Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1896, Page 1

— THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenze, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. pe ecenter 2 cents each. United fates or Canada—postage prepald—30 ceuts a. heet Star, $1 per year, with 0 ice at Washington, D. C., er.) mast he pald tn ad nown on applic ORDERED BY KETTLER a en Inside the Death Trap. CORCNER'S INQUEST OVER FIREMEN Aid for the Families of the Dead Men. - MORE DEATH ONE An official investigation to fix the re- sponsibility for the deaths of the five fire- men who lost their lives as a result of the Louisiana avenue conflagration Monday evening last, was begun shortly before noon today in the shape of a coroner's inquest, which was held at Lee's under- taking establishment. The case of Daniel Francis Conway of No. 8 engine company was determined on as the one regarding which witnesses should be examined, the district attorney having noted the cer- oner that it wou'd be necessary to hold the inquest over but one body, and the verdict reached would cover the entire list of fa- talities. Messrs. Edward C. Coleman, Matthew MecNelly, John J. Hogan, A. N. Hazen, Dr. C. C. Winters and Harry N. Schneider were summon nd after as- sembling at L n in a patrol wagon to Con’ northwest, where the remains were viewed and the oath administered by the coroner. The party then returned to the starting peint, and the investigation proceeded. Not Ordered In. ef engineer of the fire called by coroner. tes: tified that he was about the fire Monday evening, when he heard the h of falling walls. He hastened to the spot and asked if any one had been hurt. He was informed that three or four men of No. 8 company had been caught under the falling wall. The did not order men to enter the in fact, he had repeatedly cau- tion: ide, because the build: nd there was no pla nding men_ins‘de. Witne sary to order cer- tain i down of No. 1 company to come the windows of the building from which later fell. Chief Parris explained that he would not order a man under him to ente that he wo’ not enter motto of the department is, The w 3 fied t the m a building imself. The t he had repeate ot to enter the bu: his knowledge, the in on their nly led by A: tremen are ambi To the best of who were killed own respo men ng eager to surpass and one com; be the others, will act in a reckless manne’ ch as the one Monday even- time been in the ised partment 0 become a the stand, istrict fire added that t of twelve of ten. xplained t day two men are allowed to go aves three men to a hose car- ddition to the driver. that no one ¢ om instead every othe me length the to show t The Second Crash. ‘ Jobn D. Kurtz, second assistant chief of the fire department, who was the next witn scribed the pos of several e companies. chief engine order the men not to the e the crash later eceurred. was with No. 5 com- pany at bazaar when the walls fell. He then, under ord took No. 9 company and endeavored to rm fe the un- fort e men of No. $, who were caught r the debris. It was found that No. did not have sufficient hese to reach the en, and while an additional section was in the s urred. s all happened on the Louisiana ave- Witness went back and found t Foreman Giles ly as though been s i he rear. * the time the me: arge of Foreman Wilson of No. 9. The first four men caught were in ¢ of Assistant Foreman Ket- tler. The fi four men to be caught fr No. 8 co y and the first three were members of No. 9. in the first crash, but two have since d The men w about twelve feet i when the ac: eribed the dif z the men from their perilous p So far as he knew the first four the building without authorit any entered the building for the se of saving the men of No. 8. he witness said that all had been exercised by to prevent accident. It of the ch safety of his me s to fight the flames, so said Assistant Chief Kurtz. Kettler Led Them. man Anthony Malone of No. 8 com- ated that the men of No. 8 were working on Loui 2 avenue. They were later working on a cornice when they wer cu tions. ent Fir ordered dewn by Chief Parris and directed to stand in front of the building; but the chief cautioned them not to go inside. A few mome r, however, Assistant an Ke . in charge of No. 8, di+ men to ance slightly. The trated and < Hed attention Kettler was persistent, a moment later the crash narrowly escaping had said: “It loo! e on the can get so much closer to ss stated that during a service of three the department he had rev lnown the c engineer or his as- sistants to be other than careful in looking the safety of the men, and gave it as opinion that had Kettler obeyed orders would not have been sacrificed. The order of Chief Parris and that of As- sistant Chief Kurtz directing that the men ontside, was heard by all the men. nee was made fifteen minutes a thief Parris had left the scene. In the judgment of witness the risk assumed by <etiler was very great. Of the six who 1, Sears and witness were the only who escaped. eman Charles W. Sears, also of No. 8 company, said that he heard no one give ders not to enter the building. Assistant lef Kurtz directed the men to descend from the cornice and play a stream through the doorway. The orders to enter the building were given by Kettler. Malone ard Mulhall remonstrated, stating that the joists were weak, and that the situation was dangerous. Kettler led thé men into the building. Witness did not hear Chief (Continued on Eleventh Page.) | Mission Bui'dings Wrecked by the Mob Were Amer‘can. Two Englishmen the Victims of An- other Attack—No' ag Official is Known Here. SHANGHAI, May 20.—Details received in regard to the anti-missionary riots at yin, on May during which a ion was looted, show that the disturb- ance was caused by tne admission of a native child to the hospital. This caused the assembling of a mob, which demanded the child, and upon the refusal of the mis- sionaries to give it up, the infuriated crowd wrecked the mission buildings, which, it is added, were American proper ty and not the property of the British sionaries. The missionaries, however, escaped. VICTORIA, B. C., May 20.—The steamer Altmore, arriving from the orient last night, brought advices of an anti-mission- ary outrage at Tal Chau, China. Two En- slish missionaries, named Ferguson and Walker, were the victims. Proceeding by boat from Shanghai to Chenking!an they arrived at ‘Tai Chau on April 13. While awaiting the return of a messenger, whom they had sent witn their cards and pass- Ports to the residence of the chief local cfficial, they were attacked by a mob that bombarded them vigorously with stones. The two missionaries finding the situation intolerable, left the shelter of a cabin and attempted to pull the anchor and shove their beat in the stream, the crew having fled beyond the range of’ the missiles. During this operation the stone throwing became more vigorous than ever, and a shot was fired, the bullet passing ‘through Mr. Fergusen’s left hand. At last the boat Was got off, and, being joined by it cropped down the stream. The bi came again the target for a siles it passed a narrow pz jeveune » but no serious injury was in- flicted. An officer and ten soldiers arrived on the scene while the outrage was going on, but their presence had little, if any, effect in quieting the rioters. Nothing is yet known officially here of the reported destruction of American mis- sion property at Kiang-yin, in China. It Was supposed that some of the British missions in that neighborhood had suffered from the riot reported on the 12th instant, but it was not understood that any Amer- icans had been involved in the trouble, al- though word came by cable a few days ago from Admiral McNair, commanding the vessels on the Asiatic station, that he had dispatched the U. S. S. Boston to Chin- Kiang, which is near to Kiang-yin, on re- pcrts ef trouble there. The official directory fails to show that any American mission is located at that place, and it is felt here that some mis- take has been made in the latest announce- ment, GERMAN AFRICAN POSSESSIONS. Demaraland Bill Passed and Reichstag Adjourns, During the debate in the German reich- stag yesterday on the credits asked for Demaraland, German Southw Africa, Dr. Kayser, chief of the colonial office, declared that, In the opinion of the gov- ernment, Germany her po: the 400 troops would be sent there b: of the month. Dr. Kayser denied that Germany's ac tion was intended to aid the Brit h, say ing that it was intended to maintain Ger- man rule there and was of general po- litical importance. At the conclusion of the debate, during which Herr Ri er and others opposed the bill, the Demaraland credits pa: their second reading. Subsequently the bill passed its third reading, and the house adjourned until June : vase IRON AND STEEL WORKERS. Annual Convention of the Amalga- mated Association. One hundred and seveniy-five delegates were present when the annual convention of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers of America was called to order at Detroit yesterday. President Garland of Pittsburg preside The morning session was occupied with appointment of committees and other rou- tine preliminary work. Tomorrow the re- ports of officers will be read, and Thu: day the wage committee will make its re- port, which will be the principd subject of dis ion thereafter. Delegates present directly represent 50,- 00) workers, but 500,000 employes of the iron trades are actually governed by the decisions of this body. Forty-five lod have been enrolled during the past year, and the representation this year is the largest since the Homestead troubles. LIEUT. COL, FIEBEGER. Now He Has Been Commissioned Professor nt West Point. Captain Gustav J. Fiebeger of the corps of engineers has been confirmed and com- missioned as professor of military and civil engineering at the United States Military Academy, with the rank and pay of lieutenant colonel, and is arranging to take up his residence at West Point. It is ascertained at the War Department that no one has been selected to succeed to his duties as assistant to the Engineer Com- missioner of the District, and the best information obtainable is to the effect that no such detail will be made for some time to come, even if it is not finally con- cluded at the War Department to perma- nently reduce the Engineer Commissioner's force to two assistants. In the office of the chief of engineers it is said that the corps is almost too small to attend to the important work devolved upon it by the present Congress in fortifications and river and harbor improvements, and that it_is extremely unlikely that any cf the officers will be detailed to outside work un- less specially desired by the President or the Secretary of War. —_—_+-e+______ POSTPONED ACTION. Senator Morgan’s Joint Cuban Reso- lutiop Again Considered. Senator Morgen’s joint Cuban resolution again engged the attention of the Senate committee on foreign relations today, but action was again postponed. The commit- tee are considering the question in the light of the recent occurrences in Cuba involving American citizens, and in order to act in- telligently feel that it is necessary to have all the infermation obtainable on the sub- ject, especialiy that bearing upon the re- cent construction of the treaty of 1795 and the protoco]. They have, therefore, decided not to act until the State Department can be commuricated with. | Senator Morgan entered a protest at to- day’s meeting against this course of pro- ceeding, contending for independent action by Congress, and urging that the State Department could have very little or no information which was not already in the possession of the committee. ————————--e.+____ Naval Movements. The flagship Olympta sailed from Chee- foo this morning for Vladivostok, the Rus- sian naval station, and the Detroit sailed from Cheefoo for Yokohama, A General Assembly to Meet Tomor- row at Saratoga, ieee HAY ERING UP PROP. SHITH'S CASE Attitude of the New York Pres- bytery to Be Considerad. UNION SEMINARY’S RIGHTS NEW YORK, May 20.—The on2 hundred and eighth general assembly of the Pres- byterian Church of the United States of America will begin its session at Saratoga at 11 o'clock tomorrow. The retirmg moderator, the Rev. Robert Russell Booth, D.D., of New York, will preach the opening sermon. The scheduled business of the assembly is the considera- tion an+ furtherance of the benevolent and missionary work of the denomination. For this purpose certain days and heurs are set apart according to a fixed schedule. The ministerial: relief is to be considered on the morning of Saturday, the third day of the session, the freedman’s board and education on Monday, home missions and aid for culieges on Tuesday, foreign mis- sions and publication and Sabbath school work on Wednesday, church election and bencvolence on Thursday ard temperance on Friday. On the evening of these days special popular meetings will be held, h the same interests will he consid and more formal addresses. d among these regular orders ion of other matters which is the c have great inter y Who are out- le as well le the church, Promi- nent among these this year is t to be submitt a committe Dr. David R. Breed of Pittsbu an, to whic committed the considration of the “whole subject of young ; cieties and their relations to the Prof. Smith’s Ca An attempt has been made to agitate for the restoration of Professor Heary Pre- served Smith, D.D., formerly of Lane The- ological Seminary, who was suspended from the ministry two years ago on ac- couat of heretical teaching. It ts reported that the conservatives have threate mplete the process in his case by ition unless a stop is put to thi ment, and it is said that Profé would prefer such action rathe main lenger under suspensto: In connection with Lane Seminary at ‘incinnati there will come betcre the as- sembly for acquiescence or veto th cent appointment of the Rev, Her mith of Freehold, ematic theology. Mr. ‘Smith garded as a hered.tary theciogi grandfather having been Dr. Wm. president of Howdoin College in. the t F move- e Smith r than re- y Good- N. J, to its chair Allen, old 1 his father the famous professor of theology in Union Seminary in New York twenty-five years ago. New York Presbytery's Attitude. Another burning question has regard to the answer of the New York presbyter; to the action of the last assembly enjoin- ing it from receiving under its care, v a view to licensure, students from Union Seminary. The pri tery adopted a resi lution, wn by Dr, John Hall, declaring that the previous practice of the presby- tery had been to receive ail applicants who could answer the requirements laid down in the constitution of the church, and an- nouncing its determination to proceed in future according to the same plan. There is no probability the assembly will recede from its position, and it remains to be seen how it will regard this aciion of Meantime other presbyter been receiving and censing Union students as though there had never been an injunction placed upon New York presbytery. Another report tha interest is one di of the assembly to naries. It is claimed that no atte been made to intcrfere with the of these institutions have been shy of e relations with the embly or of giving the assembly power through a comm to enforce any supp i of law. to. cons’ others are still uncertain. But the move- ment promises to end in failure, except in the cases of a few minor seminat i report will be heard with interest, and the attempt to persuade the reluctant beards of directors will probably another year. Union Seminary Rights. Last year a lawyer addressed the assem- bly on the subject of Union Seminary, and said that when it terminated its relations with the assembly it tole’ its endow- ments away from the Presbyterian Church. He was instrumental in having adopted the following resolution, and was promptly placed on the committee having the mat- ter in charge: “Resolved, That the committee of con- ference with the theological seminaries be requested to inquire into and report to the rext general assembly as to the rights of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America in the property now heid by the Union Theological Seminary of the city of New York, and to recommend what measures should be taken to enforce said rights.” The report of this committee is also held secret, and its contents have not yet leaked out, but it 1s reported on good authority that the committee has not been idle in its investigation, Many otker matters of interest will fully ececupy the ten or twelve days of the as- sembly’s session, though in the absence of such causes as those of Drs. Briggs and Smith the bedy ought to be able to ad- Journ even before the usual time—noon of the second Tuesday. Next Moderator. Talk as to the next moderator is already rife, but most of the electioneering and caucusing will be done, as usual, on the train that brings the large delegations from the west. The home missionary in- terest seems likely to center upon Dr. Thomas L. Sexton of Seward, Neb., the well-known synodical missionary of the state of Nebraska. It will not be the first time that the home missionaries have dic- tated a moderator for the assembly. The straightout conservative party seems to be divided, but the majority of that vote would probably go to Dr. David R. Breed of Pittsburg, rather than to Dr. Frank C. Mcntford of Cincinnati. Dr. John L. Withrow of Chicago is also mentioned. ———_—_ THE CARLISLE SPEECH. relations ‘al semi- npt has court jome of them have flatly refused vr the matter any further, and Mr. Vilas Saw Teller and Cockrell Be- fore Asking Unanimous Consent. The statement that Senator Vilas, by an “unparliamentary trick,” got the best of the silver men in the Senate when he se- cured the printing of the Carlisle speech in the Record proves to be net correct. The speech was inserted in the Record by unanimous consent, and, to be entirely fair, Senator Vilas was more punctillious than was really necesary. He saw both Senator Teller and Senator Cockrell before asking permission of the Senate to print and notified them of what he intended to do, asking if they objected. Both these representative silver men declared that they had no objection, and he then asked the consent of the Senate, which was read- ily granted, WEDNESDAY, MAY THE RIOTS AT ETN INE PRESBYTERIANS MR. PLATT’S ATTACK The President Interested in the New York Boss’ Course, i of at is Expected nator Quay When He Returns From Ohio, President Cleveland is greatly interested in the attack that is being made on Major McKinley by Platt. According to the opin- ion of most observant public men, the tendency of this attack is to make Cleve- land a candidate for the democratic nomin- ation. Mr. Cleveland would like to com- bine free trade with the gold standard as an issue in the campaign, and the attack of Mr. Platt on Major McKinley is said to inspire him with the idea that the god men in New York may be made so sus- picious of the Ohio man that many of their votes mizht be combined with tho mugwunips and frce traders, so as to carry the state if he (Cleveland) were the demo- eratic cand Wants the No te, tlon Under Certain Conditions. 's democrats are satisfied that Cleveland wants the nomination under cer- tain conditiors; it 1s pretty certain, too, that he thinks he secs in Platt’s attack on M.-Kintey the prospect of the desired con- ditions developing. There is no man more distasteful to the free traders than Is M. The leadin: Kinley. Clevelan friends caiculate that even the silver men who are also free traders woul rt Cleveland as against therefore view with great attempt of Mr. Platt to among ‘se of Mr. att’s is regar. tly in the inter- of Mr. Cley candidacy, as menace to the republican national ticket in w York state. Whether M leveland McKinley. atisfaction the lit the Ghio candidat York financiers. ew any informa to Mr. Platt or whether } ely draws inte from surface indications, is not but every utterance of the Ne York boss designed to soundness of McKinley's financial view regarded as in the interest of Mr. Clev land. If the gold men could control the demo- cratic national convention and nominate Cleveland the idea of the campaign would be to attack McKinley on finance in > York and the rest of the easter centers, and to attempt to hot crats together by denouncing McKinleyism in the south. What grounds there may be fer the theory that Platt would lend him- t doubt upon the is self, directly or indirect), to a fight against McKinley in New York after th nomination no one is prepared to say, the Cleveland people evident! Platt is burning his bridges Mr. feel he goes. Platts Course Puzzling. None of the politicians in Washington doubt for a minute that*Mr. Platt realize: as well as do other people, that McKinley nomination !s practically assured, and his attack is looked upon, therefore, as equi lent to an attack on the republican nom nee. Looked upon in thig light, Mr. Platt course is puzzling to thé fepublicans unles it means that his antaghnism is so great that he would be willing to sacrifice h party, as far as it lies in his power, order to strike a blow at McKinley. He has gone far b ond any ng that Quay woul: sanction, and the result is a break bet them. Mcl friends is no p lity of Platt’s t Canton, and that if he seek with MeKinley it v ing of any te They have no fear, the say, of anything he can do, before or after the nomination at St. Louis. What is Expect It is said that Sena disap- proved of Mr. Platt’s plans as likely to be injurious to the republican party, proposes to attempt to counteract what the Yorker has said about McKinley's financis position. It is expected that on his return 8 a conferen N not lead to the from Canton Mr. Quay will make a forme! nt that announcem all to criti financial que: son in the d tion on the there is no ground at ley's position on th dd that th: Is < r_time by ihe . Hastings for the vice presidenc; APPROVED. Many cf Them Relinte to Matters of Interest to the District. The President has approved the act te provide for the safety of passengers on excursion steamers during yacht races; th act to reconvey to the former owners cer- tain lands in Valverde county, Texas; the act restoring the lands in the Fort Lewis military reservation in Colorado to the public domain; the act to abolish days of grace on promissory notes, drafts, etc., in the District of Columbia; the act per- mitting the Pintsch Compressing Com- pany to lay pipes on certain streets in the city of Washington; the act to establish certain harbor regulations for -the District of Columbia; the act to provide for the drainage of jots in the District of Colum- bia; the act to regulate the sale of un- claimed fretght, baggage and other prop- erty in the District of Columbia; the act amending the statutes rciating to the sale of printed copies of patents; the act es- tablishing Conneaut, Ohio, a subport of entry. i The Four Models A Exhibi The first public ex models in competitic: statue of Gen. Sher evening at 1704 G stregt, and was well at- tended by art lovers. The models were set off to the best advantage by an artist arrangement of curtains and electric lights. The exhibition, will continue until the statue committee,fof which Secretary Lamont is chairman, fhall have made its selection. The commiftee will meet on the 26th instant, and willf hardly be prepared to anrounce its selectfon for several days thereafter. The roomg will be open to the public thrcughcut the May and from 7 to 9 o'clock every evening fintil the Ist of June at least. Old soldiers and members of the G. A. R. are showing great interest in the competition, and as rgany of them served under the hero of Affanta, they are well able to puss judgmeng as to the accuracy of the sculptural reprpsentation of his fa- millar face and figure, Personal First Lieut. George lery, has been order. and Allegheny for the parts of a new pol. graph. Commander Samuel New London, is ona at Willard’s. Lieut. E. E. Capehai 1804 G street. Now on Public on. bition of the four for an equestrian m took place last lention. . Squier, third artil- to visit Cleveland urpose of inspecting izing photo-chrono- felden, on duty at it to the city. He is of the Terror is at ———___e5 —___ Interview With Secretary Lamont. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee had an interview to- day with Secretary Lamont at the War Department, but it is bélieved this had no connection with his mission to Cuba. He has not yet fixed the date of his departure, e of the |. 1896—-TWELVE NOT TO BE VETOED Gov. Black’s Plan of Pledging a Presidential Candidate. ae eens HE ANSWERS SOME CF AIS CRITICS SS > He Claims There is Nothing Revo- lutionary in His Proposition. WHAT HISTORY SHOWS . In an interview with a representative of The Star several wecks ago, ex-Gov. Chaurcey F. Black cf Pennsylvania, while avowing himself a sound money man, stat- ed that if the democratic party at Chicago should declare for free coinage of silver he would abide by the decision. He reprobated the bare euggestion of a bolt by either fac- tion, and proposed, 2s a measure to obvi- ate such a thing, a declaration by the na- tional convention comm‘tting the nominee of the corventicn, if elected President, to the signi:g of any bill covering the use of silver as morey which might pass Con- gress with a mejority of democratic votes in its favor. The deliverance attracted wide attention, and In some quarters Gov. Black was accused of proposing the entire elimination of the veto from the Constitu- tion by party action. In a further discus- sion of the subject with The Star’s repre: sentative Gov. Black adheres to his prop- csition and r ; sure formally jority of the people after m to them, and upon full and at a election, sed into the form cf law by ted for the ex: purp: abvse of the power confided to the dent for the protection of the people Pr and not for their s' . Is this start- Is it revolution ‘Those who dit in that way must have t very little intelligent ex- amination. The startling; and revolution- ary proposition is not mine, but. theirs, ,, that the rule of the people must nded when it comes to a question r coinage. Will any ef those who and spoken so flippantly in he public with an ex- of the ma- the polls, ot be at rded ard sh dopi put into the i y the q tance and grave misgivings. In the > Ing conventions it was challenged as an sbyious menace to the independence of the ople and of their immediate representa- tive: nd apologetically explained and softened. The reason and purpose of it, as set out by the ovates of the Constitu- n in the state ccnventions, and by Ham- on in the were to preserve e balance } the several depart- its of government and to defend she executive and the judiciary from antlei- pated hi chments of the legis ight be abused. ly only on the nld not be. But e people, people at fr t is so, the character of the geo sta who were taken into ac. Fy 1 to be minimi: d believed th: sed, and only in g . But for that common und % the Constitution could not have heen opted. If Hamilton, who of al! the men of t period was mo: ined rust a rb the people, teok that of it, we ere justified in supposing that there was no d t whatever at the He held that It ¢ a be fai used » of the Constitution or as a check to plainly corrupt and jurious legislation, in order to » time to correct the error: r of the federal convention or of mn, in fact, no man of led ative, ever suggested that it might be em- ployed to set aside the deliberate der of the people, or to forbid measures which a majority of the Congress had beea n for the express purpose of enact- ing.” The First Presidents. “Accordingly, acting, as Mr. Blaine said, ‘in the spirit of the convention,’ the first Presiderts evinced the anticipated respect for the judgment of the people and of their representatives In Congress by practically refraining from the use of the power, which had been given the executive, as they knew, for defense and not for axgres- sion. Over against the nam of the first six Presiderts history recorded but six vetoes. In all of his eight stormy years Thomas Jefferson never saw an occasion which, according to his invincible republi- an views, justified the employment of the veto.” “But there was Jackson, Governor Black.” s, there was Jackson, another demo- cratic sage. He was a sturdy yetoer, it is true! But he was confronted by those very constitutional questions, those very emergencies and those unquestionably cor- rvpt and vicious measures, which the con- vention contemplated as remotely possi- ble when it granted to the executive this tremendous and, at the time, popularly odious power. He used it fearlessly, hon- estly, justly—not at the behest of a class vr for the benefit of a confessed minority. He defended the Constitution, He crushed monopolies—the ‘money power’ of his day —with the veto, because no other resource was left to him or to the country, but he did it as the tribune of the people them- selves, chosen to know and do their will alone. Between that brave swing of the pecple’s ax, in the people’s name and the people’s cause, and the proposition that future executives shall hold themselves in readiness to obey oniy the so-called ‘busi- ness interests’ and to veto at their in- stance the will of the people expressed at the polls, the contrast will be readily seen. Rare ec of the Veto Power. “If Jefferson, the first democratic Presi- dent, was guiltless of a single veto, so also were John Adams,the first federalist Presi- dent, and his son, John Quincy Adams. Mr. Lincoln, the first’ and greatest of re- publican Presidents, is almost in the same category, with but a single direct veto chargeable to his illustrious name. What would that son of the people, who made the immortal phrase, ‘government of the people, by the people ard for the people,’ have thovght of a suggestion to veto the will of the majority? In view of these examples I am not surprised that a re- publican leader so evidently in touch with the republican people and so plainly out of touch with the republican bosses as Major McKinley, should have taken the same position as to the rightful use of the veto power. Every circumstance, every development of the republican eam- paign for weeks, especially the concurrent instructions of gold standard and free sil- ver conventions for McKinley, show that this is his position. But all doubt was removed by Mr. Platt’s specific personal statement in his late authorized inter- view, that the California republican, free silver, sixteen to one, convention instructed for McKinley on the distinct pledge that (Continued on Bleventh Page.) TWO CENTS. OISTRICT IN CONGRESS Conference Agreements Upoa Som? Bills of Local Interest, Another Bill to Purchase Analoxtan Island—Rapid Transit for Anneostia. The House committee on the-District of Columbia Leld a mecting this morning and disposed ox three bills. A favorable report was ordered on House bill 8726. relating to drawback certificates arising out of the eld Northern Liberty market claims. An amendment was adopted providing that 10 certificate shall be issued until the Dis- trict Commissioners shall approve it. Senate bill 1659 relating to the separate rights of married women was favorably re- perted, with an amendment giving women the seme exemptions as men. House bill 6713 providing for the exten- son of North Capitol street was favorably rcported, with a proviso that the Dis- trict shall pay the whole cost of the ex- tension. The Capital Ratlway BI. The House today agreed to the confer- ence report on the Capital railway bill, the Dill that provides for rapid transit to Ana- costia. The conference report is practical- ly an agreement to the House bill, the only material exception being that the Senate provision that failure to build,the Shep- herd's Point branch within a certain time shall not forfeit the bill, is allowed to stand, The report says: “That the portions of the company’s routes from Congress or Pencote Heights to Shepherd's landing and the Harrison street branch east to the District line shall be completed within two years from the passage of this act. vided, That failure to complete the portions of the routes as pro ed for in this section, and also failure to complete the extension on llth street east, all operate to repeal the authority to build said portions, and shall not repeal the charter of said company.” This means the portion of the company’s Navy Yard to Congre Heights must be built in one year; building of the other parts docs not affect the charter, but the company is given the priv- ilege of doing so in one and two ycars. The Medical Bill. The conferees on the medical bill have come to an agreement. The Senate amend- ments are allowed to stand to a large ex- tent, being mainiy unimportant verbal amcndments to perfect the bill. Memorials Presented. Senator Proctor today morial from the Columbia Heights Citi- zens’ Association containing a copy of resolutions adopted at a meeting held on the 5th instant, expressing an opinion as to the bill relating to the price of gas in the District of Columbia, whi®h was pass- ed by the Senate Monday. From the samé association he presented a memorial ap- proving the bill relating to the proposed legislation extending the party wall regula- lions. aes gem Against the Vivisectiow WM. Senator Proctor today presented a me- morial from Dr. Walter Wy:nan, surgeon general of the marine hospital service, and also a resolution adopted by the Penn- sylvania Medical Society protesting against the vivisection bill. Civil Service in the G. P. 0. Senator Pritchard has arranged for a special meeting of the committee on civil service and retrenchment for next Satur- ay to hear the last of the testimony as to the metheds emplo: by Public Printer Benedict in applying the civil rervice law to the government printing office Washington and Great Falls R.R. Co. The Senate today passed the bill amend- ing the charter of the Washington and Great Falls Railway Company. Before the matter was taken up Mr. Harris made a brief explanation, stating that the bill as it stood had been practically prepared by the engineers of the War Department with especial reference to the care of the con- duit. The bill, which is very long, has al- ready been published in The Star. Before the bill was passed Mr. Gorman called at- tention to the fact that whereas the line passes from the District into Maryland there was in the bill a provision that all dis- p s between the company and the ublic, whether in the District or in Ma: and, should be referred to the Secretary of War. At his suggestion the words “or in Mary- land” were omitted. To Buy Analostan Istana. Senator Stewart today presenied an emendment to the general deficiency bill directing the Secretary of the Treasury to require Analostan Island by purchase or condemnation. The sum of $75,000 is ap- propriated for the purpose, and the amend- ment provides that in case the owners re- fuse to accept that amount the Secretary shall apply to the District Supreme Court for an assessment of the value, which the court is authorized to secure by the ap- poiatment o: three commissioners. Change of Conferees. presented a me- Mr. Curtis of Iowa was today appointed one of the conferces on the billiard and pool table bill, vice Mr. Babcock, excused. The Wooden Roof to Stay. Mr. Milliken, from the House committee on public buildings and grounds, has sub- mitted the following report on the Senate resolution to require the roof of the city pest office to be made fire-proof: “That the roof as now being constructed will be practically fire-proof when finished; that the expense to the government of changing it to a metallic or non-combusti- le roof would be, as estimated by the ecretary of the Treasury, approximately "00,000, and that the change in the con- struction contemplated by said resolution vould cause a delay of at least six months in the completion of the building. We, therefore, report that the resoluticn ought not to pass.” Report Stockholders. Submitted to the CHICAGO, May 20.—At the annual mee:- ing of the stockholders of the Associated Press held this morning 749 of the 1,00 shares of stock were represeared. The report of the board of directors for the year ending December 31, 1895, showed that the membership had grown from 381 to 418, and the stockholders had increased from 124 to 138. The present membership is 458 and the number of stockholders 140. ‘The finances had been brought to a most satisfactory condition. The revenues had been steadily maintained at their maxi- mum, while the expenses had been re- duced. The monthly margin of excess of receipts over expenditures had only been maintained since the last quarter of 1895, but had more than doubled in amount. As a result, a dividend of 10 per cent of the principal of the advances of the guarantee fund had been paid. The board congratu- lated the membership on the great pro- gress made during the year toward the ac- complishment of the original and proper purpose of the Associated Press—the con- trol and administration of the news gather- ing and distributing business of the coun- try by the newspapers of the country, THE STAR BY MAIL. 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 this office, in person or by letter, postal card. Terms: 13 cents week; 25 cents for two week cents per month. vance. Subscribers changing their address from one Post-oflice to another shovid give the last address as well as the new one. at or Invariably in ad OPENING ADDRESSES Changing the Order in the Holt Will Case. LAWYERS CUTLINE THEIR CASE > Interesting Testimony and Sharp Examinations the Order Today. PRIMA FACIE CASE > The third day of the Holt will trial be- gan promptiy at 10 o'clock this morning before Judge Bradley. Already the case has developed such unusual and even m: terious features that it bids fair to go down in history as the most remarkable will case ever tried in the District of Co- lumbia. Yesterday afternoon the attorneys for the caveators introduced an important Plece of evidence as showing that Judge Mixs Throckmorton, Holt imposed great confidence Devlin, the executor under the terms of the alleged will, This was to meet the objection raised by the attorneys for the heirs-at-law, that the relations existing between the two men were not of such an intimate character as to make it like- ly that Judge Holt would ever have named him in his will for such an important po- sition, The evidence was in the form of a writ- ten paper, Mr. Devlin’s discharge from the army. It was signed by Gen. Thornas M. Vincent. The certificate was dated September 3, in Luke The Late Joseph Holt. 1869, from the bureau of military of ju 3 of Under the heading Holt as judge ady army added the follow “The character of 1 duty in this bur cellent. He has and has enjoy “character te general the Devlin while on n most ex- lous Judge Advoca Dr. Butler Testifies. The first witness called to the stand this morning was Rev. Dr. J. G. Butler, the pastor of the Luther Memorial Church, who was summoned to testify as to the handwriting and the signature of the tor of the alleged will. testa- Dr, Butler testified that during a con- troversy growing out of the § tt trial considerable correspondence 1 be- tween him and Judge Holt, and he became very familiar with the handwriting of the latter. He said that he would know Holt’s signature among a thousand. le Mr. Luke Devlin. was shown the alleged will and expressed himself as absolutely confident thai it was what it purports to be. 2 On crost mination Mr. Worthington showed the witn a letter from Judge Holt, which was furnished by Mrs. Ray, a niece of Miss Hynes, and one of th e witnesses for the caveatees. Dr. Butler was asked whether he could ident the ndwriting in that, but he declined to ex- SS an opinis Pm EOW, is Tt. doctor,” said Mr. We thing: ton, rather caustically, “that you are so positive with reference to the signature cn one document and yet cannot speak as to the other?” - Dr. Butler simply replied that he did not regard himself as an expert on handwrit- a The Wil Ttwelf. Representative Hitt of Illinois w next witness called to testify ai the authenticity of the document in question. Mr. Hitt said that he was well acquainted vith Judge Holt for more than twenty years, and had often received comm tions from him. He said that to th of his knowledge and belief the pa: written by Judge Holt. is the to Mr. Hitt produced a letter from Judge Holt, which he received as late as 1 “Now, Mr. Hitt,” asked Mr. Wil on cross-examination, “were you familiar with the attainments of the late Judge Holt ves, sir; I was.” jow you will please examine carefully the phraseology of that document end let us know whether you find any of the char- (Continued on Eleventh Page.)