Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1896, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1896-14 PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Chairman Hanna Said to Be Coming With An Important Offer. SHERMAN FOR SECRETARY OF STATE Loca! Gessip Regarding Ex-Minis- ter White. ——— ESTION UNSETTLED GREAT QU Special Dispateh to The Evening CLEVELAND, Ohio, Decez man ifanna expects to leave for W 5 ton ‘Thursday. When there he will call cn nan, at which time it will be ed whether Mr. Sherman will be- of Stare. T fact, will ief objects of the visit. If r the cabinet nu wiil be a candidate snate, and un- by Governor tar. com be one of th Mr. Sk the repub’ for the doubte les to an chairm: reancy in be appointed any is a certain guess that Mr. a will go into the cabi His closest and mest intimate frie here do not believe he wants a cabinet positic On the other hand, they Jo admit that Mr. Hi ts to be near President MeKinley and in close touch with his administration, and that he therefore is looking on the Senate. If his friends are to be belt ic is not at all improbable that Mr. a, failing to induce Sherman to go into the cabine might become a_ candidate inst him xt winter in the atu In fae not in the field, late tkere torial con- even though Mr. Hanra i if Mr. Sherman a ¢ every probability of a tively test in the legisiature. It is said that within the last two weeks Mr. Sherman's agents have begun opera- tions Ohio, and that the indications are very strong that he will stand fer an- other term, regardless of any agreements which may be made between Foraker and Hanna. It is claimed that wkea ater an was re-elected five years ago. was an understanding that it was » last time, and some think this reported derstanding will influer: him to accept ne State portfolio. It is, therefore, prob- that if Mr. Sherman's boom has been launched by -his admirers in the state, It is without his knowledge and consent, and the fact that he has net announced h disfavor to the plan to tender him the State portfolio lends credence to the be- lief that ke will accept it. A reason urged why Senator She she he selected as Secretary of t uid accept is that his services in capacity would be valuable in con- nection with the contemplated attempt at As an .nternational agreement has heen stated. an idea said to be en ved by Mr. McKinley is that theie should be a permanent comm’'ssion appoint- ed to press the question of internat:onal agreement and to werk to that end until something has been accomplished. ‘The plan ecntemplates that this should be accomplished through diplomatic chan- nels, and that the Secretary of State should ex-officio a member of the commission. If such a plan is adopted it will be desir He that the Secretary of ould pos stionel financial expertness. It ed that Mf. Sherman is just the ances, and that he accept, with the ng the instru- great question is sugge: man une ght to be espect before him of to willing nt through ttled. which thi Gossip associates the name of ex-Minister Andrew D. White with the secretaryship of state. There is no authentic information to be had, but the story is that Prof. White has been offered the place. This latter statement is generally doubted. Prof. White was formerly president cf Cernell University. He has served as United States minister to Russia and as United States minister to Germany. He is now a member of the Venezuelan commission. He has had much diplomatic experience, and is an authority on international la ———+e- ERIL OF FIREMEN. Engineer Run Down at 2 Railway Crossing. VERETT, Mass., December 1.—Engi- veer Dennett of the fire department of this city was Killed and Driver Walter Steve: vas badly hurt while responding to an alarm of fire here today. The fire engine vas struck by a locomotive as it was cros irg the Boston and Maine railroad tracks d was carried a hundred feet down the track. Later.—Driver Stevens’ injuries resulted in his death half an hour after the acci- dent. BOSTON, Mass., December 1.—Fire today in the coal sheds of the Posion and Maine raiiroad, at the rear of the state prison, at Charlestown did $80,000 damage. The fail of a portion of the shed upon the tracks of the Fitchbarg division blocked traflic for several hours. Fireman Ryan slipped on the ice while working at the fire anu sus- tained a fracture of the leg. ——— LACLEDE GAS DE! Driver an PISTON. All Sorts of Guesses Being Made by Brokers. ST. LOUIS, Mo., December 1.—Laclede Gas Company stock broke Monday to $21.50 a share; che lowest price it has reached for several years. For the past week the stock has been wobbling about between this price and 328, which was offered iast Tuesday. A slump then becan. The stock dropped to $21 Weinesday, to $23.50 Friday and went to $5: Saturday. Monday it opened at this figure, but the bearish tenaency kept it cn the toboggan, and brokers think that the end is not yet. The cause of this fluctuation is a rumor iat the Supreme Court of the United States agreed upon a decision adverse to the gas company in its mandamus suit against the city of St. Louis. This rumor is said to have come from attache of the Supreme Court at Washington. nformation concerning the Laciede ‘ompany decision can be had at the Supreme Court. The decision, it was said, would be handed down yesterday, but it did not ccme. Brokers have been guessing on ail sides of the matter. — REVISION. 2 TARIFF Committee Appointed at New York to Consider the Matter. YORK, December 1—The first steps toward securing a revision of the tariff duties on manufactured articles of iron and other metals, or a return to the McKinley law, were taken by a number of the members of the New York Metal Ex- change today. The tariff question was taken up by the exchange immediately after the presidential election, and an in- formal meeting of the representatives of the various branches of the metal trade was called. This tcok place today, lasting nearly two hours, and a committee to do the preliminary work of securing the re- forms was appointed. This is composed of Mr. Kent, Mayer, H. C. Clements, Mr.. Dodge and Wm. A. Jackson. These gentlemen will hear the views of all interested, put them in form and report at a future meeting. on BISHOP KEANE ww Ww. G. AT ROME, He Will Sail fur Earope day. Bishop Keane will leave Washington, where he has been the guest of his old friend, Rev. Father Gloyd, at St. Patrick's rectory, tomorrow afternoon and go over to Baltimore. Thursday he will proceed to Philadelphia and Friday evening will con- tinue his journey to New York, whence he will sail for Europe Saturday morning. He will go direct to Rome upon his ar- rival on the continent, tand fmmediately take up the important duties which Pope Leo will assign to his care. At the Catholic University yesterday af- ternoon Bishop Keane addressed tne stu- dents. His address was characteristic of the American spirtt which has always in- sptred him, and was greeted with many manifestations of approval. Next Satur- [ILLINOIS SENATORSHIP The Two Prominent Candidates to Succeed Gen. Palmer. Messrs, Mason and Madden and Their Respective Chances—Mr. Hitt's E Opportunity. Information in Miinois circles is to the effect that the contest for Gea. Palmer's seat in the Senate lies between ex-Con gressman Mason and Martin Madden. Both are residents of Chicago, both are young men, both are “hustl-rs and very much in earnest in this race. Mr. Madden appears to have a shade the best of it. The election takes place at Springfield, in January, with the republi- cars in easy control of both branches of the legislature. Mr. Mason Well Known. Mr. Mason is well known as a rattling stump speeker, rotund and good humored. While in Ccengress he figured somewhat prominently in the debates, and he has lost [mo ground at home since his retirement from the congressional field. He partici pated in the recent campaign, and, except that the private polls showed that no such step Was necessary, he would have followed Mr. Bryan in the latter's last journey cross the state. This is the second time he as offered for the Senate, the first being two years ago, when the Cullom seat was in contest. Mr. Madden's Career. Mr. Maiden is unknown to national life, but is a recognized power in Chicago. He is a man of about forty, of Irish extrac- tion, self-made, shrewd at a bargain, a good judge of men, a goed political organ- wer and rich. He. has worked his way idly, and from humble beginnings. He now the president of a corporation for which when « lad he worked as a m senger. He has served in the city council, and from that point of vantage has e tablished his present strong hold on the republican machine of the city. Mr. Mad- den was not a McKinley man during the primaries. His personal leaninss were toward Mr. Allison, with a reservation toware tie man upon whom the Platt-Quay combination might finaily unite. But when Mr. Mc- Kinley was nom: ate], Mr. Madden fell in- io Hne prompiy, and worked, ii With all his energy for repubiican suce Mr. Hanna is reported to have confe: to having received «reat aid from the or- ganization of which Mr. Madden is the acknowledged head. Mr. Hits Candidacy. There are other senatorial c the field, among them Mr. Hi is some thought that two Senators may be chosen. Although nobody is quoted to sus- tain it, some of the Hlinoie republicans are ef opinion that Mc. Cullom is te go ii the new cabinet. In that event his s: cessor would be elected along with Gen. Palmer's. And that might develop a com- bination which would upset ail plans and calculatious designed to a‘ect only the ene seat. ndidates in , and there His Value in the House. Mr. Hitt’s candidacy ts an attractive one, but, strange to say, is thought to be ia a the measure hampered by his pusiticn in jtieuse and his recognized superior fita | for some very important work certain to come before the next Congress. His fa- } miliarity with fereign affairs makes him the very man, it contended, to han He the Hawalian business, the Cuban business and the important aftermath of ihe Venez- which in some form tie + House must deal with. He is now chairman of the foreign at- and fairs committee, unless promoted meanwhite to the te wul again seive in that capacity. This, it is said, militates t Mr. Hitt in the sharp struggle now existing over the one senatorship. But it both senatorships come before this legis- lature then Mr. Hitt’s chances will be ex- cellent for one of them. With Mr. Mason and r. Madden in the held from «h.cago, Mr. Hitt’s geographical position —his home is at Mount Merris—would make him very strung, upon the national assumption that the city should not be permitted to draw both prizes. ——__+e CLAIMS FOR S$ ZURES. Canes Being Considered by the Inter- national Commission. VICTORIA, B. C., December the Bering sea claims commi yesterday Mr. Dickinson stated that ne had already filed an answer in the first case, and that the other would be put in as soon as they were gotten ready for the printers. He then tiled a motion to dismiss case No. 26 for $62,827.12 for costs of the Sayward case. The grourd of the motion was that these costs were incurred by the Canadian government and not by in- dividuals, and, therefore, the claim did not come before the commissioners within the terms of the convention. In case his friends on the opposite intended to press the claim he would ask for an adjournment pending an answer from his government. Mr. Peters expressed surprise at the motion azd said he certainly intended to press the claim. The sum named was ac- tually paid by the Canadian government, which as far as the tribunal was concerned was the & sh government. | Mr. Dickinson stated that such a claim as this had no more right to be put in than would a claim for the costs of his government before the Paris tribunal. Costs incurred by mdividuals might be put in, but not costs incurred by either govern- ment. They were.excluded by the terms of the convention Mr. Peters was satisfied to let the matter stand over, and he further proposed that judgment be delayed in the Black Diamond and James Gaudin motions until he had beard from Sir Julian Pauncefote, to whom he had wired, and who would interview Secretary Otney. es a The replies filed by the United States staie generally that the seizures were made in good faith by officers of the United States within the line of their duty and authority and the mandates of the munici- pal laws of the United States for violation of the statutes of the United States, and such seizures were ratified and adopted in food faith by the government of the United Siates as for violation of their statutes. ion 2 of the reply reads: “The United States avers that before. at the time of, and after seizure of said ves- sels, their avparel, outit and cargo, were whoily or in part the actual property of a citizen or citizens of the United States, and further, that at the time aforesaid the beneficial int2rest in the whole or in part of said vessels, their apparei. outfit and cargo Were possessed and owned by a citi- zen or citizens of the United States, and that said voyage was entered upon and prosecuted in whole or in part for the ben- efit of citizens of the United States.” The repiy further alleges that the damage claims are speculative and excessive as to damages claimed for the arrest and impris- enment of the masters and m: of the vessels. Tne United States government avers that the only damages to be consid- ered in the case of any Labil! part of the Unit and detentions are those for actual pecu- niary loss, and are rot in their nature primitive or aggregated in the damages. ——_—- Warships in the Pacific. SAN FRANCISCO, December 1.—The United States gunboat Bennington has fin- ished taking on ccal and will sail tomor- row for Callao in the wake of the Phila- delphia. The Marion, which has been in Peruvian waters for several months, will probably be erdered north and may come back to this port soon. a The gunboat Petrel is already in com:nis- sion at Mare Island and her detail of offi- cers assigned. The Concord wiil be the next io go :nto commission at the navy yard. The Pensacola, Baltimore and Charleston are in various statioz The Water Color Exhibition. Cards of admission to the exhibition of the Washington Water Color Club, which opens at the Cosmos Club December 7, may be obtained fromV.G.Fischer,529 15th street; W. H. Veerhoff, 1217 F street; A. Heit- muller, 1243 14th street, and Fred A. Schmidt, 504 9th street. At the present time | BROKER CHAPMAN’S CASE.” What Will Probably Be the Future Plan of His Counsel. Elverton R. Chapman, whose conviction for failure to testify before the Senate sugar trust investigating committee in 1891 was yesterday affirmed by the United States Supreme Court, said when informed of it that he would proceed at once to Washington and surrender himse!f to the court. His counsel, ex-Judge Dittenhoefer, Senator Edmunds and Jeremiah Wilson, will at once apply for a writ of habeas ccrpus, in order to test the constitutionall- ty of the law under which Mr. Chapman was sentenced to fine and imprisonment. No steps have yet been taken in prepar- ing the application for a writ of Habeas corpus. In fact, no proceedings can be taken until Mr. Chepman ts actually in the custody of the officers of the court. He is expected to surrender himself voluntarily, although if he did not do so he could no doubt enjoy his liberty for at least one month longer. This further lease of liber- ty is due to the fact that the Supreme Court has thirty days within which to send Gown the mandate to the court below, and during that interval nothing would be dene with Mr. Chapman, so long as his bondsmen did not interfere or ask to be released. It is not likely that Mr. Chapman wilk escape going to jail for a short time at least, i7 he surrenders, for chen his bonds- men are released, and pending the applica- tioa for a writ of habeas corpus tue court might not be disposed to allow bai! even 1 the lawyers for Chapman chose to “qu: their case by asking for it. Mr. Chapman had not up to this after- noon appeared here, but he is expected to show up promptly. The work of preparing the papers to bring up the constitutionality of the act under which Chapman, John §. Shriver, Jay Ed- wards and Major MacCartney were arrest- ed, all of whom will have to go to jail if the case fails, will not take long. The facts of the case will be recited briefly, and rea- sons given why the law fs unconstitutional. If the writ is allowed argument will tollow at the discretion and convenience of the court. In that way all four men may be able to continue their liberty and their sus- pense. At the same time, also, they will keep up the steady burden of expen which the long-drawn-out litigation cau: ANTI-BUCKET. SHOP MOV) Fraudulent Brokers Li Be Barred the Mails. The Post Office Department has received a number of complaints against bucket shops in Chicago and New York, and de- tectives have been detailed to get all the facts in regard to them. It is said the practices of these concerns have been clear- ly fraudulent, and, as they make an ex- tensive use of the mails, receiving from their dupes small remittances of cash in letters to pay for margins, it is proposed, if the facts justify it, to bar them from the mails. If such action is taken in any case it will be a precedent applicable to a vast number of similar concerns, in every large city in the country. The legitimate brokers are said to be in sympathy with the idea of putting the bucket shops under the fraud rut Judge Thomas, attorney general for the Post Office Department, said this after- noon that he had no such cases requiring him to issve fraud orders, but that he was simply having several complaints investi- gated. What action might follow, in case he concerns complained of were fraudu- lent in their method of doing busifess, he could rot sey. Sg THE YcCAULEY Rule Issued Against Executor Widow's Application Upon the petition of Catharine V. Mc- Cauley, widow of Theodore F. Mce- Cauley, filed today through Attorney A. A. Birney, Judge Hagner issued a rule against Henry C. McCauley, executor of the said decedent's estate, ordering him to show cause December 11 why the letters testa- mentary heretofore issued to him should not be revoked and canceled. In her petition Mrs. McCauley says that the said executor has willfully concealed from her and her children all knowledge of a certain letter which the said execuior recently filed for prebate, more than cigh- teen months after the death of her hus- band. Mrs. McCauley also says that ft appears from the sworn testimony of the said Henry C. McCauley and of other witness in equity cause 17525 that he willfully ceived her in the knowledge of the estate and communicated to her false informa- tion, and endeavored to mislead her as to the assets of the estate, and to defraud her of her rights therein. Further, says Mrs. McCauley, it appears from the testimony taken in the said equity cause that the said Henry C. McCauley has combined and colluded with other per- sons, and particularly with one Wm. H. Speiser, to prevent a part of the assets of the estate from being realized, and to en- able the said Speiser to hold the same in fraud of her rights and of those of the lega- tees under the said will. She also charges that the said Henry C. McCauley has not exhibited just and honest accounts as executor. aS —— COURT OF APPEALS. Several Important Decisions Handed Down This Afternoon. The Court of Appeals this afternoon af- firmed the judgment of the court below in the case of Daniel & Armat against the Columbia Heights Land Company. In the case of Joseph Farerro against the Western Union Telegraph Company, in which the court below gave judgment in favor of the company, the Court of Appeals reversed the judgment below, remanding the case for further proceedings. In the case of John N. Briggs against the commissicner of patents, the decision of the commissioner of patents was affirm- ed, and in the patent case of Philip Hien agairst Wm. A. Purgs, the court dismiss- ed the appeal from the decision of the commissioner of patents. — CHIPPEWA FAL LS FLOODED. The Great Ice Gorge ¢ dation, CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis., December 1.— The situation in Chippewa Falls is growing more serious every minute. The mammoth ice george which formed six miles down the river has backed Into the city, and the immense volume of water coming from above is spreading to each side, inundating large portions of the town. ‘Today every merchant in the city is mov- ing io places of safety. The water has fill- ed the basements of the business blocks almost the entire length of Bridge street, and before evening it is expected the water will have reached the court house, eight blocks from the river. There is much cx- citement in town, but everything is or- derly. 4 About fifty families on the south side who were forced to move from their homes are reperted in want, and reliel was immedi- ately dispatched. Some of these families had taken refuge in empty houses and were witl cut food or warmth. Bridge Superintendent Callaghan of the Central rcad was instructed to blast out the gorge at the east, but he would not undertake the task. He said that all the dynamite manufac- tured could not budge it, and it secms all that can be done is to sit, hands down, and watch the approach of the flood. The water this morning began to rise at the rate of a fcot.an hour, end it looks as though the en- tire town wculd be inundated. It is a crit- ical condition of affairs, but there seems to be no remedy. Causes an Inun- >—— Personal Mention. Mr. Cal O'Laughlin of the New York Herald, who has been seriously ill for sev- eral weeks with typhoid fever, is back at work again, after a season of rest and recreation at Fort Monroe. Mr. John Williams of the New York Herald bureau has recovered from unis re- cent accident on Capitol Hill, in which he was thrown from his bicycle by colliding witn an electric car. Commander J. B. Coghlan, on light house duty in the New Orleans district, has re- ported at the Navy Department for tem- porary duty. Mr. Ross C. Hail, a near relative of Com- missioner Ross of this city, is spending a few days here and is stopping at the Na- tioral. Mr. Hall formerly resided here, but now he is a resident of Cricago. At the recent election he was elected to the legis- lature from the seventh district. TARIFF LEGISLATION Representative Bingham Does Not Eelieve There Will Be Any This Session. That “Also the Opinion of Repre- ‘sentative SHemenway — Not Much Chancg, for Financial Bills. Representative Bingham of Pennsylvania does not belféve that there will be any tar- iff legislation ‘at the coming session of Con- gress. He said today that he expected that there would be an extra session called prompuly after the inauguration of Mr. McKinley, and that the tariff question would be taken up de novo and a bill be framed which would represent republican ideas. “If Mr. Reed fs re-elected Speaker, and 1 have no doubt that he will be, it is to be expected that the ways and means com- mittee in the Fifty-fifth Congress will be the same as in the present, all the repub- lican members of that committee having been re-eiected. They will have nothing else to do this session and I can see no reason why they should not take up ihe tariff and prepare a measure which the committee of the next House may adopt. Such a course will expedite matters, and C think it will be adopted.” cial Legislation. As to financial legislation, Gen. Bingham said that he did not think anything would be done until the tariff was out of the “We shall expect,” he said, “a tariff will produce enough revenue that will go a long way toward solving the financial difficulties. At all events, after we have a proper tariff, we can tell bet- ter what is needed in the way of financial legislation. At present there are mar conflicting views. Some republicans want to retire the greenbacks; others do not. Many are in favor of bimetallism in some form; others oppoze it, or, rather, regard it as impracticable. After we have done all that 1s necessary with the tariff, we will be able to decide what Is left to be done.” Speaking of the prospects of Pennsyl- vania secvring a cabinet position, Bingham said that he thought there ¥ no doubt that Pennsylvania could have a cabinet piace if the man could be decided on. There area good many available men, he said, but no one has been centered upon. Mr. Hayes Browne, who Is an eminent lawyer, might be made Attorney General, or Mr. C. C. Harrison, a man of great wealth and culture, and who was McKin- ley’s chief financial supporter in Pennsyl- vania, might be made Postmaster General, or be placed elsewhere in the cabinet. There are a number of other men, any one of whom might be selected, but there is nothing settled on yet.” Representative Hemenway's View! Representative Hemenway of Indiana, who is here attending the meetings of the appropriations subcommittees, said today that he did not believe that there would be any tariff legislation at the approaching session and that his own judgment was that it would be better to let the matter go over to the next Congress, when they could enact a republican tariff law. He said that he had no doubt that there woud be an early. extra session ef the Fifty-fifth Congress, and that they would speedily perfect tariff legislation. He said that he was inciined to think that Mr. Quey’s suggestion as to financial legislation, that is, the retirement of the greenbacks and their replacement with notes redeemable in gold at the option of the government, was a good one and ought to be adopted, In addition he would sug- gest some more liberal provisions for na- tional bank. currency. The banks, he thought, ought to be permitted to issue up to the full value of the bonds deposited for security and that _non-interest-bearing bonds might be issued by the government as a basis for national bank currenc: a ee THE MEMPIMS POSTMASTERSHI fold and Silver Factions at Odds Over ‘an Appointment. There is an interesting contest on be- tween Senator Harris, and Representative Patterson of Tennessee concerning the se- lection of a postmaster for Memp A vacancy has occurred In that oflice, and Senator Harris’ son is the assistant post- master. Senator Harris, as everybody knows, is a pronounced silver man. Pat- terson is a gold man, devoted to Clevelan4, and says that no one shall be appointed to the office who is not a consistent and earn- est administration man. He is urging the appointment of Hugh Pettitt, and it is not known who Harris wants appointed, but he is opposed to Pettitt. He is said to be sat- fied that it will be impossible to influence Cleveland to appoint a silver man, but, on the other band, it might be impossible to secure the confirmation of a gold man to whom the Senator vas opposed. If com- pelled to consent to the selection of a gold man, it is said, Senator Harris would com- promise on W. M. Farrington. The two Tennessee statesmen are to have a confer- ence on the subject this afternoon. e+ Charged With Larceny. Charles T. Sparo, a notary public, who is also in the real estate business at 1216 F street, was arrested this afternoon by De- tectives Carter and Gallaher on a charge of grand larceny of $75. Hillard Owen, a real estate dealer who occupies a desk’ in the same room, made the complaint. He charges that Sparo visited the office last night about 5 o'clock and took the money from his desk. Sparo, who denies the charge, 1s held for a hearing. > For an Assault. John Yelverton was this afternoon placed under arrest by Detective Hartigan on a warrant charging him with assaulting Samuel Gassenheimer. Yeiverton claims that he was laboring under the belief that Gassenhcimer was about to shoot him and therefore he struck the latter. > Deficiency Appropriation, The Commissioners, have forwarded to the Secretary of the 1. ry an estimate for a deficiency app-opriation for the Na- tional Guard. ‘hese items, which amount to about $19,000, end over the years 1889, 1891, 1804, 1895 and 1895, 7 Lucey Morrison's Will. The will of the late Lucy Morrison, dated October 27, 1596, was filed today. Charles F. Morrison is appointed executor and made sole beneficiary. — Mr. Clark Wants a Divorce. John C. Clark, in applying today for di- vorce from Ada M. Clark, states that they vere married at Fort Niobrara, Neb., May 2, 1888, and charges that she left him in August, 1891, and went to Alaska. There she was where he last heard of her, De- cember 29, 1891, when she wrote that’ ‘she was going tq marry one of her old sweat- hearts.” . The petitioner is represented by Attorney Campbell Carrington. > The Garcelon Bequest (o Bowdoin. Special Dispatch to ‘The Evening Star. BRUNSWICK} Me., December 1.—A dis- patch from Oakland, Cal., was printed in some of the HeWspapers last week to the effect that the (contest over the Garcelon estate was at an cnd, and that Bowdoin College would: receive the bequest of $500.- 000, which has.o jong been in litigation. Prof. F. C. Robinson of the Bowdoin Col- lege faculty was seen today by The Star correspondent and asked if the report is true. He reptied that ne such word had been received by any one connected with the college, and tha:, while all hoped that the rumor might -preve io be true, there was mach doubt about it. Dror. Robinson thinks that all there is new in the matter is some new phase in the litigation. ‘This matter is in the hands of abie counsel, who are loyal to the interesis of the colleze, and there can be but little Goubt that in the end the money, which was in good faith be- queathed to the collcg, wil be received. > Naval Movements. The gunboat Machias has sailed from Ningpo for Wenchow and the flagship Philadelphia has sailed from San Fran- cisco for Callao. THE GOOD TEMPLARS. of the Grand Lodge Began Today. The thirty-first annual session of the Grand Lodge of the District qf Columbia, I. 0. G. T., began in the lecture room of Wesley Chapel, 5th and F streets north- west, this morning. The meeting was call- ed to order at 10 o'clock by the grand chicf templar, Mr. Albert E. Shoemaker, ani opened with the usual ritualistic formati- ties. he following committee on credentials was appointed: Grand Secretary Thos. M. Milstead, R. H. Campbell, Russell and Ed- gar Hallenbeck. ‘The committee reported the following list of representatives and alternates: Minnehaha Lodge, No. 1—Representa- tives: A. N. Canfield, R. A. Dinsmore, 8. W. Russell. Alternates, Miss Nannie Dan- fel, Mrs. Henry F. Smith and Mrs. S. E. Cantield, Perseverance Lodge, No. 2—Mrs. C. Eve- lyn Gilbert, M.D.; Mrs. Rowland, Mr. E. H. Hallenbeck. Morning Star Lodge, No. 3—(Not repre- sented). Rescue Lodge, No. 5—J. W. Bailey, Henry P. Thomas, J. J. Ha: alternates, Geo. J. Neff, Miss Mira Higdon and Mr. John T. Hatton. Langdon Lodge, No. 6—(Not represented). Good Will Lodge, No. 7--R. H. Camp- bell, Miss Gertrude Libbey, M Hoffmar John Hanrahan; alternates, Miss An Norris, George Shanks, John J. McCann and Mrs. Martha Mullen. Liberty Lodge, No. S8—Geo. c. Tindall; alternate, C. H. Mitchell. Stearns Memorial Lodge, No. 9—Mr. M. Russell; alternate, George F. Shaw Little Falls Lodge, No. 10—Clayton Kk. Ewiag, esq., and George.Davis; alternates, Geo. McGregor and J. H. Barne: Fricndship Lodge, No. 11—Mre. Emma F. Bishop, Mrs. Mary Van Vleck and Henry Thatcher; alternates, F. C. Bache, Mrs. L. KE. Bushby and J. W. Van Vleck. Star of Hope Lodge, No. 12—Geo. M. D. Thos. H. Speake, Chas. N. Phelps: ternates, Mrs. Helen Watts, Miss Annie vlor and Miss Mamie Bradley. Independent Lodge, No. 14—D. Fred mberth and Miss Mamie Hickman; al D. Watt, A. ates, George Morrison and John 8S. Blackford. Oriental Lodge, No. 15—M. F. Martin, John Pyles, M. S. McCathran; alternates, John R. Mahoney, Mrs. John R. Mahoney and Mr. Hughes, D. P. Holloway Lodge, No. 18—Not rep- resented. ernest, M Shoemaker and Mr: alternat; Bernard Offutt, A. Eilis Shoemaker, Mis: Columbia Lodge K. Shoemaker, ¢sq., ttie Waithers. Jesse C. Suter, John T. Hough, John H. Muirhead and Miss Edna Hough; alternates, A. W. Da- vis, Miss A. May Martin, J. J. Miller and D. K, Sargent. District Lodge, No. 1, W. T. Raby; Dis- trict Lodge, No. 2, not represented; Dis- trict Lodge, No. 3, A. W. Campbell and John C. Daley; alternates, John Sherries, Marion Gilbert. Representatives present who were without the Grand Lodge degree were then intro- duced and received the degree at the hands of Dr. Db. H. Mann, the right worthy grand templar, after which the annual re- ports of the officers of the lodge were read. Grand Chief Templar A. E. Shoemaker, rand Secretary Thomas M_ Milstead rand Treasurer John ©. Daley and grand secretary of Juvenile Templars all sub- mitted their annual documents, which were referred to the proper committee: A recess was then taken until 1.30 o'clock in the afternoon, when the reports of offi- cers were read and acted upon. Tonight a public meeting will be held in Fifteenth Street M. E. Church, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. Dr. D. H. Mann of Brook- lyn will deliver an address, and fraternal delegates will be received from s'‘ster or- ganizations. President James L. Ewin of the Anti-Saloon League will make a few | remarks, and a juvenile chorus will furnish the music. The members of the order will attend in full regalia. —_—— REPRESENTATIVE PATTERSON Thinks Nothing of Importance Will Be Done This Sesate Representative Patterson of Tennessee. who errived in Washington last night, ex- presses the opinion that there will be noth- ing of importance done at this session of Congress, and that there will be tariff and financial legislation at an extra session of the Fifty-fifth Congress. “I have no acubt,” he said, “that the republicans will pass a tariff Lill at an extra session. I hope they will make it as moderate as pos- sible, but fear they will not do so. As to financial legislation, I hope they will pro- vide for the gradual retirement of the greenbacks, and give us such banking legis- lation as"will enable national banks to sup- ply the country with abundant currency. I should Ike also to see some provision made Tor the use of silver, by having nothing but ccin silver currency below the denomination of five dollars, and having five-dollar silver certificates. I should like to see the entire field of currency, including five-dollar cer- tificates and down, left to silve e Mr. McCall May Contest. Representative McCall of Tennessee came in from Tennessee last night and has gone to work as earnestly as though he had been returned by a large majority. When asked about contesting the election in his district, he replied that he had the mutter under consideration, but as yet had not deter- mined what course he would pursue. He says there was no doubt election frauds in his district, especially in Hudson county, yet he could not tell if they were sufficient to change the result if fully brought out. He wiil decide in a few days what will be done. Ir 1s thought he will not contest the | FRAUDS iN TENNESSEE Representative MoOall Says That Tillman Was Undoubtedly Elected. Political Ingratitade Shown in the Fight Agninst Represen tive Washington. Representative McCall of Tennessee, talking yesterday to a Star reporter about the contest which the republicans of his state are making over the election for gov- ernor, said: “There is not the least doubt that Till- man was elected governor. The frauds committed in about five counties in the state were glaring. These counties have always been the seat of this kind of ballot- box manipulation. Outside of them, elec- ticns in Tennessee are comparatively fair. “The contest now being made will prob- ably not result in seating Tillman,but it will have the effect of manufacturing a healthy sentiment in the state against this kind of work. All the leading papers of the state are condemning the frauds. Up to 1s94 there was no contest law in Tennessee. The law prcvided that the secretary of state should count the votes and announce the result. When H. Clay Evans beat Tur- ney two years ago the secretary of state refused to tabulate and xnnounce the re- turns and awaited the action of the legisla- ture, which passed a contest law to. put Turaey in. This was the first law of the kind the state ever had. The republicans are now profiting by it and will make a strong showing. In Patte on’s Dixtrict. “The counties where the frauds were committed are in tke district now repre- sented by Colonel Patterson, sound money democrat. He was undoubtedly elected, but his opponent, Editor Carmack, will be giv- en the certificate by a few hundred ma- jority. Colonel Patterson has announced that he will contest the election in “he House, and I am satistied that he will make a showing which will seat him. He is a acmocrat, and J am a republcan, but I wouid vote to seat him. A few days after the clection Colonel Patterson heard that the sheriff of one of the counties in his dis- trict had nut sent the returns to the sccre- tury cf state, as required, but was hoiding them. He secured a lawyer and started to the home of the sheriff to get a mandamus te compel him to send the return: “The sheriff heard of his coming and went lo a nearby station and mailed a package to the secretary of state. Colonel Patter- son thought this packag>, which he learn- ed about, contained the returns and did not proceed a, the sheriff. When the package was “lit was found to con- tain a lot of old paper. The sheriff did not send the returns until he felt Ingratitude in Politic “Colonel Patterson does not deserve this sain treatment. In iss, just after Harrison was elected, a number of democrats in these same counties were indicted for election frauds. I was assistant United States dis- trict attorney and helped prosecuie them. “Colonel Patterson defended these mei without charging a cent. He worked day and night for them, and saved many of them from the penitenuary. Hem a Miter fight for them, applying extreme nguage to the men prosecuting the cas Now the same men he defended have turned on him and defrauded him of a seat in Congress. This is an example gratitude in politics.” Speaking of the growth of his party in | Ternessee Mr. McCall saii: “Our party is increasing in strength, year by yea’ is adding good men to its ranks. were few real republicans who free silver in the last clection. was stumping my district I heard of re- publicans who were going to vote for Bryan. When I would get to the place it was said they were somewhere cise. The republicans of Tennessce are for sound money.” nd There When I ———— To Be Examined for Promotion. ‘The Secretary cf War has appointed a board of officers te meet at Fort Leaven- worth, Kan., for the examination of a num- | ber of officers for promotion. ‘The board consists of Lieut. Col. Joseph T. Haskell, 17th Infantry; Majors Adna R. Chaffee, 9th Cavalry, and William S. McCaskey, 201i Infantry; Captains John M. Banister, as- sistant surgeon, and William F. Lippitt, jr., assistant surgeon; First Lieut. Rowland Hill, 20th Infantry, recorder. The following named officers are ordered to report to the board for cxamination: Captains Wm. A. Thompson, 4th Cavairy Wm. H. Clapp, 16th Infaniry- Eli L. Hug gins, 2d Cavalry; William C. Forbush, Cavalry; Jacob A. Augur, h Cavalry; John S. Loud, %th Cavairy; Benjamin H. Rogers, 13th infantry; Stephen P. Jocelyn, zist Infantry; Stephen Baker, 6th Infantry; Daniel T. Wells, Sth Infautry; Charles Kel ler, 2d Infantry. e+ Naval Orders, Lieutenant Commander J. M. Hawley, frem the hydrographic office to the bureau ef navigation; Ensign A. Rust, tv duty at the proving grounds, Indian Head, Md.; Chief Engineer D. Smith, from the bureau of steam engineering and placed on waiting | orders preparatory to retirement on the 1th instant. F. Rorschack has been ap- Fointed an acting gunner in the navy. F. H. Ramsay has been appointed pay cierk for the Brooklyn. Passed Assistant Surgeon C. M. DeValin has been ordered seat. | from the Blake to ihe Brooklyn. Lieut. H. — | M. Witzel, from the naval inteilige Consal General Lee's Plans. office to Cramp’s as inspector of ordnance. Consul General Lee will probably not re- turn to Havana before the 18th or 20th in- stant. He left here yesterday afternoon for Richmond, where his daughters are being educated, and in a few days he expects to go with Mrs. Lee to West Point to see their son, who is a cadet at the Military Academy. According to present plans Gen. Lee will go back to his post about the mid- dle of the month. The delay in his de- parture is said to be due to a wish to have him here during the early days of Congress in case the Cuban affair should come up for consideration. —— Fires Today. The first of the several alarms of fire turned in today was sounded from box 131, corner of 9th and reets. This resulicd from the explosion of a gasoline stove in 507 9th street. The flames were extin- guished before the arrival of the fire de- partment. An alarm from Lox 83 was turned in al 10:38 for fire in the house of Edward Lee, No. 2353 Champlain avenue. An over- heated stove caused this fire, and the flames had made such headway before the firemen arrived upon the scene that the two-story frame house was almost totally destroyed. The police put the damage at $1,500, and the owner had the property fully insured. At the house of William Tyler, No. 1231 h street, an overheated stove pipe caus- ed a fire. An alarm from box led out the fire department. ‘The loss will not exceed &W). oe Awarded Damages. Sarah F. Wood, in Circuit Court No. 1 to- ; day, was awarded $8,000 damages against the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company, as the result of injuries suffered by her October 2, 1804. | The plaintiff claimed that while alighting | from one of the company’s cars near the j Navy Yard she was thrown to the ground by the sudden and careless starting of the car. She contended that she suifered tae loss of the use of her right lez, and in- sisted that the accident was the result lone of the company's negligence. She ued for $15,000 damages, and was repre- sented by Attorneys Herbert M. Locke and J. J. Darlington. Mr. Coffin’s Will, The will of George Y. Coffin, the well known artist, who died here last Saturday, was filed today. It is datel November 23, 189%, and appoints his cousin, Geo. W. Brown,. and his friend, Henry S. Merrill, as his executors. The beneficiaries are Mary A. Yost of Pottstown, Pa., an aunt; Miss Isabell Solomons of this city, Miss Katie D. Frye of this city and Hattie bP. Wood of this city, a cousin, and Mrs. Emma L. Estes of Tro: . ¥., acousin. 4 {J. J. Holden and P. Muilen have been ap- pointed acting boatswains. SR gees = To Enforce Judgment. The Eastern Building and Loan Associa- tion of Syracuse, N. ¥., today tiled a bill in equity against James J. Purman and Others, to enforce a judgment of $10,000, re- covered last April against Mr. Purman. Defendant Purman’s equity of redemption in lot 32, south grounds of Columbian Col- lege, is asked 10 be sold in satistaction of the said juagment, Attorney Jesse H. Wilson represents the complainant co: 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, GRAIN. Open Wheat — den Corn— May. Oats—May. 2. Pork—Ja Fx corre: Ope oy straight, xports, 14d a easy spot, 93 bi anys; steamer No, 2 red, 86 Mz bust els: exports, none: stock 41 Dushels; sales, | 31,000 bushels—southern wheat” by sam a SMGaNtly. Corn steady—spot, 2912 3 January, receipts, . 30 bushels; stock, 1,146.4 000 bushels—southern white amd Oats quiet and steady 2 receipts, 4) Western, 46—recelpis, . none: stock, T2907" bushels. Hay firm timothy, $15.50a814.00, Grain freighis vers wear steidy, unchat ¥ creamery, 24125 14ais: good ladle, Fezy finn. Ialg. € > fresin, 21; firm,” ut Goverament Bonds, H Quotations-reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers. + per cents, registered of 5 per cents, coupon of 19: per cents, registered of currency @ per cents of IS Carrenes 6 per cents of 1598 Currency 6 per cents of 1 f the in- | Voted for | | Asked. | 2 per cenis, registered. Ta | 4 per cents, coupon of i” | 4 per cents, registered of 1 va 4 per cents, coupon of 1925. |FINANCE AND TRADE Moderate Demand for Securities in the First Hour. FLUCTUATIONS WITHINNARROW LIMITS Fears Regarding the Cuban Situa- tion Alone Responsible for Selling. —— GENERAL MARKET REPORTS erecta nae Special Dispitch to The Evening Star. vlative interest was confronted with a moderate demand for securities dur opening hour this morring, and we posed to reduce rather than sin the short ac s dis- thi an iner ant. From abil | | NEW YORK, December 1.—The manip- opening level about on a parity with ye terday’s 1 figures, advances v ying from 1-4 to 2 per cent were recorded. Lon- don’s early prices were fractionally lower, but forcign representatives were Lit with small purchases in the local mar St. Paul being particularly favored. Manhattan was sold down sharply dy the first half how ar hesitated under conilicting opinion: but finally yelded to superior buying for a substantial fractional gain. American Spirits wa during the mornin couraging Chica; mmation of the mne! good support sult of en- predicting th irances of lng nero- tlations were less confident, although the price of the securities involved ¢:4 not re flect the changed conditions. It is believed that the beik of the opposition will come from inde pt cliscild wes, Which hope to lant | acceptary propossd py The neral news develor of the Gay were not of a chara ring §n- creased activity. tuations within row limits have been too , li as pring the logical ceedurg for the ba'ance of the week to vite a ty by entirely new interests. curities are not pressing for sale in any quarter warranting special concern. Dis intel holders” of weakly margined have withdrawn from the field in many instances, but tne securities sold have invariably found vrompt purchasers. At the present level all probable routine developments could undoubtedly be cm- ployed to greater advantage in the long than in the shert account. For a markt as narrow as the present one the short in terest outstanding is fully as large as is h profitable handling. conviction of serious trouble growing out of the Cuban war ‘is alone responsible for the bulk of the persistent selling in the general list. There are, of course, spe- cial cases in which the logical tendency, governed siricuy by imtrinsic val . 8 not in sympathy with the optim: forecasts applicable to the main situa These specialties will be disclosed to the shrewd observer who compares Janus ividends with reported earnings for period represented by the disburseme The trading during the last half of the Jay contributed to the support of the improve- ment recorded durin, the roon hour. The Se- n. announcement of a probabie reepen- ing of the sugar ow was ulilized to deter renewed of that stock. It is stated en good authority th the surplus product of the compauy has been materia = reriod, aad that an immediate re reports inspired yesterd sale | These | attract purchases of long stock. The me ket as a whole, judged by results merely, ard not by its general characteristics, was decidedly more enceuraging than iis im- mediate * = j its personnel is unchanged, and therefe ‘ally meriterious a. sity is lik | the present. — FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening.the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, :a “eported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schiey. No 80 Broadwa: Open. Highs 12) | American Spirits... American Sugar. : American Sagar, Pf... American Tobacco... .... rican Cotton Oil. is Ci on ©. C. C.& St Louts Chicago, B.& Q... Chicago & Nort! weste Chicago Gas. GM. ae St Pai ‘S: CM, & St. Paul. Pid .. Chicago. #. 1. & Pacific. “Consolidated Gas. Lack. & W... General Electric.. politan Manhattan Elevated...) Michigan Central....... Missour! Pacitie... National Lead Co...) National Lead Co., Pld... Dew Jersey Central. New ork Ceui Northern Macific.. rr Northern Pacitic, Pf North American. . Ont. & Western. Pacitic Mail... Phila. & Keading.. Puliman 1’. ©. Co. Southern ity., Pid. Phila. fraction. Mabash, Wheeing & 1. x Wheeling& 1. Erie,Pid. Western (ui a = ws ton Steck Exchange. | regular call 12. o'clock on j $1,000 at 16h i 100 "at Sty 124% 2 1 at 130, tric Light, 2 at currency, allroad x vat comy d certificates oi Railroad 6: 5 asked. Belt ST bid, Kailroad Washington Gas Gs, series A. 112 Wid. WV «B13 hesspeat 1c 10 bid. Trust Ss, F. "and A. 100 bi rie curity and Trost 3s, A. and 0., 100 bid. <hington Mar et Company Ist 6s, 108 bid. Washington Mark Company imp. 10S bid. Washington Markel Company ext. 6s, 108 bid. Masonic Hall Associa 1403 bid. ational Bauk St | Rank of the 2M) bid, Machanic curity amd i Capital T 36 asked. Metropolitan, umbla, 50 bid. Electric 1 46g asked. trie Light, 86 ‘ompany, 5a 110 asked, Washinzton Gas, n Gas, 0 bid. anklin, an, 1 Na 1. 1G0 bid, on, 9 bid, 14 asked. Columbia, Riess, "74 Mid. 8 asked. People's, bid, 6 asked. Luicoln. Si bid, asked. Comn cial, 4% bid, asked. Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate ‘Tif, 115 asked. District asked. Pennsyivania, 38 bid. Chesa- SS bid, Gl asked. American SK bid. 8 anked. “American Grp! preferred, 9 bid, “11 asked.” Pueumatic Guo 8 bid, 1S asked. neous ‘Stocks. 130 asked. 180 asked - Mergenthaler Linotype, Lansion