ Mr. Fisher (N.Y.) created a brief ripple of interest by offering a resolution direct- ing the Secretrry of Agriculture to comply in spirit with the resolution of Congress directing the distribution of seed and to have the seed inclosed in packages in ac- cordance with the directions of Senators and members. He asked for immediate ccnsideration, but Mr. Loud (Cal.) objected, end the resolution went over. Mr. Livingston (Ga.) suggested an amend- mert directing that tach package should contain tive papers of seeds. Mr. Watson (Ohio) called up the bill for the protection of the salmon fisheries of Alaska, prohibiting the erection of dams, barricades, etc., in the salmon streams such as will prevent the ascent ef salmon or salmen trout, and authorizing the Secre- tary of the Treasury to remove such ob- structions where they exist. Mr. Barham (Cal.) objected, and the bill went over. A Dill granting a pension of $100 per ironth to Gen. John M. Thayer was passed. Mr. Leonard (Pa.) presented the report of the committee on elections in the case of W. C. Robertson vs. Geo. B. Harrison, recommending the adoption of a resolution declaring Mr. Harrison to be entitled to his seat. The resolution was agreed to without debate. The Cuban Resolutions. Mr. Adams (Fa.), a member of the com- mittee on foreign affairs, was the first speaker on the Cuban resolutions today. He said he should have refrained from ad- dressing the House further on this question but for the “extraordinary performance of the gentleman from Maine (Mr. Bou- telle) yesterday.” : Referring to the charge that the people vere not behind the effort of Congress to grant proper recognition to Cuba, he as- verted that Congress had seldom before received so many petitions on any subject as this. What better proof could we have ef the popularity of the resolutions? He controverted Mr. Boutelle’s proposition that the sentiment was subsiding. He asserted that the question which had been made in the Senate had been for the mere pur- pose of obstruction. Mr. Boutelle here rose, declined’ to be interrupted Mr. Boutelle succeeded, however, in in- terjecting the remark that he had ‘author- ity to deny that statement, and that Mr. Adams was stating what gas nol true. Continuing, Mr. Adams contended that a handful of Senators had taken advantage of th> rules of the Senate to prevent the adoption of the conference report; resorting to such fiilibustering methods which would ve prevented consideration for the re- inder of the session. veaking to the merits of tRe resolutions, Adams said the Cubans had an organ- ized forma of government and were in every Way entitled to the recognition contem- plated by the resolutions. Mr. Adams read resolutions adopted by the leading citizens of the tewn of Man- tua in the province of Pinar del Rio, an- nouncing adherence to the cause of the in- surgents to refute the charges that they had no support in the cities. He said the original draft of the resolutions was in Senator Sherman's possession. He declared that the Cuban's would never be conquered. Mr. Knox for the Resolutions. but Mr. Adams Mr. Knox (Mass.), was recognized to read a letter from his colleague, Mr. Draper, a member of the foreign affairs committee. Mr. Draper opposed the adoption of the conference report. Mr. Knox took occasiot to say that he differed from Mr. Draper, and made a plea for affirmative action. He said he thought the people of the United States wanted not only expression of sym- pathy, hut that there was a general desire for Cuba's success. He thought that meas- ures should be taken to put an end to the barbarous warfare and that for this coun- to fail to do this would be to incur the s of our own self respect as well as to deserve the contempt of all foreign coun- tries. Mr. Gillette in Opposition. Mr. Gillette (Mass.) spoke in opposition to the resoiutions, He admitted that popular sympathy was with the Cubans and he argued that the Cubans were entitled to sympathy, but he thought it was a time for the exercise of caution. He thought also that we-were in danger of mixing motives of self-interest with our sympathy. Fur- thermore, the question at issue was one of wisdom and of justice, and not one of either sympathy or self-interest. He did not consider it expedient to embroil the United States in a marter of this char- acter, especially when the resviutions could be of no avail. Furthermore, he considered that the recognition of belligerency shouid rest with the executive, and if Congress should attempt to usurp the privilege it ought not to do so in a case where any doubt exists. Such was not the case in Cuba. He considered the resolutions of sympathy merely a cloak for our ambition. Mr. Gillette did not take exception to second resolution looking to the olter of the good offivcs of this government to secure the independence of Cuba, but such utterances had been made in the Senate as oftended the sensitive spirit of Spain and made the good offices of this govern- ment impossible. It was a favorite resort of European sovereigns to divert attention from their own misgovernment by foreign wars, and he could conceive, Mr. Gillette said (referring to the Senate), that a body which had forfeited public confidence by putting aside all the good legislation offer- ed it when the country was bankrupt and appealing to it for aid, might try to divert attention from its misconduct by stirring up foreign broils. The House should con- tinue to devote itself to the business of its constituents. A Session Tonight. The House this afternoon agreed by unanimous consent to continue the discus- sion of the Cuban question at a session tonight, to begin at 8 o'clock, and to vote on the conference report immediately after the reading of the journal on Monday. The oe will probably last from 8 fo 10:30. ——-o+—_____ Baby Drowned. A newly born female white baby was found in the tan yard sewer, near the cor- ner of St. Asaph and Wilkes streets, Alex- andria, by Thomas Ball, a colored employe in Smoot’s tan yard. Police headquarters Were notified, and Sergt. Smith fished the baby out. Coroner Purvis was notified and had the body sent to Demaine’s undertaking establishment, where an inquest will be held this afternoon. ——S Fishermen Elect Officers. At the annual meeting of the Montgom- ery Sycamore Island Club, held last even- CLERKS’ RETIREMENT FUND Se : Points Urged in Favor of the Tawney 2 Bill. __—— ‘ A clerk in the War Department, who is in sympathy withthe movement for the re- tirement of gdvérnment employes, made the foNowing statement to a Star reporter on the subject today: “The reporf of the civil service commis- sion for 1894 gontains a detailed account of the status of thg civil service in all the coun- tries wherewith the United States have dip- lomatic relations. “All (the Unfted States and some of the half-civilized countries of South America alone excepted) make provision for the re- tirement of their public servants—some at government exyense, while others have the same plan that ts now in consideration be- fore Ccngress, 1.c., an assessment upon the salaries of employes. “There is no better incentive to honest and faithful performance of duties of all classes of employes, whether public or pri- vate, than the prospect of a provision for old age. It is useless to expect that at the present time Congress will adopt any measure which will place additional bur- dens upon the tax payers of the country by the ereation of a retired list for civil ser- vice employes stmilar to that for the army and navy officers, hence the plan pro- posed, which is of no expense to the public treasury. The junior members bf the civil service are almost unanimous in favor of this re- tirement scheme. It insures them speedier promotion, and they know that one year’s increase of their salaries will pay the re- quired assessment for many years to come. “Of course, there are always some who will cbject to the retenticn of any part of their pay, they being well able to spend all of it. Such men will object to anything for the benefit of themselves or their fellow creatures, hence their senseless abuse of the proposed measure, and their talk of its unconstitutionality. It is but fair to say that they are in the minority, and are men who do net intend to remain in the employ cf the government, which they have enter- ed as a makeshift, either to study a pro- fession or for other purposes; not with the intention of devoting their energies and telents to the benefit of the government. “The bill introduced by Mr. Tawney, and which is the one urder consideration before the committee of the House on reform in the civil service, contains the following provision: “A retention of 2 per cent from the sal- aries of #ll employes of the classified serv- ice, tc commence with July 1, 1596. “From the Ist of July, 1900, the compul- sory retirement of every employe of sev- enty or more years of age, and of at least twenty-five years’ service. “The cptional retirement of employes of thirty years’ service and sixty years of age. “The retirement, after a certain number of years, of employes disabled in line of their duties. “All retired employes to receive a month- ly salary of three-fourths of the amount of the salaries they were receiving at date of their retirement. “Every employe who may be honorably discharged by reason of reduction of the ferce, before becoming eligible for retire- ment, to receive back the amount withheld from’ him, together with four per cent interest, and In the event of his death, his widow or legal representatives to receive the amount. “The bill now hefore the committee is in the hands, of a subcommittee for per- tection a3 nearly as possible In all its de- tails, and may, before being finally latd be- fore the Hous# for-action, be considerably amended, but! it is earnestly hoped that it may pass In some shape during this ses- sion of Congress, “The present clerks have b Wa salaries of government established under the old system, hence their liberality in compari- son with other countries . that an im- provement of’our civil sry! 8 gradually taking place, it is under proposition to make 4 reclassification, with a view to cre- ating clerkships of lower grades of salaries. This will he avoiled should the bill become a he savin# t the government, by a re- duction of salaries of the iower grades of clerkships, will, it is believed, he more than sufficient to establish a retiring scheme, which will not touch the pockets of the op- ponents of the present bill, and it will be a gratification to them to retire lly with- out the loss of a dollar.” Some Amendments Suggested. Another department clerk in a statement made for The Star questions whether the proposed retirement scheme is approved by a majority of the clerks. He says: “As the proposed scheme is nothing more or less than an insurance organizition, why is it rot f8unded on a true and just plan of in- surance principles? My —iirst ob- jection to the bill now before the committee is that it does not have an assessment rate according to age. Surely a clerk forty to ifty years of age ought to pay more than one from twenty- five to thirty-five years old; his chance of retirement on 4 pension is greater and he becomes a benetictary at less expense than the younger clerk. Why not start fair? Why not pay a clerk irrespective of time of service, say 50 per cent of his average annual salary during his tenure of office, whenever such clerk shall be adjudged incapacitated by a board of medical examiners appointed by the President? What is the objection to this— is there any—unless it be from the persons already eligible and who fear that the fund would not be self-sustaming? If the Taw- new bill is enacted is it not class legislation at the beginning? The greater number of clerks I am sure do not ask any pension list; but if Congress is determined to im- pose one on this great body of helpless ser- vants, by all that Is fair and just let us all stand on an equal footing, and as Con- gress claims to represent the majority, I offer a substitute to the Tawney bill—one that I think is more equitable to the “ma- jority.” The substitute bill referred to proposes to withhold from the salary of clerks 2 per centum for clerks over twenty-one years of age and under thirty years; 8 per centum for clerks over thirty years and under forty years, 4 per centum for clerks over forty years of age and under fifty years, and 3 per centum for clerks over fifty years of age, to be deposited to the credit of the “civil service retirement fund.” The Retirement Funda. Mr. Joseph Trainor writes to The Star in answer to some figures presented by Mr. Mortimer in support of the project outlined in the Tawney bill. Mr. Trainor says: “The law, Mr. Mortimer says, going into effect, so far as the accumulation of the 2 per cent goes, July 1, 189 (next July), the fund would amount to $1,200,000 by July 1, 189, apparently a very large and ample sum, when it would hecome available for the proposed pensions. This accumulation, it will be readily seen, would be at the rate of $00,000 a year for four years, and would continue at the same rate, I presume, thereafter. He also says that at this qate, July 1, 1900) there will be “300 clerks in ail the executive depart- ments eligible’ for compulsory retirement and seventy-five who could voluntarily re- tire.” ‘The maxjmum pension, Mr. Mortf- mer states, Id be $100 per month—$1,200 Per year—for'eath retired employe, but I think it would bé more than this, for nearly every one of the sald employes to be retired in 1900 has been a high-grade employe, $1,600 or $1,800 per year, and the Tawney Dill says they shali be retired at three- fourths of the ‘highest salary they have ever recelved.: || But at the given figures the annual cost of pensioning' these 375 employes would be $450,000, ich Mr. Mortimer acknowl- edges. 10 “Let us figurea little. July 1, 1900. In the fund, $1,200,000; deduct $450,000 for pen- sions that year,: leaves $750,000; add $300,- 00, the year’s income from the 2 per cent of the employes’ salary in government employ, makeg $1,050,000, available for the second year’s 0} tions. Deduct from that $450,000 for the second year’s pensions, leaves $600,000, to which add $300,000 reve- nue again, and we have $900,000 working capital for the third year. Deduct $450,000 and add $300,000 again, and we have $750,- 000 to carry on business the fourth year, a decrease of business capital of the amount of one whole year’s pensions in three years! Now, any one can see from this the in- evitable, that in six years the whole fund will be gone and the concern insolvent— totally collapsed. “But another word with regard to the im- ing, officers for the ensuing year were| practicability of this pension scheme. In erected as follows: James F. Hood, presi-| addition to providing pensions for the dis- dent; Aug. B. Coppes, vice president; Sam- uel R. Brooks, secretary, and Louis Hartig, treasurer. It is the intention of the club to make a number of improvements to the property on the island near Glen Echo this season. abled employes, each employe @ropping out of the government service before he has reached the period when he was to be pen- sioned. is to have all the money he has paid in repaid to him. How could this be done if the money has already been paid out in pensions?” DISTRICT AFFAIRS Electric Light Muddle Still Perplex- es the Commissioners. rd PRES'T. THOMAS’ SOCCESSFOL PROTEST A Permit Issued for Repair Work to Be Done. OTHER LOCAL MATTERS President Thomas of the United States Electric Lighting Company was at the Commissioners’ office this morning with blood in his eye. He was mad. His work- men had been arrested for nothing, he sald, and the people fn the northwestern section of the city had been deprived of light by the action of the authorities. The Engineer Commissioner was not in the building when Mr. Thomas arrived, and Commissioner Ross represented the triumvirate. So to him Mr. Thomas appealed. After explain- ing the situation, which was that the high winds had caused a break in a wire, and the burning out of one in the condui’ that his workmen were merely engaged in splicing the cable when they were arrested and dragged off to the station house, he ania: “I must have some understanding with the Commissioners. Not only is the clec- tric company being goaded at every pos- sible turn, but the public is being seriously inconvenienced. This fight against the company is unfair and smacks of revenge. We are not lawbreakers and criminals, that we must be consteantly watched by the police and arrested for every trifle. When this is over I shall have a settlement with Col. Truesdell and Maj. Powell for their personal attacks upon me. Do you want to drive us into the courts every day? Why, it would only be the work of a few min- utes to get an injunction to prevent you from interfering with us. A Permit Issued. Commissioner Ross understood the situa- tion and sent for Capt. Fiebeger, who is acting engineer commissioner during Maj. Powell's absence. They immediately issued a permit, and President Thomas departed with the document in a better frame of mind. The order of the Commissioners issued at the time of the trouble about the work done in the conduit south of Pennsylvania avenue was what caused the police to act yesterday. Policeman Oriana was ‘he officer who acted and while he took the workmen to the police station no arvest was recorded, and the men were permitted to depart when President Thomas appeared at the station and made an explanation. Licut. Amiss Explainn. Lieut. Amiss said this morning that che former order of the Commissioners was re- voked only so far as it applied to the part of the city south of Pennsylvania avenue, and as this work was being done north of the avenue the officers considered it their duty to take some action. What will eventually be done he does not krow, but he says the attention of the attorney will-be called to the matter, and if he advises a prosecution warrants will be sworn out for the company’s agents. Paving to Be Done. The Commissioners this afternoon issued the following order: “That the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home railway is hereby di- rected to put the space between its rails and tracks and two feet adjacent the on North Capitol st avenue and © streets, in good repair, to be approved by the Commissioners within thirty days from the service of this notice; and that if said repairs are not so made the Commissioners will cause the work to be done and issue certificates of indebted- Lcss against the company thereto.” jcenxe Granted to M. J. Fleming. The excise board ranted a license today to Michael J. Fleming, 719 4%2 strect south- west, the first of its kind isssued since the board took charge of the liquor busi- ness of the District. Two years ago Flem- ing was convicte of selling liquor to min- crs. The law provides that an applicant convicted of this Gfrense cannot make ap- plication for a license within two yea from the date of his conviction. Today the application of Mr. Fleming was favor- ably considered and the license granted. ‘Today's Orders. The Commissioners today issued the fol- lowing orders: The contract for grading alleys in Ana- costia, D. C., has been awarded to H. L. Welles, at 19% cents per cubic yard, this being the lowest Bid received and consider- ed reasonable anl advantageous to the District. The proposal of Alex. C. Chenowith, re- ceived March 31, 1896, for constructing sewers at various localities in the District of Columbia has been accepted, his bid being the lowest one received —_—_—— LIQUOR DEALER W LLS ACQUITTED The Excise Board May Now Take Ac- tho: Judge Millec has firally disposed of the case of William L. Wells, the South Wash- ington liquor dealer, and the excise board may tow reopen his case involving an ap- plication for a license this year. His ap- plication was rejected this week, the pres- ent case being held against him, and action was taken before the court acied. Lawyers Lipscomb and Turner represented the de- fendant. The evidence was very conflict- ing and complicated, but Judge Miller, who carefully examined each witness, reached the conclusion that Wells had not violated the law, and acquitted him. ——— Administrator Appointed. Judge Cox today appointed Aaron R. Townshend administrator of the estate of the late Dr. Smith Townshend, who died intestate, his bond being fixed at $000. The value of the personal estate is placed at about $300, and the debts unsecured by deed of trust are stated to be about SN. The amount of the real estate is not given. =! Life on the Bowery. Mike Riley, who, as an evangelist, is known as the “Bowery Bum,” will address a meeting at the Central Union Mission this ebening at 7:30 o'clock on his thirty years’ experiences on the Bowery and his rescue from a sinful life. Mrs. H. M. Bratton, an- other prominent evangelist, will also speak. = They Took Too Much. Four full-grown men, who are not mem- bers of the Anti-Saloon League, appeared in Judge Kimball's court this morning on charges of violating the municipal laws. James Reardon was released, in order that he might dispose of some produce he had and turn $5 into the District treasury. Frank Ross, allas O'Donnell, who has but one hand, was given fifteen days, in default of bond. Rody Timbers, an old colored man, was find $5. Michael Murphy was given the same fine. —— oe Favor Many Reforms. Mr. Babcock has presented to the House petitions of the state Epworth League of Wisconsin asking Congress to raise the age of consent in the District of Columbia to eighteen years; to appoint a commission to investigate the labor question; to substi- tute voluntary industrial arbitration for railway strikes; to repeal the ninety-day divorce law iri Oklahoma,*and to enforce the compulsory education law and suppress child labor in the District. ———_-e-_______ Henry D. Carey, formerly judge of the court of sessions of West Chester county, New York, @ prominent democratic politi- cian of the empire state, is stopping at the Hotel Emrich as the guest of Attorney George W. Albright. ——-e-______ ‘The Montgomery county, Md., prohibition- ists Tuesday elected delegtes and alter- nates to the state convention April 23. The British parliament Tuesday adjourned for the Easter recess. SPRING FLOWERS. | fhe Churches Decorated Easter Services. The work of decorating the various; churches tm Washington has been, in near- | ly all instances, completed, aud the display | is said to be finer than ever before. The beautiful Easter lily, of course, cc- cupies the most prominent place in the col- lection, but the calla lily, with its virsin whiteness and graceful dignity, has also | been used abundantly. The Bermuda Iily, ‘ with its white bells, has also been trecly | used. Pink and white azaleas ave also been freely used, and will lend their beauty to! the occasion, and other flowers almost too numerous to mention will also be used. Roses and violets, which have lingered throughout the winter, are giving way to the dstinctively spring flowers. The cultivated daisy has grown in popu- larity during the past few years, and will be in great demand this Easter. In the various markets a great profusion of potted plants Is displayed, the familiar | tulip and fragrant hyacinth prevailing. Palms form the chief green decoration in the churches, and asparagus and smilax abound, with’ ‘ferns of all varieties. In a! number of the churches memorial windows will be decorated, boxes of planis veing Placed on the sills. — = Army Orders. Capt. Charles C. DeRudio,seventh cavalry, has been ordered to San Diego, Cal., to await retirement. The sick leave granted Lieut. Joseph P. Batchelor, jr., twenty-fourth infantry, has been revoked, and he has been ordered to temporary duty at David's Island, N. Y. Capt. Charles H. Ingalls, assistant quar- termaster, has been ordered to report to the examining board at St. Paul, Minn., for ex- amination for promotion. Capt. H. O. S, Heistand, company ¢, eleventh infantry, and Capt. R. J.C. Ir- vine, company I, of tne same regiment, have exchanged companies. — Sa Salaries Cannot Re Retained. Judge Reeve, the solicitor of the treas- ury, has given an opinion that the salary of 2 United States juige cannot be re- tained in satisfaction of a bond to the government upon which he Is a surety. The solicitor holds that this rule also applies to members of Congre: The River and Harbor B Arrangements have been made to con- sider the river and harbor bill on Mon- day, under suspension of the rules. This would leave but thirty minutes for de- bate, but it is quite possible that an agree- meni will be entered into for such debate as is desircd, perhaps two or three hours. = The North Atlantic Squadron. Orders dave been ecnt to Captain Evans of the Indiana, at Port Royal, to bring the ship ctraight to Fort Monroe when she comes out of duck next Tuesday. The original program was tu have the ship go to Philadelphia, but this was abandoned, and she will be attached to the North At- lantic squadron. Secr2tary Herbert went to Fort Monroe last evening, and it is his intention to remain there several days, witnessing the evolutions of the North Atlantic squadror, which will be curried on In the vicinity. for the ee American Champion to Row at Henley CHICAGO, April 4.—The Delaware Boat Club has entered for the Henley diamond challenge sculls Dr. W. S. McDowell. Me- Dowell last year succeeded in winning the amateur championship of America at Sara- toga. The doctor has packed his boat, and he expects to leave for England about the middle ef May. If he wins, he will be the first American to do so. ao Charter Oak Park Sold. HARTFORD, Conn., April 4—At noon to- day Charter Oak aPrk, known the coun- try o among horsemen as one of the finest driving parks, was sold under the hammer for the sum of $19,000 at a sacri- fice of $150,000 from the original cost. a Charged With CHICAGO, April 4. Meyer, proprietor of a boarding house, has been arrested on a charge of poisoning James Fenton, sixty years of age. Fenton had lived with Meyer for seventeen years, rk, the Forger, Found. PIERRE, S. D., April 4.—George M. Clark, the Grant ¢ who fled a few months ago $40, short, is now on a ranch neay Senta Lucrecia, Canton Min- Vera Cruz, Mexico. Clark is under surveillarce by a detective and escape from arrest is impossible. —————— Taylors to Appeal CARROLLTON, Mo., April 4.—Attorneys for the Taylor brothers, againsi whom the sentence of death for the murder of the Meeks family has just been upheld by the state supreme court, have decided to ask the supreme court for a rehearing of the case. If this fails the attorneys will try to reach the court on bane. Se Vice Chancellor Bird’ TRENTON, N. J., April 4.—Vice Chancel- lor Bird, whose term expires next Wed- nesday, has received a formal notice from the chancellor to the effect that he will not be reappointed. Vice Chancellor Pit- ney’s term expires Thursday. It is thought that Pitney will also be turned down. Attorney General Stockton has been spoken of very freely in connection with ene of the place: — President Burns Reinstated. PITTSBURG, Pa., April 4.—Simon Burns, whe was unceremoniously deposed from the presidency of the National Window Glass Workers’ Association a few weeks ago, and Daniel Winters elected to the olfice, has been restored to his position by crder of court. —. -__ Strike at Vienna Collapm VIENNA, April 4.—The fireme has collapsed, and ihe men ari to thelr posts. strike urning regular Graphophone, tion, 10 at és! « calle at Gly, ernment Bods, 1 eal 11614 bid, TL 114 asked. f Coi jt Bonds. 20. zal, 10S bid. 110 bd! Water stock furding, + Metropol Metropolita Belt nid, 114% series Ay <_ Compan Vashington Gs, 105 bid, Washi 108 bid. Masonic Hall Associat Washington Light Infantry Ist 68, 100 onl Bank Stocks. -Bank of Washington, 27 Kk public, 240 Did. Metzopolitan, bid, 310 asked. Central, 280 bid. Farmers and Mechantc ed. onl, 131 bid, 136 asked. nbla, 128 st End, 107 . 100 asked." Lin- coln, 100 bid, 103 asked. Safe Deposit and Trost Companies. Deposit and Trast, 120 bid. 121 ask ton Loan and Trust, 129) bid. 122 asked Sceurity and Trust,"*143 bid, 130 asked. ton Safe Deposit, 60 bid. Rallroad Stocks. —Capital Tractio 65 ked. bid. 70. ask Metropelitan, 1 113 Columbia, 35 bid. Belt, 3 asked. Eekington, 14 big, 25 asked. Georgetown and Tennallytown, 20 rt Fas and Electric Light Stocks. Washington Gas, Did, 44 asked.“ Georze-ow . 42 bid, 50 asked. U.S. Plecirie Light, 117% ‘bid. Insurance Stocks. —Pirexen’s, 30 Wid. Franklin, 88 bid, 45 asked. bid, 90 asker. Corcoran, 32. bid. id.” Arlington, 142 bid, 155 asked. 170 ta, 200% atked. Natfonal 13 asked! Columbia, 12 bk, Ty bid, SMe asked. People's, . Lincoln, 743 . Sty asked. |. wal Ektute Title, Title Insurance s Penn Chesapeake and Potoma American Graphophone, 7 asked. matte Gun Carriage, .22 bid, .24 asked. Miscellaneous Stocks. — Mergcuthaler 119% bid. 122 asked. Lansion Monotype. 88 bid. 50 asked. bid, Gt naked. Phew 8% asked. shington Market, 13 Did. Falla Ice, 120 bid, 130 asked. “Lincoln Hall, 90 asked. °Rr div, FINANCE AND TRADE Prices Advanced Throughout the Active List, THE = NEW STEEL COMBINATION | Coming Exports of Gold Attract Litile Attention. —-B- GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, April 4—An absence of pressure to sell enabled traders to advance prices In all parts of the active speculative list this morning. Sentiment conti reflect a growing confidence in higher prices, an increased cutside demand being the one element of Improvement not Im- mediately available. The new steel combination and the im- proved outlook for the iron industry are factors of more than ordinary significance, and foreshadow a revival of commercial activity which, sooner or later, should find reflection in banking and speculative op- erations. Reilroad earnings reported during the last half of the weck were, in the main, fully up to expectation, St. Paul's report showing an increase of $170,478 for the fourth week in March being particularly encouraging. ‘The engagement of half a million gold for export by Tuescay’s steamers, announced early in the day, attracted little attention, the street having been fuliy adviscd of the likelihood of such a movement. The amount may be increased materially prior to sail- ing home, but ir view of the assurances given by the leading foreign bankers that no prolonged movément 1s likely, values should not be depressed beyond fractional limits, if at all. The flurry in Tobacsb incident to the divi- dend snnouncement has apparently run its course, and as the movement terminated with the bulk of the stock in the hands of the larger inside interests the street can- rot have been seriously affected by the somewhat advanced financiering resorted to by the management. No important de- cline can reasonably be expected while the stock remains distributed as it now is an@ some new d y to in- spire an out The fatt that the general market proved unresponsive to the mqvement in this prop- erty furnishes additional evidence of the stability of the present speculative under- tone. Adl things considered, the contracted operations of the week have not been un- satisfactory, and future developments should, if present expectations are realized, result in a substantially higher level of values between now and summer. The short interest in Manhattan was credited with a sharp advance of 2 per cent in the price of that property this morning. The proposed Brooklyn bridge connection, having been sanctioned by the municipal authorities, was the incentive behind the covering movement, th pany therefrom being gen: The buying of Union Pacific by brokers conspicuous in advancing the stock of this ccmpany early in the week was continued up to the close of business today. As this movement is based on the possible action of the subcommittee on Paci i and as the action of that comm this session of Congress, is am more remote legislative possibilit servative operators are of the that ro extensive trading is warranted for the present. Among the low-priced stocks, however, this property is perhaps the favorite. The bank statement reflects a loss of $1,250,009 in lawful money, the bulk of which is in logal tenders. The decreases in loans and deposits are insignificant and merely reflect a continuation of conditions which have prevailed since the settlement of the government bond transaction, An advance in money rates due to the slowly diminishing surplus reserve may serve to force an early abandonment of the specie movement. Exchanges Closed. NEW YORK, April 4.—Today is a holiday on coffee and cotton exchanges. LIVERPOOL, April 4.—The cotton, grain and provision exchanges are closed today. —_-—_— FINANCIAL AND COMMERICIAL, The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the clesing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York steck exchange. Correspondents Messra. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broacway. High. American Sugar... HS" Liss American Sugar, Pfd... 100g 1005, American Tobacco. ca) American Cotton Oil eros eae Atchisot Wy 164 Balto. & Ohio 18% ISG canada Southern. Canada Pacitic... Chesapeake & Ohi c., C. & St. L chicago, B&Q... Chic. & Northwestern. Chicago Gas, Cf Cc. M.& St. Paul, .M.&St. Paul, Pid. Chic., LT & Pacitic Del., Lack. & W. Delaware & Hudson. Den. & R. Grande, Pid. Dig & Caitle Feeding. General Electric. Hiinols Central Lake Shore. Erie. Lou Nasnw Long Island “Traction. Metropolitan Traction Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Central Missouri Paciti National Lead © National Lead Co.. Pid! U.S. Leather, Prd New Jersey Central New York Central &N. Eng. © N.¥.C. & St. Louis. Northern Pacitic Northern Pacitie, Pid orth Aaperican. Ont. & Weste Pacidie Mail, Phila. X Reading. Pullman Pal. Car Southern Railway, P Phila. Trae Cexas Pacitic Wheeling & Wheeling & L. Erie, Ptd Western Union Tel. Silver... Grain and Cotton Markets, urnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 B members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, ‘Thak mann & Co., New York. GRAIN. Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat By 6 Corn Oats Pork lard its BALTIMORE, April Fleur dull, ipts, 10.415 shipments, 1.006 harrelag 1,080 barrels. Wheat tirm—spot and tonth, and July, 70 receipts, 3,811. bushelet :. 2,000 bus bel: out sample, 70a77; do. Spot and’ month, 22%, Bolg; wtenmer mixed, B2% ‘is; shipments, 138,242 19 bushels; sales, 11.000 tus white and yellow corn 34is, ate firm. No. ®. White western, 26126'% 2 mixed do. receipts, 1 bushels: stock, 110,08 bushels. 4215 near ele. Hl treighta % drm, une i firm' fresh, 13 Whisky x Not Wantea. The Alexandria authorities have started @ crusade to prevent the women from the “Division” in Washington from locating ta that city. Several of them were this mora- ing found in houses on North ‘se street and were immediately ordered > ‘eave the city. The authorities are de’ “l not @ allow them to remain ther: