Evening Star Newspaper, March 8, 1897, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1897-12 PAGES. e kre some signs of a change of attitude. "The National Zeitung and the Berlin Post rontain statements, apparently inspired, to the effect that it will be impossible for Germany to%hold out in her contention if the ether powers show a disposition to give way so far as to negotiate further with Greece or to insist that Turkey also shall withdraw her troops from Crete. The National Zeitung reminds the government that Germany has no direct interests In the east.- The British minister at Athens has wired home his bellef that a peaceful settlement will now ranged A dispatch to nea y the British battle ship Barfleur cleared for action, owing to the presence of reinforce of the Greek fleet in Cretan wate A dispatch mignight forei to the Times from Athens at “Some of the members of and other foreign ady left the city, and it several of the legatio ners to leave feeling which regards as, with the that reportes advised all for This has caused a painful part of the ¢ public, it an unjustifiable step, exception of cceasicnal affronts from p: sons of the lower . foreigners have been treated with have at no time in whatever. Moreover, a foreign nts are k vor the Greek cause the been any majority “Certainly the aspect of the city is very warlike, but considering the excited state of the public mind, the peopie +re behaving with ration and exhib me ing marked » bringing in thousands of re- the provinces, and these are parading the with their ments. Squadrons of cavalry and batterie with their artillery pal thor: Fs x Great crow: for ne war the dd back at the last mo- the frontier reserves is hi The © deemed s more than presence of = indicates that mence tomorrow troops already on fficient fer the present: and, s. it is believed that reign men-of-war nea the blockade com- fond thus severing communication with the frontier by sea. “The members of the press of Athens have joined in a dispaich to Admiral Can- the Pira- evaro, commanding the allied flee! Canea, € surprise that the lives foreign coi ondents should be en- ngeréd by threats of violence on the part of the Mussulmans populace, and urg- ing the h ard the lives of ied in the hon- jer the pro- eat powers.” orable tection of the fla: SNOW AND RAIN IN THE WEST. ‘Trains Tied way Up—Washouts LATE NEWS BY WIRE|MONETARY CONFERENCE] DISTRICT 'ATTORNEY Capt. Hart, Convicted of Filibuster- ing, Sentenced. ———-—__—— TO BE IMPRISONED TWO YEARS Taken to Prison Immediately After the Announcement. ——__+—_— REFUSED A NEW TRIAL PHILADELPHIA, Pa., March’ 8.—Capt. John D. Hart, who was recently convicted of filibustering against the Spanish govern- ment in connection with the steamer Lau- rada, of which he is the owner. was today refused a new trial by Judge Butler in the United States district court and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, a fine of $00 and to pay the costs of the prosecution. He is to stand committed until the fine and costs are paid. The cost of the prosecution will amount to nearly, if not quite, $5,000. Captain Hart was taken to vrison imme- diately after the sentence was pronounced. In refusing a new trial, Judge Butler said the only debatable question in the court's opinion was whether Captain Hart had fur- nished the Laurada, knowing at the time that she was to carry a military expedition te Cuba to fight against the Spanish gov- ernment, and whether he had a knowledge of the military character of the expedition. The court said that if the cargo was one not prohibited by our laws he would have had no reason to conceal his identity with the movement. In concealing. his identity it was apparent to the court that it was the intention of the defendant to evade the laws of this government. His interest in getting the men who embarked on the Laurada to- gether showed that he had a knowledge of the character of the exedition. Judge Butler, in referring to the newly discovered evidence, said the testimony of the two Atlantic City witnesses was in- credible. It injured the case of the de- fendant and showed an attempt to bribe the government witnesses and break down the case of the prosecution. Capt. Hart was then commanded by the court to stand up. Judge Butler, after a momentary pause, said: “I am sorry to have to seutcuce you. AS I have already said, I believe you have been justly convicted after a most fair and impartial trial. The cffense is a very grave one. It involves national honor and the national peace. Yeu entered upon it with wed—Uridges Swept Awny. your eyes wide open, with a full knowledg> ST. PAUL. Minn., March &—The st of its gravity. You did it for the unworthy Minnesota. North and South Dakota are in } Peper Of pecuniary iesta: _Yosteak the a nervous condition over the prospect the. codsequelidea Unt deonauntetlece saul the next few days. It has snowed e belong to the criminal classes, and 1 am day this month, yesterday's storm being | sorry I have got to punish you. At the the greatest in weeks. Railway trains are tied up in every direc- tien, and many of the small branch lines are abandoned. The legislature at Pierre, which adjourned sine die on Friday night, is Not into er out of Pierre. ame of things at ettysburg, Milbank and ied up as tightly as if under siege. train ds running « is almost the 1 Blunt, ¢ Russell Hastings peaking of the reer I never saw rvative estimate orth Dakota at thing like uid piace the snow three feet on the plains. “It is probably nearer four feet on the And the snow is not all down yet, Jograms indicate another storm soon.” mL, ARLYLE, kia river is is now at a aunp ‘The suspension bridge across the Kaskas- kia at this point is threatened with destruc- tion. Thousands of logs and rafts are lost the swift current. One hundred thou- d bushels of corn, which is stored in os in the overflowed district, w total loss. Shoal creek, three miles wide and is rising rapidly. Many acres of growing wheat have been erged. March 8.—The Kaskas ng rapidly. The water within one foot of the in VANDALIA March 8.—Reports from all over Fayette county show the damage Mrought by the flood to be very great. ‘There is searcely a bridge or culvert left intact, and great chasms have been cut through the public roads and thorough- fares, rendering them impassable. The overflow was the greatest in the Okaw bottom si ce the big flood of 1885. a WOLLD FIGHT FOR GREECE. Many on the Pacific Const Willing to Pr SAN FRA sponse to ¢ Their Patriotis: “ISCO, Cal., March 8—In F- queries as to the jreek residents of the Pacific coast who are ready and fit for active service the president of the local Hellenic soci. “There are about 1,00 They are suits. willing to serve number of Y says: Greeks on the coast. engaged in various business pur- Out of this number at least 600 are their country, and are ready to leave for Grecce or Crete at a day's notice. Several of these are married, but that will not interfere with their de- parture. ¢ and all say that they will mak rifice for their king and coun- try We f that our nation is so poor, ow- ing to the heavy drain upon its financial resources, that the government cannot fur- nish funds to pay the heavy cost of trans- pertation. However, some of us intend to Ke to Gi and fight, even if we have to pay our own passage. —___ MANY ARRIVALS AT CARSON. This Morning's Train Brought Many Sporting Men. CARSON, Nev., March S—This morning's in breught quite a contingent of sport- ‘ng men. A huge banner flung across the main street annourcing that John L. Sul- livan fs to labor in the interest of an east- ern newspaper serves to attract a crowd to the depot whenever a train rolls in. Work on the arena has progressed rapid- ly despite the heavy fall of snow and is nearly finished. Fitzsimmons this morning was unusually chirpy, even for him, and seemed to be in the highest spirits. It is wenerally extreme good nature or a surly fit with the auburn-haired fighter, and he seldom occupies a middle ground between the two. I am feeling simply too good for any he declared, as he thumped himself nest m fine and I would like to fight some- y for marbles this morning. I wish S was the 17th. J wouldn't do a thing to that big fellow across town.” ‘orbett expressed himself this morning similar terms regarding the outcome. “1 am training for the 17th,” he said, “but all the same I am ready to fight this min- ute. I want to make myself plain on one point, and that is if Fitasimmons wins the light nobody will be more willing to give him credit for the work than LI don't tke him nor one hair on his head, but I'll be the first to congratulate him if he beats me. However,” said the champion with a grin. “I do not expect to be called upon to congratulate him, not much.” in a for Soap Wrappers. Miss Louisa L. Phillips, 1114 14th street, has been awarded one of the $25 gold watches which are given for Sunlight Soap wrappers. Forty of these watches are given away every month, together with a prize of $10 in cash and a number of high grade wheels, under conditions which have been printed in The Star from time to time. {t is a matter of some interest that one of these prizes has been captured by a Washington woman, and doubtless more will come here in the future. ——.__. Mr. Bell Assigns. Wm. H. Bell, engaged in the grocery buei- Ress at 2018 1ith street, made an assign- ment today for the benefit of his creditors. The assignee is Percival M. Brown. The abilities are placed at $2,064.16 The as- vets, value not siven, include the stock and Bxtures and an equity in lots 147, 148, 149 and 150, square WO. = Got a Wa traversing the princi- to embark for Thessaly a 33 the 4 5 rs in hurrah- proclaiming loyalty to sce, to King George and to the govern- “The decree summoning the remainder of tre to the skillful be a| Steamers by Capt. family consists-of a wife and two daugh- six miles west of here, is | ters, Laura and Ada, after whom the Lau- those who will deliver addresses July 22. All of the veterans who wear the miniaiure “plack knapsack: to show that the time you committed the offense the law was well known and it is the duty of the court te severely punish you. It is the sentence of the court that you pay a $500 fine to the government, the cost of the prosecution and undergo a sentence of two years in prison from today and stand com- mitted until the fines are paid.” Capt. Hart's wife and two other female relatives and many business men off cf Delaware avenue, with whom Mr. Hart has been associated for a number of years, were In court when the sentence was an- neunced. The women broke down and were led from the room weeping. His business associates crowded about the prisoner as he was led into the deputy marshal's office and offered their sympathies. Cap:. Hart is about forty years of age and has been in the fruit importing busi- ness for nea twenty years. Shortly after the Cuban-Spanish war broke out he leased two of his stcamers, the Laurada and Bermuda, to the Cuban patriots for the transportation of arms, ammunition and men to Cuba. Some of the largest expeditions that touched the shores of Cuba were shipved on these vessels, and their departure was due in u great neas- manipulation of the Hart. Capt. Hart's rada is named. Counsel for Capt. Hart have not yet de- cided whether they will appeal to the United States Supreme Court or present a petition for a pardon to President McKin- ley. ————___ STATUE OF LOG: It Will Be Unveiled in Chicago July 22. CHICAGO, March 8—St. Gaudens’ eques- trian statue of John A. Logan in Lake Front Park will be unveiled July 22. The work of the noted sculptor is now being cast in bronze’ in New York and in a few days the South Park commissioners will build the foundation on which the immense figure will rest. The date for the unveiling of the statue was selected by Mrs. John A. Logan, in commemoration of the day when General Logan took command of General McPherson's corps befor? Atlanta, after the death of General McPherson. The survivors of the famous* 1% fhem- bers of the Illinois legislature who stood together for sixteen weeks until the dead- lock was broken and General Logan was elected United States senator will attend the unveiling ceremonies. -These men have tormed an association, of which Senator William E. Mason is president, and he and Senator Cullom, who was Senator Logan's colleague in the Senate, will be two of fcught under the “Black Eagle of Illinots, will be special guests of honor on that oc- casioa, and it is designed to give the event a nationai as well as a state and local im- portance by having distinguished men from all parts of the ccuntry participate in the ceremonies. The statue is of heroic size and has been Profounced by Mrs. Logan to be full of life and an excellent counterpart of Ler husband. The statue represents General Logen, hatless, seated on a horse, which paws at the ground impatiently, while his rider with difficulty restrains ‘him from plunging forward. ———— ANNOYED BY STRIKERS. Warrants Issued for the Arrest of Twenty-five. PATERSON, N. J., March §.—Warrants fer the arrest of twenty-five men and wo- men were today issued by Recorder Senior. Vhey are for assault and attempted as- sault, snd the persons will be taken into custody during the day. They will prob- ably have a hearing in court tomorrow. The accused were all former employes of the Phoenix is in progress. were not silk mills, where a strike They went out because granted an increase in wages. Among those weavers who return- ed te work were Walter Fairclough and John Ridgeway. It is for annoying them, making threats, following them from the works to their homes and insulting them that the warrants were applied for today. The warrants are all mostly made out in the name of John Doe and Mary Doe. The mills are running, and the proprie- tors say they will not take the strikers back us a body. New hands, they claim, are applying for work daily, but this is denied by the strikers, who declare they will yet win. > — TO ESCAPE ARREST. Suicide of « Supposed Fugitive From Justice. NEW YORK, March 8.—A man who reg- istered at the Astor House last night us George Anderson shot himself fatally tu- dsy in his room at the hotel just as two deputy United States marshals were about to arrest him. The dead man ts supposed to be a fugitive embezzler from Sweden. The Swedish consul in this city accompan- ied the marshals. They had no sooner broken open the door of Anderson's room than he put a pistol to his head and fired. QUEENSTOWN, March 8.—Arrived: Pa- vonia, Boston for Liverpool. MOVILLE, March 8—Arrived: Mongo- Nan, Portland, via Halifax, far, Liverpool. NEW YORK, March 8—Arrived: Olden- turg, Breme: Norwegian, Glasgow. The Topic Much Disoussed in Political Cir- cles Just Now. One Republican Bimetallist Gives His Views as to the Character of Delegates. ‘The President's reference to the subject in his inaugural address, and the return of Senator Wolcott from Europe with infor- mation which gives him comfort as a friend of silver, combine to make the topic of an international monetary conference very interesting in political circles. There is much discussion of it, and confident ex- pectation in some quarters that a confer- ence will take place. A republican leader who believes in bi- metallism, and hopes to see that policy adopted by international arrangement, said to a representative of The Star toda; Character of the Delegates. “If a conference is called the American delegates to it should all be advocates of internationai bimetallism. There should be neither a single gold standard man nor an unconditional 16 to 1 silver man among the number. The delegates should all be united and stand clearly for the same thing. That would give the country the proper representation in the body and fully develop the question from the administra- tion’s standpoint. In no other way would {: be possible to impress the delegates from other countries with the sincerity of our desires. The Brasscls Conference. “At the Brussels conference the Amer!- can case, though not by design, lacked coherence. There was, in fact, no case presented. The American delegates were men of ability and high character, but they were not in agreement about the busi- ness they were considering. Mr. Jones of Nevada was then, as he is now, an un- cenditional free coinage man, and the con- ference knew it. Mr. Allison was a bimet- allist with gold leanings. Mr. McCreary was a bimetallist with silver leanings. And so on. The discussion brought out all of this, and failure was inevitable. ‘This time a definite case exists and should be presented. The party in power is pledged to promote international bimetallism, and censequently any delegates sent abroad to labor to that end should be in accord with that policy. Difficulty With Single Standard Men. “Besides, it would not be fair to ask men of another view to serve in such capacity It is not that the gold standard men and the unconditional 16 to 1 men alike do not believe in international bimetallism, but they do not desire it. The gold man does not want that standard disturbed by any arrangement, international or otherwise. He considers that only disastrous results weuld flow from such an achievement. The unconditional free silver man wants no assistance in reopening the mints to silver, for the reason, as he holds, that if assistance is conceded to be necessary to recpen them, ass!stance may be found nec- essary to keep them open. He wants his ccuntry to pio.eer the proceeding, and not oniy assert but maintain its independence of all other countries in restoring silver to full power as money of redemption. So, you see, no man holding to either one or the other of those views could be expected to go to a conference and work for that which his judgment dizapproves.” If No Action Results. “Suppose the conference should result in no action. Would not the extreme silver men, if unrepresented, charge that silver's interests had not been properly cared for?” “I think not. If they were to it would make no impression. The question is pret- ty well understood now. Bimetallism, as distinguished from gold monometallism or silver monometallism, is what the republi- can party is pledged to. If that can be brought about by an international arrange- ment, that fs as far as the party need go or will go. If that cannot be brought about except as an independent act by this coun- try at a ratio of 16 to 1, the delegates will have only to report the facts to Congress and to the country. It will not be difficult for the President to secure men for the mission on whose integrity and ability the country will fully rely.” — OF SANGUILY. COMED He Will Tell the President About Im- prisoned Americans. General Julio Sanguily, who was recent- ly released from a Spanish dungeon, will today or tomorrow come to Washington to seek an audience with President McKinley. The general believes he can tell the Pres- ident a few things concerning the treat- ment of Americans in the Island cf Cuba which may influence the policy of the new administration in its future attitude to- ward this whole question, says the New York Journal. Sarguily also make an effort to see and talk to Secretary of State Sherman. He has great hopes of Sherman on account of the latter's warlike course in the Sen- ate committee on foreign relations. “I Lelieve in President McKinley,” said Sanguily. “While I was lying in my dungeon in the Cuban fortress I kept up heart by repeating to myself, ‘When Mc-. Kinley gets in we shall have a warship. I knew that that might mean death to my. self and many others, but the fates of fu- ture prisoners would be nappier. You can imagine my surprise when | found myself Mberated under Cleveland and Olney. To Tell of Weyler’s Brutality. “I hope Presiaent McKinley will grant me an interview. I have received assur- ances that he will, but it is never wise to depend upon promises. “I want to show him how vitally essen- tial it is that there should be a United States man-of-war in Cuban waters to protect Americans against the norrible brutalities of the Spaniards. “I want to tell him that Weyler_in his journeys into the interior never left any ve Americans behind him, not even wo- men or children. 1 shall not ask for any interference by the United States. We don't need that. We can end this war ourselves and that before the year is out. “We are confident, however, that the new administration will pursue a firmer course toward the Cuban question than the old. Secretary Sherman appears from his pre- vious utterances to be an American to the backbene. All we ask is not to be blocked. Suffer us to take arms to Cuba without moiestation—we ask nothing more—and we will end this war. “But the United States should no longer fail to protect 118 own citizens from cut- rage and aesassination. United States war ships should no longer disgrace the flag by assisting Spanish cruisers to police the coast. I feel confident that under McKin- ley the end of these things is at hand.” He was asked if it was true that he would return at once to Cuba at the head of a strong expedition, and assume the command left vacant by the death of Ma- ceo. “I cannot discuss that now, ex ‘ively. said he, “I do not know what I shall He was interrupted at this point by the arrival of fresh callers, and did not again recur to the topic of his probable return to the island. Wken he has finished with President McKinley and the warlike Sherman he will go to Philadelphia, where a reception in his horor is planned for March 25. Beyond this Sanguily declares he has no plans. ee Personal Mention. Mr. Joseph M. Grady, formerly of this city, but now manager of a shoe and cloth irg company in Denver, is being urged to become a candidate for mayor of that city. Capt. Wm. H. Beck, 10th Cavalry, is in the city on business with the Indian office. Ex-Secretary Herbert intends to locate in this city, and will form a law partnership with his son-in-law, Mr. Benjamin Micou. Mr. H. M. Haaks, formeriy the popular clerk at National Guard headquarters, is in the city for a few days, visiting friends. He is now permanently located in New York city. Government Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption, $301,130. Government receipts: From internal reven $717,479; toms, Republicans Think Some One Will Be inted. TALK ABOUE MR. DAVIS Some Candidat¥s" Who Have Been Mentioned For the Place. gai Fae PRESIDENT'S POSITION Local republicans do not enthuse at the claim made by some of the friends of Dis- trict Attorney Henry E. Davis to the ef- fect that President McKinley will send his name to the Senate as his own successo-, and the silver men equally object when Mr. Davis’ friends assert that if hé ts renom- inated the Senate will confirm the nomina- tion. Said a prominent local republican to a Star reporter today: “You can bet dollars to doughnuts that Mr. Davis will not be re- nominated. It is all foolishness to contend that he will be, and it is none the less foolish for Mr. Davis’ friends to say that the President will permit him to continue in office any great length of time. “I say this because I am most reliably informed that President McKinley recently stated to a friend that while he appreciates the action of the gold democrats during the late campaign, he believes that their work should be regarded as sufficient reward for all they did and said. The President, T am also reliably informed, considers that be- tween the tariff and money questions the fcrmer is@he more impcrtant, and is the cne to which he should and will devote his greatest attention. On the tariff question the President fully appreciates the fact that he and the great majority of the gold democrats are as wide apart as the poles, ro matter how much they agree on the money question. So, you see, the President is much more concerned about a revision of the tariff laws than he ts about the money question, and therefore much more interested in it than he is in the part the gold democrats took during the last cam- paign. “Tt may be true that the President will permit gold democrats 10 complece the terms of their respectiv but, if my information is corre not the slightest doubt of its correctness, for it comes to me trom the modsi reliable sources, then it is perfectly safe to say that Maj. McKinley making appointments, select repuhli he feels that no self- ecting gold de crat will demand an #ppointment, belli ing that such men pel that they were sufficiently rewarded by the defeat of Bryan.” Will Be a Demane There is no doubt this republican ex- pressed the belief entertained by practi- caliy all members of the party, here and elsewhere, and it can therefore be said on the best authority that Mr. Davis’ nomination or retention in office by the President will not meet the approval of the great majority of local republicans. None of them qu Mr. Davis’ abilities or his personal jttness for the office, but they will, nevertheless, insist that there are just as able men in the republican party and men as personally fit. It may be that there will be no immediate demand for the appointment of a successor to Mr. Davis, but there is not the slightest doubt that there will later on be a most deter- mined demand made for a change in the office by local republican: One thing which will be urged against the nomination of Mr. Davis is that his nomination was virtually rejected by the Senate. Those who will urge this contend that if his name should again be sent to the Senate the nomination would be r jected by a vote much larger than tha which placed the first nomination on the table. Senator Gorman, they say, would fight a renominatton of Mr. Davis to the bitter end, and would, as he did recentiy. make it a personal fight. Then, too, it significantly pointed out that ‘the ‘sil men are now much more numerous in the Senate than they were at the late session of the Senate, and it is asserted, tuerefore, that Mr. Davis could not under an cumstances be confirmed. Several Candidates. Confident that Mr. Davis will not either be renominated or allowed to continue in office any length of time, there are quite a number uf republican local members of the bar who are being urged for the position by their friends. Ex-District Attorney A. A. Birney is one of these, and his friends assert that he will be a very hard man to beat for the place. Another man _promi- nently mentioned is Mr. hos. C. Taylor, a brother of ex-Representative J. D. Tay- lor of Ohio. Ex-Governor Alphonso Hart of Ohio, so- licitor of internal revenue under President Harrison, is also said to be an applicant for the position, as are Ashley M. Gould, who resides at Takoma and {3 a prominent member of the District bar; 8. Herbert Gie- . Chas. Maurice Smith. James E. Pad- gett and Tracy L. Jeffords, the latter being cne of Mr. Davis’ assistants, having been appointed by Mr. Birney. pees {ROBBERIES REPORTED. More Inaugural Visiters Who Suffered From Crooks. Several robberies that cccurred durmg the inaugural period came to light today. Mr. John F. Deatrick, the mayor of De- fiance, Ohio, came to Washington to par- ticipate in the festivities. While standing at the ccrner of 7th street and Pennsy!- vania avenue Friday some dishonest per- scn removed from his necktie a solitaire diamond pin valued at $400. Miss M. D. Brown of Philadelphia, who was stopping at 1925 Pennsylvania avenue, while on her way from the post office to the 6th street depot on the night of the 3d had a pocket book containing $75 and twe railroad tickets stolen from her. Richard Sweeney of Upper Marlboro’, Md., while watching the parade had a watch surreptitiously removed from his pocket. The same is true of J. B. Osgood of 1444 Stoughton street, James Aucard of 2210 Virginia avenue and Joseph B. Rat- cliffe of Easton, Md. Burglars Saturday night entered the res- idence of W. H. Belsueiter, 1923 Pennsyl- venila avenue, and secured as plunder $40 in cash and several pairs of new shoes. The night cf the 4th unknown parties secured an entrance to C. F. Doud’s store, 2229 Yth street, by forcing a rear door, and removed a large quantity of the groceries. ‘A case~.of housebreaking occurred Sat- urday night at the establisament of W. L. Poulton, 227 7th street southwest, the bur- glars sectring $4 in cash and several ar- ticles of value. An overcoat has disappeared from the residence of George Johnson, 1142 6th street, and several pairs of shoes from William Ery’s, 912 21st street. John Webber, a welKdressed young white man, occupied @ room last night at a lodg- ing house, 217 B street. When he awoke this morning his room mate had disappear- ed, and so had his .shoes. Having no money, Webber was in a sad plight when ke appeared at headquarters to report his less. 4 ————— Wanted in Alexandria, A telephone message was received at the detective office thig afternoon from Police Lieutenant Smith of Alexandria, ,asking that William Broidy of 494 Louisiana ave- nue be taken into custody and held for the Alexander authorities. By a queer coinci- dence Broidy entered the office while the message was in course of transmission, and announced that he was ready to answer ane charge that might be preferred against Broidy is wanted for housebreaking. His side of the story is that he is a dealer in furniture on the installment pian, and.that he entered a house, the door being open, to get some goods that bélonged to him. —_>—__—_ For Divorce. Wm. T. Newton today applied for divorce from Olivia W. Newton, the papers tn the case being withheld: from publication. SS John W. Murphy, late receiver of taxes of Burlington, N. J., who pleaded guilty, to the embezzlement of city funds, has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment at hard labor in the atgte prison, THE COMING CAUCUS House Republicans to Consider a Line of Action. No Contest Over the Offices—The Situ- ation Regarding Rules, Tariff, Silver and Appropriations. The republicans of the House will caucus Saturday evening. There is no contest over the speakership, and none of consequence is anticipated over other officers. It is ex- pected, therefore, that the caucus will be devoted chiefly to a discussion of a gen- eral line of policy. Members who are anx- ious to know in advance whether any gen- eral legislation is to be attempted during the special session and who want certain questions to be considered will probably be allowed a full discussion of the matter in caucus, and some general understanding may be reached. It is likely that the ques- tion of rules may be taken up and the sense of the caucus ascertained informally on a proposition to Hberalize the practices of the House. There is a strong sentiment in favor of leaving more power for action in the hands of the membership of the House. Mr. Reed’s Wishes. The statement has been made that it is Mr. Reed’s desire that the House should hold back the appropriation bills that fail- ed in the Fifty-fourth Congress until after the Senate shall have acted on the tariff measure that the House will pass. This statement involves an ignorance of the situation that Mr. Reed could hardly be guilty of. Inasmuch as the appfopriation hills have to originate in the House, re- sponsibility for delay in action on these measures cannot be put upon the Senate by withholding action on them in the House. The idea advanced is that the Senate might be led to hasten action on the tariff in order to get at the appropria- tion bills. The Tariff Situation. The situation as to the tariff appears to be very simple, and it is not likely that action can be hastened by any manipula- tion of the appropriation bills. It is ex- pected to take about two weeks to get the bill through the House after it is ported, and in the Senate the opposition will probably not attempt to delay action beyond the time they will want to consume in actaal consideration in the committee and debate in the Senate. The calculation is that this will take forty or forty-five days, and there is no probability of delay jonger than that being attempted. No Silver Attachment Intended. There is an understanding among most of the members of the opposition that they will not attempt to attach silver legislation to the tariff bill or enter upon any sort of a filibuster, against the bill, They have the power, if they are not deserted by any of their recognized followers, to organize the Senate, and they intend ‘to take pos- session of the finance committee, and prob- ably of all the rest, but their policy is not to interfere with tariff legislation. ‘The House will probably take up the de- layed appropriation bills as soon as the tariff bill is passed, and will send them to the Senate as soon as they can be passed. It is necessary that the general deficiency should become a law about the Ist of May. as provision is made in it for the customs service for May and June. If this appro- priation is not made there will be no pro- vision for the collection of revenue through the customs service during those two months. ee SE eee _ Dispute Over Sale of Bonds. NEW YORK, March 8.—The temporary injunction obtained by Lawson, Weidenfeld & Co., stock brokers, restraining William Buchanan from disposing of $108,000 in- come bonds and 5,000 shares of stock in the Bay State Gas Company, held by him as collateral for a note for $50,000, made by Lawson, Weidenfeld & Co. in settlement of an action brought by Buchanan against’ the Bay State Gas Company, has been va- cated by Justice Andrews in the supreme court. ——.{>+ Gen. Magee Dangerously Il. ELMIRA, N. Y., March 8.—A cablegram received here from Paris says that Gen. George Magee, president of the Fall Brook railway, is dangercusly ill. His son, Col. John Magee, will sail for Paris Wednes- day. ee Big California Hotel Burned. PINOLE, Cal., March §.—The big hotel at Rodeo was burned to the ground last night. It was uncccupied and cost $50,000 a few years ago, when the stockyards at Rodeo were started. — An American Singer Honored. PARIS, March 8.—Marie Van Zandt, the American opera singer, has been nomi- nated by the government as an officer of the French Academy. SS Naval Movements. The Monocacy has left Tientsin for Chee- foo. The Marblehead is on her way to Pensacola from Apalachicola. The New York and Indiana have arrived at Tomp- kinsville, N. Y., and the Katahdin has left there for Fort Monroe. ——__—_—_+2+_____ How Many Ancestors Have You? From Answers. Grandfathers and grandmo‘hers are very proud when they can boas of having a paltry score or two of descendants, but no ane seems to. be aware of the grounds he has for boasting of the number of his ancestors. Has it ever occurred to you to count back in a direct line? If not, try it now, and you will be astonished. At the first re- move you have two—father and mother. At the next step you have four—two grand- fathers and two grandmothers. Each of these nas had a father and a mother, so you have four great-grand- fathers and four great-grandmothers. Each of these, again, has had two parents, 20 that at the fourth generation hack you have sixteen ancestors, at the fifth yeu have thirty-two, at the sixth you have sixty-four and at the seventh you have one hundred and twenty-eight. ‘As you go a little further they rise to the thousands, tens of thousands and hun- dreds of thousands, so that, if all your di- rect ancestors for twenty generations be added together, they amount to over a million, and if you go back another twenty degrees, they total 1,000,000,000,0%)—or more people than there are in the world at the present moment, if you leave out Asia. Now, as forty generations are equal to only about 1,200 yeurs, if you were to cal- culate back to the beginning of the world you simply couldn’t find figures to express the number of your blood relations. —_—__+2-+-___ HIS PAST IRREGULAR. Why a Verb Was Binckballed by the Parts of Specch Club. From the New York Herald. ‘The Parts of Speech Club was in session, and the question was aa to the election of @ Verb to membership. “I must decline,” said the Adjective, “to vote for the admission of thi person. family is not to be compared to mine.” acres exclaimed the Definite Article. “You're not so numerous!” tauntingly rejoined the Adjective, “and I’m positive that neither I nor any of my family will associate with this candidate. ‘Thereupon the Adjective moved that the candidate be excluded on the ground that he had a past which was extremely irreg- ular. The motion was carried. ——____+ e+ ____ She Saw One. From the Philadelphia Press. Old Socak—“Delirium tremens dates back to the beginning of the world.” Jaggs—How do you make that out?” Old Scak—“Eve saw snakes, didn’t she?” os Im the Near Future. From the Philadelphia Press. Customer—“Have you Scribler’s maga- zine for this month?” : ve 8 CORT next month's They're both out today. FINANCE AND TRADE Confiderice in Pacific Compromise of the Cretan Difficulty. ee FOREIGN FEELING CTED HERE Effect of New York Central's In- creased Earnings. es GENERAL MARKET REPORTS — ee Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, March 8.—Growing confi- dence in a dignified and pacific compromise of the Cretan difficulty was substantially reflected in foreign security values this morning. Corsols advanced more than 1 per cent, and all continental markets in- dicated a favorable revolution in sentiment. The Heting of $56,000,000 Northern Pacific general lien 3 per cent bonds in London was reported. ‘The attitude of the fore'gn markets is generally favorable to American issues. Under the influence of this change in con- ditions the local market opened strong at fractional advances over last week’s final figures. The covering of short contracts Sa feature of the early dealings. he question of Manhattan's next divi- dend became a prominent factor imme- diately after the opening. The almost unanimous belief in a reduction of the present rate was reflected by a sharp de- cline of 2 per cent. The directory is not harmonious as to the amount of the re- duction, arguments favoring 4 and 5 per cent proceeding from interests equally in- fluential. The latter rate is believed to represent the most that can be expected, and the former represents more accurately the present earning capacity of the prop- erte, Simultaneously with the weakness Mantattan, professional interes Getermined altack against New Jersey Cen- tral, a 2 per cent reduction following. porting orders on a scale down were s sequently encountered and forced some covering of early sales. Artificial evidences of prosperity having been fully exposed in connection with this in property, it is not surprising that xctual conditions should invite liquidation, The speculat position of the entire Coal group wiil be benefited by this enfore yielding to facts. An increase of $04,819 in New York Cen- tral’s earnings for the month of February served to sirengthen the recently improved position of the shares of that company. The entire Vanderbilt group continues to reflect the public's appreciation of business- like management. The annual report cf the Tennessee ( and Iron Company for the year end: December 31 shows profits of $692,333, against $9 Something more was carried forward to un- divided profits one year ago, and only $31,- 000 for the period named above. The well-known hardsnips of the iron trade prevented any demonstration of surprise upen the publication of the report. A reduction in the rates for refined su- gars and Washington advices relative to the treatment of this commodity in ihe new tarlif bill had a depressing influence on the stock of the American Sugar Com- pany. ‘The certainty of our undesirable specific duty and a reduction or possible loss of the differential were urged in justification of the decline. The closing of the books for the dividend is an event too close to warrant confidence in an immediate cam- paign based on private information. American Tobacco was strong throughout the day on purchases for both accounts, due to favorable trade developments. The net results of the day's trading were again irregular, but for reasons entirely logical. The street is in a discriminating mood once more, and real merit is not likely to be long concealed. On the other hand, a just cause for a decline will attract immediate selling without influencing meritorious is- sues. al ——_ 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. Mcore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. Open. High. Low. Close. American Spiri By 14 IBY 14 American Spirit 33% BBR BB BBN American Sugar. Miy U6y 1164 116% American Sugar, pfd American Tobacco ‘American Cotton 0} Atchison ... Baltimore & Oali Buy State Gas. . Canada Southern Canada Pacific. Chesapeake & Ohio. €..C.C. & St. Louis. chicago, B&Q... Chicago&Nortnwestern. Chicago Gas... CM. & St. Pau! C.M. & St. Paul, pid. Chicago, R-L. & Paci Consolidated Gas Del.. Lack. & W.. Delaware & Hudson, Den. & Rio Grande, pfd. ie 108% General Electric! Milinols Central Lake Shore Louisville & Nashville. Metropolitan Traction, Manhattan Elevated Michigan Central Miasouri Pactic. National Lead Co. National Lead Co., ptd New Jersey Central, New York Central. Northern Pacific. Northern Pacific, pf Ont. & Western. Phila. & Reading. Puliman ¥. C. Co Southern Ry., pfd. Phila. Traction . Texas Pacific.. Tenn. Coa! & Iron. Union Pacific... U.S. Leather, pfa. Wabash, pfd. Wheeling & 1- Brie. ra Washington Stock Exchange. Lanstoa Monotype, 100 at 7%. District of Columbia 20-year Fund. 5s, 103 bid. 30-year Fund. gold 6s, 110 bid. Water Stock currency 7e, 1901, 111 bid.’ Water Stock cur- 7s, 1908, it% bid. Fund. currency 3.058, 100 bid, "112 asked. i Miscellaneous Hords.—Mctropolitan Railroad 5s, 109 bid, 112% asked. "Metropolitan Raflroad conv. 6s, 112%6 Did, 116% asked. Me! tan Railroad Certificate uf Indebtedness, 115 bid, Belt Railroad 5s, 70 bid. Washington 130 asked. ton Railroad €s, Gs, 117 bid. ser. A, Gs, 113 bid. ro eer. HB, is, 114 bid. Chesa) and Potomac Ts 5s, 100 bil. Ame! Security and Trust F. and A., 101 bid. | American Security and Trust Ge, A. and 0. bid, oe Company, ig. Washington Market Ist Ga, 108 Vashi Market y 108 Samet sete + 6s, 108 ‘Company | cuanges-rocetpts, 3.186 terrete: expecta, ome: sales, G00 barrels "Wheat dull and easy spot, RVG "bid; May, SIAR receipts, 12, 4 exports. none; stock, 480,023 bushels southern: heat by sample, 1a02: do. on grade. Rains. Cora firmer—spot, 20827; month, 20\a26%. April, 27 eam “r iniwed, 2a sone 3 experts, 811.992 hush: stork, 1,766,519 bashels: ‘selves, KI7.000 bushels southern’ white corn, 20%020%: do.. yellow, 2a 26%. Oem steady, fair 4 24, No 2 mixed, 22023 rece! exports, none: stock, 3SS,004 ty LOZ bushels, Bye steady No. 2, “#0ad@ig: western, 41, sales. reteipts, 2.510 bushels: exports, mene; stock. 77 tas quiet but firm—cholce timothy, $13 30a$t4. Grain ighta quiet, unchanged. > ly grana lated $4.33 per 100" Ib fancy creamery, 19420: do. imita ladie, IBald; g Malz: : nals, I2al4. Exgs weak—fresh, steady fancy York, pounds, 12%3; de., pounds, per galled for finished goods in car loads. > Government Bonds. Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers, Asked. 2 per cents, regist 4 per cents, 4 per cents, coupon of I 4 per cents, registered Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, coriespondents Messrs, Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. Fa 2 4 Wheat Cora Oats Pork Lant Ribs ene kag INTERMITTENT SPEECH. A Missourl Man Who ¢ From the Kansas City Times. Some days he can talk; some cannot. days he Such is the predicament of Theo- Core Heinze, a railroad employe in Arge: line, whose c: that has come u local medical is one of the strangest er the notice of the profession for some time. Heinze’s troubles are caused from a strc of paralysis, sustained last March, but just why he can talk plainly on some days, while on other days he is as dumb as oyster, the doctors are at a loss to un stand. Heinze has been an employe of the Atch!- an re son, To a and Santa Fe railway fo s. One day last March he w ir work on a freighi yards in Argentine when 3 E y seized with pains all over the body. He fell he to the ground, and when picked up y workmen a few minutes later it nd that he could not speak. It ecovered, too, that he could hear no’ He was re- moved to his home on East Ruby aven and the local railway surgeon, Dr. B was summoned. The physician said the man was paralyzed on the right < and that he had suffered from the s all over the body. At the time Heinze was deaf and dumb. Regular treatment soon gave injured man relief, and a few months after the currence he was able to walk about speech and hearing were both gone, ev Last August, months after th accident, urned to him as if by magic. He went to bed one night deaf. The next morning he arose and could hear sounds distinctly. He has not been troubled about his hearing since. While he was slowly recovering from his other injuries all these months his speech was still lacking. Even after he had re- gained his hearing he was unahlé to utter a syllable. The treatment was continued, and about December 1 his voice returned to him.. Then suddenly, after two days spent in pleasant conversation with his friends His how- fi his hearing re and relatives, Heinze was left jumb as the first day that he was stricken with paralysis. Three days of € ce were followed by three day he ha d the use of his voice. tion has been ever since. He will converse with his friends on an evening, go to t nd arise the next morning unable to peat a single word by him vening. his physician and keeps up his treatment, but as yet it has had no effect en the period- ical changes in his speech. He has ri cred from the paralytic stroke some but he is yet very weak, and the p cians state that he will never be able to do another day's hard work. The fact that he has the use of his speech some days, while other days he has not, is more than the Argentine doctors can explain, It is thought that there is not a case like his on record. Heinze is forty-five years of age, and small in statare. He has a wife and sev- eral children. His wife says that previo.s to March he had experienced the best of health, and as far as she knows has never been subject to disease. Heinze himself can assign no cause for his affliction, during which Se his condi- the HALF FISH, H LY REPTILE. the Amazon and Hi Other Interesting Pec: = A lepidosiren has been caught at the Mouth of the Amazon river. Dr. Emil Geoldi, director of the museum at Para, reports with pride and glory the capture of this rare and interesting creature. One of the great ambitions of Dr. Geoldi’s life since he took charge of the museum has been to become the possessor of a lepidosiren. For several years his ambition remained ungratified, but now he is happy. The lepidosiren is half fish and tile,but this peculiarity is noi its on to distinction. It has many strange habits. Hitherto naturalists have been divided in opinion as to its classification, some calling it a fish, others a reptile, and others a combination of the two. It has legs and lungs and ¢an live out of water, but its head is distinctly that of a fish. In the construction of its tail it shows some resemblance to a newt. The lepidosiren is sometimes inelegantly called the mudfish. It lives in shallow waters which are com- pletely dried up by the sun during a long period of the year. The muddy beds are baked into a hard and stony flooring, and these animals would soon become extinct if they did not possess unusual means of defense against this infliction. When the hot season has set in and the water has greatly lessened the lepidosiren wriggles its way into the mud. Its eyes are so constructed that the wet sofl cannot injure them, and the external nostriis are two shallow blind sacs. After it has reached a comfortable depth it curls itself around, with its tail wrapped partly over its head, and in that position awaits the arrival of the rainy season. It has a very flexible spine, enabling it to curl up thoroughly. While it is curled up it secretes a large amount of slimy substance, which makes the walls of its cell very smooth and aids in binding the mud together. It lies in a — condition, and is able to live without air. When the rain falls the moisture pene- trates rapidly through the fissures of the earth, cracked in all directions by the con- bid, 282 asked. Bank of , 200 bid, 210] stant heat, reaches the cell of the lepido- gaked. Metropolitan, 285, bid. | Central, 26) bid. | siren. dissolves its wall and restores the a 183 bid. gitene a5, Columbia 128 Sey pane and the pursuit of Re ee ee os hi: 100 ker” 1°] ‘The cell of the lepldosiren is technically coln, 102 bid, 105 asked. called a cocoon. Until thoroughly soaked ‘Safe and Trust National Safe , in water its wall is very hard. The mucous Deposit and Trost, 112% tid, 115 asked. Wash- | substance lining it forms a sort of skin. ee dott ‘cat Trost, 14 vid, iS caked. “Waen. | _ The lepidosiren attains a considerable size Gate Deposit, 59 bid. and has very powerful jaws and teeth. The Stocks. , 53%] one in the possession of Dr. Geoldi meas- = 56 paiot: Metropolitan, 109% bid, Hote asked ures over two feet in length. a ast ant Biectels Light, Stocks Washington Get | Why a Cat Plays With a Mouse. United States Blectric Light, 86 bid, 99 asked. ren Ainswens: 38 bids ‘@ bid. Corcoran. 58 bid, | “The ‘dea that cats out of cruelty play c ‘s i c AS 5 25 ‘el. . ‘Sales—regular call—12 o'clock _m.—Metropolitan Se Sat 110. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 20 at cents. with a mouse before killing it is a mis- take,” said a cat fancier. “Notice what happens when a cat catch- game with it, the sparrow, though wound- ed, could easily fly out of reach.