Evening Star Newspaper, February 17, 1897, Page 2

2 = THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1897-12 PAGES. streets from 7th to i4th streets, complet- ing improvement, $8,000. For grading and regulating Sherman ave- Tue, $10,000. For grading 2nd regniating Kencsaw ave- nue and Park road, $10,000. Provided, ‘That Park road, or Park highway, between Ken- esaw avenue and Kilngle road, be dedi- cated to the District of Columbia, for con- formity with recorded plans of highway extensions; for paving Spruce street, Le Droit Park, from Larcn street to Hare- wood avenue, $5,000; for grading and gravelirg Albemarle street and opening same to Grant road, continuing tmprove- ment, $5,000; for grading and graveling 224 and 24th streets, Langdon, $4,000; for grad- ing and regulating 12th street’ extended, from Florida avenue to Mount Olivet road, $10,000; for paving Massachusetts avenue extended, from 22d street to Sheridan Circle, $5,000; for grading Pennsylvania ave- rue extended southeast. $5,000; for grading end regulating Emporia street, from 12th street to Brentwood road, $5,0%. Provided, That the owners thereof snail dedi- cate the spaces for widening and ex- tending id street = within — tthe Mmits named for conformity with the plans of highways extensions; For continuing the improvement of the Toad extending from Broad Branch road to Chevy Chase circle, $5,000: Provided, That as to the part of said road dedicated as a public highway in 1896, the owners of ad- Joining property shall dedicate the spaces for widening said part for conformity with the plans of highway extensions. For improving 37th street between Back street and Tenleytown road at or near” Schneider lane, $374.48 (the same being un- expended balance of appropriation of June 11, 18%, for paying court expenses and fe: of commissioners, and paying for ground taken, and damages to property to © and extend said street), together with $00 additional for the same purpose. For paving Spruce and Bohrer strects from Larch street to Florida avenue, $7,000. ‘or improving and protecting Connecticut “nue extended beyond Rock creek, $10,- bo, For grading, regulating and paving Princeton street and Reanoke street. from Lith to 1th streets, the appropriation {s increased from $4,500 to 39.000. In all un- der this head $134,500 instead of $40,000, provided in the House bill. Bridge Over Rock Creek. Additions to the House bill are also made as follows “That the chief of engineers of the army shall report to Congress ai its next regu- lar session plans for and the cost of erect- ing a stone arch bridge ard also a steel bridge, with stone foundations, over Rock ereek on the line of Massachuseits avenue extended, the full width of said avenue, ana for this purpose the sum of $2.000, or so much of that as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated.” Washington Aqueduct The apprepnation for the maintenance and general repair of the Washington aque- uct is mereased from $20,000 to $21,000, to permit the cleaning out of the acuecuct, which will cost $1,000. The amendment proposed py Senator Mec- Milian, appropriating $2 38 for the completion of the Washington aqueduct tunnel, its accessories and the Howard U versity reservoir, is added to the b The appropriation for janito care of public school buildings is ch so as to «ive the Waliach bullding $1.(#0) instead of Si as provided in the House bill. The appropriation of $32,000 for repair and im- vement of school buildings and grounds Increased to $40,000, and for the pur- of teols, machinery, materia! and ap- is chase e paratus to be used in connection struction in manual training is i from $8.00) to $10,000, and the appropria- tion for contingent expenses in the school book: from $28,500 to $2u ard school supplies $42 stead of $38,000, as provided in the bi For text More School Houses. The following additional appropriations @re recommended: “For one eight-room building and site, seventh division, county, $0,000; for one eght-room building and site, northeast, sixth division, $40, for feur-room addi- tren to Birney school, eighth division, 0; for lot adjoining Curtis school build- ing, to be or con- iemnation, appropriation for the metropolitan force provides for 318 privates of one, instead of 286, as in the House Di, and for 226 privates of insteal of 1M, Ls in the House bill, which increases appropriation for that branch of t trict government from $576,040 to $610,- ighteen instead of nineteen foremen, aud twenty Instead of thirteen privates are allowed fire department, and 31 3) instead of $159,060, as allowed by the House bill. The appropriation for the re- paits to engine houses is increased from $60 to $4,500, and for repairs to and new appliances, from ». For contingent expenses, $1! tead of $0,000 is allowed. An appropriation of © ange of old-style truck for ae! truck, and $35,000, to he immediate! lable, is allowed for the purchase of lot and furniture for one i ompany. to be located in the bounded by 7th and 12th streets and C and ts northwest. he appropriation of $16.20 for an engine company at Anacostia by the is give mittee, so that it is made immediately availaole. the extension of the fire alarm tele- gr ph, $15,000 is allowed. er the health department an addi- tioral appropriation of $2,400 is made to pay two inspectors of garbage. Contagious Hospital. The House proviston appropriating $110,- Gm) for the purchase of a site for a conta- gious diseases hospital Is stricken from the bill and the following tnserted tn its place For two isolating buildings, to he con- structed in tae discretion of the Commis- sioners of the District of Columbia on the grounds of two hospitais and so operated as @ part of sald hospitals, $5),000. Tat the Secretary of the Interior, the rgeon general of the army and the super § surgeon general cf the marine hos- pital service are hereby constituted a com- miszion to examine suitable sites for a con- taglous disease hospital in the District of a. and the lowest price at which n be obtained and the probable buildings, and to report the result to Congress at the beginning of the “next regular session.” The committee inserts a provision appro- priating $2,000 for the construction of a a cr stene wall around the District jail. Charitable Institutions. Under the head of charities all of the Provisions of the House are stricken out, and the various charitable institutions in he District are appropriated for as follows: For relief of the poor, $13.4); temporary Home for ex-Union Soldiers and Sailors. Grand Army of the Republic, $4,500; Wo. men’s Christian Association, $4,000; Cen- tral Dispersary and ‘Smergency Hospital, F500; Children’s Hospital, $10,000: tional Homeopathic Hospital, Association of Washington, $50; Washington Hos- pital for Foundlings, $6.00; Church Or- phenage Association, St. John’s paris: $1.80; German Orphan Asylum, $1.50 vonal Association for the Relief Destitute Colored Women and Children, #90; St. Ann’s Infant Asylum, $5,400: A: scciation for Works of Mercy, $1,800; Hou: ‘d. $2,200; St. Rose Indus- hool, $4,4: St. Joseph's Asylum, Yourg Women's Christian Home, $3.06; Hope and Help Mission, $1.00; New: beys’ end Children’s Aid Soctety,” $1.00 Eastern Dispensary, $1 Washington Home for Incurabies Munteipal Lodging House. $4,000. For repairs and furniture of Columbia Hospital for Women, $5.00) is allowed. The Tintendent Freed- pital and Asylum is stricken out and th> following Inserted: “For salaries ani compensation, surgeon-in-chief, not to excved $5,000; two assistant surgeons, clerk, matron, nurses, laundresses, &c.. $2,000 Tke Reform School for Girls is given an adiitional appropriation of $240 to pay for & Covi. Por the Industrial Home School $12,000, ead yf $0,900 ts allowed. 4 provision is inserted in the bil! reciting that it ts the policy of the government {n the future to appropriate ‘no money for charitable institutions that are under sec- tarian control. The House appropriation for rifle prac- tice and matehes under the District mill- tia Is increased from $3,000 to $3,600. The House provision that hereafter no electric light company dotng business in the Dtstrict of Columbia shall charge or celiect from the United States or any other consumer of electric arc or incandescent HNebts exceedings 75 per cent of prices charged for such lights on January 1, 1897, in the District of Columbia, ts stricken cut. in | Many wom | the prohibition or Municipal League nom- LATE NEWS BY WIRE Major McKinley’s Condition Pro- + nounced Decidedly Better. MR. HANNA LEAVES FOR CLEVELAND Sg Col. Dudley Sees the President- Elect About Inaugural Matters. WHO WERE OTHER CALLERS CANTON, Ohio, February 17.—Dr. Phil- lips at 11:30 left Major McKinley’s room, much pleased with the improved cordi- tion of his patient. “Major McKinley is decidedly better, he said, “and able to be out of bed today. I think he will be able to take a drive this afternoon. He will not, however, be able to receive callers or do any work this week. National Chairman Hanna left for Cleve- land at 1230 today. Col. W. W. Dudley of Washington, on behalf of the inaugural committee, ar- ranged here today that, except the recep- tion committee, there will be ro escort for the McKinley party from the train to the hotel. Chairman Hanna had nothing to say as to his visit. He was in close communica- tion with Major McKinley, and all visitors who wished interviews with the latter were taken care of by Mr. Hanna during the merning. It is possible Mr. Hanna may return to Canton later in the week. Col. Dudley said it was the original in- tenticn to have the Union Veteran Legion head a military escort, but Maj. McKinley, however, fully appreciating the honor of the escort, desires as little display as pos- sible preceding the inaugural. He says, remarks Col. Dudley, he is as much a pri- vate citizen on March 4 as he is today, and desires to maintain the dignity of the high ofiice to which he has been elected. The inaugural and reception committee will, therefore, receive the President-elect and family and escort them to their rooms at the Ebbitt House. Col. Dudley left at 12:30 for Washington. A gentleman who is in the city to see Maj. McKinley is W. C. Cox of Morrelton, Ark. He says the object of his visit is to interest the President-elect in the ex-slave pension movement, as proposed in Senator Thurston's bill. Mr. Cox says there are upward of 10,000 slaves in Arkansas, and he represents about 3,000 of them. He will probably not get to see the President-elect for a few days. Another visitor today was H. S. Diesem of La Maure, N. D., an ex-member of the siate senate. Mr. Diesem would like an appointment as consulate. He brings in- jorsements from Gov. F. A. Briggs, Lieut. Gov. J. M. Devine, ex-Gov. Roger Allin, a number of state senators and members of the legislature and other prominent officials and citizens of North Dakota. _— MUST STOP FIGHTING. Note Addressed to the Greeks in Crete by the Powers. (Copyrighted, 1897, by the Associated Press.) CANEA, Island of Crete, February 17.— At a meeting of the commanders of the foreign fleets today on board the Itallan Magship a joint note was drawn up and sent by Admiral Canevaro, the Italian commander, who is in command of the united fleets, to the Greek consul here. The note informed the representative of Greece that eny attack upon Canea, Re- timo, Heraklion or Siti would be repelied by the warships of th: foreign powers in Cretan waters. WOODRUFF ELECTED. The Contest for Legislator in the Fif- teenth Ward, Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, February 17.—The re- sult of yesterday's municipal election in wards where there were contests was not known until long after midnight. The strongest fight in the city between the “ccmbine™ and anti-combine factions of the republican party was in the fifteenth ward, the latter faction winning. In this ward Clinton Rogers Woodruff, secretary of the National Municipal League, was elected a member of the legislature to fill a va- ancy, defeating Councilman Joseph L. wope by 68) votes in a total of 7,128, run- ning 409 ahead of his ticket. Mrs. Wm. B. Riley was elected a school director on the ticket which contained the name of Mr. Swope. In three other wards women who received the regular republ nm nom- ination for school director were elected. . however, who received either ination were unsuccessful candidates. In spite of the bitter factional fight in the republican ranks, the election was one the quietest held in this city in recent ars. The vote polled was comparatively light, except in a few wards. Tragedy in the Third Ward. The contest waged between the two fac- tions of the republican party in the third ward culminated in a tragedy. Assembly- man R. Lincoln Roberts, a well-known pol- itician of the ward, who had taken an act- ive part in the fight, was standing on the steps of his home about 12: o'clock this morning, watching a parade of the victo- ious faction, when he was shot in the leg and dangerously wounded. Wm. Reed, a political enemy of Roberts, was arrested, suspected of being the assailant. The crowd of paraders was very nols and when they neared Roberts’ residenc: a crowd gathered on his doorstep. Sud- denly there was a sharp crack of a revol- ver shot, followed by several others, and Roberts fell fainting on the marble steps. ‘There was consternation among the crowd at the doorway and a Kittle excitement among the paraders, but the procession passed on. Roberts was found to be bleeding from a wound In the thigh. At the hospital the surgeons removed a bullet from the wound. The injured man is in a serious condition from loss of blood, but he will probably recover. IN THE MOSQUES. POSTED Placards Found Demanding the Death of the Sultan. CONSTANTINOPLE, February 17.— Placards have been found posted in the mosques demanding the death of the sul- tan. ———— Steamship Arrivals. STOWN, February 17.—Arrived, New Ycrk for Liverpool. SOUTHAMPTON, February 17.—Arrived, Aller, New York, tor Bremen. eee Defeated the Silver Men. CHEYENNE, Wyo., February 17.—In the Wyoming legislature the republicans, by a fuli party vote, have defeated an unquali- fied free silver resolution introduced by democrats and substituted a resolution in- structing the Wyoming delegation in Con- gress to vote and work for measures which might secure free coinage of gold and silver by international agreement. asus Not Owned by Mr. Cleveland. The New York Sun this morning publish- ed a dispatch from Washington which states that the President's country place, “Weodley.” will be placed on the market for sale shortly after March 4, and would probably net Mr. Cleveland a handsome rrefit, perhaps as much as $20,000, on an original investment of $30,000, Ove trouble about the story ts that Mr. Cleveland does not own Woodley, which has been his country home during his pres- ent administration, but simply rents It. The property belongs to the capitalists forming what is known as the California syndicate. — Physician to the Poor. Dr. E. S. Lothrop has been appointed a physician to the poor, vice Dr. Marvin I. Custis, resigned. —+ ‘The Mothers’ Congress. The future sessions of the mothers’ con- gress will be held in the First Baptist Church, corner 16th and O streets north- west, as the banquet room at the Ar- ington is found to be entirely too small = accommodate those who desire :o at- EXTRA SESSION COMMITTEES ‘A Feeling of Antagonism to the Proposed Plan. Reasons Why Other Bodies Than ‘Those Suggested May Be Omitted. Much feeling is manifested among mem- bers of the House over the proposition to confine the work of the extra session to the tariff legislation. What has been sug- gested as a possibility, that the only com- mittees announced at the outset would be the ways and means, rules, mileage and accounts, has, in fact, been practically de- cided upon as a fixed policy by those who usually control. The bare suggestion of this policy excited antagonism and led to talk of combining against the power of the Speaker to fix the policy of the House without reference to party caucus. But now that it is understood definitely that Mr. Reed intends to adopt the policy of restricting the extra session to the con- sideration of the one question, the spirit of resistance Is growing very weak. The fact that whenever the committee as- signments are made Mr. Reed will have their making is sufficient to make ambitious members hesitate to antagonize him. It is not thought to be wise to jeopardize indi- vidual chances of preferment. If the mat- ter lay in the discretion of the republican members of the present House they might make a combination in advance of the elec- tion of a Speaker, sufficiently strong to ccntrol Mr. Reed himself; but it is too well understood that the new members of the next House could not be got into such a combination. They realize, therefore, that it is useless to attempt a fight against him. The policy contemplated is to appoint but the four committees named above; to have the tariff bill reported immediately and passed by the House as speedily as possible, and then to have the House ad- Journ from time to time, pending action by the Senate. There are three good reasons for following this course. First of all, it will save considerable time. If the Speaker had to revise the whole committee list be- fore appointing the ways and means com- mittee considerable time would have to be consumed in this work before the tariff bill, though all ready for consideration, could be reported to the House. Two or three weeks might be consumed in this way before the House could begin work. To Control the House. Another reason of perhaps more practical importance than this is that it will be eas- ier to control the House to the carrying out of a definite policy as to tariff legislation if the bill is acted on while the committee assignments are still pending. However important it may be to the party in power and to the country at large to put through a tariff bill constructed on definite scien- tfie lines, it is a very difficult matter to hold representatives in the House back from pressing for certain things of local interest which may conflict with the gen- eral plan. As nearly perfect as the Dill may be when reported, it cannot be entire- ly satisfactory to every one, and there might be encugh malcontents to combine and break down the work of the committee in some particular. The success of tariff legislation at the extra session will depend largely upon the power of the committee to preserve the in- tegrity of this bill after it is reported to the House. If there are any discontented and selfishiy inconsiderate members of the House disposed to make trauble, they will be less apt to indulge in bushwhacking if they have yet to go to the Speaker for favors. If the committee assignments were all made they might be more independe and, moreover, many of them might nursing a disappointment as to commit- tee place which would add to this gen- eral discontent. It is a plain proposition that the tariff bill can be passed more easily before the general committee assign- ments are made. To Avoid General Business. A third good reason for not organizing the committees at once is that if they are organized there will be a restless desire to get the House to work on a lot of things as scon as the tariff bill has been sent over to the Senate. It is recognized by all men of experlence in Congress that indiscrim- inate legisiation should be avoided at the extra session. If the decks are cleared for the tariff it wili be got through both houses more satisfactorily, and it is realized that until this measure has gone into operation it cannot well be known what the further needs of legislation are. One thing is suggested today that may interferc a little with this general de- sign. It is feared that the general de- ficiency bill may fail to become a law at this session and that it will have to go over to the extra session. There Is positive danger of this, and {t would necessitate the appointment of the appropriations com- mittee at the same time with the ways and means. The situation in the Senate is shaping up so that it can be fairly well calcu- lated what treatment may be there an- ticipated for the tariff bill. Its adoption is safely assured, but the general ten- dency there will probably be to increase the House rates. It will not be the policy of the opposition to make a fight for re- duction of rates of duty and increases may be necessary here and there to secure votes. It is not probable that any vote can be secured by a reduction of any pro- tective feature. —EEEEEE——EE WIPING OUT THE SALOONS. Washington to Adopt the Dispensary Liquor System. OLYMPIA, Wash., February 17.—Wash- ington is on the verge of wiping out all her saloons and wholesale liquor houses by adopting a prohibitory law similar to that governing the sale of liquors in South Carolina. The dispensary law, known as the Cline bill, passed the house by a vote of 47 ayes to 30 nays, much to the sur- prise of the house itself. The measure was supported by nearly all of the middle-of-the-road populists and by a few silver republicans. The proposed law puts full control of the liquor traffic in the hands of the governor, but eliminates from the South Carolina law the profit system. The governor ap- peints a state commission, which in turn appoints county commissioners, and they in turn appoint local dispensers of ail liquor being handled through the state ccmmission with a sufficient profit at- tached to pay all expenses of the different boards and dispensers. No liquor is to be sold at retail to be drunk upon the premi- ses, and minors or drunkards are prohib- ited from receiving it. It is to be sold only in quantities not less than a pint nor more than five gallons. The promoters are now confident the measure will pass the senate. TOPEKA, Kan., February 17.—The fight in Kansas for resubmission of the liquor question is apparently lost in the state legislature. The house sitting as a com- mittee of the whole had recommended the adoption of a joint resolution for the re- submission of the question to the people in the form of a constitutional amend- ment. The resolation then came up in the regular order, but failed of adoption by a vote of 62 ayes to 60 nays, failing of the required two-thirds majority of eighty-five votes. Resubmissionists acknowledge their defeat. —.__. RETURNING TO LONDON. Senator Wolcott Informed of Ger- many’s Position on Bimetallism. BERLIN, February 17.—Senator Edward O. Wolcott of Colorado, who has been visiting this city in the Interests of bi- metallism, has sterted on his return to London. While in this city the senator conferred with Prince Hohenlohe, the im- perial chancellor; Baron Marschall yon Bieberstein, the minister for foreign af- fairs; Dr. Miquel, the minister of finance, and Dr. Koch, governor of the Reichsbank. He was assured that Germany would join in a bimetallic convention provided Great Britain and France agreed to do so. Senator Wolcott did not see the bimetallic leaders, Dr. Arendt and Count von Mir- bach, while here. During his stay in the capital Senator Wolcott was entertained by John B. Jack- gon, secretary of the United States em- baesy; Charles De , the United States ccrsul general, and ‘bert Squires, sec- ae secretary of the United em- IN CONGRESS. TODAY Conference Report on the Immigra- tion Bitt in the Senate. SPEECHES FOR AND AGAINST IY aes : A Sharp Clash Between Messrs. Palmér and Hoar. ——_> MATTERS IN THE HOUSE Mr. Sherman presented a joint resolu- tion in the Senate today, and secured its immediate consideration and adoption, au- thorizing the Secretary of War to detail an officer of the army to accept the posi- tion of military instructor under the gov- ernment of the Greater Republic of Cen- tral America. Ex-Senator Farwell of Illinois came on the floor during the proceedings, and was greeted by his old associates. Mr. Proctor (Vt.) presented the creden- tials of his venerable associate, Mr. Mor- rill, for another term beginning March 4 next. A resolution by Mr. Pettigrew (S. D.) was agreed to requesting the Secretary of State for a copy of any reply that may have been received to the letter of Secretary Gresham to Sir Julian Pauncefote, British ambassa- dor, in January, 1895, calling attention of the British government to the utter failure to protect the fur seals under the award of the Paris court of arbitration. Also a resolution by the same senator asking the Secretary of the Interior whether he had granted privileges to cer- tain persons to operate a steam passenger appliance in the Yellowstone canyon, and if so, to suspend such grant. Dismissals at Omaha, Mr. Allen (Neb.) then spoke on his reso- lution relating to dismissals from office at South Omaha, Neb. He said the alleged causes of dismissal were utterly puerile. The senator said that in the case of tw ladies who were discharged their offense was that of having Mr. Bryan's picture in their window. There were six other ladies, Mr. Allen said, who had McKinley pictures in their windows, but they were not dis- turbed. The ladies who displayed the Bryan pictures did it in honor of a citizen of their owr: state, and yet, Mr. Allen said, this administration had brought about the discharges. The senator cited other cases of men who hid been dismissed, he alleged, because they had spoken for Bryan. Mr. Allen declared that from this it appeare that the civil service law was a fraud anf a delusion, and that the civil service com- mission was using it for most unworthy purpose. Mr. Allen’s resolution calling on the civil service commission for full information as to the South Omaha discharges was then agreed to. The Immigration Bi Mr. Lodge (Masg.) then brought forward the conference gepprt on the immigration bill, the purpog® B¥Jng, according to pre- vious agreemefft, to, take a final vote on the measure at 4 path. Mr. Lodge explaifiéd that the bill as now presented mo ed 3the provision of the “a language in w in emigrant ts to read or write to Eng) some other language. It ulsc overcame fhe objection that hus- band and wifé5 t be separated. The Corliss amendigen relative to Canadian border immigration, «was retained. Mr. Palmer afpoxéd the report. He said he knew cf nod sentiment for which he had greater detestation than “nativism.” He held that the right of migration and expatiation was essential to the liberty of individuals. Thig bill was an exten- sion of the same sentiment of nativism. Mr. Palmer pointed out defects in va- rious sections. "The gest of literacy would, he said, operaté aainst a worthy class and not against the dangerous men, the “brawling ‘anarchists,". who were able to read and write. He said the restriction on Canadian border immigration was with- out a parallel in the legislation of the world. It was a remarkable movement to originate in the “land of the free and the home of the brave.” With the adoption of this mirérable narrow policy our neigh- bors north and south would be inyited to adopt a similar course. It was an outrage, he declared, on the comity of nations and the civilization of the age. Messrs. Palmer and Hoar Clash. There was a clash between Mr. Palmer and Mr. Hoar when the former stated that Massachysetts was the only northern state which refused suffrage to men who could not read and write. Mr. Hoar defended this provision of the Massachusetts con- stitution and referred to criticism as “pure demagoguery.”” Mr. Palmer responded that the Massachusetts senator seenied tc fall to realize the dignity and importance of American citizenship, and he was reminded that during the war Massachusetts sent emissaries to the south and filled her quota of troops with colored men who could not read or write. Mr. Carter (Mont.) alsu opposed the re- port. He hoped the bill would be recom- mitted in order that he might move an amendment providing that the restrictions shall not apply to a resident citizen of any country on this hemisphere. 5 He said the border restrictions were worse than any civilized country today. The United States had assumed to speak for the people of this hemisphere, and to proclaim pelicies for the Americas, North and South. And yet this pessimistic and drastic restriction against those to the north and south of us was proposed. It would, Mr. Carter declared, lead to retalia- tion by every government on this hem- Isphere, thus arraying the United States against its neighbors. bs Agninst Restriction. Mr. Caffery (La.) spoke against the gen- eral principle of -restricting immigration. In this connection he read a letter from the rcvelist “Ouida” as to Itallan immigrants. The senator sald the Italians coming from the agricultural sections were industrious ‘citizens, while the Sicilians were less desir- able. Mr. Chandler interjected the statement that Loutsiana had furnished Italtan riots, a number of Italians had been killed, and the United States had been compelled to irdemnify. Mr. Caffery responded that these riotous outbreaks gave no basis for judging a peo- ple as a whole or of the sentiment in which they were held. THE HOUSE. The House todayimgreed to the confer- ence report on the Bill‘to fix the ‘times and places for holdifig cgart in Utah. Mr. Blue (Kgp.) ppposed a conference report, by which, th¢ House was to recede from its amendmest to a bill incteasing the pension of’ Luty Alexander Payne, widow of Captain.<4. Scott Payne, to $50 ber month. The House fixed the amount at $20. Mr. Blue maigtained that the House should cling to‘a fixed rule, and not grant a pension of ats than $30 to the widow of an officer belUw.the rank of general. Mr. Sipne;s Warning. Mr. W. A. Stone (Pa.) warned his col- leagues of the dangsr involved in the pas- sage of these epecial pension bills. He said if the practice Continued all the wid- ows who are now drawing pensions would demand special legislation in their behalf. There were thousands of cases as deserv- ing as this. Mr. Crowther (Afo.) look the same-rosi- iiThe House refused t ie House rei 0 agree to the cop- ference report—28-06—and the bill waa scht to ee ee pom terenoe. s conference report on the legislati: executive and judicial appropriation. bili occasioned some debate on the item. re- = $0 be acenzise gn of the Congres- ion: : x Mr. Bingham, who was in chargs of the report, in answer tO.a question, sald the new appointments provided for by the bill 87 in number), would be made by the :l- brarian and the superintendent of the new building. “Will the Ibrarian, as heretofore,” asked Mr. Bartlett (N. Y.), “in considering réecom- mendations, listen only to the members of the Senate?” cannot answer,” responded Mr. Bing- ham, smiling. Mr. Bingham said the new librarian would be appointed July 1. The report was adopted, and the bill passed. A bill was passed to remove the political disabilities of Col. ‘Wm. E. Sims, who was & member of the Thirty-fifth and Thirty- sixth congresses. 3 Under the arrangement made on Monday the bHI to provide for the use and occupa- tion of reservoir sites reserved by the geo- logical survey was taken up with the un- derstanding that two hours should be al- lowed for debate. se cg THE RUBBER TRUST. Examination of Charles R. Flint, th ‘Treasurer. NBW YORK, February 17.—Charles R. Fiint’s examination before the joint legis- lative committee on trusts was continued teday. Mr. Flint is the treasurer of the United States Rubber Company. He ex- Flained that the capitalization of the com- panies consolidated by the rubber trust was as follows: Elkan and Candee Rubber Company of New Haven, $600,000; the Good- year Metallic Rubber Shoe Company, $1,- €00,000; Meyer Rubber Company of New Brunswick, N. J., $200,000; New Jersey Rub- ber Company, organized 1870, $200,000; New Brunswick Rubber Company, $300,000; the American Rubber Company, Cambridge, Mass., $1,000,000; Boston Rubber Company of Boston and Chelsea, capital, $300,000; Lycoming Rubber Company, $100,000; Rub- ber Manufacturing Company. $300,000. Following this Mr. Flint was questioned as to the part he took in the organization of the United States company. He parried the question which was aimed at extracting an admission that he was the head of the combine and evaded the point at issue. “Who preceded you as secretary?” “John P. Townsend, president of the Knickerbocker Trust Company.” Witness said that when he accepted the office of treasurer of the rubber company he found that certificates were issued in accordance with the law, and that emi- nent counsel had been consulted in every move and transaction. s Asked if he brought the books of thé company and other data called for yes- terday Mr. Flint said he had telephoned the office of the company and done every- thing possible to procure the desired in- formation, but had not succeeded. He, however, produced the certificate of or- ganization, which was handed to Senator Lexow. “Do you mean to be understood as say- ing that, as treasurer of the company, you have never made any effort to discover whether a proper price had been paid for the properties and for which the $26,000,- 000 was Issued?” “The papers were not accessible to me. The appraising committee were men of the highest standing and I had the ut- most reliance on their report.” “In reply to another question witness said that the report referred to was stow- ed away In the archives of the company in New Jersey. Senator Lexow accused the witness of “drawing fine pairs” and demanded “yes or no” to the question as to whether or not H. B. Hollins & Co., bankers, had dis- tributed the stock through the regular channels. — NEWS TO MR. HANNA. He Knows Nothing About Mr. Reported Utterances, Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, February 17.—The publication in Cincinnati and New York yesterday that Geo. B. Cox had said that the Foraker faction could not afford to break with Hanna on the senatorial ques- tion was shown to Mr. Hanna today. The story also intimated that Cox would in return for favoring Hanna receive a good personal appointment, and the distribution of a great deal of patronage. Mr. M. A. Hanna said in response to an interview that it was all news to him. If Mr. Cox had decided to support him for the Senate he had not been informed of the fact. He knew nothing, he said, about Cox influence in the distribution of patron- age. Cox's ee GARY FOR THE CABINET. f Major McKinley Says the lander Haw Been Chosen. » Mass., February 17.—A personal friend of President-elect McKinley, who resides at Washington, and who is staying in this city for a few days, stated today that It is positively decided that James A. Gary of Ellicott City, Md., will be tke scuthern member of McKinley's cabinet. The position assigned him is that of the Postmaster General. The gentleman who makes the statement will not allow the use of his name, but states that his information is authoritative. CHARGED WITH LARCENY. A Young Woman Accused of Stealing Jewelry. Miss Bessie Stacey, a well-known and at- tractive-looking young woman, who re- sides at 945 K street, spent last night at the sixth precinct police station, on New Jersey avenue, in charge of the matron, Mrs. McLeod. She was charged with grand larceny. This afternoon she was driven to the clerk’s office of the Police Court, where she was released on bail, Spencer Nervis becoming surety in the sum of $1,000. Miss Stacey, shortly after 3 o’clock yes- terday afterncon, it is charged, entered the Jewelry establishment of Harris & Shafer, on Pennsylvania avenue between 11th and 12th streets, and asked to examine some rirgs and other jewelry. The clerk who waited on her detected the fair customer in the act of purloining sev- eral articles, ard she was detained while Detective Mattingly, who had been sum- moned, was on his way to the store. It is claimed that a gold watch, a costly ring and a valuable pin, belonging to Harris & Shafer, were found in the possession of Miss Stacey. Miss Bessie is the adopted daughter of Mrs. Stacey, a widow, who has lived at 245 K street a great many years, coming to this city originally from Knoxville, Tenn., where the family is highly regarded. It is believed that the defense to be of- fered in behalf of Miss Bessie is that she was not responsible for her actions, being, not perfectly hypnotized, but nevertheless practically completely under the control of a young man who had influenced 4er to evil. es Resigned His Command. SAN FRANCISCO, February 17.—Colonel R. H. McLean, until lately commander of the Hawaiian army, has arrived in San Francisco qn his way to New York. Col- onel McLeah resigned his commission early in February, and will remain in the United States. He was formerly a leutenant in the United States navy. —— Donations for India Are Slow. SAN FRANCISCO, February 17.—The lo- cal committee engaged in securing a ship load of grain to send for the relief of the famine sufferers in India is again sclicit- ing contributions, only about gne-fourth of the cargo having been placed. Dona- tions of wheat can be shipped free of charge to G. W. McNears’ warehouse at Port Chosta. nr Connecticut Avenue Extensio: In connection with the proposition for the straight extension of Connecticut avenue as ‘embodied in the amendment to House bill 10,167, the Commissioners today, in a letter to Chairman McMillan, said: “If Congress desires that the extension of Connecticut avenue should not conform to the recorded plans, but should be straight, then the bill seems to be in good form to attain the object. In view of the agitation upon the subject, and the in- troduction of the intended amendment to change the line of the avenue, the Com- missioners represent the great desirability of action ai an early time if any change in the location is to be made at all.” os Presidential Nominations. The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Postmasters—L. H. Young, at Chino, Cal.; Stephen C. Woodson, St. Joseph, Mo.; Ida ¢. Kratochwill, Boscobel, Wis. Navy—To be chaplains in the navy, J. H. McJunkin of Iowa and D. R. Leland of New Jersey. Medical Inspector J. R. Tryon to be a medical director. Also a number of other naval promotions. z a FINANCE AND TRAD Good Effect of a Better Feeling Abroad. EXTENT OF THE COUNTRY’S EXPORTS Nothing New in the Conditions to Influence Stocks. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, February 17.—A continua- tion of the improvement in the foreign mazkets, which was so maniiest yestercay, was apparent again today, and british consols were further advanced on the con- tinued belief that a satisfactory solution of the Cretan question will be reached. The market for Americans, however, was a lit- tle lower, which was reflected in the local market in a decreased figure for initial quotations. Among the inflvences in the market the figures representing the country’s export and import trade for January should be considered. Although the outward trade of the United States last month has been once or twice exceeded in the nation’s history, ii is still remarkable. The imports duriag the present period, however, should not be overlooked. The manufacturers and traders are all taking advantage of the op- portunity under the present tariff to pur- chase abroad, and in cognizance of this fact we may note the strong rate of foreign exchange. The upward tendeacy of stocks yesterday was undoubtedly due to the covering of short contracts. There is nothing new in the conditions to influence stocks, and as soon as the short interes: has been cur- tailed the market will assume its natural state of indifference. Prices today, after the early trading, commenced to sag, with ail tre activity in the industrials. In con- trary to thg rest of this was Tobacco, which the shorts took control of, increas- ing ihe price from ¢) to 8. There is nothing new tn the company’s affairs to warrant the rally, the shorts being in stru- mental in the rise. The trading in Manhattan today was characterized by the same feverish con- ditions. Speculation as regards the next dividend of this stock seems to have been definitely settled in the street, they having come to the conclusion that at the next meeting of the directors the rate will be reduced to a four per cent basis. The statement of earnings for tine December quarter, the most profitable one in the year, was certainly a disagreeable surprise to the friends of the company. The selling of the stock has been by strong parties, and it is believed that im- portant inside holdings have been marketed in anticipation of the inevitable reduction of the dividend. The failure of a small bank, the Mer- chants’ National Bank of Jacksonville, Fla., Was announced shortly after the opening of the exchange. The foreign exchange market is un- changed today, and is still in the same quiet state. A better feeling regarding the political situation abroad has stayed the advance in rates, which remain unchanged to_a fraction lower. The market continued to sag up to de- livery hour, when prices commenced to im- prove a little, closing firm, but with a reduction for the day. —————— 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. Mvore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. Open. High. Low. Close. 5 133, ¢ 13% 32% 18K 108 American Spirits... American Spirits, pfd. American Sugat! American Sugar, pfd. American Tobacco American Cotton Oil, Atchison ....... Baltimore Canada Canada Pac Chesapeake & Ohio ©. C.C. & St. Louis: M. & St. Paul, pfd. Chicago, KI. & Pacitic. > Consolidated Gas. - Del., Lack. & W.. Delaware & Hudson. Den. & Rio Grande, pi Erie . - Ilinols Central Lake Shore. < Louisville & Nashville. Metropolitan Traction. Mahattan Klevated. Michigan Central Missouri Pacitic é National Lead Go. E tional Lead Co., ptd.. ‘w Jersey Central. ‘w York Centrat. jorthern Pacific. Northern Pacitte, pid. Ont. & Western Pacitic Mai Phila. & Reading. Pullman P. C. Co - Southern Ry., pfd. Phila. Traction ‘Texas Pacific. ‘Tenn. Coal & Iron: Union Pacite U.S. Leather, pfd.. Wabash, pfd.. Wheeling & L. Erie...°? Wheeling & L. Erie,pfd. Western Union Tel... Silver. si eae Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular_ call o'clock m.—U. 8. 4s, cou- pon, $200 at 112; at 112. Metropolitan’ Ratt. road conv. 6s, $1,000 at 114. M. ropolitan Rail- road certificates, $180 at 125. W: at 45. U.S. Electric Ly Gan Carriage, luv at 100 at 1.30; 10) at 1 100 at 1.31; 100 at 1.31 31; 100 at 131: 30 at 1.30; 100 at Lai: 100 at 1.31. Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 at 124 10 at 1: 15 at 124%: 10 at 124%; 10 at retthe Jo at 124;°5 at 124.” Lanston Monotype, 73 at 6. 50 at 9X. After call—American Gray phone, District of Columbia crag 20 bid. 30-year fun 6s, gold, ) 1901, currenc ill bid. oa ‘y, 111% bid. Miscellancous Ronds.—Metropolitan_ Railroad 40% bid, 112 asked. Metropolitan Railroad a Gs, 113 bid. Metropolitan Katlroad certilicates of indebtedness, 120 bid. Belt Rallroad 5s, & bid, 75 asked. Eckington Ratlroad 6s, 85 bid. 91 asked. Columbia Railroad Gs, 116 bid, 118 asked. Wash: ington Gas Company 6s, series’ A, 113 bid. . Wash. ington Gas Company. Gs, series B, 114 bid.” Chena- Peake and Potomac Telephone 5s, 100 bid. Atmerl- can Security and Trust 5s, F. "and A., 100. bid. American Security and Trust be, A. and O., 100 Washington Market Company ist 6s, 108 bid. Yitshingtoa Market Company imp. "Gs, 208 bia. hington Market Company ext. ds, 108 bi § sonle Hall” Association 3a, Tod bid raters: National ‘tocks.—Bank of Washington, 25 bid, 315 asked. “Metropolitan, ‘285 bid. Central, 260 bid. Farmers and Mec! nics”, i bid, 1 asked. Second, 134 bid, 140 asked. itizens’, 115. Asked, “West fod, Teoh bia thes ters, Wi %4 bid, 110 asked. Traders’, 3% bid, 100 asked.” Lincoln, 102 bid, 103% asked Deposit dad. Trea Tiss : . rest, |. Washington Loan and ‘Trust, 140% bd, 125 asked, American Securi - iY a rashington Safe Deposit, 50 bid. Mroad Stocks.—Capital ‘Traction . 58 bid, 55, asked. Metropolitan, 106 bid, 110 asked. Cotumb! ca bid. tsi Gas ai lectric Light Stocks.—Washi fon 44% bid, 45 asked. Georgetown Gan df tid Hlectric Light, 88 bid, 92 asked. Insurance | Stocks.—Firemen's, 20 bid, 40 asked. Franklin, 38 bid. Metropolitan. 70 Did, 50 ance Corcoran, fomac, 68 bid. Arlington, 1:5 bid, 140" asked.” German-American, 180 bid.” Xn. tional U; 10 bid, 14 asked. Columbia, 11 bid, 13 asked. 7% bid, 6% asked. FP Did, 6 a, anced | Lincoln, bid, Tite Insurance changed. ter firm, unchanged. firm and active, Government Bonds. Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers. y Cui per cents of 1898. Carrency 6 per cent of 1Ny9. Grain Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers nd brokers, 1427 F st., members New York Stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. GRAIN. a Georgetown. There was a mad dog scare in tewn this morning, and the people theeneighborhood are still apprehensive. The whole trouble was caused by a young bird dog, a setter of white with brownish markings on the back and front part of the body. The animal was seen on the streets last evening by several policemen, attention being particularly attracted to him on account of his pugnaciou» tend eles in fighting with every dog that across his path, ge- in me Even early this morning the dog was seen roaming about, but nothing was thought of it until he attacked several children, fortunately not Injurirg them Around 10 o'clock shis forenooa the appeared on Jefferson avenue, coming north from K street. The litte child cf Thomas Athey of 111 Jefferson avenue, a well-knowa iceman, was stznding in front of its hous» locking into an open window. Luckily, to protect it from the cold and amp, the mother had put on the child a heavy coat. Seeing the child, the dog ma a bound for it, and jumped on its back, ening its jaws on the child's arm and ndeavoring to bite through the coat sleev The cries of the cnild drew assistan and st the same time scared the — do; which let go its bold, staggered out in the gutter and went at an uneven gait up the street. In front of house Wit Jeff uttle William Pascoe, a five-year-old ¢ cred child, was sitting, his mother being irside the house getting ready to send the boy on an errand. The dog jumped on the ebild and atte pted to get at his face, but the child instinctively protected itself by kicking his little feet. The dog seized the feet and t the shoes off. It was still endeavoring to bite the child when the screams of the infant att od the attention of a colored man by the name of Briggs, who lived opposite. He quickly crossed the street, kicked the dog away, and then struck it with a stone. Feeling certain that the animal was mad he hit it several more times with stones, and e1 ded the existence of the trate. After a careful examination the child of Mr. Athey was found to be unhurt, and the little colored boy escaped with the same re- sult. The dog was examined, after being Killed, and the tongue was found to be black. This, with iis queer actions, gave all the impression that the animal was suf- fering with rabies. The poli: in to trace its actions, and the resu! to be surprising. The dog was seen on the streets last evening, and it is reasonably supposed that he has gone arounc streets of the west- ern section of the city for fully twenty- four hours. Though the animal dtd not at- tack any human beings, there 15 no telling the number of dogs with whom he came in contact, and strict efort il be mace by the police to locate all animals thozeht to have been bitten. > ex ean THE VACANT ATTORNEYsuIP. esident in No Hurry to Approve the Bill for Its Filling. The act authorizing the Supreme Court of the District to fill a vacancy in the of- j tice of United States district attorney un- der certain circumstances was submitted to the President this morning. He concluded to have it take the regular course, and it may be two or three @ays yet before he acts upon ii. It was sent to the Attorney Gereral today for a report as to whether there are any objections te its approval. ‘There was no suggestion of the necessity of haste in the matter, and the presump- tion is that the measure will take its place with a lot of other bills and be considered in regular order. The bill may be returned to the Presi- dent tomorrow, and again it may not reach him before Friday or Saturday. The liberation shown in the treatment of this important bill seems to indicate that the President is ir no hurry to act upon it. It is said he prefers the confirmation of Mr. Dav and does not wish to do any- thing that will tend to delay that result. BOUND FOR CHARLESTON. Seeretary Herbert and Party to Visit the Blockading Fleet. A distinguished party will leave here this afterroon to visit the naval squadron now engaged in a sham blockade of the port of Charleston, S. C. The trip will be made in a private car over the Atlantic Coast line. The party included Secretary and Miss Herbert, Mrs. Benjamin Micou, Mrs, Rich- ardson Clover, Mrs. W. H. H. Southerland, Mrs. George P. Harrison, ex-Senator M. C. Butler, Col. T. Stobo Farrow aud Mr. Lewis H. Finney, Secretary Herbert's pri- vate secretary. Attorney General Harmon, Capt. Wintz of the British navy and others will follow on <. later train. ‘The Secretary ani party will arrive at Charleston tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock, and after a short stay at the Charleston Hotel will embark at 11 o'clock on the revenue cutter Colfax to review the fleet and visit the flagship. Returning at 4 o'clock, the Secretary will hold a reception at the city hall, and he will make an address at the banquet of the chamber of commerce in the evening. Friday morning the party will drive about the city and make calls. At night they wiil atterc a bell, given in honor of the Sec- retary and the officers of the fleet. > +—____ Charge Against Mrs. Lockwood. Rosa C. Breital and Wm. 8. Heck, claim- ing to be children of the late John M. Heck, who died here June 1, 1882, today applied to the Probate Court, through Attorney Thos. C. Taylor, for an order to compal Belva A. Lockwood, as guardian of their father's minor children, to pay into the court: the The petitioners charge that Mrs. Lock- wood received frem the government the said scm of $1,505.80 as pension money due their father, and applied all of the money to her own use. on 5th street near the pen- about 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. carried