Evening Star Newspaper, June 13, 1896, Page 2

2 LATE NEWS BY WIRE Royal Southern Yacht Race. The THE EMPERORS YACHT OUTSAILED The Prince of Wales’ Britannia Won. OTHER NEWS TODAY SOUTHAMPTON, June 13.—In the second @ay’s racing of the Roya! Southern Yacht €lub regatta the large yachts started at 10:30 a.m., with a fine southerly breeze and fair we: er. They got across the line in the following order: Satanita, Ailsa, Bri- tapnia, Hester and Meteor. The prizes were 870 and 220. The course was from off Cal- shot Castle, round Calshot Spit lightship, round the east buoy of Lepe bank and the East Sturbridgs buoy, returning to the starting line, twice around to complete the total distance of about forty-five miles. Meteor allows Ailsa Im. 5ts., Satanita 2m. 20s., Britannia 4m. 53s. and Hester 27m. 103. It was a beat to clear Southanipton water and beating to Calshot Spit lightship. M teor was hore for a minute or two a: ever recovered herself on the reach to rd mark. Passing the east buoy bank the times were: Ailsa, Mh., 3m., Britannia, 11b., ; Hester, 11h., Sm. 3 d as far as Cowes roads, but there the wind cherged, and it was a beat ith pesitions unaltered. is on a dry dock today. was stopped at the end of the The times were as follows: Ts. nnia, 2h. 49) ; Ailsa, 2 The rac first round. Meteor was first over the line at the end of the first round, but Britannia was only Im. Sis. behind her, and as Emperer w yacht allows the Prince of Wales’ cutter 4m. 53s., Britannia won on time allowance by 2m. 50s. INDEMNITY PAID. Checks Given to Buren Fava and to Sir Julian Pauneefote. Baron eon handed a check distributed by his government among the families of the Italian citizens who were killed by the mob at Walsenburg, Col., during the laber riots at that place last summer. This money w2s appropriated by Congress for the purpose, following the precedent set at the instance of the laie Secretary Blaine in paying an indemnity for the killing of the Italians at New Or- leans during the Mafia riots there several years ago The department has also pald over to the British ambassador a check for $1,500, on account of the ill-treatment of the Dawson family by lawless persons fn Nebraska, and another check for 31.000 to saive Purser Bayne for being shot in the leg by the striking lorgshoremen at New Orleans last fall. ————~e+_____ STRUCK BY A CAR. Peter Lomax Doesn't Know Quite What Hit Him. Peter Lomax, a colored man whose home Is at No. G street southwest, was Btruck by an electric car on 4% street t ®fterroon in some mysterious manner, and Fis head was badly cut. According to the South Washington police, Peter had been drinking heavily No one seems to know how he got in the way of the car. But the fact remains that he was caught Ddetween two cars going in opposite direc- tions, and when picked up he staggered to the curbstone and declared he had been as- sauited and pushed against the car by an unknown man. He bled profusely from wounds of the head. The police patrol arrived soon after the accident and removed him to the Emergency Hospital. There the physicians found him suffering from scalp wounds, and he will be able to return home this evening. —_———__ For Fireworks. In their efforts to prevent the reckless Bring of explosives on the public streets in fonnection with the celebration of the Feurth of July, the Commissioners are de- Sirous of setting aside in various parts of the District places where those who wish to let off firecrackers and other forms of reworks may de so without injury to pub- ic or private property. Qn the.strength of B report frem the Heuténunt of the second Precinct that the old naval observatory grounds are better suited for the purpose than any dther site In hs” precinct, the Commissioners today wrote to the Secre- tary of the Navy asking permission to use the grourds, and assuring bim that due fare would be used to prevent annoyance ‘fo any one or injury to the property. So gas Deporting a Chinaman. Several days ago there arrived here from ‘Trinidad a vessel loaded with asphalt, con- Bigned to the Barber company. One of the sailors was a Chinaman, one Chin Kun. This afternoon the Chinaman was brought before Judge Cole, having been arrested by the internal revenue officers on the charge that he is a laborer, and, therefore, is unlawfully in this country, A complaint, reciting these facts, was made to Judge Cole by District Attorney Birney, Mr. Birney asking the judge to or- er John deported out of the country un- der the provisions of the Chinese exclusiou act. Judge Cole ordered the Chinaman com- mitted to jail to await a hearmg. The Man speaks English and claims to have @cme to this country many years ago. ——_— Frank Nicholson Caught. Frank json, who escaped from the workhoure several days ago, has been re- captured and returned to the workhouse. The police of the fifth precinct learned of is whereabouts yesterday, but did not suc- ceed in apprehending him. This morning about = o'clock Policeman Clinton met him near 10th and M streets and arrested bim. His eppearance indicated that he had been spending most of his time about the gas ‘works. —_——_—_ Real Estate Sale. C. W. Thayer has sold to Edward John- son lot 3, block 3, Trinidad, for $5,625. C. W. Thayer has also purchased from John Q. Johnson for $0,000 house 1814 18ta street BRorthwesi. —_—___ Real Estate at Auction Sale. Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co., auctioneers, sold yesterday at public sale lot 9 block 27, on Irving street, Chevy Chase, 135x125 feet, to Mrs. Elizabeth Davis Stone for 20 cents Per square foot; also lot 2, block 27, on Ma- gruder street, Chevy Chase, 64.49x172.23, to Percy Hughes for 1542 cents per square foot. “+ —__ to Firemen’s Widows, The Commissioners have granted pen- sions to the widows of the firemen who were killed in the late disaster an Louis- lana avenue. Mrs. Margaret Mulhall and Mrs. Rebecca Giles get $40 a month each. Mrs. Giles has to provide fer the father and mother of her late husband. Mrs. Jane Gr.ffin and Mrs. Mary A. Kettler get $0 a month each. —_—--— Cinims Damages. Mary C. and Alexander T. Borland, hus- band and wife, today sued the Capital Traction Company, cla’ming $2,000 dam- @ges because of injuries alleged to have been received by Mrs. Borland September ‘21, 1895, in ak.ghting from one of the com- pany’s cars at lth and Corcoran streets. ‘The plaintiffs claim that the alleged in- Juries ulted from the sudden, careiess and negi:gent starting of the car. They are Tepresented by Attorneys A. A. Lipscomb and Philip Walker. Pension: HONA-FIDE CIRCULATION. _ A reference to the statement be» low will show that the circulation sworn to is a bona fide one. It is easily possible fora neta paper with an elastic eonsaience to swell its legitimate circulation enor- mously, in order to deceive adver- tisers, by sending eut thousands of Papers to newsstaads, which are re- turnable, and which are in fact re- turned, but nevertheless are in- cluded in what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however, Judge by results, and bogus circula- tions don’t give them. The family circulation of The Star is many thousands in excess of any other Washington paper and is be- Heved to be fully five times that of our afternoon contemporary. Ctrenlation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, June 6, 1996. -33,242 MONDAY, June 8, 1396. 28,127 TUESDAY, June 9, 1396. WEDNESDAY, June 10, 1896. THURSDAY, June 11, 1896. FRIDAY, June 12, 1396...2..0« TOtMh......cccccccaccerenee: Dally average... 1 solemnly awear that the above statement rey- Tesents only the number of copies of Tut EVEN- ING Srak circulated during the six secular dayaend- ing Friday, June 12, 18%—that 1s, 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 coples so couuted are returnab'e to or remain in the office unsold. pee J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subsertbed and sworn to before me this thirteenth day of June, A. D. 1896. JOHN C. ATHEY, Notary Pubile, D.C. WILLARD HOTIL PROPERTY. Propositions for Its Improvement Be- ing Considered by the Owner. Mr. Joseph E. Wiliard said today to a Star reporter in regard to statements made about the lease of the ground on which Willard’s Hotel is located, that his father, the owner of the property, is considering several propositiona for the sale, the lease, the control and the improvement of the property. No conclusion of whatever nat- vre, Mr. Willard said, kad been reached in the matte He said that the present lease of the hotel expired in July of next year, and he was confident that before that time scme action would be taken which would resuit in the improvement of the property. DR. DELGADO’S CLAIM. He Tells of His Treatment by the Spaniards in Cuba. Dr. Jose Delgado, with his father and Dr. Rodriguez, his attorney, called at the State Department today and had an interview with Secretary Olney, lasting about twenty minutes, respecting the presentation of a claim upon the Spanish government for in- demnity for his ill-treatment upon his es- tate In Cuba. The doctor walked with the aid of a stout cane, and showed signs of his terrible experience...He is.decidedly lame, and bears a great scar across the right side of his face and neck. Two gruesome souvenirs of his Cuban experience the doctor showed to Secretary Olney. One was part of the machete, which had made the wound upon his neck as he lay upon the ground. The upper half of the biade was broken off by strik- tng a stone when the blow was delivered, the result being unquestionably to. save the Itfe of the victim. Ancther token was the bullet which had been shot clear though h's thighs and which the doctor recovered and preserved. The claim ts made by the Delgados that the assault was made “by the Spanish troops upon ther: entirely without provocation, and they seek to recover damages in the amount of $200,000 as well as reparation in other Lnes. = ee Personal Mention. Capt. Henry L. Ripley, 3d Cavalry, has been granted three months’ sick leave, and Capt. James M. Burnes, 17th Infantry, has been granted two months’ ordinary leave of absence. : : Lieut. C. H. Martin, Anfaptry, sta- tioned at Vancouver barracks, Washing- ton, is in the cHty .om-teave of absence. Elizabeth Bryant Johnston will deliver her lecture on “Washington end His Por- traits” at Frederick, Md., on Monday (lag day) for the benefit of the Key mon- ument fund. Mr. Henry Mathews of the West End National Bank will spend part of his va- cation at Glenwood, Howard county, Md. Capt. Geo. E. Lemon has sufficiently re- covered from his recent severe illness to go to Deer Park, where he is now located. Major Kretz, formerly appointment clerk of the treasury, but now superintendent of the mint at Philadelphia, is on a visit to this city on business with the Treasury Department. ——__-o._____ Denth of Commereial Agent Moore. The United States consul at Antigua, W. L, has cabled the State Department that Mr. Leopold Moore, the United States commercial agent at St. Christopher, W. L, died yesterday. Mr. Moore was formerly consul at Hull, England, and was up- pointed as the representative of the United States at St. Christopher, October 24, 1893. He was born in Engiand of American par- ents and was appointed to the consular service from New York. His remains will probably be brought to the United States for interment. The Dawes Indian Commission. The Dawes Indian commission, whose ob- ject is the reorganization of the govern- ment of the Five Civilized Tribes, reas- sembled in Washington today. They held a brief conference with Secretary Hoke Smith, and outlined to him their plans for conducting the work. H. M. Jacoway of Dardanelle, Arkansas, was selected for secretary of the commission, which will be- gin its work in the Cherokee Nation within @ week or ten days, and will spend the en- tire summer and more in the tield. ‘The commission will hold another meet- ing Monday, when detailed plans will be completed. Today's conference with Secre- tary Smith is the last the commission will have with him before taking up the work. Bicycle Cases. Five cases of violating the police regu- lations relating to bicycles were recorded in the Police Court today. Claude N. Ber- ry, @ young man who was arrested for casting on 15th street, paid a fine of $5, while George Weaver, for speeding his wheel across an intersection, paid a sim- ilar fine. William O'Donnell and John Mat- thews for not having lights on their bi- cycles forfeited their collaterals, as did ward Rappner for fast riding. Our Advertising Columns. Read the advertising columns of The Star carefully. They are an invaluable guide to the buyer. You will find the an- nouncements of all the success- ful business houses and will miss the fake concerns and habitual bankrupts. You won’t find the latter. Reputable advertisers dislike being found in their company. THIRTEEN BILLS. . ‘Rhat » Stil in the Hands of the President Unacted On. ‘Thirteen bills which passed Congress in the last hours. of the late session are still in the bands of the President, unacted on, so far as knowm Following precedent, these bilia not having been approved prior to the adjournment of Congress, have fail- | ea: to become laws. It is said, however, that President Cleve- land believes it to be his right under the Constitution to act upon a Dill at any tigae within ten days after its receipt from the House in which it originated, regardless of the adjournment of Congreas before the expiration of the period named. In that event It is possible that one or more of the bills now in the President’s possession, may yet become laws by receiving his ap proval. One of these bills amends the New Mext- ean funding act, and another prescribes penalties for ihe fraudulent use of bottles containing Mquors. The other eleven are sald to be bills for the relief of individuals, It is expected that the will be made public Monday, together with the Presi- dent's action thereon. ree DROWSY JUROR. Counsel for New Trial Say a Man Went to Sleep. Messrs. John M. Langston and John A. Moss, counsel for Thornton, alias “Punk” Burrell, convicted several days ago of mur- dering Quincy Mackal on the Anacostia bridge last April, today argued the mo- tion for a new trial before Judge Cole. They based the moticn on the ground that. as they claim, Oliver L. White, one of the jurors, fell asleep several times, sleep- ing ‘once, they say, a considerable time during the trial. They also claimed that the verdict was contrary to the law and evidence, as well as to the charge of the court. Judge Cole reserved his decision,although he intimated that he will deny the motion. gas ae aah FELL FROM A W Possible Fatal Accident at the Catho- ie University. Last night about midnight, at the Catho- Ne University, Rev. William Fogarty of Springfield, Ohio, met with an accident which may cause his death. He had been sick for some time, and, being unable to sleep, he left his bed and went to the win- Gow to get a breath of fresh air. There he seated himself on the window sill, and, los- irg his balance, he fell to the roof of the chapel below. He was soon rescued from the roof and carried to his bed. A physician was quick- ly summoned, but as he was no better at 6 o'clock this morning he was taken to Providence Hospital. Father Fogarty has been here from Ohio for about two years, and eccupied a room on the fourth floor, He fell a distance of about thirty feet, and was unconscious when found, having struck the roof on his head. Although he received the best atten- tion possible restoratives failed to bring the patient back to consciousness. When Providence Hospital was reached a more careful examination of the patient's head was made, but the doctors failed to find any evidence of a fracture. This afternoon the patient was still uncon- scious. ‘DOW. MOTION DENIED. BY No New Trial in the Oleomargarine Case. ‘The motion for a rchearing made in the case of Wilkes C Prather, convicted re- cently of violating the oleomargarine laws, was denied by the Court of Appeals this afternoon. ————.__—_. ORDERED THE FLAG DOWN. Action of a Foreman in the Gan Car- riage Shop at the Navy Yard. ‘There was considerable talk today over an incident that occurred yesterday in the west section of the gun carriage shop at the navy yard. The gun carriage shop ts divided into two sections—the western being in charge of Mr. Giles, and the eastern in charge of Mr. Smithson. In the section of the iatter there are employed from 190 to 150 machinists, each of whom yesterday, in honor of Flag day, placed a small flag on the lathe he was working. One man in Mr, Giles’ section also put a flag on his lathe. This one was a veteran of the Jate war, a Mr. Robey, who left one, of his limbs on the field of battle. Accord- ing to the statements made by workmen, Mr. Giles was out of the shop when Mr. Robey displayed the stars and stripes on his lathe, but, upon returning, at once ordered the flag to be removed, which was done. News of what Mr. Giles was reported to have done spread amorg the men em- ployed in the other shops, and caused a great deal of indignation. It is eaid that the attention of Com- modore Norton, commandant of the yard, will be called to the #ffair. Neither Secretary Herbert nor Assistant Secretary McAdoo could be seen this after= neon in regard to the action of Foreman Giles, but it is believed to be a safe infer- ence that neither of them will approve the alleged unpatriotic treatment of the Amer- ican fieg by a subordinate in the navy yard. Assistant Secretary McAdoo’s senti- ments in regard to the proper observance of “Flag day” may be judged by the fact that he displayed “Old Glory” at his own residence in this city on that occasion. Although the case is one which would or- dinarily be dealt with by the authorities of the yard, it is possible that the incident may be made the subject of an official re- port to the Secretary of the Navy. Against the Double Turrets. Admiral Walker’s board has made a re- ort to the Secretary of the Navy which is adverse to the use of double or superim- posed turrets on the three new battle ships authorized by Congress, but is silent with regard to the two-turret system as decided upon for the Kentucky and Kearsage. The new ships will each have a main battery of four 13-inch guns, placed in turrets fore and aft, and fourteen 6-inch guns placed in turrets distributed along the sides of the skip. The contracts for all the vesseis au- thorized in the new law, battle ships and torpedo boats included, will be made with- in the time prescribed In that act, namely, 120 days from its approval, and the Secre- tary has already decided upon all the pre- liminary steps. ‘ —————-e+_—___ Executive Clemency. The President has granted pardons in the following cases: W. Percy Thatcher, who has already served two years of a sen- tence of five years for embezzlement in Massachusetts; Jacob Jones, who has but six months to serve of a five years sen- tence for manslaughter in Texas; Part Rope, Cross Good, Aleck Fast Elk and In the Center (Indiana), sentenced in South Dakota to 6, 5, 4 and 3 years imprison- ment, respectively, for having carnal knowledge of a girl under sixteen years of age; James Fair, sentenced in Arkansas to four years imprisonment and $400 fine for perjury. The ill health of the prisoners is given as the main reason for the exercise of executive clemency. ‘The death sentence imposed in the case of Edward Wilke, convicted in Arkansas of rape, and sentenced to be hanged July 1 next, has been commuted by the Presi- dent to imprisonment for life. : —e John W. Bridenthal, chairman of the pepulist state committee of Kansas, thinks there is a prospect of a fusion of the silver men of all parties in the national campaign this year. He believes the populists would be willing to yield somewhat to the silver democrats and the silver republicans, if the demoeratic convention at Chicago should nominate “‘the right kind of a man.” Ex-Street Commissioner Larry Cummings of Seattle shot his wife and attempted to shoot his daughter Thursday night. Mrs. Cummings is probably fatally wounded. ‘The trial of Dr. Jameson was resumed at the Bow street police court, London, yes- terday. The prosecution closed with the production of the crytograms exchanged between the various parties interested in the raid, and Sir Edward Clarke, for the defense, intimated he should submit that the court had no jurisdiction in the case. Mohammed Ali Mirza, eldest son of the Shah of Persia, was proclaimed heir ap- parent yesterda; P. C. Jones, a member of one of the largest banking houses in Honolulu, and minister of finance under the late mon- archy, is on the way to New York to inter- est eastern capitalists in the refunding of the Hawaiian government’s indebtedness. then teken up. * CONTIG TS! DECIDED. The National Committee Hard at Work antSt. Louis. ST, LOUIS, Jgne [t3.—at the session of the national committee today, from the | tenth, ‘Te ict, W. M. Ran- @elph and Za lor. were seated. The seventh Sdth Cagoling contests, were cluding four at-large and four- teen district delfgates, were contested. It grows out of the quegtion of organization. There are tw@, distinct organizations in South Carolina+that which is known as the “regular” being headed by E. A. Web- ster, the chairman-of the state committee. ‘The other organization is Known as the | “Lily. Whites,” ‘and is"headed by E. L. Mel- ton and E. M. Brayton, goembers of. the national committee, ‘The delegates of the Webster faction were admitted at Minneapolis four years ago. The state committee did not call a convention in 1804, or nominate a ticket, and, therefore, assume that they still exist as the state committee, since the state con- Mark Haona. vention wag held in 1804. It was by the call of this old ccmmittee that the conven- tion was held which elected the regular delegation, all of whom are for McKinley. The delegates of the “Lily Whites” fac- tion are, in most cases, anti-McKinley men. The same question involved in the case of delegate-at-large was involved in all the district delegations. §n arrangement was, therefore, entered upon to group them and have the entire case presented in one hear- ing, giving a half hour to each side. The contestants and contest: were as follows: Delegates-at-large—Robt. Smalls (colored, Allison), W. D. Crum (colored, Al- ison), T. B. Johnson (McKinley), E. A. Webster (McKinley). Contestants (Lilywhites)—E, M. Brayton, L. D. Melton, G. “W. Murray (colored), S. E. Smith, all’ doubtful, District’ delegates—George I. Cunningham (Reed), R. C. Brown, B. P. Chathfield, W. 8. Dixon (Reed). Contestants (Lilywhites)—M. W. Watson QIcKinley), D, i. Yates (McKinley), R. R. Talbert, jr. (McKinleyn, Robert Morgan (McKinley), C. M. Wilder (McKinley), T. C. Ellis (McKinley), C. J. Pride (MeKin- ley), W. B. Boykin (McKinley). The Rev. F. J. Wilson (Reed), Edmund H.,Doas (McKinley). Contestants (Lilywhites)—C. 8. Nettles (Reed); J. R. Levy (Allison); J. 1. Ford- ham’ GfckKinleyig B55 Walker \¢atoKin- ley). Contestants-R. H. Richardson (Reed), W. A. Smith (not instructed). Bir. E. Melton jappgared in behalf of the delegation headed” BY himeelf. He. con. tended that there was but one organiza- tion, that the committee had no power to hold over. If it could do that, it could per- petuate itself. Weherg,-in that event, would the power end?° Clearly, in the face of this state of affairs, there was nothing left to the mass of ‘regtibEtans to do but to get together in mass meetings and reorganize, the Webster people having refused to call a meeting. ‘The “Cflywhite” Argument. Mr. Melton said that while his organiza- tion was known a8 the Lilywhites, the or- ganization. had the encouragement and co- operation of the, colored people, who had been recognized two to one in the state convention, He said the reorganized party had undertaken to rescue the state for the republican purty and Was accomplishing that In good shape. He declared that many Prominent men had come into the party; the reorganization was perfected and the republicans had for the first time become respectable. He said they had one club of 2,100, composed entirely of white men. Judge Thompson cf Ohio represented the Webster faction. He asserted that In vie of the condition of affairs in? South Caro- ipa, which rendered it imposs‘ble for the republican party to make a tangible show- ing in that state, no state ticket had been nominated for the past twenty years. Hence the party had fallen into the prac- tice of not holding state conventions and of allowing committees to hold over. The Webster faction had held on under these ‘precedents and it was the direct descend- = of the organization effeoted first in ..Bjobert Smalls, the well-known colored politician, supplemented Judge Thompson's statement. Mr. Smalls contended for the recognition of the regular organization. He asserted that the Meltonites had no standing as a republican organization, and had no excuse for coming before the na- tional convention as claimants for seats. He admitted that there were some demo- crats who had professed willmgness to cail themselves republicans, but this was be- cause of thelr opposition to Titimanism rather than to their advocacy of republi- can doctrine. Many of them were fa- vorable to the gold standard and protection as against free trade and silver, and many Who objected to the llquor ldws of the State. Estimate of McKinley’s Vote. The friends of Gov. Bradley of Kentucky are confident that McKinley will be nomi- nated on the first ballot. John W. Yerkes, national committeeman from Kentucky, today expressed the opinion that the Ohioan will have 650 votes that cannot be moved. He is of the opinion that Bradley’s name will not be presented, he having been chosen to nominate Kentucky's gov- ernor, should there seem to be any show for a dark horse. MAKING UP THE CABINET. A St. Louis Rumor Regarding a Promise to H. Clay Evans. ST. LOUIS, June 13.—A rumor was cur- rent in the corridors of the Soi thern Hotel after the adjournment of the national com- mittee for lunch that H. Clay Evans has been induced to withdraw from the race for Vice President, in favor of Hobart of New Jersey. He ig said to have taken this step in deference to the wishes of the McKinley managers. As a reward to Evang the postmaster gen- eralship will be Eiver’ to him, in case of McKinley's election, -# ts said. FORAKER “THEIR CHOICE. McKinley Men ‘Waht Him Chairman of the Pintforii Committee. Special From a Staff Correspondent. ST. LOUIS, Janp 1%—Governor Foraker is the choice of,,the,, McKinley men for chairman of the committee on resolutions. Senator Proctor has*suggested Represen- tative Dingley of‘Maltie for Vice President on the ticket with/McKtnley. It has excited much interest. ; J. P.M. SS EE Laan SHE GETS/THE CHILDREN. Order of the Court SfeAppenls in the Stlick Tase. ‘The Court of Appeals this afternoon made an order directing that she be given the custody of the children pending the final decision; she to give a bond that she will obey the mandate of the court. SSeS Another Greek vessel, loaded with munt- tions and provisions for the Cretan insur- gents, has been seized by Turkish officials. ‘The French guardship has gone to Yalova with $75,000 to pay the ransom of the French ladies captured by brigands. Menier, the chocolate king, who bought the Island of Anticosti, which is British ferritory, and Commetant, his superintend- ent, haye forbidden Canadian fishermen within the three-mile limit. Menier’s men have driven Canadian fishermen from the island and warned them to come to Anti- custi no more. The Canadian-government will investigate. ‘The striking Fall River weavers of the Hargraves mill No. 2 and Parker mi!l voted te accept a compromise. THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1896—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. SSsSsSsSsSsSSm9aaaSSS eee, NEW MARRIAGE LAW. The Flest Licesse Under It Issued ‘Hoday. ‘The new. law regulating marriages in the Diatrict went into effect today, and the | $xst couple to, optein a license to wed un- der i: were Burt W. Anderson of Orange- burs, 8. C., and Addie Thomson of Blacks- ville, S. C, In gbedience to the require- ments of the new. law, Robert Thomson, who applied for the license, swore that each is twenty-foug years of age, white; that neither have previously been married, and that they are not related one to the otrer. The second license was issued to Herry H. Cross, aged twenty-six, and Franc M. Small, aged twenty-three. Both are reai- dents of this city, and the groom swore that neither had previously. been married. The third couple Ucensed were James V. Kirk of this city and Ida May Dyer of Ar- lington Heights, Va. Mr. Kirk swore that he is forty-eight and his bride thirty-one years of age, and that while she had never before been married, this is his third ven- ture, — THE CHARITY COMMISSION. Vice President Stevenson Tells How It Was Appointed. In the note written by Senator Harris yesterday tc The Evening Star he express- ed his determination to serve im no ca- pecity whatever on the commiston created to examine into the charities of the Dis- trict of Columbia, A Star reporter called on Vice President Stevenscn today at the Normandie to escertain if he had been ap- prised of the intention of Senator Harris to resign, and if he had selected another to serve in his stead. Upon learning the reporter's object, the Vice President said earnestly: “I desire you to state explicitly that no Senator said anything to me about the ap- pointment of the members of the charity commission. I selected the gentlemen £ did because of their familiarity with the affairs of the District, and a desire upon my part to secure the services of gentlemen well fitted to discharge the important du- ties of the commission. Anyone who knows Senator Harris knows that be never made any suggestion regurding the complexion of the commission or requested an appoint- ment on. A great injustice has been done him in ascribing any such action to him. Senator Harris has not informed me of his resignation.” Stars and Stripes Presented to the Police Court. This morning members of Andrew Jack- son Council, No. 6, Junior Order of Ameri- can Mechanics, appeared in Judge Kim- ball’s court and presented the judge with @ handsome flag, which will hereafter float on che Police Court building. Mr. Harry E. Clark, representing Andrew Jackson Council, said that the council had seen fit to bestow upon the court the flag which is loved and cherished by all mem- bers of the order which he represents, and he hoped it would be received in the spirit in which it was given. He hoped that in the near future the emblem of the country Would float from the staff of the building. Judge Kimball said he would, oh behalf of the court, accept the flag with thanks. He said he thought that the American flag should fly from the top of every public } building and schoolhouse, and he assured the members of Andrew Jackson Council that the flag would be received in exactly the same spirit in which it was given. He said he would gee that the flag floated at once. Policeman Marks, who is an enthusiastic G. A. R. man, hoisted the flag. —— ST. MATTHEW'S SCHOOL. Commencement Exercises Held This Morning at Carroll Institute. ‘The commencement exercises of St. Maz- thew’s parochial schools for girls and boys were held this morning at Carroll Ins?i- tute Halil in the presence of a large audi- ence. Remarks were made by Rev. Thos. S. Lee, rector of St. Matthew's Church. —_s_ AMITY IS RESTORED. Democratic Delegates to Chicago Held a Harmonious Mecting. The democratic delegation to the Chicago convention heid a meeting last night, at which all were present except Mr. Frank P. Morgan, who is in St Louis. Mr. John Boyle occupied the chair, with Mr. E. L. Jordan secretary, and an organization was effected as follows: Chairman of the dele- gation, E. L. Jordan; secretary, George Killeen; treasurer, William Holmead. ‘The delegation selected Mr. Jcrdan to pre- sent its claims for admission before the committee on credentials, and it was de- cided that all six delegates should enter the ccnvention, and, if given but two votes, would cast one-third of & vote each. The delegation did, not consider the attitude to be assumed by it at Chicago on the dnan- cial question. —__. UNDER FIRE. A Veteran Tells What It Seems Like the First Time. From the Youth's Companion. An old soldier, who had seen service for T™any a year in the Crimea, India, China, Africa and Egypt, was asked one day in a London club whether he remembered, the first time he was under fire. “Certainly,” he replied. “No soldier ever fcrgets that experience. “Did you feel like a hero at the time?” No, indeed. It was in one of the grea battles of the Crimea. I was a young offi- cer who had run out of the military school ahead of time to fill a vacancy. I had hard- ly been In camp a week before the regiment was ordered to charge a Russian battery, which was posted in a commanding pcsi- tion. We went forward on the gallop through a dense cloud of smoke, awooped down on the battery, sabered the artillery- men, and captured the guns. We lost many of our men, but it was a very bril- liant charge. Yet there was at least one hussar who acknowledged himself to be a coward from beginning to end.” “Then you were terribly frightened by your first battle?” “Yes; that is the truth. I went ahead with the others, but I was tre.bling with fear and excitement. I shut my eyes and made no attempt to guide my horse. I thought of my good mother at home, and wondered how { had ever been so foolish as to think of the army, when there were comfortable professions, like the ministry and the law, which I might have followed. “The charge occupied only a few min- utes, but it seemed an endless time before we were behind those murderous guns end had the cannoneers at our mercy. I was among the first to be with them, and I swaggered with my saber, while the horse rode down and killed a gunner. But my heart was like a ball of ice. A greater cow- ard never scrambled over an intrenchment. All the time I was repeating texts fro: the Bible and sentences from the Lord's Prayer, and wishing myself thousands of ae away.” veteran laughed heartily sv reminiscences of the first battle. —— “The funniest part of it,” he added, “ws that they considered it a great exploit, and insisted upon giving me a medal for heroic and courageous conduct, when 1 was a white-faced, mean-spirited coward from first to last, and my horse did all the fighting for me, trampling the gunner un- “Provably th rol \y e veteran exaggerated hi: boyish trepidation and pane” He could have afforded to do so, for he was a sea- scned soldter whose ‘courage, and even recklessness, were well known; but he was not far from the truth when he deciared that no soldier ever felt Nke a hero when he was first under fire. e+ ___ Second Offense. Judge Cole today sentenced Laura Ham- ilton, colored, to three years in the Al- bany penitentiary .at hard labor, upon a plea of guilty of second offense of pctit larceny. ——__. Potato Omelet, From the American Kitchen Magazine. One cup of mashed potatoes, three yolks and whites beaten separately, a scant teaspoonful of salt, a dash of white pepper, half cup of sweet milk, a heaping tea- spoonful of flour. Heat and grease a large saucepan or frying pan and pour mixture into it. Keep on top of steve at moderate heat till set and browned on under side, trea set on the) ack tn the cyea\to brown on top. AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN. Sad Case of Vivient Insanity This Morning. Mrs. Lowe of 1779 32d street, the wife of Mr. George. Lowe, the well-known car- Denter of the contracting firm of Brigham & Lowe, suddenly became violently in- sane this morning, and in crder to keep ber from duing harm it was necessary to send to the polio station for assistance. * Mrs. Lowe has sick since Christmas, ard it is mapponpl that her mind gave way urder her suffering. She will be sent to scme hospital, where it is hoped she will regain her reason, t evening, about 9 o'clock, a horse ai- tached to a buggy, containing John J. Lewis, aged thirty-two, a Iiveryman of 727 8th street southeast; Bartholomew Daley, aged twenty-one, a saloon keeper, of 721 8th street southeast, and David’ McCul- laugh, aged forty-nine, a machinist, of 736 ‘th street southeast, became frightened by the bicycles on the Conduit road, and ran away. The three occupants were thrown out and sustained a number of bruises. FROM THE WEMBLEY TOWER. A Tower Which, When Compicted, Wl Have an Altitude of 1,100 Feet. From the Boston Transcript. Two noticeable differences will exist be- tween the Eiffel tower in Paris and its En- Slish rival, the Wembley tower, which has been completed up to its first stage. The Eiffel tover overlcoks the city, and the Wembley tower stands in the midst of the true county; the Eiffel tower is, moreover, Jess high than the Wembley is designed to be when finished. It would not do, of course, to erect a tower at all, unless it were to be higher than any other tower in existence; but it appears that the Wembley tower is being built in installments, and it may be a ling time before the last of the 1,100 feet lifts its sky-scraping finial to the clouds above Wembiey Park. In the meantime the first platform has this month been opened to the public as a resort. four kundred feet above sea level, and the description of the typical rural English landscape which is to be seen from this elevited acre of corcrete floor is enough to make the mouth water. “The scene commanded from this breezy emi- nence,” writes the Daily News, true country, save neer glimpses of the railway and the masses of tricks and mortar in the distant Loudon suburbs. The shining bos- om of King: bury reservoir is underneath, with th2 northern heights of the metropolis wooded and beautiful beyond. Harrow-on- the-Hill, with its iand-mark spire, and the Verdant slopes of Neasden have as w far- off background the hills of Hertfordshire. Windsor Castle has been seen on excep- tionally five day and the great wheel at Farl’s Court, from its ‘end-on’ position, looks lik> @ tall, slender spire. Sweet fields, swelling slopes and abounding woods are all around this lofty standpoint, and the «ye rests and lingers upcn many a man- sion, village and cottage home. Tne coun- try is at present vhite with May, and the fields, in spite of prolenged drought, are yellowing with buttercups. Of a wide va- tety of lovely pictures, there is perhaps none more winsome than the farm which is mapped out just “beyond to the park boundary as now eyed from the eastern parapet of the tower platform. The dark red tiles of the rcof, the ivy clinging to the walls, the greenery which partly hides the house, the great rick yard, with its large stacks and barns, and the cutbuildings and cottages, are mcst typical of the old En- glish homestead which artists love to paint. The park also 1s really beautiful, with its perfectly rural character, its grand flowery chestnuts, fine caks, now in leaf- age of the tenderest greet, ornamental lake. rhododendron and berberis shrubber- ies; and groves, thickets, flower beds and es of its kundred acres of cos. - A CAN OF TOMATOES, It Had Been There for Two Years and the Owner Proved the Property. From the Indianapolis News. The finding of a gold watch aad chain in a can of tomatoes by an Indianapolis wo- man brings out a remarkable story. The find was reported and the circumstance noted in ike News, and the next day a young woman who is emplcyed in a can- nery appesred at the cffice and identified the watch and chain. She lost them, she said, two years ago, and while employed at the factory. She did not know how she Icst them, and ad- vertised in the News at the time for sev- eral days. She says this would have dis- covered the property if it had not been sealed in a can in a storehouse. She had long ago bought a new one. The lost one was dearer to her, however, both because it was prettier and because it was given to her. Her theory ts that the watch and pendant chain dropped from her belt into one of the cevator buckets of tomatoes, was carried to the filler and went through the filler to the can. The bow, or ring, which cennects watch and chain was not found, and it is believed that this part was not solid zold, and was, therefore, eaten by the acid of the tomatoes. The mainspring was broken, but everything else kept in- tact durirg the two years’ handling of the can, rnd the watch is again as good as new aad is keeping good time. The fore- man of the factory says that another watch was lost by one of the girls last year. 22 Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m,—United States Electric Light, 109120, 10@120, 5@ 120, 5@120. Mergenthaler Linotype, 10@124. Government Bonds.—U. 8. 48, registered, 107% bid, 108% asked. U.S. 4s, ‘coupon, 10) bid. U. 8. 4s, 1925, 1164 bia. U.S. 2 bid. Bonds.—2)-year District of Columbia Fund. 5s, 100 bid. 30-year Fund. gold 6s, 110 bid. Fund. currency 3.658, 108% bid, 110% asked. Miscellaneous Bonds.—Metropolitan Rall- road 5s, 106 bid, 109 asked. Metropolitan Railroad conv. 6s, 121% bid, 124 asked. Belt Railroad 5s, 81 bid, 88 asked. Eckington Railroad 6s, 95 bid, 98 asked. Columbia Railroad 6s, 112 bid, 113% asked. Wasaing- ton Gas Company, ser. A, 6s, 115 bid. Washington Gas Company, ser. B, 6s, 115 bid. Washington Gas Company conv. 6s, 195 bid, Chesapeake and Potomac Tele- phone 5s, 100 bid. American Security and ‘Trust 5s, F. and A., 100 bid. American Se- curity and Trust 5s, A. and O., 100 bid. Washington Market Company Ist 6s, 108 bid. Washington Market Company ‘Imp. 6s, 108 bid. Washington Market Company exten. 6s, 108 Did. Masonic Hall Associa- tion 5s, 105 bid. National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washing- ton, 275 bid. Bank of Republic, 24 bid. Metropolitan, 285 b'd, 300 asked.’ Central, 28) bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, 180 bid. Second, 133 bid, 138 asked. Citizens’, 130 bid. Columbia, 130 bid. Capital, 115" bid. West End, 108 bid, 110 asked. “Traders” 98 bid, 100 asked.’ Lincoln, 104 bid, 106 asked. Ohio, 85 bid. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.—Na- tional Safe Deposit and Trust, 113 bid, 120 asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 119% bid, 125 asked. American Security and Trust, 141 bd, 145% asked. Railroad Stocks.—Capital Traction Com- pany, 70 bid, 73% asked. Metropolitan, 110 bid. Columbia, 50 bid. Belt,33 asked. Eck- ington, 2) bid. Georgetown and Tennally- town, 6 bid. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washing- ton Gas, 44 bid, 46 asked. Georgetown Gas, 42 bdi. United States Electric Light, 120 Did, 123% asked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 33 bid. Franklin, 37 bid. Metropolitan, 70 bid. Arling- Corcoran, 50 bid. Potomac, 66 bid. ton, 130 bid. German American, 165 bid. National Union, 10 bid, 14 asked. Colum- bia, 11 bid, 14 asked. Riggs, 7% bid, 8 asked. People’s, 5% bid, 6 asked. Lincoln, 74 bid, 8% asked. Commercial, 4% bid. Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 103 bid, 110 asked. Columbia Title, 5% bid, 6 asked. Washington Title, 3 bid. District Title, 7 bid, 10 asked. Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 38 hid, 50 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, 58 bid, 62 asked. American Graphophone, 8% bid, 9% asked. American Graphophone, prefd., 10% bid, 11% asked. Pneumatic Gun Car- riage, .20 bid, .25 asked. Miscellaneous Stocks.—Mergenthaler Lin- otype, 122 bid, 125 asked. Lanston Mono- type, 8% asked. Washington Market, 12 bid. Great Falls Ice, 120 bid, 130 asked. Lincoln Hall, 90 bid. Eyror—120 Capital Traction printed yes- terday as selling at 72% should have been 120@71. —EEE ‘The Geld Balance. Today’s withdrawal of $2,136,800 in gold for export has reduced the treasury gold balance to $104,238,755, the lowest figure it has reached since ths receipt of payments on account of the loan of February last. FINANCE AND TRADE Predictions of a Strong Money Plat form Revive the Mazket. OLD HEADS DISTRUST THE SITUATION The Market Waiting to See Whai the Result Shall Be. LITTLE TRADING Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, June 13.—The covering of short contracts in Manhattan and the Grangers resulted in uniform improvement throughout the active speculative list this morning. Advices from St. Louis predicting the adoption of a stronger currency plat- form than kas hitherto been considered probable were mainly responsible for the movemcnt. In a broader and less pro- fessional market these advices would have attracted no particular attention, owing to the complete absence of supporting argu- ments. The audacity of the smali trader was successfully appealed to, however, as gains varying from % to 2 per cent attest. The conservative element in the rtreet regards the political outlock as exceedingly doui ful along all lines relative to currency ferm. Political cowardice is reasonably sure to be reflected in the forthcoming jatform, the west being appeased and st coerced. The prospects of such an oulcome have resulted in a general reduction of specula- tive acocunts. Surprises have been provid- ed against, and the real significance of the new party policy will find immediate re- fiection in values witnout the delay usually occasioned by a shifting of position. Under normal conditions the develop- ments of the week, outside of politics, would have found refiection in a higher range of values. The majority of the ordinary speculative factors have been faycrable, but were dizregarded in the effort to fathom the mysteries of unasual forces. The coming wcex should in some measure revolutionize the security market by reducing its un- certainties and substituting definite condi- ticns. The weekly bank statement reflects a gain of $2,000,000 in lawful money, mostly in legal tenders. As the amcint is about equal to the total loss of specie to Europe, the influx of currercy from interior points is shown to be in process on @ lange scale. The liquidation of $2,540,500 in loans is not an encouraging feature, but it is probable that the reduction was largely voluptary on the part of the borrowe ‘The unwarranted attack on values re- corded on Wednesday as the result of nm ported Cuban complications undoubtedly had some influence in this particular. increase in lawful money is fully reflec by a similar increase in reserve, brin the total reserve holdings of the assoc banks up to $20,676,000, The gold movement for the week in- creases the total outflow, since the begin- Lirg of the movement in April, to §25,000,- 000. Foreign bankers are not disposed to venture any positive opinions as to the probebl« extension of the movement during the balance of the season. The varying phases of politics will in- Muence the international exchange mar and indications point to a further reduction of the gold reserve. The peculiar coudi- tions annexed to the German orders make it impossible to judge of the prolability ol- shipments from exchange rates alone. —_-— NCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, ev ted ‘The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. _Corresponde: Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. Open. High. Low. Close. American Sugar 2% WB 1 Tey American Sugar, 5 15K 105% 16 American Tobacco. oy oy American Cotton ‘ ae Ehtca Gas, Cle. ‘Chicago Gas, C1 C. M. & St. Paul, . SEAS pf ben, Packic. Del, aw... Delaware & Hndson.. Den. & K. Grande, Pd. Dia. & Cattle Feeding. General Electric. Ulimois Central. Lake Shore. Loatsville & wile. Long Island Traction... Metropolitan Traction Manhattan Elevated. Michigan ws Wheeling & L. Erie, Western Union Tel. Bliver......... Prd Grain and Cotton Markets. Furfiished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, cerespond-nts Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, June 13.—Flour dull, anchs’ 12,965 barrels; shipments, 11,64: 0 barrels. Wheat Corn steads—apot and month, 224: 32%; August, 33 Wid; steamer mixed, 31s - ceipis, 40,383 bushels; shipments, 8.871 bushels; stock, $01,800 bushels; sales, 54,000 Ishels—south- corn, 34435; do. ¥ Oats . 2 white western, mixed The World’ Oldest Rosebush. From the Scientific American. The oldest rosebush tn the world is found at Hildesheim, a small city of Hanover, where it emerges from the subsoil of the Church cf the Cemetery. Its roots are found in tae subsoil, and the primitive stem has been deed for a long time; but the new stems have made a passaze through a crevice in the wall, and covér almost the eutire “church with their branches for a width end height of forty feet. The age cf this tree is interesting both to botanists and gurdeners. Accord- ing to tredition, ihe Hilaeshelm rosebush was planted by Charlemagne in 8%3; and, the church having been burned down in the eleventh century, the root continued to grow in the subsoil. Mr. Raener has re- cently published a book upon this venera- ble plant, in which he proves that it is at least three centuries of age. It is _men- tioned in a poem written in 100), and alse in the work of a Jesuit who died in 1673.