Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1896, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1896-12 PAGES: - ) LATE NEWS BY WIRE Particulars of the Missouri Train Hold-Up. ——— eee REPORTED ARREST OF A SUSPECT > — Bold Work of Armed Men Near Independence. -- NINMEN’S*STORY -cember ore the and dene Chivago robbed at last night . after having robhers and the i. This made it pen! chedule time. The ex- little of value would the robbers, as th 1 » up of Ch vaiue of these, many of which were carried off or despoiled by be estimated. arted in pursuit apture of the rob- as they had informa rival there of Mar: in. Beyond Inde- np the passen- at In- train t he that when the andstil at the © m ihe rear platform, o pistol thrust under his nose. p your mouth shut—I don’t was what the road want to hurt anybo to hfe A mom er the ban re, young feiow, have pmpany’s money? id: “Louk got any of you puned out four dollars hemi in front of the robber. touk two dollars with the re- V' just divide it with you. of the pas Ss were molested. greatest confusion prevailed aboard in when it became known that the n the hands of robbers. ‘There was wild scramble to hide valt king the stran: Marshal to Glendale 0 Inde- f train io pick up the loco- which were distance ) this mer express car was vendence and Expr ‘ss told the story of the Express Messengers Story. ve minute: his car was de- + said, he hearia thinking it wa door, 4 an, opened it. A man with a s m compelled him to retreat into the ‘ar. while two other: Howed with re- i ordered him to throw up his n then pulled him from the m im i asked the oth car: proce down a k two heid third e man it that it ope of the m r all the | keys for the outside leap- sped on Frier, | took the him. He was | orher jwith two | nd tolfi to stay en took the keys, t from it nd again the men, as telling there his to um apt one of the men aking a 32 bill help yourselr » made a good bers’ Exenpe. uy then started to leave the car, but re doing so tur to Frier, who by was greatly excited, and told him f they had-nsed him and that he to give them something out of his said he did not have any mone Is per but they did not believe and made a search of his clothing. f the men then d from the car c d Frier through the or he side of the track. then compelled him to climb up on end of the car and the door, teli- © to remain there 2 was badly fright- messenger had , the robbers hoard- and went at a high rate of speed about two miles, where it was aban- doned. impossible to estimate the amount money taken from the small safe, as the express messenger refused to state. He admits, however, that there was a great deal of money w was being shipped for Christmas. It is fair to esti- mate that it was several thousand dollars. Arrest of a Suspect. At noon word was re Neck, ved from Crack- near Blue Cut, that @ small place man believed to be one of the robbers had heen held there A special train bear- ing officers was soon started from Inde- » to make the arrest. No descrip- he man was given. RIG FIRE AT ANDERSON, IND. Lox of 100,000 Ca the Burn- ing of a Business Block. ANE Ind, Dece Loeb Brunt block, one of t as belt, It ist today. The loss is $100,- aght the fire caught from gas ed carelessly. The building was rttally to office purposes. ‘The Rawling & Haynes department store was ant, and the Columbia Club, best-known organizations in the 7 apied the entire top floor. Rawling & Haynes’ loss will foot up ¢ insurtnce. Maag's the Columbia Club loss d offices will ap- son the block », and more if the walls have down. This ts th third fire on this site, two opera houses costing $60,000 and $40 having been destroyed. an ogee ‘atully Shot at a Dance. RUSS! ILLE, Ky., December Thos. Bracken was fatally shot at a dance three miles north of this city last night, and Babe Shipper of this city was slightly wounded. Peter Gillum did the shooting. All are white and of respectable familie: Gillum has not been captured. Not Interfere. Decémber —The Tribune says: The story that. Governor-elect Tan- ner in conversation had made the sta! ment that he was for Martin B. Madden for United States senator is without founda- tia. Mr. Tanner’s only statement was that he did not think it-the duty or the busi- ness of the governor to interfere in matters of this kind. SCRAPED OFF THE STAMPS A New Charge Against an Oleomargarine Dealer. covery Made in Philadelphia Lead: to Two Arrestsqin This City. Joseph Wilkins of the firm of Wilkins & Ce., dealers in butterine and like goods, who, together with his brother, Walter P., was acquitted here last Friday of violating + olecmargarine laws, was yesterday af: terneoa arrested upon a similiar charge. Howard Butler. said to be an employe of the company. was arrested at the Same time and upon the same charge. Both men w re taken before United States Commis- ner Mills, who held them for an examin«~ ation next month in the sum of $2,600 each. The required bonds were given, and the accused were released. Some time ago, according to the state- ment of Mr. W. H. H. Bowen of the inter- nal revenue office, the Philadelphia inter- nal revenue officers were informed that revenue stamps and other distinguishing marks required by law to be placed on packages of oleomargariue and like pro- ducts were being systematically removed from the packages, tubs and boxes at one ef the Philadelpaia wharves. Mr. Bowen's Discovery. Last Saturday Mr. Bowen went. over to, Philadelphia, and being told that the work of removing the stamps” and Wiirk#'was' generally done on Sunday, he, made. his way the next mornirg to the suspected place of operations. As a matter of precaution, Mr, Bowen sent a man in advance as a scout. Returning, the scout reported:that-he had heard noises occasioned, as, he believed, by the work in a certain warehouse near the Water front. Mr. Bowen went to the house indicated by the scout and from the street he heard the noises described. Then Mr, Bowen weat in search of the person in charge of the building. He found him in the person of a watchman. Stating that he Was an internal reverue officer and show- ing his balge to the mar Mr. Bowen was at once admitted to the building. Locating the point whence the noises cdnié ‘Mt. Bow- en made his way toward it. Piles of furni- ture and boxes of merchandisé ‘hid him from view as he approached, and in a few moments he had secured a position from = on. Bowen says he was astounded when saw that one of the men was Joseph Wilkins, been acquitted of violating the oleomarga- rine laws less than forty-eight hours: be- fore. Mr. Bowen stood still for several minutes, looking on at the work. He saw, he says, Joseph Wilkins and Howard But- ler and one or two other men busily en- gaged in removing from the packages of cleomargarine or butterine the revenue stamps and other distinguishing marks. This work was being done, he said, by the ineans oi scrapers, sponges and water. The men at work proceeded, he says, in utter ignorance of his presence until he stepped out upon them from his place of concealment. Mr. Bowen made no arrests then, but he did, he says, corfiseate about $000 pounds of the stuff, from. all of which the stamps and” marks, he claims, had already been removed, in vio- lation of law. This amount was, he charges, in 120 pack: ages. tubs and boxes. H he also con- «| the scrapers, s and other implements the men were asi their work. After reporting the res expedition to the Philadelphia office and to the Treasury Department. Mr, Bowen came hington. Here he swore oui the $ nst Wilkins and Butle were placed in the hands of Depu shal Cusick, who made the arrest the accused men before Commi: . taking ioner Mitis late yesterday afternoon. There they asked for a postponement of the h until next month. Their request was granted, the ndants being required to give bonds of ) each for their appearance: The Pennity. Mr. Bowen states that the law provides a penalty of $ for each stamp removed and imprisor ment in jail for rot less than thirty days and not more than six months. He aims that no less than 120 stamps were moved. As the alleged violation of th ¥ occurred in Philadelphia, the accused if held by Commissioner Milis, will be in Philadelphia. oS THE HALF-DAY HOLIDAY. the State Departmen( Let Its Clerks Go at Noon Today. Considerable pressure has been brought to bear on the heads of all the executive departments to permit the excuse at noon today of all employes who could be spared without detriment to the public service in order that they might utilize the time in purchasing their Christmas supplies. The movement was successful in the State De- partment, but with that exception all. the government work shops were worked on full time today. Mr. McAdoo, who is act- ing Secretary of the Navy, and Gen. Doe, who is in temporary charge of the War Department, were disposed to follow the lead of Secretary Olney, but they did not like to take the responsibility for such ac- tion withou: the approval of the Secretaries of War and the Navy. It is understood that Secretaries Lamont and Herbert, each of whom was absent from the departincnt, were communicated with, but whether they were or not, the fact remains that the de- sired privilege was withheld -im-the two itary departments. The action of the cabinet officers in this matter is in accordance with the following general order adopted by all when the question was up for consideration at this time last year: “It is made by law the duty of every head of an executive department to require of all clerks and other employes under his control, of whatever grade or class, not less than seven hours of labor each day, excepting onty Sundays and legal holida: “To remove the misapprehension which seems to prevail on this subject and pre- vent the annoyance and inattention to duty which at times result, it is ordere] that hereafter no clerk or other employe of this department be relieved from duty in individual cases for causes specified Ly law, during any part of the working hours of y day, except Sundays~and legal holi- ducing hours of labor on the days preced- ing holiday PASSED COUNTERFEIT MONEY. Conviction of the Couple on Trial at Tre ‘TRENTON, N.J., December 2 in the case of George Sand: Clark, and Mary Knapp, tried in the United States district court for passing counterfelt meney in Hoboken, rendered a verdict this afternoon of guilty, after being out one hour. Mrs. Knapp received the. verdict with smiles, but Sands broke Into tear: Judge Fitzpatrick fixed Janpary. date for sentence to be imposed. oners were then taken back to Lhe. idercer county jail. Dr. Butler's Condition Hetter. NEW YORK, December 24.—Dr. Charles Butler, the president of the corporation of the Union Theological Seminary and of the corporation of the University of the city of New York, who has been seriously ill with pneumonia, was reported as much better today. Dr. Butler ts ninety-six years old. — Mr. Hoar and the Conductor. ‘A recent publication In a New York paper gave an account of an alleged occtirrence on a street car of the Capital. Traction Ccmpany’s line in this city, in which Sena- tor Hoar of Massachusetts and the’ con- ductor of the car had some words, and ac- cording to the newspaper story, a disagree- able scene resuited. . * “The account in the paper was grossly exaggerated,” said President Dunlop of the Capital Traction Company to a Star re- perter today. “The conductor has been dis- ciplined for insolence to Senator Hoar, and the affair has been satisfactorily explained to the senator.” which he could look down upon all that was | one of the men whe-had here. BECKY'S NARROW ESCAPE. She Came Near Going to the Work- house After All. . Rebecca Smith, the same old Becky who has visited the Police Court so often, and has spent every Christmas day within her recollection ! the workhouse through the instrumentality of whisky, was released ‘Tuesday, but a few hours later was again arrested. In court yesterday moraing the usual charge of vagrancy was placed against Becky, but fer once she had the best of the argument and was releas2d on her personal bonds. The newspaper re- porters made up a purse for the unfortu- nate woman, and she departed happy in the corviction that she would be at liberty on Christinas day. It was with surprise and disappointment, therefore, that the appearance of Becky in her usual place In the dock was noted today when court opened. It was apparent that she had not been drinking, and in proof thereof showed the money given her yesterday. “It's persecution, nothing less,” she declared to the reporters, so an at- torney was secured to defend her. In addi!- tion to a filled market basket, Becky was laden with candy and nuts, oranges and cakes, a big turkey, cranberries and vege- tables. “Well, what has Becky been doing this time?” asked the court. “Absolutely nothing, plained the attorney. “I arrested her en complaint of merch- ants along 7th street,” stated Policeman Gibson. “She had an old drunken soldier in tow last night. bleeding him.” “Was she drunk?” the court wanted to know. “No, sir, perfectly sober,’ was the an- ‘swer, “but she was hugging and kissing the soldier and used bad language.” “He was a friend of mine,” declared the defendant, ‘‘and he brought me these things for Christmas.” = _ “There is no vagran honor. “Case dismissed. In the corridor outside Becky presented each of the reporters and Policeman Flynn with an orange, invited all to the “gaw. jus” Christmas dinner she is going to sive, promised the attorney a new year present, expressed thanks and disappeared through a doorway, with: ‘Ta, ta. Merry Christmas!” your honor,” ex- said his here,” —_—> COULDNT WORK IT. How the Friends of the Groom Gave the Bridal Couple Away. A young dentist, whose shingle has adorned an uptown office for the past year, made bold some days ago to take unto himself a better half. Talking in anticipa- tion of the event with three or four of his bachelor friends, he announced, with an exhibition of no small amount of pride, that he had carefully arranged all details connected with his bridal trip, and he would willingly wager that no one who saw him with his wife during that period of bliss could detect the fact that their wed- ding had taken place but a few days be- fore. ‘The wedding was at a fashionable even- ing hour, at one of the prominent churches, and at the conclusion of the ceremony th party drove to the home of one of the rel tives of the bride. Thus far one of the bachelor boys, who happens to be a ph: cian, had watched things closely. His self- instituted part in the proceedings was about to be played. He had directed his office boy to drive up for him at 10 o'clock and send in word that an Important case required his immediate attention. It was now within five minutes of that hour, and he had not ascertained two important mat- ters of detail. He had been unable, even by the most thorough system of hints and indirect questions, to find out what train the couple were to take and what sleeper section they was in deep despair the summons that he was wanted at once. Hasti curing his overcoat and hat, he over to the groom to tell him that* a va tient required him immediately. “I shall be back as soon as possible; shall I < vou before you go?” he asked. “Yes, rou return in three-quarters of an hour, answered the unsuspecting benedict. One point was settled. If they were to leave in that time, it v in to be the 11 « train that th to travel on “important ¢: as, of course, a “fake,” and the ph n drove with all speed to the station. Walking up to the ticket agent, he inquired if they had received Dr. So and So's telephone message the day be- fore, asking that a section be reserved for him on the 11 o'clock train. He mentioned the dentist's name. Now, the agent was not the same person who was on duty dur- ing the day, and he didn’t know whecher the section, which his list showed to have been taken, had been ordered by telephone or otherwise. “Yes,” he replied, “section 8. You the gentleman?” “No, but I ama were to occupy. Just as he ame wanted to be sure of the reservation,” swered the doctor. He then walked down the platform to where the sleeper was standing, and, as he started to climb the steps, remarked to the porter, “No. 8.” | The Section Fixed. The individual who looks after shoes, sage and cash promptly escorted him the number indicated and withdrew. There was no one in sight. Mr. Physician quietly deposited two small bundles under the seat and deftly sprinkled around them the con- tents of a one-pound paper bag. Then .he strolled out on the platform, ostensibly to take a smoke, but within three minutes was in his buggy, speeding back to the scene of the wedding reception. He reached there in time to bid the travelers good-bye. Several of the young people wanted to ac- company them to the station, but thev stoutly insisted that they would go alone. The porter was a trifle flustered when the couple asked for the same section he had just taken a “gemman” to, but, as the “gemman” was not there, it was concluded that he had discovered his mistake and crawled into the right berth. So far things had progressed smoothly. The young man was congratulating himself on the quiet and matter-of-fact manner in which his trip and its arrangements had been planned. Things would have continued all right had it not been for one feature. The train was due at their destination at 8:30. About 7 o'clock the porter was called to make un the seats for the bride and groom. Most of the passengers had arisen and had com- pleted their toilets. The porter thought he Saw something white under the bed. He reached for it. It seemed caught. He gave a tug, and out it came, with its contents flying across the aisle. It was the torn re- mains of the paper bag which the physt- cian had left. It contained a handful of rice; the balance of the pound was between the two seats. And looking up peacefully into the faces of the porter and passengers were two antiquated slippers. > — TEN-MILE ROAD RACE. an- to The ig Event of the Chain ana Sprocket Club Tomorrow. The ten-mile road race of the Chain and Sprocket Club, to come off Xmas day, Promises to be one of the most interesting events in the history of local bicycling. The prizes offered are as follows. Time record prize, gold medal; first prize, set of Morgan & Wright tires; second prize, club sweater; third prize, mirror; fourth prize, sweater; fifth prize, search light lamo; sixth prize, foot pump; seventh prize, cy- ciometer. The following are the entries and their handicaps tn minutes: J. F. Doran, jr., 6; 8. O. Dimmick, 6; J. H. Milans, 6: P. V. Portner, 6; Berry’ Hinant, 5'%: EB. Danen- 5; M. M. Merrill, 5; J. H. Falconer, 5; E. §. Maloney, jr., 5; C. C. Gooley, 434: Frank Oyster, 4; Guy Harrison, 4. Chas. H. Jerman. Henry ‘Walker, E. E. Wakefield, 2; E. J. Brady, 2; John Walker, 1%; Howard Hoover, ii: 'E. Y. Dimmick, %4; E. L. Wilson, scratch. ‘The judges are Messrs. Henshaw, Crist and Dobbirs; score clerks, Mr. Banby, Wake- field and. McArthur, Davidson and Dim- mick; starter, Mr. G. Ball. —aaes ES THE FIGHT. CONTIN The United Staten Electric Will Sue the Commissioners and the Potomac Compan It is the intention of the United States Electric Lighting Company to prosecute its case against the District Commissioners and the Potomac Electric Power Company despite the recent refusal of the Court of Appeals to interfere with Judge Cole's pciion refusing to enjoin the defendants fe the matier of contracts for electric light- ing in the city east of Rock creek. Counsel for the United States company tcday filed a replication in the case, joining the issues, and the sutt will be prosecuted in tke lower court; notwithstanding the fact that the contract has been signed and work under it comme:ed. friend of his, and happen to Know that he | CHRISTMAS MARKETS Life and'Color in the Scenes About Stalls and Beriches Stacked High With Good Living. QUICK AND MERRY SALES —— A walk through the markets of this city will exemplify the claim thai Washington has the finest markets of the world. This fact is not only the result of a demand for the best edibles of every variety, but from the location of this city along the route over which the products of the south go on their way to northern markets, from its nearness to game preserves, its place “just beyond the head of the Chesapeake, whence comes sea food of all kinds, and the plenti- ful supply of vegetables that are grown in the surrounding country. The markets today presented a scene of plenty, and Christmas evergreens were not only piled high onthe sidewalks approach- ing the market houses, but they were every- where used by the dealers .within the in- closures in a profuse decoration of their stands. It was a great day for the coun- try people. They had scoured the surround- ing country and made the woods and fields pay tribute to the day. The Center and Northern Liberty markets, the market places of Northwest and East Washington ‘were transformed into green bowers. Market People. The old auntie was there, having wan- dered through rural nooks only known to her and worked all the night previous in twisting evergreens into wreaths or in ty- ing them on long strings, convenient for decorating the homes of the city. All the country people had hewn a few evergreen trees to be strung with a thousand orna- ments to delight the children on Christmas morning. The turkeys that had strutted about barn yards, the pride of the farmers and the wonder of the children, had been sacrificed to pay tribute to the season of rejoicing, and the cornmeal that had been thrown to them every morning by the care- ful housewife and the unwary worm: had captured in their stately parade in evidence in the fat that gave a tint to their well-singed skins, ‘The venders of the great array of good things that had grown about the capital stood shivering or dancing about in the crisp air, dilating to the passers-by on the merits o¥ the particu- lar wares they had for sale. The Scenes Inside. Within the. markets the stands were piled high with good things. Game of every kind, shot within a few mites-of the market house. or brought a'thousand miles te please the taste of the most fastidious of epicures. Even the standson which the common- place porker was exhibited for sale were made exceedingly,.attractive. Young pigs, with skins slit in ornamental designs, look- ed as if they Had been operated on by the tattooer. The*'hobks of the butchers” stands could net hold the mass of slaught- ered cattle, sheep ‘and swine, and choice cuts were piled high on stands. The fish venders displayed? the product of Chesa- peake and Potomad in the greatest profu- sion, the gamestunds looked like section: of the museum om exhibition, so neat! were the feathered tribe on sale exhibit The fruit and vegetable stands had mor the appearance of éxhibits at a county than merely articles for sale in a m as everything Seeméd to be of the choic and the flowers, despite the scason of the year, were maghifi¢ent, x "ket, Basy Patronage, erything was there te carry good cheer to the homes ‘of tHe ¢apital,, and! the peo- ple were out to patronize sthe markets and reward the venders for the labor they had expended in providing their war Throrgs of people began pouring into the markets at an early hour, They car- ried great-baskets or were followed by the alert boy who had halled them in his search for a job and was now happy in the possession of one, spying about eag- j erly to determine what he should buy for the dime his work was to bring him. Every one walked lightly through the cor- ridors lined with prandial delights, and gradually this mass of good carried away to the homes of the to promote good cheer when familie gather about home boards on Chi day. things was peo; istmas. Mr. Victor Mason of 2 on rt, student at the Célimbian University, w arrested last evening at 4th and R streets by Policeman Dotfge of@the bicycle squad tr i for scorching. In the Pol Court today Mr. Mason presented a rath Jong and scholarly argument to convince Judge Miller that the policeman without avail. Policeman Dodge explained that Mason rode a bicyele from 10th street and Rhode Island avenue to 4th and R streets at a Tate of speed not less than fourteen miles an hour. He followed the rider, he said, over the route described, and experienced some difficulty in overtaking him. In his defense Mr. Mason stated that a cording to his cyclometer the distance from his home te the university over the streets followed last evening was just two miles, and the time required to cover it twenty minutes. Therefore, he said, as his redaling was even throughout, the Tate of speed must have been not more than miles an hour. “In my opinion,” continued Mr. Mason, “the judgment of the policeman is so warp- ed that he !s unable to teil a bicycle from a sandwich. “You will have to pay a fine of $5, Judge Kimball, after exptaini law and its object to the defer >. Written for The Evening Star. A Christmas Eve Lullaby. Hush, little boy, go to sleep, Kriss Kringle 18 coming this way With goodies and toys in a heap, Piled up on his beautiful sleigh, But when down’ the chimney he comes, If he finds that ‘your little eves peep, He will run wifh bis trumpets and drums, So, hush, little boy, go to sleep. in error, but ruled ing fully the lant. And he knows how the children to please. He has dolfy.for each dear little miss ‘That he yanzs oy the green Cheistnins trees. And he lovgs litt) curly-hatred boys Like you aye, apd ne'er fails to keep For them gts of post worderful toys, So hush, little tuy, go to sleep. 10 ah Your stocking is hung where he'll see How to fi it wifh generous band, And when Christmas comes you will be Just the pont pf boy in the land. For you'll fage like the other good boys. But if KMS nind§ ro ¢, to peep He will drive fa¥@away with bis tors, So, bush, Ittle py, go to sleep! “| -OLULSKEY CROMWELL. — Order; Passed Assigtent Surgeon R. P. Crandall has been detaghed from the Nayal Hospi- tal, New York, and ordered to the. St. Mary's; Lieutenant Commander U. Sebree, to examination for promotion, SSS ee The Judge Kept Hts Word. ‘On complaint of his. brother,- Thomas O'’Dunncll, a young white man, was in the Police Court today as a vagrant. “T had him here a short time ago,” ex- plained the brother) “‘and he promised your honor not to touch a drop for three years. I wish to s1y that he has been drygnk con- tinually for the past month.” “Yes,” added Judge Kimball, “‘and I promised at the>time ‘to do my part if he should ever be nRoUERE J nee again. x a ways, keep. my word.. One hundred dollars bonds or three months.’ <— Stee Joseph T. the defeated republican candidaté fit Cotigeena in‘the first Georgia istrict, has filed notice of eprescmtative Hatus B. Leeies SENS | i McKINLEY IN CHICAGO He Sees Politicians of All Shades of Opin- ion, and Gets Their Views. at Other States Have Ma- terial to Draw On. Correspondence of The Evening Star. CHICAGO, December 21, 1896: Major McKiniey has improved his stay in Chicago to absorb the bracing atmosphere of the northwest on his cabinet and the policy of his administration. Conferences with the newspaper editors, busiiess men ard politicians were, in reality, sought by him. Some persons of consequence who had qualms about intruding on his time. received delicate hints that they would be welcome. So they went and gave him their views. It is not necessary to enlarge on the tariff suggestions. Even Editor Joseph Medill was ready to uphold the administra- tion in calling an extra session for the pur~ pose of securing larger revenues by means of customs duties, After a talk with the major, ne apparently became satished that a moderate bill could be passed which would not 2ffront public sentiment. Barren of Cabinet Timber. It must have surprised the President- elect in looking over the magnificent prai- ries of Ilinois, teeming with state find them sé barren of cabinet timber. he can hardly be blamed for taking best-known citizens at their word whel they depiored to him the lack of good ma- terial. Senator Cullom has been resoiute in not lettirg his friends make even 4 sus: gestion of his name. Governor-Kiect Ta rer and National Committecman Jamieson, in their call, made mo request for cabinet representation. The element opposed to them, which has had the major’s ear most of the time, asked for no © Fditors Medill, Nixon or candidite, and even the Marq has brought ferward no name. climax, Mr. S. W. Allerton has tak vantage of the presence of the Pr elect. to withdraw from the race To cap the tor and enter himself as a candida’ He thinks he can be of more service to the agricultural interests and to his friend President McKinley in the Sen- ate than as a member of the administra- tion. With Illinois so barren, it may fh dismissed from consideration unless’ the major makes an original discovery of his own, and this is not likely. Senator Allison. While the Chicago folks have been thus unable to find greatness at their own door, some bints in the nature of recommenda- tions were given by the editc ines: men and politicians about eminent of other states. Many of them put tenta- tive inguiries to the majoz concerning the prospect of getting Senator Allison into the cabinet. He is the man they would all 1 to see there as the representative of th west. Maj. McKinley could not give dj nice informat.on, even had he desired. 5} ator Allison has been too sick to conside cabinet suggestions, tentative or otherwise. for senator. ‘The senators iliness has been more serious than was made know? to his friends in Washington. An abscess in the head, growing out of a severe cold, brought him close to the danger line. He ss now weil on the road to recovery, but he has not heen’ giving much attention to pu When a positive statement was made: ti he had been offered the state portfolic those who were close to him knew betier, proffer men who and an authovized denial of an was put forth. The lowa state began to scramble over the sena «ession op their own assumpti lor Allison would go into t with as kK, and the forward corr jent is in- form) far Allis is unchange: n’s disinclination to He there should be an imp ) that he ambitious of having another opportuni decline a cabinet piace, and gestions which appear to be purpose of influeneing the Nevertheless, in spite of the of desire for the c absolutely that if conclude Senator Al suecess of the admin enator would r to become a part of it. When Mark Han returned to national capital he had im torial view that Allison wou place in the Senate, but t not ld n pt this view as conclu the time Senator Alli ington the Preside the question in his own mind. F © of Wixconsin, Here in Chicago Maj. McKinley to get the local situation in Wi it re! Ww Minnesota a tes to Henry C R. Merriam, respec surpri knew Postma he had not previous This confidential inf mation was common property in Chica from the mem! of th executive committee. They want VP the cabinet as their 7 < they seem unconscious of the the demand they are making. ident Harrison affronted and the other active mans his unwillingness to recognize the committee as entitled to a cabinet member. President-elect. McKinley is confronted with a similar condition. In W » the republican state committee is po: Payne will be in the cabinet. know life ambition li for ex-Senator Spooner’ Senate has been cleared election with the to the under- standing that Payne would be provided for in the manner he desirgs. The opposition movement of ex-Goy. Hoard’s friends has been smothered as far as possible. In spite of all these thin. and in spite of Mark Hanna’s powerful friendship, Mr. Payne is not yet on the list. One of his backers is said to be Mr. Philip D. Armour, whose interests he looked after in Wash- ington when Congress was legislating on oleomargarine. Maj. McKinley was a mem- ber at that time. It is possible that when the major weighs all the objections against Payne's services and the wish of the poli- ticians to have him in the cabinet, the pos- itive points in his favor will overbalance the objections. Payne, however, is not likely to be named for Postmaster General. Mark Hanna will probably take the Post Office Department in preference to the Treasury. Payne really wants to be Secre- tary of the Interior. Ex-Gov. Merriam. ‘The opposition to ex-Governor Merriam in his own state has abated somewhat since it became certain that Senator Cush. Davis was In no danger of becoming Secretary of State. Naturally the friends of Davis sought to lessen the support of Merriam so long as their own favorite was supposed to have g chance. There are still some in- fluential republicans in Minnesota who do not want Merriam in the cabinei, and they free their minds in a way to reach Major McKinley. At the same time his suppor-ers are more pronounced. Archbishop :reland, who was one of the majors visitors the other day, and who holds a high place in his regard, is said to have put in a zood word for Merriam. If the latter goes into the cabinet his reported preference for the War Department is not likely io prevail. ‘The Cuban situation will have a good deal to do with both the War and Navy Depart- ments. Merriam has a prospect of becom- ing Secretary of Agriculture, since the dairy farmers are not likely to land ex- Governor Hoard, while the movement of Grand Master Brigham to use the National Grange on his own behalf has already proven abortive. Pacific Coast Chances, The Star correspondent has grounds for saying that the recent action of the Cali- | fornia congressional delegation in indorsing Judge Horace Davis for the cabinet, has not increased the chances of the Paé¢itfic coast for securing representation. Editor M. H. de Young's cablegram, denying the authority of Congressman Laird to with; draw his name, has added to the confusisn. While Mr. de Young may not be in» cabinet, Major McKinley's policy is to keep all the republican editors in’ good humor, and he is not likely to turn to any one who would- meet with personal objections on the part of the San Francisco editor. If its bickerings do not deprive California of a cabinet member the final choice may _nar- row down to Judge McKenna and C. A. Waymyer. Major McKinley served with McKenna in the House, and thinks highly of him. On the other hand, Judge Way- myer.is a personal friend of many y: standing of whose abilities he has a very good opinion. CHAS. M. PEPPER.“ the |, suthern- white ‘and DIED FROM INJURIES Peter Webb Fatally Injured by a Fall. Philip Barboar Held for the Affair— Belleved to Have Been an Accident, Peter Webb, a middle-aged colored man, died at the Emergency Hospital at 11:30 o’elock this morning as a result of injuries received from a fall. Philip Barbour, also colored, was arrested shortiy after noon end locked up at the first preciact police station to await an investigation of the matter. The two men were together this morning, and Barbour admits that he push- ed Webb, but denies that he struck htm or intended to injure him in any way. The iwe men have been gocd friends for a number of years, and Barbour insists that he had no reason or provocation for strik- ing the other man, and that the whole af- fair was an ac nt. ‘For a-number of years past Barbour, vho is about thirty-two years of age, been ihe driver of a “night-liner early in the evening stands at 4%, ka’ Pennsyivs wa avenue. Later it been his habit to prowl around the wsion” picking up late fares. Still he has a pretty fair reputation with the police, and has never been locked up before on serious charge. Webb lived at a stre, He was formerly employed as an assista to_a huckster, but lately has been out of regular work and has m his livi Prineipally by helping Barbour with According to Barbour’ he has made fo the police, he drove to Webb's house Jast evening and asked him to drive for a couple of hours while he took a nap. promising to meet the cab at the Stand before’ midnight, as there was a bali tthe colored Odd Fellows’ Hall on M stfeet, and he wanted to be on hand whe it broke up so.as to get his share of pas- Sengers. He had been drinking earlier i the eveaine. ‘There were a ore women at Webb’; stagestiun, Barbour a drive for an hour or so. whisky at the house, « atement, which There was more i down town the four stopped at a nu: of resorts where they ha@ a numbe round: and beer. The result was that when Sinally got to the hail night both were pr the two men e me after mid- ty well under the in- fluence of liquor. Barbour got inside the tab, giving his badge to Webb and telling him to keep his eye out for a fare. Webb was engaged to take a couple to George- town, and Barbour waited at the hall for him to come back. Barbour then got inside the cab again and Webb drove tim down town. Some more drinks were had, aad it ended in taeir making a nigh, of it Some time was spent in a pool @ friendly game, and about 9 o' bour offered to drive the other w There was some discussion as “0 th est route, and at 13th and R st of the cab and said he est of the way. mover clock Bar- for the b, it up, ke it from him. in unpinning the bad Ra He succeede and in the scuffle Webb either fell or was thrawn to the ground. His head str heavily cn the sidéwalk. Seeing that th js hurt, Barbour he bun- him into the cab and then drove rap- to the Emergency Hospital, arriving there about 10 o'clock. The i an was bleeding from th 4 showed of concus: erything p: but without the hospital there when Policeman arrest. the to save his did avail. or ty a_ tet Flathers, a Later in th leay was brought placed unc Was removed y that they sarbour st ouple of times befor lat oaeN. An urknown man, supposed to live so where in the vic ty of the ames Creek al, was found on the bank of the foul h trap by the South Washington police this afterncon. The mixture of cold weather and South Washington ram hal disabled him to. the extent that he was unable to name. He was frozen rly to death. W police patrol on reached the canal he was un yolice took him to the f precirct station, and should the warmth of the station have the desired effect he wili be sent heme when he is able to walk. oe hrixtman Exercives, tiie G. Clagett’s Kindergarten and hool held it = Miss N: Pri exercives at They wore much enjoy the childr and parents. A tree was prettily decorated vith the work of the schol wh: - flected much credit t upon their G auction: terday at public sale house } ' York avenue northwest to ¥ on Waip- ple for $5,600; a John Green for 49 B street The German wa 8 i from Hong Kong for under orders from Berlin to prote rman sub- i and the subjects of other powers in the ‘évent of the severe fighting which is anticipated there. Se +o+ Before Secretary Olney. The Delgado matter was laid before Mr. Olney, through the following dispatch, signed by R. E. A. Dorr, publisher of the New York Mail and Express “Harry’ Delgado, the correspondent of the New York Mail and Express, who reached Cuba early this month, was captured ot December 15, in a hospital camp of the in- surgents in Pinar del Rio’ province. He is an American citizen, who has a passport He was unarmed, not uniformed. He had a letter stating his authority to act as cor- respondent of the Mail and Express, a le ter of introduction to Maceo and a letter of introduction to a Spanish general. He had tramped 204. miles from the coast to the place where he was captured. He has been taken to Havana, and, unless already exe- cuted, is in Moro castle. Make strong rep- resentations~ to State Department this morning, urging them to cable to Havana to release’ and expel from island if tacy choose, or to at least delay execution until further representations are made. SSeS Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W; 3 Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members Ne® York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York. . High, Low. Close. Sly sae Sty 5% 0 4.00 BA2 4.00 corr ON. et Open. h 33 6.86 695 Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Md., December 24.—Flour firm, | urchanged—recejpts, 4,156 barrels: exports, 50 har: rels: sales Barrels. Wheat _inactive—spot, Y2a92%; May, SNHaNV—receipts. 4,815 bushels; ex: rts, hone; stock, 346,730 bushels—southern wheat by sample, #2193; do. on grade, SS'cat2'o. Corn | steady —spot year and January, 271ja larch, a2 aT: Mt hen steamer milked, 25) inape Dace pTeammanels: exports, . stock, Ps toe” shels; sales, 105,000 bushels. rellow corn, Oats: firm —N« hite, 2526; No. 2 mixed. Sox Mreceipin AO 287 ‘hashels! exporis, 155,580 bushels: arti seinem en . Rye ‘No. i “exports, ‘none; " stock, 201,91 Hi steady—choice timothy, $13.50a$14. Grain + # A . unchanged. Sugar steady, un- Ciena Satter Sees end Cheese drm, unchanged: Whisky” unchanged. - f ‘Leoper, curator at the Wesleyan oa ‘will go to ‘Texas to make geological th ations for the Smith- sonlan. Institution and to collect specimens for Wesleyan: them all to take | FINANCE AND TRADE Initial Prices Advanced on Advices From London. EFFECT OF CHEAP GAS AGITATION aces ean Ss A Better Feeling Apparent in the Street. CREE GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Everif NEW YORK, Decemt Star 4 " -Th of prices in today’s stock mar nothing beyond the immedix ft of th e needs jement. The usual holiday dull emphasize to the stagnution point. Under the Inspiration of a London market initial figures were vanced fractionally, and in many instances were given good support. A conspicuous ion to the general tendency ccrded in the action of Consoiida per cent follo’ | trading ness was was re- K moder unts. The prospects f cheaper gas and disappointment the | matter of increased dividends ha Property particularly vulnerable f time past The coal shares were moderately active and slightly irregular, under professional operations. The suit pending against the Reading company is now thought te have been undertaken by the F pany. in order that NNSYIVA a desirat P contract by the reorganization plan mus “i to the latter company. This is but one of the many excuses rd in explanation of the state's atior- ney's activity against the plan looking to rehabilitation of the Reading proper- lustrial shares were well sustained demand from the short interest, ion is far from unanimous as to logical course of these shares. Am ican Sugar, for example, is confronted with an undesirable retaliatory trade war and a possible legislative attack. ‘These possible contingencies are offset by the well-known of the management and th bility of the property to dividends. Two forces are at work in consequence of these conditions. and surface indications reflect no signi etivity on th rt of the large ins r fact is mire potent, perhaps, the usual arguments for or against the property The stre & Whole is less pessimis than heretofore and hesitancy is apparent only because of the frequent repetition of unfavorable developments. ‘The failure of another state bank in the west today served to keep the possibilities for disaster in that territory fresh in the minds of would- be traders, A grave banking situa that section of the country exists and a proper may ki the volume of new business down to a minimum until after the first of the r demands are satisfied The liquidation of securities must sooner or later pr pa period of more recognition of intrinsic values thro the west. Inflation must give way to actual w in this as in all previous imstances. causes forcing present disclosures a pily the product of the past adjustment of affairs rosperous futur = AND COMMERCIAL, + hap An immediate therefore essential FINANCIAL The following are the opening, the and the lowcst ard the closing pric New arket today, 1 Corson & riney, members New Ye stock exc c Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway Open. High. Low. Close. American spirits 1%, uy 4 American Spirits, § re 10 Canada Pacific... Chesapeake & Ohio. ©. CC. St Louis Chicago, B.A Q.... 2 Chicagoa Nort western: Chicago Gas “ CM. a st Pall M, & St. Pani. Pfd Chicago. it. 1. & Paciti solidated Gas, Del, Lack. & Woo Delaware & Hudson, Den. & igo Grande, Pfa Arie mR General Eiecitic | Ailinoie Central | Lake Shore Lowsvitie & > Metropolitan Manhattan slevated.. nigan Central. Missouri Pacitic National Lead Co. National Lead Co., P New Jersey Central. Dew York Ceutrai unt. & Westera facific Mail.... Pala. & Keading. Puliman ¥. ©. Co Soutaern Ky., Pfd. Phila. traci ‘Lexas Pacitic Brae aeun. Coat aud iron...) ...2. Big Big Unies racitic 9 ve 8 U.S. Leataer pia + IY iG BIg Wabusn, rid... 25%, 1B 1G Wnheeng & 1. grie By Wheeiiuga Western 1 Se suver, oe Washington Stock Exchange. The board will adjeurn over until M cember 2s, 1846, Sales call—12 Loa 2 at liv. Lignt, District 163 bid. |. gold Bs, + 109 bid. Pund. currency 3.65%, 106 Metropolitan allroad 4s, ropolitan Railroad conv. @s, 112 Metropolitan Railroad Certifionte 1 bid, 130 asked. Belt Railroad Eckington Ruileond Gs, 85 y mia Railroad Gs, 19% Washington Gas Company, ser. Washington Gas Compas " peake and Potomac Tei ad Trust 5x, 100 bid. curity A. 100 American Security and ‘Trust 5s, and 0., . Washington Market Company’ Ist Gs, 108 bid. Washington Market Compan; . i, 108 bid. 6s, Washington Market Company. % 108 bid! Masonic Hall Association 5s, 103 bid. National Bank Stocks. Rank of Washington, Did. Metropolitan, 280 bid, 300 ed. Central, 270 bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, 170 bid, 19 asked. Secoud, 125 bid, 140 asked.” Citirens’, Vs bid, 130 asked. "i bid. Capital, bid. West End, 106 bid, asked. Traders bid, 100 asked. "Lincoln, 102 bid, 108 asked. Obi 95 ast Safe Deposit aad Trust Companies.—National Safe Deposit and Trust, 117 asked. Washington Lana and Trust, 11S bid, 124 asked. American Security and Trust, 135 bid, 145 asked. Washington Safe Deposit. 50 > Kailroad | Stock».—Cupital Traction Company. jetropalitam, 104 bid, 106 % bid, 58% asked. eal. Georgetown Gas, 40 bid. © Light, *80 bid, #2 asked. BT bid. Metropelt Arlington, 140 id. Nation! Union, Coluinbia, “11 bid, 14° asked Riggs, 7% bid, S84, asked. People’s, 5 An fin oh ‘bid, 9 auked. “Commercial, i, bid, Bt, sked. “"Ritle Insurance Stocks.—Iteal Extate Title, 12 asked. Columbia Title, 6% asked. Washington aitle, 6% asked. District Title, 10 asked. ‘TAlephone Stocks.—Pennaylvania, 38 bid, 59 axked. Chesapeake and Potomac, 58 Wid.-00- asked. | Ames. ican Graphophone, *8% bid, §% asked. American Graphophone, pfd., 9 bid, "11 “asked. Pneumatle Gun Carriage, 1S k Miscellaneows —Stocks.—Mergenthaler Linotype, Gi asked. Wassington Market, 1 bid.” ‘Great asked. — Wawainet lis Ice, 118 bid. Fe ala - ee, Begging on Rhode Island Avenue. ‘For begging on Rhode Island avenue last night Albert Wertz, a young white man, went to the workhouse for sixty