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qu had tions w to the comm! Pacitic rai This brought the debate up to 2 clock, which closed the morning hour, and apparently Cuban debate. Am American Killed in Cuba. Mr. Call (fla.) secured the adoption of a Tesolution requesting the Secretary of State for information as to the killing of Charles Gavin, a United States citizen, in Cuba. He read a letter from Mrs. J. M. Gavin, mother of the deceased, appealing for an Inquiry and saying her so had heen “hacked to pieces” by Spanish soldiers. ‘The Senate then turned 0 private pension dill After passing several of them the Senate, p.m., went into executive session. p.m._the Senate adjourned until cut off the ed anticipa’ AL Bot January 5 THE HOUSE. House presented a dismal appearance when it met today. The adjournment for the holiday recess was to occur at the close of th ion, and the great majority of the members had left the city. The floor Was a great waste of empty seats. Less than ity members listened to the prayer of 1 chaplain, in which he referred impressively to the coming anniversary of the birth of Christ. Mr. Pendleton (Tex.) for the consid- riging the railroads territory to change their secured unanimous consent eration of a bill au in the Ir jan ndment was offered by Mr. Little providing that roads affected by the bill should not charge more than 3 cents a mile. He argued that the M. K. and T. Company. one of the chief beneficiaries of the bill, charged extortionate fare: The amendment was opposed b; on on the ground that it was faile Mr. Pen- relevant ‘The bill was passed. The Legislative Bil. Then the House took up the legislative appropriation bill. Mr. Gibson (Tenn.) spoke for greater consideration for veter- ans of the rebellion in appointments to offi der the civil service system. Mr. Baker (N. H.) attacked the method of administering the civil service laws un- der the present administration. He assert- ed that 106 Georgians had been appoint to places in the interior Department by this administration: that of 876 dismissals trem the department 185 were veterans, and that the Treasury Department had also discriminated against republicans in ap- pointments and dismissals, leaving but one republican in the secret service. Under the spoils system, the public busir had been better handled than now, when clerks are kept ur eret espionage and are no better off than factory hands. ¥et the 1 service commi had never pro- tested against such a maladministration. During the debate the Senate amend- Ments to the urgent deficiency bill were ved i r. Bre S$ Suspen Mr. Richardson (Te statement that M riso on of the order rela’ the railway mail clerks had resulted ment of that service. H 1 figures to show that duri n. on of the © vals, while during the en- of Mr. Cleveland's first ad- there were less than 20 So gave fig increase in of mail hand! » male the gen _urder a democratic adminisiracion ny cent of the government em- res in Washington were re +e+ -- OUT OF nt that today fu vl Will Be Away ax the Huliduy Recess. endance in the H hat the ap; je today dem- ach of C1 ristmas & many Representatives to their It is pro that si last one hundred Repr e city. Trains this after. will carry out a ma- left. Many Representa- will nm in this ¢ ristmas holidays, and am will be some of the GH Hou i has some on, and wil business in New a leave for Boston H will remain at He may not be in the city s day. ve Milliken Maine ty during Christmas. lerson and his family wil! will has to be here to begin the hear means commit- with hi. Christm the way main th Di ashingt she is an n pursuing Dalzell i mi going to stay tative Minnesota Hopkins awney gone to his of Ilinois has LATE NEWS BY WIRE]. ae | Trial of the Suspected Murderera of Stambuloff. ———— HIS ANTE-MORTEM STATEMEN Details of the Plan of Assassina- tion. + A MOST BRUTAL —_-—+— CRIME (Copyright, 1896, by the Associated Press.) SOFIA, Bulgaria, December 22.—The trial of th> persons accused of the murder of cex-Premier Stambouloff, who was stabbed ard otherwise wounded in the streets of this city July 15, 1895, resulting in his death on July 18, was fermaily opened in the court hotse before a mixed tribunal yesterday and was continued today. The accused are Boni Georgieff, aged thirty-four, native of the Deburtcha and a former servant of Maj. Paniiwa, Atzoff, a Macedonian, aged thirty-three, the coa: ap who drove $tembouloff from Union Club to the scene Naum Tuffektchieff, an employe in the building department of the ministry of public works here and brother of Mimitri Tuffektchiei, who died in prison, as the enemies of mbouloff assert, as a result of tortures indicted by the direet order of the late prime minister. Dimitsi Tuffektchieff was accused complicity in the murder of M. Bel the minister of flaance, who was assas nated in the street In the presences of M. Stambculoft (for whom he was mistaken) on March 28, 1s91. = The court house was strongly guarded by gerdarmes and the general public was ex- cluded frem the building, The foliowing letter written by the mur- Gered statesthan to a friend some three mouths before his death, was read by the judge mid profound silence: “The Plan for My Assassination.” ‘1. On March 15, 1805, thére came to the house of M. Stawkow, Ch, Zachariew from Samakow, and informed him that Nats- ehewitsch and Tufektschiew had formed a band of from ten to fifteen men,who would, under any circum: ices try to murder me. These robbers are sheltered in the hotel of the Brothers Iwanow!, and in the establish- ment of Robtacheweto. Natsche ih has promised the murderers that, in the event of their ce pture, they will not be condemn- to death, and that after they have been urder a for a year in prizon, he will ccure of the prince their pardon. atschewitsch gives N. Tufektschiew money for the maintenance of the rabbers. Natchewitsch end Tufektschiew meet al- most every evening and discuss the.murder. Ch. Zachariew declares that letters have Iready heen sent to confidants in the pro- the of the crime; informing them of the projected murder of Stambuloff, and instructing them, a3 scon as it has taken place, to send to Sofla to the prince and the news- papers telegrams expressing their gratitude that the country had been freed of the tyrant, fhe object of these telegrams Is to Jessen the herror inspired by the vile murier apd the effect it might cause. The abettors of Naum in the murder are the brothet inko id Tascho Iwanowi. Both tb minals are very cunning, and a eized by the y also do not the ow taking steps to reconecii themselves with me. As intermediaries they are em- ing tow, bow and Kal T. and M. lwanowi Hiation shall take as soon as possible, be y. the time fpr the exec: i has come. ariew further communicated to ow that a conspiracy is’ also on foot tthe prince, in whi he Sofia garrison are inapticat. Awram Stanischew has informed M. Ti Lukanow, that one of the secret’ police gen fi » of the capital told him of the “s band, and also told him that apital are helpin; Debra, a comp vy from the Debra Gaol, tola t he, too, was aware that the had been formed to murder Sta and he begged that the fact mi, made known to Stambuloff, so that th take care. Tufektschiew, and the Wulkowwitsch, has ted to the departm r the study of the central r; » that he may be in Sofia with to do, and may thus be able to oc- himself with the direction of the As soon as the affair is well ar- arged he will leave Sofia, in order not to be here on the day of the murder. ‘This projected murder is Retsche Petrow. hese statements I have wri murderer of been en in or- known that the plan of ler that it may be Turner Geo for his home. 2 the meeting 2 tomorroy at which W. kes his first tas a i tive Barrett ston tomorrow the House, Representative 1 go to his home in Cupelo, Miss. % the others, either out of the city wit gone tomorrow, are the foi- Messrs. Mit New York; M: nsylvania; Jones, Virginia; York, Brewster, New York; Hu- nton, Ohio; McCall, Tennes- w ¥ CAPITOL TOPICS. cifie Railroad Debts. retary of the Ti $ a computat by the government shows that the ad- including the nment will at ¥, amount to as been re- YS. Central ist of July next will he $u bts as mac ry. Thi Lund G y introduced a for a grant of lan ta te aid in the Dakoia Pacific railroad D., to Granger, Wyo. land pro- road Dak nS 6} miles on each side of th P Goverament by Injunctioi which was known in the last ‘government by et of debate by judiciary today. re it a substitute the Senate last of court > di- hitting y in the latte 0 sw Tas the timeat of the com- U further restrict eral expression, t United States to strain their ground of contempt infringement on the right and a bill will probably tendeney the trial by —-e- oat oace Nicaragua Canal Calls for a Loan. ‘The Nicaraguan government has called for a voluntary loan of $0,000, one-half payable in cath and the other in paper, rep- ntirg the public debt Issued to pay the former wars. For this loan the will issue orders that may be n i) per cent proportions In paying the murderers known to me, and that, oner or later, my friends and my ren may d2mand their punisment. Signed) STAMEULOFF. » March 16, 1805 Extremely Brutal Murder. The murder of M. Stambuloff was brutal in the extreme. He was stabbed, shot, hacked and beaten in a most terrible man- ner by Fis assailants, who stopped his car- riage while he was returning home, the evening of July 15, from the Union Club, accompanied by a colleague, M. Pet- coff. Both of the ex-premiers hands were chopped. one wrist was almost severed from the arm; he was repeatedly stabbed about the body and shot in the head. After he fell, the assassins continued stabbing and hacking him until compelled to run away. The murder is said to have been ommitted within sight of a number of gen- jarmes, who ran away with the murder- } ers and made no attempt to catch them. Both of M ambuloff's hands were ampu- lated previous to his death. sees HOPEFUL OF ANNEXATION, Sent by Minister Hatch to Hawaii. HONOLULU, December 15.—Per Belgic to San Francisco, December ters from Minister Hatch at Washington ard Mimster Cooper at Boston recount in- terviews with Congressmen, and speak most hopefully of annexation. Mr. Hatch predicts that the annexation question will be brought up at the special session next spring. Letters ——_.__ EXAMINER IN POSSESSION, Closing of the Bank of Minnesota. ST. PAUL, Minn., December 22.—State Bank Examiner Kenyon today took pos- ssion of the Bank of Minnesota, and as a result of the closing of this bank the Union Stock Yards Bank also closed. The Bank of Minnesota's capital is 32,000,000, and it was considered one of the strongest banks in the west. The Bank of Minnesota was the oldest bank in St. Paul. It was established by Dawson & Co., in 1859. % The reason given by the bank officers for | the fai was the general stringency of | the times and difficulty in making collec- tions. Further than this they would not speak until later in the day. ‘The closing of these banks was decided surprise, but has not affected the other banks of the cit i > POISONING AT WEST POINT. j Canned Head Cheese Made Twenty- Five Cavairymen Hl. WEST POINT, N. Y., December 22.-- Twenty-five members of Capt. Barker’s de- tachment of cavalry were poisoned last night from eating canned head cheese. Four of them are reported to be in a criti- eal condition. The men ate supper at 5:30 last night, and about midnight ptmaine poisoning manifested itself. The head s. If importers offer cash ment of duties and none of ey w abjected to an thelr duties, cheese came from the . and was apparently In the best condition, A thor- ough 1pveaitgalion will be made, “DIRECTORS WERE IGNORANT. Keucw Nethigg of the Big Loans by the Bank gf Ilinois. CHICAGO, December 22.—The assets of the National Bank of Hilinois, which cksed its doorg yesterday, are sald to include, in addition to the $2,475,000 loaned to the Cajy- met Electric, $500,080 advanced to Robert Berger. a son-inzigw of President Schneider: $500,000 advanced to G. A.W¢iss, another son-in-law, ang over $800,000 of doubtful debts. Bergep is a partner in the firm of E. 8. Dreyer & Co., which also went into the hands of a receiver yesterday. Mr. Weiss is a brewer.. e losses by the fatlure will fall upon 1,9T1 individual depositors and 350 national, state and private banka. Included among the depositors are the treasurers of the city of Chicage, of Cook county and of the state of Illinois. The deposits of the treasurers of Chicago and Cook county will aggregate almost $1,000,000, The amount at the pres- ent time on deposit by the state treasurer is comparatively small. Among the depositors were many large corporations and receivers. They included the receivers of the Northern Pacific rail- road and the receiver of the whisky trust. The deposits of E. 8, Dreyer & Co. in- clude the funds of the West Park board. The amount at the time the bank was closed was about $316,000, Robert E. Jenkins, one of the directors of the National Bank of Illinois, says: “The directors did not know the size of the loan on the Calumet Electric. The dis- covery of the condition of the loan was as much of a surprise to me as to the public. The same ts true of the loan to Dreyer & Co. The directors were unaware of the loans which appear to have carried the bank down, or were until the latter part of last week. I do not care ta say who I be- Heve was to blame, for the directors are being kept in the dark as to the magnitude of these loans.” The excitement attendant upon the eol- lapse of the National Bank of Illinois and its three dependent banks, appears to have died out. Runs of more or less magnitude were made yesterday on several banking in- stitutions, notably the Garden City Bank- ing and Trust Co, The doors of that in- stitution were opened an hour before bank: ing hours today, but by 10:30 a.m. with- drawals had ceased and deposits had trebled. Mr, McKeon will be appointed receiver permanently for the National Bank of It- nois. May Ixsue Certifieates. Mr. Eckels, the controller of the currency, today received a telegram from Mr. Mc- Keon, temporary receiver of the National Bank of Minois, stating that the books of the bank show that quite large sums of public funds. belonging to the elty of Chi- cago were on deposit. In reply the con- troller sent Mr. McKeon the following tel gram: “Telegram relative to public funds received. You may make arrangements with the depositors thereof to issue to th at once certificates for such amounts of their deposits as an examination of the books of the bank makes clearly appear is due them. This will enable them to avail themsglves of the offer of the clearing house tc advance 73 per cent and so prevent em- ment in meeting public expendi- | ee THE BRIDGE BROKE. One Person Killed and a Number In- jured. ‘LING, W. Va., Dece Littleton, Wetzel county, last from a church entertainment, and about thirty or forty people were preci into the bed cf the stream. One yo man was Killed, two others probably fatal- ly weunded and cight or ten others hurt, from seriously to slightly, The victims are W'lbert Hammond, aged cigi ed; Miss Artie Brown and Harry ly hurt; Miss Cora Murphy, Mm. Mays and son and man, injured. The fact that the creek was low prevented greater loss of life. > FOUND ASPHYXIATED. Hotel Guests Overcome—Gas Bu-ner Turned On. BOSTON, December 22.—The employes of the Hampton House detected a strong smell of gas in the corridor early this morning, and on investigation found that it came from a room which had been assigned to a couple who registered as Donald Dono- van and wife. Entrance to the room was gained by the fire escape, and the man and woman were found lying in bed, the r d and the man unconscious. | caping frcm an open burner. case was pronounced critical. ALL ESCAPED FROM THE MINE. was The man Sorrow Turned Into Rejoicing at Wilkesbarre. WILKESBARRE, Pa., December 22.—A canvass of the homes of miners employed in the Baltimore mine, where the explosion occurred yesterdey, shows that all the men {from the mine. It was at first sup- posed that four or five of the men had been caught in that portion of the mine where the explosion occurred, but now all have been accounted fer. The men who were taken out last night are getting along nice- ly. The hospital physicians report that all their patients are doing well. There is a small fire in the mine, but the officials hope to have it under control before long. Eivery- y is rejoicing over the gallant work of © rescuers, ——-. —__ AGAINST THE NEW YORK CENTRAL. Decision Regarding the Purchase of the New York and Northern. ALBAD Y¥., December 22.—The court of appeals has again decided against the New York Central railroad and the Farm- ers’ Loan and Trust Company in the cuse of the stockholders of the New York and Northern railroad, who protested against the sale of the road to the Central, claim- ing that the latter road obtained large stock holdings which they depreciated so as to force a sale, and then bought in the mortgages at a low tigure. ‘The court, upon an opinion of Judge Gray, October 20, ordered the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company and the New York Central to show cause why the sale of foreclosure made to the Central should not be set aside. Last week the trust com- pany applied to the court for a reargument of the case cn the ground that the property had been sold since the judgment, and is now the property of a newly organized cor- poration, which has a mortgage covering it to the amount of $6,000,000, of which %,- 000,000 has been sold in bonds to bona fide holders, who have no connection with the Central, or Drexel, Morgan & Co, The value of these securities would be Jeopar- dized and a ctoud thrown upon the title if the court does not grant a reargument. Mr. McClure urged that the court erroneously assumed that the Central had control of the Northern beard of directo: 8, for there Were other stockholders In the road. ‘The court this morning refused to reopen the case, and the trust company and Cen- tral foad will have to show cause why the sale should not be set aside. SNe BITTER FEELING EXCITED, The Mayficld Lynchers Burned a Colored Ma: House, : MAYFIELD, Ky., December 22.—A part of the mob that hanged Jim Stone went on the rampage again last night. One hun- dred shots were fired into the residence of Tom Chambers, colored, and the house was afterward set on fire and burned, destroy- ing other buildings. There is much bitter feeling, the negroes having made threats ——.—_—_ Ocean Stexmehips Arrived. NEW YORK, December 22.—Arrtved— Cevie, Liverpool; Havel, Bremen. LONDON, December 22—Arrived—Lud- gate Him, from New York; Minnesota, Bal- timore. & GENOA, December 22.—Arrived—Werra, New York. = ane IS MR. MORGAN INCONSISTENT? - Secretary Olney Calls Attention to _ His Attitude Last February. Secretary Olney this morning called the attention of g Star renorter ta what he re- garde} as @ striking iljustration of jacon- sistengy on the part of §enator Morgan in the e: of his views gp the question gs to whether the recognition af the soy- qreigaty of néw gaverpment is an execu- tive or a legislative function, or whether "uch power is vested jointly in the execu- tive and legislative branches of the govern- ment. The Secretdsy said that whereas Senator Morgan sad in the Senate yester- iy in answer to.a question by Senator Hill, that it was preposterous to question the right of Congress to recognize the inde- pendence of Cuba, "he took an almost en- rely different view of the matter last February, when the concurrent resolution expressing the sympathy of Congress for the insurgents and urging the President to use his good offices with Spain ta bring about a termination of the struggle on the island was under discussion in the Senate. His remarks on that occasion have a direct bearing upon the issue raised by the Secre- tary of State that the power of recognizing the independence of a new government is vested exclusively in the President regard- less of the wishes of Congress in the mat- ter. According to Secretary Olney, the Senator from Alabama at that time coin- cided with the position now assumed by the executive, and to show it he invited atten- tion to the following extract from Mr. Morgan's speech as contained In the Con- gressional Record of February 25 last: “If the Senator from Delaware will allow me, T again distir.ctly admit and assert that the President of the United States has the exclusive right to recognize the independ- ence of a foreign country, because that af- fects our people not at all, but in the case of Hawali we already had representatives to that government and had recognized the independence of that government many years ago. That recognition was a mere change in regard to the personnel of the government and in the form of it, as in the case of the recognition of Spain as a re- public and of France as a republic, which recognitions were communicated by cable- wram direct from the President -vithout the interference of Congresa at all, and the recognition of Brazil, when we concurred with the President of the United States in the recognition of the independence of that power.” Seorctary Olney was on his way to the cabinet meeting at the time, and said he had nothing further to add to what ne bad already said on the subject. It is a fair assumption that the new issue raised be- tween the executive and the Congress in regard to the Cuban question was not ig- nored at today’s meeting of the cabinet. Se DOWN THE STAIRS. Mr. White Seriously Injured in Fall. As the joint result of an epileptic fit and a fall, Mr. Patrick White, proprietor of a restaurant at’105 H street, and a well- known resident of that locality, is under treatment at the Emergency Hospital, his condition being net other than critical. Mr. White, with a lighted lamp in his hand, about 1 o'clock this afternoon, started down a stairway leading to the cel- lar of his establishment, his intention being to secure some wood for a gtove. Suddenly he fell headlong to the foot of the stairs, the Jamp smashing with a loud crash. Other persons in the ‘house, hearing the sound of the fall, .hastened to the cellar and discovered Mr. ‘White lying uncon- scious, his clothing im a | having caught fire from the jamp. Being subject juries. Mr. Whité hail not recovered con- Was removed to thé Mrhergency Hospital in the sixth precinct patrol wagon. An ex- amination by the, house staff brought to light a large burn, seyeral inches in diam- eter, about the right ip, but no other in- friends visited the hospital to inquire as to his cendition, 7 ee, THE COURTS, L to such attacks, {%;4s believed that the fall S007 as possible, and the unfortunate man sciousness up to a/late-hour this afternoon. yeah nk allowed to sell unter tritst. Hamilton agt. harged and injunct ed. In re was due to the cate plic attack. He is married ang the father of a famiiy. Equity Court No, 1—-Judge Cox. Earnshaw; referehce*'to auditor ordered. firmed and payment fer services ordered. D. Wise, lunatic; Edw. M. Byrnes ap- ment to commitiee trom registry ordered. The beining clothing was extinguished as A large number 9f anxious relatives and “Young agt. McCullough; Burr R. ‘Tracy Devereux agt. Gaghan; ssale finally con- Billingsley agt. Lewis raining order pointed trustee. Ryan agt, O'Brien; pay- Walker agt. Walkee: Second National Bank allowed to intervene. Cguit agt. Cruit; auditor’: afirmed, Dennisen - Schoep! § order, returnable De- cembe F Equity Court lc. 2-Judge Hagner. Cost ugt. divorce a vin. mat. granted. Barbour Barbeur; auditor's report ratified. Circuit Court 1—Judge Bradley. Freeman agt. District of Columbia; re- stored to calendar. United States agt. Con- wer et al.; motion to amend and ieave to file overruled. United States agt. Hall et al.; judgment for plaintiff against Hall and judgment on plea againsi Roberts. United States agt. Hall et ai.; judgment on verdict for piaintif€ against Hall and Roberts. Circuit Court No. 2—Judge McComas. Howard agt. C. and O. Railway Company; on trial. Criminal Court No. 1—Judge Cole. Dorsey agt. W. and G. R. R. Company; on trial. Criminal Court No. 2, Chief Jastice Bing- ham. United States agt. Jno. R. Gillam, lar- ceny; defendant arraigned; plea, guilty; sentence suspended; personal cognizance taken. United States agt. Jno. Thompson, larceny; defendant arraigned; plea, not guilty; verdict, guilty: United States agt. aceon T. Boulding, false pretenses; on trial. Probate Court—Judge Hagner. Estate of Sophia A. Parker; handwriting of will proved. Estate of Jas. W. Benton: will partly proved and petition for probate filed. Estate of Geo. A. Taylor; petition for order on administrator and answer of administrator filed. Estate of John F. Chamberlin; petition for letters of adminis- tration filed and order of publication. Es- tate of Nannie Merrick; receipt filed. Bs- tate of John H. Steward; bank book filed. Estate of Mary Peters; will filed with pe- tition for probate. Estate of George Y. Coffin; waiver of citation filed. Wstate of Eleanor H. James; receipts filed, Estate of Franklin Tenney; petition for ‘probate of will filed. Estate of Dayid McIntyre: sup- plemental account filed. Estate of Andrew Schwartz; will admitted to probate and letters Schwait: stamentary granted to Mary A. bond, $600. > To Save the Bass. The Star has received the following con- tributions for the expense of seining the canal: as der Heretofore acknowpedged...., $166.50 SSP Sac. sc aaE 00 C. A. Brandenberg.! 5.00 Yow $172.50 ae eS Bad fharaeter, Isaac Lee, a dapper, colored youth, was arrested yesterday afternoon at 7th and E streets by Policemgn Muller as a suspicious character. To J imball in the Police Court today the ‘poligeman testified that Lee was acting in a maimer that warranted his arrest on the icha?€e ‘specified. Half a dozen other policemen gave testi- mony against Leé, setting forth among other things thati®é was sent to éail once for the larceny of a {pocket book from a mourner at a funéral,cthat he is known as @ sneak thief and has served sentences in jail several times.) Lee admitted that hethad been bad in the pest, but declared tothe court that he had reformed and was ‘o'lead an upright life. As.a vagrant his pe bonds were ae The boy indulged 3 peoteaniy. Placed under’ arrest, howev: for #0 doing he-was fined $5, ie Sule Sens CERCLA Empire Knights of Reliet, At the regular meeting of the Washing- ton Council, No. 110, Empire Knights of Relief, held Monday evening the following officers were elected: “and. command- THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY,’ DECEMBER 22, 1896-14 PAGES. NORTH CAROLINA SENATORSHIP. Twe Who Will Net Sup- ‘Nepatiy itchard. North Caroling republicans here who are stpporting Senator Pritchard for re-ele- tigh are ewhgt worried over reports which reac! em from their state that there are two or three republican mem- bers af the legtatesure who will net sup- port Séygtor Pritchard for re-election un- der ary gircumstances. Claude Dockery, member-elect {rom Rockingham county, is said to be one of these republicans, and ex- Representative J. M. Brower of Mt. Airy ig another. The defection of Dockery arises from the fact that he is a son of Col. O. H. Dockery, who was defeated for the republican nomination governor, and who was afterward placed on the pop- ulist State ticket as a candidate for Hea- tenant governor. Col. Dockery charges his defeat for the nomination to Senator Pi chard and stumped the state against Pritchard. His son has taken up the fath- er’s fight and declares, it is said, that he will never support Senator Pritchard. The case of Mr. Brower is somewhat dif- ferent. He is a silver republican, although he voted for McKinley. He hopes to secure the republican caucus nomination for Sen- ator himself, and believes the populists would support him. The populists, it is sald, are not favor- ably disposed to Brower. They declare that if they are to have a republican Sen- ator at all, unless he is a rank silverite, they would prefer it to be Pritchard. They find no fault with his ability or with any- thing except his silver views. Brower poses as a silver republican, but he voted for McKinley the same as Pritchard. ,The populists are watching the situation closely, and there are slight indications, it is said, by good judges, that they are wav- ering in their opposition to Pritchard. They have been unable so far to settle upon a silver republican who would vote in the Senate to suit them, and they are rapidly coming to the conclusion that one republi can is as good as another. They have not formally decided, it ts said, to support any republican, but many of them are looking to Senator Pritchard with more favor than before, ——_-+e+_____. Humane Soctety Doing Its Part. ‘To the Editer of The Evening Star: I read in your last evening's eilition “Eckington's” complaint against the Eck- ington and Soldiers’ Home Railway Com- pany, its accommodations, condition of cars, stock, ete., etc, and also notice he also calls atteation ‘to the fact that the “Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals” should take some very decided steps to punish this road for the abuse of its horses. The condition of the stock on this road is off a par with the stock vsed on the Belt Railway Company road, which is in the hands of the same reeviver as is the first named road. On behalf of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (aow the Washington Humane So- ciety) I would like to inform “Eckingvon” and the public generally who may think that we have not our eyes open to the very poor condition of the stock used by the management of these roads, just what has been done by us during the past month. The law provides that all ca of cruelty to animals shal) be tried in the Police Court ard the decisions rendered there final. With all deference to the admin- istration of justice in sald court I give herewith the result of cases prosecuted by us against these roads since December 1: On the night of Ist instant our agent isited the transfer station at the intersec- tion of Florida and New York avenues and found eighteen head of horses without any protection whatever from the cold night ir, nut even blankets. According to the ather bureau, the thermometer register- ed degrees above zero at the time the stock wag seen. When the case was tried the company was fined omly $10 for inflict- ing such cruelty upon eighteen of its ho On the sane date one of their horses which was totally unfit for work, became exhausted and feil on O street’ between oth and 16th. The case was tried and dis- missed, On December 5 another horse in the same condition fell on 11th street between E and F northwest, and, notwithstanding the fact that we had several prominent busi- ness men as witnesses to the condition of the horse, this case was also dismissed. On this same date we preferred charges against the company for working a horse which was very lame, caused by a center crack, enlargement of the bone and sore tendons. In this case we had two veterin- ary surgeons as witnesses, who had ex- amined the horse, and who testified as to its being unfit for work, byt the case was jsmiszed. On December 17, the company was charged with working another horse which was weak, lame and spavined, and, of course, unfit for work. ‘This horse fellérom sy exhaustion at 3d and Maryland avenue southwest. We had eight witnesses in the case, but it was also dismissed. This morning we have another e against the company for driving a horse unfit for work cn account of lameness caused by a di: ed quarter. The sgert will present in evidence a Iarge rag which was wrapped around the sore, and which is seaked with blood and discharge from the me. Five witneszes have been summened in this case, among whom u vo well- known lawyers. it will thus be seen that w2 are doing all in our power to alleviate the suffering of these poor, ill-treated horses. W. F. STOWELL, Rec. Washington Humane Si > Farmers’ Institute. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star ROCKVILLE, Md., December Farmers’ Institute for this county com- menced a session at the court house here today at 10 a.m. There was a large crowd in attendance, embracing the leading farm- ers of the county, men of other callings, and a number of ladies. Much interest was manifested in the proceedings. The meet- ing was in charge of Wm. L. Amoss, the director of institutes, Maryland Agricul- tural College. The subjects considered dur- ing the morning session were insect pests ard plant diseases, and how to counteraet them, by Prof. W. G. Johnson, state ento- mologist, and poultry on the farm, by George O. Brown, president of the Ameri- can Poultry Association. Quite a display was made of the various insects and worms that prey upon the products of farms, gar- dens and orchards, and many questions were answered by the speakers in regard to the best means for their obstruction. Another session will be held this afternoon. — Sulcide at Camberland, Special Dispatch te The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., December 22.—This morning Charles Johnson of Kane, Pa., committed suicide by shooting himself through the brain. Jvhnson came to this city from Pennsylvania sume time yester- day and claimed to have been robbed last night. A note was found upon his body which read: “I have been robbed, and I cannot live any longer,” which was ad- dressed to his brother at Kane, Pa. ee Kate Field's Remains Arrive. SAN FRANCISCO, December 2%.—The re- mains of Miss Kate Field arrived today from Honolulu on steamer Belgic. The casket was inclesed in a wooden covering and placed aboard the steamer at iHono- lulu without any display. As soon as the steamer docks here the remains will be taken to the crematory. Arrangements are ncw being made for memorial services to be held in Trinity Episcopal Church. ‘The ashes will be sent for final interment to Mount Auburn, —_—-_— Thinks Mr. Olney Right. Senator McMillan of Michigan: “I think ee : Senator Prector Wax Misquoted, Serstor Proctor of Vermont said to a Star reporter this afternoon: “t see that a Boston paper has quoted me incorrectly as saying that I favor the revolutionists in ) FINANCE AND TRADE What is Thought of the Advices From the West. a RUMORS OF DBCREASED DIVIDENDS Prevailing Confidence as to Ulti- ' mate Results, ee GENERAL MARKET REPORTS es Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, December 22.—A moderate volume of professional business served to hold prices steady during the opening aour this morning, but yesterday's revelation of Chicago's financial concition inspired cau- tion outside of the room. Later advices from the west indicated an increasing net vousness in banking cireles and fully justi- fied the waiting tendency of the forenoon. The posting of sixty-day notices at all the which threatenel a much. graver climax was the incentive to a revival of sales tor both accoun:s. Minneapol's advices reported serous diff- culties at that center and indicated a fur- ther spreading of enforced liquidation in westeru money centers. The action of depositofs in that section of the country during the next few days will be carefully watched and the situation will improve or become a menace to secur- ity values according to the extent of the demand resuiting from impaired confidence. All possible precautions have been made against undue alarm and its consequences, but to what purpose the next forty-cight hours must record. In addition to this most unsatisfactory prospect in the west, rumors ef decreased dividends aided the declining movement. Delaware and Hudson was attacked by a professional clique on the alleged prospect of a reduction in its present 7 per cent di- vidend rate. The stock was well taken at the decline by those best able to judge of the earnings. Canada Southern reduced its semi-annual dividend to 1 per cent, while New York Central Geclared the regular rate, but showed a liberal decrease in !ts reserve fund. For the quarter ending December 31_the latter road reports a surplus of $106,728, against $116,200. For six months the surplus is reported to be wa, against $540,740 for the same pertod one year ago. Notwithstanding these adverse the general merket is weak only periods of professional attack: in the street is unmistak: to ullimate results. The ate pros- pect, however, is extremely doubtful, as the result of recent unsuspected difficulties in the west. The adjournment of Congress and the continued confidence In a more satisfac- tory termination of the Cuban difficulty are strong influences for good. Then, too, the Kccal monetary situation is exceptional! j strong, as recent statements have shown, and it is hoped that the emergency at other centers may be successfully passed over by assistance from this. The decline in prices was fractional in a majority of instarces, Manhattan and si gar being conspicuous exceptions, as usual The former stock was sold down by th: brokers for a well-known room operator and found little support outside of the short interest. If tomorrow's advices should be any more encouraging than today’s have been it is likely that the preference for profits in the long account will be more fully yield- ed to, but it is mere guess work to Zo be- yond the present. factors, during The feeling coniident 4s ne FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following arp the cpening, the highes: and the lowest a1. the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported Cerson & Macartney, members New York stcck exchange, ' Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. High. Low. Close. Ry Ny ny 6% 26K 309% 1g American Tobacco. American Cotton Of. Atchison... Canad Southern. Canada Paciti hesapeake & Ohio. C. & St. Louis | cago, B.& Q.. nicago& Nortr westet Chicago Gas... . «. is iinois Central Lake shore. 5 Cou sville & Nashville. Metcopolitan ‘Traction. Mauhattan Elevated. Michigan Central Miseouri Pacific. National Lead © 5 National Lead Co., Ptd.. rw Jersey Central New York Central. mern Pacific. Northern Pacific, Pfd Ont. & Western. Pacific Mail... Phite. & Reading. Pullman f. C. Co. Soutuern Ry., Pid Phila. Traction. Texas Pacific. Silver, Washington Stock Exe! Sales—regular call—12__ o'clock rN an Graphophone, preferred, 50 at 9%. Mergenthaler Linotype, 8 at 123. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-yenr fund 3s, 1 bid. fund 6s, cold, 109 bid. Water stock 7s, 1901, currency, 109 bid! “Water stock 7s, 190%, Gurrency, 110 bid. 3.658," funding, “currency, 106 Miscellaneous Bonds.—Meti U2 asked. | Motropolifan “Rail hid, 115 asked. Beit Railroad Eckington Rafiroad 6s, 96 bid, Railroad Gs, 109% bid. 112 Company 68, series A, T . Washing’ Company 6s, series B, 113 bid. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5s, "100 bid. “American Secerity and Trust 5s, F.and A., 100 bid. American So ity and Trast Ss, A. aid O., 100 bid. ton Market Company ist 6s, 108 bid. Market Compan inip. 6s, "108" bid. Was! Market Company ext. 6s," 105 bid.” Masonic Hail Assoviation dsp 108 bid. Natlonal Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, Lid. Metropolitan, 280 bid, 300 aaked. — Cen 270 bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, asked. “Second, 125 bid, 140 asked bid. Columbia, 11 Shid. Capital, Hitan Railroad rond conv. » 112 , 85 asked. ‘Colmubig: tom Gas bid. End, 106 bid,"112 asked. ‘Traders’, 92 bid, 100 asked. Lincoln, 102 bid, 108 asked.” Ohio, 94 a * Safe Deposit and Trust Compantes.—National Safe it and Tyust; #38 asked. Washington Loan and Trost, 118 bid. 125 asked. Ame and Trust, 135 bid, 145 asked. Wa’ Safe Deposit, 55 bid. Railroad Stocks.—Capital Traction Company, 31 big, 02 faked. Metropolitan, 103% bid, 19714 asked. Columbia, 50 bid. ‘Gas and Electric 44 bid, 46 asked. asked. "U.S. Blectric Light tag, 65 ONl, “Coresran, $0 bid Arlington, 140 anked. ‘ational ‘Cnion., % bid, 14 asked. ‘37, bia. Pot tomac, G5, bid. Gernrin Americas, 150 bid. Columbia, 11 asked. Bt % bid, Si asked. Poople’s Bly iu anon, ‘pid, asked, Commeretal, aitle’ Inhcance ‘Stocks. —Real Estate Title, 115 asked. Columbia Title, 644 asked. Washington Title, Gi asked. District Title, 16 asked. ‘Tel ‘Stocks.—1 ivania, 38 bid, 50 askel. and Potomac, 54 bid,'60 asked. Amer. Scab Graphoybonc, bid, 8% Li savings institutions in Chicage in order to avert a demand from scared deposiiors | | 2 - and. retlow corn No. 2 whirs 43 saics receipts, 2. ; SAAS 14. . sends Sonckanet a rer firm. Wachaused. Bien sieady.unchaaa. dm, uachanged, Whisky vachanged. > Government Ronde, Quotations reported by Corson & Macart. ney, bankers, 2 per cents, regtstersd 4 per ceats, coupon at TMT. § per Seats teabctered oft F CRTS, COMpO 4 s = conta, — s ‘S per conte, © 8 ber conte, regletesd sreeocr @ per’ “eats of 137 Currency 6 per cents of 1838. Currency @ por ents af 189) a. Graim and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B Hibbs & Co., 421 F street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York RAIN ‘Qpen. Date May Pork—Jan AMUSEMENT HALL. ‘The amusement hal! course of erection and compictton at the Soldiers’ Home will be opened to the public for the first time tonight, an entertainment of more than the usual arount of interest which has been in being the first event to occur within its walls. The entertainment will be partici- pated in by the Sokilers’ Home Band, Miss Yeatman, Messrs. McKee and Player. Mrs. M. B Harvey, Miss Florence King, Mr. A. Yeatman, Mr. R. H. Yeatman, Miss Alice Harvey and the Old Boys’ Quartet, who will furnish the mus -al part of 1 entertainment; Miss A. Freeman, Dr. Th Calver and Mr. J. P. Chia. who will ticipate in the literary features. B these, Senator Joseph R. Haw! will @ liver the address of the evemimg, and an opening prayer wili be made by Re Williams. The idea of erecting an amusement hatl or theater 218 at the Sol diers’ Home originated Brig. Gen. D. 8. Suanley, U.S. A. go * of the home in the summer of 1805. The suggestion was approved by the boare commissioners, a Was contemplated to erect such a Iding, at a cost of $00. It was finally led, however, to er neutal ediflece.and $70." paid for the magnificent opencd this evening. The struction was commenced 1 The hall is desi for ert meuts generally, and be used as a reading room in summer. > Election of © U. 8. Grant Cire'e, os G. A. R., at the last regular m Ladies of the a eting elec the following officers: Pres dent, Mrs. Laura A. Lemmon; S. V. P., Mrs. Celia Sneden J. Vv. P.. Mre Calvert; chaplain, Mrs Houghtling; treasurer, Mrs. 8. Thorn elected), secretary Mrs. Lillian O conductor, Mrs Rugg; guarl, Mrs delegate for next conven C. Royce; alternate, Mrs. a Two Arrests, An giderly man named was arrested thi afternoon in rd Nugeat front of a crowded store cn 7th street by Policeman Miller, and locked up as an alleged sus piclous person. Yesterday im the store a lady was relieved of her pocket hook by elderly man, who returned it when cused him of having taken it. Th were given a de the clerke in the st« that man. He denies the charge. This afternoon Detectives Hel Boyd arrested a young man nam H. Crook on a charge of theft. leged that one day last week he went the house of Mrs. Mary Campbell, a wasi- n erwoman, to warm himself, and while theve took . Crook denied charge. He was locked up at the first precinct station ier a hearing in court tomorr So He Was Cold. was cold w. Thomas Murray la: ening Strange as it may scem, for the purpose of getting warm Thomas aticmpted :o enter a refrigerator car at the fr ht yards «cf the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Com- friend?” ced t are you doing there, my d Policemaa Ruppert, who chan to stroll by jusi as Thomas disap; within the car. “Trying to get warm.” “It may be news to you,” tue poli went on to say, to learn that ammonia is flowing through that freeze a polar bear. station hou th me Thomas went, aad in court today he was arraigied as a vagrant. He satisfied Judge Kimball, however, that he was an honest workit gman, and’ was released on his pers sonal bends, to You'd better go to the — Difference of Opinion. William Thomas was indignant today as he almest shouted “not guilty” after Clerk Linn Harper tn the Police Court had r- an information charging him with grancy. “He was begging,” explained Spectal liceman Wilkins, “and also disorderly.” The statement was substantiated by three additicnal witnesses. “It is not so,” declared Thomas. “T had rot been out of the work house half an hour when I was arrested. Why, the soles of my shoes were not even soiled. I was rot begging, but was spending my own money.” “Then you mean to sz: court, hat all these wi “That's what L do.” “Well, I differ with you. Three mon Bz etc Shrader in Washingto: Augtst Shrader, the so-called “Divine healer,” whose performances in Alexandr recently obtained considerable newspa, notice, has made his appearance in this city. Shrader claims to'have made many sick and afflicted well ny the “laying on of hands.” va- remarked the nesses are Mars ei Liquor Licenses. Retail liquor licenses. were approved this Morning by the excise board as follows: Jeremiah McCarthy, 14% H_ street north- west; James Keliher, 1514 g24 street north west; Eugene Kernan, 1014 Pennsy! avenue northwest: M.'C. street northwest; Chas. street southeast;"Jehn Harr, Ie) 20th street northwest: Jacob Del Bianco, 221 Pennsylvania avenue northwest. Ee Senator Voorhees is Recovering. “I wish,” said Senator Turpie, “that y an Cannon, 2405 *. Shelton, 202 : ‘| would pul lish the fact that Senator Voor- hees is rapidly recovering his health since he removed his residence up on Capitol Hill and got away from the unbealthy miasma of the northwest portion of the city. He is likely to be before many months better than he has been for years, and [ should like his friends to know that fact. By the way, I only wonder that more peo- ple do not realize how much more heal ful the eastern part of the city is t the western, and govern thei®selves according- ly, and I am always glad when I hear coy one say they live on Capitol Hill.” —_—_-e-—_____ Pushing H. Clay Evans. ‘The four republican members of Congres from Tennessee are enthusiastic in their “I believe Mr. Evans is nbsolutely ceriain ‘member of Major McKinicy’s cab- said Congressman McCall to a Star “He is the mast the south, anc ic the President -ele