Evening Star Newspaper, June 24, 1897, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1897—14 PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Mr. Curzon Replies to a Question Re- garding Hawaiian Annexation. BRITISH RIGHTS 10 BE MAINTAINED Secretary Had No Opinion as to Origin of the Situation. +2. TO MR. > ANSWER BECKETT LONDON, June 24.—In the house of com- mons today the parliamentary secretary for the foreign office, Mr. Curzon, replied te the question of Mr. Beckett, conserva- tive, regarding Hawalian annexation. Mr. Leckett’s question was whether the government was aware that “Queen Lill- uokalani has been deposed by a smail body of Americans, who, without right or title, have assumed sovereignty over Hawaii, and now, to save themselves from the re- sentment of the people, have requested the American government to annex Hawaii, ard whether Great Britain proposes to al- lew this most important coaling station to pess into the hands of the United States without protest.” ; Mr. Curzon said her majesty’s govern- men i not feel called upon to express an opinion relative to the circumstances out of which the present situation in Hawaii had arisen. The government was aware that 4 proposal to annex Hawall to the United States had been submitted by the President of the United States for the cqp- sideration of the United States Senate, Dut no decision had been reached. Mr. Curzon add that it would be the object of her Tmajesty’s government to see that what- ever rights, according to International law, belong to Great Britain and to British sub- jects are fully maintained. — sR THE SITE. DISPUTE © Location of Sheridan's Question as t Headquarters at Chattanooga. Dispatch to The Evening Star. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., June 24.—This city is, for certain purposes, part of the eteat Chickamauga National Military Park. The main idea of taking in the city is to preserve its local military history as the center of the panoramic battles of Novem- ber 23, 24, 1863. This is done by the marking of headquarters sites, location of forts, trenches, ete., etc. By some blunder, the site of Gen. Sheridan's headquarters, from September 21, 1863, till and after the batties around the town in November, was placed en the front lawn of H. Clay Evans’ house. It was at least 2 feet south of where the marker stands in Evans’ door yard to Where the frame cottage stood which idan occupied. Any old citizen will re- nber that this cottage, then the proper- ty of the late Congressman Crutchtieli, was on the lot where Gen. Wilder, of cavalry fame in the civil war, built a fine residence some twenty years ago. This residence is now owned by E. D. Ladew of New York city, and he insists that the cannon bails that are piled in front of Evans’ house rightfully belong on his lawn. The park commission ts investigatirg the matter. There is no doubt here about the present place marked as once being head- quar of Little Phil. is a mistake. Con- Scerable feeling has been stirred up among Spec the veterans here, and the affair has creat- ed a sensation. Attorneys have been employed and are collecting proef which will Le produced ir a vigurous fight before the park com- mitt Wilder mak a very positive th ow resid) now foundation of the old Cruich- where, the general Sheridan had his idan slept ations were - Moe of Chatta a, who was staff to General Steedman during of Chattai says that it was ¢ the Ladew house but he also states that froin a yiection he knows that Gen- iquarters then were be- and forty feet t and a lit- of the heuse, on th s#ys that the Was there, and on the monument. to the matter, Col. J. E. Met of the Times, id yesterday: for lection is ar that the old hfield cottage. where General Sheri- Gan nad his headquarters, stood on the re General Wilder built his man- ned by Ladew of New York ottage burned in the early seventies Ww recollect. though I may be mis: to the da It was occupied as a arters by Major MacFarland, as ergineer in charge of Tennessee and other river improvements, . when it burned. I am ure the house occupied by Sheridan stand within luv feet of Mr. Evans’ is becoming Interesting, and alf of the old soldiers of Chat- oga. who know the location of the pizerters, will testify before the park mission, NOVEL Californta Line Stocking Streams to Secure Travel. TRANCISCO, Cal, June 24.—The and North Pacific railway ‘da hatchery for trout in near The hatcnery ‘al million eggs. Mendocino and Lake er 300 streams. Trout the past four years this road has been stocking its streams with tront. The nent have row determined to in- crease the supply of irout, ‘ and have erect- ed a hatchery. This is said to be the first inst: ef a raliroal resorting to. this meihod of increasing their travel, BRYAN SPEAKS AT LAMAR. Replies to the Atincks of L. €. Bate- man of Auburn, Me. LAMAR, Mo., June 24—W. J. Bryan spoke here for ten minutes this morning frem the car platform to a crow people, while en route Was cheered lustily. He spoke of the recent attack made upon him by Prof. L. C. Bateman of Auburn, Me., and said it was unworthy of notice. but stated his answer was made in the tited States Senate yesterday by Sena- ters Allen and Butler. of 1,000 to Carthage. He ROAD WAS CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT. Coroner's Verdict’ in the Stream, L. L, Acciden NEW YORK, June 24—The coroner's jury at Inwood, L. 1, which has been in- vestigating the collision at the Merrick read crossing at Valley Stream, which re- sulted in the killing of five persons on Dec- oration day, rendered a verdict today that the Long Island railroad was criminally hegligent in not having the signal bell at the railroad crossing in working order. ——— Commissioner Rand Was Not Killed. BOMBAY, June 24.—It developed today that Plague Commissioner Rand, who was shot at and wounded by a native while leaving the governor's reception at Genesh- kind on Tuesday evening at the same time that Lieutenant Ayerst of the commis- sariat corps was killed, is not dead, re- ported last night. ‘The commissioner ts improving. Valley aot eet Taken Up om Writ of Error. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 24.—The case of John Powell of the Cleveland team, con- vieted of Sunday ball playing in the game with Washington about six weeks ago, was taken from police court to the common pleas court om error yesterday afternoon. Fifteen errors are charged by the attor- neys for the Cleveland Base Ball Ciub against the proceedings in police court. THREE KILLED BY CYCLONE Terriffic Storm Sweeps Over Country North- west of Salina, Kansas. Geesny Family Suffe Loss of Three Members—Number of Others Severely Injured. SALINA, Kan., June 24.—News has just reached here of a terrific cyclone which passed fifteen miles northwest of this city about 10:30 last nignt. As far as heard from, three are dead and a number dan- gerously injured. The dead are: Mrs. Anna Geesy, aged thirty-four. Noona Geesy, aged thirteen. Ida Geesy, aged nine. Four members of this family are also badly hust. Mr. Geesy was away from home. ‘The remainder of the famjly had retired, and when the storm struck they made for their cave. Before they had gotten out of the house, however, the tornado had destroyed it. The work of destruction was not known till this morning, when neighbors found the dead and injured members of the fam- ily lying about in the debris. The three dead were found about fifty feet east of the house, and near them the baby, alive, but buried to her waist in dirt. The other three were found some distance west of the house. A two by four scantling was driven through one of Mrs. Geesy's limbs. The bodies were removed to Mrs. Dean's, the mother of Mrs. Geesy. At Mrs. Story’s, a half mile east of the Geesy place, the family were sleeping in a stone basement with a frame upright part. The framework was blown away and the timber blown on to the family below, but none of them was Killed. The stonework was uninjured. At G. W. Morris’ the kitchen was torn down, and a grove of trees leveled to the ground. The track of the storm was narrow, but very winding. It tore down three sides of the Geesy pasture without passing through the middle of it. It came from the east, and after doing its damage here the main storm divided, part going west and the rest north. There are rumors of other ¢ alties. — PLEASED WITH THE RESULT. Senator Hanna Gratified Over Clev land Convention, Spcclal Dispateh to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 24.—Senator Hanna appeared at his office this mornin,’ at 10 o'clock. He was feeling like a king and made no concealment of the fact that he was happy over the result of the Toledo convention. He said the meeting was harmonious and evidenced a keen interest in the politics of the state, which augured well for the suc- cess of the party at the polls. With the party united and its workers active there was little chance for the enemy, he said. As to who would be made chairman of the state executive committee Senator Han- na said that could not be stated until the executive committee, which is yet to be named, organized and made its choice. It is thought that Mr. Hanna will consent to the selection of George K. Nash of Colum- bus as a compromise man and will not {n- sist_on Major Dick. Mr. Hanna expects to xo to Washington tomorrow. The rumor that Mr. Tom L. Johnson will be a candidate for the Senate against M?- Lean is revived here this morning. Mr. Johnson was recently. quoted as saying that he knew of no position in public life that he would prefer, but that he would never buy his way to the position. Headquarters Go to Cleveland. By Associated Press. CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 24--An im- portant result of Mr. Hanna’s decisive vic tory in the Toledo convention will be the transfer of the state political headquar- ters from Columbus and Cincinati to Clev land. ‘The headquarters will be in the Perry-Payne _brilding, which Hanna campaign in RECEPTION TO ADMIRALS. Queen Victorin Receives t Repre- sentative Naval Officers at Windsor. WINDSOR, England, June .—The lords of the admiralty and all the admirals ef the foreign ships who are taking part in thi naval review o% S| don Saturday next, including Rear Admiral Miller, U.S.N., received by Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle teday. Each of the admirals was accompanied by two aids-de-camp, those of the 4 n admiral being Capt. F. A Cook of the United States cruiser Brooklyn and Commander Wm. H. Emory, chief of Adnural Miller's staff. The admirals were met at the railroad station by royal carriages and were taken io the castle through a shower of rain. At the depot and at the de for this cecasion detachmenis of e jackets formed the guard of honor. The British frst lord of the admiralty, the Right H full eorge J. shen, i the admirals we was in uniform h deco plendent in At the © they w enter lunchedn and were afterward received by the queen. FIERCE FIGHT WITH INSURGENTS. nish Column Captures Thelr Can After Considerable Loss. HAVANA, June 24.—Col. Aguilerez, with a column of troops, and acting in conjunc- tion with the local guerrilla force and gar- rison cf Madruga, has been engaged with an insurgent force, under the leadership of Aranguern, which was intrenched in the Sierra De Grille, near Madruga, in this province. The the official report says, successively dislodged the insu from all the positions occupied by the lat- ter, until the enemy reached Abro Del Cafe, where the iusurgents made a de- termyed stand. Eventually the insurgents were also dis- lodged from that place and the Spanish troops destroyed the enemy’s camp. The fighting, the official report adds, last® ed fron. 3 o’clock in the afternoon until % o'clock at nigh. é The insurgents in retreating left ten men Killed on the field, and the government force lost one lieutenant and fifteen sol- diers killed, and had one major, one cap- nts tam and 13% soldiers wounded. Dispatches from Cienfuegos, Santa Clara, say that the active operations of the Span- ish troops have compelled many insurgents, with their families, to seek refuge in the Spanish lines. An offictal announcement is made from Pirar Del Rio to the effect that 25 in- surgents, with their families, have sur- rendered to the Spanish authorities in that part of the island. - —_-—_ PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS, A Number of Treasury and Interior Department Appointments. The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Treasury—George B. Billings of Massa- chusetts, to be commissioner of immigra- tion for the port of Boston; George W. Esterly of Minnesota, to be deputy aud- itor of the State and other departments. Interior—Wm. Ryan of Idaho, Thos. A. Davis of Idaho and Geo. A. Black of Wash- irgton, to be commissioners to examine and classify lands within the land grant and indemnity land grant limits of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company tn the Cour d'Alene land district in Idaho. Navy—Second Lieut. Wm. N. McKelvy, United States Marine Corps, to be a first Meutenant. ———_——_-e -—____ Business Men Indorse Marbur; Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., June 24.—A large number of republican business men and capitalists met this morning at the office of Bartlett, Hayward & Co. and adopted reso- lutions calling on the republicans’ organiza- Uon to indorse Mt Theodore Marburg for mayor. These resolutions will be presented at the republican conference in Raines* Hall tonight. ——.+—_—_ If you want anything, try ar ad. in The Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer. > THE SENATE RULES Important Ohange Proposed by Mr. Hale. DESIGNED 10 BAR OUT LOBBYISTS Resumption of the Debate on the : Tariff. —__+___ SENATOR CAFFERY’S SPEECH On the opening of the Senate today there was a mild passage between Mr. Platt (N. Y.) and Mr. Allen (Neb.). The former desired to place in the Record a petition from the Manufacturers’ Association of Brooklyn for the speedy passage of the tariff bill. - Mr. Allen objected to having petitions go into the Record unless from a state leg- islature or executive department, Mr. Platt thereupon accomplished his purpose by reading the pétition as a part of his remarks, Ex-Senuators as Lobbyists. Mr. Hale (Me.)*%then came forward with a surprise in the form eof a proposed amendment io the Senate rules admitting to the privileges of the floor of the Senate only ex-senators “who are not interested in any claim or in the prosecution of the same, or directly in any bill pending before Congress.” Added to the text of the pro- posed change is the following: “The pur- pose of the proposed amendment 1s to prevent ex-senators from enjoying the privileges of the floor of the Senate for the purpose of urging or opposing claims’ or bills in which they are employed as at- torneys. Mr. Hale stated that it was a matter of satisfaction to renew the acquaintance and the association of senators who had been“inembers of the body, but he did not think it was compatible ¥ he dignity of the Senate that the privileges of the floor should be used by gentlemen Inter- ested in pending legislation. If there were those to whom it did not apply it would do no harm, but he fcured there were those to whom it did apply. He thought he had observed enough to justify calling atten- tion to the subject. Mr. Hawley s:.ggested that there might he some objection to any pointing out of ex-senators, and Mr. Allen asked what had taken place in recent days to call attention to the subject. Mr. Hale asked that he be not requested to particvlarize, Mr. Allen declared that there had been no more lobbying of late than there had been for years. At one time he had intro- duced a bill making it a crime to come on the Capitol grounds with a view to lobby- ing on pending measures. It was at a time when the pooling Dill and other measures were bringing lobbyists from all parts of the country. Why not make it a crime, covering all lobbyists, he asked. Mr. Hale explained that he was not seek- ing any such drastic measure. He desired only to call the attention of the Senate to the desirability of being relieved from lob- bying on the floor. He regarded the im- portunities of lobbyists of little avail to the Interests they represented, end he regarded it as unfortunate that ex-senators should be seen on the floor carrying their papers relating to pending questions. Mr. Allen again asserted that lobbyists 1 the corridors and galleries like in the trees. proposed amendment finally went Mr. Hale stating that he would ask tomerrcw that the amendment be referred to the committee on rules, The Wool Schedule. The consideration of the wool schecule ot the tariff bill was then resumed, and Mr. Vest (Mo.) asked Mr, Allison to indicate what was to be the program for the future handling of the bill. Mr. Allison replied that it was the pur- to complete the wool schedule, Ik schedule, then tobacco. When that done the bill would have been gone once, with some excepted para, such as lead, bides, ete. The purpos was to begin with the chemical schedule end consider in order such paragraphs as had been passed over. ‘ed that the » taken up after thi for the purpose of making a and Mr. Allison stated that an unde: at point might be reach then recognized for ch on the general subject of .ne rourse of legislation, particularly on th- tariff, to restrict individual effort and to build up giant industr He reviewed the economic views of our carly statesmen to show the gradual e: tension of the protective policy, far by yond the expectations of Hamilton, Jac son, Madison and Clay. Senator Caffery on Party Principle. val Referring to the recent course of seve senators, Mr. Caffery said: i ar senators on this floor belong- ing to the democratic party stating four propositions: First, that the doctrine of free raw material is not democratic; sec- ond, that if one article is dutied, all ought to be; third, that if protection is going the rounds, democrats might as well get the benefits of It by asking to be protected In home industries; fourth, that there is no principle iavolved In a tariff bili, but it is @ mere question of schedules.”” Mr. Caffery examined each of these propositions, pointing out what he re- garded as their fallacies, and said: “Pre- cedent apd principle allke refute these propositions. Veteran democrats, who were born and will die with true demo- cratic faith in their minds and hearts, re- pudiate them. They look upon them as an effort to crucify their creed.. And, like the Christian who embraces the image of his crucified Savior as the last hour of mor- tality approaches, so will they embrace and cling with a love and faith which no so- phistry can destroy and no temptation be- tray—the ancient doctrine of tariff for rev- enue only—as the nearest approach to that ‘Sir, we hy free trade hoped for by the democratic party. Is {t possible that we denounce plunder only to join the plunderers? ‘That we point to the straight and honest path of democratic duty only, and then tread the primrose path of "republican wickedness; that we abhor sin and join the sinners?" The senator declared that “tariff for reva- nue only” is a tenet of democracy as deeply grounded as the decalogue. The democratic tariff policy was that any contribution wrung from the people for protection, and not for revenue, was extortion and robbery. Was it not robbery, then, when this woolen schedule places 9) per cent on the wearer of a hat or a coat more than he should pay: when a poor man pays 50 to 110 per cent on the pane of glass in his windows; when a poor woman pays ® per cent more than she should for a table cloth, in order to en- rich the manufacturer? g Concerning sugar, Mr. Caffery said that under the breakfast table cry raised by the republican party in 1890, sugar, though a favorable article for democratic revenue, was dented a tariff. The republicans now want a revenue to “stave off silver and ad- vance beets, and not to protect sugar in Louisiana.” It had been admitted that the duty was for the purpose of protecting beet sugar, and not sugar cane sugar. When the time comes,if it ever comes,when the protec- tion of sugar falls to produce revenue, what will become of the sugar interests? Will it be corralled, like the man@acturers, sur- rounded by a wall of protection, or will the free breakfast table cry be renewed. The senator said the sugar barons and other barons may feast for a time, but the hand- writing on the wall was disclosed by the confession of the senator from Rhode Island (Aldrich) that protection is dead for any- thing but protection. Mr. Caffery spoke for two hours, summing up as follows: “I believe in a tariff on luxuries. I believe in excise taxes. I be- Neve in an income tax. I believe in a tariff on imports, placed so as to put money in the coffers of the government, and not in the pockets of individuals. I do not believe in protection, save for the purpose of pro- tecting each cjtizen in the enjoyment of. legal, constitutional and natural rights." ‘The debate then proceeded on paragraph 364, relating to cloths, knit fabrics, ete., Mr. Jones moig? § having offered an amend- ment limiting the provisions to goods “of. which wool is the chief component ma- terial.” ‘The amendment was 1, 23-82. Mr. Jones renewed the‘ motion in another form, the purpgse being to restrict the duties to goods made of actual wool and not of inferior matgrials, cotton, etc. It led to exten controversy between Mr. Alison and Mr. Jones as to how the arounts of wool vely, in @ fabric conld be ascert: ‘inally the amendment was reject HOUSE OF REP ESENTATIVE: An air of gloom peryaded the House to- day owing to the death of Mr. Cooke of Illinois, who died jenly at his hotel this morning. wal, very popular with his colleagues, his untimely death was @ severe shock to t The desk which he occupied, on the)éxtreme right of the hall, was draped in mourning and covered with white roses and*magnolia blossoms. The blind chaplain in his invocation re- ferred feelingly 0 Mrz,Cooke’s death as a great public calamity— After the reading of the journal, the Speaker announced the reception of an in- vitation from the president of the Belgian chamber of deputies to the members of the House to attend the international parlia- mentary conference in favor of arbitra- tion, which commences August 6. Mr. Foss of Illinots, on behalf of the dele- gation, then announced the sad news of the death of his colleague, Mr. Cooke. He gave nétice that at_some future time he. would ask the’ House to pay tribufe to the char- acter and public services of Mr. Cooke. The customary resolutions were adopted, and a committee to attend the funeral wa: appointed, consisting of the following mem- bers: Messrs. Foss, Prince and Belknap of Illinois, Moody of Massachusetts, Upde- graff of Iowa, Royce of Indiana, Bailey of Texas, Hunter of Illinois and Dinsmore of Arkansas. Then, as a further mark of re- spect to the memory of the deceased, the House adjourned until Monday. —-e-___—_. CONFORMING TO MANDATE Further Proceedings in District Court Af- fecting Street Extensions, Justice Cox Issues an Order Confirm- ing Awards in Seme Cases and Granting Rehearing in Others. Judge Cox, in the District Court this uf- ternoon, set aside the verdict of the Jury of appraisers in the second of the street extension cases, No. 453, that of Chapin Brown's subdivision of In- gleside, in which an award was made Jan- vary 18, 1896, as to all parcels of land, save lots 15 and 16, block 2; lots 1, 14 end 1 bleck 4; lots 1, 7 and 8, block 5; lot 15, Lock 6, and reservation A, and awarded a new trial as to all those parcels in which the verdict was set aside. ‘The order signed by Judge Cox today was in obedience to the mandate of the Court of Appeals, and in conformity to the de- cision of the United States Supreme Court, rendered last month, when the latter tri. bunal held the highway extension act, un- der which the proceedings were had, to be constitutional and valid in every respect. The Judge contirmed the award of the appraisers as to the above-mentioned par- cels, and directed that the amounts award- ed be paid, as follows: Lot block 2, $982.50; part of lot 16, block 2, $1,245; part of lot 1, block 4, $544.32; part of lot 14, block 4, $1,246>-part of lot 15, block 4, $67.69; part of ‘ge ty Dlock 5, $700.42; part of lot 7, block 5, 463801; part of lot 8, block 5, $507; part of lét 15,biock 6, $1,403.65, and reservation A, $2,571'8D. Objectai¢n View. The condemnafion of land in Mr. Brown's subdivision of [pglesjde was made for the purpose of widening and straightening 19th street, and widening and extending Howard avenue, and for oth¥r purpos: Lots 15 ; of eal and 16, block 2), are:pn Ith street; lot 1, Dock 4, on Ingjesidgi terrace; lots 14 and on 15, block 4, on 4th street; lot 1, block Howard avenue; lots!7 and S$, vlock 5, a continuation of Ing{dside terrace; let hock 6, on Howilrd avenue, and reservation 4 ectlos 17th street. J The awards of Lowell Park and ba yds: Pareels aggrogat about $11,000, ahit Mt “rown and the a lorneys for the other owne's of the parcels will send a copy of the rt's Order of to- to the Sonate appropriation committee this afternoon, with tiie prayer that an item he inserted in the deficiency appropriation bill to cover the amounts awarded. To Cover Expenses. It is understood that an item of $145,000 has been inserted in the deficiency bill to cover the awards: in Denison and Leigh- ton’s subdivision of Mt. Pieasant and Pleasant Plains, case 419, confirmed last Saturday by Judge Cox, as reported in The ar at the time. ‘Those awards were ; lot 123, $11.0 $2,500; lot 126, §: a), id lot “#4, condemned for the widening of Columbia road and the extension of Sixteenth street. Lot 5 $20, tor the widening of Ken the extensicn of 16th s $5,074.42, for the extens avenue and and lot 16th street. Other Awards. Judge Cox, it wMll be recalled, also con- firmed in case 419 the following awards for damages resulting from the abandon- ment of a previously existing highway Lot 2,201.75; south part of lot 33, 3608.85; west part of lot 47 and north 10 feet of lots 148 to 152, inclusive, $3,144.69, and lot 72, $60). 4, Of course, the granting of new trials By Judge Cox as to certain parcels of land in both cases leaves the improvement and ex. tension of the various highways embraced in the two subdivisions in an incomplete condition, but the owners of those parcels as to which the awards have been con- firmed think that is no reason why Con- gress should not at once appropriate the amount required to cover the confirmed awards. —___ FIRING REGULATIONS CHANGED. War Departm General Order Mak- ing Modifications, The War Department has just issued, in the shape of a general order, what amounts to a revision of the small arms firing regulations (Blunt's). The most im- portant changes made in the old manual were those necessitated by the adoption of the magazine rifle for the old Springfield. The others result from the attempt to as- similate all military target practice to actual firmg in thg different phases of bat- tle, and to make the results of this kind of practice as nearly as sible a fair meas- ure of the battle Re! lency of the individ- ual soldier and of the company. In this line is the mogfficefion of the usual target into a silhoue' of & soldier. The revision was made by Capt. J. 8. Mallory, and ap- proved by a iaY board, headed by Col. Bates of tne 24 Infantry. —————r WOMAN'S CHESS TOURNAMENT. e Scores Up to Date at the International Congest im London, LONDON, Jane 2%.—The third round of the internatiodal moman’s chess tonrna- ment, played.sn :tHis city this afternoon, resulted as follows: Finn beat Stevenson in a Scotch gainbit attr 26 movos, Rudge beat in a center counter gambit, after 52 mayes. Worrall and/Goodmng drew a Dutch open- ing, after 46 moves Fox beat Hook ®# Ruy Lopez, after 30 moves. : Eschwege beat Watson in a French de- fense, after 32 moves. game between Field and Sydney (a Sicilian defense) was left w: hed. Forbess-Sharpe beat de la Vigne in a French defense, after twenty-nine moves. Barry beat Hertzsch in a Ruy Bépes after fifty moves, Fagan beat Thorold in an Evans gambit declined, after thirty-one moves. Bonnefin end Mueller-Hartung drew a Ruy Lopes after thirty-two moves. —————— Minister Cox's Resignation. The resignation of Magrane Cox, United States minister to. Honduras and Salvador, has been received at the State Devart- dence purpose 6G make Of orcit appt: ‘2 an ment to fill this place. ES GARBAGE DISPO A Proposition for Rejection of the Cremation Process MEETS WITH COMMISSIONERS’ FAVOR The Reduction Method to Be Tried at a Country Site. TGGESTED BY CONTRACTOR es There is every indication that within a short time there will be an entire change in the method of disposing of the city’s garbage. Reduction will’ be substitu:ed for cremation, and the system will be inaugur- ated at a point ac least eight miles outside of the District of Columbia. ‘This is briefly the plan proposed by the garbage coa- tractor, and it is belleved, in view of the unsatisfactory results obtained from cre- metion, that the Commisstoners will ap- prove it. Cremation in the District has not been successful. The fatlures recorded have con- vinced the Commissioners of this, and with the unsatisfactory results ending in the cor.demnation of the Smith crematory, they have concluded that Washington must have another and a better system with which to dispose of its refuse. A short time ago, when it was found that the Smith crematory was not sanitary, the Commissioners sent for Contractor War- field, and held a long conference with him upon the subject of garbage disposal. They ordered, in the first place, the abandon- rent of the crematory, and directed him to submit immediately some plan which would be satisfactory. This the contractor has done, and Man- ager Bayly was at the District building this afternoon discussing the proposed plan, Advantages of the Plan. Mr. Bayly stated under the new arrange- ment there would be no occasion for cit- izens’ associations to pass resolutions of condemnation, and that citizens living in any part of the District would have no reason to complain of foul-smelling gur- bage. He stated in the first Place that the wharf at the foot of G street, where gar- bage has heretofore been dumped upon scows, when the garbage navy was neces- sary, would be abandoned, and that a re- ceiving plant would be erected upon the company’s wharf at the foot of South Cap- {tol street This building will be fitted with a huge hopper, into which all of the garbage, as soon as it is collected, will be dumped. The hopper fs to communicate with scows, upon which are placed a number of water-tight metallic tanks. These tanks are to he ab- solutely water-proof, with tight-fitting cov- ers, and have an estimated capacity of five + tors. Each scow 1s to be provided with several of these tanks, and as soon as one is filled and properly closed, another will be brought into service, and so on, until the scow ts loaded. When this is done a tug will come along- side and the scow will be towed some eight or ten miles down the river, where the contractor owns a large farm. At the further end of this farm, about a mile from the river, the latest improved reduction plant will be erected and a gravity railroad constructed to the water front. As soon as a _scowload of tanks arrives they will be lifted one after another to the elevated rail- way and run by gravity to the reduction plant, where the garbage will be treated. SAL A BAY Important Hearing Before the Secretary of War. The Right to Go Beyond the Buildi Line—Justice Gray Objects, Secretary Alger has been called upon to €ecide a question at issue between the District Commissioners and Mr. Gordon McKay on one side and Mr. Justice Gray of tho United States Supreme Court on the other side. He gave a hearing to all the persons interested at the War Departm: this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and his cision will be awaited with general interest by the property holders of the Distric: The question under consideration involves the extent of the powers of the District Commissioners in the matter of projecti: over the building line. Some time ago Mr. Gordon McKay, owner of the Arno, made application for a per- mit to construct a bay window to premises No. 1607 I street, the dimensions of which were given as 5 feet by 14 feet wide. He Was represented in the matter by Mr. Rob- ert J. Fleming, architect. The permit was granied by the Commis- vioners, and in the psual course of busi- ness was referred to the Seeretazy of War. This action was taken under a provision of the act of March 3, 18), referri projections, which provides follows: “And hereafter no such permits (that is, of projections beyond the building lin, shall be granted except upon special appl!- cation and with the concurrence of all of said Commissioners «of the 1 “ and the approval of the Secretary o: Justice Gray Protests. Mr. James Lowndes, as attorney for Mr. Justice Gray, who lives at No. 1001 I street, has made protest against the issue of the permit to Mr. McKay. In a letter to As- sistant Secretary Meiklejohn of the War Department, he states his objections sub- stantially as follo First. That the projection, which extends five fest from the building line, practically at right angles thereto for a width of 14 feet, beginning and 1 inch party line and extending to a hel or 70 feet, with lateral windows, will inte fere materially with the enjoyment of air, light and prospect of the owner of 1601 I and (having lateral windows) wil! entire! ‘troy his pri y- ‘ondly, that no good ground has been shown for the issue of the permit.” retary Alger and Assistant Secret Meiklcjohn gave a hearing to the parties in interest several days ago, with tne result that the matter $ returned to the Dis- trict Commissioners for further con tion, in view of the objections male by Mr. Lowndes on behalf of Mr. Justice Gra: owner of 1601 T street In his letter of objections to Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn, Attorney Lowndes ys, among other things: he ebjection to the bay window goes entirely beyond the points that it was 8 inches in width in excess of the width ap- proved in the Commissioners’ schedule one foot in depth in excess of thi approved there for a right-angled bay win- dow. “The objection is to any bay window Se ing placed there at all; or if the Secretary of War and the Commissioners deem it proper to grant a permit for a bay window of some kind, the objection is to one that approaches in size the one at present pro- posed. Pun ‘the present case the land at 160L street Was gra d to the predecessor in title of the present owner by the United Sta . with an implied right to air, hght and prospect over I street for a width of ninety feet. the permission which you are asked to The tanks will be thoroughly cleaned be- fore they are sent back to the city. In this way, Manager Bayly says, the con- tractor believes he will satisfactorily dis pose of all the garbage in a sanitary man- ner and without exciting any objection. Should the River Freeze. Should the river freeze over and naviga- tion become impossible, he says the reduc- tion works will be shut down and the Brown crematory, atthe foot of South Capitol street, operated until the river opens and navigation becomes possible. He cular stress upon the advantages tem, and called attention to the fact that the G street wharf was abanTon- ed because of the fact that the garbage id have to be hauled along the entir ver front, which would not only be ex- pensive, but unsatisfactory. He is desirous, however, of having the Commissioners im prove Half street, that the garbage carts will not all be forced to traverse one street on their way to the wharf. The plan, it is understood, meets with the approval of the Commissioners, although as yet they have not had the matter pre- nted to them officially. It will probably come up during the present week. ———__ ENTERTAINED BY CITY ENS. The Mexican Visitors Tendered an Enjoyable Luncheon This Afternoon. Gen. Luis Terrazas, the ex-governor of Chihuahua, Mexico; Mr. Enrique C. Creel, the eminent banker and c: list of the republic; Don Lu son of the general, and himself a man of great power and influence; Dr. Miguel Marquez, all of Chihvahva, and Mr. Lyndon H. Stevens of New York, who is largely terested in Mexican affairs, were entertained at lunch- con today at the Raleigh Hotel by a num- ber of representat citizens of Wash- ington. The guests are very warm friends of Goy. Alexander R. Sh »herd, and as the hosts hold the same relation with the latter the occasion was avery pleasan. + intimate cne for all cone i. The Washingto:. gentlemen present were District. Commis- sicners Ross, Wight and Black, Rez tative Newlands, Commissioner Herman of the general land office, Mr. B. H. War- ner, Mr. Stilson Hutchins, Dr. A. P, Far- den, Mr. W. S. Thompson, Mr. Crosby S. Noyes, ex-Mayor Matthew G. Emery, Mr. Simcn Wolf, Department Commander Hop- kins of the Grand Army of the Rep’ Mr. A. M, Lothrop and Mr. Alexander Hagner of Hagerstown. The guests and their entertainers met in the private parlor of the hotel, and, after exchanging courtesies, proceeded to the banqueting hall, where a delightful lunch- R give will derogate from the rights under this grant, and the United States is now asked io take away what it has sold to one ividual and give it to another. There would not be the slightest color of a public use im this proposed grant to the owner cf 1607 I street. The c dif- fers in ths respect from the case of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad vs. Baptisc ws U. S., 317, in which the doc- laid down that Coagress can grant Streets to a railroad to the grantee’s liabil of the subject In “This casi dent, and it you that if the fully submitted to granted It went to the poll soil of the public sks for it—a polic of viving a part of sireets to any one who which seems to conflict with that of the act of March 3, ISe12” >» the © Bissioners. Hearing Under date of the 19th instant the Dis- trict Commissiouers informed the y cf War that they had given a hearing to the parties in interest, at which Mr. Lowndes, Mr. Robt. I. Fleming and others 2wS on the subject. Lowndes contended that the Commi: sloners are not compelied to allow pr tions to the full extent of the limit scribed by the regulations, but that should be decided upon the s circumstances involved and with due re to the convenience and comfort of t Me and of the iguous private against the f on the ground that the proposed cor iion would be unsightly and would destro the privacy of the adjoining residence ef his client. 5 pr S atives of applicant claimed that the applicaticn as amended was clearly within the law and regulations, and that it w ld be illegal and unjust for the Commissioners to discriminate agatnst him in favor of the contestant, es clally in view of the fact that the regulations this respect have heretofore been imps tially applied. : “After a full consideration of the mat- ter,” say the commissioners in their let- ter, the commissioners concluded that there appears to be uo suificient reason why they should revo! or mv lify their concurrence in tion, and the; therefore have the lo herewith re the applic. nor h con was served. At its conclusion Mr. B. H. Warner, who presided, called for re- marks, and brief responses were mae by the three commissioners, Mr. Cree!, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Stitson Hutchins, Mr. ©. S. Noyes and others. ——.__. Denth of John C. Franzoni. Mr. John C. Franzoni, one of the oldest residents of Washington, dicd this morning at the residence of his son, No. 60S Massa- chusetts avenue, in his elghty-first year. Mr. Franzoni was born in this city in 1816 and was the son of an eminent Italian painter, who came to the United States at the request of the government, for the pur- Pose of decorating the interior of the old United States Capitol building. Mr. Fray- zoni, sr., died many years ago, and before the completion of the work. The son, after receiving the benefits of a first-class education, entered the govern- ment printing office, where he became one of the superintendents, and served as such for many years. Later he became a clerk in the office of the commissary general of the, United States, remaining there for twenty-five years preceding his retiring from active life, about three years ago. He leaves two sons and four grandsons. Mr. Franzoni’s death was due to the in- ‘frmities of old age more than any other gause, @lthough he had been complaining for seveMul weeks, he was not confined to his bed until Tuesday last. His funeral will take place Saturday morning at 10 o%lock. The services will be conducted by Rev. Joseph T. Kelly, pastor of Fourth Presbyterian Church, and the Interment will be made in Glenwood. —_———_—_ Mr. Mareanm Better. “Mr. Marean's injuries are not so serious as at first reported. There has been a de- cided improvement in his condition, and his physician expects to havo him out in @ few days. = Gen. Graighill Made an LL. D. - Gen. Wn. P. Craighill, U.S. A., retired, late chief of engineers, has received the honorary degiee of LL. D. from Washing- ton and Lee University of Virginia. submit the matter w t status to you. The arguments made to Secretary Alger today pro and con, were in line with views above expressed on both sides of the case. a She Had Him There. From the Chicago Times-Hereld. “Talk about consistency,” he said, say- agely; “a woman never knows her own mind from one day’s end to another. Why, within a week of our wedding you insisted that you wouldn't marry the best man who r lived.”” bas Well,” she remarked, sweetly, “I didn’ SS 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. GRAIN. ta 0 ‘3 Sept Ge hy os ony Corm—Iuly 2h 24% By S BON | 251-% 26 tag ie ees Tes Tak Ts 772 760 Teo 397 3:90 3.90 410 400 4.02 447 405 485 457 450 4.56 Hizh. Low. Close. 734 720 7.20 734 T2T 728 TOT 702 703 686 682 6.84 Baltimore Marke Sg ee eon ey , 2, rrels; ex; . 5 50 5 unsettled and. dali spot ‘aii month, 734 bids July, TOMATO: At - pobta neti: witch: “B16 BSS th one els —sout Wheat by Gra Ermer spot. month and V1;n29%4; September. sales, southern white corn, 31%a32; do. Oats steady—No. 2 white, 2Ba2Yy—recetpts, 8,714 5 ck, 248,209 hwahels 38%; No. 2 western, els; exports, none; stock, $1ab0ag1800.” Gee steady—choice B frelghts very quiet tant cates steady—steam to Liv- pool per l, 30. ‘Cork .. and - August: ter, 2a.6d.n2s.73:d. Ji ‘ 736d. Whisky ee A AL S8S8S8S8S8————ee=$MmmmM9M9M9SSS eee WINDOW CASE / FINANCE AND TRADE The Advance in Northwestern Was the Feature of the Day. VOLUME OF BUSINESS RESTRICTED Significant Advances Promptly Met With Realizing Sales. eee eee GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Spectal Disp: NEW Y h to The Evening Star PRK, June 24.—Opening prices this morning were generally steady at ‘r: Uonal advances from the closing bevel of yesterdsy. The volume of bus: was Somewhat restricted and significant ad- vances, with one or two exceptions, were impossible — becau: of further realizing sales. The undertone of the market was de- cldedly firm, and the buying by commiaston houses continued through a greater part of the sesston. The grange shares were in go and, an advance of 2 per cent in North- Western being the feature of the day's transactions. The buying of this stock on a scale up was for the acecoun! Influen. te lal interests closely identified with the managen Lake Shore, New York Central and Northwestern have each had and advan. in the general market and upon similar de- velopments. The ctions during this period of re- funding enterprises have never entirely exhausted the improvement which pre ceded realizing. It remains to be seen !f sul another property will take up t movement after the merits of the Nort Western project have become exhau- Burlington and St. Paul were advanced slightly uncer confident buying, May ment of the former being relied upon to reflect an increase in earnings equal to X per cent on the stock. This view is a trifle too extreme perhap: so to he material. Burlington crop but not enough past ord and its: py ement are fac- tors justifying optimistic opinions which might be considered extreme If applted elsewhere, The Gould shares continued to be some- what neglected, but are the subjects ot considerable favorable comment. Manhat- tan is nthe verge of announcing a change in motive power, and an incldental saving In expense, which will find immediate reflection in the price of the stock. Rumors of this character are not a nov ty In any sense, and the developed ho enthusiasm in con: The coal shares have no support no! di- interest and the rectly traceable to the short fail to reflect, except momentarily, strength of the general market. The Northern Pavitic securities Lave the subject of extensive realizing | Lecause of difficulties in the way of mcnious traffle 1greem: These matters were report adjusted, but the selling and the rey came from the same source. The combina- uen is too significant for the average oper- ator to depend upon. The trading in American Sugar indicates a better eppreciation of wnat may hapy to the Senate schedule in confe The buying has lost all cont . and the short interest i ng incre; Tne sugar rates ar ved to have taken the form wh ey will be re in the future law. The stock of th pany shows unm waiting policy. akable evidences of @ ——a a FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. " Correspondents, Messrs, Moore & Schley, No. 9» Broadway. ane American Spirite.. American Spirits, pfd... American Sngar.... Aiverican Sugar, pid... Ainerican 4 American © Atchison... 2 2.0 Baltimore & O20. Say State Gas...) Canada Sonthern, Canada Pacitic Chesapeake & Ob : & St. Louis..: Bea Qe... vrulwestern., Den. & Kio Grande, p ath brie. Sew G pral Electric . . Ulinois Central. ww . Lake re . Lowsville & Nashvilie. Metropolitan ‘Traction. . Manhattan Elevated Michigan Central Missouri Pacific Nationa) Lead Co...... Nationa! Leaa Co., pt New Jersey Central. New York Central. Northern Pacific... Northern Pacifi Out. & Western.” Pacific Maul Vhila. & Reading: Paltman P. C. Ce Southern Hy., pfd Phila. Vractio lanes Bonds. d, 120 asked. “Metropolitan I bid, 120 asked. Metropolitan Kallroad titieates of indebtedness, A, 110 bid. Railroad certi indebtedness, BB, 1ONt, biel. Belt Railroad so-asked. Eekington Bail Metropolitan pany imp. Gx, | 108 ext. ts, 10 Sbid. nil. National Bank Stocks. — Bank « 300 asked. “Bank Metropolitan, 280 bid. Central and Mechai 175 bid, 200 Did. Citizens’,” 125. bid.” “Coli asked. Capital, 118 bid. West i asked: Traders’, 90 bid, 95 asked. bid, 106 axked. Safe Deposit and Trast Companies. Deposit and Trust, 112 bid, 115 asked. Washington Loar and Trust, 119 bid, 125 asked. “American Se- curity and Trust, 141% bid. Wastiington Safe De- it, bid. PRaltrou tal Traction, *54% bid, 35 Railroad Stocks.—Ca) asked. Metropolitan, 113 bid. Columbia, 54 bid. Gas and Washington Gas, ectrie Light Stocks. sq bia asked. Spegeon Gas, 45 bid. U! 8. Biectric Light, *95 asked. Insurance Storks.—Firemen’s, 30 bid. Franklin, 38 bid. Metropolitan, 70 bid, ‘80 asked. Corcora 36 bid. Potomac, 6S bid, 74 asked. Arlington, 1 bid. German-American, 199 big, ational Union, 10 bid, 14 asked. Columbia, 12 fi re Riges, 774 bid, Si asked. People's, Di, bid. Lilt my Insiranéé Stocks.Real Estate Title, 100 bid, 108 asked. Columbia Title, * bid. District Title, 8 asked. ‘elephone Stocks. —P. lvania, 89 bid. Chesa- ‘and Potomac, 64 06% asked. American iraphophone, 8% bid. 9 |. American Grapho- gpone, peotecned, 39 208, 12 asked. Pneumatic Gun Miscellaneous ‘Stocks. — Mergenthaler ba bid, 122 asked. Falls Ice, 115 bid, Ex div., 54 per cent. *Es div. ees