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2 THE EVENING STAR, WEPNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1896-TWELVE PAGES. Smith was not only a drunkard, but a cor- rupt mar. Mr. Blue said he had letters frem inmates of the Leavenworth home who, if their names were known, would be driven to the road by Governor Smith. He read a telegram from E. J. Anderson and others urging him to fight General Franklin’s reappointment, and telling him that 60,000 soldiers in gas were be- hind him. Another letter read by him said that the writer had enough evidence to hang Smith. Mr. Blue concluded ae aaray of testi- mony by reading @m affidavit from - mate of the Leavenworth home charging Governor Smith with drunkenness, cruelty and gross favoritism. ‘The affidavit described how, on one oc- casion, the governor was so drunk that he went upstairs on_all-fours. Meeing the affiant he said: “Bob, the governor is very, very drunk tonight.” (Laughter.) “Tf thought Kansas a prohibition state,” interjected Mr. Talbert (S. C.). “It is," replied Mr. Blue, “except on government reservations.” (Laughter.). Proceeding, he claimed that Gov. Smith maintained the biggest saloon in Kansas under the shadow of the flag the soldiers fovght to save. Last year, he said, the profits of the beer hall alone were $13,000. That saloon, said he, was run by the man who was the head of the Keeley League. “Have you any charges to make against the personal character of Gen. Franklin?” as&ed Mr. Hill (Conn.). Incompetent or Not Honest. “I charge,” replied Mr. Blue, with great @eliberation and emphasis, “that the in- Spector's reports show that Gen. Franklin is either grossly negligent and incompe- tent or that he is not honest. He knows of these beer saloons, he knows of Smith's conduct, and, if these reports are true, he holds in his hands, in violation of law, trust funds that skould have been turned into the general fund. For years,” he con- tinued, “he was general treasurer of the home. When the law prevented him from centinuing in that capacity he picked up some one, a man Friday, and put him in as general treasurer.” Mr. Blue charged that the inspector’s re- Ports showed that “balances had been forced.”” “Do you charge misconduct against any other member or members of the board?” asked: Mr. Hill. “Not at present,” responded Mr. Blue. “I charge no member except Frankiin, be- cause I am not conversant with their acts. With regard to our friend from Indiana Qlr. Steele), in all candor and charity, my only criticism is that he lacks knowledge of what transpires at the homes. I have said, and I say again, that what he does not know about the soldiers’ homes would fill a large volume.” a CAPITOL TOPICS. To Reorganize the Militia. Senator Hawley has introduced a gen- eral bill for the reorganization of tbe mili- tia. The bili is a complete recodification of the existing laws. Animal Industry Laws. ‘The Senate committee on agriculture has authorized Senator Warren to make a fa- verable report upon the animal industry bill. The bill is a recodification of the ex- isting laws bearing upon the subject of animal and meat inspection, with numerous important additions. Interstate Gambling. Senator Platt has introduced a bill to prehibit the transmission of the reports of results of bets on prize fights or races from one state to another and making sueh transmission a misdemeanor, to be punished by fine or imprisonment. National Park on the Hudson. Senator Sewell of New Jersey today in- troduced a bill for the establishment of a military and national park on the Pall- sades of the Hudson, in the states of New York and New Jersey, in accordance with the cession made to the government by those states. The bill places the proposed park under the supervision of the Secre- katy of the Interior, and appropriates $300, Alcehol in the Arts. ‘The House committee on ways and means today decided to favorably report the bill introduced by Mr. C. W. Stone of-Penn- sylvania to repeal the section of the Wilson act which gives free alcohol for uge in the arts and manufactures. A MYSTERIOUS BOX. Nothing Known About It at the White House and the Story Discredited. “The two sons of ex-Consul Williams,who arrived here from Havana yesterday, brought with them a precious box, which they guarded most jealously. It was only three feet high and a foot square. But the importance attached to the box lay in the prominence of the sender and the person to whom it was sent. Written on the top, in large, bold letters, are the words: ~ ° 0 From the Captain-General of Cuba, For Mrs. Grover Cleveland, In Care of E. C. Benedict. o Oo “Captain-General Weyler, it 1s believed, has sent to Mrs. Cleveland a present, which Will be delivered to her by Mr. Benedict, to whose office it was sent after being passed by the customs officials. No one knows the contents of the box.” The above was published in the New York Journal of this morning. Nothing ts known of it at the White House, or any- where else in this city. It is regarded as extremely improbable that Gen. Weyler should send a gift to the wife of the Presi- dent, with whom he has no acquaintance what. ver, and especially under existing in- ternational conditions. oe THE OMAHA CONVENTION. Ie Will Support McKinley and Adopt the Ohio Money Platform. OMAHA, Neb., April 15.—The republican slate convention will ceuvene this evening to elect four delegates to the St. Louis na- tional convention. The program to select Mcixinley supporters. will be carried out, but there will be some opposition from is of Gea. Manderson, but insufficient turb the slate as previously arranged. Three of the delegates-at-large, John L. Webster of Douglas county, T. H. Kennard of Lancaster and Peter Jansen of Jefferson, are as good as elected. As to the fourth delegate-at-large, -here is a lively contest between-Mstt Daugherty of Qgalaila, E. B. Warner of North Platte and George H. Thummel of Grand Island. a The money plank of the platform will be oats similar to that ef the Ohio conven- jon. The Connecticut Democrats. NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 15.—The democratic state central committee decid- ed today to hold the state convention at Hartford, June 10, to choose delegates to the Chicago convention. —__—_ CONTEMPLATE RESIGNING. Spanish Liberals May Protest Against Election Frauds in Spain. MADRID, April 15.—The election returns today show the parties to be divided as follows: Conservatives, 318; liberals, 87; dissident conservatives, 5; independents, 11; Carlists, 10; and republicans, 3. Owing to irregularities in Madrid, the presidents of the electoral bureaux have teen fined 100 pesetas each. The liberals pected In Madrid think of resigning. connection with the suit for Hbel nst the Marquis of Cabrinana, who was » a3 @ result, is being by the municipal councillors, is has been ordered to find bail; but it is believed he will prefer to go to Prison. I FOR SINKING THE ELBE. Owners of the Crathie Condemned to Heavy Damages. ROTTERDAM, April 15.—The owners of the British steamer Crathie, belonging. to Aberdeen, have been conde to pay 565,500 florins damages to the North Ger- man Lloyd Company for the sinking of the steamship Elbe by collision during the Rorsias of January 80, 1895, with a loss of ives. LATE NEWS BY WIRE[A¥T#OW soweN soHoot Trix Rance sole es . Two Killed by an Explogion in 0) “9 BE! Fireworks Factory. DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN NEW YORK-CIFF Two Emperors on Parade in the Austrian Capital. AMERICAN HORSES UNPLACED €HICAGO, April 15.—One of the main buildings of the Chicago Fireworks Com- pany at Grosspoint, fourteen miles north of this city, blew up this morning, resulting in the death of two employes and the serious injury of six more. The dead are Nicholaus Boree and Annie Boree. The injured are Chauncey Siemey, Rosa Nertens, Lizzie Shaften, Katie Talj- man, Emma Simpske and Annie Cressant. The cause of the explosion is not known, but it is supposed to have been caused by some grains of powder being ignited by concussion in the machinery uséd in mak- ing fireworks. ae The explosion occurred about 8:30 o'clock. The first discharge blew out the sldes of the building, letting the roof fall in. A moment later there was another explosion which shattered the roof. As yet the remains of Annie Boree have not beén found, and it ts the bellef that she ha&S been blown to pieces. Nicholaus Boree, her brother, was horribly mangled. Several others were so badly burned and lacerated that {t is feared they will die. There were eight persons at work in the building at the time, not one af whom eecaped injury. . ——_—.—_-- AMERICAN HORSES UNPLACED. Second Day’s Racing of the New- market Meeting. NEWMARKET, England, April 15.—This was the second day of the Newmarket. Craven meeting. In the Two-years-old Plate of 200 sovereigns, Mr. Pierre Lorfl- lard’s Lamerock ran with fourteen athers, but was not placed. Lord Rosebery’s fill; Harangue won; Sir J. Blundell Maple’: Sarine second and Sir R. Waldie Griffith's Confusion third. There were eleven starters in.the race for the Babraham Plate, 500 sovereigns; Prince Soltykoff’s Sati won. Mr. Aumont’s Dor- meuse was second, and Lord Derby’s Dingle Bay third. Pierre Lorillard’s brown filly Pigeon Wing was among the thirteen startérs for the Maiden Plate, 103 sovereigns, but was not Placed. L. De Rothschild’s Brigg won, with E. C. Clayton’s Fast second,-and T. H. Cardwell's Gordito third. In the race for the Column Produce Stakes, of 20 sovereigns each, with 300 sov- ereigns added, there were six starters, and L. De Rothschild’s St. .Frusquin won, Prince Soltykoff’s South Australian was second and Lord Hindlip’s Brechin third. Among the entries was Mr. Foxhall Keene's bay filly Faustine. >— SHOT DOWN HIS WIFE. Frederick Merrick’s Followed. by. id NEW YORK, April 15.—Frederick Mer- Tick shot and killed his wife, Ida, i, their bed room at their home this morning’ Then standing before a mirror in an adjoining room he fired a bullet into his right temple. Death was instantaneous in both cases. The couple, who were well-to-do, had been Tearried six years, and leave a child five years old. It is alleged that.Merrick was suspicious of his wife, and that he had had a detective watching. her for some time past. About daybreak a woman in the Rouse heard Mrs. Merrick cry out in an alarmed tone of voice: “Oh, Fred., what are you going to do? Are you crazy?” Immediately three shots rang out in rapid succession. Then there was the sound of a body falling heavily to the floor. After this came a short pause, followed by another shot and the sound of a falling bedy. There were two bullet holes in Mrs. Merrick’s temple, one in the cénter and the other a little to the right. A third bul- let hole was almost exactly in the middle of her chest. ———— READY FOR A LYNCHING. A Mob at Clifton Forge, Va., Seeks a Murder Suspect. i‘ Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., April 15.—A special from Clifton Forge says that a man an- swering the description of Henry Brown, the negro who made an attempt to assault Mrs. Bellande yesterday, and who after- ward assaulted and brutally murdered a girl named Wallace, at Longdale, was ar- rested late last night near Clifton Forge, and taken to Covirgton at 1 o'clock this morning for safe keeping. Two hours after the night watchman left with his prisoner a large*number of men from Longdale, armed with rifles and shot- gurs, arrived at Clifton Forge in search of the prisoner, but finding he‘had been taken ta Covington they returned to their homes, All fs quiet now. —___ RODE SIDE BY SIDE. The Austrian and German Emperors on Parade. VIENNA, April 15—Emperor Francis Joseph has bestowed the Order of, the Golden Fleece upon the German imperial chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe, and Emperor illiam has decorated Count Goluchowskl, the Adsejan minister of foreign affairs, with the Order of the Black Eagle. ‘The weather today wa® Bplenaig and the parade of the garrison in honor of thé nus; beror and Empress of Ger D brilliantly. nas tead Sees: -When Emperor William, in Austrian hus- sar uniform, rode upon the parade ground, the bands played the German national an- them. Emperor Francis Joseph galloped up to him, saluted and delivered the report, Their majesties then rade side by side down the front of the troops. Count von Lamberg and Princess Doro- thea von Honhenlohe, youngest daughter of Prince Constantine von Hohenlahe-Schil- lingturst, were married here today. Cardi- ae Gruscha, archbishop ef Vienna, offici- ——.__ SOUND MONEY AND PROPECTION. s’ Dispateh to the- Kentucky Republican Convention. Congressman Evans of Kentucky sent the following dispatch to Louisville today, where the republican state convention is in session: Hon. John W. Yerkes, Galt House: Widespread democratic uprising for free silver emphasizes the importance of a strong declaration for sound money by ev- ery republican convention. The admirable financial plank in the last usetts republican platform is an excellent model. We shoul insist upon gold standard money and protection to home industries, one and inseparable. WALTER EVANS. Improvements in the Capitol. In the Senate this afternoon Mr. Aldrich, from the committee on rules, presented two amendments to the sundry civil bill. One appropriates $55,000 for the improvement of the ventilation of the Senate wing of the Capitol, including the installation of refrigerating apparatus according to the plans af Prof. Woodbridge. The other amendment appropriates. $45,000 for the ex- tension of the electric lighting plants in the Capitol and to the grounds about the Capitol. This means that ground about the Capitol are to be lighted by yleo- tricity, something that has not yet been ac- complished, with the result that at night the Capitol grounds are now dangerously dark. The amendments were referred to the committee on appropriations. : The Donn Will Set Aside. By consent, it is said, between the tées, four children of the testator, a vi dict was entered ir Circult.Court No. 2 to- day setting aside the will of the late-Oliver P. Donn. This estate is said to be value at about $200,000. It was claimed par- Donn was mentally incapable of mating the will. * a Tpgpeotion of the Build- ing ° een yerginen Abandoned Re cause Considered Dangerous. The dilapidated structure 1 as a school house for Fea ‘Jhundred or more ‘childten, Dearing the name “Anthony Bowen Schoo) in large gilt letters above the entrance, 1s Tocated af the southeast corner of O1H ‘arid ¥) streets southwest. Several thick coats of drab paint, probably appHed during the last school year, have rendered this relic of olden school days fairly presentable to the casual glance of the unconcerned passerby. As the building wag pronounced unsafe at the meeting of the school board last even- ing, it was with a feeling bordering on trepidation a Star reporter today mounted a rickety porch that leads to the main en- trance of the edifice, which d supervising principal described a disgrace to the haticnal capital. But the porch, as further examination disclosed, is probably more stanch than any other portion of the build- ing. Just within the doorway the first thing that meets the view Js a narrow stairway, | so steep as to retnind one very strongly of a| ladder. The foot of this stairway, by actual measurement, ‘is 8 feet and 8 inches frum| the front wall of the building, and leads from & passage that'must bé‘used "by the pupils of two rooms on the lower floor. At] the head of the stairway the condition 1s) even worse, for a rear stairway, equally as shaky, steep and dangerous the front, leads down, le#®ing a space less than five feet in width, through which four lines of. children'are forced to pass at the same time. | The fearful fatality, in ‘case of fire or panic, , can easily be imagined, for in the neighbor- || hood of two hundred children would un- doubtedly endeavor to crowd through the narrow passage,’down the steep statrways, and onthe heads of two hundred ‘more pupils pushing throngh the narrower -pas- Sage below, "im an effort to reach the front oor. Sloping and Springy Floors. Entering the soutkeast ‘corner room up-. stairs, the floor slopes gently toward the east wall, and the sensation in moving fcross it ts a strong reminder of a walk tong a springboard. Four inches is a con- scrvative estimate of the distance the east wall has bulged eastward, ahd consequent- ly there 1s @ significant gap, with number- less cracks in the plaster, intervening be- tween it and the remainder of the build- frg. In the adjoining room’ the situation ts even worse, and from ail appearances a healthy push frur: an ordinary right arm would cause a catastrophe. Between the floor’ and the east wall in this room is a decided opening. In the west half of the building the walls have also begun to show a tendency to break away, as ominous cracks in the plas- ter testify, but the specialty of this sec- tion of the building is falling plaster. Gaunt-looking, irregular holes relieve the monotony of the ceiling, and not. long ago several square feet of the material suc- cumbed ‘othe force of gravity and sought a resting place on and about a desk that had’ been vacated by a little girl just a moment before. During the visit of the reporter today it was necessary for the janitor to pull down a quarter section of the ceiling in one of the lower rooms, which had been threatening to take matters into Its own: hands, 80 to speak, for some time past. Walls That Bulge. Hidden behind a door on the first floor, is all that could be desired in the way of a demonstration that some time in the near future, unless the condition of things ig speedily remedied, the front or nortt wall will come in sudden contact with the side- walk. Viewed from the cutside, the east wall presents a more or’ less graceful but most pronounced compound curve, which might be cons{dered perfectly lovely from an architectural standpoint were It not sa Plainly datigerous. Standing at the base of the wall, and glancing up, it is impossible to see tke projecting cornice of the roof, which, by the way, cverhangs several inch- és, for the view is interrupted by the lower of the two bulges of the wall. At the northeast corner of the building, near the grcund, it 1ga novelty to see the bricks of the wall within an inch of one another: "he south wall also presents a bulge so perceptible that it seems. improbable that it could ever have been strictly perpen ular. Incidentally, it might. be mentioned that all the floors respond to footsteps with @ springboard action. For this reason it hus been necessary to eliminaté health ex- ercises {rom the co.rse of. instruction. There is absolutely no system of ventila- ton provided at the Anthony Bowen school building. Each room js heated by a. big ccal stove, and it is said that the pupils forced to occupy seats near the stove are constantly perspiring, and those at the op- posite end of the room usually wear ovér- coats and wraps during school hours. This being a warm day there was no fire in the stove, no possibility of the presence of coal ggs, and all the windows and door- ways were thtown wide opén, but the re- borter who entered one of the rooms from Gutdoors needed no argument to convince bim of the really frightful lack of ventila- tion. The tops of the window frames are fully three ‘or four feet from the ceilings, and hence Jt 1s impossible to provide for the dissemination of impure air. In cold weathcr, when the stoves are in full blast, it sometimes. becomes necessary to open the windows and again health Js endanger- ed by drafts. Again, no cloak rooms are provided, and therefore no other course is open than to hang the outer. garments and bats of the children about the rooms. The effect of this on warm, rainy days dors not need description. On several occasions of late have panics been imminent at the Bowen school; one day just a few weeks ago the pupils caught ihe odor of burning Wood, and had. not the Janitor just at that moment discovered that the wood work ne; stgye, ifs Pe han s ais located just beneat! catching fire, the situation might-have as- sumed serious proportions. eS ANACOSTIA AND RAria.. TRANSIT, A Hearing ‘This Afternoon on the Capitol Railway Bill. A subcommittee of the House District committee gaye a hearing late this after- noon on the Senate bill amending the charter of the Capital Railway Company so as to permit rapid. transit from Anacos- tia to Washington. President Griswold of the. Anacostia Rail- road Company opposed the Capital railway Tdll on the ground that. the Proposed road contemplated -using the -Anacostia tracks and would damage the property. interests of the company. He said the Anacostia company tealizes the importance of rapid transit,.and. hopes to effect it, bill would interfere with it. ates Abie ir. Thomas W. Smith, in behalf of the owners of the first mortgage bonds of the Anacostia company, protested against the en Ate the damage which he ‘woul t i the coat ae upon the interests of ttorney Hazelton in pehalf of the Capi- tal Railway Company said that the in- sufficient service of the Anacosiia Company was responsible for the proposed legisla- tion and had created this demand for bet- ter transportation -facilities, Mr. Randle of the Capital Railway Com- pany spcke of the efforts he had made to get President Griswola interested in the ex- eet Mec eerie ee He dwelt length upon the responsibili the men bebind the Capitdl Rallway Con pany, saying they were men well known in the business world and were capitalists of ample’ means. One of the Promoters, larger than Foad is bonded for. Capital Company proposed to the abandoned route of the Anacostia Com- pe and would not use over a mile of their ve tracks. in- Still another betgh of ‘oleom dictments, were, returned by the-arend nd a following being the . vere an -nephews -of ‘the deceased, Mr. use in part | ARaue anave Both of Them Declared Guilty by the | Another Rumer That Mr. Cleveland Has EX Jury a a ae oo Pe Wipe en ae teltce Reserved. > ~ Two alleged grave robbers, George Mar= low and John James, were placed on trial in Criminal Court No. 1 yesterday after- Noon. The supposed ghoujs are middle- ged colored mien, and th overnment claims that the night of the Bth of last February they ‘robbed a grave in Payne cemetery, arid the night of the 84 of last month ropbed a grave in Woodlawn ceme- fery. From the first grave they are ‘sata to have taken the body of Ellen Whitting- ton, an elderly colcred woman, and from the second grave the body of Géorgs Qualies, a colored boy. " The testimony of witnesses introduced by Assistant District’ Attorney Jeffords on Fehalf of the prosecution tended to show that the respective bodies: were buried a | few days before the‘graves were robbed; that a’ box was left at the freight office of the United States Express Company early thé mortiing of ‘the 8th of Februsry; that it bore two addresses, and, being openea for that reagon, the nude bodies of two colored women were found in it, one of | them being thé body of EHen Whittington. A‘ similar box was left at the Adams Ex-" press Company’s freight office early on the Morning of the 8d of March,*and, bdeirg epened, two bodies were ‘found in it. one ‘being that of Qualies. -~ ‘Two Sides. The emplcyes of the express companies re- membered that-the tcxes were brought to the offices in’ a covered wagon by Colored men, and Jonés was reccgnized as one of|| the men. Police Sergeant Dailey found a horse’and wagon at the home of Marlow at Ivy City, which’ were identified as the horse and wagon, nsed in bringing the boxes to the express offices. The priscners were represented by Attor- ney John M. Largston, who, upon the con- clusion of the gover.ment’s testimony, asked Judge Cole to direct a verdict of ac- quittal.- Mr. Langston ccrtended that the evidence for the government amountéd on-: ly to suspicion, but Judge Cole, in denying: the. motion, remarked that the evidence in-' troduced against the men was sufficient to! require an explanation from them. Mr. Langston then explaired to the jury that | I at Last Disappointment of Members of the He ees . Legere Cinbs 5 ‘imitige at No Reference te lt. ‘ e story that President Cleveland's Jong- Ic ef for letter “@eclining to allow his name to be ‘used In Chicago nomination js about to appear has in been revived. : e executive committee of the National League of Democratic Chibs, headed by'ex- Gov. Chauncey F. Black of Philadelphia, yesterday afternoon called upon President Cleveland, by appointment, at the White House. There was d sort of tacit under- standing that MY. Clévelang ‘would then and there unbosom himself and express to the committee his views upon the third term question. Gov. Black, in talking to- Gay of the’ visif, stated that the members | of the committee were grievously disap~ peinted at the -feilure of-the President to discuss the vexed matter, as they fully an- ticipated: that the would. “He says' that the President was in a Particulerly jovial mood and talked about everything else’ but politics.” A significant thing about the President’s failure to talk is that Mr. Black is xaid to be a great friend of Secretary Carlisle | and might have been exceedingly anxious ‘to “Have'the President: announce Rimself out of the race. This would leave Mr. Carlisle the field ufti decides to run. Putting all things to- gether, it-looks as if Mr. Cleveland has not | dntimated, evento Mr. Carlisle, what. he intends to do. - the characteristic trait of the President | to keep nearly everything to himself. ‘Phe ‘belief has been’ expressed that the coming out of:Mr.: Carlisle meant the re- tiring of Mr. Cleveland, but nobody can | say that now with any certainty of being | re u : * It’ is reported this afternoon that Mr. Cleveland has written a letter in which: he disavows any desire tobe again nominated, and that it will be given out for publication @s soon as it is received by the party to whom it is addressed. LIQUOR TO’ MINORS. Trial of a Case From the. Navy | Yara. i Eighth street southeast between Pennsyl-, vania avenue and the navy yard is well he expected: to show that the defendants bear excellent repvtations, and that they had nothing whatever to do with the desé- cration of the graves. Both Guilty. i In their own behalf both Marlow and: Jones testified, denying any connection with or knowledge of the robbery of the grave3 or the delivéry of the boxes con- taining the bodies. Several witnesses also’ testified to the effect that both Marlow and Jones were at their respective homes, at the time they were said to have de- livered the boxes. 3 ‘The jury took no stock in the stories of the defendants or their witnesses, for ‘they! returned a verdict of guilty against both) nen after a short delibération: At the r quest of Mr. Langston, Judge Cole post- poned sertence until Saturday next, re4 manding the men to jail until that time. EASTERTIDE MISSION. Epiphany Churc The the Scene of a Series of Evangelical Meetings: Friends of Epiphany ‘Church aré looking forward with far more than grdinary inter- est to the, Eastertide Mission, which is to be held in that church from “April 19 to ,May 3, under the leadership of Rev. W. Hay Aitken, general superintendent of the Church of England Parochial Mission So- clety. The Rev. Mr. Aitken, who is to. hold: these services, is the most distinguished mission preacher in England. He has been at work for a few months in Canada, and is about to come to the United States, where he will hold three missions—ono. in New York, one in Philadelphia and one in Washington. Mr. “Aitken Is no, stranger In our country. Ten years ago he held a mis- sion in St. George's Church, New York, Speaking dally, wesides, to the hundreds of business men who filled Trinity Church, at the head of. Wall street, to listen to ‘his burning words. ; The order of services Is as follows: Introductory service on Saturday, April 18, 8 p.m., with reception of the missioner. Sundays—8 a.m., celebration of holy com- munion, with short address; 11 a.m., mori ing prayer and sermon; 4:30 p.m., sermon to men only; 7:45 p.m., evening prayer and sermon. Week days—10:30 a.m. address on the spiritial Mfe; 12:15, 8 p.m., mission gervice for, business. ren; sermon and after-meet- ing. Meetings for women will be addressed by Mrs, Crouch in the Guild room of the church on. Sundays, Mondays, , Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m., and at the Mission House, 12th and C streets gouth- west,.on Thursdays and Fridays at,3 p.m. “Holy communion .Tyesday, Wednesday and.Friday at 8 a.m.; Thursday at 11 a.m. Sa Death of E. A. Ridgway. Mr..B. A. Ridgway, who was one of the mo_t prominent plumbers in this city until he retired from business about seven years ago, died at 2 o'clock this morning at his residence, 231 E_ street northwest. Mr. Ridgway ungerwept g stroke of. paralysis, which Gaused his retirement from business, and since that time it has been his custom to.make annual visits to the Hot Springs of Arkansas. He left Washington shortly after Christmas and nad reached Harris- ur Fe on the return: trip, Good Friday, Hl 3 Siten he fell in the railroad train and appeared to be badly injured. He was brought to this clty, and there 1s no doubt that death resulted from the fall. Physl- cians Were. unable to determine whether.a recurrence of tne. ?aralysis caused the fall or whether the fall bro.'&ht on the paraly- sis. = Mr. Ridgway was held in high esteem by: an unusually large circle of-friends, and his demise. this morning caused deep sor- row. He leaves a wife and eight children, all of whom are in the city. His mother is also living, and-was ‘at:his bedside when death occurred. The funeral. will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the number mentioned. Interment will: be pri- vate. ——_—_— Funeral of Mrs. -Oldgeld. ‘The -funeral services of Mrs. Catharine Chase Oldfield .were held at Oak: Hill Chapel this afternoon. The pall-bearers were. the Franklin Steele of this city, Mr. Chas.S,8teele.of Vir- sinja, Mr. W. £. Steele of Minneapolis and Mr. A.-G.Mius of New. York, -Mr. Edward ‘McCauley and Mr. Arthur Addison of this city. Rev. C..G. Currle, rector of Christ Church, Baltimore, conducted the services. es His Jawbone Broken. = Nicholas Harris, colored, .elghteen years old, met with a painful accident in Ana- costia. this morning about 10, o'clock. ;He |: was employed as a driver by J.-T. D.-Pyles and the horse: kicked him in the face. His jawbone, it is thought. was broken. -Po- liceman Reagan sent him to the hospital. > Mayor Hooper Wins a Point. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Ma., April 15.—Mayor first point in his fight with swer.to, his. petition that the oath of offi of city.colléctor might bé administered him. t. Creager was lector Pie ‘councilinen at ai or fey "the :| one of the boys.’ | streets. southwest, Wednesday evening last supplied with drinking saleons, which “are. patronized to some extent by members of the mariné corps ahd persons employed ‘in the yard. Frank J. Nolte is the keeper of one of these drinking places, and he ‘was: com- plained against in the Police Court today: for an alleged violation of the law relating to the sale of liquor to minors. He was. defended by Lawyer Shillington, while- Mr. Pugh looked after the interests of the prosecution. 4: Three boys, members of the mariae corps, who are only fifteen years old, were called as witnesses, and they told of more than one visit to the defendant's saloon on the day charged... They bought beer there, so they said, the defendant:and his wife hav-- ing waited on them. “We had ‘three rounds of beer,” said; “How much more did you have?” “I don't-know.” Drum Maier Barton told the court that! he Went hi the defendant’s place on the day charged and saw the- boys seated, ‘about @ table in the back room. H For the defense, members of the United States Marine Band were called. They are patrons of Noite's saloon, and they said qpey, hat never seen minors served with liquor in thers. On the contrary, they: had seen boys refused. = After recess the court heard other evi- dence, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty. t Counsel gave notice of a motion for a new trial. © . ae : : ——__ CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY PROSPERITY Annual Meeting Today of the Board " of Trustees. ae The board of trustees of the Catholic University held their annual meeting in McMahon Hall this morning. Of the arch- Bishops of the country and the several bishops and laymen who form the board, @ large proportion was present, and con- siderable routine. business was transacted. Cardinal Gibbons presided, and among these who took pert in the theeting were Bishop Horstmann of Cleveland, Ohio, the secretary; Thomas E. Waggaman of this ity, treasurer; is ill Vt Bobtod, in of Bt. Pearaantne te Paul, Ryan of Philadelphia, Mr. Joseph Benigan of Providence, R. I.; Mr. Michael A. Jenkins of Baltimore, Rev. Thomas Lee of this city and Bishop Keane, rector of the uriversity. - ‘The members of the board present were divided into three committees, 6n studies and discipline, pn finance, and on organiza- tion, and each committee went carefull over all the matters that Bae ‘Seciitted during thé university Year in thelr dif- ferent cepartnente: All the reports made. were of Most gal character, the Pork * ‘the nance taviory ct “3 pe- clally gratifying. The report of Mr. gaman, the treasurer, showed that fhe ; finances of the Institution are In @ splendid |: condition. The moat important business of the moxn- ing was ug sengla ration OF pe plan to es- Spiga ‘0 hew chairs in the faculty. It Was definitely decided to establish the chair of Guelig language and literature and San- Scrit. -Of the $50,000 necessary to endow the chair, the Ancient Order of Hibernians has already raised $43,000. It was voted te extend a call to Rev. Dr. Richard Hen- rebry of England, who is.one of the most |’ {amous Geelic acholars in the world. ‘The proposition to establish a chair of Ger- mafilé janguages also met with favorable corsideration &t the ands of the hoard but-no final action was take om the nat. fer. ‘The funds 8, endaw this chair are ow being raised by the various Ger Capote, organisations. eae eo anu the mémbers were entertained at lunch8on in the rectory of the univer-|' sity. Erecting a “Chute.” The new amusement, ‘a chute,” which Captain H. 8S. Rendall, the proprietor -of River View, is erecting at that. resort, . will be completed .and -ready for service by May 1, when the excursion season wil open. “Shooting the chute” has been the attraction in Chicago, Coney ;Island, At- Jantic City -and elaewhere for the past three years, and it. promises-to be the at- traction for Washington this summer. The “chute” starts from a platform sixty feet :the is four feet deep. The chute when com- pleted. will have. cost. Captain Ran neat little foftune of $20,000. It will be Ughted by its own electric lighting plant, and passengers ,will be carried up to the’ platform from whence the ed down: incline in elevators. that act @ drop-of .water can-fly.in them. Enterprise ‘Aqrial ‘The fourth annual meeting of .the .En- terprige Serlal Building Association was held in St. Dominic's Hall, 6th and F at 8 o'clock. “The annual report ,o¢- the lo" “ 1d elected Yor the the Shawls goa eee David Murphy; vice president, James F. eenan; “treasurer, N: H. Shea; ‘se ohh pean i - Rents Will -be served at the wlese Of the ex- tion ‘with the |~ It is a further evidence of | | | value of the 20 per cent scrip dividend, and {Reena closed shortly.after 1 o'clock, v 107 elght people and are-so constructed ROBBERS|THE LOOKED-FOR LETTER|FINANCE AND TRADE ~~ ggpndonee on Guba, Transactions in American Tobacco ~~ Watched With Interest. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS NEW YORK, April 15.—Orening prices this morning reflected ‘advances varying from % to % per cent, and were well sup- ported during the grea*sr part of the day. London's “quotations ‘were’ abové otr closing’ lev21,- but no fmportant transactions for forelgn account were re- corded. The absence of any pressure to sell and a moderate increase in the de- Fogresses. ‘The transmission of the Cuban corre- spondence’ to Congress had a tendency to restrict trading during the afternoon, fears of a revival‘of the discussion on this subject being: inspired thereby. As the documents submitted are more qr jess histeric, and contain few items entirely new, there would seem to be small occasion for concern be- further advance in rates would probably re- | sult ina moderate shipment of_coin toward the ena of the week.. There are no new de- | velopments in the geheral status of the | exchange situation, and an outflow of coin|| should, in Consequence, attract but passing notice. { ~The transactions in American Tobacco | were watched with considerable interest ’ ‘throughout the day because of the doubtful rumors of a probable injunction against its payment. A 3 per cent decline from the ‘opening level was recorded during the esrly trading on sales for both accounts. The dividends, 2 per cent in cash and 20 per cent in scrip, -were estimated to be. worth about $13, as the initial price of thi stock indicates but the possibilities-for ne Nugation suggested: by the proposed in- crease In the common: stock overshadowed | all other considerations and attracted short selling. A This selling was unusually confident ini character, but the powerful inside manipu- ion.may at any moment force a sharp’ rally at the expense.of the short -interest. | Prudent operators are not,likely to take risks in this stock on either side of the. account, prejudice against the long side being particularly pronounced. Sugar was strong under a liberal buying demand, which advanced the price well beyond yes-| terday’s high level. The occasional sak sorbed, the larger buying even at the pres. sent level being significantly confident. i The la-ger commission houses*were mod-| erate purchasers of the railway-shares fo! the accounts of out-of-town clients, amon: Whom g revival of interest is reported. ‘The fractional fimprcvement noted through; out the entire speculative list was credited: to an increase tn the volume of. legitimate business. j ) RESTRICT SPECULATION | in ‘posted rates this morning. Aj A%s' Rational Unica, 11 bid ou bid Sie ae * eo h bid, 5% ‘Title Ir ad anied. Saemtin vid, 1° 4 fean Gun Oa | white western, 26226%: No. 2 mixed do. po fie ge May, i; Joly, 70a’ wheat by 7S asked: do. os. ite mente, BL stock. 681,41 4 sales, '27,000 bushele—scuthers white core, do. yellow, 36a36%. Oats and dushels. quiet stock, 26,365 ‘209, Bye steady Ne, 2, 40a41 nearby; 42048 western— thy, $16. steady. unchanged. Furnistied by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F strest, members New York stock exchangé, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., ‘New York. ae 4 49% «4497 5.10 6.12 1s 40 450 «64452 Low. Close, To «67.71 77 7.7) 7.70 «7. 7 8. THE OLEOMARGARINE CASES. Willis C. Prather om Trial for Violat- } ‘ing the Law. The second ‘of the oleomargarine cases, that of Wilkes C. Prather, was taken up before Judge Cole in Criminal Court No. 1 late this aftgrnoon: A jury was soon selected, and District Attorney Birney explained to them that the defendant was charged with selling oleo- margarine to one John Enright, the 23d of last October, as and’ for butter, and with- out being at the time marked and de- |] scribed as oleomargarine. ‘The first witness was Harrison Nesbitt of the local internal revenue office, He stated that last Suly a retail oleomargarine license ;| was issued to Prather and Wilkes, 235 12ih Street southwest. Detective Joseph Carter, the next witness, testified that, in company with Mr, Enright, he visited the defendant's place of busi- ness, where Enright purchased the oleo- margarine. The stuff was turned over by the witness to Dr. Crampton, the govern- ment’s chemist. The package Was pro- duced in court, wher the witness Wentified it. The case was in progress when The Star's report closed. * HALL OF HISTORY. Bids for Constraction Shortly. A special meeting of the subcommittee of ihe Sntlececk of the foal of Mlasord BE of the to Be Opened 1 While the European demand continues td} the American University was held yestet- rule at almost a mtnimrm evel, local rep-| Gay at the Second National Bank, and it resentatives of foreign ‘houses speak en- ccuragingly of the prospect for an-increas- ed foreign deman:l. ‘Fhe plethora of money abroad and the high level of values are re- | building. lied upon to attract funds into this market if local conditions’ continue favorable. Sentiment is optimistic; as is usual at this season, and ectivity under the circum- stances can reasonably "have but one ‘re- was determined to make a change in the manner of awarding the ¢ontracts for the As originally intended, the committee proposed to give each branch of the work to a separate contfactor, but after thinking over the subject more carefully, the mem- sult, traders’ reacti bers of the committee concluded that to a matter of coats, The tenant towara| carry out that plan would entail a vast improvement is ali that is actually reflect- amount.of work upon them which they did ed in the present situation, however, sub- | “0t care to assume, and a change as above stantial additions to values being entirely | Stated was determined upon. dependent ‘upon a realization of Prospects Z ——__. FINANCIAL AND COMMERICIAL, ney sowowing met the ae. the ire al is Prices Be yd yee yy Corson & Macartney, members New York steck “exchange. Correspondents Messrs, Moore & Schley, No. 80 Brosew ey. = Open. : American Sugar... 1 sagt aig 163 - 6 ou S252E89 z cS ox 2hss “ping ee) WRK ae b24 8% os 4 106 5% loo 80S 3 Present tows, Kansas City, ‘x | Made by 3 Ww i 284 | such an ; | edifice Bs struction, the 1597 | performed of Van Brunt & end Poindexter of Wi esiitie the architects of the pro- liding, Were present at the meet- ing, and as soon as they shall have pre- pared the necessary specifications, which it is expected will require but a few days, the committee will invite bids from a number ef selected contractors of this and other gities for the performance of the entire work, Van Brunt It has been the hope of many of the embers of the societies of organized labor ere that great jmprovement would be which the me- chanics of the District of Columbia would have a leading part, but in conversation with a Star reporter a gentleman who is prominently connected with the American University sald that result would onty be reached if ‘the acne gyrd sg hhew make ment wit! fortunaje contractor, and that White the authorities of the university will be represented at the out” the period EF ae con- representative ve no authority except to see that the work is according to the contract. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. The, Soap Factory. The soap factory at Buzzard’s Point arraigned before the Commissioners this morning. It has been oh trial before be- egygé of the bad-smelling odors generated there, vat each time nothing beyond a hear- ing was accomp.."°. ‘The garrison at the arsenal has reg ime” iiz | egain, but even the soldier boys ua” Me the power to abate the nuisance. Recently the-health officer made.a. report . to the Commissioners on the subject, and the latter notified the owners of the factory iif | to appear before them this show cause why the-nuisance should net mee ft. Ross Pe Fepregented the soap Mr. erry: 1° factory this morning and requested | Cominlesigners- io conduct the inguiry pri- ater ae tas Vai. &pd_exclu done. ara Sreued thet hia @Mrent “— @ large amount of money invested in t! plant and the place was unobjectionabl He had no knowledge of any from the citizens and did not. believe thet any nuisance existed. The Commissioners reserved their decis- jon in the matter. Exheusted Funds. - Chief Clerk "Sylvester of the police de- mee. no deficiency in that department. The Sales—regular call—12 o'clock -m.—Qhio ‘National | funds are in an Bank, 5 at 85. Me! Railroad, 10 at 116; | and never yet-has there been a defici: at 60; 20 ae Sunt e's; SoumIA Railroad. 26 | Such as "is -at present troubling other 5 Ga Se Ci: branches of the District government. At 20 7 exhausted, and a collection-is now being shington | taken up for the purchase of ice in order Meti with ice Toy bid; 117i asked. .— 20-year fund 5a, 103 és vid. Weter stage . | Water stock 7s, 1903, funding, currency, road. Ge, ny Ga, series'A, 111 113 Gas Corn neries BL 112 (bid, 116 asked. v. . asked. —U. wes fe igs ba, Chesapeake /Handles the Money. There is one vacancy at least under the _Acliars recel\ for taxes to the treasucy. as well as a big revelver, and has a as a body nave