Evening Star Newspaper, March 25, 1897, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1897-20 PAGES. lect of the Wil Mr. Dalzell (Pa.) reviewed the res-lis of the Wilson and McKinley bills, and de- pounced the ad valorem system of the firs as giving opportunity for immense under- valuations. dle men and women, busy scup houses and starvation” had mark: ¢ period of the Wilson bill. He ridiculed the plea of the democratic minority that it offered no substitute for the bill because it had not had time to pre- + pare one, and inquired if the democrats expected the country would be willing to have them air their theories at the cost of ore mfilion a day. If the bill raised the maximum amount calculated by the chair- man of the committee, tt would not yield much to pay the interest and princival of bonds i. 1 to resist the attempt the nation’s life by the democratic and the bonds issued to make good deficit incurred during the last admin- I erring to the tin-plate i contended that the fall in pri~ fter tae enactment of the y law proved the theory that the igner paid the duties. The law giving tes on tin plate when exported was ju: tflable under the old s tem, but was not under the new, bec it amounted to a bounty to the Welsh manufecturer to com st home manufacturers, so it too upon Liverpool it foste ¢ of Adam Smith has long sine> been relegated where it belongs,” he The industrial worl1 has been revolutionized by introduction of the longer the single t anic, but xreat a to e ree zed by the laws of ev He would not idental to th d there w the Unite States knew an ‘out, and he cited for example the eel rail trust, and read from an FE saper concerning a new combination at armament manutacturing firm: y there were not abuses but in free-trade rous trusts the ery about trusts was an exhibiti ignorance of econom dition. he rance of economicy condition Mr. Dalzell was warmly corzratulated Indedt (Ky) argued in favor of a nnelcoal. He said if the rky had been free tucky"s vote would have g Mr. Russell (Conn), a mem ways and me committee, devoted some time to rey ent strict- ures passed Atkinson of Bo: He described Mr. Atkinson as « free trader, who believed that the she was an in >t » and titied to pi : neither from dogs nor men. He satd son's condemna- tion Was a gu the measure w leulated to foreign Atkinson, United rage domestic and d dustries, sald, on he tes i figured unds of wool, and that the of this bill woull a cha or tax of 10 cents per r, in ¢ ls, : wor 1 He He submit- che valuation ef wool duction of woole at the wi rte tari bill ¢ of © superb met Ieetion of those the col- in protection, but ny for those in the south he had no symp or any other s: who did not fn protec’ mselves. While ing the ri n of the duty on c: . Mr. Sim toc a fact that the price of cat creased since the reduction of present 1s not 4 fact.” replied Mr. Steele. I insist that it is.” persisted Mr. Simp- “What are known as ‘stockers’ are re-third higher than they were three or 0. (Tex.) treated the House to in favor of protection from oint of the lone star s:ate, and Hy a 4d by his party col- Mr. Bailey Not in Condit At 4 o'clock Mr. Bailey (Tex.) was recog- razed to close the general debate for the position, but he stated that his vo! no condition to speak, and an : had been rea sngement the House woul] be Special order hour to each side to « n of the five-minute 4 today Government revenue, ovs, # for receipts al $478,162; customs, ders. ver M. E. Reed has b d to the bureau of steam vy De A Hasbrouck, from the erring to the Columbia Assistant En- fer W. Ho McGrann, from the Columbia | home on three months’ leave; Lieut. J. H. S-ars, hed from the McArthur, home i three months’ leave. = ———— = The New Chinese Minister. Notice has heen a at the that the r, Wu Ting Fan; ©9 on the 18th instant on the Gaellic, * humerous retinue and many ions of The belongings. Treasury De- Efforts to Obtain the Log of the May- flower. MS RESTORATION 10 THIS COUNTRY ++ Considered by the Consistory Court of the London Diocese. ---—— FROM AMERICA > PETITION % |, 1897, by the Associated Press.) LONDON, March 25.—In consequence of the efforts .of the government of Massa- chusetts, the American “Antiquarian and Massachusetts Historical Socteties, the Pil- grim Society of Plymouth and the New England Society of New York, backed up by the desires of the Archbishop of Can- terbury and the Bishop of London, the consistory court of the diocese of London assembled today in the old chapel of St. Paul's Cathedral in order to determine the question of restoration of log of the May- flower to the United States. The chancellor cf the diocese, Dr. Thos. ‘Tristran, presided in wig and ited States Ambassador Bavard nted by Arnold Stratham, bar- who opened the proceedings by reading a petition from Mr. Bayard in be- half of President and citizens of the Unit- ed States, which set forth the history of and the presumptions as to how into the possession of the See of H It was stated a precedent to this friendly act was to be found in the action of the Philadelphia Library in 1867, in restoring tive manuscript volumes which were only part of the archives of England, for which Lord Romilly, the then master of the rolls, formally expressed the deep thanks of England. Mr. Bayard’s petition was cordially in- dorsed by the bishop of London. Mr. Statham then called H. F. Lee, legal secretary of the bishop of London, who undertook in behalf of Mr. Bayard to u every means in his power to safeguar: log and deposit the same in Pilgriia Hall, ymouth, Mass., or some other safe by the Presifent of the U and also to deposit a photograph -opy of the registry of the diocese of Lon- don. Continuing, Mr. Stratham said that thi was an unusual petition, not brought by a person, but s»pported by a iarge hedy of public feeling, ard the president and numerous larned societies of the Vnited States. hort. he added, the pe- tition was brought by the whole of a great nation, living in the greatest amity with itain. and without even Mr. Bay. nidertaking, he felt sure that Ameri- : treat it. This was of such world-wide importance, as it would safe be transmitted te ssive geuerations on nation grounds. spent ninety min- in examining Mr. Lee, reading long extracts from the book, which he examined with a magnifying glass, debating upon the i" obseure dates, etc. The chancellor asked if New England was part of Massachusetts, and counsel and Mr. Lee were unable to answer the question. Thereupon the chancellor sai Is there nobe sent able to answer the ques- tion The ouestion was then answered by a representative of the Associated Press, who said that Massachusetts was part of New England. The chancellor asked if Plymouth was in Massachusetts, and the Associated Press repri ati ured him that it was. Later the chanesllor read a long judg- ment, during which he set forth that the log was part of large numbers of manu- scripts in Fulham Palace relating to the English possessions, she American coloni which, before the destaration of inde pendence, formed part of the diocese of jondon. In the history of the diocese, the chan- cellor continued, there was but one prece- dent to a petition such as this on the ground it was a matter of puplic interes In 1838, he explained, Lord John Ruresell petitioned the dtc of London to restore to France the will and codicils ot Napoleon The present application is different from that of Russell, because the log of the Mayflower being a register of births, marriages and deaths, and concerned the property of the descendants of the vil- erims. Their interests must be safeguard- ed. and the court would therefore follow the uestom prevailing when a new dioces is offset from an old one, in which c: the registers of births, deaths and mar- flases and transferred to the new diocese. adde¢ order on the undertaking given Mr. Bayard to place the log in a fit vlac. where persons concerned can have thereto and a proper certificate copy being deposited at Fulham that the original he given up to Mr. Boyard for transmission to the President of the United States, and that the copy of this judgment under seal be sent with the book whenever Mr. Hay- ard or some one of the United Siates em- bassy can attend. In the meauwhile, it will remain in the diocesan strong room Afier these proczedings the representa- tive of the Assoctated Press had 1n inter- view with the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Temple, who said: “It was always my desire when bishop cf London to restore the log which ias been handed on by successive bishops and waich has always been guarded in the most strict manner. In fact, Americans were so ford has sent i ions to the c rancise> for the extension the incoming —_—_—_-e.______ Mensrs. Onborne and Gowdy Qualify. Mr. Osborne, consul general at London, and Mr. Gowdy, consul al at Paris, have qualified at the State Department, Xpect to start for their re- ty for several weeks and Mr, ontinu charge of relieved by successors -e- 2 Today's Confirmations. The Senate today confirmed ations: Koyd EB. > be United S! the following Massachu- Attorney for the > Chester H. Brvsh r of the general rhes Bettman of (hic to rna! nue for the first Sones ct of Massachuset onnecticut to be reco office, E -ollector of in —— in the Senate. uced In the Senate today Foraker of Ohio, by re- modern organization © army rnnsylvania: To in- z nnsylvania for ex- calling out troops in 1sé4. - +e. ations Waiting for Signature. here Was a natch of nominations for the $ were intro Mr. Hows, Mr. Penrose temnify th New President's signature t jay. but he did not ket an opportunity to sign them up ro 2 vclock, owing to callers. The majority of them were postmasters — ae ‘To Bridge the ¥ piomac. 1 has been introduced in the House Rixey to au railroad ¢ Potomac horize the Herndon construct a bridge river near the Great Ald the ross ers = peter Was Not There. A story was published in New ¥ “¥ that Senator Sewall of w Jer: George Eustis had had a the Metropolitan Club last ston of a dining room. have engaged it. story, Senator § ded Secretary ork to- sey and rontroversy night over both claiming Finally, according to ewall and party, which Porter, had to with- Secretary Porter today dented posttively ai he Was at the Metropolitan Club last with Senator Sewall. He says that been in the Metropolitan Club but ce, and that was not last night. = =e if you want anything, try an ad. in The Stay. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer. of it that my predecessors kept it in a se- eret drawer, to which the bishop only had the key. “It could not be given up, save under the legal forms. I thought that this, perhaps, could best be secured by act of parliament. My successor was equally anxious to re- store the book, and took the advice of the solicitor general. “I am glad the book is returning to America. It will be another evidence of our sincerity, admiration and love for America and our desire to draw the two nations closer together. “The bishop of London will deliver beok to Mr. Bayard personally.” MANY AMERICANS PRESENT. the Pope's Mass in the Throne Room the Vatican. ROME, March 25.—The pope's mass the threne room of the Vatican today was attended by one hundred visitors, of whom thirty were American pilgrims, mostly clergymen from New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Jersey, conducted by Father Throop. After mass the pope, seated in front of the altar, permitted the pilgrims to kiss his foot, addressing to ¢ack a few words, which were translate by Father O'Connell, rector of the Amer- ican College. of Father Throop, in behalf of the pligrims, presented the pope with a white skull cap, filled with gold. The pepe ordered the gold to be deposited @n the altar, gave his own skull cap to Father Throop, and replaced it with the new one. His holiness did not make a speech, but addressed a few simple words to each of the pilgrims, and he accorded the priests of the party the privilege of bearing the papal benediction to their par- ishes on their return to the United States, While the pilgrims were lunching at their hotel at noon the pope sent Father Throop a large silver medal and an effigy of his holiness with the inscription: “Commemorative of bilee of Leo XIII.” The pilgrims will re-embark for the United Ststes at Genoa on Saturday next. ——s Buller Aceuses Himself Falnely. SAN FRANCISCO, March 25.—John New- man, alias Butler, alias Lee Weller, having | exhausted every other means of averting his requisition to Australia, confessed yes- terday to having murdered a sergeant of the 24 Cavalry, whose name he cannot re- | member, while stationed at Walla Wal | Washington, in 1888. The authorities have | made inquiries which leave no doubt as to the falsity of Butler's confession. = | Ex-Auditor Moore Gives Bail. LINCOLN, Neb., March 25.—Ex-State Auditor Eugene Moore was arraigned for preliminary hearing before Judge Cochran. the Episcopal Ju- He pleaded not guilty to the charge of em- bezzlement, waived examination, and was bonded over to the district court in the sum of $10,000. This was furnished. FOUND HIS FATHER DEAD. Ead of a Son's Search for Thirty- Three Years. SAN DIEGO, Cal, March 25.—John L. Cotlter has returned to his home in Belvi- dere, Boone county, Ill., a disappointed man. During thirty-three years of his life he has been vainly searching for his father, who left home in Belvidere in February, 1864, and was not heard of again by his family until a few weeks ago, when the son learned that he was located in San Diego. The father, Willard W. Collier, who had resided here a quarter of a century, died January 22 last. John L. Collier states that his father was presperous at Belvidere up to 1863, when his mother became an invalid. His father, then forty years old, became infatuated with a domestic, and eloped with her to California in 1884, and never returned. Af- ter the death of his mother, in 1875, John sought his father, but in vain, until Janu- ary 1, when he heard from a circus man who had recently been in San Diego chat the runaway father was in this city. After satisfying himself that this was the truth, John came here, but found that his father had been dead several weeks. ‘The elder Collier built the first wharf here during the boom. He was supp2sed to be worth considerable property. He and the woman with whom he left Belvidere lved here as man and wife, and were hign- ly esteemed. They have grown-up =hildren here, who are respected members of the community. ————— WAS PREPARING TO FLEE. Michigan Man Arrested York for Swindling. NEW YORK, March 25.—Anton Christin- son of Ridgeway, Mich., was arrested here today charged with having swindled the Ridgeway Creamery Company out of $40,000. ‘The arrest was made on a telegram from Sheriff E. S. Ferguscn of Adrian, Mich. It is alleged that Christinson while acting manager of the creamery company appro- Priated the funds. His scheme is sald to have been to take to himself from 2 to 3 cents a pound on every pound of butter sent out by the creamery. When arrested he was negotiating for the disposal of forty kegs of butter which he had consigned to himself in this city. He admitted that he was the man the police were after, but denied his stealings amounted to anything like the amount claimed. When searched Christinson was found to have a revolver, a gold watch, $1,387 in money, a bank book of the Lilley Siate Bank of ‘Tecumseh, Mich., and two checks on the Irving National Bank of this city signed by Breakstone Brothers of New York for $278. The prisoner said that when he found he was liable to be discovered for his thefts he decided to get together what money he could and go to Denmark. MANKATO STREET: in New FLOODED. Citizens Moving ‘Their Goods in Bonts. MANKATO, Minn., March 2 has risen slightly. The gorge firmer ard the tremendon water above has forced the cak stand endwise, giving the river a and wild appearance. Household ‘The river become of ice to strange Ineffectual blasting with dynamite was done on the gorge. The officials of the Omaha road paid the clty a visit to see the river and its effect on the embankment which the road has built for its new track along the river front. This work is unlajured, and is not thovght to be in danger. ‘The new union depot is five feet above the water. * The water has backed into the basement of the city hall and flooded the heating ap- paratus so that stoves nad to be placed In the various offices. A mighty flood courses through the ceai-r ef North Man- kato, and more ple have moved out, bringing their houschold goods to the bridge in boats. The ice in the river above the city is still intac! S. R. TRAIN DE AILED. Several Employes Were Slightly In- a jured. BLACKSBURG, S. C., March 25.—South- bound train No. 11 of the Scuthern rail- way, consisting of mail and Laggage car: two coaches and a sleeper, was derailed one and ore-half miles north of here ye: terday afternoon. All but the sleeper left the track. ‘The engineer, fireman, flagmau and postal cierk were slightly injured. No passengers were hurt. The accident was due to the engine truck mounting the r running on it for twenty feet before dro} ing outside. There is no evidence of a tempt at first. deliberate at- wrecking, as was suspected at dent on the Southern Railrond. A dispatch received today by General Su- perintendent Green of the Southern Rail- way Company states that the train which left Charlotte, N. C., at noon yesterday, and which consisted of one mail car, bag- &ege car, first and second class coaches and ‘ad sleeper, in charge of Enginecr atham and Conductor €. F. Mar- |, Was derailed near Blacksburg, S.C. The whole train except the deadhead sleep- er left the track. The accident was due to an engine truck mounting the rall, and after running on the same for twenty feet dropped off on the outside. The engineer, fireman, flagman and postal clerk were slightly hurt, but no passengers were in- jured. ——_—_s—___ FOUND CONSCIOUS. A Visitor From Ohio Assaulted and Robbed in Chicago. CHICAGO, March 25.—B. L. Garber was found unconscious early this morning in an alley with a bullet wound in his head. He is lying at the County Hospital in a critical condition. Garber’s home is in Belleville, Ohio. His pockets were turned inside out. The police think he was as- Saulted and robbed and then dragged into the alley. > INVESTIGATI BANK METHODs. The Grand Jury at Bismarck Consid- ering Suspended Institutions. ST. PAUL, Minn, March A Bis- marek, N. D., spectal to the Pioneer Press says The banking methods of some of the sus- pended national banks of the state are be- ing investigated by the United States grand Jury, now in session. Two indictments have already been found, one against L. E. Booker, ex-state treasurer and president of Grand Forks National Bank, and the other against H. F. Salyards, president of the First National Bank of Minot. Booker is charged with making false returns to the controller of the currency. He was arraigned, pleaded not guilty, and was held for trial in $5,000 bonds. - ‘Salyards is charged with aiding and abetting in mak- ing false entries in the bank's books. He pleaded not guilty, and was held in $6,000 bonds for trial. The indictment of Booker came as a great surprise to his friends throughout. the state. He was state treasurer for three years, entering office in 1893, and has al- ways taken an active part in state politics. —— ‘The Prince of Wales Plate. LIVERPOOL, March —The Prince of Wales plate of 700 sovereigns, a handicap for three-year-olds and upward, second horse to receive 50 sovereigns from the plate, was won by Mr. Smithwick’s Lester- lin at the Liverpool spring meeting today. Mr. Ross’ Athel was second and D. Sey- mour’s Suppliant was third. Fifteen horses ran. . —— Murdered in Their Laundry. CLAYTON, N. M., March 25.—Hop and Wah, Chinamen, have been found mur- dered in their laundry here. The murders were committed with a club, an ax and a knife. Robbery was the motive. Several arrests have been made. The sheriff says he has evidence that a conspiracy had been formed for the murder and robbery of a number of wealthy people. SSeS w ston'’s Trial Again Deferred. NEW LONDON, Conn., March 25.—The trial of the gunboat Wilmington is again postponed. A gale is blowing on the sound, and the trial board has been reluctantly obliged to defer the trial another day. a “Want” ads. in The Star pay because they bring unswers. CHAIRMAN, MORRISON'S VIEW Joint Traffic Association Affected by the Re- pnt Decision. ————— The Organigation of Southern Lines Also Comem Withfn the Reach of the Supreme Coart's Action. ATLANTA, Ga., March 25.—Chairman W. R. Morrison ‘of the interstate commerce commission wires the Atlanta Journal the following signed statement: “WASHINGTON, D. C., March 25. “Replying to the Jourral’s telegram, the Supreme Court decision in the Trans-Mis- sourl case applics as well to the Joint Traf- fic and to the Southern Railway and Steam- ship associations, If carriers may combine and agree to keep ap the rates on prices of transportation, which make part of the price and cost of goods, why enact anti- trust laws to prevent combinations and agreement to control production and keep up prices? (Signed) “Ww. R. MORRISON.” CHICAGO, March 25.—A meeting of the Western Transcontinental Ohio River and Southern Passenger Association lines is in session here today, indulging in an informal discussion of the commission question. Ow- ing to the decision of the Supreme Court in the trans-Missouri case, it has been decided beforehand that there will be no definite concerted action result from the discussion. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 25.—At an in- formal conference of the executive offi- cers, the traffic managers and general so- licitors of the St. Louis lines, the condi- tions which confront the railroads in the light of the United States Supreme Court decision in the case of the old Trans-Mis- souri Association were discussed at length. Col. Fordyce, president of the Cotton Belt, was in the chair. As the fuil text of the decision has not yet been received, the attorneys were not disposed to express an opinion as to its far-reaching effects, but they shared the view taken by the legal departments of some of the Chicago lines that it would be well at once to suspend the operations of the various traffic assoclations in the west and northwest. a GREATER NEW YORK. The Extent of the New © With Others. It is expected that the Greater New York charte r bill will pass the New York legis- lature today. Tomorrow, if the governor acts promptly, as it is believed he will, they will see it; then New York will be second to London and ahead of Paris, and first among the three cities in several respects. London has an area of 658.31 square miles: the Greater New York will have 350 square miles; the area of Paris is 172 square miles ‘The population of London by the munici- pal census of 1896 was 4,433,018: the popu- lation of Paris by the last municipal cen- y Compared sus was ; the population of the Greater New York will be 3,204, London has 1,890 miles of streets; Paris has 600 miles. There will be 1,200 miles of Streets within the territory of the Greater New York, exclusive of roads and public sighway! ‘There ai 600,000 buildings in the eclty of Londen; there’ are 100,000 buildings in Paris. There will be within the territory included in the Greater New York 167,000 buildings, of which 130,000 are used ‘for residential purposes. ‘The territory of the greater city all lies within a radius of sixteen miles from the city hall, and includes the following divi- y New York city Brooklyn Flatbush Flatlands .. Richmond county: Castleton .. 2 Middletown Northfield field Westtield ... Part of East Part of Pelham West Cheste! Flushing Port of Elemp Jamaica Jamaica bay é Long Island City Newtown hester, Total area soe — THOS. A. MARSHALL WINS. Shot Twenty-Five Birds Straight and ‘Took the Grand American Handica SLKWOOD PARK, LONG BRANCH, N: J., March Thomas A. Marshall, mayor of Keithsburg, IL, won the grand Amer!- can hancicap today with twenty-five straight kills. The follewing men killed twenty-four birds each and divided the money, $1,606, for the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth’ prizes: Dr. Carver, Fred Vandyke, Dr. Williamson, H. See, E. Burkhardt, EB. Voris, G. Cub- berly, G. F. Arno and J. E. Applegate. The following men killed twenty-three birds each and divided the money, 31,094, for the eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, four- teenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth and twen- ty-first prizes: W. Dunnell, F. D. Alkire, G. W. Budd, C. Ferguson, jr., R. A. Welch, ©. Jones, Dr. Hudson, R. R. Merrill, “Ar- kansas Traveler,” O. R. Dickey and'W. 8. King. >: Must Pay for the Bonds. SEDALIA, Mo., March 25.—Judge Wood of the Johnson county circuit court has de- cided that the Sedalia school district must pay $23,000 to the holders of school bonds issued in 1883. The bonds were paid ten years later, and left in the custody of J. C. Thompson, cashier of the First National Bank and financial agent for the school bonds. Instead of turning them over to the treasurer to destroy, Thompson resold them to eastern people, and by paying the interest on the coupons the swindle was not detected until the bank failed and Thompson had fled to Mexico. ———/ Not Enough Snow for the Wheat. APPLETON, Wis., March 25.—Farmers report that practically all of the winter the men with scores of ninet wheat and rye of Outagamie county has been killed during the last winter by a lack of snow to protect the grain during the cold months. At least three-quarters of the entire wheat and rye crop of the county has been destroyed, and these grains compose about one-third of the amount of grain of all kinds:raised. The majority of the farmers will put in spring wheat instead df the grain that was de- stroyed. The report from Outagamie county is undoubtedly true of other counties in the state. ¢— A Henting Trio Missing. SAGINAW, Mich., March —Yesterday morning W."L. Ireland, Bert Eldred and Chester Slight of Chesaning started on a hunting and fishing expedition in a boat down the Shiawassee river, expecting to float down to Saginaw. The rivers are all overflowed, and the men not having been heard from,sit és believed that all were drowned, Men have been searching for them all day. +> After the Dissenting Dintiller. CINCINNATI, ° Ohio, March 25.—S. C. Rice of New York, president of the Anieri- can Spirits Manufacturing Company, was here last night on a mysterious mission. It is believed that his purpose was to se- cure the agreement on the only distiller that has refused to sign a contract to re- duce the whisky output to half capacity. If this was his purpose he did not succeed. ——— A New Railwny Station at Jersey City. NEW YORK, March 23.—A plan fs on foot, according to the Evening Post, by which it is proposed to erect a new Cepot in Jersey City to be used by the Lehigh Valley and West Shore raflroads. Also, the report an Independent ferry Hne may be estal between New York and Jersey City by these two roads. The plan peared: an expenditure of $1,000,000 at leasts.- . “ | for repairs. CONTRACTORS FALL OUT. Mr. Edwards W: His Brought to Account. According to the allegations made in a bill in equity filed by James P. Edwards today against James Frawley, they entered into an agreement August 29, 196, for the Purpose of bidding for street improvement work on Kentucky avenue and 1th street southeast and Florida avenue: northeast. It was agreed, says Mr. Edwards, that the bids shoulaé be made in Mr. Frawley’s name, and that if they should be accepted the contract would also be made in his name, he to receive the payments from the District Commissioners on account of the work. It was further agreed, states Mr. Ed- wards, that Mr. Frawley was to immediate- ly pay over to him said amounts, he (Ed- wards) to pay all the expenses, the profits and losses to be equally shared by them, and he to furnish $1,000 with which to begin the work and also the amount required to accompany the bids. The bids were made, says Mr. Edwards, and duly accepted, the work being com- pleted and accepted. He claims that Mr. Frawley collected the various payments on account of the contract, and charges that instead of turning them over to him i wrongfully retained and appropriate va- rious sums aggregating $2,204.05, a thin which Mr, Edwards says he only recently discovered. : i He says all he has received is $2,125, all of which, together with $200, he has pald out on account of the work. There now re- mains due and payable to them from th District, states Mr. Edwards, $2,625.09, and in addition the sum of $4) will be withheld for five years by the District. These amounts, Mr. Edwards fcars, will e col- lected and appropriated by Mr. Frawley unless the court restrains. = Therefore, the complainant prays that the Gefendant be enjoined from collecting them; that a receiver may be appointed to coilect ard hold them subject to the court's or- ders: that an accounting and distrivuticn shall be decreed, and that the partnership skall be dissolved. Mr. Edwards’ attorne: Mr. Irving Williamson, secured a tem porary restraining order from Judge Cox, returnable Monday next. > GRAND AMERICAN HANDICAP. Partner The Storm Injures James M. Green's Excelent Chances for a Place. ‘The grand American handicap was shot at Elkwood Park, New Jersey, yesterday, and brought out a field of 135 of the best wing shots in the country, including Mr. James M. Green and Mr. William Wagner of this ciiy. There was a terrific rain squall in the afternoon, which made it im- possible to finish the shooting last ntsht, but it will be concluded today. The storm also Gestroyed the excellent chance Mr. Green had to secure a place among the high guns, as he was shooting splendidly until the rain and wind came. Ue had killed his first fourteen birds straight shooting from twenty-seven yards, but the storm became terrific when he went to the 3 for fur- ther shooting, and he lost fifteen, six- teen and seventeen birds. As three misses put a contestant out Mr. Green retired, Mr. Wagner also shot in the storm, being ninety-second on the list of entries, and lost his fourth, seventh and enth birds, also retiring under the ru Tuesday he was one of the winn: the big n'tro- powder handicap, icilling fifteen birds straight and securing a shar which amounted to #1, entries in the zrand went straight—Dr. W. H. Lee, A. Marshall of Keiths killing twenty-one each will fiflish today. of the first rver, : or Thomas 28 yards— day. They %, Wis. yeste The conditions of the competition were twenty-five birds per man, #25 entrance fee, with handicap ranging from twenty-six to thirty-two yard: rd bound- ary. The Inters' waranteed a purse of $1,000, with § second and $200 to third. Owing to the large numwer of entries the total amount in the purse aggregated about $3,600, but all the surplus—some $2,600—will be divided among the rext twenty-three men, so that no less than twenty-six men will come in for some portion of the money. As a matter of fact, the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and cighth men will get about $195 hile the twenty th man will get ) to first, $300 to Under the three-misses-out rule, the shooters were forced out yesterday, only those with scores of nineteea or over will compete today. If, however, four of or better howld miss, then all of the other shcoters ould become el'gible again. In this case Green and Wagner would nave a chance to try again, ORDER REVOKED. Commissioners Take Different View of Unlicensed Dogs. The order of Health Officer Woodward referred to in yesterday's Star, and whicn Lad fo- its object the collection of a fine of $2 from all owners of dogs which had been impounded for failure to exhibit a tag,with- out regard to whether the dog had been previously licensed, was promptly revoked by the Commissioners this morning. It seems the order was issued withoug the consent or knowledge of the Commissioners and as soon as the matter was brouzht to their attention they promptly took action as above stated. Health Officer Woodward declined to ¢i cuss the matter with a reporter of T Star this afternoon, and referred him to the Commissioners. When it was suggest- ed that the order had been issued -vithout the knowledge of the Commissioners Dr. Woodward said that a great many things were done in his office which the Commis- sioners knew nothing about. [t was part of the administration of the health depart- ment. He had not issued any formal order, he said, in the matter, but had instructed the poundmaster to impound all «aogs caught running at large without a license tag and not to release the same except upon the payment of the fine. This was provided for by law. ES ES Returned From an Official Tour. President James F. McHugh of the local Federation of Labor has returned from an oficial tour of northern New York, New England states and Cazada in the interest of the Journeymen Stone Cutters’ Associa- tion of North America, of which he is gen- eral secretary and treasurer. He visited and addressed many branc:ies, among which were New York city, Albany, Syracuse, Providence, R. I., and Toronto, Canada. Mr. McHugh believes that the cast is on the eve of a most prosperous building season. ————— Fire in the Northeast. The alarm from box 621 shortly before 8 o'clock this afterncon was for a fire at the southwest corner of Sth and H streets northeast. The blaze was very lively, and was still in progress when The Star went to press. a Robert Grant Assigns. FINANCE AND TRADE > The Supreme Court's Recent Decis- ion Still a Factor in Speculation. BUYING MOVEMENT ADVANCES PRICES Fears of a Railway Rate War Are Less Acute. —— GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Spectal Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, March 25.—Speculative sen- timent was somewhat mixed during the opening hour this morning as the resul: of the various interpretations of Monday's railway 4ecision. Traders were disposed to continue sales in the hope of forcing fur- ther liquidation. In the latter particular the movement was a failure. Fractional declines were general during the opening hour, but no significant marketing of long stock was recorded. The difficulties of a further decline becoming apparent, the room immediately began a covering move- ment, which resulted in establishing a strong speculative undertone. Confidence in a substantial recovery is sull lacking, however, and dull scems tikely to follew any advance from the present level. Fears of a rate war are less acute, but the surprise following the comprehensive decision against traffic or- ganizations is not likely to be immediate- ly forgotten. The uranimous belief in im- Provement has been dispelled and short sales will be attracted by the recoveries of the immediate future. The action of the St. Louis railroads in suspending all operations under <raflic agreements and similar action in various parts of the south and west. is conceded to be a trifle more spectacular than the occasion warrants. The submission with- out a protest ts evidentiy designed to at- tract attention in Washington, and to fur- ther the age of a pooling bill, Dev of this character are easily recognized experienced legisla and are likely defeat the very object to which they applied. : In marked contrast to this submission ts the action of the ‘Vrunk Line Association. which continues to perform its funetions and refuses to voluntarily convict ‘tself un- der a ruling applicable only to the organiza- tion specificially ruled against. The vote itself 1s far from conclusive, and warrants a contest in every instance in which fu- ture violations ars charged. No one seri- ously doubts the abihty of the roads to maintain rates in a manner entirely lezal and satisfactory to all parties in interest. Londen bought a few stocks during the morning and some covering by commission houses followed. Manipulation was at times strongly marked in the industrials, the selling being superior to the buying in es many instances. Sugar was active and somewhat erratic under manipulative orders. The closing out of a large short account was credited with the early strength in this property, but the demand from this sourc being exhausted, the price immediately de- clined. Washington advices are strongly of the opinion that a bitter fight on the sugar schedule is assured. : The pool in American Spirits, with its ac- customed timidity, bought — moverate amounts of both the common and preferred stock. The pool holdings of se said to average a ‘rifle above the present market. The buying of New York Central continues to attract attention because of its superior character. The scare has gone out of the market, but conditions are far from settled. Cautions and insignificant trading is likely to continue for the time be- ing. ee 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 & Macariney, members New York stock exchange. — Correspondents, Messrs. Mcore & Schiey, No. 50 Broadway. Open. High. Low. Close. American Spirite..... Wy Ky ky American Spirits, pfd... 315 32-313 American Sugar..... M2 113% 112y Ley American Sugar, pfd 102% WI Ory ay American Tobacco 38 54 Aterican Coiton Oil. Atchison . Baltimore & Onto. Bay State Gas. wy Canada = Chesapeake & Ohio 3. C. C. & St. Louis. whicago, BoA Q. 2. | Chicagoa Nortnwestern. Chicago Gas. & = Cc. M. & St. Paul 5 |. & St. Paul, pid cago, #1. & Pacit “ago, St. Paul, M.&0. Consolidated Gas. Del.. Lack. & W Delaware & Hudson... Den. & Rio Grande, pfd. Ene.....- : General Ble Mlinols Central. Lake Shore Loulsville & Metropolitan Trac Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Centrat Missouri Pacific National Lead Co... National Leau Co., pfd. New Jersey Central. New York Centrat. Northern Pacific. Northern Pacific, pfd. Unt. & Western. Pacific Mat... By 26, By 86 Phila. & Keading. . Wy ey al aly Puliman F. C.Co -22... Seine pred ooeres Southern Ry., pfd. + Wy RT 86 267, Phila. ‘Traction - 2 tee aeeee - Jee ae Gy Wy by 6 6 éy BH BT STN 13% Big By SB Bt. SBA 6:7, 62% 627, Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call_12 Bank, 10 at y0._ Capital Light, 5 at v0. 100 at Linotype, Capital “Era: Pneumatic Gun Carslage, 7S comts; 100 at 7 Mergenthal After call Lauston Monotype, 100 at District ef Coiumbia Bonds. Mid. 30-year fund 6a, gold, 110 bid. Water stock i, 20-year fund Ss, 103 7s, 1901, currency, 111 vi currency, 111% bid. 3. bid, 112 "asked. Miscellaneous Bonds. Water stock 7s, 1903, funding, currency, 10) Metropolitan Hailroad 53s, 110 bid, 12 asked. Metroporitan Railroad conv, ts, 1iziy bid, 114 asked. Metropolitan Railroad rtiicates of indebtedness, 112 vid, 116 usked. Belt’ Railroad 5s, 60 bid,” 30 asked. — Eckington Railroad 6s, 90 bid. Colitmmbia Railroad 6s, 117 bid, 120 asked. Washington Gas Company 6a, se- ries A, Lid bid. Washington Gas Company Gs, se- ries B, 113 bid. Chesapeake and Potomac ‘Tele- 101% bid. American Security and Trust Robert Grant, Jealing in antique rugs | 2% F.and A., 101 bid. American Security and Trust Sa, A. and O., 101 bid. Washington Market and bric-a-brac, at 1218-2) F street, today | Company Ist Gs, 108 bid” Washingiom Marker made an assignment for the benefit of his | Company Gs, 108 bid. | Washington Market creditors to Henry F. Woodward. The assets are placed at $34,300, and the Ma- bilities at $21,351. Saas Se An Assignmen Anna R. Heffernan, engaged in the mil- lnery business at 926 Yth street, today made an assignment for the benefit of her creditors to Rossa F. Downing. The as- imp. Company ext. Gs, 108 bid. “Masonic Mull Associa tion, (95, lot bid. Washingtou Ligut Infantry Ist Gs, ¥ ‘National Bank Stocks.—Bank of W: ton, 200 bid, 280 asked. “Bank of the Republic, 204° bid, 210 asked. Metropolitan, 280 bid, 300 asked. Cen tral, 260 bid, 275 asked.’ Farmers and Me-hanics’, 174" bid, 190 asked. Second, 134 bid. Citizens’, 120 bid.’ Columbia, 125 bid. "Capital, 118 bid, 130 asked. West End, 100% bid, 110 . | Traders’, % bid, YS asked: Lincolm, 102 bid, 104 asked. ‘Ohio, 85 bid. Safe D esit and Trust Companies.—National Safe tad Trust, 118% Dike dias, waked Weeks sets are placed at $557.33, and the Mabil- | Deposit and Trust, 113% bd, 114% asl ah itles at $1,485.96. curity and. Trust. 14d id, [44 asked. Washing. ton fe Deposit, 50 bid. Called to Philad hin. PHILADELPHIA, March 25.—At a large congregational meeting of Bethlehem Pres- byterian Churgb, this city, last night, a unanimous call was extended to Rev. John F. Carson of the Central Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, to become its pastor. SE Ocean Steamships Arrived. NEW YOK, March 25.—Arrived: Palatia, Hamburg; Ohio, West India cruise. QUEENSTOWN, March 25.—Arrived: Germanic, New York for Liverpool. a + 52 bid, 52% asked. Metropolitan, 108 bid, 109! ed, Coluuntia. Be bid. coaee Did, 107 asked. ton Title, 3 bid, 6 asked. District Title, 10 allroad Stocks.—Capital Traction Company, Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washingtoa bid, 44% bid. town Gas, 45 bid. pei ok ns, Mets it To bia. ee 10% a + America cs sa, S Gas, u Arlt 18s Columbia, 11% vid. Riggs, ‘8 asked. piss oo bide Lincoln, 8% bid. Commercial, Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 96 Columbia Title, 5% bid, Washlag- Tek 4 bi, 50 asked. bid, Gt asked. Ameri. bid, IL asked.“ Pnea- Killed by a Bursting Fly Wheel. -T7 asked. PITTSBURG, Pa, March 25.—A 24-foot | oma bids 129 asked,” Lausies Sens eee fly-wheel at Carnegie’s Edgar Thompson | 1% asked. Washington Market, 11 13 asked. steel works, Braddock, burst about mid- | Great Falls lee, 11 bid, 125 asked. a. night, killing David Hugo, a *Ex div. and seriously. uartog. George Revaee. The lamage to ie pl was a the entire works have been * ‘closed twa Wheat dull spot, 85 Did: May. T9\ asked —r 14,024 bushels: Cxporta, none; els southern wheat by ‘sample, Sa eee ea: month and tutxed, BaB5%y” rec 265.619 “bushels; Grain freight. quiet, firm, unchanged. Fasx and ed. Whisky unchanged. - Government Bonds, Quotations reported by Corson @ Macart- ney, bankers. Bid. Asked. . Togistered. . coupon of Lim) | Poahetered of coupon of 1 Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and »rokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock change, correspond Ladenburg, Thalmann & May July Mas Sule May July May”! July Mas July May July $ Mich... March an unusual scene in the senate of the Mich- igan legisleture when the governor of the state was denounced as a demagogue. The discrssion was over the bill of Sen- ator Covell requiring the governor to make appointments during the sessions of the legislature, so that they may be acted upon by the senate. Senator C. W. Moore of Detroit moved to strike out «ll after the enacting clay te nouncing the bil! as ar insult to the gov ernor. Senator Covell st: ted that th required the governor to do wh: the fram- ers of the constitution plainly contempiat- d he would do when it was provided that ill simply all appointments of the governor should be approved by the senate. He stated that there were not over forty appointments which ought to mace by the governor but that he was evidently holding them uy mtil after the legisla should adjourn v. Pi with desiring te Bemis of Chicago labor com. He charged Appa! t Pro ner, but was afraid to d: until the legislature adjourned, when thi could not pass upon it. The com. mission of the present labor commissioner expired six weeks ago. on said that Bemis was ‘eported to be a sort of an anarchist in Chicago, and he thought Michigan had enough of that kind of pr + Unusual warmth cha: ized the dis sion, at the close of which the bill was ed to in committee of the whole and immediately passed by a vote of 1S Gov. Pingree hes stated that he will veto it. MILITARY DESERTER CAPTURED. Arrest of W. Kicle a and Washington Acth. Cleveland lew Notined, Special v cL LAND, Ohio, March A rather gocd-looking, intelligent young man ap peared at central police station last night and req ed that he be given a nigat’s lodging. He s taken to a cell. fhe desk off was convinced that he had seen him somewhere It finally struck him that he had » face on a photograph sent out by the United States secret service. Upon pro ducing the card his suspicions became strengthened, and he ordered the young man to be again brought before n. v latter acknowl ed that his name was G W. Kiele. This was the name called for on the postal card. He is charged with being a deserter from the United Si army at Washington, D. Kiele ad mitted having been in army, but ¢ ed that he had received his dischar due form. Despite his protests he was again | up and the authorities at Washing! tied. m Kicle says he is well known in Wash ington, where he has many nds. He enlisted in the army at the Cleveland re cruiling station last Ma. Later in thr evening he admitted that he was a deserter and said that he had become dissatisfied with army life owing to the restrictions placed upon the soldiers. ANXIOUS ABOLT THE TRANSVAAL. Germa: to Be Co Sending Troops to Africa. LONDON, March 25.--There is increasing uneasiness in regard to the Transvaal sit- uation. The Birmingham Post, the organ of Jos¢ph Chamberlain, secretary of state for the colonies, says it hears that Ger- many will send 3,000 troops to southwest Africa at the end of April, and that special German enyoy will be sent to in- terview President Krager of the Trans- vaal and Presideat Steyn of *he Orang: Free State. It is elsewhere reported that owing to the preparing for eventualities in the Transvaa! the arrangements for tne Anglo-Exyptian expedition to Khartoum have been sus- pended. Officials here express strong belief that it President Kruger persists in his claims for indemnity as a result of the Jameson raid into the Transvaal serious trouble will en. sue. — RUSHING GOODS FROM ABROAD. pers Anx the New Tariff. LONDON, March 25.—The announcement that the new United States tariff will not be retroactive has resulted tn the inevitable rush of exports to America, and for the moment every industry is pushing this work. Ship owners are finding difficulty ir handling the business offered. Their *reg- ular ships have been filled with cargo long in advance of the dates of sailing, and the Cunard line Is dispatching a vessel from Bordeaux to New York with goods which are usuaily sent via Liverpool The Pall Mall Gazette observes that “it is singular that the American speculators who are engineering the heavy buying hav forgotten the lesson of 1w)-ISi1. Continuing, the Pall Mall Gazette says it anticipates even a worse demoralization than then, . Foreign $i 0 Escape —_— to Sir Philip Currte. LONDON, March 25. Replying to a question as to the possible withdrawal of the Turkish troops from Crete, Mr. Curzon said chat the British ambassador at Constantinople, Sir Philip Currie, had been instructed to lose no opportunity of asking the withdrawal of Turkish troops from Crete, “Which, however,” Mr. Curzon added, ould be greatly facilita' by the with- ecnwal of the Greek forces.” —____ WHI Be “Instructor Fitssimmons.” SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 25.—Bob Fitzsimmons has found a man who pro- poses to establish the “retired champion” as instructor in a new athletic club at Gotham. By fall the building will be ready for use. Fencing, rowing, riding, boxing and every other kind of athletic sport will There will be baths and luxuri- ruction: