Evening Star Newspaper, June 1, 1897, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1897-14 PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Special Treasury Agent Hambleton Assaulted by Cuban Filibusters. TRYING 10 EFFECT THEIR ARREST On Steamer Biscayne,Which Trans- ferred Arms to the Dauntless. REPORT TO SECRETARY GAGE MIAMI, Fla., June 1.—The steamer Bis- cayne and crew of six men are under ar- rest here charged with having transferred a cargo of arms, ammunition and men to the tug Dauntless early yesterday morn- irg. The men will be held’ until instruc- tions are received from Jacksonville or Key West. According to an eyewitness, the expedition was transferred successfully and of several hundred thousand rounds of ammunition and 16) men. The steamer was bearded by Special at Hambleton of the Treasury Depart- ment, who placed the boat under arrest. He was then seized by several Cubans, his revolver taken from him and he was beat- €n abont the face and body. consisted HOSE TURN ON CONVICTS. Vizoroux Means Used to Subdue Re- ious Prisoners at San Quentin. N FRANCISCO, June 1.—So far as ex- ternal evidences went things were in an improved condition at the penitentiary at San Quentin yesterday. In place of the constant shrie nd howling of the pre- days, ullen silence. The senate board of prison directors held @ special meeting and authorized the wer- den to shoot down convic:s if necessary to restore order. While the me-ting was in progress Gov. tudd telephened to Warden Hale and gave him instructions about handling th He told the warden to notify the convicts that any man who continues to be unruly from this time will be denied right of restoration to citizenship; and further that no striker who coatinues to hold out from this date ne2d ever apply pxecutive clemency bread and water” gang journed Warden Hale instruct- bordinates to resort to extreme measures. One hundred rifles were borrowed from the armory of Company D at San Rafael and sent to the prison. Ten extra guards were employed and placed on the prison Walls for the night. At 6 o'clock the cap- Ss went into the yard and began opera- on the side of the prison, was the This alley Ss the boys and young men, and they the greatest amount of trouble dur- the strike. When the officers and guards ared they were cursed and hooted as Each cell from which came a sound was marked and the inmates taken out and relieved of most of their clothes. Capt. tirlem then ordered out the fire hose. The © was poked into the wicket of each and tbe convicts were thoroughly operation was nd finally continued until S$ to the prison at Folsom, where the work sts of quarrying granite. —— NEARLY READY FOR TRIAL. Beat Dupont Receiving a Pew Finishing Touches. STOL, R. I, June 1—The new United S torpedo boat Dupont, which the Herreshoff firm here is building, is almost pleted, and only the finishing touches in to be made hefore the vessel will ready for her trial trip. T| it is pected, will take place early next month. he Dupont is almost an exa. repreduc- of the Porter, which was completed » Herreshoffs a short time ago. She feet 6 inches cn the water line, 17 feet beam, with a draught of about six he forward part of the deck is ck for about twenty f. from A hand rail encircles the entire There two conaing towers, one at the bow and one at the stern, each fitted with lockout places. On each side of the towers are lights nme inches in diam vessel is painted black above the ine and re lo The plating of § of an inch in thick- and deck beams are also There are nine steel bulkheads, ‘t ticht. She has three boilers and two engines for speed, which are ex- power. . There are one aft and one forward » engine room. The officers’ quar- located forward and there are accommodations aft for a crew of thirty men. will carry three eighteen-inch torpedo tubes and four one-pounder rapid- fire guns. Ye ————— MARK TWAIN IS ALL RIGHT. Friends Deny Reports of His Poverty and Il-Health. LONDON, June 1.—The friends of Samuel mens (“Mark Twain") ask the As- ated Press to deny the stories in circu- jon regarding his ill-health and impov- erished condition. They repeat the state- rent cabled to the Associated Press on May Ss, when Mr. Clemens reported to have ied suddenly, that the distinguished Amer- author is now in better heaith and spirits than for years. The report of last autumn that Mr. Ctem- ens was living in quiet lodgings and working day and night at his book in order to pay his creditors and provide for his lamily was perfectly true at that time. jie had then reached London, after the daughter, in a terribly depress- and in bad health, but he seems to bave thrived on hard work. For s al months Mr. Clemens and his family have been living in a pretty house situated cen a charming square at Chelsea. His book is now finished and the puplisher is on his ’ here from the United States for the ranuscript. Mr. Clemeps ard his family leave London at the end of tris month to pass the summer in Austria. J On Thursday last Mr. Clemens gined with few friends, including Mr. Nelson, the editor of Harper's Weekly, afd the corres- pondent here of the Associated Press. Mr. Clemens’ hair fs almost-wnite, but his face has a good color, his eyes are bright and bis figure is upright and alert. He talked most entertainingly all the evening about his travels, his book and his experiences m ondon. After he left Mr. Nelson, who is 2 old friend of Mr. Clemens, referring to e latter, said: “I have never secn him better form. He looks far better than nen { saw him in New York a few years ivan as Disastrous Fire at Washington, Pa. | WHEELING, W. Va., June 1—A special to the Intelligencer over the long-distance telephone tells of a disastrous fire at Wash- ington, Pa., shortly after midnight this morning. The entire works of the Noy- ity Glass Company, including two factory buildings were destroyed, involving a loss of $70,000, partialiy covered by insurance. At was feared the falling of the walls ‘Would cause the fire to extend to a row of Gwellings, but the firemen did good work and the fire was under control at 1:4 a.m. Seventy-five men are thrown out of em ployment. a Government Receipts. Government receipts today: From cus- toms, $836,775; internal revenue, $569,428; miscellaneous, $29,822. National benk notes received for redemption, $238,059. ——-e-___—_ ‘Thirty-Five Men Laid Of. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. PARKERSBURG, W. Va., June 1—Tae Chesapeake and Ohio railroad has laid a men off here owing to dull ELECTRIC LIGHT QUESTION} WANT HAND LABOR Attorney Thomas Renders an Important Opinion Touching the Contract. Commisstoners Have No Authority to Permit Rival Company te Use Potomac Ducts. After several weeks’ consideration the Commissioners have taken up for action the bids for street lighting, and within a short time will award the contracts for same. It will be reaalled that the United States Electric Light Company at the opening gf the bids submitted a proposal by which it invaded the territory occupied by the Potomac company and underbid it for the work of lighting the streets. It was con- tingent, however, upon the right to oc- cupy the two ducts set aside by the Poto- mac company for the free use of the Dis- trict, the United States company claiming broadly the power of the Commissioners to grant such permission. The Potomac company, on the other, hand, denied the right of the Commission- ers to permit a rival company the use cf its ducts. Thus matters stood, unil the Commissioners decided to submit the entire question to the attorney for the Dis:rict for nis opinion. Attorney Thomas’ Reports. This opinion has been rendered, in which it is held that the Commissicners are with- out authority to grant the United States Company the use of the Potomae Com- pany’s ducts. In his opinion Attorne Thomas refers to the Potomac Company's cherter, which sets forth: “Said company shall reserve, free of cost, two vacant ducts in the conduits of each of the abcve mentioned streets and avenues for the reception of wires and cables of the fire alarm and telegraphic service of the District of Columbia, and said conduits and accessories shall always be opened and accessible to the Engineer Commissioner or his agent.” Merely a License. Continuing, Attorney Thomas says: “It is plain that this reservation is but a mere license to the Commissioners to use two ducts in the conduits of the Potomac Electric Power Company’s for purposes of the fire alarm and telegraph of the Dis- trict of Columbia, and that they are not authorized to use them for any other pur- pose. The expressien of the use to be made of these two ducts necessarily excludes the right to use them for any other pur- pose.”” ns SNOW AND ICE IN NORTHWEST. Great Injury Done to Crops in Several Western States. g CHICAGO, June 1.—Heavy frosts occur- red the past two mornings o¥er the greater part of the northwest. Snow and freezing weather are reported from northern Wis- consin and Minnesota, with much damage to vegetables and small fruits. The Wis- corsin strawberry crop may be a total loss. Tobacco in southern Wisconsin is reported slightly injured, and in northern Iilinois badly damaged. Corn in northern and cen- tral Illinois is reported to be cut down from the frost. Ice formed at many points in this section. Potatoes were killed at sume points and must be replanted. Iowa re- ports indicate considerable damage to corn, potatoes ‘and fruits. Southern Michigan and northern Indiana also report much in- jury by frost. A dispatch from St. Paul says reports from one hundred points in west Minnesota indicate that last night's frost was one of the most severe in many years. Ice formed in several localities. The weather was cloudy in northern Minnesota and North Dakota, and the result there is ot disas- trous. In southwestern Minnesota all the strawberry crop, just coming to the berry, is completely ruined. The reports agree in saying that corn ts also probably a com- plete loss. SS THE MATCH RESUMED. Congressional Chess Players Resumed Their Study. The House of Representatives is in ses- sion, and consequentiy at 1:30 p.m. there were but a few members in the commerce committee room, where, in half an hour, the baitle for chess supremacy between the House of Representatives and the house of commens was to be resumed. Senator Barry of Arkansas, who was an interested spectator all through yesterday, occupying a chair oppusite Mr. Plowman’'s table, who had already errived,as had Repre- sentative Shannon, captain of the Ameri- can team. Mr. Elwell, who has so ably as- sisted Mr. Shannon, was also present, as bio Mr. Gwyer, president of the chess club. The American players who have unfinish- ed games came into the play room at 1: confident of victory. The wires were tested and found to be in cendition. At 2 o'clock a message was received stat- ing that a division was being taken in the house of commons, and that the members of the team were expected shortly. The Earl of Westmeath cast up a coin, and the Englishmen won first move in the ccnsultation game to follow ‘the regular match. There was a slight delay awaiting the arrival of the referee, the Austrian minister. When play was resumed Mr. Parnell, at board 2, relieved his pinned knight, when Mr. Shafroth took it, and when the queen retook he pushed the pawn on her majesty. He was playing to save himself on the time limit. Mr. Jones put his queen behing his R., and Mr. Piowman captured the bish- ith the pawn. At this point the sit- uation became intensely interesting. At board No. 5 the Englishman, Mr. Wil- son, took pawn with QP. Mr. Handy then sacrificed his bishop for the advansed queen's rock’s pawn and the king’s bishop's pawn. It became evident at this stage that it would require the most careful playing for the American to win. Mr. Jones brought his Kt. behind hig queen and threatens sorhething serious. “Mr. Plowman captures K BP. Further playing at board 2 was as fol- low: White—America, Shafroth. Black—Parnell, Great Britain. White. 24. - Q-KB3. QxB. plus 4. Q—B2. B-K4. . Bx: mate. 26. P—Kk, 2.-P—Ke: ———.>__. CAPT. CHASE DETAILED, He Win Atte the District Encampment. Capt. Constantine Chase, 4th Artillery, has been detailed to attend the encamp- ment of the District of Columpia National Guard at Fort Washington, Maryland, from the 10th to the 19th of June, 1897. He will proceed, at the proper time, to <he piace of encampment and report to Brig. Gen. Albert Ordway, commanding District of Columbia militia, for this service, und, upon its completion, will return to his proper station. Se ae a Clerical Changes at the Capitol. The following changes have been made in the clerical force of the House of Rep- resentatiyes: C. C. Marsh, Illinois, ap- pointed assistant enrolling clerk; Thomas Pi Maryland, appointed index clerk, arran, J. G. Bunnell, appointed clerk in the en- rolling room. : ° Cannot Use the Band. Secretary Long has informed a committee representing the High School Cadets that it will be impcssible for the Marine Band to take part in their annual drill on the Petition of Citizens to Commissioners Against Machine Sweeping. LARGE DELEGATION MAKES A CALL It is Argued That Machines Will Rob the Workingmen. ACTION EAGERLY LOOKED FOR The forces interested in having the streets and avenues of the city swept ex- clusively by hand labor made their first organized attack upon the District trium- virate this morning. First of all came a monster petition set- ting ferth: “We recommend that the con- tract for street sweeping be awarded to the contractors who bid to do it by hand labor, in iieu of machines. We believe this system vastly superior to the machine work, end it has the additional advantage of siving employment to a much greater numter of workingmen. We earnestly urge ‘ts adoption here, as it has been so suc- cessful in New York and elsewhere.” This petition is signed by upwards of 2.000 of the mest prominent merchants and business men of the capital, and includes such names as R. O. Holtzman, Woodward & Lothrop, C. C. Duncanson, B. P. Snyder, Saks & Co., Geo. C. Henning, A, Lisner, E. S. Parker, John Joy Edson, James G. Berret, M. W. Beveridge, B. H. Warner, R. A. Golden, Clarence Corson, George Howard, John W. Macartney, Samuel M. Bryan, Ross ‘thompson, John H. Magru- der, W. S. Thompson, T. E. Rossell, A. C. Mcses, G. G. Corwell & Sons, August Burgdorf, A. Gude &Bro., Francis Hufty, Frank Hume, Melville Lindsay, Louis P. Shoemaker, A F. Fox, Daniel Loughran, H. I. Gregory. Fellowing the petition came the commit- tee appointed at the recent mass meeting of the workingmen at Grand Army Hall, consisting of M. M. Holland, Knox Brown and Rev. R. S. Laws. The committee pre- sented the resolutions adopted at that meeting, and supplemented it by a few re- marks bearing upon the matter. Rev. R. S. Laws was the first speaker. id the committee wes deeply im- ed with the plea presented, and ap- ted the importance of its adoption by the Commissioners. The adoption of hand labor is within the jurisdiction of the Com- missioners, he said, and the workingmen of the city will feel very much disap- pointed if the Commissioners do not help them out, now that an opportunity presents itself. He spoke of letting a contract to do the work by machines. Out of town con- tractors might follow the example set by previous contractors, and bring their work- ingmen with them, claiming they were ex- perienced in the use of the machines. M. Holland spoke next. He said the Commissioners by investigating the mat- ter would see there was very litile differ- ence in sweeping by hand and by ma- chines. At the cost of perhaps a few thou- sand yards of unswept streets, 300 addi- tional men could be given employment. He did not believe the stand taken by the workingmen in this matter provoked idl<- ness here. The facts spoke for themselves. Hundreds of laborers are out of employ- ment. Many of them are a burden u»on the taxpayers of the city, in the various fcrins of charities. Tnese should be given It was the intention of the goy- ernment to provide work for the people. The old maxim that an idle brain was the devil's workshop is too true. If there is werk to be done, the unemployed who are willing to work should be given a chance. ‘his is the oppurtunity. He hoped the Commissicners would act favorably upon the matter. The Hearing Today... At 11 o’cluck the Commissioners gave a hearing to the various bidders for the street: Sweeping contract, and eyery one who sub- mitted a proposal was present or Tepre- sented by counsel. Even those whose bids were highest were present. It narrowed | down to a competition of machines, and the representatives of the various devices for sweeping advanced arguments tending to prove the infallibility of their machines, Commissioner Ross explained the pur- pese of the hearing. It was called because of the numerous interviews that ‘had been sought of the Commissioners. These in- terviews were so frequent that the Com- missioners were induced to give a general hearing. The bidders would be heard in the order of precedence on the schedule. The first bidder called was George A. Vair of Philadelphia. He said his firm operated at present in Philadelphia. It used the Brooklyn side sweeper in conjunction with the necessary hand labor. At the present time kis firm was cleaning one-half of the streets of Philadelphia. He could produce references from the ex-mayor and present mayor as to the character of the work ac- complished, and, further, he would furnish any bond called for by the Commissioners. The Capital Street Cleaning Company of Indianapolis, Ind., was represented by J. H. Furnios and cx-District Attorney A. A. Birney. Mr. Furnios said his company bid under section 2 of the proposals, using side Sweepers, gutter machines, with automatic pick-up machines. His firm had been gleaning the streets of Indianapolis for two years, and was now cleaning three-fourths of that city. The machines Had also been used in Columbus, Ohio, where two-thirds of the city’s streets were now being swept. Some Questions Asked. Commissioner Ross asked if the machines could sweep in damp weather. He replied that his firm could do it bet- ter than it was done at present. The ma- chines could rot take up mud. Mr. Ross asked if his firm had ever done this work at 20 cents per thousand yards, His reply was that it was done at 18 cents per 10,000 yards in Indianapolis, which was 11 per cent cheqper than the bid here. Then came Mr. J. E. Riley, represent- ing, with Colonel Charles P. Lincoln of this city, the Omaha Building and Construction Company. Mr. Riley called attention to his bid, which was for doing the work as at present done, by machines and men and by machines exclusively. He gave an in- teresting statement of the operation of the automatic pick-up machines, and sald it was the only one which could do ‘the work in conjunction with sprinkling. He attacked the bid of the Indianapolis con- cern, which he maintained was informal that the bid was based upon sweeping alone: Th2 machines used by that ¢om- pany could not operate upon sprinkled streets, and consequently in its bid sttpu- lated that there was to be no sprinkling. Replying to a question from the Com. missioners whether the company operated in Omaha, he said that the legislature of Nebraska had passed a law prohibiting the use of machines in cleaning the streets in Nebraska. A. H. Doggett, the present contractor, was next galled. He proposed to sweep the streets of the city by hand labor, claim- ing it to give better and more satisfactory results. He gave the numerous advantages Commissioner Ross called attention to the operation of the eight-hour law, which was. Nt BF Coyle and Major L.:P. Wright nine i their respective bids. explained briefly A General Discussion. Then a general discussion was invited. Mr. Fair gave his experience of pick-up machines in Philadelphia. They were ab- had purchased had been tdle ever since. |. their bid of 20 labor was $40, being but $146,600. Mr: Furness of the Indianapolis firm de- nied that bis device would not take up dirt in wet. weather. It would do it, but ‘the entire appropriation would leaye-the streets plastered with the dirt, as the ptesent condition. Contracts tt wai recognized nex:. He had copite with his superintendent, and was iifcrmed that the bag system of collecting -fhe-d{rt was ‘only used on the business .) Phis would be done here, not a leit Che sweeping being left uncovered on} the carts. Af: sweeping ‘the _: he had examin eets: while waiting for five yéars’ experience in ets, during which time all machines for picking up the swe and patenting three him- self, he was c ced that none of them were any good. \It was for that reason he had not bid such a proposition. He was thoroughly €emiliar with the New York system, and had based his bid upon figures obtained there. Judge’ Wilsoh’s Remarks. Judge Jere “Wilson, representing Mr. Al- bert Daggett, submitted a few observations. He criticised-severely all automatic pickup machines, ang pointed out their many dis- advantages. He very laughably arrayed the Omaha systermagainst the Indianapolis plan and argued them both experiments. Judge Wilson gaid he had an interest in this matter as a cittzen. The Commission- ets had advertised for bids to sweep the streets of the city by hand-and he hoped to see the time when the old, cumbersome, reisy sweeping machines would disappear from the streets, and the nights made hide- cus by their noise and unbearable by the Gust they produced-would be no more. He believed it could be done better by hand labor. -There’was no reason why the Commissioners should not adopt the hand labor plan. ¢It was no experiment. Ever since the day it was said that “By the sweat of thy brow shall thou earn thy bread,” laber tad not been experimental. Hand sweeping was not an experiment. Every time aman pushed a broom he at- tained proficiency, A mind guided the broom. Unless there is some insuperable cbstacle in the matter of cost, he did not believe there should be one moment's hesi- tation in the matter of hand labor. There was no doubt in his mind of the efficiency of such service. It should not be lost sight of that by hand labor 300 additional men would be employed. Three hundred addi- ticnal idle men would be put to work. The other systems did not employ one-half so many. It was the duty of those governing a municipality to get an efficient service, and next, the employment of the largest number of men te render such service. Organized Labor's Appeal. Lastly came a yoice from the organized labor of the city, Milford Spohn, at the head of a delegation, came forward and advanced a few pertinent remarks. He se- verely criticised machine work, and urged the adoptién of the hand labor plan. His argument, he said, was based upon an economic view of the case. Here comes the Omaha machine and the Indianapolts. They get a contract, and the machine gets the money the poor laborers should have. Put the unemployed to work. The plan may cost a little more, but the good that would accrue to the ‘citizens generally would more than outbalance the increased cost. It was a mistake to say that organ- ized labor was opposed to labor-saving ma- chinery. They believed it marked the birth of a new rac, the advance of civilization. In conclusion, he urged the Commission- ers to-do the work by hand labor. Dr. A. P. Fardon during the hearing spoke against machine methods, and said he was willing as a taxpayer to submit to increased taxation if he could have the sweeping Of thé city’s streets done by hand labor. am: The Compfissioners promised to take the matter undér ¢hreful consideration. Superintendent's Report. At the Gfrection of the Commissioners, the superititendent of street sweeping to- day mad锥a ‘fall and exhaustive report upon the “bids* submitted for doing the work. Aftti (ibting the specifications up- on’which the bids were baséd, and giving in decail aff‘ot the bids, Superintendent Mc- Kenzie sas: 2 “It will ‘be gécessary, Of course, for the honorable ‘Commissioners to determine two things befdre ‘4hy award-can be made, viz: Which of the’four plans’ of cieaning they will adopt;’ang' for what period will they let the contraét.’ + “The amtount’ of money* which probably will ‘be at*the’ al-of this department for cfeaning thé paved stretts and avenues, after ‘Heducting ‘the probable expenses of thé othér branches, Will be about $08,800 for 1808. It must be understood, however, that such sum will always be subject to be drawn upon for whatever extra work may be needed, ¢ither on ‘said streets or any other braneh’ of work: also for any snow and icé work not corhing under the act of March 2, 1895."" een Relative Cost, Then follows a consideration of the dif- ferent bids and the amount each will cost, Daggett & Dugan's bid on No. 1, of 25 3-4 cents per 1,000 square yards will sweep about 383,000,000 square yards a year, or about 1,473,077 per day, at the rate of $257.50 per million square yards. The total cost would be $98,622.50. The Omaha Build- ing and Construction Compagg, on their mixed bid, would sweep aniraally about 442,000,000 square yards; total cost, $97,240. The Capital Street Cleaning Company, in 40 cents per 1,000 square yards, would sweep, 494,000,000 square yards per year, at a total of $98,900. Dagget and Dugan’s bid on No. 4, of 32 cents per 1,000 square yards (hand labor), would sweep about 312,000,000 square yards per year, the total cost of which would be $90,800. Ordinarily the lowest bid, that of the Capital. Street Cleaning Company, would be the one to accept, if there had been no different plans called for, and from which the Commissioners were to select, either of which they might adopt, and the same thing occurs as to the time for which the contract will be let. Hand Labor Discussed. “It was, therefore, seen to be a question of cost between machine and hand labor, while there niust also be taken into con- sideration the fact that in many respects hand labor will be better. In some ways it will clean the streets-better, it will cer- tainly create ‘less dirt and less noise and can be utilized at times when machines will not do the work. It will make about $55,000 more per year paid out directly to labor and go that far toward stpplying the daily necessities of life to nearly 1,000 ad- ditional persons and prevent them from be- coming probably objects of either public or private charity. “To more .or less extent crime will be checked by giving employment to the idle. “By the end of the present year we will have ‘swept about 327,000,000 square yards ac a cost of about $80,000, an average of about::1,250,000 square yards per day. If hand cleaning.should be adopted for the next two years we can sweep at the bid of 32 cents per thousand square yards about 312,000,000 square yards per year on the same appropfiation at a total cost of about $98,000, or atthe rate of about 1,200,000 square yards’. per day, the extra cost amounting to about $18,000. “Inasmueh‘# there-is-a possibility that the District -waay-at a future date be au- thorized 46 do! this character of work by day’s labor €o1 very much ‘by! Congress I am inclined to the opinion that it would be well to try theshandJabor system by contract, in that thé aufPorities will have the advan- tage of the trial for future guidance, which 1 Roberts Will Succeea Mr. “ab Morgan. A change wil take place in a few days In the officewf:tréasurer of the United States. BY HIS OWN HAND C. 0. Mason Commits Suicide in a SLASHED HIS WRIST WITH A RAZOR He Had Been Addicted to the Use of Morphia. GHASTLY FIND BY OFFICERS When Policemen Rinck and Williams of the fourth precinct were engaged this morning about 6 o'clock releasing the pris- oners who were locked up as “drunks,” they made a ghastly discovery in one of the cells. A man named C. C. Mason, who had been brought in about 6:30 o’clock yes- terday, had committed suicide by slashing his left wrist with @ razor. Upon reaching the cell door the officers noticed that the man was seated on the stone, floor, with his back against the iron cor, while his head hung in front of nim between his knees. “Wake up, there,” said one of the police- men, touching the man’s back and shaking him. There was no response, and one of the officers suggested that there was some- thing the matter. The door was opened, and the dead body of the man fell over on the floor. In front of him there was a pool of blood, and the condition of the body made it evident that death had occurred several hours before. Although the charge against the man was drunkenness, it is aiso believed that he was mor2 under the influence of morphine than of liquor, for a bex containing a few morphine pilis was found on him. Hin Condition When Arrested. It was about 6:30 o'clock yesterday when Patrol Driver Al. Vernon saw Mason stand- ing against a tree box on G street south- west between 6th and 7th streets, and dis- covering the man was in no condition to care for himself, he stepped up to him aad inquired: 2 “What's the matter?” “I can’t navigate any farther,” was the response. : “Have you been drinking or are you sick?” the man was next asked. “Been drinking,” he answered. The patrol wagon reached the scene in a few minutes, and when it hauled up in front of the station with the prisoner he was so weak that Policeman Rinck had to carry him from the vehicle to the cell. He was searched, but not thoroughly, and was relieved of a penknife, his eyeglasses and his umbrella. In his ‘pockets the officers found the pills, but these were not taken from him. “Don’t take my knife from me, prisoner, apparently in jest. let me keep it?” said the ‘Won't you Request Refused. It is against the rules of the department to allcw prisoners such a privilege, and no exception was made in this case. The police, however, had no idea that Mason was bent on ending his own life, for, al- though he was very weak and did not ap- pear to have full control of his senses, ne was in a jolly hun.or and was inclined to joke. He stood at the rail long enough to say his name was John Mason; that he was fifty-two years old, and that he was a druggist. Then he was locked up and left to himself. During the early hours of the evening the officers in the station passed through the corridor in the cell room, but noticed nothing wrong, and it was not until they visited the cell, as Stated, that anything was known of the horrible occurrence. Although there was a clean cut wound across the dead man’s wrist, there was no weapon in sight, and as he had been searched, the officers were at a loss to know with what the wound had been in- flicted. Assistance was summoned, and tke body of the unfortunate man was put on a stretcher and a more thorough search for a weapon was made. Then it was that a sharp razor was found concealed in un ndergarment near his shoe top. The razor was smeared with blood, and had un- doubtedly been used in making the fatal wound. The pilis were taken to the drug store from which they had been purchased, and the clerk told the police that they coa- tained morphine. Papers found on the man indicated that he was C. C. Mason, and that he lived at 633 4th street northeast. The police also fcvnd on him a bock and papers showing his connection with the Virginia Insurance Company of Richmond. The Relatives Notified. Relatives of the deceased were notified, and Mason's son-in-law took charge of the bedy. The deceased was fifty-two years old, ard had lived in this city about four years, being an agent of the insurance company mentioned. He came here from Pendieton county, Kentucky, about twen- ty-five miles from Cincinnati, and lived with his wife and young daughter at the hcuse on 4th street. His daughter is em- ployed as a clerk in a store on 7th street and she was called home by the event which had brought sorrow to the happy home. Mrs. Mason, widow of the dead man, was not at heme when the police called to ask for instructions about the disposition of the body. She was at Brightwood nursing a sick frienc, it was stated, and word of her husbana’s suicide was sent to her. Coroner Hiemmett viewed the body at the ; station, and directed that it be taken to the morgue until he could make a further investigation. —_>—_— FUNERAL SERVICES. The Late Frank P. Hastings to Be Buried in Mat The funeral of the late Frank P. Has- tings, the secretary of the Hawaiian le- gation, who died at his apartments, in the Everett, Saturday afternoon, took piace today at noon at St. John’s Church. There was a large attendance at the ceremonies, including the leading representatives of the diplomatic corps and nearly all the delegates cf universal postal congress, of which he was a member, representing Ha- wali. The remains will be taken to Maine this afternoon for interment. As a mark of their respect to the mem- ory of the deceased, President and Mrs. McKinley had a handsome wreath sent to be placed upon the casket. In addition Col. Bingham was detailed to attend the eoerel as the representative of the Presi- den: ——e MONEY FOR THE G. P. 0. ‘The Emergency Resolution Passed by the House, The House this afternoon passed the emergency resolution appropriating $225,C00 for the government printing office. a Order of Astrea. The incorporators of the Order of Astrea, @ fraternal association organized recently. by well-known business men, met last week and elected officers as follows: Presi- dent, Josiah C. Stoddard; vice Thomas C.. Noyes; Willis; committing edultery with one Nellie Morris, at 701 Rhode Island avenue. The C several DURATION OFTHE SHOCK Ee Sees The Earthquake of Yesterday Lasted About Five Minutes. . Recora Kept by Weather Bureau The earthquake which occurred yester- day afternoon lasted longer than any seismic disturbance ever recorded by the weather bureau, which has had a seismo- Braph in place during the past four years. The disturbance is recorded as lasting bout five minutes. The weather bureau, however, regards earthquakes as a weather phenomenon, arf for that reason it does not have tele- graphic reports from stations in respect of such occurrences. The only place in the United States where seismic disturbances are scientifically re- corded is at the headquarters of the weath- er bureau here, where a seismograph, the invention of Professor €. F. Marion of the bureau, is placed :n the basement of the main building and notes its movements in an adjdining building. Three Recent Quakes. During the four years it has been in operation it has recorded about six earth- quakes, three of which occurred during the past monjh of May. There was a stight shock on the 3d instant, another on the 27th, lasting forty-five second, and the third and strongest on the 31st. The seismograph merely records a move- ment in the earth, but does not indicate the direction of that movement, as do in- struments that are used extensively by the Japanese government. Prof. H. M. Paul of the naval observa- tory was at his home, corner of 22d and streets, at the time of the shock yesterday. He noticed the vibrations and read the face time correctly at 1 29 p.m. He said the vibrations continued, and there seemed to be another maximum at 1:50 and continued to feel the chair shake under him until 2:00:20, = An Observer's Experience. A gentleman, wko occupies an office in the National Safe Deposit Company’s bulld- ing, corner New York avenue and 15th street, speaking of his expericnce during the earthquake yesterday, remarked: if “When the earthquake occurred I was in a front room, next my own, on the fourth floor of the bank building. I sat in a strong, four-legged office chair, fac- ing toward the south. conversing with a friend, who sat opposite me. Suddeniy I felt the building to be gently moving, with a see-saw motion, just as if, under its cen- ter from east to west, extended a great roller on which it gently rocked first to- Ward the south, then toward the north. The thought of an earthquake flashed through my mind, and with it the reflection that books always speak of shocks when describing them. There was nu shock to this. I should say tuat the first move- ment lasted fifteen seconds or possibly twenty; then there was an interval of rest of five to eight seconds, followed by an- other movement about a third as long as the first.” ———— TWO KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION. Chas. King & Sons’ Store Burned at Charlottsville, Va, Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 1.— The large warehouse recently erected by Chas. King & Sons of Alexandria, Va., as a branch of their Alexandria business, was totally destroyed by fire at a late hour yesterday afternoon, doing damage estimated at between $18,000 and $25,000, which is covered by an insurance of $11,- 000. The origin of the fire is not known. After it had been in progress a short while the dynamite and powder storage room exploded with a loud and deafening noise, knocking out three of the walls and com- pletely demolishing the office, in which a number of persons were at work. Two persons were killed by the falling debris. Mr. C. F. Ohristian, an employe, and a Mrs. Jones, who lives just across the street from the burned building. Mr. Chas. W. Hulfish, manager of the Charlotesville house for Chas. King & Sons, and also a son-in-law of Mr. King, was taken from the ruins in a battered and severely in- jured condition. His left arm was broken, and he was in many ways bruised and cut. Mr, Albert C. Mabry, another em- ploye, was caught under the debris, but was rescued uninjured, the timbers hav- ing fallen in such a position as to protect him. _J. W. Andersen, bookkeeper, was buried under the faliing bricks, and’ when reached was found to be suffering with severe pains in his back, besides many severe scalp wounds. A number of other persons were in the building at the time of its collapse, some of whom received slight injury. - Mr. Frank King of the firm was in the office at the time checking up, but man- aged to escape without injury. —— STRIKE AT PITTSBURG. Laborers at Jones & Laughlin’s Mills Quit Because of a Reduction, The strike will probably cause a shut- dewn of the entire plant. This morning the strikers gathered about the gates of the mill and gave three cheers. This was evidently a signal, for instantly all the men at work, except the tonnage or amalgamat- ed men, threw down their tools and walk- ed out ef the mill. At noon 500 men were on a strike. The night turnmen say they will not gu on duty unless the matter is adjusted, and this will cause a general suspension, as the tonnage men cannot work without the laborers. “ PITTSBURG, Pa., June 1.—A 10 per cent cut in wages, affecting all men not under the amalgamated scale, was ordered at Jones & McLaughlin’s American iron works today. As a result the open hearth workers and some other employes, in all about 200, refused to go to work last night. The firm employs nearly 3,000 men. ——— If you want anythirg, try an ad. in The Star. If anybody has whet you wish, you will get an answer. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs stock hange, correspondents Ladenbure, Same & Co., New York. FINANCE AND TRADE New York Market Opened Strong, but Weakened Later. UNDER PROFESSIONAL TRADING Grangers Showed Strength and Coal Roads Suffered. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, NEW YORK, June 1.—The execution of orders accumulated over the double holi- day resulted in the establishment of a strong opening level this morning. Ad- vances varying from 1-4 to 13-8 per cent were recorded in the active railway issues. The volume of business had not increased in proportion to this advance,” however, and in many instances first prices were the best. The trading element was active in both accounts, the market subsequently becom- ing irregular under the influence of these professional transactions. The Granger shares were in good demand during the early trading, an increase of $108,000 in Burlington's April earnings be- ing an especially strong influence in the advance. Realizing sales for a time stayed the movement In these securities and prac- tional concessions were recorded during the noon hour. At the decline the char- acter of the buying was said to have im- proved, room traders covering early sales in consequence. zi Omaha was sold down 1 per cent during this reactionary period, an absence of sup- port being a conspicuous feature of the movement. The undertone of the market suggests an increasing outside sympathy with the ad- vancing tendency. Commission house DU ing has improved somewhat, and awaits only definite legislation at Washington to become an important factor. The tariff uncertainty, if continued, t shortly discourage enthusiasm and’ force the market back into the narrow confines of professionalism. While the general Itst presented evidences of an ircreasing demand and attendant ad- ditions to last week's prices, several im- portant exceptions were noted elsewhere. New Jersey Central was sold Iberally from the opening by traders, and yielded to the extent of a 2 per cent decline. The Coal shares were sympathetically influenced by this renewed weakness. . C. C. and St. Louis, roted on Saturday as lacking in support, was depressed 3% per cent on a few sales during the early mora- ing. Unfavorable earnings for this sys- tem and discouraging dividend prospects for the preferred stock are credited with the decline. American Sugar was sold down sharply for a decline of 1% per cent, on orders thought to indicate a change of front on the part of an important speculative in- terest. ‘The termination of this selling movement end the absence of new pressure to sell attracted buying, which forced the price back to the opening level. Washington ad- vices on the sugar schedule indicate an Increasing opposition to its provisions and decreasing probabilities of its successful enactment, The passage of the Chicago gas consoll- dation [ills was announced during the forenoon, realing sales following almost immediately. The stock marketed to take profits was well bought, and confidence in the property has been materially increased by the new law. In a favorable market these shares are likely to retain their pres- ent promirent position. The foreign exchange market is reported steady under a limited demand. It is im- possible to estimate the probable outflow of gold during the week, but indications now point te a minimum outfiow. prthapeesse arrears FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 90 Broadway. American ‘American Sugar, pid American Tobacco my 34 icago, RI. & cig bs Chicago, St Paul, M.&O 989° SBA BT's BK lated Gas: 160 Washington Stock Exch Sales—regulur call—12 o'clock m. Deposit and Trust, 1 at if 115. tonal Saf rapbopwone, preferred, 2 at 10. AMergentialer U it 5 ui 10 at 121m. 10 at 121%. 10 at Lzlig. 40 at Isity. “after collMergenthaier Linotype, 20 le at 121. jumbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5x, 103 ‘30-year fund 6s, gold, 112 bid. Water Js, 1901, currency, 113 Lid. Water stock 7a, 114 bid. 3.65s, founding, curgency, 110 i Ek ? ae 4 i i i i if i B88 gta} sttRy EREEESSEE i i