Evening Star Newspaper, February 9, 1897, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1897-12 PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Secretary Edgerton Makes a Caustic Rejoinder to Chairman Washburn. AT MEMPHIS PROPOSED CONFERENCE Contempt for Middle-of-the-Road Populists. WILL - STICK HE TO SILVER + Neb. LINCOL: Edgerton Fe ex! E y 9.—Secretary of the committee of “s party has replied to Chairman bern’s letter, published yesterday, ge of a sensational nature, nat the populist party he rep- not consent to the abandon- ment of silver at 16 to 1 as an Issue. “If, as you say, you do not favor the abardonment of er, then there is no difference betwe am as much in favor of pushing the fight on all the planks of our platform as you are. I am just as much opposed to the ‘disintegration’ or absorption of the people's party, but when you talk about ‘changing the fighting is- sue,” then I am not with you. You go on to erumerate very many terrible things which my plan would bring about. Why, my dear sir, my plan is to simply stand where we have stood for the last four my plan is to simply push this fight ame lines that we have in the past, on th on to victory; my plan is not to desert free silver in its hours of defeat, but to stand by it like men until we reverse the verdict brought about by misrepresenta- tion and fraud. “You charge me with ‘calinig a second ention.” I did not. I do not assume the power of calling conferences, as some others seem to have done; but inasmuch as talk of holding a conference . 1 suggested to Chairman But- it be i at Kansas City instead, id be attended by the populists of as well as those from the south. “i Rave no doubt that the conference at Memphis will adopt almost any resolution that the middle-of-th d party may sest. It will be entirely dominated by this clement. The so-called populists who did what they could to defeateBryan last fall, I have no doubt, will be represented at Memphis. The republican speakers in ur campaign and the populists of the Vander- veort. Dunning and Matthews stripe will dcubtless be on hand. “If vou care to father a conference domi- nated by those elements, you are at perfect ¥ to do so, but the populists of the : who stand true to silver 1 all our principles, will not be there and Will rot be bound by ‘any action which this informal conferenc: may take. you have rec red many letters he country indorsing your plan, mine is-the only one which has sed it. I was informed by Mr. . one of our tional committeemen . thal had sent you a let- plan, which you had noc receipt of a very large from populist leaders your plan, and I think s I will be able in the same line.” a THE ANGLOMAN. Memph tha letters » not indo e next public WRECK OF \ Transatlantic Stenmer Ashore Off the Skerries. LIVERPOOL, February 9—The Anglo- man, Capt. Lewis, from Boston on January %» for this port, is ashore off the Skerries. has two tugs in attendance, and two be life S are going to her assistance. A fog prevails. in an upright position, but is probably working damage to All the ved. Angloman is a four-masted steamer, net and 4,809 by Lain Bri She will probab! members of the be a total crew have silt and is owned t of Liverpool, er charter since but has her launching to & Co. The steamer is 408.5 fe. ING fe es breadth of beam and h of hold { arre i. rs being 31, 4 h stroke. Her nominal horse ef the stean the cargo jal amount. —— ris he placed at carried was NEWPORT, favorab the R. 1, February 9.—Under ther and water conditions, official speed trial of the new govern- ment torpedo boat No. 6 built by the Herreshoffs at Bristol, took place in Narra- Kansett bay today. The trial was in arge of the members of the naval board inspection and survey, of which Capt. orge Dewey is president. The course for the trial was originally announced as one of eight miles, from nds Point to Fort Adams, but’ as a course from Bonnell Shoal to Warwick light would afford a re even depth of er, the Secretary of the Navy ordered a 4 to the latter. The length of the new course is nteen = mil straight away. Over the torpedo boat is ex- an average speed of at Her builders, before the sed confidence that she could —_— ON RANDA FIRE LL'S ISLAND. Six Hundred Boyx Were Marched Out Without Injury. NEW YORK, Febru: —The house of refuge on Randall's Island caught fire early this morning, and damage esti- mated at $3,000 was caused. There are six in the institution. The k er. had established such excel- discipline that it took less than one the lads from their sleep, and marching them out ne building is about 500 facing toward the Harlem river backing toward the sound. It is four stories tall, with a large dome at the two © to are © Ket them dres: of the b front corners and in ¢ en ch of the domes is a tank & capacity of of gallons of wate nd of the building, from the garret beneath the the officers’ quarters, and be- t and the center of the building, four floc the boys between the aes of sixteen and twent are im- prisoned. There are two tiers of cells on tach floor, surrounded by a wide passa way Eac boy is kept in a separate Len | It was 1:45 o'clock when a’ watchman | making his rounds saw smok : curling out e northern from a little the big dome on + f the buildin where a 1 of old esks had ed. The alarm was quickly gi Ts were aruu and in an erediably short spac of time they che on in perfect ord. being red or permitted to escape. ‘The fire ines from the several stitutions on island got quickly to work, and the | fire was extinguished, exceed $3,000, after which the boys were marched back to their cells and ordered to bed again. Ocean Sten NEW YORK, February gon, Naples. SS ien. Shelby Sinking. SANSAS CITY, Mo., February 0.—A tch from Adrian, Mo., says that Gen. Jo Shelby, who has teen seriously ill for several days, is sinking. ——— Will Withdraw His Request. As soon as the Senate goes into legisla- tive session Mr. Cockrell will withdraw his request that the bill providing for the extension of the Metropolitan railroad be sent back to the Senate. The bill will then be considered by the House and Sen- ate conferees, dis- EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY Ex-Policeman Terry Pardoned to Restore His Citizenship. Commutation of Twe Bank Officials— Counterfeiters Receive Pardon— Applications Denied. The President has granted a pardon the case of ex-Policeman Charles B. Ter- ry, convicted in the District of assault with intent to kill 2 colored man ‘and sen- tenced June 8, 1894, to three years in the Albany penitentiary. The application in this case was indorsed by the President as follows: “Granted, for the purpose of a restcration of the rights of citizenship. The peculiar circumstances surrounding this case and the good character of the convict prior to the offense of which he was-con- victed, and the fact that the act itself did not involve moral turpitude, incline me to grant this pardon very soon after the ex- piraticn of sentence.” In September, 1801, Francis W. Kennedy and Harry H. Kennedy were convicted of the misapplication of the funds of the Sprirg Garden National Bank of Phila- delphia, and they were sentenced to ten years’ Imprisonment. The President has commuted the senience in each case to seven years’ imprisonment with deductions for good tehavior The President says that the failing health of Francis W. Ken- nedy is the sole ground for the exercise of clemency in his case. As to Harry H. Kennedy, the President says: “This convict upon his plea of guilty was sentenced on the same day for a like term as another officer of the bank whose funds they misappropriated or wasted. I am quite clear that the facts fully justify a discrimination in favor of this convict as to degree of criminality and punishment. While upon the merits of the two cases I would have reduced his sentence, I do so the more promptly for the reason that I have felt constrained to also mitigate the sentence of his more culpable associate on account of his impaired health.” A pardon has been granted G. T. Baug- ham, convicted in South Carolina of coun- terfeiting, to restore citizenship, and to W. 3 convicted in Arkansas of pass- ing counterfeit money, on account of the destitue condition of his motherless chil- dren. Similar clemency was exercised in the cases of Wesley James of Arkansas, ©. T. Buchanan of California, C. C. Smith of Alabama, Timothy Ryan of Idaho, in order to restore their citizenship. In the case of Ira Pierce, convicted of assault on an Indian reservation, the sen- tence has been commuted to one year and three months actual imprisonment. The sixteen years’ sentence imposed on Frank Sparks, in Arkansas, for stealing a horse, has been commuted to six years an-1 six months actual imprisonment. This convict has been in jail since November 25, 180. Applications for pardon were denicd in the following cases: Clarence F. Stratton, New York, depositing obscene matter in the ail: Jacob Felshaw and Leslie Webb, con- victed in Arizona of mail robbery, and Horace R. Condy, convicted in Missouri of embezzling let FRANK MAY DEAD. Was Formerly Chief Cashier of the Bank of Englan LONDON, February 9.—Mr. Frank May. formery chief cashier and practically man- ager of the Bank of England until he re- signed in 1895, is dead. The resignation of Frank May as chief cashier of the Bank of England, an- nounced November 10, 1893, caused quite a stir in financial circles in Great Britain. Mr. May was practically manager of the Bank of England and had been chief cash- ier for twenty years. His father w junior partner of the firm of Coleman & May, stock brokers, who were connected with several trust companies which col- lapsed toward the end of 1. It was re- perted after Mr. May’s resignation that the Bank of England had advanced large sums of money on the securities of these companies, but the report was never veri- fied, and it was denied that the Bank of cngland sustained heavy losses in conse- e of their failure. The reason given esting the resignation of Mr. May was that he had induced the bank to en- gage in transactions which were not in accordance with the old traditions of the Bank of England. and it was stated that the losses sustained did not exceed {25 ($125,000). A report was circulated after Mr. May retirement that he had been made the scapegoat for the irregularities of certain directors and that it was on their initia- tive that he accepted doubtful securities. Some reports had it that the Bank of England lost as much as £200,000) ($1,500,000) by the transactions referred to, and it was further hinted that these losses were in- curred not so much in the trust companies in which Coleman & May were interested, but in transactions with the Murietas and the South American and Mexican Com- pany. s DROWNED HER BABY. Mrs. Ellsworth Put It Out of the Way to Obtain a Home. CORNING, N. Y., February 9.—At Coud- ersport, Pa., the coroner's jury, in the case of the drowning of the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Ellsworth, has found the child's mother, Flora Ellsworth, guilty of willful and deliberate murder, while the father of the babe is held as an accessory. They will be tried at the March term cf the court. It was shown by witnesses that the story of Mrs. Ellsworth that she killed her baby because they were starving was untrue. The Ellsworth home contained bountiful supplies. Mrs. Ellsworth had expressed a desire to leave her husband, and her father, Warren Kenyon, told her that if she would set rid of Flossie, the baby, he would per- mit her and the two older children to come and live with him. Monday Mrs. Ellsworth told her husband that she was going to put Flossie out of the way, and then she would leave him. She burned the baby’s clothing in the kitchen stove and a story about :he little one being kidnapped was spread abroad. The mother cut the hole in the ice of a pond and pushed the child under. —_——.__. SUPPORTS SPAIN'S PLAN. Position of El Pais, the- Autonomist Organ at Havana HAVANA, February 9.—El Pais, the au- tonomist organ, in an editorial referring to the Cuban reforms, says that it receives with emotion and applause the plan for reforms of greater scope than the others voted by congress, and sees in them the advent of autonomist principles which were always dear to Spanish rule in the West Indies. The paper frankly supports the reforms which,it claims, are in the direction of home rule, adding: ‘Considerations and obliga- tions of high character forbid us at present from examining the details of the same from the point of view of the party's pro- gram. Ey Pais, continuing, says it will post- pone the study of the reforms until a more opportune moment, repeating that the an- tonomists fully appreciate the vaiue of the an thanks the Spanisn premter, 1 novas del Castillo, for his “en- «y and patriotism, based on the supreme ts of the nation.” ———__ Senator Jones’ Credent The certificate of election to the United State Senate of John P. Jones of Nevada for six years, from March 4, 1897, was presented to the Senate today. It is print- ed in a style that leaves no doubt of the monetary views of the state of Nevada and of the senator elected ‘to represent it. Not only is the great seal of the state attacted to the document silvered, but the name of bcth state and the senator-elect are printed in large type and silvered, the whole document being a striking tribute to the white met: The Saturday Star By Mail One Year One Dollar. AN INVESTIGATION. Jury Loéking Inta the Killing of Young Jones. The jury summoned by Coroner Ham- mett to investigate the cause of the death of Robert Jones, who, as alleged, was shot and killed by his brother, John Guy Jones, at their home, No. 815 14th street north- west, yesterday morning, the full par- ticulars of which were published in The Star of last evening, met this afternoon about 2 o'clock at the sixth precinct police station. Attorney Herbert M. Locke ap- peared as counsel for the prisoner, who was also present. The jury was composed of Alfred S. Wilson, R. M. Whitesell, Ernest C. Lowe, George Giil, Albert Schiotterbeck and Wal- ter Love. Deputy Coroner L, W. Glazebrook, who made the autopsy on the body of the de- ceased, found a wound four inches above the nose; there were several other brutses. The Yirst wound appeared to have been made by a bullet, and the others by fall- ing. The skull was fractured; found the bullet had ploughed through the brain; the bullet was crushed and imbedded in the skull, and death was due to hemor- rhage caused by the gunshot wound. The pistol was 32 caliber. The weapon was shown to the coronsr, who examined it in the presence of the jury. Dr. Glazebrook sald he had,at the request the coroner, examined the prisoner and found that he had a wound over the eye such as might have been produced by a blow from a fist. Dr. G. G. Morris of 815 14th street north- west sald he knew nothing of the shoot- ing: the prisoner, to the best of his knowl- edge, was a good boy; he had, he thought, an exceptionally good temper, and he was greatly surprised to know that he had shot any one. Dr. Morris identified the pistol shown to Coroner Hammett as his own. He kept it on his mantel, and did not know how the prisoner got it. He had noticed John come to the door of hfs room while he was dressing and go away again, and he told him that he wanted hfm to black his sho«s. When the witness returned from breakfast the deed was done. Dr. Morris related a number of incidents to prove that the pris- oner was a good boy, and sald that the wound in his head had been made since he saw him yesterday morning. Mrs. Anna Jones, mother of the prisoner and of the deceased, was a very reluctant witness. There had been but a few words passed between the two brothers previous to the shoot “I told them to keep quiet,” she said, “as the younger ome was interfering with the older eating his break- fast. They had a little row; the oider one struck the younger in the eye with his fist. The prisoner hit him back. I separat- ed them and sent the big one out and set the little one down to his breakfast. “The older boy was out about fifteen min- utes, when he returned. I was upstairs when the shot was fired, and, seeing the smoke, ran down stairs and found the Gead boy lying in the yard. I do not know what happened after that, as I was too much dazed. The boys had not besa in the habit of quarreling. The little one did not make any threats after his brother struck him. The quarrel was about some bread. Johnny had the bread on his plate and Robert said he wanted it, and the for- mer said he should not have {i L. ©. Baker of Phoenix testified that he heard no quarrel; had seen the prisoner every day since Uctober 15 last. He was an excellent boy and the im- pression he got of him was that he did not have nerve enough to quarrel. — NO APPOINTMENT. District Sapreme Court Doubtful of Its Authority. The expected meeting today of the Dis- trict Supreme Court in General Term was not held, and it is believed that the court has informally decided that :t is without authority and power to fill the vacancy ex- isting in the office of United States attor- ney for the District. Chief Justice Bingham today, in dis- charging the jury in Criminal Court No. 1 until Thursday, did so in anticipation of the vacancy being by that time filled. But it is generally ‘understood that uniess it be so empowered by Congress the Di: trict Supreme Court will not fill the v. carey. If it should be so empowered it is believed that the court would appoint Mr. A. A. Birney, whose term of four years closed with last Saturday. Mr. Birney still remains at his offices, but is, of course, transacting no business in his former official capaci Mr. John M. as follow: “In reference to .awton writes to The Star power of the Gen- eral Term Court of the District of Co- lumbia I have this to say, if I can be ac- corded space in your valuable paper. Who- ever doubts the power of this honorable court to temporarily appoint a United States district attorney, should refer to section 8 of the Revised Statutes of the United States. “This section confers on circuit court commissioners the power to take acknowl- edgments and to administer oaths in and for the District of Columbia. It is a well known fact that no tribunal can appoint these commissioners except the circuit courts, and this power is conferred on them by section 627, Revised Statutes of the United States, under the title of ‘‘judi- clary.” Cireult court commissioners, other- wise styled United States commissioners, are appointed in the District by the Gen- eral Term Court under and by virtue of authority given to said court in section 7 Revised Statutes of the United States, re- lating to the District of Columbia. ow, if the General Term can appoint such commissioners—and I am_ satisfied it can—then it possesses Circuit Court po! ers; and, having such authority, can bhe- yond doubt temporarily fill the office of United States district attorney under and by virtue of authority given it by section 793 of the General Revision, United States Revised Statutes. Concluding, I want to say that the District of Columbia would be sorely in need of legislation did not the General Term Court have Circuit Court pewer. Many a violater of the postal and internal revenue laws would go unpunished and many a ‘poor convict’ compelled to remain in jail had not Congress wiscly pro- vided for the appointment of United States commissioners for the District of Colum- bia and conferred the power to appoint them on the General Term Court by giving to that honorable body Circuit Court juris- diction.” ohiereeres AGITATION AT RALEIGH. Discussing the Annulment of a Lease to the Southern. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RALEIGH, N. C., Februry 9.—The ques- ticn of annulling the lease of the North Carolina railway to the Southern railway is now absorbing attention in a degree little inferior to the senatorial contest. Some of the best legal talent in the state is here. Senator Pritchard and Gov. Russell and their supporters clash, the former favoring the lease and the latter desiring it annulled, and thus the only reublicans who favor annulment are from the east. Gov. Russell would like, by having this lease revoked, cast discredit upon the previous demo- cratic administration of Gov. Carr. The populists are against the lease largely for the same reason as Russell. All the op- ponents of the lease think that the South- ern railway must have the read and will be willing to pay 10 per cent for it. Presi- dent Hoffman of the Seaboard Air Line, who makes a bid cf 10 per cent for the lease conditioned upon the annulment of the present lease to the Southern, would regard his victory as a great blow to his greatest enemy, the Southern. There are people who believe that a lease which is so highly esteemed by the private stockhold- ers and which yields 6% per cent net can- not fail to be advantageous to the state. Then there are people who oppose the present lease because they think that will be the winning side. It is asserted that the special-commitiee which is now hearing argument on the Dill to annul the lease will surely report the bill favorably, It is also claimed that while the vote will be close in the house the measure will pass the senate. Mucn feeling ts aroused and there will be plenty of attempts to make political capital out of the matter. . ee ‘Twe Divorces Granted. Judge Cox today granted Adolph A. Van Reuth a divorce from Mary Van Reuth. The suit was filed last November, the pay in the case being withheld f Dublicetion. ant ‘The judge also granted Elizabetn a divoree from Joh A. Brown.) To? EXECUTIVE SESSION The Senate Spends Time Behind Clésed Doors. TY DISCUSSED House Adopts? the Immigration Confetefice Report. THE BUSINESS TRANSACTED > The credentials of Senator Jones of Ne- vada, presented to the Senate today, have a large seal of silver instead of the usual golden seal of state. A privileged resolution was presented by Mr. Hoar and agreed to fixing 12:50 p.m. as the time when the Senate would pro- ceed to the chamber of the House of Rep- resentatives ‘tomorrow to participate in the counting of the elettoral vote. A resolution was agreed to recalling from the President the bill amending the timber culture laws for the purpose of correcting an error. The bill was passed to aid in the im- provement of the navigable channel of the South Pass by closing the existing crevasse in Pass L’Outre in the Mississippi river. The routine business was cleared away by 12:35 p.m., and, on motion of Mr. Sher- ren the Senate went into executive ses- sion. In Executive Session. The Senate went’ into executive session at 12:30 p.m. today on motion of Senator Sherman, chairman of the committee on fdreign relations. While the main purpose of the session was to consider the Anglo- American arbitration treaty, the early part of it was devoted to nominations on the regular calendar. The question of the publicity that was given to yesterday's proceedings in execu- tive session formed the first subject taken up in connection with the treaty, and there was sharp debate on this point. The ques- as brought up by Senator Vest. When the preliminaries had been dis- posed of Senator Morgan resumed his speech which he had begun yesterday in opposition to the treaty. He was followed by Mr. Stewart, who also took strong ground against ratification of the treaty in its present form and intimating opposition to it in any form. The senators who voted for op made humorous speeches, in which they said that it would be better to have the treaty considered in public, and there would then be no question of leaks. THE HOUSE. Immediately after the reading of ethe journal in the House today Mr. Danford (Ohio) called up the conference report on the immigration bill. Mr. Danford immediately demanded the previous question. A number of members, including Mr. Mahany (N. Y.), protested against cuzting off debate, but the House sustained the demand, —13. Under the rules twenty minutes were allowed on each side for debate, and Mr. Mahany took the floor in opposition to the report. He said that the zeal which characterized the friends of this indefensible measure was in- temperate. The bill would effect a sweep- ing change in the immigration policy of the United States. It would close the doors against men of clear minds, healthy bodies and sturdy patriotism who desired to cast their lot with the people of the new world If this bill had been in existence 100 yi ago a majority of the members of the House would not only not be here as repre- sentatives of the people, but would not in all probability be citizens of the United States. _ Mr. Bartholdt Satisfied. Mr. Bartholdt (Mo.), who opposed the first conference report, expressed his ‘extreme satisfaction at the turn things had taken, which, he said, bled him to subscribe heartily to this report. The objectionable features of the former bill against which today he had contended had, he said, all been eliminated. Mr. Keifer (Minn.), as showing the fact that immigration sould be encouraged rather than restricted, read some resolu- tions adopted by various bodies of his state calling for immigrants. He said there were 5,000,000 acres of land in Minnesota which never had felt a plough. Mr. Maguire (Cal.) protested strenuously against the bill, the whole theory of whi he declared was se. It departed, he said, from all previous policies regarding immi- grants solely because they were laborers and likely to invade the American labor field. Mr. McCall (Mass.) concluded the debate with a two-minute speech in favor of the report, in the course of which in reply to Mr. Mahany’s statements, he pointed out that the republican party in placing this bill on the statute books was redeeming a pledge it had made to the people. Conference Report Adopted. The vote was then taken. The majority in favor of the adoption of the report on the rising vote was overwhelming, 162—14, tut Mr. Mahany .and the handful of oppo- rents of the report succeeded in securing the yeas and rays. The repert was adopted, 217-33, A bill was passed to place the naval offi- cer on the board appointed to examine the deep water arbor on the southern coast of Celifornia on the same footing with the other members of the board in the matter of per diem allowance. Mr. Wood (Ill.) then called up the bill to Pension Rechael Patton, the widow of John H. Pation of the 7th Illinois, -which was vetoed by the President, and moved that it be passed over the veto. The President's veto was based on the fact that the ben- eficiary had, efter the death of her soldier husband, married again, and thus ter- minated her pensionable relation with the gcvernment. The report by the pension ccmmittee called attention: to the fact that Mr. Cleveland had in the case of other bills to persion “remarried widows” allowed them to become laws without his signature. The conclusion of the committee, there: fore, was that it was not against either precedent or policy to restore to ihe rolls a widow who had remarried and again thrown upon her own resources, r. Wood spoke in favor of and Mr. Erdman (Pa.) enthene fase Cummings (N. Y.), in concluding a speech in favor of passing the bill over. the veto, sald amid a round of applause: “1 know not how other men may feel about it, but as for me, I prefer to stand by the prece- dent made by Andrew Jackson than to fol- low the one sought to be made by Grover Cleveland.” Passed: Over the Veto. ‘The bill was pasbed over the veto, 137—00. ag eee eee To Keorganize Arkansas’ Judicial Districts, The judiciary committee of the House to- day decided to report favorably the bill to reorganize the Judicial districts of Ar- kansas by extendifig the limits of the pres- ent western~district and narrowing the eastern, The change is due to recent legis- lation which took from the western district jurisdiction over the Indian territory. =e Will Take the A. P. Service. MACON, Ga,..February 9.—The Macon Telegraph, one gf,the oldest and most in- fluential papers in the south, today re- sumed the leased wire service of the Asso- ciated Press, abandoning that of the Southern Associated Press and the United Press. co —_—er—_— A Woman Chaplata Chosen. BOISE, Idaho, February 9.—Mrs. Re- becca Mitchell of Idaho Falls, president of the Idaho Woman's Christian Temperance Union, has been elected chaplain of the state legislature, afi unusual honor for @ woman. She was largely instrumental in securing woman suffrage for Idaho. = Mr. Woude Wants a Divorce. Albert J. Woude today applied for di- vorce from Mary Isabella B. Woude, the papers in the case being withheld from publication, = 1 doors APPLICANTS FOR RELIEF, Not Se Many Today at the Associated hapities, Applicants for relief at the office of the Associated Charities were not so numerous this morning as during the seasons of se- vere weather, but there were enough of them to forcibly remind one that there are yet families in the eilty who lack the real necessities of life. Secretary Wi!son made a tour of some of the division headquarters in various parts of the city this morning, and reported that there was =till an urgent cry from the needy for assistance. As has been announced, the central re- lief committee will hold a meeting tomor- row afternoon in the board cf trade rooms to discuss, among other matters, Gen. Sternberg’s letter to Judge Cole, suggest- ing a mass meeting of citizens in the in- terest of the movement for sanitary dweil- ings for the poor and the amelioration of the condition of those who live in alleys. The Star has received contributions for the central relief committee as follows: Heretofore acknowledged $4,084 42 E. M. C. 3 100 - D. + 100 Pp ng. offic - 430 87 Lend a Hand Circle, King’s Daugh- ters, Westminster Church 500 Grand total.. 22 20 For the Associated Charities The Star has received the following: Heretofore acknowledged Charlotte R.... >. $145 00 The Associated Charities report having received two barrels of potatoes from Mrs. H. M. Hutchinson. The employes of St. Elizabeth's Insane Asylum today contributed $16 to the poor fund of the police department. Other do- nations received today were ‘as follow Sixth precinct—E. M. Hewlett, 100 loaves bread; Mrs. Audenried, 100 loaves bread; Mrs. Leighton, 70 loaves bread; citizen, quantity of shoes. Third precinct—Mrs. Reddington, 1749 Q street, quantity of shoes. Seventh precinct—Mrs. Mary FE. Pickerell, 3319 P street, a quantity of groceries. —__——_—_. VAN RISWICK CASE. Introduced in the Trial Today. The greater part of today in the trial of the Van Riswick will case was occupied by Mr. Jere M. Wilson in his cross-examina- tion of Mrs. Martina Carr, who is contest- ing her mother’s will on the ground of the alleged undue influence of Mr. William J. Lambert, Mrs. Van Riswick’s grandson. Mrs. Carr kept close, to the statements made by her during her direct examina- tion, nothing new being developed. Her counsel offered her husband as a witness, but, upon the objection of Mr. Lambert's counsel, Judge McComas held that he could not testify, Builder Fredk. W. Pilling testified that Mrs. Van Riswick told him after her daughter Mary Jane’s death that she wished Mrs. Carr to live with her. Mrs. Jose Macias testified that Mrs. Van Riswick was devotediy attached to Mrs. Carr. and that Mrs. Carr was most attentive to her mother. Depositions of absent witnesses were next read by Mrs. Carr’s counsel, and when this report closed it appeared as if the introduc- tion of testimony on behalf of Mr. bert would be commence tomorro SS THE COURT: Testimony Court of Appeals—Present, the chief jus- tice, Mr. Justice Morris and Mr. Justice shepard. «Henry F. Mooney and Clarence D. Van Duzer were admitted to practice. ae. F. Lee agt. P. J. Whalan; docketed and dismissed on motion of Edwin Forrest. 634, United rel. Pumphrey; passed. 629. Gilbert agt. Washington Ben- evolent Endowment Association; argument commenced by T. M. Fields for appellant continued by A. A. Lipscomb for appellee, Washington Benevolent Endowment Asso- ciation. Equity Court Phillips axt. Phillip ates ex agt. 1—Judge Cox. ; cause remanded to general docket. In re Mary Skidmore, Henry W. bi Eliza Harris, Henrietta Lee, Sarah . Taylor, Ananias Spencer; inquisition in lunacy contirmed. Brown agt. Brown; rule on defendant_returnable - rvary granted. Van Reuth agt. Van Reuth; divorce Elmira Table Company agt. answer sustained. timony before Ma ordered taken. W on defendant granted. Brown granted. White exceptions to . Perdue; tes- miner, Wilson; rule Februar: ison ast. returnable agt. Brown agt. Smith; p tribution directed. In re Mary A. coran, guardian; decree of Orphans’ Court confirmed. Estate of James E. Morean; de- cree of August 22 confirmed. Equity Court No. 2—Justice Hagner. Hill agt. Green: order of referenc ditor to state account. Myers agt. trell; order for commission issue order directing Jno. A. My to. testify. Goddard agt. Goddard: testimony before A. H. Galt, | | examiner, ordered taken. Gorden agt. Dexter; order extending time for fil- ing transcript of record. Sarles agt. Miner: order authorizing trustees to accept offer of to Virginia A. Miner. Harden agt. Harden; order appointing examiner to take mon: testi- Circuit Court No. 1—Judge Cole. Hutchins agt. Miller; judgment for amount admitted in plea, and judgment of condemnation.. Estate of Mary J. Smith: O'Neil agt. jal filed. Circuit Court Ni In re estate of Mary Van trial. Criminal Court No. 2—Juage Bradley. Bryant agt. Eble; judgment on verdict. Spitzer agt. Friedlander; cause certified to Circuit Court No. 2. Bertha M. Scott agt. Alfred G. Uhler; on trial. Probate Court—Judge Hagner. Estate of Margaret Scheuch; will filed. Estate of Chas. Bendire; do. Estate of Jno. L. Edwards; proof of publication. Es- tate of Mary J. G. Temple; petition for sale of stocks. In re orphans of Robert E. and Martha T. Marshall; petition for appoint- ment of guardian led. Estate of Katharine D. Tallman; will filed. Estate of Georgean- executor bonded and qualified. Estate of Frederick Daw; administrator bonded and qualified. In re orphans of Jno. H. Glick; guardian bonded and quali- fled. Walker; motion for 2—Judge McComas. Riswick; cn —_.__. Wool Growers’ in Session. The National Wool Grcwers’ Association met kere tcday with thirty-six members present, representing practically all of the A wool-growing states and terr:tories. resolution was adupted calling on Cong for such a protective tariff on merino wool as. will give the growers 2ast of the Mis- souri river 20 cents per pound, farm value, for unwashed merino, and 25 cents, farm value, for washed. For sections west of the Missouri river 16 cents is demanded, farm value, for unwashed. A committee of seven was appointed, with President Lawrence as chairman, to confer with representatives of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers and with representatives of the Manufacturers’ Club of Philadelphia, with a view to an agreement as to the pending wool and woolen tariff schedule, witi a reservation, however, to the effect that the growers would not agree to any Propositioa not in full accord with their views. It is probable that the conference will be held here tomorrow. It is not yet de- cided whether the growers will appear be- fore the ways and means committee of the House. will be filed 3 If not a written argument ith the committee. Death of Thomas Lucas. Thomas Lucas, a well-known citizen, @ied tcday ut his home, 2158 K street, in the seventy-first year of his age. Mr. Lucas sérved with credit in the Union army. He was a contractor under the board of public works and did a great deal of work for the Dfstrict in building sewers. He was one of the inspectors on the iamous Ly- decker tunnel and came into public notice as being the first one to discover and ex- pose the frauds that were going on in that work. He was afterward employed as an inspector of the sewer department of the District government, but was dropped be- cause of lack of appropriations. He sub- sequently retired to private life. The funeral will take place Thursday ‘morning and the remains-will be buried at Arling- ton. Ordered to Washington. Mayor General Wesley Merritt, command- ing the military department of the Mis- scuri at Chicago, has been ordered to Washington to take charge of the division of United States troops in the inaugural procession. : = A FAMILIAR CASE REVIVED Affairs of the Washington Beneficial Endow- ment Association in Court. Henring of the Suit of the Receiver of the Commercial Alliance Life ~Imsurarce Company. The Court of Appeals met today, after an adjournment for a week, and proceeded to consider the case of Wm. T. Gilbert, re- ceiver of the Commercial Alliance Life In- surance Company of New York, against the Washington Beneficial Endowment As- sociation of this city and others. The hear- ing will probably be concluded tomorrow ‘The local association, it will be recalled, was incorporated in April, 1877, with a capital stock of $10,000, which was subse- quently increased to $20,000, Until August 9, 1894, it conducted its business, when tie New York compary succeeded to its busi- ness, under a deed from President Law- rence Gardner, the transfer, for the nom- inal eum of $10, including even the real estate of the local concern, said to have then been worth $35,000. At the date of the transfer the Washington association was indebted to beneficiaries in a sum of more than $22,000, besides existing certificates of endowment amounting to more than $2,000,- 000, of which the New York company was aware. Details of the Transfer. At the time of the transfer $14,000 was paid by the New York company to Presi- dent Ganiner for the purpose of paying all the persons holding shares of stock in the local association, and no other sum. ‘The trustees of the Washington association had no knowledge of and took no part in the transaction. Neither did the stockhold- ers Knpw or consent to sell the said prop- erty. ‘Living certificate holders August 31, 1894, instituted proceedirgs, praying for a receiver, an accounting, etc., claim- ing that the transaction was a fraud upon their rights, and that the as- sociation was insolyent. October 4, 1894, the local association _instftuted | pro- ceedings against the New York com- pany, claiming that the latter concern had willfully, falsely and fraudulently repre- sented its ability to ascume the business of the Washington association and carry out its obligations, falsely saying that it (the Alliance Company) had $20,000,000 of in- surance in force, with assets of over $350,- 000 and a net reserve of $200,000. Other Proceedings Institated. Heirs of decease’ certificate holders aiso instituted proceelings against both con- cerrs, claiming that the unpaid certificates were liens on the assets, receivers having meantime been appointed for both asso- ciations. Judgment creditors of the local association also sued. The 27th of last June, a sale 0 ington association's real estate ha previously made, Judge Cox, all the suits having been consolidated, set aside the deed of transfer to the Alliance Company, deciding that the sale of the proceeds of the sale of the real estate, about $22,000, should be subjected to the payment of the claimants. He therefore referred the cause to the auditor of the court. to report upon the rights of the various claimants. Meantime the receiver of the New York company had claimed that as receiver he was entitled to the return of the $14,000 which kis company had paid to President Gardner. Therefore he appealed from the ecision of Judge Cox, and on that appeal the Court of Appeals today considered the the Wash- ving been cese. Attorneys Henry D. Hotchkiss of New Ycrk andeThos. M. Fields represented Receiver Gilbert, Messr: uel F. Phil- . A. Lipscomb, Philip Walker, Padg- 5 ‘orrest, O. B. Hallam and Edwards =e rnard appearing on behalf of the other side. The will of the late Charle the United States army, dat and naming the National avings and Trust Company of thi as executor, was filed today. The fullow- ing bequests are made: $3,5 h to Fan- nie, J Anna and Lena Scheller, niec: $1,000 each to Charles Emil and Harriet Bendire Stafford and Robert Rutherford Lawrence; Indian relies, etc., on exhidition in the National Museum to that institu- tion, and ornithological Herary to Dr. A K. Fish. The residue of the estate is devised and bequeathed to Mrs. Emily Scheller, a sister. The will of the late Katharine D. Tall- man, dated May 31, 18%, was also filed to- day. Anna -M. Hopkins, a niece, is made sole beneficiary and named as executrix. — For Divorce. Henry W. Dove today petitioned for divorce from Mary Dove. married here Ma: to whom he 3 z by F A iJ a wife willfully deserting and abandoning him the next day, without reason, he de- clares. Mr. Dove is represented by Attor- ney John C. Foster. —— Miss Field's Readings. Mrs. Eugenc Field and Miss Mary French Field will reach Washington tomorrow morning. During their stay in the city they will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Willerd at 1333 K street. Miss Field will give recitations ,being selections from her father’s poems, tomorrow evening in the Church of Our Father, 13th and L streets. > — Has Returned. The family of Mr. Robert Wedding were greatly relieved this afternoon when the returned to his hcme, 916 3d street north- east, in gocd hewth. Mr. Wedding left about two weeks ago to visit friends in Charles county, Md. Nothing was heard from lim, however, and several days ago a rumor reached the family that a man answering the description of Mr. Wedding had been found frozen io deaih in Prince George's county. Mr. Wedding's relatives aaturslly _be- came much alermed on hearing this. They appealed to the police, and yesterday In- spector Hollinberger addressed a communi- cation to the sheriff of “harles county ask- ing that a search be made for the supposed missing man. a ‘The South Dakota Senatorship. PIERRE, S. D., February %.—But about half the populists took part in the caucus last night, and after two ballots an ad- journment was taken to ihe call of the chairman. This means there will be no more caucusing untii some of the candi- dates withdraw. The motion for such an adjournment came from the anti-Kyle forces. - —_——_—_ Grain and Cottun Markets, Farnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. GRA, - Close. 82 95 3.95 4.06 Low. Close. SS 6.88 a ONG 699 701 75 708 ——.__ Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, February 9.—Flour inactive and 9,770 barrels: e: barrels, WI FINANCE AND TRADE Professional Influences Dominate the Course of Values. DIPLOMATIC COMPLICATIONS AFACTOR Activity in Speculation Centered in Sugar Trust. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS oe Special Dispatch to The Evontug Star, NEW YORK, February %—The stock market opened this morning under the same professional influences which have of late dominated values. Londgn cables re- comparison with last night's closing comparisons with last night's closing prices, but the volume of foreign business was too small to be credited with any in- fluence on the general tendency of prices. Diplomatic complications are the chief fac- tor in the foreign market, but these mat- ters are confined wholly to the sentimental stage. The activity, in its relative sense simply, centered again in American Sugar. From an opening level fractionally in advance of the price recorded during yesterday’4 final rally, the price declined sharply un- der sales for both accounts. One per cent had been conceded before trading became sufficiently deliberate to determine the probable direction of these shares during the balance of the day. The general narrowness of the market gave rise to a belief that the decline was unwarranted, and covering purchases im- mediately became conspicuous. The full Iss was not regained, however. When it seemed most likely tobe, the news of the intreduction of a joint resolution in the New Jersey legislature against trusts put a stop to the advance. A revival of selling followed, and the Jow- est prices cf the were recorded Snough has already sd to warrant the assurance that hostile legislation is to reach its embryo stage at least in many sections of the country, as well as in the federal Congress to be convened during the coming month. All parties in interest cerned over this prospec posed to add to pr are plainly and are not ent holdings. It may be urged with some truth that the selling has been mainly professional, but it is equally true that for once the professional element was first to appreciate the real danger. However little the non-stockhold- ing public might be expected to interfere in matters of this kind, it is certainly e that the general prejudice against enormous capitalization and large dividends will lead to determined effort to suppress a sup- posed wrong. The entire speculative situation is domi- nated by these properties, and no marked activity jin them can fail of reflection im others. The causes may be different, but the present market Js too sentimental to be practical in an emergency. In all of the so-called conservative circles confidence in a higher and less professional market is unabated, Nothing Of importance is ex- pected in the immediate future. The market and the financial situation should be watched. It will be c eventually if the non-committal elem satisfy theinselves with varations for activity only. The wheat market may again be relied upon to serve as an in- dex of the probable stock movement. a FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. " Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schle: : é Open. High. : % American Spirits........ 18) 43% 13% IBig American Spirits, pfd... 324 32s Bay American Sugar. M3y 1IBG UL, may American We «2K 102” 10zy American % TQ 60m oor American Cot ‘ Atchison MK MR 4 My NR LK Canada 5 4545 Canada Ps . . Chesapeake & € 3. C.C. & St. Louis. Chicagoa Nortawestern Chicago Gas Ae C. M. & St. Paul... 2M. & St. Paul, pfd hicago, R.I. & Pacitic.. Consolidated Gas. Del., Lack. & Wa... Delaware & Hudson... Den. & Rio Grande, pfd- Erie... aa General rie Minois Centra’. Lake Shore... Louisville & Nashvill Metropolitan Tractign.. Mahattan Elevated... | Michigan Central Missouri Pacific... National Lead Go...) National Lead Co., pfd._ jew Jersey Central. ew York Central. Northern Pacitic Northern Pacific Ont. & Western. Pacific Mal Phila. & Reading. Puliman P. €. Co. Southern Ry., pfd. Phila. Traction Texas Pacific. Tenn. Coal & Iro1 Union Pacit U.S. Leathe: Wabash, pfd eae Wheeling & L. Erie... Wheeling & L. Erie,pfd. Western Cnion tel... .. Silver...... — WS regular call Railroad ts, $1,000 at 1 Bank,-10 at 106%, 103.” Metropolitan opolitan Railroad Metropolizan Railroad conv. asked. Metropolitaa Railroad 2 Gx, 112% bid, wid. Belt’ Rall- road Ss, 80 u Raflroad Gx, 80 Lid. Columbia Railroad 6s, 317 asked. Wash- ington Gas Ce |. Was! ington Gas Ce Chesa- peake ai 0 American Security amd Trust 5s, A. and O.. J. Washington Mark=t Compauy Ist @s, 105 bid Shington Market Company imp. 68, 10S” id Y % 10'suid. Ma: Washington Marl nprUny « sonic Hall Association 3s, 104 tional Bank Stocks. Bank of the Repu tan, 283 bid. Central, chanics’, 179 bid. id. Citizens’, 1 bid. Columbia, 125 bid. "Capital, 120 bid. Wee End, 107% bid, 119 asked. ‘Traders’, 9% bid, 100 asked. Lincoln, 103% bid, 104 asked. Ohio, 1) bid, 100 asked. Sate, Deposit and Trust Compa Deposit and Trust, 112 shington Loan and Trust, 120 bid, 125 asked. American Security apd Trust, 138%4 bid. 145 anked. Railroad Stocks.—Capital Traction Company, 53 Ud, 57 asked. Metropolttan, 107 bid, 100 asked. Columbia, 48 bid. ‘ie Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, wl, ies. National Safe Gas and Elec 44 bid, 45% asked. Georgetown Gas, 44 bid. U 8. Blectric it, SO bid, 90 asked. Insurance Stocks. —Viceuen s, 42 asked. lin, 38 bid. Metropolitan, 5 bid. Did. Potomac, 67 tid. Arlington, 125 bid, asked. German-American, 190 bic. National pion, id, 14 asked.” Columbia, 11 bid, 1% sked. It 7% Wid, St asked. Prople’s, 5! Mid. “Lincoln, "S¥% vid, 3% asked. Commercial, Did, 5% asked. Title Insurance Stozks.—Real Estate Title, 96 bid. 105 ask. Columbia Tithe, 4% bhi, € asbed. the, District asked. Telepbone Stocks. —I’ennsylvania, 38 bid. Chesa- peake and Potomac, 60 asked. American Grapho- phone, 9% bid. usked. American Gr r 10 bid, 12 a: Pneumatic Gua Carriage, .0i