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THE. EVENING STAR, MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1896-TWELVE PAGES. ene unintentional injustice to the Post- master General. This was a business con- solidation for the benefit of the public service. Mr. Gorman Has Som ing to Say. Mr. Gorman rose to state that-Mr. Wol- cott's information came second-handed, and he wished to say that the Senator had been misinformed. As to the politics involved, Mr. Gorman said he would speak of that in due time. This was at his own home, he knew all about it, and he did not take his information second-handed. “Certainly I cannot keep track of the quarrels of the Senator from Maryland with the members of his own party,” inter- jected Mr. Wolcott. “I have no such quarrels,” responded Mr. Gorman. Mr. Wolcott went on to say that any dif- ferences that might exist between the Postmaster General and one or two Sena- tors ougat to give way before the needs of the publie service. While he did not think the propos=d change would prevail, yet he believed this would educate the country to the need of freeing the postal service from the spoils system. Mr. Gorman answered that Mr. Wolcott sought to place this subject on a low plane. He sought to intimate that this was a mere personal and political question. Fost Office Department Congratulated “If it's a political question,” exclaimed Mr. Gorman with intense sarcasm, “then I congratulate the Post Office Department that a distinguished Senator on the other side of the chamber can be its defender on this occasion. There has been a suspicion among the democrats that many acts of this administration could consistently be defend-d by some republican.” It was a significant fact, proceeded Mr. Gorman, that when the Postmaster General proposed departure from democratic pritciples by taking the country post office away from the people this Postmaster Gen- eral had a_ republican Senator for his champion. Mr. Gorman rejected the idea that the post offices were a huge spoils «ystem. He had served under democratic administrations and under republican ad- ministratiors, and the mere appointment of posimasters was never anything to him. He knew from recent events that any reconmmendations by him would be rejected. + An Civil Service Reformers. Mr. Gorman said that his observation of civil service reformers was that they were the first to get their friends into office, and then to keep them there. He defended postmasters against the charge of political subserviency, and urged that it was every right, and his duty, to take an in- in polities. rring to the Postmaster General, Gorman said it would be well for that en to the people and serve than to be delivering lectures tariff and gold and silver. When an official accepted a public office he became ‘a public servant. It would be well, said Mr Gorman, to return to the old rule that when you found a man constantly pro- claiming his virtue there is a rascal near at hard. ‘The Senator sald he hoped to see a Post- master Generai, no matter what his politics might be, who would really reform that Gepartment, not by removing it from the people, but by cutting down the high com- pensation for carrying the mail and the high salaries above the $1,000 mark. Mr. His Position. Mr. Hill suggested some modifications in the proposed amendment, and said he was with the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Wol- cott) on the general principle of including ‘mall post offices within the limits of a city or in its immediate outskirts. But if the scheme was one to overturn the sys- tem which had existed for years, it should be done in some other way than by amend- ment to an appropriation bili. If, for imstance, all Long Island was to (tached to Brooklyn he wanted to know He objected to legisiation in the dark. Before any department of the govern- reent abelished all the post offices in the Long Island district he would like to con- eult with the people of that section. He thenght the change should be restricted to Pcst offices within five miles of the large cities. Like a Department Store. Mr. Nelson (Minn.) opposed the consoli- dation. It was, he said, on the principle of the g-eat department stores—“the devil- fish of modern society.” These depart- mental stores were the curse of the com- mercial world, and he would not like to see the same system carried into the Post Office Department. Mr. Lodge (Mass.) declared that the best methods ef business would inevitably pre- and could not be stopped by politics egislation. The people did not care so tronage as they did for good be it. Passage of the Cuba Announced. action of the House on the confer- » report on the Cuban resolutions hav- ing been reported to the Senate, Mr. Sher- man made a report on action on the report of conferees. Mr. Allison suggested that the report of the conference was unneces- sary, in view of the action of the House showing t body had receded. oe DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. Resolutions A Hearing Postponed. ‘There was to have been a hearing this af- ternoon before the District committee of the Senate on the bill incorporating the Potomac Heat, Light and Power Company in the District of Columbia, but when the hour of 2 o'clock arrived, it was found to be impossible to secure a sufficient num- | ber of the members of the committee to at- tend, and the hearing was postponed until 2 o'ciock Wednesday afternoon. At this } hearing It is expected that considerable will be said ihat is of Interest in view of the ‘ent happenings in the District in the tric light matter. The application of he Potomac Company for a charter will be opposed by the United States Eiectric mapany. Several Reports. The District committee of the Senate Is im receipt of reports from the Commission- ers recommending favorable action on House bill 227, requiring bills of sale, con- ditional sales, mortgages, or deeds of trust of chattels in the District, and Senate bill 2276, to confirm title to lots 13 and 14, in equare 95’, in this city, and transmitting @ report from Auditor Petty advising ad- verse action on Senate bill 335, for the re- lief of Esther A. Keyser. Names of Depositors Wanted. Senator McMillan today laid before the Senate resolutions of the Northeast Wasa- ington Citizens’ Association praying for legislation to compel the Washington Gas Light Company to publish a lst of names ot persons who have deposited money with He company to secure the payment of gas sis. Rev. Mr. Johnston’s Memorial. Senator Hoar today presented to the Sen- ate a memorial from Rev. Hugh Johnston, pastor of the Metropolitan Methodist Church of this city, praying for the pastage sf the bill now pending in the House known “as the Interstate gambling bill, which is de- signed to prevent gambling by means of telegraphic communication from state to state. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Ex-Consul Waller Writes About Ill Treatment. OUR CONSUL WOULD NOT PROTECT HIM Kept in Irons Excepting Twenty Minutes Each Day. ALLEGED FRENCH OUTRAGES > e CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, April 6—Mrs. Laura Martir of this city, the only sister of John L. Waller, the ex-United States ccnsul to Tamatave, has rezeivei a letter written March 21 which tells several things heretcfore unpublished in connection witn his arrest by the French ani subse- quent events. After telling about being abused while lying in trons on board ship at Tamatave, and being k2pt in irons for seven days and nights en route from Tam- atave to Marseilles, with the exreption of ten minutes each forenoon anl a like per- iod In the afternoon of each day, te say: “At Tamatave all the influence of United States Acting Consul Wetter was used against me, and he even went so far as to write a letter which he knew the French officials would read pending my trial. In this letter Wetter accused me of being ‘guilty of a vidlation of the law,’ and stated that I need not expect any ‘immediate as- sistance from the government.’ The read- ing of this letter befere the conelusion of my trial only tended toward influencing the loSer element tu outrage and spit upon me under ihe very shadow of our giorlcus flag at Tamatave. When I informed Mr. Wet- ter of the mischief which his letter had wrought, he replied that he did not care. “You will observe, tien, that I had no protection or aid from any quarter during all these outrages committed on me by the French. These outrages commenced about four months before my arrest. At one time I was assaulted in my boarding house by three French soldiers or marines from the French gunboat Hugon, then lying in the harbor at Tamatave. 1 made a com- plaint of this assault before Acting United States Consul Wetter, but he did nothing to bring the perpetrators to answer for the crime. : “Another time I was assaulted by the French soldiers in front of my own door. They surrounded, seized and poked me for no cause whatever that I knew of. Cer- tainly these soldiers had no right to leave their quarters and visit my house, a mile away and assault me.’” + In closing his letter Mr. Waller says te expected to sail from Southampton on the steamer for New York Apri! 4, and that he would arrive in New York about April 10, and that he would be in Cedar Rapids shortly afterward a BALLINGTON BOOTH FIRM. He Refused All Entrenties to Return to the Salvation Army. NEW YORK, April 6—Ballington Bocth and his sister, Mrs. Booth-Tucker, have bad a protracted conference, which laste1 from 10 o'clock last night until 4:30 this merning. The meeting took place in Bal- gton Booth’s residence at Montclair, N. J., and besides the principals there were present ‘Dr. McKelway of Philadelphia and Mrs. Maud Booth. There was ao lack cf ccrdiality in the meeting of brother and! ‘ but it is understood that the en-j sister, treatics which Mrs. Booth-Tucker addcess- ed to Ballington Booth to return to the Salvation Army fold were without effect. A conference was held at Salvation Army headquarters in this city today, there be- ing present the Booth-Tuckers, Commis- sioner Carlton, Maj. Malan and Secretary Lewis. A cablegram to Gen. Wm. Booth at international headquarters was pre- Pared, but nothing as to its contents would be divulged. ——.—___ MANIGAT’S FRIENDS ACTIVE. They Created a Disturbance to Help Him in Haytt. NEW YORK, April 6—The Dutch steam- er Prins Willem IV, which arrived this morning from West India and Haytian ports, reports that all was quiet at the time of leaving Port Au Prince, Hayti. While the vessel was at Jacmel, March 27, there was a riot in the town. General Manigat’s friends had tried to raise a dis- turbance, and considerable shooting took place. Several bullets dropped on the deck of the Prins Willem IV, and Captain Dorr, for the safety of his passengers and crew, was obliged to leave port quickly. The ship’s clearance papers were sent to him at Port Au Prince. At the latter port it was learned that the trouble at Jacmel had quickly subsided. ——__.—___ ANXIOUS ABOUT THE ADVANCE. Communication Between Cairo anu the Front Cut of. CAIRO, Egypt, April 6.—Considerable anxiety is felt here in unofficial circles con- cerning the fate of advance guard of Egyptian troops operating against the Dervishes. The telegraph line between Korosko and Murat Wells has again been cut by the Dervishes, a strong force of whom is also reported to be near Assuan. On the Berber read the enemy ts also reported to be in strong force, and in ad- dition to Murat, the Dervishes are threat- ening Fort Helaib, on the Egyptian coast of the Red sea. The Dervishes, it is further announced, have arrived at <okreb, fifty miles west <f Suakim. Another battalion has been sent to Suakim in order to reinforce the garri- son. It is thought that the Dervishes will attack the Egyptian entrenche positions, —_———_—_ INDORSED FREE SILVER. Delegates Chosen to the Missouri Democratic Convention. ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 6.—The free silver tmen of 100 or more townships and counties of Missouri held conventions Saturday. In almost every instance free coinage at 16 to 1 was indorsed, and delegates to the dem- ocratic state convention were Instructed to vote for delegates to the national conven- tion who favored that idea. Whenever the issue was made the conventions expressed themselves in favor of sending a solid sil- ver delegation to Chicago, regardless of the choices of congressional districts. ———-_—_ Naval Movements. The Navy Department is informed of the arrival of the ram Katahdin at New London, and of the arrival of the monitor boo at San Francisco from San 2 ISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Mr. Thomas’ Letter. President Thomas of the United States Electric Lighting Company sent a letter to the Commissioners today relative to their action in withholding certain sums of money for street lighting because of the report that the company was lighting the Riding Acad- emy in Georgetown with overhead wires, a part of the arc system. Mr. Thomas says the date of the letter—April 1—explains it. | Had the District had competent inspectors tkey could have seen at a glance that the Riding Academy is lghted entirely sep- arate and distinct from the wires that op- erate the are system. Municipal Lodging House. ‘The report of the superintendent of the Municipal Lodging House for the past week shows a decrease of nine in the number of * people cared for during the previous week. Excise Board. The excis2 board today granted a retail Uquor license to Peter F. Glos, 922 Pennsyl- vanla avenue. — Mail Carrierg’ Summer Suits. ‘The contract for spring suits for the let- ter carriers has been given a Baltimore firm at $10 each. The award was made by @ committee of olty post office clerks and carriers. THE EVENING STAR'S average daily circulation during the year F895 was 31,871, reach- ing 823 per cent of all the occu- pied houses in Washington. This is much more than three times the number of subscribers actually served by any other one newspaper in Washington. It is, moreover, a bona fide, regu- lar and permanent circulation, taken and paid for at full pub- lished rates, and almost wholly by the households and family circles of the City, who want and pay for the paper. for what it contains. No copies are given away, er sold at a nominal price, in order to make a show- ing with which to deceive un- wary advertisers, as is the cus- tom with some publishers. EXPRESSIONS OF~ OPINION if OLEOMARGARINE CASES. Another Batch of Indictments Re- ported by the Grand Jury. What is Thought by Representatives of | As intimated in The Star several days ago ‘Carlisle's Letter. Seme Believe He is a Candidate, Others That He Could Not Carry @ Single State. Opinions in the House vary as to the real meaning of Mr. Carlisle's letter; both as to his candidacy for the presidential nomina- tion and the possibility of his election, if made the standard bearer of the democratic party. Representative McClellan of New York said he construed the letter as meaning that Mr. Carlisle would be a candidate for the nomination. Representative Owens of Kentucky said: “Mr. Cerlisle has never made a formal an- nouncement f: r any office. It is just in this wey that he has always entered upon his Political races.” Representative Patterson said he regard- ec Mr. Carlisle as the logical candidate. He construed the letter as meaning that Mr. Carlisle would take the nomination, but would not enter a scramble for it. “That Secretary Carlisle would get the democratic nomination has never appeared to me to Le a possibility,” said Representa- tive Dinsmore of Arkansas. ‘“‘No man who had any connection with the bond deals can be President of this country.” Representative Talbert of South Carolina said: “If Judas Iscariot could be resur- rected I would prefer him to John G. Car- sle.”” Representative Money of Mississippi, said he did not believe there was anybody at all for Carlisle, and then he adde “He couldn't carry a state in the Union. Among southern silver members there is the bitterest kind of feeling against Mr. Carlisle, and his nomination would, they claim, irrevocably split the party. Mr. Morey voiees the sentiments of nearly all of them. —___—_-2+_______ TO WED THIS AFTERNOON. Mrs. Dimmick to Become Mrs. Harri- son Probably About 5:30. NEW YORK, April 6.—General Harrison, whose marriage to Mrs. Dimmick will occur this afternoon at St. Thomas’ Church, re- mained all the forenoon at his rooms in the Fifth Avenue Hotel He received several callers, but sent out word that he would have nothing to say for publication. Among those who were at his rooms were ex-Secre- tary of State John W. Foster, United States Senator Elkins, ex-Attorney General W. H. H. Miller, W. E. Curtis, C. W. Fairbanks of Indianapolis and Maj. Richard Parker of the Soldiers’ Home in Washington. Private Secretary Tibbetts said that Gen- eral Harrison was in high spirits, and that he would remain at his rooms in the hotel Mrs. Dimmick. until immediately before the ceremony, when he would be driveh directly to the church. There has as yet been no official ennouncment as ‘to the time the ceremony will be performed. It was stated that with the invitation to the marriage ceremony there also went a request to the recipient that it was to be kept a secret. The best indications are, however, that Mrs. Dim- mick will become Mrs. Harrison some time between 5:30 and 6 o'clock this afternoon. At the church this morning the florist and his workmen were busy with the decora- tions. The display made for the Easter services gave way to those for the wedding, flower succeeding flower and design suc- ceeding design, like the triumph of a fresh society belle over one of an earlier day. Mrs, Dimmick has received many valuable presents. The principal gift from General Harrison to Mrs. Dimmick is a necklace made of seven rows of pearls. The necklace 4s fifty-five inches long and has diamond clasps. ELECTIONS IN OHIO. Municipal Officers Being Chosen in All but Cincinnati. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 6.—The cities of Ohio, excepting Cincinnati, are today elect- ing municipal officers. In most places local issues only are involved. Dayton alone elects a mayor, the other large cities choos- ing only subordinate officers and magis- trates. In Dayton a bill, pushed by the re- publicans in the legislature, to seize the city government, is made an issue, and if the democrats win the election the senate will probably refuse to pass the bill. It has already the house. In this city a hard fight is being made cver S. N. Cook, republican candidate for police court c'evk. Charges against him-are now being offi- cially investigated. A faction of the re- publicans have also introduced a “ripper” bill for this city, and the republicans who are opposed to “ripper legislution” are fighting it in the election by voting against their party. It is likely that the demo- crats will win by between 1,000 and 2,000. ae MR. REV. KNAPP’S CASE. Tke Grand Vizier Says He Knows Nothing About His Expulsion. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 6.—Replying to the United States, charge d'affaires, Mr. John W. Riddle, the grand vizier and min- ister for foreign affairs, have both declared that they have received no information re- garding th2 alleged expulsion of the Rev. George W. Knapp, the American missionary from Bitlis. It is stated that Mr. Knapp has already arrived at Diarbekir, and it appears that the focal authorities wished to expel him secretly. Mr. Riddle is now awaiting in- structions from Washinston. REJOICING OF THE CUBANS. Discussing in New York the Effect of the Action of Congress. NEW YORK, April 6—There was much rejoicing at the headquarters of the Cuban junta today over the adoption of the Cuban belligerency resolutions by the House of Representatives. Dr. Joquin Castillo, who is Tomaso Es- trada Palma’s representative, said: 1 am very much gratified at the adop- tion of the resolution, but it is just what 1 expected. I cannot conceive, now, how President Cleveland can ignore the will of the country. Mr. Palma is also very well pleased, as he preferred the Senate reso- lution.” — CAPITOL TOPICS. An Additional Circuit Judge. Senator Davis, from the committee on Judiciary, today favorably reported the bfil providing for an additional circuit judge in the sixth circuit. To Protect Salmon. ‘The bill providing for the protection of ‘salmon in the streams of Alaska was to- day favorably reported by Senator Perkins, from the committee on fisheries. The bill ‘was amended by the committee, o——___ A Sectional Actér. From the San Francisco Argonaut. A theatrical manager had considerable trouble with his star actor, who was con- stantly mee:ing with accidents or falling sick: One day, as the story goes, the star was hurt in a bolier explosion. When the manager heard of it, he remarked to his agent: “I am sick of this sort of thing. Ad- vertise him, as usual, and add that we in- tend bringing out a new piece, in which the would be the ease, the grand jury this af- ternoon ‘returned another batch ef what are. known: ag \oleomargarine indictments. The indicted w are gald to be dealers im’ groceries Hike products, and they are charged with violating the law regulat- img the sale of oleomargarine, by selling the product wit! properly labeling it as such, or otheryise distinguishing it from butter. Red Most of the‘fadictments bear the names as witnesses Uf Dr. Charles A. Crampton, W. H. H. Bowen and Arthur G. Van Horn, attaches of the office of the commissidner of internal r fue, who reported the cases to District Attorney Birney. The latter stated to a Star reporter this afternoon that he has nO tar of the demurrers today entered against other similar indictments, and which he presumed counsel for those indicted today would algo file. The question raised in them, said Mr. Birney, were passed upon by Judge Cole adversely to the indicted parties, in cases coming before him about a year ago, and Mr. Birney remarked that he is confident that Judge Cole will not reverse his for- mer ruling. Mr. Birney also expressed himself as being confident of securing a conviction in every case. The following parties were indicted today: Thos. J. Rout, Wm. O. Lusby, Frank Deu- termann, Jas. 8. Nash, Wm. H. Meitzler, Patrick Sullivan, Patrick J. McDonough, Andrew J. Kenny, Jos. H. Goodrich, Albert E. nm, Ferdinand Hughes, Samuel J. McCaully, Edgar Henderson, Wm. Heine- mann, Jas. T. Childress, Frank Weigand, Edgar Hogan, Perry B. Ruark, Israel C. Kollock, Samuel Eagan, Jos. P. B. Barber, John L. Gundling, Chas. B. Brand, Levi Mancts, Frank Daley, John Holloran, Chas. ‘Chappel and Geo. W. Shelly. At the re- quest of Mr. Birney, bench warrants for the arrest of the Indicted parties were at once issued, and they will probably be brought before Judge Cole tomorrow. — UNIVERSITY NOTES. National University. The question discussed by the Debating Society of the law school Friday night was: “Resolved, That the United States should grant belligerent rights to the insurgents of Cuba.” Messrs, Alan N. Joknson, Joseph H. Jochim and Willard H. Voyles supported the affirmative, while the negative was sup- perted by Arnold V. Graves, D. A. Usina and Francis T. K. Smith. ‘The juniors are‘pow taking a supplemental course on discharge of contracts, under Prof. Eugene Carusi. Howard University. The Athletic Association will hold its first reception tonight at the Conservatory of Music. The committee of arrange- ments consitts of R. C. Kelly, chatr- man; T. W. Avant, G. H.’de Reef, R. L. Jones and Gus D. Eubanks. The officers of the association are: G. H. de Reef, presi- dent; R. L. Jones, vice president; B. S. Jackson, secretary, and I. T. Gillam, treas- urer. 3 At the meeting of the Theological Lyceum Society on Wednesday J. B. Jefferies and J. W. Neill discussed the question: “Resolved, That immigration to this country should be stopped for the next ten years,” after which an interesting paper was read by G. A. Jones. The Easter recess began Thursday even- ing and will close tomorrow evening. Columbian University. The debate scheduled for the Debating Society of the Law School for next Satur- day is, “Resolved, That the free and un- limited coinage of gold and silver at the existing ratio. would be for the best inter- est of the country.” The speakers will be, fer the affirmative, Messrs. J. A. Massie, D. P. Moore ang C. A. Johnson; for the negative, C..S. Shreeves, C. B. Cheyney and E. P, Mills. The speakers for the next public debate have been elect- |. as follows: For the affirmative, Messrs. 8. E. Burroughs, A. M. Fulk and R.-O. Dweyer,-and F. W. H. Clay, L. L. Sullivan and C. B. Keene for the negative. This debate will_take place April 18, and the question is, “Resolved, That the United States Senayp shpuld be elected by direct vote of the peopte.” Benjamin Butterworth began on Wednesday. a lecture course on patent law. The course will be continued on Wed- nesday of each week until the en@ of the term. ‘The annual alumni banauct will take place Wednesday evening at the Shoreham. Before the dinner a teception will be held, at which all the guests and members of the association will be presented to President Whitman. Dr. Richardson, president of the association, will preside at the banquet, and will be toastmaster. Toasts will be responded to by Dr. Whitman, Dr. 8. H. Greene, Dr. W. B. King, Dr. W. W. John- ston, Mr. Chapin Brown, Dr. H. B. Noble, Maj. John W. Powell and Dr. Charles E. Munroe. Rev. E. B. Pollard, D.D., Ph.D., who has been selected a3 professor of English in the university, will begin his work with the fall term. Professor William Ordway Partridge, who is unable to lecture in the university course on account of illness, has been replaced by Professor Otis T. Mason. Catholic University. At the last meeting of the Shakespeare Club the members decided to give a public entertainment after the Easter recess. Every member of the club will appear in costume, representing well-known Shake- spearian characters. A one-act travesty will be written in Shakespearean style by Messrs. Guilfoile and Cashman. A prologue will also be written for the occasion. A scene from the “Merchant of Venice” is included in the program, with solos and choruses taken from different plays, and several brief papers. Mr. Augustin Daly furnished the Shakespearean music, as it has been arranged for the use of his company. After the entertainment a reception will take place. Mr. Bryant Laurence of New York city left by his will $5,000 to the Catholic Univer- sity. April 15 the meeting of the board of direc- tors will take place, after which the Alumni Association will hold its annual meeting. Georgetown University. The Philonomosian debate will take place about the 15th instant. The question to be discussed is, “Resolved, That free trade is the true economic policy of the United States.” The debaters selected for the occasion are Messrs. James Murren and Edward R. Fay for the affirmative, while the negative will be supported by Messrs. livingston J. Cullen and Charles McLaugh- ii in. In the post-graduate department Mr. John W. Corbett, S. J., has begun a course of lectures on German literature. He is now treating seven great authors of the best period. The advisory’ board of university ath- letics is nearly completed. It consists of Rev. William M. McDonough of the facul- ty, Dr. James Dudley, M. J. Colbert and J. Nota . McGill of, the Alumni Association, James C. Capk of the junior class, L_C. Mc- Crea of the Senior class, James P. O'Laugh- lin of the t-graduate class, and P. J. McLaughlin’ of the junior, as representa- tives of th law, department. méeting of the senior class of the Law ol Mr. C. U. Magruder was elected secrétaty of the class, and Battle McArdie petmarént chairman of the com- mittee. eae The base ball team has decided to make a trip, which’ will be opened Wednesday at Hampton Réads;'Va. At a rece! Bicycle Path Law. From Hardwami. 2 Bicycle riders in New Jersey and New York are to feap,the benefit of a bill passed in the Jersey assembly. It authorizes the raising of money for the construction of bicycle and foot,paths along and Gpon the public roads of New Jersey, and setting apart of such paths to the exclusive use of wheelmen and foot passengers. “Said bi- cycle and foot paths shall not be three nor more than six feet in shall be constructed along and upon such of the public roads of the township, and over such part of any particular public road be- tween the outside Hines thereof as the town- ship committee shall determine, “Said paths when constructed under the atid to be used by bicycle riders and foot passengers, and every person who shall ride or drive a team thereon, except for the pur- of crossing the same when necessary Go, shall forfeit and pay the sum of the use of the township, to be sued for recovered by aby person who will sue -for the same.” eet MR. HARRISON'S MEDALS ‘Him te Receive, Net Witheut Precedent — Medals of |. Great Historic Iaterest as Well as Historie vi .The action of Congress in authorising Gen. Harrison to accept two medals from foreign governments presented to him in his official capacity of President of the United States is not without precedent in the history of the republic. If the medals were presented to him individually no action on the part of Congress would have been required, inasmuch as the constitu- ticnal provision against the acceptance of a decoration or medal from a foreign power without the consent of Congress applies oly to a person “holding an office of honor or trust” under the government, whereas now Gen. Harrison is but a private citizen. The mecals in question, however, were presented to the Presiden: of the United States, and were supposed to have deen gifts from one country to another. One Was addressed to Mr. Harrison, President of the United States, and the other was addressed simply to the President. Inas- much as there was doubt as to their ownership, Congress passed the joint reso- lvtion authorizing Gen. Harrison to accept beth of them, and President Clevelana ep- Froved the measure. It therefore appears that they were given to the ex-Presbdent by the government of the United Stater. Aside from their great historical inter- est the medals are of considerable intrinsic value. A Spanish Souvenir. The handsomer of the two is the one presented by the Spanish government in recognition of the celebration of the fourth centenary of the discovery of the new world by Columbus. It was struck in com- memoration of the historical exposition held in Madrid in February, 1893. 1t is about two and a half inches in diameter and resis in a red velvet case, the cover of which bears the Spanish coat of arms. Its two sides depict two important scenes in the life of Columbus. The obverse, or face, a bas relief of the scene on board the caravel when land was first sighted. Columbus is shown pointing to- ward the land, with his men kneeling around him. In the circle between the edge of the medal and the central com position is the inscription in Spanis! “Christopher Columbus discovered the new world the 12th of October, 1492. Donna Isabella and Don Ferdinand were reigning in Castile afd Aragon.” The reverse bears a bas relief showing the reception of Co- Jumbus at court by Ferdinand and Isabella after his return. Behind Columbus are In- dians bearing baskets, parrots and other objects. “The work is most delicately ex- ecuted, all of the details being noted with extreme finish. ‘This medal wis presented to the “President of the United States.” A Medal From Brazil. The other medal was presented to Presi- dent Harrison by name, by the president of Srazil, through the Brazilian special envoy, Admiral de Silveira, in 1890. It is commemorative of the action of the gov- ernment of the United States in being the first goverrment tc recognize the republic of Brazil. The medal is three-quarters of an inch in diameter and one-quarter of an inch in thickness. It weighs 14% ounces. it is made of pailadium (a rare silver-white metal, resembiing platinum), which is in- tended to be symbolic of Brazil, and of gold, emblematic of the United States of America. The face has a head of liberty and two crested sprigs of laurel. The reverse con- tairs the eagle and shield of the great seal of the United States surrounded by several constellations. It rests in a polished oak cese with satin lining, deccrated with the colors of Brazil and the coat of arms of the United States. The two medals are now in the library of the State Department, where they have been on public exhibition since their receipt. In the same case is a valuable decoration, pre- ser ted by the Sultan of Turkey in commem- cration of the discovery of America. It is an elaborate affair of gold, set with a pro- fusion of diamonds and other precious stones. In 1829-30 a medal was offered to President | Jackson by Simon Bolivar to commemorate {the friendly assistance afforded by the United States in establishing the South American republics. Congress passed a res- olution authorizing the acceptance by the President of this medal, but at the same time specified that the medal should be de- posited in the State Department and not given to Mr. Jackson until he had retired from the executive chair. —__ Easter Election: The following officers of St. John’s P. E. Church were elected at a meeting of the parish this afternoon: Vestrymen, Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller, Dr. Robt. Rey- burn, Gen. J. H. Watmough, Judge W. S. Cox, Gen. C. C. Augur, Gen. B. C. Card, Mr. Henry E. Pellew, Mr. James Lowndes; treasurer, Gen. B. C. Card; register, Mr. James Lowndes; wardens, Gen. J. H. Wat- mough, senior warden; Judge A. B. Hagner, junior warden; delegates to diocesan con- vention, Delegate J. C. Bancroft Davis; al- ternate, Dr. Robt. Reyburn; delegate, Mr. Henry E. Pellew; alternate, Gen. Chauncey McKeever; delegate, Mr. James Lowndes; alternate, Dr. F. M. Gunnell; delegate, Ge Jas. H. Watmough; alternate, Commander F. E. Chadwick. Senator Chandler's Return. Senator Chandler returned to the city to- day from New Hampshire. Upon his ar- rival at the Senate he was kept busy throughout the afternoon explaining the circumstances leading up to the recent events in the New Hampshire republican convention, which have been a subject of widespread comment ever since their occa- ston. ————_-e-______ Personal Mention. Bishop Satterlee was to have been the guest of honor at a dinner given by the Rev. Dr. Mackay-Smith Tuesday evening, the other guests being twenty-two of the rectors of the principal Episcopal parishes of the District. Owing to the death of the Rev. Dr. Addison, however, the dinner has been postponed. Capt. F. E. Hobbs, ordnance department, is in the city on leave of absence. He is at 1622 H street. ————-__. Ege Rolling Postponed. Owing to the rain storm today the chil- dren’s Easter holiday in the White House grcunds has been postponed. The Presi- dent is very much interested in the en- joyment of the little ones and has directed that the grounds be opened to them Satt urday, April 11, by which time it is hoped the lawns will be dry and the weather more favorable for egg rolling. Satur- day was selected in preference to an earlier day because it is a holiday in the public schools. ——————_+e+______ Dysgert to Be Released. There is every reason to believe that Wal- ter Dygert, the young American who has ‘been held under arrest at Guines, Cuba, un- der suspicion of complicity in the revolution, will be a free man in a short time. Consul General Williams is doing all possible to expedite the disposition of the case by the Spanish officials who have it under consid- eration, and he expects that Dygert will be released immediately. Three Assistant Engineers. Messrs. J. P. J. Ryan, John R. Morris and Chester Wells will be appointed as- sistant engineers in the navy. These young men are graduates of the Naval Academy, who were dismissed the service because of the lack of vacancies in the line to which they could be appointed. Congress passed a@ special act for their benefit. It author- ized their appointment as assistant engi- neers in the navy, provided they were found to be qualified. They were recentl® examined by a board of engineer officers at Philadelphia _and each was found to be fully qualified. The report of the examin- ing board reached the Navy Department this morning and the young men will re- ceive their commissions without much fur- ther delay. —-o.____ A terrible fire has occurred at Manilla, in eae ok meee were ant left homeless. lie FINANCE AND TRADE Fractional Additions to Values Dur- ing the Early Hours. COMING GOLD SHIPHENTS OF NO EFFECT Awaiting Vote on the Cuban Reso- lutions. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Brening Star. NEW YORK, April 6—A moderate in- crease in the volume of commission buy- ing and continued confidence in improved business conditions resulted in fractional additions to values during the early trading this morning. Tomorrow's outward move- ment of gold, aggregating $500,000, had Practically no significance as a speculative | factor. The total absence of surprise in! connection with this transaction prevented any demonstration against values. Fur- ther shipments are almost certain, but the present margin of reserve over the $100,- 000,000 limit is not likely to be seriously menaced. The vote in the House on the Cuban res- lutions conformed strictly with general expectations, but traders sold stocks in an- ticipation of some ‘resulting diplomatic complication with Spain. Fears of a presi- dential message were also entertained, but the absence of any necessity for such a document gives reasonable assurance of its superfluity being recognized by the ad- ministration, and of the incident’s being closed without further significant comment. The market tendency toward substan- tially higher rates for iron inspired con- servative buying of the prolucing and trans- porting properties. Tennessee Coal official: report a brisk demand for the compan! Product at the recent advance, and no fur- ther contracis are to be signed without the rate having been especially determined by the executive committee. The meeting of committee called for to- day, is for the express purpose of advanc- ing rates from 75 cents to $1 per ton. The improvement in this industry, if continued on the present scale, cannot fail of signifi- cant results in all departments of trade and finance. Activity in iren was an im- portant feature of last spring’s market, and circumstances are favorable to a du- plication of the results incident to tat period. The granger shares are in gvod de- mand, particularly Burlington, and will com- mand a good following during an active speculative period. The short interest in Manhattan was again among the conspicuous purchasers of that property, the old stories relative to the making of an actual offer for the con- trol being revived with good effect. Re- peated denials of the probability of the ac- ceptance of any offer yet submitted are respected only after the liquidation of the short account has been accomplished. Sugar was a prominent feature of the in- dustrial list, selling up over 119, the high- est point reached during the year. There is no evidence of any long stock, in signifi- cant quaatities, pfessing for sale even at the present level. The fact that the stock is selling very near all recent high levels, omeeets makes purchasers somewhat cau- ious. As London has not participated in local stock operations since Thursday last. the revival of foreign business tomorrow is awaited with considerable interest. Should foreign houses come in as buyers around the present level, prices should be very favorably influenced. The action of the Senate subcommittee on Pacific railroads in agreeing upon a bil? will furnish a basis for renewed activity in Union Pacific, in which considerable good buying has already been noticed. SS FINANCIAL AND COMMERICIAL. The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of tae New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York steck exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broacway. Gizh, Low. Last 19%, 118% 118i¢ 1183¢ American Sugar... American Sugar, Pf Northern Pasi. id ern ic, Pid. North American —__>+-__. etom Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 0% Deposit_ and T: Electric jects ight, 7 at 118%. Lanston Monotype, 100 at 8. ‘clock_m.—Nat! > ‘rust, 10 at 120%. U. §. After call—Mergenthaler Linotype, 15 at 120. ropolltan Raliroad, 5 at 114. af ae — roment Bonds. registererd, 108% bid, 108% asked. 100 bid, 11 asked. Lo} bide Thre askea . 8. 48, 1935, . 8. 5s, 1904, 113% bid, 113% asked. Disirlet of Colimble Bonds “20-year fund Sa, 108 bid. 30-year fund 6s, 108 Did. Water stock Zs, 1901, currency, 119 bid.” Water rstock 7s, 1903, irrency, 7 5 ° euirency, 85s, currency, 108 Metropolitan Railroad 5s, iscellancous Bonds. 105 bid, 108% asked. Met tan Railroad conv. Sth Beet tees fon 101 a Columbia Railroad @, 114 bid, ask Washington Gas Company 4s, A, 112% asked. Washington Gas Company ‘Washington Gas Company B, 111 bid, 115 asked. = Sa, 130 bid. “Chemapenke’ ant Detotare ane conv. ca tomac ‘Tele phone Se, 98 bid, 102% asked. American Security and Trust 68, F. and A., 101 bid, 105 asked. Amer- ican Security and Trust ‘Ss, A. and 0., 101 bid, 105 Washington Market Company Ist Gs, 108 bid. “Washington Market Company tmp. 6s, 108 bid) Wi lon Market Company ext. 6s, 108 bid. Masonic Hall Association 5s, 105 bid. Wash- ington Light Infantry Ist 62, 100 bid. National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 275 240 bid. | Metropolitan, 280’ bid. Farmers isked. 31 Bank of the Republic, bid, ‘Gent ee 810 asked. bid, 110 100 asked. Washinzton }21y aaked: American 147 asked. Washing- Railroad Stocks.—Capital Traction Company, 68' 2 bid, LIS asked ton, 13 and Tennallytown, 30 asked. Gas and Electric it Sto*ks.—Washington Gas, 42 bid, 44 asked. Gas, 42 bid, 60 asked." U. S. Electric it, 118 bid. 119% asked, Booey eR lee ate oe asked.” Metropolitan, 52 bid. Potomac, 5 Amington, Frc 200 Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York. GRAIN. Kaz 8.82 62, 5.10 5.05 5.25 5.20 4.00 4.52 472 46 — elections. High. Low. Close. Tee Ges Ter 770 16 1.67 72 763 76 772 708 7.08 MORE INDICTMENTS. ‘The Grand Jury Complete Their Work and Are Discharged. The grand jury this afternoon returned the following indictments, after which they were discharged for the tecm with the thanks of the court, Judge Cole informing them that they not only deserved the thanks ef the court, but also of the com- raunity, for the very satisfactory manner in which they had performed their duties. Thomas J. Rout, violating the oleomar- garine law; Frederick Robinson, house- breaking; Howard A. West and William Kline, jr., do.; Daniel Buchanan, do.; Wm. I. Roberts, alias Getz, receiving stolen prop- erty; Grace Gooding, alias Stickler, do.; Jos. Stewart, forgery; James Cratly, alias Ed- wards, violating section 5421, Revised Statutes; John Jones, second offense ot petit larceny; Charles A. Bodemer, violat- ing postal law. Monroe D. Sheuk, alias Gooding, and William 8. Roberts, housebreaking and larceny; Edward Russell, larceny; George Marlow and John Jones, desecration of graves; William Pinkney, assault with in- ; William F. Salter, embezzle- Samuel B. Husselman, false pre- William ©. Lusby, violating the oleo margarine law; Frank Deutermann, do. James 8. Nash, do.; William Alwitzler, aod Patrick Sullivan, do.; Patrick J. Me- Donough, do.; Andrew J. Kenny, do.; Jo- seph H. Goodrich, do.; Albert BE. Haden, do.; Ferdinand Huhn, do.; Samuel J. Me- Cauliy, do.; Edgar Henderson, do.; William Heinemann, do.; James T. Childress, do.{ Frank Weigand, do.; Edgar Hogan, do.j Perry B. Ruark, do.; Israel C. Kollock, do.j Samuel J. Eagan, do.; Joseph P. B. Barber, do.; John L. Gundling, do.; Charles B, Brand and Levi Moncts, do.; Frank Daley, do.; John Halloran, do.; Charies H. Chap- pel, do., and George W. Shelly, do. i COMPARED WITH OTHER OFFICES, The Work of the United St torney for the District. District Attorney Birney, speaking to a Star reporter ttday tcuching the pending executive, legislative and judicial appropria- tien bill, which provides for a change in the methods of compensation of district at- torneys, gave the followirg figures of com- parison between the work of his office and the work of other district attorneys in the United States, who, by the terms of the bill as it came from the House of Represenia- tives, are to receive $5,400 per annum as sal- ary. These offices are the western district of Arkansas, the rorthern district of Geor- gia, northern district of Illinois, district of Indiana, d'strict of Kentucky, district of Massachusetts, district of Oklahoma, east- ern district of Texas and the District of Columbia. The gross earnings of these dif- ferent offices for the year 185, as shown by the Attorney General's report, were as fol- lows: Arkansas, W. D. Georgia, N. D. Illinois, N. D.. District of Indian District of Kentucky District of Massachusetts. District of Oklahoma. Texas, E. District of Columbi: The work done by the United States at- torney for the District of Columbia during that year is stated by Mr. Birney as fol- lo the figures being taken from the rece jes Ate Criminal prosecutions terminated Number of convict:ons. Indictments returned. Ss Civil cases pending. w -48 Civil cases terminated. oe) Appeals argued in Court ppeais.... 13 Applications for pardon reported upon. 67 Aggregate amount of fines imposed§22,243.02 Fines collected. » 1,575.00 Mr. Birney has also compared the work done in his office during the six years end ing June 30, 1895, with all the work done y the seventy-three districts of the Uniteg States during the same period, with the re sult, it appears, that of the 123,205 criminal cases terminated in the seventy-three tricts during that time, the District of Co- lumbia contributed 26,308, or twenty-one and a fraction per cent of the whole. Mr. Birney not only thinks that the district at- torney here ought not to be placed on a level with those district attorneys whose business fails so far below that of his of- fice, but that the compensation, instead of being decreased, as proposed by the House ‘vill, should be increased. es TO PROTECT BANKERS, A New Idea in Checks and Drafts Which May Be Useful. From the San Francisco Examiner. Ever since an unknown man raised a check from $12 to $22,000, and succeeded in cashing it at the Nevada Bank and escap- ing with the money, bankers have been on the lookout for a means of preventing such swindles, and men of an inventive turn of mind have been studying to devise a®check that shall be proof against raising. According to one device the size and tint of the body of the check vary with the amount for which it is drawn. Thus, the pink-colored paper is good for any amount up to $10,000. The body is seven and a half inches long. It is provided with seven coupons next the stub, each one-quarter of an inch wide, and separated by the blank of the same width. They read, beginning ly of the instrument, “Not “Not over $2,000, 000, ‘ot over $6,000," “Not over $8,000,” “Not over $10,000.” The body of the check, with all the coupons torn off, ip not good for more than $200. Each coupon adds a quarter inch to the body of the check. Blank checks for more than $10,000 and up to $40,000 are eight inches long, white, and provided with cou- pons. For $50,000 up to $90,000 they are blue, and elght and one-half inches long. The coupons are similar. The merit of the invention ts said to lie not be lengthened nor coupons added after they have been torn off, even with the pulp the swindler Thomas Freong committed suicide at De- catur, Ind., last week by taking arsenic, af- ter trying to kill his seven-year-old son. The first forest fire of the season over several hvndred acres of woodland near Plymouth, Mass. yesterday, mostly @ young growth of oak. i