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2 THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1897-14 PAGES. trusts than the falling off of the of the treasury. (Democratic applause). Mr. Grosvenor (Ohio) declared there never was a time when the trusts had the govern- ment and the people by the throa: as they had had in last four years, and now when the democr: were again in the minority they came here and raised a great fog about trusts. He said the ways and means committee had already nen assailed because they had refused to acc~de to the demand of the sugar trust for an ad val- orem duty on sugar. Some Sharp Cross Firing. ‘The gentleman says the democracy has been the protector of trusts,” interrupted Mr. Terry (Ark) “Can he name a trust ia the last campaign which was not on the McKinley?” revenues side of T can.” Name them, name them,” shouted the democrats, trust," replied Mr. Grosvenor, “The “which controls a monopoly of what God gave—the silver trust.” ‘The republicans cheered this response, while the opposition groaned. There was some further sharp cross-firing which roused both sides to enthusiasm. Mr. Newlands «Nev.» declared that most of the trusts created in the past ten years had been for protection against falling prices, even labor was organizing’ trusts { for that purpose, and the cotton planters re organizing to limit production in a vain a mpt to resist declining prices. Mr. Bla (Mo.) declared that hardly a state legislature met last winter but did not sek to lay the heavy hand of the law u gigantic cornoration Mr. Tawney declared the opposition w: attempting to make some cheap political capital out of this alleged assault on trusts. The republican party was the y party that had ever enacted ani{-trust legisla- tion in Congress. He created much amuse- ment by reading a list of the prominent democrats in the present House who vo-ed agaiast the consideration of the anti-trust law passed by the Fifty-first Congre Une Conviction Named. “Will you name a single conviction under that law?" asked Mr. Richardson. “Why,” replied Mr. Tawney, “only last Monday the Supreme Court decided that the great railroad trust of the cot jated that law.” (Republic Mr. Richardson, Mr. Tawney said, raised question of consideration agamst the ust . In reply, the iced the Record to show stion in the int: republi niement. Mr. Tawney said the method pursued tors the last nsiey | i in the forefront of | contende! that opposed to the arti- ain more im- n ff Was con- tend i cord should be misrepres Why had not Mr. the courage to read the vote nal passage of the bill? wery ¢ vote on the floor was for Mr. Da d this, but said the democrats | ed to prevent a Voie. It was only when their hands were forced and they were driven inte. the epen that they voted for the meaaure be- they dared not o; ie it oh r temper was displayed on hoth s. Mr. Henderson ¢ h prolonging t ure partisan Jared the false political record to it upon the countr: Mr. Cochran (Mo.) declared that the real purpose of the republicans was to pr- vent a record-making vote on the qu tion Mr. Dingley, i narged the demo- © debate in o while had had der Mr. dy tried advantage de reput ist closing the debate on point of order. contended that the amen: ment was not germane to the paragrd to whi was offered. and should vn be | absurdity. sician that size and weight had no bear- ing on the question of soundness. Possibly | it would be a good thing if men were se- lected for the Senate who were sound in health and who could take twelve con- secutive hong. But we must take Luman nature as {t is, and when the xovernment selected typesetters because of their weight, size and ability to hop it was sn Referring to the size and requirement,- Mr. Gallinger said: eridan could not have served the service comm!s- welzht “Phil Sh government if the ¢ivil sion had got at him.” He couldn't have entered the sovern- ment printing service,” added Mr. Haw- ley (Conn.) The matter was finally referred civil service committee. A resolution by Mr. Morgan (Ala.) was agreed to requesting the Attorney Geueral for information relative to any agreement for the disposition of the Union Pacific railroad by sale or otherwise.» A resojution by Mr. Lodge (Mass.) was agreed to requesting the President for in- formation relative to the killing of two American sailors, Richelieu and Bolton, at Santiago de Cuba. At 12:50 the Senate wenf Into executive session. ‘The early part of the executive session of the Serate today was devoted to the consideraticn of the question of the filling of the Serate committee vacancies The discussion was desultory in character, and no plan was suggested for solving the problem. After the committee question had been discussed for an hour or more it was. laid aside and Senator Gray was recog- nized to speak in support of the treaty. eae NEW CITY POST OFFICE. to the Contract for Heating a to Be Awarde Secretary Gage has decided to award the contract for heating and ventilating work on the Washington city post office butlding Ventilating to the Philadelphia Steam Heating Com- pany at its bid of $114,773, provided the company submits satisfactory. evidence of its ability to perform the work without de- lay or joss to the government. He had a onsultation on the subject this morning h Aiken and Mr. Kemper of the supe ng architect’s office, and Mr. Chas. M. Wood, an engineer representing the Philadeiphia compan ‘That company has never Gone any work for the government and its bid was so much below the others submitted that the de- artment hesitated to give it the contract until fully satisfied of its ability to per- form ihe work. Mr. Wood said the com- pany could easily give abundant proof on ibis point, and action will be deferred in order to give him an opportunity to do so. it is said at the Treasury Departmeat that tho necessary delay in action on this contract will not affect the ‘work now in pregress on the building and that there is no doubt that the basement and the mez- zanine tloor will be completed in time for use by the city post office on the Ist of July rext FOUND DEAD 13 A New Jersey Pastor Expires While on a Visit. PHILADELPHIA, March 26.—Rey Joseph M. Murphy, pastor of St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church, Holly Beach, N. J., was found dead about midnight in a room at the Atlantic Hotel, this city. His death is supposed to have been due to epl- lepsy. The Holly Beach parish ts-erecting a new church, and the work incident thereto made it necessary fer Father Murphy to frequently visit this city. Yesterday afternoon, while going to the ferry to take a train, he became ill, and. entering the Atlantic Hotel, where he was well known, asked thé bartender to give him: a room. Nothing more was heard from him until about midnight, when the bartender went upstairs to ‘retire. He found Father Murphy lying stretehed out on the floor. His body was cold. and a physician who was called said he had } probably been dead several hours. Epi- | . he thought, might have caused th. Father Murphy was a man of about fifty years of age, and possessed of apparently aaa he interest of orderly The amendment, he sai order when the free list “When the time arrives trests,” he sa’ will meet the question that the in pro- would be Was reached. to deal with ssured that we We all understand purpose of the other side is to the revenue sought to be raised in destroy bill. ‘fhe Amendment Raled Out. Sherman ( Mr . Y.) made an elaborate ting that the amendm - Dockery immediately entered an ap- péal from the decision of the chair. As @ way out of the difficulty, pending the appeal. Mr. Richardson asked unanimous cor: amendment be admitted. “1 hop will object.” said he. Mr imsisted that the appeal should frst be disposed of, and the chaic t Mr. Dingl mand was equi © an objection. the gentleman from aquired Mr. Richar mocrats smiled in get the Maine on. elf-satisfaction leader of the ob- vote on the appeal was taken, and air was sustained by a strict party votes. T combined opposition Voted agaiust sustaining the chair. Other Amendments Ruled Out. milar amendments against trusts were Offered by Mr. McRae (Ark.) and Mr. Coop- er (Texas), but were ruled out of order. (ind.) offered one to put st when the price in this ce charged abroad cent for-tra plas portation; dd in valen o be equ Wheeler (Ala) one oil, railroad and other tr Millm one for the payment of bimevallic : ates, but all failed me rul- committee amendment fixin acid at four cents a pound agreed to. democrats offered various a d- reading of the bill proceeded, ere all reject Comm offered, how were in each carbonate 1% sting of potas 40 per ¢ le salts cc than Was THE SENATE. the Vice pro tem., te that Me nate when Senate ad- ay next Michigan ie M exe by Mr. Milian ¢ utive or: administration last con- penst in effect, and Detre agency Copies of t -reaching impor- 5 deluged S for full co: avwyer, r was inte! z dd to. ping” Provision Referred To. Mr. Gallinger (X. H.) presented several forms issued 1 vil service commis- sion, to subs recent statement that r office were re- quired to * for twelve feet. He said ad been challenged by s penny-a-liners and by one mem- ber of the civil ser misston. The robust health. es ASCRIBED TO SUICIDE. The Ohio Traveling Salesman Found Shot at Chicago. CHICAGO, March 26—B, L. Garber, the traveling salesman from Belle’ le, Ohio, who was found unconscious in an alley Wednesday night h a bullet hole in his head, died today at the county hospital without having regained consciousness. In addition to the bullet wound there were deep cuts in the back ef his head and his pockets had been rifled. The police at first thought it the work of footpads, but they now think he commit- ted suicide after having inflicted the wounds on his head to indicate murder, in order not to invalidate his life insurance. G. A. R. MEN TO GO SOUTH. A Peaceful Invasion of the Land of Baitlefelds. CHICAGO, March 26—One hundred and Afty veterans of Columbia Post, 706, Grand Army of the Republic, who went south on business about thirty years ago, are to again invade the land of battle fields. They will go In response to an invitation requesting them to attend the Tennessee centennial, which opens in Nashvi'le May 12. The invitation was signed by Director General E. C. Lewis of the Tennessee Cen- tennfal Exposition Company and by order of the executive committee. At the next regular meeting of the post, April 13, it Is expected that formal ac will be taken and a date fixed far veterans’ visit to the centennial and to perfect plans for making a display that will do credit alike to their city, their or- der and their entertainers. An effort will be made to arrange the visit for the latter part of May. EXPERIMENTING NEW JERSEY. > Cotton and Rice to Be Planted tensively. CAPE MAY, N. J., March joseph nee, @ farmer living near here, who last year raised several samples of rice and cot- ton, which turned out satisfactorily, will this season enter more largely or the plan by planting a large amount of ground in the two staples, mildness ular the climate psition of ave ul Cape May, the southern products, it is claimed, wil pros: A big New n, it is said, is paying for the experiment FRUIT «AND THE TARIFF. The Sen Francixco Exchange Wires the Californin Delegation. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. March fruit canners, salmon packc 26.—The and other ex- porters of tinned food products, represent- the ome of largest industries on thi coast, are alarmed at the prevision of the Dingley tariff bill, abolishing the drawback on exported cans and boxes made from utlable tin plates. ‘The San Francisco Fruit Exchange has sent communications by wire and mail to the California deleea- tion in Congress protesting against this provision. The salmon packers and manufacturers of other tinned product= have taken simi- lar action a Naval Movements. gunboat Castine arrived at St. Lu- this morning on her way to Brazil. flagship Philadelphia has left Aca- M ame an Diego, Cal. 5 Bonds to Be Destroyed. ‘The in the vaults of the register of the treasury certain unissued coupen bonds no longer required, and Secretary Gage has ordered thelr destruction. These bonds in- clude $620,540 of the loan of 1907, $5,839,950 Th cia The pul: of the loan of 1904 aad $13,162,000 of the loan of 1925, making a total of $19,622,500. = — Pension Payment Requisition. ‘The Secretary of the Interior has issued enator read the “hopping” provision and several other ques S to the weight and heig! typesetters, which he char- acterized as absurd Mr. Gray (Del.) stated that these require- ments were made to asceriain the sound- ness of men required for heavy work. Mr. Hoar ass.) added that the require- ments appiled to me night work at the fice. Mr. Galiin; rho had to do heavy government printing of- er gave his opinion as a phy- a requisition on the treasury for $10,347,000 for next month's quarterly payment of pen- sions. The amount Is divided among agencies as follows: Chicago, $2,577,000; Buffalo, N. Y., $1,570,000; Concord, N. H. $720,000; Des Moines, Iowa, $1,985,000; -Mil— waukee, Wis., $1,800,000; Pittsburg, Pa., 31,695,000, : LATE NEWS BY WIRE Dr. Luiz Convicted at Baltimore of RECOMMENDED 10 THE COURT'S MERCY Guilty of Organizing the Woodal Expedition to Cuba. ees ee THE POSSIBLE SENTENCE BALTIMORE, Md., March 26.—The jury in the case of Dr. Joseph J. Luiz in the United States court has found him guilty of entering into conspiracy to violate the neutrality laws of the United States in hav- ing taken part in fitting out the expedi- tion which sailed from here July 9, 1895, on the James Woodall and landed in Cuba fifteen days later. ‘The trial has been in progress since Tues- day, and the jury, after being out all night, reported a failure to agree. Judge Norris sent it out again with the above result. A motion was made for a new trial. He was recommended to the mercy of the court. Bail was refused, and United States Mar- shal Evans said that Dr. Luiz would be committed to jail to await the final dispo- sition of the case. Judge Morris announced that he would hear the motion Monday, and would then sentence the accused. The penalty is a fine rot exceeding $3,000 and imprisonment for not more than three years. Dr. Luiz is a finished scholar and a sen- sitive, high-strung man, and prison life will prove very irksome to him. Gen. Roloff, interested with him in the expedition, forfeited bail, and is still miss- ing. It is not known whether he is in hiding in the United States or fighting in Cuba. Sg THE TRANSVAAL RAID. Attempts to Vindicate the Policy of Mr. Chambertain. LONDON, March 2 t the session to- day of the parliamentary commitize in- quiring into the Transvaal raid, ete., the secretary of state for the colonies, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, continued his exam- ination of Mr. W. P. Schreiner, who was attorney general of Cape Colony at the time Mr. Cecil Rhodes was premier. All the questions put indicated a to vindicate Mr. Chaniby the Transvaal. desire vlain’s policy in Dr. Jameson’s Statement. The next witness was Dr. Leander S. Jameson, the leader of the Transvaal raid. He read a statement, in the course of which he referred to many talks with Mr. Rhodes at the end of 1807 the subject of the federation of South Africa and the obstacles presented by the attitude of the Transvaal. The statement continued: “In the middle of 1894 Mr. Rhodes and Mr. Hays Hammond (the American en- gineer) were with me in Matabeleland, when the position of the Transvaal and the grievances of the Uitlanders were frecly discussed. Mr. Hammond asserted that it was impossible for the economic condizions of the Rand to continue, and that unless a radical change was made tucre would be a rising of the people of Johanne: ©: “I was much impressed with mond’s representations, and afterward, in company with Mr. Hammond, I went to Johannesburg and Pretoria and verified the accuracy of his view: “The result of these investigations was that the chartered company’s police and volunteers were prepared, so that if a revolt occurred and help was needed wo should be in a position to send it ‘Subsequently, m 1895, I revisited Jo- hannesburg and found the people deter- mined to bring matters to an issue. In the course of protracted conference the leaders informed me regarding their wish- es and plans. ‘The first proposal was to act alone, but my troop were to be in readi- ness on the border in case they were re- quired. Later the ieaders concluded that there was no hope of success without the heip of an armed force, and they decided that the only way to obtain reforms was to change the administration of the Trans- vaal, and that the safest mode of effecting this would be to have a sufficient force at Johannesburg to induce Pré@ident Kruger to take a plebescite of the whole popula- tion, to decide who was to be president, They therefore invited my help, and it was arranged to take my force to Johannes- burg to maintain order and bring pres- sure to bear upon the Transvaal while the redress of the grievances was enforced by the people. “] therefore obtained the letter signed by the four leaders, with which the commit- tee is familiar, and it was agreed that si- multaneously with the rising in Johannes- burg, at the end of December, I was to start.” Dr. Jameson, it appears, Mr. Rhodes of these arrangements, the fatter agreed to them. ‘Tne statement then deals with the prep- arations to force the frontier, arousing the suspicions of the Boers, and the communi- cations between Dr. Jameson and the leaders at Johannesburg, the latter never intimating any intention of abandoning their determination to appeal to arms. The statement next refers to the report of the grave situation in the mines, and adds: “Under my arrangements with the 32- hannesburpers, I felt I had no alternative but to proceed, and I started the same day. The statement concludes: “No communi- cation whatever was received from Mr. Rhodes or from any one at Cape Town directing or authorizing my force to move to Johanresburg. I acted entirely upon my own judgment. Maj. Heany did not bring me a message from Rhodes ‘The committee put a few questions to Dr. Jameson. Replying to Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, liberal, Dr. Jameson said he knew he had not done the right thing, he- cause he had not succeeded, adding that if he had succeeded, he knew he would have been forgiven. (Laughter.) The committee then adjourned, — THE GIFT OF THE MAYFLOWER LOG afterward told and It Serves as a Text for Comment on the United Staten Senate. LONDON, March 26.—The Times, com- menting editorially upon the decision to present the original log of the Mayflower to the state of Massachusetts, says: “Every one will refoice that so constder- able an authority finds it possible to gratify a natural desire of the American people. Yet it must not be supposed to be a light thing thus to part with documents having a national significance Proceeding to argue that while the manu- scripts which Philadelphia returned to Eng- land concerned England alone, the May- flower document was as much a part of English as American history, the Times continues: “It is the more necessary to claim full credit for such acts of courtesy and friend- ship because the act of the American Sen- ate renders it impossible to draw the coun- tries together by the stronger bonds which our government has shown itself ready to forge.” ‘The Datiy News, editorially, describes the gift_as a graceful act, and’ add “English interests will be abundantly sat- isfied by the copies of the lox which are retained, and senatorial amendments will look more foolish than ever when this pre- cious volume goes across the seas.” —— GUILTY OF LIBEL. Conviction of the Editor of the Penn- sylvania Methodist. HARRISBURG, Pa., March 26.—Rev. Dr. Silas C. Swallow, editor of the Pennsyl- vania Methodist, has been found gullty of criminal libel in the sult brought by Cap- tain John C. Delaney, superintendent of public buildings and grounds. The jury came in last night with a sealed verdict, which was not opened until court convened this morning. Counsel for the defense moved for @ new trial, and was given ten days wttiin which to file the reaspns. Dr. Swallow, through the medium of his paper, charged that Captain Delaney had been given presents by different contract- ors to whom he had given contracts, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE That of the Nétional Association of Demor- * oat Clubs Completed. President | = Statement Refers to Those; Who Aided in Defeat in ‘be ‘Last Campaign. 5) { ~~ President *Cifguncey F. Black has just an- nevnced thé completion of the executive ccmmittee ‘of-fhe National Association of Democratié Uliths, which will serve until the convention of democratic clubs in 1900, as follows: Benton McMillin, Tennessee; George H. Lambert, New Jersey; E. Cham- ‘bers Smith, North Carolina; C. C. Richards, Utah; John R. McLean, Ohio; E. B. How- ell, Georgia; H. D. Money, Mississippi; Jas. C. Dahimen, Nebraska; Stephen M. White, California; Edward Murphy, jr., New York; Lloyd L. Jackson, Maryland; John L. Mitchell, Wisconsin; Charles J, Faulkner, West Virginia; Willlam J. Stone, Missouri; George Fred, Williams, Massachusetts; J. S. Hoge, Texas; J. C. Sibley, Pennsyivania, A statement issued with’ the announce- ment of the committee says: “Each of the gentlemen named on this committee gave loyal support to the candi- dates and platform of the party in the last presidential campaign; therefore, it 1s to be presumed ihat they can be depend- ed upon in the future, thereby making this committee in great contrast with its pre- Gecessor, which had upon it a majority of members who not-only contributed money, but worked to bring defeat to the party which had honored them. Among these were William L. Wilson, Henry Watterson, Don M. Dickinson and John C. Black.” “The selection of the new committee has heen very deliberate. Instead of naming the committee in the midst of the campaign of last year, President Black pursued the unusual course of going on with the work of the association without a committee in omplete harmony with him and the part Since this committee holds for four and practically controls the vast syster regular democratic clubs—the mos means of popular agitation now av it is supposed that the delay was sioned by a desire to shape the organiza- tion to meet after election and inaugura- tion events. President Black ba of efficient flab issued a call for the committee to meet at the Ebbitt House on Monday, the 12th of April, for organization and a thorough discussion of methods look- ing to an aggresssive campaign. Mr. Bryan will be in Washington that day, and it is possible he will be invited to attend the meeting of the executive committee. He to be the guest of the officers of the asso- ciation while in Washington, and will be the principal speaker at the dinner to be given in honor of the anniversary of Jet- ferson’s birthday. He will respond to the first toast: “Thomas Jefferson: We celebrate the an- niversary of his birth not in the spirit of idolatry. but from regard and reverence for his political principles.” President Black has issued an appeal to each democratic society in the United States to join the National Association « Democratic Clubs in celebration of Je ferson’s birth: by such ceremonies as may be convenient to each. FURY OF Big Bridge hi O From lin P TACOMA, Wash.,. Mar est wind storm of the wi Thursday,-blewing a gale of forty-two miles per ‘hour betweenell si) a.m. and p.m. A large portion of cornice of a thr story Pacific avenue building was blown down, brifgin® with it a tangle of live electric light and telegraph wires. The drawn span of 11th street bridge w blown open; stepping a funeral procession. In the surrounding counties trees have been blown/down by the score, and it will be Surprising ‘if some fatalities are not reported in remote localities where set- ers’ cabins arg surrounded by tall tre For sony time Tacoma was cut off from communicition with the outside worid. All the linemen hd sectign crews available were defailed to repair damage. Commu- nication W,th Portland,.was at last estab- lished.. The, gale was felt by all sound steamers, Which were more or less de- layed. PORTLAND, Ore., March 26.—For some hours an equinoctial gale has raged in this vicinity with exceptional tury. The wind at one time gained a velocity of fifty- five miles per hour. Everything loose was Lown in every direction. Street car serv- jee was suspended for the greater portion of the day owing to trouble with the wires at Oregon City, whence comes the motive power. + The large suspension bridge acress the Willamette river at Oregon City was wrenched free from its piers fully eighteen inches. The bridge was afterward moved back into position by means of hydraulic jack: Wrenched cKO! The heavi- nter reached here as DELAYED HIS DEPARTURE. The Crown: Prince of Greece Did Not Lenve for the Front. ATHENS, March 26.—Tae Crown Prince Constantine, who was formally gazetted yesterday as ¢ommander-in-chief of the Greek army in Thessaly, and who was to have left Athens today in order to take cemmand of the Greek forces, postponed his departure, at the last moment, for a few days. HOWARD POTTER'S DEATH. Expired From Heart Disease at His Drawing Room Door. LONDON, March 26.—The death cf Mr. Howard*Potter of New York, of the well- known banking firm of Grown, Shipley & Co., Wednesday was a painful surprise. Mr. Potter was at his office within an heur of his death. He had been some- what ill for a month, and compiained of being bilious. He left his office Wednes- day, rot feeling well, and weat home. He had’ just entered his house, had taken off his évercoat and 2sked his butler for a lemon squash when he fell dead at his drawing room decor. Mr. Potter intended to go to New York in Apri ‘There will be no inquest, the doctors concurring in the opinion that Mr. Pottei died from teart faiiure. The funeral will tuke place from his house on Mond: Mr. Carey, his son-in-law, wil ac® company the body to New York. BUNKARDs 'rO Ass =MBLE. . cnge to Be the Rallying Point Next ch Week. CHICAGO, March 26.—Chicago is to be made the rallying point next week for hun- dreds of Dunkards, gathering for their fourth anpual,migration to the newly ¢s- tablished ¢glony of that faith in North Da- kota. Large parties will come from In- diana, Ohjg, West Virginia, Virginia and Pernsylvamja., "The united company will leave Chigago qver the Wisconsin Central Tuesday afterppon. Smaller parties from Kansas, Ipwa 4nd Missouri will be met at St. Paul. 9. crus ha fe the land where the Dun- kards hays herto been settled is the cavee of this general movement. The North Dakota community now num- bers about, 3,00), and is in the Turtle moun- tain district, {ust south of the Canadian boundary,,on ihe line of the Great North- ern railroag. 5; A GOOp CATIZENS’ CONVENTION. Object of, the, Uroposed Gathering at ME Naxhville. NASHVILDE, Tenn., March 26.—Rev. R. W. Binkley, chairman, and 8. Nicholson, secretary, of the provisions] executive committee, have issued a call for a Ya- tional good citizens’ convention, to beheld in Nashville, Fenn., May 18, addressed “To all lovers of liberty, prosperity, travh, righteousness and good government,” de- siring to unite and work for gocd govern- ment, good times and the uplifting, of hu- manity, and to form a _ good citizens’ league. The cali is. signed by citizens from twenty-four states, including the names of Neal Dow, Maine; Josiah Strong, D.D. New York; Bishop W. X. Ninde, Detroit; George C. Lorimer, Boston; Theodore L. Cuyler, D.D., Brooklyn; Kerr Boyce ae Philadelphia; and over a hundred thera, EXCITEMENT IS OVER Oalm Suoceeds the Ebullitons Over the District Oommissionershi Candidates a: ing After Energetic Pursuit of All Sorts of Influence. Their Friends Rest- The excitement that has prevailed in the last fifteen or twenty days over the ques- tion of the District commissionerships seems to have completely died out, and in its place there is a feeling that the Presi- dent is going to take abundant time to solve the problem confronting him, and will do it in his own way when he takes it up. The candidates and their friends are resting because, if the iruth must be told, there is nothing left to be done in the way of securing supporters of influence who have access to the President, or sign- ers for petitions which may be presented to him. It Is doubtful if Washington was ever as thoroughly canvassed in ochalf of any- thing as it has been in behalf of the va- rious candidates for the commissionerships. Petitions have been as numerous here as the apocryphal leaves in Vallambrosa, and they have been presented to all soris and conditions of men for signaturs. An cx- amination of these petitions would prob- ably discover the presence of the same names on two or three different documents filed in behalf of two or tiret different can- didates, Bui the persons guilty of such duplication would probably ask to be excused on ac- count of having been unaware of the char- agter of the paper they were signing, as so many of the same kind were gomg the rounds. Clergymen and college presidents, bankers and business men, indeed, every. body who possesses the least sort of an in- terest in Wasbingion or the District, h: been Crawn in this way into the general scrambie for the offices and asked for their aid in one way or anotner. Among the local people House today were Ch the Bell, Whit ehair- at J man of the inaugural committee; J. Har- rison Dingman and Caivin Chase. Mr. 3ell made an engagi the Presi- dent again, not being him this morning b the cabinet meeting. Mr. Dingman stated that was not a candidate for office, simply called on personal matters. Chase stated that he was filing some pa- pers ir the interest of a friend who want an appointment to a minor pasition ov side ef the District of Columbia. A joint committee called upon the Pri dent yesterday afternoon, by appointment, to talk with in behalf of C. V. Gates for recorder of deeds. The members of the committee think that Mr. Gates will be able to make a strong showing for the place. The c mitiee was composed of Maurice Rosen- berg, A. J. Kaul, C. S. Ucker of the Dis- trict Sound Money League; J. C, Chaney, Dr. Lee and Mr. Odell of the McKinley a Hobart Campaign Club, and Attorn Adriaans of the Invincible Republi Club. A number of bu ss men who triends of Mr. C President on th Dr. W. A inently conn will confer with ‘t next week. 1 bs Croffut, who has been prom- h with the comm porter ship fight, said to a Star r tod “My name having been kindly ment for Commissioner of the District ef Colum- bia, I desire to say that I have not beer in any sense, a candidate for that offic am not a candidate, do not expect be a candidate, and do not wish the pointment. My a the Pr dent may, a quarter of a century, appoint a Commissiorer who is the choice of that part of the city east of the Capitol.” oo WON AGAIN. be Brookly feat Another English LONDON. March 26.—The lacro of the Crescent A. C. of Brockiyn, defeated the Essex Club today by of7 tol. The Brooklyn men proved them- selves superior to their epp both offensive and defensive play. it was a cap- ital game, with smart play in spite of the layers De- Team. > team score sc{t, slippery ground and high wind. A feature of the game was Gafvin's coaching of the men, which caused much amuse- ment, Se SS ee GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS. Buy the Principal It is Propoxed to Swiss Lines. BERNE, Switzerland, March —The Bundesrath has rade a proposal to pur- chase all the principal railways of Switzer land, in accordance with a provision of the original concessions. The price set is Yb4,- 384,769 frares. It is proposed to raise the funds for this purpose by a loan redeemable in sixty years. - PAY FOR REICH ‘TAG MEMBERS. Adoption of the Proposal of the Radi- cals. BERLIN, March 26.—The reichstag today, by a vote of 179 to 49, adopted the radical peeple’s party proposal for the payment of members of the reichstag. The minority ccnsisted of conservatives, imperialists and rine national Liberals. ‘To Cut a Record Twelve Hours. LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 26.—The Santa Fe Railway Company is determined to break all records for trans-continental travel, and April 1 will inaugurete a 71- hour schedule for their California limited between Los Angeles and Chicago. This makes a cut of nearly twelve hours in the time. The days for leaving will be changed from Mondays and Thursdays t> Tuesdays and Saturdays, and instead of leaving at night the train will start on its return at 8 o'clock in the morning, in order Chicago and Si. Louis in the morning. The cut of twelve hours will be made by in- creasing the speed between Los Ang: and Kansas City. To Substitute Electricity for Steam. CHICAGO, March 26.—Tke Mlinois Cen- tral railway has decided to use electricity in place of steam on its suburban service. The cost of the improvement, it is thought, will be between $500,000 and_ $1,000,300, War on Prize Fight Pictares. CHICAGO, March 26.—The Central W. C. T. U. at a meeting in Willard Hall has adopted a resolution against kinetoscope exhibitions of the Fitzsimmons-Corbett prize fight. The action was backed in strong speeches. A committee wus ap- pointed, with Mrs. Minnie B. Horning as rman, to work for the passage of a city ordinance forbidding the cxhibition of the pictures in Chicago. ———— Ocean Steamship Arrivals, LIVERPOOL, March 26.—Arrived—Ger- manic, New York. => LONDON, March 26.—Arrived—Massa- few York. HAMBURG, March 26.—Arrived—Persia, New York. ~ — To Sail for America, SOUTMAMPTON, England, March 26.— Lieut. Commander W. S. Cowles, naval at- tache of the United States embassy in London, and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Davitt, are among the passengers booked to sail for New York from this port tomorrow on beard the American line steamer Paris. _——— Proposed French Naval Increase. PARIS, March 26.—The Figaro this morn- ing says that Admiral Besnard, the French minister of marine, will shortly ask the chamber of deputies for a credit of 800,- 000,600 francs to build forty-five large war- ships. and one hundred and seventy-five torp@o boats, the programeto extend over a period of eight years. ——— Archbishop of Dublin Il. DUBLIN, March 26.—The Hon. and Most Rev. William Conyngham Plunket (Lord Plunket), Protestant archbishop of Dublin, is so seriously iil that his physicians coh- sider his condition hopeless. He was born in 1828, and succeeded to the realm on.the death of his father in 1871. At the resigna- tion of Archbishop Trench. in 1884,. Lord Plunket was elected archbishop of Dublin. to reach | [FINANCE AND TRADE Question of Shinai Rates the Topic of Discussion. APPEAL FOR REMEDIAL LEGISLATION SS No Action by the Joint Traffic As- sociation. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, March 26.—Prices were barely steady during the opening hour this merning, and subsequently yielded to a narrow volume of professional business. Traftic organizations are in various stages of dissolution, and the future maintainance of rates is a matter of grave concern railway circles. In some instances rates prevailing at the beginning of the month have been readopted as the Individual act of roads formerly identified with traffic or- ganizations. Just how far this example will meet with general appreval is problematical. Any Significant departure from prevailing rates would revive the disastrous rate-cutting experiences of the vast. Property interesis extending far into the millions have been placed at the mercy of a few corporations, which may ‘be misled into the belief that reduced rates are essential to increased traffic receipts. Re ng the possibilities of a single faise step in the present sensitiv of busi a strong fur remedial legislation. pressure both houses of Congress known to very strong and may at least be given r cenition. This action will be neither speedy rer harmonious. The prospects of a suc- cessful issue are extremely vague and can- conaii on ppeal has been mace in be The pot be determined at this early date. Ku- oduction ef a pooling b:ll during the morning, but fluence on prices ding from its original Position The proposition to advance the - | trial of this organi non appeal has | only encouraged the offices in waiting for 1 verdict against the The general mar sensitive to tne various 3.’ legality of its is extremely tions taken un- er Monday's decision. Until some more definite plans for the future are agreed upon, advances are not likely to be the re sult of contijent buying. The chief source j of support, at present, continues to come trom the short interest. , The announcement of the proposed build jing of un independent sugar refinery on Long Isiand was used to depress the price ef the American Company's shares. Tt ling was cr i to a prominent room der, but was accompanied by a reported Willingness, on the part of inside interests, ee the declining tendenc ized, tal action is certain to find im- on in the price of this stock now on. Rumors relative te com- ns in the matter of city lighting were mediate refle from circulated to the disadvantage of Chicago Gas, but were lacking in foundation ome disappointmen: with the failure to press the consolidation bill is expressed, but this matter is said to be in exper A hands and will be given the | tion. In consequence the demand at ev in volume. Am throughout the day, under sales of a mixed of The coal shares railied slightly unde covering pure the general list re- & in a limited degree. New bus ss nas heen checked by the week's set- back, and will not be immediately availa bie A mo ent traders’ market is likely, esj iy since the short interest nas heen reduced vy the decline of th last few days. The volume f busine: fell off noticeably during the day, and not litely to increase in a direction ad- vantageous to pr —— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the highest and the iowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macariney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schiey, No. 50 Broadway. nm. High. Low. Close. American Spirits....... 12 ity IS 185g American Spirits,pfd... 317, 31% 31, BI American Sugar. WR WOKS 1g American Sugar, pfd... Wy 102, 10835 American Tobacco ..... 7B American Cotton Oil...- ais Atchison Baltimore Bay State Gas. canada Souther 2 ada Pacife s = Chesapeake & Ohio... 4 CC. & St. Louts.... nicago, B&Q... cago Northwestern, 4 ul St. Paul, j ago, RI. & Pacific Chicago, St. Paul, M.£0. Consolidated tas... Del.. Lack. & W Delaware & tudson. Den. & Rio Grand 13s, 3275 93, 464 Metropolitan ‘Traction. Manhattan Elevated... 843, Michigan Central. 21). 3 Missouri Pacific 18% National Lead Co ae 3% National Leaa Co., pid. aie New Jersey Central.... Shy { New York Ceutral m5, | Northern Pacitic 12% My 137, 26 225 pern Ry., pfd. j Phila. Traction - ‘exas Pacific, q enn. Coal & ion Pacific 3s U.s. Leather, pfu....... By Wabash, pfd ‘ 13% Western Union 1ei Soa, Silver...... Washington Stock Exchange. 12 o'clock m. U.S. El Jes regular call istered, r fund currency, Tearreney, 111% bid. { bid. Miscellaneous Bonds. Metropolitan Railroad Gs, 112 bid, 114 asked. Beit Railroad Sx, 80 ked. ‘Eckington Railroad Gs, 89 bid.” Column: flicad Gs, 117 bid. Washington ts, series A, 114 b ‘ Gs, sertes 1 15 speak a hie Telephone 3s. 101 bid. Ameriean 3 Trust Ss, F. and A. 101 bid. and ‘Trost 5s, A. and 0.. 101 t Market Company Ist Gs, 108 bid. ket Company imp. 6s, 108 bid. ext 108 bid. r on 38, 103 bid. | Washington Light ‘ational Rank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 260 280 asked. Bank of the Re} 209" bid, Metropolitan, 289 bid. 310 asked. ¢ tral, 260 “bid. Farmers’ and Mechanics’, 170 Seecnd, 134 bid fens”, 118 tid. Columbia, 125 bid. Capital, 118 bid, 128’asked. West End, i bid, 110 asked. Traders’, 95 bid, 9S asked. 1. coln, 102 bid, 104 asked. Obio, 9) bid, 100 asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.—National Safe Deposit and Trust, 113 bid, 115 asked. Washington Loan and Trost, 119% bid, 125 asked. American Security and ‘Trust. 140% "bid. Washington Safe Deposit, 50 bid Railread Sto a te deel Sears mad 0 jetropolitan, 107% bid, 109, Be bid " bid, 53 asked. asked. Coluaioin, Gas and Electric Light Stocks. _Washincton Gas, 43 bid, dSusked. Georgetowa Gas, 45. bid. Electric Light, *90 bid, 91%; asked. Tosurance Stocks. —Firemen’s, Franklin, &3 bid. Metrop id. S bias 8 asked. Paople's ‘oe 7% asked. le's, Bhs bid." "Lincoln, Sig bid? ‘Commercial, 4% Del, Title, Insurance Stocks.—Real Extate Title, 96 bid. Columbia Title, 5 bid. Washington Title, 3 bid, 6 asked, District Title, 9 asked, ‘Telephone Stocks.—Pennsyivania, 40 bid, 50 asked. Chesapeake 58" bid." American American Grapho- 11 asked. Pneumatic Sreat Pals lee, fis bid, 155" asked “Lin coln Hall, 90 asked. z “Ex div. Baltimore Markets, BALI —recetpts,. 11,958 ‘exports, oT py 610,019 ushels: sales, Scbeat ty samptc. Waa8t. monti, ‘April, 28 Tene, 29 bid: July. Sotsazo 2 revetpts, 246,108 ; tushels; stock, 1,651,846 bushels ishels southern white corn, 284, 2Tya2X. Oats firm No. 2 "whic Mixed, 28a2B.— receipts, stock, 182,545. 31,000 bushels Souther, ‘Corn strong spot ety Mage os steamer imi _ pchanged. Sugar and Egxs and cheese steady, une hanged —_—_ Government Bonds. Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers. per cents, registered, per cents, coupon of 1 per cents, registered per cents, coupon rere) Per cents, conpon per cents, registers Currency 6 per ceuts : Currency 6 per cents of Iso. Grain a Cotten Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st. members New York stock exchange, corresponde: Messrs, Ladenburg, Thalma: on Legis: the Indianapolis Ca ve ‘The members of the committee on legis- | lation, which was appointed by che Indian- j apolis monetary convention of last sum- mer, called on r Reed today and talked with him concerning legisiation for curren and banking retorm. The spokesm of the delegation wer sorge Foster pdy of New York, Joly Irish of San Francisco and H. H. Han na of Indianapolis. They ake of the desirability of the pas of a bill author izing the President to appoint a commis. sion to investigate the banking and s y system of a country and to rec change mend mbodying 2 em which the business interest could be passed they woul withou crea such legislation tion of any The ing he commission. reed of charges in the system which would iful and elastic supply farming districts remote the principal poi ort of their move Reed told th ee of th tariff incipal work cut cut foi Congress. Congr rarely than the pple in matter said, and when public s: zed in favor of any of financial legislation, Coox 2pt to respond with little dela ir the manded changes in the banking and brought pressure to ‘fess ro on Congress .they would secure the changes The conference was informal ant, but had no definite results -e- CAME HERE TO MARRY. ank insure a move of circulation from the cit that they urged nt. committee bill w Mr. psa: that s the first and this session moved of legish niim ss fas hy mi be particular f Ss would and pleas- Wanted to Avoid an Unpleasant With a Vormer Wife. Rarly in the present week F. M. Edwards of St. Louis. Mo.. and Mrs. and Miss Mayo of Springfield. Mo., arrived here and stop. ped at tne National Hotel. On Thursday a dizpatch was received here from St. Louts saying Mr. Edward ad been mara ger of the Great Western Printing Associa | ton, had left that city under extraordin | circumstances Mr. 1 in explaining his sudder riure Louis, and arrival, saic t he was engaged to marry Mis: and bis former wife from whom he secured a divorce in De Ahreatoned 1. wwake a scene, when he should be married To avoid trouble he came here, accom- ni his fiance and her mother, and jay Mr. Edwarde end Miss quietly married. The bridal are still here, spending their time ring. + --_ BALTIMORE HARBOR. The Body of a Man Suspected of & Brutal Murder. BALTIMORE, Ma -The body of 2 negro was found m the harbor here this merniag, and was identified as that of James Pulley, eccused of a brutal murder. Pulley lived with a negress named Sarah Fields. On the morning of February 8 the body of the woman was found in her bed room covered with wounds, inflicted vith a hatchet. The police haye been look- ing for Puiley ever since. — WAS sLow REMITTI Commission Mere! RICHMOND, Wolierstein, Va., of the mest hants here and March 24.--Josepn prominent subchair- ¥ council committee on sted last night, charged riating $84. © was called in the police court and it was shown that Mr. Wal- ler n had disposed Gf goods for patron but had been slow in turning over the funds to the owners of the goods. The money was paid and the case dismissed from the court. one commission mer man tir of the nee, was a ith misapprop The today. a » opinion of the court was that Wal- lerstein intended to do nothing wrong, but Was careless in not accounting for the fonds. = —— BE MADE AT ONC NEW YORK, March 26,—District Attor- Macfarlane said today that the appeal directed by Attorney General MeKeyua from the decision of the New York circuit court of appeals in the Joint Traffic Asso- ciation case would be made at ong Hie thought the record would go uj cn Monday Mr. Macfarlane thin vanced at th eral and that a rendered in Api Indictments Returned. The fololwing indictments were returned the grand jury this afternoon: James W. Davis, false pretences; Wm. Jones, alias Charles Edmonson, do.; Frank Gillam, do. ames A. Roston, do.; Lena Harris, do. seph S$ do. harles Wormley, J Ambrose Turner aud James Casey, two cases, housebreaking; William Connell alias Cornell, thre cases, iarceny; Philip Vaugien, embezzlement; James A., alias James W., Wormley, Violating sections 3801 and 5467 Revised Statutes; James Franklin, alias Frankiing, embezzlement; Norvell Allen, carna under sixteen y National bank notes received today for redemption, $258,431. Government receipts —From internal revenue, $379,256; customs, $413,538; miscellaneous, $19,485. —_—__-o——__ For the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. There are seven applications on file at the Treasury Department for the office of director of the bureau of engraving and printing, the salary of which is $4,500 a year. The names of the applicants are Wm. M. Meredith of Chicago, A. C. Liebier, Thomas Bourke of New York city, T. A. Bradley of Philadelphia, A. T. Gibbens of Washington, D. C W. W. Eldridge of Washington, D. C., and Henry Pennington of Philadelphia. Mr. Pennington is president of a bank note company in the Quaker city, and is said to have heen frequently consulted re- garding the work of the government bu- reau. Mr. Meredith is the best known gentleman in the list. He was formerly director of the bureau under the last re- publican a¢ministration, and is eligible for becai ot Ribiareny service during th war use ‘the of the rebellion.