Evening Star Newspaper, March 5, 1897, Page 2

= LATE NEWS BY WIRE Unexpected and Heavy Rainfall at Cincinnati. LIGHTNING. AND THUNDER ALSO The Same Weather General Over the Middle West. —__+—— RAILWAY TRAFFIC DELAYED —_ CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 5.—An unex- pected and unprecedented rainfall here has given rise to disagreeable forebodings of another flood in the Ohio river. The weather predictions printed today spoke of probable rain the latter part of the week. In fact, rain began to fall at last night, and during the early morning it as- sumed the form of a cloudburst, so that at 7 a.m. the rairfall registered three inches. 7 the rainfall has kept up heavily, , lghtning and thunder, and at 9 a.m. The result wi the fall is about four inches. has been a sudden swelling of ali the littie streams, and there will certainly be a rise in the Miami and Licking rivers, which will immediately swell the Ohio at this peint. Already great dam: has been done to the gardens along M‘ii creek, which is a raging torrent. Both the steam rail- road and the electric line to College Hill are ed on account of flooded tracks. Reports of Losses. Reports continue to come in of losses caused py the heavy rain of last night. ‘The town of Lockland, Ohio, is inundated. At Cumminsville, in the northern part of the city, the flood is doing move harm thar’ the recent high water of the Ohio, because she latter was still backwater, while thts is a raging vorrent. Houses weakene] by Ohio river s moved from fe by flow. All streams ars raging torrents, and the ill falls heavily, while in ( the low-lying smoke produces an inky ness. Fhe Ohio river is rising rapidly, seven inches an hour. Captain Bassler of the weather bureau says the rain is general from the Missouri valley to the Allegheny range, and is heav- fest in Illinois, Indiana and western Uhto. It does not affec= as yet the southern trib- utaries of the Ohio, but all the northern tributaries Will rise rapidly, and the river at this point will undoubtedly reach the danger Ine, 45 feet. Tne rain is likely to continue all day and tonight. It is not possible now to make an accurate predic- tion concerning the flood, but Captain Bassler does not yet see any cause for alarm. Great loss has been the country about flow of small streams. has rarely been seen, heightened by rain. caused all through innati from the over- Such a cloudburst and its effects ere the continual downpour of Trains Delayed. No trains have arrived on the Big Four or account of a landslide at Trautman's Station, which has carried away part of the track and covered other parts. Many houses {n that vicinity are threatened. Anderson's Ferry is inundated from sur- face flood, causing more loss than the high water of the Ohio river. All the houses on the river front are in danger. North of the city the flood is beyond precedent. The newspaper train on the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern ran into a washout at Cochran, Ind. The engine and tender | sia into a hole. No one was reported purt. es GIVEN OTHER CHANCE. Warm Debate Over Mr. Richardson in Baltimore Conference. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., March ‘The warm- est debate of this session of the Baltimore annual conference took place this morning over the question of the continuance in the studies of the second year of W. H. Rich- ardson. Mr. Richardson has been in charge of Gorsuch Church, Washington, for the past year. The examining board reported a recom- mendation that Mr. Richardson be discon- tinued, as he had failed to pass in three branches of the second year studies, and had not made up conditions in first year studies. Presiding Elder L. B.Wilson of the Wash- ington district opposed the report of the committee, and wanted Mr. Richardson given anothes chance in the class. He sald the student had done excellent work, and had been instrumental in raising $5,000 for the church of which ne had charge. Last summer the young man availed himself of a trip abroad, and since his return has been engaged in a revival, which would ac- count for his failure to keep up in his studies. After a long discussion, Mr. Richardson was continued for ancther year, with the understanding that he will make up the deficient branches. Henry C. Grimmel and A. T. Campbell were passed from second year class and are entitled to ordination as deacons. Mil- ton Thomas, Parry wer their class J. Thomas Hart and Wm. D. continued in the studies of Ax nat Admitting Women as Dele- gates. ‘The conference again voted against the admi: of women as delegates to general confer by a vote of 6 to 100. The proposition for equal lay and ministerial representation in the general conference was also defeated by a vote of 69 to 8. Presiding Elder Wilson introduced a prop- osition changing the discipline of the church, giving the general conference judi- ctal functions to Interpret the constitution, those functions in cases re- ion of annual conf . special order for to- morrow morning. Clara L. Webb Hayes Roach, secretary of Training School s Home, submitted a report of titutions through the president, B. Wilson. The training school, » management of Rev. Dr. A. H. d_the most successful year in its the and ry hi! Twenty-two deaconesses are at- tending on probation. A gift of $500 was arnounced toward a needed addition, a bullding being the deaconesses. An extension of the work of Sibley Hos- pital is contemplated by introducing district nursing in homes. Contributions for the school and home amounted to 31,6S7; for the hospi $1,069. Statistics of the Was Number of visits, 6.4 Bible reading yer, 1,200; me addressed, 17 sons in industrial lergarten schools, 500; garments gi’ to poor, Bibles, papers and trac! tributed, : spe ABS. ‘The following were approved for continu- #tce in the work: Misses Ida E. Miner, na M Failing, Laura O. Davis, Annie Du- gas, Kirstine Petersen, Helen D. Evans and Emma Deato Bishop Walden of Cincinnati, Onto, who had been to the inauguration, made a visit to the conference this morning and made an address. w rented to accommodate rgton home show: opportunities for. Crit sm of the Way im Which They Were Placed Yesterday. There Is said to be a row on among the diplomats. It arose over the seating of the various members of the corps in the Sen- ste during the inaugural ceremonies. The gallery was too small for the corps and thelr friends, and that body was seated cn the Senate floor. ‘The intention at first was to have the members of the corps follow the justices of the Supreme Court, and sit behind them. ‘There was objection to this on the part of the four ambassadors, and they were fur- Bished with seats on the front row in line with the presidential party, and the min- fsters were seated three rows in the rear. ‘This caused great indignation, and the Russian minister started to leave the Capi- tol. Among the other members of the corps & meeting will be called to take some ac- ton. sisted stone, aiarmed at the suggestion of a restoration of American merchant shipping. McKinley storm, VIEWS OF FOREIGN EDITOR: London Paper Comments on the I nugural Address. A} LONDON, March 5.—All the morning pa- pers contain editorial references to the in- augural address of President McKinley. The Morning Post says that in view of “the embittered relations produced between Great Britain and the United States by President Cleveland's impudent message, it is satisfying to note President McKinley's words of weight and wisdom with reference to the arbitration treaty. The paper thinks it also “gratifying to find that he Goes not encourage the policy of Interfereace abroad, and keeps an open mind on currency and economic questions.” The Daily Telegraph regards the message as “‘a most relentless and unflinching decia- ration for protectionism,” and adds, sar- castically, “fortunately our conviction of the unassailable soundness of free trade principles enables us to regard a compari- son with equanimity.” The Daily News considers the address “most satisfying and reassurirg, and es- pecially so in its references to arbitration and non-interference abroad.” The paper thinks the President's attitude teward bimetallism “safe, soothing and al- together unexceptionabl It adds: ‘The tariff paragraph is an en- deavor to compromise between conflicting rrinciples. We know what came of Mc- Kinleyism before; and it is unlikely that there will be any renewal of legislation on the old lines.” The President's references to the development of the American mer- chant marine are thought by the Dally News “most significant.’ The Daily Chronicle says: “The address is a very safe utterance, showing that President McKinley, if not a great man, is at least a prudent one. Evi- cently high tariff is to be the sheet anchor of the new administration. We see no serious attempt in the address to grapple with economic problems; and it is hard to believe that a cabinet of millionaires and a President whose election was aided by €rormous contributiors from trusts will prove zealous antagonists of such trusts. President McKinley will stand or fall, however, by his strength of resistance to the encroachments of organized wealth.” The Times thinks that the “obvious prominence given the protectionist idea in its most uncompromising form must put an end to any active co-operation between the republicans and the free traders who as- them in fighting against Bryanist Tropaganda. ‘The President's language on the currency is encouraging, though vague. He has given the jingoes a cold douche, which should bring all except the utterly incurable to their sober senses; and, though we do not feel as confident as we might, it is to be hoped the Senate will ratify the arbitration treaty without mutilating or minimizing its provisions.” ‘The Standard says: “The address is smooth and kindly; but it has one serious underlying purpose, namely, protection. Experience has been useless either to President McKinley or to the American people. They have not yet suffered enough for their economic mistakes and herestes. Their reversion toward high protective duties, however, relieves us of all fear of their destructive competition in ether parts of the world.” The Globe, commenting upon the inauga- ral address of Presiden: McKinley, says it does not commend itself to British manu- facturers and merchants, as extreme pro- tection is visible throughout it. ‘The St. James Gazette, toucking upon the same subject, says its references to cur- rency problems are “as vague as Mr. Glad- adding: “English merchants have no need to be comes from an inland state and is hardly ar authority on the subject.” ee HOUSE BLOWN DOWN. Severe Rain and Wind Storm Strikes Cairo, I. CAIRO, I, March 5.—A*heavy thunder with rain and wind, struck this section at 5:30 a.m. today. Roofs were torn off, plate glass windows smashed, a frame chureh under construction Gestreyed, one hev blown dowa «nd the wreckage burned. Eight people were injured and one inmates killed and burned in the No other lives were iost. The wind had a velocity of fifty eighty miles. of the ruins. six te BOATS AT INDIANAPOLIS, Water Three Feet Deep in the North- ern Part of the City. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Mareh 5.—Three and twenty one-hundredths Inches of water has fallen here since 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The resulting flood has caused much inconvenience and considerable dam- age. Street car traffle has been impeded and the flooded tunnel under the Union station necessitated round-ahout routes for several south side lines. The greatest damage came to Jackson Park, on the north side, where 200 acres were flooded by Fall creek’s overflow. The water stood three feet deep in this local- ity this morning, and the residents are being transported in boats and on horses. The rain continues, but the indications are that the worst is passed. —>—_— INE THOUSAND. OVER The Ball Was an Unqualified Success in Every Way. The inaugural ball was assuredly an un- qualified success from every standpoint. Nine thousand three hundred tickets were recelved at the entrances for admission, which means that the crowd was immense. And in its immensity there was also qual- ity. Never before were so many distin- guished persons assembled under one roof and on one floor at the same time. Chairman Bell of the executive committee when seen by a Star man expressed him- self as delighted with the whole affair. He considered it the grandest affair of its nature ever held, and while rather reti- cent about it could not refrain from that expression. ee Compliment to Chairman Babcock. A complimentary dinner, to occur at the Arlington Tuesday, the 16th instant, has been tendered to Representative J. W. Bab- cock, chairman of the republican congres- sional committee, in appreciation of serv- ices rendered by him in the recent cam- paign. It is expected that there will be at this gathering some of the most prominent men in American politics. It will be pre- sided over by J. Franklin Fort, “the golden orator” of New Jersey. : Susan Jackson, an eighteen-year-old col- ored girl, who lived on the Nallor road near Twining city, died suddenly about 7 o'clock last evening, it 1s supposed from the effects of an overdose of laudanum, taken with suicidal intent. The girl lived with a man named Albert Butler, and it is thought that a love affair figures in the case. Coroner Hammett was notified, and he is this afternoon investigation the case. ae cs et Plans. All the executive departments were thronged with visitors today, and business was practically at a standstill. The mem- bers of the cabinet have arranged their cfiicial affairs so as to be prepared to turn them over to their successors at a mo- ment’s notice. Among officials it is expect- ed that the induction of the new cabinet, except in the case of Secretary of State, will not take place until tomorrow after- noon or Monday morning. Secretary Ol- ney will remain here a week longer, and then return to his practice in Boston. Secretary Lomant and family are going to Florida for a month's vacation. The Sec. retary will resume his business in New York. Secretary Herbert will open a Jaw office in this city, and be a permanent resident. Attorney General Harmon will go back to his law practice in (inctnnati. Secretary Carlisle has not perfected. his plans for the future, but at any rate will continue his residence here for xeveral weeks. Postmaster, General Wilson will assume the duties of president of Wash- ington and Lee University. Secretary Francis and Secretary Morton will resume their former duties in St. Louls and Ne- braska, respectively. Secretary Gage will qualify at the Treas- ury Department tomorrow morning. Chief Justice Fuller will administer the oath of Office. THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, MARCH 65, 1897-16 PAGES, SS SENT TO THE SENATE Nominations of the New Cabinet: Of- ficers. ALL CONFIRMED WITHOUT OBJECTION Some Little Talk in Regard to Messrs. Gage and Bliss. WHAT MR. TELLER BSAID —S The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Secretary-of State—John Sherman of Ohio. Secretary of the Treasury—Lyman J. Gage of Illinois. Secretary ef War—Russell A. Alger Michigan, Attorney General—Joseph McKenna California. Postmaster General—Jemes A. Gary Maryland. Secretary of the Navy—John D. Long Massachusetts. Secretary of the Interior—Cornelius N. Bliss of New York. Secretary of Agriculture—James Wilson of Iowa. The Senate at once went into executive session and confirmed Mr. Sherman's nomi- nation. No objection was made to the nomina- tions of any other member of the cabinet, but they were referred to committees to pay a compliment to Mr. Sherman. The nominations were referred as follows: Mr. Gage and Mr. Bliss to the finance committee, Mr. Alger to the committee on military affairs, Mr. McKenna to judiciary, Mr. Gary to post cffices and pust roads, Mr. Long to naval affairs, and Mr. Wilson to agriculture. The Senate then, without soing out of executive session, took a recess until 2 o'clock. The first nomination taken up as soon as the Senate reconvened at 2 o'clock was that of Mr. Gage to be Secretary of the Treasury. This nomination caused consid- erable discussion, the silver men of the Senate taking occasion to point out the position of Mr. Gage on the financial ques- tion. Silver senators who did the talking said they did not intend to interpose any ob- jection to the confirmation, but they want- ed to make it plain that while there were pledges made by the new administration for bimetallism, the new Secretary they said was a gold man. Nothing was said on the democratic side cencerning the cabinet opposing. Senator Teller, silver republican, made the prin- cipal speech. After discussing the nomina- tion of Mr. Gage for some time he took up that of Mr. Bilss to be Secretary of the In- terior. He said he considered this a most unfor- tunate selection. Mr. Bliss was an esti- mable man, and a man who would have filled other’ positions with credit, but he was entirely unfitted for Secretary of the Interior. This was a position which was of vast importance. More cases were de- cided involving property rights by the Sec- retary of the Interior than were decided by the United States Supreme Court. They were for the most part legal questions, and required a knowledge of law. Mr. Bliss was not a lawyer, but a banker and a business man who knew nothing of the many questions which «were to come before him as Secretary of the Interior. Senator Hoar of Massachusetts paid high tribute to Mr. Bliss and pointed out that_many of the questions decided by the Secretary of the Interior were inter- pretated by law clerks, and no matter how gcod a lawyer a man might be he could not investigate all the matters that came before him, and for that reason a law force had been provided to assist the Sec- retary in his work. He said that the busi- ness ability of Mr. Bliss was unquest®ned. After a little more talk, all the nomina- tions were confirmed without objection. ———__-+«- SIXTH STREET STATION AFIRE. of of of of a A Lively Commotion at an Early This Morning. A slight blaze in the Pennsylvania sta- tion, gp 6th street, created much excite- ment about 1 o'clock this morning among the throng of pessengers crowded about the rooms waiting for the departure of trains for the east and south. There was also a lively stir among the conductors and trainmen asleep in the upper story. The fire itself caused little damage, ow- ing to prompt action on the part of em- ployes and the fire department, but the dense clouds of smoke which came from the rubbish, in which the flame started, frightened the crowd. An overhected steam radiator in the ladies’ waiting room caused the blaze. This, however, was promptly extingnished, and ‘the trouble was thought to be passed when the trainmen upstairs were aroused by the smoke and turned in un alarm of fire. The walls and furnishings of the depot were damaged constd-rably before the fire- men were confident that every spark had been extinguished. ee Personal Mention. Capt. A. T. Bliss of Saginaw, Mich., for- merly representative of the eighth con- gressional district of Michigan, is the guest of Captain A. J. n, street north- west, accompanied by Mrs. Bliss. Edward A. Walton of Néwark, N. J., is a guest of Mr. Hill of 41-2 street. Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Richards of 2830 14th street northwest are entertaining during inaugural weck Mrs. R. R. Minturn, wife of the superintendent of the Chicago, Mil- waukee railroad, Green bay, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Richie of Coshocton, Ohio; Mrs. L. Y. Hulse of New York, and Miss Lizzie Meikel of Baltimore, Md. Grand Master of Knights Templar of the United States W. La Rue Thomas and Mrs. Thomas, who have lately come to Washington to permanently reside, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar W. White, 1223 Yale street, Columbia Heights. Mrs. D. R. Clendennin, the widow of Cel. is in the city, : i military commission who tried the note Suratt conspirators, and was well known in this city in those perilous times. Sie will return to her home at Oneida, Il., on the Sth instant. Frank A. Weaver of New London, Coun. is spendirg inauguration week in this cit Cel. F. K. Denton of Denver is in this city for a short time on his way to London. Mrs. Mel C. Davis of Dubuque, lowa, is stopping at 12th street northwest. Mr. David C. Bangs, clerk of the federal building, Kai sas City, Mo., is in the city. Prof. Henry C. Cameron, one of the senior members of the faculty of Princeton University, is in town, having come on for the inaugural ceremonies. It was the fif- teenth consecutive Inauguration that Prof. Cameron has attended. ed A Western Bunce Game. From the New York Weekly. Real Estate Agent (Dugout City, Kansas) --“Stranger just arrived from the east. Rush around to the hotel, greet him as a long-lost brother or something, and when he explains that there is some mistake cover your confusion by inviting him to driuk.”” jew Man—‘‘Maybe he won't accept it.” ‘Oh, yes, he'll accept, to relieve your em- barrassment. They always do.” ‘Yes, sir. What next?’ ‘Ke«p him in conversation until IE come around and ssk tu speak with you on busi- ness. Then introduce me, and we'll haye another drink. That'll settle it. Two drinks of Dugout City whisky will make any renee feel rich enough to buy the whole eerth.” oo The Unknown Sound. From the New York Press. ‘The flat house janitor started in affright as a shrill clang reverberated through the hall. “What can it be?” he gesped. Again the- metallic note sounded. The mysterious and unheard-of clangor was tco much for his nerves ard he fied precipitately. It developed that some miscreant, forcing his way into the basement, had turned the heat into the steam pipes. THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS General Feeling of Satisfaction in Regard to i : Mr. MeMillah Saye It is an Able Deo- laration §f (the President's Atti- ‘public Questions. tude gn 2 Senator McMiilan, speaking of President McKinley's inaygural address yesterday, SENATE IN SESSION New Members Cause a Shifting of Beats. MR. HANNA WAS Many Remembered With Floral SWORN said: Tributes. “I have read ‘the address with care, and I am greatly pleased with it. It a ss able oo declaration of Mr. McKinley’s attitude on i public questions. I like his utterances on MR. HOBART’S GAVEL finance, the tariff and our foreign rela- ———— ° tions.”* Among republicans today there was a disposition to commend in strong terms the ideas given in Mr. McKinley’s inaug- ural address. There was some disappointment on the’ part of the extremists on the subject of Cuba over the failure of the President to say more on the propriety of this govern- ment taking measures for ending war in Cuba, but those whose course on the Cuban question has been more conservative de- ciare that the President's declaration that American citizens would receive the full protection which their citizenship war- ranted was a truly American position for him to occupy, and they declare that the new administration will not be found wanting in the protection of American in- terests in Cuba, though it will not do any- thing to precipitate a war with Cuba. Mr. McKinley’s views on the financial question also meet the hearty approval of the “sound money” men in Congress. They say his words on that subject places at rest all doubt about whai his acts will be regarding any tendency toward the free and unlimited coinage of silver, and they think the silver men will have noue of that sympathy which some of them expressed during the campaign, from the President on the subject of free coinage. No one shows any surprise at what the President had to say about the tariff. They say he only declared what were recognized as his firm convictions. ——__—__+ 2+—____. WOMEN AND MEN. Should Difference in Sex Make a Dif- ference in Education? From Harper's Bazar. There are certain simple and elementarv bits of noysense whicn reappear at inter- vals with the certainty of measels or small- pcx, and this sometimes in the very fami- lies of physicians. One of these is the the- ery that whereas men and women differ in important respects, there ‘must therefore be an entire difference in thelr mode of ed- ucation. The best way to look at this is by applying it first on the plane of physical structure. This, for instance, would be the line of argument: Boys eat beef and bread; therefore, obviously, girls should not. Yet the moment girls accept this inference and begin living on caramels and ice cream, the physicians are the first to complain. They peint out, justly enough, that while the functions of the sexes are in some impor- tant respects different, yet there are many more points in which they are identical; the alimentary and digestive processes, for instance, are the same. We do not digest as men or Women, distinctively; we digest as human beings; and so it is with nine- tenths of what physiology includes. When we turn to mental education, the same law holds. ‘There cannot be two di: ct alphabets ‘or two wholly separate hmetics. You cannot rear a girl on the theory that though her brother has just ccrrectly remarked that two and two make feur, it would be quite unwomanly in her to think so; that she, being a girl, must make the result three or five. Surely you cannot adapt the rule of three to the sup- posed pecullarities of either sex; you can- not decree that it shall henceforth be for women a rule of three and a half or a rule of four and five-cighths. The plan would be as irreievant as’the ill-timed kindness of the rustic who said to the traveler asking the distance to the village, “We call it three miles, but as you are an old man and your horse seems to be tired, we will say two and < half’, if we thus cannot modify the rule of three to suit the critics or the physiolo- gists, still less can be set up separate s tems of sex alphabets There are, indeed, some African tribes where the sexes are said to speak different languages, but the results of their civilization are not conspic- uous. Domestic conventence at least would indicate that a man and ‘his wife should have learned the same A B C. The verb must agree with its nominative case for her revered preceptor “we was” merely be: cause she had heard him say “we were, and did not wish to seem mannish. Thus lit is at each successive point of progress. ‘The whole course of education leads direct- ly on, and it is quite impossible to find a wall or barrier where the distinction of sex, In intellectual education, can begin to be ‘controlling. The fundamental laws of physics, of biology, of logic, of history— these cannot possibly be preoccupied by the sex which happened first to spy them out. You may go through all psychology and il geometry without ever finding where the road turns off or where you can put up a sign “For males only! Nothing female need apply.” Pa EER uaa What Gets Into British Tobacco, From the Lancet. Why is tobacco so often highly scented? Is it not reasonable to suppose that in many cases it is to mask an inferior qual- ity which otherwise would be manifest? That the treatment of tobacco with various essences and flavors is practiced there can be little doubt, and every intelligent person knowns that in by far the majority cf in- stances the peculiar aromatic flavor of the tobacco he buys does not naturally belong to the tobacco leaf at all. We have stcong reasons for believing that the dosage of tobacco with highly scented or aronratic compounds may give rise to real injury to health. This matter becomes the more serious when we consider the large quan- tity of cheap and nasty cigarettes that are smoked by the small youth of the present day. We have been prompted to consult scme of those mysterious though useful beoks which are described to contain “sev- eral thousand receipts, covering the latest, most important, and most useful discoveries in chemical technology, and their practical application in the arts and the industries” —in other words, those books that deal with trade dodges, and we have been re- warded with some valuable, if not alto- gether encouraging, information. Here we tind various formulae for the improvement of inferior qualities of tobacco and for the removal of any dispgreeable smell and taste that may characterize them. In these in- teresting opefations we find that the use of the following articles is concerned: Orris root, Tonquin, bean, juniper berries, cori- ander seeds, Storax, cascarilla bark, an- gelica root, cinnamon blossoms, badiane, cloves, saltpeter, cassia, glycerine, liquorice root, rosewood, sugar, bay leaves, walnut leaves, green oranges, oi] of lemon, amber, vanilla, bergamot, nutmeg, balsam, carda- mons, cubebs, sassafras, galangal, calamus root, etc. It is not improbable that one or other of the substances in this really for- midabie list, especially if used in excess, would, when submitted to destructive dis- tillation tn pipe or cigarette, give rise to Volatile products ofa much more injurious character than those due to the cambus- tion of pure unscented tobacco. S aee 2 Liked His Teacher. From the New Fork Weekly. Visitor—Do’ you’‘I'ke going to school, my little dear?” Litt Fauntleroy—“Yes, indeed.” “Of course. You love your school, don’t you. my pet? and you like your teacher, don’t you?” “Oh, yes; I wouldn’t want any other teache: “Of course not.” “No, indeed. She’s awful near-sighted.” e+ —__ Nothing New. From the New York Press. “It fairly makes me weary,” observed the editor of the Yellow Journalism, put- ting his feet in the largest pigeon-hole, “to hear these fakirs talking about new discoveries. Now, here's an Ital‘an claims to have discovered a way to telegraph without wires! _ ois He spat wideiy. “We've been doing that right along for years.” women as for men; nor can a girl say to} The Senate chamber was a botanical garden today when, at 12 o'clock, Vice President Hobart called the Senate to or- der. Seldom has there been a more gen- eral Gisplay of roses and beautiful flowers in this chamber than was made today. In most instances the senators who had been so bounteously remembered by their friends were new senators, and the favors were without exception bestowed upon re- publican senators. Those who came in for the most claborate testimonials of this character were Mr. Penroge of Pennsylva- nia, Mr. Platt of New York, Mr. Foraker of Ohio, and Mr. Fairbanks of Indiana. Of these Mr. Penrose probably received tne greatest quantity of flowers. Among the pleces presented to Mr. Platt was an elab- crate horseshoe of roses, bearing in violets worked in the center the figures * is With this came a card informing the sen- ator that it was the gift of the survivors of the New York delegation who stood with him and Mr.Conkling for Gen. Grant's renomination in 18%. Mr. Quay’s desk was also graced with an elaborate floral piece, in the center of which was a keystone workea in violets, with the words: “From the bourgeoise and men in blouses,” being a@ quotation from an interview with Mr. Quay some time since, when he was talk- ing of Pennsylvania politics. The new senaiors were with one or two exceptions in their seats when the Vice President's gavel fell summoning the body to crder. Among them was Mr. Hanna of Ohio, who, while not yet technically a sen- ator, was soon to be such. Mr. Hanna came in quietly from the marble room, and his presence was not generally observed until Mr. Foraker announced his presence and his appointment to the Senate. He en- tered on the republican side of the cham- ber and engaged in conversation with those near him until called to the Vice President's desk to take the oath. Seating the Senato: The seating of the senators developed a considerable shifting of seats, made pos- sible by the retirement of so many old sen- ators. Mr. Lodge occupied the seat vacated by Mr. Sherman; Mr. Quay secured the seat just vacated by his late colleague, Mr. Cameron; Mr. Carter moved into Mr. Quay's old place; Mr. Sewell took Mr. Pef- fer’s; Mr. Gear to Mr. Dubois’ desk; Mr. Bacon, Mr. Voorhees’; Mr. White. Mr. Vilas’, and so on. To the new men natural- ly fell the less desirable seats, though Messrs. Foraker, Spooner and Penrose were fortunate in securing places almost directly in front of the presiding officer, though in the rear row. Mr. Platt of New York se- cured the seat vacated by Mr. Gear on the front row, but on the extreme right of the republican side of the chamber. Mr. Fair- banks sits immediately behind Mr. Platt, and several other new republicans tind seats in the same neighborhood. There was also a grouping of new men on the extreme end of the democratic side, Messrs. Pettus, McEnery, Rawlins and Heit- feld finding places here in close proximity to one another. The new senators appeared, without exception, to be perfectly com- posed. They were generally engaged in conversation with their neighbors and with older senators, putting in the brief time of the session in getting acquainted. Messrs. Spooner and Platt, having served in tke Senate before, naturally fell into the way of the Senate without difficulty. ‘% found old friends to greet them. Mr. Wol- cott of Colorado, who had but just returned from his mission in the interest of bimetal- lism, was in his seat early in the session. The galleries were crowded to their ut- most capacity and many people stood on the outside from carly morning anxious to secure admission, though disappointed in that respect to the end. The diplomatic gallery was the only exception. None of the seats in this gallery was occupled to- day. There was ‘a general flutter of interest in the galleries when Vice President Hobart ascended the platform and by a gentle rap brought the senators to their feet to listen to the invocation of the blind chap- lain. It was noticed immediately on the part of all that Mr. Hobart grasped his share of the work with a firm hand. In the natural order of things he had very little to say, but what he was called upon to say he sald readily and without hesi- tation. Mr. Hanna Swora In. The proceedings in open senate brief, but interesting. It fell to the lot of Mr. Foraker to be the first member of the body to address the chair. He pre- sented the credentials of Mr. Hanna, sa: ing simply that Mr. Hanna had been ap- pointed by the governor of Ohio to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignaton of Mr. Sherman. Mr. Hanna stood at this time in close proximity to Mr. Foraker. F wore a Prince Albert coat, closely bul toned almost to the chin, but this monoton; of attire was relieved by the display of a bright carnation in the lapel. Several senators presented gratulations before the Ohio senator was summoned to the Vice President’s desk to take the oath of office. There was a spontaneous burst cf ap- plause in the galleries as ihe two dis- finguished sons of Ohio, both eniering simultaneously upon new tields of labor, walked arm in arm down the center als There was no effort to suppress the ap- plause. Ascending the presiding officer's dais, Mr. Hanna received the oath from Mr. Hobart. After shaking hands with the Vice President and signing the roll he walked to his desk, when the process of congratulations was continued. Mrs. Hanna, with a party of friends, was in the gallery when her husband was initiated into office, and, of course, was an interest- ed witness of the proceeding. After this came the formal proceeding of i i moving a committee to notify the : make. This motion was made by Mr. Al- lison, and upon its being agreed to, he and Mr. Gorman were appointed to this duty. Chairman of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Frye obtained unarimous consent to offer a resolution ordering that Mr. Davis of Minnesota should act as chairman of the committee on foreign relations to fill the vacancy occasioned by Mr. Sherman's their con- dent that the Senate was prepared to re- celve any communication that he might retirement until further orders. Mr. Frye is the senior republican member of this committee. By moving Mr. Davis’ selection he voluntarily abdicated the place himself. There was no objection and the motion wa: agreed to. On motion of Mr. Aldrich a recess was then taken until 12:45 to allow the com- mittee appointed to wait on the President time to report. During the interim few senators left the chamber, the time being spent in a general exchange of courtesies. It was 12:45 when the committee appoizt- ed to wait on the President returned. Mr. Alliscn said that the President sent to the Senate kindly greeting and that he would communicate with the Senate in writing immediately. Mr. Pruden, the executive clerk, then ap- peared and delivered the message contain- ing the nominations for the new cabinet. As soon as the message was presented = Hale of Maine moved an executive ses- sion, sed. and the doors were immedia‘ely cl + Funeral Tomorrow. John Merriman, the fireman who was struck by a locomotive of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad some time ago, and died yesterday, as the result of his injuries, will be buried tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock from his late residence, 934 9th street north- east. The services will be conducted at Notre Dame Catholie Church, and the in- terment at Mt. Olivet cemetery. Chief Parr's today made a detail from the fire de- partment to attend the funeral. NEW CABINET OFFICERS Some of President McKinley's Advisers Oall on Their Predecessors. Getting o General Confidential Their New Daties and the Pending B len of None of the persons who are to be mem- bers of President McKinley's cabinet ap- peared at the uptown departments up to a late hour this afternoon. The impression was general that the new officials will not be installed in their respective offices until the beginning of next week. Mean- time the hold-over secrctarles continue to discharge the duties of their places, of course, refraining from opening up any new questions or even passing upon old ores of importance wherever possibl>. ‘There has been a lull in the speculation as to the new subordinate officers of the va- rious departments, such as assistant sec- retaries, heads of bureaus unprotected by civil service rules, &c. The only name that came out prominently today was that of Harrison G. Otis, proprietor of the Los An- geles Times, who, it is understood, is slated to be assistant secretary cf war to suc- ceed Gen. Jos. Doe. His most formidable competitor is said to be Mr. John Tweedale, chief clerk of e War Department. Mr. Bliss at the Interior. Secretary Francis arrived at the Interior Department today at an early hour, as customary with him, and took up in a mat- ter-of-fact way the unfinished business on his desk. At 11 o'clock Mr. Cornelius N. Bliss called with his son, who is a Harvard student here witnessing the inauguration scenes, and introduced himself to Mr. Froncis. S ‘The retiring Secretary and President Mc- Kinley’s choice for the interior portfolio at once retired to the small room in the scutheast corner of the building which Mr. Francis has used as a work room, and were closeted there for two hours in c versation. Mr. Frarcis in that time gave his successor a rapid but clear and busi- ress-like account of the duties of the of- fice, the pending unfinished business before the Secretary and some idea of the officials who, under the recent extension of the civi service classification, will remain in close proximity to the Secretary, and on whom he must rely for advice in matters of administration. Throughout the department the old offi- cials are glad that Mr. Bliss, a sound New York business man, is to be Secretary. They say that Mr. Francis, also a business man, has dispatched public business far more satisfactorily and rapidly than a law- yer could have done. . Mr. Gary Sees Mr. Wilson. Mr. Gary called at the Post Office Depart- ment at 10:30 o'clock this morning, and at once introduced himself to Postmaster General Wilson. The two sat down at the Postmaster General's desk ard entered into an informal talk about department af- fairs. Mr. Wilson first told Mr. Gary some- thing of the routine of the department, then gave an account of the various presi- dential post offices where contests had oc- curred and nominations were pending be- fore the Senate, and then gave him some idea of the various appropriations for the current year and of those for the next fiscal year which “went down” in the sun- dry civil bill. At 1 o'clock Mr. Gary withdrew and Mr. Wilson proceeded to “sign up” his day's work. No word having come as to the nomina- tion of the new cabinet or of any action by the Serate Mr. Gary said he would notify Mr. Wilson wien it would be agreeable for him to take the vath of office and enter on his duties. Ex-Representative James Wilson of Iowa called on Secretary Morton at the Agricul- tural Department, had a confidential chat with him about department affairs, and also met some of the leading officials of the department, with most of whom he has been acquainted for several years, while he has been connected with the Iowa Agri- cultural College and experiment station. The last of the new cabinet members to get to the city was John D. Long, who ts to be Secretary of the Nav: He reached here this morning with his daughter, Miss Helen Long. They went to the Cochran Hotel, where they will remain until about the Ist of April, when Secretary Long will go to his home and bring his family here. Se HE LAY DOWN ON THE TRACK. A Maryland Soldier Boy Tenches a Gripman a Lesson. An amusing incident, yet one that showed great nerve on the part of one of the 4th Maryland Regiment boys, occurred this morning at 7th street and Pennsylvania avenue, The 4th Regiment left their head- quarters for the Pennsylvania depot, and instead of going to 6th street, the officer in command decided to turn the regiment through 7th, around into B street. The first company of the regiment had hardly crossed the tracks of the 7ih street cable line before a car approached. One of the men left the line and in a quiet, dignified manner asked the gripmaa to hold up for @ moment until the regiment could pass. The gripman promptly and gruffty refused. The soldier proceeded to the front of the car and stretched himself out at full length on the track in front of it, and laid there patiently all the while the regiment | was moving. The gripman pulled the lever into position, in a moment the car had movel to where the nervy young soldier was lying on the track. The fender touched him, and the car kept moving, shoving the prostrate man befcre it for some feet. The motorman then seeing the determination of the young soldier to remain where he was, stopped the car. As the last platoon of the regiment crossed the track, the man got up from the track, touched his hat to the grip- man, said “Thank you,” and hastened to the head of the column, to join his com- mand. The crowd on the corner went wild with enthusiasm at this exhibition of nerve and determination, and they cheered him lustily as he arose to his feet. eae ALL QUIET AT HAVANA. Consul General Lee's Cablegram Secretary Olney. . Secretary Olney today received the fol- lowing cable message this afternoon from Consul General Lee at Havant “All quiet. No excitement here now. I hope to secure prempt trial of all Americans imprisoned. Those found innocent to be released and those guilty out of island.” ee THE VAN RISWICK WILL CASE. Motion Today by Mr. Lambert for a New Trial. Counsel for Mr. Wilton J. Lambert today filed a motion for a new trial in the case of the contest over the will of his grand- mother, the iate Mary Van Riswick. legislator, “I had a pocketful of bills, none of which I succeeded in passing. I haven't taken any bills to the legislature since, though I have been re-elected several times. On the contrary, I have brought bills home. a none of them Were any trouble to pass. O"* Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, March 5.—Flour dull, unchanged— recelpts, 9,133 barrels; exports, 20,861 barrel: sales, 150 ‘barrels. Wheat firmer—spot, 90 lid} May, 5,971 bushels; seathern ‘white and Ww corn, 26%. bushels; exports, 40.100 bushels; Butter steady —fa do. imitation, 15016; do. ladle, 13al4; steady—frenn, ‘gem and ‘Wiisky’ se EE 4. active. un- changed. The London Times announces that when FINANCE AND TRADE en Speculative Issues Sent From Abroad in Considerable Amounts, RISE IN THE RAILWAY SHARES Profit Taking Later Caused a Dew cline. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS cen ceieatiess Speciai Dispatch to ‘The Ewening Star, NEW YORK, March 5.—Activity in stocks abated soon after the initial dealings, but further progress was noted toward a higher plane with Sugar gaining a point. Bay State Gas was a notable exception to the general firmness, and yielded 15-8 on Bos- ton selling. The heaviness of the foreign markets, In which sharp losses occurred in all classes of securities, and the persist-nt offerings in this market for continental account deterred confident operations by the larger interests. Round amcunts of the speculative issues have been returned from abroad of late, owing to the high prices prevalent here, but these mortgages have been well absorbed, owlag to the marked domestic inquiry for investment and speculative account. ‘The railways figured more prominently in the dealings after 1 o'clock and ros: starply on moderate purchases for bot) accounts, The grangers were the leaders with Rock Island gaining 1 per cent. Th investment stocks were also in fair de mand, Lake Shore, New Haven, Northwe preferred and-Chicago and Alton cach ris ing to 1%. Sugar and Manhattan were exceptionally strong, and the anthracite coalers were better supported than for some time. The London selling slackened somewhat, and was largely offset by an increase of out- side orders. The bond market tended upward on light buying, with the St. Paul issues the feat ures. These bonds have figured consp ously in recent operations, and some le have attained the highest recorded pri The general 42 and the gtilt-edge m gages are in most favor, and-are 3 per cent, the latter in the second of stocks to noon were 85,000 shares. Profit taking caused recessions from th top prices, but the losses up to 2 p.m. were generally unimportant, and the market re lapsed into dullness on the down grade. New York Central was favorably affected by a reiteration of the refunding rumors. aI FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. " Correspondents, Messrs. More & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. Open. High. Low. Close American Spirite. Be BL IBY Sy American Spirits, p' MS My BBs American Sugar MBs Lik TS Tie, American Sugar, pfd. 104, American Tobacco ay American Cotton Ot ‘ Atchison 12% Baltimore & Oaio. F State Gas. u nada Southern. 465 Canada Pacite.- jesapeake & Ohio... Cc. C. & St. Louls. wnicago, B&Q... Chicago& Nortnwestern. Chicago Gas. % CM. & St. Pauls. C.M.& St. Paul, ptd_ Chicago, KI. & Pacific Consolidated G Den. & Rio Grande, pta. General Flectric Minols Central. Lake Shore... $ Louisville & Nashvilie.. Metropolitan Traction... Mahattan Elevated. Michigan Central. Missouri Pacific. National Lead Co. - National Lead Co., pid New Jersey Central New York Centrat Northern Pacific Phila. & Reading. Pullman P. €. Co Southern Ky., pfa Phila. Traction . ‘Texas Pacific. Tenn. Coal & Iron. Union Pacific... S. Leather, pid. Wabash, pid... Wheeiing & L. Erie... Wheeling & L- Erie.pia. Western Union Tel... .. call-12 0 After call Bonds. 20-year fund gold, 110 bid. Wal Th bid! Water 3.658, funding, dock —m.- Washington Pheumatic Gun 111% bid. asked, neous Bouds.—Metropolit %4 asked. Metropolitan it |, 11Gty asked. Belt i Eckington R. Ro 6s, 2 fa Ko 1. Gs, 116% b 113 bid.” Wash Ches. and Pot Security and Trust Sa, t Gx, 107 bid. Wash |. Wash. Market Co, Hail Ass. 5s, 104 bid. Ga, 5 bid. joual Bank Stocks. Bank of Wa asked, Hauk of, the Repu 5 bid, i, 120 bd, 4 Wid, 111 asked. Linco 0 i 102 bid, 105 asked. Safe Deposit and ‘Trust Compautes. National Sate Deposit and ‘Trust, 112 Md, 115 asked. W: Loan and Trust, 119% bid, 124 asked. Amer. curity and Trust, 141 bid, 145 asked. Wash. onit, 50 bid. Railroad Stocks.—Capital ‘Traction, 53 tid, asked. Metropolitan, 109 bid, 111 asked. Colum- 50 bid. nd Electric Light Stocks.— Wash. asked. Georgetown Gas, 44 Did. Electric Light, 9 asked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 26. bid. Metropolitan, 68 bid. OS Did. Arlington, Gas, 44 Cs. Franklin, 58 bid, German-American, Union, 10 bid, rat al, 4% bid, 54 ite “Insurance Stocks.—Real Extate Tith 107 asked. Columbia Title, 5 Wid, 6 asked Washington Title, 6 asked. District’ Tithe, 8 clephone Stocks —Pennayivania, 38 bid, 50 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac. 36 bid, 00 ake. Amer! Graphophione, ‘preferred, bid, 11 asked. Preu: matic Gun » 50 bid, 85) asked. Miscellaneous Stocks. - Mergenthaler Linoty ye, 124% tad, 125% asked. Lanston Monotspe, 73. oid, Te “naked. Wasbingion “Masset, “10 id. Great Tce, 125 asked. > and Cotton Markets. Gra’ Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. 2 Bie 246-Ty 25% 25i4-e Z-% 174% 174% ITS 18% 18% 1S 837 85 8.35 842 52 BRT 422 417 «4.20 430 42 «4430 4.40 432 4.37 450 442 441 COTTON. ‘Close. 6.59 691 7.00 76 3 (fren