Evening Star Newspaper, June 6, 1896, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1896—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Result of the Derby the Topic in London. HOW THE PRINCE CELEBRATED I? The Kaiser,Czar and Other Crowned Heads Send Congratulations. L FELICITATIONS has been the largest gath- nd the dull s considerably en- been quite a whirl of been densely crowde , and traffic on Ptc- though much | nas often been | by week, ther ering in town of ail s scn, in t livened. galetic during th cadilly and other frequented thoroughfs Llecked ‘The weather h: Ov n as a rule, been almost tropical; b some relief on Th the long drought was breken by thunder storms in various parts of England ‘The event of the Was the De nd ‘won by immon. xcitem hall nightly a tory are received with uproariou 1 every member of the prince's received w nwonted demon whenever they s was At into Mari him upon the ie. In addition to U ople have been calli suc large numb t Marlborough to inscribe the mes in the visit- book, add them the words, “With congratu The queen, , the ezar have tele- occasion srowner » prince upon th: veon writt mon mears > people cordant thus da, whe voice far $s a mos’ were vive in the other mos $ predominating. W of the and grouped € lighted, br 1 the decorative be: lazzling brilliance erden of rich sil or tal tawny port, 3 = port and at e of the ampagne of the vint- Chambertin splendid of 1864 and se for the De spite that the entry to referring to the matter, sa he race the comme public the Idea which it y actual. was a pport, and Ss of thou- S that the '3 were so sat- with groveling serv y were doing everything p the way for the Prin When the late C ham three ye e of Wal North visited «o he offere: 000) for Persim- rs s £4,000 ($: The prince was inclined to accept, but the princess objected; he is spe- cially pleased at the colt’s vic’ + — PRIMARIES IN GEORGIA. Democratic Conven- tion Being Chosen, G Primary elec- mee 1d to- a majority for the of the coi s in Geor- gia, state atic conve meet in Macon June have alre ber of others have px a later In nich will few counties ates, and a num- tponed action until ounties that are dat today on will be made of a for a Unit s Senator, the two jidates being ¢ F. Crisp, the rep- ative of the silver element, and Fleming G. L non, representing the ndard. ection of a majority of free silver delegates t othe state ed, though the Georgia gold will hav In the andard men sentation therein. congressional trict a ing waged between Con- man Thomas G. Lawson, gold stand- and Wm. Howard, free silver candi- —— READY FOR THE CONVENTION. Prepared Building in Chiengo. CHICAGO, June erything is now in readiness at the Colliseum for the national convention to be held July 7. The blue print of the appointments, as submitted by Archt- tect Beman, and ratified by Mr. Canda, rep- reserting the democr.tic national commit- tee, has been formally accepted by the board of directors. Dimensions of the space to be occupied by the convention ara 700 feet in length and 300 th. The total ating capacity i: On the 6td-street s the public reception hall, The western side of this imme freshment stands. arious facilities of the immense bulld- been satisfactorily tested and an agreeable surprise. Seats e been arra i with due consideration for an obstructed view. The building will be lighted by electricity. _ oo Spain's King Rides a Wheel. LONDON, June 6—It may possibly in- ns. Maconio Maceo and Maximo and their followers, to say nothing aniards in Cuba and elsewhere, to that the young King of Spain kas = an expert bi st. z bas at the Big ‘Today's Presidential Nominations. The President has sent to the Senate the tions of Lieut. Col. F: Guen- and Maj."Wm. Sinclair olonel; also a number of omotions in the army. ! ter, BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION. A reference to the statement be- low will show that the circulation sworn to fs a bona fice one. lt is easily possible for a news- Paper with an elastic conscience to swell its legitimate circulation enor- mously, in order to deceive adver- tisers, by sending out thousands of Papers to newsstaids, which are re- turnable, and which are in fact re turned, but nevertheless are in- cluded in what purports to be an Lonest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however, judge by results, and bogus circuia- tions don't give them. ‘The family circulation of The Star is many thousands in excess of any other Washington paper and is be- lieved to be fully five times that of our afterncon contemporary. Cirenlation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, May 30, 1836. 32,328, MONDAY, June 1, 1394 -28,507 DAY, June 2 1898 28,411 WEDNESDAY, Suue 3, 1896 -28,358 THURSDAY, June 4, 1896. 28,181 FRIDAY, June 5, 1596. --28,382 174,167 --29,027 Total... Daily average... 1 solemnly awear that the above statement rep- Tes nts only the nuinber of copies of THE EVEN- ‘ireulated during the six secular days end- day, June 5, 18%—that is, the num- ber of copies actually sold, delivered, furnished or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the | copies so conated are returnable to or remain in the omice unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. ubscribed and sworn to before me this xth day of June, A. D. 1996. JOUN C. ATHEY, Notary Public, D.C. ANNUAL CONVENTION Woman's Board of Foraign Missions of M. E. Church South. Began This Rorping at Mt. Vernon Place Church—Business Trans- acted and Program. The an:val convention of the Woman's Board of Foreign Missiers of the Metho Episcopal Church South began at 9 0’ morning at the Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church South, Rev. Dr. I. W. Can- pastor, corner of Yth and K streets rorthwest. The president, Mrs. M. D. ¥ Charleston, S. C htman of presided and conducted devotional exercises, after which a num- ber of committecs were appointed. The secretary for home affairs, Mrs. S. C. Truehart of Nashville, read a long but very interesting report, which was at- tentively listened to by all present. Mrs. Truehart stated that eighteen years ago the Woman's Board of Foreign Missicns Legan its work by sending missionaries to China, Brazil, Mexico and the Indian territory. The board has not, she said, been able to extend its work beyond those countries for lack of funds, but the go so far accomplished has been very sat! factory. She urged the membe labor unceasingly for t ting new members and to keeping old n: on the list. As showing the need for g rt_on the part of all united wit Mrs. Trueheart said that in Brazil is but one Christian minister to 00) of the population, thought of United Sta ion in China is even greater, she said. Trucheart paid an eloquent tribu mory of the late president, Mi na Hayes of i H. Met of the board to he purpose of st 1a number of ways in y she thought, she said, the usefulness of the Foard could be extended. The d ion of the report occupied the remainder of the morning session. Upon reassembling at 3 p.m. the board will hear reports of such committees as may be submitted. Tonight's Meeting. ‘ht a general public meeting will be en an address of welcome will, it xp! d, be delivered by Dr. Canter, to which the reply will be made by Mrs. S. N. Jones of Kansas City. The annual address of the president will alzo then be made, officers and reports from several general al sermon will be deliv morning by Bishop Alp! on of Baltimore, and at night a nary mecting will be held. The prince peakers of the occasion will be R rand J. . Campbell, to China. Monday evening memo: lor of Mrs. Hayes and Mrs who, as above stated, last meeting of the board. sof the board will continue days, as there is a large amount ness to be tr among which is the election of off present man of Charleston, Miss M. L. Gibson of Kan ¥, Vice president; Mrs. M. L. Hargrove jal services will be died rs for the ensuing ecutives are: ie of pi, recordin; Mrs : heart of N: home and Ing foreign secret: H. N. Me- hville, Mrs. W. D. Higginbotham of | Georg! Mrs. J. D. Hamilton, Mrs. I. G. John, Mrs.. W. G. E. Cunnyngham of Nashville, Mrs. Adam Hendrickson of Missouri, managers. _—— Army Orders. A board of officers of the Engineer Corps, consisting of Coils. Peter C. Haines and George S. Gillespte and Capt. William M. jack, has been ordered-to convene in Bal- timore to consider the question of improy- ing the fortifications of that port. Additional Second Lieut. Fdw. H. Schulz has been assigned to a vacancy of second lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers. Leaves of absence have been granted as follows: Lieut. John D. Barrette, Artil- lery, for forty-seven days; Major John P, Baker, paymaster, for three months, and Lieut. John Conklin, jr., 2d Artillery, one month's extension. ——__o-______ Auction Sales of Real Estate. Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co., auctioneers, sold yesterday at public sale frame house, 1148 Bladensburg road northeast, to E. N. Wa- ters for $800. Thomas Dowling & Co., auctioneers, sold yesterday at public sale brick house, 740 Sheridan avenue northwest, to C. A. Bor- den for $1,400. Also brick house, 738 Sheri- dan avenue, to H. F. Lerch for $1,125, Judged by Their Associates, Advertisers in The Star are pleased with the company they, arein. They know it is a bene- fit to be with the live, successful merchants and the successful ones are all in The Star. A reputable advertiser knows that it does him no good to be found in poor company, THE DEFICIENCY BILL The House Discussed the President's i" Veto Message. DOES NOT PASS THE BILL AGAIN Conference Reports Made in the Senate and Instructions Given. OTHER MATTERS — Tke House waited twenty minutes again today for the appearance of a quorum and Speaker Reed admonished the members to be in attendance promptly hereafter, as their neglect in this regard caused the loss of valuable time each day. A resolu- tion was adopted for the payment of the employes of Congress for June on the day after the sine die adjournment. Under the special order adopted yesterday the House then proceeded to consider bills un- der suspension of the rules. The bill which was under consideration when the House adjourned on the last suspension day, extending the jurisdiction of United States ccurts in the Indian ter- ritory, providing for the laying out of towns, the leasing ef coal, timber, farm- ing and grazing lands was passed. Feurth-Class Mail Matter. Mr. Loud (Cal, chairman of the post oflice committe moved to suspend the rules and pass the Senate bil! to amend the law defining fourth-class mail matter. ‘The amendment related solely to franked mat- ter, confining ft to “printed or written mat- ter.” At present all “official matter can be franked. Mr, Loud explained that the mails were gorged with all sorts of gov- ernment supplies. Last year a million and a quarter pounds went through the Wash- ington office. Mr. Cannon said he could see no reason why government matter should not be handled by the Post Office Department in- stead of the express companies. Mr. Loud replied that this matter could be handled by °s8 companies for cne- ts the government. He nion that it cost the government twice as much to transport che mails as it should. Mr. Kyle (Miss.) advocated the pz of the bill. The bill was pass 102 The Pacific Railroad Bil. ge Mr. Powers (Vt.), chairman of the Pacific railroad committee, moved to ru the sof Sand pass a bill to define the r pure under mortgages on the Atla and Pace Railroad Company, author- ed by the act of April 20, 1871. Mr. Power ained that the purpose of the bill wa to erable the bondholders of two sectic of this road to organize themselves into corporation on f the fore- closure proc Mr. Pow s, in reply that the Atlantic and Pa lation to the Southe a n Pa .) opposed the bill on to the new comp: at it rights ny all company in respect to the lands nted to it, Terry (Ark.) opposed it on the same Mr. ground. of the proposed reo He pointed out that in the ganization of the Nor of the government a ern F criticism of the Dill withdrew it. then laid before the House t's message vetoing the gen- bill. nnon on the Veto. The veto was applauded by that p of the House which kad opposed h included many a Chairman Cannen of the appropriations committee arose after the reading and said “In my judsment if the Senate amendment covering 70) items and aggregating $2,400),- ooo had been fully understood the fous: would not have voted for it. If we h known that, fastened as a leech, under f prete| the Chouteau claim was incl ed, I do nov believe any member wor voted for it. If any of the Senate claims had veen preposel in the Hou tinued, they would i on a point of or: @ notice that he would move to ter a vote on the lar to the one vetoe: sion of the claims put on by 3 Pa.) shouted: “Suppose to pass the bill over the veto use a two-thirds yote to si then rv the ru To this Mr. Cannon replied: “if C refuses to pass a bill appropriating for che ordinary ¢ nses of the government wi cut 709 claims fastered on by the there fs nothing but a healthy, public sentiment to fall bac plause.) Mr. Richardson (Tenn.) sugested a President had not objected to the sout war claims they should remain in the new bil, but Mr. Cannon declared they wo be subject to a point of order. The President Criticised. Thereupon Mr. Mahon (Pa.) spoke with great warmth. “I want to put against the gentleman at the other end of the avenuc men like Calhoun, Clay and Web: he sald, “and I prefer to take their judgrnent en legal questions rather than t man who now occupies the pres' clair. He has repudiated his own he has repudiated the courts of the t States and now he propo: rh Congre This is not a matter for th Preside to setile. If we propose to lei him dictate what bills are to be passed we might well go home.” Mr. Grosvenor (Ohio) said the President had “fulminated a rehashing of all the stale democratic arguments for repudiatin, ims," and had dei there the acts, as : were YY claims in the amendment. He continued. no “This occupant of the presidential has done more to bring into ch: repute the veto power than all his predecessors, be- cause he has defied public opinion, defied Congress and trampled on the right of Congress to appropriate money for the ex- s of the government.” it in a recent message, Mr. enor concluded, had said that pa- triotism in this country was at a low ebb, but it would be news to the people of this country, who were counting the few re- maining days that the Fresident had in office, to know that they must look to him for patriotism, Supported the Veto. Mr. Dockery (Mo.) supported the veto on the ground that bills appropriating money for the necessary support of the govern- ment should not degenerate into claim bills, and Mr. Sayers (Tex.) on that and the ground that the claims were intrinstcall; bad. Mr. Brumm (Pa.),\as chairman of the committee on claims, ‘believed the policy of adding claims to appropriation bills to be a bad one, and then provoked a tempest when ke continued, speaking of the veto, “setting aside the billingsgate.” i call the gentleman to order,” shouted Mr. Sayers; “he has no right to ‘Indulge in such talk regarding the President. A Lively Passage of Words. Mr. Brumm shouted back, excitedly, “TI am responsible for all I say, and am ready to answer for it at the proper time.” “Your résponsibility,” Mr. Sayers yelled in a sarcastic tone, “does not amount to anything.” “Yours does not amount to an; i retorted Mr. Brumm. — Speaking of the arguments of the veto, Mr. Brumm declared that they were “in. tended as a cheat, a fraud and a false- hood.’ When he had finished, Mr. Sayers asserted that “the language of the gentle- man from Pennsylvania is not only unpar- Hamentary, but absolutely indecent.” Mr. Willis (Del.)\—“Why do you not pro- test against the moral lectures that the Presidefit sees fit to inflict upon this Con- gress and the insinuations he indulges in?” Mr. Sayers—The President is fulfilling his constitutional duty. Mr. Cannon, chairman of the committee on appropriations, declared there were 100 iusurance claims in the bill, notwithstand- ing Mr. Grosvyenor’g denial. He had dif- fered from the President radically, but al- ways respectfully, but he agreed with the President in his veto. “This amendment never should have gone on the bill. It is a whited sepulcher filed * with dead men's bones.» (Applause.) y e Vote. ‘The question of passing the bill over the veto was then ppt to the House, and the vote on the rollcdil was—yeas, 40; nays, 149. 2 The titute Bill. Mr. Cannon. thgh Rent to the clerk's desk the substitute bifl, and asked consent to have the sam Wependoa with. During the debate, Mr. Méhon shouted that he would not take Mr.:\Cannon’s word for the fact that the substitute bill was chanzed only by the, onftsglon of Senate claim amendments. ; Mr. “Richardsen sbjected. to dispensing with the reading. The bil was read. THE SENATE. Vice President Stevenson was in the chair of the Senate ‘today after an absence of two days, and announced his signature to A.Lumber of bills, including the deficiency appropriation and the filled ‘cheese bills. Ameng the favorable reports was one from the library committee for a peace monument at Appomattox, Va., at thé weint-where Grant and Lee met. + eon Samdry Civil Report. Mr. Allison (Iowa) reported a partial agreement on the sundry. civil appropria- tion bill. He explained that a number of items were still open, including those for new public buildings at Salt Lake City and at the capitals of fhe new states of Idaho, Wyoming and Mortena, anit additions for the public. buildings at Kansas City, Sa- vannah, Ga., and Camden, N. J. As..to the, last named cities, he said, the buildings’ were near completion, but werk could not go on unless small ‘addi- tonal eppropriatiors were made. But the House .conferees positively refused, said Mr. Allison, to assent to any public‘ build- ing items. ‘The Senate amendment of $ 000 for participation in the Brussels expo- sition next year was also resisted by the House, although the State Department r: garded it-as most desirable that this go) ernment take part in the event. Mr, Alli- scn said these and other items were of such Irportance to large interests that the Se: ate conferees did not feel justified in-aba doning them without the advice of the Senate. Mr. Dubois’ Plen. Mr. Dubois made a vigorous plea for pub- Me buildings at the new capitals. He satd that it was notorions that the Speaker of the House and the chairman of the House committee on public buildings and groun¢ declined to approve any new public bull irg. And yet, said Mr. Dubois, Speaker Reed resided in a place with 153,000 people, with a public bullding costing $1,1 , The district represented by Chairman Mil- Kken of Maine, of the House committee on public buildings, had federal buildings in five towns. Mr.’ Dubois gave in some de- » towns having public build- he sno need of further public building ne. The ved in burb of committee a chairman of the House a town which would not make one of th western capitals he county seats in some of these new states were y town in the district rej these gentibmen (Reed ani resented Milliken.) (Mo.) said it was an established 2 the states a public the Sen sisting on This 6 iugl to borrow money, put it ¢ to pay a note when it was peared to be : with th> poly of borrowing money on bonds and holding @n to it until the. bonds bec thirty gears hence. rate Copferees to Tnsist. bate in favor of the need the Senate conferees the’ f s d other items, conference report on the In tion bul w: r time of contine instead of July 1 Indians” is n the Inte} The bill was fp nported ise to be ext , the express companies giving bonds to tne government. The Naval Appropristion BIL. Mr. Hale presented a conference report on the naval appropriation bill. It fixed the nher of tattle ships at three, and $425 per ton as the maximum price of armor. Mr. Chandler criticised the agree- ment. He sald the third battle ship would not be advanced a day by being now inst of rext w ships a y he said, w ough, there should be two each year for the next ten years. Mr. Chandler declared that the > of $425 for armor was exc want. Mr. Hawley (Conn. andler’s remarks, saying im; would be ed to ing former service as Se the Hawley said, also, that if . ‘Piiman was President’ he vould reply to Mr. to a lobby in the THE DiSTRICT GOVERNMENT (Hawiey) nan’s statement as enate, Commissioners Want the Lydecker Tunnel Finished, In ureing the imperative ne: Congress mak’ng provision for the comple- tion of the “Lydecker tunnel,” the Com- missioners today, in a letter to Senator Me- Millan, s’ “The Importance of this work sity of is secondary to that of no other District improvement.” Maj. Powell, in commenting urgency of the matter, sald: “The time has arrived when some {m- pravement must-be made in the water sup- ply. There are several sections that are upon the without this great necessary of life, and these conditions must be remedied in the interest of health an@ comfort. The best way to increase the water supply is to complete the tunnel .The experts have re- ported the feasibility of the idea, and fa- vorably comnjented upon its practicability. To lay anothet 4s-fnch main will cost, ac- cording to a ‘ it estimate, $390,000. To repair the turiel, ahd make it available for all purposes, ‘would cost about -$1,500,000. The capacity bf a 48-inch main is not great. From a comparative statement, it fs found that such a stipply*lasts only a few years. The’ tunnel,“howéver, would carry ten times the ampunt ‘of water that a 48-inch miain {s capatle df, and serve the entire District satisfactotlly, I am certain, for a number of years. What we desire most of all is to fill the big reservoir in the north- eastern part of thé city. The tunnel would do this, and “by keeping the waier in the reservoir about a foot higher than that in the regular distributing reservoir, - about Georgetown, the citizens of the eastern seo- tion of the dity would have no ‘cause to complain of ‘lack: of water. For several years the supply Of water has been inade- quate to the “dematids made upon {t. The last tncrease’in tie water supply was in 1890, when a 48-inch main was laid. It has been the rapid growth of the city, especial. ly in the higher levels, that hag been re. sponsible for the great drain upon the in- creased supply.” Liquor Licenses, Tho excise board today actea upon the following Nquor tases: Transfers from Alex. L, Slatterwhite, 1312 H street north- West: M. J. Cook, 635 I atreat torumecsy Wm, R. Kilimon, 191 Pennsylvanin ee northwest. An original retai) license was granted Robert H. Key, 441 Deiaware ave. nue southwest. ———-__ Sent to Gaithersburg. The body of Sadie Buxton, the murdereq, girl, was sent to ‘Gaithersburg on o'clock train this afternoon, = ae SsSssSsSsS90MmSSSSSSS ns WANTS HERCHILDREN|* DESPERATE CROOK/FINANCE AND TRADE Mrs, Slack Applies for Their Cus- : tody Today. PERRINES SPRING A SURPRISE They Intend Going to the Supreme Court. DELAY ALLOWED Judge McComas this afternoon heard the motion of Mrs, Mary Kemble Slack that he surrender to her the custody of her two little girls during any further proceed- ings which may be had respecting the possession of them. Since the death of thelr father, Wm. H. Slack, last October, the children have been in the custody of their aunt and testamentary guardian, Mrs. Lewis Perrine. When the Court of Ap- peals held Tuesday last that the order of the chancery court of New Jersey, awarding Mrs. Slack the custody of the children, must be respected and obeyed as binding upon the courts of the District, Mrs. Slack made the motion heard this afternoon, When the case was called up today, counsel for Mrs. Perrine, Messrs. Carlisle and Johnson and Jere M. Wilson, sprung a surprise upon Mrs. Slack’s counsel, M rs. A. S. Worthington and Ge Hamilion, by informing Judge McComas that Mrs. Perrine this morning sued out a writ of error from the Court of Appeals to the United States Supreme Court. The allowance of that writ, they claimed, took the case out of the jurisdiction of not only the Court of Appeals, but also out of the ction of Judge McComas. They fore obj to even a hearing of the on by J MeCon! insisting that he cannot disturb the cusicdy of the chil- dren pending a final disposition of the case by the Supreme Court. The Two Sides. Mr. Hamilton contended, however, that Judge McComas was not asked to enforce the judgment of the Court of Appeals. On the contrary, he argued that ie was asked merely to transfer the custody of the chil- dren for a temporary period. That Is, he explained, during that period only pending a final determination of the controversy by the Supreme Court. Mr. Hamilton frarkly stated that Mrs. Slack desired to gain po session of the children, ‘to prevent a se ond theft” of the children, th F been stolen, he claimed, from the jurisd'e tion of the c! of > Replying to Mr insisted that th. Court ¢ mandate of the Appeals not having be MeCom is without j the decision of that court. He al 3. Mi that the allowance of the wr:t of error to- day prevented any actio: tever by him. Mr. Johnson argued that the I Court, ance, al presen over the and that he alone has the power to distur the present cu tody of the children. ¥ ng to the al- leged theft of them, Mr. Johnson explain- ed that he and Mr. Carlisle were respons- Hagner in s jurisdiction ersey court and still Perr! there children tion. could thi: irpose of empt to on was of the childr. ston ridiculed the i and not Jud dy of th . in its op! ach contention. On y stited that th shall turn the iit- -ir_ mother. ndate of the Court of wn to me," remarked will promptly observe recognized no it Judge MeoCma it, and Contin on denied that a writ of €1 able, a thing he doubte: out of Jud McComas’ jurisdic e judge m: the temporary out of his custo’ therefore be- the name of motherhood and huiman to turn the children over to thei other, penk future proceedings resp: cus tody. Judge McComas, however, declined to act in the matter at the present time, al- theugh he again remarked that he would promptly award the custody of the chil- Gren to their mother she moment the man- date of the Court of Appeals reached him. That would be the 17th of this month, he said, provided counsel for Mrs. Slack suc ceed, as they seemed to anticipate they will, in having the mandate sent down without delay, and despite the suing out of the writ ef error to the United States Supreme Court, ae BOND RE! ing their OLUTION. THE The House Committee on Ways and Means Against It. The report made to the House yester- day by Chairman Dingley, for the ways and means ccmmittee, on the Senate bond resolution predicts a panic in case the measure should become law. The repubHi- can members of the committee, eleven in number, and two democrats, Turner of Georgia and Cobb of Missouri, agree in the conclusions reached, but not in the argument. The report says: It is not proposed by the Senate bill to repeal so much of the resumption a: authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to borrow coin to maintain the redemption fund; yet this is the legal effect of the language employed. The attempt to cloud this repeal by reference to further au- srity of Congress is meaningless verbi- for cvery one knows, without a de laration to this effect, that Congress may re-enact a law which has been repealei and the repeal is proposed just as Congr: is ready to adjourn for six months, and with the knowiedge that the Senate, ‘as at present constituted, would never author an issue of bonds to maintain the redemp- tion fund. “If a proposition had been made to de- prive the Secretary of the Treasury of the power to borrow for the purpose of main- taining the redemption fund between 1879 and 1893 it might have been plausibly ar- gued that there was then no necessity fer Dorrowing, because the surplus revenues were ample for that purpose. But to pro- pose this when there is, and has been for three years, a large deficlency of revenue, inevitably raises the inquiry whether it 's not the deliberate purpose of the promoters of this bill to plunge the government into repudiation and depreciate the greenbacks.” The Minority Report. The minority report of the House ways and means committee, opposing the reci- procity policy, was made today by Messrs. Turner of Georgia and McMillin of Tennes- see. It deals largely in statistics to sup- port its conclusions, which are: ‘That there Is little evidence of any marked benefits from the reciprocity agreement. That the plea in its favor, based upon the flour milling irterests, is not justified by statistics, That there is no good reason for entering into commercial alliances re- stricting the freedom of commercial legis- lation in this country. That uniform rates of duty, applying equally to the products of all nations, is the only safe policy to pursue, as it can give oc- casion to no complaints of unfair treat- ent, such as must arise under a scheme of discriminating duties. ————————— Post Office Bill Agreement, The conferees on the post office appropria- tion, Dill have agreed. Only item in dispute was the Senate amendment prohibiting the consolidation of post offices. This provision was modified so as to pro- hibit consolidations outside a six-mile tbat ot cities and prohibiting consolidation ities of less tran 15,000 population, Mo(auley Attempted to Shoot Lieut, Amise, He Resisted Arrest, but Was Over- powered—An Exciting Scene at the Center Market This Afternoon. What approached within an ace of re- sulting In the murder of one and perhaps two members of the metropolitan police force occurred at a quarter to 12 o'clock today at the Center Market. As a result of the highly exciting incident, Lieut. T. Brooke Amiss of the first police precinct 1s suffering with a scorched and cut hand, and George McCauley, a notorious crook, who has served time in the penitentiary, 1s behind the bars at the 12th street sta- tion, with a charge of assault with in- tent to kill standing opposite his name on the blotter. Accompanied by Precinct Detective Sut- ton, Lieut. Amiss this morning proceeded to the market and took steps to enforce the law in regard to the push-cart merchants, who frequent that locality. The pair were returning from a partol box, in company with Special Policemen Miles and Sauter, when Lieut. Amiss caught sight of a familiar face passing along in the crowd of marketers. After a moment's thought he recognized the individual as George Mc- Cauley, a mar fifty-four years of age, who is weil know: to the police of this’ city. McCauley bears the reputation of con- ducting a school for the purpose of train- ing young boys in criminal methods, and with him. today was a yougster. ‘The idea naturally suggested Itself to the Neutenant that the presence of McCauiey and the boy in the throng at the market meant that pockets might be picked or pocketbooks snatched, and he determined to cal la halt. Detective Sutton was sent ehead to overhaul McCauley and detain him until Lieut. Amiss could reach the spot. “Well, George,” - said the lieutenant, “what are you doing In town?” I came over here from Alexandria to get my pension papers fixed up,” he said in a surly manner. “Sution,” then sald Lieut. Amiss, turning to his precinct de.ective, ‘ou had better take him to the Station, so that the men can get a lock at him, and hold him there until I come. I want to have a talk with him.” He Resisted. Detective Sutton thereupon touched Mc- Ceuley on the arm, and the latter raise: @ heavy cane he was carrying and dealt the former a stunning blow. Before the detective could rise McCauley had reached te his hip pocket and drawn forth a re- Velver of heavy caliber. Matiers then grew Gecidecly interesting, and there w: iderable scurrying among the of spectators who had gathered around the Lieut. Amiss reached over with and su in grasping the re- by th Special Policeman es grabbed the crook’s left arm and Special Policeman Sauter adso engaged in the festivities, ding that get aim on Lieut. tempted to discharge en of Pre Sutton, Dis- with an rt, changed the direction in which the revolver was pointing just as McCaulyy pulled the trigger. The bullet struck the portion of a against the sboy standing near with such the lad to believe that he had been shot, and immediately he began to yell. It required but a moment to overpower McCauley and to take the smoking p'stol from his grasp. The bullet. which luckil: iid not come in contact with Lieut. Am corched his hand, which was also slight! ut by the large semi-circular sight on the evolver. When searched at the station stol, fully charged, was found on prisoner, as well as a _large-bladed k He was locked up and charged as stated in the foregoing. flagstone, hip of a ni force as to caus Well-Known, is well known to the police, years at nitentiary for complicity wi ‘s the daring robbe. establishment at the co outhwest, about thir 0 claimed that he he skill of ed criminals who operated from to time. Me! ‘auley having served a sentence of five the Albany pi the Ford bo} hardware ns that he has not been ted with any crime for several years that he has been living in 2 last March, Soldiers’ Hon soiag to that s ,the son of a br andria. The youngster e. the melee at the market, but D: ton set out in search of him this afterno The policemen also claim that years ago, while on trial in the court here, McCauley, by some means, lained possession cf a pistol and attemp: to shoot some ene engaged in the while in the court room. ped during ive Sut- ECKINGTON BILL TIED UP. An Amendment by the House in Favor of the Metropolitan, In all probability no agreement will be reached at this session on the bill au- thorizing the Eckington and Belt railway companies to adopt rapid transit methods. A most unfortunate complication has en- tered into this case. The Metropolftan Railway Company secured an amendment in the House granting the right to use Co- lumbia road for a certain distance in or- @er to gain access to the Zoological Park. A settled policy was adopted some time ago in the Senate to grant no legislation at this session to the two great rival street alway corporations in the District, the Capital Traction and the Metropolitan com- panies, The Commissioners inciuded the projects of these two companies in the omnibus bill, which was submitted many weeks ago, but which was not even con- sidered by the committee. It is now thought that the Metropolitan company has taken advantage of an ac- cidental loophole to obtain an amendment to this bill which could easily have been compromised as to its other provisions by a conference between theehouses. In the Senate Mr. Gorman has been the particular advocate of the Eckington bill. When re- cently informed that the prospects were unfavorable to its passage, owing to the in- trusion of the Metropolitan road, he de- clared that this was not fair legislation, and he expressed the hope that the Senate conferees would never consent to the amendment. Thus there has been a deadlock created, not on the merits of the Eckington bill it- self, but on a_ wholly extraneous matter added by the House. In view of these facts, it is thought that the Merropolitan road will fare very badly next session in the way of legislation, for it 1s practically certain that nothing whatever can be ob- tained for it from the Senate unless, before the final adjournment of this session, its representatives should consent to a with- drawal of this obnoxious amend:nent from the Eckington bill, which is demanded not only by the Eckington and Belt companies, but by the citizens residing on the routes of these roads. - ————_2+_____ Transfers of Real Estate. Henry G. Thomas to Sophia M. Young, north half lot 21, sq. 977; $5. James H. Stewart et ux. to Geo. M. Myers, lot 12, bik. 14; Reno; $10. Asenath ©. Benedict to Thos. J. Newton, lot 18, eq. 179; $10. Henry L. Welles to Maude H. and Henry a. Griswold, lots 256 and 257, Anacostia; $1,000. Wilbert B. Appold et ux. to A. M. Groen, lots 87 to 90, blk. 1, Chichester; $1,000. Jno. H. Cook et ux. to Davenport B. Elgin, lot 42, sq. 892; $10. Wm. E. Edinonston et » trustees, to Horace K. ee part original lots 10 and 11, sq. 870; Wn. EB. Eémonston et al., trustees, Stone Abert, part original lot i2,oq. 208; 8, me to dane ‘arrison, iginat L1_and 12, sq. 253; $5. oe sete Same to Besslo ft. Stone et al., part original Shee ee cus ee a nos. ‘t. Houston, to original lot 11, sq. 120. e = = Saml. H, Klssam et’ ux: to Jno. RB. ga. 2: $10. lots 63 to 70, 77, 78, 79, oResK Emanuel Speich et ux. to Alfred lot 72, bik, 90, addition to Le Drolt Park ino, “, “Walter to Chas, It. Pickford,” pest lote ‘121, 128 to 142, sq. 918; $i0. has. to Francis M. Furlong, part Realizing Sales Caused Prices to Yield. . AWAITING ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS Effect of Political Agitation on Val- ues. GENERAL MARKET REPURTS So Special Dipateh to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, June 6.—Opening prices re- flected fractional tmprovement this morn- irg, but in a majority of instances yielded to realizing sales towards the close of busi- ness. London contributed little to the vol- ume of the day's trading, local room trad- ers being responsible for the insignificant changes in values. The liquidation of short ccntracts was the main incentive to im- provement, prices shading off immediately upon the cessation of buying against the short account. The week's financial operations have been extremely narrow and barren of re- sult. The adjournment of Congress had been relicd upon to encourage mdustry and revive a spirit of optimism thgoughout the business world. Disappointment in this particular raturally resulted in cautions and inconsequential trading. — Duilness, under the circumstances, should occasion lite regret, inasmuch as activity would scarcely have resulted in tinprovement A movement of moderate proportions is relied upon during the coming week, this Week's disappoiatment not being Mable to duplication. The for the adoption of a sound money policy is strongly emphasized 1 circles, and no undertakings of importance to effect a rad speculative conditions will red pending the announcement o definite prospect in this particular. The adoption of such a policy, to be effective, must carry with it the arsurance that the individual chusen to administer it is rella- ble. Anti-nomination promises are not Se ously regarded outside of political cir- cles. Until the deliberations and the action of the St. Louis convention are popularly parsed upon the movement in stock values not likely to exceed the proportions of @ traders’ campaign. 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 repor by Corson & Macartney, mem 3s New York stock exchange. _Correspo Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadw: Open. High. Low. Close 4% 13% 12454 Gaig “Cayy srt amert “40% © c ‘ « r « ic ni u Lack. & W Delaware & iludson 1 ~& KR. Gr ie, Pfd. Dis. & Catth ps tahy General Lleetri Mlinois Central Lake Shor E 49% “By 236 RRR i 2% x 2 a is BG 26 Wai Ww ash, Pid, =u cling & 9% Wheeing & 1. serge Western Union 2535 Sliver... oe Washington stored, 107 . 10s Did, 1103 17 asked. U8. year fund ; 11 bid. 10S bid lancous Bonds |. Metron ked. Beit Metropolitan Railroad ailrosd cont ton Gas C ington 190 bid. and Po: 100 bid. A curity and nd A 100 Did, A. Dopoxit * apantes, National Safe and ‘Tr 120 asked. —Washingtom Loan and ‘Ts Aterican Security amd Trust, y, 7a » asked. ington, 26 allytown, 6 bid Stocks. Washington Gas, i , 48 bid. UL 8, Electr Insurance Franklin, oO bid Arlington, "« Z a. National Union, 10 bid, 14 asked, 11 bid. “Riggs, Ti bid, 8 asked. Peoph Lincoln, 7% bid, Si asked. Real Estate Title, 108 nubla Title, Oi Md, OY asked. 3 bid. District Dele. 7 bid. Pennsylvania, 38 bid. Chesa- si bid, 60 asked. American d. American Graphe 3 asked. Tneumatie ler Tinctrpe Bid, ad asked. Lanston’ 3 shington Market, si i 12 Falls Ice, 120 bid, 130 asked. ‘Lincoln Hall, 90 asked, *Ex div. ———___ Grain and Cotton Markets, Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co. 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs, Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York. High. Low. Close, 624-4 0 SHB Seu Se Sam 80 29 18: 1 18! 1 pt 18% 7. 71 7 752 7.30 7.40 44) 430 482 462 445 . 4.47 BOT 802 8.96 10 4.12 4.02 4.10 . 2 Low. Close. e 78 74 148 e ad TH 14 . 6. 6.596 6.8T 687 68 688 —— An Extended European Trip. Mr. William Gude leaves next Saturday on the French steamer La Tourraine for an extended trip through Europe. He will go direct to Paris, visiting the various flort- culturists of that city, then to Marseilles and Toulon, where the finest hyacinths are grown. From there he will go to the ox- position at Geneva, Switzerland, then to Berlin, then up the Rhine, then to Holland, which’ country {a noted for its tullps, jon- quils and Dutch hyacinths. He will next visit Belgium, the home of the azsleas, green bay tree and many wonderful palma, He will then return to London and the famous Kew Gardens, reachi: ‘ash ington about August 15,