Evening Star Newspaper, February 6, 1897, Page 1

[i THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. a St, by The Evening Star Ne mpany, 8. H. KAUFFMA’ IN Preet Kew York Office, 49 Petter Building. he Evening Star is served to subscribers in the etty by carriers on thelr own account, at 10 cemts tf week, or 44 cents per month. at the Zounter 2 ecnts each. ‘By mail—anyw in the United States or Canada—postage cents month. Saturday Quintaple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage added, $3.00. If you want today’s news today you can find it only in The Star. (Entered at the Post Office at Washington. D. 0.. as second-class mail matter.) SS sf pecriptt st be paid in advance. o. 8. plz mall emcctotions mast be paid instreee | No. 13,70 WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1897-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. FIGHTING AT CANEA|A HOLLOW mockery Thirty Persons Killed in the Recent Massacre. ; How the Cubans in This Oity Regard the Alleged Reforms. —_—$§_~o— A QUARTER OF THE TOWN BURNED Senor Quesada Suspects the Preroga- tives of the Captain General—Some ef the Propositions. Senor Quesada, charge d'affaires of the Cuban legation in this city, does not care to talk today about the alleged reforms offered by the Spaniards to the Cubans. A text of the reforms was sent out from Madrid yesterday, but Senor Quesada does not believe it is a full text, and he desires to reserve comment until he sees the full text. He regards with suspicion the fact that nothing is sent out of the prerogatives of the captain general, which is an im- pertant thing to the Cubans. He thinks this portion of the decree has been pur- pceely kept back. Cubans generally in the city look upon the alleged text as a hollow mockery, and trey point to the fact that notwithstand- ing a council of administration is granted, the cortes will be the final judge of ali things, thus taking what power is granted away from the people. Council of Administration. The council of administration provided for by the new decree is to be composed of thirty-five councillors. Twenty-one of these are to be elected directly by the peo- ple and the remainder will be composed of Spanish officials. This is the principal re- ferm granted. The criticism made of this by the Cubans here is that of the twenty- one counctllors to be elected by the people the probability is that the Spaniards would elect some of these, enough to give them control of the bod: Besides the council of administration, the Provinces are permitted assemblies, and the Fires Still Raging in Spite of Ef- forts of the Sailors. THE TROUBLE CAUSE OF Island of Crete, February 5. transmission)—The day has although the fires are still of the efforts of the sail- he foreign warships. i embarking. ons have been kill- the town has been burned damage generally has been CANEA, (Dele passed ¢ ing in s of and enc done LONDON, Februar Paily News from Ath The Turkish troops ds with the native Mussul- sul has sent tele- at the situation is 4,000 Mugsulmans as- dd cutthroat ve ji eatened to slaughter the entire stian population unless all of the arm- of the town would The attempts to ex- ¢ from the strategic town were abandoned upon the bishop, and the Chris- = of the of the advice ssented to retire. This con- } municipalities are allowed to elect mayors. t the Christians, how- | The assemblies will have the right to cleet event the Mussulmans | their presidents. e Christian vil- The governor general of the island will be honorary president of the council of ad- ministraticn, and will nominate the actual president frou: among the members of the council. The council will be allowed to elect its own officers and clerks. The power of the council of administra- ting the scenes in the Gre- tive chamber the correspondent Daily News says chamb-r adjourned in the midst of i eries of ‘Long live the Union of Greece and Crete." tion can be reckon “Leading members on both sides of the | as follows: Su eeu mule Sy,wilehise chamber in their hes during the | “The cortes will det course ¢ debate declared that both Se eae oe the expenses of sovereignty (imperial ex- penses), and will determine the total of the budget. To meet that amount the council of ad istration will accord, every year, the taxes and revenues necessary to supply the expenses approved by the cortes. Only in the case of the council of administration not having approved and voted by the 1st of July the taxes and reventes necessary to meet the budget approved by the cortes, the governor general will decree them, with the advice of the intendente. The Customs Tariff. Under rule 4 is the following: “The customs tariff will have the follow i Crete had manifested sufficient ace and long suffering, and that fur- r action would be of the nature of a red rights of the na- st humanity itself. dent of the Daily italian volunteers for the purpose of i on on the Island of government has ordered the anding the Italian squadron 1 reinforcements to Cane: d that the Itallan Elena has already transferred 7004 gees from the Island of Crete to re- The comn e peris. These refugees announce that | ;. : have witnessed “the moet, herent | ns form: It will consist of two columns: nes during the recent massacres in the | °N€ for revenues only, equally applied in ty of Canea. the same proportion to foreign and home A dispatch to the Times from Athens products, and the other column will con- Fe cave, “Count ef the situation there. | sist of differential duties imposed on all “Capt. Kriezes, the king's aid-de-camp, | f0Felgn products, dnd where there will be been appointed to the command of the | @ Margin of protection for the national in- Hydra, ordered to proceed at once to| dustry, with a maximum that the cortes and the greatest activity prevatls | will establish. The government will fix. for © naval circles Pirae the first time, the articles of the tariff which will make up the differential col- umns. The taxes will not exceed 20 per cent of the value of the articles. “The commercial treaties or conventions affecting the tariff of Cuba will be special. In order to establish reciprocity there will not be in them the most favored nation clause or its equivalent. “The council of administration will be consulted over the advisability of nego- giating commercial treaties and conven- tions which it is the intention of the gov- Cause of the Trouble. vices from Crete are to the effect that the trouble at Canea originated in the un- f d report that the Mussulmans had i twenty-seven Christian sentinels at Akrost report was received troops to proceed to stian villages. The and it ts reported rons were killed. Several | ernment to ne * . a gotiate, and this will be done 7h poabey ‘tenner ane before the final drafting of the treaty and upon the Christiars and begun tho | 88 Presentation for the approval of the harge of firearms. Finally it was ob- | °Tte* served the soldiers themselves fired from See eo emcipalitien: the ramparts on the heads of the Chris-| The governor general will be authorized tans. The Muesulmans set fire to the to name delegates in the municipalities to exercise executive functions, but in no case will be allowed to interfere with the proper functions of the mayors of the municipal- ities. Rule S$ refers to the members of the ju- dictary, who will be only appointed among Cuban born, or persons having re- sided two years in the island. The mu- nicipal judges (justices of the peace) will be appointed by election by the members of the municipalities, supplemented by a number of electors chosen by the people. Rule %. The council of administration will quarters occupied by the Christians and the flames were vistble from the warehips of the pewers anchored in the harbor. The flemes appeared to be spreading in the Girection of the palace of the archbishop and the Greek schovis. ‘The commanders of the ItaHan and French gunboats attempted to stop the fighting and Ionded small detachments of soldiers for the purpose cf protecting the telegraph office: The Christians at Halepa sought refuge at the office of the foreign consuls and on beard the gunboats. The vali and the con- suls of the powers were near Halepa when the outbreak : commenced. but they were | respect the actual pending contracts, and unable to enter Canea untti nightfall. at the expiration of the same will have the 6 right to accept or to repeal them. The council will also have the power of enforc- ing in the island the treasury laws of the beninsula, and of entering into contract with the Bank of Cuba. A special decree which will be submitted to the cortes will contain the rules for the maintenance of public order and the suppression of seces- sionist movements. GUANABACOA NOT ATTACKED. se, Widely Circulated Report That It Had Been Burned. HAVANA, February 6.—The widely cireu- reports to the effect that the sub- town of Guanabecoa had been burn- th urgents under the command of suren, are absolutely false. attempt was made to attack ot a shot has been fired in that hin the past few days. of the American ladies 1 Cuba for supposed con- Spantsh government, » released. She at once visited the the consul general and thanked eneral Lee for the efforts made ae ee acaa DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. Favorable Action Taken on Several Local Measures. In the Senate today Mr. Gallinger made a favorable report from the committee on the District of Columbia on his Proposed amerdment to the District of Columbia apprepriation bill providing for the pur- chase of Analostan Island in the Potomac river by the government for not more than $112,500. Mr. McMillan gave notice in the Senate of amendments to the District of Columbia appropriation bill providing “for the im- provement of South Capitol street from Livirgstcne street to the District line,” also fcr “grading and regulating Kenesaw averue and Park road; providing that Park road or Park Highway, between Kenesaw avenue and Klingle road be dedicated to the District of Columbia for conformity with recorded plans of highway extensions, $10,000." Mr. McMillan, from the committee on the District of Columbia, also made a favorable report on Senate bill 3549, “to authorize the Chesapeake Beach Railway Company of Maryland to extend its line into and within the District of Columbia,” with amendments. The bill is amended so that the company must use the underground electric system within the city limits, but the overhead trolley may be used outside @ naturalized American ced under arrest at Guana- 2t of supposed complicity n urreetion. La Lucha, editorially, ontinues to com- novas Del Castillo, the Spanish nd to prat: the proposed Cuban reforms. The reform projects ed quite generally at the cafes, ers, the hotels and other places groups gather. It is not yet known ther the terms of the proposed re- " program have reached the ranks of usurgents. and no one will undertake to say that these terms have been accepted by the Cubans. Many of the citizens of Havana are of the opinion that the proposed reforms pro- gram may not be as beneficial to the coun- try as many persons seem to hope, but the “road to office” is made more easy for the masses, and the personal welfare of the citizens of Cuba Is. it ts asserted, moze {arcfully guarded by the new laws than | the elty of Washin, : by t ston. The following by the old. mS ee ie SoS amendment applying to all the street rail- ch is belleved by cha al any of the citizens of Havana to he ty | W2¥ Companies in the District of Columbia is embodied in the report: “That the company shall make an an- nual report to Congress, as required by law. Failure or neglect on the part of this com- pany or on the part of any other street railroad company in the District of Colum- bia to make report as by law provided stall subject the company so failing or neglecting to a fine of $20 for each and every day during which such failure or neglect continues, to be recovered by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia in any court of competent jurisdiction.” rection of progress. La Lucha, at the lusion of one of ts articles, sa: ninistration system, in spite of bie features, will fai! if every ker insists upon being appointed to its z office According to El Pais the cabled abstracts form scheme cannot fall to piease reformists. cl Pais says, in conclusion: “The reformists have today no political Program. Premier Canovas Del Castillo has gone beyond their most sanguine ex- pectations. This the reformist leaders have = - Sandilly almitted. The situation of a] Nicaragua Rill te Re Abandoned. dozen reformists, who have ventuered to Senator Aldrich and other friends of the Nicaragua canal bill had conferences with Speaker Reed and other House leaders yes- terday regarding the possibility of the bill being brought up In the House in case it should pase the Senate. The result hag oppose the program, ts quite ridiculous.” ——__ The Oregon Senatorahip Fight. SALEM, Ore., February 6—When the members of the legislature favorable to Miichell met in joint session only vuirty- eight were present, and no attempt was Senate next Mon and the bankruptc; made to ballot for senator. ard, . ‘bill brought forward. been that the bill will be abandoned in the THE CASE POSTPONED The Alleged Broken Arm of Madge Fisher, CHARGES AGAINST THE POLICEMEN Attorneys Mixed Up and Conflict- ing Evidence Probable. MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS A hundred or more curious spectators were disappointed today when the cases involving the alleged questionable conduct of Policemen Mellen and Carlson of the first precinct in making an arrest in the Division Thursday evening last, reported in detail in The Star yesterday, were con- tinued until Thursday next. The matter was called up when Police- man Archibald Mellen was arraigned on an information setting forth that he as- saulted Madge Fisher. Policeman Mellen, in tones full of emphasis, pleaded not guilty, and waived the right to a jury trial, saying that he was satisfied to have the judge dispose of the case. Prosecuting Attorney Mullowney then asked for a con- tinuance. He said that he desired to show how brutally the girl had been handled by Policeman Mellen, and as the case had only been brought to his attention this morn- ing, he had not had sufficient time to make a thorough investigation. Attorney Oscar Nauck, who appeared for Policeman Mellen, opposed the motion for @ continuance. He wanted the case tried today, he said. However, Attorney Nauck went on to say, if the prosecuting attorney was of the opinion that he could prove that the girl's arm was fractured, he would willingly agree to a postponement. A con- flict of medical testimony could be ex- pected, stated Attorney Nauck. Policeman Mellen, though, would be able to show by the surgeons at the Emergency Hospital and by other experts that not the sem- biance of a fracture existed. In the opin- fon of Attorney Nauck, the case was brought to the attention of the court merely as a scheme to advertise certain Parties whom he would not mention by name. “When will you be ready to try the case?” asked Judge Kimball. “The latter part of next week,” re- plied Mr. Mullowney. “Why not Monday?” inquired Attorney Ni uck. “I would gladly try it Monday,” explain- ed Mr. Mullowney, “but I am rather un- certain as to my status. I do not know whether Mr. Davis will be confirmed as district attorney, and in the event that he is, whether he will reappoint me to prose- cute in this court. It seems unlikely thai we will be able to liold court Monday, in view of the existing conditions of things as regards the district attorneyship.” It was thereupon agreed to have the hearings Thursday next. All the parties in the case were in court today. Mixed Up. The hearing Thursday will be interesting in that Prosecuting Attorney Pugh and Prosecuting Attorney Mullowney will en- gage in the unusual proceeding of oppos- ing one another. Mr. Pugh, from the Dis- trict branch of the court, must necessarily prosecute Madge Fisher for vagrancy and uphold the policeman. On the other hand, Mr. Mullowney, representing the Uniteu States branch of the court, is called upon to prosecute Policeman Mellen and at the same time uphold the girl. Then, again, At- torney Sillers will participate in the pro- ceedings as counsel for the girl and prose- cute the policemen, and Attorney Nauck will be present to defend the policemen and to prosecute the girl. It is claimed in behalf of Madge Fisher that the testimony of Charles Anderson, a colored man who is employed at the first precinct police stailon, will be most im- portant and conclusive. Anderson preced- ed the girls to the house Thursday evening, in company with another colored man named Brumbell. They went there for the Purpose of taking a trunk, in which the girls intended to remove their clothes and other belongings that happened to be in the house of Lucy Stewart. Anderson and Brumbell late yesterday afternoon were summoned into the presence of Major Moore at police headquarters, and called vpon for a statement of what they knew in regard to the case. Both men declared emphatically that they could swear that Policemen Mellen and Carlson re in the rear parlor of the- house, 305 13th street, at the time the girls arrived at the house. From personal knowledge of the two men, the policemen were there at least ten min. utes before the girls put in an appearance. This 1s diametrically contradictory to the statements of the policemen and of Lucy Stewart, the proprietress of the house, all of whom maintained that the policemen were patrolling their beats when the girls arrived at the house. They were sum- moned, it is claimed, because Madge Fisher grew disorderly. Why, it is asked by those interested in the girl, was she charged with vagrancy when she was arrested in the house and not on the street? From all the statements of the policemen, the girl was disorderly. It is set forth then that if the arrest was proper the charge should have been dis- orderly conduct, and not vagrancy. The Alleged Fracture. Madge Fisher, late yesterday afternoon, was put under the influence of chloroform and e careful examination of her injured arm was made by two surgeons, who acted at the request of Attorney Sillers. These pkysicians claim that they found, and are willing to reiterate, under oath, a Barton’s fracture of the left wrist, an injury which they claim {s very painful. The alleged fracture was set in pilaster. Dr. Hooe of the Emergency Hospital, who attended the girl soon after her arrest Thursday evening, and who has been sum- mened as a witness in the case, stated to a Star reporter today that he will say, under oath, that when the girl was dismissed from the hospital the arm was not frac- tured. If any fracture exists, according to Dr. Hooe, it occurred after Madge Fisher bassed from his treatment. Possible Evidence. Attorney Nauck says that he will see to it that the arm is examined in court by the most skillful surgeons obtainable, and he thinks he can prove that the member is not fractured. Policeman Mellen and Carlson and Lucy Stewart charged that Madge Fisher was very much under the influence of lquor when she called at the house Thursday evening. In contradiction thereof, Attor- ney Sillers claims that he has a large num- ber of witnesses who will swear that the girl was entirely sober. “I saw her soon after her arrest,” said Mr. Sillers, “and I am willing to go on the stand and say that the girl was sober. Why, the policemen who happened to be in the station house when she was brought there were sur- prised, and wanted to know why she was arrested.” It 1s understood that several policemen will be summoned to testify as to the sober cordition of the girl. Dr. Hooe.of the Emergency Hospital says that he is “net able to swear that the girl had heen drink- ing prior to her arrival at the hospital. No formal charges have yet heen filed against Policemen Mellen and and thefr case wil! not be brought io ine ut- aeneguiad ed he a. —— feast not un’ ler the matter is disposed in the Police Court. The friends of the girl think that {f the trial board took “TWO CENTS. charge of the affair at this.stage the full facts would not be brought to ght. Major Moore, however, and some other officials of the police department are conducting a rivate investigation of the accusations. Jeutenant Amiss of the first precinct has taken no aci‘on in the matter and the po- Mcemen who figure so prominently in the affair have not been suspended from duty. AFFECTED BY THE WEATHER Business Was Very Dull at the Inangura- tion Headquarters, ~ MURRAY'S PROTEST Probable Effect of Objection to Souta Carolina’s Vote. SENATOR HOAR GIVES HIS OPINION The Matter is Fully Covered by Ex- isting Law. Rallroads Arranging te Accommodate the Expected Crowds—Pians of the Public Order Committee. REPRESENTATIVES’ IEWS The day at inaugural headquarters today was as dull and unprofitable from a news standpoint as the weather outside was miserable. There were but a few visitors and their calls were prolific of nothing worth chronicling. The only fresh happen- ing was the receipt of a letter from Fort Wayne, Ind., announcing the coming of .che Tippecanoe Club of that pls The club will have eighty men in the inaugural parade, who will wear silk hats, black overcoats and suits, krown gloves and carry umbrellas. They will march under Representative Murray, the colored repul) lican member of the House from South Carolina, has announced his intention to object to the counting of the electoral vote of South Carolina when the electoral count by the two houses occurs on Wednesday. This announcement on his part is not re- gardec as amounting to anything. It can- not make a serious interruption of the pro- ceedings of the count. If the protest is made the two houses assembled together to count the electoral votes will have to y. A. Sprice, behind thetr t commana ok ASH separate to consider the protest, but this Gougressisase Sau will hardly occupy more than ten or fifteen minutes, and there is hardly a possibility of its further interrupting the official count. Mr. Murray said today that he had not consulted with the Speaker or the leaders of the House on the subject before taking the step, and that he had no understanding of co-operation of the republicans in Con- gress. The movement, he said, was one that started in his own state, and his idea is not .that necessarily anything will be ac- Mr. Hartman of Montana has introduced a resolution in the House providing that the Secretary of War be authorized to des- ignate some public space or reservation in the city of Washington’ immediately ad- jacent to the proposed line of the inaugu- ral parade as contemplated in the program of inaugural ceremonies and to arrange with the executive committee on inaugural ceremonies for the erection and construc- tion of a stand or platform for the use of pure ‘omplished directly, but that it will call senators and representatives and their fam- | S¢tuntion tothe iiuation’ ia Sontneou: ilies, from whic to view the Inaugural pa- | ing” "No ‘importance ie attached te ie TAGE one Sum ot Su Gr so euch tere0n | mmatter by, theien ling snentinielther mines as may be necessary, is appropriated to pay | Or wcngecee One toate of ener house Tortie: construction om tie stand: however, if Mr. Murray -does not later Work Already Begun. conclude it to be better to maintain si- ‘Arrangements are being made by nearly | lence, is that if Cengres decides that the a ra Oo ani 7 > T - | South Carolina votes hould ye ~counted, ali/time}raiiroad /compailesttor the accom | Soult Gsrolina votes ehould be ‘counted. modation of a greatly increased passenger | Vnaner South: Carsting Moe a tewutniene traffic during the inauguration period, and | form of government, it will dispose of the most of them have already begun the plac-| principal question involved in the contests ing of additional tracks, so that a large| made by republicans for the seats in the next House, the same question being the one at issue except in the case of Mr. Mur- number of cars can be stored without there being interference with the prompt hand- ling of travelers by argiving and departing | T@ himself, who has grounds for = con- trains. as . The Baltimore and Ohio, in addition to Senator Hoar's Opinion. putting all the available lots the company] senator Hoar, chairman of the Senate owns into temporary ‘use, has ‘leased the Mahone lot, bounded by North Capitol, ist, L and M streets northeast, and will have track room there for about 1 hotel and sleeping cars. The yard at New York ave- nue will be enlarged, so as. to provide ac- committee on judiciary, was asked today to express an opinion upon the question of the effect of an objection to counting the electoral vote of South Carolina. He said: “The whole matter 1s covered by the act commodations for at least 120 sleepin?) of February ‘, 1s87, which prescribes vers cars, and the lots adjacei 5 pruar: prescribes very side of the yard on New Jersey avenue will | Clearly the method of proceeding in case have enough tracks placed in them to ac- commodate at least 100 more. The yards at Trinidad Ivy City and South Brookland will be used for storing “dead” coaches, as cars are called when temporarily out of usé. At all places where hotel and sleeping cars wll be stored the B. and O. is having extefive sanitary ac- commodations provided. They are also completing at their Mount-Clare sheps in Baltimore a large umber of handsome day coaches, which will have all the modern improvements, including the Pintsch gas. The Pennsylvania people are as yet mak- ing no preparations for storing cars here beyond the putting of tr: already down in complete order, but they expect to be able to meet all demands that may be made upon them. 2 The Chesapeake and Ohio's officials, for the first time since their road has had an entrance into Washington, are laying con- siderable track in the southeastern section of the city, and they will be able to store a large number of cars there. It is und stcod that not only have the Chesape: and Ohio people themselves secured many contracts for the bringing of organizations to Washington, but through the Big Four, its western and northwestern connection, has arranged to transport some of the objection is made to the counting of the vote of any particular state. The law pro- vides for objections, but it requires that all objections shall be in writing, clearly setting forth their object, and without argument, and that they shall be signed by at least one senator, as well as at least one representative. ae “It is further provided that no returns shall be rejected from any state unless there is more than one return, and when there are more than one it is directed that those only shall be counted which shall have been regularly given by the electors wko shail have been chosen according to law. Each state provides its own tribunal for determining the result of its election for presidential electors, and when this tribunal has made its return the governor is required to certify the result of this action. The Vice President lays all the pa- pers before the joint assembiy. “In case any objection is made which renders it necessary for the houses to sep- arate to pass upon the question involved the determination of the matter must rest upon the judgment of the returning board of the state. “We could not go into the legality of the elections in the various states nor at- tempt to determine the legality of the largest organizations in Mlinois, Indiana, | turning board of any of them. All. thas Iewa, Missouri, and other stat was settled by the electoral commission ‘The Southern railway people have reason | and is now to be found in the statut to believe, it is understood, that they will | The senator expressed the opinion that be favored with a large share of inaugural |if put to a iest the law would be fount business from the south and southwest and in order to be prepared for it, they have increased the facilities of their Alex- andria yards, to which cars will be run after belng emptied in Washington, so that many hundreds of cars can be stored there. To avoid delay, they have also erected in to be adequate and that “all would work out right.”” He declined to express in more direct terms his opinion as to the pol: of making such objection as Mr. Murray is said to contemplate. Views of Representatives. this city a Piutsch gas plant, by which| It is pointed out by leading members of most of their cars are nowTighted. the House that any protest made by Mr. ees Murray, even if su; ted by nator, IMPNovE ipported by a senator, EN SALE on such grounds must necessarily prove abortive and be nothing more than a stage performance, because no contest has come up from South Carolina. ‘There are not two sets of returns as there were in the Hayes-Tilden contest of 1876, when there were double returns from Florida, Louis- jana and South Carolina. This lack of a contest from the state of South Carolina, Mr. Hopkins of Mlinois said, made a dead- lock in counting the vote impossible, be- cause the act of 1887 is mandatory in di- recting that the vote of states‘properly c tified shall not be rejected. Representative McCall (Mass.), the chair- man of the House election committee which had charge of the contests from South Carolina. in this Congress, express surprise at Mr. Murray's plan. He sa “It hardly seems probable that the republi- cans would care to delay or throw any com- plications in the way of counting an elec- toral vote which is to result in the election ot the republican candidates. It is true, apparently, that the election laws and constitution of South Carolina disbar a large proportion of the population from voting, but it seems to be the illiterate ones who are disfranchised. There is a ques- tion in the minds of many intelligent men whether this is not a wise plan if consti- tutionally enforced and carried out accord- ing to law. “A full generation has passed since the colored men were enfranchised, and I do not know how long they can expect us to coddle them and fight to secure their eiec- toral rights, while they neglect to learn to read and write. I doubt whether the party will sustain Mr. Murray if his pro- test is possible, on which point I cannot speak. However, 1 have not read his pe- tition, and it may have merit and be based on good grounds.” Representative Strait of South Carolina said: “I had expected that the republicans of South Carolina might try to bring their protest, which the state board of canvas- sers rejected, before Congress. Its only effect can be to delay the election of Mc- Kinley. “If the Senate cared to carry partisan- ship to that point it might delay the count beyond the 4th of March and make Olney President for four years. Bi the whole thing seems ridiculous to mm jentative Stokes of South Carolina ‘Murray’s petition has nothing to rest on. So far as our state constitution is concerred, it is based on the precedents of the New England states. We knew trat such questions might «rise when we framed our constitution and had the con- What is Learned im :Regard to Ex- Queen Liliuokalant. Secretary Palmer, authorized prevent- ive to interviews with ‘Lilluckalan!, say today that the “queen” 4s rapidly improv- ing in health; that she és grateful for the pleasant Inquiries as to her health received from Washington people; thai she hopes to see more of them before she leaves tow! that she will go to church tomorrow, in- as much as she is a devout Christiaa, but that she has not decided what chureh she will attend, The reception which the “queen” gave yesterday afternoon to a few. friends was a delightful affair, The queen sang scveral Hawaiian songs, written by herself, and rendered music on the autoharp, her favor- ite musical instrument. A This afternoon the ex-queen will receive the students and teachers of the National Park Seminary of Forest Glen. The hour fixed is 4 o'clock. The students will sing a song of welcome to the ex-que2a. Liliuo- kalani will also receive duriag the afternoon several local people who have succeeded in making en appointment with her. —— THE POPE'S, HEALTH. flis Physician Aguim Declares That It in Good. ROME, ‘February 6—Dr. Lapponi, the personal physician of the pope, again posi- tively denies that the poyie has been indis- posed. Prince Henry 9f Orleans, after his audience with his holigess yesterday, prior to departing for Abygsitila, also declared that the pope appeargd to be in excellent health. Moreover, it is ann pope will attend Moi for the repose of the Pius IX, in the Sist{ a long and fatiguing ed.today that the ya requiem inass ul of the late pope, e chapel, which is MOR. Explosion on § Fergy Boat. NEW YORK, Febri 6.—The illuminat- ing gas tank on the bogt Columbia of the Grard street line, between this city and Brcoklyn, exploded today. Two men were severely, but not dangerously injured. The damage to the boat will be about $2,000. PNee ES GE Ordered to Charlesto: ‘The battle ship Massachusetts has been erdered to join: Admiral §Bunce’s squadron of Charleston, 'She wiff' sall frcm New | stitutions of the New England states be- . 3 3 fore us.”” See Seety pene scee foal. a work of | “Representative ‘Talbert’ of Gouth Caro. in the Nostir river, she now Hes. lina, said that none of the democrats from 2. ips aoe gave the matter any serious <= 3 o ae Offered a Harvasd Professorship. si ea = Pickler Far im the Leaa. - In the joint session of the South Dakota legislature yesterday the vote was as fol- Xe : Pickler, 51; 81; Goodykoo: scattering, ‘The Kyle man tried to get a second ballot it, Secretary Olney has rgcelved from Pres- ident Elict of, wd; University an in- aly of international of his term of office in the State Depart- ment, The Secretary has” ) the offer will authorize an investigation of the pollu- proposition is before them, and the health officer has been directed to make a report Surgeon General Wyman will also be con- MR. NOMINATION PASSED THE HOUSE Action Taken on the District Appro- priation Bill. The Chances Now Seem to Be in Favor of Confirmation. Action of the Jackson Democratic As- sociation — The Offer Was Made Before. DEBATE ON THE CHARITIES SECTION Mr. Morse’s Sectarian Amendment Adopted. AMENDME i The Senate committee on judiciary will meet Monday to consider the Davis nom- inetion, and it is expected by Mr. Davis’ frierds that his confirmation will then ove repcrted upon favorably. The democrats of the committee are divided on the ques- tion and ft is uncertain how the republi- cans will stand. Senators Pugh, Teller and Dariel, the silver men, will oppose the con- firmation strongly. Senators Lindsa: Vilas and Hill wil! favor it. Mr. Hill was understood to be opposed to the confirraation at first, but now he says that he will support it, as he thinks that the confirmation should be recommended, regardless of whether Mr. Davis is a goki democrat or a Bryan man. He says that as Mr. Devis is conceded to be a suitable man for the place, this is no time to raise the question of whether or not he sup- perted Bryan. His confirmation is urged by some prominent gentlemen who were supporters of Mr. Bryan, and Mr. Hiil thinks that this ought to dispose of that Political phase of the question. As to the attitude of the republicans there is much doubt. It is intimated that Sena- tor Hoar is opposed to confirmation, and that several of the republicans believe that it would be just as well not to report it. The attitude of Mr. Hill, however, is very favorable to a victory for Mr. Davis. OTHER ‘TS The House today resumed consideration of the District appropriation bill in com mittee of the whole. with Mr. Payne of New York in the chair. Mr. Richardson renewed the amendment which he offered last Thursday, providing for five new fire engines instead of one. Mr. Richardson called the attention of the House to the report of the Commissioners of the District relative to the needs of the fire department, and caused that portion of the report to be read from the clerk's desk. A tabie was read, in which it was shown thar the city of Washington suffers by comparison with other cities of even less population in regard to the size of the fire department. Some cities with only 200,000 population have twenty fire engines, while this city has only ten engines. Mr. Richardson also caused to be read from the clerk's desk an interview with Chief Parris of the fire department, which was published in The Evening Star ihe day after the Lansburgh fire, in which the jn- sufficiency of the number of fire engines was forcibly brought to the attertion Jackson Asnociation, —_ There was a meeting of the Jackson Demoeratic Association last evening at Meyer's Hotel, held for the purpose of tak- ing action upon the nomination of Mr. | the puri = Davis. President James L. Norris presided. eas peas A resolution, offered by Mr. R. E. L ESET Nag <ieepenciens ; White, was adopted with two dissenting] MT Grovt opposed Mr. Rich ae votes protesting against the confirmation | 2™endment. He claimed tha® the flee de- of Mr. Davis on the ground that the ap-|Partment ts better provided for in \his ointment! “was GReRe as & Seeuracgacy GLY sien meme “bibhr Gipainmdstn © claimed there are twelve fi irstead of ten. Mr. Richardson said that even with twelve it is a poor showing as against De- political treache: Messrs. re ison, Worthington, D. engines here Nathaniel Wilson, Samuel Maddox and Davidge called on Senator Hill and submitted reasons why the é , troit, with one-third less populat and nomination of Henry E. Davis should be | ‘folt. ~ " r confirmed by the Senate. Members of the | (Wnty engines. parr 5 a RN eae aad ene ibeR. als: COTCSesabn aaah ea: Seen made for years to keep politics out of the district attorney's office, and they have gen- erally succeeded in doing so. fall back upon the statement of the chief of the fire department that this city is not adequetely protected by a sufficient Wheels of Justice Stop. number of fire engines. thouxht the z x = Seid fire depariment of the yal capital The pusinéss ofthe United States branch |'.o.0h we the snost efciont in thé Wneron of the Police Ccurt came to a standstill this | States. afternoon, and the public is hereby warned | Mr. Grout contended that the fire engines rot to render itself liable to arrest for as- no epee = ree and _ efficient than Ag lente ee those in Washington. This stace sauilt, embesrlement, forgery and the lke | trouene air Gemiee of nnigeae until the vacancy in the office of the United | feet with an indignant refarta ie Slates atiorney in and for the District of Columbia is filled. Persons arrested for of- tenses against the United States, iiowever, this evening and tomorow must remain aspersion cast upon Detroit, but Mr. G declined to yield, and continucd is marks. He said ff he really thought House really contemplated accepilax ked up, unless bail or collateral is tur- | Richardson's amendment he would submit s eee s a statement of receipts and expenlivires Ae eey sunt ea Glatrict abtiamey, As con 1 ty ene pemeemenen arte ee ee firmed by the Senate or is appointed tem- finances would stand if all the cxiimates were adopted. Mr. Richardson contended that th. Com- missioners insisted that the fire depart ment was not sufficiently provided for at present. Even if they had estimated for only two engines. porarily by the Court in General Term. There will be no court Monday unless action is taken in the meantime. This means that justice will be delayed. —— ‘ON AND McCOMAS. WELLE Mr. Corliss of Michigan then obtair The Two Maryland Leaders Said to| the Moor to defend Detroli. He said th ave Hud an Interesting Meetia city of Detroit was managed for consid- erably less money than is pald support of Washington. § for the Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, The fire depart- BALTIMORE, Md., February 6.—Local re- ment was more efficient in Detroit. than publican politicians are much intet here and the electric lighting cost less cee Se eatel 101 Tair. Hichsrabohe” ainendisont wan Poted the report of a meeting between Senator- elect George L. Wellington and Judge Louis E. McComas, which occurred in the pres- down. The Charities Section Passed Over. ence of Representative-elect Booze of the hen the charities section was reached third district in the Capitol at Washington | MT. Grout asked that the paragraph be last Thursday. passed urtil the end of the bill should be While Dr. Booze refuses to divulge ex- | Packed. actly what occurred, it Is known that a| Mr. Merse offered an amendment re-en- sharp altercation over political affairs | 2¢ting in the bill the limiting provision re- arose between the two distinguished re. tating te charities in the appropriation bill ii = of last yea Pen nesters, aim thendoctor/aAtaltbell | ary cenartionok! Gonaeet Thoth. the: ‘ona that the senator-elect roundly denounced] graph and the amendment were pussed Judge McComas for what he termed his | cver temporarily. “interference” in Maryland political mat- ters, and also for permitting the use of his name by certain of his (Wellington's) en- emies in their effort to sidetrack the move- ment to insure a place in the cabinet for Mr. James A. Gary. Mr. Wellington, who was here last even- ing, when asked if such a meeting had oc- curred, acknowledged that such was the case, and sald that the report of his criti- m of his old opponent was substantially ect. It is understood that Judge Mc- Gils’ Reform School. Wher the paragraph relating to the re- fcrm schcol for girls was reached Mr. Hainer raised a question against it. He said he understood there were very few in- metes of the school, and that the expense of maintaining the school was larger than the cost of similar institutions elsewhere. Mr. Grout said the per capita cost was great on account of the limited accommo- dations. The semedy for that was-to in- crease the capacity of the building and the per capita cost would be reduced. Mr, Hainer moved to strike out the pro- vision for a treasurer for the reform sciwol at $00 per annum. Mr. Henderson of Towa opposed the He said this school was one ce Comas sought Mr. Wellington out, with the hcpe of bringing about a reconcilia- ticn. A conference of prominent Maryland re- publicans was held at the residence of Mr. James A. Gary Thursday, at which the latter's chances for a place in the cabi- net were discussed. In addition to M Wellirgton, Chairman Stone of the ci committee, several of the representative: elect and other distinguished members of the party were prsent. Reprecentative-elect Walter P. Brownlow of Tennessee, member of the republican na- ticral committee from that state, alsc at- tended the meciing. Mr. Brownlow is back- ing Mr. Gary despite the fact that Mr. amendment. of the most worthy institutions in the Dis- trict. It was a necessity, for otherwise it would follow that girls who were arrested must be put into jail with the lowest crim- inals. It-was true that colored girls form the majority of the inmates, but there they are taught not only to read and write, but to sew and make dresses. d s infor hat Henry Clay Evans of his own state ts a| Mri Maser sald he was informed candidate for cabinet honors. . Mr. Henderson controverted that state- op ceuued tonto Mes. Mckinley | oe ate mall wii the School abe anew a5 emphatically as possible that the party | Mont He hed visited the echool and knew Stzenization In the state indorses che can- | Weoreet fe caleed. Smese sire bad been Gidacy of Mr. Gary and of no other Mary- ~~ crime, and brought under the influences of civilization and education. He said that instead of striking at such institutions, gentlemen would do better to uphold them and build them. Mr. Morse’s Am: lander for the cabinet, and to request him, in case he should not appoint Mr. Gary, not io appoint Judge McComas, as the latter Js in nowise supported by the party organization, —.—__. CONFERENCES HELD. it Adopted, Mr. Morse’s amendment was then taken up. It reaffirms existing law relating to the disposal of money appropriated for charitable purposes, which prohibits its w for sectarian purposes. Mr. Blue of Kansas said there was no necessity for the amendment; and that it would only eacumber the bill. The pro- vision relating to charities is fixed law. The amendment was adopted without fur- ther debate. This concluded the consideration of the bill in committee of the whole, and the bill was reported to the House. The amend- ments as adopted in committee of the whole were adopted and the bill was passed. Mr. Dockery held that the office of treas- urer Was a new one, and he wanted to see it stricken out. Mr. Grout corrected him, stating that the has been heretofore created by law and the treasurer appointed by the Com- missioners. The treasurer was therefore entitled to the salary. Mr. Dockery ad- mitted that upon recalling the facts he could concur in Mr. Grout’s correction. It Was an established office. Amendment Withdrawn. Mr. Hainer renewed his attack upon the item. He said that some of the girls were twenty years of age, and he ridiculed the idea of reforming them. Referring to the office of treasurer he said it should be The Canadian Commissioners Seem to Be Making Progress. Sir Richard J. Cartwright and Mr. L. H. Davies, the Canadian commissioners visit- ing this country in the interest of closer trade relations between the two countries, are making progress in meeting the leading men in Washington. They have already had a conference with Representative Hitt and with Speaker Reed. Yesterday they talked with Sir Julian Pauncefote and paid in informal visit to the State Department. Notwithstanding he is suffering from an attack of rheumatism Sir Richard Cart- wright, who shows an extensive knowledge of the affairs of this country, is on the go all tae time with his younger colleague. ——__-e-______ TO INVESTIGATE THE POTOMAC. A Probable Inquiry Into the Cause of Pol fon. Within a short time the Commissioners tion of the Potomac river. Already the upon the advisability of such an inquiry. ey, harities in the District and asse: that the extent of the pollution. The river will | the whole system should be rev Mr. be visited on both sides as far up as Cum- | Hainer finally withdrew his arnendment Se inee teenies eth ee eae ry gt ace cane eivge aalietomcaae ver, their lution, | of bill. carefully As a result of this investi- . Stew: Romy Siero: Fipteinee fina and ‘Virginia will enact seek iene zo amejament Tearing the al commit will reduce the pollution to a minimum. Sestigations. with yah