Evening Star Newspaper, April 14, 1896, Page 2

2 LATE NEWS BY WIRE Socal Etections Bemg Held Through- out New Jersey. IN THE TENTH KENTUCKY DISTHICE Bradley Men Succeed in Organiz- ing the Convention. — STRUGGLE AT BELLEFONTE, PA —_+—__—_. NEW YORK, April 14.—Local elections are being held throughout New Jersey to- day. The interest in Jersey City centers on the ehoice of two members of the street and water board and fifteen aldermen. In N2wark a msyor-is to be chosen, and democrats there hope to prof.by quarrels inside of the republican party. ‘At Elizabeth Mayor Rankin fs a cD date for re-election, ex-Senator Frederic! C. Marsh being the democratic nominee. In Trenton the fight is for excise commis- sioners. There are three tickets, demo- cratic, republican and reform. The first city-election of Englewood is be- ing held with Dr. Daniel A. Currie as the democratic candidate, and Donald McKay the republican nominee for mayor. PHILLIPSBURG, N. J., April 14—B. C. Frost, republican, was elected mayor of this city at yesterday's election, defeating James E. Moon, democrat, by 100 majority. The democrats elected three of the four councilmen, and will control that body. It Was a Bradley Victory. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. INCHESTER, Ky., April 14.—The tenth district republican convention of Ken- tucky met here this morning at 11 o'clock to elect delegates to the St. Louis conven- tion. T. S. Kitk of Johnson county was elected chairman over Judge A. C. Orear of Mont- gomery county. Kirk’s election was a Bradley victory. After the organization and the appoint- ment of the usual committees the con- vention teok a recess until 1 o'clock. The indications are that delegates will be elected and instructed for Bradley first and McKinley secord. Col. Reeder Was Victorious. BELLEFONTE, Pa., April 14—The re- publican county convention held here to- Gey was the most exciting ever known in the history of the county. The fight be- tween W. F. Reeder and Congressman W. €. Arnold for the congressional indorse- ment was very bitter, and was finally won by Reeder, who secured scventy-two dele- gates ogainst fifty for Arnold. ‘The reso- lution that Reeder be allowed to select his ewn conietrees was carvied after a spirited contest. Delegates Instructed for Reed. NEW BEDFORD, Mass., April 14.—The thirteenth congressional district republican conyention fer the chotce of delegates to the national convention was held here to- day, ard Leontine Lincoin of Fali River and Wm. E. Batler of New Bedford were chesen by acclamation, with Walter I. Ritch of Barnstable ‘and Waker O. Lus- comb of Falmouth-as altesnates...The dele- gates were instructed for Thomas B. Reed. MARYLAND'S SIXTH , DISTRICT. Alexander R. Haguer Mentiowed for the Congressional Non! tion. Special Dispatch to The Evening St BALTIMORE, Md., April 14.—It is now said on excelfent authority that Alexander R. Hagner of Washington county and a prominent member of the republican state committee, will be the republican congres- siona? nominee from the sixth distriet. Mr. Hagner’s candidacy is endorsed by the dom- inant faction of his party in that district, and those who favor his nomination are Predicting his selection at the convention. The regular delegates to the republican national convention from the sixth district will he chosen in the district convention at Hagerstown tomorrow. Mr. Crawford of Hagerstown is expected to be chosen #3 one delegate and the other place is likely to go to a resident of Frederick.- It is zenerally conceded here that Mr. W. W. Mcintyre of Baltimore wilF'be the re- Publican nominee from the, fourth, district. Mr. McIntyre is an aggressive republican and has always manifested a warm interest in the affairs of the party. He is a man of means, and not only enjoys the highest re- spect and esteem among-the meters of his own party, but has a, gtrong “following among the democrats. He is a close per- sonal friend of Mr. .Wellimgten. ~ An Extra Session Wanted. A movement is under way-to induce Gov. Lowndes to call an extra session of the general assembly to meet next month to reghlate the racing laws of the state, which ‘are now very loose, and consequently invite the invasion of Maryland territory by out- lawed racing associations and, their. fol- lowers. During the past session of the leg- islature a bill to regulate racing in the state was introduced by Senator Scott of Wash- ington. The bill passed the senate, but failed to be brought up in the house, and there Is a prospect of racing in the state all the year round. The members of the Re- form League and the societies for the pre- vention of vice are leading the agitation, which, they hope, may bring about an extra session, and they have offered to pay the expenses involved in such a step. Hl of Confidence. Senator-elect Wellington, who was in Bal- timore this morning, teld The Star corre- spordent that he anticipated an auspicious year for Maryland republicanism, and that he was sanguine that the state's electoral vote would be cast for the nominees of the St. Louis c »nvention. “The part said Mr. Wellington, “will begin the campaign In excellent condition, and all statements and predictions of lack of harmony will prove to be woefully in- accurate. The organization will go into the fight brimful of enthusiasm, and the pros- pect of carrying the state at the November election for the republican presidential nominee shouid be and is a sufficient rea- son to spur all republicans in the state to do their utmost for the gcod of the party and to extinguish all factional differences and petty dissensions. We have made an excellent record since ceming into power in the state, and one we can point to with pride when we ask the people for a further extension of their confidence. The work of the general assembly in itself is a bulwark of strength, and the fact that every pledge of the Cambridge platform has been kept to the letter will go far to inspiring the people of Maryland with the belief that the party is worthy of their trust.” When askos Gbout his own prospects, Mr. a replied nave not the slightest doubt that I ll be elected a delegate-at-large to the St. Louis convention. I anticipate a har- monious convention, and whatever friction may appear will readily be suppressed.” —_—— Frightened to Death. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., April 14.— Mrs. John Loflan of Crawfordsville was frightened to death last evening. She heard a noise in the street, and reached the door just in time to see a runaway team pass. The driver's coat had fallen and wound about the hub till it resembled a human form, and it is supposed that Loflan thought it was the body of her little grandson, who had been playing in the road. With a ery, she dropped to the floor, and never regained consciousness. ————_ Fatal Colliery Disaster. DURHAM, England, April 14—An explo- sion has taken place in a colliery at» Wil- Hngton, near this place. Eight miners known to have been killed, and it ts be- Keved that eighteen persons in all will lose their ltves through the disaster. age RICHMOND, Va., April 14—The case of Lacey, brought to test the constitutionality of the anti-gambling law, which was to hay for a further rs See ee NATIONAL DEFENSES. Senator Squire om the Unprotected Seacoast. Cities. “National Defenses” was the subject of Senator Squire's speech in; the Senate to~ day, and, as a preliminary to a more de tailed discussion of the subject, the Sene- tor said: “We are for peace. Are we for peace at any price? -We are for independence. Are we for independence without taking steps to maintain that independence? We are for progress and advancement of the inter- ests not only of our own people, but of all mankind. We are full of sympathy for the oppressed and downtrodden in every part of the civilized world. We are for the Monroe doctrine; for the preservation of the soil inviolate from European aggression on both the American continents. “Are we willing to support our belief in the ‘Monroe doctrine’ by something more than empty declarations, which are ‘as sounding: brass and tinkling cymbals?’ Again, we are for economy in expenditures. Are we for that false economy that makes no proper thought of tomorrow and makes no provision against the greatest possible tisks to our safety, dignity and peace as a nation?” ‘The people, he taid, did not know how shamefully their interests are being bandied and played with by those who represent them in the halis of Congress. They sup- posed, in the simplicity of their hearts, the Senator sa‘d, that we are prepared to pro- ourselves in case of war with any of the second or third-class powers, or even againsi a first-class power. “They know that the nation has millions of brave and patriotic men, who would gather at the ce] to arms. -But they do not know that there coast cities, teeming w! wealth, are ex- posed and defanseless inst attack by foreign navies, with vesselsXar outnumber- ing ours in strength. They that our navy itself may be hopelessly crip- pled by the destruction of our navy yards, depots of supplies, di powder mitis and arsenals. they exist they would say ‘Stop bul ships—as you do not mean to protect cities, dockyards and bases of supplies, it is folly to sperd so much money upon tl navy.” If they knew the hollowness of our talk the people would cry out for shame at this travesty upon the maintenance of the ‘Monroe doctrine and the intervention for Cuban independence.” In closing the Senator expressed the hope that the bill providing for the expenditure of $80,000,000 for sea coast defenses would be adopted without serious modification. —+e + —___ ED AT CLINTON, N. Y¥. ELECTROCU Joseph Zalamel Executed for the Mur- der of His Sweetheart. DANNEMORA, N. Y., April 14—Joseph Zalamel was put to death by electricity in the state prison at Clinton today. Zalamel murdered his sweetheart, Therasa Kamcra, by cutting her throat with a razor at Johnstown on August 30, 1895, on account of jealousy. Neither the murderer nor his victim could speak a word of Eng- lish. There was no appeal from the decision of the trial court, which was rendered in February last. The only defense entered was insanity. Ei ALBANY, N. ¥., April 14.—Sentences of death were affirmed by the court of appeals today in the cases of three New York city murderers, namely,Turfeil Tuczkwitz, Louis P: Herman and Charles Pustolka. Tuczke- witz was convicted of the murder of Adolph Balensiefer, his business partner. Herman shot and killed his wife in a family quarrel. Pustolka stabbed his wife eleven times bo- cause he believed her unfaithful: All three men are confined im-Sing Sing prison awaiting death. PRAISING THE MEASURE. Comment im Dublin-om the-New Ir Land Bill. ee DUBLIN, April 14—Commenting on the new Irish land bill, introduced yesterday in the house of commans; the Freeman's Jour- nal says that “it should be amended and not rejected.” oe The Independent’ says: “Tt is a distinct advance upon any scheme yet > eB The Express says: “It is clear that the government is guided by a generous and statesmanlike conception of the. problems,” es : FELL INTO A RIVER. Wreck of a Fieight Train op the Missouri Pacific. ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 14—Westbouna freight on the Missouri Pacific leaving:this city about 9:30 last night was precipitated through the middle span of the_bridge across the Gascon#e river at 1:30 0’ this morning. Several cars now ile at the bottom of the riven, Five, alem-destroyed several cars. The main line, as a conse- quence of the wreck; may “bé “blockaded several days. No lives are reported lost. Another Train Wrecked. NEW ORLEANS, April 14—A train on- sisting of combination baggage car, two day coaches and a sleepéf pinged throtgh a trestle at Mile 33 on the Queen and Cres- cent road, three miles abeVe- Vossburg, this morning. Reports of the wreck are mea- ger, but the latest information reécetved at the main office at this point fs to the ef- fect that six passengers were injured, one seriously. —_— HOLMES’ “CONFESSION.” It Contained Accounts of Murders ‘That Were Not Committed. PITTSBURG, Pa., April 14.—Jnsurance Inspector Garry of the Fidelity Mutual Life of Philadelphia, in which Holmes’ victim, Pitezel, was insured, is in the city. He says Holmes did not commit all the murders he confessed to. Kate Darke is in Omsha, Dr. Russell in Mi-higan, Roma ‘Van Fassant in Arkansas and Robert Lati- mer in Chicago. Gertrude Conner did not die for six weeks after leaving Chicago for Iowa. eS PEARL BRYAN’S HEAD. What the Commonwealth Expects to Prove on the Trial. CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 14—At New- port, Ky., today the attorneys for the com- monwealth made an official announcement that they would prove that Jackson and Walling were together cn the Covington suspersion bridge soon after the murder of Pearl Bryan, and that they were seen throwing the head of the murdered girl in- to the Ohio river. They state that this information is given out because of the continued demands from interested parties to know whether the prosecution has any evidence as to the dis- pcsition of Pearl Bryan’s head. The attorneys will not let any one know who are the witresses in this connecting link until the. trial begins next Tuesday. ~ ——_—_ The Spanish Elections. LONDON, April 14—The Madrid corre- spondent of the Standard says that the féw chamber elected Sunday will certainly support the government in resisting Amer- ican interference in Cuba, and that ft will also be a very strong protectionist body.” NEW YORK, April 14.—A dispatch to the World from Havana, Cuba, says: The elec- tion in Cuba yesterday was qulet. The result was inevitable, as there was no op- Position. In Havana the government c: didates received trom 6,547 votes down to 3,749. The Marquis Apesteguia, elected a deputy from Havana, is the manager of e Constancia sugar plantation, near Cien- ‘uegos, chiefly owned by Perkins and Welsh of No. 41 Wall street, New. York. Out of the thirty government candidates four are natives of the island, including the redoubtable Apezteguia. ae Prosecuted by Union Labor. 8ST. PAUL, Minn., April 14—A Duluth special to the Pioneer Press says: A dop- uty sherff has gone to Tower carrying a warrant for: the -arrest of Edwin Ball, manager of the Minnesota mine at that piace. He-is charged with violating the statute which provides that a man s! : use he is a me i /may be made to Mr. Huntington's friends, .this question of refunding has been before FULL OF COURAGE > The Pacifie Baiircad Lebby Want to Have pa a Vote Fhe SMuntion Belfeved to Be Favor- ablp to Mr. Mantiagton’s Views: and Action WAI Sgon Be Had. Senator Morrill of} brated his eighty-1 femmont today cele- h ‘hday. Twelve ; Congress and twenty-nine years a ator,.he has served his state in the nationad:fiegtsiature, forty- one years, and yet he jg today 4! well in body and mind as any of hia c ‘ieagues. Today he received the sincere: congratula~ tions of every member of the upper house on his birthday, and his committee room was sought throughout the day by the vet- erans of Congress, who recognize him as the dean of the Capitol. Chaplain Milburn made a feejing refer- ence in his opening prayer to the anni- versary, and asked the continued gift of years and health for the aged statesman. Notwithstanding his years Mr. Morrill is a constant attendant at the sessions of the Senate, being regularly tn his seat promptly Friends of the Pacific railroad say pri- vately that they are sure of getting time for the consideration of the funding bill in the House this session. The belief is grow- ing that, in spite of the great anxiety to secure an early adjournment, a concession and the bill agreed upon late yesterday afternoon, which extends the time for the settlement of the debt indefinitely, possibly ninety years, will be voted on before the sezsion closes. The bill was framed after consultation between the Senate and the House committees. The belief ts that there is an understanding by which the friends of the measure hope to rush it through both Houses. ‘The representatives of Mr. Huntington have been numerous and active about the lobbies-of Congress since the session begun. This must necessarily be very expensive to the railroad interests, and they natural- ly do not want it protracted into another |, session. During the many years that Congreas there has probably never been a | larger or more active lobby in the interest of the raflroads. From the first it has been recognized that a majority of the committee was amiably disposed toward Mr. Huntington’s views, and. it is not altogether certain that a ma- jerity of the House is not of the same.| wind. Doubt is expressed as to how a vote in the House might result, but, apparently, the railroad people have confidence enough to want a vote as soon as possible. The opposition, however, ts of a deter- mined kind, and, if the rules of the House do not permit a protracted fight, in the Sen- ate, at least, they are likely to prolong the “gtruggle to the utmost limit. The illness of nator Morgan, who is probably the best- inYormed of the opponents to the extension, greatly cripples the anti-extension side. i \ RUSSELL AND OLNEY. Both Are Working for the Massachu- setts Democratic Indorsement. Ex-Governor Russell pf Massachusetts passed through Washington today on his return from the home of Jefferson, where the democrats quarreled over the honored statesman's grave. Following in the young governor's trail are the faint rumblings of his boom, aid rumors concerning the hot contest between him and Olney for the in- dorsement of ‘the Massachusetts conven- tion for the democratic presidential nom- ination. Josiah Quincy, John W. Corcoran, John E. Russell and J. H. O'Neill, the four great democratic managers of Massathu- setts, are working up the Olney boom, and have been expecting that it would be launched at the Massachusetts convention. It turns out now that ex-Gov. Russell, with the assistance of Chas. H. Taylor, the wealthy proprietor of the Boston Globs, has been working for himself in an effective way. The Massachusetts people here say that during his five campaigns and three terms as governor Russell has offended most of the big democratic politictens in his state, but has shaken hands with nearly every man in Massachusetts, and has got a wonderf.1 hold upon the masses of his party. s The resuit is, they say, that while the Political slate leaders have been planning to make O!ney the favorite son of New England, Russell has been getting control of tne districts, and will probably control the state conventiou. They say, moreover, that Russell has his friends at work in other states, conspicuously in New York and Virginia. ECONOMY IN WATER. at noon each dey, and remaining until the routine morning business has all been transacted. He stays in the city during long sessions, such as the present, as long as the climate will permit, and then, with his family, he goes to the cvol hills of Vermont, where he rests from the tasks of the year. Senator Morrill always takes an active interest in legislation, and makes at least one set speech on some such subject as the tariff each year. This session he was quite busy early in the year, when the finance committee, of which he is chairman, was overwhelmed with the most momentous matters. Later, however, the political com- plications in the Senate prevented action on these measures and the work of the finance committe? came to a stendstjll. Mr. Morrill at once took p a new topic, one with which he is very familiar and in which he is in thorough sympathy, the project of providing additional accommoda- tions for the National Museum, and he has pressed the matter zealously and tactfully since then. He has been a regent of the Smithsonian Institution for sixteen years, and knows full well the greatly overcrowd- ed condition of the museum buildings. He celebrated his bigthday today by an- nouncing that next ,Thursday he would seek, in ten or fiftzen minutes, to convince the Senate of the absolute necessity of a pew, : ture. Be —__—s___ 5 THE REED DELEGATES. dir. Alurtéltw’ Tobie Comparing the FE} “Mrength With MeKiniey’s. Mr. Aldrich of Illinois, representing the supporters of Speaker Reed, gives out the following statement. He divides the dele- gates already chosen as follows: Sen District Employes st Drink the Ordinary Potomac Variety. The ice supply at the District buildings has been cut off, and the spring water. with which the clerks have been regailing themselves during the year at an expense’ to the District of 2% cents per gallon has ceased to flow. Thousands of gallons of this water have been used, and the District has been paying large sums for spring water when the Fotomac has been declared’! time and time again good enough for any-'|"¥f body. But if the clerks want ice water in 4|'M the future they must pay for it. There remains of the appropriation of something over $22,000 for contingent ex- penses but $1,300, and this must last for three months, or until the new appropria- ticns become available. The order has gone ferth that no gas shall burn in the daytime, and on cloudy days they will do little work. The excise board alone can enjoy these necessities. It has a fund of its own. ——.__. Want a Sewer. , Several gentlemen appeared before the Commissioners this afternoon to urge the co-operation of the Commissioners in an endeavor to secure an appropriation for the building of a sewer through Grant street to School street to carry off the surface drainage of that neighborhood. —__ Rockville Convention. The republican convention at Rockville yesterday resulted in a bolt, and cor.test- ing delegations will go to the different con- ventions. One convention was presided over by Mr. Alvin Tracy and indorsed Mc- Kinley for President and McDonald for Congress. The other convention elected Wm. H. Jones chairman and sent ‘un- pledged delegates to the district, state and congressional conventions. ———.—_—_ Final Report on the Indiana, The special board, consisting of Capt. Picking, Constructor Varney and Chief En- gineer Ross, which was appointed to make the trip from Port Royal to ‘Hampton Roads on the Indiana, and thus "make the final inspection of that vessel, has submit- ted its report to the Navy Department. The board finds that there is no weakness or defect ir hull, fittings or equipment, nor is there any defect in the machinery of the Indiana. The ship left Port Royal at 6:52 o'clock on the morning of the 10th, arriv- ing at Hampton Roads at 10:10 p.m. on the 1ith, forty hours. On the 10th steam was made on four boilers, and with very poor coal the ship made 13.6 knots for two hours under natural draft with 104 revolutions. The horse power developed was nearly 5,000, a very good performance under the conditions. The ship handled well in every particular, with a remarkable absence of heavy rolling, the maximum roll under a broadside sea being twenty degrees. ——_——_———_ Naval Movements. Several weeks ago all three vessels of the European fleet were in Turkish waters. Now the crulser Marblehead is the only one there. She fs cruising in the vicinity of Alexandretta. The flagship San Francisco left Piracug Greece, yesterday, for Naples, Italy, where she will join the crulser Min- neapolis, which left Tarranto yesterday for Naples. Admiral Selfridge, commanding the station, ig on the San Francisco. oS movements : lef the fleet are accép' indication of the commanding officer’g that there is no necessity for prolonging their presence near the Ottoman empire. The Marblehead will remain there until there is no reason to anticipate further out- breaks against the missionaries in Turkey. The Navy Department is informed of the arrival of the Detroit at Hankow yester- day, and of the arrival of the Thetis at San Francisco. id _cofnpares the strength of Reed with that of McKinley by states: Reed. McKinley. Alamaba 8 Arkansas js - mat 08! oe District of Totals m1 : 1e0 This table deala only with those delegates now elected, making no estimates as to the rest, and puts the contested delega- tions in the doubtful column. —__-o+_____ IMPROVING THE POTOMAC. Allen’s Report of Operatio: During Last Month. Major Charles J. Allen, the engineer off- cer in charge of the improvement of the Potomac river, has reported that the con- struction of the sea wall on the northwest shore of the tidal reservoir was continued during the month ef March. The rip-rap foundation was leveled off, and the lower section of the wall was built to a height of about 2% feet above low tide for a length of 8 feet. On the Virginia channel front, uéar Easby’s point, 180 linear feet of wall were built up in the same manner. The high northwest winds which prevailed dur- ing the month caused extremely low tide, a condition very favorable to the work, and full advantage was taken of it. March 3 an unusually high northwest gale caused the extremely low tide of 4 feet below zero. The surplus rip-rap stone placed for the protection of the embankment, and now no longer nezded, was removed as the work progressed to th: amount of 295 cubic yards, and was deposited on the training dyke in the Virginia channel. The progress of the work on the sea wall is stated as follows: Completed wall, 23,755 feet; wi completed wall, 13,346 feet. Total wall, 37 101 feet. ‘The dredging remaining’ to be done is the deepening of the tidal ‘reservoir to the standard depth of eight feet, and the com- pletion of the diedging of the Virginia channel to secure the section requir- ed for the discharge of hets. The inlet gates also remain to constructed. The repair of the wharfat Efisby’s Point, which was interrupted byithe Winter season, will be resumed this montti' The work of re- pairing Aqueduct bridgé has been suspend- ed pending the ap}rorriation of the funds necessary for the'worki The project for the «improvement of the Anacostia river has been similarly susfended from lack of Sere = aaive d the lack of Owing to stormyi,w' iF ani e of a plant strong engugh,fo lift large pleces, but little ea ae made during the month toward the teméval of the wreck of the steamer Lady of thé Lake in the Wash- ington channel atsithesClyde line wharf. Col. ‘Allen says that: tm order to do work with the hoigter mow employed it is necessary for the jcontractors to blast the wreck !nto small piecessby the use of dy- namite. The use of @-powerful hoister, he says, would enable the contractors to com- pete the work in a few days, and at much less. cost than under the method now em- ployed.. The contract is. for $2,849, to be paid on the completion and acceptance of the entire work. ty —————~—____. _ Gone to Chicago. Secretary Carlisle left here this morning at 10:30 o'clock for Chicago, where ‘he will address the representatives of labor unions onthe financial issues of the day tomorrow evening. While in Chicago he will be the guest’of his son, Mr. Wm. K. Lectures to Teachers on Geol = Prof. W. J. McGee will Tooture Tohlekt at the Central High Sotioo! Hall to teachers of the public echools from the fourth te the eighth grades inclusive,on: Geological His- eid of the Districtof Columbia.” The lecture will be amply #llustrated by a fine assortment of ie ges. In the course ‘FO! ad jot a few days will delive: have great ificance, for the &é reason that it will cate the attitude pong ‘the : of aeie eleiak rg the friends of pies ee the instruction of ohiidren in the elements ue before lem- | of before. they, leave the eighth ie for the High School 7 Jackso! POST OFFICE PLANS Seoretary Cartisle Repeats His’ Request for E ‘More Money. The Plans te Be ‘Changea ana the > Coat te Be Incrgased by the Sum of $470,000. Yesterday afterncon, just before adjourn- ment, the Vice President laid before the Senate a letter from Secretary Carlisle, again asking for larger appropriations for the construction of the city post office building, and for an inereage in the fixed cost to which he is limited. In his letter the Secretary says: “Under date of February 15, 1806, this de- partment addressed a communication to the Speaker of the House of Representatives in connection with the United States post office building being erected in this city, in which it was stated that a deficiency appropria- tion of $355,000 was imperatively needed to complete the building as at present designed, and that.a deficiency appropriation of $115,- 000 additional.to the above, making a total | of $470,000, would be required for the com- pletion: of the bullding, if, besides complet- Ing the same as at present designed, an in- dependent light and power plant were to be supplied therein, and if the plan of the six upper stories were to be changed from the present design to a modified design which would make available office rooms for the railway mail service, the bureau of statistics, the department of labor, the offices of education, Indian affairs, geologi-: cal survey, the United States civil service pecan oe bureau Sree ee: and the various other government offices go Secupying tented quarters in thiy city, oo in the same letter-this department requested that the total amount of $470,000 be appro- priated for the purpose named above. In the, annual estimates for appropria- tions for public buildings submitted to Con- gress by this department there was included an item of $375,000, this being the balan to be appropriated under the present limit for the continuation of.the building during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897. “At the request of the chairman of the House committee on appropriations, this department ascertained that for the contin- uation of work on the building until March 3, 1897, this latter estimate could be re- duced to $275,000, with the result that the latter amount was reported by the said committee in the sundry clvil bill, and the appropriation made by the House of Rep- resentatives, but no increase of limit of ce was included. “Although the Secretary of the Treasury has the right to contract in advance of ap- propriations made available for this build- ing,he cannot exceed the Mmit of cost fixed, and it is Imperative to the successful com- pletion of the building that the limit be ex- tended at this session of Congress, in order that this department may be able to make the contracts necessary to prosecute the work uninterruptedly. “I therefore have the honor to repeat to the Senate my recommendation made to the House of Representatives, as above stated, or in case this is not aproved, that the limit of cost of this building be increased by the sum of $470,000, which amount, how- ever, need not necessarily be appropriated at this session of Congress.” ——_e.____. DELEGATES ARRIVING. Ready for Annual Conference of A. M. E. Church. The bishops and members of the Balti- more annual conference of the A. M. E. Chureh, which convenes at the Metropoli- tan Caurch, M street between 16th and 17th strects northwest, tomorrow, and will continue for at least one week, have be- gun to arrive in the city, and by the gime the conference is cailed to order by Lishop Gaines nearly all who are entitled to seats in the body will, it is expected, be present to answer to their names. The program to be observed during the sessions of the conference, so far as ar- rarged, has already eppeared in The Star. The roll of membership is as follows: ‘| Blehops, Right Revs. W. J. Gaines, B. W. Arnett, B. T. Tanner and A. Grant; gen- eral officers of the denomination, the Rev. Drs. J. H. Armstrong, W. B. Derrick, J. &. Emby, L. J. Coppin, H. T. Johnson, ¢, 8, Smith, W. D. Johnson and C. T. Shaffer; presiding elders, Revs. J. H. Col- lett, Charles Bourne and L. M. Beckett, B.D.; pastors, Revs. John W. Becketi, D.D.; John Hurst, B.D.; J. B. Warner, J. D. Banks, S. H. Cooper, William H. Chew, E. E,. Hughes, Thomas Hebbons, C. H. Young, Daniel Draper, J. R. Henry, J. W. Lavatt, F. J. Peck, J. H. Martin, J.T. Queen, Wiliam H. Brown, H. T. Tice, Jos. Nicholas, Amos Henderson, C. Wheatley, J, D, Powell, J. H. Wooten, E. P. Greenige, P. P. Bundick, J. W. Goldsborough, Rich- ard\Leek, Thomas M. Cole, John T. Jenifer, D.; D. G. Hill, J. W. Norris, . PP. ton, D.D.; Joseph H. Robinson, L. H. n, I. F. Aldridge, J. C. McEaddy, J. O. Custis, George W. Nicholson, F. 8. Den- nis, William H. Williams, Arthur Jones, Richard Thompson, J. B. Wallace, J. H. Scott, J. i. Platoe, J. R. Johnston, J. W. Brown, 8. C. Butler, A. A. Mi 8. Lee, D.D.; O. D. Robeson, D.D.; M. W. Travers, W. R. Arnold, W. T. H. Addison, P. H. Green, 8. M. Johnson, Henry Hutton, Charles A. Murray, J. R. Nelson, F. A. Seaton, J. B. Cardell, 8. T. Crawford, J. W. Bowser, J. A. Bi J. W. Kee John Porter, J. T. Wagner, Willtam Mon le. —>__ POLICE COURT. Cases Considered and Sen- temces Given Today. “Guilty,” was the plea of Henry Collins when arraigred in Judge Kimball's court this morr'ng on a charge of vagrancy. Henry is a young colored man who was known abcut the Benning race track as a Jockey, but because of his intemperate hab- its he had to quit riding. “I would like to find some way to keep Henry sober,” said Policeman Boland. “He has been dumped there at Benning, and he’s always drunk.” “How dees he manage to get so much liquor?” “He works a little,” the policeman an- swered, “‘and he also begs of the men about the track.” Henry had nothing to say. He realized that he had been drunk for so long a time that he wes in reed of a little rest, and willingly went down for two weeks. George Woodward came to the city yes- terday from his home in the country. He wanted to find some laborers to work for him, he said, and although he was poorly dressed, Cabman Samuel Altman took him for a ride. i “He was sober when I took him,” said Altman, “and he remained sober until he went in a little shanty and sent out for tin cans of beer. Then he refused to pay me.” “How much wa:. his bill?” “Three dollars.” “Judge, your honor,” said the man from the country, “do I look like a man who would want a cab for three hours?” “The losks of a man do not always indi- cate what he wants,” the ccurt told him. ‘Woodward said that he was very much under the -nfluence of liquor when he hired the cab. = Judge Kimball said that where it is shown that a cabman takes an intoxicated man and drives him about the street the court will not consider a case of refusal to pay the fare. The court did not find that ‘Woodward was under the influence of liquor when he hired the cab, and the court ordered the payment of the bill or nine days’ imprisonment. = Richard Darlington was feeling very un- well when he appeared in the toils this morning, and his condition was the natural result of liquid refreshmerts in which he had indulgpd last night. When he had drank as much as he could stand he started home, but the grass in Mount Vernon Square was so green and spirgianda that he storped there for the nigl But a policeman happened to come al. s» the intoxicated man wag take ei plated on an iron bed until mfning. When arraigned his recollgotén was faulty, and the court fined b!th the usual amount. “J don member,” wa3 the plea of Peter cy, against whom there was a charge of disorderly conduct. . e Liquor was the cause of both his disorder and his defective memo: He was fined. Minor a oo Feund Dend in His Office. SPARTANEURG, N. C., April 14.-Ex- Mayor W. W. Gilreath of Greenville, 8. C., one of the most prominent men in the — fob Howe Steer in his ae in reenville early ‘morning. with which he had been shot’ was found by his side. It is posed to be a case of suicide. — DEMOCRATIC. CLUBS. - jeecting of the Executive Committee ef the National Association. The exegutive committee of the National Assoolation ef Democratic Clubs held a meeting today at the Ebbitt House. The chairman, Representative Benton McMil- lin, presided, apd gmong the members and Proxies present were the president, Chaun- cey ¥. Black of Pennsylvania, Secretary Lawtence Gardner of this city, O’Brien Moore, Sepator Wuulkner, represeating Utah; O. O. Stealey, representing Henry Watterson; Edward Memann of Milwaukee, W. D. Baldwin, Col R. G Monroe of New York, S. M. Woodward of North Carolina, Senator Mitchell of Wisconsin and J. J. Richardson of Iowa. It was decided to hold the national con- vention of the association September 30 next at St. Louis. Resolutions were passed extending thanks to Mr. Jefferson M. Levy for the courtesies extended to the associa- tion at Monticello yesterday and to the Southern railway in a similar connection. A discussion followed on the best means of club organization as an adjunct of cam- paign work, and many valuable sugges- tions were presented. At 2:10 o'clock the committee called on President Cleveland at the White House. —_——._——_ DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Some Facts About Cincinnati. _ Capt. Lansing H. Beach, assistant to the Engineer Commissioner of the District, and in charge of the sewer departr.ent, has submitted to the Commissioners a report of the proceedings.of the second convention of the American Society of Municipal Im- provements, held some time ago in Cincin- nati. While in that city Capt. Beach learned {hat the annual per capita consumption of water was J62 gallons, the total supply be- ing pumped from the Ohio river to a res- ervoilr at an elevation of 300 fort above the river, and Teed mediately without setting OF filtration. In his report he says: “As all the street car lines using electric- Ity as a motive power, except one, have two trolleys and a separate wire for the return current, the water department has practically not been troubled by electro- lysis, but a single instance baving been known to occur. Lead pipes are required pon all house servic2s, if the distance from the water main to the house is con- siderable, as 1s frequently the case in the residence portions of the city on the hills, lead pipe is required to a meter situated upon the house lot, beyond which point wrought iron is permitted. The city fur- nishes all meters, and sells them to the water consumer at an advance of 5 to 8 per cent over cost. The Worthington, Her- sey and Crown meter are in use, and Mr. ‘Tharp seemed to think them about equally satisfactory. “Cincinnati! has done a great deal of street paving in recent years, nearly all of it being with asphalt and brick. The keep- ing in repair of the asphalt pavements is let out by contract by the year, and I was informed by one of the paving contractors that the price for the year varied from 3 cents to 13 cents per square yard; this is, of course, after the original guarantee of five years ha> expired. “Owing to the steepness of many of the streets in the city, and the general absence of flat grades, a larger portion of the rain water is carried in the street gutters, and there is almost no trouble from deposits in the sewers.” SS w Divorce. Henrietta Christian, at Richmond, Va., February 16, 1876, became Mrs. Scott Wing- fleld. Today, through Attorney Campbell Carrington, she prayed the Equity Court to make her Henrietta Christian again. About two years after the marriage, charges Mrs. Wingfield, her husband began a course of abuse and cruelty which lasted until she was forced to leave him, Septem- ber 19, 1834. During ‘that period, she claims, her husband assaulted her at least fifty times. ——<.——_—_ Funeral of Jo! J. Gavin, Jr. ‘The funeral of Mr. Joan J. Gavin, jr., took place from his late residence, 1305 12th street, this morning. The remains were escorted by the Nailonal Fencibles, of which organization he was a member, to the Immaculate Conception Church, where mass was said by Father Ryan, and then the line of murch was taken to Mt. Olivet cemetery. ‘As the remains were brought from the house by the pallbearers (six Fencibles) the band rendered “Near- er, My God, to Thee,” and as it was placed in the vault a salute of three rounds was fired and the bugier sounded “taps.” The Fencibles sent a beautiful floral plece, as did his fellow associates at the bureau of engraving and printing. tales Assignments to Regiments. The following assignments to regiments of officers recently promoted have been ordered: Captain George H. “Morgan, to the third cavalry, troop H; First Lieut. Edwin Bf. Suplee, to the third cavalry, troop D. Col. Hugh A. Theaker, to the sixteenth in- fantry; Lieut. Col George B. Russell, to the fourteenth infantry; Major Chas. Porter, to the fifth infantry; Capt. Robert F. Ames, to the elghth infantry, company K; Capt. Robert N. Getty, to the twenty-second in- fantry, company I; First Ideut. Frederic H. Sargent, to the eighth infantry, company A; First Lieut. Harold L. Jackson, to the twenty-second infantry, company C. —_——o Col. Ludiow’s Recall. It is said at the War Department that there fs no special significance in the re- call of Col. Wm. Ludlow, corps of en- wineers, military attache at the London embassy, beyond the fact that he has com- pleted the special duty for which he was sent abroad, and because his services are now required at home in connection with the Nicaraguan canal and other engineer- ing works. He has held his present detail a little over two years, and when here last fall expressed a desire for a change of duty on the completion of his tour of in- spection of the European canals. It is now known who will succeed him at London. —___-e-_____ Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—American Se- curity and Trust, 6 at 146; 3 at 146. Capital Trac- Hon, 15 at 69%. U.S. Electric Light, 20 at 125; 20 at 125; 10 10 at 125; 3 at 125; 10 at at 125, 125. Columbia Title ‘Insurance, 100 at 6 a Ppake and Potomac Telephone, 100 at 55.” Lanston uot pe, 100 at Bia: 200 at bi: 19 at S14” After a call—American Grapbo Chesapeake ‘Telephon Metropolitan Government Bonds.U. S. 4s, registered, 108) Did, 106% ank u. < red. 8. 4s, coupon, 109 bid.” U. 8. 4s, a 116% bid, 117% ‘asked. “U. 3. 5a, 1134 bid, 11435 asked. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 103 bid. B0-year fund 6, gokl, 108 bid. Water sto-k Js, 1901, currency, 110 bid. Water stock 7s, 1903, FINANCE. AND TRADE No Apprehension Regarding Coming. Gold Shipments. FRACTIONAL IMPROVEMENT IN VALUES Foreign Comment More Favorable to American Securities. : GENERAL MARKET REPORTS ——_.—_—_ Special Dispatch to The Evenlag Star. NEW YORK, April 14.—Orening prices this morning were generally steady around lest night’s closing level, a slight improve- ment in the demand adding fractionally to values as the day progressed. London fails to respond to the increase in local optimis- tie sentiment, uncertainty as to the polit- ical and legislative outlook inspiring cau- tious trading at that center. Foreign com- ment on our securities is, however, decid- edly more favorable, and should eventually Gvercome all fears of a radical change in our present money standard. A reduction of one-half per cent in post: @ ed rates for foreign xchange, due to & decreased demand, had a good influence on the market notwithstanding a tendency to- ward indifference on this subject. Further gold shipments are to be expected, but there is absolutely nothing in the present situation to make them a subject for ap= prehension. The volume of commission buying was said to reflect improvement during the early trading, and good judges of the mar- ket expressed confidence in an early broad- ening of the speculative plain. Traders Were disposed to sell moderately on every advance, but the developments of the day were not favorable to such action. In the absence of some new and unfavorable oc- currence there is small likelihood of a re- action beyond the limits of a traders’ move- ment. Sugar was again the feature of the active Uist, selling up to 12 on a good vol- ume of buying by interests credited with Possessing the best information obtaina- ble. At one time the sale of over 3,000 shares of long stock had a tendency to retard the advance, but a % per cent re- duction served to limit the extent of the decline and to bring out new buying. Realizing sales are to be expected around the present level, but not to an extent war- ranting an abandonment of the upward movement. The closing of the American Tobacco Company's books fer the payment of divi- dends tomorrow is expected to result in an active market for the stock of that com- pany. It is estimated that the 2 per cent in cash and the 20 per cent in scrip re- cently declared will be quoted at a market value of 16 per cent. There is considerable doubt on this point, however, and smail traders were disposed to close out all in- terests in the property until the manipu- lative faction establishes a price for the stock with the dividend features off. Marhattan was the most conspicuous member of the railway list, selling up 2 per cent on a small volume of business, accompanied with ruraors of pending fa- vorable developments. The frequent repe- tutions of consolidation rumors are regard- ed in some quarters as being founded on just enough fact to warrant moderate con- fidence in an ultimate combination of great Profit to the elevated line. The Granger shares were fairly active at fractional advances, but were barely steady at the advance, owing to profit-taking by res ing belief futility of all gro in, the of anti-trust iecislation at Albany was re- flected in a better demand for the anthra- cite coal shares. No movement of any magnitude is likely tn this group until” after the adjournment of the legislature. The trading of the last hour was dull and void of significant feature. Prices reflected some frregularity during this period, the result of purely professional operations. Reactions seem likely to Inspire a moder- ate outside demand, however, and should not be regarded as undesirable in conse- quence. —_—.__—_ FINANCIAL AND COMMERICIAL. The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the Pacific... Northetn Pacific, Pfd = estern.. Pacitc Mail man Pal. Car Go... Southern allway, Pfd. Phila. Traction. Currency, 112 bid. 3.00, funding, ‘currency, 105 Baltimore Markets. a BALTIMORE, A; Flour dull, unchangea— Mi neous Bonds. Metropolitan Rallroad fe, | receipts, 12,473 burrels; shipments’ So eet, JOT bid, 100 asked. Metropolitan Railroad conv. | sales, 700 barrels. Wheat firmer spot. 72,3 Qe, 121 bid, 123 asked. Belt Ballroad Ss, 7 bid, | May, 71%a72: July, 71yailag_receipte: Leg? hack. 79 axked. ron 10! | els; ‘stock, 104,729 'busbela; sales, 41,000" bushels — asked. Columbia . | southern wheat ‘by sample, 75x76; do. on ahi jas Company Gs, series A, 110% bid. | 72a75, Corn strong spot, Pyashlugion Gas Company Ge series 3, 111% id; | Say, 3 i bid, 125 asked. U.S. Electric Light conv, ipmenta 100 bid, 168 ica { ~ abd Trost ba, A. and O1 101 id, 40 | r 3 a 104 a ‘ast | ceipts, 61,731 bushels; , 267, ington Market Company’ Ist €e, 108 bid. W: | Gall and weaker: No 2° aoedl meatoy: a fon Market Company imp. Ga, 108 bid. ‘Washington | crn—stock, 70,259 bushels. Tay at. Market Company ext. 6s, 168 bid. ‘Sfasonic Hiall | othy, $16.00 bd. Grain’ freights Association “a Washington Light Infan- | inclined to be easy—steam to Li per try lat 62, 106 bid. 3 Ted al Xd. TH for onlers per quarter, ‘ational Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 2e.0d.025.7%4. April and May. Sugar strong, une ee oman oe Metropoli ch: itter weak—fanecy creamery, 19: do. 1 ‘ ral, Farm ales : : 2 310 arked, | Cente mers and | imitation. 15a36; do. Indie, 14; goud Indie, 1ial2: ashing- ton § eposit,’ GD bid. % Railroad Socks. fapliat Traction Company, ¢0 og. Sietropolitan, 115% 1164 ae cairibla, 65 bid. Belt, 90 asked. - town, 80 asked. Gas and Blectric 1d t_ Stocks.— Wash ee Ue mas : “: m Gas, ena sb . U. 8, Electric: Light asked. Insurance Stocks. a Franklin, 38 bid, 45 Corcoran, =, id, ropolitai Met in, 7 52 bid. Potomac, 65 id. Arlington, 145 bid, 1) . | German-American, 170 bid." Na- tonal 1 bid, 13 asked. Columbia, 12% bid, 14% asked. Riggs. T%, 8% Ss, 5% bid, 6% asked. giincoln, *8 bid, 8% asked. Title lasdratce Stok, Teri Kata ie Stockh. le bid, 108 auked. Colraibix ‘Title, 6% bid} vance Washington tle, 7 bid, 12, Title, 3 bid. District Tel=phone Stocks.—! Fl 38 bid, 50 ced. $22, Grapbopbone, 6% bid. Ti ‘asked. “Paeumatic Misceliancons’ Stocks Merpenthaler we ae ieee Bee Trg, 120 bid, 180 Hail, 90 store packed, Sa1@. steads—fresh, 11, —a— Graig oJ Cotton Markets. __—— Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock excl corresponds change, lents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York. GI Close. i pacage'geesi aaa . sais? i sass Piers The trial of Cornelius, alias Conway Tee- han, charged with bigamy, was today set Gown for Thursday next before Judge Cole in Criminal Court No. 1.