Evening Star Newspaper, June 4, 1897, Page 2

=== LATE NEWS BY WIRE American Medical Association Ad- journs to Meet in Denver, Col. DR. STERNBERG ELECTED PRESIDENT Dr. John B. Hamilton Read a Pa- per on State Medicine. NEW OFFICERS ELECTED PHILADELPHIA, June 4.—The fourth and last day's session of the congress and semi-centennial of the American Medical ation began this morning with the ding of a paper on state medicine by Dr. John B. Hamilton of Miinois. ‘The following officers were then elected: Dr. Geo. M. Sternberg, Washington, pres- ident; Dr. J. H. Matthews, Kentucky, first vice president; Dr. W. H. Thompson, In- fs, secon? vice presiient; Dr. F. H. iggins, New York, third vice president; Dr. T. J. Happel, Tennessee, fourth vice president; Dr. Henry P. Newman, Illinois, treasurer; Dr. William B. Atkinson, Phila- delphia, secretary: Dr. W. A. Jayne, Colo- rado, assistant; Dr. George W. Webster, Illinois, librarian; Dr. J. W. Graham, Den- ver, chairman of the committee on ar- rangements. Dr. Joseph Eastrian, Indiana, and Dr. J. T. Priestly, lowa, whose terms expired this year on the hoard of trustees, were renominated, and Dr. Miller, Chicago, was ramed as the third member. All the mem- bers of the judicial council whose terns «@xpired this year were renominated. They are Dr. D. W. Crouse, Iowa; Dr. T. D. Crothers, Connecticut; Dr. W. T. Bishop, Pennsylvania; Dr. R. C. Moore, Nebraska: Dr. G. B. Gillespie, Tennessee: Dr. C. H. Hughes, Missouri,'and Dr. Ida J. Hel- berger, District of Columbia. In adiition to the officers elected, Dr. J. H. Musser, Philadelphia, was appointed to read the next annual address on general :; Dr. J. Murphy, that on general and Dr. Samuel C. Busey, Wasa- ington, that on state medicine. Denver was selected as the. next place of meeting. Dr. Sternberg, the newly elected presi- Gent, 1s surgeon general of the United States army. The following were elected delegates to the international medical congress, to be held in Moscow next August: G.S. Mitchell J. E. Hynem Charles Dennison, A. M. ler, H. L. E. Johnson, George M. Stern- A. Mare H. D. Holton, Thomas aha I. Quimby and George R. jer. liseeHaneous business was then taken and a number of minor resolutions adopted, after which the president- Dr. Sternberg, was introduced, and el the delegates. The convention adjourned. te this afternoon the delegates and r lalies left by special train to Atlantic ¥, where they wili be the guests of the nts of the city-by-the-sea. They will ifurn tomorrow and devote the day to clinics. Suc —— RECEIVE. THEIR DIPLOMAS. Graduating Exercises at the United tates Naval Academy Today. NNAPOLIS, Md., June 4.—Many per- sons were present at the Naval Academy this morning to witness the final exercises incident to the graduation of the class of ‘v7. The battalion marched to the chapel at 10:3), where an address was delivered by President Wilkes of the board of visit- ors, who gave some excellent advice to the Sraduates. After the chapel ceremonies the crowd moved to the band stand, where the diplomas were delivered by Secretary Long. Gov. Lowndes, Adjutant General Witmer and many others were present. Following is the offi anding of the luating class of 1897 and the order in which they received their diplomas: Line Division. “1. William G. DuBose, Georgia. ~ Ernest F. Eggert, Michigan. Joseph W. Pow-ll, New York. *4. Harry E. Yarnell, Iowa. “5. Harlan P. Perrill, Indiana. 6. Arthur J. Hepburn, Pennsylventa. 7. David FE. Theleen, Wis & Alfred W. Pressy, Nebraska. %. Needham L. Jones, Mississippi. 10. William H. Reynoids, Georgia. 11. Luther M. Overstreet, Nebraska. 12. Thomas C. Hart, Michigan. 13. Orin G. Murfin, Ohio. 14. Leonard R. Sargeant, Minnesota. Cyrus R. Miller, Californta. Gilbert Chase, V1 wi m2, Pen! ctor S. Houston, South Walter R. Sexton, Mlinois. David F. Boyd, ir. Alabama. Frederick R. Holman, Iowa. Walter M. Falconer, Ohio. Albert H. McCarthy, Iowa. Hilary Williams, Indiana. Willis McDowell, Pennsylvania. - Oscar D. Duncan, Alabama. . Arthur St. C. Smith, jr., Iowa. Robert Henderson, Ohio. Austin Kantz, Washington. Charles T. Owens, Pennsylvania. Wm. P. Giles, Texas. Wm. C. Asserson, New York. Alfred C. Owen, District of Columbia. 35. Samuel G. Magill, jr. North Dakota. 36. Irwin F. Landis, Kansas. 37. Clarence 8. Kempeff, California. Engineer Division. 1. Daniel S. Mahony, Michigan. Henry L. Collins, Pennsylvania. 3. Louis C. Richardson, South Carolina. 4 Andrew T. Graham, Miinois. ry N. Jenson, Wisconsin. vr L. Pratt, Llinois. 7. Wiliam D. Leahy, Wisconsin. & George Webber, Arkansas. 9. Ernest C. Keenan, New York. 10. George Van Orden, Michigan. Cadet Fletcner L. Sheffield of Georgia, who has been on sick leave, did not gradu- ate. He will continue at the academy as a member of next year's first class. Those marked thus (*) are “star” bers, tach having received 55 the multiple in studies. ylvania. Dakota. N shih rt mem- per cent of —~s> PAID OFF AND DISCHARGED. New Phase of the Strike at Jones & Laughlin'’s MIL PITTSBURG, Pa., June 4.—This was pay gay at Jones & Laughlin’s, and as each man was paid he was teld the mill would Start Monday, and was asked if he intend- ed to report for work then. Every man sald “No,” unless their demands were granted, and all were discharged There &re now 3,700 men on strike and trouble is feared when an attempt is made to start non-union Monday. es TO RETAIN CANOVAS. President ef Spanish Senate Advis. Queen Regent to Do So. MADRID, June 4.—The queen regent con- ferred last evening with the President of the senate, the Marquis Pazo de la Merrzed. ‘The fatter, after the conference, said that he had pointed to her majesty that continuance in office of Senor Canovas ) Castillo d constitute the best solution oft This cpinion ts shared by the president of the chamber of deputies, Senor A. Pidtal, who ts t the queen regent today. Marshal Martinez de Way te Madrid, ‘0 have a conference with ; Campos is on his but as he is not identified with any party he is not concerned pier crisis from a political standpoint and will give his attent pecially tio! Senor Fr fon to other questions, es- ‘o.that relating to the Cuban ‘sttu- Silvela, the leader of the Bissident ¢ tives in the chamber, ig smong (he politicians who have been sum. ed to the palace, Heraido understands that the pro- Paris branch of the Bank of Spain welt not be establishe®, the subject ha Tne the negotiations on = fallen through, ——__ if you want.enythirg, try an ad. in The Star. If anybody has what you wish, will get an answer. you NEW YORK REPUBLICANS. Conference Next Monday to Fix Date of Convention, NEW YORK, June 4.—Invitations were sent out today to the various republican organizations within the terrttory com- prising the greater New York, by Chair- man Quigg of the republican county eom- mittee, for a conference next Monday night. It is expected that at this conference the date will be fixed for the holding of a convention to nominate candidates for mayor and other city officials. eee WEYLER RETURNS TO HAVANA. End of Smalipox Epidemic an Occa- sion for Rejoicing. ‘HAVANA, June 4—Captain General Weyler arrived at Sagua La Grande, prov- ince of Santa Clara, yesterday, coming from Placetas and Camajuani by train. He will arrive here this afternoon on board the gunboat Legazpi. The bishop of Havana will officiate at a te deum in the cathedral on Sunday next, to offer up thanks to the Almighty for ending the smallpox epidemic in this city. gees BIG RAILROAD ENTERPRISE. The Mere Item of Filing Papers Cost $30,000. SPRINGFIELD, I!., June 4.—Articles of incorporation were filed witn the secretary of state today by the Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad Company, authorizing the company to build two railroad lines from Chicago west to the Mississippi river; another line from Chicago to East St. Louis; ancther from Chicago to the Ohio river, and another from Chicago to the In- diana end Illinois boundary line, through Kankakee. The capital stock is $30,000,000. The in:- corporators and first board of directors are Wm. Allen Butler, jr., Yonkers, N.Y.; Chas. H. Coster, Tuxedo, N.Y.; Fred. T. Gates, Montclair, N.J. lams, Henry Budge, Alfred S. Hetdelba Col- gate Hoyt, New York city; Samuel Rains- lie. Kemper K. Knapp, Henry S. Hawley, Edward S. Harson, Frederick E. Paradis, Edward K. Knowlton, Mark Breedin, 3r., and Wm. S. Maliette, all of Chicago. The fee for filing was $30,000, the largest sum ever received for an incorporation in the United States. es DUTY WOOD AND TIMBER. Changes Favored by the Senate mance Committee. The Senate committee on finance today decided to recommend several minor amend- ments in the wood schedule of the tariff bill as a result of last night's hearings. The most important of these were the fol- lowing: Increasing the rate on hewn tim- ver and round timber used for spars (para- graph 192) from 1 cent te 1% cents per cubic foot; withdrawing the amendment striking out the House duty on kindling wood; increasing the rate on laths from 15 to 25 cents per 1,000 pieces: restoring the House rate of 30 cents per 1,000 on shingles which the committee reduced to 25 cent restoring the specific House raie.on tooth- picks, and striking out the ad yaiorem rate, withdrawing from the amendment to para- graph 194 (paving posts, etc.), which struck out the words “or other woods,” the effect being te leave the House rate of 20 per cent ad valorem in effect. No change was made in the rate of $2 per 1,000 feet on sawed lumber. = Fi- New Fourth-Class Postmasters. Fourth-class postmasters have been ap- Pointed today as follows: Maryland—Han- cock, Washington county, M. J. Perkins. Virginia—Dawsonville, J. G. Herndon; East Lexington, L. E. Tolley; Elkspur, 'N. J. Guynn; Hayfield, R. W. White; Jonesville, M. E. Blankinship; Tucker. Hill, F. H. Unruh. —— Favorable to Otero’s Confirmation. The Senate committee cn territories has agreed to a favorable report on the nomi- nation of M. A. Otero to be governor of New Mexico. ———__ee—____ Special Legislation Necessary. The Treasury’ Department has decided that in the absence of special legislation by Cengress it cannot entertain the question of the erection and maintenance of an im- migrant land and labor clearing house on Ellis Island, New York harbor. —o— Petition Against the Crematory. Following close upon the report of the unsanitary condition of the crematory in the rear of the old cbservatory grounds was a petition signed by a large majority of the residents'in the immediate neigh- borhood of the crematory, praying the Commissioners to relieve them of the nuisance. This petition was presented to the Commissioners yesterday by @ com- mittee appointed by the complaining resi- lents. ——— Balance in Drag Fund. The attention of the Commissioners has been called tu the fact that there remains of the appropriation set aside for drugs for the poor a balance of some $720, and the heaith officer recemmends that tais baiance be expended in the pay of two additional physicians to the poor. -—_>—_— Coursing Derby at Davenport. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., June 4—The ex- ecutive committee of the American Cours- ing Club has added the American coursing derby for first season greyhounds to the Program of the American Waterloo cup meeting, to be run at Davenport, Iowa, in October. It is a thousand-dollar stake at $25 entrance, as Trouble in Meline Cabinet. LONDON, June 4—A spectal dispatch from Paris says rumors are current at the French capital of serious dissension in the Meline cabinet, and that its reconstruction is probable. ee Mr. and Mrs. Towne Drowned. GALVESTON, Texas, June 4.—Last night H. S. Towne, wife and sister went bathing shortly after a squall. Mr. and Mrs. Towne i were drowned, while the sister narrowly escaped. Mr. and Mrs. Towne came from Tampico, Mexico. They leave two children. eee Actress Emily Bancker Dead. ALBANY, N. Y., June 4.—Emily Bancker, the actress, died at the Albany Hospital today cf peritonitis, having been il since Mondsy. Her husband, Manager Thomas W. Ryley, was with her. They were visit- ing Mrs. Ryley’s aunt in this city when she was taken ill. es Discussed Building Reguiations. There was an impertant meeting of the board of Commissioners yesterday after- noon to consider the new building regul: tions. These regulations havé been pend- ing for nearly a-year. It will be recalled that the old board of Commissioners first ordered the compilation of a new set of regulations governing the erection of houses, and a commission, composed of architects and builders, was appointed to submit recommendations of changes. In the course of time the report of the com- mission was received, and then the mat- ter dragged along. When the building @epartinent was placed under the direction of the Engineer Commissioner he imme- diately went to work upon the new reguia- tons, and he is using every expedtent to have them promulgated immediately. —__+ —— : Trouble at San Quentin at an End. The great revolt among the convicts at San Quentin, Cal., fs practically at an-end. Captain Edgar, the guardian of the prison yard, has the prisoners under his complete and has won a signal victory over in stripe. Last evening nearly 100 re released from solitary confine- ment, and are now wiliing to go to work in the jute mill. $ ee Game Wardens Appointed. Upon the recommendation of the Prince George’ County Game and Fish Protec- live Association, Gov. Lowndes has “ap- peinted as deputy same wardens for Hy- attsville seetion, Messrs. Howard O, Em- mons and Leighton H. Baxter, Hyattsvtile Mr. Otto Day, Bladensburg; ‘Mr. Why, Doirg, eas 3 3 Beltsville. ON Cowes F STATE OF THE CUBAN ARMY. Captain W. D. Smith Appears Again Before a Senate Committee. Captain W. D. Smith of the Cuban army Spent considerable time again today ‘with the Senate committee on foreign relations. In a brief interview with a representative of the Associated Press he said: “The Cu- ban army is now in better condition to re- sist the Spaniards and to maintain the fight for independence than it has been since the beginning ef the war. General Gomez has a well-disciplined army of about 40,000 men, who are determined to hold out until their efforts shall be crown- ed with victory. Our soldiers are rapidly procuring arms, and every day serves to put them on a better footing in this re- spect. Our troops enjoy a vast advan- tage over the Spaniards, in that they are not injurlously affected by the climate. “I may say that I have not seen a case of yellow fever or smallpox among the Cuban soldiers since I have been on the island, and that I have not been sick a day myself. Furthermore, we have no dif- ficulty in feeding our troops. In the por- tion of the country in which the Cuban. troops are in control the provisions are protected, and we draw our supplies from this source. Our commissary is, therefore, regularly renewed, and our supplies are re- ceived in quantities quite sufficient to meet all oug wants.” In réply to a question Captain Smith said: “All talk about autonomy and of Spanish reforms for Cuba is so much breath wasted. There is not a man in the Cuban army who will agree to accept any- thing short of absolute independence. Capt. Smith is an American. He has been in Cuba for a year, and is an officer in Gen. Gomez's bodyguard. ——___-+____ ABANDONED PATENT CASES. Possible Ideas Buried Under Layers of Dust. Visitors to the patent office are frequent- ly carried to. “the vault” and allowed to ‘gaze through the palings of the wooden door that leads to the sepulchral apart- ments with their imaginations excited by the story of the contents of the place. “The vault’ of the patent office consists ef a series of rooms and corridors in which the papers in all the abandoned patent cases are filed. When an inventor has filed his claim and from poverty which prevents him from prosecuting it, or from a change of opinion regarding the“merits of his de- vice, decided to press it no further the whole case is sent to the abandoned files room. Every year since the organization of the patent office the contents of that room have been added to. The rules of the patent office require that these files shall be kept absolutely secret, and no one is permitted to pass the wooden gate leading to them, except a small number of trusted employes, What thoughts of genius lie buried in the vault, what inventions are there indicated no one knows, and no one can know. For all the world knows the missing link in many a great invention may lie hidden in the vault. Thousands of cases are there, each year being covered by a heavier layer of dust. It occasionally occurs that an inventor who has abandon- ed his claim for a patent revives his case and secures a patent, but that is not often. —_———__ ICE CREAM FREEZERS. One Scheme Which Has Not Been Gen- erally Adopted. The people who resort to refreshing ice cream as a means of seeKing comfort on hot summer evenings are seldom aware of the amount of inventive genius that hes been exercised in devising methods for freezing the creamy substance which they enjoy. Two hundred and fifteen patents for ice cream freezers and parts of ice cream freezers have been issued by the United States patent office. They comprise every variety of freezers that an ingenius peo- ple have been able to imagine and to se- cure patents for. One of the most unique of the ideas involved in the variety of in- ventive genius shown in the ice cream busi- ness is a scheme by which the crank of the ice cream freezer is turned by the revolu- tions of the wheels of a vehicle on which the freezer is placed. The idea was that of a rural gentleman, who, while watching the wheels of his wagon go round on his trips from town to country, had caught the idea that those wheels while revolving might as well turn the ice cream freezer, over which he had perspired on many & summer day, in order to provide a dessert at his dinner table. He also had an idea that there would be an economy of time and ice by his invention. Providing cream in his freezer upon going to town he thought. he could -transact his business, purchase enough ice to freeze the cream end complete the whole opgration by the time his wagon reached his country home im the evening. But somehow this in- genious device has never resulted in its practical adoption. It was one of those things that looked very pretty on paper | and would mightily please the fancy of children of imaginative turn of mind. ——— ae INTEREST OF FARMERS. Agricultural Department to Investi- gate Foreign Ideas and Methods. A special effort is being made by the Present administration to advance the in- terests of the agriculturalists in all parts of the country. This idea has been develop- ed to so great an extent that foreign min- isters and consuls have been requested be- fore leaving for their stations to call upon the Secretary of Agriculture and to consult him regarding matters that may lead up to an improvement in ag¢icuitur:l conditions here. Consequently Secretary Wilson has received every such official before the latter has left the country and has talked over agricultural matters with him. ‘These min- isters and consuls have been requested to make ‘an especial effort to send to their gevernment suggestions that may Icad to an increase in the foreign trade of this country in all articles of agriculture. They have been requested to inquire what prod- ucts raised in this country will have the greatest sale abroad, and to suggest what, if any, variation in the present mode of manufacture or shipment might lead to in- creased sales. It is believed that by fol- lowing this course a valuable improvement in the present condition of the agricultural classes as a whole may be brought about. ——— Changes in Fire Department. The Commissioners today removed Fore- man N. J. Niland of truck C and promoted Tillerman C. A. Kraemer to the vacancy. Private J. 8. Cooper has been promoted to the position of tillerman, and Clarence B. Thompson has been appointed a private, all promotions and the appointment to take effect after twelve months’ probation. ——._. Alleges Loss of n Ring. Miss Bessie Stacey, or, as she is known now, Mrs. Taliaferro, called at the Police Court today in quest of a warrant for the arrest of a young man named Paul Crutch- ett. According to the story of Mrs. Talia- ferro, the young man named, about a year ago, took from her hand a diamond ring, valued at $100, and has failed to return it, although she has reqrested him to make restitution on several occasions. Assistant District Attorney Mullowny declined to order the issuance of the desired warrant. A Star reporter learned at the office of the district attorney t the charge of larceny against “Miss Stacey” is still pend- ing, and will in all probability be called for trial in. due time. No steps have been taken, It was stated, to compromise the case Or quash the indictment. Mrs. Talla. ferro is living in this city, and has not. gone to Florida to reside, as has been stated. Claims Damages. Thomas Childs, as administrator of the late John A. Merriman, today sued the B. and O. R. -t. Company, claiming 310,000 daraages because of the killing of Merri- man at the L street crossing the evening of the 3d of last March. It ts claimed that Merriman was struck and fatally injured by being struck by a locomotive while he was crossirg the railroad tracks. The crossing, it is charged, was left unprotect- ed by gates, and was not guarded by a watchman. The plaintiff ts represented by Attorneys Henry E. Davis and Chas. C. Tucker. Fee —_—+-_—_. An Aroostook, Me., man was seen this week harrowing oats in a fur_coat, Western Missoufl negroes will hold a re- union of ex-slaves in Holden June 17. The State University at Lawrence, Kan, has 1,004 students, and "07 numbers 173. NOMINATIONS TODAY Now United States Treazurer and Min- Half an Hour Lost in Securing a ey “Ruorum. : MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES oi The Prestdent today sent the following nominations to the Senate: State—Lawrence Townsend of Pennsyl- vania, to be envoy extraordinary and min- ister plenipotentiary of the United States to Portugal. 4 Treasiry—Ellis H. Roberts of New York, to be treasurer of the United States; Con- rad N. Jordan of New York, to be assist- ant treasurer of the United States at New York city; Wm. E. Andrews of Nebraska, to be auditor for the Treasury Depart- ment; Wm. Brown of Pennsylvanta, to be auditor for thé War Department.~ Postmasters — Pennsylvania — George H. Swearingen, Dunbar; Reuben J. Motte, Port Allegany. New York—Edwia Abrams, Lawrence. Colerado—John Alfred, Lead- ville. Kansas—Charles E, Bowman, Ar- gentine; Richard S. Oakford, Herington; Nathaniel Barns, Kansas City; Hurry H. Lusk, Parsons; Alfted York, Fort Riley. Missouri—Frank M. Atkinson, St. Joseph. North Carolina—Leroy L. Brinkley, Eden- ton. Utah—Arthur B. Gibson, Mercur. West Virginia—James F. Posten, Elicins. Navy—Commander Richard P. Leary to be captain, Lieutenant Commander Wm. Swift to be commander, Lieutenant Com- mander Henry B. Mansfield to be com- mander, Lieutenant Herbert Winslow to be lieutenant commander, Lieut. Wm. H. Tur- ner to be lieutenant commander, Lieut., junior grade, Wm. J. Maxwell to be lieu- tenant; Lieut., junior grade, Franklin Swift to be lieutenant. Mr. Townsend is a resident of Philadel- phia. He was appointed by President Cleveland secretary of the legation at Vienna. He is a brother of Dr. Townsend, superintendent of the Philadelphia mint. The selection is not a political one, al- though he had the indorsement of the Pennsylvania senators. Mr. Roberts was first urged for the ap- pointment of assistant treasurer at New York, but there was a desire to retain Mr. Jordan, the present incumbent, who is # gold democrat, and the arrangement was made. Mr. Jordan was regarded as being especially fitted for the place. Mr. Roberts is an “organization republi- can” and is at present president of the Franklin National Bank. He was sub- treasurer at New York under the Harrison administration, He was formerly editor of the Utica Herald. Mr. Brown ig a lawyer of Bradford, Pa., and was once a member of Congress from that district. He was indorsed for the place by the Pennsylvania senators and is a warm personal friend of Senator Quay. LESS THAN- A QUORUM PRESENT. Half an Hour'’s Delay Caused by Ab- Wence of Senators. The Senate mét at 11 a.m. today with a view to expediting the tariff bill. Two Speeches were announced for the day, one by Mr. Mantle (Mont.) on the wool schedule of the tariff pill, and another by Mr. Butler (N. C.) on his joint resolution te amend the Constitution so as to give Copgresg the power to impose in- come taxes. Mr. Mantle was recognized at the opening? of the session, and spoke at lergth. ee (Mr. Mantle's speech will be found in another column.) The atteqdance of senators was small, and at 11:15 a.m. Mr. Pettigrew (8. D.) in= terrupted Mf. Mantle’ to call attenticn to the absence of a quorum. A call disclosed only thirty-two senators prezent—thirteea tess than ,@ quorum.. This brought business to a halt. Senators came in from time to time and°gvadiually 4welled the attendance, but not beyond thirty-eigat—seven short cf quorum. On motion of Mr. Gray (Del.) the ser- geant-at-arms, was, dispatched to request the presence of senators. 4U was half an‘hour before a quorum was secured and business proceeded. Eefore Mr. Mantle. resumed.ithe bill was passed appropriating $225,000 for a public building at Wilkesbarre, ‘Pa., and the House amend- ments to the relief resolution for the suf- ferers by the Rio Grande river overflow were agreed to. Mr. Mantle then resumed his speech. While Mr. Mantle was referring to the opposition of the wool manufacturers against the wool growers, Mr. Platt (Conn.) who, with Mr. Allison, was in charge of the bell for the day, arose to state that he did not regard the remarks fair to the bulk of the wool manufacturers. Some wanted free wool; some did not. But he believed that the general sentiment of wool manufacturers throughout the coun- try was favorable to a sufficient duty on wool, : Mr. Mantle answered that he did not ean Mat there was an active we.fare, but experience had shown that thcre was a hostility by the wool manufacturers against the growers. Mr. Mantle received close attention from the republican side of the chamber, Mr. Hanna (Ohio), who was referred to during the speech, taking a seat beside him and attentively following the entire speech, while Mr. Foraker (Ohio) and other sena- tors from wool-producing states were in- terested listeners. Mr. Mantle closed at 1:45, and Mr. Butler foliowed immediately on the subject of an income tax. Mr: Allison showed some im- patience at the delay of the tariff debate, but was assured by Mr. Butler that he would not speak long, “Indecent Haste” Charged. Mr. Butler had no sooner started than he was involved in a lively colloquy with Mr. Cullom (Iil.). The North Carolina sen- ator referred at the outset to the recent Supreme Court decistons on the income tax and on the anti-trust law. He added an expression of surprise at the indecent haste with which the pooling bill was being urged before Congress immediately after the decision of the Supreme Court on the anti-trust law. This aroused Mr. Cullom, chairman of the interstate commerce committee, now considering the pooling bill, to a spirited reply. The senator from North Carolina was making a statement about which he knew nothing, said Mr. Cullom. The pool- ing bill had been before Congress for months before the Supreme Court decision, and it sought to strengthen the interstate law. He resented the statement of “inde- cent haste,” amd such a characterization was a misrepresentation of facts. Mr. Chilton, Texas, another member of the interstate’ ttimmerce conimittee, here took a hand in the controversy, joining ts- sue with Me. Cwilom. Mr. Chilton said he had been on thencommittce for two years, and he had never k:iowr of the pooling bill being presSed until after the recent Su- preme gies decision against railway pool- ing. 5 = He differgd in; toto, he said, with the chairman of the,committee, that the pool- ing bill sought to strengthen the law. In his judgment, it would destroy the inter- state law, and thé passing of the bill would be a fatal jpxpertment. Mr. Butler, reauming, said Mr. Chilton’s Statement pad ‘fully justified his original assertion, apd he would leave it to the pub- as to judge whether there was indecent laste. 0 z ‘He woul@, heiald, insist.on the eon- sideration of @ measure authorizing an in- come tax.2befomy. any pooling bill was brought before.the Senate. He declared that the pooling pill was in the interest of G the most gigantic trust in existence, com- pared with which al other trusts are pig- mies, z : The senator then spoke on the merits of. an income tex. He pointed out the in- equalities of our present system of taxa- ple who were least able to bear it, while it benefited the 2 per cent of those who did not need assistance. Tarif Bilt Again Up. At 2:50 the consideration of the tariff bill by paragraph was resumed in the Senate. CORBETT’S CASE PoSTPONED, e fe the Sen- ale Elections Committee, The Senate commitien on privileges and elections made an effort today to dispose of the claim ef H. W. Corbett to the va- cant senatorial seat from Oregon. Senator Hoar moved a resolution in the commit- tee favorable to seating Mr. Corbett, but Senator Pettus called attention to the ab- gence Of democratic senators, and asked be postponed until the oe meeting of the committee, which was 2. ———_+ + _____ AT THE BALL GROUNDS. Favorable Comment on the Deal for Tom Tucker. A couple of hundred people were around the entrance to the National Park this af- ternoon at 1 o'clock when the gates were thrown open: From then on an almost continuous stream poured into the grounds, @ large sprinkling of ladies being notice- able. On all sides could be heard favorable comment on the Tucker deal, and that fact alone no doubt added materially to the regular attendance. Another sensational deal in which the Chicago club is likely to figure is the trad- ing of Shortstop Dahlen for Hughey Jen- nings of Baltimore. One of the newspaper men traveling with the Chicago club is responsible for this report. All the Chicago players speak in the high- est terms of Sam Dungan, the old Chicago fielder who is playing this year with the Detroits, and who has ‘just been transferred to Philadelphia in exchange for Shortstop Gillin and Pitcher Brandt. Mr. Wagner has been asked to waive case ‘to the Philadelphia player, which he did. When Umpire Emslie started the first game at 2 o'clock fully 2,000 persons were on the grounds ard still. coming. Tucker had not arrived and Cartwright was on first. Swaim was in the box for the Senators, and started off well by strik- ing out Evorett. McCormack then hit to center for a triple, and Lange followed suit, earning a run for the Colts. Anson then flew out to O’Brien, and Lange was touched out on the line. “Little Eva” claimed Reilly held him, but Emslie failed to see the block, and the claim was not allowed. Callahan and Kittridge were in the points for Chicago. Brown struck out and Abbey and De Mont died on infield hits. A base on bails to ‘Thornton; another triple by Ryan; 4 single by Pfeffer; a dou- ble by Kittridge; Callahan's out at first; a single by Everett; another single by Lange, gave the Chicagos four runs in the second inning. A fast double play by McCormack, Pfeffer and Anson kept the Senators from scoring in their second turn at the bat. King replaced Swaim in the third inning, and the Chicagos went out in one, two, three order. A beautiful catch by Brown in left center was a noteworthy perform- ance. When Cartwright came to the bat in the third inning he was given a hearty re- ception by the spectators, who now num- bered fully 3,500. He responded with a fine single to left; King followed with a beauty single to right, but was put out on a quick return of the ball by Ryan to Anson. Brown then drove a hard one through the infield, scor- ing Cartwright and scoring the Senators’ first run. Up_to 3:20 Tucker had not made his ap- pearance. THE USEFUL GIRAFFE. Employed to Get Down Balls That Had Lodged in the Roof Gutter. From the New York Sun. “Good-natured?” said the old circus man. “Why! The best in the world. When the old man’s boy used to get a base ball lodged in a gutter at the eaves of the house—this was when we were off the road in winter quarters—he never used to get out at the scuttle and climb down the roof and take the risk of falling off and break- ing his neck to get it. He used to go to the barn and get out the giraffe. The old eighteen-footer would trot along after the boy—he knew what was wanted—till they came to the house, and then walk along the side, looking down into the gutier as he went along, until he came to the ball, and then he would pick it up and bend his head down and give it to the boy. “One day, when the youngster had thrown the ball up on the roof and had seen it roll down, into the gutter, he went as usual after the giraffe. When the gi- raffe looked along the gutter that da: there was no ball there. He took his nose out of the gutter and looked down at the boy in the yard with a large interrogation mark in each eye, as much as to say: “ ‘Sure it didn’t roll off somewhere? “And the boy said ‘sure.’ and then the Siraffe looked again, but it wasn’t there, and the giraffe so reported, with a solemn shake of the head, and was driven back to the barn. 5 “They wondered about this, for it was the first time the giraffe had ever failed to get the ball, and they knew it must be there, but it was soon explained. A day or two later there came a big rain storm. Instead of running a big, noisy stream as usual, the tin water pipe from the roof ran just.a little bit of a stream, and the water that should have run off in that way overflowed the gutters and dripped in a thin sheet against the side of the house. Then they knew why the giraffe couldn't find the bal]. It had rolled down the water pipe.” ee TRAINS THAT DO NOT STOP. A Moving Station Platform to Let Passengers Of. From the Philadelphia Record. A new system by which passeengers may be taken on or from trains without the necessity of stopping, has been recently | devised by a French civil engineer, Theve- not le Bone, who proposes to exhibit his plan at the Paris exposition of 1900. This feat 1s accomplished by means of a moving station platform. which was suggested by the moving sidewalk. The inventor pro- poses to use for the purpose a circular disc, the outer circumference of which is to travel at the same rate of speed as the passing train. When entering the plat- form from a staircase in the center there will be no danger, since the speed at this point is comparatively low, nor will it be felt much when going toward the edge of the turning platform, for the increase of speed is gradual and anticipated. There will not be the slightest difficulty, even if there should be a crowd to accom- modate, the inventor having with great foresight provided for such an event in a very ingenious way. The attendant of the station, placed in the tower at the center, overlooks the entire platform, and, should the time of passing not permit of the safe handling of the passengers, he throws the switches on the point where the train leaves the platform ordinarily, so that the train will run around the station, and that would be amply sufficient for discharging | all passengers and getting aboard a new | quota, filling the whole train. It is pro- posed to give the trains and platforms at the Paris exposition a speed of seven and one-haif miles per hour, which is consid- ered amply sufficient for local traffic. It remains to be seen whether this sys- tem will turn out to be of practical value, | since the influence of the centrifugal force is very likely to interfere with the proper working of the scheme. A very natural effect would be the throwing of the people on the platform into the train im a rather unceremontous way, while those aboard would have some difficulty in jumping off. ——+ e+ —____ Why the Chickens Died. From the Christian at Work. A profersor at one of our universities is the subject of a queer anecdote. Last win- ter he was married and went to housekeep- ing outside town. This spring he thought he would add a few hens to his stock; he already had a dog. He set a couple of hens and in good time had two large broods of chickens. He was very proud of them, but in a week or so the fowls be- gan to die. The professor called in a neigh- bor to at the chickens and offer ad- vice. They were certainly a dilapidated lot of chickens that the neighbor viewed. They were thin and apparently without ambi- tion. “What do you feed them?” asked the shbor after a brief survey. “ed them?” responded the professor, though he didn’t hear right. “Why, { lon’t feed them anything; I thought the old hens had enough milk for them.” ———-re2______ Gen. Campos Reaches Madrid. © MADRID, June 4.—Marschal Martinez De Campos arrived here today and went im- mediately to the palace. ee Siesta ee acipnia thie, waskioass ordain iat the 4 so) we was of sevorty-nine, saccet f DENVER, Col., June 4.—A special to the News from Miles City, Mont., says: Capt. Reed, commanding the Fort Custer soldiers at the reservation, has sent a lengthy docu- ment for publication, telling the families to return, that they are sure to protect Doth the Indians and white people. This statement is claimed by the whites to be absurd, for it is.4 fact that 200 Indians are off the reservation and not under submis- sion. The ‘settlers on Otter creek, east of Tcngue river, are gathering at the Circle Bar ranch, and are building a stone fort in which to protect their wives and children from the Indians. .It is learned that the Sioux decline to cme in and aid the Cheyennes. It is claimed that the Indians are sup- plicd with government arms and arm.muni- tion, and that the Indian agent and his subordinates are endeavoring to keep the sheriff and his deputies from going upon the reservation,-which is necessary in order to secure evidence to convict the murder- ers when bronght to trial. This 's causing @ strong demand for the removal of Indian Agent Stouch by the authoritios. The Indians implicated in the murder of yeung Hoover are Philip Badger, now un- der arrest; Sam Crow, Standing Elk and a helf brother of Chief Red Bird. The latter three are still at large. Standing Elk is a Sraduate of Carlisle Indian School. No News From Capt. Stouch. So far as the officials at the War De- partment know the sitvation is quiet in the Tongue River country anforg the In- dians. No report has come from Captain Stouch, the agent, touching the service of @ warrant upon him by the sheriff, and it is not telleved at the War Department that he will be interfered with just now. The only report that came to the depart- ment today was frem Colonel Sheridan, at St. Paul. He said that an investigation had been ordered of the complaint that had come to department headquarters that In- dians were threatening the Miles City post route. The Indian office has had no word today from Agent Stouch at the Cheyenne agency. He has not reported his arrest, and the department is in ignorance of the ecndftion of affairs beyond the informa- tion contained in the press dispatches. No confirmation of the reported murder by Indians of Benjamin H. and Peter M. Derland at Mt. Wahsatch, in the far west, has been received at the Indian office. In view of the fact that the agent of that reservation is one of the most efficient and prompt in the service, the authorities here are inclined to discredit the reported mur- der. The men reported killed were for- merly cf Oakville, Canada. =e A NEW SUGAR SCHEDULE. Republican Senators Likely to Agree on Substantially House Rates. The sugar schedule will probably not be taken up in the Senate until the latter pert of next week, and possibly not until the week follcwing. It is expected that meanwhile the republicans will agree upon a new sugar schedule, more in conformity with the House schedule. While the new schedule has not been definitely decided cn, it is understood that it will be sub- stantially the House specific duty with one mill off. FIRST SLAVES WERE WHITE. The Florida Minorcans Descendants of the Greeks. From the Detrot Free Press, Down on the Hillshorough river, in Vo- lusia county, Fla., there are the ruins of one of the oldest settlements in this coun- try, and its history forms one of the most tragic episodes ever recorded of any place in the United States. The place is called New Smyrna, but there is nothing new or attractive about it except the orange trees, the palmettos and green vines which na- ture distributes lavishly around. There is one class of people in the south who can never be induced to visit New Smyrna, and the very sound of the name makes them shrink and turn their heads aside in shame or anger. ~ In the streets of St. Augustine today one eccasionally catches a glimpse of a type of American beauty that fairly takes the breath away, and again he sees traces of that type in so many other faces that he unhesitatingly attributes them all to the same source. There are only a few pure- bleoded Minorcan women left in this coun try, but the blood of these ancient slaves has mingled with that of our noble south- ern families and perpetuated in a degree a beauty that is now rarely seen. What the Creole blood has done for so many women of New Orleans the Minorcan blood has ac- complished for the inhabitants of Florida. The wondrous eyes, the regular, classic features and the beautiful hair are ali worthy of the Greek slave—their real an- cestral prototype. The story of the Florida Minorcans is in- teresting, dramatic, tragic. They were the first slaves brought to this country—and white slaves at that! They suffered the horrors of a slavery which was unregu- lated by law, and which would have made the scenes in “Uncle Tom's Cabin” com- monplace. The existence of this white slave colony in the south was only nine years, but in that length of time enovgh sorrow and misery were compressed to fill half a century. eee = ‘They Had the Governor on Exhibition From the Kansas City Star. The college boys of Lawrence, Kan., play- ed a good joke on Gov. Leedy soon after his inauguration. They got up a travesty on the circus in order to raise money for a local church, and invited the governor to grace the entertainment with his pres- ence. The affair was held in a tent, and as soon as Mr. Leedy arrived the “barker” qutside began to call out in a sing-song voice: “Step imside, ladies and gentlemen, and see the governor of Kansas, imported from the wilds of Coffey county at the great expense of Mr. E. N. Morriil of Hia- watha, whom he has tamed effectually. This is a rare and handsome specimen, and the only governor of Kansas now in cap- tivity. All others have been let loose as not being the real thing.” The governor knows college boys and enjoys a joke, so he remained inside, and was the biggest at- traction of the show. If you want anything, try an ad. in The Star. 1f anybody has what you wish, you will get an afswer. ——_ Government Bonds. Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers. sample, 3 th, Me: Saal .: month, 28i4n25) af FINANCE AND TRADE Granger Shares Continue to Show Strength in New York. SUGAR TOOK A TORN UPWARD Chicago Gas Was Strong and Weak by Turns. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Ss, Spectal Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, June 4.—The approaching holiday season in London has already be- gun to influence speculation at that cen- ter, a decreased demand and fractional concessions being reflected in this morn- ing’s early cables. Without the assistance of foreign buying the local market would undoubtedly appear more narrow than is generally supposed. Realizing sales in all parts of the room were conspicuous during the opening hour, in sympathy with this change abroad. The commission house demand at the decline was fully equal to the emergency, however, and no important declines were recorded. The recent edvance in the market was made possible, primarily, only by the rise of the short interest outstanding at @ time when routine developments changed sud- denly in favor of values. The immediate needs for the protection of outstanding obligations having been satisfied, profe: sional interest in the long account was revived. The purchases made at the end of the former movement now show satisfactory profits, and realizing sales are both prob- able and natural. The character of the de- mand at the decline is manifestly better than it has been for a long time, and be- cause of this fact the main situation is justly regarded as an improving one. Experience suggests the improbabillty of a _contmuous advance under the influence of such a \olume of business as that which now makes up the daily totals. A new high level after each recession is not un- warranted, and is almost generally regard- ed as probable. Railroad earn.ngs announced today cov- ering the last week, and in some instances the full month of May, reflect encouraging gains by comparison with the same date last year. The granger shares reflect tho mcst improvement in this particular, and are consequently relied upon to lead the market toward a higher average level. There is, at the moment, no occasion to ane ticipate disappointment in this particular, but ghould unfavorable developments occur the ‘whole market, and not merely this group, will be affected thereby. The Coal shares were strong under the influence of further covering in New Jer- sey Central. The advance in the latter shares exceeded 2 per cent, but no buying nore significant than that arising from the demands of the short interest was re- ported. Western Union was weak, notwithstand- ing the customary weekly assurance of a prominent director that the full dividend would be paid from earnings, which promise to exceed those of the same quarter last year. The question involving the loss of the presert ticker service tends to encourage ee in such sales as those recorded teday. An advance of \% per cent a pound in refined sugars was reflected in a strong market for the shares of the American Compary. The passing over of the sugar schedule in the tariff bill was construed to be favcrable to the stock. Chicago Gas was strong and weak by turns throughout the day. The dividend ty of the stock continues to inspire dence in its future welfare. The sign- ing of consolidation bills by the governor, while regarded as a certainty, will probably be utilized to still further advance the price. The engagement of $50,000 gold for shipment was announced during the day. ana. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest a@d the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, ree York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 3) Broadwa; American Spirits. American Sugar, pt American Tobacco. American Cotton O11 Den. & Rio Grande, pfi Erie ... General Electric Iinots Central crass Soest sbets phbn> Lake Shore... WOSjg 103K 163ig TOK Louisville & Nashvilie.. 47% 475, 475) 475, Metropolitan Tracton.. 105 10945 108 108%, Mahattan Elevated Sy Si A BL Michigan Central.. ses senes noses ooee Missoun Pacific. National Lead Co. Washingiom Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Ppeumatic Gun Carriage, luv at 44 cents. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund Sa, 103 bid. 30-year fund 66, gold, 112 bid. Water stock ce « ¥e ‘bid. Water stock 7s, 1903, © per touts teecistered: ab frvency. isis bid PGs, fandiag, currency. 110 4 per cents, on of 1907 12% 113" | bid, 112 2 Hrd ee eerie ie | his bid. Belt Hatiroad as, 00 Wid, 80 aaked. i eed acs * _ Liss? | Eekington Hailroad ts, 80 bid. Columbia Railroad ry uy 113% | = Currency 6'per cents of 1898. 101 x a Currency 6 per cents of 1899 1081 BI pean ears Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co, bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. AIN. High, Low. Close. age Sa oe Be 2456-25 Bin sig: IT% 17%-% 1TK-% 7.” 7. aa 38 3G Railroad Stocks.Capital Traction, 53% bi, 54 320 § asked: | Metropolitan, 114% bid. 53 bid. 43 43 Gas and Electric Light Stocks. — Washington Gas, » | PRE, Sip naked Georgetown Gas, 45 bid. U: Chose. * | 8. ‘taectrie Light, 91 bid, 92 asked. 719 7.20 Insurance. Stocks.—Firemen’s, 30 vid. Franklin, 2 if ge ese ae St 7S 676 {145 ashid. German-American, 187 bid.’ National ———»—_——__ Ui 2 bid, 14 asked. Columbia, 12% bid, 13 Baltimore Markets. ae Se ae. eet, BALTIMORE, Jane, 4-—Flour doll, unchanged —re- | "te = tien te Title, 103 gelpts, 18540" barrels; exports, "13,373 barrels. tle, © 5 Wheat dali ang casy—‘spot und imonth, 764aTG%: | "Teaspion: Seeks Fenearivimin’ 40 th, B® asked Se zs AwuaE, GATING recelits, 58. 18s and Potomac. 644 tid, GT asted. Amer: bushels; exports, none; stock, 245.625 bushels con atone , ‘southern wheat by ., T3ah). Corn easy — spot,