Evening Star Newspaper, May 2, 1896, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1896-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Bishop Foster Presides Over the Methodists. SECOND DAY OF THE CONFERENCE An Effort to Preserve Better Order in the Proceedings. THE EPISCOPAL ADDRESS Cc “LAND, Ohio, May 2.—It was Bish- ep Foster's turn to preside this morning at the genera! M. E. conference. He called the delegates to order, and Dr. E. W. Parker of India opened the session with scriptural reading. The presiding officer was forced to refer to the confusion and disorder which char- acterized ‘3 proceedings, and sug- gested that be transacted in an orderly manner and added that quiet could not be secured without the co-operation of the delegates. He said delegates should erd siness give their name and conference before be- ing recognized. Dr. Walsh of Kentucky introduced a resolution for the appointment of a ser- at-arms to maintain order in the auditorium. The resolution was > the conference bear the agreed to. so desired that a ccmmitiee on Epworth League be appoint- to consist of one member from each an- It was passed against op- tion. A committee of seven on rules appointed. The Constitution. Then Dr. Neely moved the appointment of a committee of eighteen on constitution, fifteen to be by districts and three at large. This is one of the questions which will come before conference, and the broaching of the question caused a greatest the decided flurry. Amendments were offered. The first was for the committee to con- sist of two members from each district con- ference of the gereral conference. Mr. Bentley of Missouri moved that the com mittee consist of nine, to be appointed by the bishops. This was violently opposed by L. M. Shaw of Des Moines. A great ¢ 1 of con: ion prevailed until York moved to ittee of nine on mptly done. Dr. by moving the motion was car- finally Dr. Payne of N. ion for a con off di oa gram s J M. Reed is at the point of death. The conference ordered a telegram of sympathy sent to Mrs. Reed. Laymen Won the Skirmish. Dr. Leroy M. Belt of Ohio brought a measure of the laymen on the floor. As the church stands at present nine separate collections are taken up each year for the benefit of certain benevolences. These are too frequent, think the laymen, and they glso desire to consolidate some of the pz er: "he. Belt imovea ng that D: the appointment of a committee of laymen and clergymen from each district and three at large to consider the feasibility of simplifying the benevo- lence. Dr. Smith mor olutions on this s at all papers and res- et be referred to the regular committee on temporal economy. Dr. Belt would not permit this, and Dr. Smith's motion was laid on the table. The first skirmish was won by the laymen. Mr. Hynett wanted to add one clergyman and one layman from each society to the com- mittee. Dr. Buckley opposed this and made a humorous and vig®rous address. Dr. Hy- nett’s am-ndment was laid on the table and Dr. Belt’s motion was carried. All information on this subject was ordered re- ferred to this committee. Dr. Homer Eaton of Troy, N. Y., pre- sented a resolution providing. for the ap- pointment of five on memoirs of officers who have died in the past four years, and Dr. C. H. Payne of New York offered one authorizing the appointment of a commit- tee of five on fraternal delegates. Both resolutions were adopted. The Episcopal Address. At 1 o'clock Bishop Warren of Den- ver commenced the reading of the episcopa ‘ It was ten thousand words in was in the nature of a report on behalf of the board of bishops to the ecnference. It embodied an exhat vlew of the work of the the past four years. Re concerning the mi: hool, church exter bureau work discipline, and lengt ionary work, sions, freed- and on the sub- concludes as fol- man’s aid ject of lows: “The world will come to see this when human thoughts grow large enowgh. Ab- horrence of sin will be measured by the cost of redemption therefrom. Men will become great as they are holy, godlike as they labor for the most men, and for more than world- wide interests. Then shall national diplo- macies not pertain merely to little islands, but to universal brotherhood.” At the conclusion of the address the con- ference adjourne: > TO ATTACK AKASHEH. ng of Dervixhes Believed to Be Concentrating. CAIRO, Egypt, May A body of 1,000 riflemen, dervishes, and a large body of mounted dervishes have been seen near Akasheh. They appear to be concentrating for an attack upon that place. Akasheh is the southern outpost of the Anglo-Egyptian exp ard Dongol the sit> of Akasneh, the Nile, and pr ‘The place is nin 20-an Anglo- without opposition on the eastern bank of at once to fortify it. ¢ miles south of Wady Halfa and fift miles south of Sarras. It is about one-third of the distance be- tween Wady Halfa and Dongola. There is no intention, ms, of advancing further at prese) a in May there may be an advance Ferket, ten miles south of h, but this is doubtful. The Nile Is low. and the summer heat intense. In August or Septem gola will be The A the advance to Don- . if circumstances favor. ptian force Is to be, at the 00, of whom some 1,500 will It has been stated that later contingent may number as When Dongola has been » perhaps, be further re- A tents have been built at for Indi ‘oops, which will be sent ypt when needed _ HUNGARY'S THOUSAND YEARS. occupies inforced. Sue to The Ew ror Opens the Millennial Exhibition. Emperor Francis Joseph today opened the millennial exhibition here. His majesty wore the vriform of a Hungarian general, and was ompanied by the empress. The min- ister of commerce, Ernest De Daniel, met th ir majesties at the gates and made a riotic speech on the millennium of Hun- ary, expressing the great joy felt by all present as well as by Hungary in general that their king and queen had enhanced the glory of the exhibition by their pres- enc he emperor repli pleasure he fe hibition, w dwelling upon the at being able to open the ch marked the existence for thousand years of the Hungarian state, eulogized the Hungarian nation and ex- pressed his complete confidence in the loy- alty of the Hungarians. ENCOURAG INSURGENTS, Gen. Weyler’s View of the Action of Congress, MADRID, May 2—The Heraldo publishes an interview with Captain General Wey- ler, in which he ts quoted as saying that the action of the Congress of the United States in regard to recognizing the bel- ligerency of the Cuban insurgents has serv- ed to increase their number, and. in con- sequence it will be necessary to postpone the inauguration of political reforms until the rebellion is crushed. Gen. Weyler is also said to have admitted that the financial situation in Cuba is se- Ficus, but improving. BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION, A reference to the statement be- low will show that the circulation sworn to is a bona fide one. It is easily possible for a news- paper with an elastic conscience to swell its legitimate circulation enor- mously, in order to deceive adver- tisers, by sending out thousands of papers to newsstaads, which are re- turnable, and which are in ract re- turned, but nevertheless are in- cluded in what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however judge by results, and bogus circul: tions don’t give them. The family circulation of The Star is many thousands in excess of any other Washington paper and is be- Heved to be fully five times that of our afternoon contemporary. Circulation of The “Evening Sta SATURDAY, April 25, 1396. 35,132 MONDAY, April 27, 1396 29,085 TUESDAY, April 23, 1896. 29,061 WEL DAY, April 29, 1896, 29,640 THURSDAY, Aprii 30, 1896. ...., 29,048 FRIDAY, May 1, 1596. seveeee: 28,900 Total...... aeons eeeees + 180,866 Daily average. = 80,144 1 solemnly awear that the above statement rey~ Tesenta only the number of copies of THE EVEN- ING Srax circulated during the six secular days end- ing Friday, May 1, 18%—that is, the num- ber of copies actually sold, delivered, furnished or mailed, for valuable constderation, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies so couated are returnable to or remain in the office unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this second day of May, A. D. 1896. E. E. RAMEY, Notary Public, D. C. COLUMBIA'S NEW onies on the Banks oft Inon River. NEW YORK, A big crowd gath- ered at Merningdale Heights today to wit- ess the laying of the cornerstones of Schermerhorn Hall and the Physics build- ing, and the fermal dedication of the new home of Columbia University. The menies took place at noon. The Physics building, on the east side of the university grounds, was first dedicated, the ceremonies beginning at noon. The cornerstone was laid on the northwest cor- ner of the building. Rev. Dr. Marvin R. Vincent officiated. Prof. Ogden N. Rood laid the cornerstone, and Prof. H. Van Ar- mirge, dean of the college, delivered the dedicatory address. At Schermerhorn building, which was pre- sented to the university by William C. hermerhorn, chairman of Yhe board of trustees, Rev. Dr. Morgan official ‘Mr. Schermerhorn laid the stone, and Henry F. Osbora, professor of zoology, delivered the address. HOME. Interesting Cere cere- —- CANNOT BE MOVED. A Change of Air Ordered Czarewitch. NICE, France, May 2.—The czarewftch passed a restless and feverish night. His mother, the ex-Empress of Russia, was at his bedside during the greater part of the night. The physicians in attendance upon the sufferer have ordered a change of air, but his condition prevents him from betng moved at present. > SENATOR WALLACE. for the b> The Leading Pennsylvania Democrat at the Point of Death. NEW YORK, May There is no im- provement today in the condition of Wm. A, Wallace, formerly United States Senator from Pennsylvania, who is lying at the point of death at his home in this city. In 1875 Mr. Wallace was elected to the United States Senate from Pennsylvania. ‘There he served from the 4th of March of that year until the 4th of March, ISSI. At the late election he was again elected to the state senate as a democrat, defeating Cyrus Gordon, republican and fusion. SSeS CLOSING DAY AT BENNING. Threatening Weather Keeps All but the Regulars. The attendance at the Benning track today, the closing one of the meeting, was enly fair, the threatening weather keeping almost every one but the few hundred reg- ulars at home, Despite that the card was about the best of the meeting. While the meeting has been very success- ful In a racing point of view, it has not ebeen a financial success. But although the club is several thousand dollars behind, there will be another meeting at the track next November. From today’s card Kinglet was scratched in the first race, Pay or Play in the fourth and May Blossom in the fifth. In_ the first Ballard rode Lizzie B. second, Dog- gett, Bicycle, and Pratt, Wandering Fillie. sea eae Once a Government Clerk. There was a sad case called to the atten- tion of Judge Miller in the Police Court to- day, the defendant being a young woman named Kate Keegan, whose name appear- ed on the court record as Eleanor Allen. Policeman Barry kad arested her on com- plaint because she had enjoyed a dinner in the Shoreham cafe and had not been able to settle the bill. Katie is about twen- ty-five years old, and she was once a clerk in the Treasury Department. She belongs to a good family, but became a slave to the whisky and opium habit. Mr. Pugh said he had been informed that the woman has concluded to leave the city and return to her sisier in Philadelphia. The young woman in her own beualf said her sister would send her money for car fare. The court dismissed the case, discharged woman was referred sanitary officer for assistance, —— Gambling Dens Must Clone. Mayor Allen of Columbus, Ohio, has is- sued an order to close all gambling places in the city. Away and the to the see An Exception, From the Burlington Gazette. Mangles- 's this a church-going town?” Citizen—“Yes, sir-ee. Every man in town is a stanch Christian except for an hour every Tuesday and Friday morning.” Margles—““What happens then?" Citizen—"That’s the time they meet to trade horses.’’ A GUARANTEED CIRCULATION. From Printers’ Ink, April 29, In all the Southeastern States, consisting of Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Vir- ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Alabama, the largest circulation credited to any evening paper is accorded to THE EVENING STAR, published at Washing- ton, D. C., and the publishers of the American Newspaper Di- rectory will gti#rantee the ac- curacy of the circulation rating accorded to this paper by a re- ward of one hundred dollars, payable to the first person who successfully assails it. THE SOUTHERN MEMORIAL Active Participation in the Undertaking in Washington. The Southern Women of Washington Are Laboring to Add to the Memor- ial Fund and to Bring It Here. ‘The southern women living in Washing- ton are manifesting a very active Interest in the erection of the proposed memorial building of the south. As has been stated in The Star, the erection of such a build- ing upon a magnificent scale has become a certainty, the only questions now unde- cided being the limit of the amount that will be secured, which will largely deter- mine the extent of the structure and the selection of a location. The cities now,in the field competing for the location are Washington, Richmond, Atlanta, Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans. The sum of $100,000 required to be raised by the people of the south to meet a similar sum generously donated by Mr. Charles Broad- way Kouss of New York, with whom the scheme originated, has already been ex- ceeded, and the matter has become a ques- tion as to how grand and* comprehensive the building shall be. The movement to assist in raising funds for the purpose or- ganized by the ladies of the Southern Ke- lief Society, aside from the work done and the large contribution made by the Con- federate Veterans’ Association, has par- taken of a general feature, and the south- ern ladies of Washington have become in- terested and joined in the work. ‘The recent order of Gen. Gordon, com- mender of the United Veterans, requesting the ladies throughout the south to set apart a festal day in May and by a com- men’ effort and concert of action swell the fund to grand proportions had an electric effect, and wherever there is a camp of Ccnfederate Veterans, of which there are cover 800, and, in fact, throughout the en- tire south, the flowery month of May will resound with fetes and merry-making. Af- ter a number of preliminary meetings, ar- ranging a program and selecting and or- ganizing committees, a full and interesting meeting of the southern ladies of Wash- ingten was held Wednesday afternoon last at the Memorial Hall committee rooms, ) F street, Mrs. Ralph Walsh presiding. Among the ladies present who will take an active part in committee and general work were Mrs. J. T. Callaghan, Mrs. Riley, Mrs. Young, Mrs. Ella Rust Smith, Mrs. Albert Akers, Mrs. Drew, Mrs. W. D. Peachey Mrs. Hickey, Mrs. M. A. Ballinger, Mrs. Sewell, Miss Lilian Pike, Mrs. H. C. Smith, Mrs. Bullock, Mrs. Marcus J. Wright, Miss Hay, Mrs. Harper, Mrs. TehEyck, Mrs. Holland, Mrs. Wayne, Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. A. T. Buck, Mrs. Dyer and Miss Dyer, Mrs. Harper, Mrs. Clarendon Smith, Mrs. Hol- land, Miss Culley, Miss Strong and Mrs. MeDonald. The next meeting, to be held Wednesday aftert.oon, at 3:30 o'clock, in the parlors of the Ebbitt House, which have been prof- fered by the managers, will be very general, and will include me of the ladies of the cabinet and others prominent in high offi- cial circles, when arrangements will be finally completed. The preeeeds accruing from this entertain- ment will be devoted exclusively to the gen- eral building fund for the erection of M morial building, be it located where it may. It will be an offering of the southern women of Washington to the history and traditions of their beloved sunny land, its neroes and its heroines, which they wish to perpetuate in a monument worthy of its cause. Another fund is also being raised by the confederate veterans, assisted by ladies of the Southern Relief Society, conditioned ab- solutely upon the location of this building in Washington. Both divisions of the work are being maraged with energy, and have flattering promises of success. ‘The Confederate Veterans’ Association and Southern Rellef Soctety will be addressed at their regular meeting, Thursday even- ing next, by Col. R. C. Wood of New Or- leans, the general manager of the work connected with the Memorial building, upon its progress and promise: —_—._—_ THE JAPANESE LEGATION. Minister Kurino to Be Succeeded by Hoshi-Tort Soon. Although the fact has not yet been offl- cially communicated to the State Depart- ment, it is known that Shinichro Kurino, the Japanes> minister at Washington, will soon be transferred to*the Japanese lega- tion in Italy, where a vacancy now exists. His successor will be Hoshi-Torl, a man of great reputation in Japon and a thorough representative of the liberal element in that courtry. Mr. Hoshi has had a most eventful ca- reer. As a young man he went to England, and had the distinction of being one of the first Japanese to graduate from Cambridge University and to be admitted to the bar. Returning to Japan thoroughly tmbued with liberal ideas, he became at once In- volved with the old conservative govern- ment, and after being repeatedly admon- ished and punished for his radical utter- ances, he was obliged to leave Japan for a time. All of this was before the establish- ment of representative government in Japan, ard as soon as this happened Hoshi was selected as the first president of the first Japarese house of representatives. He filled this office twice at least, earning a good reputation as a presiding officer as well as exhibiting a marked talent for politics. In_ 1889, being for the time out of favor with the authorities at home, he left Japan and made a tour of the world, spending some time in Washington, show ing great interest in the workings of Con- gress. Hoshi is on excellent terms with Minister Mutsu, to whom his selection for the Washington legation is to be ascribed, and although he will come here without any diplomatic experience, there 1s no doubt from his past record that he will acquit himself with credit As for Minister Kurino, it 1s belleved that the purpose of the Japanese govern- ment in transferring him to Italy {1s to secure the benefit of his great knowledge of the subject of tariffs and experience in the treaty negotiations, gs evidenced in the great success attending his attempt to negotiate the treaty between the United States and Japan, to prepare a set of sim- far treaties between Japan on one side and Switzerland, Belgium and Portugal on the other, and it is also possible that he will be of service in concluding the French treaty, now hanging fire. —-o-+_____ MR. GANNETI’S NEW WORK. A Division Arranged in Geological Survey Work. In the gradual reorganization of the geo- logical survey, which has been going on under the administration of Director Wal- cott, it has been decided to divide the work hitherto in charge of Mr. Henry W. Gan- nett, and he will hereafter devote himself exclusively to the geographical work of the survey. The topographical branch will be under the immediate charge of Mr. Walcott, the director of the survey, the four chiefs of the subdivisions in the topo- graphical office reporting directly to Mr. Walcott. Mr. Gannett is now at Madison, Wis., giving attention to ginal inquiry in the subject of magnetics, and will during the year, prepare several reports on this topic and others connected with physical geog- raphy. The new arrangement divides the work hitherto done by him, relieves him of ghe large amvunt of administrative routine necessary in the topographical division, and without making any change in his salary, gives him opportunity to apply himself to a line of work in which he 1s specially in- terested. ——_—_-e—______ Cousins in Ireland, Several weeks ago District Attorney Bir- ney petitioned the Probate Court to dl- rect the payment into the United States treasury of about $750, belonging to the es- tate of the late Maria McAnanama, who died here in November, 1898. Attorney M. J. Colbert was appointed administrator of the estate, the woman having made no will, and money left her by a brother in Australia was received here. Believing that the woman died leaving no heirs-at-law, the district attorney asked that her estate be paid into the United States treasury, claiming it had reverted to the govern- ment. Mr. Colbert, however, secured a post- ponement of the matter, believing that the woman left relatives in Ireland. Today he asked for further Welay, stating that he ran beer ihe vie ans cousins of the woman now liv! icklow county, Ireland. st END OF & FAMOUS CASE|GEN. FITZHUGH LEE SUPREME COUNCIL, A. P. A. —— The Metropolitan’ Railroad Oomvany Pays a i Judgment, 4 The District/; Treasury Swelled by Nearly Thirty-Five Thou- a Dollars. The Metropotita Railroad Company to- day paid over tothe collector of taxes of the District of Cdlumbia the sum of $34,- 136.12 with interest.from November 27, 1880, in full of the judgment rendered recently by the Court of Appeals. This payment marks the final settlement of the celebrated case brought by the Dis- trict against the company. The District claimed the sum of $161,622.52 with inter- est from February 25, 1880, as being due for the paving of the tracks of the com- pany from New York avenue and 17th street to the East Capitol street terminus with wooden blocks. The facts in the case showed that the companyhad paved its tracks with cobble stones, and when the board of public works came into power {t compelled the company to put down wooden blocks. The wooden pavement did not meet the requirements and was torn up by the com- pany and replacad @vith cobble stones, in accordance with theMetropolitan charter. The suit was thep brought. ‘The total amount claimed by the District was $315,000, and today's flnal payment by the company makes a total paid into the District treasury by it of $65,740.47. ee USTIBLE, FIRE PROOFING. co: What an Exp sary to Amend the Mr. A. Davis, J tractor and builder, ont Ofice Roof. the well-known con- discusses that inter- esting topic, “Combustible Fireproof Con- struction,” in a communication to The Star. Mr. Davis insists that the present roof on the new city post office building can and should be made absolutely fire- proof from the inside. He thinks that the roof of the State, War and Navy building could successfully resist fire from the out- side, which the post office roof cannot do, yet the post office roof can be made more nearly fireproof than is the State, War and Navy roof, the slates and iron rafters of the latter being unprotected inside, as they should be, by fireproof material. “Iron,” says Mr. Davis, “is more dang ous than wood unless protected and in- cased in fire-proof material, either terra cotta, asbestos, or some kindred material. At the time the master mind of the late A. B. Mullett designed the State, War and Navy building, he calculated ‘to use the best construction of that day, and character of all the material that into this roof had to pass the scrutiny of that more than able engineer, the late Gen, 2 Casey, who alw: kept himself abreast of the times, and it must be as- sumed that he gave the roof construction of this building that careful consideration that Its importance called for, and it was unquestionably at that day considered a proper roof. “The same roof if constructed today would receive the unanimous disapproval of en- gipeers and architects who have made fire proof ccnstruetton' specialty, or of thes Who are conversant with the requirements of fire-proot onstruction of this day. I disagree with the supervising architect as to the propose m#thod of treatment for the underside of the post office roof. In his statement before the committee in Con- ress, as reported, he says ‘that to cover the underside of this roof with wire lath- ing and to plaster the same will, to all in- tents and purposes, make this ‘a fire-proof roof.’ If he is correctly reported I have no hesitancy in stating that such treatment of the roof wotld be but little, if any, ben- eft, as plastering would offer but litue, if any, resistance to“ fire, and consequently no protection to the wooden sheathing and ircn rafters. If, hgwever, the iron rafter are protected by fire-proof material, case frcm the underside, either asbestos about one inch thick or porous terra cotta two fi ches thick, and the exposed underside of sheathing covered with wire lathing, leav- ing an air space of at least two inches, and this lathirg covered by two heavy coats of asbestos. This treatment of the present roof would make it a combustible fire-proof roof. No matter how hot a fire might gain headway under the roof, it would have to exhaust itself within its own limits, as there would be no possibility of connecting with the roof, notwithstanding the asser- tion cf the chief of the fire department that he bas seen esbestos melt, for when as- estos melts the terra cotta of which th ficers are composed will resolve to the clay whence it came and blow in dust away. I do not desire to be understood a3 favoring this kind of roof for a fire-proof building, as I belleve the government should keep abreast with the times and use only the best methods, which for roofs of this character are fire-proof blocks not less than four inches thick, resting upon T iron placed not more than two feet between c ters, with bottom flanges of iron protected, These blocks admit of nails being driven through them the same as wood, and allow the roof covering to be made of gine slate, tile or metal. I have no coni@ence in a slow-burning roof, so called, its burning speed depends entirely on how fast the wind blows and how close the fire de- partment could get to it.” —___~+e+—_____ OLEOMARGARINE CASES. Another Delny in the Wilkins De- murrer Argument. Because of the illness of Mr. Jere M. Wilson, associated with Mr. Henry E. Davis as counsel for Walter P. and Joseph Wilkins, charged with violating the oleo- margarine laws, the hearing on the de- murrer filed against the indictment by the defendants was postponed today by Judge Cole until next Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The postponement was made for another reason also—because counsel for the defendants had not received the re- quired five days' notice of the hearing, Judge Cole holding that the rule applies mm criminal as well as in civil causes. Mr. Birney complained that counsel for the defendants had agreed that the case should not be delayed, but should imme- lately follow the murder case concluded Thursday evening, but Mr. Davis denied making any such argument. He also stated that the demurrer in the Wilkins vase widely differed from those filed in the cases already tried, and that he could not possi- bly manage the case in the absence of Mr. Wilson. Mr. Birney is confident that the demurrer reises no new questions, and, therefore, feels assured that the indictment will be sustained. In that event, he will set the cese down for immediate trial, —_—— Suit for Divorce, Minnie Downey today petitioned for di- vorce from James Downey, to whom she was married here September 6, 1892, They removed to Alexandria, Va., where, Mrs. Downey chargés, She was deserted and abandoned about two months later, No- vember 15, 1892. re represented by At- eal, terney John B, O° Wesley Hall Case. The police ofthe eighth precinct are still looking for the mufderer of John Wesley Hall, the colored shoemaker, who was so brutally beaten, to death in his shop on Oth street extended three weeks ago. Yes- terday Sergt. Slatlary arrested a colored man named Npah Warner and locked him up on suspicion of being the murderer of the hunchback, but Just what, if anything, there is against him in the shape of legai evidence is not known. It is generally thought, however, that the prisoner wiil be able’ to clear himself and will be re- leased. —_—.>__. Army Orders, Capt. George McC. Derby, corps of en@ gineers. has been ordered to report to the Secret} » of State for duty in connection with the work of the international commission marking the boundary ine between the United States and Mexico. His work will relate particularly to the use of the waters of the Rio Grande and the pro- ject of an international dam at El Paso. Lieut. George O. Squier, third artillery, has been ordered to attend the national electrical exposition at New York city dur- ing the month of May on business relating to the electrical course at the United States Artillery School at Fort Monroe. Lieut. Thomas A. Pearce, seventh infan- try, has been transferred from company I to company H of that regiment, tke | went | The New Oonsul General to Cuba Here for Instructions. The State Department Closely Watch- ing the Cane of the Crew of the Competitor. General Fitzhugh Lee, the new consul general to Cuba, is in the city He calle] on President Cleveland at the White House an¢ Secretary Olney at the State Depart- ment and received his final instructions, and will start for his pest of duty next week. He was accompanicd to the White House by Major Hayes, seventh cavalry. It is understood that Consul General Will- jams’ resignation was not altogether vol- untary, but was brought about at the in- stance of the Spanish authorities because of his insistence that all Americans ar- rested in Cuba—no matter what the charge —should have the benefit of a trial by a civil tribunal and not by a military court. ‘The Competitor's Crew. The State Department {s watching the developments in the of the Americans who were part of the crew of the Competi- tor, and were captured by the Spaniards off the coast of Pinar del Rio in the act of landing arms and munitiony of war. In- structions have been sent to United States Consul General Williams to communicate with the men and investigate the circum- stances of thelr capture. Their status can- not be defined in the absence of full de- tails of the affair, and these the depart- ment will make every effort to secure. Up to this time not even a list of the captives has reached Washington, so, of course, it is not possible to know just how many Americans are of the party. * The Spanish contention will undpubte: be that the men were “taken with"arms in hand,” in which case their lot will certair- iy be a desperate one. Even in this cas hewever, they are, under the terms of th protocol of the Cushing treaty, entitle! to the benefit of counsel and to be brought face to face with the witne no matter if tried by civil court or naval court-mar- tial. Within the Three-Mi Little doubt is felt her petitor was clearly within the three-mile limit when the selzure was de, as all of the details so far learned, such as the pe to shore of some of the party by wimming, indicates that the vessel must Limit. that the Com- have been close to the beach, so that no claim is likely to be set up that the Was illegally seized outside of jurisdiction, As for the men captured, ow there Is just a shadow of li for them in the plea that may be put for- ward that they were not actual combat- ants, had no intention of joining the in- surgents ashore, but were engaged only landing arms in Cuba, an act w: the seizure of the arms, it rot tion of the yalty upon In this the ¢ bear to the ce Vv as be! : the attitude ssumed by the State Department will depend entirely upon the details of the affair, which in this light may become of supreme importance to the men cap- tured. —_——____-e-_____ HAS RUSIE COMPROMISED? President Young Has Not Henrd of It. There was a rumor current this morning that Pitcher Amos Rusle had at last come to terms and had signed a New York contrac While it seems reasonably certain that such is actually the case, the rumor could | not be substantiated up to a late hour in the afternoon. It is understood that President Young has been acting as a mediator in the contro- versy, and proposed a compromise a couple of days ago, which, it is believ sulted in Rusije yielding. It is under: that, in addition to a concession by Pres dent Freedman, the pitcher demanded contract drawn by his lawyer, not a the blank form used in making base ba!l con- tracts. President Young, in speaking reporter about the matter, said has signed with New York I bh celved the slightest intimation of notification has reached me of any agree ment between him and President edman of the New York team. I should he glad to hear that such an agreement had been reached, and that Rusie would once more play with New York, as that would be the best way out of the entanglements into which the controversy has now tvisted it- self. My belief is that sooner or later Rusie will sign. Certainly the New York manag ment will not sell him, and he will get tired of remaining idle. If he has already com- promised with the club's officials and a contract for the present season, h I have yet to hear of it.” NEW YORK, May 2.—Amos Rusie, the base ball pitcher, is not to rejoin the New York club. That, at all events, is the statement given out today by President Andrew Freedman. The allegation that Rusie is on his way i, having com- promised his differences with the managers of the club and intending to take his old place in the team of 1896, was called to Mr. Freedman’s attention, and he said: “There 1s absolutely ro truth in the story that I am trying to get Rusie. I don’t know where Rusie is, I have not heard from him and I have not sent for him. I have romised with him, and I don’t in- —_=___ THE TEXAS SITUATION. Mr. Cockrell Says the Gold Men's Bolt ina Benefit. RepresentativeCockrell of Texas says that there is nothing in the Texas situation that democrats need worry about. “The bolt and formation of an independent organization by gold men,” he said, “I regard as rather a benefit to us. There are not more than 10,000 of them, all told, and we are better off rid of them. They have been a discord- ant element in our conventions, and we have sacrifled much in trying to accommo- date them. Now they have gone off by them- selves before the democratic convention, and they cannot be on hand there to give us trouble. “Trying to accommodate these same peo- ple cost us at least 5,000 votes the last year. It is a blessing that they have gone off into a little organization of their own. We shall send a solid silver delegation from Texas to the national convention. I suppose this new organization will try to send contest- ants, but they can secure no standing even as contestants, since they have left the party before the state convention, and are outside the organization. Their opposition will strengthen us in the state, which we will carry by an increased majority. Most of the 50,000 votes lost on account of these people at the last election will come back to us.” — Woman's Anthropological Society. “The Woman’s Anthropological Soctety,” the stated 6bjects of which shall be to pro- mote anthropology by encouraging its study and facilitating the interchange of thought among those interested in anthro- pological research, and by holding regular meetings for its discussion, was incorpor- ated this afternoon by Alice C. Fletcher as president; Miranda Tullock and Jean M. Lander, vice presidents; Ada Carmen and Marianna P. Seaman, secretaries; Hannah L. Bartlett, treasurer, and Laura Paul Dil- ler, Clara Bliss Findley, Virginia M. Wil- son, Ellen Powell Thompson, Effie McQuat Holcomb and Edith C. Wescott, directors. . oa ee Asks an Injunction. Fannie K. Gordon, alleging that Anne W. Frazer has assigned to her a claim for $1,600 against James E. Dexter, today filed a bill in equity against Mr. Dexter, pray- ing that he be enjoined from collecting that amount from the Secretary of State in the distribution of the Mora claim fund, and that she be decreed that sum out of the emount due the defendant in such distribution. Attorneys O. D. Barrett and Edward G. Niles represent the petitioner. ——. _—_. Senator Frye’s License Bill, Senator Frye today reported the bill amending the laws relating to American seamen. The bill is a general revision of the laws on this subject. . Its Annual Meeting to Be Shortly Held in This City. The Political Status of the Organiza- tion to Be Definitely Defined. The Supreme Council of the American Protective Association will hold its annual meeting in the National Hotel, in this city, Méy 12. Arrangements have been made for 250 delegates at the hotel. Many dele- gates will stop with friends in the city. It is understood that local councils of the A. P. A. are arranging to ertertain the delegates in various ways while here. A banquet will probably be given. President Traynor and the other suprem officers will arrive here on the Sth, four days ahead of the convention, and will be quartered at the National. The advisor board, which met here some time ago, will also meet in advance of the convention. In the Presidential Fight. The coming convention, it is said, will be the most important in the history of the order. The order has, the members sa now entered the big field of nattonal poll- tics, and the coming campaign will decide whether it will be crushed politically or hold !ts own. The Political Policy of the Order. Heretofore the political policy of the order has been left exclusively to the ad- visory board, but it is hinted that the coun- cil may take a hand in the question when it meets on the 12th, There will be a wide range of matters for the council to consider, and it will be in session from three days to a week. Among other business will be the annual election of officers, What One of she Board § Special Dispaten t LOUISVILLE here by a emi» board ef the A. P. ra. The Evening Star. Ky., May 2—It is said of the national advisory A., in an interview, that the apparent efforts to noriinate Linton are a llird. The fight Is being made to give Morton the first place on the ticket, with Bracley second. THE WORKINGMEN. AMONG { on Beer—Steam Fitters for Eight Hours. A meeting of delegates, specially el for the purpose of considering th status of the beer boycott, and repre numi The Boy ting connected with the Knights of Labor in Washington, was held last evening at Bunch’s Hall, on Sth street northwest. It was determined to maintain the boycott until the brewers, other than the W) B- ton Brewing Company, conc the de- mands of the boycott committee of the local Federation of Labor and Knights of Lal» The resolutions adopted declare we, as a last rei that the lic ort, recommend to Congress ense fee be increased to the sum of $800, and further, that we will unite our efforts with the Anti-Saloon League to effect the same, and committees be ap- pointed to co-operate in this matter.” The Steam and Hot Water Fitters of Branch No. 10 of the International Union of Steam and Hot Water Fitters, as fore- shadowed in The Star of yesterday, quit work at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, having, | by that time, accomplished what they con- Sidered a day's work. Some of the bosses have stated in very emphatic terms that they will deduct for the time lost when they pay the men their Weekly waxes today. A special meeting of the local branch will be held tomorrow afternoon to con- sider the matter. The regular weekly meeting of the local branch of the National Association of Steam and Hot Water Fitters’ Helpers was held last evening and resolutions were adopted to stand by the steam fitters in their demand for & for eight hours’ work. A resolution was also adopted to stop work each day at 4 o'clock ard pledging the helpers’ organization to aid the fitters in every honorable way to gain the end in view. ——__ DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. A bill to amend the present law con- cerning the firemen’s relief fund has } prepared by the Commis mitted to Congress for is designed to limit the benefits of (he re- lief fund to those members of the fire de- partment who may become incapacitated for service by reason of disability or death incurred in actual fire service, that is, the service at a fire or in going to or returning from such service, or where disabil y is in consequence of the vicissitudes of not jess than fifteen years of service in the department. n loners and sub- The bill ‘avorable Action. Favorable action has been recommended by the Commissioners on House bill S409, relative to taxes and tax sales in the Dis- trict of Columbia. The bill has heretofore been printed in full in The Star. Aske a Sewer, The Commissioners have forwarded to Ccngress a communication from Mr. Aus- un P. Brown, representing a number of property owners between Piney branch and Soldiers’ Home, requesting the construction of a trunk sewer from Piney branch to the existing sewer at Petworth and a continua- Uen of that sewer to Rock Creek Church, rear the Soldiers’ Home, with the follow. ing report: “The censtruction of a trunk sewer to serve the southern part of Petworth sub- division and adjacent territory is neces- sary. The cost would be $30,000. The sew- er, however, would empty into upper Piney branch, an open stream, but along which a trunk sewer is proposed, and which ought to be built without delay to serve Bright- Wood and Takoma. The cost of the upper Piney branch sewer will be $300,000. Tho cost of the portion between the point where the southern Petworth sewer will empty and the existing Piney branch trunk or intercepting sewer, will be $47.58). Provis- sion should be made for the completion of the trunk sewers costing $730,000, or, if that 1s impossible, then for the lower portion, : For the University of Virginia. Dr. L. W. Glazebrook, treasurar of the University of Virginia Alumni Association of this city, has forwarded to the treasurer of the fund for rebuilaing the university structures destroyed by fire the sum of $3,000 In cash, and pledges for $25,000 addi- tional, contributed through the efforts of the local association. —— 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 GRAIN. Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat—July.... G24-% 62% GI% 6 1%4-1y Sept. 62 oy Corn—July. 3 2% Sept. Oats—July Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, May 2.—Flour dull, unchanged—re. ceipte, 9,851 shipments, 2 sales, 300 barre heat weak a s G0'4 asked; month, GRaGS%4; July, 673068: A GsHaGsi,—receipts, 625 Dushels; stock, 33,085 els 35,000 bushels —southern wheat j do. on grade, @Sa71. oCorn st spot and month, 349344: June, 3. uly, 35440355; steamer’ mixed 3 TA.441 bushels; shipments, 102.) 679.088 bushels; sales, white corn, 36a35%; do. yellow, 36ta87. Oat easier— 2 white’ western, 25% . mixed do., 24%4—receipts, ock, 795 busheis. Htye firm: 2, 4041 nearby; 4: Western—stock, 40,772 bushels. Hay very firm for choice grades—choice timothy, $17.00a8$17.50. Grain frelghts steudy, rather more doing, unchanged. Si- r steady, unchanged. Butter firm, unchanged. xs weak, unchanged. Cheese steady, unchanged, unchanged. a bushels; stock, 91,000 bushels—southern: r of the labor organizations | “That | 1 | FINANCE AND TRADE Stock Transactions Dwindled to Small Proportiens. FOREIGN DEMAND PRO ES 70 IMPROVE Large Increase in Loans Shown by the Bank Statement. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS —_-_-+—___ Special Dispateh to The EF ning Star. NEW YORK, May 2.—Stock transactions this morning dwindled to insignificant pr. portions, and were confined almost exchi- sively to the professional trading elemer With the exception of Sugar and Tobacco, the total sales for the day were not equal to the agercgate of an active quarter of an hour in an average market. There were no slopments worthy of note, and re- operations are, perhaps, not warranted in consequence, Speculative sentiment {s unmistakably prejudiced in favor of risks on the long side of the account, and no disposition to sell outside of profess circles is reported The foreign for our securities promises to improve somewhat during the coming week, and in the absence of further ppeintment from Washington the local should broaden somewhat e is a disposition im some quarte edictiors of an early ad- Congress, and many lance have been delayed on this best information cbtainable, ues to faver an adjourn- arrow radius of the orig- date. It is exp something e on this point during few duys, 1k statement er million 1 tenders, three milli Increase un- journment of undertakings account. The however, cont ment within 2 1 inal of reflects a gain in lawful money, mo: nd an expansion of m s in loans. Notwith- of $7,801. than Standing an sits the 1 4". The rly inc gratifying th: in the » funds must hi mmerctal transactions, th stock market precluding the probabil- pplication in that direction K of While th ing are ha’ ec is not dispo: ount. Mar ared 4 ally shrewd jude ss confidence f for this admite e until ai opposite dire immediate outl avoidance of the s now pend- the average y large tion is to at fa giv an ult r thi stock “J to assumé for guess. The demand ugar came from the sami ces heretofore active in ad- vancing the price. It is ev from the recent action of this stock that no decline of any siguiti- cance w contemplated by the large rators. large following of weak hi having been forced into a realizing move- ment, it is now considered probable that more active trading will be resumed. The entire market will in all probability be influenced by the action of the leading als during the next fortnight. od AL AND COMMERICIAL, The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York steck exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broacway. Open. High. Low. American Sugar 128% 195 183% American Sugar, Pid... 184 WSY 108— American Tobacco. 68 bate] American @ottou Ol. . Atchison, Balto. & Ohio. wada Southern. nada Pacitic.... Chesapeake & Oti3. Cc. C., C. & St. L Chicago, B. & Chic. & Northwestern. Chicago Gas, Cis. CMa St. Paul ‘ C.M. & St. Paul, Pid: Chic., RT & Pacific... Del., Lack. & W Delaware & H Den. & K. Grande, Dis. & Cattle Feeding. eral Electric. 106 69x, inv ong Island Metropolitan Traction Manhattan Micnigan issouri Pai ational Lead Go. ‘ational Lead Co., P - 8. Leather, Pa lew Jersey Central New York Central . Ya. N.Y. & St. Northern Pacife.. Northern Pacitic, Pid North American Unt. & Western. Facifle Mail TG Southern Railway, I’ Phila. Traction Wabash, Pid Wheeling & L."Erie..”; Wheeling & L. Erie, Pfd Western Union Tel xchange. 45, be rament ren JU. SB. Ss, WM, 1 Disiciet of 30-year fund tered. 1084 Eckington Railr via Kallroad 6s, is, serh asked. — Washingt asked. pesapeake 5 asked. Fo and A y ‘and ‘Trust Washington Washingt Washington Hall 108 bid. 10S bid. 10S Mid. Washi Assi Infantry ist ¢ jation x, 100 bia. Washing tional Hank Stocks.—Iunk Bank of the Republic, Wid, 300 asked. and Mechantes’, 150 bid, bid, bid bid. st) lusts, West C10) In, 103 bid, 110 asked "116. bid. Line Traders’, SS bid. Safe Deposit and Trust Compa: sit and ‘Trust, TINY bid, 12: and Trust rity and 5 bid. ‘wid. n and hy bid, asked. itd, Washingt» asked phone Chesa peak fean Grapt Linotype Md, 8% esked reat Falls Tee, 120 shington Steamboat, 125 bid. Washington Marke bid, 130 asked. 97 bid. Lincoln Hall, °Ex div. ——— ES Dr. Kerr's Rumored Resignation. It is understood that Dr. James Kerr, the principal physician at the Emergency Hos- pital, has resigned. Senator Proctor returned to the city this afternoon from Vermont, where -he hes been in attendance upon the republican state convention,