Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1897, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1897-20 PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Memphis Caring for the Victims of the Flood. LARGE AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN GIVEN —— Government Fleet Has Been Pressed Into Service. eS SITUATION IS CRITICAL = geo: e MEMPHIS, Tenn., Marc ou homeless The citize: uly backe ban ed ¢ ts. bed gre work of rescuing forty miles of Mex here. through gineer in charge, has been pressed into service ned by crews familiar with the father waters, the fleet gives great unce to other rescue steamer: tuation Critical. tical. News is in the levees in nd when this happens, as 3 the loss to property and ock will reach into the thousands. The rst loss of life has been reported, a whe family of tive negroes having been drown- ed at Marion. Sensational stories ef whole- ale drowning at a, Ark, are Ge- nied by eamer fresh from the a ri “ jepart without reference to 3 racks pt Iron Moun “4, and the Kansas City and xck roads use the Iron Moun’ v. Its expected by night that amers will land another thousand ugees on the Chickasaw blutfs. No Appeal to Other Cities. The relief committee today decided that no appeal will be made to other cities for aid for the flood sufferers in this portion of the Mississippi valley. Responses from ocal sources liberal as to n will be | to er white and black while thousands of dollars in sh and an immense amoum of clothes 1 provisions will the work of caring *hysically for the sufferers. Water on the Railway Tracks. ST. LOU Mo., March 16.—In south- astern Missouri, on the Mississippi ~iver, irds’ Point is almost entirely inundated, i today the Cottcn Belt and Iron Moun- m railways will probably have to aban- on their trains in that place. The water over the Cotton Belt track nearly one t deep at several points between a nt i Smithton, the first station south Forty thousand acres of land in Missis- »i county, Mo., are prot ch were built since the I flood. t the water, but the Iron are holding again Mount raiiw; embankment, which forms southern boundary of this rainage district, is not raised to the grade ees. Water has ¢ nmenced pou! r the railway, and will flood all this rritery. Many farmers in this district planted wheat for the first time this year, feeling safe from floods, and the growing « —— was half a foot high, will be destroyed. Working Night and Day. Caruthersville, Mo., work on the levee is being kept up night and day Pemiscot county the levee ts in go tion. Twe miles below Osceola, Ark, levee brok rday, and the flood is ying great in that section. At} T, thirteen miles below Caruthersville, | tere are ten families on a sawdust pi having been driven from es. At Cottonwood, nine mi ruthersville, the water is in nearly pss and dwellings ruthersville, . and from in the Ss. soners had t 4 from the jail to court house, to escape the water. 0 is the county seat of Pemiscot men of Blackburn and ¢ ns on the Arkansas river, are building half a dozen barges or boats, and éuring sé of the river they will ship nm to New Orleans on the Arkansas river. ey buy corm at from 10 to 12 cents per and get good prices in New Or- —————— FATAL FIRE IN CHICAGO. =z Woman Burned to Death Last Night. CHICAGO, March 1 .—One young woman was burned to death and another fatally b last night In a fire which destroyed the residence of William Spier, No. 2643 Ve avenue. Mr. Spier, who is an in- valid, was rescued by neighbors, and his fe and three children barely had time to from the rape building before the roof fell. Barbara eighteen years oid, niece of Mr was imprisoned on the ing by flames, and her 1 to a crisp. The remains we 1 by the firemen. Maytiel sixteen years old, n jumped from a second-atory wi * was burned about the hands and ©. and was internally injured. She may recover. William Spi: ars old. cn tvalid, was overcom y oke. M m Spier, thirty-eight years old, w: d about the hands and face. Spier home is in a fashic intense excite. “ 3 in the vicinit on a visit to the family. | attending the rescue of | affected him, and it is ay prove serious. eg TARING Goops OUT OF BoND. Effect of the Prospective Increase in Vari! Rate. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 16.—The re luties on tobacco yesterday reached $2.00) more than the average and me) pou of bon out making next tw ble to take advantage riff rates. CHICAC jured, tw m fatally, in a railroad ac- Jent at La Grange last evening. A m¢ ain bound for Hammond, Ind © Wacks. The fatally injured are Maxwell, fireman, inhaled steam anc verely scalded; Charles Merriweather, ‘rakeman, leg broken and tnternally in- The accident is attributed to tne en- which is an old-fashioned pattern, and has no small truck wheels or “rollers.” Ocean Steamships Arrived. QUEENSTOWN, March 16.—Arrived— atalonia, Boston for Liverpool. BALTIMORE, March 16.—Arrived—Sled- mere, Charleston. —— “Want” ads. in The Star pay because they bring answers. [SENATORIAL COMMENTS! SENAT | es What is Said About the President's Mes- sage in the Upper House. Republicans Consider It an Able Document, While the Demo- crats Make Light of It. Comment on the first message of Presi- dent McKinley to Congress was freety made by senators today. The message was not a surprise to any one. While republi- cans commend it as being terse and of sound republican doctrine, Jemocrats are inelii to pronoune it as of little int- portance, and not what they would look for at a special session of Congress con- vened by the President. The fact that the message dealt only with the tariff question is regarded as an indi- cation that the President desires that one subject disposed of and does not wish any other questions brought into the extra ses- sion. Those who are close to the Pre: dent say he wishes Congress to do its work s rapidly possible, consistent with a proper disposition of the tariff question, and then to edjourn, so that the country may settle down to business as soon as possible, and no longer be disturbed by uncertainties in legislation. Senatorial Expressions. To a Star reporter today Senator Elkins remarked: “It is an admirable message It sums up the situation is. I agree with all the ident says in his message.” Senator Linday said: “The President's age is wonderful in what it does not “It is a zere statement of us could have secured reports. But I did not an- ticipat hing more from this adminis- traticn than an increase of taxation. The republican party is divided on every other question.” An Admirable Document. Senator Lodge: “It is an admirable pro- duction. It simply presents the facts and these carry their own conviction.” Senator Burrows: “It is a strong indict- ment of the democratic party. Serator Morgan: “The President wants aise the price of everything without a THE CASE OF KERSEY. Making Every Effort to Locate Him, Mr. E. M. Berry called at the State De- partment today in tke interest of Mr. Matt Kersey of Alexandria, who is supposed to be in a Spanish prison in Cuba. He was informed by Assistant Secretary Rockhill that the department is making every ef- fort to locate the young man, and will do all in its power to take care of him he is found. Department ———— COMPLAINT. NEW YOR Investigating Charges of Discrimina- tion in Freight Rates. NEW YORK, March 16.—The interstate commerce commission sat again today for the purpose of investigating the charges preferred against forty-four railroads, forming the Joint Traffle Association, al- leging discrimination against New York and in favor of Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore. ——_.>—__ REPRISALS URGED. French Comment on the President's Tariff Policy. PARIS, March 16.—La Liberte today, com- menting upon President McKinley's tariff policy, says: “The European governments ought not to hesitate. They must anticipate these bad intentions by reprisals. The United States has greater need of Europe than Europe has of the United States, for the latter produces no article which is unob- tainable elsewhere. A crisis of over-pro- luction would be fatal to the United State. where the springs of credit are already stretched to the utmost and where every- thing is at fictitious and inflated values. In a few days the whole structure would col- lapse.” COLD IN SOUTH DAKOTA. ‘Temperature Never So Low So Late in March. HURON, S. D., March 16.—Intense cold has prevailed over the state for three day. the temperature ranging from IS to 24 d grees below zero, with a keen north wind most of the time. It is the coldestsever known here so late in March. The snow blockade on the No lines is being raised and fuel nd mer- chandise trains are closely following the rotary snow plows to p Sin distress. Milwaukee lines north from Wolsey and Lake Preston will not be vpened tor se’ eral days, end the Great Northern will not get a train through from Watertown to Huron for a week or more. aes SNOWING AT CARSON. western Consternation Among the Sports in the Nevadn City. CARSON, Nev., March 16.—The sports were struck with consternation at 11 o'clock this morning, when the snow began to come down. ing low ever since daybreak, and the fall was not unexpected. Up to noon, however, not much snow had fallen, and snow or no Snow, the fight will come off tomorrow if the weather is any degree tolerabie. A number of special trains were expected from the east, but all of them were late, i it was noon before the first train, a special from San Francisco, came in. It brought « large number of peopie. The regular train from Reno, which came in at the same time, brought large numbers who had com: from the east and had been com- pelled to remain over night in Reno. It was expected that John Sullivan would be on the morning special which came in shortly after noon, and a large crowd was at the depot to welcome him. Just bef the train arrived, however, word was received that he could not get in before midnight. ———_—_ CREATING A MONOPOLY. Vanderbilt Interests other Transcontinental Line. CHICAGO, March 16—It is reported on apparently reliable authority that the Van- derbilt interests have entered into an agree- ment with J. J. Hill, president of the Great o Secure An- n road, for a close interchange of traffic between the Great Northern and the Chicago and Northwestern at St. Paul, similar in effect to that now existing be tween the Union Pactfic and the North- nat Omaha. The ct of such an agreement would be to the Vander- bilts two trans-continental routes, and would give the transcont “m a practical monopoly of ntal traffic. —_—— Capt. Sells’ Will The will of the late Michael Sells, dated June 1s#i, and naming the National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company of this city as executor, was filed toda: Emma D. Sells, a sister, the sum of $2,000, a small diamond and premises 1508 P street are given. To Jennie T. Evans and Adilie B. Fite, both of Georgetown, Ohio, the sums of $0 and $100 are respectively given. The residue of the estate is given t the testator's widow, Mary P. Sells. If Mos. Sells or said sister of the testator die without leaving living descendants, Ad- die B. Fite ts to have one-third of the es- tate and Jennie T. Evans two-thirds, they to take as tenants in common. The estate consists of two lots in Grand Junction, Col.; two in Rockville, Md.; lots 192 and 1%, Uniontown, D. C.; sublot 5, square 122; sublot 56, square 136; sublot 133, square 195; sublots 52 and 53, square 206; lot A. square 64; sublot T, square 283; lot 130, square 195, and certain stocks, bonds and securities. Debate Over the Credentials of Mr. Henderson of Florida. HIS IMMEDIATE ACCEPTANCE URGED Matter Finally Referred to the Proper Committee. A DELUGE OF BILLS ——— The Senate was the main certer of at- tracticn at the Capitol today, as the House of Representatives had taken a recess until Thursday. The chaplain’s prayer referred to the de- vastating Mississippi floods, and besonght divine intervention and public assistaace for the sufferers. The President's mes- sage, which had been laid on the table efter being read yesterday, was referred to the committee on finance on motion of Mr. Morrill, the chairman of that commit- tee. Mr. Pasco (Fla.) presented the credentials of John A. Henderson, appointed by Gov. Bloxham of Florida for the vacancy left by the retirement of Mr. Call. The senator said Mr. Henderson was present and asked that he be sworn in. There was immediate objection. from sev- eral sources, Messrs. Chandler, Lodge and Allen rising together. Mr. Allen said this case should go to the committee on privileges and elections, the same as in the case of Mr. Corbett, ap- pointed from Oregon. Mr. Pasco responded that this case was a simple one, without the complica ions of other cases sent to the committee. He him- self had been admitted on credentials of the same character without any objec.ion being raised. Mr. Chandler insisted that in the admis- sion of Mr. Pasco some time had elapsed after the credentials had beea presented before he was sworn in. Mr. Hoar's Views. Mr. Hoar (Mass.), chairman of the com- mittee on judic said the governor of Fierida had named Mr. Henderson until the legislature should elect. The governor had no such power, the appointment could not operate b: the meeting of the legislature. The legislators might meet and adjourn without naming a senator, si that in effect this appointment strictl construed was an appointment forever. ‘This entire question of admitting senators should go to the committee, Mr. Hoar urged, for a comprehensive determination. Mr. Allen recafled tne circumstances of the Mantle case, in which the Senate de- nied admission to Mr. Mantle when he first presented himself on credentials of the governor under circumstances similar to the present one. Mr. Allen said he had earnestly desired the admission of Mantle at that time.- because he was a silv man and there were prospects of silver control of the Senate. But the law was the other way, and he had concurred with the action of the Senate tn excluding Mantle. Mr. Pasco’s Contention. Mr. Pasco reviewed the precedents, point- ing out that the Florida case differed from those in which the Senate had excluded men presenting credertials. The exclusions were don the failure ef legislatures to elect, while in the present e: the Florida iegislature had not met and had not failed to elec the vacancy occurred before as nd the legislature could meet in accordance with the state constitution. Mr. Vest (Mo.) interrupted Mr. Pasco to question some of the precedents cited. The Missouri s: nator added that while his sym- pathies w with Mr. Pasco—for he be- lieved every state should be fully repre- sented in the Senate—yet he could not agree hy him in the present case, for Kk involved an acceptance of a doctrine con- tended for in the past by republican sena- ters. Mr. Gray (Del.) aid the Flori pre- sented no. seri legal qu The legislature of two years ago could not elec a senator, as the United States statu provided that the election should be made by the legislatu i ext after the curred. As the Florida leg ting next April was the one ly within the terms of the law, a v “ until that body acted and the o ernor was authorized to fill such vacancy Mr. Hoar conterded that if these creden- tials were accepted it would establis precedent for admitting a senator bearing credentials reading: “I appoint Mr. Blank a senator for life.” There should be no partisan divisions on questions affecting the membership of the Senate. Should Not Be Whisked Througl After reviewing the law, Mr. Hoar said that he believed this gentleman (Hender- sen) was entitled to his seat, leaving out the question of the form of the credentials. He believed also that Mr. Corbett of Ore- gen and Mr. Wood of Kentucky were en- titled to seats. But these cases should not be whisked through. They should stand or fail together, or, if they differed, the dif- ferences should be made fully apparent by the report of a committee. The Senate was rapidly drifting into a grave condition cf uncertainty on the admission of senators, and it was time a full determination shouid be made of all questions involved. Mr. Stewart (Nev.) urged that a definite licy should be established as to admitting enaters, as a public suspicion was being aroused that admissions were decided on political grounds. M Chandler was inclined to think that Henderson ovght to be admitted, after due action by the committee, “if Mr. Cor- ett of Oregon and Mr. Wood of Kentucky were admitted.” This led Mr. Bacon (Ga.) to remark, fa- cetiously, that the New Hampshire si proposition contemplated getting * for one.” Credentials Referred. Mr. Gorman appealed to Mr. Pasco to al- lew the Florida case to take the same urse as others. Mr. Pasco said he would not press his views, but desired a vote. The credentials were then referred without division The first legislative act of the new Senate was to adopt the House Joint resolution for printing 20,060 copies of the new tariff bill. Secretary Sherman came on the floor of the Senate, and appeared to be much at Lome among his old associates. A Deluge of Bis. A deluge of bills came in, this being he first opportunity to introduce measures. Mr. Allen's batch of bills numbered about seventy-five. They included bills directing the foreclosure of the government lien on the Union Pacific railroad; to prevent pro- fessiona! lobbying; defining the powers of the judiciary; for service pensions, etc. The Hawaiian Cable. Bills introduced by Mr. Hale related to a cable between the United States, Hawaii and Japan, and to the twelfth census. There was a general laugh st one of the pension bills of Mr. White of California, “for the relief of Wm. J. Bryan.” Mr. Lodge's bills included those to amend the immigration laws and for a Hawallan ceble. Bankruptcy bills were presented by Mr. Nelson of Minnesota and Mr. Lindsay of Kentucky. Mr. Morgan reintroduced the Nicaragua canal bill, before the last Congress, and also a joint resolution to abrogate the Clay- ton-Bulwer treaty a To Lessen Cigarette Venders. LONDON, Ont., March 16,—The city council decided to impose a license f@ of $100 on cigarette venders, in the hope of: lessening the cigarette habit among the youths of the city. = ——o Z Kentucky Militin Under Orders. FRANKFORT, Ky., March 16.—The Frankfort Company (McCreary Guards) are under orders to leave Frankfort next Fri- day for Newport. to help preserve order at the Jackson-Wailing hanging. ————— It matters little what it ig that yon nt whether a@ situation or a servant—a “want” ad. in The Star will reach the person who can fill your need. E IN SESSION Realizing the great public interest in the result of the big fight at Carson City The Evening Star hqs made elaborate and com- plete arrangements for receiving all the news from the, ring at the earliest possible moment. In addition to its usual facilities for receiving afd disseminating the news The Star will he connected with the scene of the fight by, g wire leading directly from the ring side toiThe Star’s editorial rooms, and bulletins ;, reporting all the incidents and describing the progress of the fight from start to’ finish will be announced to the public from The Evening Star buildings. As a result the people around the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 11th street will be informed of everything that 1s going on in the great contest within a moment after its occurrence in Carson City, nearly 3,000 miles away. COULDN'T BEHAVE HIMSELF. A Suspended Sentence Today Imposed on John R. Gillam, John R. Gillam, a young colored man, who last December pleaded guilty to rob- bing Jeremiah D. O'Connell of $86, sen- terce being suspended during his good be- havior, was brought before Chief Justice Bingham in Criminal Court No. 1, this afternoon, he having been convicted in the Police Court this morning of stealing sev- eral dollars from Gertrude Wilcox. Dis- trict Attorney Davis asked the court to im- bese sentence in the first case,-and Chief Justice Bingham sentenced him to year and a day in the New Jersey state prison. —<——___ FROM HIS BICYCLE. Leon Dessex Badly Hurt Owing to an Attack of Vertigo. Leon Dessez, the well-known architect of 1421 F street northwest, was attacked by vertigo this afternoon while riding his bicycle on H street between 13th and 14th streets, and was thrown heavily. His head struck the concrete with great force, cutting a great gash in the right side above the ear. The latter was als) badly bruis- ed. Mr. Dessez was picked up unconscious and taken to the Emergency Hospital, where he was soon restored and his wound dressed. He bore the painful op2racion un- complainingly, conversing meantime about the accident. He said he had feit a slight dizziness while out on the Glenwood road, but it passed off. The last ie remembered until resuscitated In the hospital was a wave of vertigo when he reached 13th street. It was not thought that his skull was fractured on cursory examination at the hospital, but the wound was a very severe one, and the swelling around it showed the force with which he must have fallen. FELL Trial of Policeman Mellen to Take Place Next Week. Owing to the press of business in the United States branch of the Police Court, the trial of Policeman Archibald Melien of the first precinct, charged with assaulting Madge Fisher, by breaking her arm, while in a house in the Division, several weeks ago, has been again postponed. It was ex- pected that the trial would occur tomorrow, but Assistant District Attorney Mullowney afternoon informed a Star reporter that he would bei unable to call the case before next week: It understood that several prominent persons will be called as witnesses to t tify in the case, they to include a number of high police offe! It is also not un- likely that the pre of the police in the conduct ef the Division and the meth- ods pursued in dealing with the residents of that section will be aired at some length in connection with the hearing. This por- tion of the proceedings is expected to be particularly interesting. Madge Fisher remains at the District jail. She has written to New York, and in reply has rec#ived a certificate showing the date of her birth, taken, she says, from the records of the church where e was bap- tized. ‘This Certificate, it is claimed, will support the cont e it tion of the girl that s is almost nineteen years of age, and will tend to contradict the certificate’ produced in court last week by the mother, setting forth that her daughter is but seventeen years of age. On the strength of ihis lat- ter certificate Judge Miller committed Madge to the girls’ reform school. The pro- duction of the second certificate, with a different statement of alleged facts, is very apt to result in a revival of the incorrigi- bility case. REACHED AN UNDERSTANDING. South Capitol Street Crematory Again i Operation. Garbage Contractor Warfield and In- ventor Brown of the Brown crematory have had an understanding. This morning the procession of garbage carts awakened the neighborhood of South Capitol street, and when the inhabitants of Buzzard’s Point and the vicinity awoke smoke was seen issuing from the tall chimney of the lon: silent garbage crematory at the foot of Scuth Capitol street. Some of the citizens’ committes of the Scuth Washington Citizens’ Association strolled down to the works to satisfy them- selves. The crematory was in full blast, and everything was working smoothly. At the other crematory near the observa- tery there was a different scene. The cre- matory was idle. Everything had shut dcwn. A reporter of The Star was inform- ed that the inventor had shut down for the purpose of making some improvements, and that he was going to build an addi- tien to his plant in order to bring his 7ur- nace up to the capacity stipulated in the contract. Contractor Warfield was at the District building this morning to report the opera- tion of the Brown crematory. In rep!y to a question he said that he had decided to give Inventor Brown another chance, and had agreed to allow him to operate his plant for fifteen days. No definite arrange- ment had been made for the acceptance of* the plant, although he thought if every- thing was satisfactory some arrangement Tight be made for the purchase of the crematory. ‘The health officer made an inspection of the Brown crematory yesterday afternoon, and found it ready for burning garbage. He said that he had no information cencerning the sale of the plant; that the centractor had merely informed’ him that the crematory was to be used, and he had inspected it and found it equipped. pe eae Death of Mrs. H. Noble. Mrs. Henrietta C. Noble, the wife of Dr. H. B. Noble, died this morning about 9 o'clock, at her residence in this city, 1516 R street, after an‘ilIness of several months’ duration. Mts. ‘Noble contracted a cold while in PittShurg last fall and it settled upon her lungs, sq that for some time past it has been, reajized that her case was hopeless. Before her marriage Mrs. Noble was Miss Henrietta Ctch of this city. She leaves two daughters, one of wham 1s married and lives jn Pittsburg. Mrs. Noble was a womarl of most estimable character cnd charming personality, and she had a wide circle gf fnipnds, who will learn of her death with genuine sorrow. No ar- rangements for the funeral have been made as yet, beyond tht fact that it will prob- ably be held dt the family residence. May Léenté in Alexandrina. Spoetal Dispatet!'to. ‘The Evening Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 16—May- or Thompson ,yésterday afternoon re- ceivéd a télephone message from Washing- ton from the proprietor of the: St. James Hotel stating that Messrs. R. Wm. Brown and J. H. Rives would visit Alexandria to- day in the Interest of the American Se- curity and Patent Company, which ts at present located at Canton, Ohio, and who desire to locate im this city, and asked a conference with mayor and city authorities. "The mayor told him that he would meet them at his office at 11 o'clock: this. morn- ing. At the hour appointed the gentlemen were met by the mayor and Messrs. M. B. Harlow, R. F. Knox and Wm. T. Carne of the Business Men’s League, and a confer- ence lesting over an hour was had, during which the gentlemen explained the wi of their plant, &c. They were told to make their Propesition to the mayor in writing and that he would bring it to the attention of the Business Men's League at their next mesting. DR, TUCK SECURING INDORSEMENTS. | Wants to Be the Revenue Collector of This District. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, M4., March 16.—Dr. Wash- ington G. Tuck of Annapolis was in town today securing indorsements for the place of collector of internal revenue of the district comprising Maryland and the Dis- trict of Columbia. He will file his formal application for the place tomorrow with the Secretary of the Treasury. He says he will have the backing of Representative Mudd and also that of Senator Wellington. Representative Baker of the second dis- trict has declined to indorse Dr. Tuck, but will back J. B. Hanna of Harford county for the appointment. As the term of Collector Murray Vandiver will expire July 1, more interest is taken in this than any other. : Rev. Dr. Gecrge Morrison, a retired Presbyterian clergyman of Baltimore, has made an informal application to Secretary Sherman for the position of assistant sec- retary of state. There is a great rush at the custom house today to take goods out of bond, and the payments of duties are breaking all records yesterday and today. The withdrawals are mad¢ on account of the prospective tariff legislation by Congress, and embrace all classes of goods, but particularly tobacco. ———— DEPOSITED A FORFEIT. Charley Mitchell Wants a Match With Sullivan, LONDON, March 16.—Charley Mitchell, the pugilist, deposited $2,509 today to bind a match with John L. Sullivan. aes A MURDEROUS MAN OF WEAK MIND. James Williams Goes to Prison Two Years for Shooting His Wife. James Williams, the colored man who shot his Cornelia Williams; his mother-in-law, and then himself the 23d of last December, today withdrew his plea of not guilty to the charge of assaulting his wife, and entered a plea of guilty. Chief Justice Bingham sentenced him to two years at hard labor in the New Jersey state prison, the minimum penalty. Messrs. Langston and Jones, counsel for Williams, stated that the man is of weak intellect, and imagining that his wife had not been faithful to him endeavored to end all trouble by sending her, her mother and himself into the other world. The man, they claimed, devotedly loved his wife and does now, and because of his mental weak- ness, his own injury, and his regret for what he did, they asked the imposition of the lightest penalty. When asked what he had to say Wil- liams claimed the whole affair is a cora- plete blank to him, and that he has bat one wish, to see his wife and request her to become a Christian. As he was lcd away after sentence, Mrs. Williams ex- claimed that she desired to have nothing to do with him. wife, OUND MAP. Senator Cannon Again Introduces His Bil. In the Senate this afternoon, immediate- ly after the discussion in the Florida sena- torship case, the regular business of the + mcrning hour was taken up, and hundreds of bills that had failed in the last Congress were introduced by various senators. Among these was a bill by Senator Cannon of Utah making provision for the construc- tion of a ground piar map of the United States in the District of Columbia. NICARAGUA CANAL, Secretary Sherman Conters With the Sena reign Committee. Secretary of State Sherman today met the Senate committee on foreign relations by his own appointment, and was closeted with thera for some time. Tne principat subject under consideration is understood to have been the Nicaragua canal. It is understood that an attempt is making to negotiate another treaty similar to that made by retary Frelinghuysen, which was withdrawn at the beginning of Mr. Cieveland’s first administration. —e-—__ A Thief Caught. After an investigation extending through several months, Detective Lacy today sue- ceeded in clearing up the theft of a costly watch and chain, recovered the property and arrested the thief. Immediately after the recent blizzard, Dennis Harris, colored, mployed to assist some tinners, who were repairing the roof of house 14s) Massachusetts avenue. The jewelry w: stolen from an upper room in that house. Harris was arrested last evening, chargea with carrying concealed weapons. At tne station he made a remark that connected tim with the theft of the watch and chain. The concealed weapons charge was dis- missed today in the Police Court, and as Harris left the witness stand he was placed under arrest by Detective Lacy and accused of the theft. He confessed his guilt and said he gave the jewelry to a woman who lives in Willow Tree alley. In turn the articles were stolen from her, and later re- covered in a pawnshop. Harris will be granted a hearing tomorrow in the Police Court. ————.——_ The Indian Died “Game.” WINNIPEG, Manitoba, March 16.—A MacLeod dispatch says that Charcoal, the Indian murderer of Sergeant Wilde, north- west mounted police, was hanged there to- day. The Indian gave three whoops as he neared the scaffold stairs, up which he had to be carried, owing to the infirmity in his legs. He died game. Washington Stock Exchange. Sules — regular call—12 o'clock m.—Ohio Naticnal Bank, 10@90. Capital ‘Traction, . 10@52%. American Grapho- phone, . 100a9%. umatic Gun Carriage, 50471.10, 100@1.07, 5021.06. Mer- genthaler Linctype, 10@1. ING126'2, 10@ 125%, 10@126%. District of Columbia Bonds.--20-year Fuad. 5s, 103 bid. 30-year Fund. gold 6s, 110 bid. Water Stock currency 7s, 1901, 111 bdi. Water Stock currency 7s, 1903, 111 bid. Fund. currency 109 bid. eous Bonds.—Metropolitan Ratl- cad 58, 111% bid. Metropolitan Railroad conv. 68, 113 bid, 115 asked. Metropolitan Railroad Certificate of Indebtedness, 115 bid, 130 asked. Eckington Railroad 6s, $8 bid, 98 asked. Columbia Railroad 6s, 117 bid. Washington Gas oCmpany, ser. A, ¢ 114 bid. Washington Gas Company, ser. B, 6s, 115 bid. Chesapeake and Potomac Tele- hone Ss, 101 bid. American Security and rust 5s, F. and A., 101 bid. American Se- cuirty and Trust ds, A. and O., 101 bid. Washington Market Company Ist 6s, 108 bid. Washington Market Company imp. 6s, 108 bid. Washington Market Company exten. 68, 108 bid. Masonic Hall Assoclation 5s, 105 bid. Washington Light Infantry ist , 95 bid. ational Bank Stocks.—Bank of Wash- ington, 274 bid, 275 asked. Bank of Repub- Miscellai lic, 210 asked. Metropolitan, 18) bid, 300 asked. Centr 262 bid. aFrmers and Me- chanics’, 175 bid. 190 asked. Second, 132 bid. Citizens’, 116 bid. Columbia, 128 bid. Capital, 120 bid. West End, 106% bid, 110 asked. Traders’, 95 bid, 97 asked. Lincoln, 102 bid, 105 asked. Ohio. 90 bid, 100 asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.—Na- tional Safe Deposit and Trust, 112 bid, 114% asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 119% bid, 122 asked. American Security and Trust, 140 bid, 144 asked. Washington Safe Deposit, 55 bid. Railroad Stocks.—Capital Traction Com- pany, 52% bid, 53 asked. Metropolitan, 10642 bid, 110 asked. Columbia, 51 bid. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washing- ton Gas, 44% bid, 45% asked. Georgetown Gas, 45 bid. United States Electric Light, 89 bid, 90 asked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 27 bid, 38 asked. Franklin, 35 bid. Metropolitan, 66 bid. Corcoran, 55 bid. Potomac, 65 bid. Arlington, 125 bid, 140 asked. German- American, 185 bid. National Union, 10% bid, 18 asked. Columbia, 11% bid, 13 asked. Riggs, 7% bid. People’s, 5% bid, 64 asked. Lincoln, 8% bid. Commercial, 4% bid. Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Ti- fle, 97 bid, 107 asked. Columbia Title, 5 bid, 6 asked. District Title, 9 asked. Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 38 bid, bia, 62. baked. "American Graphophoe, 3 asked. rap! ne, 9 bid, 9% ‘asked. American Grap! 12, pfd., 9% bid, 12 asked. Pneumatic Gun Car- riage, 1.06 bid, 1.08 asked. Miscellaneous Stocks.—Mergenthaler Lin- otype, bid, 127 asked. Lanston Mono- type, 8 8% asked. Washington Mar- FINANCE AND TRADE Looking to a Return <a De- gree of Confidence. Ske ie VANDERBILTS § ATTRACT =—_-BOYING Attack on the Missouri Pacific Given Up. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, March 16.—The steady un- dertone of the security markets contir to find reflection in prices, notwithstand the fact that prices move within narrow limits. The progress is steady, and is, therefore, more significant than the artificial outbursts of which almost any experienced but irresponsible trader 1s capable. The character of the dealings is more encourag- than the actual results measured by the daily fluctuations in prices, Interests heretofore given to operations in the short account only are gradually becoming cenvinced that the general mar- ket has risen superior to mere speculative trickery. Value is being creited now, whereas for more than two years it has cither decayed or remained motionless. Strong interests are in the market, old accounts are reopening, and confidence seems destined to assume proportions fully equal to the recent lack of confidence, In consequence of suck conditions, it possible for certain securities to reflect their demerits without presenting a full reflection of the merits of their neighbors. The time for discrimination and not en- thusiasm has arrived. The Vanderbilt shares continue to attract , right sort and lead in volume of i buying. The attack made on Missouri Pa yesterday afternoon abanuo’ the opening hour this mora‘ne, recovering to 1) und previous sales. ed volume of ed, the price bre. support was «1 tered. Cow level immediately folowed, more ihas of the early loss being reguined. In. pon of fluctuation this property was the feature of the day The securities of the high-priced mem bers of the saine group were not sympa- thetically influenced by Missouri Pactfic’s action. The new sugar schedule was variously construed in both trade and speculati circles, and, found, at times, reflection the market price of the stock cf the Ame ican company. The best opinion seems = be that the refiner gets about % per cent protection, witereas 4 was practicaily manded. The rate is better than was expecte originally, however, and hopes are enter- tained that a fraction may be added before the bill becomes a law. English and Dutch sugars can come in under the proposed bill and compete actively with the American product. With this excepiion the bill is not unsatisfactory to the refiners. All soris of arguments are to be employed to have the rate increased to a full &%, but there are reasons for believing that the profits of the concern will continue if the proposed rate is allowed to become law. The appearance of dissatisfaction will be kept up until the danger period is passed. The action of the stock today was not in harmony with the petitions for protection. Tee EERE FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ng sharpl ny at this Mw 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 & Schiey, No. 80 Broadway Open. High. Low. Close. American Spirits... 13% 13% I American Spirits, pfd B4ig Bly By VAmerican Sugar....00 112" U3 TL . @american Sugar, pfd.. 13 103% 103 1035, Aunerican Tobacco TSK TSR TSR American Cotton Oi) Atchison uy uy 113, Baltimore & Onio.. woe. . State Gas. ‘anade Southern Canada Par = Chesapeake & Ohio. c., C.C. & St. Louis. wnicago, B&Q... Chicago’ Nortiwestern. Chicago Gas... 5 . M. & St. Paul M. & >t. Paul, hicago, KI. & Paci Consolidated Gas Del.. Lack. & W Delaware & Hudson... Den. & Rio Grande, pid. General Electric Hiinois Central Lake Shore < Louisville & Nashvilie.. Metropolitan ‘Traction... Mahattan Elevated. ..... Michigan Central. Missouri Pacific. New York Central. Northern Pacific Northern Pacifte, ptd . & Western. ite Maul. Phila. & Reading. Fultman P. Southern RB; Phila ‘Trac ‘vexas Paci pash, pfd Wheeiing & Wheeling & L. krie,p Western Union sel. Government Bonds. Quotations reported by Cor8on & Macart- ney, bankers. Bid. Asked. nts, registered. We... ats, coupon of i807_ 13% ila 4 per cents, registered of 1907. 1M 111 4 per cents, coupon of 1925. 13g 1234 + per cents, registered of 1234124 3 per cents, coupon of Ma 114g 5 ts, registered M4 tty : 6 per cents 0 13%. y G per cents of 189: Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. 10655 Ry th 4h 2: 3% E 2 ri 1A, 185 7 Fy-3G 1 SaboSor SS 8 9.00 nm 5 8.05 4.30 5 430 4.82 4.42 42 4.40 442 475° 485 475 4.82 477 482 477 dae Open. High. Low. Gi Open. . Low. Close. 706 70t Toe ToT Tow 712 705 708 713-713 T0710 —_—___— Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, March 16.—Fiour dull, unchanged — receipts, 4,631" barrels: "ex 9.308 barrels: sales, 150 “berrels. Wheat unsettled. bid; "May, 80%a80%—receipts, 26,055. bu: none; stock, 549,044 bushels: sales, ‘southern Wheat by sample, ssa). ‘Corn ule t— and month, gn 27%: wil, 27a27%4; heath: steamer mixed, 25\4a25%_recelp = exports, 256,907 bushels; stock, 2,209,300 bushels; sales, 75,000 bushels—southern white corn, 27a274; do. yellow, Feceipis, 8.072 ‘bushels ehports; Isto" baskets ‘stock, 171,417 bushels. Rye weak--No. 2 nearby, 39%a40; western, ts, 7,467 bushels; ex: ports, mone; stock, |,789 bushels. — choice timothy, $13.50a$14.00. Grain freights i, parcels rates Inclined to be weak—steam to Liver- pool per bushel, April; Cork for orders per quarter, March 7 — ‘Ss.a3sled. Ser ‘firm, unchanged. Butter s1 unchanged. weak SN Se ee > A A Doorkeeper Complimented. Mr. Jesse 8. Harris of Tennessee, who has for many years acted as doorkeeper for the Secretary of the Navy, has heen Lieut. C. McCormick, charge of the naval exhibit at the Nashville exposition. The Busy Corner, | 8th and Market Space. S. KANN, SONS &¢0 STH & MARKET SPACE Our 2d Grand Rebuilding Sale, PRICES MADE DOUBLY ATTRACTIVE Pou ve. OCR WEPNESDA’ AMS. WorTH THE 2%Ke. FAST-Cc FROM CANTON FLANNEL A YARD... : 29c. THE LOOM BLEACHED WOKTH s- A YARD. 5c. HVE DRESS GINGHAM, EFFECTS. WORTH le 534c YARD.WIDE NEW WORTH 12) DRESS GOODS, AND PLATDS. YARD ic &34c INCH TWe STYLISH COBCK DREN GOODS. i1%e. : PET EA fhe ERY WoRTH iste ee 7lAc A Few Items in LINENS. Linen Department PIECES OF SILVER BLEACHED GERMAN PARLE LINEN, E ST, NEW, CHOICE DE = TRA WEIGHT, QUALITY AND PING 66 INCHES WIDE, LAR Boe, VALUE 36c. yd. HEMMED AND F INGED HUCK SIZE loats, ibe. VALUE 10c. each. Gn PAs or LARGE SIZ STAM > PL W SHAMS, NEW MeTIe ANT rn STG NS : 10c. a pair. PIECES FF RLEACHED DG@L BLE SATIN 1E: Se ONT soc. yd. We are ISH 9 HAVE LU RAND NE NOVELTI Hose AND > BLEACHED SPLICED HEEL: is MAL YARN, WITH THE | CHEATE WE RIBBED Hos! LS AND 1 ° 7 or Bors WVCLE AND STAINLESS AND "SOEs 19¢. wr CTT Ss. RLING-PLATED ITY TEMPERED AISSORS, MANDPAC OF FD STEEL bi IM MANICL EAB ROIL BT AND REGULAR DEE MAKE S AMONG THE i E PAIR W PAM. TO Ri BARGAIN TAL me 39c. a pair. Lace Dept. AND $1.00 UR CEN A 75 PIECES OF NEW, CHOICE, DESIRAR LACES, COMP AND COLOR, 4 TALS. LIE APPLIQL VALENCIENNES, | TORCHON, Mt BLACK AND WHITE CHANTILL RANGIN 40-TY Boe, VALI Choice, 25c. yd. White Goods Dept. ES OF OLNDIA LINEN. FROM 3 TO 12 INCHES OF FINE RSTAN - VALU FI y A. yd. SPECIAL SALE OF FINE AND PLAID NAINSOOK REMNANTS AT H PRICE, Infants’ Goods. =" For $1.69. IMERE OK BEDFORD CORD AKS, DEEP Tak COLLAR OR REV ts WITH RIBL ok GIMP TRIMMING VALUE. For $1.98. In IMERI BEDFORD For $3.49. EMPIRE STOCK REFERS, Siytis, BRAID TRIMMING. S. For $1.89. AM SILK CAP " T. IEA i Ye. KIND. For 49c. Continuation of our — Spring Millinery Exhibit. Hundreds of admiring patrons paid this department their respects and indorsed our display as one of beauty and taste. * Enough orders taken to keep*our work room busy the balance of the week—three more day Only a Faint Idea B MANY PRETTY COLORINGS AND IM- PORTED WEAVES. THAT ‘RE DISPLSYRD IN OUR DRESS GOUDS DEPART CAS CRLAP. MUSCOIETTA, BRILLIANTINE, DRAP D'ETE, HENRIETTA, SERGE. CHILDRI NO} NT COLORS— VIOLET, PANS ELIOTROVE. ALL PRICES. Seer Linings. Me. GENUINE GRAY HERRI HAIRCLOTH . 0c. GENU! HAIRCLOTH 0c, HEAVY YORK WIRE CANVAS... iC.