Evening Star Newspaper, July 21, 1897, Page 2

2 “"T THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1897-12 PAGES, LATE NEWS BY WIRE Serious Race War in Prospect at Riverton, Ala. RESULT OF ASSAULT ON AGED WOMAN Perpetrator Caught and Promptly Shot to Death. BOTH SIDES — ARMING Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. July 21—An- other race war is threatened at Riverton, Alabama, on the Tennessee river, below and serious trouble is expected. Wm. a white man, has alrexdy been fatally injured and the little town is in an uproar The trouble commenced y sterday after- noon, when a bu gro attempted to criminally assault Mrs. S. L. Vaughn, a white lady, fifty-six years of age. Mrs. Vaugiin fought the negro desperately and aroused the neighborkcod. The negro at once fled Several large mobs were formed and the entire The was t i toward Tuscumbia. Alabama. A telegram from that place this morning says that the negro was caugnt there last night and shot to death. A reriff’s posse is laying for him in another rection. Whites Threaten Vengance. After the news of the attempted outrage 1 the whites became incensed at the = tened to run them out of iverte majority of the negroes i themselves, and several confticts oc- curred between them and the white men. The situation was made more grave last nicht t ng of Miller by a negro. ‘The whites ‘are preparing for a wholesale fight on the negroes, and startling devel- opments are feared. bauma has been wired The governor of Ala- im of the negro condition, and it is therefore feared that her death will result Riverton is a town of 6,000 inhabitants, and is the headquarters of the government Tennessee river. a nm are employed on . two-thirds of them white men. Result in Rout of Negroes. e can only result in the utter negroes and the possible ex- n of them at that point, for the en are of the class that fight wita ration. In the surrounding country are hundreds of negroes employed on if they should enter the conflict a war of no small proportions would The t reut of terminat white desy he jantations, undoubtedly re The frequency of the crime which has brought on the Riverton trouble has made the white population in that section determined to take the law in their own hands. and give the severest punishment _ po Hundreds of wi jen from the eastern and central portion of the cou: e gone to the town to as- sist in th. fig! —_—_.__ AN AFFRONT TO ENGLAND. German Wer Office Experiments With Carrier Pigeons at Dover. here is intense ill- tion of the German ") carrier pizeo: “ct of testing their ies of reaching Dusseldorf, Rhen- ia. abeut twenty miles north of Cologne, on the right bank of the Rhin The ¢ tn official at Dover who liberat- ed the birds heard of their arrival six hours afterward. incident led to a quest! in the mmons last evening. The Hon. . under secretary for matter Was Ur jing that Germany wou nilar trial of Brit- f the press on the aper sugge: ent from ¢ into the sea and accompanying thr after them. Or ed of the liberat-4 birds belorg to th BRITISH LION STIL ROWLS. English Get Over Sher- “~ Tone. 21.—The Morning Post eclumns open for ct of the al- ns to provoke a Aneric ngland. ndenc says today nues te be said friendlin: the nd writt s of the ‘best Ameri- few or be they many hear of the few whose Lighest interests and aims are to conclude matrimenial alliances with the Engl! aristocracy, use it is the finest in the . in times like t of the kn a the Puritan Another correspondent thinks it is high Lord Salisbury’s reply to Secretary n was publish Gevoutly to he hope and says: “It is tiations will d until the Paris award nas nd concludes: “The country ing the news that a t has arrived in Cana- ily exp ritish fle lain and Mr. married Amik of them cir positi the f lad fean wives of Mr. ¢ Curzon join the committee this ministry of love and f their husband ee DEATH FROM A HAIR WASH. fumes, full burne: ugony troms so badly burned ne Hames of the ‘newest French im- ut vogue in London. ars ag> Mrs. S$. Reginald jest her ha’r by a similar mis- a CALIFORNIA WHEAT FOR BRAZIL. Indications That the Crop in Argen- tine in Shor SAN FRANCISCO, July 21.—That there ts ally a shortage of wheat in the Argen- Republic has been demonstrated by the chartering of two big ships to carry wheat to Brazil, one of them, the Comlic bank, 2.17% tons register, being already Toaded and ready for s The other, the Cressington, 2,000 tons, is ready to begin loading at one; These ships will carry a large invoice of grain to the Brazilian capital, the first time in history that a cargo of that kind has gone from here to that port. Brazil has al- ways depended upon the Argentine Repub- Ve for its wheat supply heretofore. in the fire department: Private V Melchoir to be assistant foreman, vice SUBMITS TO THE POWERS Sultan Accepts Frontier Proposed by Mil- itary Attaches. Question of Indemnity Remains to Be Settled—Ambassadors Seem to Have Settled This, Too. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 21.—The sul- tan has issued an irade sanctioning the set- Uement of the frontier question in accord- ance with the wishes of the powers. The original demand of the Turkish gov- ernment. submitted June 29, was for all the northern portion of Thessaly down to he river Peneus and to a point, approximately, twelve kilometers beyond the line of the Salambria, in the district of Larissa. As the Salambria rises in Mount Dho- bimi, a western peak of the Khassias, and extends across the whole of Thessaly easi- ward to the Gulf of Salcnica, a coacession of this demand would have meant an im- portant increase in the Ottoman territory. This proposal the powers have unitedly re- fused to consider for a moment 2s pra ticable. In reply they informed the Turkish gov- ernment that all that Turkey could hope for was a rectification of the existing mountain frontier for strategic purposes only, and the European military attaches submitted a Ine drawn just south of the Khassias mountains, which includes one or two small villages inhabited by Greeks, intimating to the Turkish government that on its acceptance of this line the Greek inkabliants affected would be transferred at the expense of the Greek government, and under the protection of the powers, to beyond the line. ly to the note of the am- ining this proposal, a spe- jal council of the Turkish ministers draft- ed a mazbata, stating that the porte could not consider the frontier proposition by the powers, nor “any other line north ot the Peneios, the natural boundary.” Held Out for a Week. This attitude of the porte was firmly maintained for a week until Baron Saurma von Jeltsch, the German ambassador, re- ceived precise instructions from the Ger- man foreign office to insist upon the strate- gic frontier line proposed by the military attaches. This uncompromising attitude was atly the result cf a misconception tof the sults who had been to believe fi undry Small differences of opinion on matters of secondary impor- tance that Germany was not in agreement with the other powers. On learning from the quarter where he had hoped to find support for his preten- sions that there was no alternative but to accept the decisions of the six co-operating powers, he appealed successively to the Russian and to the Austro-Hungarian em- perors, receiving in each ease the defi assurance that the strategic frontier was the maximum of territory that Turkey could hope to obtain. Sultan StH Haggled. ‘The sultan still haggled, -explaining the s the result of the demands of * priestly and military parties in Turkey and ic was not until the Russian govern- ment issued a circular to the powers sug- gesting that steps shculd be taken for e: pediting the conclusion of peace that th Ti rkish govern nt began to give way. 3 ‘The tinal submission was not ‘nade until ambassadors Monday broke off the ne- gotiati referred the whole maiter to their respective governments, with a view 27 nd ine subse ent Ge- which it might arrive must be nmunteated in writing, instead of orally, as heretofore. Indemnity to Be Settled. The question of indemnity still remains to be settled. The ambassadors appear to have assumed that the capital sum would reach fovr millions of pounds Turkish, which is, however, highly problematical. Financiers in London, Paris and Vienna consider that the am: adors are inclined to be somewhat too ¢ TOU. The pourparlers may drag on for some time yet. It is regarded as certain, how- ever, that a detinite understanding betw the powers and the porte on ali questi conne with the peace negotia will reached, and thet Otto- troops will be withdrawn from Thes- ly before the rainy season sets in in Oc- tober. eventua m: —_——. GRANT'S PLAIN TALK. coL. ‘Threatened to Resign From New York Police Board. NEW YORK, July 21.—Police Commis- ner Col. Fred. D. Grant, at a meeting of the buard today, said in making his report on the case of Capt. Groo, who is charged with failing to suppress a disorderly house in his precinct, that the police should not disgrace themselves by performing a cer- ain work to get evidence against disor- ly houses. He also said that the whole force should not be demoralized and converted into a body of liars and sneaks. “Hi views differ from those of my and the mayor, I wish to re- position as a member of this body,” he concluded. a ——— Stenmship Arrivals. At Queenstown, Teutonic from New York fer Liverpool. At Bremen, H. H. Meier from New York. At Plymouth, Saale from New York for Bremen. sign m: Caldwell Dead. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 21.—Gen. D. W. Caldwell, president Lake Shore road, died o'clock. He was unconscious when end came. His two nieces and his phy- siclans were at the bedside when he died. er Fire Department Promotions. The following promotions have been o Grim: Private W. H. Lanah be a: sistant foreman, vice Wright ate R. Kuhne to be assistant for»man, vice Proctor. ternoon shortly o'clock from bo: #27. The flames were confined to the rear of Murphy's row of near 42 street. At 2 under control, and it is not damage will amount to ve S, on M str jock the fire was thought much. the ~— Abating a Nuisance. The Commissioners have requested the Postmaster Genera! to correct the nuisance aused by the exhaust pipe from the gov- ernment mail bag repair shop, which causes pools of water to form in the alley, to the detriment of the pavement and the insanitary conditions of the surrounding neighborhood. ——E—E Governing Permits. It was ordered by the Commissioners to- day that hereafter no permits will be issued to make excavations ‘in public streets with- out a previous deposit with the collector of taxes covering the entire cost of the work. Sai Contracts’ Awarded. ‘The Commissioners today ordered: That contract for furnishing the District with paving sand ard concrete sand be awarded to W. A Richards, at the prices named in his bid. That contract for furnishing building sand and gravel be awarded to John B. Lord, at the prices named in his bid. That contract for hauling engineering materials during the current tiscal year be awarded to Littlefield, Alvord and Com- pany at the prices named in their pro- sozal. That the proposal of Pavarini & Greer, to construct frame school house on the line of Connecticut avenue, extended, for the sura of $8,247, be accepted, they being the lowest bidders and believed to be responsible. That the asphalt gutter on 12th street between N and O streets be replaced with vitrified block, and the asphalt roadway | fitted to the new gutter grade. GOLD STORIES GROW Latest Reports From Klondyke Ree gion Increase in Interest. PAY STREAKS NEARLY ALL METAL Common Thing to See Men Stag- gering Under Weight of Ore. PROPOSED STEAMBOAT LINE SEATTLE, Wash, July 21.—B. W. Shaw, formerly a well-known insurance man of Seattle, has written a letter to a business man of this city in which he states frankly he does not expect to be believed. “This is a great mining strike," says Skaw, “probably the greatest on the Amer- ican continent or in the world. Gold has not been found in great paying quautities except in about 200 claims on two creeks. Strenks of Pure Gold. “Some of the pay streaks are nearly all gold. One thousand doilars to the pan is not an uncommon thing, and as high as 100 ounces have been taken out in a single pen. It is not unusual to see men coming in with all the gold dust they can carry. “You would not believe me when I tell you that I went into one cabin and counted five five-gallon oil cans full of gold dust; but it is a fact. It is the result of the work of two men during the winter, and the dump is not much more than’ half worked out. May Take Out #50,000,000 Next Year. “There has been about $2,000,000 in dust taken ovt so far in the district. At a low estimate I believe there will be $50,000,000 taken out during the next year.” STEAMBOAT LINE FOR THE YUKON. Puget Sound Tug Company Will Put a Boat on in Spring. PORT TOWNSEND, Wach., July 21.— Owing to the present rush to the Klondyke sold fields and the still greater rush which is expected next spring, the Puget Sound Tugboat Company has decided to put a steamer on the Yukon river to carry pas- ers and freight from St. Michael's to Circie City and the Klondyke valley. Steamboat men here estimate that be- ginning about the Ist of next April @ large steamer can leave the sound for Alaska daily with all the passenger and freight accommodations crowded. ANOTHER LINE BEI ORGANIZED. Preparations Being Made to Accom- moduate Travel to Gold Fields, SEATTLE, Wash., July 21.—There are promises of an additional steamer service between this city and St. Michael's; also a line of Yukon river steamers. Arrange- ments are now being made by a com- pany that is being organized by local and eastern capitalists. ‘The scheme is to build a seagoing steam- ship and a light-draft river steamer for the siness between St. Michael's and Dawson The company is organizing on a $200,000 paid-in capital basis, PASSENGERS TURNED AWAY. Steamer Excelsior Curries 200 Hunters Out to St. Michael's. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 21.—The Alaska Commercial Company has closed {ts books of the Excelsior, which will leave for St. Michael's July 28. Scores flocked to the company’s office again today, and enough decided to go that way to make up the two hundred which the steamer can carry. A great majority go from San Francisco, but a number belong to the interior of the state, which is largely supplying recruits for the Yukon. This two hundred is but a small part of the California army which is mustering for the advance. A great many will let the season for travel close, with the firm intention of going in the spring. T CASES FALL. Great Damage to King's County Ree- ords—Clerks’ Narrow Excape. NEW YORK, July 21.—Twelve document in the office of the clerk of Kings county, in Brooklyn, toppled over today, using a chaos that it will cost $100,000 to ect. The cases were filled witn in- dexed records of court proceedings and other official papers, dating as far back as 1842. The seals and tenings of the documents were broken and the papers so mixed up, torn and defaced that many months’ work by a large force of experts will be required to restore them to order. The accident occurred before the clerks in the office had begun work, und but for that fact, It is probable that several fatali- ties would have resulted, as the cases fell upon the desks and chairs usually occupied by the clerks, crushing them to the floor. id pocUM ——— START FOR MOUNT TACOMA, Washington Scientists Start Out on Mountain Climbing Trip. TACOMA, Wash., July 21.—The main party of the Mazamas mountain climbers have started for the peak of Mount Ta- coma. Among the prominent men of sci- ence who will participate in the expedition are Dr. B. Turner, chief of the forestry division of the United States Agricultural Department, vice inspector of the Russian forestry department; Dr. C. Hart Mer- riam, Prof. Bailey, assistant of the biologi- eal survey, and Prof. J. C. Russell and party of the geological survey. > HEAVY RAINS IN SOUTH DAKOTA, Wheat in Low Places Will Be Uncat und Loss Heavy. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., July 21.—Specials from Fargo, Grand Forks, Crookston and other Red River valley points say that too much water is falling for the good of the wheat crop. At Fargo 4.46 inches of rain in two and one-half days has fallen. Many fields of wheat on low places will be uncut, and the loss will be heavy. The rains in South Dakota were consid- ered highly beneficial. ——__>——. SCHINTZ FAILURE IS SERIOUS. Chicago Real Estate Dealer's Liabil- ities Estimated at $750,000, CHICAGO, July 21.—The failure of The- odore H. Schintz, lawyer, real estats deal- er and private banker, takes on a more se- rious aspect as it is more thoroughly in- vestigated. It is now estimated that his abilities will approach $750,000. The as- sets have an approximate value of 3500,- 000, but they consist almost wholly of real estate heavily incumbered. What makes the assignment more dis- tressful is that $200,000 at a small estimate represents money obtained from Germans and Bokemians in poor circumstances, who placed their savings with him, receiving either mere receipts, in the form of certifi- cates of deposit, or nothing more palpable than a verbal promise to pay a certain rate of interest. GETS —_—____ THE TIRE ESTATE. Mrs. Victoria Claflin Woodhull Martin Sole Heir of Her Husband. LONDON, July 21.—Under the will of her late husband, John Biddulph Martin, the well-known banker, who died of pneumonia at Las Palmas, Grand Canary, last March, Mrs. Victoria Claflin Woodhull Martin will receive the entire estate, which is pro- bated at £147,000 net. ———— Leroy Mining Company Dividends. SPOKANE, Wash., July 21.—The Leroy Mining Company has just declared a divi- | dend of $200,000. This is the second divi- dend of @ like amount paid this month. It is thought the company will declare still another dividend before the end of the month. To date, this mine has paid $475,- 00 in dividends. —___ “Want” ads. in The Star pay because they bring answers. NEW TREATY WITH ENGLAND Report of an International Conference to Meet Here in October. —— Expected That a Tréaty of Less Scope Than the Last Will Be * LONDON, Jul: cially reported that international con- ference will be Held at Washington early in October on thle basis of John W. Fos- ter’s suggestion on Bphalf of the United States government thét the experts repre- senting Great Britain and the United States should meet. and compare the re- sults of their investigations with a view of arriving at an agreed state of facts. Pending such an agreement, there is no question of extending the scope of tie con- ference to include a revision of the present regulations. The primary object will be not legal, but scientific. The correspondent of the Associated Press learns that vhile the statements in the English press to the effect that Sir Julian Pauncefote brought from the United States a draft of a new arbitration treaty are untrue, it is a fact that Sir Julian dis- cussed the question with Secretary Sher- man, end since his arrival here has dis- cussed it with Lord Salisbury. There is the best reason for believing that the matter will be reopened at Wash- ington jn October, and that a short treaty, of less scope than the last, will be ar- ranged for submission to the respective governments. It is thought that the matter would not have been revived unless the feeling of leading United States senators has been previously ascertained and Lord Salisbury been assured that President McKinley fs in favor of such an arrangement. An Explanation. In the issue of The Evening Star of June 14 last there was published a telegraphic dispatch to The Star concerning a charge made by Mrs. Ellmore of Loudoun county against Dr. Hutchison of the same coun- ty. Since that publication trial has been had before a justice of tne peact and, upon appeal by Dr. Hutchison before the county court of Loudoun county. We have procured as early as possible a certified copy of the record in the case and now publish the same ifn full in order that no injustice may be done to any one. We regret that the dispatch first pub- lished should, in the opinion of Dr. Hutch- ison have been capable of an interpreta- tion wider than the charge contained tn the record. Our only intention was to publish the charge actually made, a matter of legal proceedings, and if he is correct in assuming that the dispatch jus- tified a larger interpretation, we hereby di: im it and express our regret thus publicly and at the earliest possible mo- ment. LOUDON Ses to pitas heriff of the Sai founty: Soran John F, Elimore of the said county has this day made complaint and information on oath before me, James T. Lyon, a justice of the said county, that H. B. Hutchison of the said county, on the h day of May, 1807, in said county, did assault Emily Elimore, his wife, by taking hold of her with the intent and purpose of knowing her catnally against her will These are therefore, in the name of th. ecmmonwealth of Virginia, to command you forthwith to apprehend and bring be- fore me or some-other justic2 of the said county the body of the said H. B. Hutchi- sen to answer the satd complaint, and to be further dealt. with according to law. Given under my hand and szal this 2d day f June, 1897. ‘ JAMES T. LYON, J. P. (Seal.) At Gum Spring, June 5, 1807. Case called, and wing to absence of piaintife 1s hereby continued until Satur- y 12th day of June, i. Geis * GOAL RITICOR, J. P. oudoun Count, oO wit: tm it remembefed that on the 12th day of June, in the year ts07, H. B. Hutchison is convicted befere me, James T. Lyon, a justice of the said county, upon the e dence on oath of Emily Ellmore, George Stinger and others, of the offense of as- sault on Mrs. Emily Elmore, on the 17th day of May, 1897, at her home in‘the said county, contrary to the form of the statute in that case made; and I do hereby ad- judge that the said H. B. Hutchison has forfeited for the id offense the sum of » for the benefit of the commonwealt! and I do adjudge the said H. B. Hutchi- son to pay the cost of this prosecution, which I ascertain to be $3.20. Given under my hand and seal this 12th day of May, 1597. JAMES T. LYON, J. P. Commonwealth vs. H. B. Hutchison. The 12th day of June, 1897, from my judgment in this case an appeal is asked by the defeniant, which is allowed; and thereupon G. C. Hutchison undertook, as Fis surety, before me for the payment of the fine Imposed by my said judgment and for all cost and damages in case said judg- ment be aflirmed. JAMES T. LYON, J. P. To the Clerk of the County Court of the County of Loudoun, State of Virginia. At a county court held for Lcudoun coun- ty, July 12th, 1897. H. B. HUTCHISON vs. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. Upon an Appeal from a Justice. This day came the appellant, by his at- torney, and also the attorney for the com- monwealth prosecuting, and thereupon came a jury of twelve, to wit: S. A. Lay- cock, S. E. Rogers, Jno. L. Ball, BE. H. Conard, Geo. W. Holmes, Jno. W. Logan, D. H. Titus, Juno. C. Carr, Claude Van- sickler, W. E. Paxson, Zack Smith and Cornelius Shawen, who, being elected, tried and sworn the truth to speak upon sue joined, upon their oaths do say We, the jury, find the defendant, H. B. Hutchi- sen, guilty of assault in accordance with the judgment of the lower court, and fix his punishment at a fine of five dollars. Cor. Shawen, foreman.” It is therefore considered by the court that the common- wealth do recover against the defendant the sum of five dollars and its costs about its suit in this behalf expended. A copy. Teste; W. D. HEMPSTONE, C. C. THE COMMONWEALTH H. B. HUTCHISON. Executed June 5, 1897, by delivering the body of H. B. Hutchison before R. A. Riti- cer, a justice of the peace for the county of Loudoun, at Gum Spring. W. 8S. SUMMERS, D. S., for H. H. RUSSELL, Sheriff. 1897, June 21, received. W. D. H, C. ©. ——___ 'TWO BOYS VICIOUSLY ASSAULTED. Suspicion Rests on Their Father, Who Tried to Kill Their Mother. WHEELING, W. Va., July 21.—Yesterday at a farm house néar Moundsville two boys, Stanley Mason, aged twelve years, and Willie Masop, aged four years, were attacked by an unknown man with a briar hoe and terribly cut“@nd beaten. The older boy will die. : Mrs, Mason and her husband separated four years ago, pee went to the lower end of the staté’ The authorities believe he committed tHe deed, as he was seen in Moundpville last’nigfit. A reward for his capture has been offéred by the mayor of Moundsville. If ‘apttired he will undoubt- edly be given a’dos¢ of the swiftest kind of justice. He attempted to kill his wife after the childram ware assaulted, but she escaped by a mere chance. “LOST MINE” ORE VERY RICH. Last Discoverers Bring Specimens nd Tell of Their Hardships.‘ PHOENIX, Arizona, July 21.—The re- ported discovery of the lost California mine, near the Mexican border, is creating a great deal of interest here. John James and Henry Blake, who claim to be the dis- coverers, tell quite; wonderful story of thelr hardships on the southern desert and of the remarkable richness of the mine. They say the teat mine lies about fifty miles south of Sentinel station, on the Southern Pacific: They admit, however, that it lies in an absolutely waterless region, but claim that the ore is of such richness that it will pay handsomely to haul” water. Specimens of ore exhibited by theth more than bear out this statement. aoe CONFEREESATTACKED |JURY MAKES THE AWARDS! FINANCE AND TRADE Powers of the Committee Declared Be Exceeded. TARIFF DISCUSSION IN THE SENATE to A Point of Order Not Sustained by the Chair. SENATOR MORGAN SPEAKS —_+—_—_ The tariff conference report was taken up in the Senate today after routine business was disposed of, and the formal reading of the report proceeded... During the early hours the discussion was purely formal, most of the time being giv- en to identifying the numbered amend- ments with the text of the Senate bill. ‘The first contest arose over amendment 650, relating to printing paper. The con- ference committee had added a retaliatory clause for an added duty of one-tenth of 1 cent per pound for each $1 of export duty paid on printing paper by a foreign coun- try. Senators Vest, Jones (Ark.) and Teller vigorously protested against this amend- ment, saying it was a new provision, not acted on by the Senate or House, and be- yond the power of the conference commit- tee. Mr. Teller characterized such confer- ence a3 an outrage, as the committee acted arbitrarily and came before the Senate say- ing in effect: What are you going to do about it? Mr. Jones finally made a direct issue against the conference committee, making a point of order against the retaliatory clause, on the ground of its being new mat- ter. He said he would ask for a ruling from the chair on the regularity of the conference action. Mr. Chandler (N. H.) referzed to the broad latitude given conference committees in the practice of both heuses of Congress. He raised a laugh by telling Mr. Jones tha he had “swallowed two tribes of Indians’ on a conference report on one of the In- dian appropziation bills. Mr. Aldrich (R. 1.), one of the conferees, defended the retaliatory clause, saying it was strictly within the rights of the con- ferees, as the general subject was in dif- ference between the Senate and House. The conference report must be aczepted or rejected as aiwhole, said Mr. Akirich, and the main questicn could not be diverted by appeals for a ruling from the chair. Mr. White (Cal.) referred to the secret sessions of the republican conf. , and frenically read Mr. Chandler's -emarks on the Wilson bill, wherein the New Hamp- shire senator declared that the bill had been brought forth in the dark, and should be blasted by legislative lightning. Mr. Chandler good-naturedly answered that while his anathema on the Wilson bill had not brought a lightning blast against it, yet it had doubtless in part inspired a democratic President to deaounce that measure as one of “perfidy and dishonor.” Glancing across the aisle where Mr. Mor- gan (Ala.) had a stack of books on his desk, Mr. Cnandler said ne observed that the Alabama senator was ready to make a “short speech” on this point of order. A long discussion followed on the pow- ers of a conference committee. Mr. Mor- gan argued that the committee had ex- ceeded tts powers, and that it could not ar- rogate to Itself the right to originate new amendments. ‘The senator branched off to the partisan- ship of the bill. The man who would lif: the tariff out of politics would be another ‘Thomas Jefferson as a benefactor to his country. The present bill was framed on purely partisan lines, declared Mr. Mor- gan, and it was designed to give benefits to party favorites, The senator reviewed in detail the action of the republican members of the ways and means committee, of the finance com- mittee end of the conference committee in excluding democratic members. Mr. Morgan was involve several sharp colloquies with Mr. Gear of lowa, who vointed out that the Wilson bill had been considered in the same way. Mr. Morgan referred to the reports that the “splendid and ponderous Sneaker” of the House of Representatives nad secured a House victory cn the sugar schedule. The senator thought there must be some mistake about the Speaker's success, “for, notwithstanding his ponderosity, the hard- er he sits down on a thing, the higher it r otwithstanding his. sitting down on the sugar schedule, up go the prices. if he can't work the safety valve better than that he had better retire from poll- ic: Vice President Hobart the his decision on the point of that it was not well taken. the chair to determine in a conference report was new or was rel- evant. All such questions vere for ths Senate itself, as on the question of accept. ing or rejecting the report. The reading of the report proceeded. When the amendment relating to hides Was reached Mr. Allen (Neb.) asked why releoutarees| had provided a drawback of leather exporte - ported hides Ported. made from im: Mr. Aldrich explained that the House insisted on the proviso, and he felt that tne drawback was payable under the law, with. out reference to this provision. He thought about $500,000 to $750,000 of revenue would be pxeiaed tron) the duty on hides, and probably about half of i probably abou this would be paid Mr. Allen spoke against the Dill as a whole, and incidentally referred to the present coal strike, contrasting it with the Promises of prosperity. The strike would be arbitrated, he said, and arbitrated in but one way, namely, in favor of the coal baron and against the miner; and if the miner protested he would be met with the baton of the policeman or the b: the tin soldier. Se oe HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, en announced order, holding It was not for Whether the matter When the House of Representatives met today Mr. Evans (Ky.), fromthe committee on ways and means, reported a joint res)- lution requesting the President to make such investigations as will elicit all the facts in reference to the restrictions put upon the sale of American tobacco in for- eign countries, under what is known as the “regie’” or government contracts. It also authorizes the President to enter into ne- gotiations with the governments of those countries, with a view to obtaining a modi- fication or removal of these restrictions. The resolution was considered, and Mr. Clardy (Ky.) explained the necessity of the resolution. He said that a great surplus of tobacco was raised in Kentucky, Tennes- see and Virginia, which must find a for- eign market. England and Germany were the only countries where tobacco could be shipped; to any of the other countries it could not be shipped, except through the governments. Mr. Swanson (Va.) supported the resolu- tion, and pointed out the difficulties which American tobacco growers encountered in selling tobacco abroad. ‘The resolution was then | 5 Mr. Perkins (la.) called up a resolution for printing 2,600 copies of the House di- gest. This served as an opportunity for Mr. Simpson (Kan.) to criticise the mode of procedure in the House, in the midst of which Mr. Dingley moved an adjournment. Mr. Bailey secured a roll call on the mo- tion, The motion was carried—153 to 114—and the House adjourned until tomorrow. ———————-o-—__ Suit for Injunction. E. 8. Randall filed a bill today against the Mount Vernon and Marshall Hail Steamboat Company, praying for an in- junction to restrain the defendant com- pany from running steamers ta Chapel Point and from landing passengers there or touching at the wharf for any business purpose. Will Filed. ~ The will of the late Mary Ann Henter, dated April 18, 1833, and naming William Hunter Almond of Philadelphia as execu- tor, was filed toGay. The following be- quests are made: $150 to Hannah Hunter Righter of Philadelphia, a sister; $100 to Manuel Eyre Hunter of Tasmania, a brot! er; $25 to Garvin R. Hunter, a brother $150 each to Mary, Elizabeth and Sarah Almond, nieces, and the residue of the estate, after providing for several smaller bequests. Sugar Stock Declines Slightly Under Realizing Sales, Compensation to Property Owners for (on- necticut Avenue Extension. Allowance for the Benefits Accruing— The Individuals Named to Whom Awards Are Ma ADVANCE IN RAILROAD STOCKS Grangers Take the Lead— !nterest in Low Price Securities. The jury of appraisers appointed by the District court to assess the compensation to be awarded owners of land for property sought to be condemned and taken in the opening and extension of Connecticut ae avenue from Florida avenue to Waterside | GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Drive made its report to Judge Cole this afternoon. After allowing for the benefits aes resulting from the proposed improvement, the appraisers, Messrs. Samuel Cross, John S Swormstedt, John E. Herrell, Thos. W. Smith, John A. Hamilton, Clement W. Howard and Wm. A. H. Church, reported that they assess, appraise and value the damages as follows: Kalorama Heights—J. Donald Cameron. lots 5, 37, 39 and 41, $2,423, $307, $LS75 and $451, respectively; Anthony J. Drexel, lots 3, 4, and 38, $828, $2,128 and $1,304, re: c ively; Herman E. Gasch, lots 6 and 7, $2,029 and $179, respectively. George Truesdell’s addition to Washing- ton Heights—Heirs-at-law of Warren J. Lown, lot 19, $832; Chas. H. Brice and Lisle P. Lipscomb, lot 5, Walden Myer, lots 56 and part of Widow's Mite, $2,180, $7,805 and $8), respectively. Washington Heights—Isaac Hazlett, lots 104, 105 and 106, $6,480 each; Frank T. Roy- al, lots 91 and 92, $16,200 and $9, spectively; Elisha Goddard, lots $16,500 and $9,900, respectively Rollins, lot 102, $417: Clarence H. Harrison M. Lutz, trustees, jot 101, 36,142; James E. Goddard, lots 23 and 24, $18.5 and $9,900, respectively: Leroy Tuttle, § Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, July 21.—Opening prices this morning were fractionally higher than those recorded at the close of yesterda; business. London reported a lack of inter- est in the international security mar and prices from that center were gener: lower. As was the case yesterday, however, local operations were not significantly influenc»d by the fo zn depression. The buying de- mand represented a fair volume of commis- sion business, although the total transa tions disclose Jarge professional tradins. The Granger roads, particularly Rock Island, were in good demand, and the posi- tion of leadership long ago assigned to this group seems likely to be realized r, Paul and Burlington are relied upon to show handsome increases In earnings for June, and some good buying on this pros- pect is noticeable. Crop conditions are likely to come into unusual prominence once congressional in- both inclu: $3,331, $2.63. fluences are removed $6,366, $4,685, $4,447, $4.946, $5,323, $5/473 anc % ae eins _ 08, respectively: Adelaide M. Tuttle, lots The best features of a routine character are frequently passed over without action because of the presumption that the ad- journment of Congress is a conditton pre- cedent to a wider distribution of business. In some quarters the de opments of the next few days are regarded in the light of foregone conclusions, and stocks being bought entirely on the improve: for earnings. G4, $1.1 229, respi Amanda M. De: “Oaklawn,” $83,865 Amount of Ground Require: The amount of land required for the ex- tension is as follows: “Oaklawn,” 18,306.8 square feet; Washington Heights, lot 64, 5,748; lots 104 to 113, 18, lot 28, 8,250; tively; lot 24, 4,950; lot 95, 8.250; lot 30, 4,950; lot] The anthracite coal shares, especially the 91, 8.100; Io} 4,860; lots 104, 105 and 106, | More advanced Reading issues, share the 5 = y present popularity of the grain-carrying 1 lots 102 and 103, 4,373.4; lot 35, 3,- : G43; lot 56, 1300.5; unsubdivided pari, | T2208. The castern coal situation is show- ing encouraging signs of improvemen as the stocks in interest have long been neglected, the street is disposed to take them up and force some reflection of the conditions Brooklyn Rapid Transit and Susquehan- na and Western continue to find favor among those interested in the tow priced issues, Properties within reasonable approach to a dividend basis are easily advanced, and increased earnings on low-priced reads are invariably fcllowed by a corresponding gain in the price of the stock. Realizing sales in Sugar were conspic- uous throughout the day. The price was opened up slightly and advanced a trifle over 145. From this point selling became noticeable from the source of the recent and a decline to 14249 followed. disposition to take profits is not un- in view of the recent but the facts stimulatin: not #xhausted. A new likely to fellow from any cause beneficial influence on the general market Ohicago Gas a@vanced substant under ren>wed property interes! acter. ‘The price t, und 3,877.3. George Truesdell’s additiori to Washing- ton Heights, lot 5, 70: Kalorama Heights, lot 19, block 22, 1,865 lots 2 to 7, block 2, 22 lot 39, blo r 8,614.6, ITOL POLICE FORCE. Annual Report of Its Work During the Last Fisenl ¥ The annual report of the U. S. Capitol police for the fiscal year ending June 30 has been prepared. The report is a com- prehensive statement of the duties and re- quirements of that service, as well as a statement in detail of arrests and findin of the court. The report shows that 196 arrests have been made during the year, ninety-seven of which were sent to the sixth precinct station; the remainder of the number, after being examined in the guard room, were reprimanded and dismissed outside the Cap- itol grounds. The fines and forfeitures of collateral in the court aggregate $420; ag- gregate of days sent to workhouse, 94). Following is the number of arrests under the various charges: Drunk and drunken- di.orderly conduct, 27; begging, 1 Thi: natural vance, are corded today short of the p everal months ago, and is entertained as to the coms fulfilment of that promise. Lead securities were again active, vagrancy, 10; trespassing ‘on Capitol] buying of the common stock for the grounds, 10; soliciting, 9; violating wagon | count of Standard Oil interests Ining espe rule, 9; defacing statuary, walls, etc., S:] cially good. ‘The interests last named seem larceny, 7; selling or offering goods ‘tor | destined to become a factor of unpr>-e- sale, 7; committing nuisance, suspicious | dented importance in speculation characters, 5; fast riding and driving, 4;] The market was inclined toward some ir- displaying signs, 3; insane, 3; insulting | regularity during the final hour, but. ime ladies, 2; indecent exposure, 2; indecent as-| proved s at under the influence of sault, 2; fighting, 2, and 23 under various | Washington advices predicting a vote on charges. the tariff bill not later than Friday. The report also shows the number con- victed by the court under each charge. It appears from the report that the number of arrests made by the police is no indica- tion of the work performed. They are con- tinually employed keeping order, answering sere 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 interrogatories, directing persons about | by Corson & Macartney, members ; the building and enforcing the rules gov-| York stock exchange. " Correspondents, erning the Capitol and grounds. Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 8) Broadway The theory upon which the Capitol police force is worked is that of prevention of crime and disturbances, rather than any attempt to make a record for the number of arrests, and in every case where the facts will justify it persons apprehended are dismissed with warning. RESTRICTED TO AMERICAN VESSELS Low. 5 Close. % ON American Spitits....... American Spirits, pfd. American Sugar American Sugar, pfd. American T American Co! Atchison . . - . Baltimore & Omid. Bay State Gas... Canada Southern Canada Pacitic.... Chesapeake & Ohio. ., C. C. & St. Louis. enicago, B&Q... Chicago& Nortawestern. Chicago Gas. 8. M. & St. Paul. Trade With Alaska Will Give Them Increased Employment. ‘The rvsh of mirers, supplies and goods to the Alaska gold fields is expected at the Treasury Department to give increased employment to American vessels on the Pacific coast. Trade between the United States and Alaska is restricted by law to American vessels, and the department has no authority to make any exceptions or grant ary privileges to foreign vessels. This was tested in May, 1895, wnen a fam- ine was reported in the Yukon district and application to permit a foreign steamer to carry relief supplies from Seattle or San Francisco was denied by the department cn the ground that the law is prohibitory. ———_-e Senator Turley’s Coming. Senator Bate of Tennessee received a tel- gram today from kis new colleague, Mr. Turley, saying that he would arrive in Washington in time to take his seat in the Senate at the opening of the session to- morrow. Commodore Phythian Retired. Commodore R.L.Phythian, superintendent of the naval observatory, was placed on the retired list of the navy today on ac- count of age, and Commander Charles H. Davis took his place at the head of the naval observatory. Grain and Cotton Markets. aid ui si Chicago, St. Paul, M.£O 66 Consolidated Gas. Del. Lack. & W Delaware & Hudson,.... Den. & Rio Grande, pfd. Erie Generai Blectric. Milnols Central Lake Shore. Louisville & Nasi Metropolitan Manhattan Elevated Michigan Central. Missouri Pacitic National Lead Go. National Lead Co., pia. New Jersey Central New York Centr Northern Paci Northern Pacific, pf Ont. & Western. Pacitic Mail...... Phila. & Reading: Pulman P. C. Co. Sonthern Ry., pfd. Phila. Traction . Texas Pacific . Tenn. Coa & iron. Union Pacitic c Leather, pi Wabash, pf Western Union Tei s > . Furnished by W. B, Hibbs & Co. bankers ae Gua ee =< and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York eall—12 ‘1 or SS ee ee “s0'at Tiss 10 at Tisee 40 at Ite , Thalmann = Co., New York. at 118.” Lauston Monotype, 30 at GRAIN. ‘Open. ‘Columbia Bonds.—20-year Fund. 72% ear Fund. gold Gs, 112 bid. Water 73}. " Ts, 1001, 112 bid. Water Stock cur- 2 reney 1968, 112 bid 27 Miscellanvous Bonds.— Metropolitan Railroad 5s, 1% 116 tid. Metropolitan Ratlroad conv. Gs, 113 tid. 7: Metropoliian Certificate of Indebtedness, A, 108 £2 bid. Metropolitan Certificate of Indebtedness, i, 4.32 V id, 120 asked Columbia Railroad Gs, | 117 4.52 bid, 120 asked. Washington Gas Com: ser. A, corro! id. “Washington Gas Company, ser. BY fst bid. United States Electric Light Deben: eas imp. 100 bid, 110 asked. Chesnpeake and Tar Potomac Telephone Se, 103% bKL. American ‘Se- ta curity and Trust 5s, F. and A., 10) bid. American ToL Security and Trust Sa, A. and0., 100 bl ington Market Company Ist 6s, 306 bid. ington Market Company Imp. 6s, 106 bid. ingtou Market Company Exten. is, 106 bid. Ma- sonic Hall Association 3s, 103 bid. ‘ational Bank Stocks. Bank of Washington, 260 Bank of ble, =F nla | Metropolitan, |. Central, 2h Be 176 bid. Second, 129 bid. Citi. Columbia, 125 bid. Capital, 118 End, 104 bid, 107 asked. Lincoln, 102 o Sate Deposit and ‘Trust Com National fe jen. — it amd Trust, 115 L. ‘ashington ion ‘Trust, 119 Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, M@., July 21.—Flour gemerwest- ern super, 85; do. extra, $32§3.70; do. Ear Gre: eae’ ee Ses }.20—recelpt 982 barrels; rels? gales, 1273" barrels. Whe ports, 1,088" ba: unsettled and and» month, A ‘nd. Sepiciber, DKATUN: stouiner No. os ex- T8yar 1 bushels; 1a gg hare Feceluts, 106,801, bustels: exports, Wuahels—southern wheat by, sample and on grade, August, “Slash? “September, Bi iasties August iyi Sept 315a31i6; ced, es ee 78,439 bushels: 000. bs 3 white’ corm, i2a3t! ‘cllow, 38334." Oats firm—No. 2 white, ‘26a26ty: No.2 mixed, —recelpts, 4,085 bushels: ex: No. 2 nearby, 42 nominal; No. 2 western, 42% bid— Tes Dushels. ‘Hay steady “choice ‘tmotng, Fla. Erverpocts ae usbel, Bid, Septe eae unchanged. firm—fresh, 10. Cheese steady, ‘unchanged. ‘unchanged.