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—————. LATE NEWS BY WIRE London Afternoon Papers Approve “Closer Imperial Relation” Speeches. DEVONSHIRE’S CRITICISMS IGNORED Arrival of a Number of Colonial Premiers at Edinburgh. AN ADDRESS OF WELCOME —<— LONDON, June 14.—All the afternoon newspapers discuss the speeches which the Duke of Devonshire, as president of the British Empire League, and the premier of Canada, the Hon. Wilfrid Laurier, made at Liverpool on Saturda: They generally warmly approve of the references made to the necessity of closer imperial relations. The free trade criticisms of the Duke of Devenshire are coldly treated by the lib- eral newspapers. Colonial Premiers Arrive. EDINBURGH, June 14.—The Hon. WIl- frid Laurier, premier of the Dominion of Canada;-the Hon. George Turner, premier of Victoria: the Hon. Richard J. Seddon, premier of New Zealand; Sir Hugh Muir Nelson, premier of Queensland, and the Hon. C. C. Kingston, premier of South Australia, arrived here today and were re- ceived at the railroad station by Lord Pro- vost McDonald and the municipality of Edinburgh. Later, the visiting premiers were pre- sented with an address of welcome by the Edinburgh chamber of commerce. oe BLOODY FIGHT One Killed and Two Fatally Wounded Near Bigstone Gap. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. LOUISVILLE, K June 14.—In the mountains near Bigstone Gap Frank Polly of the French-Eversolg feudal fight, was shot and killed by Bob Clark, a deputy constable, while Polly cutting the Ife out of Constable Blondell, who was trying to arrest Polly for shooting Frank Riggs. Blondell will die, and Riggs is dying. Clark shot Polly five times, but himself escaped unhurt. KENTUCKY. > POLICE HAVE NO CLUE. Hunting for Would-be Wreckers of an Excursion Train. NEW YORK, June 14--The police of Brooklyn are still witho:wt any ciue as to the identity of the would-be train wreck- ers, who endangered the lives of 1,000 per- sons last night by placing a huge iron rail en the tracks of the Sea Beach line. It was discovered today that an attempt had also been made to wreck a train on the Culver line, which runs parallel with the Bea Beach route. The switches on the Culver line at a point ckse to where the Sea Beach train from Coney Island was so nearly derailed were tampered with last night shortly be- fore the rail was laid on the Sea Beach tracks. This attempt to cause a wreck or collision was discovered in time by a track walker. It is also said that on Friday las? a@ larger boulder was placed on the Culver tracks. —————d LIGHTNING’S STROKE. DEATH BY ‘Three Young Ladies Killed and other Stunned at Jacobsburg. BELLAIRE, Ohio, June 14.—Three young An- ladies were killed yesterday evening by lightning while they were on their way home from the M. E. Church at Jacobs- burg. The victims are: Minnie McGuire, daughter of Rev. Thos. McGuire. Alpa Taylor, daughter of William Tay- lor. Emma White, daughter of Simon White, all aged about nineteen years. Sarah Bohring was badly stunned rnd may die. = y were re y of Jacobsburg, a Village on the Bi nesville and Cin- cinnati railway, ¢ les west ef this city, and were walking together in the road about one hundred yards from the church when were struck by the light- ning. i It is beleved that the steel corsets worn by the ung ladies that were killed were the chief cause of their death, as Miss Bohring, who was only stunned, wore none. ————————7 Pleasure Yacht Wrecked. SAN FRANCISCO, June 14.—The sloop yacht Nellie, with a pleasure party on board. was driven by the wind on the recks surrounding Alcatraz, the island in Sen Francisco y used as a military prison by the United States army. All of the twenty ms on board were safely Janded except Miss Annie Zen of San Jose, who jumped prematurely on the rocks and fell, “sustaining serious Internal injuries. The yacht will probably go to pieces on the rocks. ae Strikers Return to Work. HUDSON, Mass., June 14.—The entire force cf employes of the Apsley Rubber Company returned to work today, and the trouble at the factory appears to be end- ed. They returned in a body, and indi- vidually accepted the prices offered by Mr. Apsley, which are considerably lower than prices formerly paid. The shop 1s now vir- tually a “free shop. No further trouble is anticipated. —_—_._—_ Identified as Mrs. Doriat. NEW YORK, June 14—The woman who committed suicide in the vestibule of Cal- vary Episcopal Church Saturday afternoon has been positively identified as Mrs. Jo- sephine Doriat. She was a native of Bor- deaux, France, about forty-five years of @ge, and was a divorced woman. She had been a ladies’ maid. ee ARRIVAL OF THE BROOKLYN. Will Represent the U. S. Navy at the Spithead Review. SOUTHAMPTON, June 14.-The United States armored cruiser Brooklyn, with Rear Admiral J. N. Miller on board, arrived here today from New York. The Brooklyn is to represent the United States navy at the naval review off Spithead on June 26. aes CLASS DAY AT PRINCETON. Those Upon Whom the Honors of Graduation Fell. PRINCETON, N. J., June 14.—This was class day at Princeton University. ‘rne seniors assembled at 11 a.m. in Alexander Hall, and after prayer, H. N. Russell, the first honor man, delivered the Latin saluta- tory. The valedictory was delivered by J. H. Koener and Messrs. Post, Conin and Leonard followed with orations. ‘W. M. Post was the class orator, while A. W. Leonard recited the poem. Samuel M. Paimer was the historian. —_-—.——_ Promotions in Cadet Regiment. The fcllowing appointments were made in the High School Cadet Regiment this morning: To be regimental adjutant, DB. M. Talbot; regimental sergeant major, 8. W. Bogan; battalion adjutant, R. C. Me- Kean; first Meuterant, Alfred Sze; second Neutenant, C. D. Young: orderly sergeant, 1. C. Norwood; first sergeants, J. B. Hoge and H. E. Wheeler; second sergeants, C. A. Barnard, B. M. Lackey and D. A. Tra- cey; third sergeants, C. G. Heylmuh, 8. Karpeies and J. I. Costigan; fourth ser- geants, A. 8. Fuger, J. Mopizow ard G. Starmont; fifth sergeants, M. B. Stewart, L. M. Hamlin and O. P. Hatton; corpor- als, H. R. Johnson, J. O. Merwin and W. R. Lowell. Announcement of these promotions was to have been made on the day of the an- nual street parade and regimental drill of the cadets on the White Lot, but the drill was on account of bad weather. TRYING TO SECURE A PASS. E. J. Baldwin After the Only Remain- ing Sierra Madre Crossing. LOS ANGELES, Cal. June 14.—E. J. Baldwin is working to secure the one prac- tical pass remaining in the Sierra Madre mountains, and the only way by which a railroad from the north could satisfacto- rily enter from the south of the range. A force of men is now engaged construct- ing a trail from the big Santa Anita canyon over to the territory that is adjacent to the northern end of the San Gabriel can- yon, and thus make a pass over to the Mo- Jave desert. The grade will be one foot in sixteen, and can be made available to accommo- date a railway line. In fact, it 1s an- nounted by one close to Mr. Baldwin that an electric road will be built along the route of this trail. The road will penetrate to the lake, and over through the pass to the Mojave desert, and presumably from there cn to Antelope valley. This move will give Baldwin control of the only remaining pass to {.0s Angeles from the nerth. The Southern Pacific has secured two—the Soledad and another over the coast line. Cajon, far toward the east, is in the hands of the Santa Fe. —— ee AERONAUT’S TERRIBLE DEATH. Becomes Entangled in Ropes and Drowns in Tennessee River. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., June 14.—Mrs. Edith T. Bruno, an aeronaut, met a terri- ble death by drowning in the Tennessee river. The basket upon which she relied as a buffer and buoy overturned, and, like @ millstone around her neck, dragged her under. Her feet became entangled in the ropes and she was unable to extricate her- self. Henry Bell, a fisherman, put out from shore and recovered the body, which showed feeble signs of life, but death soon ensued. The tragedy happened at River- side Park, five miles north-of this city. Mrs. Bruno was a skilled aeronaut and acrobat, and a large crowd went out to witness the ascension. When 3,000 feet in the air the parachute was set adrift and began to fall rapidly. Tossed and beaten about by the cross winds, it finally was seen to be drifting far out over the stream and finally struck the water. A boat at once went to her rescue. The parachute capsized the craft. — DAMAGE WAS WIDESPREAD. Later Reports From the Earthquake Shecks Near Calcutta. CALCUTTA, June 14.—Later reports in- crease the gravity of the earthquake shocks of Saturday last in this city and its vicin- ity. An extensive area was affected, caus- ing much misery among many of the poor Europeans, Eurasians and natives. The shock was felt at Simla, Agra, Bom- bay, Manipur and at many places far down the central provirces. An immense amount of damage was done at Hooghley, Burd- wan and Dacea, where several persons were killed, and at Gopalpoor, Patna, Ransganj, Bankipoor, Balasor, Mazaffar- poor and Monghyr. ‘A terrific shock was experienced at Darjiling, where many houses were destroyed. Traflic on the Eastern Bengal railroad is intérrupted. Bridges have been damaged and a train Was overturned on the Assam-Bengal line. The ground opened at Manivur, and the town of Kohima, north of Manipur, was severely damaged. The heat prevailing ts the highest on rec- ord, 126 degrees in the shade having been registered at Jacobabad, on the frontier of Baluchistan. — “HUMAN OSTRICH” IS DEAD. Harry Whallen of Kansas City, Who Swallowed Knives and Glass, KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 14.—Harry Whailen, the “human ostri who was operated upon at the German Hospital Sat- urday last, and from whose stomach the surgeon took two pocket knives, three knife blades, three ounces of fine glass and tacks, nails, screws and staples to the number of seventy, died at 2 oclock this worning as a result of the operation. SS VETERAN: PENSION CLAIMS. Thirty Additional Clerks Detailed to Look After Them. The war veterans are rushing forward their applications for pensions under the new administraticn, and the Increase in the volume of such business has been so extraordinary as to necessitate the detail today of thirty additional clerks in the recow! divisicn of the pension office to look after the claims. These employes were taken from the various adjudicating di- visions. In the ten days ending last Sat- urday the number of applications of all kinds for pensions aggregated 14,300. Dur- ing the eighty-three days subsequent to March 8 last the record division of the of- fice disposed of $4,000 applications. The ap- proximate number of such claims now pending in the bureau Is 35,000. 2 eee FATAL RAILROAD COLLISION. Charles Rathbone and a Boy Killed on Oregon Railway. PORTLAND, Ore., June 14.—While Super- intendent O’Brien of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company was returning from an inspecting tour of the road, his private car, ahead of the engine, ran into a hand car near Rooster Rock, 25 miles east of this city, and killed Chas. A. Rathbone, brother of Port Captain Rathbone of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, and a six-year-old son of R. Dunn, section foreman. ge : THEY OWN THE CITY. Annual Convention Junior Order American Mechanics at Pittsburg. PITTSBURG, Pa., June 14—The Junior Order of American Mechanics has taken possession of Pittsburg and will own it for the week. The twenty-ninth annuai session of the national convention begins tomorrow morning, but the Uniformed Rank is meeting today and hundreds of delegates to the national council are now in the city. Among the leading officers already here are National Councilor Perry A. Shanor of Sis- terville, W. Va.; Jos. Powell of Denver, na- tional vice councilor; Edward S. Deemer of Philadelphia, national secretary; W. S. Schenck of New Whatcom, Wash., national council conductor; Chas. H. Temple of Johnstown, supreme organizer; C. A. Creighton, Denver, supreme vice com- mander, {. A. M.; L. Voris, San Marcia, M.,’ department supreme commander, M The convention will be one of the most important ever held by this large and powerful order. There are a number of momentous questions concerning the wel- fare of the order that will come up for consideration, and the progress of the de- lberations of the delegates will be watched with great interest all over the United States. The delegates come from almost every state and territory. ‘The order is now firmly established in all but one or two states of the Union, with thirty-eight state organizations, and an aggregate membership closely approaching 200,000. This is “Flag day,” too, so that the city presents an unusually gala appearance. Most of the down town streets are in their holiday garb, and the stars and stripes are floating from nearly every shop and build- ing of the whole municipality. ——— INSANE MAN ARRESTED. His Lette: lente That He is Wm. Hayward of London. BALTIMORE, Md., June 14.—A man sup- posed to be Wm. Hayward of London, brother to the late Countess De Limburg Stirums of Holland, ts in the central po- lice station here suffering with insanity. Letters were found in his possession ad- dressed to Wm, Hayward, Baltimore, from Augustus Sadler, attorney-at-law, 28 Gol- den Square, London, notifying Hayward that he had inherited about $5,000 from the estate of his dead sister, and also. telling him that his wife in London intended to make it uncomfortable for him if he ever returned to England, at the same time sug- gesting that he leave $1,000 with the attor- ney to provide for his wife. 4 Other letters and papers indicate that Hayward was once a oa England. The man was found wandering aimlessly about the streets late last night. in the Bank of | THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1897-16 PAGES. BY A CONGRESSMAN. Alleged Shoplifter Says 2 Coat Was Given Her. During the trial of Frances Hughes, a young colored woman, before Chief Justice Bingham in Criminal Court No. 1 this af- ternoon for the theft of a $50 sealskin cape from the Palais Royal the 18th of last February, the woman took the witness stand in her own behalf, and swore that “a member of Congress” gave her the cape a few days before last Christmas, after Detective Lacey had testified that the woman said to him that she purchased it last January. “You say that a membep of Congress fave you the cape?” inquired Asisstant Dis- trict Attorney Laskey, on cross examina- tion. “Yes, sir; I do,” said the woman,.who Was convicted in the same court last week of picking a woman's pocket in Lansburgh & Bro.’s store last April. “What is the name of that Congress- man?” asked Mr. Laskey. “TI decline to tell you," she réplied. “I promised him I wouldn't tell his name, and I won't.” in “I trust the defendant will not be re- quired to drag this congressman's name in- to this case,” interrupted Mr. E. M. Hew- lett, the woman's counsel. “The witness,” remarked the court, “brought the matter in, and she must an- Swer the question.” “I will not tell his name, your honor,” remarked the woman. “Do you know that if you do not you will be in contempt of this court, and can be punished; that you can be kept in jail until you do?” asked the court. “Yes,” your honor,” she replied, “but I'll have to go to jail, for I will not give his name. ‘The woman persisted in her refusal to give the name of the alleged representative, and the court directed the trial to proceed, irforming her that she was ia contempt, and that she would be dealt with for that hereafter. She admitted, however, being a married woman, and also admitted meeting the man in a house on Maine avenue be- tween 3d and 4% streets. es NEW BIDS ‘ro BE CALLED FOR. Result of the Investigation Into In- ° dian Bureau Supplies. The bids for furnishing clothing supplies to the entire Indian service have been finally canceled and new bids will be called for by Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jones, to be opened in New York city July 15 or 17. The investigation of the way in which the old specifications were framed, by which one of the bidders, it is alleged, would have secured the contract througit useless technical requirements, has almost been concluded. Collusion of certain em- ployes has been charged, and it Is possible that several removals may result in the Indian bureau. The examination made by Commissioner Jones has been careful and thorough, and bas practically succeeded in tracing the responsibility for the condition of affairs to several employes. The result of the investigation will be reported very fully to Secretary Bliss. The present specifications are broad and liberal in their terms, the idea being to secure clothing goods of the best all-round utility without being restricted to pecullar brands and descriptions, such as were esked for in the former call for bids. —___—__-. CUBANS UNDER ARMS. Correspondent Decker Thinks a Con- servative Estimate is 30,000, “Correspondent George Bronson Rea was surely mistaken when he told the Senate committee that there were but 16,000 Cubans under arma,” said Mr. Karl Decker to a Star reporter today. Mr. Decker went to Cuba as correspondent for the New York Journal, and February 25 he started*across the Santa Clara provinces. “In a few days,” he continued, “I met over 6,000 Cubans under arms. I think a conservative estimate of the number of Cuban soldiers is from 30,000 to 40,000. “On February 25 I met Gen. Lacret, who assured me he had le 000 of his force at Matanza. On March met Col. Aguilar, AW men. It is not a ler’s order sending the pacificos into the towns injured the Cuban army, as for every ten men so ordered at least three went into the Insurgent lines, Very few of the insurgents are presenting themselves to the Spanish authorities. Now and then a man who is sick, or {s suffering from wounds and who cannot be cared for in the Cuban camps, is advised to sur- render, and he !s given an old bloody machete as an arm to present the au- thorities. ‘The Cubans had an abundant food sup- ply while I was in the insurgent lines. ‘There was plenty of beef and vegetable I sce Mr. Rea speaks of a lacking of fo supply at Las Villas. He is surely mts- en about that, as food of every kind was most abundant while I was there, and there was no evidence of a shortage. Ss are ie NEW SILVER CERTIFICATES. Preparations of Sketches for New In- sues Directed. Secretary Gage has taken official notice of the general complaints against the pres- ent issues of one, two, five and ten-doilar silver certificates, and has instructed the chief of the bureau of engraving and print- ing to have a series of sketches of new de- signs prepared, with a view to the issue of new certificates. The matter was brought to the Secre- tary's attention by Assistant Treasurer Meline, and was based on representations made to him by bankers and merchanta who handle large amounts of the notes in their dally business transactions. The main objections to the so-called “art” notes, designed by Shirlaw, Lowe and Blashtield, are that the faces of the notes contain too great a quantity of ink, which not only catch the dust and dirt, but also smudge, and that the quality of the ink {s bad. The bankers also found fault with the distinguishing figures, which were not plain enough to avold confusion. Their re- semblance to a patent medicine advertise- ment was also urged against the notes. Too Artistic to Be Practical. FOR EARLY SESSIONS The Sonate! Agrees to Moot Daily enka TARIFF BIEL AGAIN TAKEN UP Mr. Ailen Wants the Sugar Trust ¢ ‘Dissolved. A GREAT CUBAN PETITION The tariff debate is not proving a strong attraction in the Senate, and the attend- ance in the galleries was small today. The tariff bill was taken up with little delay for morning business, and Mr. Allison, in charge of the bill, asked for an agreement that the daily sessions of the Senate begin at 11 a.m. on and after Wednesday. Mr. Vest (Mo.) preferred to have the agreement conditional on an understanding for daily adjournments at 5 p.m. Mr. Allison stated that there would be no difficulty about that, and the agree- | ment for early sessions was effected. Mr. Allen (Neb.) then reverted to the colloquy last Saturday in which he held that it was the right and duty of the gov- ernment to take legal steps to dissolve the sugar trust. He argued that injunction, quo warranto, and other legal process could be invoked against the trust. He declared that the rights of the federal courts to oust a state corporation, engaged in interstate or international trade, was undoubted. If Havemeyer and his asso- clates went to New Jersey to procure a charter as a mere shield to improper pro- ceedings and not to conduct business in that state, the act was fraudulent, the charter void and the federal courts had jurisdiction over the subject. Why, there- fore, should the Senate waste time and haggle over the sugar schedule and the sugar trust when ‘the courts offered a real remedy for dissolving this gigantic mo- nopoly? Mr. Allen next spoke in favor of abrogat- ‘ing the Hawaitan treaty. The senator said the sugar investigation, in which he took part, disclosed that Have- meyer, head of the sugar trust, and Claus Spreckels, king of the sugar trade of the Hawaiian Islands, had an agreement by which Spreckels controlled the territory west of the Missouri river, while the ter- ritory east of the Missourl was “subject to the fcrays” of the American sugar trust. His vote, and, he believed, the votes of the populist senators, would be cast to cancel the Hawalian treaty as a means of develcpiflg the beet sugar industry of this country. Free List for Articles Made by a Trust Mr. Pettigrew (S. D.) followed in support of his amendment proposing that articles made by a trust be put on the free list. He asserted that it was a serious question how the present “government by the trusts and for the trusts" could be thrown off. There were trusts in coal, sugar, oll, glass, steel, chemicals, crockery and all other great staples, stifling competition and set- ting up the rule of the monopoly. No tariff bili weuld be ‘succéssful, he said, without some defense of the people against the trusts,and such a bill would meet with pop- ular condemnution. As a protectionist, he offered this anreniment, believing that with it the tariff bitl could be defended against assaults. He contended that the amendment would not seriously diminish revenues, as the bill was not framed to. get revenues from trust articles, the American markets being, in effect, turned over to the trusts. Mr. Pettigrew gave the details or organt- zation of the. many extensive trusts, be- ginning with the sugar trust. The senator figured out profits of $51,008 dally by the sugar trus annualiy, most of whic to favorablé législation. or over $15,000, he urged, While the price of sugar was less under the present law than it was under the act of 1800, he continved,'it was higher than it was in 1886, before the trust was formed. Other Trusts. Mr. Pettigrew then branched off into the discussion of other trusts. The “anthracite coal trust’ camevin for a share of his at- tention. It appeared from the evidence be- fore the Lexow committee, he said, that the price of coal had been increased $1 a ton in 1896, and as 40,000,000 tons were sold last year, it cost the consumers $40,000,000. He was glad, he said, that he had sup- ported, in the last campaign, a man who had the courage to avow his opposition to trests. He also devoted some time to the dis- cussion_of the history and profits of the Standard Oil Company, the linseed oll trust, the leather trust, the rubber trust and several other trusts. He charged that the trusts in the last campaign all op- posed Mr. Bryan's election, and that many of them closed down some of their fac- tories to influence their workmen. The eleven trusts alluded to by him, he said, were capitalized at $432,000,000 and bonded to the amount of $43,000,000, while repre- senting an actual investment of but $171,- 000,000, Hoe spoke of the trusts as “modern pi- rates.” Mr. Pettigrew, speaking generally of the far-reaching influence of these alleged combinations, referred to the fact that when the Joint Traffic Association was about to be triéd in New York for viola- tion of the interstate commerce laws it was found that only one of the eight judges in the circuit was competent to try the case because the others were in- terested pecuniarily in the stocks or bonds of the defendant. The assertion that if the anti-trust amendment prevailed the revenue designed to be provided by the tariff would collapse, Mr. Pettigrew said, was absurd. He submitted some figures to show that the proposed duties on arti- cles controlled by these eleven trusts based At a recent conference at the Treasury | on present importations would be but $8,- Department on this subject, Secretary Gage said he thought there was too much of an attempt at the artistic in the silver certificates, and that their main objects as a circulating medium had been subordi- nated to a desire for artistic effect. He believed that more prominence should have been given to the character and denomina- tion of the notes, and less to their artistic appearance, especially in the matter of allegorical pictures and ornate decoration. In case the objections to the present notes can be met without too much expense, a new series will be printed and the present notes gradually retired as fast as they get into the treasury in the routine of busi- ness. It all depends upon Secretary Gage’s views on the sketches to be prepared at the bureau. If he thinks they can be ad- vantageously substituted for the resent designs, new plates will be engrave: anda new series of certificates issued as soon as they can be prepared, which will not be béfore September next’ at the earliest. Proposed Modifications. The proposed modifications in the certifi- cates, if adopted, will not be noticed by many persons, and the only effect of the, modified plates upon these Persons will be a surprise very slight and only to be explained by a comparison of the old with the new certificates. By clearing away @ good deal of the cloud in the center of the $1 certificate and some of thc orna- mentation about the figure “1” in the upper right-hand corner, the taking of all the shading from behind the seal, ard the removal of all the shading from the panel urder the central vignette, the whole cer- oot is made brighter and more cheer- ful. A very slight change has been proposed in the profile of the face in the vignette, which will be somewhat more delicate than in .the certificates now in use. It is be- lieved at the bureau that with the changes made the certificates will be much more acceptabie to those who care most for pa- per money made to suit certain traditions of the banks. The $5 certificate, which is now sory- what too dark to bear much. handling well, will probably be lightened up in about the same way as the $f certificate. When the modified plates are ready for use and there is on hand a quantity of worn-out or dirty certificates to be redeemed and relesued, the plates from the new dies will be put on the presses and the worn- out notes will be canceled and macerated, as are all old notes of all issues. There will be no reckless cancellation of silver certificates. Mr. Pettigrew discussed*the several rem- edies against trusts, and declared that if some one of them was not adopted then the extreme remedy of government owner- ship would loom up as a practical question, While that is socialism, yet socialism is preferable to despotism. When Mr. Petti- grew concluded the Senate was brought back to the pending amendment by Mr. Lindsey to strike out the distinction as to Dutch standard in the first paragraph of the sugar schedule, piacing all sugars on an equality at 1 cent per pound and 3.100 cents additional for every degree above 75. Lindsay Motion Defeated. The Senate at 2:40 p.m. voted down the Lindsay motion to strike out the differen- tial on refingd sugar. Yeas, 26; nays, 29, HOUSE 6F REPRESENTATIVES, In the arék ‘In’ front of the Speaker's rostrum, whpn the House of Representa- tives met today was a monster petition appealing ta, Congress to recognize the Cuban insurgents::as -belligerents. It con- tained over 6,000,000 signatures. The Deti- tion was wound aiout the hub of a wheel framed so asito allow it to freely revolve. It had been in eirculation throughout the United States for about six months, and Was sent to’ Congressman Sulzer of New York, for presentation to Congress, by Franz Mayer, a yesident of his district. After the journmd had been read and ap- proved Mr. Biacey*tlowa) asked unanimous consent forthe ‘eénsideration of a bill for the weifef of the fésidents of Greer county, Oklahoma. Bs Mr. Henry (Texas) objected, whereupon Mr. MeMiilin demantied the regular order. “Ido so,” said the Tennesseean, “in order. that we ‘may mroeced with the con- sideration of bills reported from commi Jean fill your tees, in accordance With clause G of mule ne ‘Phere was a broad smile on both sides of the House, and Mr. Payne (N. Y.) im- mediately moved an adjournment. The oppositicn, pursuing the policy an- nounced by Mr. a@ week ago, de- manded a roll call, but the motion was carried, SS—T8; present and not voting, 15, and at 12:45 the House adjourned until Thursday, ¥ ——————_e—____ It matters little What {t is that you want— whether a situation or a servant—a “want” S; TWO WILLS FILED. Provisions for the Final Disposition of Large Estates. The will of the late Fannie M. Gilbert, Gated June 16, 1896, and naming Wm. J. Govan of Atlanta, Ga., as executor, was filed today. With the will was filed a codi- cil, dated June 6, 1897. The following be- quests are made: Mary A. Wiley, a sister, $2,000; Amanda M. Eaton, a sister, $1,500; Kate C. Bartlett, a sister, $1,500; Kate S, Hall, a niece, $1,000; Harry Guy Hall, a nephew, $300; Kate C. Govan, a niece, $1,500; Eaton and John Farnsworth Go- van, grand-nephews, $300 each; George Gil- bert, a nephew, $300; Ann Gilbert, $100; W. I. Gilbert, a brother, $500; Frank and Har- Ty Gilbert, nephews, $300 each; Levi Gilbert, a nephew, $200; Sarah Gilbert, $300; Winnifred A. Gilbert, a grandniece, $300; Fanaie T. Wiley, a grandniece, $300; Louis A. Wiley, a grandnephew, $300; Mary Al- len French, $200; Mary B. Underhill, $300; Hannah Underhill, $100; Arthur Perley Un- derhill, $300; Emma Cilley, $1,000; Alice M. Adams, $300; Louise Richardson Whelp- ley, $50; Alice Barrere, $25, and Helen French Soule, $300. The residue of the estate is to be divided between the two sisters of the testatrix, Amanda M. Eaton and Kate C. Bartlett, equally, and their children. The will of the late Joseph F. Cooke, dated June 1, 1897, was also filed today. The widow of the testator, Mary Josephine Nelson Cooke, is made sole beneficiary. Mrs. Cooke is requested to distribute be- tween St. Vincent’s and St. Joseph's Or- phan Asylums whatever books, writings and documents she may consider useful and advantageous thereto, together with the testator’s lecture and treatises on scho- lastic matters. — ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Edward Doren Tries to Escape His Troubles. Edward Doren, a well-educated and highly connected young man, about thirty years of age, is a patient at the Emergency Hospital, suffering from the effects of an enormous dose of chloral, taken, presum- ably, with suicidal intent. Since he was taken to the hospital he has had no visit- ors, and but little is known of the incidents that led up to the attempted suicide. He has been abroad for a number of years past, but returned to Washington some time ago. It is said that he was deeply infatuated with a young woman of this clty, and that her coldness toward him probably resulted in melancholia, which led to his attempt upon hts life. Friday evening he took a large dose of chloral, ard it was only through the hard work of the doctors that his life was saved. He was placed in a strong room at the hos- pital to prevent any further attempt at sul- cide, but so far he has been very quiet and tractuble. It was sald this afternoon that he was on a fair way to recovery, although he is still a good deal of a mental wreck from the effects of the drug. ee ALL BIDS REJECTED. Commissioners Will Ask for New Pro- _ Posals for District Printing. The local printers will rejoice at the decision of the Commissioners to reject all bids recently opened for District print- ing. Under the former specifications out- of-town concerns were permitted to sub- mit proposals, and, as heretofore happened, the lowest bidder was an out-of-town firm. To award a contract to a fereign corpora- tion, the Commissioners believe, would se- rlovsly handicap them in the printing of several items which require constant su- pervision, with accuracy and expediiion. This has never been possible with an out- of-town contractor. When the last proposals were invited a a clause was inserted in the specifications which permitted ithe Commissioners to award part of the work under the contract to a local firm where there was an urgent necessity for quick work. All of this was considered at a_ meeting of the board this morning, with the result as stated above. Now new specifications will be drawn, in which it will be stipu- lated that the printing of the tax list and other important items must be done in the District of Columbia. a FLAG DAY. Celebration Largely Confined to the Public Schools. The celebration of Flag day in Washing- ton was largely confined to the little people, for whose instruction and education the anniversary was instituted, but a majority of the business houses were profusely dec- orated with the stars and stripes, and a giance down any residence street discovered numerous flag staffs reaching out carrying the national emblem, and scores of house fronts draped with the same beautiful adornment. The ceremonies in connection with the day were mostly carried on in the public schools. No regular program had been prepared, the teachers being permit- rargement of the exercises. Consequently in every public school room there were flag day services, cousisting of song, recitations and addresses of a pa- triotie character, and if the big people did not remember the occasion, the little ones observed it with much enthusiasm and carried away impressions that will doubt- less strengthen their affection for the old flag and interest them more and more in the institutions that it emblemizes and protects. Many manly lapels were decorated with tiny American flags, and across the bosoms of the tender sex were carried patriotic reminders of the day, so that the streets presented a very patriotic appearance. Se Stnkes the Cause of Accident. The attention of the Commisioners hav- ing been called to the fact that, in some instances, stakes have been driven in the ground to protect the parking on the side- walks, and several accidents having oc- curred from persons stumbling over them in the dark, notice has been given that all such obstructions are contrary to law, and cannot be permitted unless a permit has been issued for the same. Permits will be issued by the bullding in- spector for fences provided for by the fol-- lowing regulations, to wit: “Section 4, article 16, building regula- tions of the District of Columbia: * * Provided. also, That no fence erected un- der the authority of these regulations shall be less-than five nor more than seven feet in helght, except by the consent of the parties interested on both sides of such fence. and the permission of the in- spector of buildings.” In a notice to the householders today the Commissioners say: “If there are any such obstructions in front of your premises you are requested to have them removed with- out unnecessary delay, so as to prevent any liability for damages, in case of acci- dent, both to yourself and to the District.” See Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Md., June 14.—Flour dull— western super, 50a$2.75; do. extra, $a $3.75; do. family, $4a$4.50; winter wheat patent, $4.50a$4.70; spring do., $4.10a$4.30; spring wheat straight, $3.8a$i—receipts, 3,558 barrels; exports, 25 barrels; sales, 300 barrels. Wheat dull—spot and month, 78 bid; July, 71%a71%; August, 691260%; Sep- tember, 69 asked—receipts, 13,045. bushels; exports, none; stock, 479,018 bushels; sale3, 15,000 bushels—southern wheat by sample, 76a80. Corn firm—spot, 28%a28%; mont! 28i~a28%; July, 28%a20; August, 29%a20%: September, 20%; steamer mixed, es receipts, 122,833 bushels; exports, 51,429 bushelsbushels; stock, 1,019,919: bushels; sales, 71,000 bushels—southern white corn, 31a32 southern yellow corn, 31 asked. Oats easier—No. 2 white, 26%a27; No. 2 mixed, 23%a24—receipts, 37,001 bushels; exports, none; stock, 157,242 Rye easy—No. 2 near- by, 38; No. 2 western, 3814a38%—receipts, 37,001 bushels; exports, none; stock, 157,242. bushels. Hay quiet—choice timothy, $14.00 bid. Grain freights very quiet; steam to Liverpvol, per bushel, 1%d., June; August, 3d.; Cork, for orders, per quarter, 23. 6d., June; 2s. 94., July. Sugar strong—granu- lated, $4.83 for coarse standard granulated; $4.83 for fine granulated. Butter si faney creamery, 15a16; do. imitation, 12a13; do. 0311; good ladle, 9210; store packed, . Eggs steady—fresh, 11%. Cheese steady—fancy New York, 60 poui goods in car 20 per gallon for Jobbing lots. oe Cyclone in Peru—Dr. Barinaga’ Dead. ‘LIMA, Peru, June 14, via Galveston.--A heavy cyclone swept over Arequipa on do "Dr. Barinags, who wae minister ot justice under ‘President Pierola, died yesterday. ted to follow their own ideas in the ar-*| WANT NO MORE FUSION Michigan Populists Getting Back in the Middle of the Road. Democrats Charge Them With Hog- gishness amd Say They Are Glad te Be Rid of Them. Spectai Cotrespondence of The Evening Star. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 13, 1897, The Michigan populists will not be in the fusion wagon another year. They com- bined with the silver democrats and repub- licans last fall and again is spring,-re- ceiving three of the best places on the fusion state ticket last fall, and this spring dictating the nomination of justice of the supreme court and naming one of their own number for one of the regents of the state university in consideration of their support of Bryan, free silver and fusion. The fusion ticket in both instances was overwhelmingly defeated, and the populists won neither glory nor offices, and even the satisfaction of helping io disburse a fat campaign fund was deniel them because there were no funds worth mentioning to disburse. A small faction of the populists bolted the fusion this spring, acting under the leadership of James E. McBride, John O. Zable, M. O. Graves and others, and the straight ticket nominated polled about 3,000 votes. The rest of the populists will get back into the middle of the roa wnen another campaign apens, and the party, such as it is, will be reunited with the Omzha and the St. Louis platforms as the standards of faith. Chairman Scott's Announcement. John Scott, chairman of the Kent county. Populist committee, who last fall was one of the most ardent of the fusion populists and who this spring was the fusion candi- Gate for city marshal, and defeated, an- nounces himself through with fusions and combines for all time to come, and he voices the sentiments of most of his breth- ren. He has issued a card to his fellow populists, urging them to regain their old piace in the political field as an independ- ent party organization fighting for their own reforms in thelr own way, and not to have traffic with other political parties, which, after sapping their strength and destroying their individuality, will cast them aside as the old greenbackers were cast aside. The cause of. the slaughtered white metal is as dear and as sacred to their hearts as ever, but they will fight for it alone and not in concert with wicked politicians, who, they think, do not mean more than half they profess. The democratic wing of the combine is not even half sorry at the desertion of the Populists, although, for appearance sake, they profess a decent regret that the allies should see fit to break away. The fact is the democrats in Michigan are thoroughly weary of their populist comrades in the Bryan fight, and will rejoice to be rid of them. They say the populists have been found to be hoggish, suspicious and treach- erous, and while they contributed nothing to the funds, even the three populists who were given places on the ticket last fall refusing to pay their assessments, they de- manded a full share of the funds raisad by the democratic wing, and were the most insistent raiders of the campaign treasury the party managers had to deal with. Lost Much of Their Strength. The populists at the height of their vot- ing str2ngth numbered but 30,000, and it is doubtful if they could poll one-third that number now. The departure of the popu- lists will make a reconciliation of the two wings of the democracy easier zo bring about, a movement that is already well under way on a basis of dropping the financial question from the party platform entirely. Although the republicans are not cam- paigning with brass bands they are not slumbering, even in this off year. They have the nucleus of an organization in every county and township, but these or- ganizations will not be called out until active fleld work is required. In the meantime, their efforts are di- rected in the lines of education. Two-page supplements are issued from a Detroit “boiler plate” factory at frequent inter- vals for distribution among the readers of the country weekly republican papers. These supplements are carefully prepared, one page usually being devoted to telling of the administration in Washington, with descriptions of the White House and of the residences of the members of the cab- inet and other matters of a general nature, and the other page is fairly running over with notes of returning prosperity, telling of factories starting up, wages being in- creased and business reviving in every branch of trade. The supplement cam- paign is effective in dispelling the busi- hess depression gloom among the farmers if nothing else, and is believed to be good stuff to hold the farmers in line for sound money. Temperance Question Again. The temperance question will be injected into the next campaign in a new form. The Anti-Saloon League has been organ- ized, with headquarters in this city and with W. R. Fox as its president. Who make up the league and how extensive its organization are unknown and no claims are as yet made of voting strength. The league seems to have plenty of funds, and during the coming summer and all through the fall and next winter will conduct a s School house and church campaign. The league will not go into the campaign as an independent political party, like the prohibitionists, but will size up the nom- inees on the tickets of the old parties and select those whom they favor. The league will make a special effort to elect a legis- lature which will enact laws regulating the saloons to an extent that will drive many of them out of existence. One of the active workers in this cause will be Jus- tice C. B. Grant of the state supreme court, who will make speeches all over the state in favor of stricter saloon laws. Arrangements are being made for the an- nual convention of the National League of Republican Clubs, which will oven in De- troit July 13 and continue three or four days, or until the business of the session is completed. The convention will bring 3,000 to 5,000 delegates to Detroit, and elaborate perparations are being made for their entertainment. Representation Allowed. Each state and territorial league is en- titled to four delegates for each congres- sional district and six delegates at large, and the officers of the national league, the president and secretary of each state league and the national vice president and one of the national committeeman from each state and territorial league will be ex-officio dele- gates. Each of the American Republican Colored Clubs will also be entitled to one delegate. Marcus Pollaski of Chicago is leading candidate for the national league presidency. It is promised that the plat- form adopted will be for sound money, but it is probable that there will be a lively scrap on the financial question, and that some difficulty will be found in adopting such resolutions without jamming them through by main strength. ———_—_— ' Government Bonds. Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers. 2 pen cents, 26 as 4 per cents, cou} 113 11 4 per cents, But 111%, 4 per cents, couj 125% correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmann = Co., New York. ‘GRAIN. ae Ge oe oN % Oh-i4 ake oe aoa 18 18ty 1S BM TAT 7.72 TB TR 7.00 T8T 7.52 7.80 300 3809 3.00 3.77 370 390 370 3.87 430. 447 430 447 X. Tt 716 (7.17 7. G13 718 cs tz FINANCE AND TRADE | Prices on Wall Street Trended Up- ward Again Today, ALL OFFERINGS WERE WELL TAKEN Sete rose The Granger Group and Industrials Were the Favorites. ——_.—___ GENERAL MARKET REPORTS ————_—__.. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, NEW YORK, June 14.—Lower prices in London encouraged some realizing in the local market this morning, but all offerings were well taken. Beyond the occasionai profit-taking in various parts of the list the tendency of prices was unmistakably upward. The short interest in the coal shares, principally New Jersey Central, was very active, prices responding easily to the new demand. Western Union*and Manhattan also ed- vanced under an improved demand, repre- senting both accounts. The Granger shares were strong through: out the morning, the buying in this group being especially confident. Rumors of a probable increase of $300,000 in Burling- ton’s May earnings aided the advance in all securities cf this class. The foreign market was disposed to real- ize on recent purchases of the Northern Pacific securities, but the local buying forced the prices up beyond the high level of last week. It is generally well under- stood that this company is pledged to hermonious action with the Great North- ern and substantial increases ‘n revenue seem to be assured. The industrial issues were strong. The buying of Sigar, notwithstanding the su: face indications of legislative disappoint- ment, was considered exceptionally good. Tariff advices were somewhat conflicting in character, but in the main were con- strued into favorable arguments for future prosperity. The delay in the passage of the sugar schedule, while not entirely un- expected, is a factor tending to limit the volume of conservative commission bus- iness. The passage of the entire bill at an early date, in order that room may be made for currency reform of a lasting character, is the prevailing wish throughout the finan- «fa! community. The Cuban question is not regarded as a clcsed incident, but merely as an aggrava- ticn postponed. It is not considered proba- ble, however, that this question will as- svme an aspect which will sertously con- flict with the market's action in the very near future. The passing of the dividend on C. C. C. and St. Louis preferred was announced during the da; The action of the common stock has lately been commented upon as probably foreshadowing this outcome of unprofitable business. The trading during the final hour con- tinued to reflect a good demand, although here and there some indications of further profit taking were recorded. Sentiment is opposed to operations in the short account and whenever the larger in- terests in that account are noted among the active interests in new enterprises they are pledged to improvement and not de- pression. In the absence of unfavorable news from Washingtor. no material recessions are an- ticipated. ————- 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 Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. " Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. Low. Close, American Spirite...... My 1 American Spirits, pfd 5SE7A bites American Sugar... iesig 125% American Sugar, pfd Wi% 198 American Tobacco. TB 2 88¥G American Cotton Ol. sg «613 Atchison ....... wy 18K Baltimore & Onto. C. M. & St. Paul. C.M. & St. Paul, pid... Chicago, RI. & Pacific. - Chicago, St. Paul, M.&0 Consolidated Gas {Del Lack.a W Delaware & Hudson... Den. & Rio Grande, ptd. Erie - General Electric. = Hilinois Central. ike Shore. > Louisville & Nashvilie.. Metropolitan Traction... Manhattan Rlevated. Nationa) Lead Co. National Leaa Co. we Southern Ky., ptd. Pliia. Trachon Texas Pacite. Tenn. Coal & Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Metropolitan Railroad Scrip, $48.14 at 108%. Lanston Mono- type, 100 at 10, 100 at 10, 100 at 11, i0v at 12, 14 at 12. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year Fund. 5s, 103 bi |. 3-year Fund. gold @s, 112 bid. Water Stock cusrency Ta, 1901 os bid. Water Stock currency 7a, 114% bid. |. currency 3.658, 1903," 110 bid, 112 asked. Miscellaneous Bonds.—Met tan Railroad 5s, 115 bid, 119 asked. “Met: mn Railrvad conv, Gs, 116% bid. Metropolitan Kallroad Certificate of Indebt 0S bid, 110 asked. Belt Railroad sO i . i. “Wash. Gas Company, ser. A, 6s, 114 bid. Wash. Gas Com- pany, ser. B, 6s, bl - id. Chesapeake tomac Telephone ds, 102% bid. American Security and ‘Trust be, Fr. bid. it Market Company im D. id. Was! Market Company ext: ‘Ga, 100 bid. Masonic ANntonal Baik Stocks, —Benk of Washi bid. Bank of the Republic, 245 bid. 280 bid, 284 . Central Farmers and Mechanics’, ond, 135 bid. Columbia, 126 ital, 118 bid. West End, 104 bid, 108 “Tate Deposit and Trust ¢ Companies c ig nies. --] sit and Trust, Tif big. "Washington fosoa 2d Tt =, bid, 125 asked. American Securi and Trost, T4s% bid.” Washington Sate Deposit, Rallroad Stocks.—Capital Traction, °53 Metropolitan, “113% bid, 114 lumbia, Blectric Light Stocks.—Washingten Gas, bid, 44 asked. Gas, 45 bid. 8. Light, 92 bid, 94% asked. Franklin, $8 Did. Metropolitan, 08 bid. ‘Ce 30 bid. "Potomac, 38 tid €8 bid. € 188 bid. Columbia, 12 bid, 14; a iat Union, 10% bid, 12% asked. asked. ‘Rtees 7 bid. People's, Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 108 asked. Columbia Title, 5 bid, 5% asked. Teiephone Stocks. wania, 4) bid, 50 and Potomac, 65 bid, 67 asked. 30" wid mat Carriage, .40 bid, .36 Ca 12 asked. ‘Miscellanecus Stocks.—M