Evening Star Newspaper, May 21, 1896, Page 1

— THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Aveuce, Cor. 11th Street, by The Evening Star News Co: . ° “SH. KAUFMANN, Prest, YS New York Ofice, 49 Potter Building. The Evening Star ts served to subscriters In th: eity by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents 7 month. Copies at the ecunter 2 cents each. By mail—onywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—50 cenis per moath. Saturday Quinte feietzn postage (Ertered at th as second- CAI m Rates of le Sheet Star, $1 per year, with ded, $3.00, Post Ortice at Washington, D. ©.. ater.) ns ninst be pald tn ad le known on appli BURIED UNDER RUINS ————E Su dden Collapse of a Building at Buffalo, N. Y. ADVUINING STRUCTURE CRUSHED 1K Wonderful Escape of a Steam Fitter. —_+—_—_. WORK OF RESCUE IN PROGRESS ee BUFFALO, N. ¥., May 21.—The four- story brick building, 8 to 10 Seneca street, part of it forming a portion of the Brown building, recently vacated by the W ern Union Telegraph Company, collapsed today, while a large number cf men were at work in the building, remodeling it. ‘The falling walls went down upon a cou- ple of smaller brick buildings adjoining on the east side and practically demol- ished them. Schnert’s barber shop, next door to the falling building, was crushed as if it had been shell. Th was full of barb. d customers at the time. Quickly res ing to an rm a force of iivemen went to work to clear away the ruins Their zeal was quickened by of men I the sonized ery , north The rub From tion of f ceiling The walls on the > piece to hang above rty. The wall at the 1 stood ur the chief and those still be- r to the h the ruins. After twenty minutes of hard work the nen reached and extricated one of t victims, mangled and bleeding, but still aliv He was taken away in’ an ambu- lance A little later, directed by groans _pro- ing from a mass of beams, lath, brick and plaster, the firemen reached a second sufferer. He was a young man. Though he had been under ten feet of debris, he was able to stand when once he was’ ex- tricated. He is not dangerously hurt. He is Robert Casler, a steam fitter, who was in the cellar and heard the first cracking warnings of the impending ruin. He looked up a w the rafters and joists give way. He sprang quickly into the part of the cellar that is under the sidewalk. A mo- meni later the whole structure was about his ears. He was tightly penned in, al- h he could breathe easily. He said two steamfitters and two help- lar, and he did not see them uilding fell. He thinks they may ‘Y, as they were in an- the cellar. Up to noon only one of the dead had Leen recovered, though it is believad that there a@re ten or twelve. George Metz, the man who was first dis- covered by the firemen, died on his way to the hospital. Following Is a list of the injured as far as is now known: S. L. Hawks, a carpe address known, married, severely bruised and cut about the body; ly Injured. a a 7 Chandler street, a car- ely bruised, cut and injured has a wife and one child O’Brien, a ¢ gz at treet; his back is broken; is a man and has four ssing—Miss Jennie Gri other part of one of barbers, who escaped uninjured, said that as hé Was rushing out of the shop he saw the walls and debris fall upon her. Nothing een heard of her, and the firemen are working hard at the ruins to learn the truth of the rumor. Peter Straub, contractor; Wm. Kupptinger, intern ma. ly Injured; Fulmyer, internally irjured. ub, Fulmyer and Kuppinger were workmen, and were pinioned down by beams and bricks. The extent of their in- Juries is not known. All of Schnertz's employes now, except the woman cashier, have been accounted work- venty-five men are working at the pile ris this afternoon. that of a man, was re- covered after several hours’ labor by the fire: His name is not known. An iron column has been found in the debris which is so full of sand holes that it can be crushed with little effort. The district attorney has taken some of it for use before the grand jury. At the hospitals the Surgeons séy that all the injured whose names are given above will recover. ee FOUGHT IN COURT. Burglars Convicted of Murder Created A Scene. LONDON, May 21.—The trial of Henry Fowler and Albert Milson,laborers, charged with the murder of Mr. Henry Smith at Muswell Lodge, Muswell Hill, on the night of February 13, a case which has attracted much attention, resulted today in sentenc of death being pronounced upon both imen. At the close of the trial there was a ter- rible fight in the dock between the two prisoners. Both men are ex-convicts, and the crime Was committed as the result of a burg- larious entry Into the residence of Mr. Smith, where the prisoners obtained con- siderable booty and were subsequently tracked and arrested very cleverl y aouce ye ly by the gS TURKEY GIVES INDEMNITY. Pecuniary Reparation for the Out- rages at Jiddah. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 21.—The Brit- ish, French and Russian embassies here have each recetved checks for £10,000 as indemnity for the outrages at Jiddah in Mey last, when the British censul and * vice consul, the Russian acting consul and the French consular secretary were bs eked and shot by Bedouins outside the own. The British ccrsul, Mr. W. S. Richard- son, was badly wounded; Mr. J. Brandt, the Russian consul, had’ his jaw broken and his nese shot away, and M. D'Orville, the French consular secretary, was se- verely wounded. The British vice consul died ten minutes after being shot, and aaa a tay oa the ground the Bedouins continued to fire upon him and stabb him with knives. eer —— WRECKED By Gas. Many Killed and Injured in a Buila- ing at Coffeyville, Kans. COFFEYVILLE, Kan., May 21—A gas explosion this morning wrecked two two- story brick buildings in the center of the city, causing the instant death of ene man and the fatal injury of two other persons, and in the wounding, more or less serious- ly, of thirteen others. The killed and injured follow: David Certer, killed by falling walls. Mat. Atkin- son and Eliza Pursley, both colored, were fatally injured. More or less seriously injured: Dot Irv- ing, Maud Young, A. 3. Maxwell, Mrs. P. K. Smith, Mrs. Morris, Kate Morris, daugh- ter of abcve; Logan Hshom, John Wilson, Joe Short, Wm. Kime and Wm. Stuckey. Two other names not given. Others were in the building, but escaped unhurt. Che Lvening Star. No. 13,484, WASHINGTON. DISTRICT IN CONGRESS Memorials Presented in the Senate From a Christian Endeavor Union. They Favor Raising the Age of Con- sent and a Sunday Rest Law— Other Local Measures, Senator McMillan today presented a peti- tion from the Maryland Christian En- deavor Union in favor of raising the age of consent in the District of Columbia to eighteen years, for a Sunday rest law in the District of Columbia, and in opposition to legislation to promote race-track gam- bling in the District of Columbia. The Washington Institute. Senator Pritchard today offered an amendment to the general deficiency bill appropriating $7,000 for the purpose of purchasing or erecting a buliding by the society known as the Washington Insti- tute. The amendment states: “Said insti- tution {s non-sectarian in character, and is to be conducted for the education, in- dustrial and domestic training of colored men and womea.” Aguinst the Vivisection Bill. There was laid before the Senate today a memorial from the Washington Chemical Seciety protesting against the passage of ection. bill. The Medical Bill. The House has agreed to the conference report on the mec 1 bill, The House re- cedes from its disagreement to certain amendments of the Senate deslgned to cor- rect the phraseology of the bill. The House © recedes from its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate to section 10, and agrees to the same with an amend- ment by which a physician inserting an advertisement in a newspaper would not come under the provisions of the iaw. The Senate recedes from amendments di ying the time when the act shall take effect, ard leaving it to take effect from its pas- sege. Appropriation Bill Conferees. Messrs. Grout (Vt.), Pitney (N. J.) and Dockery (Mo.) were yesterday appointed conferees on the District of Columbia ap- propriation bill. The Dry Measure Bill. The conference report on the dry meas- ure bill was agreed to In the House yes- terday afternoon. The effect of the con- ference report fs to make it optional wheth- er potatoes shall be sold by weight or by measure, the House having made it man- datory that potatoes shall be sold by weight. The second amendment of the Sen- ate provided a different standard of meas- tre for potatoes when sold by retail from the weight when sold by wholesale, and from this amendment the Senate recedes, The Nicolai Brothers’ Pipes. The Senate also passed the bill to au- thorize the Commissfoners to grant per- mission to Nicolai Brothers to use the pipes heretofore laid by them under a permit from said mmissioners dated December 22, 1893. along I street southeast from Half street to South Capitol street, South Capitol street from I street to K street, K street from South Capitol street to corner of K and Half streets southwest, under such regulations and rental as may be made by the Commissioners. Will Pay No Attention to a G. A. R. Protest. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., May 21.—Some time ago corerspondence was published be- tween Gen. Willard Warner of this city and Gen. Joseph Fullerton, chairman of the park commission, as to the appoint- ment of guards at the Chickamauga Na- tional Park. A few days ago a committee from the local G. A. R. took the matter up and protested against the appointment of W. 8S. Kelley, son of the late Pennsylvania Congressman, and other appointments. This committee drew up a paper and pre- sented it to Gen. Fullerton this morning. _ In an interview Gen. Fullerton said: “I have nothing to say whatever about this story which is being circulated, except that it is full of misrepresentations. “It is full of lies, and this is the only way I can express myself. It has all been prompted by the discharge of three em- ployes of the park, and I do not pay the slightest attention to It. This seems to be a personal attack “on me, and for that reason I do not heed it. I do not know who is doing it exactly. I have always tried to do my part in putting old soldiers at the park heretofore, and propose to do so all the time regardless of what any of them say or do. If we could have found old soldiers here who could have performed the duties of these men—ctvil engineers—we would have given them an opportunity to do thi We employed these men for their tec! nical knowledge. The idea of putting cld soldiers on this work is absurd. Some pecple have talked about the Chicka- mauga-Chattanooga, national park com- mission for not giving employment to the old soldiers while the work of shaping the park was in progress. They do not know what they are talking ahout. The government had to get work done as cheap- ly as possible. It was let out by contract and the contractors did the employing of the men. Some say they worked con- victs, ex-convicts, but this Is not my busi- ness. I understand there has been talk about the appointment of Kelley as guardian at Orchard Knob. His father did much for the Union. Another thing, his appointment is not a permanent one. You can state for the information of these people, who are telling the les, that I am and always have been in favor of the employment of old soldicrs at all of the national parks. I will pay no on to the paper presented this morn- e ——— SWEPT BY A TORNADO. Churches Wrecked and a Life Lost at Eldon, Mo. ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 21—Reports of storms continue to come in from various sections of Missouri. At Eldon a tornado damaged the property to the amount of $50,000 and severely Injured a number of people. Mrs. Earzart was found dead after the storm. The Methodist and Con- gregational Churches were wrecked, and the fine brick Christian Church badly dam- aged. A number of houses were demol- ished and twenty others were submerged by_ water. Reports received from towns in central Missouri show that the damage done by the storm was much greater than first estimated. - Near Greenridge orchards, growing crops and timber were swept away. One woman was seriously injured, At Cholhowle a dozen residences were unroofed, store rooms blown down and fences varried off. Several levees along the line of the Sania Fe bave been broken down by the raging waters of the Charlton, and incalculable damage has been done to farms. The overflowed strip near Elmer is three miles wide. Charles Miller, aged twenty, was drowned while trying to cross a flooded run near Belton. —.——__. Foxhall Keene's Colt Third. LONDON, May 21.—Four horses started in the race for the City Bowl, valued at 100 sovereigns, at the opening of the meet- ing at Salisbury today. Sir Horace Far- quhar’s Nouveau Riche won; Sir J. Thurs- by’s The Tartar was second amd Mr. Fox- hall Keene’s black colt, three years old, by Donovan, was third, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1896-SIXTEEN PAGE THE PRESBYTERIANS + Convening of the General Assembly at Saratoga. SGUTHERN BRANCH AT MEMPHIS, TENN Governor Bushnell at the Methodist Conference. METHODIST PROTESTANTS —— SARATOGA, N. Y., May 21.—The 108th general assembly of the Presbyterian Church was opened here this morning at 11 o'clock in the First Presbyterian Church, where so many previous assem- bites have met. Prayer was offered by Dr. William Durant, pastor of the church. The Psalm was read by the Rev. Willlam bE. Curr of Danville, Va., a-colored commis- sioner, and the Scripture lessons by the Rey. William 8. Marquis of Rock Island. Prayer wos cffered by the Rev. Joseph M. Gcheen of Kolhapur, India. ‘The opening sermon was delivered by the Rey. Dr. Roebert Russell Booth of New York, the retiring moderator, on the sub- ject of “Christian Union and Denomina- tional Loyal * The text was taken from the Gospel of St. John, 17:20 and 21. it was contended that the text considered and defined only the union of believe and that it had to do simply with an ¢ tablished harmony of purpose tien, a oneness sympathetic and brotherhood. The text also stated the reason why unity was desired by Christ. It also held that Christian union dves not lie in the line of denominational egreement or in the render of matured convictions on the part of one branch of the church to anothe Union is not uniformity. The true concep. tion of the holy Catholic Church ts that it is composed of the whole multitude whic was conceived in the eternal purpose of re- demption and given unto Christ to be re- deomed by Him. This view of Christian union wvuld achieve the solicitude as to methods of church union felt by so many and would promote federation between the branches of the church. It would also make possible an earnest and effective and an earnest co-operation in men in all methods of philanthropic work. It also would not interfere with the maintenance and the in- telligent intensity of denominational loy- alty. In closing Dr. Booth spoke of the mis- understandings and contlicts which have divided the church and hindered its work. He deprecated any work or act which ht aggravate present troubles. He sai “On one hand there are charges of undue severity in the administration of discipline, coupled with a plea for liberty within tain limits, which up to this time have not been defined. On the other hand there is a fear or conviction that essential truths are at stake, and a belief that the church ts contending for honor and life in the stand which she has recently taken in her dis- cipline and deliverances. To many of us this controversy has been inexpresslbly painful, and there can be no doubt that it has materially interfered with our financial prosperity. It adds to the painfulness of the present condition that no real effort has hitherto been put forth to secure a re- moval of these misunderstandings by brotherly conference and arbitration of dif- ferences. “It may be a dream, it may be a delu- sion,” said the preacher, “but speaking as it were for the last time in such a place of public authority, I appeal to the sound Christian sense of this venerable assembly to take some proper measures to ascertain what it is that divides up, and what is re- quired for the abatement of the strife and @ reconciliation of parties at varianc: SOUTHERN CHURCH. Convening of the Genernl Assembly at Memphis. MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 21.—The thirty- sixth general assembly of the Presbyterian Church South of the United States will convene in the First Church in this city at 11 o'clock this morning. The opening sermon will be delivered by the retiring moderator, Rey. Charles R. Hemphill, D.D., LL.D., pastor of the Sec- ond Presbyterian Church of Louisville, Ky., and professor of homiletics in the Louisville Theological Seminary. Immediately after the sermon he will call the assembly to order, and the roll of com- missioners will be cailed. The body will then choose a moderator and two tempo- rary clerks. If there was any canvassing being done yesterday or last night for the position of presiding officer there was no evidence of it. Dr. James Woodrow is in the city and is one of the commissioners. It is quite certain that his name will Le placed before the body, and there will be others, but. none of the com: sioners would today venture to say who would be the presiding officer. The only permanent officers of the as- sembly are the stated and the permanent clerks. Dr. Joseph R. Wilson has held the former position during the entire life of the church as now constituted. Dr. Farris is the permanent clerk. At the same hour the assembly of the Northern Presbyterian Church will convene at Saratoga, and, as has been the custom for years, the two bodies meeting on the same day make {t one of the first orders of business to send telegrams of greeting from one to the other. THE METHODISTS, Recently Elected Bishops to Be Con- secrated Next Thursday. CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 21.--Bright and early this morning Governor Bushnell came to the Methodist conference, and hig entrance was greeted with applause. Rish- op Merrill, who was presidiag, presented him to the conference, The consecration of bishops was set for Thursday next at 11 a.m., and the service will be held in the armory, where the daily sessions of the conference are. held. The officials of Epworth Memorial Church ten- dered the use of that structure, but it was Geclined with thanks, as the armory will seat more persons. The first ballot of the day for third retary of the missionary society was announced. The entire vote was 482. ‘The result was: Hamilton, 180; Smith, 1: Brodbeck, 99; Baldwin, 48. Dr. Emory Mil Jer attempted to secure a suspension of the rules in order to reconsider the vote by sec- which pastors are required to secure the consent of the presiding elder to secure the services of an evangelist other than the conference evangelist. It was this action which creited the in. tense feeling between pastors and elders, and this was an attempt to strike that fea. ture out. The motion was very promptly voted down, as there are 170 presiding eld- ers and but 79 pastors in the conference, and the attempt was lost. MI ETHODIST PROTESTANTS. An Animated Debate Over Dr. Mel- vin's Defent. KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 21.—At the Methodist Protestant cenference the elec- tion of officers yesterday developed a sur- prise and threw the conference into a wrangle that lasted until a late hour last night. Dr. Melvin of the Maryland confer- erce, who held the position of traveling secretary of the board of foreign missions, having been appointed to the position after the death of his predecessor, was supposed to be sure of re-election. A decided oppos!- tion arose, however, and it is said to have been due to the attitude of the Maryland delegates on the “woman question.” When the vote was taken Rey. Osburn was elected by a decided majority. Fmends of Dr. Mel- vin introduced a resolution reciting that inasmuch as Dr. Melvin had given up a lucrative position to accept the secretary- sbip, he should be indemniiied in the amount of $1,000, = This provoked a lengthy discussion, that was not concluded until Dr. Melytn in- formed the conference that he was perfect- ly able to took out for himself. He request- ed that the resolution should be withdrawn. This was done, and it was finally agreed that Dr. Melvin should be continued in his present position until December 1. By reso- lution all record of the debate was then ex- punged from the proceedings. THE BAPTISTS, Second Day’s Session of the Publica- tion Society, ASBURY PARK, N. J., May 21—The second day’s session of the seventy-second anniversary of the American Baptist Pub- lcation Society was largely uttended. Prof. H. C. Vedder of Pennsylvania, the chairman of the committee on pubfishing department, read the report, and also de- livered a short address. The report of the committse on mission- ary department was next heard, and an ad- dress by Chairman Rev. W. H. Geistweti of Minnesota regarding the report follow- ed. T. C. Search of Pennsy!vania, chair- man of the committee of finance, read his report, and he was followed by Col. C. H. Banes of Pennsylv:ai: cussed th: outlook for the soel nded the morning session. At the afternoon session tne report of the committee on Bible wock and an ad- dress by J. J. Wilmarth, D. »., ch: were heard, and then came the committee on chapel services, by Cc. W. Kingsley of assachusetts. This closed the s n, and the American Bap- tist Historical Society held a meeting. VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS Interest Growing in the Fight for Control of the Coming Convention. Representative Otey’s Estimate as to the Silver Men’s Strength—Dantel for Vice ° President. The fight in Virginia for the control of the state democratic convention, to be held June 4, grows in interest as the time for holding the convention approaches. There is hardly any doubt as to the complexion of the convention, and the majority for silver is the part now being figured on. To a Star reporter Representative Otey of Vir- ginia this morning said: ‘There are 115 cities and counties in Virginia. Of these sixty-six have acted. Fifty-six have voted for silver. Ten are embraced in what I call uninstructed—that is gold, silver and gold and silver. Forty-nine have not yet acted. Of these I cap count on thirty-two for silver, and I have not yet been mis- taken in any claim I have made. The sev- entecn remaining will be divided. Mark this, and look at it when the result is known.” Daniel for Vice President. Mr. Otey was asked about a story current that Senator Daniel will be indorsed by the Virginia convention as a candidate for the democratic vice presidential nomination. He declined to say anything about this, but Virginians coming to the city say that a strong movement is on foot to put Sen- ator Daniel in nomination. The antl- Cleveland men, it is said, are determined on tris, not only because of their favor- ite’s fitness for the position, but as a re- buke to the Clevelandites for the partial Lack-set they gave Senator Daniel in the convention four years ago. Senator Dan- fel’s course then is looked back now to in the light of @ prophecy, and he is regard- ed all the more highly. It is further ar- gued that his nomination would hold the disaffected gold men in Virginia in line and make the state solid for the democratic nominees. Senator Daniel, it is intimated, will be in an enviable position in the Virginia dele- gation. Almost the same confidence will be placed in him that was accorded Sen- ator Teller by the Colorado republicans. ++ e+ __. Personal Mention. Lieut. J. A. Dapray, twenty-third infan- try, is in the city on leave of abseace. He Is at 1107 13th street. Lieut. Arthur Murray, first artillery, is at 2105 © street. Lieut. Wm. B. Cochran, twenty-fifth in- fentry, is at the Epbitt. Dr. Randolph B. Carmichael, who had an operation for appendicitis performed in New York last week, is reported as well cn_the road to recovery. Capt. S. L. Leach, corps of engineers; pt. John Pitcher, first cavalry; Lieut. R. S. Turner, sixth infantry, and Lieut. H. T. Rethers, ninth infantry, are registered at the War Department. Chief Naval Constructor Hichborn has just returned to Washington from a visit of inspection at Owenboro’, Ky., of the newly established plant for the manufac- ture of cellulose for naval use from corn pith, Assistant Secretary Wike of the Treas- ury Department is confined to his home by sickness. Mr. Eckels, controller of the currency, has returned to the city from a visit to Ottawa, Ill. Lieut. John M. Ellicott of the Naval Academy Is on a visit to this city. ——_—_$_e-—___— Troops for Decoration Day. Under instructions from the War Depart- ment, troops from the various stations in New York haibor, with the engineer bat- talion, Willets Point, will take part in the ceremonies of Memorial day, May 30, in New York city and Brooklyn, as follows: ‘The engineer battalion and band, two bat- teries of the first artillery, from Fort Wads- worth, and two companies of the thirteenth infantry, with the Governor's Island Band, from Fort Columbus, will participate in the ceremonies in New York city, the whole to be under the command of Lieut.Col. Marcus P. Miller, first artillery. Light battery K, with two batteries and the band, first artillery, from Fort Hamil- ton, under command of Major John G. Turn- bull, first artillery, will participate in the ceremonies in Brooklyn. ——_——__-2-+_ West Point Cadets Appointed. The following have been appointed cadets at the United States Military Academy: Henry 8. Wygant, Richmond, Ky. (alter- nate); C. H. Flynn, Morristown, Ind.; Le- land Berg, Chicago, Ill.; Otto H. Berg (alternate), Chicago, 1; Frank O. Whit- lock (alternate), Winona, Minn.; Vernon F. Hughes (alternate), Hamilton, Ohio; Ern- est E. Allen, St. Louis, Mo.; Allen F. Mor- risette, Manchester, Va.; Charles W. How- ell, Stockton, Calg Fred. Griffith (alter- nate), Sacramento,;Cal.; Louis Soleliac, jr., New York city; Wiliam H. Wilson (alter- nate), New York city. ———__+e+___ Today's Presidential Nominations, The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Postmasters—Henry G. Walter, at Leba- ron, Pa.; Harry L. White, Eldred, Pa.; Alfred W. Dey, Asbury Park, N. J.; Alvah A. Clark, Somerville, N. J.; H. E. Blake- man, California, Mo.; Mary A. Herrington, Geneva, IL TWO CENTS, — THE STAR BY MAIL. i Persons leaving the city for any Period can have The Star mailed to them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering it at this office, in person or by letter, or postal card. Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. Invariably in ad- vance. Subscribers changing their address from one Post-office another should give the last addr as well as the new one. to THE ADJOURNMENT It is Now Expected to Take Place on June 8 —_+—__ OPINION OF SHREWD FORECASTERS Veto Expected on the River and Harbor Bill. OTHER CONFERENCES The passage by the Senate within two days of the District and fortifications bills leaves little room for doubt as to the speedy adjournment of Congress. It was thought by some that these measures would consume a week, but as it proy they have gone through the mill with un- usval rapidity, and there now remain for ccnsideration and final settlement only the feneral deficiency bill and the conference reports on the legislative, Indian, sundry civil, rivers District and fort‘fications bills formidable array in the naming, but less so in the reality. The -legisizt has been agreed upon by the conferees and the contests on the Indian, naval ani river and harbor bills have each beca narrowed down to a singie certainty of agreement w time. It is cr ry to have s a cumulation at the fag end of the s : and old-timers agree that never before in modern time: the bt been far advanced. ially ts thi > of year like the present, when a pre campaign is about to be cpencd. » With ¢ Issues In Conference. The issues between the houses on thes great measures are usually comprom'sed, and it not infrequently happens that this very accumulation cf conference matte is brought about with the view of supply- ing the means of reacl.ing a settlement on all by sacrificing the controverted po: on one bill in order to win that on a other. The fight on the Indian bl is on the questicn of governmental aid fcr sec- tarian schools. The House is stubbornly resistirg the Senate amendment and will not yleld. The naval bill hangs fire on the matter cf providing for construct- ing two or four battle ships, the House contending for the larger number, con- trary to the general rule, whereby the Senate urges Increases over House pro- visions. It is thought lkely that the dif- ference will be compromised by providing for three ships. Every matter in dispute in tha river and harbor bill has been set- tled except the provision for a deep-water harbor at Los Angeles. The amended the Lil! by creating a comm to name the site for such a harbor, to cost many millions, and the House con- ferees oppose any such prevision. The con- ference repcits on the naval and rivers and harbors have been made up to these points, and further efforts will be made at once to secure finul agreements. The River and Harbor Bill. It 1s the general Lellef that extra pres- sure will be brought to bear on the river and harbor bill to reach a result at the earliest possible moment, for it 1s now rec- ognized that this bill in its course through the legislative mill alone measures the length of the session. It te regarded as more than a probability—-more nearly a certainty—that the President will veto this measure, notwithstanding the assurance that there 1s more than enough strength in the two houses to pass it over his veto. There is an item in the bill for the im- provement at Buffalo, in which the people of that section and many of Mr. Cleve- land's old friends ure greatly interested. No doubt whatever influence is possible will be brought to bear from that quarter to prevent a veto. The question, therefore, of the time of ad- journment hinges almost solely upon the day when this bill reaches Mr. Cleveland and the ten-day period begins to run. It is deemed the only safe course by the friends of the bill that the date of adjourn- ment should be so selected as to include the eleventh day, at the very least, after the receipt of the bill at the White House: otherwise the President might give the measure a “pocket veto” by neglecting it, and allowing it to die with the session. On the other hand, he may act upon the bi!l immediately after its receipt, by either vetoing or signing It, and thus the period of waiting may be reduced and the session terminated sooner. Hence no exact time for the adjournment has been selected, and none will be until some definite guide has been obtained as to the future course of this bill, either by ascertaining the date when it ‘will reach Mr. Cleveland or by securing reliable in- formation as to his intentions with respect to its fate. One element that Is now pres- ent to add to the unc inty of the situa- ton fs the fact that it is not known just how far the settlement of the Santa Moni- ca harbor dispute will affect Mr. Cleve- lard’s well-known hostility to such appro- priations as are contained in the bill. It is regarded as practically certain that with this provision in the bill the President will veto it instanter, while without it he may not be so ready to condemn the whole budget. Nevertheless the impression is strong that the chances are wholly in favor of a veto under any circumstances. Probable Adjournment June 8s. Presuming that the conferees and the two houses reach an agreement on this bill in time to allow It to be laid before the President next Monday, May 25, the con- stitutional limit will expire Thursday, June 4. Sundays and fractions of days are not included in this period. A veto must reach Congress before adjournment on Wednes- day, the 3d of June. Action to pass the bill over the veto might under the most favor- able circumstances be had in both houses within two days, but the margin fs a slight cne, and it is reckoned a close calculation that adjournment can be had by June 6. It is very often the case that Monday ts chosen for the dissolution of the session, and it Is the estimate of the conservative ferecasters that the gavel will finally fall at noon on the 8th day of June. ‘These forecasts are based upon the as- sumption that there fs no danger that the other appropriation bills will fail to become laws. There 1s no apprehension on this score, and it is planned that while Con- gress is waiting through the ten-day period all of the conference reports will have been approved, and the budgets sent to the White House. Meantime the houses will probably be grinding on the calendar, and the prospect is fair for a good grist of new laws, both local and general. + e+ -____ Changes in Quartermaster’s Depart- ment. Capt. J. E. Sawyer, assistant quarter- master, has been relieved from duty at Buffalo and ordered to Denver for duty as assistant to the chief quartermaster of the Department of Colorado, relieving Capt. M. C. Martin, who is ordered to this city for duty in the office of the quartermaster general. Capt. Oscar F. Long, assistant quartermaster, is relieved from duty at the War Department and ordered to duty as quartermaster at the Presidio of San Fran- cisco, relieving Capt. Wm. W. Robinson, jr., Who will take station at Seattle, Wash. Capt. George Ruhlen, assistant quarter- master, has been transferred from El Paso, ‘Tex., to Fort Riley, Kan., and Capt. Wm. H, Miller from Fort Riley to Spokane, ‘Wash. THE COMING CONFERENCE CALLED IT FORGERY Quay and McKinley Will Not Talk Money | but Practical Politics. The Pennsylvanian’s Real Ambition is to Again Become the National Committee Chairm: The prediction is made that the money question will not be elaborately discussed at the coming conference between Mr. Quay and Mr. McKinley. The truth is said to be that Mr. Quay is not consumed with anxiety on that subject. He is a sound money man, but not an extremist, and is understood to stand about where Mr. Mc- Kinley does. Moreover, he approves of Mr. McKinley's silence at this time under the pressure of those who are not seeking light, but political advantage. He is a man of well calculated silence himself, and the ex- hibition of self-restraint that Mr. McKinley has shown 1s said to have had great in- fluence in bringing Mr. Quay around to his candidacy. Politics the Theme. Politics—every day, practical _politics— will be the theme. Mr. Quay has never been a presidential quantity. He had an cbject in view in announcing himself a candid. for the St. Louis nomination, ider ordinary circumstances he would probably have played his game out. But extraordinary circumstances have changed vie face of things for him, as for One of those popular movements, w men ever foresee, and which cr long ever essay to resist, has it the party's preference, and Mr bows to that. He may be bowing in thought, to accomplish his object. He changes his p new conditions, and will a to win his’ ¢ te Quay ume, be me under m as he would have been under the Quay’s Real Ambition, ys real ambition was pointed out ara full year ago. It was stated then, upon good authority, that Mr. Quay desired to return to the chairmanship of the republican national committee. In the first place, he felt that he had been forced out of the place by unfair means. His management of the Harrison and Morten campaign seemed to him to have gone for nothing, so far as his own personal for- tunes were concerred. And, in the second place, thet campaign had’ developed his full power as a party manager. The w had fascinated him. He wanted an op- portunity to repeat that success—to show the country that he was not merely a “one-campaign” man. But subsequently the figure cf Gen. Harrison loomed up large in the fight,and Mr. Quay was forced to new consideraticns. If Gen. Harrison was to be the candidate he clearly could not hope to be the chairman again, for it was the Harrison influence that had forced him to the rear. He joined there- fore in the effort to divide up the vote as much as possible by the favorite-son ma- neuver, and became a favorite son himself. ‘Then came the withdrawal of Gen. Harrl- son and the forging ahead of Mr. McKin- ley, and now Mr. Quay is on the eve of starting for Canton to confer with the man whom nearly everybody expects to be the nominee of the St. Louis convention. As to the Combination. Can the combination be effected? Will Mr. Quay be acceptable to Mr. McKinley in the capacity of chairman? He is ac- knowledged to be a good general. He plans and executes equally wll. A campaign on Frotection lines, with the great apostle of protection as the candidate, would put him on his mettle. And success at the yells would probably yield him rich results. His friends would be on their guard to sce that the razzle-dazzle of 1888 was not re peated in his case, but that the eminent laborer should be properly remembered in the division of favors. But it is for Mr. McKinley and Mr. Hanna to say. Will it be Chairman Quay again this year? ees PATTON'S PENSION. MRS. The President Vetoes the Bill Restor- ing Her to the Rolls. President Cleveland today sent to the House a yeto of a bili to pension Rachel Patton, whcse husband, John H. Patton, war captain of an Illinois regiment and was killed in 1863. After drawing a pen- sion for thirteen years Mrs. Patton was remarried and consequently was dropped from the pension rolls, but afterward se- cured a divorce on the ground of deser- tion. The President seys: “It cannot be de- nied that the remarriage of this beneficiary terminated her pensionable relation to the government as completely as if it never existed. The statute which so provides de- clares what is approved by a fair and sensible consideration of pension prince ples. As a legal propesition the pensiona- ble status of a soldier’s widow lost by her remarriage cannot be recovered by the dis- solution of the second marriage. Watving, however, the application of strictly legal principles to the subject, there does not appear to be any sentiment which should restore to the pension roll as the widow of a deceased soldier a divorced wife who has relinquished title of soldier's widow to again beccme a wife, and who, to secure the expected advantages and comforts of a second marriage, has been quite willing to forego the provision which was made for her by the government solely on the ground of her soléier widowhood. —— CAPITOL TOPICS. New York Appraisers’ Stores Building Representative Quigg of New York ap- peared before the Senate finance committee today in the interest of the completion of the new appraisers’ stores building in New York city and secured an amendment to the general deficiency bill appropriating $125,000 to be used in strengthening the floors of the building. With this appropriation the work of completing the building will go forward at once. Mr. Quigg’s arguments were re- inforced by a letter from Secretary Car- isle urgently sustaining the proposed amendment. If this amendment is retained when the bill goes into conference the cn- tire appropriation for the public stores butlding will be made and the building will be ready for occupancy within another year. The Free Alcohol Section. The arrangement between the friends and supporters of the bill to repeal the free alcohol section of the Wilson act with an amendment for a joint committee to report a bill for free alcohol in the arts and man- ufactures under suitable regulations seems to be an assured fact. The compromise seems to be acceptable to both factions in the ways and means committee, and it is perdicted that the bill will pass without serious opposition. The present program is to give Saturday for its consideration in the House. —______ JUDGE SNODGRASS ACQUITTED. Verdict in the Assault Chattanooga. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., May 21.—-At 9 o'clock this morning the jury in the case of the state vs. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court David L. Snodgrass, charged with shooting John R. Beasley, returned a ver- dict of “not guilty.” Disinterested persons condemn the verdict in the strongest terms. Case at a Witnesses Say Judge Holt Did Not Write the Will. >——_— LAWYERS ARGUE AT LENGTH Mr. Horatio King Positive in His Assertions. MRS. BRIGGS TESTIFIES ——— The Holt will case, which promises to be @ lorg-Grawn-out contest, entered upon an- other stage before court adjourned yester- day afterncon. Mr. Darlington, for the caveatecs, announced that the prima facie case, or so much as had reference to the genuineness of the alleged will, was clos ed. After opening speeches on both «i the caveators, the heirs-at-lew, began the presentation of their case to th 3 In his opening remarks Mr. Worth commented upon the fact that in dress Mr. Darlington had made ence to the relationsiip exist Luke Devlin, the executor under the will, and late Judge Holt. He would shc he said, that the friendly relations t Devlin end the judge were complete broken off before the latter's death, and that the were not on good terms of the fac hrockmortons h eral, although notice ce Was given in t no nm between rockmortons Judge als: with He that mained for his relations to car at the last and give him ur. when dead. The cay insisted that Judge Holt had en off with his relations, and ha¢ leave his property to but Miss Hu Mr. Devlin Listens. Miss Throckmorton. This may have bees the case in 1 for Judge Holt’s fami had all espoused the southern caus ing the war, while he remained loyal to the Union, and it was years be‘ore friendly r- relations between him and his relatives were resumed. Before his death, however, things were completely changed. He came to lean more and more upon those of hi pecially upon Mrs. Sterrett at outs with the Throc ing against the Throckmortons w centuated by the result of th tial which found Maj. Throc of conduct unbecoming an offi this alleged will the major was m trustee of his daughter's share of the e: tate during her minority. They would show that prior to his death Judge Holt own bl while ne we kmortons. His fc court-mar- morton guilty x n et, le Uh had given a standin order that none of the Throckmortons sh ld be admitted to the house. They would further show that the will was not a genuine one, and that Was not at all, in form and phraseology, the sort of document that a punctilioas man like Gen, Butterworth. the judge would ever have written. He ex- pected to show that Luke Devlin knew something of the sending of the will, al- though it was not incumbent on hie side to show who wrote it or whence !t came. At the time the will was made, sald Mr Worthington, Devlin was a clerk In Juc Holt's office, and the relations existing be- tween them were never of a contidentiak nature or of a sort that would make it likely that Judge Holt would name him as the executor of a considerable ¢ Important Witness. tate. The first witness called to the stand for the caveatees was Col. Thomas S. Barr of Governor's Island, N. Y¥., a nt judge advocate general of the army. Col. Barr was for years socially and officially intimate with Judge Holt. He was shown the leged will and asked his opinion of it. sald: al- He Miss Throckmorton. “My conviction is that Judge Holt never wrote that paper. It is similar in come re- spects, but taken as a whole it is altogether unlike anything I ever saw of his. The