Evening Star Newspaper, February 20, 1897, Page 2

2 THE EVENING: STAR, ‘SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1897-24 PAGES. LATE. NEWS BY WIRE ——— Col. McCook’s Cabinet Office Not Yet Fixed. HE IS EXPECTED SOON AT CANTON The President-Elect Has a Problem to Solve. HIS HEALTH IS RESTORED Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, February 20.—John J. McCook of New York is expected at Can- ton soon to talk with McKinley in regard to the cabinet. It is regarded as certain that he will be # member, but the portfolio is not yet decided. It is believed here that Judge McKenna will not be made Secretary of the Interior. It is also believed by some here that John J. McCook will not be se- lected for Attorney General. The selection of Judge McKenna as the head of the In- terior Department caused much opposi- tion from patriotic orders. it is believed John J. McCook. that Judge eral rather than partment, and his name oppc In the event the n MeKenna will be Attorney Gen- at the head of ihe Interior there are rumors of plac- ite the navy portfolio. y should be given to California, ex-Gov. Long will likely be the Attorney General. But it is not certain that McKenna will be the Secretary of th Navy, and it is fully as possible that Mc- Cook will not be Attorney General. This is the Information obtained at Canton this morning. Major McKinley's Health Restored. CANTON, Ohio. February 20.—‘Presi- dent-eleet_ MeKirley has fully recovered his aceustor-ed good health,” said Dr. T. H. Phillips, to a representative of the As- sectated Press tnis morning, “and I be- lieve is stronger than ever. That does not mean, however, that he will resume his receiving visitors promiscuously, as I have advised emphatically against that. What business the President-elect will give nts attention to prior to nis departure for James A. Gary. gton will be what has been par- ly arranged before hand. Special v:! itors, cr these who come by invitation from the major. will be given audience, but net deal of this will be transacied. and freedom from official cares the past week has been most ial to him. Senator Pritchard of Marshall, » this mornirg. companied by Chas. Prince of €., counsel for the Southern Senator Pritchard said lelayed on account of his a great The rest obtained Peas N.C. >My Ks a, said the P ers and indorse- ments from my state, asking that Cal. James E. Boyd be given a portfolio In the cabinet. either that of Attorney General or Secretary of the Interior. Col. Boyd is an attorney of ability and talent, and would make an _efticient official. I see that Mr. ry of Maryland has been chosen as the uthern member of the cabinet. I believe t ‘ary will be perfectly satisfactory and as two men from that section of the country are hardly expected for the cabinet, I suppose Col. Boyd will ¢ in the official family. ‘I am not here on any particular mission er than to speak a good word if oppor- oceurs.”* ide from Senator Pritchard's interview with Maj. MeKinley. no other visitors gain- ed an audience. There were several callers during the morning, but none were favored an interview —_> —_ WITNESSES WERE NOT PRESENT. Shert Session of the Trust Investignt- ing Committee Today. W YORK, February 20.—Chairman Lexow of the legislative committee iny ligating the alleged existence of trusts was not present when the committee met today, and, after waiting some time for him, As- semblyman Bedell assumed the chair. The officers of the American Tobacco ompany had been subpoenaed for today’s session, but when Mr. Bedell called for James R. Smith, James B. Duke and Josiah Brown, one after the other, there was no response. Mr. Duke ts president and Mr. Brown vice president, of the American Tobacco Company, and. Mr. Smith is presi- dent of the Wholesale Grocers’ Assoclatiot Owing to the non-appearance of witness: summoned, Mr. Bedell announced that the committee would have to adjourn until Tuesday at lo = in speaking Gf the non-appearance of the witnesses, Assemblyman Bedell said he thought the poena serving might not have been regular in the case of the three Witnesses. They will, however, be given un- til Tuesday next, at which time they will be adjudge ity of contempt in case they do not re OUSTED THE the € Council of Ne- braskn City. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., February 20.— r six hours of joeration the city . by a vote of 7 to 1, found Mayor Charles W. Stahihut guilty of official mis- et and of obstructing the business of sity. andthe eouncil The verdict, signed by seven members, says in part: “That the said C. W. Stahihut be, and MAYOR. Action of cond is hereby excluded from, ousted and re- lieved, @ put out of his said cifice as r { Nebraska City, Neb.. and from all the privileges, and emol- uments thereof. oe Presentat to the Texas. GALVESTON, Texas, February 20.—In the presence of 10,000 people the dinner ser- vice purchased by subscription from citi- tens of Texas at a cost of $5,000 was pre- tented to the battle ship Texas yesterday. Whe exerciwes tcok place on the heach. Gov. C. A, Culberson made the presentation specch. Capt. Glase of the Texas respond- ed in behalf of the battle ship. A parade of marines and militia preceded the exer- elses. BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION. A reference to the statement be- low will show that the circulation sworn to is a bona fide one It {s easily possible for @ news- paper with an elastic conselence te swell its legitimate circulation enor mously, in order to deceive adver~ tsers, by sending out thousands of Papers to newsstands, which are re- turnable, and which are in fact re- turned, but nevertheless are in- cluded in what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however, Judge by results, and bogus cireula- tions don’t give them. The family circulation of The Star is many thousands in excess of any other Washington paper, and is be- Meved to be fully five times that of our afternoon contemporary. Circulation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, February 18, 1897. MONDAY, February 15, 1997. TUESDAY, February 16, 1997. WEDNESDAY, February 17, 1897 THURSDAY, February 18, 1997 FRIDAY, February 19, 1997... Dally average... rane I solemnly swear that the above statement rep- resents oniy the number of copies of THE EVEN- ING STAR lated during the six secular days ending Friday, February 19, 1897—¢hat is, the number of coples actually sold, delivered, furnish- ed or mailed, for valuable oopsideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies so counted are returnable to or remali in the office unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this twentieth day of February, D. 1897. JESSE W. RAWLINGS, Notary Public, D. C. CORCORAN ART GALLERY. Favorable Report to Purchase the Old Building on Pennsylvania Avenue. Senator Hawley made a favorable report this afternoon from the committee on mili- tary affairs on an amendment proposed by him to the sundry civil appropriation Dill providing that hereafter, upon proper ap- plication. the medical department of the army shall be authorized to sell medical and hospital supplies at contract prices to the Soldiers’ Home in the District of Co- lumbia. % Senator Call gave notice of an amend- ment that he will propose to the sundry civil appropriation bill, providing that the watchmen at the National Museum shall be paid the same salaries that are now paid for like #rvices in the executive de- partments. Senator Gear, from the committee on public buildings and grounds, today made a favorable report on an amendment to the sundry civil appropriation bill, ap- propriating $350,000 for the purchase of the property of the Corcoran Art Gailery, at the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and ith street. Mr. Gear also gave notice of an amend- ment he will propose to the District of Co- lumbia appropriation b:l, as follows: “For paving H street between 224 and 23d streets northwest, $4,500; for paving Tennessee ave- nue northeast between East Capitol and B streets, $6,440; for paviag 12th street north- east between East Capitol and B streets, one-half square, $3,000."" —— = THE ARBITRATION TR: TY. Mr. Sherman Will Not Press It Against Appropriat Bilis, Mr. Sherman said today that he would not, press the arbitraiion treaty in opposition to appropriation bills and that it now look- ed as if all the time of the session would be occupied with these bilis. Other senators who are leaders on the republican side say they do not expect to see the treaty called up again this session. ‘ oe PROMOTIONS. An Interior Department Board Ap- pointed to Govern Them. Secretary Francis has issued an order creating a board to govern promotion in the department, censisting of Dr. Wil!am T. Harris, ci nmisstoner of education, chalr- man; John W. Holcombe, chief of the ap- pointment division, secretary; Willlam B. Shaw, jr., chief of finance division, pension office. The following persons are named as aux- iliary members of the board: James I. Parker ¢’ ‘ef of lands and railroads div} icn office Howard 8. McCandish, prin- cipal examiner, bureau of pensions, the secretary; James S. Witten, law clerk, general land office; John 8. Seymour, com- missioner of patents, patent office; Hamil- ton Dimick, clerk, Indian office; Henry C. Rizer, chief clerk, geological survey; Lov- ick Pierce, chief clerk, bureau of educa- tion; George B. Gardner, first assistant attorney, assistant attorney general's of- fice. 2+ Prof. Newcomb to Be Honored. Special Dirpatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., February 20.—At the commemoration exercises at the Johns Hopkins University Monday Prof. Simon Newcomb of Washington is to be especially honored, and the announcement is made that his own portrait, to be painted by some eminent artist, will be presented to him by his associates of the faculty. =o Agreement off the Agricultural Bill. The conferees of the two houses on the agricultural bill have reached an agree- ment. The provision inserted by the Sen- ate for an Investigation of the domestic sugar production was stricken out, but that for an inquiry in regard to the rav- ages of the gypsy moth was retained, es was that providing for an investigation of the advisability of establishing an agricultural experiment station in Alaska. The House conferees accepted the Senate amendment giving thirty days’ leave to employes of the weather bureau oxiside of Washington. eee ee ee Colman’s Examination Postponed. NEW YORK, February 20.—The examina- ticn of Hamilton F. Colman, clerk in the general land office at Washington, who Was arresied several weeks ago for hav- ing thirty-six sets of uncanceled “news- paper and pertodical stamps” in his pos- session, in violation of the postal laws, which was to have been resumed today be- fore United States Commissioner Shields, by consent of counsel on beth sides has been adjourned to February For a Trolley. The projectors of the Capital Railway Company have applied to the Commission- ers for permission to construct an over- head trolley road from Congress Heights to the Anacostia bridge. z —_——— They Are Eligible. The Commissioners passed an order to day which ts similar to rule 10 in vogue in the departments. It provides that ex-sol- diers and sallors who have served on the police force ten years, and who have been dismissed or dropped from the rolls, may be eligible to reappointment on the force without turther examination. The Saturday Star By Mail One Year One Dollar. IN SENATEAND HOUSE A Resolution of Sympathy With - Qrete Adopted. : LABOR COMMISSION BELL SIDETRACKED. An Exciting Personal Enccwter in the House. APPROPRIATION BILE8 In the Senate today a bill was passed granting the right to build a bridge across the Alabama river to the Montgomery, Gainesville and Atlanta railroad. The Senate concurred in the amendment of the House to the bill granting a pension to the widow of Gen. Carr, fixing the | amount of pension at $50 per month, and the bill was passed. Sympathy With Greece. Mr. Cameron (Pa.) presented a resolution expressing sympathy with Greece, waich was agreed to without division or debate. The resolution is as follows: “Resolved, That the Senate of the United States being mindful of the sympathy of the United States expressed for the Greeks at the time of their war for independence now extends a like sympathy to the gov ernment of Greece with its intervention in behalf of the people of the neighboring Island of Crete for the purpose of freeing them froin the tyranny of foreign oppreas- ors and to restore peace with the blessings of Christian civilization to that distressed island.”* Mr. Burrows secured the passage of a resolution directing the Secretary of the ‘Treasury to appoint a commission of three Persons to inquire and report upon the amount exceeding the contract price of constructing the revenue cutter Walter Q. Gresham. The Labor Commission Bill. On motion of Mr. Quay (Pa.) the bill for @ non-partisan commissicn to inquire into the problems of labor, agriculture and cap- ital was taken up. - Mr. Platt (Conn.) opposed the bill. He said it ought not to be considered at this time. It was a measure to select a com- mission to instruct Congress upon the char- acter of legislation it should pass. Before Mr. Platt concluded Mr. Cullom presented a conference report on the agri- cultural appropriation bill. ‘The conference report on the agricultural bill went over, and Mr. Platt continued his speech in opposition to the non-partisan commission bill. Mr. Allison, chairman of the committee on appropriations, appealed to the Senate is ailow the consideration of appropriation Lilis and asked Mr. Quay especially to let the commission bill go over. He then asked unanimous consent to take up the Indian appropriation bill. ‘ Mr. Quay objected and sald that the bill was in charge of Mr. Perkins of California, If he consented to have it go over Mr. Quay would consent. He called attention to the fact that it was being pressed by the great labor interests of the country. Mr. Perkins said that if the opponen:s of the bill would consume as little time as its friends a vote would be had in thirty min- utes. Mr. Aldrich (R. I.) said he considered the Dill utterly impracticabie. Indian Approprintion Bill Up. After considerable sparring in an effort to fix a time to consider the bill as well as to take a vcte, Mr. Allison moved to take up the Indian appropriation bill, upon which a yea and nay vote was ordered. Mr. Allison's motion prevailed—34 to 28. The vote on taking up Indian bill: Yeas ~Aldrica, Alliscn, Baker, Berry, Blackburn, Brown, Caffery, Call, Chandler, Chilton, Cockrell, Cullom, Daniel, Davis, Frye, Go man, Gray, Hawiey, Hoar, Jones (Ark. MeMillan, Mills, Morgan, ‘Nelson, Pasco, Platt, Proctor, Sewell, Sherman, Stewart. Vest, Walthali, Wetmore, Wilson—34. Nays—Allen, Bacon, Bate, Burrows, But- ler, Cameron, Cannon, Gallinger, Hans- brough, Hill, Irby, Lindsay, Lodge, Mc- Bride, Mitchell (Wis.), Murphy, Palmer, Peffer, Perkins, Pettigrew, Pugh, Quay! Reach, Shoup, Teller, Vilas, Voorhees, White—2s. - A Payment in Silver. When the appropriation tor the Potta- wattomies was reached, which provides for the peyment of the annuities in silver, Mr. Allen (Neb.) called attention to it in @ speech on tre silver question. He want- €d to know why the so-called sound money men of the committee had insisted on pay- ing these benighted Indians in 50-cent dol- lars. ¢ral senators explained that this pro- Was according to treaty provisions, r. Platt observed that by the efforts of the republicans the silver dollars were made as good as gold dollars. Mr. Wilson said the Nebraska senator had threshed over some of the issues of the late campaign. He wished to say that the free coinage of silver was not the only issue in the campaign, and that a plank in that plaform which excited much opposi- tion was that which differed from secession in degree only. Jefferson Davis had sal “I'll take my state out of the Union. Gov. Altgeld had said: “The United States shall not come into my state,” and the Chicago platform indorsed him. The ques- tion of law and order entered into the campaign. Mr. Allen replied by discussing the de- nunclation of the Supreme Court in the Chicago platform, which he indorsed. Referring to the decision of the income tax, he said that a certain justice of the Supreme Court owes it to the world to show why he changed front on that case. He would go in history under a cloud un- jess he explained. ‘The conference report on the agricultural appropriation bill was then agreed to, and the consideration of the Indian appropria- tion bill was continued. THE HOUSE. The House resumed consideration of the general deficiency bill today. <A spirited debate occurred on the pending motion of Mr. Hopkins (ill.) to strike out the item ot 312,200 to pay members of the Fifty-third Congress the amount withheld from them on account of absence. Mr. Hopkins declared that this was a plan to have a republican Congress wash the dirty linen of a democratic Congress. A democratic Speaker (Crisp), supported by a democratic majority, had made these re- ductions in order to hold a quorum, and if democrats desired to reverse their policy they should not @pply to a republican House at a time when they were complain- ing of “billion dollar” appropriations. In the course of the long uiscussion Mr. Crisp (Ga.), son and successor in Songress to Speaker Crisp, explained the course of his father as being in accord with the interpretation of the law given by the judiciary committee. e An Exciting Personal Difference. An exciting personal difference arose be- tween the presiding officer, Mr. Payne of New Yerk being temporarily in the chair, and Mr. Johnson (ind.). The latter had erdeavored several times to be heard on the question, and finally adopted the plan of ris- ing to a question of personal privilege. This gave him the floor, and he was proceeding to discuss the general subject when the chairman rapped him to order and ruled that he was not stating a question of per- sonal privilege. Mr. Johnson held the floor and defiantly asserted that he was to judge how to state his privilege. Mr. Payne brought the gavel down with @ resounding thwack and menacingly de- clared that Mr. Johnson was out of order. Mr. Johnson still held the floor, adopting the expedient of discussing his right to ap- peal from the decision of the chair. Mr. Payne finally arose, gave a tinal warning, pped the gavel und in savage tones said: “Will the gentleman take-his seat.’ There was & moment’s hesitation, and then in scornful tones Mr. Johnson an- swered: “Why, with pleasu: with pleas- uve no : ‘This ended the incident. Mr. Hopkins’ amendment agreed to—113-55. was finally THE PERRINE GRANT|MORE CLUBS REPORT The Sonato Public Lande Oommitioe to Ix x The Senate tee on public lands will ‘Monday morning hold a public hearing on the resolution {ntroduced in the.Senate on the 11th instant by Mr. Pettigrew relating to tho Perrinpitand grant in the state of Florida. T! ‘resolution instructed the committee on public lands to investigate the issue of patents for the lands embraced in what is known as the Perrine grant in the state of Florida, and gave the commit- tee power to send for persons and papers and to administer oaths. The officials of the Interior Depar-ment who were connected with the granting of @ patent to the Perrine heirs and a num- ber of other persons will be summoned be- fore the committee. Senator Pettigrew’s resolution was brought out by the action of Secretary Francis of the Interior Department near- ly three weeks ago in the issuing of a Patent to the Perrine heirs, of whom Dr. Perrine, a relative of President Cleve- land’s fatner-in-law, is one. The patent is for a grant of 23,000 acres of land tn south- ern Florida, a portion of which is now occupied by what are claimed to be bona fide settlers, who have long fought the ef- fort that has been made on the part of the Perrine heirs to secure a patent for that land. Secretary Francia recently took up the case, and directed the commissioner of the land office to issue the patent, provided that in hig opinion the proof in the case was sufficient to warrant it. Assistant At- torney General Lionberger made a favor- able report on it, and at this stage of the progress of the elaim Senator Pettigrew introduced his resolution in the Senate under which the investigation will be held on Monday. Senator Pasco of Florida is a member of the committee on public lands, but has de- clined to have any connection with the Perrine case for the reason that a cousin of his wife is one of the heirs. He proposes to be perfectly neutral in the matter on this account. At the Interior Department it is stated that the action taken by Secretary Francis {s final an? corclusive, no matter what the nature or sults of the investigation in Congress may be. The merits of the claim made by the Perrine heirs are distinctly insisted on by the Secretary, by his assis‘- ant attorney general, Judge Lionberger, and by Judge Lamoreaux, the commissioner of the general land office. Secretary Francis says that had the name been Brown or Jones instead of Perrine no question would ever have been made as to the propriety of the decision in the case. He also says that Mr. Cleveland has never said a word to him about the case, nor has he mentioned it to Mr. Cleveland. Action was taken at the time and in the way it was, he says, because Senator Car- ter of Montana, who was chairman of the subcommittee of the committee on public lands having the revenue grant in charge, came to the department and asked that im- mediate action be-had. Mr. Carter became familiar with the history of the grant while he was commissioner under the Harrison administrat! The patent woud have been issued long before this, ¥ is ‘said, if the claimants had completed their proof of a compliance with the conditions of the original grant. As Dr. Perrineiwas killed by the Seminoles, and the rest of his people narrowly escaped being massacred, there was difficulty in making proof: Land office officials say that if there fs anything wrong in the case it is the doctriie laid down in Schulenberg vs. Harrison, avdecision that has given the government not a little embarrassment in the adjustment of land grants. At} © EXPLOSION"IN A PRESS ROOM. Persons \Burned : Gas. CHICAGO,;>-February 20.—By an explo- ston of natvrai#as in the press rooia of the Chronicl# this morning six petsons were burned, and about $10,000 damage was done. Two persons, John MeMfilan, fore- man, and Matthey, Bayne, mailer, are said to be dangerously injured. The ‘explosion was caused by a leak in the pipes near the press room, The force of the explosion ‘shook the building to its foundations, hurling the workmen to the ground. A moment later flames were discovered eating their way through the woodwork immediately below the sidewalk on Washington street. It required an hour to entirely subdue the flames. Those painfully but not danger- Six by Natural cusly Injured were: Lewis Hargrove, chief engineer; Charles Dupuis, clerk; Alfred Steinger, Benjamin McMillan Several passers by were blown off their feet by the explosion. Great inconvenience was caused in the Journal counting and composing rooms. Smokg poured into the former from the basement of the adjoining building and soon became so dense that work was im- possible. No damage was done, however. ss CRETE VOTES FOR UNION. Islanders Desire to Be Joined to Greece. CANEA, Island of Crete, February all the provinces of Crete have voted tor the union of the island with Greece. The result of the vote has been communicated to all the consuls in the various towns of the island. oe FREE RURAL DELIVERY. Experiments Tend to Show the Suc- cess of the Idea. The postmasters and the patrons at every one of the forty-odd post offices where rural free delivery has been in op- eration declare in favor of the plan. ‘The test has been going on only for a limited period, but the offices were 20 distfibuted as to make the experiment complete, and it was developed at points in thirty-three or thirty-tour states. ‘The reports are all in, and the data gathered w.ll be trans- mitted by Postmaster General Wilson in @ special report to Congress probably early next. week. . eee Se GROUNDING OF THE BROOKLYN. Not Due to Fault or Negligence of Any of Its Officers, Acting Secretary McAdoo has approved the finding and opinion of the court of !n- quiry in the matter of the grounding of the U. 8. S. Brooklyn on Schooner Ledge, in the Delaware.’ The finding concludes as follows: = “The court therefore finds.that the grounding of the U. 8. S. Brooklyn on the date ‘and at®thé place mentioned in the precept was Hot jn“any respect due to fault or negligenc! the part of any of the officers or créw 0 said vessel; but that, on the contrary? thé commanding officer was fully justified*in “proceeding down: the river at that ‘time}‘and that neither:he nor any of the officers ofmen under his command fated in any péfticular to perform their full duty. Ii” thé opinion of the court no further’ action ‘iM!‘necessary. Fatal ae 2 Wilmington, N.C. WILMINGZONes N.C. February 20.—A disastrous. fine ‘Woke out in, the heart of the-city early! th® morning and destroyed akout $30, forth of property. Hight frame and oe . buildings on and near Front and Mulkerry streets, with their stocks of goo household effects, were destroyed. The Qullding of the Scabeacd Ajr, Line. w38, cgnsiderably damaged. A man named Cox was burned to death. path lates g District : Mensures._._ Mr. Gallinger’ male ‘a favorable’ report from the District of Columbia’ committee today of House bill 10058 to regulate the sale of poisons in thé District of-Columbia. -This“bilt ‘was ‘substituted on ‘thé’ calendar for_a Senate bill identical in? character with it” : Sat Amendments to the District. of Columbia appropriation bfll were proposed the Senate copay es ‘follows: By Mr. Gallinger, providing it any ‘legally Meansed physi. cian may attend SSMS peat: nate! they occupy pay rooi w any of the pu lig hospitals in the Districe: of Golttmbta;* by Mr. Faulkner as ‘follows: “For paving the north: half of 'B street between th and 10th streets northwest, $8,000." ‘The Parade Will: Have Some Hand- some Features. : NOTICES RECEIVED BY COMMITTEES Preparations for the Supper at the Ball. INAUGURAL NOTES Additional notifications are being received from clubs and organizations that propose taking part in the inauguration parade, and when the procession moves it will be found to be unusually attractive in its military and civic features. If Gen. Porter’s in- tention to have the marchers pass a given point at the rate of 12,000 an hour is suc- cessfully carried out, it is probable that the Parade will not occupy over three hours, end this will be a very gratifying improve- ment over former parades, which were 80 long drawn out that they became tiresome alike to participants and spectators. At the last two inaugurations many of the civie organizations after making long and expensive journeys to Washington stood all the afternoon at their places of formation on Capitol Hill and finally disbanded there, despairing of a chance to march. This will not be the case this year, as the number of paraders will be less and their Management will be easier, while, as said before, the features presented will be more attractive. Inquiries for accommodations show that a very substantial sort of a crowd will come to the inauguration. There is a greater dmand for high-class quar- ters than there is for the cheaper variety, and the big hotels and boarding houses re~ port this character of inquiry from all over the country. The committee on street decorations has decided to adorn the approaches to the avenue on either side of the Peace monu- tent in a very attractlve manner, the plans for which are now being completed. Baltimore Honest Money Democrats. Three hundred to five hundred men repre- senting the Honest Money Democratic League, the Wage Earners’ Democratic League, the Wage Earners’ Railroad League and the Law and Order Commer- cial Travelers’ Democratic League, all of Baltimore city, will march in the inaugura! parade. In a letier to Vice Chairman Tom C. Noyes of the civic committee relating to the representation, Mr. W. O. Becken- baugh of 515 Mosher street, Baltimore, writes as follows: “These men will be the representatives of the bone and sinew of honest money demo- crats, who made it possible for the great victory in Maryland to be won, and no doubt, be the only democrats in line. We will bring one band and march with banners flying.” The Orie: Social Club of Richmond, Va., will hive sixty men in line, under com- mand of J. L. B. Forrester. They will wear black clothes, silk hats and white over-gaiters, The Blaze of Glory Train. The Da Page County Republican Club and the Chicago Republican Club will bring nine hundred men to participate in the Inaugural parade. They will come by the already famous Blaze of Glory train of the Chicago Republican Club over the Pennsylvania road, which is promised to be the most magnificent and brilifant train ever run on any railroad. The arrange- ments include transportation, sleeping car accommodations and meals en route and while in this city. One hundred members of the original Col- ored Men’s McKinley Club of Illinois will march in the parade, under command of Richard Allen Dawson. ‘They will wear steel gray ulsters, lavender ties and gloves, black silk h and will carry umbrellas. They will accompany the Jth Battalion of colored troons of the. Illinois National Guard, and will come over the Baltimore and Ohio road. ‘The Spring Hill Club, No. 1, a cclored or- «anization of Ash Grove, Va., will have 100 men in the inaugural parade, under com- mand of Charles Dean. They will be head- ed by a band of fifteen pieces, and will wear dark Alpine hats, black trousers, blue shirts with sailor collars, belts and leggins. The public order committee at its meet- ing last night assigned members to duty at the hotels and depcts for March 1 to 4 in- clusive, and to the east Capitol stand, the Peace monument and along the line of pa- rade on inauguration day. The Terrapin at the Supper. Caterer Carl Essner reached Washington today from Philadelphia, and will remain here continuously until after the ball sup- erintending the arrangements for the sup- per. He promises an entertainment un- equaled on similar occasions, and will Lave the tables elaborately decorated, and supply each guest with a handsomely engraved menu card, bearing portraits of McKinley and Hobart. Considerable amusement has been occasioned for the caterer by the pub- lished articles relating to the cornering of diamond-back terrapin, and other caterers have been similarly entertained by the same novel innocence displayed over the question. As there are not and have not been for years a sufficient number of dia- mond-back terrapin caught in any season to supply the demand for private dinner parties, it can be readily understood that “counts” have never been counted on as participants in the inaugural supper to any extent. Like the pen, the “slider” in the hands of a cook entirely great is almost as toothsome as the diamond-back. War and Navy Stand. Superintendent Baird of the State, War and Navy Departments has arrang2d to place a stand, with a capacity of 1,800 per- sons, on th? north front of the War De- partment for the berefit of the employes of those departments on inauguration day. ee NO CHANCE FOR A BIG RACE. Why Yale Will Not Enter a Five- Crew Contes NEW YORK, February 20.—A special dis- patch to the Mail and Express from New Hayen, Conn., says: There is no chance whatever to see a race between Harvard, Cornell, Pennsyl- vania, Yale and Columbia, such as Cornell suggests, for Yale has gone a long way in meeting Corneil as it is, and the articles of agreement state plainly that Yale agrees to become a third party to the Haryard-Cor- nell race. gs Specin1 Officers Selected. The selections of special officers for duty in Washington during the inauguration ceremonies have all been made by the Dis- trict Commissioners, and no more applica- tions for appointment as such will be re- ceived by them. 3 =~ Taken to Baltimore. James Bine, the young man who as stated in The Star was arrested yesterday by Detectives Boyd and Hartigan on the charge of being a boarding house thief, was today taken to Baltimore by Detective Pontier of that city, as it is believed he is wanted there to answer similar charges. ————— The Sturges Adoption Case. Preceedings under the petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought by Mrs. Ada C. M. Sturges to recover Mildred Grims- ley, a little child adopted by her, from the board of children’s guardians, were resumed this afterroon before Judge Cox. ‘Agent Lewis of the board believing the child to be badly treated by Mrs. Sturges took her from the school she was attend- ing without notifying Mrs. Sturges. The matter was then taken into court. The cross-examination of Mr. Sturges ‘was continued this afternoon, and he was followed on the stand by Agent Lewis, who was called to testify in rebuttal. < —_.—_ The ninth annual convention of the Na- Wednesday afternoon at Dalles, ‘Tex, wit in . . about forty delegates, A MONETARY CONFERENCE. ‘The Senate Bil, With Amendments, Beperted to the House. ‘The bill recently passed by the Senate au- thortzing the President t> appoint commis- sioners to represent the United States in an fnteraational monetary conference to secure “a fixity of relative value between gold and silver as money by means of a common ratio between these metals, with free mintage at such ratlo,” or, in his dis- cretion, to call such a conference, was fa- vorably reported to the House today by a unanimous vote of ten members of the House committee on coinage. The same factions which voted for the bill in the Senate voted for it in the House committee today. Elght of the ten mem- bers present were free silver advocates. They were Hilman (Mont.), independent; McClure, republican (Ohto); Allen (Miss.), Bankhead (Ala.), McRae (Ark.), Sparkman (Fle.), Spencer (Miss.), Cooper (Texas), democrats. Chairman C. W. Stone, republican, Penn- sylvania, and Fairchild, republican, New Ycerk, who also voted for the bill, are rated as gold men or international bimetallis:s. The absentees were Hunter, Kentucky: Leudenslager, New Jersey; Brewster, New Yerk; Hadley, Mlinois; Southard, Ohio, re- publicans, and Clarke, Alabama, demo- crat. The democratic members say that the gold men absented themselves from the meeting with the purpose of breaking a quorum. An amendment was offered by Mr. Stone and adopted by the committee, as follows: And he is further authorized, if, in his judgment, the purpose specified in the first section hereof ean thus be better attained, to appoint one or more special comm!sion- ers or envoys to such of the nations of Eu- rope as he may designate to seek by diplo- matic negotiations am international agree- ment for the purpose specified in the first section hereof. And in case of such ap- pointment so much of the apprepriation herein madc as shall be necessary shall be available for the proposed expenses and compensation of such commissioners or en- voys. Section 3. That so much of an act ap- proved March 18%5, entitled, “an act making appropriations for the civil ex- penses of the government for the fiscal year ending June sm, and for other purposes,” as provides for the appoint- ment of delegates to an international con- ference and makes an appropriation for ihe proper compensation and expenses, be and the same is hereby repeal. The debate was very brief. The position of the democrats was stated by Mr. Mc- Rae. He sai@ that they had no faith what- cver im the efficacy of an attempt at an internat agreement to bring about the free coinage of silver. The republicans, however, had carried the last campaign on a platform declaring for international bi- metallism, and the democrats not only had no desire to place any stumbling block in the way of carrying the republican plat- form into effect, hut were anxfous to have the next administration demonstrate to the country just what could be done in ful- fillment of its platform. MONDAYS MAIL The City Post Office Program for Washington's Birthdny. The money crder and registry divis- ions of the main city post office will be clesed to the public Monday, February 22. A delivery by carriers from main of- fice will be made at 7:30ea.m. Carriers’ wit dow will be open for delivery of mail to clerks in the departments from 9 to 10:30 a.m., and for the general public from 6 10 7 p.m. Collections will be made at 12:30 and 9:30 am., and 5 p.m. Deliveries at stations at 7:30 a.m. Collections at sta- tions at 12 and § a.m. and 5 p.m. County collecticns at S a.m. and 5 p.m. (and at 9:30 p.m. @i station F). Stations A, B, D +nd F will be open from 6 a.m. to 12 m., to 7 p.m. to the public for the trans- ection of busine Station C will be open from 7 to 10 a.m. i > MILITARY BAZAAR, Infantry to Keep Open House Next Week. Arrangements have been completed for the military inaugural bazaar of the Camp- bell Light Infantry, which will open in Qad Fellows’ Hall, 7th street, next Monday, February 22, and will continue two weeks. The company (Company C, 4th Battalion) is attached to the Regiment, the com- mand of Col. Clay, and is officered by Capt. I. 8. Hodgson, Lieut. C. H. Damforth and Lieut. G. W. Byron. The object of holding the bazaar is to promote the interest df the organization preparatory to the en- campment next summer. eae TO BE ADJUTANT GENERAL. Col. Babeock to Act in That Capacity for Gen. Merritt. Gen. Wesley Merritt, commanding the military department of the Missouri, with heacquarters at Chicago, who will have command of the United States troops in the inaugural parade, has requested Col. J. B. Bahcock, assistant adjutant general, on duty at the War Department, to serve as adjutant general on his staff on that occa- sion. Col. Babcock served in a similar capacity to Gen. John R. Brooke, com- manding the department of Dakota, on the occasion of the dedication of the statue of Gen. Hancock in this city, when Gen. Brooke was chief marshal. He has accepted Gen. Merritt's invitation. ———— Divorces Granted. Judge Hagner this afternoon signed a de- cree divorcing Helen Maria Cooke from Fitt Cooke. Their two daughters are to remain with their mother. Non-support was the ground alleged. A decree also issued divorcing John H. Smith from Helen H. Smith, Gesertion be- ing the ground. Mr. Smith was granted the custody of the only child of the couple. Campbell The Secretary of the Navy has author- ized the payment of $178,633 to Cramp & Co. on account of the construction of the battle ships Iowa and Alabama. It was the first payment In the case of the Ala- bama and the twenty-sixth in the case of the Iowa. The contract calls for pay- ment for work on these vessels in thirty iustatlments, but the last twe installments are withheld until after the vessel has been tried. Goverame: Bonds. Quotations ~eported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers. Bid. Asked. 2 per cents, registered... eee + per cents, coupon of 1907 113. 113% 4 per cents, tered of 1 1% 112 4 per cents, coupon of 1925. 122 123 4 per cents, registered of 1; 13 5 per cents, coupon of 1904. 113 ua 3 per cents, registered of 1 1 4 Currency 6 per cents of 1898, Carrency 6 per cents of 1899, —————>—__ Grain and Cotten Markets, Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. Gnain. n. Wiheat—May. Fr Baltimore Markets, BALTIMORE, February 20.—Fiour ed—rece! FINANCE AND TRADE Contraction of Loans Shown by the Bank Statement. LOOKING 10 THE COMING Discussion of the Conditions of the CUNGH Eas a acipanas| GENERAL MARKET REPORTS —aetoeiene es ences Special Dispatch to ‘The Evening Star. NEW YORK, February 20.—Continued nervousness in the continental markets had a depressing influence on London‘s prices this merning and again curtatled the vol- ume_of local business. The holiday Mon- day discouraged new undertakings, as the narrow range of prices fully indicates. The undertone of all markets was steady, but the inducements for extensive vpera- tions are extremely meager. The domination of the market by opera- tors prejudiced against improvement has been unusually conspicuous during the week, but the result is harcly worthy of the effort Prices yield stubbornly in most instances, and signifleant liquidation has at all times been impossible. Concerted ef- ferts have forced fractional declines from time to time, but the recoveries have been both prompt and substantial, A limited demand adds to market value more than double the ‘amount artificially deducted by professional contrivances, Tie daily operations of the room are all that intervene between the present apology for a stock market and complete stagnation. With this fact in view actual owners of securities see nothing alarming in the daily fluctuation in prices. On tke other hand, trade conditions and the initial evidences of prosperity encour- ] age confidence in a period of tinancial res- toration. Manufacturing districfs are awakening to new activity and commercial enterprises a assuming —p s worthy of careful note. The opportunity to earn money being created, it is but nat- ural to look forward to che time when sur- plus profits will seek im “nt Money made in the y market may add impetus to a movement, but the «cvring movement is inaugurated by funds accumulated in the ordinary channels of trade. Until such channels become pro- ductive beyond the limits of a mere exist- ence, no new value, except in special in- stances, can be added to corporate securi- ties. At this time attention is turned al- most exclusively to the new tariff bill. The government must be put upon a firm business basis, receipts must regularly exceed expenditures and the laws govern- ing successful business methods must be construed as strictly as in the ease of in- dividuals. That such results are within reasonable expectation Is almost univers- ally believed by the largest interest In the street The firal adjournment of the present Congress may not improperiy be the sub- ject of a demonstration in financial circles. The tender ration, it is needlevs to add, will not indicate regret. It is the incoming Congress, however, upon which hope is now centered. Should its record conform to present expectations stock values will slowiy take on a new significance. Until evidences of good in- tentions in this particuiar multiply, the non-committed capiialist will prolong his period of inactivity. : The weekly bank statement is disap pointing, inasmuch as the loans have again been contracted more than $1,100,000, show- ing a lack of employment for idle funds. A gain of $5,176,009 in lawful money is re- ported, the amount being equally divided between legal tenders and specie. The lat- ter has come mainly from «California, and the former from nearby points. The re- serve has been increased more than $4,- 009,000, thereby adding unnecessarily to the strength of the local banks. > FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the clusing prices of the New York stock markct today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. " Correspond=nts, Messrs. Mcore & Schiey, No. 8 Hroadway. Open. High. Low. ewe American Spirits... 13% i3% «(18% «BK American Spirits, pfd. « nts American Sugar. 118%, American Sugar, pfd lr American Tobacco Et American Coiton Oil. : Atchison ......... a Baltimore & Onio. 154 Bay State Gas. "1 ay M.& St. Paul...) & St. Paul, pid. o, RI. & Pacifi Consolidated Gas. . Del., Lack. & W.. Delaware & liudson.... Den. & Kio Grande, ptd. Erie. General Electric. Linois Central. Lake Shore. Louisville & Xi etropolitan Traction... Mahattan Elevated... Michigan Central : Missouri Pacite National Lead Co. Northern Pacific - Northern Pacific, pfa Ont. & Western Pacific Maul. Phila. & Reading. Puliman FP. C. Co . Southern Ry., pid. Phila. Traction ‘Texas Pacific. : Tenn. Coal & Iron. Union Pacific. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—1). 8. 48, regis- tered, $1,100 at 111%. Columbia “Rallroad $1,000 at 116%. Metrepolitan Railroad, 1 at Iv; “8, Blectric Light, 3 at 90. Lincoln Fire Insur- ce, WO at Wat Shp, American Grapi 10 at 9%, Pheumatte Gun Carriage, 100 ac 1 100 at 1.25; 100 at 1.22; 100 at 1-21; 50 at 120: bo at Mergenthaler Linotype, 6 at 124; 10 at 124; 40 at 123. District of Colombia’ Bonds.~20-vear fund 5s, 10% bid. 30-year fund Gs, 110 bid. Water stock Zs. 191, currency, 111 ‘Water stock 7x, 19K, (urrenes, 111% bad, 3.658, funding, currenes, 109 > Miscellaneous Bonds.— Metropolitan Railroad 5x, 110 bid, 112% Met tan Railroad conv. Gx, 112" vid. Htatfroad fe, 62 bid, 72 asked ‘Kington Railroad a, 82 bid.” 92 asked. — Colum: bia Kullroad Gs, 116% bid, 117% auleed. Washing- ton Gas Ce ae ~ 2 et ton Gas Company series B, 1. Chews. peake and Potomac Tetephone Se, 100 bid. Ameri san Security and Trust Se Hand A. 100 bid. American Security “aid Trust 58, A. and O., 106 bia. W: Market Company Ist Gs, 108 bid. Washington « . Ge, 109 bid. Washington Market Company ext. 6s, 108 bid. Ma. sonic Hall Asseriation: 104 * Washington Light Infantry Ist Gs, to tia A <3 National Bank: Stocks.—