Evening Star Newspaper, May 19, 1896, Page 1

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Persons leaving the city for any Period can have The Star mailed to them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering it at this office, in person or by letter, or postal card. Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. Invariably in ad- vance. Subscribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should give the last address as well as the new one. BATTERIES OPENED Heirs-at-Law Attack Mr. Luke Dev- lin. CONTINU'NG «HOLT «WILL = CASE —— Administrator Under Will Severely Cross Examined. aes JUDGE HOLT’S SIGNATURE In a certain sense, the Holt will case en- tered upon the nd stage today. Yester- a afternoon the torn and burnt paper which purports to be the last will of the late Judge Holt was admitted in evidence Judge Bradley. This was regarded as semetning of a victory for the caveaiees, the beneficiaries by the will. When the trial’ was resumed this morn- ing. the court room was well filied with in- terested spectators, who followed closely the different points of the story as they were developed. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Luke Devlin, the executor of the alleged will, was placed por the stand. His examination in chief was very brief, and brought out me: the fact that he had never seen the paper in question until after it had reached the cf- fice of the ster of wills. The cro: <amination was Kept up at considerable length, and was all directed to showing the relations which existed be- tween the witness and the late Judge Holt, and the business training y Mr. Devlin. Mr. Jere Wil the examination, seeking to show that the that the judge rever Mr. Devlin’s te: vas never on very intimate rms with Holt. He also ad- mitted that outside of a short experience a clerk in a dry goods store, wnen a young man, he had always been a clerk in the departments, and had no g t amount of business trai ez. Devlin was placed upon the stand this morring, and in a very few min- utes the attorn fer the caveators dis- played what they evidently regarded one of the most important cards in their haad. was presumption would have timony did Sensational Inference. Mr. Wilson ed the witnes and asked him whether the handwriting was his. He said that it was. Mr. Wilson offered the paper in evidence, but this was at once objected to. In arguing on his point Mr. Wilson said that the paper was pplication for letters of administr on the estate of the y arrahan, the famous cl: Mr. Wil- a paper imant. m stated that there a striking ilarity veen the phraseology of the let- ter and that of the will. There were also marked similarities in the handwriting that would be pointed out later. Judge Bradley refused to allow the letter to be introduced at this stage of the trial on was rot properly a part of examination. If it were competent it might be admitted at a later stage of the proceedin In answer to a q tio. from Mr. Wilson he did not call at » Holt after the lat- did he attend the was urable to fin was to be held. M lel the big envelope 1 will was sent to the ked whether envelopes n the War Department. rot in the bureau n he was employed. He could not hether they were in use in other s uf the department. On the redirect Mr. Devi ber of Incidents show macy between Judge out at what cour it Devlin was then ha: in which the alleg told of a num- more or less inti- olt and himself. Miss Throckmorton. Miss Josephine Helt Throckmorton ther called to the stand. She is a very handsome young woman. She said that she is thirty years of age, but she looks eonsiderably less than that. In answer to a question from Mr. Dar- Ting! he said that the first time she d of the existence of a will was e received telegram from M The time she ever saw the s in the register’s office, the latier part Miss Throckmorton said that Judge Holt St October. was her godfather, but that she had see few times since childhood. Hi rmy, and she has lived at different army pc all over the coun- try. Since his retirement, two years ago, the fam have made their home in New York city Mr. Darlington then arose and announced that the prima facie part of the case was concluded. Mr. Worthington at once gave rotice that counsel for his side would hold the other side firmly to this statement; that if an_ attempt were made to introduce any more direct evidence in support of the valiaity of the will they would strenuct sly object. In the caveat the genuineness cf the paper had been challenged and the whole docu- ment was claimed to be a forger It was incumbent upon the other side to show that the will was genuine. They had gone considerably beyond the prima facie side of the case. for in asking Mr. Devlin whether he had ever seen the will or had it in his possession they had virtually giver him a chance to testify that he had net written the will. Yet-from the evi- dence so far adduced, sa!d Mr. Worthing- ton, there was more reason for believing that Luke Deviin had written the will than that Judg+ Holt was the author. After considerable legal discussion be- tween counsel on both sides, the court de- cided that from the cheracter of this case it was incumbent upon the caveatees to Produce at this stage all the evidence in support of the genuireness of the will. To Prove the Will. Miss Lizzie Hynes, one of the beneficia- ries under the terms of the alleged will, Was then placed upon the stand. She testi- fied that she had corresponded with Judge Holt for about forty years; had often seen him write and was familiar with his Rature. She identified the body of the will, which was handed to her for examination, and also the signature of the testator as in the handwriting of Judge Holt. On cross-examinaticn Miss Hynes sald that her proper name was Elizabeth. Judge Holt knew it, but he alw: called her Liazie. Tc ward the latter part of his life his letters to her were written by some one else, but always signed by him, and the signatures, even toward the last, she said, were ideatical with the signature on the alleged will. Knew the Writing. Mrs. Mery McC. Ray testified that from the time she was a young girl to about 1885, some fifteen years in all, she corres- ponded pretty regularly with Judge Holt. She also, in the most positive terms, iden- tified the handwriting in the alleged will. On cross-examination Mr. Worthington endeavored to bring out the fact that there was some bad feeling existing between Mrs. Ra: husband and Washington D. Holt, one of the heirs-at-law, growing out of a financial transaction, which might tend to bias her testimony. Judge Bradley ruled cut a good deal of this evidence as hearsay enly. Mrs. Ray is a niece of Miss Hynes. Mrs. Throckmorton, the mother of Miss Josephine Throckmorton, also said that she was familiar with udge Holt’s handwriting, and certain that the will was written by him. On cross-examination Mrs. Throckmorton “(€ontinued on Second Page.) SILVER IN KENTUCKY The Democrats Putting Up a Vigorous Fight for the White Me‘al. Seund Moncey Men Short-Handed— Carlisle and His Explanations— Fffect of the State's Loss, The silver democrats are putting up a vigerous fight in Kentucky, and reports from there represent them as hopeful of controlling the coming state cenvention. Governor Stone of Missour! has just begun a stumping tour which will take him into every congressional district, and he may be joined by Senators Daniel and Vest. Mr. Blackburn will leave in a few days, and will remain until after the convention. Nothing as yet is on the cards of the sound money contingent to oppose this. An urgent appeal has been made to Sec retary Carlisle to come out and deliver a series of speeches, but he is unable to leave his post at this time. Neither is Senator Lindsay able to take part. This leaves the sound money men a little short- handed. Carlisle and His Explanations. There is some comment, too, on the fact that Mr. Carlisle has entered .upon ex- planations of his record. ‘This is con- strued to mean that the sho2 ts pinching. When he went hon2 to vote last fall he was asked the question whether or not he would cast his ballot for General Hardin fer governor. He declined to answer. This provoked the assertion that he would vote for Colonel Bradley, and ever since then the story has been in circulation in the state that he did vote for the republi- can candidaie. Mr. Carlisle now an- nounces that he voted the democratic ticket, He has likewise put out a personal letter explaining his famous speech made in the House in 1St8, in which ke severely de- nounced the demonetization of si:ver. The silver men have always made great use of at speech, and are mooding Kentucky now with copies of it. It argues, they in- sist, a complete change of front on his part, and refutes, as they believe, his claim that he never was an ativocate of free sil- ver. Mr. Carlisle, in his letter, admits seme change of sentiment, but not the radical change ascribed to him. He paraphrases Henry Clay with some felicity, and de- ciares that he would rather be right than be consistent. Effect of the Loss of Kentuc! The loss of Kentucky would be a serious blow to the sound money men. It Is al- most the key to the situation. The whele south and west, reinforced by Illinois, In- diana, and possibly Ohio, would make sil- ver too strong at Chicago—it could have its way both about the platfurm and the can- didate. Then, the rebuke of Mr. Carlisle int his own state would be a rebuke of the ad- ministration, and if that should be copied at Chicago, a rupture of the party would, it is thought, be inevitable. If the silver men control tie state con- vention, a resolution indorsing Mr. Black- burn for Senator at the election to be held in January, 1598, will be passed. ee NO MOVEMENT CO) Not Likely There Will Be a Serious Attempt to Prolong the Session, Any definite move to prolong the session is not contemplated by the silver men in Congress. One thing and another may oc- cur to delay adjournment day after day,but the situation is not such as to admit of an organized movement to kerp Congress here. Some of the silver men and the cemocrats generally think that there might be some political advantage to them in having the session prolonged until after the national conventions, but all the im- agined advantage they concede would be lost if the responsibility for the delay were fixed upon them. The opportunity is not now oftered to interfere with the adjourn- ment without taking responsibility. By in- direct methods business might be dragged along for a while, but the business which must be disposed of is in such a state that it cannot be legitimately hung up for a great me. Moreover the advantage to be gained over the republicans by delay is too problematical to warrant any rush to accomplish it. The feeling is that the only thing that can keep Congress in session until after the conventions is some action by President Cleveland with chat object in view. tEMPLATED. Important Confirmations. The Senate, in executive session, yester- day confirmed the following nominations: William Lochren of Minnesota to be Unit- ed States district judge for the district of Minnesota. Robert Lee Jenkins of North Carolina to be consul of the United States at Patras, Greece. Robert Ransom of North Carolina to be second secretary of the legation of the United States to Mexico. The nomination of E. R. A. Freeman to be postmaster at Burlington, N. C., was rejected. The confirmation by the Senate of Frank W. Joplin, to be postmaster at Elizabeth- town, Ky., yesterday, terminates a contest that has been in progress for two or three years. Joplin was appointed soon after the beginning of the present administration, to succeed Mrs. Emily T. Helm, who was a sister of Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. Mrs. Helm’s friends antagonized confirmation, d have been able to prevent it up to the Present time. The confirmation was made without objection. —___—___~-e- For Saw Filer and Knife Grinder. The United States civil service commis- sion will hold an examination in this city on May 29 to fill a vacancy in the govern- ment printing office for the pBsition of saw filer and knife grinder. The position re- quires a mechanic who is skilled in the use of emery wheels and understands the tem- pering of steel. The practical questions will require a knowledge such as a prac- tical machinist requires. The salary of the position is $3.20 per diem. Persons desiring to compete should obtain application blanks from the civil service commission and file their applications at once. Acts Approved. The President bas approved the act to regulate the business of storage in the Dis- trict of Columbia; the jeint resolution au- thorizing free entry of exhibits to the Ten- nessee center nial exposition; the act al- lowing free retuin of articles exported from the United States for exhibition pur- poses; the acts for the relief of Wm. Gray, A. P. Brown, ex-Naval Cadet Henry T. Baker and Wm. W. Frerch; the act pro- viding a life saving station at Point Bo- nita, Cal.; the act in regard to the con- struction of a court house and jail in Na ajo county, Ariz.; the act making Syra- cuse, N. ¥., a port of delivery; and the act donating cannon to the Mountain View Cemetery Association at Oakland, Cal. Miss Barton Not Interfered With. Secretary Olney has received a letter from Miss Clara Barton, in which, refer- ring to rumors that she was prohibited from distributing relief-in Asia Minor, ex- cept under direction and control of the Turkish authorities and from lists of per- sons furnished by Turkish officials, she emphatically denies that any members or officials of the Turkish government have ever tried in any way to direct or control her distributions. | BRAVELY THEY DIED Four Firemen Gave Up Their Lives Last Night. WIDE SWEEP OF ‘THE FLAMES ae Historic Fire in the Commission Merchants’ fquare. DEAD AND INJURED The Dend. Thomas A. Griffin, assistant foreman, truck B, New Hampshire avenue and M street. Joseph Mulhall, private, Engine Company No. 8, North Carolina avenue sovtheast between 6th and 7th streets. Daniel Conway, private, Engine Company No. 9, U street northwest between 16th and lith streets. George H. Giles, assistant foreman, En- sine Company No. 9. The Injured. George W. Kettler, acting foreman, en- gine company No. §, North Carolina ave- nue southeast between 6th ard 7th streets. Arthur Donaidson, private, same com- pany. Pp. W. Nicholson, fereman truck D, New, York avenue an 3d street. W. E. Jones, assistant foreman truck D. Supe McElwee, private, engine company No. 8. Michael Barry, private, engine company No. 7. Alonzo Taylor, citizen, hand burned by” electric wir Frey, face burned by electric ——s A conflagration, accompanied by a sad sacrifice of human life and the destruction of a large amount of valuable property, visited Washington last night and for sev- eral hours held the attention of its people to the exclusion of all else. The burned area occupies the center of the triangular square bounded by 9th, 10th and Ii streets northwest and Louisiana avenue, and twen- ty-two buildings were virtually destroyed, together with all their contents, causing a tetal loss of probably $200,000. During the progress of the fire scenes heartrending and affecting, pitiful and sen- saticnal, followed closely upon one another, stirring the vast concourse of spectators to uncontrollable emotions and spurring men to deeds of heroism and self-sacrifice un- exampled in the history of the capital. The origin of the fire is cbscure and Is attributed to several causes. The most plausible appears to be that the heavy electrical storm which passed over the city just previous to the discovery of the flames had surcharged the wires entering the branch office of the Postal Telegraph Com- pany at 919 B street, and the heavy cur- rent had ignited the woodwork of the structure where the wires entered. Anoth- er solution was tnat the coals remaining from a fire kindled in the street by truck- €rs attending the wholesale produce mare Ket had been blown by the wind into debris piled near th» telegraph office and, setting it on fire, had communicated with the building. Whatever the cause, the con- flagration commenced at the point indi- cated about 8 o'clock, and was making rapid headway when the engines arrived, the latter having been delayed by a con- fusion of alarms and a consequent inabil- Au on the part of the firemen to locate the re. All the apparatus and all the men longing to the department were in attend- ance in a short time, however, leaving the entire remainder of the city and the L trict inside the fire mits unprotected. It was quickly realized that one of the most difficult jobs In the experience of the de partment was before it. Owing to the con- figuration of the square there was no aile in it, and accordingly no means by which the fire fighters could reach the flames, save from the surrounding streets, and by entering through buildings that were quick- ly succumbing to the devouring element ev minute. Twenty minutes after the es went to work the central portion of the block was a mass of flames that rushed heavenward with a roar, lighting up the city and surrounding country for miles. The crowd that quickly gathered Was enormous, and added to the difficulty of the firemen in quelling their obstinate enemy. The reserve police was called out, and the mounted force detailed for the parade ordered to the scene, and they did excellent work In keeping the excited peo- ple back of the lines, but whea the fact be- came Known that some of the firemen had been caught and crushed under falling walls, even the efforts of the officers were almost powerless to restrain the throng: The fire had, by 9 o'clock, spread e: and west, from the telegraph office on B Btreet, and then north, communicating with the rear of the buildings fronting on Louisiana avenue, and a number of firemen were ordered around on that side to meet and repel the flames. The hose detail of No. 8 entered the establishment of W. BE. Clark & Co., at No. 924 Louisiana ave- nue, for this purpose, and were gallant!: fighting the fire when the floor fell cutting om the escape of a number of them, tn- cluding Wm. J. McElwee, Joe Mulhall, Ar- thur Donaldson and George W. Kettler, all of No. 8 engine company, who were buried under the mass of broken timber and twisted iron, and the contents of the oflor that had fallen. The Second Crash. To the work of subduing the fire was now added the more important duty of rescuing their comrades, and the firemen labored as they never had before. Owing to the danger of drowning the imprisoned men, the water head was reduced, and the debris was merely sprayed while the rescuers worked. While this heroic duty was being done another appalling catastrophe occurred. A force of firemen from No. 9 engine had en- tered No. 926 Louisiana avenue, and pro- ceeded to the rear to keep the flames from their imprisoned comrades. While engaged in this the rear wall of No. 924 fell in, and the third floor of 926 went down to the base- ment. It quickly became known that three more men were buried, and the efforts of the workers were redoubled, in seeming sympathy with the excitement of the watching crowds. Injured and Dead. Shortly before 10 o’clock a shout went up. and a figure of a man was brought out through the heavy pall of smoke from Clark's place. He was Arthur M. Donald- son, a fireman of No. 8 company, who was discovered alive, but badly burned about the body. He was taken to Providence Hospital. Twenty minutes later William J. McEI- wee, fireman of company No. 8, was re: cued. He was injured in the same wa: and was taken to the same hospital. Joe Mulhall of No. 8 was discovered about the same time, but he was entangled in a lot of barbed wire and under heavy timbers. He was finally released, and was taken to Providence Hospital, his lower limbs crushed and cut and his body badly burned. George W. Kettler, also of No. 8, was rescued after long and difficult work, after being imprisoned four hours and retaining his consciousness alf the time. He direct- ed his comrades in their labor of releasing him from the heavy beams that held him down. He wes badiy bruised and shock- ingly burned and was also taken to Provi- dence Hospital. The work of recovering the bodies of the men who had been killed in the adjoining building, for it was-felt that there was no possible cherce of their being alive, was pursued with no less energy and devotion. The men known to be killed were George Giles, assistant foreman of engine company No. 9; Thomas Cenway, a fireman of No. 9, and Thomas A. Griffin, a truckman of truck B. The body of Assistant Foreman Giles was discovered shortly after midnight, fearfully crushed and broken, and taken to Gawler's undertaking establishment. A most pathetic incident of the catastro- phe was the visit of Mrs. Giles to the scene and her grief at the less of her husband. The conflagration was under control on the B street side by 9:45 o'clock, but was burning with stubborn ferocity on Louisi- ana avenue until 11 o'clock. Joe Muihall died at Providence Hospital this morning at 5 o'clock. This made the fourth death resulting from the catas- trophe. DIED AT THEIR POSTS. Loss of Life by Last Night's Confla- gration, ‘The main feature of the terrible confla- gration last night was, of course, the loss ef life. This loss was especialiy sad be- cause, from all appearances, it was un- recessary. By half-past 9 the fire was well under control seemingly, and, while the buildirgs on which it had taken hold were ef course past any help, there was no da: ger of a firther spread of the flam Then it was that the hose detail of engine c pany No. 8 pushed past the door of Louisiana avenue, one of the buildings be- longing to the Clark firm, and occupied 1s a stcre for agricultural implements, and entered the building some twenty or twen- ty-five feet. It is a question of doubt whether these men went inside of th own volition or were ordered in. Chi-f Parris states that his orders were for the men not to enter the door. It was stated last night free mong the firemen, how- ever, that the No. § nen were ordered in- side’ by their superiors. However, when they got there the floors crashed doy vpon them, and, while three esenped, fow Were caught and held by the falling tim- bers. The concussion of the fall of the flooring caused the front doors of this building to spring shut, and in this way, if any of the four men were not caught al- ready, their exit was prevented. When the shout went out through the immense crowd banked up on Louisiana avenue that fire- men wer caught in the ruins and prob- ably killed @ thrill of horror went through the crowd, and it was almost impossible to keep them from surging close to the burning buildings. Energetic as the fire men had been before, theif work was now heroic. The massive doors were soon forced open, and willing hands pulled tim- bers, agricultural implements of all sorts and still burning rafters out on the side- walk tn a desperate effort to reach the comrades held inside the butiding. i Ropes were attached to larger implements and dozens of willing hands hauled vigor- ously upon them. Axes and hooks were worked skillfully and ail the time the huge mass of still burning timbers was sp 4 with water to prevent a more horrible d reaching the imprisoned men. It required nearly thirty minutes of hard work to ex- tricate the first man and bring him to the street. He proved to be Arthur Donaldson of No. 8, and from all appearances was ly crushed and hurt. One more man was now in sight and the cries of still anotj could be heard far urtder the piled up beatws. Great skill and care had to be exercised in removing any portion of thecpile to prevent other rafters from closing down and crush- ing the life out of the apparently doomed men, Twenty minutes later the second mar was brought out and tenderly placed in the ambulance and carried to-Providerce Hox pital. He was Wm. J. McHIwee and he was aiso alive, although his legs appeared to he crushed and he was severely burned. Two men vere still inside the building and a continued and rising smoldering of ihe framework Weneath the men gave great fear that they would be roasted hefore help coud reach them. It was known that the two men still imprisoned were Joseph Mulhali and George W. Kettler, two of the most popular men in the entire department. Seemirgly incapable of fatigue the firemen now worked harder and harder. Outside the scene was rendered still more sa the presence of several relatives of imprisoned men, who waited anxiously any sign or word from the inside. By quarter of 11 Mulhall was almost entirely uncovered, being held only b: e leg. Ket- tler was still far back and had ceased talk- ing. Engine company No. 1 had run a hose by a ladder to the seeona story af the ad- joining building, 925, and some of the men were irside. No. 9 had taken a hose through the door of the same building and had push- ed far to the rear In an effort to throw water on the pile covering Kettler. Just at this time there was another fen ful crash and the crowd outside feari that the whole walls were coming out fi in wild disorder. When the men returned to the scene it was found at once that another fatality had occurred. in 926 2 wall had fallen, and at least three of No. 9's men were beneath the ruins Alm by a miracle the No. 1 men had escaped without injury. A few minutes later Mul- hall was taken out, crushed almost beyond recognition. The work of rescue vas now divided between the two buildings. Ket- tler was still in 924, and three men were beneath the ruins in 926, although the latter were almost certainly dead. Late in the night firemen und iaborers still worked at the ruin: It was nearly 1 o'clock before Kettler was taken cut and tenderly cared for. For four hours he had been underneath the ruins, but he Was still alive, although heavy timber: had probably cuused fatal internal irjuries, The three men in the adjoining luilding were George T. Giles, the assistant fore- man of engine No. Thomas A. Grif- fin of truck B, William Conway of e:.gine No. 9 Giles’ dead body was recovered late In the night,and the work of getting out his two companions was prosecuted until daylight. The prompt ambulance service and the tender care of Dr. Ramsay Nevitt and Dr. Woodward, who yed inside the building while the men were being gotten out and rendered every medical assistance afterward, were features of the <ccrrible disaster, DEPARTMENT'S NEEDS. Chief Parris Says the Fire Teaches a Lesson ° Chief Parris was in no mood for talking when interrogated by a reporter for The Star today. The big black rings about his eyes told too plainly his condition. Worn out by an all-night battle with the flames and touched to the heart by the sad acci- dents which had befallen his men, the big, brave fireman, who knows Rot danger, was not himself. “The memory of our fight last night will live forever in my mind, and the sacrifice which those brave men’ so willingly paid with their lves will ever be remembered. When I got to that fire,” said the chief, as he took off his hat and sadly shook his head, “it reminded me of a glimpse into the bad place the preachers talk about. It seemed to me that the entire block was a mass of seething fiame.. The heat was in- tense, and the men suffered considerably thereby. When I arrived:I found Assistant Chief Belt had located companies at each end of the block io cut off its further ad- vance. As the other engines responded on the general alarm I placed them both on & street and Louisiana avenue. Chief Kurtz is right when he says it was a most difficult fire to manage, and the reason of it was because we could not get to the rear of any one part. You see, the buildings on B street and Louisiana avenue come to- gether in the reir, with only a few feet space, and it was no troublé for the fire to eat its way rifht straight ‘through from one street to thecother. Thig condition of affairs handicapped us con: ‘ably, for unless a fire can be surrounded it is a hard matter to put it out. bs ‘Engine Company No. &* whieh: was fighting nearest 9th street, was ordered by (Continued on Ninth Page.) TWO BISHOPS CHOSEN |°!STRICT IN CONGRESS/DISTRICT MONEY @. C. McCabe and Earl Cranston Elected at Cleveland. ACTION OF THE METHODIST CONFERENCE Ineffectual Effort to Postpone the Balloting. ND OF A LONG CONTEST CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 19.—C. C. Me- Cabe and Earl Cranston were elected bish- ops by the general conference of the M. E. Church this morning. ‘Thirteen ballots had been taken when the conference convened this morning, and the convention was practically in a dead-lock. Bishop Bowman presided for the second time. The reading of the journal had just been completed when Rey. C. L. Stafford of Iowa moved to postpone indefinitely the election of bishops, and in support of his motion said there was a large number op- pesed to increasing the episccpal board. Dr. J. M. Buckley opposed the motion. The committee, he said, recommended three bishops, and the conference, by a majority of twenty-five, substituted two. He re- viewed the conference of 1888, when eight ballots were taken. To indefinitely post- pone would make the conference ridiculous in the eyes of the world. Dr. Buckl said the difficulty now lies in the fact t individuals who have no possible chance to secure the necessary two-thirds vote for elect’on still remain candiiates, It is manifest, he said, that the election could be secured if the mem- hers persist in voting for those who can- rot be wiecied. If it is impossible to elect, then the conference can adjourn, and the ig who blocked the election will have to bear the responsibilty of it. I J. R. Mace of New Jersey favored the motion to postpone indefinitely the election and charged that the great body of the hurch does not want more bishops. He id that the doors had been opened in or- der that aspiring men might see new fields. Instead of being ridiculous, he said, the general church would be greatly relieved, as the present bishops can do all the work. Rey. C. D, Hills of New Hampshire pre- sented a substitute wh!ch provided that if ro election should result on the fourteenth ballot the five highest ones shall be voted for on the fiftecnth ballot; if no election should then result, only the highest four shall be voted for on the sixteenth ballot, and this process shall be continued until an ‘lection results. tes of ‘No, no,” greeted its reading. ishop Bowman ruled it out of order. Dr. A. J. Kynett of Philadelphia said the voting a good thing in that it holds the delegates in their seats, and at the same time business is being disposed of in a re- markable manner He eulogized the can- lilates for bishops, and particularly Chap- jain McCabe. : At this juncture Rev. R. D. Munger of central New York rose to his feet and pro- tested vigorously against electioneering. Dr. Kynett said no combinations existed, and it was a matter of congratulation. Finally the motion to postpone was,de- feated bya large majority. — 2T AT CHICAGO. TO ME Vrominent Newspaper Men Going to the Asnxocinted Presx Meeting. W YORK, May 19.—A’ party of dis- guished newspaper men left today on e Pen Ivania limited for Chicago to attend the annual meeting and banquet of the eciated Press at that city tomorrow. Among those in the party are Charics imery Smith, Philadelphia Press; Col. Clayten McMichael, Philadelphia North American; Mr. John New York World; Mr. J. S. Seymour, New York Even- Coats, New York Mr. Stephen feara, Boston Journal: E.L.H.McDowell, Lewiston (Me.) Sun; Mr. John S. Baldwin! Worcester (M. Mr. A. H. Langtry, Springfield (Ma: ion: Mr. C. G. Sher- man, Troy Standard; Mr J.A.McCarthy, Al- bany Pres: ir. George W. Hills, Bridgeport Post; ‘Gen. Felix Agnus, Baltimore American: Mr. Frank A. Richardson, Baltimore Sun: Mr. C. H. Grasty, Baltimore News: Mr. A. Beckhofer, imore Herald; Mr. Frank B. Noyes, ushington Siar; Mr. H. H. Cabaniss, At ta Journal; Mr. Charles S. Diehl, assist- nt general manager the Associated Pre: and Mr. C. Fotterall McMichael of the Philadelphia North American. Other eastern members of the Associated Press left yesterday and today over other roads. Horace White of the New York Evening Post and Mr. St.-Clair McKelvey of the Brooklyn Eagle end Mr. Ehrman Ridder of the New York Staats Zeitung, who had expecied to attend the annual’ meeting, were prevented at the last moment by per- sonal and business engagements. asa ie ALTGELD MEN WON. Gold Standard Men Then Bolted the Ottawa Cauca OTTAWA, Ill, May 19.—Five hundred men stood in the town caucus of the Ot- tawa democracy last night, and for twenty minutes in a scene of wild disorder, sought to how] one another down. They were the adherents of Attorney General Maloney, representing the Altgeld free silver wing of the democracy, and the gold standari ad- ministration democrats, friends of Con- troller Eckels. A division of the house followed on the chairmanship question, and was so close a committce was appointed to count the votes. It declared the silver men were winners, and the gold standard advocates almost immediately left the hall. A free silver delegation was then selected to the ccunty convention, which will elect a silver delegation to Springtield, instructed for Altgeld for governor and Maloney for at- torney general. —_——. ANOTHER FATAL CYCLONE. Forty Reported Killed on an Indian Reservation. . OMAHA, Neb., May 19.—A special to the Bee from Humboldt. Ne., says: The train- men arriving here bring reports of fright- ful results of the cyclone on the reserva- tion adjoining this county. They assert that forty perscns were killed by the cy- clone or the reservation. No particulers are abtainable, communication by wire is down. Those killed are supposed to be Indians, as there are few whites on the reserva- tion. as all —_s>—__. * DR. FRAKER ON TRIAL, Charged With Defrauding Insurance Compantes Out of Thousands. RICHMOND, Mo., May 19.—The trial of Dr. George W. Fraker of Excelsior Springs, for defrauding insurance companies out of $54,000, has commenced in tie circuit court of Ray county. There are five indictments, all alleging the same offense. About one hundred witnesses from various sections of the country are in attendance. posit RSS as Rescue Work. Bishop Satterlee will preach at St. Paul's P. E. Church, 23d street near Washington Circle, tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock, in the interest of rescue work as conducted by those who manage the House of Mercy. Mr. Moree Refers to the Kreg'o Tragedy in Speaking on the Bottling Bill. House Non-Concurs in the Senate Amendment to the Billiard Room Bill — Other Matters, When the House was considering the bill relating to bottling whisky in bond, late yesterday afternoon, Mr. Morse of Massa- churetts made the following remarks: “Mr. Speaker, my friend from Kentucky (Mr. Evans) has urged as an argument in favor of drinking that large revenue ts raised by the government from this source, and that this helps to pay the taxes. Mr. Speaker and gentlemen, I believe there would be as much statesmanship, and serse, and philosophy in inoculating men with smallpox and then laying a tax on coffins to raise revenue as in raising reve- nue by licensing men to carry on this busi- ress of making paupers, and beggars, and suicides, and murderers. (Applause.) Why, Mr. Speaker, did you read the confession of that poor, miserable wretch—Irving Ford—whose trial was entered upon today? Did you read his confession that on the nerning of the day on which he committed the terrible deed and murdered Elsie Kreg- le he says he bought a bottle of whisky and drank {t? Perhaps it was Kentucky whisky. It certainly was bottled, as pro- pored the pending bill.” “The trouble is that he got hold of the wrong kind. If he had got pure Ken- tuck: sald Mr. Colson. , I do not know anything about at. Ido not know what state it came from. I cnly know the facts that before he cid that awful deed he drank a bottle of tis vile, damning, blasting poison that has destroyed and is destroying the bodies and souls of men. I verily believe he would not have committed the crime had his brain vot been fired with this poison; and so 1 charge, Mr. Speaker, that that poor, miser- able colored man, who is now awaiting his execution ir. the prison here for that crime, committed the crime in consequence of drink; and I charge that the man who sold him that bottle of whisky—I charge here and now, in the presence of God, men and that that saloon keeper was a ty to that crime, and is in part responsi- ble for that awful murder of an innocent girl and the grief and sorrow to that fam- ily. “Do you know that John Wilkes Booth, when ‘he was dying, kept looking at his hand and crying there was blood upon hands? The attendant said to him, ‘No; Booth. We have washed your hand efully; there is no blood on your hands.’ But he insisted there was blood on his hinds. The blood of the martyred Lincoln was crying to heaven and the dying mur- derer thought he saw blood on his hands. And I charge the man who sold that bottle ot whisky to this colored man that the blood of this poor girl is on his hands, and that he is in part responsible for that crime. “I notice down here on Pennsylvania evenue, in King back and forth to the Capitol—I not in letters of e a large sign which bears fire the words ‘Pure Rye.’ 1 Go not know whether that means pure Ke ucky whisky, or what kind of whisky » Mr. Speaker, it is a fitting em- those letters of fire. They stand for the fire that is never quenched, for the sec- ond death, for ‘eternal burnings,’ for the loss and the ruin and the destruction of souls caused by this blasting, withering, damning poison. The sign over every rum shop ought to be in fire, and there ought to be a skull and crogs-bones over the door for a trademark. (Applause.) “The gentleman from Kentucky says that strong drink fs a large source of rev rue to the government. I hope the argu- ment will never be advanced in this Con- gress that it is good policy and sound, wise statesmanship for the support of the government by licen: n to make beggars, suicides, paupers d murderers of their fellow-men. (Ap- plause.) God pity the commu: town, ity, state, or nution that raises revenue that way.” (Renewed applause.) Sale of Liquor in the CG: Mr. Little has roduced a re the House to set apart a day for the consid- eration of the bill prohibiting the sale of in- toxicating in the Capitol. It was re- terred to the committee on rules. Conferences Ordered. he Speaker laid before the House late yesterday afternoon the Senate amendments 30 the House bill relating to dry measures in the District of Columbia. Mr. Babcock mcved to non-concur in the Senate amend- ments and agi to a conference. This was done, and Messrs. Curtis, Milner and Cobb were appoiated House conferees. A similar proceeding occurred in the case of the bill relating to water-mainr taxes, and Me: Hulick, Babcock and Richardson were appoint conferees. The Billiard and Pool Table Bil Late yesterday afternoon in the Hous the Speaker presented the Senate smend- ments to the bill relating to billlard and pool tables in the District of Columbia. The Senate struck out of the bill the pro- vision making it unlawful “to sell or to al- low to be sold in the same room or a room connected with and opening out of or ad- jacent to such room spirituous, vinous or mali liquors,” and inserted in lieu thereof a provision making it unlawful “to allow any person under the age of twenty-one years to play at any game of billiards, pool, shuffleboard, or any game that may be played on such tables or boards, or play at bowls on said alleys, er permit such per- son to come into or remain in taeir pool or billiard rooms, saloons, or bowling alleys, where spirituous, vinous or malt liquors are sold.” Mr. Dingley Against the Amendment. When the amendment was read Mr. Ding- ley of Maine took the floor. “This is a very important amendment to the last section of this bill, entirely chang- ing the character of it,” he said. “The House, after a thorough discussion, passed a bill containing a section forbidding the sale of intoxicating liquors in any billiard or pool room that inigat be licensed ir city. The Senate has stricken that yy ion out entirely and ment simply forbidding persons twenty-one years of age from ente billiard or pool room where intox: liquors are sold. That is an entire change of the character of the bill. I think, after the House took the position which it did take, that intoxicating liquors ought not to be sold in a billiard room or a room open- ing out of it; that it ought to insis: upon its action and not concur in the action of to raise revenues inserted an amend- under the Senate striking that out entirely aud leaving billiard rooms to seli intoxicating liquors. I think it is a correct principle that where there is an amusement room like a billiard room there ought not to be a rum shop connected witn it. If thai is to be tolerated by !aw tet it be a separate es- tablishment. “Mr. Speaker, I do not kn but it may be desirable to have a conference upon this matter. The House has expressed itself very thoroughly, and I am unwilling to have the House recede from its action. I think it is not in the interest of good mor- als that it should do it.” Mr- Babcock msisted that the Senate amendment was full and clear and asked that the House concur in it. Mr. Dingley strenuously insisted that the House should non-coneur and was joined by Mr. M: of Massachusetts. When the vote was taken the House non-concurred by a yote of 72 to 9. Instructions to the Conferces. To drive the point home, however, and clinch it, Mr. Dingley offered the following: “Resolved, That the House conferees on House bill 5490 are hereby lasirucied to ineist on so much of thé Ho: bill as for- bids the sale of intoxicating Iquors in bii- uard or pool rvoms, or in rooms opening out of any such Dilliard or pool rooms.’* ‘The resolution of instructions was agreed to. The Appropriation Bill Now Before the Senate. HANY AMENDMENTS ADOPTED Some Were Passed Over to Be Further Discussed. Pinna POINTS IN THE DEBATE At 12:25 today the Senate began the con- sideration of the District appropriation bill. Mr. Teller, who was in char ed that the committee amendments be acted upon first, and the reading of the bill was be- gun with this understanding. The first amendment incre: ber of assistant i the num- building inspectors from three to four. This was agreed to without debate; also the following amendments: Increasing the salary of the deputy prop- erty clerk from $1,000 to $1 five assistant inspectors of plumbing, In- stead of four; directing the accounting offi- cers of the treasury to credit the accounts of the ex-boards of District Commissioners with suspended disbursements when it shall appear that the sums paid were prop- erly expended for the public service; re- paying to the Protestant Episcopal Cathe- dral foundation $1,223.08, paid as a water main tax; creating a deputy collector, at $2,000; striking out one $1,000 clerk to the collector; increasing the salary of the dis- bursing clerk, auditor's office, from $1,340 to $1,080; increasing the pay of the market masters from $10) to $ ; raising the rate for cleaning markets from £t20 to $400 ber market; increasing the of the ssenger clerk in the en : from $600 to $720; creating a ment office; fixing the annual officials of the street sweeping office; to in- crease the amount allowed for employes of the surveyors’ office from £5 providing that the recorder of 4. make no charge for reporting to the as sor of the District of Columbia for er upon the tax books transfers of tate as required by law. Transfers of Real Estate. In regard to this last amendment Senator Sherman asked whether there is now any law requiring such transfers. Mr. Teller could not answer exactly, but he supposed there was such a law. Mr. Sherman pro- posed to add after the amendment just adopted the following clause: “And it shall be his duty to report to the Comm-ssioners of the District of Columbia all transfers of real estate when made. At this point the Senate chamber became very dark, owing to the storm, and a ter- itic thunderbolt fell within a short dis- tance of the Capitol. The gas was lighted and the consideration of the b' s The committee amendments were ac i in order, thus: Increasing the rent for the District offices from $7,4W) to $14,0K; for the purchase of a site and erection of a morgue, $12,000; increasing the amount for general advertising from $1440) to $2. and for tax arrears advertising to $5,000; increasing the allowanc 2ssessor’s numerical book from $1,000, and providing that the emy the office of the assessor may be to duty in the preparation of of the ry real es- said nu- merical books in addition to their regular asona ole services duties, and may be allowed ar compensation for said additional from said appropriation; appropria M) to pay the expenses incurred ur highway act and $14.0) to expense tS F. Potomae river lows. Potomac Flat to Be a Park. At this point Mr. Teller off lowing amendment, which was “That the entire area form the Potoinae flats and now ed, together with the tdal resery and the same clared. a public chedules for d sment work, street re- pairs and improvement and sewers were adopted without division. There was a dings when the follow- reached: ed, tno street railroad com- pany in the District of Columbia shall be permitted to run cars over any part of the route of any underground electric or cable road by a route or routes not spe its charter or specifically deserit amendments thereto, except by of Congress hereafter to be gr: Mr. Harris asked that this over, as the District committee Phrase this provision in a diffe This was granted. Improvement of Garficld Hoxpital. When the provision relating to t rrovement of the Garfield Hospital gre was reached Mr. Teller offered a amendment that made the enure graph read: For grading and regulating nue, Roanoke and irving st ing improvement, $12.00: Prov passed ined to form. para- man ave- this appropriation shall be jlable for removing buildings, terracing banks and replacing fences of Tieli Hospital grounds and other premises abutting on Sherman avenue Princeton street between Provided, That no of the amount hereby appropriated shall be expended on Sherman avenue until the owners thereof dedicate to the District of Columbia the greund for widening Sher- man avenue in conformity with the adopt- ed and recorded plans of hignway exten- sion: Mr. Sherman objected, but Mr. Teller explained that it was held to be the best public policy to encourage the donation of privete lands for street extensions, and after a brief colloquy the amend:nent was accepted. The schedule for county streets and roads was then adopted as amended by the committee, with the exception that the new appropriation for grading Ilinois av nue was; on motion of Mr. Teller, increas- ed from $2,500 to $5,000, and that Mr. Teller also presented an amendment appropriat- ing 35,000 for grading and graveling Kene- aw avenue and Park road, with the pro- viso that the Park road and Park highway to Kenesaw avenue be dedicated to the District of Columbia, in accordance with the plans of the highway commission. The committee amendments as io public gas lighting were agreed to. The Price of Gan. When the House provision fixing the price of gas at 75 cents a thousand was reached Mr. Kyle asked whether it was intended to incorporate in the bill the result of yester- day's work whereby the gas bill was adopt- ed. Mr. Teller and Mr. Faulkner answered him in the negative. The next moment, however, Mr. Kyle returned with a protest against dropping the House provision of 28 cents per night for are lights. Mr. Teller answered that the committee did not be- lieve that this rate could be fixed in justice te the company. Mr. Kyle asked for the present rate, and Mr. Teller info! that it was 40 cents a night per light. % Teller went cn to say that he had supposed that the gas and electric lighting questions would be disposed of entirely outsi appropriation bill, whereat Mr. answered that there had never n pil Lefore the District committce on the subject of the rates for electric lights. He had never heard any complaint on that score. Mr, Gorman said that at the last session