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3 — THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, MAY 18, 1896-TWELVE PAGES. had in his possession wers then placed In evidence. One, dated in 1870, was the near- est in point of time to the date of the will. Jutige Holt, said the witness, was not In active practice when he knew him. In con- clusion, the witness said that he was not acquainted with Miss Throckmorton. The Mysterious Wiil. Mr. J. Nota McGill, the register of wills, was the next witness called. He said that the paper purporting to be the will was in the records of his office when he was ap- pointed. The will was received August 26, 1895, In an envelope which was addressed in a disguised handwriting. There was absolutely nothing about it to show whence it had come or by whom it had been sent to the register’s office. At the conclusicn of Mr. McGill's testl- mony the court took a recess for a haif hour. The first witness placed upon the stand afcer recess was Mr. Tecumseh Sher- man, a son of the late Gen. Sherman. He is now a lewyer In New York. Mr. Sherman said that he was naturally familiar with his mother’s signature. The name of Mrs. Ellen B. E. Sherman was at- tached to the will, and when the paper was handed to him he, without a moment's hesitation, pronounced the signature to be that of his mother. Her maiden name was Ellen Boyle Ewing. . In answer to a question from Mr. Wil- sen, Mr. Sherman said that he had at times seen his mother write her name as it ig written ov the will, but she usually signed kerself Ellen Ewing Sherman. To legal documents, however, it was her cus- tom to sign her full name. Mr. Sherman said that he had In his pos- session, in New York, a number of papers bearing his mother’s signature. Mr. Wil- sen sald that he would reserve the right to further cross-examine this witness with reference to the signatures on these pa- pers at such time as they could be pro- duced in court. @ attorneys for the heirs by the will then offered the paper in evidence. Mr. Worthington objected. He said that the appearance and character of the paper clearly showed that It had heen revoked. The testator spoke of “his signature and seal.” The corner where, presumably, the seal would have been pluced had been torn eff. The burnt places were too obvious to need to be spoken of. Mr. Worthington also called attention to the fact that the paper had been torn and then pasted on a backing. The names of the alleged testator and witnesses were on a piece of paper separate from that containing the words which purported to be a will. He then read a number of authorities to show that when a will was torn or burned while in the possession of the testator it was proof of its revocation. In this case the presumption is that the will was in the ion of the testator until such time fell into the hands of the unknown on who sent it to the register of wills. If U@ lawyers on the other side, he said, knew by whom the will was sent to the reg.ster now was the time to produce such eviience. The prima facie evidence, he med, was to the effect that Judge Holt revoked the will before his death. The next witness called was Miss Lizzie Hynes of Lebanon, Ky., one of the two beneficiaries under the will. She denied that she had ever seen the document be- fore. Mr. Luke Devlin, the executor by the will, ified that he wes never the custodian of the alleged will. The first time he ever saw it was when it was in the temporary possession of an Evening Star reporter, in the office of the register of wills. ——— FORCED TO STARVE. Punishment of an Indian Accused of Witcheraft. SEATTLE, Wash. May 18—In jail at Juneau, Alaska, watt of murder, is Chief Ye Teetleeh, the Tyee of Hooan Indlars, a small tribe of some hundred members, occupying Chicakikoff Ju chiet charged Is the murder and ew, whom he accused of =: f had a disease affect- right leg, which had gradually eat- r part away. He dreamed 3 nephew had bewitched him, and h of this he proceeded to in- flict ishment due the crime. The victim's knees were bent close back, ard in this position he was bound tightly te a tree. An iron d, a quarter of an irch, was then placed around his face, sinking Into the nose and covering the eyes, and this was also made fast to the tree, so that he was unable to move his head in any direction. He was left in this pesition to starve to death. He lived five days. He was twenty years of age. ge ATOR VOORHEES’ HEALTH. A False Report That It Will Cause Him to Retire. LAPORTE, Ind., May 18—A private let- ter received here from Washington con- veys the information that Senator Voor- hees will retire from public life at the end of his present term. His falling health has given his friends concern for more than a year past. It is believed that if his health will permit he will seek to re- cover strength by a trip to Europe. The above dispatch Is authoritatively de- ried by Senator Voorhees’ closest friends in Washington. The Senator has no tn- tention of retiring from public life. his health has greatly improved, and far from intending to quit and go to Europe, he is preparing to go into the campaigns this fall with his old-fashioned vigor and en- ergy- —_.s—____ JAPANESE NOBLEMEN. An Application for Eight to Enter the Naval Academy. ‘Word has been received here unofficially from an attache of the United States leg: tien at Tokio that the Japanese minister of mar:me, by command of the emperor, will make formal application for the ad- mission of eight young Japanese noble- men as students at the United States Naval Academy. In the list is a son of Field Marshal General Matsushima, com- manding the army of Japan; a son of Vice Admiral Ito, who is himself a graduate of the Naval Academy of the class of 1872, and a rephew of the emperor. Already eleven Japanese officers have been grad- uated at the Naval Academy, including Vice Admiral Ito and Rear Admiral Mat- sushima, who was reputed to be one of the best mathematicians at the institution. It is said at the Navy Department that In cese the alleged application is made it will undoubtedly be granted. The policy of the present Emperor of Japan is to have his military officers educated at St. Cyr and his naval officers at Annapolis. ———__--e. LAID QUIFTLY AT REST. Simple Ceremonies Attend the Fun- eral of Rear Admiral Stevens. Rev. Dr. Alexander Mackay-Smith ached the funeral sermon over the re- maing of the late Rear Admiral Thomas Holdup Stevens at St. John’s Episcopal Chureh this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and at the conclusion of the beautiful service the remains of the old hero were taken qui- etly and without military demonstration to the national cemetery at Arlington and there interred. There was a large attend- ance at the church, comprised of army and navy officers and their families and many of the representative citizens of Washing- ton. The body bearers were eight marines from the navy yard, the honorary pall- bearers being Senator Hawley, Gen. A. C. J. Perry, U. 8. A.; Gen. Robert Macfeely, U. A.: Col. James G. Berret, Rear Admiral A. K. Hughes, U.S. N.; Rear Admiral J. H. Upshur, U. 8. Rear Admiral Pierce Crosby, U. S. N.; Private Secretary Henry F. Thurber, Mr. F. W. Huidekoper, ex-Dis- triet_ Commissioner John W. Douglass, Judge John Davis and Maj. Willlam Mc- Kay Caldwell. ——.__. Lively Fire. About noon todsy an alarm of fire was turned In from box 254 for fire on Oregon avenue northwest between 17th and 1Sth streets. The fire started in the wood shed in rear of the house of Battle Minor, and spread to three sheds on T street and three on Oregon avenue before the fames could be checked. How the fire started could not be ascertained. The damage to the prop- erty, which was insured, amounted to about —_—_—___ Im the Vice President's Pew. Cardinal Satoll! was in the Vice Pres!- dent's pew in the Senate gallery today, ac- companied by two of the members of his household, and escorted by Mr. Louis Ste- venson, the Vice President's son. i trial on the charge | and, about a hundred miles southerly | eau. The offense with which the | LATE NEWS BY WIRE|HE HAS A RECORDING MORE TO CHOOSE|O'STRICT AFFAIRSIFINANCE AND TRADE Half a Dozen Kansas Towns Struck by a Cyclone. RESERVE WAS ALMOST WIPED OUT Destruction Came With Scarcely a Warning. GALES RAGED ELSEWHERE KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 18—News of the loss of life and destruction of property by a cyclone yesterday in Kansas is slow in coming in, caused by the crippled condi- tion of telegraph wires. What has been re- ceived makes it plain that previous esti- mates of the damage done were none too high, and, in fact, may be added to when communication is completely reopened. Fully half a dozen towns were struck by the twister, and the known dead is seven. ‘The injured number fully thirty, many of whom it is feared are fatally hurt. Reserva, a village on the Missour! Pacific in Brown county, seems to have felt the trunt of the storm. But five houses are said to have been left standing there. The list of killed and injured at Reserve {s as follows: Killed—D. W. Terhune, aged six- ty; Ralph Sweeney, nine years; Cola Phil- ps, four years; Mrs. John Rynder. In- Jured—John Rynder, fatally, blind son, leg broken; Wm. Mellcons, father of Mrs. Du- erson, internally injured; Mrs. D. W. Ter- hune ‘and daughter, internally hurt; Sher- man Phillips, brvised and cut; Jerry Young and wife, cut and hurt; George Kennedy, cut end severely bruised; Ed. Phillips, arm broken; Harry Thempson ard wife, Frank Jones, jaw breken; Mrs. Sweeney and three children, Rev. Mr. Parker, wife and daughter, internally hurt; William Mar- grave, face and head bruised. The town of Reserve was almost wiped out of existence. Hardly a house *emains standing, and wreckage is strewn every- where. The people are homeless an‘ great confuston prevails. Forty-four buildings in Reserve alone were razed. The barns and sheds of all the farmers in the track of the storm were destroyed. The destruction came upon the villagers with scarcely a warning. The cloud was shaped like an umbrella, and came from the southwest. The people fled precipitately to their cy- clone cellars, but many never reached them. The confusion was indescribable. Darkness, added to the crash of falling timbers, the cries of the hurt and the al- most deafening hiss and roar of the wind, struck terror to the hearts of all. After the storm had passed, those fortunate enough to have escaped its ravages set about helping the victims. All night long they searched for the wounded, and lan- terns could be seen darting here and there. The injured are being well cared for. Fifty thousand dollars would not replace the damage at Reserve alone. The few houses standing are wrenched and broken. MILWAUKEE, Wis., May 18.—A south- West gale swept over Wisconsin yesterday at the rate of forty-two miles an hour. Cautionary signals were dispiayed by the weather bureau, and in vessels left port. A tremendous sea was running on Lake Michigan all day. The wind was so tierce in Milwaukee and vicinity that trees were uprooted ard several houses in course of construction wer2 blown down. Considerable damage is reported from in- terlor towns. Plainfield and Barabo both report the worst gale known in years. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 15. wind storm with a velocity of forty-tive miles an hour from the southwest struck thi section yesterday morning and continue until night. Shade trees, skylights, wind milis, etc., suffered severe! It is feared that peaches have been damaged. —— ee SPREAD OF FOREST FIRES. Reports of Grent Loss Caused by the Flame CLEARFIELD, Pa. May 18.—Forest fires are still raging in many places throughout this county. Word was received from McGee's Mills this morning that five houses and a church have been destroyed. At Montgomery the fires are burning fiercely, and many houses and barns are in danger. The Parrett Hotel, at Barrett, four miles from this place, was burned last night, and the town Is entirely surrounded by a big woods, which is all ablaze. At Lick Run Leavy, Mitchell & Co.'s logs, which were lying in the run, were eaten up by the flames. In Goshen township Archer Spencer's barn was burned last night,and other barns and many houses throughout the township are in danger. LOUCESTER, Mass., May 18.—The fire which has been raging during the past few days in the woods at West Gloucester broke out afresh this morning and once more assumed a threatening aspect. The fire department was called out just before 10 o'clock to fight the flames,which, fanned by the westerly gale that sprung up, were fast making thelr way toward many valu- able summer residences. Among the houses threatened are those of Commodore Hovey, which was erected at a cost of $75,000, and the magnificent residence of Samuel Saw- yer. This property and other buildings of lesser value He directly in the path of the james. The fire department is making every ef- fort to stay the progress of the fire. A se cloud of smoke hangs over the city and the harbor, and navigation is attended with much difficulty. Loss Estimated at $500,000. PARKERSBURG, W. Va., May 18.—For- est fires are raging in Tucker county. Yes- terday hundreds of men __ ineffectually fought the fires, which are burning more fiercely this morning than last night. The lumbermen estimate loss at $500,000. The Middle Fork portion of the county is com- pletely wiped out. The adjoining forest is now burning, with indicaticns that the entire county will be devastated unless a rain prevents. Weather Gry and warm, with high winds. Farmers have left their homes to seek refuge in larger towns. So far no deaths are reported. —— SUNK IN BALTIMORE HARBOR. The Decatur H. Miller Run Down by the Bowden. BALTIMORE, Md., May 18—The Buck- man Fruit Company's steamship Bowden, from Jamaica, collided with and sunk the Merchants and Miners’ line steamship De- catur H. Miller In the harbor here this morning. The Miller had aboard 400 tons of general cargo from Savannaa, and was shifting to discharge it when the collision occurred. No lives were lost. ze ages en WE SHOULD own IT. Pelee Island Wrongfully Possessed by Great Britain. CHICAGO, Ill, May 18.—Maj. Gen. Wes- ley Merritt, commander of the department of the Missourl, and Robert T.j.incoln have returned from the Pelee Club reserve on Pelee Island in Lake Erle. Gen.Schofield was also a member of the party. Gen. Merritt said: “One thing I found about Pelee Island is that it is owned by Great Britain, and that according to the Clayton-Bulwer treaty of 1852 it should belong to the United States. The treaty provided that all islands north of the channel in the lake should belong to Great Britain and all south of the channel to this country. The channel course was not properly laid down at the time or has cuanae? since, as it is now north of the an — Today’s Presidential Nominations. The President today sent to the Senate the fcllowing nominations: Interior—Kenneth M. Jackson of Alaska, to be a commissioner in and for the district of Alaska, to reside at Wrangel; Henry C. Fink of Colcrado, to be a receiver of pub- lic moneys at Montrose, Col. Postmasters—Adrian P. Jordan, at Lees- brad Fla.; Bernard Monnich, at Hooper, eb. Handy Has Terrorized the Community for Many Years. His Brutal Assault on an Inoffensive Citizen—Sent to Jail for Close on a Yenr. Theodore Handy, the man who Judge Miller says has been terrorizing this com- munity for ten years, was brought into court today and given a hearing in the sev- eral cases against him growing out of the arrest Wednesday evening for his assault on William Hugh Robarts, because the lat- ter did not give him money when he asked for it, as published in Thursday's Star. When the prisoner was brought into ‘court this morning he was promptly recognized by the judge. Mr. Robarts was able to appear in court, but his face was terribly scarred and discolored. Mr. Hunter Haughton, who was also assaulted by the prisoner, was in court, as was Policeman McCort, who had made the arrest. For the assault on Mr. Robarts a charge of attempted murder had been filed, but it was certain that the charge would not lie when the case reached the upper court, and so Judge Miller after- ward entertained the case on a charge of simple assault. nding to jail of this man, who has errorizing the community for ten said the judge, “will accomplish nothing. The work house or penitentiary is the place for him, for then he will have to work.” This recalled what the prisoner had said when arrested, which was that he cared nothing for a jail sentence, and had com- mitted the assault because he would have to be sent to jail instead of to the work house. As published in Thursday’s Star, Handy met Mr. Robarts, who is much smaller than himself, and asked him for money. When he was refused money he walked ahead a short aistance, ther returned and dealt the inoffensive citizen two severe blows on his face and knocked him senseless, Then he threatened to kill Mr. Haughton, and did kick him when he reached the police sta- tion. Then it was that the big prisoner met a man who was more than a match for him. This man was Policeman McCort, who dealt him a severe blow on his nose. Handy went to the floor and did not offer to even get up until assured that he would not be xiyen another dose of the treatment. When the new charge had been filed the prisoner, who has been an Inmate of the Hampton Soidiers' Home, was arraigned, and he sald he wanted a jury trial in the case. He had already plead guilty to the charge of assault on Mr. Haughton, who had witnessed the F street affair, but he did not admit he was guilty of the charge of vagrai Concerning the charge of va- grancy the policeman told the court of the drunken conduct, and several arrests y during the past few months, and said that the p ner was cer- tainly a vagrant and suspicious person. “Handy, said the judg “I'm sorry that I have got to send you to jail for eleven months and twenty-nine days to lie on your back and do nothing.” m sure I have no desire to go there,” said the prisoner. “That may be true,” the court sald, “but every time you get out of prison you tn- terest yourself in the community and the community must necessarily interest it- self in you, although the taxpayers have to pay for your living tn idleness. You always go about the streets Knocking peo- ple down and nobody ever knocks you down Ni Interrupted the prisoner, “I wouldn't let them.” Handy asked that the charge of va- srancy be dismissed, saying he had a good ome here, and had lived here all his fe Iy people own prepe-ty,” he said, nd I don’t want to go to the work house.” “ll see about that charge later on,” the judge told him. “You may have éleven months and twenty-nine days in this case and we'll attend to the others when the jury case is heard.” pial es REVENUE MARINE CADETS. Result of the Recent Examination for Appointment. The recent examination at the Treasury Department of candidates for appoint- ment as cedets in the revenue cutter sery- ice has resulted in the success of the fol- lowing named young men, who mate the percentages given: w. J. eeler of Blacksburg, Va., 86.24; H. H. Welf_of Canton, Ohio, 85.66; E. Blake, jr.. Baltimore, Md., 84.98; P. H. Scott of Smithfield, Va., $2.40; P. Prince of Washington, D. C., § J._F. Hottel of Washington, D. C. y. W. Holling of San Francisco, Cal., F. B. Goudey of Boston, Mass., 76.04; F. W. Smith of Worcester, Mas: OA. There were twenty-seven candidates ex- amined, and those named were the only ones who exceeded the minimum general average of 75 per cent essential to eligibil- ity. —_—_____-e IMPORTANT ARMY RETIREMENTS. The Commanders of Fort Myer and the Artillery Barracks Among Them. A large number of important army re- tirements are due within the near future, se of which are of special interest to the citizens of Washington. During the present menth Col. D. S. Gordon, sixth cavalry; Col. Daingerfield Parker,’ elght- eenth infantry, and Capt. J. Ullo, second 1. H.C. Wood of the adju- department, will go on the retired list on account of age. Next month will mark the retirement of two artillery officers, Col. H. W. Closson of the fourth artillery and Capt. R. G. Shaw of the first regiment. In the subsistence department Lieut. Col. Wilson's retirement occurs on June 10, while Quartermaster General Batchelder retires June 27, to be followed July 9 by the retirement of Col. Barriger of the sub- sistence department. Later in the year will occur the retirements of Col. Lodo second artillery; Col. Biddle, ninth cavalr Lieut. Col. Bernard, ninth’ cavalry; Ma. Randlett, ninth cavalry, and Capts. De- Rudio, seventh cavalry, and Munson, sixth Infantry, and Col. Vincent, Lieut. Col. Hughes and Maj. Robinson of the staff de- partments. In addition to Quartermaster General Batchelder another brigadier general com- manding a staff department will soon go on the retired list. This 1s Commissary Gen- eral Morgan, who will reach the age Imit in January next. Col. Gordon, whose early retirement is mentioned above, {s the present commander of the cavalry post at Fort Myer, and Col. Glosson, Who retires next month, is now in command of the artillery garri Washington barracks.) S°7"S0n at the oo The New Army Chaplain. The Senate has confirmed the appoint- ment of Rev. I. H. B. Headley of Boston, Mass., to a United States army chaplaincy. Mr. Headley comes from a distinguished family. His uncle is J. T. Headley, formerly secretary of ‘state of New York, the author of “The History of the Rebellion” and other well-known works. His father, Rev. P. C. Headley, 1s also ap author, and has written many watks of note, such as “The Empress Josephine, “Mary Queen of Scots” and “Napoleon,” and war histories and biographies. ‘ Mr. Headley is a native of Massachusetts, where he received hls education. He fitted for college at Phillips’ Academy, Andover, and was graduated at Amherst College In the class of '75. His theological course was taken at Andover Theological Seminary. —_—_+e+______ Mixed Up Bicycle. A young colored man named Steptoe, who gave his name as Ross when arrested, was lccked up yesterday on complaint of Ben. E. Dakin, the bicycle dealer, and tomorrow he will be given a hearing on charges of stealing bicycles. He went into Dakin's place yesterday to have his bicycle re- paired, ard the dealer noticed that the wheel was made of parts of two wheels. These parts have been identified, and be- cause of the prisoner's conflicting state- ments he will be tried. Mr. Platt Came to Confer. Ex-Senator Thomas C. Platt was in Wash- ington yesterday, having, it is said, come over to the capital to confer with Senator Quay and others upon the means to be adopted to stem the McKinley tide now 80 strongly setting toward the republican nomination at St. Louis. Mr. Platt return- ed to greater New York in the evening. tant general's All the 8 Louis Delegates Have Been Elected. THE WEINLEY MEN IN A MAJORITY Only Strategy Can Deprive the Ohioan of His Strength. SHARP POLITICS EXPECTED The campaign of claims has ended as far as the St. Louis convention is con- cerned. The delegates having been all elected and McKinley apparently having a large majority, there is nothing left for the antl-McKinley people, if they are to keep up their fight, but to endeavor by sharp politics to lead McKinley into an ambush and to rob him of the strength which it 1s conceded he now possesses. Platt 1s quoted as having said during his visit here that he did not intend to do any more talking, but that he would play politics from now on. This means, if it means anything, that the talking that has been indulged in was in the hope of in- fluencing primaries and state conventions, and that these being over the delegates alone remain to be dealt with, What sort of politics Mr. Platt 1s going to play is not fully disclosed. From what his friends say {t appears that he has great faith in his method of attack on McKinley's financial attitude. The men in Congress, even those who are ready to oppose the Ohio man to the last, do not ex- ee much confidence in this method of at- tack, McKinley Sound on Money. Probably not one man in Congress, and certainly none of experience has the least doubt that McKinley is a “sound money” man. Apparently no one except those who would I'ke to embarrass him desire any further expression from him on the sub- jeect. Tho attitude of the radical silver men toward him, If generally understood, would be assurance enough that they hi no doubt about his being against them. They count him a gold man, just as they do John Sherman. Among those men who have no political purpose to serve by pre- tending to a doubt the opinion ts frecly ex- pressed that a plain gold standard plat- form will not be distasteful to McKinley. ‘The response to all criticism of his silence is that he is willing to stand on the repub- ican platform, and that it is not his duty, but the duty of the national convention to make that platform. THere ts no doubt about the attitude of the republican party on the financial question. The Financial Plank. The convention will declere against 16 to 1 silver, and it {s cnly matter of the form of expression which will be made use of to give emphasis to the declaration. For McKinley to make use of some particular form in a formal laration at this time would, it Is said, lv e his attempting to dictate the terms of the platfurm. He be- Heves in “sound mcney" There being no doubt on that point, it 1s held that there is not only no reason vy he should out- line a platform, but every good reason why he should leave that to the conven- tion He is ready to stand on any platform the ntion is at all likely to adopt, and it is declared that he will never object to its being direct and explicit in declaration for gold standard. MeKinley’s Wise Silence. Representative Walker, chairman of the banking and currency committee of the Hou speaking on the s, says he sees no need of McKinley fin nelal question now. “A man,” he sé ‘nominated for office can say nothing that will not be tortured cut of its true meaning, and anything that McKinley might now say would be so treated. Were he to speak out for sound money it would be said that he was beg- ging for office. The moment a man is prac- tically nominated he should stand on his recor’ Repreeentative Hill of Connecticut, speak- ing on the same subject, said: “The public has now no right to call on McKinley for an expression of his financial views. It is the business of the convention to make the platform, and then, if they think he is not @ proper man to stand on that platform, let them nominate some one else. It is hard work for a man to make a record af- ter he has become a candidate. He should rather be taken on his previous record or dropped altogether, and if called upon to advise Maj. McKinley, I would tell him to say nothing.” Cincinnati Has Confidence. Representative Taft of Ohio says: “No city should be stronger for sound money than is Cincinnatl!, and the voters there were fully assured of Mr. McKinley's posi!- tion. They have no doubt of his entire devotion to sound money.” Here and there a different view 1s ex- pressed. Representative Brown of Ten- nessee, who is instructed as a delegate for McKinley, said in an interview today: “This is no time for a straddle. Any man who seeks a nomination should lead and not fcllow. McKinley's closest friends do not seem to know where he stands, and unless he regards the average voter as a fool, he should clearly state his position on the financial question.” A Specific Statement Demanded. Gen. Michener, who is a close political friend of General Harrison, said this morn- ing on the same subject that the extracts from McKinley's speeches on finance now being published in the newspapers were of a general nature, and that there is now a demand for a specific statement from him, for the reason that that will be the ab- sorbing question of the coming campaign. “As Mr. McKinley has not heretofore put himself definitely on record on this ques- tion, it seems to me that his party and the public have the right to know his views before they accord him the presidential nomination. I see no good reason why he should conceal his view: a A FEARFUL FALL, Down an Elevator Shaft With a Car- ringe on Top of Him. A most distressing accident occurred shortly after 12 o'clock today at the Joyce's rriage factory. Carl Davis, a painter, porking on the third floor, undertook to pull a carrige on the elevator. Facing the carriage ard walking backward, and sup- posing the levator car was in place, he walked off, pulled the carriage after and fell to the grcund floor. When picked up he was unconscious and bleeding from the mouth and nose, and several wounds about the head. The first precinct patrol wagon was called and took the poor fellow to the Emergency Hospital. 1t was found on examination by Drs. Mc- Grath and West that his nose was broken; there was a severe fracture of the fore- head and bad wounds on the chin and the left eye. Davis is nineteen years old, and lives at 1210 6th street. He apparently landed on his face, and probably sustained internal injuries. He 1s still unconscious, and the doctors venture no opinion as to his fate. They think there was no pa- ralysis. —_—>___ ARMY AND NAVY UNION, Seventh Regular Session Began Hero ‘Today. The seventh regular sersion of the regular Army and Navy Urion, U. 8, A, began this morning at 10:30 o'clock in the hall, corner of 9th and Pennsylvania avenue northwest. ‘The committee on credentials reported 86 delegates and 30 alternates present, the largest numter ever in attendance at a regular meeting, ard every section and al- most all the ships of the navy being repre- sented. the union took a recess until » and on reassembling will, it is expected, hear the reports of the rest of the general officers. —_—___ EXPLOSION IN MADRID. A Petard Set Off Near the Royal Palace. MADRID, May 18.—A petard was x ploded today in the street near the royal palace. No damage was done. Philadelphia Firm Gets Most of Local New Building Regulatio: Drawa Up by Commission—Changes and Im- provements Othe, Notes, Apropos of the adverse report of the Commissioners on the bill to establish a District printing office,cemes_ the announce- ment from the proposal board that Dunlap & Co., the Philedelphia printing firm, gets the contract for doing a large majority of the District printing next year. In other words, out of the thirty-eight items adver- tised the firm Is the lowest bidder on twen- ty-seven of them and are tied on two others. The aggregate emount of money represented by their bid is $3,860.31. Two ether firms are included in the award, and both are from Washington. Byron S. Ad- ame is scheduled to get $101 worth and Hartman & Cadick are the lowest bidders on $233 worth. Dunlap & Co. and Byron 8. Adams are ted on Iter: number 15 worth $0, and Dunlap & Co. and Hartman & Cadick are tied on item number 32, worth $70. The other tie is between Adams and Hartman & Cadick on item 32,worth to the one who gets the award $88.50. It Is understood that an effort will be made by the local printers to haye the bid of Dunk p & Co. thrown out on the ground that the firm is not a responsible bidder. They will base their claim, {t is sald, on the foct that during the past year the Dis- trict has suffered materially because of long Celays on the part of that firm in fill- ing orders. It 1s a well-known fact at the District building that many important pub- lic works havo been delayed because the specifications therefor were not returned from the printer in time, and there are several ceses where the District has ad- vertised certain work, re'ying upon the specifications, and forced finally to aban- don the advertisement urtil the printed specifications arrived. This has cost the District the loss of various sums, which, it is said, more than overbalance the differ- ence between the lowest bidder and the next In ne who was a local man, subject to the supervision of the authorities, and who could have been ccmpelled to get the work out in time. This argument will be used against the award, and it is not un- likely that the Commissioners will decide in favor of the next lowest bidder, who is a local man. At any rate, they will care- fully investigate the matter and give a heating to the local printers if they care to present their case. Bullding Regulations, The commission appointed some months ago to revise the building regulations made tts report to the Commissioners this morning. Before these regulations are finally adopted, the Commissioners will go over them carefully and make whatever changes and additions they deem necessary. The building commission, which was com- posed of the building inspector, Architect A. P. Clarke, jr., Robert Fleming and Prof. Maynard, electrical expert, went into the subject most carefully, and the result of their work will be, it is id, the issuance of the best and most complete set of buiid- ing regulations published anywhere in the world. The new regulations contain many im- portant changes, all designed to protect the growth of the city, and prevent unsightly as well as insanitary buildings. In this cornection a Nght and ventilation clause has been added, which requires in future buildings a reserved space in the rear for light and ventilation. This space is never to be bulit upon, and the regulation is de- signed to prevent the crowding of houses to the detriment of personal comfort and imsanitary conditions. Another and equally important addition to the regulations is a section relating to the strength of timbers used in the con- struction of buildings. Heretofore little at- tention was paid to this matter. Under this section of the new regulations all joists or other beams carrying loads are required to be of sufficient thickness to carry the estimated weight, -vhich is care- fully worked out in an extensive table. A humane clause relative to the protec- tion of workmen {s also among the new regulations. After the regulations are adopted the owners of new buildings must see to it that the workmen are protected by the laying of temporary floors. And then there fs a clause fashioned after the New York ordinance, which has for its object the protection of pedestrians. Tem- porary sheds over the sidewalk adjacent to new buildings in course of erection are re- quired to prevent, as stated above, falling brick, &c., from injuring passing pedes- triars. A new section designed to cover all cases where fire escapes are necessary {s added, and it provides, without respect to height, that all buildings used as tenement houscs, boarding houses, colleges, seminarles, &c shall be provided wit proper fire escapes. Foundations are treated at length in the mew regulations, and one section in particu- lar stipulates that in making a foundation if the ground be soft piling must be done be- fore the actual foundation 1s latd. The stringing of wires for the transm!: sion of electrical power or for lighting pur- peses !y exhaustively treated in the new regulations, and Prof. Maynard has drafted a set of rules which, if followed, will reduce the danger of fires from electric wires to a minimum, ——~—_—_. A POPULAR OFFICER DEAD. Capt. William L. Cash Succumbs to an Incurable Malady. Capt. Willlam L. Cash, inspector of rifle practice of the first battalion, D. C. N. G., and a member of Col. Moore's staff, died yesterlay at his residence, No. 1421 Q street. Capt. Cash had been a sufferer for several years from a tumor, and had sub- mitted to several painful and intricate cperations, which afforded him only tem- perary relief. He was aware for over a year that his case was hopeless, but he met the emergency with the unfaltering cour- age that had always been his distingulsh- ing trait, and bravely awaited the Inevita- ble end. He was of a genial disposition ard numbered his friends by the acquaint- ar.ces he made. He was generous and whole hearted, and his death will be keen- ly felt by a very large circle. Capt. Cash was a soldier, and a brave one, in the confederate army, serving throughout the entire war, and at its ck came to this city. He was one of the first members of the reorganized Washington Light Infantry, entering as a private, and rising by steady promotions to a captaincy. He was a member of company B, the crack company of the W. L. I. corps, when it was commanded by Capt. Burt Ross, and this company will be the escort at the funeral, which will take place from the Gunton Memorial Church at 4:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Befcre his health became undermined Capt. Cash was cne of the most expert riflemen in the world, and was a member of the famous American rifle team that went to England in 1883, and which was distir guished by having three District gen- tlemen among its twelve members, those tesides Capt. Cash being Capt. J. M. Pol- lsrd and Dr. Scott. Col. Moore has for- mally conveyed the yews of Capt. Cash's death to the officers of the first regiment, and Col. Cecil Clay has followed the same ccurse with those of the second regiment, and they will attend the funeral in fatigue uniforms, with swords. The pallbearers will be the officers of the department of rifle practice and the body-bearers eight non-commissioned officers of the first regi- ment. Capt. Cash leaves a widow, but no children. Gold Ontflow and Political Talk Agitating Wall Street FRACTIONAL DECLINES WERE RECORDED Manhattan the Feature of the Railway List. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS ee aa val Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, May 18.—The undertone of the present speculative situation ts not en- couraging and pessimistic theories are daily multiplying. The gold outflow and doubt as to the outcome of the presidential con- ventions are the chief sources of appre- hension, and, unfortunately, no immediate relief 1s promised. The engagement of $1,- 10,000 gold for export by tomorrow's steamers and the provable engagement of large amounts toward the end of the week ; occasioned some nervousness among trad- ers during the opening hour. Fractional declines were recorded .n all departments, the narrowness of the market alone re- stricting the extent of the depression. Rumors that a strong sound money letter will shortly be given out with the ex- pressed approval of the Ohio candidate were selected by certain brokers as a means for forcing a covering of room con- tracts. The effort was only partially suc- cessful, however, the skepticism recently inspired by the lack of frankness on this subject having extended to all subjects Ukely to erise Guring the campaign. In the majority of well-informed finan- celal circles any advance based on this nominatio.: will be utilized in the interest of an extensive short acectr*. Manhattan was again the feature of the railroad list at a substantial decline from last week's figures. Opening at a reduc- uon of ty per cent, a decline of 1% per cent from the initial sale was easily accom- plished under a pressure of selling orders. Long stock was marketed rather freely during the early dealings, and is expected to be a feature of the trading In this prop- erty for some time to come. The reported leasing of the 4th avenue by the Broadway cable materially increases the power of the opposition lines. Unless radical changes in the direction of im- Provement are immediately undertaken present prices cannot be considered perma- nent. Sugar sold down 1% per cent on transac- tions involving both accounts. A reduction of 1-8 per cent in the refined product was announced, which in connection with the yielding tendency of the general market at- tracted sales by the room. The balance of the market was dull and void of significant feature. The evening up of room contracts around delivery has re- sulted in a complete recovery of the early fractional losses In some instances, while in others the more substantial declines were reduced within fractional limits. With values in the present sensitive con- dition it is difficult to predict the immediate course of prices. It is generally conceded, however, that there is nothing in the out- lock to Warrant hasty purchases. Ordinary speculative factors are satisfactory, but with Congress in session and two conven- tions in prospect they are for the time be- ing disregarde ——»—__ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, ‘The following are the opening, the highest end the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. Open. High, Low. Close, American Sugar. 1228 1824 IN 18175 American Sugar, Pfd... 103%, 103 1083 1035) American Tobace 6" 6 6 Os, American Cotton Ol... ...----- Atchison. 147%, lig Balto. & lg 18 Canada : Canad: Chesapeake & C.,C., C. & StL. Chicago, B. & Q Chic. & Northwestern. Chicago Gas, Cis. C. M. & St. : CM. & St. Delaware & Hudson. Den. & RK. Grande, Pfd. Dis. & Cattle Feeding. General Electric, Dilinojs Central Lake Shore. Loulsville & N Long Island Traction. Metropolitan Traction. Manhattan Elevated Michigan Central Missouri Pacifo. National Lead Co. National Lead Co., Pfd. U. 5. Leather, Pid New Jersey Central. New York Central . N Y.& N. Eng. Cfs. N.Y.C. & St Louis Northern Pacific. Northern ific, North American yO OO OO Ont. & Wertern, pie Le 3 Pacific Mall BE Phila. & Readin, i Pullman Pal. Car Co. sce Southern Railway, Pd. 2 Phila. Traction. Texas Pacific... ‘Tenn. Coal & Iron. Union Pacific... Wabash Wabash, Pfd. Wheeling & L. Erie Wheeling & 1. Erie, Western Union Tel sliver... Washington Stock Exchange. lar call—12_ o'clock m.— Washington Loun and ‘Trust, 50 at 121. U.S. Electric Light, 10 at 118; 9 at 1 lat 118. Mer, baler Linotype, 10 at 129; 10’at 129; 10 at 10 at U, 8. 48, registered, 108% U.S. 4s, coupon, 1u9% bid, 1101 1025, 117 id, 117% “asked. UL cernment Bonds. , 1u9% asked. asked. U.S. 4s, District of Columbia Bonds.—2 103 bid, 30-year fund 6s, gold, 108 t Water stock 7s, 1901, currency, 11 Obid.’ Water stock 7s, 7903, currency, 112 bid. 3.658, funding, currency, 109 bid. Miscellancous Bonds.—Metropolitan Ratlroad Gs, 100% bid, 10914 asked. “Relt Railroad 6s, 77 tid, 82 asked. Kekington Rallroad 6s, 99 bid, 10245 asked. Columbia” Railroad 6s, 113) bid Washington Gas Company Gs, Washington Gas Company, series B, hington Gas Company con\ tric Light conv. Ss, and Potomac Tele curity ard Trast can Security and Trust Ss, A.’and O., 100 bid. Washington Market Company Ist 6s, 108 bid. Washington Market Company tmp. és, 103 iid. Washington Market Company ext. 65, 108 Did. M sonic Hall Association Ss, 103 bid. Washington Light Infantry Ist Gs, 100 bid. National Bank Stoc Bank of Washington, 280 bid. Bank of th, Republic, 240 bid. | Metropolit 285 bid, 295 asked. Central, 280 bid. Farm and Mechante: 180 bid, 1% asked. Second, 183 bid. Citizens’, '130 bid. " Columbia, 130 bid. Capi- tal, 120 bid." West End, 107 bid. Traders’, 95 Did. 108 asked. Lincoln, 104 bid, 110 asked. “Onio, id. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.—National Safe Deposit and Trust, 118 bid, 120 asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 120 bid, 12 basked. American Se curity and Trust, 142% bid, 146 asked. Washiug- ton Safe Deposit, 50 bid. Railroad Stocks.—Caplial Traction Company, 74 Did, 78 asked. Metropolitan, 110% bid. Columns, G8 bid. Belt, 20 asked. lngton, 20 bid. Geo-ge- tewn and Tennallytown, 10 bid. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington G: # bid, 40 asked. Georgetown Gas, 45 bid. U. Blectric Light, 117% bid. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 30 bid. Franklin, 88 bid Metropolitan, 73 bid! Corcoran, 50 hid. Petomac, 65 bid. Arlington, 138 bid. " German- Amertean, 175 bid. National Union, 10 bid, 14 asked. Columbia, 12 bid. Riggs, 7% bid, 84 asked, People’s, 5% bid, 6 asked. Lincoln, 7% bid, 8% asked. Commerciil, 4% bid. Title Insurance Real Estate Title, 102 bid, 110 asked. Columbia Title, 5% bid, 6 axked. Washington Title, 8 bid. District Title,’ 7 bid, 12 asked. Telephone Stocks.—Pennsrlvania, 8S Wid. Chess. peake and Potomac, 58% bid, 61 ‘asked. American Graphophone, 9 bid, 9% asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, .20 bid, 35 asked. Misceliancous Stocks. — Mergenthaler 120%) bid, 120% asked. 8 asked. | Washington M Ice, 120 bid, 125 asked. Norfol Steamboat, 100 bid. Lincoln H. —_—>___ ‘Tabor Opera House to Be Sold. DENVER, Col., May 18.—That the Tabor Opera House and the Tabor block will soon be sold at public auction seems cerjain, the state supreme court having affirmed the action of the Arapahoe county district court giving the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company authority to fore- close the first mortgage of $500,000. Mrs. Laura D. Smith, who holds a second mort- gage for $400,000, has also obtained per- mission from the court to foreclose. and Washing”, 90 asked. WINDING UP BUSINESS Closing Sessions of the A. P, A. Supreme Council. Will Close Up Business Tonight—Com- pletion of the Election of Officers —Next Place of Meet The Supreme Council of the A. P. A. will wind up its session this afternoon. or to- night, and by tomorrow morning few of the officers and delegates will be in the city. Not more than seventy-five delegates were present at the session this morning, the others having left Sunday and this morning for their homes. The council was in session this morning from 9 until 12 o'clock, and took a recess until 2 o'clock this afternoon, agreeing to remain in ses- sion from then until all business ts posed of. When the council took a recess a major- ity of the delegates went in a body to the Capitol to call on friends. It was reported that the delegates had gone to the Capitol to corfer with Representatives as to some legislation on the subject of immigration, but ex-President Traynor and other mem- bers said there was no truth in this report. Mr. Traynor said that the delezates had been so busy up to this time they nad not hed a chance to visit the Capitol and talk with their friends, and concluded that this morning was the best time. The Election of Officers. About the only work of interest done by the council this morning was the comple- ticn of the election of officers. On Satur- day night four of the officers were elected, but the others were left to this morning. There {s almost a complete new deal all around in the officers, as the following list of those elected will show: Supreme president, John W. Echols, At- lama, Ga.; supreme vice president, H 8. Williams, Boston; supreme secretary of state, H. V. J. Swain, California; supreme chaplain, W. H. Gottwald, District of Co- lumbia; supreme secretary, W. J. Palmer, Butte, Mont.; supreme treasurer, F. C. Campbell, Minneapolis: supreme serge at-arms, J. W. Ellis, Indian territory; rreme guard, W. B. Howard, Omaha, b.; an sentinel, T. S. Henson, Columbus, The most interest in the elections this mcrning centered in the choice of supreme secretary. he candidates were Maj Burke of this city, W. J. Palmer, Montana, and Secretary Beatty of Chicago. Mr. Beatty's friends thought he ought to be re- elected, and did all they could to bring about that end. He led on the first ballot, but Mr. Palmer was the lucky man. He was elected on the second ballot. The Business Yet to Finish. There is a good deal of work ahead of the ecuncil this afternoon. The selection of the next meeting place has not yet been de- cided on, although the indications are that Washington will be made the permanent place of meeting. The installation of the rewly elected officers is to take President-elect Echols was ncon, and it was possible tt be able te stand a lengthy ceremony There ts erable new and un- finished bustin hendle, and it is sald im that another effort will be made to abolish the advisory done the council may into the night before it cor des its work. In addidtion to the foregoing work the committee on political action, which will outline the course of the order this ye will repert, and its report is to b sidered. The platform of the order will be re-ena-ted, it Is said, In practically the same shape as lust ar. A Talk With Founder Bower In a talk with a Star reporter today, F. Bowers, the founder of the o ex- Pressed himself as pleased with the fact that the work had been carried through with so little friction. He pred! d that the order would c nue to grow, and that it would ultimately win in all that it 1s working for. Mr. Bowers ts a life member of the order and of the executive board, and has bet much Interested in the work that ha done. His quiet counsel has been a in many itstances. H. Committee Meetings. A meeting of the executive committee, which is composed of the newly elected of- ficers, wil: be held tonight, at which time there will be meetings of a number of other committees. The advisory board will hold a final meeting to consider matters that will have to be attended to in the fu- ture. Mass Meeting Tonight. The A. P. A. mass meeting to be held in Center Market Hall tonight will be ad- dressed by Dr. Powers of Boston, Joseph Waldrop of California, Col. C. C. Bradshaw of Montena and others. The singing will be led by Rev. W. W. Dunmire. Represen- tative Linton will preside. os DEATH OF CFFICER ELLIS. An Old and Efficient Policeman Passes Away. In the death of Samuel H. Ellis the police force loses one of its best officers and one who has seen long and hard service. This officer, who has rendered such valuable service, died at his home, No. 642 G street, yesterday morning. He was appointed a member of the police force in 1866, having come here prior to that time from § Mary's county, Md. After three year: service he was ordered to do duty with @ colored man, the first colored man appoint ed on the force, but rather than do this hi resigned. Three years later Preside Grant, who had interested himself in the €x-policeman’s behalf, took official action which resulted in his reinstatement. Later on while doing duty in the first precinct, it fell to his lot to do duty with Policeman John Bailey, colored, and for several : these officers covered the “Divisiorx and succeeded in making it one of the orderly beats in the city. The lawl there feared these officers, and when wanted one of them to answer a charge it was necessary to only tell them the wanted at the station, no trouble & perlenced in making the arres years of faithful service, the deceased w detailed for duty at the White House and this duty at the door, it 1s thought, gz him a cold, which culminated in throat consumption. He leaves a family of sev- eral children, one son being a member of the police force. Today Maj. Moore Issued an eulogistic or- der concerning the officer's death and or- dered a detail of twenty-four officers to at- tend his funeral. His death makes room for a promotion and appointment. > as Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenturg, Thal- low. 6 61%2 Barge Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, May 18.—Flour dull—wostern su- do. extra, $2.59a$3.15; do. family inter wheat patent, '§3.S0n$4.00; $3.00083.00;" spring wheat straight receipts, 14,561 barrels; shipments, 49 barrels, Wheat unsettled and. lower—-spot month, 67isa6; do. on grade, spot month, 34833%: ‘June, S4\a34y BbaS5%; steamer mixed, S2%4e92%—recelj 345 bushels; shipments, 107,011 bushels 630,072 bushels; sales, 17,000 bushels— white corn, 3444 bid; do. Fellow, 34nd. steads—No. 2 white western, 25428; No, 3 mixed do. receipts, 18,008 bushels: stock, 184,416 bushels. Rye quist but steady—No. 2, 41 nearby; 43 western-recelpts, 2,054 bushels; tock, 25,328 bushels. Hay quiet, barely steads—cholce timothy, $17.00. Grain freights steady, demand fair, un- chal Sugar steady—granulated, 5.88 per 100 or Butter ateady—fancy creamery, 10a17; jo. imitation, 1814; do. Inde, 12; good ladle, 100 Li: store packed, Sal0. Exge steady—tresh, 0%. Cheese steady—fancy new, old, 60 pounds, cheddare, 10: do, 85 , fate, 10%; do. new, 00 pou pounds, penic, 10.” Whisky, soar at" ter gation , plenic, 10. 4 81" per for finished goods in car loads; 18iai.88 pet gee lor for Jobbing lots,