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2 he made a full Inquiry Into the question of electric lighting, and he had been perfectly satisfied that the local company cannot fur- nish public illumination cheaper with any profit. No human being in the District of Columbia, he declared, who uses electric lights has ever complained of the cost. Mr, Gallinger called attention to the fact that at the national electrical convention i In New York a few days ago ten thou- sand electric companies were represented, and it was shown that the average price for are lights with overhead wires was 41.7 cents per light per night. Mr. Kyle Breaks In. “That is the same sort of argument that you used yesterday on the gas bill,” ex- claimed Mr. Kyle, “showing that so many cities d a certain average, when it is a certain fact that in a great many cities both gas and electric lights are furnished more cheaply.” “I'll take care of my own arguments,” re- torted Mr. Gallinger, sharply. “But the argument must not be made to apply to every situation, for it is not valid,” answered Mr. Kyle. “Nevertheless the Gallinger proceeded, “that the average of 19,000 companies is 41.7 cents, while here the price is now 40 cents, and this bill will reduce it to “i “I don’t care whether 10,000 companies have that averaxe or not,” protested Mr. Kyle, “nor whether they form combinations to keep up the price. I do know that in 141 cities in this country the average price per Nght per year is $120 as against $158 here, and that the cities that own th plants get their streets lighted by electric- ity for $26 4 year per lamp.” This closed the debate on the amendment, which was then adopfed without a divi- sion. t remains,” For New Fire Engines. Last night's fire came in for more atten- tion a few minutes later, when the Items for the fire department were reached. Mr. Hawley offered an amendment appropriat- ing $9,006 for the purchase of two new fire engines, to be located at the discretion of the Commissioners. He said it was rather late to get them for last night's fire, which surely taxed the ca- pacity of the local fire department, but he thought it was better late than never. Mr. Gorman agreed with Mr. Hawley that the fire department was insufficient for a city of this great area. Mr. Teller called ttention to the fact that in prov:ding new engines it would be necessary to pro- vide also for an Increase of the force in or- der to give crews to the engines and at his suggestion Mr. Hawley withdrew the amendment temporarily so as to perfect it in this regard. The School Schedule. The school schedule went through with but one change. Mr. Teller, for the com- mittee, moved an increase In the amount appropriated for a new two-room building and site on the line of Connecticut avenue extended, from $5,000 to $10,000. Firemen’s and Police Relief Funds. When the provision relating to the de- ficienctes in the police and firemen’s relief fund was reached, Mr. Gorman offered the following amendment, to take the place of the committee's amendment: “Provided, that hereafter the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized and directed to deposit with the treasurer of the United States out of receipts from fines in the Police Court a sufficient amount to meet any deficiencies in the police and fire- men’s relief funds.” Last Night's Catastrophe. “The sad and terrible catastrophe of last night,” said Mr. Gorman, feelingly, “makes it absolutely necessary that provision should be made at once for the permanent maintenance of these funds, as such funds ure kept up in all other cities that are well governed. The brave men who lost their lives in the fire of yesterday and those who were crippled musi be remembered. ‘Their families must be cared for by the community in whose service these herors risked their lives. I hope that this amer ment will be adopted, and that the Senate will stand by it, even at the risk of the loss ef this bill” The ame vison. iment was adopted without di- The Charity Schedule. When the charity schedule was reached a debate occurred which had been expected by the members of the committee. Mr. Platt objected to the committee amend- ments and said they would be much better to leive the matter as the House had fixed it. Mr. Teller said that the committee found great ditliculty in dealing with the subje>t as ft came from the House. The House provision was exceedingly sweeping, and it certainly could not be carried without in- jury to some of the institutions. Mr. Peffer had the floor arguing against the committee amendment when The Star's rt closed. —______+ 2+ MINISTER TAYLOR NOT RETURNING. He Will Reside at the Legation in Madrid. MADRID, May 19.—The fact that the United States minister, Mr. Hannis Taylor, had arranged with a transport agency to convey his personal furniture on board the steamer Conde Winfredo, bound for New Orleans tomorrow, led to the report that the minister was to leave Madrid. This, it is stated, is not the case. Mr. Taylor's family are returning to the United States, but their departure has nothing to do with polittes, and the minister is going to reside at the legation. ——_ ITALIANS SURRENDERED. Abyssinian Conquerers Give the World an Example of Mercy. MASSOWAH, May 19.—The remainder of the Italians held prisoner in the Tiger ter- ritory have been handed over to Gen. Bal- dissera’s forces by the Abyssinians, and are retiring toward Dengello, Barachit and Senefe. ——_—>__—_. FOREIGN DIPLOMATIC CHANGES. Minister Camben to Represent France at Berlin. PARIS, May 19.—The Figaro this morn- ing says that M. Herbette, the French em- bassador to Germany, starts for Berlin to- day in order to present his letters of recall. According to the Evenement, M. Cambon, the French minister to Turkey, will suc- ceed M. Herbette at Berlin. > Fell From a Pole. John Evert, a telegraph lineman, thirty- five years of age, fell from a telegraph pole at the corner of l4th street and Mary- land avenue thwest this morning at about 1 o'clock, receiving a fracture of the skull. He was oved to the Emer- gency Hi 1 and was yperated upon at ‘clock this afternoon, at his chances for goed. the report being recovery were very —_ The Legislative Bill. The conferees on the legislative, execu- tive and judicial appropriation bill have completed their work and agreed upon all points in dispute. The provision to ter- minate the oficial tenure of all: United States commissioners on July 1 next was changed by extending their time to January 1, 1807. —__—___-e______ Archbishop Ireland's Losses. Archbishop Ireland three years ago was worth $1,500,000; today he is practically a poor man. Through real estate specula- tion he made his vast fortune; through the same channel he has lost it. ae ee The Tramp’s Warning. From the New York Herald. Tall woman (indignantly)—“What brings you her? again? Didn't I refuse to give you food only a few moments ago?” Tramp—“Yes, mum; but I comes back, I do, tur warn yew, mum, thet yew hev got ennermies, downright ennermies, mum. I stopped at de nex’ house an’ tol’ "em w'ot an excellent cook yew wuz, mum, an’ de Wummun, one not altogether pleasin’ tew me fastidimous eye, says ez how yew couldn't cook fit fur pigs, an’ wid dat she — me on @ big. feed, she did, mum.” Tall woman—“She said that, did she? The hussey! You wait a minute, and I'll show you whether I can cook as well as she can or not!” Ten minutes later the tramp hobbled away to join his pard, carrying the broad- est smile and finest round of rations he had had for many days. Mr. | THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1896--SIXTEEN PAGES. IMMIGRATION © BILLS Four Measures’ Presented to the House for Discussion, THE DEBATE IN THEIR FAVCR BEGUN Mr. Bartho'dt Favors the Act Pre- pared by Himself. MATTERS IN THE SENATE In the Senate today a joint resolution was passed authorizing the Secretary of War to have repaired the damages cone by recent freshets on the Kennebec (Mz.) river out of an appropriation on hand. Mr. Bacon (Ga.) offered a resolution, which was referred, for the Ioan of ex- hibits from the various government de- partments and Smithsonian Institution to the southern states’ exposition at Chicago fiom August to November, 1896. The House amendment fixing the pension of the widow of Gen. Thomas Ewing at was agreed to. The District of Columbia appropriation Lill was then taken up. THE HOUSE. Before the debate on the immigration bills began in the House today some minor bus- imess was transacted. The resolution re- ported by committee on elections No. 1 di- recting the sergeant-at-arms to summon the clerks of the courts of the counties in the sixteenth Illincis district to appear in Washington with the ballots of the last congressipnel election, for the purpose of a recount in the Rinaker-Downing contested election case, was adopted. The report in the case of Denny vs. Owens, from the seventh Kentucky dis- trict, confirming the sitting member's title to his seat, was also adopted. The Immigration Bills. At 12:30 p.m. the debate on the immigra- tion bills was opened by Mr. Bartholdt )(Mo.), chairman of the immigration com- mittee, undec the special order adopted yesterday setting aside today and tomor- row for their consideration. The bills were four in number; one, known variously as the Bartholdt, McCall or Lodge bill, pro- vided an educational test. It excluded all male persons between sixteen and sixty years of age who could not read and write English or some other language. Another, the Stone bill, provided for the inspection of immigrants by our consular officers and their certification that the immigrants do rot belong to any of the classes of im- migrants excluded by existing contract labor or other immigration laws. This bill was offered as an amendment to the Bar- tholdt-McCall bill. The Corliss bill, offered as a substitute, applied wholly to the Canadian border and made it unlawful for any alien to enter the United States (except to teach new arts or industries) and engage in any mechanical trade or manual labor. The provisions of the bill do not apply to sailors on the great lakes. The Mahany bill, also offered as a substitute, made all contracts by aliens to perform labor in the United States illegal. It also makes it a misdemeanor for any person to perfcrm labor in the United States who das become a citizen of the United States and returned to a foreign country to make thit his home. These provisions strik= az the conditions on the Canadian border. The bill also provided for a more vigorous enforcement of the ex- isting immigration laws und provided for a head tax of 5! cents on every alien enter- ing the United State. Mr. Mahany’s substitute was ruled out on @ point of ord Mr. Johnson (Cal.) then offered a sweeping measure to absolutely exclude all “foreign-born” laborers, skilled or unskill¢ and to make captairs and masters of v=33¢!3 responsible for the char- acter of their passengers. This was also ruled out. The Debate Opened. Mr. Bartholdt opened the debate in favor of his bill He argued that there was no question so much talked about and so little understood as the problem of immigration. There was, he thought, too much passion and prejudice in the demand from certain quarters in favor of the exclusion of for- eigners. Good immigration, he urged, was desirable. His bill was a moderate measure for the exclusion of illiterates. An edu- cational test, he pointed out from the fig- ures, would demonstrate that such a test would not materially affect immigration from Great Britain, Germany and other countries of northern Europe. The per- centage of illiterates in Italy was 52 per Poland, 39; Greece, 25; Wales, 10; a, 36; Austria, 32; Hungary, 37; Spain, 8; Ireland, 7; France, 3; England, 3; Scot- land, 2; Germany, 2; Norway, 1, and Den- mark, one-half. He warned his republican associates that as the advocates of the educational test ; for Immigration, they could go to the coun- try, but consular inspection that would cut off all immigration, save of the most undesirable sort, from Germany and Scan- dinavia, could never be successfully de- fended. Favored All the Bil Mr. Tracewell (Ind.), who foliowed Mr. Bartholdt, prefaced his remarks by stating that he was not an A. P. A., and then de- clared himself in favor of all the bills re- ported by the immigration committee. ‘They were not inconsistent, he argued, and could all be passed with benefit to the country. Mr. W. A. Stone (Pa.), the author of the Stone bill, explained its provisions and ad- Vocated ‘its passage. The country, he argued, had long suffered from unreason- able immigration. —————— CAPITOL TOPICS. House Ways and Means Committee. The House committee on ways and means has decided to report favorably the bill to permit customs officials to de- liver packages not exceeding $200 in value to express companies and other inland car- riers uncer bond after appraisal on the wharves. Jewelry and precious stones are excepted. It also authorized Mr. Evans of Kentucky to eall up in the House, urder suspension of the rules, the bill to permit the bottling of spirits under bond in dis- tilleries. No General Banking Bill. The House committee on banking and currency has decided to definitely aban- don the attempt to report a gencral bank- ing bill this session. Several meetings had been held to discuss Chairman Walker's bill, but there was so wide a difference of opinion over the details of the plan that it was found impossible even to amend It to meet the views of a majority. The committee adjourned until the next ses- sion of Congress. It has reported two or three minor financial bills this session. ——_+-e+_____ Report on the Massachusetts. The naval board which tonducted the speed trial of the battle ship Massachusetts reports that the ship complies with the re- quirements of the contract, and recor- mends a number of unimportant changes in details to remedy needs brought to light by the Inspection. ———__ Bank President Arrested. A. C. Putnam, president of the Chadron, Neb., Banking Company, which went into a receiver's hands recently, has been ar- rested for recelving money when he knew the institution was insolvent. Creditors de- clare that Putnam has wealthy relations at Fredonia, N. Y., who are ready to make good all losses. —_——_+e+____ The Difference Between Them. From the Ind{anapolis Journal. “For some reason I just dote on rainy days,” said the young woman whose spe- clalties are large dreamy eyes and senti- ment. § “Well,” said the young lady with the raven hair and sharp nose, “if I didn’t have any spring clothes I think I would feel that way myself.” LITTLE CYCLONE Washington Hada Fierce Rain and Wind Storm Today. Consternation at the Capitol, but No Serious Damage—Another Storm Tonight. A severe rain and wind storm swept over Washington about 12:30 today. Almost without warning the elements whirled into lire and assaulted the town. Lightning, thunder, rain, wind and hail, all in the space of half an hour had the streets in their full possession. During that time the scene was appalling. Few could withstand the power of the wind, and the streets were quickly deserted. The velocity of the wind for a few min- utes was terrific. The wayfarer who un- dertook to breast the storm found his breath taken away, and dodged to shelter to fill his lungs. At the weather bureau the pace of the storm was registered, and for fifteen minutes it was at the rate of fifty miles an hour. For one minute it was sixty miles; this was the maximum. The rain fell in sheets, and during the brief duration of the cyclonelle forty-seven hundredths of an inch of irrigation oc- curred. ‘The storm created something like a mo- mentary panic at the Capitol. The tempest was signaled by a blinding flash of light- ning, accompanied by a fierce clap of thunder, It seemed that the Capitol must have been struck, and most of the mem- bers in the House rushed to the lobbies to see If any damage had been done. There was also a rush from the galleries by frightened visitors, and for five minutes business was practically suspended in the House. The windows of the House folding room were blown in by the storm, and the clerks had their hands full collecting the docu- ments and getting them out of the wet. The meteorological instruments in the lobby of the House showed remarkable de- velopments. The thermometer fell thirty degrees in ten minutes, half an inch of rainfall was registered in five minutes and the wind veloclty was shown to be over seventy miles, a higher rate than has been known in this city since 1892, when Metzer- ott’s Music Hall was blown down with loss of life. As far as reported no great damage oc- curred. Limbs were blown off trees and the sidewalks and pavements were strewn with follage. One man walking along Pennsy! vanla avenue near the Raleigh lost his hat, the wind snatching it, setting it on the edge of the brim and the last seen of it it rolled into the mist and rain just be- yond the Franklin statue. ‘The owner never went after it, but philosophically coughed up a dollar for another. Electric light, telegraph and telephone wires were yanked off their moorings in many places, giving Hnemen a good deal of prompt work to do. The roof of the workhouse was blown off and other roofs injured, while awnings suffered severely. At the weather bureau it was said that the storm was wholly local, and that all through the Maryland, Virginia and Dis- trict of Columbia regio. they were occur- ring today. Furthermore, the weather offi- clals said that another similar storm was likely to occur tonight. The storm lowered the temperature per- ceptibly and agreeably, and for the rest lof the day the air that had been washed by the rain ‘and electrified by the lightning was as bracing as ozone. Damage to White House Plants. The storm did considerable damage to the fine trees and valuable plants in the White House grounds. Several large maple trees were blown down and many large branches were lopped off at the trunk. Scarcely a tree in the grounds wholly es- caped injury, and the lawns and paths were strewn with the wreckage. Many of the large palms which decorate the lawn in front of the mansion were toppled over and more or less damaged, and the same is true of many of the smaller potted plants, Considerable damage was also sustained by the more delicate plants in the various flower beds. It will take scme time to put things to rights, notwithstanding a large fcrce of men started in on the work im- mediately after the storm subsided. Fire Alarm Wires Damaged. The result of the storm on the District's overhead fire alarm wires puts the city in a dangerous condition, and it is doubtful this afternoon if many of the fire alarm boxes are in working order. It Is certain that both the telephone and fire alarm services pre terribly demoralized, but to just what extent could rot be told this af- ternoon. Wires are crossed and grounded, and there is a continual buzzing of the instru- ments In headquarters on the top floor of the District building. Five of the nine police telephones were left in working order, while the others were cut oT from all communication with police headquar- ters. There are but few underground wires in the fire alarm service, but these few, it is thought, were not injured. When the storm, accompanied with the high wind came a number of horses on the streets were frightene1, and there were several runaway accidents reported, but there was no apparent damage done. Shipbuilding on the Clyde. From the New York Tribune. The shipbullding industry of Glasgow is in a prospercus conditicn. The correspond- ent of one of.the London papers writes: “The position of the Clyde shipbuilding Is most satisfactory, and enough work has been booked to keep the yards engaged un- til the end of the year. All trades difficul- tles are settied, and the turnover of work is the largest for years. Last month twen- ty vessels of 43,000 aggregate tonnage were lauched, making seventy-three vessels of 142,000 tons since the new year. The fresh contracts booked this month amount to 34,000 tons. Steel makers are running dou- ble shifts.” It fs a comfort to Americans, however, to know that they are no longer dependent upon Scotsmen for their ships, as their own yards turn out the finest ves- sels in the world. soo Bicyele Accidents in London. From the Philadelphia Press. Bicycle accidents im the crowded streets of London for'the first three months of '96 were but 184 altogether, ten being serious and none fatal. This rate of accidents, as compared with riders, is very much less than accidents occasioned by horse-and- carriage traffic in the metropolis. This good showing gives point to the request made by tlie wheelmen of New York that the @rivers of heavy wagons and carriages be compelled to signal, by bell or whistle, when they are about to swing around a ccrner, as it is through the sudden turn of a heavy wagon that so many accidents have occurred. As it is the law in some continental cities that no vehicle may swing around a corner without giving warning, the absences of this precaution in American cities may explain the great number of accidents both to pedestrians and wheelmen. Every great city should adopt all the precautions that have been found of value elsewhere, in order to pre- serve the right of all in even balance. ——— -eee. A Burned-Up Sun. From the St. Louis Republic. In December, 1894, the astronomers be- held the most wonderful sight that has ever greeted mortal eyes’ They were watching the queer antics of a star of the ninth mag- nitude, when all at once it flamed up like a smoldering brush pile to which new fuel had just been added. Within forty-eight hcurs its brilliancy had increased sixteen fold, and then the star slowly disappeared from view. The astronomers believe that what they saw was a sun “burning up.” The final flash which they saw probably left the doomed orb twenty or even fifty years ago. It Is a well-known fact that there are stars removed from us by dis- tances so great that they might have been wiped out of existence 100 years ago and the light still be coming to us through space. —~ —see—_____ Gen. Catchings Renominated, GREENVILLE, Miss., May 19.—Gen. T. C. Catchings has been renominated for Congress by the democrats of the third district. He was instructed to use his hest efforts for the remonetization of silver. Judge Longino, Gen. Catchings’ opponent, refused to accept a nomination from a bolting facticn. FOR THE FRREMEN’S FAMILIES. The Star Will Receive Contributions _ fag Their Benefit. » The’ citizens. fashington will not fail to. respond to ) opportunity, for giving comfort and xgliof to the familles of the four brave : rge Giles, Thomas A, Griffin, rhopaell nway and Joseph Mul- ire hall, who last fjght lost their lives at the Louisiana aven Thomas Conway,had a mother dependent on him; George Gtles and Thomas Grifn leave widows;3Jéseph Mulhall leaves a widow and fou? children. The Star wilcrecelive contributions for the families of these faithful men, and starts the fund tn their behalf with $100. s =>—o < How He Knew the Town. From the Loulsville Post. It was in the year 1956 that a resident of Louisville, who died many years before, in the closing deys of the nineteenth century, came back to earth, And he made his way to the city of his birth, for it had been granted him as a special favor to visit once more in the form of a human. But when he entered the city he gazed about him at the tall buildings and the wonderful signs of improvement, and he grew afraid lest he had missed Louisville and wandered into Jeffersonville, or some other strange land. So he looked about in sore amaze and wot not where he was at. Until at last he sought a policeman whom he saw standing on the corner. His cos- tume was different from that he remem- bered Sam Owens used to wear, but he knew he was a policeman by his autocratic bearing, his haughty demeanor and general air of superiority to mankind. To him he applied for information. But he was afraid to ask directly if he was in Loulsville lest the policeman should think him “jay” and run him in. So he spoke thus: “Officer, where does our ball club stand now?” And the officer made answer: “It is last by a large majority, but we are golng to have a team next year that will win the pennant dead sure.”” Then the resident of old Louisville wept tears of great joy, exclaiming as he did: “Now I know I'am home.” seen gg ee A TYPICAL GERMAN DUEL. Its Cause Was a Very Trival One, but It Resulted Fatally. From the Pall Mall Gazette. “Gentlemen, I think it is time to go home; one of you, at all events, seems to have had a few glasses more thar ts good for him.” These were the words spoken by a medical student shortly after midnight at L.'s res- taurant, where he had been carousing with some colleagues. Evidently the remarks of the speaker had been addressed to his friends, but at a neighboring table were sit- ting several officers garrisoned in the town. Lieut. H., to whom the criticism applied fairly well, though it was not addressed to him, rose indignantly and, turning to the student, who bore the sobriquet of the “Rat,” exclaimed in a loud voice: “Do you venture to intrude your uncalled-for advice upon me?” “Put the cap on, since It seems to fit you,” was the sarcastic answer, and the result Was a pistol duel the next day, in which Lieut. H. was Killed. The “Rat” was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment in a fortified town. Three of these he actually spent in the fortress, the restriction of his liberty consisting In the necessity of belng home as early as 9 p.m. —an event that, to the best of my knowl- edge, had rarely, if ever, occurred during his university career before the fatal duel. But the remainder of the sentence was re- mitted, as usual in such cases, “by the grace of Lis majesty.” The punishment of the seconds in the tragic affair was merely reminal, and, as regards the ‘‘Rat,” he re- turned to lberty as boisterous and as ready as ever to back: his words with sword or pistol. -———--—-se0.__ THE HOARDING HINDOOS. ‘They Hide Away Fortunes in Jewelry So as to Escape Taxation. Froin London Tid-Tits. Never during its existence has India been so rich in jewelry as now. The people are always adding to their stock. Savings from nearly all sources are disposed of in this way, and these savings are being constant- ly made—often at the expense of clothing, sometimes at the expense of greater neces- saries of life. The making and the storing away of wealth in this form Is fhe national peculiarity of the country. Jewelry is regarded as the most stable Kind of wealth, and fortunes are never counted without estimating the value of the stock of jewelry. It can always be pledged or disposed of. The market for its sale ts never closed and never depressed. The most ignorant native who wishes to sell a piece of jewelry knows its market value quite well. He can scarcely be cheated. Jewelry forms the greatest factor in mat- rimony. The most lowly bride has her stridhan, which is occasionally equal in value to five years’ income of the bride- groom. There is often a scarcity of cloth- ing, sometimes a scarcity of cooking pots, generally not a particle of furniture, but nearly always a stock of jewelry. The wife that has no jewelry possesses nothing else; she cannot be robbed. The family that does not have jewelry is absolutely indigent. One of the greatest boasts of the jewelry owner ts that his hoards cannot be taxed. A man may own jewelry valued at a lakh of rupees and pay no income tax. This is @ source of great satisfaction. Jewelry yields no recurrring income, but it is prized more than government paper. If it never increases {t never diminishes, is a national saying, common among men and women alike. No native marriage, except among the most impoverished, takes place without a transfer of jewelry, and very frequently of new jewelr: ——_——__+e+- Four Years Getting Wood. From the Loutsville Post. Robert Winn, an old and eccentric char- acter, died at his home on Hargis creek, this county, yesterday. ‘Uncle Bob,” as he was familiarly called, lived to bury two wives, and, not wishing to slight either, on his dying bed he asked that his remains be buried by the side of his faithful old dog that had but a few days ago preceded him. The request was granted. The death of ‘Uncle Bob’ recalls an in- cldent in his Hfe that 1s decidedly out of the ordinary. During the opening scenes of the late civil war “lincle Bob” was apxious to join the confederate army. His wife was opposed to his doing so, and used every argument and effort within her power to prevent it. One cold winter morning, after “Uncle Bob" had abandon- ed the idea, as Mrs. Winn supposed, of Joining the army, she asked “Uncle Bob” to go to the woodyard and gather some wood with which to rekindle the fire. “Un- cle Bob” started, but instead of “gathering wood” he walked to Mississippi and joined the army, and for four long years fought for the cause of the confederacy. At the close of the war,he returned to the home he had suddenly deserted. Entering by way of the woodyard, he gathered up an arm- ful of wood, and, entering the room, ae found his falthful wife, who had continued to remain at the old home. Walking up to the fireplace, he,carelessly threw down his armful of wood, and looking into the face of his now dumbfounded wif, coolly re- marked, “Here’s your wood,” after which he proceeded to make himself at home, as of yore. +—___. Now Let Her Go, From the Chicago. (thine: Steadily the water gained on the pumps. It was now six feet deep in the hold. The ship was sinking. Preparations were made to abandon the doomed yessel and take to the boats. With a firm hand the captain wrote a brief account of the disaster, giving his reckoning of the latitude and longtitude and the direction in which he expected to navigate the boats. Then he called for a bottle. It was brought. He removed the cork, rotled up the man- uscript, and was about to insert it when one of the passengers, a tall Missouri colo- nel, hastily spoke up. “Captain,” he said, pale. but with the ring of, iron resolution in his voice, “I see they’s a few draps left In that flask. Hand it here and I'll empty it. * *.* Thanks. Now let ’er go. - BATTERIES OPENED|FINANCE AND TRADE (Continued from First Page.) sald that Judge Holt’s first wife was her cousin, and that she herself had known him from the time she was a child up to the time of his death. The last letter she had from him was dated in 1881. She kept some of nis letters; others were destroyed. She wrote two letters to him in 1891 or 1892, but received no replies to them. The witness started to explain why le had not answered her letters, but Mr. Worthington and Mr. Wilson objected. Another tilt between the lawyers followed, in the course of which it was made evident that the caveators intend to show that there was a@ breach of the relations between the Throckmortons and Judge Holt some time before the latter’s death. Judge Bradley decided not to allow the witness to make her explanation and at 12:30 a recess of half an hour was taken. After recess Maj. Chas. B. Throckmorton, the father, was placed upon the stand, He was questioned by Mr. Butterworth as to letters he had recelyed from Judge Holt s0 as to show his familiarity with the judge's handwriting. He was shown the alleged will and said that he was willing to swear it was written by Judge Holt. On cross-examination the major said the last letter he had from Judge Holt was written in 1870, The major said, in answer to a question put by Mr. Worthington with reference to a statement by Mrs. Throck- morton, that he had had some trouble in 18u2, that he was tried and convicted by a court-martial In that year on the charge of conduct unbecoming an officer, &c. He was sentenced to be dismissed, but the sen- tence was commuted to suspension and was afterward set aside by President Cleveland. The Throckmorton Court-Martial. Mr. Darlington objected to this sort of evidence, but Mr. Worthington insisted that it was proper, as showing the charac- ter and credibility of the witness. Mr. Worthington offered in evidence a copy of the findings of the court-martial in question. This was objected to on the ground that it was Incomplete in that it did not show the subsequent action taken by the President. Judge Bradley overruled the objection, and Mr. Worthington then read the find- ings in full to the jury, in which findings he was adjudged guilty of duplicating his pay accounts and {ssuing checks on banks wherein he had no deposits. Cross-Examined. On redirect Maj. Throckn orton was asked the circumstances under which he had {s- sued checks on banks where he had no funds, while in New York, in 1891. Mr, Worthington objected on the ground that this would reopen the old trial and let in a vast amount of extraneous matter. The objection was overruled, and Maj. Throckmorton said that a man at David's Island, N. Y., owed him $300, and promised to deposit that amount in the Lincoln Bank of New York before June 1, 1891. Under the impression that the money was In bank he drew against it and did not learn that poe Was no deposit until the following ral. He paid the checks long before the court- martial. He also explained the alleged du- Plication of pay accounts. The accounts were given by him as security with the urderstanding that they were not to be presented unless he defaulted. They were Presented by mistake, but the government rever paid a cent more than was due and no man lost a thing by the transaction. At the conclusicn of this inc Devlin was recalled and questioned length as to Judge Holt's handwritin; seven years, he said, while empl der the judge as a messerger, he stood by the judge's desk when he was signing doc- uments. When shown the alleged will, Mr. Devlin said: “I would swear beyond the possibility of a peradverture that that is the signature of Judge Holt.” John C, Hesse, a clerk in the War De- partment ince 1862, also estified as to his belief that the handwriting in the alleged will is gervine. Miss ‘Throckmorton was also recalled to identify the handwriting contained in the much discussed documert. Major Theophilus Gaines, who was form- erly judge advocate of the second corps, was the next witness. He reported to Judge Holt after the second battle of Bull Run, and was associated with him for some time. He was familiar with the judge's chirography, and gave cumulative testimony as to the genuineness of the al- leged will. He was on the stand when The Star's report closed. . THE WILL ADMITTED. Filed a Mr. at Evidence in the Famous Holt Case. The most important point scored on the opening day of the Holt will case was the admission in evidence of the paper which purports to be the will of the deceased. It was offered by the attorneys for the bene- ficlaries, and objected to by the lawyers for the heirs-at-law. Mr. Worthington for the latter occupied some little time in the presentation of his point. He said that it would be impossible for the lawyers on either side to refer io a cese tn all respects similar to the present one, where the will camo as if from the clouds, being sent by some mean and un- derhanded person apparently for the pur- pese of making trouble. Mr. Darlington arswered Mr. Worthing- ton at equal length. He said that he would show before the case concluded that neither of the beneficiaries under the will ever saw the paper until after it reached the office of the register of wills. Further- more, he said, there was no reason to think that the signatures were on a separ- ate piece of paper from the body of the will. The paper was creased and partly torn across at that point, but ts was evi- dently all one plece of paper originally. Admitted as Evidence. Judge Bradley briefly reviewed the evi- dence that had been presented so far, hold- ing that there was nothing to warrant the presumption that the will was in the testa- tor’s possession at the time of his death. Mr. Wilson urged that there was every reason to think that the paper was in Judge Holt's possession, that it was muti- lated by him, and that it rested with the beneficiaries to prove by whom the paper was partially destroyed and by whom sent to the register of wills. Judge Bradley said that the presumption was that the will was that of Judge Holt, and that the only question he was called to pass upon was whether the presumption Was that the will was in the tesiator’s pos- sesion at the time of his death, and that it was in its present condition at that time. The evidence, he said, did not warrant this presumption, and he therefore overruled the objection and allowed the will to be admitted in evidence. This was regarded as a strong point for the caveatees, for if the judge had ruled the will out it would practically have ended the case then and there. Mr. Worthington then read the will to the jury. Mr. Deviin Testifies. Mr. Luke Devlin, who was appointed ad- iinistrator by the will, was the next wit- ress. He stated that he had never had the will in his possession. He was cross-examined at great length, the object of the attorneys for the heirs-at- law evidently being to show that the rela- tions between the witness and the testator were never of Such a nature as to make it likely that Judge Holt would have named him in his will for such a position. Mr. Darlington objected to this line of cross-examination on the ground that on the examination in chief he had only brought out the fact that the witness never had the will in his possession. “Well, your honor,” said Judge Wilson, solemnly, “‘the very object of this cross- examination is to show by this witness that he did have the alleged will in his possession.” The objection was overruled, and Mr. Wilson continued his questions to the wit- ness to show the nature of the relations that existed between him and Judge Holt. pea aa Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, May 19.—Flonr dull, unchangea— recelpis, 7,962 barrels; shipments, “477 barrels, Wheat steady—spot and ‘month, 67%267%; July and August, ouma06%4 receipts, G2786 bushels; "ship- nents,” 112,000 bushels; stock, 723,682 bushels; sales,’ 36,000 bushels—southern "wheat by sampl 68a7 on grade, 67a70. Corn quiet and spot, 33%a34; month, 35%4a3114; Taly, 34% steamer mixed, $1,743 bushels; stock, 609,88: dushels—couthern white corn, 34%4a3: 31%. Oats stead do. "yellow, 2 white Western, 25%a: No. 2 mixed do. —receipts, 11,089 bushi stock, 152,615 ishels. Rye quiet—No. 2, by; 48 westemn—stock, 28.028 bushels. Hay: @ choice timothy, §16.00a817.00. Grain freights changed, prices rather, quigt steam to per bushel, 2da24il, June Cask for ord quarter, 28.7d.a2s.04d. May. Sugar, and cheese steady, unchanged. Whisl jera per butter. exw unchanged, Fractional Concessions in the Inter- national List, EFFECT. OF POLITICAL AGITATION Sugar Was the Active Feature of the Day. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, May 19.—The liquidation of speculative holdings was a significant fea- ture of today’s stock market, values yield- ing easily as the result of a minimum de- mand. The international list reflected con- cessions varying from 1-2 to 3-4 per cen while more substantial declines predom- inated among the specialties in other d. partments. Traders were credited with the bulk of the new business, commission houses being active only in the interest of profit taking. Caution is everywhere ap- parent, and no significant buying is report- ed from any source. The situation offers absolutely no incentive to an immediate extension of the long account. Politics continue to be productive of dis- quieting fears, the discussion having ex- tended to foreign markets, with the result that a promising demand has been curtail- ed to insignificant proportions. The foreign exchange market is reported to be steady under a firm demand and a moderate supply of commercial and securi- ty drawing. The bills expected to be drawn against the oversubscribed loan of the state of Massachusetts have not yet appeared, and gold shipments are likely to be announced within a day or two. Under existing con- ditions, every consigament will find imme- diate reflection in stock values. Traders are practically unopposed in the matter of determining prices, and advantage will be taken of every circumstance tending to- ward depression. Sugar was the active feature of the day at a decline of 1% per cent from first prices. The bulk of the transactions in this property was credited to the liqui- dation of long stock. Around 120 there Was a moderate demani, which forced the price back moderately, but the stock con- tinuing in good supply the demand was soon exhausted. In Manhattan the movement of the last few days continued, the stock showing al- most no rallying power. As the property Is now equipped, and with no relief not in- volving extensive expenditures, the com: tition of surface roads is a serious menace to a dividend rate justifying the mainten- ance of anything like the present specu- lative level. The Granger group reflected the disappointing grain tonnage by de- clines varying from % to % per cent. While no aggressive movement in the di- rection of depression is apparent the con- trued abserce of both incentive and or- ganization in the opposite direction argues unfavorably for anything beyond a tem- porary traders’ rally. The publication of the report of the Unit- ed States Leather Company shows about 2 per cent earned on the common stock of that company instead ef 4 per cent origi- nally predicted The surplus of the com- peny added to the earnings shown would about establish a 4 per cent showing, the confusion evidently being attributed to this fect. Tne covering of room contracts around delivery hour resulted in fractional ad- vances from the previous low level, but no new developments warranting an upward movement were reported. ——— 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... 121% 188% 1¥0 190% ‘American Sugar, Pfd... 103% 10334 1083¢ 10854 American Tobacco. ‘ + 65% OH OK American Cotton Of...) at C.,C., C. & St. Le Chicago, BL & QU... 7934 Chic. & Northwestern:. 104% Chicago Gas, Cts. 6s C.M.& St. Paul 1% C.M. & St. Paul, Pid... 128 Chic., RT & Pacific. 70 Del, Lack. & W. Delaware & Hndson.... .... Den. & RX. Grande, Pfd. 47% Dis & cattle Feeding... 18 General Electric. lilinois Central Lake Shore Erie Lontai 5 a Long Island ‘Traction.. Metropolitan Traction... Manhattan Elevated. Central. i073 U.S. Leather, Prd. New Jersey Central. w York ntral Y.& N. Eng. € ~C. & St. Louis. Northern Pacific. : Northern Pacitle, Pra... North American. Ont. & Western. Pacitic Mail Phila. & Reading. Pullman Pal. Car Co, Southern Railway, Pid. Phila. Traction ‘Texas Pacific. Wheeling & L. Erie.... Wheeling & L. Erie, Pid Western Union Tel..... Silver... Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular cal—12 Gas, 25 at 45%. U.S. Ele Aneriean Graphophoin Eh Linotype, 10 at 12944; 10 at 12943 10 at 1244; 10 at 129). Government Bonds, . registered, 168% bid, 1095, asked. coupon, 109% bid. UL 8. 4s, 1925, 116% Ty asked. "U.S. 5s, 1004, 1izty' Wid, 1136 a: District of Columbia Bonds,—20-year fund 5s, 108 Did. 20-year fund 6s, gold, 108 bid. Water stock 7s, 1901, currency, 110 bid. Water stock 7s, 1903, 112 bid. 3.058, funding, currency, 109 currency, bid, Miscellaneous Bor Metropolit —Metropolitan Ratlroad 5s, an Railroad cony. #, 125! 2614 asked. Belt Railroad 5s, 77 bid, 82 asked. Eckington Railroad 6s, 99 hid, 103 asked. Columbia Railroad 6s, 113 bid,’ 113% asked. Wash- ington Gas Company ‘6s, series A, 112 Lid. Wash- ington Gas Company Gs, series By 113 Wash- Ington Company conv. Gs, 138 bid. U.S. Elec- trie Light conv. 5s, 120 bid.’ Chesapeake and Po- tomac Telephone 6s, 100 bid. American Security and Trust Ss, F. and A., 100 bid. American S curity and Trust Ss, A. ond O., 100 bid. Washing- ton Market Company Ist Gs, 108 bid. Washtag- ton Market Company imp. 6s, 108 bid, Washing- ton Market Company ext. 6s, 108 b asonte Hall Association 16% bid. Washington Light Infantry Ist 6s, 100 bid. National Bank Stocks.-Rank of Washington, 290 bid. Bank of the Republic, 240 bid. Metropolitan, 287 bid, 2u7 asked. Central, 280 bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, 180 bid, 195 asked. Second, 133 bid. Citizens’, 1130 bid. "Columbia, 130 bid. Capl- tal, 120 bid.” West End, 107 bid. Traders’, 95 Did, 10 Sasked. Lincoln, 104 bid, 110 asked. Goto, S> bid. Safe Deposit ond Trust Com Deposit and Trust, 117 bid, 120 asked. Washington Loan ard Trest, 120 bid, 123 asked. American Security and Trust, 142% bid, 146 asked. Wasliing- ton Safe Deposit, ‘50 bid. allroad Stocks.—Capltal Traction Company, 74% nies.—Natlonal Safe bid, 78 asked. Metropolitan, 118 bid, 123 asked Columbia, 58 hid. Belt, 30 ‘asked. ington, 20 bid. Georgetown and Tennallytown, 10 bid. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, 46 did, $7 asked. Georgetown Gas, 45 bid. U. St Blectric Light, 119 bid, 120% asked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen's, 34 did. 84 bid. Metropolitan, 70 bid. Corcoran, 8% bid. Arlington, 130 bid.’ German- 155 bid. National Union, 10 bid, 14 asked. Columbia, 11% bid. Riggs, 7% bid,” 8 asked. People’s,’ 5% bid, 6 ee Lincoln, t bid, 8% asked. ‘Commercial, 4% bid. Title Insurance Stocks.—Heal Estate Title, 102 bid, 110 asked. Columbia ‘Title, 5% bid, 6 asked. Washington Title, 3 bid. District Title, 7 vid, 12 asked. Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvanta, 28 bid. Chesa- Peake and Potomac, 8014 bid, 62 asked. American raphophone, 914 bid, 0% asked. Paeumatic Gun Curriage, .26 bid, .25' asked. Miscetianeous ‘Stocks. — Mergenthaler Linoty; 120 bid, 120% asked. Tanston, Monotype, 7% wat Washington Market, 13 bid. Great Falls Ice, 120 did, 128 asked. Norfolk and Washington Steam- boat, 100 bid. Lincoln Hall, 90 asked. A NOTABLE FLIGHT OF PIGEONS. They Travel Faster Than a Mile a Minute for Long Distances, Aided by a southerly wind and a per- fectly clear sky, the first test of the pigeons which are to represent the first Chicago Homing Club in the National Federation races this year was a most notable suc- cess. It took place Saturday morning, May 9, and the trial was remarkable in more than one feature. Two hundred and elghty-one birds, the largest number which the club has ever liberated from one racing station, made the trip, and of that number every bird was reposing peacefully in {ts loft by 1 o'clock in the afternoon. The time made by the first birds to arrive home was the fastest ever made over the course, and represents a speed of more than a mile a minute. The birds were liberated at Monee, forty- two miles away from the nearest loft, at 7:30 o'clock, and White Wings, owned by L. Verschueren, stepped back into its loft at 8:14%. White Wings was closely fol- lowed by nearly half the flock, and fifty arrivals were reported between 8:15 and 8:17. Inasmuch as every bird spent at least five minutes in circling before start- ing on a line for home, the speed shown is materially more than a mile in each sixty seconds. The members of the club were delighted over the performance of their pets, and they unite in saying that the club will be the richer by several of the federation racing diplomas before the season is over As an illustration of how little even the best fanciers are able to judge of the mer- its of their own pets, it is interesting to note that White Wings had been consid- ered almost worthless. Only a month ago he was flown from 6lst street, a distance of elght miles, to his loft, and took sixteen days to make the journey. That wes his first trial, and he was sent to Monee Sat- urday quite as much in the hope that he would be lost as for any other reason. tee WHAT COULD SHE Dot And She Didn't ™ to Allow the Company to Get the Best of Her, From the Chicago Dust. She paced-excitedly to and fro. Jus: why she paced instead of trotting or galloping ts a matter that is difficult to un- derstard, but {t Is not unusszal for women to pace In novels. “It's too bad, too bad,” she said. Then she continued pacing. “Such a combination of circumstances,” she declared a moment later, “is enough to drive one crazy.” “What's the matter?” asked her dearest friend. “I received a proposal of marriage from Mr. Goodfellow this morning,” she ex- plained, wringing her hands at the thought that there was no ring to be wrung with them, “aud he sent it by telegraph.” “By telegraph es. He was suddenly called away, and he couldn’t wait until he came back for my erswer, so he telegraphed.” “Rather awkward,” suggested the dear- est friend. “Worse than that," she answered. might have forgiven the awkwardness, he wanted me to telegraph my answer. “Oh, dear. I never would have the cour- age to take such a message into a tele- graph office and watch the clerk count the wor ell, I didn’t like it, but I might have verlooked that.” What was the trouble, then?” Why, try as hard as I might, I couldn't put an acceptance into exactly ten words. Hight was the nearest I could get to it, and it was hard work to make it eight.” “Well, what did you do?” h, there was only one thing for me to do, so far as I could see. 1 found I could put a refusal into exactly ten, and I either had to-do that or let the company beat me out of two words. If he doesn’t get angry and mariy some one else before he gets my letter explaining matters it will be all right, but, if he does—" She wrung her hands again and continued to pare. aes Apaches Run Down Deer Fiom the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. Capt. H. L. Scott of the famous seventh United States cavalry relates some marvel- ous iales of the powers of endurance and fleetness of foot of the members of troop L of his regiment, which is composed of Chiracahua Apache Indians from Arizona. He relates that on one occasion a full- grown and able-bodied deer ran through the cavalry camp, and instantly, with a series of wild yells, the Indians gave chase on foot, and by exceeding swiftness and skill they actually ran it down, caught it about nine miles from camp and brought it in unharmed. On one occasion nine of them were re- turning to camp after a full day of hard work, ridirg upon @ givernment wagon drawn by a mule team. A coyote was seea close by the trail, pursuing a young calf Instantly the fatigues of the day's labor were forgotten, the dusky driver in his wild enthusiasm © nd Wolf. and after a wild, yelling, scrambling chase of two hours, the wolf was captured, lied, gagged and ‘car- ried into camp. The mules had meanwhile quietly wended their way to camp. This seems strange to the average pale- face, and the Sioux look upon these won- derful feats as something approaching the supernatural. This, in short, indicates the difference which different methods of lif: pursued through generations, makes 1 people of the same general race. The pal face would fall by the wayside in a mile; the Sioux would shrug bis shoulders, grunt and lie down, or would fly to his’ trusty pony, on which he will do more work prob- ably than any other man living, without re- gard to the character of his mount. — Mow the Day Was Won. Kyom the Cleveland Plain-Dealer, quoth the chief of staff, “the Ama- zons are assembling on the right wing and evidently intend to turn our left with @ vigorous charge.” “Do you mean the Amazonian wheel ccrps?” “Yes, sire, and they are a gallant sight. Their wheels have all been renickied and they have donned their new ashes of roses Lloomers for the first time. What shall we do to avert the danger?" ‘Order out the ‘royal sprinkling carts. Yes, sire.” “Let them make the battle ground in front of our left wing as muddy as possi ble.” Yes, sire.” “Just as soon es the charging Amazons in their new silk bloomers strike that mud they will whirl about and ride back as fast as they can pedal.” For what, sire? For their mud guards, stupid. Then, if we advance rapidly enough to surprise them before they can get their helmets on Straight the day is ours!” And it was even so. an A Sparrow Stole the Toy Balloon. From the Chicago Record Where the cable cars stop to take breath, near the Center street entrance to Lincoln Park, a toy balloon, a small boy, a spar- tow and a fond mother stopped traffic and nearly precipitated a riot yesterday afver- toon. The mother was dozing under a greenwood tree just inside the park, with the boy only a few feet away, playing with the balloon. Suddenly the balloon escaped and stopp under the branch of a tre It was just high enough up for the string to be beyond reach. A crowd began to form at once and im five minutes hundreds were crowding around the tree, looking { something in tho branches. Men tried to reach the balloon by climbing on each oth- er's shoulders. Every one was making suggestions, and half a dozen controversies were in full op- eration when a sparrow flew into a tree, It noticed the string dangling from the bal- loon and seized it and started west. In- stantly fifty men started in pursuit, and the small boy began to scream. The men for- got the crowd in the excitement of the chase and trampled on a job lot of fee: in a way thet brought about a row that had to be quieted by the police. The bird, when last seen, was still toying with the balloon and trying to weave it into a nest above the entrance to an adjacent hotel. — National Society of Colonial Dames. Mr. Quigg of New York secured unanl- mous consent in the House yesterday for the passage of the bill to incorporate the National Society of Colonial Dames.