Evening Star Newspaper, July 7, 1897, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR,.WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1897—12 PAGES. night at Sth avenue and 125th street. The important arrest was accomplished under the direction of Acting Inspector O'Brien, and was made by him and several detec- tives from the central office. His Friend Gave Him Up. His arrest came about through a friend who has known him for some years, and has worked with him in several barber shops here and im other cities. This friend is John Dolpha, barber, who has been employed for two months in the shop of Tony Martinell! at No. 2337 8th avenue, just four doors above 125th street, on the west side of the avenue. Dolpha, while a friend of Thorn, did not care to be considered a confederate in a crime of the most aldeous character. At the same time his loyalty has kept him for over a week from betraying the fact that he had knowledge of the whereabouts of Thorn. Had Thora not insisted upon associating with Dolpha he might perhaps at this hour be free. As it wi a message from Thorn to Dolpha to meet him last night at 10 o'clock at the corner of Sth avenue and 125th street had the effect of worrying Delpha to the point where he could no longer conceal the secret. Dolpha Was Much Worried. Dolpha hesitated about betraying Thorn, but at the same time did not want to be actuatly instrumental in shielding aim. He worried over his predicament much. Yes- terday morning he asked his employer, Martinelli, 1f he could have the evening to himself. Martinelli did not feel like giving it to him unless it was. for some urgeat réason. He insisted that Dolpha tell him why he wanted to lay off for the night. ‘Martinelli had noticed that Dolpha dur- ing two days had teen very moody and thoughtful, as if oppressed by something that worried him. He was therefore quite persistent in urging his employe to give his reason for not wanting to work, tell- ing him he would be glad to help him if he was in trouble. Martinelli's kindness made an impression upon Dolpha. He sat in a chair in the shop and for some time was silent,thought- ful. Fimally he said: “What shall I do? I cannot keep this to demanded Marti- “What do you mea nell. “I know Martin Thorn; know where he is, and he wants me to meet him tonight. i don’t want to get tangled up with him and this terrible murdet “What you want to do,” said Martinelli emphatically, “is to go to the police and tell ali you know. It is the only thing for an honest man to do, and you ought to do it for your own protection if noc to further the cause of justice.” Decided to Report to Police. It did not take much further argument to convince Dolpha that !t was his duty to inform the authorides. He only seemed to lack stamina and to be hesitating be- tween the impulse to protect his former friend and his sense of duty. He, however, left the shop saying that he would go to police headquarters. That he elther did this or sent word in some way is apparent. Yesterday afternoon Detective Sergeant McCauley called at the barber shop for Dolpha, and the two walk- ed to the thirtieth precinct station, four blocks away. Here a conference was held, which resulted in plans being laid for Thorn's capture in not exactly the manner in which it occurred last night. Dolpha was to meet Thorn in front of Spear's drug store and was then to pro- pore thet they take an Sth avenue car and ~ide out to some more secluded place, where they could talk. Dolpha was also to propose that Thorn board the car from the east side of the street and he from the vest side. These plans were carried out, with the result of Thorn's arrest. ——— ASKED TO RESIGN. Commissioners Served Notice on Sealer of Weights and Measures. As was expected, the Commissioners have asked for the resignation of Frank A. Bond, scaler of weights and measures. Dt early part of last week Com- missioner Wight wrote a letter to Colonel | cxcharge, and Secretary Wileon hes we Bond, requesting hir: to furnish forthwith | ceived his report. On a scale of 100 points the resiznation of himself and deputy. the Minnesota creamery butter. was The letter complimented Col. Bond upen | ™arked 9612, the “Royal Danish” 95, and the faithful performance of the duties en- trusted to his care, and stated the ri tiens were not called for because Felitieal reason. It was intimated that a More scientific man was wanted for the pesition. The letter wourd up by extending to Col. Bond and his assistint thirty days’ leave ef absence, so that there will be nd change in the office until the Ist of August. The resignation was called for, it is un- derstood, by a unanimous vote of the Board of Commissioners. While it is un- derstood that a successor has been se- jected, the Commissioners will not make his name public. It is believed, however, that he will be a dark horse, and a man whose scientific research has already put him prominent- ly before the public. ——— District Endeavorers in the Desert. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. TECOMA, Nev., July 7.—Part of the first secticn of District of Columbia Endeavorers are out here in the desert, 160 miles west of Salt Lake City, making progress very slowly. The car Allaire was left in Ogden last night for slight repairs and will follow today. All are well and are making the desert vocal with music. M. M. 3S. Earthquakes Htaly. ROME, July 7.—Three strong earthquake shocks were felt last ight at Voltri and its vieinity. ed Personal Mention. Commander C. H. Rockwell of the Port Royal naval station is at the Ebbitt for a few day: Mr. W from Gainesville, la, has returned home where he will spend @ short vacation. The many friends of Mr. ai Richard Thompson will be that their little son, Richard, is convales- cing from his serious illness, —E Missing Children. s afternoon the police were asked to find two colored children, Mattie and Willie Carter, who disappeared frum their homes nperan Monday morning. . Ada Carter, their mother, who re- ted their disappearance, says she last saw them about & o'clock in the morning, when they were setting off firecrackers. > Classifying California Representative DeVries of California to- day introduced a bill similar to that in- troduced in the Senate this session by Sen- ator Perkins, prcviding for the examina- tion and classification of certain lands in California. — -e-___ Equalization and Review. The board of eqralization acd feview is now in daily session at its rooms in the District building. It sits from 10 o'clock in the morning until 3 o'clock in the after- cou Lands. ‘noon, hearing complaints of the ‘38- ments just returned by the boarl of as- sistant assessors on new building= erected during the year erded June The time for filing complaints ends the third Monday of this month. The board is de- sirous that owners of new buildings just ed shall call and see the amounts of ments placed against this class of realty Whii turns is not fully p the statement of the annual re- ared as yet, enough is known that the report on new build- Ings for the past year will favorably com- pare with former reports, The board is @omposed of Assessor Matthew Trimble, chair > Col James A. Bates, Capt. J. Harrison Johnson and Mr. O. T. G. Mor- seli. Henry O. Tanner, a negro artist now at work in Paris, had his Salon picture this year purchased by the French government to hang in the Luxembourg. The picture is an ambitious group, “The Raising of Lazarus.” Mr. Tanner studied with Thom- as Hovenden. ‘The oldest banner in the new trophy reom at Yale bears the inscription: “Yale vs. Harvard, July 28, 1865.” It was won on Lake Quinsigamond by a six-oared crew in. record-breaking time—17 minutes 42 1-3 seconds—over the regatta course—three miles, with a turn. “Want” ads. in The Star pay because they bring answers. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Russia’s Hand is Seen Again in Greco-Turkish Affairs, SENDS CIRCULAR NOTE "0 POWEIS Suggests Immediate Steps to Ex- pedite Peace Negotiations. OFFER TO PAY GREEK’S DEBT es CONSTANTINOPLE, July 7.—Russia hes sent a circular note to the powers suggest- ing that steps be taken to expedite the cenelusion of peace between Greece and Turkey. This action upen the part of Rus- sia is regarded here as being of the great- est importance and as indicating that Rus- sla desires to forestuli a similar preposal upon the part of the other pow: Both the palace and the ‘Purkish min- isters were immediately informed of Rus- sia’s action. PoE The German ambassador here, Baron Saurma von Jeltsch, has received fresh ahd precise instructions to insist upon Turkey's acceptence of the strategie -frontier pro- pcsed by the powers. To Advance Money for Greece. ATHENS, July 7.—The Asty “says the creditors of Greece are disposed to advance the £4.000,000 required for the Turkish in- demnity, repayment of the sum to be guaranteed by the receipts from the exist- ing monopoly on tobacco and from the stamp revenues, their administration being placed under the control of a financial body, in which the creditors will have three representatives, —s—___ RECFIVED BY SALISBURY. Col. Hay Presents Monetary Commis- stoners to British Premier. LONDON, July 7—The Marquis of Sal- isbury this afternoon received the United States monetary commissioners, Messrs. Wolcott, Stevenson and Paine. They were presented to the prime minister by United States Ambassador Hay. OUR BUTTER AND FOREIGN. A Recent Comparison of Samples in New York, Finding it difficult to get an unprejudiced and definite comparison made in London between butter sent there by the United States Department of Agriculture with the best products of other countries, Secretary Wilson directed his agent at London to buy there representative packages of fine butter from various sources and send them in cold storage to New York. This was recently done, and the foreign lot included sample casks of the best English (Dorset- shire), Danish and French butter, and boxes from Australian and Irish cream- eries, as well as rolls of “sweet,” or un- salted butter, such as is sent daily from Brittany and sells at the highest price in the Londen market. These foreign butters were last week critically examined by the leading butter merchants of New York and compared with packages reserved from a lot lately sent abroad by the department, made at creamerics in Minnesota and Massachu- setts. Excepting the Australian, these but- ters were all about the same age. The Dan- ish, which ranks first in the salted butter supply of the English markets, was a little yor eae and fresher than the Minnesota ckage. The samples were scored by Butter In- spector Healy of the New York mercantile the Massachusetts butter 94. The last was a very small package, had been kept three weeks and had lost flavor, although evi- dently a very fine article when fresh. The fresh Brittany rolls were also placed at 9%. The other samples were marked 90 and below. The only ones marked perfect in grain, texture, or “body,” were those from Minnesota, Denmark ‘and Brittany. Minnesota and ‘Brittany (unsalted) were both placed at 36 (out of a possible 40) for flavor, with Massachusetts and Den- mark following at 35, and no other above 31. ‘This judgment was concurred in by @ majority of the merchants (one hundred or more) who examined the samples. Sev- eral English merchants were also present, being in this country to investigate our butter supply and make purchases. They thought that some of the foreign samples were hardly representative of the best of their kind obtainable in London. But they agreed that the Danish and French sam- ples were fully up to the standard, and that the American samples shown were quite equal to these, and in some respects superior. One of these English buyers said he was ready to contract for an almost unlimited quantity of butter equal to the tub of Minnesota creamery shown, at one cent a pound above the highest market quotations. This, Secretary Wilson believes,. is a very conclusive demonstration that we can make in this country as fine but- ter as is produced anywhere, and much better than most of that which Great Britain depends upon. And we can deliver it in good condition in London, if that mar- ket will pay satisfactory prices for it. The fresh Brittany rolls, so much ad- mired, were quoted at 25 cents per pound wholesale in London last month, and the Danish casks at 20 and 21 cents. The Minnesota butter, thus pronounced su- perior to the latter, solid in New York at the same time at 15 or 16 cents, and could be offered in London at 19 or 20 cents at a handsome profit. County Treasurer Short in Accounts. ASTORIA, Oreg., July 7.—B. L. Ward, county treasurer of Clatsop county, is short in his accounts about $20,000. The county will lose nothing, as Ward's bonds- men will make good the deficit. His friends say he used the money in his mer- cantile business. ee Acronaut Weston and Helper Dead. EUREKA, Cal., July 7.—Prof. Weston, the aeronaut, and his helper, H. Tapascott, who were thrown from their balloon here, have died from their injuries. SS ee Minister Storer Reaches Brussels. BRUSSELS, July Bellamy Storer, the new United States minister to Belgium, has arrived here. > Durrant’s Picture to Be Sold. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 7.—In eaten to carry on the fight for his lift, the ‘as | rents of Theodore Durrant will place his photos on sale. The photos will show Dur- rant in the prison garb, taking his daily exercises within the walls of San Quentin. Welburn Released on Bond. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 7.—Olin M. Welburn, ex-collector of internal revenue, has been released from jail on bonds of 35,000. ——-—-— Croker and His Trainer Fall Out. LONDON, July 7.—It is reported that Richard Croker and his trainer, Morton, have fallen out, and that the latter will re- linquish Mr. Crocker’s work. _ De Kalb Junction, N. Y., Fire-Swept. CANTON, N. Y., July 7.—De Kalb Junc- tion was aimost wiped out by fire last night. Twenty buildings were burned. Coost Survey Examination. Assistant Secretary Vanderlip, Mr- Shite of Chicago and Prof. Raymoud of Troy, N. Y., constituting the commission appointed for that purpose, began an in- vestigation of the coast and geodetic sur- vey today with a view to a simpiification and improvements ef its business meth- ods. ————_+ e +_—____ Government Receipts. Government receipts: From customs, $464,710; internal revenue, $206,727; miscel- lareous, $25,000. National bank notes re- ceived today for redemption, $302,315. THE ISOLATING HOSPITALS A MAJORIFY OF TEN pe Giroular Letter Addressed by Commission- ers to Local Institutions. The Loeation of Builiings to Be De- termined as Speedily as Possible Invited. Suggestions The Commissioners this afternoon sent the following circular letter to the heads of the several hospitals of the city: The act making appropriations for the expenses of this District, approved March 8, 1897, contains the following clause: “For two isolating buildings, to be con- structed, in the discretion of the Commis- sioners of the District of Columbia, on the grounds of two hospitals and to be operat- ed as a part of such hospitals, $30,000." The following is suggested as an outline of the conditions under which it is desired to erect the buildings thus provided for, subject, of course, to any modifications which may be agreed upon by the Commis- sloners and the managers of she hospital upon whose grounds the building is locat- ed: - The Conditions. 1. The diseases to be treated to be diph- therla, scarlet fever, measles, erysipelas and other contagious disease of less grav- ity than these; but not those diseases or- dinarily known as venereal diseases. 2. Cases to be admitted only with the consent of the Commissioners, or of some officer acting for them. 3. Provision to be made for the treatment of cases at the expense of the District of Columbia (free cases), and at their own expense (pay cases). 4. Free cases, to be treated by some phy- sician or physicians appointed by the Commissioners; pay cases to be treated by such physisian or physicians, and nurse or nurses, as the patient may select (inde- pendently of so-called schools of medi- cine), and to be compensated by such pa- tient or those responsible for his care. 5. The actual cost of treating free cases, as determined by accounts to be submitted by the hospital autho-ities quarterly, to ‘de pid by the District of Columbia under a contract with the hospital, subject to annual appropriations by Congress. The price of accommodations for pay cases to be fixed, from time to time, by the Com- iissioners, and the receipts therefrom to be devoted exclusively to their care, ex- cept such part thereof as may be applied to the repair and maintenance of © the building. By Mutual Agreement. 6. The particular site for the building upon the hospital grounds to be deter- mined by mutual agreeinent between the Ccmmissioners and the hospital authori- ties, but in any case the ward and the in- closure congected therewith to be sur- rounded by a “neutral zone,” not less than 40 feet wide, under the control of the hos- pital, within which no person is to be al- lowed to come or to remain, except in pass- ing to and from the isolation ward. 7. All necessary buildings to be erected under the direction of the Commissioners. 8. The general management of the ward to be and to remain under the control of the Commissioners. The Commissioners desire to determine, as speedily as possible, the location of the buildings to be erected under the appropria- tion above referred to, amd would pe pleas- ed, therefore, to know whether it would be agreeable to the management of your in- stitution to have one such building located on the grounds attached thereto, under the foregoing conditions, or under any modifi- cation thereof which you can,suggest. An early reply indicating your wishes in this matter will be appreciated. _——— MEMORIAL DAY IN HAWAII. Report of Admiral Bear e Re- celved by Seerctary Long. Secretary Long has -received a report from Admiral Beardslee at Honoiulu, dated Jvne 18, in which he says that Decoration day ceremonies were observed on the 29th of May, which was made a public holiday, the government offices and business p!aces being closed. Geo. W. De Long Post, G. A. R., had the ceremonies in charge, and they were participated in by President Dole and his staff, part of his cabinet and eight companies of troops. Admiral Beardslee sent from the Philadelphia and Marion a brigade with eight officers, and he also furnished a firing party. He, with a num- ber of American naval officers, attended in full uniform. * eee WHERE THE SEEDS COME FROM. Many of Our Vegetables Are of For~ eign Extraction. Most of people who sit down to their din- ner table are accustomed to regard a large part of the china ware, silver wure and ta- ble linen before them as of foreign make, but it seldom ocears to them that many of the vegetables placed on their tables are also of foreign extraction. It does not of- ten happen that the vegetables themselves were brought from without the country, but In a majority of cases the seed from which they are raised were imported from France, Germany, England or Denmark. Nearly all, the asparagus seed soid by seedmen in th's country come from France. Beet seed gencrally are from France and Germany. Half the cabbage seed come from France and the other half from Ger- many. All the best cauliflower seed come from Denmark. Halt the celery seed on the market are from France. France and Germany furnish about all of the carrot, tress endide kales, parsnips, parsley, radish, rhubarb, salsify, spinach and turnip seed. The United States is able to furnish the market with secd for beans, about half the cabbage seed, the chief of varieties of cau- lflower, some celery, all the sweet corn, cucumber, egg plant, leek, lettuce, musk- melon, watermelon, onion, —_ pumpkin, squash, tomato, tobacco and seed for field crops. Nearly alJl the flower seed sold in this country is imported. The importation of vegetable and flower seed is chiefly for the reason that they ean be brought into the country cheager than they can be raised here, though in some cases it is claimed that i> foreign seed give better results than those’ raised here. It is likely in the future that more of the seed used in the country will be raised at home, as the pending tariff bill contemplates a duty of 40 per cent ad valorem on all garden seeds imported. Previously the duty has been but 10 per cent. Last year 600,000 bushels of peas came into this country from Canada, the duty being but 20 cents a bushel. The tariff bill pending doubles this duty. A good many agriculturalists think that the placing of a duty on beet and radish seed, the former being so ex- tensively cultivated for sugar, will work an injury rather than a benefit to them, as it 1s claimed that such seed cannot be pro- duced in the United States with good re- sults. —_.—__—_ Thieves at Old Tricks. John B. Lord, the sand dealer, reports the loss of his horse and buggy. The team was taken from a place near the Baltimore and Ohio depot yesterday. Dr. W. F. Corey, No. 1305 R street, com- plains that his stable was entered Monday night and robbed of a set of harness. The theft of a silk 3kirt was reported by ‘Rebecca Henry, who lives at No. 92% Ist street southwest. William K. Ellis complains that two eur- tains and a whip were stolen from his bugsy yesterday. —— President Ratchford Confident. COLUMBUS, Ohfo, July 7.—President Ratchford said todey: “There 1s no longer eny doubt that an ultimate victory for the miners is assured.” Mr. Ratchford said he would not give any figures today, but the reports were favorable. The Clacinnati Central Labor Council has taken up the matier of relief, and submit- ted tLeir proposizion to the president of the Ainericun Federation of Labor, recom- mending that the entire membership of that organization be assesed for the benefit of the strikers, —_ The population of Iceland in 1804 was 72,- ae eee eran ly to § re has beenevery little since that year. Sixty- five per cent of the tion Hye by rais- ing sheep and cattle, agd 15 per cent by fishing. reeey oe ee eee Figuring on“the Tariff Bill.in the THE MARCH) WAY BE LARGER All Regular-Repiblicans Will Vote for, It. HOW OTHERS ARE DIVIDED The expectation is that It will be late this afternoon before the vote is taken on the tariff bill. Thfough the failure of certain senators to, vote either for or against the bill, while permitting thelr “pairs” to vote, the majority for the bill is Hable to run up to twelve or thirteen. All the republicans will vote for the bill Jonés of Nevada and Mantle of Montana will vote for the bill. Stewart of Nevada is expected to vote for it, though he may not vote. If Kyle votes at all he will vote for the bill, but he-is not expected to vote. Butler, Allen, Heitfeld and Pettigrew will net vote nor maintain their “pairs.” All the democrats except McEnery will vote against or be paired against it. Can- non will vote against it. Teller expects to vote against the bill, but he may not vote at all. The bill is practically certain of a ma- Jority of ten, if it does not go higher. The Senate met todey with a definite agreement, made last night, that the final vote on the tariff bill’ would be taken be- fore the day’s session closed. It appeared to have little effect in stimulating public interest, as there wes not that rush to the galleries marking the advent of an impor- tant event. The chaplain’s opening prayer gave thanks for the sinking of transient and local issues and Lesought “that the tariff bill may disappoint the fears of its opponents and excuse the hopes of its ad- vocates in its effect upon public prosperity and activity.” At the request of Mr. Pettigrew (S.D.) the official papers relating to Japan’s adop- tion of the gold standard were ordered printed as a Senate document. Indemnity From Spain. A renewal of attention to Spanish-Cuban affairs yas promised in a report made by Mr. Lodge (Mass.), from the committee on foreign relations. It recites wrongs and injuries inflicted on August Bolten and Gustave Richelieu at Santiago de Cuba in 18¥5, the unavalling demands of the United States government on. Spain for indemnity, and then empowers the President “to take such measures as in his judgment may be necessary to obtain the indemnity from the Spanish government for ‘the wrongs and injuries, etc., and to secure this end he is authorized and requested to employ such means or exercise such power as may be Mr. Lodge gave notice that he would call up the resolution immediately after the tariff bill was disposed of. The tariff bi was taken up, and Mr. Allison proceeded to: perfect its phraseol- ogy. The section placing a tax on tea, which had beep inadvertently passed over, was struck out. Mr. Allison moved to strike from the freé list “hide cuttings, raw, with or fwithowt hair, and all other ; glue stock.” Tihis caused some conflict, M Jones (Ark.) opposing the change. Ther upon Mr. Allison withdrew the amendment, but Mr. Mason (Ill) vigorously protested ‘ t the withdrawal. It was agreed to, a fr. Stewart (Nev,) rroposed an amend- n-ent limiting the treasury reserve to $100 600,000 and providing that when an ex: of $5,000,000 wis reabhed then the Secr tary of the ‘Freasury shall purchase nd Tetire United States’bonds to the extent of the excess, of. $160,000,000. He spoke at lergth on the amendment and against the piling up of large sums in the treasury. He said the pending. bill was designed to build up a large annual surplus, probably $63,000,000 yearly, and seme means should be provided for disposing of this surplus by purchasing bonds; otherwise the sur- plus would accumulate, causing public ap- prehension that, it would be used to retire outstanding greenbacks. He declared that the accumulation of a vast surplus drawing no interest, while bonds were oustanding, drawing interest, was “the genius of imbecility,” he would ret say rascality. Mr. Vest expressed the belief that there would be no surplus yielded by the bill in 1898. When protective rates were increased Imports decreased, and in decreasing im- Ports you decrease the revenue. The senator sai# he did not see how it was possible to escape the conclusion that there would be a deficiency of from $18,- 00,000 to $20,000,000 under the bill in 1893, The proposed tax on tea, expected to yield $8,000,000, and that on ‘beer, expected to yield 312,000,000, had been abandoned, while the new features, including the stamp tax, $4,000,000, and the repeal of the commission on beer stamps, $3,000,000, and all other changes, would add $7,000,000. Comparing these charges with the preliminary estl- mates by Statistician Ford and Senator Al- érich, Mr. Vest said, the conclusion was inevitable that a deficiency would occur in 1898. He also compared the average ad valorems of tariff bills, saying the average tax of the McKinley bill, the ultima thule of tariff legislation up to that time, was 49 per cent; the Wilson rate, 39. per cent: the Dingley bill rate, 57 per dente te on 3 cst said the average of the Senate bill when completed would be largely above 50 per cent; certainly 54 per cent, and probably 57. ver cent, The senator turned his attention to the efits conferred by the bill on trusts, and submitted a table of 130 trusts, with the tariff duties caleulated to benefit each. Re- ferring to the Stewart amendment, Mr. Vest said he regarded it “a crime against the people of the United States to take money out of their pockets and lock it up to be gazed at by tourists.” The Gold Reserve. Mr. Morgan (Ala.) opposed the Stewart amendment on the ground that it gave in- direct recognition to the maintenance of the gold reserve now in the treasury. There was not the shadow of law for it, and Mr. Morgan said he denounced the defiance and usurpation by which this reserve was maintained. He-reviewed the action of Mr. Sherman, when Secretary of the Treasury, in establishing the reserve, and declared it to be an executive act in open defiance of Congress. It was disgrace, he asserted, to maintain this “speculative jackpot” for ppeculators anf gold gamblers to run af- er. : The senator éstimated that the sequestra- tion of this hyndré4 million gold reserve had cost the céantr¥'$875,000,000 in the last eighteen year His' estimate was based on the loss of'intéerést on the idle money, the loss in notitsing the reserve itself, and the issue of is to’maintain the reserve. It constituted a blot on the administrative ecnduct of thé} government, ‘ Fiye-Mjaute Rule. While Mr. Morgat* spoke the hour of 1 o'clock was rei{ched, jind the Vice President announced that the five-minute rule of de- bate would prevail, in accordance with the agrecment. thisitime the galleries had filled, and théte wds promise of large crowds on thy , flooF and in ‘the galleries when the fina},vote,was reached. Mr. Stewart modified the amendment, omitting reference to the “reserve” In the treasury. z Mr. Lindszy (Ky.) remarked that as there Was $230,000,000 In the treasury, the effect of the amendment would be to compel the Secretary to immediately. parchase and re- tire $13,000,000 of bonds. 3 Mr. Jones (Ark.) expressed cordial and Leariy support of the amerdmant, Messrs. Chilton, Bacon, Allen..and-Can- nen supported. the.amendment, and Messrs, Chandier, Caffery. and. Gray oppesed it. Mr. Allison moved to lay the amendment heat ueteen te septs Mr. just before the .. 5 Jones of Nevada, who had wptad with ‘the republicans in the affirmative, changed his vote to the negative. © ‘Mr. Allison's motkn was. carried—38 to .... Me. Altrich Reappears. _ 4 Mr. Aldrich made bis appearance on the had not been in the chamber for some weeks. Messrs. Caffery, Gray and Lindsey voted with the republicans, and Messrs. Mantle, Stewart, Teller, Allen, Pettigrew and Jones with the,democrats in the negative. Mr. Pettus of ‘Alabama moved an amendment to make the bill go into effect “on and af- ter its p: 2 Mr. Allison accepted this amendment, saying that he dtd so in order to throw the question of when the bill should go into ef- fect into conference. Mr. Morgan then offered the amendment of which he gave notice yesterday, mak- ing combinations among dealers in cat- tle or swine engaged in interstate com- merce to increase or depress the price thereof criminal and punishable by fine and imprisonment. Lost, 26-31. Mr. Caffery moved to strike out the countervailing duty on sugar. In connec- tion with his amendment, Mr. Caffery read a staiement to the effect that Secretary Gage had proposed an internal revenue tax of 1 cent per pound on raw sugar im- ported prior to the passage of the pend- ing, bill. Mr. Platt (Conn.) called attention to the fact that the countervailing duty had al- ready been stricken out of the paragraph alluded to. “Then my remarks are intended for“the section where that duty appears,” remark- ed Mr. Caffery smiling. “I'll withdraw the amendment and let the speech stand.” Mr. Lindsay moved to place a tax on wood alcohol equal to half the present tax on grain alcohol. “Is this wood alcohol a beverage?” asked Mr. Mason (IIL). “I understand {it is in some portions of the country,” replied Mr. Lindsay, “notably in Chicago.” (Laughter.) “If it is a beverage I can understand the interest the democratic party has in it,” observed Mr. Mason. “Do you advocate this tax as a measure of revenue or of protection to whisky?” asked Mr. Bacon (Ga.). “Purely as a matter of revenue,” replied Mr. Lindsay. “If we can’t force the sugar trust to contribute part of its gains to bridge over the deficit, let us tax wood al- cohol.”” Mr. Platt of Connecticut poinced out that wood alcohol was only used in processes of manufacture, and to tax it would con- stitute an unwarranted burden upon the factories in which it was used. Mr. Lindsay's motion was lost, 25-34, Mr. McEnery of Louisiana voting with the republicans, Sugar Bounty Lost. Mr. Allen reoffered his sugar bounty amendment in another form, providing for a premium of 59 cents per ton on sugar beets for five years beginning July 1, i8vs, and it was lost, 12—54. (OUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, The House met today at noon after the Tecess taken on Monday in anticipation of the possibility that the Senate might have passed the tariff bill by today. Mr. Pitney (N. J.) asked unanimous con- sent for the consideration of the joint resolution appropriating $75,000 for the erection of a sea wall at the Sandy Hook proving ground. He explained the urgent Tecessity of the appropriation, but Mr. Simpson (Kan.) demanded the regular or- der, which was equivalent to an objec- tion. An amusing incident followed. Mr. Mc- Millin (Tenn.), rising to a parliamentary inquiry, asked, inasmuch as Monday, under the rules, was one of the days on “which the Speaker could entertain a motion to suspend the rules, 2nd as this was a con- tinuation of Monday’s session, whether it was not now in order to move a suspension cf the rules. ‘The Speaker replied that he thought it was. “Then I move to suspend the rules and pass the Senate Cuban belligerency resolu- tien,” cried Mr, McMillin, waving aloft the | Tesolution. The Speaker calmly turned to Mr. Ding- ley, who was on his feet, and announced that the chair recognized the gentleman from Maine. Mr. Dingley immediately moved an jeurnment. ‘The democrats howled idelight. “I thought the chair had | tazed me?” said Mz. MeMillin. “The chair recognized the gentleman from Maine and he moved to adjourn,” r plied the Speaker blandly. “I thought the gentleman from Main had been moved to move an adjournmen centinued Mr. McMillin, who then appealed to Mr. Dingley not to insist upon his mo- j tion, But Mr. Dingley Geclined to with- draw it, anti the vote cn his motion was taken by yeas and nays on the demand of Mr. McMillin, who said he desired to pla. the enemies of Cuba on record. The mo- tion was carried—134—104. And at 12 P.m. tn House adjourred until tomorrow. nae with recog- — Se AWAY FROM THE HEAT. Where Persons Mny Go to Escape the Lity’ Sultry Weather. The hot days now admonish thcse who lve in cities that the time for taking a vacation has arrived. Those Washing- tenians who have not yet determined where to spend their outing will find a few peinters in the following paragraphs: Mrs. M. H. Thomas, formerly of Bal- timore, is In charge of the Tudor Hallpftt the sea end of South Carolina avenue, Atlantic City, and is ready to entertain travelers in the most befitting and com- fortable manner. ‘An attraction of the Hotel Aldine, near the beach, Atlantic City, Is the special ac- commodations for bicyclists and photo- graphers. There is a complete dark room for amateur photographers. The rates are reasonable and accommoéations up to date. H. D. Eastman is the proprietor. La Normandie, 31 South Delaware ave- nue, Atlantic City, is open all the year, but presents special attractions for the summer tourists. M. E. Bratien, former- ly of the Lakewood, will promptly attend to communicatiors. On South Carolina avenue, corner Pa- clfic avenue, Atlantic City, is the Ocean Villa, of which Mrs. M. E. Sutter is the proprietress. This is one of the most pop- ular of the Atlantic City resorts and de- serves its popularity. All modern improvements and appoint- ments characterize the Hotel La Fon. taine, ocean end of Kentucky avenue, At- lantic City. The cuisine is first-class and guests never have occasion to regret stop- ping there. Special weekly rates are given. All Washingtonians, as well as summer travelers throughout the country, know something of the Hotel Stickney, on Ken- tucky avenue, Atlantic -City. It is one of the best equipped of the modern ho- tels of that great resort, and is homelike and pleasant in its appointments. It is 100 feet from the ocean and on the most popular portion of the famous board walk. L. B. Stickney is the proprietor. Henry Heckler, proprietor of the Hotel Heckler, corner of Atlintic and Pennsyl- vania avenues, Atlantic City, is an exper- ienced and popular hotel man, and his hos- telry is nearly always filled. The hotel is open all the year and is well patron- ized. Mrs. C. P. Buzby of Baltimore has charge of the Oriole, 2120 Pavific avenue, near the beach, Atlantic City. In addi tion to splendid equipments and service | Franklin, 38 bid. Metro the terms are exceedingly reasonable. The Oriole is open all the year. Beautifully situated on the lower Po- tomac river, In full view of the Piney Point Hotel, is Swann's Hotel, J. T. Swann, Piney Point, proprietor. Accommo- dations and table are good, and there is | *prake and Potomac, 64 sailing, bathing, fishing end crabbing. There are daily mails from Washington. A pleasant place to spend a vacation is at Garratt's, Piney Point, Md. It has every convenience and the guests are af- forded all enjoyment possible. A carriage meets the guests at the wharf. Moore’s Hotel and summer resort at Leonardtown, Md., is a pleasant place for a visit in summer. There is salt water bathing, boating, fishing and crabbing. At Annapolis, Md., is Sanderson's f mous hotel with large airy rooms, all mod- ern conveniences, a splendid table and all the delights found. around salt water. W. Sanderson, formerly of the Congresstonal Hotel of this city, is the proprietor, and knows how to welcome and entertain sum- mer travelers. : a London has 2 Society of Church Beggars, |'xo. 2’ organized at the instance of Lady Gwen- dolin Cecil, caughter of Lord Salisbury. The FINANCE AND TRADE Stocks Open Weak Under Foreign Selling, but Soon Recoup. GRANGERS FORGE 70 THE FRONT Friends of Chicago Gas Were Also Liberal Buyers. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS See Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, July 7.—Unsatisfactory con- ditions in the Levant and exaggerated re- perts of the coal strike cabled to foreign Papers had a depressing influence on the London market this morning. Stocks in the American department refiected de- clines varying from 1-4 to 1-2 per cent, and some selling fcr foreign account was con- spicious during the first hour. The local trading was principally profes- sional and in the interest of lower prices. Later in the day London changed front suddenly and repurchased early sales. The trading element became active in a similar movement and prices recovered rapidly in all departments. St. Paul was especially favored in the rew buying and advanced 2 per cent un- der a volume of business in which com- mission orders were more conspicuous than usual. The entire Granger group profited by this buying, the gains extending beyond fractional limits in almost every inst . The general market recovered in sym- pathy with the improvement in the grain- carrying roads and the short interest about the room was liberally covered. The reactionists are less confident than heretofore, but the narrowness of the mar- ket Is still left as an argument against extended improvement. The change in sentiment was due mainly to the prospects of an early adjournment of Congress. ‘The vote on the tariff bill in the Senate today is expected to be fol- lowed by developments of unusual import- ance in the immediate future. The street's wish for remedial currency legislation scems destined to be given early and conscientious attention. In view of this latter prospect many conservative operators were disposed to re-enter the market. Crop prospects, earnings and a slow but steady business growth, added to remedial legislation, are factors offering small in- centive to short sales. ‘The short interest In American Sagar was credited with the 2% per cent advance in that property. The defeat of the anti-trust schedules at yesterday's session and confiden? predic- tiens as to the outcome of the conference were factors inspiring this covering The buying today clearly reflected a lack of faith in lower prices. Friends of Chi- cago Gas were again liberal buyers of those shares, and have abandoned none of the original predictions as to the ultimate high level. The industrial group generally is expected to reflect the passage of the tariff Some realizing may follow the actual arnourcement, but it is not thought that any significant reaction will result. The trading during the final hour was dull and irreguler. In most instances, however, the ret changes were beneficial. —_—_— 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. 80 Broadway. Wen Lae Clow Wy My American Spirits. American Spirits, pt American Sugar. Amerie: Amerie: American Cotton Oi Ateaison a, ore & Oni9. Bay State Gas. Southern Pacific —s icago, B&Q. Chicagoa Nortawestern. Chicago Gas. M. & St. Paul - M.& St. Paul, pfd- Chicago, RI. & Pacie Chicago, St. Paul, M.&0 Consolidated G Del Lack. & W | Louisville & Nashvilie, Metropolitan Traction. Manhattan Elevated Michigan Ceniral.: Missouri Pacifi National Lead Go. National Leaa Co., pfd New Jersey Central New York Centrat Northern Paeittc... Northern Pacific, ptd. Unt. & Western Yacite Mail...) Phila. & Reading. Putnnan F. C. Co. Southern Ry., pfd. Phiia. ‘Traction . ‘dexas Pacific Tenn. Coal & Union Pacite C. 3. Leather, pi Wabash, pfd sg 1855 restern Union rei. 6 BH a S27 = aa Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular cail—12 o'clock =m.—Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 at 1194. District of Columsia Bonds. -vear und. 101 bid. 30-year Fund. gold Gs, 112 bs & 1901, 110 bid. Water 111 bid. Fond. curre Rancout Bonds.—Metropolitan bid. Metropolitan Railroad cony opolitan Railioid Certificate of, Metropshian Ratlroad © s, B. 108 bid. Columbia Railroad Os. 116 o Gas Company, ser. bid, 106 askid. Chesapeake and Electric Light Debenture 103 bid. A., 100 5a, A. and ¢ Company’ Ist 68, 106 pany Imp. ¢s, 106 1 sid. § 0 bid. inst Washington Marke! Washington Market Masonic Hall Association National Rank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 260 bid. Metropolitan, 265 bid. Farmers and’ Me chanics’, 170 bid. “Second, 129 bid. Citizens’, 123 bid. Columbia, 125 bid. “Capital, 115 bid. West Hrd, 102 bid, 168 atked. “‘Tradurs', 92 ba. Lncoln, 100’ Lid. Safe Deposit and Teust Com Deposit and Trust, 115 asked. and "Trust, 119% ‘bid, 122" asked, nes. Ww ‘American Se- cucity and’ Trust, x14i bid. Washington Safe De- Dosit, 54 bid. Railroad Stocks.—Capital Traction Companys. 54% Wid, 55 asked, Metropolitan, 113 bid. Columbia, 56 bid. Belt. "20 asked. Eckington, 20 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, 42 bid. Georgetown Gas, 42 bid. United States Electric Light, #3% bid, 94% asked. Insurance stocks. Fircmen’s, 30 56 bid." Potomac, 67 bi German-American, 199 bid. 12 aski Columbia, 13 Riggs, People’s, 5 bid. Lincoln, 8% bid. Commer Title Insurance Stocks.—Real asked. Columbia Title, 5 bid, 6 Fyiate Title, 108 ‘Teleptone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 50 asked. Ches- AG a 4 asked. Ameri can Graphophone, 9 merican Graphophone, pfd., 10 bid,’ 11 asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, .43 Lid, .50 asked. M’scellaneous Stocks, — Mergenthaler Linotype, 119%, bid, 120% asked. | Lanston Monotspe, 12% ‘ashingt Did, 15 asked. ion Market, 10 bid. “Great Falls Ire, 115 bid, 125 asked. xEx. div. Balttmere Markets. 7.—Flour quiet and 75: do. extra, $2.90083.60; inter wheat patent, $4.25 ; spring wheat straight, barreis; 27,587 i 9%. Cheese firm—fancy New York, laree, 94; do. inedium, 9; do. small, 9%. Whisky unchanged a Grain Cotton Marketa. arnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., member: jew York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs, Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. GRAIN. Open et ary as Government Bonda. Quotations reported by Corson & ney, bankers, tr dof LM! tx of INOS, YG per ceats # 1SU0. . > BETWEEN OCEAN AND BAY Well-Known Washingtonians Who Are En- joying Ocean City. Marylan One Senshore Rexort— Pleasures of Summer Life at Sinepuxent. Special Correspondence of The Bening Star. OCEAN CITY, Md., July 6, 1897. A goodly contingent of Washingtonians and Baltimoreans spent the glorious Fourth here. Though the small boy and the eter- nal firecracker were somewhat in evidence, the booming of old father ocean on one side and the sweet strains of the orchestra at the Atlantic Hotel on the other had a graciously subduing effect on those famil- jar sounds, which, in our young and pa- triotic days, we loved to create. The cottages stretching from the At- lantic Hotel to the sand dunes at the north are with few exceptions opened and oc- cupled. Mr. Harvey Page is building a turret on the ocean frcnt of his cottage. Here one may chocse between an ocean front and a bay front, or he may—so nar- row is the peninsula bounded by the ocean and Sinepuxent bay—have both. Sutton Lodge—the cottage occupied this year by Miss Hilton—is made up of ocean and bay views. She is to have as her guests this summer the Misses Quackenbush, daugh- ters of Capt. Quackenbush, and Mrs. Kuhn, wife of Capt. Kuhn of the army. Dr. Kerr has built a new cottage here, which he will occupy in tember. Mrs. Charles Ewing and family are spending their fifth season in their cottage here. The late Mr. Charles Ewing was a brother of Mrs. Tecumseh Sherman. Mr. Melville Church, with his wife and eight children, are also occupying a cottage here for the season. Senator Blackburn's cottage is rented for = summer to Mr. Walsh of Wilmington, Del. The families of Mr. Duane Fox and of Mr. Seckendorff are both occupying cot- iages here this summer. Mr. Firman of the Treasury Department is in his new home Ly the sea. Major Dawson, chief clerk of the In| Department, came down Saturday for a few days’ vest. Maryland his native State, and he feels a natural pride in {is one se ior A magnif run the length of the perfected, with its way is projected to a, which,wacn n on one side and the ba hed shores of farm land and forest on the other, will be a work of uty that will tend to en- hanee the n aspect of Ocean City— foreign inasmuch is unlike any At- seaboard rv on this continent. late Mr. Sutton, who buiit Sutton Jodge four years ago, id in the intense blueness of sky and s d the brilliant whiteness of 1 of the famous Coronado beach. Mr. H. P. ¥ ey of the Arlington Hotel ned the management of the Atlantic last’ week. Ho enta, A number of prominent Washingtonians egistered at the Atlantic for the days pre- eding and immediately folowing the Fourth. Among them were: Mr. John H. Magruder, Mr. and Mrs. Frankland Jan- nus and Masters Roger and Antony Jannus, Henry F. Getz, John F) Waggaman, Mr. Samuel Waggaman, jr., Miss Mary Wagga- man, Mr. R. Leding, wife and two chil- dren, Mrs. Chubb, Dr. C. L. Anderson, Miss Edith Anderson, Dr. W. H. Holden and Mr. A. F. Childs ‘and wife. The Chilean minister, Senor Dominguez Gana, Madam Gana, the Misses Gana and Mr. Victor Eastman will spend the summf at the Plinhimmon. sand, forcible reminders 2 Hotel el Tennis Tournam: In the tennis tournament at the Plinhim- mon court y@terday Mr. Blaine Ewing of Washington taptured the first prize—a dainty silver tray. Mr. Henry Dollen was second and carried off a flag as his trophy. The other players were Messrs. Secken- dorff, J. M. Dennis, J. A. Chatard, Charles B. Brown, Charles A. Bayley of Troy Poly- technique, Kensith Brown, Reinhardt and Dr. Townsend. The annuai tennis tournament under the management of Mr. Blaine Ewing will come off later in the seuson. The Johns Hopkins University Banjo, Mandolin and Glee Ciub give a concert at the Plinhimmon Casino on the 17th. The nightly hops at the Atlantic Hotel were inaugurated on Saturday night. Miss Bessie Compton, daughter of Mr. Barnes Compton, was conspicuous among the dancers. ‘To the man fond of gunning Ocean City is at its best in the fali, when ducks, plov- ers, curlews and the host of water fow! that have made old Maryland famous are abundant. —_— Implicated in Counterfeiting. The eScretary of the Treasury received a telegram from the cnief of the secret serv- ice at New York today saying that he has arrested Federico Mora, Mrs. Chevin H. Dohm and L. Hausman for con plicity in the counterfeiting of Costa Rican bonds and thst search is being made for tne plates. “ 1. Townsend Burden of New York, who offered $10,000 for the capture of his butler, who stole his wife's jewels two years ago, has just paid $3,000 of the amount. Nine million farm laborers in the United States raise half as much grain as 66,000,- 000 laborers in Europe. One man with our machinery is as good as three over there without. Los Gatos, Cal., has dedicated a Suuker Hill Park. Some of the sacred soil of the historic revolutionary battlefield im the bay state was scattered in the wind during the public ceremonies. ‘Tamworth Castle, the home of the Mar- mions, hereditary champions of England, offered by its latest possessor, the Marquis Townshend, at auction, was bid in by the corporation of the town for $15,000. The Long Island Historical Society is looking for a man to collect material for the history of Brooklyn, for which the leg- islature has given it the power to spend not more than $6,000 a year for five years. Lil |