Evening Star Newspaper, April 20, 1896, Page 2

2 LATE NEWS BY WIRE Plan to Put American Goods in Chinese Markets VAST FIELD FOR OUR ENTERPRISE Bi-Metallic Conference Assembles at Brussels. MARRIAGE OF A PRINCESS + CHICAGO, April 20M. R. Gefferds, a civil engineer, widely known through his connection with railway construction and equipment in this and other countries, re- cently returned from a prolonged absence In the orient. He has been visited by many merchants and manufacturers anxious to gain information respecting the possibilities of opening up trade with China. To a reporter Mr. Gefferds said: “The re- sult of my visit in Chicago has been the formation of a syndicate for the purpose of establishing an American-Chinese chamber of commerce, or permanent exhibition for the introduction of American goods and wares at Shanghal, the principal mart of €hina, and where samples of Chinese pro- sluctions suited to our markets can be seen &nd goods purchased. Reciprocal relations can thus be established to the benefit of be nations. ‘There is a vast field of commercial en- terprise for us in China and the orient, which is now being opened, where we can have an uninterrupted commerce with one- half of the human race, but the history of our business relations with China for the past few years is deplorable. The principal Feason for this is that our industries have not been represented in China by Ameri- cans.” Bi-Metallic Conference. BRUSSELS, April 20.—The bimetallic con- ference called with the view of paving the way to international negotiations on the subject assembled here today. Delegates frem Germany, Great Britain, France, Aus- tria, Russia, Belgium, Denmark, Holland and Roumania are present. A Princess Weds. COBURG, April 20.—The wedding of Princess Alexandria of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, third daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Co- burg-Gotha (the Duke of Edinburgh), to the he itary Prince Errest of Hohenlohe- Langenburg took place today. The civil ceremony occurred at 10:30 a.m., the wit- nesses ng the Dvke of York and the Grand Duke Paul of Russia. A procession was then formed and proceeded to the le church at 11 o'clock. e Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha conduct- d the Empress of Germany to the church, and te Emperor or Germany escorted the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. At the mo- ment of the éxchange of rings an artillery salute was fired. The wedding breakfast took place in the throne room. pees aa SAFETY OF BULUWAYO. Wagon Train of Provisions Gets Into the Town. .—The Exchange Tele- graph Company says that better news was received from Buluwayo today by the sec- te for the colonies, Mr. Joseph The wagen train of provi- sions from the south is said to have suc- ceeded in entering the beleagured town, nforcements from Mafeking are 1 to be advancing rapidly without a. —— ATTENDANCE WAS LIGHT. Second Day of the Benning Race Meeting. The second day of the race meeting at the Benning course was again blessed with most favorable weather. The attendance, however, was light. The betting was, never- theless, heavier, the uncertainty attending it Saturday being removed. Today’s card calis for five races, all on the flat, the Arlington, for two-years-old, at half a mile, being the only stake event. Tomorrow's Entries. The following are tomorrow's entries: First ra five and a half furlongs— Kennel, ; Mangrove, 118; Emotional, Ww. Seeund race, four and a half furlongs, selling—Lizzie B., 111; Bragalore, 106; bronx, 103; Azure, 99; Wandering Willie, Gray Bird, 95; Privateer, 92 (apprentice al- lowanee deducted). ‘Third race, The Potomac six furlongs— Shakespeare II, Premier, 117; Intermission, Palmerston, Emotional, 1 Fourth race, mile, selling—Brisk, 121; Al- len L., Watchman, 111; Pitfall, 103 (appren- tice allowance deducted). Fifth race, one mile, hundred yards—Pala- din, 116; Captain T., 105; Mrs. Stewart, 95. SEVERAL SUITS. Damages Claimed for Injuries by Different People. Wilbert B. Goodale today, through At- terneys Campbell Carrington, James Cole- man and J. A. Burkart, filed a suit against the Eckingion and Soldiers’ Home Railway Company, claiming $21,000 damages. Mr. Goodale states that the 22d of last month one of the company’s cars, on which he was, ran off the track at Ist and C streets, and that instead of stopping to put the car on the track, the company ran it from ist street to New Jersey avenue. Because of the company’s alleged negligence and care- lessness, he claims to Lave been thrown from his seat, thereby suffering a rupture the bowels. For Hattie Bailey, Carrington today fi Campbell s aianst Pe- . claiming 310,000 damages. nt is in the grocery business treet southeast, and the 7th of last month Miss Bailey claims that she Suffered a broken leg through falling through the alleged rotten and unprotected flcor of the defendant's store. he same attorney today filed a suit for y E. Carrick against the District, ning $10,000 damages. She claims that Ma el the District an alley between Union and 4%, and N and O streets south- west to be obstructed by a large rock or stone. The 7th of last January she was through the alley, and, as she because of the unlighted thorough- she stumbled over it, sustaining serious injuries. sw > AMENDMENTS. Seantor Chandler Wants Ship Con- tractors to°Convey Their Patents to the ernment. In the Senate today Mr. Chandler gave notice of several amendments to the naval Sppropriation bill, providing that no pay- ment shall be made from the appropria- tions in the bill to any officer in the navy or marine corps on the active or retired list while such officer is employed after Jan- uary 1 next by any person or company fur- nishing naval supplies or war material to the government, and such employment is made unlawful after that date. In all contracts for the battle ships pro- vided for, or for armor and armament, it Is to be stipulated that the contractors guarantee the government against all li- ies and expense by reason of patented articles or patented processes that may be used, and they shall convey to the govern- ment the right to use the patented articles and processes in the construction of addi- tional ships, whether built by the gov- or private parties, or by the manu- of additional armor or armament. Another Railway Bill. The House District committee will give a hearing tomorrow at 10:30 on the Colum- bia railway bill, providing for the western extension of that road. SS To Incorporate an Annuity Company. Senator Frye today introduced a bill to incorporate the United States Annuity Company in this city. The incorporators named in the bill are William A. Roberts, Thomas G. Heald, M. N. Davis and Charles 8. Hamilton. CRISP SPEAKS OUT Duty of Free Silver Demeorats if They Dominate at Chicago. He Says They Should Pat a Free Sil- verite on a Free Colnage Platform. “It is my opirion,” seid ex-Speaker Crisp today, “that if the advocates of the free coinage of silver st.ould dominate the dem- ocratic national convention, they should nominate a man pledged to free coinage and put him on a free colrage platform.” Judge Crisp made this statement to a Star reporter in arswer to the question whether the free ccinage men would be satisfied with a candidate who expressed friendliness for silver merely to the extent of promising not to veto a free silver bill if passed by Congress. “I do not think the party would be content to rest upon such a policy,” continued Judge Crisp. “If free coinage is declared for by a majority of the democratic Lagat f in convention assembled, I think they will demand a candidate who shall be an un- qualified exponent of that sentiment.” Bearing of His Remarks. This statement comirg from a man ac- cepted as the leader of the democratic free silver forces in the House is regarded as important in its bearing upcn the proposed candidacy of those persons who, it is said, will rely upon gaining strength from both the sound money and free silver wings of the party on the ground of the assertion that they will not attempt to lead tho party on the financial question, but will accept the verdict of a majority of the party on that point. It has been claimed that such a plan was being perfected to unite the two wings of the party on a presidential candidate, pre- venting at least a split over the presidency and leaving the free silver men and their opponents to contest elsewhere over the main question of money. ———— D THE “ANTI McKINLEY A) How 2 Proposed Meeting in Philadel- phia Was Made a Failure. Philadelphians in the city report an in- tensely bitter feeling there between the McKinley ani anti-McKinley forces. The anti-McKinley people are on top now, and are laughing in their sleeves over the man- ner in which they “did up” their op- penents. Week before last the announcement was made that the McKinley people, headed by the Young Men’s Republican Club and J. Hampton Moore, had arranged for a big McKinley demonstration at the Academy of Music on Saturday night, April 11. It was proposed to give a rouser, and to have thousands present. Senator Sherman and General Gzosvenor were invited to speak, but declined. ‘The proposed demonstration was a fail- ure, and a big failure. How it came about was told by a Philadelphian to a Star re- porter t morning. He said: “The an‘i- McKirley people worked the slickest game I ever knew of. They didn’t want the young men in the party to come to the front, and they hit upon this plan: “The charter of the Academy of Music requires that all admissions shall be by tickets. Twenty thousand tickets were is- sued by the McKinley people. David Mar- tin’s central city committee, a Quay insti- tution, made requisition for 15,000 tickets, under pretense of giving them out. Other tickets were left at newspaper offices. Tkese were also gobbled by the anti- Kinleyites in fifty and 100 lots. The tickets Lave not been seen or heard of sincs. They must have been sent out to pasture for the summer. At any rate, when the n:ght of meeting arrived there was an immense crowd clamoring for admission, but a big crowd of policemen told the peo- ple they couldn't get in without tickets. The result was that the meeting was a failure, but the affair has angered the Mc- Kinley men so that they threaten to get ae meeting which cannot be tampered with,” ——_—__+- e+ ____ THE INDIANA’S BATTERY. Satisfactory Experiments Made by the Walker Bonrd Saturday. The Walker board returned to Weshing- ton this morning, after making a trip on the battle ship Indi#na from Hampton Roads to New York. The ship left the Roads last Saturday morning, and as the sole object of the board was to thoroughly test her battery, the firing began in the afternoon of the same day, when the ship was for enough from shore to make it safe. For months past the Navy Jefart- ment has been divided into two nostile camps on the question of arranging the main batteries of the new battle ships, une side favoring the placing of the thirteen and eight-inch guns in separate turrets, as in the case of the Indiana, and the other the arrangement of the smaller guns in an additional story over the main turret. The purpose of this last arrangement is to shield the gunners in the main turret from the supposed destructive effect of the blast of the 8-inch guns, when the latter are fired in a line with the lower turrets. In preceding tests made with the In- diana’s battery by the inspection board the guns of the 8-inch turrets were safely tired within ten degrees of bow and stern, but it was supposed that that was as close as prudence permitted the guns to be ranged to the sighting hood of the big turrets. Last Saturday, however, the Walker hoard pushed the test to the extreme, with most gratifying results. The 8-inch guns were fired directly ahead and astern, and in so doing the blast of the gune passed just across the edge of the sighting hood of the Mig 13-inch turrets, wherein Licut. Hender- son had voluntarily taken his station. He took no precautions beyond closing the shutter directly opposite the blasts, yet he was unharmed. This experiment may have a strong bearing upon the conclusion of the beard as to the adoption of the dou- ble-storied turrets on the battleships, as Strengthening the arguments of the oppo- | nents of that plan. The battery in all other respects worked well, and the only substantial change that suggested itself to the board was the addition of a supply of water by pipes to facilitate the speedy | Washing out of the residue accumulating | after firing. —eee DIPLOMAS AND MEDALS. Distribution of the World Prizes Has Begun. The long-expected distribution of Culum- bian world’s fair diplomas and medals has begrn at last, and today about 3,000 diplo- mas and medals, covering all of the success- ful Germen exhibitors at the fair, were turned over to Baron Thielmaan, the Ger- man ambassador,who will ship them imme- diately to his government for disiribution. ‘Those awarded to American exhibitors will » ready for delivery within the next ten days, cr two weeks at the farthest, and the shipments to England, France, Russia, Spain, Italy and other foreign countries will be ready for delivery to their re- spective diplomatic representatives here within the next month. Mr. Claude M. Johnson, the superintendent of the bureau of engraving and printing, and Mr. R. E. Preston, the director of the mint, who have had direct charge of the work of preparing the diplomas and medals, have given much earnest attention to their preparation, and the medals and diplomas are said to be far superior in point of artistic merit to any ever before issued by any government for a similar purpose. ir + 2+_____ ADMIRAL PORTER'S WILL. The Supreme Court of the United States Reverses a Decision. In the United States Supreme Court to- day Justice Gray delivered the opinion of the court in the case involving the validity of the will of the late Admiral Porter. The proceedings were instituted by Mrs. Elena Cempbell, daughter of the admiral, because of an alleged discrimination against her in the codicil to the will. The case came from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia on an allega- tion of error, the decision there sustaining the validity of the will and the codicil. The opinion rendered today reversed this decision, and remanded the case for fur- ther proceedings on the ground that the District Supreme Court had no jurisdiction in probate proceedings involving an effort to pass real estate. A THRILLING RUNAWAY. Narrow Escape of Many Ladies From Serious Injuries, At 2:85 this afternoon a number of ladies, who were standing at the corner of Sth and D streets northwest, miraculously es- caped what appeared at first sight would result in instant death. At that hour two heavy draught horses belonging to Riley became frightened, and dashed up D street between 8th and 9th at breack-neck speed, running together upon the pavement as they neared 9th street. A number of ladies were standing await- ing a car upon the southeast corner. As the frightened animals dashed across the street it appeared to the almost paralyzed bystanders that they would rush directly into Keyworth’s show windows, in front of which the ladies were standing. When the horses reached the middle of the street the near horse pulled to the right, dragging his maddened companion with him, the runaway team barely grazing the dresses of two ladies as they passed by. They continued on down the pavement until they came opposite a telegraph pole between 9th and 10th, one veering to the right, the other to the left, the hcrse on the inside of the pavement being thrown heavily to the ground and the career of his companion being also providentially checked. The horse thrown down appar- ently had both legs broken. OLEOMARGARINE DEALERS Another Case Called in the Criminal Court. Evidence Obtained by the Internal Revenue Officers—Mr. Davis Makes Remarks About the Jury Lis William O. Lusby, charged with violating the oleomargarine laws, was placed on trial before Judge Cole, in Criminal Court No. 1, this morning. Lusby is the fourth of the recertly indicted parties to be placed on trial. Wm. L. Matthews, the first one tried, was acquitted; Wilkes C. Prather was con- victed, and in the case of James T. Child- ress, tried last week, the jury was dis- charged Saturday, being unable to agree. They stood, it is said, nine to three for ecnviction. District Attorney Birney gave notice Sat- urday that he would place Childress on trial again this morning, but upon the mo- tion of the man’s counsel, Messrs. Jere M. Wilson zrd Henry E. Davis, Judge Cole certified the case to Criminal Court No. 2 for trial. ‘That court, it is understood, will try no casts until next month. Mr. Birney then called up the case of Lusby. The man has been twice Indicted, one indictment charging him with selling oleomargarine the 20th of last January to Florence Davis, a young colored woman, as and for butter, the second Indictment charging him with having been engaged from the Ist of last September wntil the date of the indictment as a retail oleomargarine dealer without the required license. Getting a Jury. When the clerk had called twelve men into the jury box, Mr. Davis, explaining that he never minced matters, accused Dis- trict Attorney Birney of having exercised two challenges out of court by having the clerk refrain from calling two certain men into the box, the names of the two tales- men, asserted Mr. Davis, being marked by a certain check cn the clerk's list. Mr. Birney denied the accusation, remarking that he had seen neither the clerk’s list ner the so-called check marks. Mr. Davis asserted that Mr. Birney had evaded his charge by making an indirect answer, when Judge Cole remarked that he had no control over the clerk's list of jurors, and that as there was no motion before the court there was no occasion for the court to rule. Mr. Davis then formally moved that the clerk be directed to call the list of jurors from the head of it. Judge Cole overruled the motion, remarking that if the defendant objected to any of the men called into the box he could challenge them. The defendant noted an exception, and challenged James G. Livingston, J. T. Simp- son and J. N. Runyan, Mr. Birney chal- lenging Clarence E. Clifford. The following were then sworn as the jury: Jos. A. Set- tle, S. J. Fishel, T. E. Cowling, F. V. Kil- Han, W. D. Allen, Wm. C. Peake, Jacob Been, W. H. H. Gould, Bernard F. Joy, Chris. Grovener, Wm. H.Burch and George ‘Thomas. ‘The Purchase. The two indictments having been consoli- dated Mr. Birney explained them to the jury, and called as his first witness Arthur G. Van Horn, a young man in the employ of the local internal revenue office. He testified that on the day in question he sent Florence Dayis into the defendant's store, 10th and H streets northeast, with 10 cents to buy half a pound of butter. The girl made the purchase, handed the stuff to the witness, who subsequently delivered it to Dr. Crampton, the govern- ment’s chemist. Flerence Davis testified to making the purchase, having asked for halt a pound of butter. She handed the stuff to Mr. Van Horn, by whom she was then and is now employed as a servant. Without a License. Dr. Chas. A. Crampton, the government's chemist, testified to analyzing the alleged butter purchased by Florence Davis from the defendant, and to discovering that it was oleomargaine. Harrison Nesbitt of the local internal revenue office testified to vis- iting the defendant's place of business the lith of last February, with Inspector Fen- dall. They discovered oleomargarine there, nd Lusby finally admitted having sold it ithout a license since last October. He also told witness that Mr. Wilkins, from whom he purchased it; had told him to go ahead and that there would be no trouble about it. The defendant, a few days after their visit to his store, took out a license as a retail dealer in oleomargarine, paid the tex and penalty, swearing in his applica- tion that he had been engaged in the sale of it since the Ist of last September. Used It Himself. ‘The defendant was the only witness placed on the stand in his own behalf. His statement was to the effect that the oleo- margarine found at his place of business was used by his family only. Shortly before 3 o'clock counsel began their addresses to the jury. — To Tax Adulteratea Beer. Representative Cooper of Wisconsin to- Zay introduged a Dill to impose a tax upon adulterated beer and regulate its sale. The bill provides that manufacturers and reiailers of beer containing substances shall pay a tax. The vessels in which it is contained shall be branded with the words “adulterated beer,” and in places where it is retailed there shall be display- ed signs printed in German and English showing that adulterated beer is sold upon the premises. THE MEASURES OF VALUE to advertisers are the extent and character of the pub- licity they are able to obtain. That is, the KIND of people as well as the NUMBER of peo- ple they can reach. Gauged by either of these tests, the adver- tising columns of The Star are admitted to occupy a phenome- nal position. The Star is essen- tially a family paper. It circu- lates on an average over 31,000 copies every day, and goes into 824 per cent of all the occupied houses in” Washington. No other newspaper in the world can match this record. SUNDRY* CIVIL BILL The Senate Makes Many Changes in @ Measure. Be HOSPITAL APPROPRIATIONS RESTORED tie The Government to Continue Print- ing Its Own Postage Stamps. OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST ————>——_ The Senate committee on appropilations today completed its work on the sundry civil bill, and the budget was reported to the Senate with many amendments, some of which are of considerable local interest. The bill, as it now stands, increases the Umit of the cost of the city post office building and the allotment of this year’s funds for work upon it. It authorizes the public printer to secure additional ground adjacent to the government printing office for the erection of new shops and appro- priates a large sum for that purpose. It makes no change in the r-ethod of printing the postage stamps such as was proposed, and it makes provision for various im- Provements at the Capitol. ew Post Othee Building. The appropriation for continuing the work upon the city post office building was fixed in the House at $275,000. The Senate committee has increased that amount to $375,000, and has increased the limit of the cost of the building to $410,000. The public printer is authorized with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase two lots of land immediately adjoining the printing office on the west running south from H street to Jackson alley and containing. about 8,412 square feet, and also to purchase in addition a site within that part of the square bounded on the south by G stre>t, on the east by North Capitol and on the north by Jack- son alley, containing the same amount of land,and to erect thereon a boiler house and coal sheds. For the purchase of this land, and also for the purchase and erection of two 300-horse power, steel, steam bollers, with all necessary fittings to connect them with the printing office, $100,000 is appro- priated, to be immediately available. Pro- vision is made that if the public printer should be unable to purchase this land at a satisfactory price to the owners he is au- thorized to secure the same by condemna- tion proceedings as provided in the act of June 25, 1800, and the amendment to that act approved August 30, the same year. Printing the Stamps. It has been well understood that a vigor- ous effort was being made to persuade the committee on appropriations to amend the sundry civil bill so as to prohibit the print- ing of postage stamps at the bureau of en- graving and printing, and to reopen that work to private competition. The commit- tee, however, refused to incorporate this amendment in the bill, and the only change which it made in the section relating to the bureau in the bill as it came from the House consisted in the eliminution of the item of $600 for the rent of an office for the agent of the Post Office Department to supervise the distribution of stamps of the bureau of engraving and printing. The amendments recently introduced by the committee on rules of the Senate pro- viding for certain improvements in the Cepitol building. and grounds were adopted, and as the bill now stands it appropriates $45,000 to install an additional engine, an electrical generator and to pay for the ad- ditional service required for the extension of the electrie lighting plant at the Capi- tol. This plant is to be utilized to light the Capitol grounds:as well as the Capitol it- self, and the {tem for lighting was in- creased from $16,000 to $36,000. In conse- quence of these amendments, the provision for the pay of the local company for the light furnished tn..the grounds is stricken out. ‘To Ventilate the Senate Wing. The sum of $55,600 for the improvement of the ventilation of the Senate wing, in- cluding the installation of refrigerating ap- paratus, is inserted in the bill by the Sen- ate committee. This work is to be done in accordance with plans submitted by Prof. S. H. Woodbridge to the committee on rules of the Senate, and is to be done by the architect of the Capitol, under the supervi- sion of Prof. Woodbridge, under the direc- tion of the committee on rules. The item for repairs to the Capitol is increased from $25,000 to $30,000. The sum of $1,500 is in- serted for continuing the work of cleaning and repairing works of art in the Capitol building. The sum of $4,600 is given for necessary repairs and improvements to the steam-heating nad ventilating apparatus of the Senate, and $100 is appropriated to provide for flags for the east and west fronts of the Capitol building. ‘The committee inserted the sum of $15,000 to pave the roadways of the east and south sides of the State, War and Navy build- ing. ¥n order to fence and plant a children’: Playground in Southeast Washington on a cupie reservation, the sum of $1,500 is given. For Public Lighting. The provision for lighting the Executive Mension and public grounds was placed by the House at $11,500. The Senate commit- tee increased this amount to $14,000. The House provided that for each six-foot burner not connected with a meter in the lamps on the public grounds no more than $16 shall be paid per lamp for gas, and that such lamps shall burn every night on tho average from forty-five minutes after sun- set to forty-five minutes before sunrise. The Senate committee amended this pro- vision by increasing the amount to $20.50 per lamp, and by fixing the period of il- lumination at not less than 3,000 hours per arnum. In the provision for electric light in the White Lot the House allowed 20 cents per light per night, and made the total appro- priation $511. The Senate committee in- creases the amount to 30 cents per lamp per night, and therefore raises the entire item to $766.50. The Senate committee also increased the price to be paid for electric lights in La- fayette, Franklin, Judiciary and Lincoln parks from 28 to 30 cents. Separate Sams for Hospitals. The House bill cmitted the provision making a direct appropriation of $19,000 for the support and medical treatment of destitute persons in the District of Co- lvmbia at the Providence Hospital, and in- serted in ‘ie, thereof a general item ap- propriating $38,000 for similar service with- cut specifying tho establishment. ‘The Sen- ate committge omits this provision and re- stores the cxigting allotment of $19,000 to the Providetic# Hospital, and inserts in addition an item of $19,000 to be paid to the Garfield Memorial Hospital for main- tenance to enable it to provide medical and surgical treatment to persons unable to pay therefor. “In this way the $35,000 al- lctted by the House fs divided specifically between tho, tWo local institutions named. Repaiys om Many Buildings. There are’SeVeral minor amendments as follows: For répairs to the treasury, But- ler and Winder; buildings, $12,000 instead of $8,000; repairs’ to the Maltby building, $3,500, a new item; for the rent of a ware- house for tHe Storage of public documents for the Senf\tes $1,800, a new item; for re- pairs and ‘imifrovements to the Senate stables and grounds, $2,000, a new item; for general repairs and improvemorts at’ the St. Elizabeth Hospital for the Insane, $16,- 000 instead of $13,000; for rebuilding shops at this hcspital, $7,000; laboratory exten- sion, $1,500, a new item; for electric fans and resistance coils, $6,000, a new item; for the National Zcological Park, $70,000 in- stead of 365,000; for the general extension of the National Museum, including salaries of all necessary employes, $20,000 instead of $15,000; for repairs to buildings, shops and sheds of the mureum, $8,000 instead of Other Items Increaned. The Senate committee on appropriations reported the sundry civil appropriation bill. ‘The other important increases are as fol- lows: Public building at Boise City, Idaho, $50,000, and increasing of the limit of cost from $150,000 to $200,000; public building at Cheyenne, Wyo., $50,000, and increasing the limit of cost from $180,000 to $250,000, \ office at |, 8. D., $15,000, building at Helens, Mont., $50,000, increasing limit of cost from $150,000 to Additions to the Los Angeles public bulld- ing, $12,000; public building at Omaha, Neb., ficees sro ooi, balaoe BE , Vt., $75,000; public ings al Paul, $55,000; two light stations, Sen duaky Bay, Ohio, $30,000, Swan Island light, Caribbean sea, $16,090, provided a stte shall be granted the United States free of cost. Fire Island light vessel, New York, $80,- 000; Over Falls shoal light v , New a Dieticne: shoal lath 1, h C jamond shoal light vessel, North Caro- lina, $80,000 of the oeeneanen balance authorized for @ light house, the balance to be covered into the treasury. San Francisco harbor light vessel, $90,000. Tender for recond light house district Massachusetts, $75,000; tender for seventh light house district Florida, $75,000. Light Vessel for Atlantic coast, $75,000. Revenue ened of first cless on great lakes, $200,- Fish hatchery in Black Hills, 8. D., $10, ; contingent expenses Treasury Depart- ment, $25,000. Transportation of silver coins, $16,000. Engraving maps of the United States, $12,- 000, Surveying public lands, $150,000. Topographic surveys, $25,000. To enable the inited States government to take part in the exposition at Brussels in 1897, $25,000; salary of consul at Alexandretta, Turkey, $1,500. CITY LOT FARMING Arrangements Made to Repeat Last Year's Success. Handsome Results of the Work and Prospect That There Will Be More Applicants This Season. The executive committee appointed by the board of managers of the Associated Charities to direct the operations of the po- tato farmers is ready to begin work. An appropriation of $200 has been made for the undertaking, and work wiil begin this week, as soon as the fund is complete. Last year $235 was expended in aid of the potato lot farm work, although $1,100 was placed in the hands of the committee, and it was found ample to meet ail requirements, and the results were highly gratifying. Thirty- five persons availed themselves of the chance to work ground and they ralsed 91% bushels of potatoes, 26 bushels and 9 quarts of beans, 1,502 heads of cabbage, 17% bushels of turnips and 5 bushels of corn. In addition one man sold in season $4 worth of sugar corn, $1.12 worth of parsley and $1.30 worth of lettuce. Another sold 6 bushels of tomatoes, 1,200 radishes and 300 dozens of sweet corn. Many raised a good deal of small seasonable vegetables, which they consumed during the summer. Fifteen assignments of ground were in the northeast section of town, 9 in the south- east, 7 in the northwest, and four in the county. Not more than half the land was really fit for cultivation. This year this ground will do better than last. It is urged that the ground worked should be fertilized, if possible. Assign- ments of lots are unfortunately made so late in the planting season that manure put on this season is not likely to do much good. Stable manure on potato ground produces the scab, and 13 on that account worse than none. But if plowed in deep in the fall does not injure the crop so much. It has been suggested that the potato seed be treated by the corrosive sublimate solution to prevent scab—some- thing which could be done at very slight cost. Persons having vacant lots they are will- ing should be cultivated are requested to send descripiions immediately to J. B. Wight, 140 G street, by whom contribu- tions of money to buy seed and pay for superintendence, will be received, or at the office of the Associated Charities. The Managers congratulate themselves that many a man and woman learned a valua- ble means of support last year on city lot farming, and believe that there will be @ larger number of applications this spring. eg ITS BACK IS BENT. Hopes That the Hot Wave May Be Completely Broken. There was nobody sunstruck yesterday, although any quantity of people imagined they were going to be. When the sun came up this morning there were not many evidences of a very corsiderable diminution of its force, but the signal corps promised lots of nice things in the shape of a probable fall of ten degrees during the day. At half-past 1 to- day the report from the signal office stated that it was eight degrees cooler today than it was at the same hour yesterday. Of course, that was very gratifying, but not sufficiently encoureging to make an in- dividual get back into his winter under- clothes or take his storm coat out of the summer moth balls, But the weather may get sensible any minute, and become bear- able again, as it is prognosticated to be still cooler tomorrow. ———>——__. Foul Play Suspected. In the inquest this afternoon in the case of Mazzochi, the young Italian found drowned near the Aqueduct bridge, there was testimony to show that.a weight had been attached to the body. This has led to suspicions of foul play. _— Another Oleomargarine Indictment. The grand jury this afternoon reported an indictment against Israel C. Kollock, for violation of the oleomargarine law. Two Divorces Granted Wives. Judge Hagner this afternoon signed a decree divorcing Estelle L. Washington from Dallas Washington. Desertion was the cause. Edith M. Wright has been divorced from William H. Wright. The cause in this case was also desertion, and permission is granted the complainant by Judge Hagner to resume her-maiden name—Watkinsand. —————-—_—_ Has His Coffin With Him. SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.—Edward Evans of Shanghai, China, who was among the passengers cn the steamer Gaelic, says that Li Hung Chang, the eminent viceroy, now on his way to Moscow to attend the coronatin of the czar, took with him on his trip a casket, in which he expects to be buried when he dies. ree No Doubt of Suicide. Coroner Hammett this afternoon decided that he would not hold an inquest in the case of Henry A. Anderson. The man, he said, committed suicide, and the coroner saw no reason why he should go to the expense of holding an inquest. The body will be sent to his late home in Chicago for interment. gt ee The Bond Resolution. At 2 o'clcck the bond resolution was laid before the Senate as the unfinished busi- ness, but was put off until Mr. Teller had concluded bis remarks on the Cherokee claims. - Today’s Nominations, The President today sent the following nominations to Congress: Interior—Edwin E. Sluder of New Mexico, register of the land office at Las Cruces, N. M.; Caleb P. Organ of Wyoming, receiver of public moneys at Cheyenne, Wyo. Wer—Second Lieut. John M. Sigsworth, tenth infar.try, to be first lieutenant. Also a number of nominations of persons to be third lieutenants in the revenue cut- ter service. Fae Murder Trial Postponed. NEW YORK, April 20.—The trial of Mrs. Alice Almont Livingston Fleming for the alleged murder of her mother, Mrs. Bliss, by poisoning, which was calied today in the criminal branch of the supreme court, was postponed until the May term. The district attorney was not ready to go on with the case. es The Pythian Encampment. It has finally been decided to hold the na- tional encampment of the Uniformed Rank of the Knights of Pythias in Cleveland, Ohio, August 24 to 31. A GIGANTIC MAP/FINANCE AND TRADE ‘Mz, Oannon Shosts Off a New Idea in the Senate He Proposes a Topographical Model of the Entire United States on a Scale of One Foot to the Mile. Senator Cannon of Utah today intro- duced a joint resolution the final effect of which, if it is enacted into law, will be to give to the city of Washington one of the most gigantic attractions for tourists and curfosity-seekers possessed by any city in the world. Mr. Cannon proposes, in short, to have constructed in this vicinity a mon- strous map of the United States, showing every phySical feature of the country, every hill, mountain, valley and plain, every lake, river, duck pond and fishing pool, every hamlet, village, town and city, Probably every railroad, canal, towpath, bicycle track, and perhaps every base ball park. All this is to be done in miniature, of course, but on such a scale as will give a map, if it may be so termed, no less than half a mile in length by one-third of a mile in breadth. The cost of such a project may be imagined. The joint resolution introduced by Mr. Cannon provides for the appointment of a commission of five persons, who are to serve without compensation, three being appointed by the President, one by the President of the Senate and the other by the Speaker of the House, whose duty i, shall be to inquire into and report upon the advisability, practicability and the cost of establishing such a map, which Mr. Can- non describes as a ground map of the United States, to present “our country in miniature.” The map is to be constructed on such a scale that @ne foot of map sur- face will represent one square mile of actual area. This would give, as stated, a map ap- proximately one-half a mile in one dimen- sion by one-third of a mile in the other dimension, for in round numbers the United States extends about 3,500 miles from east to west and about half that distance from north to south. This would give a map 3,500 feet long by 1,750 wide. ‘There are about 5,280 feet in a mile, which explains the enormous proportions of the proposed map. That Mr. Cannon is serious in his propo- sition ts indicated by the fact that in pr senting the joint resolution today he an- nounced that in a few days he would ad- dress the Senate on the subject. ————__-e-__ DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Smallpox Hospit: The Commissioners today sent to Con- gress a recommendation that the following proviso be added to the item in the pend- ing deficiency bill making appropriation to complete the smallpox hospital: “That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized to make rules and regulations for the government of the smallpox hospital, and to charge reasona- ble prices for the use of private rooms therein (when such use is not rendered necessary by the condition of the patient) and for the accommodation of persons not afflicted with smallpox, but allowed to enter said hospital in company with rela- tives or friends who are so afflicted. They Approre. The Commissioners have sent to the chairman of the Senate District commit- tee the foliowing letter: “Referrirg to the amendment to H. R. bill 5210, intended to be proposed by Mr. Stewart, to grade banks on Ist street extended, the Commis- sioners have the honor to report that they approve of the proposed amendment, pro- vided the work contemplated there shall take its place after the streets whose tm- provement was requested in the estimates of the Commissioners.” Excise Board. The excise board today disposed of a pumber of applications for liquer licenses which have been held up since the begin- ning of the present license year. The most important cases were those of the two Emrich Hotels. A determined fight was made against the granting of a license in either of the cases on the ground of al- leged violations of law. A number of hearings were granted. In the case of the hotel on the avenue the complaint was made that minors had been served with liquor, and Lieutenant Kelly of the sixth precinct submitted evidence to the board to the effect that the Sunday law had been violated at the New Jersey ave- nue hotel, the one near the Baltimore and Ohio station. Today, nowever, the board granted both licenses, but it is understood that a warning was given that further complaints would not be overlooked. The cases disposed of today were as fol- lows: Rejected, wholesale—Theodore Ruppert, 912 New Hampshire avenue, and John J. Widmayer, 1819 h street. Retail—John Mackessy, 215 Virginia avenue southwest, and Wm. Schnebel, 1814 32d street. Granted, retail—George R. Emrich, 485 Pennsylvania avenue; Clayton M. and Frederick W. Emrich, corner C street and New Jersey avenue, and Kdward M. P. Harris, 731 3d street southwest. Orders Istued. The Commissicners have issued the fol- lowing orders: : That 300 feet of twelve-inch sewer in the north side of M strect between 4% and 6th streets southwest be replaced by fif- teen-inch pipe; estimated cost, $600, charge- able to appropriation for relief sewers and replacing obstructed sewers. That a catch-basin be constructed on the south side of F street northwest near the east’ line of 7th street; estimated cost, $191, chergeable to current main and pipe sewer appropriation. That sewer be laid in the north side of Q street Letween Lincoln avenue and 1ith street northeast, under the permit system; estimated cost, $7: That the following work be done, under the provisions of law governing ‘ass: ment and permit work: Lay cement sidewalk in front of 1896-8. 9th street northwest; estimated cost, $162. Lay cement sidewalk in front of 17: Rhode Island avenue; estimated cost, $92. Lay cement sidewalk at 16th and Pierce place; estimated cost, $70. Lay cement sidewalk at northeast corner of 12th and G streets; estimated cost, $446. Lay cement sidewalk in front of south- east corner of 16th and Corcoran streeis; estimated cost, $250. Lay cement sidewalk and new curb in front of 1327 F street northwest; estimated cost, $100. Lay cement sidewalk in front of lots 63, 64 and 71, square 97; estimated cost, $134. That the public well at Delaware avenue and I street southwest be closed, and a public hydrant be erected at the northeast corner of 2d and I streets southwest; es- timated cost, $0. 1 Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York. n. High. Low. Close. Wheat—May, oe 6 aly. ‘ 30) 31 it 80 8 0 43 0% 5s 80 4. maT 4 igh, Low, Close, 7.65 7.67 7% TT TT % 18 770 71 7638) 7.70 Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, April 20.—Flour dull Bg GOw?. 305 do. 2.60a3.25 ; 5Oa3. ent, do., 8.7588.95; spring wheat stra sales, 700 barrel 900 barrels; shipments, month, 71aT1\ ; Stock, 88,507 bush T5a78; do. on grade, month and Mas, 35%u35! 136%; steamer mixed, 84a 3 stock, 614,564 bush- sales, 24,000 bushels—southern white corn, 26a35%; do. yellow, 37a37%4. Oats steady—No. 2 white western, xed do., 2434225—re- ceipts, 2,791 bush Rye InactiveNo. 2, 40a41 nearby;' 42a43 westetrn— stock, 60,951 bushels. Hay firmer—cholce timothy, 16.000816.60. Grain freights dull—steamer to rerpool per bushel, 2d. May: Cork for orders per quarter, 2.0d-a2s.Tisa.” Apri ‘and May. Sugar strong—cranulated, 5.58 per 100 pounds. . Butter Weak fancy creamers, 16017; do. tivation, 14315; do. ladle, 13a14; ladle,” 11012 ed, 8ai0. Eggs steady—tresh, fancy New York, 60 pounds, 10%all: pounds, Liatii; do. 22 pounds, 1%a2%. Tnoreased Foreign Demand Causey Improvement in Values. LONDON EXPECTS 70 BOY LARGELY Awaiting the Date of Adjournment. of Congress. . GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Se Ss Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, NEW YORK, April 20.—An improved vol- vme of commission buying and an increas- ed demand from abroad resulted in sub- stantial improvement in stock values this morning. Traders were almost uniformly prejudiced !n favor of conservative buying, the tendency toward a higher speculative level being strongly marked. An advance of 7-8 per cent in the price of Consols in the London market clearly indicates the scarcity of desirable investment securities at that center. The premium of nearly 14 per cent, at which British government securities are selling, reduces the income derived there- from to a minimum and attract buyers only because of the safety represented. In the local market many desirable divi- dend-paying securities are to be had, and it is expected that London, pending a more pacific outlook in South Africa, will seek to employ idie funds to good advantage on this side. The adoption of a sound money plank at the conventions of the two leading political Parties should remove all doubt as to the stability of our financial system, period- ical skepticism on this point deterring for- eigners from a more liberal participation in our stock operations. The burden of reliev- ing the country from fears of adverse legis- lation will, within a very brief period, de- volve solely upon the Senate. Fortunately for the immediate outlook this body seems disposed to foliow the expeditious example of the House. Washington advices more definitely indicating the date of final ad- journment are anxiously awaited in finan- cial circles, and are expected to be follow- ed by a uniform advance in prices. The market for foreign exchange was re- ported to be slightly easier in tone, a small volume of business preventing any advance im rates. The engagement of $400,000 in gold for export by tomorrow's steamers was an- nounced during the day, the profit in the transaction belng credited, to a special con- Tract. The transactions in railway shares were well distributed, the Grangers, as usual, be- ing especially favored. Buying of Union Pacific by houses with foreign connections was a conspicuous feature of the day's transactions, this property being regarded #s one likely to work well to the front of re- organization roads. In the industrial list Sugar and Amert- can Tobacco were the features on a good volume of business, legitimate buying and the covering of shorts being respectively re- sponsible for the advances recorded A moderate reaction in prices due to professional realizing was recorded during the afternoon, but the prompt recovery before the close of business, due to new buying in many instances, confirmed orig- inal forecasts as to the character of the present movement. Occasional declines are, of course, to be expected but the best opinions are uniformly optimistic on ulti- mate results. — 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. 8) Broacway. Open. High. Last. American Sngar.. 126i 12659 12654 American Snger, Pfd. 108 American Tobacco. 78 American Cotton Oil 4% Atchison 16% Balto. & Ohio. 18y Canada Southern. ot 00s 16% bake 8036 1085 eo” cy Ww Tey 1g ..& KR. Grande, Pi a Dis. & Cattle Feeding, 18% General Electric. Ulinois Central Michigan Central Missouri Pacific. National Lead National Lead Co. U.S. Leather, Prd Pullman Pal. Car Go. Southern Ratlway, Pfd.. Phila. Traction, - ‘Texas Pacific. Wabasii. Wabash, Pid Wheeling & L. Erie Wheeling & L. Erie, Pfd Western Union Tel: Silver... Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular 12 o'clock m.—Sevond tional Bank, 3 at 138. "National Safe Deposit Trust, 3 at 120; 7 Metropolita 20; 10 at 120. 0 Railroad, 5 After call— bid, 10914 asked. asked. U.S. 4s, 19: 113% ‘bid. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 103 Wid. 30-year fund 6s, gold, 108 bid. Water stock 7s, 1901, currency, 110 bid. Water stock 7s, 1118, currency, 112 bid. 3.658, currency, 10 bid, sked. Miscellan Bonds.—Met Railroad hs, 107 bid. an Railro: Gs, 120. bid Belt Railroa bid, 81 a Dekington Ratl- road Gs, 2 asked. Columivia Railroad 68, 113. bid, . Washington Gas Company Ge, series My wid, 113 asked. Washington Gas Company’ 6s, series B, 112 bid, 116 asked. Wash ington Gas Company Conv. 6s, 120 bid, 159 asked. Electric Light conv. Gs, 125 Wid, 130 asked and Potomac’ Tei 101 bid curl and A., 100 van Securi . A. and ©, Washington Company Ist 8 Timp. Gm" 108 mpany ext. 4s, 308 Wid Ss, 103 bid. Washington m Market 5 al Bank a bid. Rank of th ng 200 bid, 310 asked. Central, 280 bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, 180 bid, ond, 123) bid, 136 asked. Of 1 Colu: a, 12 bid, 140 asked. Capital, 116 bid. West Find, 107%, bid, 110 asked. ‘Traders’, 874) Did. 101 asked Lincoln, 108 bid, 110 asked. bid. Ohio, 38 Safe Deposit and Trust Companics.— National Safe Deposit and ‘frust, 120 bid. “Washington Loan and Did, Trust, 121% bi 124 asked. American Security and ‘Trust, 145 bid, 146 asked Haltroad Stocks:Oapltal ‘Traction Company, O04 bid, asked. Metropolitan, 120% bid, 121 ked. Columbia, $6 bid, Belt, 30 aked.” Bakinzton, 1715 bid, 30 asked. Georgeiown and Tennallytown, 8 ask. gas and Blectric Light S* 44% bid, 44% asked. asked. U.S. Electric Light, 124% bid, Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 30 bid Franklin, 45 asked. Metropolitan, ‘ks.—Washington Gas, wid, 50 Georgetown Gas, 42 coran, 52 bid. Potomac, 6 bid. bid, 155 asked. German-Americ tional Union, 11 bid, 18 asked % bid, 14 asked. Riggs, 7% bid, S% asked. Peopl iy bid. Lincoln, 8 ‘bid, Siz asked. Gommercial, 4% did, bY asked. ‘tle ‘Insurance bid, 110 asked. Wa Ts Stocks. Real Bx ‘olumbia Title, 5 District Tith ington Title, 8 bid. of. ” bid, |. Amer- Pocumatic Gun Car- Miscellaneot Mergenthaler Linotype, 119% asked. Lanston Monotype, 8% bid. 8% asked. Washington Market, 13 Wid. Great Fails foe, 128 bid, 128 asked. Lincoln Hail, 90 asked. six div. |. Wants a Receiver Appointed. Heineman Klein today filed a Dill in equity against the Anarostla and Potomao River Reilroad Company and its trustees to enfcrce a judgment of $3,000 recovered the 4th of last month. The app2intment of a receiver for the road is asked, and also the assets of the company subjected te the payment of the judgment.