Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1897, Page 2

2 —— NG STAR, MONDAY,..DECEMBER 18, 1897-16 PAGES. HANGED HIMSELF/8€LT RaiLway To Be SOLD|HIS DOUBLE CRIME|T° FiNisH,t¥e Rost oFFice| TWO HOURS’ DEBATE Henry Eickel, a German Dyer Takes His Own Life. ——_+— -—_ DESPONDENT OVER LACK OF BUSINESS Had Often Made Threats of Self- Destruction. WIFE HAD DESERTED HIM Henry Wickel, a German, the proprietor of a dyeing and cleaning establishment at 1211 New York avenue, committed suicide about noon today, by hanging himself to the frame of the door in a back room of his shop. Fickel was sixty-three years of age. Despondency over business matters, coupled with other troubles, is supposed to have been the cause. rs body _was discovered just about lock by Wiliam D. Taber, a letter carrier, who had entered the shop. The front door of the establishment was open and no one was inside. A curtain divided the front room from the back, and pushing this aside Tabler entered the rear apart- In the dim light he saw the body Sickel hanging from the door frame. foct was on a chair, which had been upset, and the other was hanging free. One glance convinced Tabler that the man was dead, and, running outside, he shouted for assistance. Police Summoned. The first person he met was Obediah who roomed with the suicide and with him until three weeks ago. me message was then sent to the aticn, and Officers Field responded. Dr. W. P. Carr was notifiel also. Wien the officers ar- rived at the shop they cut the body down ard it w: then laid on the floor. On examination !t was found that life was exti but the body was still warm. The hanging had taken place evidently only a minutes before the discovery of tne| on after 11 o'clock Eickel went to the hment of Anton Lerch, S26 12th o take back some work. He seem- sspondent, and told some of the} in the place that he was tired persons of life. He a number of times before de- clared that he intended to end his life, and nothing special was thought of this. He left the store and returned to his shop. C. M. Morrison took him some neekties to clean, but Eichel said he could not fix them then, and directed that they be brought back Thursday He did not feel like working on them today, he said. Very Despondent. He was not seen then by any one until t i s found. Evans, who left Eichel about half- body w: h him, despondent, he said, and de- elared he did not knew how he could pay his heuse rent, and said he could not make enough to live on. “J think I'll just kill my with the whole busine “I work myself to death and get nothing for it. lk self; that’s what I'll do.” vans had heard him say this often be- , and did not believe would carry Only a few before he glass in his workshop, and s on the subject, an ever depressed after at happened, it was stated. > body was found his collar and at and vest had been removed 4d together on a board used for close to the door from the frame There was ironing, o2 which he had hung himself. a hook in the frame, and the old man had taken a piece of clothes line, on which he was accustomed to hang articles to dry, and attached this to the hook. The rove jock this morning. The old mar | atpeared to be rotten, and it seemed re- markable that it stood his weight. Left No Message. There wis no rote or message of any kind ieft about the place, so far as could be foun It was stated that in addition to his de- spondency from having little business, Eichel’s wife had left him some time ago, and this had greatly distressed him. He has a daughter, Mrs. Charles B. Smith, who resides at 953 Amsterdam avenue, New York, and she will be notified. It was also said he had a sister living in Balti- more The coroner was notified, but deemed an inquest uunecessary. The body will prob- ably be taken to the morgue to await the action of friends or relatives. —_.—_—_. DESCENDANT OF CROMWELL. Death of Chas. Butler, a Distinguish- ed Philanthropist. NEW YORK, December 13.—Charles But- ler, philanthropist and lawyer, died at his home in this city today. Mr. Butler was born at Kinderhook Landing, N. Y., in February, 1802. His mother was a de- scendant of Oliver Cromwell. Butler en- tered the law office of Martin Van Buren in his native town. Then he settled in Geneva, N. Y., on the shore of Seneca lake, where he commenced his law practice. Whi Geneva he was associated with John Jacov Astor, Isaac Bronson and oth- ers in a movement to help farmers suffer- lack of capital to develop the In 1852 Mr. butler took a stage with Mr. Bronson across Ohio und Irdiana. He closed his trip at a little vil- lage of 200 inhabitants at the southern end Michigan. he said that this little village day be the largest inland city Two years later he sent his brother-in-law, William B. Ogden, to make his residence there, and when the little village beeame the city of Chicago Mr. Ogden was its first mayor. In 18} Mr. Butler came to this city and entered upon the practice of law, which he butlt to considerable proportions, time to the manage- thropy far reaching. He d the Protestant Half-Orphan 4 the Union Theological Sem- inary in 1 The next yeer he joined the council of the New York University, on which he served with distinction and sev- eral times president. until his death The degree of LL.D. conferred upon k University and Asylum a of him both by the the Wabash University. He w: e of the founders of the Union League Club in this city, a member of the Sons of the Revolution, t New England Society and other organizations. Requests to Public Institations. In March, 1890, Mr. Butler gave to the Union Theological Seminary $100,000 to fcund the Edward Robinson chair of bib- lcal theology. At the same time he gave $100,000 to the New York University in memory of his son and his elder brother, Benjamin Franklin Butler, who was At- torney General of the United States in the cabinet of Andrew Jackson. Mr. Butler’s last public appearance was at the trial of the R Dr. Briggs. He Gid everything in his pov clergyman. er to defend that Dr. Kleinschmidt’s Successor. Dr. Joseph Taber John: pointed by the Commissi: the board of medical examiners for the un- expired term of Dr. C. H. A. Kleinschmidt, which expires June 13, 18” Dr. Kiein- schmidt having recently resigned. ogee Supreme Court Recess. The Supreme Court will adjourn on Mon- Gay next for the Christmas holidays, re- suming its sitting on Monday, the 3d of January. —————_o-—___ Frenec® Market Closes. The French market held last week at Masonic Temple, under the auspices of the Southern Relief Society, closed Saturday evening with a sale of all articles then on hand. The affair is understood to have been @ financial success. Decision by Justice Cox Rendered Today in Equity Court No. 1. Proceeds of Sale to Be Devoted to Discharge of Obligations Ac- cording to Priovity. In a decision rendered today by Judge Cox, in Equity Court No. 1, it was decreed that the Belt railway shall be sold, the stipulation being made that the proceeds of the sale shail be devoted to discharging ob- ligations in the following order: First, the expenses of the sale; second, the expenses of the receivership, the matter to be re- ferred to the auditor of the court; third, to refunding a loan of $2,500, secured by re- ceiver’s certificates; fourth, to redeeming bonds secured by first trust, and fifth, to re- deeming bonds secured by second trust, ex- cluding coupons paid and canceled. In regard to the trusteeship Judge Cox stated that he would say nothing at present, although his mind is made up on that point. Issue of Certificates Forbidden. The court, in addition, denied the petition of Receiver Schoepf, recently’ presented, that he be allowed to issue receiver's cer- tificates, in order to secure funds with which to pay wages due employes of the company and current expenses. The decision rendered by Judge Cox to- day was the climax of a hearing that oc- cupied several days last week,; occurring on a cross bill filed by the American Se- curity and Trust Company, representing the bendholders of the Belt Railway Company, sking a sale of the road and a settlement of priorities. The questions involved were whether the railway should be sold, and if so, whether by the trustees under a deed of trust, in its entirety, or in parcels, and how the funds should be distributed, the court being asked to determine what cred- itors shculd have priority over the bond- holders, and whetker or not the receiver should be authorized and permitted to bor- rcw meney cn certificates of indebtedness. The attorneys who took part in the hear- ing were M ohn Ridout, representing the Belt Railway Company, and Receiver W. Kesley Schoepf; Messrs. Nathaniel Wilson and A. B. Brown, representing the Ameri- can Security and Trust Company, for the bondholders; M A. 3. Worthing- ten, representing the bondholders; Mr. S. T. Thomas, representing S. S. Daish & Son, and Mr. J. J. Darlington, representing M. Ament & Co. of Baltimore. Daish & Son and Ament & Co. claimed that the railway company was indebted to them for goods received. Indivisible Franchise. The opinion of Judge Cox was rather brief. At the beginning he announced that he did not see how it would be possible to sell the road in parcels. It was one entire and indivisible franchise, and, therefore, the court stated, the entire road must be sold. The principal question at issue, the court held, related to the distribution of the pro- ceeds after the sale of the road, and whether the debts incurred by the receiver should be allowed priority over the bonds. The re t Was appointed, Judge Cox ex- plained, for the sole purpose of collecting the current revenues of the company, as the court understood it, and the receiver, he said, certairly so understood it at the outset, for of bis st ts was to petition the court for authority to pay four days’ wages to employes of the railway company, covering the four days preceding bis appointment as ver. Among other things, Judge Cox stated, in concluding his decision, that he knew of no case in which debts contracted by a re- ceiver without authority from the court iven the priority over preceding The Rond’s Position, Schoepf, the receiver of the Belt Mr. railway, is not in the cicy, and at the oflice of the company it was stated this after- neon that no decision had been reached whether the operation of the road would be continued by the receiver or not. It 1s said by those who are familiar with the present management that it fs doubtful whether the money need~d to run the road eculd now be obtained. It is possible, o: course, that the receiver may resign before the date fixed by the court for the sate of the road. But, as stated, nothing had been decided as to the course to be pursued. Se SANGUILLY DESERTS. Report That Insurgent Leader Has Gone to the Enemy. HAVANA, via Key West, Fla., December 13.It is announced semi-officially that General Sanguilly, the insurgent leader, has written to Marshal Blanco offering him his services unconditionally. Some of the richest Spaniards of Cuba have held further meetings here at Cien- fuegos and at Sagua, to consider the ad- visability of sending a petition to Presi- dent McKinley, asking for the establish- ment of a United States protectorate over Cuba if within six months the govern- ment’s plans for the pacification” of the island give no result. Later advices from Madrid seem to show tfiat Deputy Amblard, who was trusted with the task of making overtures to the Cuban junta, had reached New York. He is said to have informed the Spanish min- isters that he counted upon the adherence o7 General Sanguilly to the new order of things, and, if it is true that the latter has offered his services to the captain generai, the influence of Amblard at Madrid will be greatly increased. In fact, he is said to have already receiv- ed considerable sums of money to meet his expenses, aud, it is further stated, the re- form nd autonomists here will not defi- nitely complete their union until his return to Havana. —————— OREGON POPS ISSUE A CALL, State Convention Set for March 25 at Portland. PORTLAND, Ore., December 13.—The ex- ecutive committee of the populist state central committee has issued a call for the populist state convention, to meet in this city on March 23. On the question of a fusion the address to the public says “There has been no united action of the people’s party under the banner of the democratic party, and its terms of capitula- der the so-called union bimetal- —— HER AIM WAS GOOD. Mrs. McManus Wings a Rarglar at Sacramento, Cal. « SACRAMENTO, Cal., December 13.—At an early hour Sunday morning a burglar entered the residence of Sergeant of Police McManus and proceeded to ransack the parlor. Mrs, McManus heard the burglar at his work, but cecided not to waken her husbend. She picked up a revolver from a table by the bed and awaited developments. In a few moments the burglar reached the swinging door leading from the parlor into the room adjoining the bed room, and when he opened the Goor she opened fire. He made his escape, but the trail of blood which was left showed that the woman's aim was good. eget HEALTH OFFICERS’ NEW RULES. Employes Prohibited From Swearing and Must Stay Out of Saloons. Health Officer Woodward today issued an order for the guidance of his force, pro- nibiting employes of the health depart- ment from entering bar rooms and like places while on duty, except officially, and also commanding them to bottle up cuss words, at least until they are off duty. Neither are they to make, save in an offi- cial manner, any reflections which be construed as reflections upon any of the departments of the United States or Dis- trict government. All reports must, too, be considered as confidential. The new order takes effect at once. Pyles Found Hanging to a Tree. OSWEGO, N. Y., Devember 13.—Chris- tian Donson, a Swede, enroute from Chica- go to Sweden, was found hanging in the woods near Bernhard's » this county, yesterday. med oe Charles Winston Commits: Murder and Attempts Suicide: HIS «WIFE HIS FIRS? VICTIM Injured Man in a Precarious Con- dition at Emergency. wee THE COUPLE HAD QUARRELED Charles Winston, a colored laborer twen- ty-seven years old, who lived with his wife, Emma, at No. 521 3d street southwest, shot and instantly killed his wife about 1 o'clock this afternoon, and then made an effort to end his own life by sending a bullet into his head. The police were called to the house, and Officer Nicholson of the fourth precinct, who was first to arrive, found the dead body of the women and the apparently dying man on the bed in a pool of blood. The revolver, a 88-caliber “bulldog’”” weapon, was found on the bed beside them. Jealousy is the only cause the neighbors and relatives attribute for the man’s conduct. Mrs. Winston’s relatives live in Philadelphia, a brother living at No. 724 North 45th street. A child of the wo- man’s, a daughter nine years old, is there with one of her brothers. Winston worked about the commission houses in the vicinity of the Center mar- ket, but recently he has been out of em- ployment. His wife worked at the house oman named Wallace in the “‘Divi- but as her employment keeps her busy at night she spent most of her days at home. This explains her presence there tris afternoon in bed, when her husband returned home and started a quarrel. Very little was heard of the quarrel, however, before the fatal shots were fired. Lizzie Johnson, the dead woman's sister-in law, was the only one in the house at the time, and she was the only one who heard the shots fired, so far as the police could ascer- tain this afternoon. Ghastly Sight. When Lizzie Johnson heard the reports of the pistol shots she rushed into the street and cried “Lelp.” In a few seconds a large and excited crowd had gathered in front of the street, but none of the curious ones were permitted to enter the heuse until Policeman Nicholson ar- rived. He ascended the steps leading to the room occupied by the Winstons, the front room on the second floor, but he coud not hear a sound in the room. The door was locked, but he easily broke it open, and then it was that he saw the ghastly sight of the dead woman's body and beside it her husband, apparently dying. He picked up the revolver and then sent for the patrol wagon. In the meanwhile Dr. Childs reached the house and found that there was not a spark of life left in the woman's body. When Policeman Bassford reached the house with the patrol wagon and saw the condition of the wounded man he inade a hurried trip to the Emergency Hospital, reaching there in about five minutes. The wagon then re- turned to the house and removed the wo- man’s body tc the morgue. Scores of the woman's friends, who had learned of her sad ending, visited the house this afternoon’ and deplored her loss, but none of them failed to wish for the worse so far as the man was concerned. None of them kenw of any trouble that Winston and his wife ever had, except when he had fits of jealousy, and then he would make life a burden to his wife. Mrs. Winston was a widow several years oldet than Winston when they were mar- ried in this city on the 17th of August, 1sv2. She had the one child, and, as already stated, she sent the young one to her brother in Philadelphia. Caused by Jealousy. About a year ago they rented the room in which the murder was committed and had never caused the other occupants of the house any trouble. They had their room elegantly furnished, and their home was all that could be desired. But, as already stated, tne green-eyed monster had taken possession of him and had been the means of bringing both himself and his wife to so unhappy an ending. Mrs. Winston was at her service place, as usual, last night and returned home this forenoon and went to bed. People who know the husband say he had been visit- ing some cheap liqpor saloon and had been drinking. When he went home they think he had made up his mind to kill her, for he had the revolver loaded and in working order, and when he went in the room he closed and locked the door. Some of those who gathered about the heuse pretended they had heard of threats made by Winston, tut none of them claim- ed tha: they had actually heard him make them. Although Winston and his wife had always lived quietly in the room in which the double tragedy was enacted, his friends were rot much surprised to learn of what happened today, knowing as they did his jealous nature. : Good Reputations. Sergeant Daley and Policemen Bassford and Als took charge of the house after Policeman Rinck had taken the body to the morgue. They found among the dead wo- man’s effects letters from her brothers in Philadelphia, as well as frem other rela- tives. Her child in Philadelphia, it was stated, is nine years old. Winston was not well known to the police. He had never been arrested, so far us the officers know, and had always borne a good reputation. About the commission stores and Center market he was well and favorably known, and had worked for many of the merchants. Coroner Carr was notified of the case, but in event of the man’s death he will probably not hold an inquest. Late this afternoon a message was sent to the brothers of Mrs. Winston, in Philadelphia, and it is thought they will come here and take charge of the body. Winston was operated on at the Emergency Hospital this afternoon, and, while his condition is serious, the wound is not necessarily a fatal one. The Wound. At the Emergency Hospital it was found that the bullet had entered the right temple and lodged in the left cheek, going almost ali the way through the head. In its pas- sage it damaged the right eye so much that Dr. Carr, who performed the operation, was forced to remove it altogether. The operation consumed over half an hour and Winston will in all probability not recover from the effects of the anaesthetic for a couple of hours more. A policeman will be detailed to watch Winston during the period of his recovery. Winston made no statement before the operation was performed, either voluntarily or at the instigation of questioners. ee Gov. Pingree Pardons a Convict. JACKSON, Mich., December 13.—Kaward Rogers, who was sent to the state prison from Saginaw in August, 1891, for life, has been pardoned by Gov. Pingree. Rogers’ sister will take him to her home in Gall- fornia. He had a family in New York city, but left home during a drinking spell. At Saginaw he became infatuated with a wo- man, whom he killed because she refused to marry him. a Suicide of a Philadelphian. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., December 13.— Walter S. Walsh, head of the firm of Wal- ter S. Walsh and Compaay, wholesale shoe dealers, 22 North Sth street, ‘com- mitted suicide this morning by cutting his throat at his hcme in West Philadelphia. JBusinees trcuples is essigned as the cause tor the suicide, BAe bee Jennie Suhmer’s Remains Exhamed. NEW YORK, Decesmber 13.—The body of Jennie Suhmer, the fourth wife of Charlies Zanoll, was exhumed from the cemetery t Astoria, L. I, where it had been buried. An examination will ence of poison in SSN te ee for purpose of realisi dollars of life insurance.” Congress “Sheed for $175,000 ee Not Enough} Ry to Award Contract te Lowegt Ridder for Complet- Interior. “It will be Qpcessary for Secretary Gage to send a mmé€ndation to Congress in a few days “asking that body to appro- priate $175,00@‘addtffonal for the completion of the new city post offite. The Secretary will have to placg beforé-Congress the fact that without -amopnt, or something very mutch like it, the new city post office will be useless, * ; All this has come out since the opening of bids last Friday for the completion of the interior finish of the mew post office. It will be remembered that the lowest bid was for $829,900. This was from D. S. Hess & Co. of New Work, and was more than $20,- 000 lower’ than: ‘the ‘next lowest bid. “ ... Not. Enough. Money. When treasury-offictats-were asked today when the contract was to be awarded they seid It would be some time. Following this statement developed the fact that there is not money enough ‘avatiable' to award the contract, and that“there is no’ telling when the contract can be awarded.. It will all de- pend on how soon Congress makes the ap- Propriation that will pe called for. Under the law, the treasury cannot make a con- tract for more money than it has funds ep- Propriated for in-fts possession. It is not & question, either, of which one of the bid- ders the contract shall go to. It is admit- ted that Hess & Co, are responsible con- tractors, and that they would have been awarded the contract had it been let within the time such things are usually done. The total appropriations made by Con- gress at different periods for the building have been $3,005,490.77.. The total expendi- tures have been $2,561,003, leaving a_bal- ance on September 30 of $503,886. From this must be deducted contract liabilities of $205,706, leaving gn available balance of $208,180. It is readily seen that this available balance is less than the bid of Hess & Co. Against the available balance, however, are a number of thiygs. The bids opened the other day did not include the putting in of elevators—a, contract which must be advertised and let at some future time. It is estimated that the elevators will cost something like $40,000. In addition to this are contingent liabilities of at least $20,000. These two. items alone, together with the difference between the amount on hand and the bid of Hess & Co., would make a deficit of about $101,000. The. balance of $74,000 necessary is under- stood to come about in this way: The con- tracts for heating and plumbing were made some time before Congress, in the sundry civil bill, approved June 4, ordered that the general Post Office Department be domiciled in the building. As soon az Con- gress ordered that this be done, a suspen- sion of the work-of putting in heating and fumbing was ordered. The original con- tracts called for $160,000. Later the Post- master General ordered a rearrangement of the heating gj plumbing recesaltatiae a large increasé on‘the contracts as originally made. It is:for thts that a large part of the sum of the $174,000 is needed. Ouuxenof Deficit. The contrd#tors ‘for the heating and plumbing are‘st#ll af work in the basement, first and, mezzantné! stories, but have not touched the bther ‘Stories. There was no change in thé platis for the work on the first three floors. Tht changes made by the Postmaster Génerdf’ are to be In’ the six stories to be occupfd by bis‘ department. Exactly what’ thes@ changes will be has not been decffed dH} but it is known that the present céntractors dergand a large in- crease over their otiginal contracts. Treasury officials account for the deficit by the chan ade uy Supervising Archi- tect O’Rourk. They Say that the original contract fer ‘the exterfor of the building called for rock-faced stone. Mr. O'Rourk: discovered that this’ would give the build- ing a-gloomp ahd ‘wipleasant look. Th! was after the rock-faced stone had been used to the height of two stories. After that the stone was dressed, the additional cost being $230,000. “Its ayerred that no matérial work has beeh done at any time on the butlding that was not first advertised and late¥ let by contract. The only exceptions, {t Is assert- ed, were in minor work of no particular importance and involving small amounts of money. Assistant Secretary Spaulding’s State- ment. Assistant Secretary Spaulding late this afternoon admitted to a Star reporter that the Treasury Department would be com- pelled to ask for an appropriation of $175,- 000. “I have prepared a letter on the sub- fect,” said General Spaulding, “and will submit it to Congress very soon. He said that the treasury had not esti- mated on a deficit because the amount for the changes made by putting the Post Of- fice Department in the building had not been considered. Gen. Spaulding then said that the change in 1893 from rough stone to dressed stone, costing $230,000, also ex- plained the deficit. He said he did not think ‘there would have been a deficit ex- ‘pt for the changes made necessary by the sundry clviJ act. The computing division of the Treasury Department did not estimate that the in- terior work would cost as much as the low- est bid put in private. The recovering of the floors necessary by the breaking up of the cement is included in the bid of Hess & Co. Delay in Work. It is not known how long the awarding of the contract will be delayed. It depends on congressional action. The contractors think the building can be completed in eight months after work is begun, but the treasury officials think that it will take a year, HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY. Altdorfer and Kavanaugh Must An- swer Sefious Charge: William Altdorfer and J. G. Kavanaugh, the young men who.Wefe arrested a week ago on a charge of passing a counterfeit ten-dollar note on Frank Bovee, the bar- tender at Wauram’s saloon, were held by, United States Commissioner 8. C. Mills this morning in $1,! bonds each for the action of the grand jury. . The preliminary Wearing developed that a case of robbery, in:which knock-out drops were possibly, useds was alleged by wit- nesses. This side 9f the case is now being investigated and niay result in the arrest of one or more peraons. After the téestimomy showing that Alt- dorfor had passed the note on Borer, atter attempting tg, PB: it in several’ other places, Edw. D. Bushnell of Detroit, Mich. who says his; business is the art of teach: ing how to tect counterfeit money, was placed on th¢ 'stz and testified the note ttis possession when he 4s in! tty ast Monday. erndén he met Kavanaugh avenue. He did not in question reached this. The next at 227 Pen discover the day afternoo} i te Was ‘val ss of the note until Wednes- stolen from his wal- Long Discussion Over the Use of a Word. AN EXCHANGE OF PERSONALITIES Immigration Bill Taken Up in the Senate. . WILL VOTE JANUARY 17 The blind chaplain of the House of Representatives in his invocation today referred eloquently and feelingly to the death of the President’s mother. “Bless the ties and affections,” he prayed, “which bind us together into families ard nations, yea, which make the whole world akin, and especially the tender chord of sympathy which brings us in the time of sorrow and grief closer to Thee and to each other. The hearts of 70,000,000 cf people turn with one accord to the ead of our nation today and mingle their tears’ with-his tears in his time of sorrow; and let Thy blessing de- scend ugon him, and may the sweet truth of the religion. which fell from’ the lips of his departed mother comfort and strengthen him in this hour. Mr. Bingham (Pa.) from the appropria- tion committee, repcrted to the House the legislative, executive and judicial ap- propriation bill, which he gave notice he would call up tomcrrow. He asked unanimous consent for the consideration of a resolution to print 2,000 coples of the testimony of the civil service commission before the appropriations com- mittee for the use of the House. The work of the commission was provided for in this appropriation bill, and as it was the pur- pose of the committee to ailow the widest latitude for debate in the consideration of this item, he thought the house should be in possession of this testimony. There was ne objection and the resolu- tion was adopted. Mr. Cannon, chairman of the committee on appropriatiors, secured unanimous con- sent for the consideration of an urgent deficiency biil, which, he explained, carried but three items—f5,000 fcr the construction of a building at the Naval Academy, $30, 000 for the payment of the temporary em- ployes of the House and Senate, and $1 000 for the payment of the mileage of sen- etors and representatives. The mileage ordinarily available at the regular session of Congress, he cxplained, had Leen used to pay mileage at the extra session. - The bill was passed without debate. There was at this point an exchange of personalities between Mr. Hepburn (lowa) and Mr. Norton (Ohio) over a correction of the Congressioral Record which involved a renewal of a controversy that occurred between the two gentlemen during the de- bate on the persion appropriation bill 1: week over the word “most” or “many” in reference to soldiers on the pension roll. It was claimed that “most” was used, but the printed was changed to any. Mr. Hepburn insisted that the use oe A long debate followed as to the practice of the Hovse. After a debate which consumed more than two hours the House, on a rising vote, 106, sustained Mr. ‘Hepburn’s motion to make the permanent record that Mr. ton’s speech contained the word “most,” accordance with the stenographer’s It was a party vote, with the ex, Mr. Fleming (Ga.), who voted with the re- publicans. The populists voted with the democrats. The House then, at 2:45 p.m., adjourned until tomorrow. SENATE. Chaplain Milburn in his Invocation at the opening of the Senate today made touch- ing reference to the death of Mrs. McKin- ley, mother of the President. He expressed thanks for the assurance of immortality and hoped that this comforting truth imght come home to the President and his house- hold as they stand beside the coffin of the beloved mother, who has laid aside the garments of the flesh to stand before the Great. Ruler of the Universe. He begged that they might be sustained in their afilic- tion and might join her who had gone be- fore when they entered that realm where there is neither sorrow nor pain. Mr. Davis, chairman of the committee on foreign relations, called up the bill prohib- loooooee—= pcsitors in such banks. This would culti- vate among them thrift and economy and erable them easily to provide for them- selves in illness and old age. As another argument in favor of such a system, Mr. Butler declared that if this system were established there would never be another issue of bonds by the government in time of peace. It would give men of small means an opportunity to increase their cap- ital, would place a greater amount of meney in circulation, and afford benefits to all of the people of incalculable value. A bill providing tor the erection of an addition to the public building at Los An- Beles, Cal., to cost $250,000, was pussed. Mr. Gorman (Md.) of the democratic steering committee, presented an order making some changes in the democratic representi.tion on the standing committees of the Senate. The order excused from duty Mr. Jones (Ark.) from chairmanship of the comit- tee on ccrporations organized in the Dis- trict of Columbia; Mr. Gray (Del.) from the chairmanship of select commitiee to investigate condition of Potomac river fren& in Washington; Mr. Gorman from Favorite Pose of Senator Lodge. chairmanship of committee on additional accommodations fer the Library of Con- gress and as a member of the committee on commerce; Mr. Berry from chairman- ship of the committee of civilized tribes of Indians, and as a member of the commit- tee on patents and private land ¢ Mr. Daniel from ccmmittee on judicis and committee on public buildings and grounds; Mr. Faulkner from committe? on privileges and elections; Mr. Walthal from € on geological survey; Mr. lory from committee on railroad. Pettus from committee on post pest roads. Another order was presented by Mr. Gor- man providing that Mr. Jones (Ark.) be appointed chairman of the committee on private land claims; Mr. Daniel chairinin of the committee ¢n corporations in the District of Colum r. Turpie chairman of the committee to investigate the con li- tion of the Potomac river front at Wash- ington; Mr. Berry of commit suffrage; Mr. Gray chair mittee on additional accommodation: the Library of Congress. Immigrat At 2 o'clock the immigration bill taken up. An agreement was reached by the Senate to vote on the immigration bill at 3 o'’clocic on January 17, and the Senate adjourned. — NEW HOTEL FOR stv. Will Be a Modern Structure and Cost $2,000,000. ST. LOUIS, Mo., December 13.—It is an- nounced that St. Louis will soon have a that will cost $2,000,000, and it is verdl Chicagoans and a well-known hotel man of Indianapolis will furnish the necessary capital. The location selected for the new hos- telry is at the corner of Olive and 12th streets, where an option has been secured upon the property and a company formed. The hotel is to be the most modern struc- ture of the kind west of the Mississippi, and the company hopes to be able to close all contracts and commence construction nexe season. for was Lou ee Supreme Court Reassignment. The retirement of Justice Field from the United States Supreme Court has made necessary the new assignment of Justice Brewer to the ninth circuit in ad- dition to his duties in the eighth circuit. The assignment was announced from the bench by Chief Justice Fuller today. 2. New Haitian Ministry. PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, December 13. —A proclamation was published here at noon today, announcing the composition of the new Haitian ministry as follow: Minister of the interior—M. Auguste 'fan- crede. Minister of commerce and finance—M. Plaisance. Minister of extericr relations and wor- ship—M. Brutus St. Victer. Minister of war and marine—M. Guillaume pabean (who is now president of the cham- Tr). Minister of public works and gariculture— M. Cincinnatus Leconte. Minister of justice and public instruction —M. Antoine Carmele: Chinese Examinations. The American Bible Socicty has received from its correspondent in Shanghal an ac- count of the recent examinations for the master’s degree among students. This year the imperial edict directed that the ques- tions to be asked and answered should re- late to maiters of iznportunce at the present time. The following surprising question was read by 10,000 students in one of the examination halls: ‘What do you know of the repeopling of the earth by Noah and his family after the flood?” The Pekin examiration board who framed this question had been reading the Old FINANCE AND TRADE Stock Market Opened Strong, but With Little Activity. MODERATE COMMISSION DEMAND Sugar and Metropolitan Traction Stock Were the Features. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, December 13.—Prices wero uniformly higher at the cpening of to- day's stock market, as a result of a moder- ate increase in the commicsion demand and good buying for Lordon account. The fcrtnightly settlements at the latter center Gisclosed a discrepancy in favor of the short accounts and covering purchases at ence became a feature ef the foreign trad- Ing. Money at European business centers shows some tendency towards hardenir¢, but the recurity markets were more buoy- ant than for seme wecks. Recent experiences had a tendency to de- ter extensive commission house buying on a Monday morning advance, and the best and most prudent commission orders were contingent upon a reaction from the open- ing level. In view of the fact that first prices re- flected gains varying from \& to 1 per cent, the delay in buying was by no means un- natural, especially in the absence of new developments. The market held stubbornly tn spite of Umited trading, a Cecline of nearly 2 per cent In Marhattan under cover of the dull- ness and che execution orders being a conspicuous exception to the main situation. Buriington, by reason of conservative management and bright pro pects, was remarkably strong at vance of 1 per cent from Saturda, Tne neighboring Granger issues strong in sympathy, although the pe nel of the buyers was perhaps less signifi- cant. Northern Pacific was held up on the prospects of a considerable increase—esti- mated at $150,000—in earnings for the first week in December. The dividend recently declared on the preferred stock has served its purpose, and possibly has exhausted its influence in maintaining prices, as a co! siderable block speculative long stock remains to be marketed. Predictions of enormous increases in earn- ings are likely to be frequent during the rext few w s. Judged by earnings alone the market is especially well fa! would seem to suggest little cau prehension, Even in especial notably Nashville, weekly deere earnings are not di allowed to wor advantage of prices bh of of the 1 situation encouraging, use indicat- srowing centidence in future develop- ss during the past two years been respon: prices vestment ible for a range of holi- s universally unpopular with in- interests. Acitations of a seri- ous ture ha ught al- most miracul ices during this se come to be dread- ed_by re experiences For some discernible, the ation of such experi- to minimum pri ms in values would, = withor erstition: Inste: nington, theres ts in departme eles which should neficial to The strength of Union Pacific was re d as foreshadowing pending favorableac- that cei alarming licatio ities sugar and Metro- politan Traction were the features of the market. > FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the high- est and tne lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. %) Broadway. American Spirits... American Spirits, pf American Sugar... American Sugai American Tobacco. American Cotton Ot Baltimore Bay State Gas. Canada South Canada Pacific. Chesapeake & C..C.C. & St. Lou whicago, B. & Qo... 2. Chicagoa Nortawestern Chicago Gas. Cc M. & St. Paul. . C M. & St. Paul. pfd... Chicago, H.1. & Pasific.. Chicago, St. Paul, M.&0 Consolidated Gas S Del. Lack & W Delaware & Hudson . Kio Grande, pid Generai Hlectric. National Lesa Co.. pid.- New Jersey Central. New York Centrat. Northern Paciti Northern Pacitte, pfd. Ont. & Western Senators Fairbanks and Mason. iting the kHling of fur seals in the North Pacific ocean, but upon the suggestion of Mr. Pettigrew (S.D.), who said he desired to offer some amendments to it, the meas- ure went over until tomorrow. A bill was passed for a public building at Durham, N. C., to cost $125,000. Mr. Pettigrew of South Dakota called up the bill granting to settlers the right to make second homestead entries. He made a brief explanation of the measure. It gave all persons who were not at the time owners of land acquired under the homestead law the right to make second homestead entries. Each person is entitled to acquire 100 acres of land. The bill was passed. Postal |Savings Banks. Mr. Butler (N. C.) spoke at length upon amendements he had offered to the bill which he had previously introduced, pro- viding for a postal savings bank system. Such a system would, in his opinion, in- ¢ let together >with ‘three others, and wit- jess swore tht persons in th? | Bushnell said‘he hy carry them ‘from‘*the ry ment indorse@ by ‘Chief Hazen of the cret service 00 (&s* In reply to a question whether he got drunk at No. yivania avenue, witness said he either got drunk or was doped, for he knew nothing of what had happened between" 12 o'clock Monday night and 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. A wo- man had invited Kavanaugh and himse’f into a room and.offered them whisky. Fm Gena Bieyclists Get Their Prizes, |; where he was robbed. awarded their prizes. Hale were presént. © follows: Miller, $1,300, ana $200 record; Rice, NEW YORK, December 13.—The winners in the six-day bicycle race were today |- . All the men except |. Schinneer, ‘{ augh was among the notes Of all denomina- . and had a permit to ‘Treasui Depart- se- Testament, vbich is now recommended as a textbook, ard for which there is an in- creased demand. The statesmen of China, her scholars and her students are said to be studying the Bible because it is the classic of Christian countries. Government Bonds, Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- rey, bankers, 1134 130) 130! 115i 115) coupon of, 1925 4 per cents, registered of 1925. 5 per cents, coupon of 1904 4 Cotiocn Marketa Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. GRAIN. oe Ws ee 383 83 81 Southern Ry., pfa Palla. Traction Texas Paci Tenn. Coa: & iron. Cnion Pacite. : U.S Leatner, pia... Wabash, pfa. Western Union Tei Silver. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12_ o'clock _m.—Eckington Raflroad ts, $2,000 at 97. U. 8. Blectrie Light, 10 at 103; 10 at 101; 10 at 100%. Cola ia Ti Insurance, 100 at 5; 25 at 5; 50 at 5; t 5. Chesapeake aod Potomac Telephone, "6 at 70. Lanston Monotype, 100 at 10%: J00 at 20. District of Columbia Bonds. 30-year fund 68, gold, 11 ) 1901, currency, 111 bi currency, 111 bid. “3.668, Miscellaneous Bonds.—! Railroad 5a, 116 bid, 120 asked. tan Railroad conv. Gs, 123" bid, 125% ‘asked. Metropolitan Railroad certificates of indebtedness, A, 120 bid, 130 asked Metropol.tan Railroad certificates of indebteda B, 113 bid. Belt Se, 60 bid, 75 ask bid," Columbia Raitroad er stock: Water stock 7s, 1903, funding, currency, 1164 and 0., bia. Ist Gs," 119 bi imp. 65, 110 bid. Compa ext. 65,110 bid. “Masonic Hall Association 5s, 10% bid. Wasim ht Infantry Ist 6s, 90" bid, 100 aski ies National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 275 bid, 300 asked. tan, 300 bid, 315 asked. Central, 255 bid Farmers ‘and Mechanics’, 160