Evening Star Newspaper, February 8, 1897, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. — PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th St, by The ing Star Ne x Company. 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. Kew York Offce, 49 Petter Building. ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers In the Se ee een oe tounter 2 cente each. ‘By United States or Canada~ postage prepaid 00 cents + month. bya Quintaple b> PR eee $1 per year, with imarerta arte Poot Ome at Washington, D. C. ax second-class raail taatter. “riptions must be paid tn advance. Rites of advertising inade knows on application. Che Lo No. 13,709. WASHINGTON, D. C.. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1897-TWELVE PAG HOISTED GREEK FLAG|NO INTERRUPTIONIMR, DAVIS’ CASE Cretan Christians Proclaim Union With Greece. INVITED THE KING 0 THE ISLAND Sensational Reports Regarding the Condition of Affairs. oe ale nt CAPTURE OF AN ARSENAL ATHENS, February 8.—A dispatch from Canea received this evening says that the Christians about Canea have hoisted the Greek flag, bave prociaimed the union of that island with Greece and have invited the King of Greece to take possession of it. CANEA TRANQUIL AGAIN. Five Thousand Christia: From the Place. can Island of Crete, February 8—It ts official announced that the fires have been totaliy quenched. In all, according to the official report, two hundred buildings have been destroyed and five thousand Christians have fied. Of this number two thousand are on board British warships. The Greek warships have taken off the balance of the Christian refugees. The official report says that tranquillity reigns in the sown and in its vicinity, and that the Turkish troops throughout be- haved in an orderly manner. No excesses are reported on their part, and it is assert- ed that there has been no plundering. BERLIN, February S.—A special dispatch res ed here from Athens says it is ru- mored there that the foreign warships have begun a bombardment of Canea, Island of Crete. No confirmation of the report can be obtained here. ‘The German warship Kaiserin Augusta has been ordered to prepare to sail as soon as possible for the Island of Crete. ATHENS. February 8—The Greek squad- ron on arriving at Canea did not salute the Turkish flag. Official advices say that the Mussulmans are preparing a massacre at Retimo. The representatives of some of the powers have expressed to the Greck government surprise at the fact that Greece has sent warships to the Island of Crete. Three thousand people took part yester- @ay evening in a manifestation in front of the ministry of marine. There were con- tinued cries of “Long live Crete,” “Long live the union.” It is thought possible that a ministerial crisis will result from the manifestations. LONDON, February 8.—A dispatch to the Times from Athers says that the Grecian ironclads Spetsia and Psara, now being re- paired at Toulon, have been ordered to get ready for an expedition to Crete. The government submitted a measure in the legislative chamber appropriating £4,000 to the relief of Cretan refugees at Milo and elsewhere. A dispatch to the Standard from Athens announces that an Englishman was killed and an Austrian subject wounded during the recent Cretan troubles. Heraklion Arsenal Stormed. ROME, February §.—A dispatch received here from Canea says that the Mussul mans of Heraklion, Island of Crete, have attacked the arsenal there and have car- ried off 2,000 rifles _— MAYOR WURSTER RESTRAINED. Have Ficd Cannot Prevent a Sparring Exhibi- tion in Brooklyn. NEW YORK, February &—Justice Gay- nor, in the supreme court in Brooklyn, today granted an injunction to the Greater New York Athletic Club to restrain Mayor Wurster and the police from interfering with the association. The club will hold a boxing show within a few days. A li- cense was given by the mayor December last. and was revoked on the 30th on statements made by Police Inspector Clay- ton. This, the court says, was wrong. If the police saw the law violated they should have arrested the offenders. See AGAINST THE ANTI-COMBINERS. Decision Regarding the Official Bal- Jot in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, February 8.—An opin- jor was rendered today in common pleas court which denies the right of the Mc- Kirley citizens’ party, or what is known as the anti-combine faction of the republican party, to a separate column on the official ballot. The McKinley citizens’ party was promp* tm the recent shrievalty contest in this city and succeeded in electing their candi- date. The anti-combiners had provided for to- day's adverse ruling and had already filed nomination papers in behalf of their can- didates. The names of the latter will ap- pear on the ballot, uut not in a separate column. > CUT THE SCHOOL TEACHER. Fred. Waltby Resents 2 Whipping en His Brother. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE, Felruary 8. —Fred. Maltby of Lorton, this county, was brought here last night by Sheriff George A. Gordon and locked up upon a charge of assaulting Mr. Rolfe Wells, principal of the public schoel of that place. Mr. Wells had found it necessary to chastige Maltby’s younger brother. Maltby resented this and calied the principal to account. A fight ensued and Wells was cut in the back by a knife or some sharp instrument. He was taken to Washington, where he is now under the care of 4 surgeon. ——___ PULLIAM SHARPLY PROTESTS. He Claims That Donovan is Guilty of Underhand Work. Special Dispatch to The Bening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, February 8—Presi- dent Pulliam of: the Louisville Base Ball Club has written a sharp letter to President Kerr of the Pittsburg club, charging Man- ager Donovan with tampering with Out- fielder McCreery. Pulliam says: “I wish to protest against the absolutely disgraceful conduct of Donovan, which I am certain 4s carried on without your approval or knowledge. I wish to say positively that if Donovan continues such underhand pro- ecedings I will have him called up before the league and insist that he be punished.” President Pulliam says that McCreery will play In Louisville or not at all. Me Creery is the only member of the Louis ville team who has not signed a contract for next season. Douovan, it is claimed, has been trying to get McCreery, and has made several offers, all of which have been refused. Since then it is alleged he has beech trying every way to make McCreery dissatisfied. Netional Guard Commissions. The President has issued commissions to the following named officers of the Dis- trict of Columbia National Guard: Robert David Weaver, first lieutenant 2a Separate Company; Robert Henry Bowdler, first Heutenant Company C, 5th Battalion In- fantry; Clay Meredith McClure, second Heutenant Company B, 6th Battalion. The Electoral Vote Will Proceed Without Objection. Representative Murray Says He Has Decided to Make No Contest— What Ex-Gov. Evans Says. ‘The sensational proceedings which were promised at the counting of the electoral vote Wednesday, as the result of a threat- ened contest over the vote of South Caro- lira, will not take place, and the ardor of Representative Murray has cooled. Representative Murray said this morning that he had decided to make no contest, but he would enter a formal protest by intro- ducing the memorials which have been signed by the republicans of South Caro- lina against the existing laws of that state. Scme of these memorials were introduced, today, and Mr. Murray will contrive to piace them before the House as he receives them. He will also have them introduced in the Senate. Nothing will be done on the day of the count, and the vote will pro- ceed without interruption. Mr. Murray said today that he had ac- complished what he wanted; that he de- sired to get the matter before the country, and had succeeded. A good deal of pressure has been brought on Mr. Murray since Saturday by repub- lican leaders to drop his proposed contest. It has been pointed out to him that the law was against him, and that he might bring on @ bigger interruption to the electoral count than he had ‘figured on. Murray also found that he could not secure the backing he had expected. -Governor Evans of South Carolina is in the city. He was the chief executive of the state when the present constitution was adopted. “This whole thing,” he said this morning, “is a weak attempt to preju- dice the country against the election laws of the south. Congress is not the place to decide cn the legality of the new laws in South Carolina. That function belongs to the Supreme Court of the United States. The republicans have had plenty of o>- portunity to get the matter before the Su- reme Court, but they are afraid to do his. They know the court will sustain the present law. They simply desire to make all the capital they can out of the existing state of affairs in the hope that it will benefit them in the congressional contest- ed election cases.” The agitation of the South Carolina case and of the complaints from Delaware may, it is intimated, lead the republicans in the next Congress to take action looking to purifying the elections in states where it is established that there is not a thorough form of republican government. —— INDIAN TRUST FUND BONDS. Report of Secretary Carlisle as to Their Settlemen: The Secretary of the Treasury has sent to the House a reply to the resolution re- questing a report as to what steps have been taken to secure a settlement of the principal and interest on state bonds form- erly belonging to the Indian trust fund,and whose ownership was assumed by the gov- ernment under the Indian appropriation act of 1804. The bonds aggregate $2,075,- 466, and were issued by the states of Ar- karsas, Florida, Louisiana, North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The Attorney General gave the treasury an epinion that there was no act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to compro- mise the indebtedness, and that the first step toward enforcing payment would be sults by the United States to obtain judg- ments against the. states. The Attorney General says that the question has fre- quently been before Congress and the de- partments, and adds: “As a recourse to law on our-part would involve the very grave act of suing states, and as Congress has kad this question repeatedly before it, and has not cirected such a proceeding, I am of the opinion that you should not institute any suit.” The Secretary of the Treasury concludes that the legislation by Congress is neces- sury for the collection of settlement of the bonds. —_—__-e._____ Personal Mention. Mr. Frank H. Pettingill of Colorado Springs is at the Shoreham. Surgeon H. La Motte of the navy has been granted permission to go abroad for the benefit of his health. Post Chaplain Cephas C. Bateman has been relieved from duty at Fort Assinni- boine, Mont., and ordered to duty at Fort Sherman, Idaho. Mr. Edwin K. Staley left Saturday night to attend the cycle show in New York. Maj. E. P. Ewers, 9th Infantry, has been granted leave of absence for two months. Judge Bowler, ccntroller of the treasury, has returned from a visit to Cincinnati. Naval Constructor W. H. Varney, sta- tioned at Camden, N. J., has reported at the Navy Department for temporary duty. Mr. H. W. Van Senden, Secretary Car- lisle’s private secretary, has returned from a business visit to Louisville. Commander George W. Pigman, recently Getached from command of the gunboat Bennington at Callao, Peru, has arrived in this city and is Stopping at 337 C street. —__-e___ The Anti-Scalpers Bill. The Senate committee on interstate com- merce today considered the bill to prevent Ucket brokerage. Without coming to a definite conclusion the committee adjourned until Wednesday, though the opinion was expressed that it would be useless to report the bill this session, because of the oppo- sition which would prevent the passage of any bill at this session. Representative Sherman of New York to- day submitted a petition signed by five labor organizations—the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers, Locomotive Fire- men, Railway Trainmen, the Order of Rail- way Conductors and the Order of Railway Telegraphers—urging the passage of the | bill to prevent ticket brokerage. The evils arising from the practice, they say, has re- sulted in the dismissal from the railway service of 88,000 of the co-laborers. They petition that the money paid for tickets be turned into the proper channels, in order that the railway companies may again be able to employ the discharged employes. eee ee Mr. Olmey Will Probably Accept. The probabilities are strong that Secre- tary Olney will accept the professorship of international law at Harvard Univer- sity. He has the offer under favorable con- sideration, and will anrounce his decision in a few days. The duties are of a congenial natcre, and the compensation {s fully as large as that of a cabinet officer. Its ac- ceptance would not interfere with his pri- vate practice, which is said to be large and lucrative, and would probably not re- quire more than the preparation of a dozen lectures a yeur. so + es Death of Col. Geo. Porter Houston. It was reported at the Navy Department today that Lieut. Col. George Porter Hous- ton of the Marine Corps died at Baltimore yesterdey of pneumonia. Col. Porter was staticned in this city for @ long time many years ago, and was well known tothe res- ider-ts of the District. He entered the Ma- rine Corps from Pennsylvan! October, 1869, and served with credit di i the civil for gallantry at the battle of Mable Beye for try at tl t fo) Es He Sicame Heutenant colonet.of-marines in 1880, and was retired in that in Feb- ruary, 101. His remains will be brought to this city ington cemetery. Not Considered by the Senate Ju- diciary Committee. BILL PASSED BY THE SENATE TODAY Its Significance as. Interpreted by His Friends and Opponents. eed PRESENT LEGAL SITUATION et ee A significant action bearing upon the con- firmation cf the nomination of Henry E. Davis as attorney for the United States for the District of Columbia occurred in the! Senate this afternoon. Mr. Hoar reported from the committee on the judiciary a bill “to remove doubt as to the power of the Supreme Court of the Distriet of Columbia to provide for a vacancy in the office of the attorney of the United States for the District of Columbia.” The bill provides: ‘In case of a vacancy of the office of at- torney, of the United States for the District of Columbia the Supreme Court of said District may fill the same and the person appointed by said court shall serve until an appointment is made by the President and the appointee is duly qualified, and no longer.” The bili was passed by the Senate without objection. While this action by the Senate does not necessarily carry with it an indication of antagonism to Mr. Davis’ confirmation, 1t shows plainly that that body does not pro- pose to be in great haste in acting upon the nomination. Mr. Davis’ nomination Was not considered by the committee on the judiciary this morning. The committee had a quantity of business on the calendar which it desired to consider and Rass upon, ind theré was no time when 12 o'clock arrived to take up Mr. Davis’ nomination. His name, with the names of several others, Was merely referred to, but as it would in- volve discussion it was not considered. Senators oa the committee who are friendly to Mr. Davis’ confirmation declare that the committee's action in reporting the above bill merely indicates that they want time to consider Mr. Davis’ name, and that it does not mean that his nomination will not be reported upon favorably. Those who are antagonistic to the confirmation, however, declare that this action is taken in order that the duties of the. attorney for the United States of the District of Columbia may be fulfilled during the balance of Mr. Cleveland's term of office, and that the ap- pointment will be left to Mr. McKinley. ‘The next regular meeting of the committee on the judiciary will be held next Wed- nesday, when Mr. Davis’ nomination may be cons‘dered. A delegation of colored men called upon the Senate judiciary committee today to urge the confirmation of Mr. Davis. The United States Unrepresented. The United States is today unrepresented by an attorrey in the District of Columbia, urless the Attorney Gereral may be said to be such, and it is not unlikely that the government will remain unrepresented un- til the Senate confirms the nomination df Mr. Henry E. Davis or that of some one else. But it is claimed that not only is the Attorney General authorized and em- powered to represent the United States here as an attorney, but it is also asserted that he may direct the solicitor general or any officer of the Department of Justice to do so. This power and authority are given, it is sald, by section 359 of the Revised Statutes, which says that “the Attorney General may. whenever he deems it for the interest of the United States, either in person 2on- Guct and argue any case in any court of the United States in which the United States iz inte:ested, or may direct the so- lieitor genera’ >r any officer of the Depart- ment of Justic. to do so.” Section 367 of the Revised Statutes, it is claimed, gives even greater authority and power. That section is as follows: “The solicitor general, or any officer of the Department of Justice, may be sent by the Attorney General to any state or district in the Unit- ed States to attend to the interests of the United States in any suit pending in any of the courts of the United States, or in the courts of any state, or to attend to any other interest of the United States. By authority of these sections, it is con- tended, the Attorney General may send the solicitor general or any officer of his de- partment to act as attorney of the United States in the District of Columbia during any vacancy therein. Suprem: Court Cannot Fill the Va- cancy. This 1s an important consideration in view of the belief now prevailing among members of the local bar that the District Supreme Court cannot fill such a vacaacy. The claimed right of this court to appoint in the event of a vacancy such as now ex- ists was based upon those sections of the statutes which, it is claimed, give the court the power and jurisdiction of the Justices of United States circuit courts. But it appears from secticn 605 of the Re- vised Statutes that justices ofthe District Supreme Court are secticn fs as follows “The words ‘circult justice’ and ‘justice of a circuit,’ when used in this title (‘the judiciary’), shall be understood to desig- nate the justice of the Supreme Court, who is allotted to any circuit, but the ‘word ‘judge,’ when applied gencrally te any cir- cult, shall be understood to inciude such justices." Hence, it appears that the law authorizes only a justice of the United States Supreme Court to appoint in the event of vacancy. But it is clatmed that Judge Cox in the Guiteau case décided that the District of Columbia does not belong to such a circuit. So, it is said, a vacancy in the office of at- torney of the United States fer the District | cannot be filled by 2 justice.of the United States Supreme Coust: Therefore, it 1s further said, such a vacancy here can only be filled by the action of the Attorney Gen- e The District Supreme Court in General Term will meet tomorrow morning to con- sider the question, and it is now believed that the court will decide that it ts without power in the premises. It is not improbable that the court will then inform the Attor- ney General as to the situation and ask hira to designate some one to act during the existence of the vacancy. Of course, no business is being today transacted by those courts where the presence of the district attorney is required. ee BIG SALES OF COAL LAND. A Washington Syndicate Interested in a $300,000 Deal. ‘Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, PARKERSBURG, W. Va., February 8.— Shelton L. Regar of ‘ing, this state, has returned home from Buffalo where he ‘ne- gotiated a deal with a western New York syndicate to purchase 40,000 acres of coal and timber land in Randolph county, this state, for $300,000. The land the >rop- NO DISASTER APPREHENDED Lack of Tidings Regarding the North At- “lantio Squadron, No Wreck# Reported on the Coast From.Hatteras to Henry—Report About th® New York. CHARLESTON, 8, C., February 8.—Fern and Dolphin of thé blockade fleet are al- ready in port. Four other ships have been sighted, but they eannot yet be made out. CAPE HENRY, Ve., February 8—‘No wrecks are reported along the coast from Hatteras to Henry.” This statement, made as the result of an inquiry of the life saving stations located at frequent intervals along this coast be- tween the paints named, shows that none of the Bunce squadron sustained -mishaps ‘on the dangerous Hatteras coast. No Apprehension at the Department. Up to 9:80 o'clock this morning the Navy Department had re¢eived no word from the North Atlantic squadron. The officials did not credit a report of the grounding of the New York off Hatteras, and said they would be promptly advised by the life sav- ing stations over their telephone line of any such accident. The Iife saving bureau, which has sta- tions along the South Atlantic coast, has heard nothing of Admiral Bunce’s squad- ron. It would be the duty of the life sav- ers to notify the bureau here promptly in the cvent of any mishaps to any of the warships. Capt. Robley Evans said today that in his opinion there was no occasion for alarm. Some of the vessels were slow craft, and the squadron was probably mov- ing along in concert, Secretary Herbert authorized the state- ment that the Navy Department felt under no apprehenston ag to the safety of the ves- sels of the North Atlantic squadron. When the Indiana returned to Hampton Roads Friday she was steaming south. The Weather was not severe, and beyond doubt the ships were far below Hatteras, the nearest coast, by Friday afternoon. The fact that they were not spoken by merchant steamers arriving southward sinée that time is accounted for by the fact that in threatening weathé}, such as prevailed af- terward, naval vesiils from sheer excess of precaution, stand much farther out to sea than do merch@pt vessels, in order to have plenty of sea roam. NEW YORK, February 8—Captain Platt of the Clyde Line steamer Algonquin,which arrived yesterday frem Jacksonville and Charleston, reports that Saturday’ between Frying Pan shcals.and Capt Lookout he passed four ships ef the white squadron hove to, of which keseould only recognize the cruiser Columbia. .A moderate gale was blowing, with a very heavy sea. The ships Were lying about five miles apart. Nothing Was seen of the moajtar Amphitrite. The Indiana Dederea to Sen. Secretary Herbert called.the chief con- structor anda number of the officials of the Navy Departmest anto consultation to- day respecting the battle ship Indiana at Hampton Roads, ayd as a result “orders were sent to Captain ‘Taylor to sail with his ship at the, earliest possible moment to rejoin Admiral Bunc@'# Squadron. A thor- ough examination 6f the turrets was made Saturday and .yesterday. by Constructors Taylor gud Stahl, thé former going espe- claly from, Washinigton-to, the roads for the pufpose. “ It was found tha: the se- curing gear of the turrets was in good order and was fully suffictent for the pur- bore for which it was designed. ‘There- fore no alterations were made and the ship was ordered to -sea again. It «ppears that the officers feared when the ship roll- ed and the turret worked slightly that there would be a repetition of the hap- pening of last fall, when the turning lock- ing mechanism broke down and the big guns swept back and forth across the decks. As a matter of fact, the play of the turrets was much lees than is al- lowed in the British turret ships, and at no time was there danger of their breaking loose. ASSUMED COMMAND General John M, Wilson Takes Oharg: as .- Qhief’ef Engineers. Geii. John M. Wilson, who succeeds Gen. Craighill as chief of engineers, assumed command of the cofps this morning and 1s- sued a general,order announcing that fact. ‘He qualified at the opening of business this morning, upon reteiving his commission, signed by the President and the Secretary of War. He told & Star reporter that he did not expect to take any changes in the force of assistants at the department and saw no occasion for any change of policy in the management of its business affairs. Public Buildfegs and Ground Notwihtstanding ‘his promotion, Gen. Wil- son will continue ih charge of public build- ings and grounds until the wishes of the President-elect até ascertained with regard to the selection -ef his successor in that capacity. Lieut. Sewell, his assistant, will have supervision of the affairs of the office for the present under his personal direc- tion. General Wijson“Will officiate, as usual, at the Presidentia receptions to the army and navy next Thursday and to the public Thursday evening, the 18th. His Brobable Successor. Althougir "net yet settled, it is generally accepted: a8. @ foregone conclusion that Captain H. O. 8, ddesstand of the 1th In- fantry wHl succeg4: General Wilson in charge of public buiid@ings and grounds, the incumbent of whfckyivsually acts as master of ceremoniez at steite and social functions at tRe Executive Mapsion. Captain Heis- tand is an intimate: a of the President- elect and Mrg. Me y, and has been in personal attendance qipon them for sev- eral months past, ‘ifgee the election he has acted as Mra. Me! ‘3 escort on several trips to Chicago; mati and other places. CustomigMeretofore. Since the duties.efthe office of commis- sioner of public buifdtegs and grounds were transferred to themmmy, many years ago, they have, . with” aie exception, been per- formed by an officer.sf the Engineer Corps, and*it has been gopularly supposed that the detail was’ Ipgnlly restricted to that corps. The sex fon noted was during President’ Garfield’s administration, when Maj. A. F. Rockwell of the quartermaster’s department. held the office. Consequently it is held that there is no legal objection to the detail of Capt. Heistand of the in- fantry, provided the President-elect desires to have him perform the duties of the office in question. S A YOUNG MURDERER| souTHERN REP John Jones Shoots His Brother Robert With Fatal Effect. JUST PROVOCATION as APPARENTLY NO The Criminal Walks to the Station and Gives Himself Up. HIS STORY OF THE AFFAIR A horrible fratricide was committed about 9:30 o'clock this morning in the basement of the house at 815 i4th street. Robert Jones, a colored newsboy, sixteen years old, was shot in the head by his brother, John Jones, thirteen years of age. The boy died in three minutes after reaching the Emer- gency Hospital, where he was taken in the ambulance wagon. The house in which the shooting took place is occupied by Dr. C. G. Morris, a physician, who rents the upper floors. The tragedy was committed with a 32-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver, owned by Dr. Morris, and was taken from his room by John Jones. the youthful murderer a few minutes be- fore the deed was committed. The mur- dered boy and the brother who did the shooting are sons of Mrs. Annie Jones. One other child, a daughter, nineteen years old. Rosa Jones, is a student at Howard Uni- versity. The facts of the murder, as gathered by a Star reporter from’ the mother of the two boys, who does the gen- eral housework at Dr. Morris’, show the tragedy to have been a premeditated affair. John’s Violent Temper. John Jones is the béllboy at Dr. Morris’ house. That was the only work he seems to have done, and that does not-seem to have been agreeable to him. From the statement of his mother, he is a fractious child, and of violent temper when things do not go to suit him. He seems to have got up from bed this morning in a bad mood, and sat around in a chair in the kitchen without speaking to his mother or sister. He was mad about his breakfast, and when his sister sat down to the table to eat her breakfast he deliberately arose, seized a plate of biscuits and threw them on the floor. His sister remonstrated with him, and endeavored to appease his temper. She did noi succeed in doing thas. The murdered boy delivered papers in a neighboring part of the city, and, after finishing this work in the morning, re- ,turned to his home for breakfast. After his breakfast his custom was to go out on the Street again and sell New York papers. When he went in this morning his brea! fast was ready for him, and he sat down to eat it. The younger brother, whose pas- sion had not subsided, repeated the act he had committed as to his sister, and again threw the plate of biscuits on the floor. Mrs. Jones reprimanded him, when he selzed a long case knife and said that if he did not eat that bread that nobody should. and flourished the knife in the direction of his brother. Mrs. Jones seized his arm. He dropped the knife and scratched and bit his mother on both hands and arms. His mother told the elder brother to put him out in the hallway. He attempted to do this, but was fought by the younger brother. The commotion was stopped for a while, and the mother thought it would soon be over. She went to the first floor and prepared to attend to Dr. Morris’ room, who had then gone to his breakfast, about a block away. Heard a Pistol Shot. While engaged in her duties in the room the mother heard a pistol shot, or what she Uiought was a pistol shot, and, suspecting that something wrong had occurred, ran down the steps. On the concrete floor of the areaway in the rear of the kitchen she saw the body of her oldest son. He was lying stretched out on the cold floor. The mother glanced toward the rear part of the lot, and there saw the face of the young murderer. He was peering through the lat- ticework of the shed at the rear of the lot. She saw only one glance of him, when he Robert Jones. disappeared. Mrs. Jones pulled the body of her son, to whom she seems to have been devotedly attached, into the kitchen and placed a pillow under his head. He was then unconscious. At the part where his head had lain was a small pool of blood. L. C. Baker, a young white man, who rooms In the house, heard Mrs. Jones call- ing for Dr. Morris, and apparently in great distress. When she heard no answer from Dr. Morris she then called young Baker, who ran down to her and found the almost Iifeless body of the boy resting on the floor. A messenger was sent for a police- man and found Patrolmen. Emmert and Cowne, who sia gs Soins ae ikieoee fae Da- trol wagon and lergency Hos; _am- bylance. They found the -body of Robert Jones in the position already described. Their investigation revealed that after Bile iit | s 5 i i z i £ 5 3 i ES. UBLICANS | Attitude of Their Northern Brethren the Subject of Strong Criticism. All They Want is a Fair Field—Pro- gress of Repu’ ican Polictes im the South. The attitude of some of the northern re- publicans toward their southern brethren, emphasized of late in contested election cuses in the House, is the subject of strong criticism by the latter. The northern men are accused of both a lack of knowledge respecting the situation in the south, and of a lack ef sympathy with their party friends there upon the facts that are known and that are undisputed. This crit- icism has been heard in the House debates, but it fs- much stronger in the conversa- ticns of the cloak rooms and the hotel lob- bies. A prominent southern republican, in dis- cuesing this matter today with a pepre- sentative of The Star, said: Want a Fair Field. “It seems to me that we have heard rearly enough of this talk about ‘coddling’ scuthern republicans; about their helpless- ness; about leaving them to shift for them- selves, and that they should try and stand aione, and all that. The southern repub- licans are asking no favors, but only a fair field and what they consider to be their rights. They are reaéy and willing to put their record for Icyalty to the country and to the party against that of the men of the nerth. It has neyer been at all difficult to be a republican in any northern state. Sentiment there has been largely that way During the war it was overwhelm: that is, o erwhelmingly in favor of ¢ Union, for which the republican par: stcod. But in the south, and particularly in the border states of the south, things have been altogether different. The sharp- est of divisions have existed there, and it has required both résolution and chatact er to champion republicanism and suppo: pelicies growing legitimately out of the re- svlts of the war. The southern republicans have had next to no assistance in this. Abused at home, and frequently neglected elsewhere, they ‘have kept the field, until at last four of those border States, by their unaided efforts, are under republican con- trel, ard their electoral votes will be cast for McKinley next We Inesday. nes and Virginia would have been added to list if democratic frauds, easily proved az almost admitted, had not triumphed. Election Laws in the South. “It is a matter of common knowledge that the election laws in the southern states were devised. and are executed, for the express purpose of giving the advan- tage to the democrats. There is no secret about that. And yet, in the face of that fact, the republicans have been making as- tonishing progress. With anything like a fair field and no favor, they would sweep the south. But when these contests are brought up, and the nature of those laws is exposed, there are northern republicans who talk as if the contests were of a Mim character and represented only the selfish scheming of a few local politicians. As a matter of fact, if public sentiment is ever to be made powerful enough to force a change in the election laws of the south— and there are a good many democrats as well as republicans who desire a change, in the interests of integrity—these contests, which so plainly reveal the frauds and un- lawful force springing from those statutes, will have contributed the most valuable agency to that end. They show the work- ings and the evils of those laws as no other means can. All They Ask. “The southern republicans are not beg- gars, and will not become begggars. Over- mucl proclamation is never in good taste, but they are all right. They have given some excellent men to the party, and they have more of the same kind. General ble and Mr. Elkins, both border state south- ern republicans, were among the efficier cabinet officers of the Harrison adminis- tration: Judge Goff, a border state south- ern republican, would, it is generaliy agreed, make an admirable Attorney Gen- erat under Mr. McKinley, and there are others who stand very high in the estima- tion of the country. cans are easily able to stand alone. Ali they ask is that their northern brethren do not help the democrats in the effort to knock them down and keep them down.” —__-e-____ JUSTICES SWORN IN. An Interesting Ceremony at the Court of Claims. Judge Charles C. Nott of New York, who for thirty-two years has been one of the associate justices of the United States Court of Claims, was sworn in today as chief justice, and Judge Charles B. Howry of Mississippi at the same time took the oath of office as associate justice. The ceremony was performed in the presence of a large attendance of the members of the bar, including the Attorney General of the United States and others of distinc- tion. o THE CANADIAN COMMISSIONE! They Desire a Joint Commission to Consider Trade Relations. Messrs. rtwright and Davies, the Canadian commissioners here to talk with the leading men of the country over the question of freer trade relations between the two countries, express satisfaction to- Gay ai the progress being made. They have been represented as being disappointed at their efforts because the new tariff bill is practically made up and renders void any progress at reciprocity. Mr. Davies said this morning that they had no idea when they came here of accomplishing anything at this time. Their desire is to have a joint commission appointed by the two countries to take into consideration the matter of trade relations and report to their respective countries on the advisabili- ty of this being ‘arranged for. They believe this is practicable. They say that they are meeting with encouragement and are satis- fied with taeir trip. They will probably give a dinner to prominent guests before they leave the city. ——____-e._. ‘Torpedo Boat No. 6. At the instance of Mr. Herreshoff, the Navy Department has ordered an offic:al speed trial of torpedo boat No. 6, now lying at Newport. The trial board will consist of Commodore Dewey, Commander Brown- son, Constructor Hanscom, Lieut. Stanton ‘Will Report the Harrison Bill. ‘The Horee- committee on Pacific railroads today decided to report favorably to the | House the bill introduced by Representative If you want today’s news today you can find it only in The Star. | A DISTRICT DAY ——— Many Local Measures Acted On by the House. MARKET HOUSE RESOLUTION PASSEL Also the Act to Regulate Frater- nal Beneficiary Societies. IN Se ACTION OTHER CASES SS Ae This was District day in the House, the last one of the Fifty-fourth Congress. From this time until the end of the Con- Bress the only District business likely to be considered in the House will be bills of a privileged nature, in the shape of con- ference reports or bills for whose consi eration unanimous consent can be ol The House District committee draws its lsbors to a close with a record for District legislation considered and accomplished which far exceeds that of any previous Congress. To the efforts of Chairman Bab- cock and his colleagues of the committee and their business-like conduct of affairs is due the attainment of this record. The ccmmittee has brought forward bills which, while able to bear the closest scrutiny, have not, as a rule, provoked discussion, and in this way the committee's ime in the House has not been frittered away talk. Chairman Babcock, who is pre inently a man of business, has business methods into the handli bills, and the result has been the passage of more bills through the House in one session than in a whole Congress he fere. at ag of his et0- Ip the Next Congress. If the declared plans of Major McKinley are carried out, the F.fty-fifth Congress Will assemble five weeks from today and the re-organization of the District mittee will then be in order. com- It ts conti- aently assumed that Mr. Babcock will reappointed chairman. While the position bas at times been exceedMigly onerous to Mr. Babcock, the ci cumstances are such that he will net likely by from the position signal success. Therefore another busy season of District | the House can be made with Babcock as the basis. Vacancies on the committee will have to be filled, occasioned by the retirement from the House of Messrs. Hulick of Oho, Huling of West Virginia, Milnes of Michi. Permited to reti has fi Chairman gan, Wellington of Maryland, Rusk of Maryland, Mered:th of Virginia, Abbott of Texas and Cobb of Missour:. Wren Chairman Babcock obtained the floor today he called up first House bill 10108, to regulate fraternal beneficiary so- cieties in the Dist Milnes of Michigan explained the bit briefly. He said similar laws existed in other states, and they operated to good advantage. Mr. Baker of New Hampshire suggested a few minor amendments to the bill, which were adopted. He then found fault with the section which provided. “And no in- Jurction against any such association shall be granted by any court except on appli- cation by the attorney for said District at the request of the assessor.” It was thereupon amended to read, “An injun tion against any such association may be sranted cn application by the attorney for the District at the request of the asses sor.” The report on the bill says: “This bill is for the proper regulation in the District of Columbia of so-called fraternal ficiary socicties, orders or associations. There is no question but that the as- sociations where properly managed have benefited their members and the communi- ties where established, and they should be accorded in legislation proper protection. such as is proposed by this bill, which at the same time prevents fraudulent so- ‘eties from obtaining a fvcthold and car- rying on business in the District of Co- lumbiz. In order to avoid the abuses that have crept into the system in certain localities, and to some extent in the Dis: tect, it is found necessary to call for r war reports as to methods of doing bus ness, and in other ways to adopt whole- some regulation of the societies which are mutual in character and wherein the gov- ernment is under the control. of the mem- bership.” The bill is very lengthy, minutest details for the re; societies, and its reading erable time. The bill to regulate beneficial societies was then passed. Other Bills Passed. Chairman Babcock then called up House vill 9076, to punish the impersonation of health inspectors and other officials of the District. The bill was passed without de- bate. The next bill called up was House bill “S821, providing that the Commisioners of the District of Columbia be authorized and directed to collect a fee of 59 cents, to be paid to the collector of taxes, for each transcript from the records of births, deaths and marriages in the health depart- ment of said District: Provided,That no one transcript shall be made so as to apply to more than one birth, death or marriage; nd provided further, That no fee shall be charged for transcripts furnished the vari- cus departments of the United States gov- ernment for official purposes. This act shall take effect thirty days after its pas- Mr. Baker of New Hampshire suggested that 50 cents was too great a fee to charge. He thought 25 cents enough to pay for this service. It did not take long to make these transcripts and a great many were issued. The bill was passed without amendment. Chairman Babcock then called up House bill 10122, providing that section 2 of the act entitled “An act to prohibit the inter- ment of bodies in Graceland cemetery, in the District of Columbia,” passed August 3, 1894, be amended as follows: “The said board of officers are hereby au- thorized and empowered to convey the said property by mortgage or deed of trust to secure a loan, which they are hereby au- thorized to make, at such time and at such rate of interest as may be practicable, net ing 6 per centum per annum, w py iso raised shall be mao ty them for of carrying out the provisio: orthen said act, and for which they shall be accountable as for other moneys coming into their hands as such officers under the id act.” “othe bill was passed without debate. The Potomac Park Bill. The next bill considered was House bill 9770, introduced by Mr. McCormick of New York, "providing that the entire area known as the Potomac flats, in the District of Co- going into the sulations of the eupied consid- § # z i ¥ & point of order that it must be con- of the whole, because Mr. Bab-