Evening Star Newspaper, April 27, 1896, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1896-FOURTEEN PAGES. tet ———— many new ships in view of the present Condition of the treasury. “What is the present condition of the treasury?” asked Mr. Stewart. “I will come to that Iater today or to- morrow,” responded Mr. Gorman. Mr. Stewart remarked that there was $280,- 00,000 cash balance in the treasur, “Yes, and considerable silver also, Mr. Gorman. After further debate Mr. Quay’s amend- ment was agreed to. A Naval Training School. Mr. Perkins (Cal.) moved an amendment appropriating $100,000 for a naval training school at Yerba Buena, Cal. He argued that American ships should be manned by Americans, and that it was desirable to triotic spirit among American said rman made vigorous opposition. ed that this was the first step toward a project which might cost from one to five millions, and yet it was brought in without an estimate. He said the ap- propriaiions secured by the Pacific co Senators would long stand as an evidence of what can be secured through persist- He appealed to Mr. Perkins to with- ented to have ying the would make ornia Senat the appropriation cut to liberal people of up the balance Se ee COL. LUDLOW'S NEW DUTY. Be Engineer of the Third Light House District. Col. Ludiow, late United States military attache at London, has arrived in Wash- ington, and this morning reported his ar- rival to the chief of engineers, Gen. Craig- hill, and to Adjutant General Ruggles. The cfficer has been instructed to report im- mediately for duty to the Treasury Depart- ment, and he will take bh ion at Tomp- kKinsville, Staten Island, as engineer of the third light house district. It was originally intended to afferd Col. Ludlow an opportu- nity to prepare and submit his report upon the great European and Asiatic ship canals before he was attached to the light house service, but the needs of the service are so pressing, owing to the heavy duties now falling upon the engineer corps, that it was found advisable to have Col. Ludlow as- sume his new duties immediately and make his report in the intervals that might be found in the course of his regular duti As to the results of his inspection of the canals, Col. Ludlow believes that they will be of value to the War Department when- ever any question arises involving the c and workings of canals of great size. The work has 10 particular bearing upon the Frojected Nicaragua canal, for it was un- dertaken by direction ; ment after the commission, of which Col. Ludiow was the head, had finished its re- port cn that subject and submitted it to the State Department, and, so far as can be learned, it will not have the effect to cause Ne Wil the revision of any of the estimates sub- mitted as to the cost of the Nicaragua canal. No suecesser to Col. Ludlow as military attache at the United States embassy at London has yet been selected, and there is a dearth of applicants for this expensive assignment: but it is unlikely that any engineer officer can row be spared for the duty in view of the necessity for the serv- | ices at home of all of the officers of the corps to discharge the heavy duties im- posed by the fortifications act and the pending river and harbor bill. ity a. AWAITED WITH EXCITEMENT. The Convention of the Nhinois Repub- licans Wednesda SPRINGFIELD, IL, April 2 Never he- fore in the memory of the oldest pcliticians has there been sc much excitement and in- terest in a state convention in Illinois as there is over the one to be held here by the republicans Wednesday. The town is overrun with delegates, office-seekers and their backers. Every hotel in Springfield is crowded. - A movement is on foot among the friends of Mayor McKinley to have the convention acopt resolutions instructing the delegates- at-large to vote for him as scon as the cenvention is called to order. nator Cullom's friends are cpposed to this as also are these favoring Allison and Reed. As to the state ticket, no one will venture to assure the nomination of any candidates save as to John R. ‘Tanner, who has more than enough delegates instructed for bim to nominate him for governor. Dr. Joseph Robbins of Quincy, A. J. Hop- kins of Aurora, and J. S. Martin of ate the other gubernatorial candi Aside from these, there are three dates for Heutenant governor, five for sec- retary of state, three for state treasurer, four for auditor and four for attorney gen: eral. But the interests of all these men just row seems to be subservient to the presi- dential question. Terent factions are working night and day, and o<e of the hottest fights ever known in the history of Illinois politics may be looked for. — HOPES OF RECONCILIATION. Salv#tion Army Officers at Chicago Look for Peace. CHICAGO, April 27.—Local officers of the Salvation Army still cling to the hope that a jation may be reached between the secessionists and the main body of the army, which will bring those under Bal- ington Booth’s command back to the fcld. The recent corresponéence of the whole trouble, made public by the Booth-Tuckers, Wes on sale last evening at the Princess Rink in the shape of a supplement to the War Cry. . In calling attention to the publication, aff Captain Brown, who led the meeting. said: “We had no desire to publish any statement regarding the recent trouble in the army, but the letters have been given to the public and are now on sale. We have rfrained from sayirg unkind things about those who left us. We have been after a reconciliation all the time, and we pre still after it. We kope to see it in a very little time, when all the soldiers and officers who left these barracks will come hack and join us in the fight once mora. Already there are two or three tokens of aking place in New York, and we 1 that in New York a lot of soi- coming back. We believe they o. We have labor- to bring this about. We want to save vody and lose nobody. Let us save ny for the army and for God as we will come back here @ ed —_~—._ _ UNITED STAT won. The Government's Suit Against the North American Commercial Co. NEW YORK, April 27.-In the suit brought by the United States against the North American Commercial Company. lessees of the Pribylof Islands, St. and St. George, Alaska, for $132,189, with interest, for rentals under the contract, and also for royalties and taxes on 7,500 seals taken during the season ending April, 1804, Justice Wallace, in the United States conrt, decided in favor of the Upited holds, however, that the modus vi- vendi with Great Britain was a breach of contract on the pert of the United States with the North American Commercial Company, and therefore awards judgment for $4,687, and says the Commercial Com- pany h claim against the government for about $140,000, to be collected through the court of claims. As the modus vivendi ended in 18M, the effect of the decision will the War Depart- | of the | The leaders of the dif- | LATE NEWS BY WIRE|M®. Quay’s CANDIDACY|DISTRICT AFFAIRS Arbitration of the Venezuela Boun- dary Dispute. CONSIDERED BY ENGLAND AND AMERICA Se Statement of Mr. Balfour in the House of Commons. PEACEFUL RESULT EXPECTED LONDON, April 27.—Thke first lord of the treasury, Mr. A. J. Balfour, replying to Sir Wm. Verron Harcourt, the liberal leader, said in the house of commons to- day that arrengements for a consideration of arbitration with respect to Venezuela and other questions are matters which Great Britain and the United States had considered during the recent negotiations. Mr. Balfour added that the last com- munication from the United States arrived on Friday last, and was now under cunsid- eraticn. Continuing, Mr, Balfour said that the gevernment would deal with both the gen- eral question of arbitration and also with the special question connected with Ven- ezuela, and it Was confidently hoped that by patience and tact on both sides a peace- ful and satisfactory solution of the matters would be obtained. PRESIDENT KRUGER'S REFUSAL. The Matter Considered in Cabinet and the Commons. LONDON, April —The cabinet held a meeting this morning to consider the terms of the refusal of President Kruger to the invitation of the secretary of state for the colonies, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, to visit England. As a result of the discussion which followed, Mr. Chamberlain promised to make a statement in the house of com- mons this afternoon. There were in the galleries of the house of commons in consequence a larger num. Ler of visitors than had been there on an oceasion sir the reassembling of parlia- ment. On rising Mr. Chamberlain said that President Kruger's reply to the invitation must be considered in connection with the ecmmunications which had preceded it. The most important point was that the president says, referring to the request for definite reply to the invitation, that he feels confident that the secretary of state for the colonies will recognize and appre- clate the difficulty of his position, and that it appears to him wiser not to press the question of his proceeding to England any further at present, but to leave the matter open, especially in view of the coming ses- sion of the volksraad and the desirability of his presence at least a portion of the session when important measures are to be considered apparent. Under the circumstances, continued Mr. Ckamberlain, the -government was reluct- antly withdrawing tts invitation, and had asked Sir Hercules Robinson, the governor of Cape Colony, to send Sir Graham Bower, the imperial secretary at Cape Town, to Eng'and in order that the latter might re- ceive instructions regarding further nego- tiations. In conclusion, Mr. Chamberlain said that the goverrment hoped to lay the corres- pendence on the subject on the table in the course of the week. He could aot, how- ever, he said, furnish tny further informa- tion at present, adding that Str Wm. Har- court woul] agree with him that it was not expedient to discuss negotiations which vere still proceeding. RETREAT OF OSMAN DI A. Famine and Sickness Demoralize the Dervishex. SUAKIN, April 27.—The retreat of Osman Digna from his camp at Horasab, as a re- sult of the demoralization from sickness and famine among the dervishes, 1s con- firmed. Before starting for Adarama the dervish leader dispatched a body of picked troops to raid the Tokar district, in order to procure food and forage at all costs for | the march on Adarama. CAIRO, Egypt, April —The action against the Egyptian debt commissioners to enjoin them from allowing any further sums froni the reserve fund to be used for the purpose of the Anglo-Egyptian expedi- tion up the Nile was partially heard today. The proceedings were adjourned until Wed- nesday. Counsel for the Egyptian government ar- gued that the court had no jurisdiction, as the decision of the commission was the act of a sovereign power, and, moreover, neith- er France cr Russia had protested to the Egyptian government. Counsel for the French bondholders tried to show ty precedent that the court pos- sessed jurisdiction, and also that the decis- ions of the commission must be unanimous. It is expected that the case will be con- cluded Wednesday. M. MELINE SUMMONED. President Faure Asks Him to Form a Cabinet. PARIS April 27.—President Faure sum- moned M. Meline to the palace of the Elysee today and asked him to form a cabinet. In the event of M. Meline’s fall- ure to do so it is believed that M. Dupuy or M. Freycinet will be intrusted with the tesk. The radicals and socialists protest against M. Meline being at the head of a ministry and demand a Goblet cabinet. Ruxsso-Chinese Treaty. LONDON, April 27.—The under secretary of state for foreign affairs, Mr. George N. Curzon, replying to a question regarding the alleged Russo-Chinese seecret treaty, DeStaal, the Russian ambassador at Lon- den, that there was not the slightest foun- dation for che newspaper statements re- garding the existence of such a treaty. VIENNA, Apri Among those present at the general audience of Emperor Francis jcseph today was Dr. Lueger, the anti- semite leader, who was recently elected burgomaster of this city, after his election had been annulled by the emperor. AMSTERDAM, April 27.—A dispatch from Batavia, Java, says that the Dutch forces are now shelling Lamipsang, the chief vil- lage of Toekoemar, the leader of the Achi- L = who rejected the ultimatum of Hol- land. LONDON, April he Princess of Wales held a levee this afternoon. There Was the usual state procession and a large attendance of ministers and members of the diplomatic corps. GLASGOW, April 27.—It is reported at Piisley that the Coats & Clarke thread manufacturing business will be amalga- mated, and a central agency will be es- tablished in the United States. eS A Popular Promotion, WINNIPEG, Man., April 27.—Hugh John MacDonald, son of the late Sir John A. MacDonald, left Winnipeg last ‘night, hay- ing been summoned to be sworn in as a 2%. be to entitle the government in the other suits to ccllect about $200,000 yearly from the North American Commercial Company for the years 1805 and 1596. A Clergyman Mentally Prostrated. Speetal Its; RICH George H. » The Evening Star. IOND, Va., April 27 Wiley, the Methodist minister who disappeared from Norfolk Friday, made his way to Newport News and was brought by Secretary Kent of the Y. M: C. A. of that city to Richmond on Sun- day. While here he was treated by Dr. Brock, and last night he left for his home in company with a friend. He is suffering from mental prostration. The physicians think he will be all right with a few weeks’ rest. eS For Divorce. Catherine V. Reed this afternoon filed suit fer divorce from George F. Reed, who ig engaced in the plumbing lusiness at 1011 B street northeast! The papers in the case were withhe'd from publication. —Rev. Dr. minister of the interior in the reconstruct- ed ministry of Sir Charles Tupper. His ele- ation is very popular and brings much strength to the conservative party in the west. The measure of value to an advertiser seeking publicity is not the number of copies of a given newspaper that may be printed, but the number that is actually taken and read by pur- chasers and permanent sub- scribers, and especially the num- ber that reaches the highest per- centage of families within the territory it covers. In the lat- ter respect The Efening Star is without a rival, not in Washing- ton alone, but in the whole world! said in the house of commons today that | | the government had been informed by M. | errployed by the Chicago Shipbuilding Com- It is Not Considered Serious, Notwith- standing Pennsylvania’s Indorsement. Speculation as to the Cause of the Senntor’s Hostility to McKinley. ‘The compliment paid to Senator Quay Thursday by the republicans of Pennsyl- vania was generous, and is regarded as sincere, but it does not induce the pollti- cians to accept his presidential candidacy as serious. They still look upon him as in the race only for trading purposes. He has no votes outside of Pennsylvania, and will probably get none, and so it only remains | to be seen what he will do with that small squad of friends and neighbors who are going into the St. Louis convention under his leadership and authority when the time comes for unmasking and taking real sides. Quay's Opposition to McKinley. The question is often asked: Why is Mr. Quay so bitterly opposed to Mr., McKinley? Nobody seems able to answer it. At least nobody does answer it. The two men, so far as known, have never had any per- sonal differences. They agree perfectly on the tariff question, and they worked to- gether in good fellowship—the one as a member of the House and the other as a member of the Senate—while the McKinley tarif bill was going through the Fifty- first Congress. It came as a surprise to many people when it was announced that Mr. Quay was opposing the Ohio candidate. Tre general opinion was that in a cam- paign vociferous with cries for protection Pennsylvania would throw her whole sup- port enthusiastically to the candidate so distinctly hailed as the representative of that policy. Helped the Tarif Bil. Seme of Mr. Quay’s friends accord to him the great credit of having made it possible for the McKinley bill to become a law, and, therefore, they insist that he shares the kerors of the achievement of that law equally with the man whose name it bears. The reference is to the blockade which ex- isted in the S te at that time. The demo- crats were fighting the force bill, and were holding that measure in such a position as to check the progress of the tariff bill. Oc- tober was at hand. The Congress elections were on the cards for the first week in No- vember. If anything was to be done it must be done at once. One bill or the other must be sacrificed, or election day would find Con- gress still in session with both bills hang- ing fire. At this juncture Mr. Quay, with Mr. Cameron, Mr. Teller and others, decided to abandon the force bill. ‘They did so, and the McKinley bill went through. A Suggestion. Sull, as the McKinley men insist, con- ceding Mr. Quay’s service on that occasion leaves his hostility to Mr. McKinley unex- plained. They have but one suggestion on the subject themselves, and that is that Mr. Quay may have expected to be asked to take charge of the McKinley interests. He is a good manager, and prides himself cn his skill and success. Hts friends enter- tain unbounded admiration for him, and claim tur him the whol? credit of the suc- cess of the Harrison and Morton ticket in ISS8. Did he become nettled at not having Leen consulted by the McKinley people? And has that feeling increased in propor- tion as the McKinley boom has grown without him? Where the Votes Will Go. The McKinley men believe that when the show down comes at St. Louis; when the mysteries of all booms are exposed; when delegates are called on to vote their own preferences and not somebody else's prej- usices, thelr favorite will receive a liberal share of Pennsylvania's sixty-four votes. They say that there is every assurance of this. The manufacturing interests of the state will help to make the platform sirongly for protection, and this will de- ‘and that the man best suited to stand on such a platform will be the one the most genetally associated in the public mind with the policy of protection. a TOOK ARMS TO THE CUBA) A Steamship Londed With War Ma- terinI nt Jucksonville. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. April 27—A steamship arrived in this port at 8 o'clock last night and was loaded with war material for the Cuban insurgents. The steamer lay in midstream opposite a dock, and six large boats transferred arms and ammunition trom the dock to the vessel. It is said that 500 rifles, 4,000 revolvers, 4,000 machetes, 5,000,000 cartridges and eight Hotchkiss and Gatling guns were placed on board. in dropping down the river the vessel will pick up twenty Cubans, who came here from New York by rail. The United States revenue cutter Bout- well left here for Charleston Saturday and every official connected with the United States court is out of the city and are not expected to return until noon today. These are only coincidents, but they have driven the Spanish vice consul wild. His men tried to enter the dock, but were prevented by Cuban agents. The vessel will try to land on the coast of Pinar del Rio, which province Gen. Maceo controls. She may meet the Spanish war- ship Reina Mercedes en route. This cruiser sailed north from Key West Saturday to intercept the filibuster. At 1:20 this morning the vessel, having taken on board all the arms and ammuni- tion, dropped down the river in tow of a tug. As the vessel departed the Spanish vice consul, standing on the shore, danced in rage because he was helpless. Gen. Melquizo'’s Brutality. KEY WEST, Fla., April 27 (by mail from Havana, April 25)—While Delgado, the American, is slowly convalescing from wounds inflicted on him by Spanish soldiers under Gen. Melquizo’s bidding several ! weeks ago, the brutal Spanish officer is still butchering people in Havana province. Al- though official investigation shows that Melquizo is guilty of all charges against him, he has not been suspended from his cominand. He is said to possess enough influence in Madrid to make it exceedingly uncomfortable for any superior afticer who might endeavor to bring him to punish- ment. News received here tells of his conduct during the past two weeks. Near Camp Florido, so the information runs, Melquizo errested nine peaceable countrymen, and by his orders they were killed. At Mines nine- teen ‘‘pacificos”’ fell into his clutches and were shot, and near Bainoa he razed ten farms and gathered in forty laborers, who were kiHed in cold blood. The most hor- rible phase of the last butchery is the fact that women and children were among those massacred. In the vicinity of Jaruco, Mel- quizo ordered the slaughter of forty-seven persons, who were taken from fields where they were at work. In Melquizo’s territory the people are flocking to Havana to escape him, The officials of the Treasury Department have heard nothing of the reported de- parture from Jacksonville, Fla. of the Bermuda with a cargo of arms and am- munition for the Cuban insurgents. The fact is recalled that the crew of the Ber- muda were recently discharged by a jury for complicity in an expedition similar to the present, and the officials do not see that any good purpose would be served, even if the facts are as stated, by again plecing them In arrest. The promoters of these expeditions, it is said, seem to be perfectly familiar with the law governing such cases, and are very particular not to do anything that would bring them within the law prohibiting ermed expeditions from leaving our coasts for Cuba. It 1s prob- able therefore that nothing will be done in this case except to see to it that the laws as recently interpreted by the courts are not infringed. a = STRIKE OF A THOUSAN Ship Builders’ Men at Chicago Want Higher Wages. CHICAGO, April 27—About 1,000 men, pany, located in South Chicago, struck to- day for an increase of wages. Trouble has been brewing for some time over the ques- tion of wages and an eight-hour day, and today’s walk out was the result. The firm employs about 1,500 mem _It is not thougat that other firms will be affected. Approaching Qjoser to Removal of Danger- ous Grade Orossings. ) \ The Dill Relp}ing to the Pennsylvania Rallrond-items of Interest to ° Citiz®ns and Taxpayers. It is expectéu that the report of the Com- missioners upon. the McMillan bill to abol- ish grade crossings along the line of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad within the city of Washington will be submitted dur- ing the week. The bill as criginally drawn has been amended in several important particulars. In fact, so material are these changes that the Commissioners have decided to report 4 substitute bill embodying their views. Up to the present time it has been agreed to compel the railroad to vacate 6th street and restore it to its original condition, and in lieu of its present depot branch, to con- struct a double track through a portion of the mali on the west and utilize the west sidewalk of the present street for another track. On each side of this branch 4 stone wall will be erected by the rail- road company eight feet above the level of the rails, and an earthen screen thrown up to obstruct the view of the trains. There will be suitable bridges provided to cross the tracks, where necessary. Coming down the main line the railroad will be required to adjust its grades in such manner that at 7th, Sth, Yth, 10th, 11th and 12th streets the streets will be carried above the railroad on bridges with- cut a change of the present grade of the streets, But at Maryland avenue, C street, 4%, Bd and 2d streets west, Delaware ave- nue, South Capitol street, New Jersey ave- nue, 2d street, 3d street, 4th and Oth streets east, the streets. will be carried over the railroad on eleyated bridges of varying heights. These bridges will be constructed subject to the approval of the Commis- sioners, the same width as the streets, and contain two sidewalks for pedestrians. The Commissioners will vacate Half street, Ist street, B street, D street, G street, H street and I street east, where they cross the railroad; 13th and 13% between Db und E streets west, Maryland avenue between 12th and 4th west, and the railroad is required to purchase the necessary property to widen D street thirty feet on the south side between 12th and lith, and to purchese cll property in square 2) not now owned by the Southern railway. There are other provisions for the purchase of property by the railroad, where Necessary, it being stipulated that’ where there is disagreement between the railroad and the owner the matter shail be submit- ted to arbitration. The cost of this improvement is to be borne by the railroad company, except the adjustments of intersecting streets to grade in order that they may cross said rail- road tracks. Accompanying the report, the Commis- sioners will submit a lengthy letter urging its adoption, and setting forth the urgent necessity for doing away with grade cross- ings. JURY TRIALS DEMANDED. Result of the Raid on House No. 35: Missouri Avenue. The alleged disreputable house of Mrs. Mary Moore at No. 33% Missouri avenue was raided last night, and the police found six couples occupying rooms. There were nineteen persons ,in the house besides the proprietor, and all of them were summoned as witnesses, Complaints had been made against the house, and last night Precinct Detective Hartigan and Policeman Cox watched it. When they had seen more than a dozen persons enter the placé they tele- rhoned to the station, and Sergt. Falvey end a small squad of officers responded. When it was known that the house was raided the young men and women oceupy- ing the rooms became frantic. Some of them were supposed to be respectable, und they feared exposure, while those who had nothing ef this sort to worry them had an idea that they might be sent to jail. But all the exits were guarded and the entire party had to go to the station. They were permitted to give fictitious names, and some of them were held in custody ‘There was a large supply of liquor fotind in the house. Mrs. Moore was charged with keeping a “speak-easy” as well as a disreputable house, and when the cases were called in the Police Court today counsel demanded jury trials. —— District Measures Passed. The Senate Saturday evening passed the Dill, S. 2028, in relation to an extension of the routes of the Eckington and Belt rail- way companies, as resently reported from the District committee. There was no dis- cussion and no amendments were offered, the bill being passed just as it came from the committee. The Senate also passed Senate bill 1920 for the relfet of William H. Crook. This bill pays Mr. Crook, who 1s now disbursing officer at the Executive Mansion, the sum of $4,000 as compensation for aserv- ices as secretary to the President to sign land patents for the fiscal years of 1870, 1880, 1881 and 1882. The Senate also passed the bill for the relief of Stout, Hall and Bangs, paying them $31,802.52 In full payment of the bal- ance due them on a contract to furnish stene for the walls of the cellar of the Congressional Library building. —_—_—__-e-—___._ In Juntice to Dr. Moffatt. To the Editor of The Evening Star: Will you kindly publish a few lines from a friend and patient of the late Dr. S. S. Moffatt? I feel that the press, because of a limited knowledge of the man, hes dore him a great injustice by mentioning sc freely his ore fault and failing to make mention of his many good qualities, As a physician ne was most successful. He was a deep and careful thirker, be- lieving that the cnly means of eradicating a disease permanently was through the removal of it# primary cause, and his keen perception and clever diagnosis of deep- seated troubles Fas often enabled him to treat with success cases that had been pronounced incurable by other members of the medical profession. As a man, he was honest, kind and gen- erous, and one with whom acquaintance scon ripened Into sincere regard and friend- ship, ‘The place which he holds in the hearts of his many friends and patients was on- vincingly demonstrated by the large and sympathizing gathering that filled the Foundry Church during the service that preceded the removal of his remains to his cld home in ,thetnerth. = At his death this community lost one of its ablest physicians, and not a small por- tion of. the egmmunity lost a dear and re- spected frien. +: W. MOULTHROP. The Star Club at Marshall Hall. Members gf The Evening Star Dining Club, aecompanied by a few invited guests, voyaged to Marshall Hall Saturday after. ncon on the ;steamer Macalester, chartered for the occagiom; At the Hall there was abundance of clam chowder, planked shad and other esgential features of a Marshall Hall dinner, all served under the personal supervision pf Mr. McDevitt. The excur- sion—which {s anannual event—was a thor- oughly enjoyable affair in every respect; quite equal to any of its predecessors. = Pickpocket Stole Her Rent Money. A pickpocket operated on the Eckington and Soldiers’ Heme railroad Saturday, so the police have been told. Mrs. EB. A. Kaiser of 211 7th strect northeast got on a car and rode as far as 9th street north- west. When she got vut of the car she discovered that her pocket book had been taken. She was on her way to a real es- tate office at the time <o ray her rent. The thief got 320.20, but he has not yet been caught. a ‘Recovered Possession. Through replevin. proceedings, “Count” Magri and his wife, Mrs. Tom Thumb, this afternoon recovered possession of the prop- erty belonging to them, which was attach- ed late Saturday afternoon by the marshal, on complaint of the Ledger job office of Philadelphia, and expressed their intention of leaving for Wilmington at 3 p.m, IMPORTANT The Republican in Ilincis and Demoorat- ic im Michigan, MecKinley’s Hopes for the Former and Those of the Silver Men for the Latter. Men of both parties in Congress are look- ing forward to Wednesday of this week with great interest. On that day two state conventions are to be held which are re- garded as of vital importance. One is the republican convention of Mlinois. The ether is the Michigan democratic conven- tion. The common feeling here is that if McKinley's friends should capture the Illinois convention there would be little doubt of his nomination. His friends feel that while a failure to capture this con- vention would not be a serious matter to him, success would practically settle the contest. It is admitted that the result is much in doubt, and there is considerable anxiety. The anti-McKinley people nave been rutting forth every effort to hold Cullom in the fight, and to secure his con- trol of the convention. Notwithstanding tis, the chances are felt to be favorable to McKinley’s having a majority of the delegation to St. Louis, though he shovld fail to capture the delegates at large. The moral influence of a decided victory one to < considerable. The Financial Question. At the Michigan democratic convention Wednesday the question is whether the sil- ver men or the gold men will control. The reports received by the silver men In Con- gress, who are showing most interest in the matter, are that the silver men are going to control, but there is an absence of details in their claim of strength, which suggests serious doubts. Michigan being the first of tke middle western states to hold its con- vention, the feeling is that the result there will influence action elsewhere, by the en- couragement it gives to one side or the other. The understanding was, until a short time ago, that the gold men were not riaking a very earnest effort in Michigan, Mr. Dickinson, for political reasons, deem- ing it better to keep out of the fight Recently, however, there has been a con ence between the leading anti-silver democrats, with the object of inspiring th “scund imorey” men to action. Mr. Ch land has been making very earnest appeals to his friends, endeavoring to convince them that they would be guilty of a blama- ble neglect of duty if they failed to put forth their best efforts. How far Mr. Dick- irson has been aroused by this is a matter of doubi, as he has not shown his hand, tut the silver men are anxious lest there may be a surprise prepared for them when they are counting on victory. Importance of the Battle. The silver democrats attach an import- ance to the battle in Michigan entirely dis- proportionate to the number of delegates | directly involved. They figure that if they can instruct the Michigan delegation for free silver it will strengthen their lines everywhere, insuring the solidarity of the south and increasing their prospects in Towu, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. The na- tional managers here have been conferring vith and advising the Michigan leaders. ————_ + 2 CANNOT INTERFERE. The Papni Position Regnrding Pro- testants in South America. CHICAGO, April 27.—At the Chicago Mcthodist ministers’ meeting today Rev. Jchn Lee, chairman of the committee on religious Hberty for Protestants in South America, presented an exhaustive report on the efforts of the committee to have the disabilities of Protestants removed. ‘The Chicago Methodist ministers’ meeting, April 2, 1894, appointed a committee to in- vite the pope's attention to the fact “that our Protestant brethren in the republics of Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia labor under op- pressive disabilities that affect not only the profession of their faith and the public worship of God according to the dictate of their conscience, but also their civil and iralienable right to be legally married with- out being compelltd to forswear their re- lgious convictions," cnd to respectfully and j earnestly request him to secure for these Protestants “the same liberty of conscience that is enjoyed by Roman Catholic citizens of this country The report details the delay in receiving replies to the letters addressed to Cardinal Gibbons and the pope. Finally, March 3, a letter was received from Cardinal Gib- bons’ secretary, inclosing the following let- ter from Cardinal Rampolla, papal secre- tary of state: ROME To Cardinal Gil timore. Most Keverend and Eminent Sir: In con- sequence of previous interviews held with your eminence, I wrote, of which fact you were informed on the 12th of June, 189%, to the apostolic delegate for the republics of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador to obtain precise information as to the legal status of Prot- ertants there, regarding the free exercise of religious worship and the celebration of marriages. The pentifical representative of the holy see promptly complied with my request, and now I am in a pesition to state that the Protestants in Peru, far from being restricted in the free exercise of their worship, are rather accorded a larger de- gree of toleration than is compatible with the strict construction of the political con- stitution of these ccuntries. This is evi- denced by the fact that in Peru, especially in the cities of Lima and Callao, there are several Anglican and Methodist chapels, where weekly conferences are held. As to the solemnization of marriages, the dele- gate informs me that, while the constitu- tion of Peru recognizes no other form (as valid) than that prescribed by the council of Trent, Protestants do, as a matter of fact, wed with religious ceremony in the Eresence of their ministers, and civilly be- fere the consuls and ambassadors of their respective countries. The same condit‘on of things relative to marriage exists in Bolivia and Ecuador, where the exercise of religious worship is regulated by special constitutional enact- ments, with which, however, the holy see cannot interfere. Having, in due time, received frem your eminence the representations of the Rey. John Lee, I deem it opportune to communi- cate to you the results of my inquiries, so that you may, according to your judgment, transmit them to the reverend gentlemen. I am pleased to renew the sense of pro- fcund reverence, humbly kissing your hand, ard I hcnor myself in reaifirming myself your eminence’s most humbled ,devoted and true servant, M CARDINAL RAMPOLLA. What Dr. Rooker Says. “This matter ts entirely foreign to the functions of Cardiral Satollf,” stated Rev. Dr. Rooker, private secretary to the papal representative, today, when shown a com- plaint that the cardinal had neglected the letters of the association. ‘Cardinal 8; toili is here as the pontifical representative of the pope, and has absolutely no cogni- zance of matters arising out of his own jurisdiction. The conditions pictured doubt- less are perfectly true. Protestants in the strictly Catholic countries like these three doubtless stand on precisely the same basis as Catholics in the strictly Protestant coun- tries. “That ts a matter which rests solely with the respective goverr ments. Cardinal Sa- tolli, it is cbvieus, ceinot interfere. It would be as much out of keeping with his office to dco so, even to make any sug- gestions regarding effairs there, as for the apostolic delegate accredited to those coun- tries to interfere with matters arising in this ccuntry. He has no right to make a suggestion or proposition of any kind in such a matter. These letters apparently have received all due courtesy. The cardi- nal secretary of state tcok prompt steps io secure information for this association,Car- dinal Gibbons forwarded their communica- tion and obliged them where possible, and In at lest one case they received a re- sponse frim the papal ablegate.”” —_——.__—_ Runawny Coal Cars. CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 27.—The Com- mercial, Gazette’s special from Dayton, Ohio, says: Five coal cars from the Cin- cinnati, Hamilton and Dayton yards dash- ed into the depot at 9 o'clock last night, striking a sleeper on the eastbound Penn- sylvania track. C. O. Greif of Cleveland was killed and Philip Netter of New York had his leg broken. November 30, 1895. ns, Archbishop of Bal- Wey or the other at Springfield ts expected | | CONVENTIONS | FINANCE AND TRADE Fractional Advances in Prices Over Last Week's Figures. — LONDON CABLES MORE ENCOURAGING Effect of Washington Advices Re- garding Tariff Legislation. _ 1 GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, April 27.—Opening prices this morning were generally steady at fractional advances over last week’s final figures. London cables were somewhat more encouraging in tone, but no signifi- cant purchases for foreign account were reported. Traders were in control of the market during the morning, and operated cautiously in both accounts. The Venezue- lan incident has not entirely disappeared as an adverse factor, but its influence is not likely to be prolonged beyond the middle of the week. Washington advices announcing the prob- ability of a second attempt to enforce the free ulcohol clause of the Wilson tariff bill had a tendency to restrict speculation somewhat, notwithstanding the assurance that no new tariff legislation is constdered possible at this session. Suger was particularly sensitive to these advices, an amendment to repeal the pres- ent differential duty being depended upon to counteract the aggressiveness of the free-alcohol party. Later in the day the stock was in good demand up to 125, on | the theory that legisiation against the | company must fail in *he long run and that the sentimental decline had about run its course. It is worthy of note, however, that while influential interests continue to form the long side of the sugar market the large sales of last week have not been re- purchased. There will be an extensive demand for the stock in all probability the moment that legislative possibilities become a trifle more in accord with the main situation. In the railway list prices were advanced fractionally under a demand from the room and moderate commission buying. An advance in Omaha securities was a feazure of the transactions in this depart- ment, an Important traffic agreement being contemplated whereby the company will add substantially to its present revenue. An encouraging increase in April earnings also contributed to the movement. The Granger shares were well supported at prices considerably superior to those re- corded at the close of Saturday's business, but attracted only a moderate volume of business. Should earnings throughout this group equal present expectations an active market for the several issues represented seems likely. Arguments in the injunction pro- ceedings against the American Tobacco Company were scarcely regarded as a fac- tor in determining the value of the prop: erty. Manipulative buying resulted in an ad- vance of 1% per cent in the price of the steck, and impression prevails that im- portant inside developments are pending. The course of the stock is too uncertain to warrant action on the part of outside in- terests. A recently organized bull pool in Distillers Was credited with the responsibility of a moderate advance in the price of the stock of that company. The bringing out of the | new securities of this company is relied | upon to establish a moderately higher j speculative level. The market for foreign exchange was reported to be a trifle firmer in tone as the result of a fair demand and a decreased supply of commercial draw- in; o imporiant gold transactions sidered probable during the week. eS FINANCIAL AND COMMERICIAL, are con- 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. High. Low. Last American Sugar... 195 12815 1247 American Sugar, Pia 108 108" 103 American Tobacco. Tg 72% American Cotton Oil... 14y 14h | Atchison... é 2 16% . 1s" lig ‘ Sisg BLY : a OS peake & Ohid..... lim 17% » c. ma Be L. - =x ota 6, wonaese 25 % & Northwestern. 1063, 1065 ; 697, 60g i 4 Chic. K. I & Pacitic Del, Tack. & V Delaware & Hudso Den. & R. Grande, Pfi Dis. & Cattle Feeding, General Electric. Mlinols eentral. Lake Shore. Brie. 4 Louisvilie & Nashviiie:: Long isiand Traction. Metropolitan Traction... Manhattan Elevated, Michigan Central Missouri Pacific. National Lead Go...) National Lead Co. Pid: U.S. Leather, Pf... New Jersey Central New York Central ie... Northern Pacific, P North American. Ont. & Western. Pacific Mail. Phila. & Reading. Paliman Pal. Car Go... Southern Railway, Pfd.. Phila. Traction. ‘Texas Pacific. Venn. Coal & iron Lnien Pacin Wabash. Wabash, Pid. Wheeling & 1. "Ki Wheeling & L. Erle, Western Union Tel. Silver, Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m,—U. 3. 4s, re; istered, $100 at_1¢ ’ ore, at 35, ‘Columbia Tithe Insuray Government Honds.—U. 8. 4s, registered, 108% wid, z ._cOUpOD, wid, 114 1IN% bid, 1 aU 1144 asked, 110 ‘upolitan Raliroad Ss, 107 bid, a. Metropolitan 63, 124%) bid, 125 asked. Belt Railroad 5s, SD asked. Eckington Railroad Ga, 98 bid, aan bia Railroad Gs, 113ty bid, 115% ‘asked. “Washinz- ton Gas Company Gs, series A, 111 i 1113 asked. aa Washington Gas ( . Os, 2k 116 asked. Washington Gas Con 1; bid. U.S. Electric Light cony Che apeake and |. 103 asked. 5 nd AL. 100 Security and Trust’ 5s, A. and ton Market Company Ist 6s, ashington Market Company imp. 6s, Company ext. Gs, 108 ssociation 5s, 103 bid. Wash- ist 6s, 100 bid National .— Bank of Washing:on, 280 bid. Bank public, 240 bid. Metropol 286 Mid. Farmers «nd Did, 138. asked. 127" bid. 189 bids + 133. bid. West End, 1 i asked: Ohio, $5 bh Safe Depe Deposit and asked. Washington Loan and Trost, *120% bid, 123% asked. A: "2 Security and Trust, 142 bid, 146 asked. Washing- ton Safe Deposit. 50 bid, Railroad Stocks.—Capital Traction Company, bid. 78 asked. Metropolitan, 119% bid Columbi bid, 3 Oasked. asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas *45%4 Did, 47 asked. Georgetown Gas, 42 bid. U. Electric Light, 120% bid, 1 . Insurance Stocks.—Fireme! Frank'in, 38 bid, 45 asked. 90 asked. Corcoran, 50 bid. Arlington, 140 bid, 156 asked. Germap-Ameri: 175 bid. " National Union,. 11 bid, 14 sumbia, 12 bid, 14 ask Riggs, asked.” People’s, 6% bid, 6 asked. ‘Linco! Si asked. Commercial, 4% bid, 54 asked. tle Insurance Stocks.—Tteal Estate Title. 100 bid, 110 asked. Columbia Title, 5% 6 asked. Washington Title, 3 bid. . T bid, 11 ia, 37 bid, 50 asked. asked. 38% bid, 55% asked. bi District Tid ‘Telephone Stocks. Chesepeake and Potomac, 9 asked. Pheu- 25 asked. American Graphophone, matic Gun Carriage, .2 0b! jergenthaler Linotype, 119 bid. Lanston Monotype, 7% bid. Washington Mar- Miscellaneous Stocks, ; been made so onerous that ; Phillips, Wm. H. Dell Ket, 18 bid. Great Falls Iee, 125 bid, 190 asked. Lincoln Hall, 90 asked. ——~___ Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, April 27.—¥ieur dull—west r, $2.30a82.50: do. extra, §2.G0a$3. 25; lo 3.88.80; winter wheat patent, $3.%0a$415: Spring do., $3-75083.86; spring wheat ‘straeht, #83.65—receipts, 5,715 barrels; shipments, 5. barrels; sales, ‘150’ barrels, Wheat dull—epot, bid; May, G9%060%: July, 69%200%—re-elpis, bushels; stock, 88,172" bushels; sales, $0,000 bes! els southern wheat Foa73. sample,’ 7: do. on gra Corn easy—spot and mont’ BSG a35%: Ma B5'4aS5%; 5% axked; Jnl, er mixed, 34a34%4—receipts, 6 ments, 102,043 hels; stock. 468, sales, 6,000 busbels—southern white do, 37. Oats firm 2 re 5.380 pts. stock, is7,4u4 ty firm--cholce thmothy, ts quiet—steam to Liverpoo 1 to 24. June; Cork for orders per . Be. 1 . unchanged. Batter’ steady . 1salG: do. imitation, IRal4; do. good : store Auto lad packed, fresh. 10. Cheese ly 10%a11; do. 35 porods Pounds, 1iaat2i. " Whisky, 1 Y on for finished goods in car loads, $1.21a81 per gallon for jobving lots. ———- Grain and Cotton Marke Furnished by W. B, Hibbs & Co,, 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, Ladenburg, correspondents Messrs. mann & Co., New York. Thal- Wheat Corn Oats Pork Lara ed by the General Exec Committee of the K. of L. gencral executive board The Knights of Labor, whose headquarters are in this c'ty, have declared a boycott against of the the Brooklya Heights, N. ¥., Railroad Com- pany, because, as stated tn the notice sign- ed by General Master Workman Sovereign and Secretary-Treasurer Hayes, “President Rossiter of the railroad company has failed to keep an agreement entered inte between the company and certain members of D. A » Knights of Labor, by which he ag: that the company or any of its officiais would not discriminate against any labor organization, and he also agreed to re- employ the men who were engaged In the strike of abcul a year ago, providing that the merits and quaiifications of the men were satisfactory, ‘On the part of the District Assembly it Was agreed,” says the notice, “to use ry endeavor to restore the company to public faver. The District Assembly performed tts rt of the contract, but not so the rail- ad company. ‘Ever since August 8, 185, when the agreement was made, the company has, by the well-known method of spies and in- formers, sought out members of our organi- zation, and when any were found they were summarily discharged. The length of ser- Mice, honesty and ability have never been considered, and the men were thrown on the streets without umy excuse or reason fur their dismissal. “Besides discharging the members of our organization the conditions on the lines operated by the railroad company have fe has become The hours of unbearable for the employ labor have been inet and on eve iine men are violating the ten-hour law of the state. The number of regular employes has been reduced and men have on ‘extra lists’ £n opportunity to earn 56 cents. The motor- men have to pay dearly for any damaxe either to fender, headlight, trolley pole 6r motor. ‘Whether caused by others or them- selve: The notice recites a number of other rea- sons in justification of the order for t boycott, but those above stated are the most important, hours given —— COX AND A CONGRESSMAN, The F mer in Charged With Alms- Secking in the Capitol. “Maj.” William C. Cox, colored, who has been in trouble before, was a@ prisoner in Judge Miller's court today, charged wi violating the law which prohibits the so- liciting of alms or contributions in the Capitol, It was charged by Capito] Police- man Joyce that he solicited $2 from Con- gressman Stephen Harris of Ohio. When the member learned something of the iden- uty of the colored man he made complaint which resulted in the arrest. When th case was called to Judge Miller's attention today the Congressman was not in court, and the hearing was postponed until to- morrow, ——_—_ -— SCOTTISH RITE MASONRY. Supreme Council Organized, With Lim, Grand Orient in Washingt Articles incorpcrating the United Su- preme Council of Ancient Acccpted Scottish Rite for the Thirty-third and Last Degree of Free Masonry, for the southern and wi ern Mascnic jurisdiction, United States of America, with its Grand Orient at Wash- ington, D. C., were filed today by John G. Jones of Chicago, Mil. Dorsey F. Seville, R. King, ds, 0. Holmes, James H. I we Brooks of and H.C, Scott of Virginia, L. H. A. of . George and P. i this city, McDowell of Gi . John Maryland, Louis T. Lomack and James W. Jones of Virg' jects of the organization are Adams of Marylan a. The o! Stated to be the institution of lodges, the estatlis iment and organization of lodges of pertec- tion, chapters of Rese Croix, councils of Knights Kadosh and consistor.es of tha Thirty-third Degree of A. A. > &. ish Rite, a arged With Falxe Detectives Carter and Gallaher arrested Addison A, Ashburn this morning on a charge of false pretenses, and he gave bond for his appearance. It is charged that he rented to Ryall Manion a house on Shi dan avenue that was formerly his wife property. The property, it is charged, ad been sold to Mr. M. Mel). Pritchard, presi- dent of the Fidelity Insurance Company of Baltimore. A mortgage held by the com- pany on the property, it is claimed, d been foreclosed and the property sold to the president of the company. The case will come up in court Wednesday. The Cho: The annual election of ef the Choral Society will take place next Mon- day night, and it is then expected that every active member will be present. ‘There will be no rehearsal tonighi, as the per- formance of “Elijah” Jast Friday night closed up the musical work of this season —_<— At the Benning Track. While not so large as on Saturday, the attendance at the Benning race track today —the eighth day of the spring meeting of the Washington Jockey Club—was a very fair one indeed. The card for today is a light one, calling for four races on the flat and one at 1% miles over seven hurd The card for tomorrow calls for five r on the flat, and the fields are the largest as a whole of the meeting. The Clark lining-up machine was used today in front of the stand, — Judgment Afirmed. The Court of Appeals late this afternoon handed down an opinion in the case of Stephen W. Harper against William Cun- ningham, affirming the judgment of the lewer court. The proceeding was a s end appeal on scire facias. Mr. Justic Morris wrote the opinion. — A New Superintendent. Mr. D. E. Alward of Michigan has been appointed superintendent of the House doc- ument room, vice E. S. Mellen, resigned. Mr. Alward is secretary of the Michigan state senate and of the republican state central committee. —— eee President Sparks of the Bank of Red Bank, N. J., 4 Broad street from heart ¢ rirst National ped dead ou wase today,