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2 THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1896-FOURTEEN PAGES. rank in the world. He stands for the preservation of national honor, at home and abroad. “Under his administration the republican party can gay with him: ‘And when the times comes, as it surely will come, for us to lead this’ land back to those paths of prosperity and fame, which were trodden under republican rule for so many years, we shall take back with us our ancient glory, undimmed by adversity; our an- elent honor, unsullied by defeat.’ Delegates Elected. The following delegates-at-large were elected: Amos L. Allen of Alfred, Chartés E. Littlefield of Rockland, Edwin C. Bur- leigh of Augusta, Dr. E. A. Thompson of Dover. Gov. Cleves, Llewelyn Powers and Her- bert M. Heathall made brief speeches in- dorsing Reed and his policy. John ©. Patten of Bath endeavored to mtroduce a resolution favoring legislation to discriminate 4a favor of American ships, but he was ruled out of order. He then tried to present the resolution as a minority report of the committee on resolutions, saying that If Mr. Reed favored American shipping i+ would not hurt him to say so. Mr. Patten was ruled out of order on this also, and the convention adjourned. NEW JERSEY REPUBLICANS. Most of the Congressmen Opposed to MeKinley Instructions. TRENTON, N. J., April 16—The dele- ates to the republican state convention to elect delegates to the national convention at Louis began to arriye in large num- bers early this morning and swarmed all over the hotels and public places. All of the New Jersey Congressmen are re, and except Stewart and McEwan, are in favor of Reed for President. T therefore opposed any McKirley resolu- tion. Senator Sewell says he is against anything in the way of instructions to the delegates, either direct or indirect. The ntiment for Garrett A. Hobart for Viee President is practically unanimous, and his name is being coupled by the rank ard file of the delegates with that of Mc- Kinley. No ¢ made today in the slate that ator Sewell, Garrett A. Hobart and John Kyan should be three of the four delegates-at-large. The tight between Franklin Murphy and Elias Ward for fourth place will be to the conven ried this afternoon, the action of the delegates from Essex, the country of both Murphy and Ward, not b@ing ac- quiesce in. ‘The declared result of the ussex caucus last night gave Murphy one majority, with thirteen delegates absent The Ward men wanted another caucus this morning. with all the delegates pr but the Mur men were not dispe Rive ntaxe xrounds, and sald} A new ballot was ordered for the fourth they ed to have matter go | delegate. . the convention. On the election of the fourth man the » o'clock w John W.| most exciting incident of the convention the ha repeblican | occurred. A proposition was made to s jon, escorted by John Kean . and elect by acclamation He the amude. lapping by was greeted de to the was ed to . chairman of t » committee, who, after prayer by Dixcn of ‘Trenton, introduced Stokes of Cumberland » siate committee -onvention. The y ratified. He will nwealth have been ci and the banner of r: and the to for- sperity Is nation so high a degree sin the nkling of an ¢ an rath: pros- ngeance. ume whh prd of Pre clean te may be ok f Mais hater from voice has for in ni our © of her distin- ad> him governe hall we rot repe to the eity of Pai or tinguished son, t Hobart, for thi sidential ch: With this end in smd awaiting assured honors for we speed delegation rson of ie Sage s from all ov he state mer warmth made the inte The midsum- or of the opera p ° not what Gov. Bradley wanted. It has omfor hot, and some of the | heen charged all along by the Hunter peo- vats, while others | ple that G Bradley wanted to get the vigorously in an effort to Senator Stokes’ vi frequent applau: Atta . the temporary organization had be ted, and the convention then, on motion of Senator Sewell, took a recess until 2 o'clo McKinley's Name Cheered. in thg course of his address on ming the Chair, Senator Stokes spoke logistically of Major McKinley, there Was an outburst of applause that con- tinued for nearly five minutes. A men- tion of Mr. Hobart as a fit man for the Vice presidency was also gredted with en- thusiastic cheers. rous language aroused District Convendons. Four of the eight district conventions to elect two delegates each to St. Louis were held this forenoon, with the following re- sult: First district —Ex-Congressman George Elhrs of Salem and @#k-Sherif€ Robert P. Hand of Cape May. Second distriet—Ferdinand of Mercer-and Copiain A. M. Ocean. Fourth district—A. Blair Kelsey of Warren end Stephen K. Large of Hunterdon, Fifth distriet—William Barbour of and Joseph P. Quackenbsish of Pa: There was a contest in the fourth district between Large and Captain John Shields of Hunterdon. The Bergen delegates in the fifth district convention wanted C. E. Breck- enreige instead of Willlam Barbour, but Rarbour won, with the aid of the Passaic W. Roebling Bradshaw of ergen epub- | for | on, ame saat do rot believe Gen. Grosvenor ever f national shame. He avid 1 I had gone on a secret mission to ican people were tired 9° a | unite anti-McKinley men on Quay, for Gen. neourages us to buy our goods | Grosvenor is an honorabls man, and he i thea compeis us to borrow | knows that statement is absolutely untruc, to pay for them.” I came to Maine to part votes and a few from Bergen. The Bergen men entered a mild protest, but did not make their threatened bolt. ‘The sixth and eighth district conventions will uot be held today, but it is practically agreed to that delegates from the sixth will be J. Frank Fort and Charles Bradley of Newark, and those of the elghth will be Frank Bergen of Elizabeth and William Bicker of Essex. None of the district dele- gates elected today were instructed. The third ard seventh district conven- tions were held last week. McKINLEY SECOND CHOICE. Men Obliged to Make That Concession. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 16—So far int the great fight in the republican convention here the Bradley forces have the best of it. Judge Morrow was an easy winner for the chairmanship. He appointed a Bradley committee on credentials, which seated the Bradley contestin§ delegates in most cases and divided the delegates in the others. Speaker Blanford was made permanent chairman by the Bradley men. The com- mittee on rules reported that the delegates should be elected after the committee on resolutions reported. This committee could not report until this morning. The business of the convention was delayed until this morning. The fight on the committee on resolutions was very spirited, and the Mc- Kinley men were strong enough to force second instructions for the Ohio man. The committee’s report was unanimous + and instructed the delegates for Bradley for first and McKinley second choice. The platform favors sound money, and opposes the free and unlimited coinage of silver; sympathizes with the Armenians; favors the recognition of Cuba; declares for a protective tariff and prays for a limited immigration. Judge A. S. Deming cf Robinson county and S. H. Kash of Clay were elected elec- tors from the state at large by acclama- tion and there was %& spirited contest for election of delegates. Senator Deboe, Judg= Holt, Judge Boreing, S. T. Smith, W. A. Gaines, Gan. Hobson, Col. A. T. Wood, L. P. Tarlton, A. R. Burnam, Judge Hutchins, Col. Albert Scott were put in nomination. The Bradley slate was Wood, Smith, Tarlton and Scott. Electing the Delegates. The first ballot was completed at and resulted: Smith, 734; Hobson, bee, 881; Burnam, 900; Scott, 33¢ ings, “43; Tarlton, 896; Holt, 794; Boereng, 760; Gaines, 422. Wood was withdrawn early in the action and the Bradley men iook up Deboe in- stead. Burnam, Tariton and Deboe were elected. Burnam is a McKinley man. Bradley ith, colored, who has m: paign in the Bradley intere: le Before airman had fully announced the question there was a chorus of ayes, but it Ss Succeeded by equally noisy demonstration in opposition. Half the con- vention was on its feet yelling and ae- manding recognition, while in. various paris of the hall there were excited colloquies | between delegates, the incident resulting in considerable ill humor. The unanimous election of Smith prevented, however, and another ballot much interest in who will be the | two members of the state central commit- tee from the state at large. The appoint- ents will be made by Chairman Blanford ore the convention adjourns this even- . these five men being considered by Db. G. Colson, T. How capitulation of the state central com- shows that after the two members te at large are named that vill have only one majority. MeKinley Delegates Pred 1 Dispateh to The Ei BALTIMORE, Md —Prominent do not hesitate to predict ¢ the wishes of the leaders, the state convention, which meets in Baltimore next Wednesday, to elect delegates-at-large t Louis convention, will in all t the delexates to vote aa primaries will be held tomor- Baltimore city and in Baltimore county a sharp contest will m the faction led by ex- Atterney John T. opponents, while in al Teadership are ex- of the day. 2do Democrats Adjoarn. i, Col., April 16.—The democratic sntion adjourned last night after sting delegates to the Chicago conven- tion as follows: . Delegates-at-lnrge, C. S$. Thomas of Ara- pahoe, T. J. O'Donnell of Arapahoe county, B. O. Sweeney of Las Animas and Adair Wilson of La Plata. = Delegate from first congressional dis- trict, K. W. Speer; second district, H. H. SelMomridge. MANLEY FOR REED ONLY, Denounces the Statement That He is on a Seeret Mission for Quay. | Repre: tative Aldrich of Illinois re- ceived the following dispatch teday from Mr. Manley: PORTLAND, Me. April 14—Mr. J. nk Aldrich, House of Representatives, hington, D. C.: i icipaie in our state | conventio ich has been neld thi | i toe join republicans of in sending a united and earnest delezation to the national coaveniton favoring the nom- ination of Thomas el. Tam for Mr. to all other candi- “JOSEPH HW. MANLEY.” RENVTUCKY REPUBLICANS, For Sound Money Until Silver ts In- ternationally Agreed On. Representative McCreary of Kentucky eived a telegram saying that Judge Mor row, Gov. Bradley's brother-in-law, had en elected permanent chairman of tie Kentucky convention by about 100 major- ity; that the platform adopted sound money and against free coinage cept by international agreement; that the Jelegates were instructed to vote for Brad- ley as long as hig name was before the convention and then for McKinley. How It is Regarded. struction for McKinley for second is the work, it is said, of the Me- and Hunter followers and is really legation in his hands, so as to turn its pport to Morton or wherever he de oe AN EQUIVOCAL VICTORY. ‘Three of the Washington Demoeratic Delegates Snid to Be Gold Men. It is an equivocal victory the silver men have won in the democratic state conven- tion of Washington state. People here who ; Know the delegates elected state that three of the four are gold men, though tie convention adopted a free silver resolution. Wallace, who heads the delegation, Is a son-in-law of Chief Justice Fuller, and a strong administration man. Notwithstana- ing the adoption of the silver resolution by the convention, he secured an Indorse- ment of the national administration and prevented the delegation from being in- structed for silver. He may be relied on to fight unlimited free silver, and it is said that two of the three others will act with him, ——_—_+-e+____ IT RAISED A HOWL. Resolution Favoring Debs for Presi- dent. COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 16—The Na- tional Miners today re-elected Phil, H. Penna, Linton, Ind., president. A resolution In favor of Debs for pres- idential candidate raised an awful howl. A substitute that a wage eagner or friend of the wage earners be advocated for this office was adopted. EMANCIPATION DAY Colored Citizens Celebrate an Anni- versary Properly. PARADES AND OTHER FESTIVITIES Many Independent Meetings to be Held This Evening. ORGANIZATIONS IN LINE The thirty-fourth anniversary of the ab- olition of slavery in the District was cele- brated today with the blare of music and the pomp of an imposing street parade. It ts the day we celebrate, that is to say, the day that a very large portion of the population celebrates, and from an early hour this morning the busiress streets of the city had more than their usual comple- ment of cclored people, who were out on time to secure desirable positions from which to see the glory and magnificence of the occasion. A more desirable day for such an outdoor celebration could not be asked. Young and old fairly reveled in the warmth of the sunlight and forgot that cnly a fort- night ago they were shivering with cold. It was a holiday for all and they made the best of their annual outing. The principal feature of the day was, of course, the big parade, when hundreds of colored gentlemen, many on horseback and more in gorgeous regalia, took advantage of the opportunity to display themselves to admiring throngs. The parade started in Rev. H. C, Robinson, South Washington not long after 1 o'clock, and from that time on the streets were gay with passing throngs. Early in the agter- noon the hundreds of colored people who had secured nice surny places along the avenue, where they could see all that was going on, had their hopes raised by the sound of distant music. When they found that it was only a parade of the Washing- ton and New York base ball players on their way to the grounds for the opening Kame of the season their disgust was too deep for words. It not long, however, before their patience was rewarded. Afternoon and Evening. Later there will be a mammoth Emanci pation day meeting at the Metropolitan Baptist Church, at which the principal address will be delivered by Mr. W. H. H Hart. There will be concerts and me ings at a number of other colored chur this evening, and any number of recep- tions and dances given under the auspi of clifferent secret and benevolent s The Parade. But it was about the parade this after- noon that the chief interest centered. In that the chief marshal of the day was Rev. H. C. Robinson, the pastor of the First Baptist Church, South Washington. Mr. Robert Halliday was president of the day. The military was under the direction of Capt. Actworth, with the Union League Drum Corps furnishing the music. The largest division of the parade was the South Washington brigade, with Mr. Lewis Willis as president and Mr. Berry Broadus as chief marshal. It formed with the right resting on 3d and K streets south- west, headed by the National Military Band, Thomas Washington, leader. A. F. Red- man was right aid to the chief marshal, and Reuben Ward, left aid.. In this division were the Osceola Social Club, No, 3, A. B. Jones, president; Eastern Star Twi- lights, Capt. Jackson, commander; Falls Church tournament, under Capt. Turner; tournament No. 5, Capt. Burnett, and the Fat Men's Ch Richard Denter, pres- ident. The “ship” from the navy yard was In this division, and was in command of Capt. Mortimer Dorsey. Mr. G. W. H. Ferguson was the officer of the day. The northeast division was under the command of pt. Brown. The Hod Car- tiers’ Association was headed by Presi- dent Luc Allen. The Hillsdale, Go. Hope and Anacostia divisions were com- manded by Clement Smith, as chief mar- shal. Line of March, The line of march was from the various places of rendezvous to 3d street, up 3d Street to Massachusetts avenue northwest, along Massachusetts avenue to 10th street, to K street, along K to 18th street, to Pennsylvania avenue, down the avenue past the Executive Mansion, where the President reviewed the parade, to 7th Street, and along Louisiana avenue to the District building, where the Commissioners will review the parade, after which the pa- rade will pass the Lincoln monument, to 3d street, to New Jersey avenue, and out New Jersey avenue to R street, down R to the Metropolitan Baptist Church, between lzth and 13th streets, where the speaking will take place. ‘The procession arrived at the White House promptly on schedule time and was reviewed from the front portico by Presi- dent Cleveland, who saluted the chief offi- cers and the national flag at all points in the line, which was about fifteen minutes in passing. Other Celebrations, The Metropolitan Baptist Church, 12th and R streets, was thrown open today for the accommodation of visitors to the city from 8:30 in the morning until 11:30 this evening, and refreshments will be served there by a committee of women in the after- noon and evening. ‘The officials of the Emancipation Histori- cal Association, under whose auspices the exercises will be held, met last night at 1 l9th street. The meeting was presided over by Robert Holliday. Mr. Stewart, the sec- retary, read a letter from President Cleve- land, in which he said that it would afford him much pleasure to review the parade at the hour designated. he Blaine Invincible Club will celebrate Emareipation day at John Wesley Church, Connecticut avenue, this evening at o'clock. P. H. Carson and others will make addres: At the concert which will be given this evening at the Metropolitan Baptist Church in honor of Emancipation day the Howard University Mandolin and Glee Club will furnish music. Taere will also be vocal solos and a number of short addresses will be made. Chairman Alexander Hawkins of the arrangements committee has an= nounced that delegations from Falls Church and Bladensburg will participate in the ex- ercises. The entire arrangements have been left to Mr. Hawkins. The Kmancipation day celebration by the colored residents of Georgetown will be held this evening at 8 o'clock at Mt. Zion M. E. Church on 2vth street. James L. Turner, the president of the Emancipation Club. will preside, with Rev. Sandy Alex- ander as chaplain. The address of the evening will be deliy- ered by Prof. J. M. Langston, who is the orator of the occasion. Other addresses will be made by a number of well-known colored men. The edict will be read by Miss Sadie Hall. The musical portion of the exercises will be excellent, and will be under charge of Prof. R. S. Parrott. | Tiver at the time was very high. CUBAN1 BELLIGERENCY, The Line Seoretary Olney is Said to Be’ Deyg op tot The Presiddnt to Urge the Cubans to Submit if Reforms Were Prom- Anea by Spain, - © Beyond the ieiteration of the statement that the President has made overtures to the Spanish authorities looking to a peace- ful settlement of the Cuban troubles, there are no new deyelopments on that subject today. The officials maintain a stubborn reticence on the subject and decline to discuss it one way cr the other. All sorts of speculations are current as to what the administration has alrcady done and what it proposes to do,'but it is impossible to get definite otticial information as to their re- ability. It i8 now said that instead of communi- cating with Minister Taylor at Madrid Secretary Olney is actually conducting ne- gotiations through the Spanish minister at Washington. According to one report Sec- retary Olney has made it clear that the President is convinced that the recognition of Cuban belligerency is not desired by the property owners of the island, who, he represents, are even more strongly op- Posed to independence. In the opinion of Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Olney the presence of the Spanish army is all that keeps the island from a state of anarchy. For the United States to recognize Cuban belligerency, moreover, would arouse the Spanish people to such a stage of resent- ment, the administration fears, that they would oppose any attempts of the govern- ment to conciliate the Cubans. Minister Dupuy de Lome has represented to Secretary Olney, so it is sald, that the government is prepared to put into effect the reform law recently enacted as soon as this can be done, and the Secretary has as- sured Him that the President stands ready to urge the Insurgents to accept these re- forms and Jay down their arms, and to Buarantee to them in such a case the good faith of the Spanish government on its promises of reform. It is also sald that the President has ex- pressed to the Spanish minister the hope that the new Spanish Cortes would frame a measure of home rule that would be satisfactory to Cuban taxpayers, and indi- cated that he would pledge the influence of the United States to have them accept, al- though clearly intimating that the result of such an effort would be extremely doubtful. THE CANADIAN BOUNDARY An Uncertainty That May Give Rise to Trouble =” The House committee on foreign affairs today took action regarding the Canadian boundary. The matter was brought before the committee recently by Mr. Heatwole of Minnesota, who is endeavoring to bring about a settlement of the question of juris- diction over Hunter's Island. A resolution Was unanimously adopted by the commit- tee, reciting that the boundary between the United States.and the Dominion of Canada at many points has not been detinitely set- tle and appropria 0 for deter- mining, under existing treaties, the boun- dary at all necessary points between the St. Lawrence river and the Lake of the Woods. ‘The appointmen: of the comm sion and the dstails of negotiations rest with the President, if the proposi of the commiftes ix adopted. The report ‘submitted by Mr. that a strict Interpretation ion Heatwole of the ure ty of Ie would cut Hunter's Island in tw ‘Trettreaty says: “Thence to and through ©: lake to Lac du bois Blane." lake is on the north side and Bol ne on the south. report continues: “No definite defer- showing ixed Hne between Canada and ates, elther in that portion Superior or the line through 1 I Many complaints have been made of the seizure of Ameri- can fishing craft and interfe ‘ence with American rights and property, in conse- quence of the uncertainty and’ conflicting views as to the true boundary. From pho- tographs of maps bearing on the original trealy your committee deem it of great importance that the true boundary line be iixed at the earliest day possible,” The resolution was based on one intro- duced by Mr. Towne of Minnesota and one by Mr. Herris of Ohio, who is interested in the west end of Lake Superior. In a com- munication to the committee Mr. Harris complains of the oppression of American fishermen by the Canadian gunboat Petrel. He suggested that the presence of an American gunboat in the same waters would counteract the influence of the Pe- trel. Congress, he says, having appropri- ated $100,000 for a sentimental purpose, to ascertain a boundary line tn South Amer- ica between two foreign nations, will hard- ly hesitate to appropriate $75,000 to pro- tect American citizens from seizure and thelr property from confiscation while fish- ing on what they believe to be American waters. Oo AN UNKNOWN BoDY Found Floating in the Upper Potomne Today. Considerable excitement was occasioned in Georgetown this forenoon over the find- ing of the body of a drowned man, which was floating upon the surface of the water. Rumors of an unknown suicide came ujt on every side. The body was discovered by John Whalen, who was fishing in the Po- tomac about 400 yards west of the first quarry, just" above the site of the old gambling house of Jack Heath. The body floated close by his beat before he could discern its shape, and as soon as he found out that it was a human body he pulled up the anchor of his boat and rowed into town. He reported his ghastiy find to Mr. E. C. Lucas, the special watchman em- ployed at the entrance to the Aqueduct bridge, and Mr. Lucas, with Al. F. Paul, secured a boat, and after a little trouble tied a rope around the body and towed it in shore. The body was in such a bad state of decomposition that it could not be taken to the unfitted morgue at the seventh precine From all indications the corpse is that of a white man, about four feet five or six inches in height, and has been in the water for some weeks. The flesh and hair are all gone, and all of the flesh on the left arm, leaving only the bones. The right arm is hidden by clothing, but the flesh is cleanly stripped from the hard. The body is ab- normally swgHed, and is covered with a sult of black-blue material, it being hard to ascertain the exact color on account of the mud. Around the waist a grape vine is se- curely fastened, the other end trailing for about twenty or twenty-five feet. In the agony of death the unfortunate man grasp- ed hold of the ‘vine, the right hand tightly clasping the tine. ‘The body is almost beyond identification, but it is supposed to be that of Samueci Fearson, whp'iwas drowned about three months ago above Great Falls, an account of which was published in The Star at the time. Fearson,: with a negro boy, entered a skiff and paddled up the river after something. The skiff was found several days later capsized, and also the oars and poles used onthe boat, but no trace has ever been secured of the occupants. The It is supposed that the unfortunate man had tied the grape vine around his waist while towing'the boat along the swift cur- rent in the tipper Potomac, and that he was pulled overboard. Another theory ts that he was towing a heavy log down the river when washed overboard, and_ still another is that he was a “wood fishér,” catching floating logs while standing on. shore. On account of the state of the corpse, the dead wagon of the health de- partment was summoned to carry it to fhe morgue, though the body remained at the base of the first pier of the Aqueduct bridge for several hours before the wagon appeared. —__. An Immense Landslide. BERNE,. Switzerland, April 16.—An im- mense landslide has occurred at Trub, twenty miles east of this place. Many farms haxe been devastated, whole woods have been carried off and the loss {s said to be most serious. (DISTRICT AFFAIRS The Commissioners Report on the Subject of Garbage. HISTORY OF THE CONTRACTS How and Why the Present Sys- tem Was Chesen. OTHER LOCAL NOTES — By resolution of the Senate adopted Feb- ruary 28, 1896, the Commissioners of the District were directed to make a full re- port of their action under the act of March 2, 1895, In the matter of the removal of the garbage of the cities of Washington and Georgetown. The Commissioners have completed their report in accordance with this resolution, which has been sent with accompanying papers to the Senate. At the outset the’Commissioners state that the act mentioned in regard to the removal of the garbage refers also to disposal and to the collection and disposal of dead animals, and that therefore the report will neces- sarily treat of these subjects in addition to the matier of the removal of garbage. ‘The report then proceeds to give a his- tory of the contract for the disposal of garbage and dead animals _which was in force at the time of the passage of the act of March 2, 1895. In 18v2, they state, the contract for a period of five years was PRINTING THE STAMPS The Effort Being Made to Change the Present System. Substantial Saving Made by the Gov- ernment in Doing the Work for Itself. There is much agitation among the em- ployes of the postage stamp branch of the bureau of engraving and printing over the proposition now being considered by the Senate to take the printing of the United States postage stamps out of the hands of the government and have the work done by private contractors, as was the case pre- vious to 1894. The employes in this division of the bureau, number about 100 and are mostly females, and the possibility that the work upon which they now depend for the support of themselves and their families may be taken away from them is causing general alarm. i The appropriation asked for the printing of postage stamps during the year 1897 amounts to $162,000, and if the effort now being made at the Capitol to change the present system is successful it will mean that this amount will be expended else- where than in Washington. Some Interesting Facts. The present attempt to secure the work again for the private contractors, chief and foremost among whom is the Ameri- ean Bank Note Company, which held the postage stamp printing contract for twen- ty-five years previous to the bureau of engraving and printing taking charge of made with Benjamin W. Clark of this city, who assigned It to the National Sani- tary Company of Baltimore, and on fail- ure of this company, the receivers assigned the contract to Edward Warfield of Balti- more, who was performing the work when the act above referred to went into oper- ation. ‘he contractor received $24,000 per an- aie with $1,000 per month additional for the daily collection of garbage during July August and September, 184, and by the above mentioned law $2,000 was appro- priated to provide a daily collection dur- ing the months of May and June, 1805. Dally collections were made in the district between Gth and 17th, B and P streets northwest. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1695, the total amount of the con- tract was $20,400. The report states that the service wag extremely unsatisfactory, and the reason alleged by the contractor was the failure of the householders to keep their garbage in proper receptacles or render it accessible. The La The repert states that there was no law under which they could remedy this state of affairs. It was also stated that the method of disposal employed by the con- tractor carrying the garbege down the Po- tomac on open scows was objectionable. In view of these conditions, the report adds, the Commisstoners deemed it ady sable to avail themselves of that proviso in the act of March 2, 1895, to enter Into a new con- tract for the collection, removal and dis- posal of garbege and dead animals. gotiations were begun to terminate, by mutual consent. the then existing contract with Mr. Warfield. In order to allow suffi- cient time, the report continues, for the erection of such crematory or other device for disposal as might be determined upon, it was deemed advisable to terminate this contract on June 30, 18%, and to enter into a supplementary contract with Mr. Edwin Warfield for a period of four months, com- mencing July 1, 1895, This contract was executed June 17, 189 New Regulations, In the meantime, the report states, exer- eising the authority conferred upon them in the act referred to, the Commissioners, on April 1, 1895, issued regulations for the collection and disposal of garbage in the District. The object of these regulations, as far as they applied to the householder, is to require him to preserve his garbage free from the elements in a receptacle read- tly accessible that can be easily handled by the collector. As the force of inspectors was insuffi- clent to enforce the garbage regulations, the report states that this duty was in- trusted to the police department, so far as the securing compliance on the part of the householder is concerned. On the 16th of May, 1895, continues the report, proposals for the contract authorized by the act of March 2, 1805, were published, and on the 25th of June following, the report adds, the bid of Joslah N, Warfield for collecting and disposing of garbage and dead animals in the District of Columbia by cremation being the lowest and best bid for the method of disposal, made in conformity with the printed proposals and_specifica- tlons, “which method the health officer recommends as the best for the present conditions,” was accepted. Different Systems. The report then refers to the experiences in other cites, and in view “of favorable reports from cities using crematories the Commissioners selected cremation as the most desirable method to be employed in this District.” Reference is also made 10 the investigation by the health officer of all the reduction systems in practical op- eration in this country and several sys- tems of cremation, and a copy of his report 1s appended. The Comn.issioners further State that they gave hearings to persons interested In various systems of garbage disposal and personally inspected crema- tories of three systems. “As a result of the investigations,” the report states, “the Commissioners deemed it advisable to enter into a contract for four years and eight months for the col- lection of garbage and dead animals in this District, and their destruction by the pro- cess of incineration, the furnaces to be employed being known as the Smith and the Brown crematories. “Believing, seys the report, as the Commissioners do,” s “that a properly con- ducted garbage crematory is not in itself a nuisance, it is deemed advisable that such establishment should not be located at too great a hauling distance, as any in- crease in the length of haul necessarily in- creases the amount of nuisance arising from such transportation, a Brown crema- tory has been erected on South Capitol street near S street, and is at present in operation. - “Great difficulty has been experienced in securing a site for the Smith crematory, which it is proposed by the contractor to erect. As yet nothing has been done to- ward its erection.” ————___ An Unfortunate Error. ‘Through a telephone error The Star, in its announcement of the funeral of Rev. J. Wesley Boteler Monday, stated that the exercises would take place Tuesday at Ep- worth M. E. Church at 10 a.m., when the hour should have been given as 3 p.m. The error led many friends to attend at the former hour, an inconvenience which the family sincerely regrets. —_—— Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORB, April 16.— Flour dull, unchanged. pis, 5,051 barrels; shipments, 87,500 barr 50 barrels. Wheat dullsp asked; May, Tlwaz7l%; July, 71 4aT71'y ushels southern wheat by sunple on grade, month, 3544835 July . BBE 2GlauSG%; Steamer mixed, T4assig. 20 bushels; shipments, 42, 5 7 bushels—southern whit: corn, 351406; do. 36a36%4, Oats steady—No. 2 white western, No. 2 mixed do., 2415925 receipts, 6.008 bushels; stock, 215,903 bushels. Rye dull—No. 40041 nearby,’ 42043 western—stock, 64,895 bush. els. Hay steady—choice Umothy, $16.00 bid. Grain freights quiet and steady, unchanged. Sn gar strong, unchanged. Butter weak—fan '¥ cream- the work, is receiving the assistance of many influential men, who would probebly be less ardent in their efforts if they were acquainted with the real facts in the prem- ises. These are easy to recount. When the bureau of engraving and print- ing made the offer to do the work alluded to and surround it with the safeguards necessary to the protection of government securities, and which were not in force when private contractors did it, the esti- mated cost was placed at $4 a thousand sheets. This proposition was accepted, and after the bureau overceme the first draw- backs, which naturally resulted from the use of new presses and machinery by oper- atives not yet skilled in their work, there was an immediate and steady reduction in the cost of manufacturing the stamps, until for a long period the cost has been by $18.21 6-10 per 1,000 sheets, or over $1.78 per 1,000, leas than the original estimates. This ccst will be still further reduced. Under the contract system it was several dellars higher, ard the work turned out Was bot as good either in the printing of the stamps, their gumming or ihe perfora- tion of the sheets. Large Saving to the Government. About 20,000,000 sheets of stamps. are printed now eaca year, representing $50,- 000,000, end it is easy to perceive how the bureau of engraving and printing can carry out the declaration originally made that the government could save ftself from $75,000 te $100,000 a year by printing its own stamps. There is another and important improve- ment in the present manner of dolng the work cver that formerly in vogue. Then there was absolutely no safeguard placed over the stamp y the government sys- tem of checks, hich is used in all depart- ments of the bureau of engraving and print- ing, is enforced in the stamp branch. The paper and the red color used by the con- tractors are still bought from the same manufacturers by the bureau, and both have been vastly improved over their former quality. The appropriations for the work in 189% amounted to $219,700, the printing being done by the American Bank Note Company. ‘The appropriation for 1885, when the bu- teau began doing the work, was $163,U00. ANOTHER CASE ENDED Second of the Oleomargarine Trials Yester- day and Today. The trial of Wilkes C. Prather, the sec- ond of the oleomargarine cases to be tried, was resumed before Judge Cole in Criminal Court No. 1 today. After The Star's. report of the case closed yesterday the govern- ment called John Enright to the stand. He corroborated Detective Carter's testimony relative to the purchase of the alleged un- marked oleomargarine the 23d of last Oc- tcber, and Dr. Crampton, the government chemist, stated that he had analyzed the stuff and found it to be oleomargarine. Mr. James F. Oyster also testified for the government, stating that the market price of oleomargarine last fall ran from 15 to 20 cents a pound. Mr. Oyster frankly stated that he had taken a deep interest in the attempt to enforce the oleomargarine laws, and, despite the vigorous objections of Messi Jere M. Wilson and Henry E. Davis, counsel for the defendant, Judge Cole permitted Mr. Oyster to further ex- plain. + Mr. Oysters Declaration. “I do not,” said Mr. Oyster, “hesitate to say that I have declared war against the violators of the law. I furnished money to assist in the matter, and for this reason: My reputation had been assailed, and 1 ap- pealed to the authorities for protection. The local internal revenue officials told me they had no money to investigate these cases. I then went to Maj. Moore and asked for protection. After he had looked into the law of the matter he said if it was being violated it was his duty to furnish a de‘ective to make an investigation. He said, however, that he had no money from which to draw, and some one would have to furnish it. I asked him if it was cus- tomary to do work in this way, and he told me it was. I consented to furnish the money. There is no secret about it so far as I am concerned. 1 am a legitimate dealer and my reputation was attacked: s i took these Steps as a duiy to myself and people.” Testimony Offered. After Judge Cole had instructed the jury that while Mr. Oyster had the ri to explain his connection with the case, it was not evidence, Mr. Birney called several witnesses to testify to the price of oleo- margarine. In his own behalf the defendant testified that he never knowingly sold or permitted to be soid oieomargarine which was not marked according to law. Several witness- es testified to purchasing the stuff from the defendant's store, but (hey declared that it was alvays properly marked. One of the witnesses, a young colored man, stated that he was the defendant's only émploye at the time, and that he had been partic lariy cautioned by the defendant to always See that the stuff was properly marked. The testimony conchided, the case was argued by both Mr. Birney and Mr. Davis, the latter claiming that the law is an of- fensively drastic measure, passed by Con- ress only to catch the granger vote. Mr. Birney remarked that the law is a whole- some one, needing no defense, and that it 18 a measure passéd only in the interests of the public good. Judge Cole's caarge was a comparatively short one, and the jury retired at 3 o’cl — Asks an Accounting. ery, Isai; do. imitation, 15a16; do. ladle. 14; good ladle, ‘12413; store packed, Sal0. “Exes steady fresh, 11. Cheese steady, unchanged. Whisky unchanged. —— Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal. ffann & Co., New York High. Low. Close. Wheat—Ma; 6. 654 G54, B87 O6G Sons 3154 ive 201 3.50 8. 8.70 BIT 4 4.97 B10 G12 4.35 4.37 July. 4.50 4.50 a corto. Month. 0 5 igh. re June. 13 iT July: 4 Tit ‘August Ti 176 Margaret Alice Selby, now temporarily residing in England, today, through At- torneys Webb, Webb and Lindsley, filed a bill in equity against C. Ulrich Kennedy, praying for an accounting between them. The complainant claims that the defend- ant has collected her rents, that he re- ceived money from her with which to set- tle a deed of trust and purchase properiy end that there is several hundred dollars Gue her from him. She therefore prays that &¥e be required to pay her whatever amount may be found to be due her by him after the asked for accounting. ——— To Command the San Francisco. Capt. A. V. Reed of the Portsmouth, H., ravy yard, ts in the city on leave absence. His nomination to the grade conmodore is pending in the Senate. is said he is slated for the command of the San Francisco on the European sta- tion. FINANCE AND TRADE Effect of the Signing of the Anti- Coal Trust Bill, GRANGER SHARES IN GOOD DEMAND Sentiment Strongly in Favor of Better Prices. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS es Special Dispatch to The Evening Sta! NEW YORK, April 16.--Values were fur- ther improved this morning under a good volume of business, a fair proportion of which representea outside buying. Lon- don's early prices were generally under last night’s closing level,” but foreign houses were reported to be moderate buy- ers of the more active international is- sues, Nashville in particular. The signing of the anti-trust bill by Gov- ernor Morton late yesterday afternoon had a tendency to depress the caal shares dur- ing the opening hour, but the decline was neither permanent nor pronounced. It is possible that the plins of the anthracite coal roads will have to be radically altered to meet the requirements of the new law, but that a profitable agresinent will event- ually be made 1s not seriously doubted. Meanwhile, speculation in this group of Stocks is likely to be unchanged in char- acter, ‘The Granger shares were in good demand throughout the day, fractional advances being recorded in consequence. Sentiment is strongly prejudiced in favor of the long side of the market, and it seems reasonable to expect all new ventures to be made in anticipation of higher prices. Sugar was the feature of the day’s busi- ness, a good demand advancing the price well beyond 125, the point relied upon in some quarters to attract wholesale reuliz- ing. The confidence exhibited by pur- chasers 10 per cent under the present level ‘Was not more conspicuous than that re- flected in today’s trading. The present price of the stock has seldom been equaled, but this is a very weak ar- sument in favor of lower prices, consider- ing the earning capacity of th. nt and its liberality to shareholders. per Pp Twelv: cent dividends regularly paid and almost doubly earned have come to be recognized at something approaching their true value The affairs of the American Tobacco Company are still somewhat complicated on the legal side, and the volume of bus- iness is restricted somewhat for this rea- son. Sales of the stock for the short ac- count were less conspicuous than yester- day, but the volume of business was not sig tificant in either direction. Washington advices predicted probable action on the Pacific railroad’s bill at this session of Con- but the prospect was not taken seri- enough to warrant any extensive hases of the shares directly concerne ¢ market shows unmistakatle ev iden of broadening, and e his fact is the most en- couraging of all recent lop 8. The sales of stocks during the week have been almost exclusively for the account of room traders, there being no disposition to sell on the part of large and intinendal tnter- ests. The Cuban matter is no longer an adverse factor, contidence :n a paciti course of action being practi general in spite of sensational fewspaper tems to the contrary. The transactions toward the close of business were unchanged in cha real- izing sales by the room causing fractional concessions in some instances, but as usual these sales were unimportant. —_.___ FINANCIAL AND COMMERICIAL, The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York steck exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broacway. Last. American Sugar. 125ig American Sugar, Pfi 102%, American Tobac sy American Cotton Oli. lay 14g Atchison. 16% 16% Balto. & 0) 8y 18y Canada Southern cele Jee Canada Pacific, 5835, BBK Chesapeake & Ohid. 16%, 16% .,C., ©. & St. L. 8 chicago, B. & Q Chic. & Northwest Delaware & Hudson. Den. & K. Grande, Pid. Dis. & Cattle Feeding.. General Electric. Mlinois Gentral Lake Shore. Erie. Long Island ‘Traction. Metropolitan Traction. Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Central, Missouri Pacite ational Lead Go. ventral New York Central. NY.& rthern Pacific, rthern Pacific, Pid Wi North American BK Ont. & Western 14% Pacitic Mati. aie Phila. & Reading... ~ Pullman Pal. Car Go.... 158 Southern Railway, Pfd.. 805; Phila. Traction. 695. ‘Texas Paciti Teun. Coal & iron. Unien Pacitl Wabash. Sales —r calli2 0'e1 Metropolitan titroad Gs, $1,000 at 122, Metropolitan Mallrowd, 10 at 117%y, American Gro, 1% at M aler Linvispe, 10 at Lauston 3 Botype, 80 at Sty. G Mnent Bonds. S. 4s, istered, i'g bid, 100% asked. U8. 4s, coupon, 10st, bid, Magy, asked. UL 5. 7 116%; bid, 1174 asked, 1. S. ds, los, Distr 20-year fund fs, Let 108 bid. T stock 1008, lov |, 112’ asked. Miscellaneous Bo Railroad be, Wa Baflroad conv Rattroad 5 . PS Did, 101 sed Colitmbla that Lai, bid, Li6ty asked Wastington Company Gs, series A, 110% bid, 11S asked. is, berles B, 112 bid, 116 & Gas Company ony. 8, 120 bid, ask kc Chesapeake and F Aterican Secur . Fad A. 11 bid, 104 asked. curity and Trust 3s, A. and 0., 101 Washing! Market Gempany’ ist bid. ington Ma Company imp. 6%, 108 bd. Was ington Market Company ext. Gs, 105 wid. Ma Hall sonte Association 5s, 106 bid. Washington try Ist Gs, 100 bid Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washin, Bank of the Republic, 2 \ ZZ bid, 310 asked. Gen find Mechantes’, 183 bid, ond, 132 Did, 135 asked.” Citizens’, Columbia, 1 tid, 140 asked. Oapital, West End. (id, 110 asked. Traders’, § 101 asked." Lin- coln, 102 bid, 106 ai &S bid. 100 ask fe Deposit_and Tru — National Safe Wash bid. bid, 147 ask: and Trust, Deposit, 60 bi Railroad Stocks. Washing? apltal ‘Traction tropolitan, 117% bh 60 asked. o Pompan; d, 120 asked. Belt, 35 asked. Trsurance Stoel Franklin, 38 bid. Corcoran, 52 bid. 140 bid,” 156 asked, asked inxton, rican, 170 bid i Columbia, 1214 Riggs, 7% bid, Sly asked. People’ Lincoln, 8’ bid, 8% asked. bid, 5 asked. tle Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate ‘Title, Ths 110 asked. umbia Title, 33% bid, 6 asked. 3 bid. District “Title, 7% bid, Pennsylvania, 88 bid, 50 asked, Si" bid. 4 h bid, Washington Title, 12 asked. Telephone Stocks, Chesapeake and Potomac, 58 bid, 56% ask: ican Graphopbone, 7% bid, 8 ‘asked. Gun Carriage, .21'bid, 23 ed. Miscellancous Stocks. — Mergenthaler Linoty; 119 bid, es asked. Lanston lonotype, 8 bid, asked.” Washington’ Market, 13 bid. Great ‘Pate or ce raed asked. Lincoln Hall, 90 asked, “Br diy