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2 ¥ THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1897-12 PAGES. uilly will be released in a few days?” in- sisted Mr. Hale. ‘There’ is not,” said Mr. Daniel decisive- dy. “I ask the senator from Ohio (Sherman) if he has not a letter- Mr. Daniel broke in with a p lined to yield further Mr. Ha‘ i that a member rela on foreign » was the or- sneral of Cuba, of the queen was looking remark sent the chamber. directly at Mr. a buzz of sur- allusion carried no per- im. If off things he could say something in turn, Was addressing Mr. s quick to say > would not be any badin, ied me in the y by anoth- led to say had dealt with d two years w n citizen out of niel p e Departmen the is case for n to get “T have teh from counsel for San- 1 in order to to his words of imp of an from ur in dest rt of his it > h Unit raw an appe If I repre- raph him not are enough mand his un- t t Sanguilly irawn the appeal in order ye"s Assertion. Mr. Frye. t ue of Mr. Hale, step- ped into the middle aisle, and, in tones through the chamber, said: “If 1 for S: nguilly has done that,he cusab! unjust, act.” ht to interpese. “How can th he asked his col- = answered Mr. Frye, with strong emphasis, “if this counsel has with- dra n that appeal, then at man is a al, liable to punishme: r life, and can only t, 0 escape nd ff he escanes by pardon, * loses for himself and family all or damages against Spain. That is n has been Dw, We conten mtending for all the on the other hand, man has been unjustly convicted, that he ha not been treated according to treaty rights, that he has been treated again: tonal law, and that Spain must deliver him up to us, and if I had my way a shipof-war would start forthwith to Havana to deliver him.” An Electric Effect. Mr. Frye’s words carried an electric ef- fect to the crowded gale and there was a tumultuous and long-continued dem- enstration, such as neither branch of Cen- gre as heard in recent years. t strove va! H © to his feet, pounded i amid the din gave a men to the galleries that they leared if the demonstration was The Vice Preside the outburst the the Senate of the U said the Vice President, sternt Mr. Mills (Texas) wa uickly on his fee he galleries are filled with Ameri- ted States,” he exclaimed, “and they to express their feelings on stion.”” der was restored. Hale had again risen, and with a - of bitterness in his words, said of the < which had aroused such an cut- ator has told the whole the release of Sanguilly War fs what is wanted. I say that this country will not be 2 to war in the next eight days.” o rm subsided somewhat as Mr. Hear, turning to the report on the Saz- guilly ces nted out some indefinite features to it Sanguilly’s Naturalization. Mr. Hoar cortrasted Mr. Sanguil own ment a¢ to bis naturalization by the United States wit that of the commitee, vd the committee had dated naturalization in 1878, Sanguilly had If placed it in 1889, Mr. Daniel responded by saying that San- guilly’s Americ itizenship acknowl- edged by the Spanish government, and that the Secretary of State had satisfied himself on this peint. Mr. Daniel said he did not at this tir Intend to go behind these authorities. He thought the statement by Sanguilly a misprint Mr. X cad a Consul General William ment was met by the re: janguilly had been engaged fa the Cuban wars from ISGS to INTS. “If this be true,” asked Sen- ator Hoar, “how could guilly have complied with the naturalization laws of the United States requiring five yeurs’ rest- dence in the United States before the is- suance of natrualiza Mr. Daniel < argument. which was inte1 that the Spanish policy had been one of delay and that the demands of ihe Ameri- can government for release or speedy trial had been practically ignered. The Bankraptey Bi led to show At 1 o'clock the chair interrupted Mr. Daniel to lay before the Senate the bank- Fuptey bill, and recognized Mr. Stewart, who spoke briefly, saying that he consid- ered the involuntary part of the bankruptey bill as cruel as the genius of man could make it Mr. Allison appealed to the Senate to Proceed with the Indian appropriation bill. Mr. Stewart yielded. but the friends of the Cuban resolution showed a determina- tion to keep the Cuban stion before the Ser if possibi ‘The appropriation bi the ruptey bill." said Mr. M: “ean until we strike th ains from the of an American citizen in prison. We have time for their censideration in the extra session of Congress, and there is comparatively little urgency about them.” He aiherefore objected to the request of Allison then moved tion bill be p sled bank- wait limbs shal! M that peeeded with. the appro- pr The motion prey Mr. Alli: then yielded to Mr. Daniel to omplete his remarks Mr. Daniel Continues. Mr. Daniel, in continuing his speech, quoted liberally from the record in San- guilly’s case, which he declared the record showed that the Spanish authorities had male themselves as disagreeable and of- fensive as possible, and that the exactions je were of a most extraordinary char- aliest tribe in darkest Africa,” puld never have been treated as y by another government as ed States authorities by the Is in Cuba in this matter.” to Consul General Williams’ t of one of his interviews with the or general, Mr. Daniels exclaimed: that an American warship could hen been tn the harbor of Havana with an American admiral in charge who vould have turned his guns upon that city and taught this arragant, insolent nation—the Turk of the west, the unspeak- able ard who is doing the work of hell this neighboring {sland—that the demands of the United States government are to be respected.” Such a c in 11d, he continued, have produced release and of show- ing the Spaniards that in building their hopes of success upon a course of con- temely towards the United States they were building upon a foundation of sand. Something Going On. It seemed, said Mr. Daniel, that some- thing was going on between this country and Spain, and poor Sanguilly had with- drawn his appeal, doubtless on the as- surance that if he would plead guilty and brand himself for Ife he could steal out of prison. The senator earnestly noped this report was not true. “The humiliation of a citizen of this country is the humil-- jation of every citizen in it,” exclaimed Mr. Daniel. « Mr. Daniel's peroration was a_fervid plea for a demand for an unconditional surrender of cur compatriat back to us from the brutal tyranny which is the curse of Spain and the disgrace of civilization. Mr. Honr's Quest Mr. Hoar said he de this man spent the five years immediately preceding the issuance of nis naturaliza- tion papers; was he in the United States, as i by onr laws? The committee re- showed that he was engaj ired to ask where came to > So that it seemed lear that the papers were udulent, and this man was no more an merican citizen than the senator from Virginia was en of Turkey Mr. Hoar’s q Mr. Daniel, but’ when tter yielded, the came from Mr. Hoar's colleague, Mr. had not thought it e records of a held naturaliza- tion papers from a court of record of New York, and it net for us to ha those papers, and to zens we will try you tion papers. The Cuban debate continued through the afternoon, Mr. Hoar opposing action and Mr. Lodge and Mr. Teller ing for the Sanguilly resolution. Mr. Teller's speech on the Sanguilly reso- lution add=d another dramatic phase to the Cuban debate. He said he would si every ship we have to protect Amoric citizens; he would make every power on earth respect American citizenship if it took all the guns and men and money in the country. pea Indian Bill Set Aside. To test the sentiment of the Senate on the Sanguilly Cuban resolution, Mr. Allen moved to dispiace the Indian bill and pro- ceed with the Cuban resolution. Mr. Hill demanded the yeas and na ng he de- sired a test. The roli call was followed with intense inierest. The nm prevailed—yeas 40, nays tacon, Berry, Blackburn, own, Butler, Call, Cameron, Cannon, Carter, Chandler, Daniel, Davis, Dubois, Gallinger, Hansbrough, Hill, Jones of Nevada, Kenney, Lindsay, Lodge, Man- tle, Martin, Mills, Morgan, Murphy, Pasco, Peffer, Pritchard, Roach, Squire, Stewart, Teller, Thurston, Turpie, Vest, Voorhees, Walthall and Wils Nays—Aldrich, Allison, Baker, Bate, Bur- rows, Caffery, Chilton, Cullom, Gibson, Gorman, Hale, Hawley, Hoar, Jones of Arkansas, McMillan, Mitchell of Wiscon- si Palmer, Perkins, Pettigrew, Platt, Proctor, Pugh, Quay, Sewall, Sherman, Wetmore—27. The announcement of the vote caused much agitation on the floor of the Senate, and a vote on the resolution seemed im- minent. It was postponed by a speech from Mr. White of California. THE HOUSE. ‘There was an echo to Mr. Bryan's visit tc the House yesterday after the journal was read today. Mr. Barrett (Mass.) called the attention to the fact that the Congres- sicnal Record this morning contained these werds: “During the reading of the bill Mr. Bryan entered the hall, and there was loud applzuse on the democratic side.” He asked whether the Record’s testimony to the truth cf histery was proper. The chair conside thing to put Speaker, s it a very improper in the Record,” replied the emphatically. “Is it there?" he is," replied Mr. Barrett, “and I move that it be stricken out of the permanent Record.” “The motion is unnecessary,” sail the Speaker, sharply. “The chair will order it stricken from the Record. Several conference reports were presented and agreed to. Among them were the re- pert on the agricultural appropriation bill (a final report) and on the bill to amend the timber culture act. The conferees on the army bill reported a disagreement on that bill, the bone of contention between the two houses being the item relative to the hespital at Hot Springs. The House want- ed this hospital abandoned. ‘The Senate in- sisted that provision be made for its con- Unuance. The House finally agreed to ri from position on this item, and thereby con- nues the hospital at Hot Spric This has the effect of a final agreement, and the army bill now goes to the Presi: enate bill to amend th creating ditional justices of court of Oklahoma w, supreme This urance Must Be Paid Just the Same. ‘Tne Court of Appeals this afternoon dis- posed of the case of Josephine B. ‘Thomas, widow of Ernest F. Thomas, against the National Union. an insurance association, affirming the judgment of the court below, where Mrs. Thomas was awarded $3,000. The asscclation claimed that Thomas committed suicide August 29, 189%, within two years after taking out his policy, and that his widow was thereby debarred from recovering the amount of the policy, $3,000. ‘The jury decided that the man did not de- stroy. himself, and therefore awarged Mrs. Thomas the amount of her claim. . The amount being less than $5,000 the de- cision of the Court of Appeals is a final one. SS NATIONAL TRIBUNE SOLD. R. W. Shoppell, Col. McElroy and Byron Andrews Get It for $5,000. The executors of the estate of the late George E. Lemon today petitioned the Pro- bate Court to ratify and confirm a sale by them to Robert W. Shoppell, John Mc- Elroy and Byron Andrews of the National Tribune and the American Farmer, the newspapers conducted by Capt. Lemon, for $5,000, The sale includes printing presses, ma- chinery, furniture, etc., in the Lemon build- ing, 1729 New York avenue, and in Room 66, Pulitzer building, New York city. By order of the court, the publication of the two papers has been continued by the ex- ecutor. =e President. Nominations. The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Justice—Wm. W. Clark of North Carolina to be United States district judge for the eastern district of North Carolina. Navy—Lieut. Commander U. Seebree to be a commander. Lieut. V. R. Harris to be Heutenant commander. Lieut. (junior grade) A. N. Mayer to be lieutenant. ate ‘The Venexucian Treaty. Among Secretary Olney’s callers today was Senor Andrade, the Venezuelan minis- ter. He sald that while he had not heard Officially, he believed that the message of President Crespo relative to the arbitration treaty which awaits the action of the Venezuelan congress was sent to that body. The treaty itself would not go with the message, but would be inclosed with a special report of the Secretary of State. Death of Charles N. Ritter. Mr. Charles N. Ritter, a well-known young business man. died Tuesday morn- ing at his home, 1523 S street, from an at- tack of the grip, which resulted in typhoid- pneumonia. Two weeks ago Mr. Ritter was attacked by the former malady in a slight form, but Sunday the crisis came and Mr. Ritter never rallied. His funeral took piace today from his laie residence. He leaves a widow, but no children. Mr. Ritter had a large circle of friends and acquaintances, who will sincerely regret ‘their loss. He was employed here some time in the music establishment of J. F. Ellis, but about two years ago removed to Pittsburg. That c.ty did rot suit him, however, and he returned to take a position as manager of the sheet music department of Sanders & Stayman’s store, which place he held at the time of his death. ———.—_*_ To Marry Again. The Baltimore Sun today says: “Today the wedding of Mrs. Jane F. Abell and Mr. W. B. Duke is expected to take place at Towson. Mrs. Abell is the widow of Mr. George W. Abell, who died or x Sto ey is a bicycle teacher, Mrs. Abell. No member of the Abell fami- ly will be present at the ceremony.” CUBAN SITUATION Intense Feeling in Congress Portends Decisive Action. DOUBT AS 10 GEN, LES RESIGNATION ae A Hint That He May Be Re- called. ————— CONSERVATIVE POLICY ‘The stir manifested over the Cuan reso- lutions in the Senate today but imperfectly represents the intensity of feeling which really exists. The belief is very general that is is seriously threate: once. The State Department is doing to keep back all information caleu- d to increase the excitement and to add to the gravity of the situation, and a few censervative senato.s are exerting their greatest power and inflitenc? to aid Mr. Oiney in this policy of pacification. There is a general understanding in the Senate, based either on positive informa- tion or on intimations of convincing char- acter, that the situation is extremely crit- ical, and that existing facts are such as to make it seem humiliating and disgraceful for this country to submit longer to out- rages on American citiz: The Senate is formally matter from the stand: guilly case, merely because it has offi- cial information and documents on that se; but the intensity of fecling and eager- for action is provoked by unofficial in- formation as jo the actual state of affairs sk Cuba, It is not the intention of the ad- Stretion—and this means Cleveland, rather thaa Olney—that the Senate shall information of a character to essional action. Gen, Lee's Status. The State Department continues to deny that Consul General Lee has resigned, and, in fact, to deny all information calculated to cause excitement. This denial is per- sisted in with the hope that the friction between General Lee and the department may yet be smpothed out, and the fact will not be admitted until General Lee has actually broken off his relations with the department. Gen. Lee is insisting upon being relieved from his embarrassing position, and the department is exerting every influence to prevent his resigning under circumstances which would amount almost to a scandal, in the last days of the administration. ‘The department is v doubtful about being able to restrain him, and it is being quiet- ly insinuated that the trouble is merely personal between Gen, Lee and the de- partment, and will have no bearing of im- portance on the situation in Cuba. When a report was started today that Gen. Wey- ler had withdrawn Gen. Lee's exequatur it was readily believed and caused consider. able excitement. Later the report was de- nied as having no authority. Lee May Be Recalled. An official of the State Department said today in the most positive manner that no communication has been received at the department from Gen. Lee that can bé construed into a threat to resign unless he was fully sustained in his action in the Seott case or any other case involving the treatment of American prisoners in Cuba. The offic'al said it might be a fact that Gen. Lee had given such intimation to the an TLewspaper men in Havana, but so he had failed to include it in his offi- cial correspondence with the department. It was added that the statements recent- ly made by the officials of the White House and the State Department denying the re- ported intention of Gen. Lee to resign his offico were based solely on the telegrams and letters recetved from him on official matters, and were noi intended to state what the private opinion or intentions of considering the point of the San- the consul general might be. In other word Lee may, as an individual, be thoroughiy dissatisfied with the policy of the administration, and yet h: given no intimation to that effect in his official cor- respondence, Although Secretary Olney declines to dis- cuss the matter in any of its pha. high officials of the administr insinuated very broadly that Gen. Lee not be found, when all the facts ai to have been as alert as he sho been in complying with the instructions from Washington for the protection of American prisoners. It is intimated that > was negligent in his Guty in the parly part of the incarcera until he learned of the latter's death, and then sought to atone for it ny demanding the release of all American prisoners on the island. Certain members of adminis- ation are now speaking of a an emotional and indiscreet : alleging political motives for his sudden outburst of zeal. In the same line of talk, it was intimated that instead of being allowed to resign as a martyr, that Gen. Lee is more likely to be recalled for his alleged ill-advised ef- forts to cast discredit upon the adminis- tration in its closing days. The Administration's Policy. Inquiry in administrative circles discloses the fact that nothing that has occurred in Cuba recently, and no clamor that has been raised over the reported intention of Consul General Lee to resign, has in any degree affected the policy. which the administra- tion has laid down for its guidance. The officials of the State Department in- sist that their record 1s clear upon one point, viz., the efforts made to extend legal protection to American citizens in Cuba. The treatment of cases arising frem the arrest of such citizens in the course of hostilities fs a most difficult task, and, one requiring a delicate touch to insure that any claim by the State Department shall be based upon such a statement of facts as will not be subject to impeachment. The officials feel that they have done this, and without losing sight of the rizhis of any American citizen who has been im- rrivoned, and they say further that when the administration of the aftairs of state passes into other hands, if the law is to be observed there will be no opportunity to do more than has already been done to safeguard our citizens. Where a person claiming to be an Am ican citizen has resided for years in Cuba and made that ints plac? of business, where he has falled to register at the c sulate general, and where there is a rad- ica! doubt as to the very fact of his nat- uralization to begin with, it is plain, so the officials say, that the departmeni vould make a grievous mistake, and one that might bear evil fruit fur other pris- oners, by insisting out ef hand, and with- out allowing an opportunity to ascertain the facts, upon the immediate and uncondi- tional release of the man. Claim for Sound Diplomacy. But in the other cases, where the Amer‘- can citizenship of the aggrieved person is beyond question, and where there is not reasouable doubt, either of his complicity in the insurrection or of his having been captured arms in kand, the department of- ficials claini that the record will show that it has acted with every degree of energy and speed consistent with sound practice and diplomatic usage. Touching the statement that comes from Havana to the effect that relations are strained over the detention “incommunica- do” of the American, Scott, it is said that the man has been placed in communication with the outside world, including the Unit- ed States consul general, and that that cause of complaint has been removed. In the case of Ruiz, who was either killed or was a victim of suicide in his cell, a thorough investigation has been instituted by the Madrid authorities upon the repre- sentations of United States Minister Tay- lor, and it is not doubted that if the facts as disclosed establish the right of Ruiz to American citizenship and of his killing, the Spanish authorities will make such amends as international practice requires, e+ —____ Dissolution of Partnership. Daniel Blue, William Nelson and Alex- ander Walker today filed a bill in equity against Henry Blue and Charles Edwards, praying for a dissolution of the partner ship existing between them in the grocery business at 212 F street southwest. Attor- rrington Cempbell Cai represent ney oo its the MAJOR McKINLEY’S CONDITIO: Pleasant Weather and Rest Hav ; Been Reneficial. CANTOR, (Ohio, February 25.—The past day of ore pleasant weather has been beneficial 4o President-elect McKinley, and he is gaiping in strength and health. He took advantage of a little sunshine just be- fore noon, today, and drove about the city for a short time, accompanied by Mrs. Mc- Kinley and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Morse of San Franciscd, Mrs. Morse being a niece of the late David McKinley. Dr. Phillips, the family physician, called during the morning. He continues to insist that nis patient shall see no more visitors, and all who come asking a conference are referred to Private Secretary James Boyle. There were several callers at the M Kinley home this morning. The physician's instructions were in no case violated. > HACKMAN ARRESTED. Charged With Robbing Private Sec- retary Boardman. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, BALTIMORE, Md., February 25.—Will- jam A, Wright, a Washington hackman. was delivered to Detective Rhodes of Washington In the central police court here to@ay, to be taken back to Washington. He is wanted there to answer the charge of robbing Frank Boardman, secret toa congressman, of a gold watch and chain, money, gold eyeglas: etc., valued at $100. Shortly after midnight, Monday night, Boardman’s friends hailed Wright's hack, put Boardman inside and ordered the hack- man to Grive to Willard’s. He did not arrive there until 4 o'clock, when he arrived without his valuables. He reported ris loss to the police and Marshal ‘y of Baltimore was notified. Detective O'Donnell arrested Wright yesterday in a Baltimore street pawn shop as he was try ing to sell the watch. The other articles were found on him. Detective Rhode says Wright robbed a congressman som time ago under similar circumstances, but the affair was kept qui Mr. Board ed the Wash- ingten detective, and Wr w him he became so enraged he cursed him while seated in the lice headquarters. that he would kill got back to Washington. be taken over on a late train noon. es’ room at po- also made threa He Boardman ‘The prisoner will th after- ——— ALLEGED COAL COMBINE, It Was the Special Subject of In- quiry Today NEW YORK, February 25.—The allegea coal combine was the special object of in- quiry today by the joint legislative com- mittee on trusts. President Sam Sloan of the Delaware, Lackawenna and Western Railway Cem- pany was the first witness called. In reply to a question by Senator Lexow, Mr. Sloan ‘aid that a conference of coal road men is held in this city in 1896. The Philadelphia and Reading, Lehigh Valley, New York Central, Delaware and Hudson, the Pennsylvania, the New York, Lal Erie and Western, the New York, Ontario and Western and other rauroads were represented at the meeting. Witni said that the conference lasted seve! heurs, and that it understood that ry man in the conference had pledged honor, t#,maintain the allotments ap- joned them in the coal carrying trae. the price of coal go up after the 5? know. Mr. Holden, our coal agent, will tell you about that.” ent k. B. Thomas of the Erie rail- road was rext called. “Were you present at the conference ot presidents of the various coal carriers 5 i, asked Chair- Is it not true that it is $1 a ton dearer now than at the time of the holding of the confe z Withe said he had no knowledge on that point. ———— ICIDE AT BALTIMORE. A Brooklyn Insurance Collector Found Dead on the Street. BALTIMORE, Md., Februz .-Georre A. Kraft, an insurance collector, Brooklyn, N.Y, and residing at 784 Flatbush avenue, in the same city, was found dead cn the sidewalk on Charles Street avenue near street this morning. le x sh. tal his a with He had been dead a short feund in his pocket, which Geath was due to laudanum, suicidal intent. time when found. ee, AN EXPLANATION, Commissioners Write in Regard to Estimate for Gas. The Commissioners today wrote an ex- planatory letter to Chairman Cannon of the committee on appropriations of the House of Repri giving the rea- sons for the def stimate recently submitted for $3,715.07 to pay the Wash- ington Gaslight Company for extra light- ing during the year. The period of extra lighting, about 1251 hours for all the lamps, is in addition to the 3.000 hours named in the appropriation item. According to the terms of the three years’ contra which expired June 20, 1804, and previous practice, the 3.000 hours were counted from the time the lamps were lighted until they were extinguished, mak- ing substantially an allowance of one hour per night for lighting, as that was the av- » time consumed in lighting the lamps. After the expiration of the contract aad for the fiscal years 1895 and 1896, the Com- missioners would not assent to the allow- ance of one hour for time of lighting, but believed that this lost time should be equally divided between the District and the company, and offered to make an al- lowance of one-half hour for the same. The company maintained that the period of lighting named in the law should be counted from the time the lamps were act- ually lighted to the time of their extin- guishment, and served notice that they would only operate the lamps on that un- derstanding. Such interpretation of the law is certainly confirmed — b: previous. practice. The Commissioners accepted the company’s understanding of the law and its terms under the law, and therefore be- lieve that the deficiency is proper and should be appropriated for. eee The Relief Fund. The Evening Star has received subscrip- Uons for the central relief committee funds 2s follows: Heretofore acknowledged Addition from govt. print. office. Total .... Finger Mashed. Roger Brown, twenty-four years old, while at work at S. S. Daish & Sons’, just befcre nagm today, got one finger caught in a baling,,machine and so badly mangled that it had to be amputated at the Emer. gency Hospital. ge The Kessler Robbery. Augustus Springer, a barber, and Philip Inson, a laborer, both colored, were arrest- ed this morning by ninth precinct police- men on suspicion of being the men who shot Mr. Z. D. Kessler, the grocer, at his store, 10th and C streets northeast, Tues- day night. They gave a satisfactory ac- cont of themselves, however, and were later released. At the Emergency Hospital this afternooa i, was stated that Mr. Kessler is gradu- ally improving, his condition being all that could be desired under the circumstances. ——— ‘To Pay Sugar Bounty Claims. The appropriations commitiee of the Sen- ate has inserted in the surdry civil bill an amendment carrying $1,085,156 to pay ad- ditional sugar bounty claims. —_—_— oo ___ Internal Revenue Receipts. The mouthly statement of the internal revenue bureau shows that during Ji 3 1897, the totat receipts from all sorces amounted to $11,142,442, a loss, as com- pared with January, 1896, of $245,073, —--<——____ Fire Raging at Norfolk. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NORFOLK, Va., February 25.—A fierce fire is now raging tn the joint cotton and peanut warehouse of Jones, Son & Co. and I. P. Lee & Co. The loss cannot be es- timated at this--writing. - { prescribe, to permit the cultivation of said A Much Needed Institution to Be Located in Georgetown. CONNECTED WITH THE UNIVERSITY + Money Already Pledged Towards Meeting the Cost. Se Bees PLANS AND PREPARATIONS eee It is practically decided, it is said today by those interested, that Georgetown is to have a hospital. The projectors of the in- stitution say that there is no doubt it will be built and that the question now is how large it will be and how well it can be A NEW HOSPITAL! endowed and equipped. This afternoon a meeting of those inter- ested, including the president and medical faculty of the Georgetown University, will be held at the home of the Misses Riggs, 1617 1 street, for the purpose of cons ering plans and means for the establish- ment of the hospital. The plans have been decided on, and the meeting, which will be limited in attendance, will pass upon these plans and will consider m for carrying them out. An aid society will probably be organized, and from now on the work of getting the enterprise in shape will be the main feature. vention of the Structure. The hospital is to be connected with the Georgetown University and is to be under the direction of the medical faculty of the institution, which will give its services ‘ree. The members have also subscribed $1,000 a year for five years for the opera- tion of the hospital. The building is to be located on ground belonging to the uni- versity at the corner of 35th and N streets. This has been fixed upon. It is to be keown as the Georgetown University Hos- al, and willbe incorporated under that name and as a branch of the university. It will be an adjunct to the university, and the students of the institution will re- ce've all the benefits arising from their work there. This, of course, will be bene- ficial to the uni ity, but that has not been wholly the odject of the promoters, who say that there are over 40,000 people in Georgetown who have no hospital fa- cilities. Besides this, there is a large sur- rounding territory which is in need of these facilities. > Cost and Capacity. The plans for the hospital have been pre- pared by an architect and have been ac- cepted. They have in view a struciure which will cost about $40,000, and will con- tain from 100 to 150 beds to begin with. Of the amount needed $10,000 has already been pledged iu private subscriptions, and the immediate outlook is for about $15,000. soon as this amount is secured work will commence on the building, and it is hoped to begin work within a snort time. The desire of the projectors is to have the in- stitution completed and in operation by’ October next. No subscriptions have been asked so far, and those made nave been voluntary. Purp we of the Projectors. The purpose of the projectors is to make the institution non-sectarian, but Arcn- bishop Ryan of Philadelphia has agreed to assign a number of sisters of the Order of St. Francis to do duty as nurses. The headquarters of this order, which is Amer- ican in its inceptiOw.are in Philadelphia. The sisters are trained as nurses in the leading educational institutions of Penn- sylvania and in the hospitals of Philadel- phia. The sisters will give their services without cost. ft is thought that after the meeting this afternoon there will be numerous yoluntary subscriptions, and that enough money will be in sight to begin immediate plans for work on the building. That, at least, is the calculation of those interested. The medical faculty of the university is enthu- stic over the outlook. Work on the pro- ject has been going on for some time, but few people have been app¥oached on the subject. FOR A PUBLIC PARK. Passed the Bill for the Potomae Flats, The House spent a great deal of time yesterday afternoon debating the bill de- aring the Potomac flats a public park. The bill was finally passed in its original form, all the proposed amendments being defeated. Mr. Pitney, in collaboration with Mr. Dockery, offered an amendment providing that ‘the flats shall be “reserved for such public purposes as shall be hereafter speci- fied by Congress; and no part thereof shali be devoted or used for any private purpose without the consent of Congress.” Mr. Babcock immediately accepted the amendment, whereupon Mr. Dockery be- came suspicious that it would be dropped in conference. Mr. Pitney’s amendment was defeated. Mr. Steele then offered the following amendmen’ Provided, That one-haif the sum already expended for the reclamation of this land shall be reimbursed to the treasury of the United States from the revenues of the District of Columbla; and provided further, That .all improvements to said park shall be paid equally from the revenues of the District of Columbia and the United States. The question being taken, the amend- ment of Mr. Steele was rejected. Mr. Lacey then offered the following amendment: Provided, That until such time as the improvement of said park shall be entered upon, the Secretary of the Interior is au- thorized, under such regulations as he may The House land or parts thereof for charitable for the benefit of the poor cf the Dist of Columbia.” “Mr. Chairman,” said Mr. Laccy, “one word in explanation of this amendment. 1t will be observed that the amendment is permissive in its form. It does not require, but simply authorizes, the Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, until the im- provement of this land is entered upon, to use any part of it for the purpose specified eS t VAN RISWICK CASE. of Testimony for the Lambert Side. In the Van Riswick will case, counsel for Mr. Wilton J. Lambert announced this morning the close of their testimony, when the attorneys of Mrs. Martina Carr, who is contesting the will, began the introduc- tion of testimony in rebuttal. All the te: mony on boti sides will be concluded today, it is thought, and the arguments before the jury will be entered upon* tomorrow. A verdict is expected not later than Tuesday [FINANCE AND TRADE Good Effect of the News From the Levant. DISQUIETING WASHINGTON ADVICES next. " o + Mr.Wilton J.Lambert oc d the witness Prices Were Well Supported Not stand practically rday, being s : cross-examined at great h by Mr. withstanding. Worthington. He emphatically denied hav- ing directly or indirectly unduly iniuence t se : his grandmother in the making of the wi Ne frankly admitted being told of its con-|/GPENERAL MARKET REPOwTS tents by her, but explained that he told no. one of them. He stated that bis grandmother had complained of Mrs. Carr being dissatis- fied with only a life interest in the estate, and Special Dispatch f Mrs. Carr having threatened io ae . break the will if she so disposed of the Ww YOR! Continued estate. He said that Mrs. Van Riswick | improvement in the the Levant sail Mrs. Carr shook her fist at her when | hed a beneficial influ on foreign values threatening to break the will and that she (Mrs. Van Riswick) remarked to her that she did not believe Mrs. Carr would dis- grace her family by carrying the matter into court. this morning. early trading. but the deman ing the advan Local operations reflected this improvem was not Myual to support neg oo Interrapted the Court: Those who were in Judge Miller's court about 10:30 o’cleck this morning were astounded to hear a man, who, it was suo- pquently ascertained, was named Joseph T. Farr, exclaim in a,loud tone of voice, ivices from Washington rel Cuben situation were dis: : a ve to th aieting in ter. The repeated demons country’s sympathy with tion on the part of this gov entirely consistent with opt cial arguments. The entire chara ations geressiv nt stic are no’ sub, addressing the judge: “I don’t think YoU | relations with Spain is regard: are trying the cases before you proper: petent judge as » likely and if you will let ted you I believe | further and serious attention yeu will get along much better.” bye tie tanead’ shes rathon a Sdee Sane eee Re Beyond the usual demonsiration on the the case before him gor a momeni, and or- | Part of the room, prices were well suppor 1 that Farr be put oyt of the room. | ed throughout the morning, notwithstar ft Darr advanced to Farr to enforce | ing the telegraphic expressions of « court's order, but Farr refused to | ¢ < = f t move, and it was not until Marshal Mc- | ‘0m Washington. Cormick and Engincer Patterson went to It was admittedly true that aggre Mr. Darr’s assistance that Farr could be | Selling would hav en attended by ejected from the court room. concessions, but confidence depr: fter being put out, Farr, who was ap- eking. Interests capable of a following are no le in the market. A situation so unaffording as to force i activity upon the influential is not a sate risk for the average operator. The material on which to base activity 1 in process of creation, but the process b not reached the stage warranting a g discounting of the ultimate result ment is strongly prejudiced in fay higher prices, and the Short account has no friends outside of the room. Those advocating impr that nothing ts to be gaine ently Very much under the influence ef er actively liquor, indulged in Joud and profane lan- guage, to the great annoyance bota of the ccurt and ail persons having busimess in the, building. Officer Flynn, who guards the icor of Judge Kimball's court, warned Farr to keep quiet, but the latter would not do so until Mr. Flynn arrested him. Several at- tempts were made to give the man a hear- ing on the charge of profanity by Judge Kimball, but cn each occasion Farr was dd to be too drunk to properly realize what was being said to him, and the court finally committed him for a hearing to-|#ction. The main situation is BCGoe: scouraging only so far as it indicate —~ continuation of insignificant transactions Robberies Reported. pending fuller returns from commercial ani trade cir Julius Hughlett, 1834 6th street, com- | > Pye % plained to Inspector Hollinberger this | ted during the day again ca morning that bis Laramore bicycle was | improvement by comparison with the sam period one year ago. tol ight from t vay of 311 ’ Sot ee en ene Seeneey © This fact vindicates original predict 7th street northwest. s as to the probable date of a change in A iadies’ black cloth coat was stolen yes- | earnings. From several manufacturing srday from in front of Jacob Kohne centers come reports of an anticipate) store, 914 7th stree! business revival and the receipt of new Edward Cahill, 717 7th street, reports the | Orders from sources heretotore barren o7 theft of a bicycle lamp, the necessary demand. Facts of this char J. L. McDaniel reports the theft of nf-| acter are not to be underestimated teen dozen bottles of yeast powder and | They are mot quite ger they three duzen bottles of blue. They were | Might be, but the signif attaches just the same. The incentiv removed from the situat fcrm of encouragement, w Ume develop into a posttive god. The stolen last night from a house in rear of 117 _C street northeast. The police were asked this morning by T. A. Burns to look out for a buffalo robe which was stolen last night from his hack while near 4! and D streets southwest. strength of Sui a aa clines only following attacks under adver Washington adv Hotel Arrival for tne dividend-paying properties, wore Raleigh—C. F. Bond, 0. Perry, W.| the most conspicuous features of (he lay Wharton, J. G. Walter, F. L. Wood, N. £. | During the final hour the market was Whiteside and A. S. Campbell, New York, | Si¥en over to dullness, and was confine | 4 z ee ork: | wholly to the room. The prospects for E. B. Bryan, Philadelphia, Pa.; W. B. Gay, |immediate fature indicate a lack of ine Richmond, Va.; H. G. Buxton, Piedmont, | ness of the kind capable of logical ¢ pla W. Va.; H. H. Evans, Hartford, Conn.; €. | nation. W. Noy Newark, N. J. ag ee Cochran—N. H. Cornish, Bangor, Me.; H. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. J. Murdock and wit F. Hill, New Yor! Buffalo, N. Y. Oxford—H. Morgan, jr., Boston, Mass.: W. Harrison, Philadelphia, Pa.; Therson, Mount Vernon, N Thomas and Miss A. Agesst, New York. Normandie—Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Kelly, Brooklyn, N. Y.: W. J. Echols, jr., Fort Smith, Ark.: Watson C. Squire and wife, Seattle, Wash. Arlington—J. Galvin and Mr. and Mrs. I. Forbes, Boston, Mass.: Mr. and Mrs. R. , Pittsburg, Pa.; Mr. and . y. Brooklyn, N. Y.: J. Holyoke, Me A. H. Goode, =. Heinemann, Milwaukee, Wis. Wellington—J. R. Thomas and wife, Bos- Mas R. C. Swayze, Philadelphia, H . Griflin, New York; J. A. Mor- gan, Chicago, Ill.; C. Low, Youngstown, Ohio. Cleveland, Ohio; J. Walters and wife, ‘The following are the opening, the hig! and the lowest and the closing prices of ¢ New York stock market toda: by Corson & Macartney, York stock exchange. pondents, Messrs. Moore & Schiley, No. 80 Broadw American Spirit... American Spirits, pla. American Sugar. American Sugat, pfd... American Tobacco . American Cotton Oil Atehisom 20.2... Baltimore & Oaio... Bay State Gas, Canada Southe Canada Pacific. - Chesapeake & Ohio ©... C. & St. Louis. Chicago, B. & Q. 8. n teago& Northwestern Riggs—P. J. Darling and wife s fone eo S. Reynolds, Rochester, » es ©. M.& St. Paul * Louisville, Ky.; Mrs. J. M. VE C.M.& St. Paul, pfa.. delphia, Pa.; Mrs. H. S. Bedell, Rome, | Chicago, R-L & Pacific N.Y. Consolidated Gi: ; ck. & We vware & Hudson. srande, pta Ebbitt—W. J. Donaldson and J. A. Wool- stin, Philadelphia, Pa.; L. Reiss and wife and Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Daly. York; J. M. Seymour, Newark, N. J.C. H. Pa Electric... in the amendment. I am not sure that much of this land is adapted to cultivation. But whatever portion may be suitable should be cultivated in some way. It ts best for the health of the city that this should be done. The amendment peing Lermissive in its form, its adoption will be entirely safe, because the Secretary of the Anterior will not exercise the authority conferrred upon him unless on careful in- vestigation he should deem it desirable or | necessary.”” The amendment was defeated. After some further debate the bill was passed. | Inasmuch as the greater part of the day had been consumed in other business, Mi Babcock tried to secure one hour in toda: y's session, in order to pass the East Washine- |- ton Heights traction bill, but the House ad- journed without action. Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the foliowing: White—Francis C. Prather of Prince George’s county, Md., and Mar- tha M. Adams of this city; Joseph C. Whyte and Carrie A. Andrews; Isaac D. Porter and Chriss'e L. Thurston; Wm. J. Lyon and Mary L. Shannon; Michael Don- ovan and Delia Fahey; Henry H. Whit- ney and Ellen W. Closson; Charles L. Kramer of Sunbury, Pa., and Kate Van Hern of Kansas City, Mo.; David W. Lim- erick and Katharine E. Mulloy; Wm. L. Ruffner of Rockingham county, Va., and — M. King of Westmoreland county, a. —_-—__ The River Still High. While the water fs still high along the river front, it has fallen so much within ten and G. EF.’ Waldo, Chicago, Il: J. P. Egan, Amherst, M: Miinois Central Lake Shore Shoreham—C. L. Fair and wife, San | Louisville & Nashvilie.. Francisco, Cal.; W. Emerson, Portland, | Metropolitan ‘Traction. Me.; W. E. Miller and W. S. Miller, Shelby, | Madattan Elevated. Ohio; H. W. Belcher, New York; J. F. Gay- | Michigan Centrat nor, ‘Syracuse, N. Y.; D. S. McIntyre, S. | Missouri Pacine: National Lead ¢ Nationa! Lead Co., New Jersey Central... New York Centrai. Northern Pacitic Northern Pacific, pfa... Ont. & Western... Pacific Mail... Phila. & Reading. Puliman F. ©. Co Southern Ry., ptd. Phila. Traction . Texas Pacific. i ‘Tenn. Coal & Iron! White and R. Adair, Montreal, Canada. National—G. W. Ballon, New York; J. M. Young, Cleveland, Ohio; D. H. Kulp, Mar- jetta, Ohio; C. Sternberger, Philadeiphia, Pa.; P. E. Wilcox, Boston, Mass.; C. P. Janney, Leesburg, V Jefferson—Rev, and Mrs. D. M. Talmage, Westwood, N. J.; J. A. King, Providenc R. 1; J. P. Looper, New York; H. Lowen- thal, Paterson, N.J.; W. L. Long, Phila- delphia, Pa. Johnson—B. L. Jones, Cape Charles, Va.; G. E. Bowden, Norfolk, Va.; H. D. Door- man, New York: F. L. Courtney, jr., Ri t Soe pia. mond, Va.; C. P. Mullen, Philadelphia, Pa. | Wabash, pid. Wheeling & L. Erie..." Wheeling & L. Erie,pfd_ Western Union ‘iei. —— Asks for a Receiver. Lloyd W. Emmart today filed a bill in| Silver, ; equity against his partners, Alexander| *Ex-liv. 14. Dunbar and William Smith, and others, EN REERS praying that a receiver be appointed to Washington Stock Exchange, receive from the District © ioner: © o'clock im. Washington by Congress for laying water maine usnet After call —Columbia Railroad Gx, $2,000 at 117! a contract of September 1, 1871. The claims of the complainant and of the de- fendarts to the sum are asked to be re- ferred to the auditor of the court, and a distribution is also asked. Attorney John H. Hazleton represents the complainant. 18: took 1 iscellaneous Ronis. Metropolitan a id, 112% asked. Metropolita » ae Gs, 113% bid, Metre itan Kaiire Grain a Cotten Markets, indebtedness, 115 bid. Belt Ratlres Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers | #244, Pckingtan Railroad Gs, sz Columbia Railroad Gs, 117 bid, 120 a: ington Gas Company Gs, series’ 4 ington Gas Company Gs. sertes 1) 114 1 peake and Potomac Telephone Ss, 100 bi can Security and rast ds, P- and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. Low. Close, | American Security and Trust 5s, Wheat 78% “F437 | Mid. | Washington Ma fo, F248 | Washington Market a. BiG Fig. | Washington Market Company ‘eat. Ge. Tos. bil g Bala, 355, | Masonic Mall Association 5s, 104 bid. Washing! o: 74 = Light Infantry’ Ist Gx, 103 Did. 44 ‘ational Bauk Stocks. Rawk of Washington, For |. Bank of the Republic, 200 bid, 2: Sao Od letropolitan, 285 Wid. 310 axked. Central, 260 bil 407 4.07 ‘wrmers and Mechanics’, 170 bid. Second, 143 417 417 “itizens’, |. Columbia, 125 vid. 410 15 | 120 bid, 130 asked. West End. 10 111 asked 420 42 ey ‘98 bid, 99 asked. Lincoln, 102 bid, 104 E Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. National Sate + Hey Ness; | epost and Trust, 110 bid. 115 asked Ww xr To ton Loan and Trust, 11 bid, 1 Zot Ti | cam Security and Trost, 138 bid, 142 asked. “Wash Tao sae on Safe Deposit, 20) bid. ilread Stocks. “Capital Traction Compan; bid, 110 a Government Bonds. ‘Columbia, = wad. ony Quotations re; ted by Corson & Macart- Gas and Electric Light St . Washington G; P >] 44% bid, 4344 asked. Georgetow » bid ney, bankers. aniiaurance hocks: Firemen, uy Wid 40 ast etropolitan, . Corcoran, 57 bid ‘otomar, 5 per cents, registered. 67_bid. (Arlington, 127 bid. 7 Tman-An aes $ Per cents, of 5 187 bid, V17 asked. National Union, 10 bid, 4 ber cents, fered of 1i asked. “Columbia, 11 bid, 13 asked.” Ries 4 Per cents, coupon of 1925. id aed People's, 5% Wid, 6 asked Hy per =. = i cola, Did. Commercial, 4% bid, 54, asked. B per conte, cod ot ti nad Sor eked Cometa Taek, ay bd, Oncor Currency 6 ‘per cents of 1808. 7 i ae cents of 1808, © asked. District ‘Title, 1 Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, February 25. —Flour dull, unchang. pas tien 1-100" bareetas at, 88 bid: Death of James H. Boss. Mr. James H. Boss, well known in this