Evening Star Newspaper, April 13, 1896, Page 2

IN CONGRESS TODAY|THE ™ a Matters Transacted im Both the Conierees Not Yet Agreed to the Legislative Bilt. CONTESTED ELECTION CASES ———_>—_—_—_ Mr. Hoar (Mass.), from the committee on Judiciary, reported back Mr. Call's resolu- tion prop sing intervention In the case of Mrs. Maybrick. “It is an adverse report, afd covers only’ three lites,” explained Mz. Hoar, “and I ask indefinite postponement of the resclution.” The report was read. It recited briefly that the proposed inter- vention was not a subject within the juris- diction of the Senate. A vote was about to be taken on indefinitely postponing the Call resolution, when Mr. Allen (Neb.) sug- gested that it. would be well to wait until the author of the Boe present before disposing of the subject. Thereupo the resolution wernt to the calendar without ction. “The bi was passed to establish a life- saving station on the coast of New Hamp- shire or Massachusetts, between Hampton and the Merrimac rtver. Legistative Appropriation Bill. Mr. Cullom presented a partial agrsement “from the ccnference cornmittee on the leg- islative, executive and judicial appropria- tion bill. He said an agreement had not yet been reached on the items of clerks to Senators, register of copyrights, assistant controller, changing date of meeting of New Mexico legislature, increasing the force in the Attorney General's office, for classification and division in the patent of- fice, extending the contract for the patent azette, and all other sections relating to the ccmpensation of United States district attorneys and marshals. The Patent Office Gazette. #& lengthy discussion occurred over ewarding the contraet for the Patent Office Gezette. Mr. Gorman explained that the Preparation of the Gazette ought to be open to the fullest competition, and he moved to recede from that provision of the bill giving the contract for another year to the resent ccntractor. Mr. Platt (Conn.) re- ferred to the trouble amounting almost to @ scendal concerning this Patent Office Gazette. and said that as this had been evercome the present contract should be continued. The ebsence of a quorum caused much delay and numerous roll calls, the Gorman amendment finally being adopted; 23—25. This opens the award of the Patent Office Gazette to general competition. Among the reports were those by Mr. ‘Teller and Mr. Mitchell, presenting the majority and minority views on the bank- ruptey Dill. Mr. Burrows (Mich.) was then recognized in support of the claim of Mr. Du Pont to @ seat in the Senate. Mr. Burrcws was followed by Mr. Brown of Utah, also in gupport of Mr. Dupont. * THE HOUSE. ‘This was District ef Columbia day in the House. Some preliminary routine business Was transacted. A bill was passed to pay the heirs of John Ruben, late United States attorney for the middle district of Tennes- see, $205, being the balance of compensation due him. ‘The House then proceeded with the con- sidération of District business. Mr. Jenkins wi from the com ee on elections No. 3, submitted the report of that committee in the contested election case of Johnson vs. Stekes, from the seventh South Carolina district. The report was in favor of the sitting member... - ——_+o+______ CAPITOL TOPICS, French Spoliation Claims. A favorable report has been ordered by the House committee on claims on the bill to pay French spoliation claims to the extent of $2,078,196. The Bankruptey Bill. ‘The House committee on judiciary today finished its work on the bankruptcy bill, and Chairman Henderson will report the bill to the House this week, where it is ex- pected it will be cailed up in a few days. This is one of the bilis which the commit- tee on rules is disposed to give an eariy op- portunity for consideration. Representa- tive Bailey of Texas will make a minority report for the substitute bill. Contested Election Cases. Elections committee No. 3 today decided three more contested cases, one in favor of the contestant, that of Thorp (republican) against McKenny (democrat), from the fourth district of Virginia; Mr. McKenny is unseated. The others were: Hoge (republi- an) against Otey (democrat), from the sixth Virginia district; in favor of Mr. Otey; and Cornett (republican) against Swenson, trom the fifth Virginia district, in favor of Mir. Swanson. The committee were unanimous in their decision on the first two eases. A minority report will be submitted on the Cornett against Swanson case. —_———-e+______ CASE OF MR. CHAPMAN. Probability of a Henring Being Give: by the Supreme Court. Speaking today of the.intention of Mr. Elverton R. Chapman, whose conviction as @ contumacious witness was affirmed by the Court of Appeals last week, to carry the case, if possible, to the United States Supreme Court, District Attorney Birney stated to a Star reporter that nothing can be done in the matter until Thursday next, when the Court of Appeals will resume its session. Mr. Birney said he understood that Mr. Chapman will ask for the allow- ance of a writ of error, and it would then be for the-court to say whether or not a writ of error lies to the Supreme Court in such a case. It is generally believed, however, thai the writ of error will be refused, when: it is said, Mr. Chapman will surrender him- self into custody and then endeavor to carry the case to the Supreme Court by a petition for release by habeas corpus. SE aS Naval Cadets Appointed. Congressional appointments of cadets at the Naval Academy have been made as follows: Philip Kearney, St. Joseph, Mo.; Charles H. Snerf, North Manchester, Ind. with George W. Steele, Marion, Ind., as alter- nate; Arthur E. Draper, Ellsworth, Kan. Abram C. Howard, Chicago, UL; R. H. Gil- lette, New Lebanon, N. ¥.; Carlos A. Gar- diner, Chicago, If Harlow Hewitt, Lin- coln, Neb., with Owen H. Oakley, Lincoln, Neb., as alternate; W. €. Greenburg, Ind.; Ward Wortman, Helena, Mont.; Walter H. Vernou, Oregon City, Oreg.; ‘John A. Spill- man, Richmond, Va.; Wm. H. England, Lo- Poke, Ark.; Benjamin B. Balianfant, ‘Cul- leoka, Tenn.; H. K. Stricland, Greensburg, La.; John A. Ruhe, Greenfield, Ind.: Steph- on G. Benedict (alternate), St. Joseph, M Wilbert Smith (alternate), Dwight, Mich. —__+e.__ Army Orders: Second Lieut. John H. Wholley, fourth infantry, hag been detailed.as professor of military selence and tactics at the Univer- sity of Washington, Seattle, Wash., re- Heving First Lieut. John L. Hayden, first artillery, who has been ordered to Join bis battery. Capts. E. G. Mathey, Erasmus C. Gilbreath, eleventh infant: acd Constant Williams, seventh infantry, have been ordered to the Presidio of San Francisco for examination for promotion. Capt. N. S. Jarvis, assistant su has —— granted leave of absence for forty rs. Capt. J. BL second artillery, has been granted Teave’ for: three Tonks @n account of illness. ERRY WAR Senator Quay Seys He tilt Remeins en the Track, The A. P. A. People Me@ifating 4 Movement Hostile to McKinley and Claim Some of His Delegates. The return of Senatot Quay, accompanied by Mr. Platt, = day or two in advance of the time when he was expected has caused some comment, but ne light is thrown on the motions of the Robinson interview, and the statement that overtures have been made to Quay by the McKinley people. Clarkson has been here a day or two, and W. H. Hahn, national committeeman for Ohio, stopped over here on his return from New York yesterday aid had a conference with W. M. Osborne, the McKinley leader of Massachusetts. ‘Mr. Quay says that his return was hae- tened on account of the river and harbor bill going over to the Senate. He jokes about the attempt to withdraw him from the presidential race, and says he ia well pleased w:th the way matters are going in Pennsylvania. General Grosveaor, after issuing his weekly s:atement Sunday night, making a claim of 315 delegates now elected for Me- Kinley, left for Oh‘o for a vacation. Some interesting devel mts concern- ing the alleged A. P. A. fight against Me- Kinley are ex) A is being circulated that some of the delegates elect- ed in McKinley’s interest are A. P. A. men, and that they will not be bound by instructions by the state conventions if McKinley is condemned by the order. If an atfempt against the Ohio man is made in that quarter, it is said that the MeKin- ley people are fully armed to defend them- selves and that the move will fail. -— FOUND & LOST ART. Alleged Discovery of the Egyptian Mummifying Process. CHICAGO, April 13.—A special to the Tribune from Toledo, Ohio, says: Medical men and scientists have been greatly interested In- the work of Karl Mathias in mumifying the remains of Albe C. Weeks of Warren, N. H., who died sud- denly on the train just as it was pulling into this city a few weeks ago. Mr. Mathias claims to have discovered the original Egyptian process of mummification, and on consent of the friends and relatives of Mr. Weeks, has prepared his remains in this manner. The skin is as hard and brown a3 tanned leather. Mr. Mathias says: “The experiment has proved a success and the rays of the sun or exposure to the fiercest test of the elements would not af- fect the body.” ee ‘FO PROLONG THE DREIBUND. Agreem t of the German Emperor and the King of Italy. PARIS, April 13.—A dispatch to the Matin from Venice says that Emperor William and King Humbert, at their conference Saturday, decided to prolong the Dreibund until 1902, the present agreement including @n offensive as well as a defensive clause. The correspondent of the Matin also says that the African sftuation was discussed. It was resolved to proceed with the peace negotiations, and, in event of their faifure, a@ fresh expedition, commanded by the Duke of Aosta, brother of King Humbert, is to be dispatched against the Abyssinians in September. VENICE, April 13.—King Humbert, Queen Margaret and the erown prince, Victor Emmanuel, prince of Naples, lunched on board the imperial yacht Hohenzollern to- day, with the emperor and empress of Ger- many. —_——___ Wrecked Sailers Rescued. NEW YORK, April 13.—On board the Italian bark Africa, which arrived this ircrning, from Seville, were Capt. Drink- water and a crew of seven men belonging to the threé-masted schooner John J. Marsh of Portland,-from New York for Jeremie. Hayt!, which was abandoned by her crew on April 4 The men picked up by the Africa, after being fifty hours in an open boat, during which ti drifted before the, wind a distur ce tee miles. The castaways were greatly ex- re when they were picked up by the ——_—_ Aets Approved. The President has approved the joint res- olutions calling for estimates for the im- provement of the harbor at Portland, Me.; the act authorizing the construction of a light house and fog signal on North Mani- tou Island, Lake Mich., and the act for the relief of Frederick B. Betts, surviving part- ner of the firm of Betts, Nichols & Co. -—_—______ Government Receipts. National bank notes received for redemp- tion today, $498,730. Government receipts— From ioternal revenue, $744,243; customs, $632,554; miscellancous, $154,119. ——_-o-+-—____ The Murder of Mr. Bonney. The State Department has directed the United States consul at San Salvador to demand a thorough investigation of the case of Robert Bonney, an American citi- zen who was murdered at Sonsonate, near San Salvador, March 28 last. Bon- ney is a nephew of Judge Bonney of Quincy, IIL, and he is supposed to have brigands. been the victim of SSS Officer Ellis Ill. Officer Samuel Ells of the metropolitan police force, who has been stationed at the White House for several years past, is seriously i] with a complication of dis- eases at his residence on Capitol Hill. ——_—_-2-_____ Tragedy on a Colorado Ranch. When Manager Alexander C. Miller of the Warner ranch, twelve miles east of Denver, arrived home from that city early Saturday morning he found his stepson, aged twelve, dead, and his wife unconscious and bleeding to death. The bey had been stabbed through the heart and the woman had numerous wounds. The house had not been robbed, and the motive of the crime ia a mystery. Mrs. Miller was Miller’s second wife, his first having ob- tained a divorce on account of his intimacy with the woman who has now qmur- dered. A Speak-Easy Case. Sergeant Daley and Policemen Baur and Neale raided Warren Robinson’s “speak- easy” in Fighting alley southwest yester- day. A small stock of cheap liquor was taken by the police, and the owner of the illicit liquor place was up. The case was heard in Judge Kimball’s court today. Robinson made a denial after sev- eral witnesses had given evidence against him. He was held guilty, and fined $300 or ninety days. A Bond Issue Suit. ‘William Graves of New York city this afternoon filed a petition here for a writ of mandamus against the Secretary of the ‘Treasury to compel the Secretary to de- liver to him $4,500,000 of the recent issue of $100,000,000 of thirty-year 4 per cent bonds. Mr. heeabhy claims Sonex tae ac- ted, ant was pre] le) gela ta the subtreasury at New York, mt that the Secretary insis! that the pur- chase must so be completed here, refused to ae co poe oa a ee Se ‘or- eran Kerr of New Foxe and neys James M. —_-— Encch Totten. ‘The Prince De Sagan and ar Seco et E four pistol shots without effect. ‘The grievance was personal reflections sent mont ment, after having been convicted of lese majeste. Latest advices show that the dervish re- treat, after the recent fighting In th Soudan, was in the nature of # complete \ 4. CHAUNCEY F. BLACK His Advice tothe Democrats is to | __ fitick to the Party. PRINS AN ADJUSPMENT LIKELY The Rule of the Majority a Car- dinal Principle. PENNSYLVANIA’S CHOICE Hon. Chauncey F. Black of Pennsylvania, president of the National League of Demo- cratic Clubs, after sp2nding several days in town left thts morning to attend the Jeffersonian celebration at Monticello. Gov. Black is an ardent advocate of sound money, believes that Secretary Carlisle states the case with unanswerable force, but he does not sympathize with those who show a disposition to make agreement with the gold standard side of the money question the test of democracy at Chicago. He thinks that a man may be in favor of free silver and still be an excellent demo- cTat, and that the highest duty which will devolve on the party leaders at Chicago will be to hold the party together by a ju- dicious deliverance on the vexed and vex- ing money problem. “What would you advise?” asked # rep- resentative of The Star of Gov. Black. His Advice. “It seems to me that the matter might be settled in a very fair and honorable man- rer to both sides by an agreement respect- ing the exercise of the veto power by the President. Let it be agreed that our can- didate for President is not, if elected, to interpose his veto to embarrass or defeat any financial legislation which may be sent to him by the votes of a majority of the democratic members. of Congress. There ought to be no objection te that. It pro- vides for leaving the question where it properly belongs—with the representatives of the people, chosen to legislate in their own wisdom for the people's best interests. I believe in popular government. I am op- posed to the free coinagé of silver. I hold that the adoption of such a policy would be injurious to credit and business. But if a majority of my party decrees free coinage, I am willing to accept it. There ts more in democracy for me than the meney ques- tion. The great question of taxation {s yet to be settled properly in this country, and I am utterly opposed to parting company with men so sound on that as are Morgan, Vest, Crisp, McMillin and many others, simply because of a difference of opinion as to money. They are men of the highest cha-acter and very eminent ability, id I concede them the same right to their opin- fons and the same sincerity in forming them that I claim for myself. I think they are mistaken about silver, but I'm sure they are sincere.” The Majority Must Rule. “And they are to abide, as the sound money men are, by the decree of the ma- jority?” “Of course. And I assume that they will. The majority must rule. That is democracy in its best estate. Everybody recognizes that, and now is the time for everybody to redeclare himself. The veto power has re- gard to constitutional questions, and the money question as presented to us is not such an one. It is entirely within the prov- ince of a majority of the people to settle it, and an agreement to that effect at Chicago would tide over one of the greatest of the difficulties now confronting the democracy.” “The Pennsylvania democracy will de- clare for sound money?’ “Oh, yes. And will send a sound money delegation to Chicago.” Te indorse Pattison. “Will ex-Gov. Pattison be indorsed for President?” “Mr. Harrity desires that done, and is working for it. Mr. Pattison is his favorite son. It seems hardly probable, however, that the party will draw upon Pennsylvania for its presidential candidate this year. Our concern ts principally about the plat- form and preventing a serious division at the national convention. A very excellent candidate could be found in any one of sev- eral quarters, The party is strong in good men and true. But we must make certain that whoever is chosen finds a united party behind him during the campaign.” ————-______ RAN OVER A BOY. Two Cabmen Compelled te Drive Themselves to the Station. Quite a little amusement was inter- mingled with some excitement shortly be- fore 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, when a big crowd gathered in froat of Page’s Hotel on 15th street just above New York avenue. James Burley, a driver in the empley of ‘Thomas Holtzman, according to the story of eye-witnesses, deliberately drove his coupe against and over Charles Nailor, a small messenger boy, severely injuring the Jatter. Policeman Cramer placed Burley under arrest, and within a few moments thereafter a swarm of cabs and people surrounded the parties. The Emergency Hospital ambulance was summoned, but the injured lad was taken ‘n charge by friends ered pees by them to his home, 1259 4% street. The policeman and several others entered the vehicle of which Burley was the driv= and started off toward the first precinct station, but a cabmanp the driver of a han- som, attempted to interfere, and was placed urder arrest by another policeman, who entered the cab, and, amid the laughter of the spectators, forced the man just placed in custody to drive himself to the station. The procession down Pennsylvania avenue, consisting of a dozen or more vehicles, was followed by a crowd, and attracted much attention. —_—_o——__ DISCORD IN MONTGOMERY. e Republican County Conv: Rockvillle, Md. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ~ ROCKVILLE, M4d., April 13.—The repub- lican county convention met here today at 12 o'clock, to elect delegates to the con- gressional nominating convention, The temporary organization was effected by the election of A. T. Tracy, chairman. This selection showed very clearly that the Rutherford faction had control of the cenvention, although there was a pro- ponies anti-Wellington sentiment appar- ent. There is anythifig but harmony existing, and it is doubtful whether the congressional delegates to be elected will be instructed. It is not improbable that a bolt will oceur. ——__ MR. CRISP MUST WITHDRAW. His Physician Warns Him Against Any More Campaigning. ATLANTA, Ga, April 13—Charles F. Crisp has announced that he will be com- pelled to end the joint debates between him- self and Secretary Smith at Lexington to- morrow, and also to cancel all the engage- ments he has made to deliver speeches at other points in this state. Mr. Crisp states that he does this on the advice of his physi- clan, who informed him this morning, after & careful examination, that he was threat- ened with heart failure, and warned him against a continuance of his peech maakt tour. The ex-Speaker says t it is pos- sible he oe Loge his free silver cam- later, but that for the present he has to submit his chances to the people on his talk already made. —_>—. Feared the Law’s Delay, LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 18.—A special to the Courler-Journal says! At Seal, Ala., Seddick Adams, who was in jail charged ‘with the murder of R. D. Renfroe, a promi- nent merchant of that place, was taken from jail at midnight, Secinaer. by @ mob and hanged. crime for which Adams ‘was lynched aa committed last Novem- ber. Adams was tried last week, but his case was continued and the citizens, fear- une be would be acquitted, decided to lynch tien at PATENT OFFICE GAZETTE : ——— ‘The od Patent Gagette sciifidal of several months agoweas revived in the Sen- ate this afternoon the conference re- port on the reetsla e appropriation bill was taken up for consideration. While the bill was originally under debate in the Sen- ate an amendment, was proposed and ac- cepted without division authorizing the ccmmissioner of patents, Mr. Seymour, to renew the contract with the present pub- lsher of the Gazette, Andrew B. Graham of this city, without opening it to compe- tition. To this amendment the House con- ferees objected, and in conference it was agreed that the Senate representatives would ask # recession from the amend- ment. When the .tem was reached in the cenference report today a separate vote was demanded on that proposition, oe rether lively debate was precipitated, which Senators Platt and Gorman were the chief partieipants. Extending a Contract. Mr. Plstt urged that the amendment should be retained in the bill, so as to prevent the return of the Patent Office Ga- zette work to the Norris Peters Company, which he characterized as a monopoly. He sald that if the commissioner were coated to continue the pending contract for an- other year all danget of there being a mo- nopoly f this line of work in the futur> would be averted, whereas if the open competition were renewed in June the Pe- ters Company would underdid the present contractor and would force him out of the business of printing the Gazette. Senator Gorman called attention to the fact thit it was not generally known that the amendment was in the bill until this time. He dectared that he had been in the chamber at the time the patent office pro- visions were reached in the consideration of the bill, and had not been aware of this amendment until his attention was called to it at the time of the submisston of the conference report. He went briefly into the history of the old trouble over the Gazette, which was brought to a focus by the dis- missal of Mr. Marvin from the patent of- fice, owing to his aHeged disinclination to work harmoniously with the then new contractors, the National Lithographing Company, of which Horace Kinney was the head and Josiah Quincy, then assistant secretary of state, and now mayor of the city of Boston, was the financial backer. Mr. Gorman Recites History. Mr. Gorman did not go into any of the de- tails of the investigation wlich followed the disclosure of the circumstances which surrounded the granting of the contract to the National Company. He referred, how- ver, with thinly veiled sarcasm, to the Mmagnanimity of the printing committee of the Senate, which investigated the charges against Commissioner Seymour, and in- directly against Mr. Quiney,. who had then resigred from the State Department, in withholding the report of that inquiry, and at the last momeat substituting for it a colorless statement of the findings which led to no particular réstilt. It is well understood that Mr. Gorman’s original report of the investigation con- tained serious reflections.upon the commis- stoner of patents in his administration of the affairs of the offee, and especially in his connection with the Patent Cfice Gazette contract. It is well known that this report lay in Mr. Gorman's desk for several weeks previous to the adjournment of Congress, and that at the I&st moment he presented a report, which, as he satd today, had no Particular significance. Magnanimity Claimed. It was widely understood at the time that the submission by Mr. Gorman of the orlgipal report would, place the commis- sioner of patents fn an unpleasant position, and that tremendaus pressure was brought to bear upon the Maryland Senator to pre- vent the sutmission and publication of those findings. Mr. Gorman’s refercnce tg the “‘magnanimity” of the committee in the debate today gives coloring to this un- derstanding, and his speech was followed with the most eager attention by all in the Senate chamber. There was a good deal of suppressed excitement on the floor while the colloquy was taking place. Mr. Gorman went on to say that to open up the contract to competition was the only fair thing that could be done, and in view of the precedents established by the Patent office itself no less could be ex- pected. Extension Defeated. He moved to recede from the amendment granting the commissioner the authority to extend the contract, and on this he de- manded the yeas and nays, The vote resulted in a tie, 21 to 21. It revealed as well the absence of a quorum, and the roll was again called, showing the presence of fifty-nine Senators. Once more the vote was taken, and this time the yeas were 28 and the nays 25, giving a majority of three for Mr. Gorman's mo- tion to recede. This disposes of the propo- sition to extend the contract. ——_+o+—____ FINED AND SENT TO JAIL. An Aged Woman Convicted of Keep- ing 2 Disorderly House. Precinct Detective Hartigan and Police- man Newkirk arrested Mrs. Sarah Morris of 329 Missouri avenue Saturday night on the charge of keeping a bawdy house at that number. ‘Three women, giving the names of Gertie Moore, Kittie Burke and Lizzie Daywalt, were found in the house. Mrs. Morris was arraigned in court to- day, and said she had nothing to do with what her roomers did in their own rooms, and two men who occupy apartments in the house testified in her favor. Judge Miller, in disposing of the case, said that the law imposed upon the defendant the duty of keeping a respectable house. The good of the city demanded that such places be broken up, and his court was not going to license them. Judge Miller said that he disliked very much to send Mrs. Morris to jail because of her age and ap- parent respectability, but he could not do otherwise, for, so far as he was concerned, he was going to break up such houses. A fine of $50 was im and, in addi- tion, Mrs. Morris was sent to jail for ten days. GRACE GOODING’S STORY. She Describes the Theatrical Robbery of Superintendent Bubb. William I. Roberts, alias Getz, the young man jointly indicted #Ith Monroe D. Shenk, allas Gooding, for, breaking into the office of the Eckingtonjana@‘Soldiers’ Home Rail- road Company lest February, was placed on trial before Judge Cole in Criminal Court No. 1 toddy. Shenk pleaded gullty last week, and ig now awaiting sentence. District Attorney Birney and Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Jeffords represented the gov- ernment, Messrs. Chas. C. Tucker, Edward B. Kimball and Gees C. Hazleton, jr., appearing on beHiaif Uf the accused. This is the case.in which the government claims that Bien guised as an old man, walked in upon the night superinten- dent, Chas. W. Bubb, “about 1:45 a.m., and, covering him with a pistol, helped himself to several hundred doilars in cash and car tickets. 6 t ‘The most interesting, teetimony wag given ‘by Grace Gooding, a young girl of about twenty years of age. She said that she had been acquainted with Roberts and Shenk for several months, and that the robbery was planned in their room. She described how she had accompanied Shenk and Rob- erts to the pawnbroker’s for the revolver and to the costumer’s for tke disguise. On the night of the robbery Shenk put the dis- iso on in eee as the presence of berts about ht. le returned about three hours Jlater,. his booty Then the to be Shenk's Hite, told how they divided the Money and how berts burned the car tickets. She admitted visiting Loch & Hirsh’s with Shenk and Roberts, and to purchasing an overcoat for Roberts. Th dor into ‘Virginis, wl arate wen a ohd ahe to Balas: ae fully Ite ting sharing spoila, she insisted she begged Shenk not to commit the rob- THE. FIRE -LIMITS TILUMAN’ IN KENTUCKY Hearing Today on the Proposition to ' Extend Them. , WHAT ‘THE OPPONENTS HAD 10 SAY Items of Interest Collected at the District Building. MUNICIPAL CONTROL A proposttion to extend the fire Itmits of the city to Spring road and Piney branch on the north and to Rock creek on the west, was the subject of a public near- ing before the Commissioners this morn- ing. The hearing was granted at the request of the Mount Pleasant Citizens’ Associa- tion, which, it will be recalled, asked for the extension through its executive com- mittee last February. There wes considerable opposition to the preposition. Messrs. A. A. Lipscomb and ‘Wm. H. Saunders, trustees for Holmead Manor, entered strong objections. Mr. LApscomb gaid he appreciated the fact that the fire limits had to be extended some time, but he thought the change should not be made until the necessity arose. Mere estheticism should not enter into the mat- ter. The Mount Pleasant Citizens’ Asso- ciation had eee _ fas keeping out over! wires. he wes concerned, he welcomed overhead wires. As far as Holmead Manor was concerned an extension of the fire limits was not de- sired. The advocates of extension were of the opinion that to extend the fire limite would bring brick houges. This was a mistake, he sald. Dr. A. B. Jamison urged the extension as far as Mt. Preasant was concerned. Holmead Manor was protected by a clause in all deeds which required a house of a value not less than $2,000. But Mt. Pleasant was unprotected and needed the protection sought. Mr. Donald Mc- Pherson, representing his interests in Den- niszon and Leighton’s and Lenier Heights subdivisions, spoke in favor of extending the fire limits. Mr. Herman D. Walbridge expressed himself as opposed to the con- templated extension. The Commissioners took the matter under consideration. Great Falls Property Right. The Commissioners today made the fol- lowing report upon House bill 1666, to amend the act to increase the water supply of the city of Washington: “The Commissioners deem it of the high- “est importance to the public interests that the government acquire the title to all the water right in the vicinity of the Great Falls of the Potomac river not now owned by it. All the available flow of the river at that point will be needed to meet the grow- ing needs of the national capital for its water supply, and the Commissioners earn- estly urge that possibility of contentions and embarrassments from divided jurisdic- tion over this source of supply be eliminated through the acquisition of all those water rights by the government.” In the judgment of the Commissioners the earliest action possible in this direction is advisable, but as the Washington aqueduct is under charge of the War Department, they take the liberty to suggest that the bill be referred to the Secretary of War. The Old Sunday Law. Revs. Teunis F. Hamlin, Adolos Allen and Geo. L. Luccock appeared before the Com- mirsioners this afternoon to urge the re- enactment of the old Sunday law of the corporation of Washington, which fa"'ed to become operative, because the mayor inadvertently neglected to approve it. They said they did not come as preachers repre- senting any organfzation, but merely as citi- zens of the District of Columbia. In Place of the Contract System. Health Officer Woodward has recom- mended the municipal ownership of gar- bage plants ard municipal direction of the work of collection. In other words, he be- Heves the District shou!d have entire con- trol of the collection and disposition of garbage. These conclusions were given in @ report to the Commissioners today, based upon a letter of inquiry from Senator Mc- Millan. While the work has been done by contract for a number of years, the doctor says it has never been satisfactory, and is not so today. The service at times has keen due to insufficient appropriation and lack of authority on the part of the Com- missioners to require that garbage should be properly cared for by householders. The Terformance of such work under contract is bad in principle, he says, because the in- terests of the contractor are to a certain extent opposed to the interests of the com- munity. By the contract system the cost of inspection is doubled to no good pur- pese. In conclusion he says: “For these reasons I am of the opinion that so far as collection and disposal of garbage Is concerned, it would be greatly to the interests of the government to per- form such service itself by the day’s work system instead of by contract. I am fur- ther of the opinion chat if politics is not allowed tc enter into the organization and mainteyance of such service, the cost will be less and the service better under the day’s work system than when done by con- tract, especially if the street sweeping is undertaken in the same way. “Whether or not the proposed change in the system of collecting and disposing of garbage would be to the advantage of the laboring men engaged in such service am not able to state.” District Notes. The Commissioners have promoted C. M. ‘Towers, bank messenger of the collector of texes, to the position of clerk, vice Cougan, deceased. Private R. 8. Reed of the fire department has been removed. P. R. Pullman has been given the con- tract to build fifty bath houses at the bath- ing beach for the sum of $345. The charges against Marshall and Rob- ertson of the police force have been dis- missed. ——.__ Mortom Club Rooms Raided. Saturday night the police rafded the rooms of the Morton Club, No. 1224 Penn- sylvania avenue, and found a game of “five-up” in operation. Drinks were also teing served, the same as they are in other clubs, and James Perkins, the general man- ager of the club, was arrested. The curds and chips were taken to be used in evi- Gence. Charges of keeping an unlicensed bar and violating the gambling laws were preferred against the manager of the col- ored club. The latter was before Judge Miller this afternoon. He was represented by Lawyers Langston and Ricks, and the case was continued until Wednesday. Bond for his appearance was given. ——.—_. Had Too Many Dogs. William H. Washington, a colored, man about thirty years of age, keeps a score of dogs at his home, 16 Queen's alley. This afternoon Washington in some manner made himself unpopular, and eightegn of the animals, he says, made an assault up- on him, alf at the same irstant. He man- aged to reach the Emergercy Hospital, and there Dr. McGrath cauterized and dressed countless wounds, but the namesake of the father of his country, in the opinion of the physicians, is apt to feel sore for several weeks to come. ——~>__ Teehan Indicted for Bigamy. The grand jury this afternoon returned an indictment against Cornelius, alias Con- way, Teehan, charging him with bigamy. that in February, fnarfied lien Wlanif’ at artucé, Ontarte Canada, and here December 28, 1898, mar- ried Ida L. Myers. = Anacostin Bridge Tragedy, An inquest was held this afternoon at the sixth precinct station by Coroner Ham- mett over the body of the colored man wha was stabbed on the Anacos- tia bridge Saturday night. A number of itnesses were called eard in reganl Hie Effort v6 Wathees the Blue Grass Silver Wisaom ef Selecting Him Questioned Here—A Lively Convention te Expected. The appearance of Senatot Tillman on the stump in Kentucky at this time has a very definite meaning. He is there hy imvitation of the silver men, and to re-en- thuse the sliver cohotts for the coming fray in the democratic state convention. The sound money men on that occasion will ask for the adoption of @ sound money Platform, and for instructions for Mr. Carlisle for President. The silver men will oppose both propositions unless certain concessions are made. Wisdom of the Choice Questioned. ‘The wisdom of the choice of Mr. Tillman for the service mentioned is quegtioned at this distaace. He ts as aggressive and as Plain spoken as an agitator, and the dis- patches show that in his speech at Lex- ingten he was exceedingly severe on both Mr. Carlisle and Henty Watterson. He will speak im a few days at Owensboro’, and will Tepeat there the denun- clations indulged in before his Lexington al To some of the Kentucky col- ory in Washington this appears to be reck- lessness, and likely to hel jure Mr. — Siete ty — ~ are aggressive themse! an not ol Ject to plain speaking, Dui, like all other people, when ft comes to @ chastisement of home folks they prefer take the matter in hand. Mr. Carlisle, it Is admitted, is very un- popular with many of the silver men at home, and some of them have publicly sald some bitter things about him. ft fs doubted, however, if even these men will in calmer moments approve of the im- portation into the state of a man from a distance to denounce in extreme sage a native of the state as eminent as is Secretary of the Treasury. A Lively Convention. ‘The Kentucky state convention, there is every reason to expect, will be a lively body. The program promises a flood of oratory, and counter propositions calculat- ed to put every delegate on his mettle. The sound money men want Mr. Carlisle in- dorsed. and the silver men want Mr. Black- burn indorsed. Resolutions of such tm- port are to be intreduced and brought to a vote. The friends of Mr. Carlisle want in- dorsement of him not only as a presidential candidate, but as the Secretary of the Treasury. The friends of Mr. Blackburn want not only Indorsement of his course at Frankfort during the senatorial fight, but Indorsement of him as the proper man to succeed himself in the Senate when the fight is renewed. Can the same convention do both these things? Peculiar Condition ef Affairs. The answer to his question may be found, it is suggested, in the peculiar condition of affairs in the state. Among the men who are advocating the indorsement of Mr. Car- Lele for the presidency are Senators Gobel and Bronston. Both are adv of sound money. But both stood Mr. Blackburn from first to last in his senator- jal fight, and in the end tecame the mana- gers of his campaign. Their sound-money friends In the state ccnvention will, of ccurse, under their advice, vote for in- structions for Mr, Carlisle. But can they refuse to vote for indorsement of Mr. Blackburn’s course at Frankfort, or in- dorsement of him for Senator, without go- ing back on the record made by Messrs. Gobel and Bronston while acting as Mr. Blackburn's managers the senatorial struggle? Are not the two propositions so allied in this way as to be capable of a union for a vote in the state convention? And, despite the attitude of the extreme silver men on the one side and of the ex- treme gold men on the other side, may not an agreement be reached by the conserva- tive forces on this line? A Land Office dorsement Businesss. It is reported as certain that if the Ken- tucky convention enters “upon indorsement of anybody, it willbe asked to do a land office business of that description. o—_____ Partnership Dissolved. In the case of Charles Ruoff against James P. Willett, Judge Cox today dis- solved the partnership between them. The ceurt directed that the case be referred to the auditor to state an account, and the receiver was authorized to institute suits for the benefit of the firm. ——.___ Many Lives im Peril A fire which started at 2 o’clock yester- day morning in a three-story tenement hcuse at the corner of Muirson and Oregon streets, Cleveland, caused a loss of $10,000, snd put the tives of the members of fifteen families in peril for a brief period. The fire started on the second floor of the building, which was a frame structure, owned by Sire & Sigter, and the occupants of the up- per suites of rooms all reached the fire- escapes in safety, with the exception of one young woman named Mary Cox, who jump- ea om @ third-story window and was bad- ly oe Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the followirg: John B, Wiens and Henrietta Smith; Wesley W. Follin and Lucy M. Davenport, both of Langley, Va.; Frank Swider of St. Mary’s county, Md., and Julia J. Dement of Nominl, Va.; Edward Dyson and Lillie Miles; Wm. F. Swann and Em- ma _ Proctor; David E. Hammond of Hagerstown, Md., and Emma E. Goodrick of this city; Samuel T. Brooks and Louise M. McMahon, both of Zanesville, Ohio; Jobn W. Muller and Mary T. Kiefer; Ar- thur Taylor and Lucy M. Bowens. —— On the Retired List. Major John B. Keefer, paymaster, has been placed on the retired list of the army by operation of law on account of age. ————- 2 ____ Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Md., April 13.—Flour dull— western super, $2.30@32. 2.0; do. extra, $2.60@ .25; do. family, $3.50@$3.80; winter wheat patent, $3.90@$4.15; spring do., §$3.75@$3. spring wheat straights,$3.50@$3.6o—receipt: 6,681 barrels; shipments, 15,243 sales, 750 barrels. Wheat dull and easy. spot, T24@i2%; May, .70070%; July, 70%4@ 70%—receipts, 637 bushels; stock, "105,165 bushels; sales, 10,000 bushels — southern ‘wheat by sample, 76; do. on grade, 72@75. Corn steady—spot, month and May, 34%@35; June, 35% bid; July,35%,@36; steamer mixed, 33%4@33% — receipts, 51,878 bushels; ship- meits, 68,571 bushels; stcck, 614,275 bush- els; sles, 82,000 bushels—southern white ; do. yellow, 35%. Oats quiet and steady—No. 2 white western, 26@20'4; No. mixed do., 2414925—receipts, 29,220 bushel stock, 249,530 bushels. Rye steady—No. 2, A1@42 nearby; 43%@44 western—stock, 74,- 872 bushels. Hay firm for best grades— choice timothy, $16 bid. Grain freights steady and little being put through—steam to Liverpool, per bushel, 2d. May; Cork, for orders, per quarter, 28. 6d. April; 2s. 64.@ 2s. Td. May. Sugar strong—granulated, $5.58 per 100 pounds. Butter steady—fancy creamery, 20; do. Imitation, 16@17; do. ladle, 15; good ladle, 13@14; store packed, 9@12. Eggs steady—fresh, 11%. Cheese steady— fancy New York, 60 pounds, 11@11%; do., 35 pounds, 11%@11%; do., 22 pounds, 12@ 12% Whisky unchanged. —_~—.__ Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs @ Co, 1421 F street, members New York stock ex FINANCE.-AND- TRADE RAL HORA bee oldareeys No Torinediate Goncora Over the One More Cheerful View. of the Statement" GENERAL MARKET REPORTS a iaesicaion. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, April 13.—Prices were unt- formly advanced this morning on a small volume of profeesional buying, and a slightly improved demand from commission houses. dominated all other char- acteristics, intervals of total inactivity be- ing frequently reeorded throughout the day. The engagement of $700,000 gold for ship- ment by tomorrow’s steamers had a ten- dency to promote sales by the room, a process promptly abandoned as being un- warranted as well as unprofitable. The ruling rates for exchange reflect no Prefit in gold shipments at this time, unless &@ premium is added. Consequently, tomor- rew’s outflow is suppcesed to be another special order similar to those reported last week. Spring gold shipmen to be regarded as being an incident of the season, and have, therefore, been divested “re wtrost te dlopsned tor street to regard the Cu- ban incident as a matter of no immediate concern, relying upon a diplomatic settle- ment of differences without recourse to unusual méthods. Uniess this question is revived by some ul in Washington advices, bave of late been an important factor in the market, are likely to have a favorable influence on values. A definite and early date for final ad- journment is the most desirable intelli- gence in prospect from that source. The crop report, which, on close analysis, conservative buyers. With an: seasenable weather, the earnings balcnce of the season should fully predictions ac to the natural these securities. The transactions in Sugar were again cons:derable In value, the price advancing sharply to the highest point of the year im corsequence. The buying of this stock te- day over 120 was probably better in char- acter than at any time for years at any- thing approaching such a relatively level. This fact is significant, because for the justify course of trinsic value of a 12 per cent security. Chicago Gas and General Electric were strong on rumors relative to favorable de- velopments in the general business of the companies. The of a dividend on the former at an early date continue to attract buyers wherever the general market warrants an extension of long holdings. The narrow- ness of the dealings excepted, the day's business was generally satisfactory to the conservative speculative element, now fully reconciled to a period of patient waiting. ———_—_ FINANCIAL AND COMMERICIAL. Nashvi Long Island Traction... Metropolitan Traction. Manhattan Elevated, Michigan Central igsouri Pacis. Phila. & Reading. Pullman Pal. Car Go. Southern Railway, Pfd. Phila. Traction, Sliver......... ——— ees Washington Stock Exchange. Sales. r call—12 o'clock m.—Metropolitan Railroad $1,000 at 122, Belt Railrond. Gay at American Graphophone, 30 at 3. 4s, 110% asked. "U.S. 45, 1925, 116% bid, = 3. Sa, 1904, 113% bid, 1144 asked. District of Cotumita Bonds, ~ 20-year bid. 30-year feud Os, 08 a, 1001, ‘currency, 110 bie. currency, 112 bid. 3.658, funding, currency, vid, T12 "asked. fe Miscellancous Bonds.—Metropolitan Raflroad Sq id, 109 asked. “Metropolitan Raflroad 128 asked. Bel os, Exkington Railroad Gs, 98 bid, Columbia Railroad @s, 114! fund 108 bids Waters Water stock 7a, 11 asked. i" bid. ington Gas Company @s, series ‘A, 11014 bid. Wash- ington G 6s, series 'B, 111% bid, 11 5 3 Company conv. id, 125 asked. lectric Light conv. 5a, bid. Chena; Ss, bid, 108 asked. American Security and Trust P. and A., 101 bid. 108 asked. American Seem cad Trost a 5 ont 0., 101 bid, ‘ashington 4 ‘Company 1st Washington Market Company 35 Washington Market Company-ext. sonic Hall Association 5s, 104 We Light Infantry Ist 6s, 100 iid. National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 2% bid. Rank of the Republie, 240 bid. Metfopoftt 20) bid, 310 asked. Central, 230 bid. Fear 104 108 wi a ‘ashingtem and 186. bid, asked. Second, bid, 133 bid. “Colambia, bid, 16 bid. “West End, 11 Wid, ders’, 98 Ll coln, 101 bid, 106 asked. | Ohio, ¢ Safe Deposit and Trust Com; —National Sat, Deposit and ‘Trust, 125 asked. Washington and Trusi bid, 135 asked. Amricas Secon and ‘Trost, 144 bid, 150 asked. oad Stoxks.-Capital Traction Company, asked. Metropolitan, 11514 bid. ut Belt, 30 asked. jam bid, ry . 36 bid. asked. Georgetown and Tennallytown, asked Gas and Eicetrie Light Stocks.—Washington 43, bid, 45 asked. Georgetown Gas, 42 bid, asked.” U. 8. Electric Light, 1 Insurance Stocks. —Firemen’s, 30 bid, Franklin, 38 a #% bid, i insurance, Stocks, —Iteal tle, bid, 110. usked. “Columbia ‘Title, 6 bi, om ‘ang Weshiagton Title, 8 bid. District Title, 7 bid, Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 38 bid. 50 cs nd. Potomac. G4 “Ud, Be Miscallancous Stocks. — Mergenthaler dip Sek. 490 ome: Langton Nowoty; "120 bid, 130 asked. Norfolk and ington Steembost. "80 Pld. Lincela’ Hall. 60 Ex div. —_——_>— Naval Movements. ‘The battle Indiana arrived at Fost Monroe yesterday from Port Royal, and te now attached to Admiral Bunce's fest. is at Norfolk. The Gp jumble hes arrived et New York from