Evening Star Newspaper, April 5, 1897, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, APRIL —_—_—____ EES wes references to Mr. Hoar, saying that the Massachasetts serator might be mistaken in his belief that the care of the Senate ‘was in his keeping. r. Hale's Motion. Mr. Hale (Me.) said that he would be willing to pass a resolution inquiring of the State Department what information it hhad on the matter. The department was in daily communication with Cuba through its agents. The Senate had had experience taking steps based on newspaper rumors, which it afterward regretted. Therefore, he moved the reference of the resolution to the committee on foreign relations. Mr. Morgan inquired if Mr. Hale admitted that a@ state of war existed in Cuba. “There is a conflict going on there, there 7 more or less, but no great bat- replied Mr. Hate. He did not sup- pose a state of war existed as it would if the Suropean powers were fighting. But there was a guerilla war; lives were being lost and property destroyed. Mr. Stewart (Nev.) spoke of the war as brutal and disgraceful to the civilization of the age Mr. Gallinger for Cuba. Mr. Gallinger (N. H.) referred sarcastic- ally to Mr. Hoar as having a habit of set- tling great questions with a wave of his hand. He quoted from a speech in which Mr. Hoar had said that but for intemperate action by the ‘tuba would have tors who ma ing so to se pers. This, les) for Cuba were do- ure the applause of newspa- Mr. Gaillinger spoke of as “a lcism of members of this intemperate resolutions so disturbing to the ear of the senator from Massachu- setts." It was not right while that distinguished cit of Ohio was Secretary of State to say that he was responsible for the failure of Cuba to gain her Independence. Speaking of the atrocities of the Cuban war Gallinger said that he knew of an ine dent not denied that the Spanish soldiers had cut to pieces twelve Cuban children merely to show how artistically they could slash them. It was time to terminate the state of barbarity on that island such as curdled the blood of every American heart. It was time that Spain should be given to under- stand that this was the nineteenth century. Every utterance which had come to him in opposition had come from the commercial interests, which were opposed to action by the United States. He yesterday r ceived a letter from one of the money cbangers, a speculator of New England, Ww full of denunciation and charging that the spcke for Cuba were speaking for - applause of the Senate galleries. But he believed there would yet be a republic on th Island of Cuba. Mr. Hoar, in a bri friends of the tolerant of opposit terpretation and m! ances reply, said that the om seemed to be in- d given to misin- representing the utter- fon, but that he would not follow the example Speaking of the war of 1870, Mr. Hoar asserted that negotiations had then been in progress. under the guidance of the Sec- retary of State, for the purchase by Cuba of her ind for $100,000,000, but they had been frustrated by the ill-con- sidered action on the part of the Senate. of Cuba from that day to n due to the overthrow of that a he declared in conclu- plied that the precedent British had endeavored rk by an offer to per- mit the Americans to buy their Indepen- dence. The Cubans were fighting for just whet Stark fought for. The atrociges in Cuba were no greater in 187) than now. ident Grant had called the attention of Spain to those atrocities, and had de- ded that they should cease. That was his government should do now, and every moment of delay was doing violence to its principles. Motion to Refer Lost. jon to refer the resolution to the to r ccmmittee was lost- 7—as follows: r Bate, Burrows, Caffery, Chilton, = Elkins, Fairbanks, Gray, Hawley, Hoar, Lindsay, McMillan, chell, Perkins, Pettus, Sewell, Turpie, tington ore—2 - Baker, Berry, But- . Carter, Clark,’ Cogk- of Kansas, Heitfeld, n, Mason, MorgansPet- Rawlins, Roach, Stewart, Warren—27. ggested that it £ such report 1 Mr. Gray, that the Word President be substituted for govern- meut, both of which amendments were ac- cepted by Mr. en. Then Mr. Hoar pro- nformation has come to the It is re remarked that he Mr. Hoar eat difference, and anyth “annon, Gallinge = le, Ma Harr Senate” be substituted for . Alle this man’s Resolution Adopted Unanimously. lution was adopted without a vote, and with forty-four sen- ators veting for it, as follows er, tfeid, Kyle, Lindsay, Me- lartin, Mason, Mitchell, Morgan, } . Pettigrew, Pettus, Pritch- ard, Rawlins, Reach, Sewell, Stewart, Thurston, Tiliman, Turpie, Ves Warren, Wellington—44. The Cuban re olution as it passed is information has ccme to the Ruiz Rivera, a leader of «f independence, recently sh forces, is to be rourt-martial and at in the fu duty of the Presi- if such informa- found to he t to protest to the sovernment against such a viola- rules of civilized warfare. Spanish n for the recognition of Cuban y Went over until tomorrow. (W. Va.) was then recognized h on the restoration of our merchant marine. es ACT FOR MR. PORTER. jerlip to Be at the White ng the Presicent’s Trip. A. Vanderlip of Chicago has proved so efficient in the discharge of his as private secretary to Secretary in the Treasury Department that, request of the President, he has temporarily assigned to duty at the se. He spent several hours ary Porter in ent’s voluminous cor- ll be in charge of the the Mansion in retary Porter nas b 1 y stated -nt and Mr. McKinle Porter will leav lispatch boat Dolphin ise In Chesapeake bay and recreation y morning, hat they may find it and desirable to prolong their il Saturday evening. Mr. Van- epresent Secretary Porter in al capacity at the White House, re- of the duration of the trip. Here- the executive clerks at the has acted in eases of this nd Mr. Vai > may take his se- le pn as a high personal compliment. = = a é DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. w on The om er. te committee public health ne has made a favor- © report om the proposed amendment to iry civil appropriation. bill appro- *“) to investigate the source of ation of the Potomac river. To Complete the Tunnel. Mr. McMillan presented in the Senate to- the patition of the. Washington board of trade praying for the immediate comple- tion of the Washington aqueduct tunnel. Mr. Foster's Paper on Hawail. The paper on Hawaii which was reeently read by Mr. John W. Foster before the Na- Uonal Geographic Society was presented to the Senate today by Senator Morgan and will be primed as a document. ———_—___-e-.______. It matters Mttle what it is that you want qhether a situation or a servant—a want” ad. in Tlie Star will reach the person who can fill your need. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Municipal Elections Being Held Throughout Ohio, MUCH SCRATCHING OF TICKERS Voters Favored With Cloudless Sky and Bracing Air. PARTY LINES DISREGARDED CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 5.—Election @ay opened with an almost cloudless sky and a fine, bracing air, such as to permit the most comfortable exercise of the right of suffrage. The polls were not especially crowded at the opening, but in many places voting was above the average for spring elections. This is a very much mixed election. The regular republican ticket has béen branded as the product of “Boss” Cox, while the opposing ticket, headed by Tafel for mayor and composed about equally of republicans and democrats, has been labeled the “‘Boss” Bernard ticket. Consequently scratching will be greater than ever known, and the result cannot even be guessed at with any degree of certainty. This issue is almost wholly local and personal. CLEVELAND, _ Ohio, April 5.—The mayoralty fight here is the most intense in years, and the poll is remarkably heavy. Neither John Farley, democrat, nor Rob’t E. McKisson, republican, are polling the straight party vote, and the result is much in doubt. Indeed, party lines have entire- ly been obliterated. In many of the pre- cincts nearly two-thirds of the vote had been cast at 9 o'clock. The weather is fine. CANTON, Ohio, April 5.—The vote at 11 am. bids fair to’ equal the usual vote of municipal elections. A mayor and a full city ticket are being elected. The day dawned cloudy with a shower at 7 o'clock. t 9 it wes clear. The polls close at 5 and counting begins after that. COLUMBUS, Ohio, April ‘Having the federal form of government, the mayor appointing and having the veto, the muni- cipal election is interesting. ‘More than one-fourth of the ballots were in at 8 a.m. AKRON, Ohio, April 5.—The election to- day closes one of the hottest municipal campaigns ever knowr here, and a full vote is being polled. The weather is threatening. DAYTON, Ohio, April 5.—The weather is fine; a large e is being polled. Much in- terest centers in the election of a water works trustee as changing the control of that department. There is a great contest between the machine and anti-machine cardidates in the wards. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, April 5.—Weather threatening. A light vote was cast up to 10 o'clock. Bryanites have an independent ticket in the field. « ——>—__ HUMBERT EXPLAINS. KING He Addresses the Italian Parliament on the Eastern Questio: ROME, April 5.—King Humbert, in the speech from the throne at the opening of the Italian parliament today, sald the ac- cord of the powers on the eastern question tended to preserve peace and prevent mas- sacres. ——. ___ OVERCOME IN A BEER TUN. Neglect to Test the Air Inside Cost Three Lives. MONTREAL, Quebec, April —Three men were killed by asphyxiation today at Dow's brewery. They were cleaning a beer tun and were cvercome by the car- benie acid gas which had collected at the bottom. The dead are: Joseph Webb, un- marriei; John Murphy, married; John Hanigan. Webb was to blame. He had been in the brewery for ysars and knew that he sheuld have ascertained whether any gas had collected. The tun was about thirteen feet deep, and as soon as he entered he dropped to the bottom. The two others met a similar fate, and a fourth man named McCabe, who went to see what had happened, was also overcome, but was taken out alive. a COLLAPSE OF A BRIDGE. Freight Train Fell Fifty Feet and Two Lives Were Lost. PITTSBURG, Pa, April 5.—The wooden span of the north end approach to the Ohio connecting railroad bridge collapsed about 6 o'clock this morning while a Fort Wayne freight train was crossing, and the engine and thirteen cars were precipitated to Mc- Clure avenue, fifty feet below. Fireman Wm. Haggerty was killed in- stantly and Engineer Wm. Graham so bad- ly Injured that he cannot recover. The en- gine was completely wrecked and the cars, which were loaded with coal and iron, were entirely demolished. The loss will be very nine Ohio connecting bridge crosses the Ohio river at Wood's Run and connects the Panhardle and Fort Wayne roads of the Pennsylvania company. > EXCITING HOTEL FIRE. An Actor Has a Serious Fall—Several Thrilling Escapes. DAYTON, Ohio, April 5.—The Phillips House was partially destroyed this morn- ing by a fire which started in fhe laun- dry. The fire was confined to the west wing. Loss about $15,000, fully insured. John Eryant, an actor, fell or jumped from the third floor through a skylight. He received a fracture of the skull, a scalp wound and several severe cuts. He 1s at the Deaconess Hospital, and there are hopes for his recovery. "His wife had her right ankle fractured. There were several thrilling escapes. Robert French, night clerk, was almost asphyxiated. ee SERIOUS RIOTING AT SHANGHAI. An Anti-Foreign Demonstration by a Mob of Coolies, SHANGHAI, China, April 5.—A mob of coolies, numbering about 5,000, who struck recently against an increase of taxes, en- gaged in an anti-foreign demonstration to- day. There was serious rioting at noon; the volunteers were called out and de- tachments of marines and sailors were landed to assist the authorities in restoring order. The police eventually forced the coolles to retire to the French settlement. It {s reported that two men were killed during the disturbance. The volunteers and police are guarding the approaches to the English settlement. ——~__. FIRED ON THE CHRISTIANS. lernational Troops Oppose the Cretan Insurgents, CANEA, Crete, April 5.—The block house of Butsunarla was attacked from several directions by the insurgents today and the international troops replied with artillery fire. The fighting lasted four hours. The French commandant reports that the Greek troops took part in the action. Two European soldiers were wounded. _ A Channel Trip Fatal. LONDON, April 5.—A Mrs. Gammell, while traveling from San Remo, expired from the effects of a rough passage across the channel from Calais. She arrived in England in a state of collapse and never recovered. The coroner today certified that she died as stated, and therefore no in- quest was held. ———— Fire at a Noted Resort. NEWARK, N. J., April 5.—A fre early to- day destroyed the buildings in Caledonian Park, this city, and did damage to the amount of $50,000. Caledonian Park is the place where all the big celebrations have occurred in this vicinity for years past. CRETE DISCUSSED. British House of Commons Takes Up the Eastern Question. LONDON, April 5. The parliamentary secretary for the for- eign office, Mr. Curzon, was asked several questions today in the house of commons on the subject of Crete. He said that all the powers excepting Germany would be represented in Crete by military forces, and that all the powers, without excep- ticn, would be represented in Cretan waters by a naval force. Continuing, Mr. Curzon said her majes- ty’s government had not received an of- ficial explanation as to why Germany was not sending troops to Crete, but, the secre- tary explained, her participation in the European concert was testified to by the sending of a German war-of-war to the island. In the opinion of Mr. Curzon, Germany was less interested in the Mediterranean than the great naval powers. Replying to a question as to the negotia- tions said to be in progress between Greece and Turkey for a settlement of the Cretan situation, Mr. Curzon said the government had not heard of any direct negotiations between the nations named on that sub- ject. Questioned by the Liberals. Sir William Vernon Harcourt, who was loudly cheered when he rose to speak, sald 4c wished to ask whether the government leader (Mr. Balfour) would give the house the date upon which the Turkish troops would be withdrawn from Crete. (Cries of “Oh), Continuing, the libera} leader asked whether the government intended to em- ploy the forces of the crown in blockading Greece, and whether the government could make a statement in the house of commons on the situation in Crete and Greece, and its policy in relation thereto. Mr. Balfour, who was received with loud ministerialist cheers, congratulated Sir William Harcourt on his return to the house, after his illness. (Cheers.) The government, he continued, had, as Str Will- iam knew, represented to the Turkish gov- ernment the advisability of withdrawing the Turkish troops from the Island of Crete, and there was no doubt that this eventually would be secured, but no date for it could be fixed, if for no other rea- son than because, at present, there were not sufficient troops on the island to pro- tect the Mussulman non-combatants from the control of the armed irregulars. Wonld Assist in Blockade. Speaking of the proposed blockade of the Gulf of Athens, Mr. Balfour said that, if such a step should be necessary in order to maintain peace, the government will not hesitate to join with the other pow- ers in blockading Greece. (Loud conserva- tive cheers.) In the meanwhile, continued Mr. Balfour, the powers were making a general declara- tion at Athens and at Constantinople, whereby the maintenance of peace might, he trusted, be obtained. This declaration, Mr. Balfour explained, was in effect that in case of a conflict on the frontier the aggressor would be held responsible for all the consequences of a disturbance of the general peace, to whfth the powers at- tached the greatest importance; further, whatever the consequences of the strug- gle, they would not consent to the ag- gressor deriving the smallest advantage therefrom. In conclusion, Mr. Balfour remarked that he thought the house was already In pos- session of all the material relevant facts, both as regards Crete and the policy of the government, for preserving peace on the main land, and he could not, at pres- ent, add anything with advantage. The Liberals’ Intention. Sir Wiliam Harcourt said the house was very anxious for a full statement.from the government of the policy intended to pur- sue, and as the government leader (Mr. Balfour) was not prepared to make a state- Ment, he desired to give notice of a motion which would secure a discusston of the sit- uation for the information of the house and country. —>___ SAVINGS BANK ASSIGNED. Failure of the Globe of Chiengo, With Which Altgeld Was Connected. CHICAGO, April 5.—The Globe Savings Bank, organized in 1891 with eastern capi- tal, assigned this morning to the Chicago Title and Trust Company. Ex-Gov. John P. Altgeld assisted in the organization, and was its first vice president. The last state- ment, published February 13, showed a capita! of $200,000 and surplus of $12,600, with deposits of $142,000 and savings of $513,000, The Globe Savings Bank had no con- nection with the Globe National Bank, and clearel through the Northwestern National Bank, which gave notice to the other clear- irg house banks this morning that they would not clear the checks of the Globe Savings nk. The stock of the Globe Savings Bank is held entirely in the east. An assessment of 50 per cent was recently made upon the stockholders, and they are fighting it. eee PUBLISHERS ACQUITTED. Com: Kk Charged Them With Selling an Unfit Book. NEW YORK, April 5.—Justices Hinsdale, Jacobs and Jerome, sitting in special ses- stons court, handed down a decision today acquitting George H. Richmond, sr., and George H. Richmond, jr., the publishers who were arrested about a month ago by Anthony Comstock for publishing Gabriel @’Annunzio’s ‘Triumph of Death,” which Comstock declared was unfit for sale. ——— NO CHANGE AT FRANKFORT. Mr. One Vote Formally Cast for Each of the Candidates. FRANKFORT, Ky., April 5.—The ab- sence of President Worthirgton caused Senator Goebel (dem.), president pro tem. of the senate, to preside at the joint ses- sion of the legislature today. According to an agreement made previously, but one vote was cast for each candidate, as fol- lows: Blackburn, 1; Hunter, 1; Boyle, 1; Davie, Stone, 1. The joint assembly then adjourned until tomorrow. The roll was not called, but a quorum was not present, many of the representa- tives not having returned from their homes, where they spent Sunday. The joint assembly was in session just five min- utes. On account of the absence of many of the members of the general assembly, the steering committees of the two parties had come to an understanding that until @ qtcrum is present but one vote will be cast for each man, and as the news of this agreement became public property early in the day, there was no interest taken in the joint session save that it might develop some unlooked for compli- cation. ——.___ HEAVY POLL IN DETROIT, Voting for the Successor to Mayor Pingree. DETROIT, Mich., April 5.—Election day is bright and clear in Detroit and vicinity, but it is raining more or less steadily at almost every other point in both penin- sulas of Michigan. A light vote is antici- pated in most of the rural districts. In Detroit the vote for mayor will be heavy for a special election. ———— Two Philadelphians Dead. PHILADELPHIA, April 5.—Charles P. Spangler, a member of the firm of E. P. Spangler & Brother, wholesale dealers in paper and envelopes at 509 Minor street, died this morning at his home in Mer- 4 NJ. He was a prominent re- publican, and took an active part in poll- tics in Camden county. John Noblit, a former prominent business. man of this city, died last night at his home, 1319 North Broad street. He was for several years a director of the Phila- delphia and Erie railroad, and was prom- inently connected with street railway af- fairs in this city from 1882 to 1888. ——— _- Fined for Riding the Baby. NEW YORK, April 5.-—John J. Schwartz is the first man to feel the force of the new city ordinence. making it a misde- meanor to carry an infant upon a bicycle. a pes $8 was Sepoeed upon Schwartz lay for going out wheeling yesterday with his little child in a basket attached to his bicycle. He pleaded ignorance of the law, but it did not avail. 5, 1897-12 PAGES. DISTRICT, CHARITIES Hearings by the Joint Select Investigating Cotnmittee Arranged Fe. Who will 7 Tn Lines of In- auiry That Will Be jigs { ursued. a The joint select committee of the House and Senate on charities and reformatory institutions of the District of Cdélumbia have arranged for hearings on Wednesday, Thursday and.Friday of this week at 2 Pm. The first hearing will be on the gen- eral subject of charities in the District of Columbia. Those heard will be the Dis- trict Commissioners, the relief committee, the Associated Charities, the charity com- mittee of the board of trade, the superin- tendent of charities and the officers of the Civic Center. The topics will be the method of dis- tributing the annual appropriation of $13,- 000 for the relief of the poor; second, the extent and charaeter of the relief work supported by subscription; third, the need and method of investigating the applica- tions for rellef; fourth, the proper organiza- tion of the charities of the District of Co- lumbia; fifth, relief should be confined to bona fide citizens of the District of Co- lumbia. ‘The second hearing, 2 o'clock on Thurs- day, will be cn refcrmatory institutions. The officers of the reform. school for boys and those of the reform school for gir will be heard. The topics will be the wori of the reform school for boys and needs of the institution; second, management of the school and intent of supervision exercised by the Department of Justice; third, should the control be transferred to the District authorities; fourth, work of the reform school for girls; fifth, does the school pro- vide for all necessary cases: sixth, condi- tions of the most ecohomical management, and seventh, what becomes of boys and girls discharged from these schools? The third hearing, on the same day, will be on the subject of the insane, the deaf and the dumb and the feeble-minded. Dr. Godding of St. Elizabeth, Dr. Gallaudet of Kendall Green and Mr. Lewis of the board of children’s guardians will be heard. The topics will be: First, the provision for the care of the District insane, and the method of commitment; second, the deaf and dumb of the District at Kendall Green; third, the feeble-minded; in what conditions placed; comparative cost of various in- stitutions; increase or decrease in number of cases; fourth, the need of an institution for inebriates. ‘The fourth hearing will be on Friday, on the subject of dependent children, and the fifth on dependent children and industrial training. The topics will be, first, What children are, properly speaking, and what are the duties of the District toward such that are dependent; second, Has the Dis- trict a duty toward children not sufficient- ly declared dependent? third, Methods of taking up dependent chil gen; the limit of guardianship; fourth, The proper training for dependent children; fifth, The disposal of dependent children, in homes or in boarding places; sixth, The need of visita- tion in the case of childra) placed out. On these topics the officers of the board of children’s guardians, officers of the Hu- mane Society and judges of the District courts will be heard. Officers of the bdard of childrens’ guar- dians, officers of ‘the Industrial Home School, officers-cf the National Association for the Relief. of Bestitute Colored Women and Children, and officers of the Humane Soclety will be heard on the following top- ies: % First, the facilities offered by aided Dis- trict institutions to care for the dependent children; second, what co-ordination of ex- isting institutions and agencies is possible and desirable, for taking up children, for training children and for placing out’ and visiting children; third, changes in existing institutions necessary to adapt them for the care of all dependent childr so-called; fourth, industrial ining for dependent children; fifth, possibility of se- curing homes:* Sess Tariff Amendments Announced. Senator Pritchard today gave notice of an intention to move amendments to the tariff bill as follows: Removing from the free list ore as py- rites or sulphuret of fron in its natural state and making it dutiable at $2.25 per ton. = Removing emery ore from the freo list and making it dutiable at 1% cents per pound; also imposing a similar duiy on emery grain. Making all logs dutiable at the rate of 2 per 1,006 feet. Imposing a duty of 2 cents per pound on raw cotton. Fixing a specific duty of 6 cents per pound on monazite sand instead of the ad valorem, as now provided. Increasing the duty on kaoline from $2 to $3 per ton. ——_——_-e+_______ Fatal Mishap in the Fog. NEW YORK, April 5.—The schooner Mad Anthony, from Verplancks for Bayonne, N. J., with a cargo of bricks, fouled a stakeboat off 42d street in a fog today. The schooner filled rapidly and capsized. John Driscoll, a sailor, is supposed to have been drowned. — To Race at New Haven. NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 5.—Yale has practically accepted the challenge of the University of Wisconsin for a boat race at New Haven this spring, provided Wiscon- sin will permit the Yale freshmen crew to compete. cae meee Britannia Bought by Bennett. LONDON, April 5.—The Exchange Tele- graph Company* hears that the Prince of Wales has sold ‘his famous racing yacht Britannia to Mr. James Gordon Bennett, proprietor of the New York Herald. ——— Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee Returns, NEW YORK, April 5.—Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee, wife of the consul general at Havana, arrived today on the Ward Line steamer City of Washington. She was accompanied by her daughter, Miss N. Lee. Se Nelson Weeks Held. NEW YORK, April 5.—Nelson M. Weeks was today held in $3,000 bail to answer for his part in the death of Aimee Smith, who, about a month ago, expired in a rvom in a hotel. ee Another River Steamer Burned. NASHVILLE, Tenn. April 5.—The steamer John W. Hart burned at Gran- ville, 200 miles from Nashville, on the up- per Cumberland river, at an early hour to- day. No loss of life is reported. ee Strike ofsthe Puddlers, PITTSBURG? Pal, April 5.—The puddlers at the mills of,OlYer Bros, and A. M. By- ers & Co., styuckstoday against a reduc- tion from $4.54 teot4 per ton for puddling, and both plants are closed down. About 900 men are affected. Probably an attempt will be made fo resume with new men in a few days. - | Se Suicidéof @ Tax Collector. ERIE, Pa, AprilS.—w. 8. Ball, tax col- lector of this¥tity, polsoned himself with strychnine. ‘An @xamination of his ac- counts has no®‘yéPbeen made. The Gunbeat Annapolis. Mr. Nixon, fhe puilder of the gunboat Annapolis, at Elgipetn, N.J., has notified the Navy Department that the ship is ready for her official trial trip, and at his request the department has fixed as the date of the trial Friday,the 16th instant over a course in Long Island sound twenty-four knots long. The Annapolis is a light-draft gunboat, specially fitted up for use at the Naval Academy in training cruises, in Place of the Bancroft, taken away for service in Turkish waters.” She is required to make twelve knots’ speed, and there is no bonus for excess, + e>—_____ Naval, Movements. The battle shipOregon has_errived at Bremerton, Puget.sound, where she is to be put in the sew-government dock. The cruiser Alert arrived at San Francisco this day for Rhodes and Smyrna, ‘ “personal objection. MR. McADOO’S SUCCESSOR. Four Names Now Under Consideration for the Place. ‘There is no change today in the friendly contest for the office of assistant secretary of the navy to succeed Mr. McAdoo, re- signed. There are four names under seri- ous corsideration, one of which is sure of selection. These are Mr. Theodore Roose- velt of New York, Mr. Robinson and Mr. Raymond of Pennsylvania and Mr. Elliot of Indiana. Messrs. Robinson and Eilot are ex-naval officers, and that fact is said to prejudice their cases with the adminis- traticn. Secretary Long said this morning that they were all excellent men, and that he did not know which of them would be selected. Nevertheless there is authority for the statement that he favors the ap- pointment of Mr. Roosevelt as his assist- ant. In case the President decides in fa- vor of either of the others, however, Sec- retary Long is not likely to interpose any Mr. Robinson, accom- panied by Mr. Boutelle, chairman of the House naval committee, had an interview with Secretary Long at the Navy Depart- ment today in regard to the former’s can- didacy. 2. THE SUPREME COURT. Mr. Bryan There, but Did Not Make an Argument. The Supreme Court today did not render a decision in the highway case of the Dis- trict of Columbia, The court room was crowded this morn- ing by a large number of visitors coming to see William Jennings Bryan of Nebras- ka. It had been announced that a case in which he was counsel was to be called teday, and that he would probably make an argument before the court. Mr. Bryan arrived in the court room shortly after the meeting of the court and was the cen ter of interest. Not only was the court rocm crowded, but a large number of peo- ple assembled in the corridors waiting an oppertunity to see the ex-candidate and silver champion, Mr. Bryan did not make an argument, however, as the case in which he is to appear is not to be called until late in the afternoon, and his argu- ment is not to be made until tomorrow. After remaining in the court room for a shert while Mr. Bryan left and went to the Senate, the crowd following him as far as they could. In the Senate lobby he was surrounded by a number of old acquaintances, and soon after went to the Vice President’s room. a Movements of Troops. With the approval of the Secretary of War, the following transfers of troops of the 4th and 6th Cavalry, and changes in the stations and duties of officers of those regiments, have been ordered: Lieut. Col. Samuel B. M. Young, 4th Cavalry, will proceed to Fort Walla Walla, Washington. As soon as practicable after his arrival Troops D and H, 4th Cavalry, will proceed, under his command, by marching, to Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming, and there take station to relieve Troops ‘D and I, 6th Cavalry, from duty at that post. Lieut. Col. Young will relieve Capt. George S. Anderson, 6th Cavalry, in com- mand of Fort Yellowstone, and of his pres- ent duties in charge of roads and bridges, ete., in the Yellowstone National Park, and will report by letter to the Secretary of the Interior for instructions. Troops D and I, 6th Cavalry, upon the arrival of the troops of the 4th Cavalry, will proceed, by marching, to Fort Robinson, Nebraska, and there take station. ——————-- 2+ ___ Naval Orders. Lieut. J. A. Shearman lias been ordered to the Michigan; Ensign C. F. Preston, from the bureau of equipment to the Michigan; Passed Assistant Surgeon J. A. Guthrie, from the Katahdin to the Alli- ance, relieving Assistant Surgeon J. F. Leys, who goes to the Vermont. aa ek a Sailor Ramsay Released. The United States minister at Lima, Peru, cabled the Secretary of State under yes- terday’s date that Ramsay, the American sailor who was imprisoned in Peru for dis- orderly conduct, has been set free. This action is greatly In excess of the recent de- mands of the Wnited States in this case, which were merely that he be given a trial in accord with treaty stipulations. ———— Reported for Dut Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Ward, assist- ant adjutant general, reported at the War Department today for duty in the office of the adjutant general. He will relieve Colo- rel J. B. Babcock, who has been granted one month's leave of absence prior to tak- ing station at the headquarters of the de- partment of the Pacific at San Francisco. Sor ep es Will Go to Baltimore, Most of the members of the cabinet and their families will go to Baltimore next Wednesday to attend the wedding of the daughter of Postmaster General Gary, ee Bryant to Be Surrendered. The Szcretary of State has issued a war- rant for the surrender to British officers of Thomas Phillips Bryant, now held in New York by decree of Commissioner Shields, for return to England on a charge of em- bezzling £2,000 from the firm of Morrison & Marshall, of which he was bookkeeper ard assistant cashier. —————— New England School Teachers. The Capitol was thronged today by an excursion of 600 young ladies from New England, teachers in the public schools, who are spending a part of the Easter holidays in Whshington. Senator Chandler's Amendment. Senator Chandler has introduced a bill in the Senate, intended as an amendment to the Foraker pooling bill. Senator Chandler's bill provides in the first section that contracts may be made to maintain prices by merchants, manufacturers and producers of commodities, under the super- vision of the interstate commerce commis- sion, the same as railroads for maintain- ing transportation rates by pooling. ——— Anti-Scalping Bill, Senator Cullom has introduced the anti- scalping bill substantially as it was re- ported by the interstate commerce com- mittee in the last Congress. - ——<———$— For the Treaty Ratification. Senator Hoar of Massachusetts presented in the Senate a petition from President Eliot and 200 other officers of Harvard Uni- versity asking for the ratification of the arbitration treaty. —__e-____ Government Receipts, National bank notes received today for redemption, $190,020. Government receipts —From internal revenue, $805,074; customs, $682,169; miscellaneous, $35,665. 2+. Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals met for. the April term today, Associate Justices Morris and Shepard being present. Mr. Chief Justice Alvey was detained at his home by indis- position, but wrote that he will be in court tomorrow morning, to which time the court adjourned after disposing of a few routine matters. The absence of the chief justice prevented the handing down of several important de- cisions, the only one filed being that in the patent interference case of Doyle agt. Mc- Roberts, in which the decision of the com- missioner of patents was affirmed. ———~— Pleaded Guilty. Ulyeses C., alias Uley C., Brown, a young colored man, today pleaded guilty in Crim- inal Court No. 1 of committing an assault and battery upon Charles F, Nelson, col- ored, the 4th of last December by shooting at him with a pistol. The prisoner, who was shown to have borne an excellent rep- utation heretofore, declared that he did no: shoot at Nelson, merely firing at the floor. Chief Justice Bingham sentenced Brown to pay a fine of $30 and to stand committed to jail until paid, saying that the discharge pe tteden firbarsee tn careless way be nished. Ewa sane eee Tmoust ‘pul Let 1e fine and was released from custody. Pia eas If you want anything, try an ad. in The Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer. . “ FINANCE AND TRADE See-Saw in the Stock of the Jersey Oentral. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DIVIDEND els; exports, 87,813 bushels; stock, 2,408,530 bushels; sales, 47,300 _bushels—southern white corn, 31; do. yellow, 28%. Oats steady—No. 2 white, 25a26; No. 2 mixed, aati —rsceipta, 11,133 bushels; exports, ‘ock, 152,777 bushels. Rye easy—No, 4; Western, 29a39%—re- Xports, none; stock, » bushels. Hay firm—choice timothy, » bid. Grain ft nts dull—steam to Liverpool, per bushel, 244., April; Cork, for orders, per quarter, 3s., April. Sugar firm— granulated, $4.83 per 100 Ibs. Butter firm— fancy creamery, 22a28; do. imitation, 16al8; do. ladle, 14ai5; good ladle, 18al4; store packed, Sal2. Eggs weak-fresh, 9. steady—fancy New York, 0 Ibs., 12%; do. 5 Ibs., 12%; do., 22 Ibs., 12\a18. Whisky, $1.30a$1.31 per gallon for finished goods in car loads, $1.31a$1.32 per gallon for Jobbing. — Government Bonds, Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers. Entire Coal Group Affected Sym- pathetically. v S Asked. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS 2 per conte, registered... 4 Der cents, coupon 4 per conte, regist 4 per cents, coupon « 4 per cents, regist per cents coupon « per cents,’ rv Currency 6p Currency 6 pe Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, April 5.—Opening Prices this morning reflected considerable irregu- larity by comparison with Saturday's clos- ing level. There was no evidence of new business, and traders showed a marked aisinclination to trade pending some defin- ite action on the subject of New Jersey Central's dividend. During the interval be- Grain Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. bozkers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. tween the opening hour and noon traders ge ere sold the stock down for a loss of 2 per | Wheat—May: bw Sadia) cent from the initial. price. At the decline | Com Be fet St supporting orders, credited to inside inter- ay ests, came in and forced a sharp recovery. | 0% H iad The coyering of short contracts was an| Pork Rab R32 especially noticeable feature of the ad-| par, ic - se vance, the buying from outside sources be- 420 4.20 ing credited by the room to early informa-] ®!™* = se tion on the dividend action. The subse- adigtces quent announcement of a 1 per cent di- te 9 bursement, instead of 1%, as heretofore, i ri carried the price up to 80%, a gain of 4% car Sar per cent from the low level of the morning. New sales were attracted at this point and first prices were again duplicated. Three per cent bad been relied upon by the more aggressiy ‘ers of the last few days, but their dia; ..tment in this par- teular did not result in the entire aban- donment of the short account. The sales during the afternoon were largely in the interest of the same profes: sional clique originally identified with the declining movement. The entire coal group responded sympa- 'thetically to the several movements in this active member. The general market was dull, and in the main irregular. W Union was sold down unger a professional movement, but recovere@ sharply under a demand from the short interest. The premiums on the stock continue to refleot the presence of a considerable short inter There is no increase in the legit- mand for securities, how and a covering movement of any proportions would destroy one of the greatest factors now operating to sustain the prices. The railroad situation is not satisfactory, and will, under today’s action of the Supreme Court in postponing arguments in the joint traffic suit, be filled with complexities for some time to come. The revival of Cuban interest in the Sen- ate was a factor which caused a traders’ decline during the final hour and adds to the list of speculative uncertainties. The legislative situation at Washington offers no inducement to extensive stock purchases. The tariff debate will begin as a disquieting factor where the small daily s ations leave off and will be more sig- nificant in its results. The industrial Mst was steady under a moderate demand. Sugar fluctuated within fractional limits, but was for sale through- out the day at 111 or better. A small bull pool is credited with sustaining the price of tals property, but no buying of the rignt sort is reported. A waiting market with a marked tendency toward extreme sensi- bility is the most that the immediate future is likely to develop. —E FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ROBBERIES REPORTED. A Grocery Store Burglarised a Church-Goer's Pocket Picked. Last night burglars visited the store of Reeves, Poole & Co., on F street, an en- trance being effected by forcing open a rear window. The money drawer was pried open and relieved of its contents, about $0. It is also supposed that some wines and groceries were taken. There was a pickpocket who operated at the Metropolitan Church yesterday morn- ing, where a big crowd was attracted be- cause the President was there. William T, Brown of Rochester, N. Y., was rellevel of his pocketbook, which contained $8. Gover Hoskins of 619 D street northwest had a market basket containing three ickens and other articles stolen Satur- Thursday night burglars visited the home of M. E. Cook, o: the Benning road, and carried off two razors, $2.60 in eash. and some canned goods, John McKenzie’s overcoat was from the rack in the Ameri: an old one left in its place. A light overcoat was stolen from C. B. Robinson's office, No. 222 C street north- west, Saturday afternoon. Chas. Monroe, 1124 New Jersey northwest, reports the watch, stolen n House, and enue theft of @ gold Se Police Court Jurors. The following were today accepted to serve as jurors in the United States branch of the Police Court during April, May and June: Henry B. Meyers, 2919 M_ street; George W. Orem, 346 Polk street, Anacos- ta; William P. Gray, 1112% 15th street; Samuel Lee, 723 4% street southwest; W. 3. Barker, 7th and D streets southwest; Wil- iam 5S. Crown, 1027 4th street northeast; Reuben Giles, Garfield, D. C.; Ernest F. Al mn, ith street; Thomas Plunkett, yhio avenue; George F. Wells, 1218 34 Street southeast; D. J. Collins, h Street; Timothy Gannon, ith ‘street and Massachusetts avenue; Charles ic. Gross, lath and Park streets; William H. Haney, 124 32d street; Algernon R. McChes 1026 Gth street; William D. Humphries, 1534 14th street; J. Henry Kuenling, 1206 Penn- sylvania avenue; A.O. Brady, corner Har- < and dove streets, Anacostia. t Is expected that the panel will be com- pleted Tuesday. The following jury cases have been set for trial Wednesday: United States agt. Sarah Vaughn; United States agt. James Dorsey, United States against George Stamp in five cases. ‘The latter involves the alleged larceny of a large quantity of flowers from local florists, The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of th New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stcck exchange. " Correspondents, Messrs. Mcore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. Tugh. 12% American Spirite.... American Spirits, pfd. American 5ugar. American Sugar, American Tobacco . American Cotton Oli —__ Death of J. Lewis Ford. Mr. John Lewis Ford died Saturday at his hume in Baltimore, after an illness of three months. He was a nephew of the late John T. Ford. He was born in Richmond, Va., in Is48. In 1881 he took charge of Ford’ Opera House in this city, as manag which position he held for seven years, C. M. & St. Paul, pfd. Chicago, R.L & Pacific Chicay M& Engineer ition. Eugene Gorman, a Baltimore and Ohio erginecr, whose leg was badly mangled several days ago by falling from the run- ning beard of the locomotive between the driving rod and wheels in such a way as to cause a compound fracture and a por- tion of the flesh to be torn in shreds, is improving at the Providence Hospital, and it is now believed that amputation of the limb can be avoided. Bei SE Louleville & Nashvitie etropolitan ‘Traction. Manattan Slevated Michigan Central. Missouri Pacitte National Leua Oo., pfd. New Jersey Central Phila. & Readitig Some Theft Fulunan ¥. c. 26 Animals, wheelbarrows and overcoats fig- ured in the Police Court proceedings to- day.- For the larceny of a horse from Jerome B. Willer John Cassell was sent U.S. Leather, pta. to jail for sixty days. Thomas Smith fan- Wabash, pfd. : cied too strongly a dog to which John Wester! Unton'iei Werstall claimed ownership, and a fine of oper-div is ® followed. William Smith and Edward Lawson, colored boys, walked away with a wheelbarrow from Havenner’s bakery and attempted to sell it in South Washington. Fifteen days each. Frank Gray Saturday stole an overcoat from Charles B. Robinson. As he was attempting to dispose of It at a pawnshop Detective Horne arrived on the scene. Judge Miller thought that sixty days in jail was a just punishment for Gray. For assaulting Alice Mitchell James W. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call--12 o'clock m,—Metropolitan Railroad, 2 ac 109%; 2 at 110%. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone, 10 at 6143. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 75 at 59 cents. District of Columbia Bonds.- 20-year fund 5s, 103 bid. | 30-year fund 6s, gold, 112 bid. W Lok is, 1901, currency, 111 bid. Water sto-k 7s, 1903, currency, 111% bid. 3.658, funding, currency, 103 bid, 112 asked. Miscellaneous Bonds. Metropolitan Railroad 5s, th a 7 ees enreee = ae bid, | Carroll was fined $5. Simon Gray received 3 asked. Metropolitan Railroad certificates of so months’ sentence kin, Judepteduess, Tid bid, 120 aska Tait iatirosd | 3. tW Months’ sentence for striking Mary 5s, 60 bid, 'S0 asked.” Kekington’ Railroad s, sv | Wheeler. bid. Columbia Railroad 6s, 115. bid, 117 asked. Washington Ges Comp y 6s, series A, 114 bid. Washington Gas Company Gs, series Is) 113. bid. Chesapouke. and © Telephone 5s) 101 bid. : Trust ds, F. Aterican Security and ‘Trust %s, A. and 0. Washington Market Company ist Gs, 105 Washington Market Company lip, 68.108 Wid. Wasbington Market Com, ext. 6s. 108 bid. Mavoote Han Association b “108 bid. "Washington SI Bank of Washington, 250 bid. Bank of the Repablic, 200 bid. Methopolitan, 280 Did, 300 asked. Central, 200 bid, 275¢ asked, Farmers and Mechantes', 175’ bid, 195 ‘asked. Sec —_>—— se Pretenses. John D., alias John B.,Blanchard, a young white man, who admitted having served a term in the Sing Sing prison, was today sentenced by Chief Justice Bingham in Criminal Court No. 1 to three years in the New Jersey state prison for false pretenses, The prisoner was charged in one indict- ment with securing the 30th of last Janu- ary a suit of clothing and an overcoat from , 132 bid. Citizens’, 120 bid. Columbia, 120 | Saks & Co., by presenting an order faisely bid” Capital, 119 bid, 130 asked. "West End, 105% | represented’ to have been signed by Dr. ea Bee en igs eaters 24 bid; 100 asked. Lin- | Gustavus W. Pope. In the second indict. Mato Depeait aad Ieee Gets te bi 100 asked. | ment he was charged with having obtainca ‘posit ahd Trust, 114 asked. Washington | the next day $15 from Bernard J. Fuley by Dey it 114 bid, 11: WwW ington Loan and 119 bid, 125 asked. American Se- | falsely representing that Dr. Po; had sent carly and Trust, “141% bid, 145 asked. Washing- | him for it. Blanchard pleaded guilty to ton fe ns ee AS both charges, and was given eightecn months’ imprisonment in each case, the sec- ond sentence to take effect upon the ex- piration of the first one. Se Hope of Capt. Day’s Recovery. i 31% bid, 52 gaked.” Metropolitan, "100% bid, “112 “naked.” Gor MGaa and Blectric Light Stocks — Washington Gas. 43% bid, 44% asked. own Gas, 45 bid, 55 asked. U. 8. Electric Light, 88 bid, 93 asked. Franklin, $8 Did, 25 ucked.” Metropettas’ ott: . asked. : 1d. c, On Did Geran oe tad. Fotsene, oon The condition of Capt. B. F. Day of the Amoricen, 180 bid. National Union, 10% bid. 11% | Avy, Who was 0 seriously injured Satur- asked. lambia, (12 bid, 13 asked. 7% |day evening by falling down two flights of stairs at the Hotel Varnum that he was bid. 5% asked. People's, ot By at first thought to be fatally injured, is 8% asked. Commercial, # i tle Insurance Stocks.—Iteal Esiate Title, 96 106 a 5% asked. bi sked. Columbia Title, 5% bid, Stocks. 1 . =~ | much improved today. ye | 03 duked. “Amoten, | He is suffering with a broken right thigh, Grapbophone, 8% bid, 9 asked. American Grapho- | bruised limb and injured chest, but the phone, Dicterred, 914 bid, 10% asked. Pneumatic | physicians at the Naval Hospital, to which cerugetiantoes Mergeathaler Lipotrpe ccllancous — ‘Mergent : 121% bid, 122% asked. Lanston . BY Faskeds’ ‘Washington Marker” tml gee Great Falls Ico, 118 bid, 125 asked. “Lincoln italy, aed iv he was taken at his own request, said there was every reason to believe he would entirely recover. Baltimore Markeis. BALTIMORE, Md., April 5.—Flour dull— western super, $2.60a$2.90; do. extra, $3.10a $3,75; do. family, $4a$4.30; winter wheat pat- = $4.40a$4.75; spring do.,$4.10a$i.25; spring it, $3.95a$4.1 ts, 8,749.