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THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1898-14 PAGES. tions of bis party in the organiza- vote for Harna for senator. Feeling Was Intense. The feeling on the republican sides of houses was intense. Senator Gar- field was clerk of the senate till it was organized, and he was very emphatic in The result of the organiza- tion of the legislature again revived the that the Hanna men would now » with the gold democrats for the on of Calvin S. Brice as a gold stand- man rather than have Mayor Me Kisson and Gov. Bushnell elected for t jong and short terms as silver repubhcans. Senate Takes a Recess. At noon the senate took a recess untli 30 p.m., without announcing to the gov- ernor that they were ready for his mes- sage, but this was owing to the house be- ing engeged in completing its organization, which proceeded with long, tedious roll calls that always resulted in the same an- ncuncement of fifty-six to fifty-three in favor of the combine candidates from speaker to assistant clerks, and even por- ingle exception of Col. Fred kner, who was indorsed by both cau- .ses for third assistant sergeant-at-arms, @ position in which he has served contin- vously fur thirty-seven years. Party lines were never drawn on him, and today fac- ticnal lines were not so drawn. Surprise to Mr. Hanna. g's sessions of the senate and the Hanna . or at the tion headquarters, in the Great Sout The demonstrations of rejoicing ter place were beyond description. sition insisted that Hani ‘ong as Boxwell; that would not have fifty votes in the hou: not seventeen in the senate, or a total of sixty-seven on joint ballet, which is six short of election. It is conceded that Speak- er Mason will dispose of ail the patronage of the house in the interest of McKisson and Bushnell, and against Hanna, and, with the state executive administration also ainst Senator Hanna, his defeat is con- ceeded unless radical changes are made within the next week. ‘To Hold Indignation Meetings. It is stated that the Hanna men will to- morrow enter on another program, which includes visiting delegations from some counties, to held indignation meetings at the capital to express protests on the ac- tions of certain republican members in voting against their regular party caucus nominees, aid in proposing to reverse the jon of the last republican convention «t nominated Hanna for senator. EFFECT ON MR. HANNA'S CHANCES. his utteran he t His Friends Claim the Result Today Does Not Mean His Defeat. Speclal Dispatch to The Evening Star. MBUS, Ohio, January 3.—The fu- anti-Hanna republicans and demo- crats captured the organization of boti: the senate and house today, just as Charles L. Kurtz predicted they would do. In the senate, Senators Vernon and Burke, the arti-Hanna member from Cleveland, was aisent, and so, though Senator Voight, the fusion republican from Cincinnati, voted with the republicans on all party quest the democrats had 18 votes to the i votes of the republicans. Every office was thus secured by the democrats. It is not known where Senator Burke is. His cer- tifleates of election was sent in the mail ved. It is quite certain that h sts know where he is, and that his absence today is a part of the anti- Hanna‘s organization plan. In the house the fusionists elected H: ry C. Mason of Cleveland speaker, feating Koxwell for that office. Every man who absented himself from the caucus Saturday night refused to vote for Box- well, and the democrats succeeded in hold- ing every one of their members fn line for the fusion slate; thus Boxweil had only G2 votes, or three less than the number required to elect. Does Not Mean Defeat. The strength of the anti-Hanna organi- Zation as shown in today’s organization is @cnerally taken to foreshadow the defeat of Hanna. His friends, however, do not by any means admit it. They say there are two men in the anti-Boxwell movement that are fer Hanna, and this will elect him. ‘The anti-Hanna leaders, however, are just as sure that they will accomplish the sena- tor’s defeat as they were thai they would eentrol both houses today. They claim that there are two men who voted for Box- well today who will not vote for Hanna. It looks very bad for Hanna now. His election is not at all expected by unbiased observers. The vote will be taken in sepa- rate branches a week from tomorrow and the joint ballot the next day. GOV. BUSHNELL TALKS. Can t Understand Just Why He ts Called Juda CINCINNATI, Ohio, January 3.—The In- quirer in its Columbus special prints a talk by Gov. Bushnell with one of its staff cor- respondents, of which the following is part: “There are some things in this situation, said the governor to the Inquirer man, “which are positively ludicrous. I am ac- cused of inconsistency because I won't sup- port Hanna. Now here are Sam Bailey, Dr. Tenney and several other patriotic Cin. cinnatians, who fought Cox last fall, under Cox's orders fighting for a bigger boss than the one whom they helped to defeat in Cin- cinnati, and whose mandates they are now carrying cut. Why are they doing it? “Because the administration, through Mark Hanna, has promised Mr. Cox shall distribute the federal patronage in Cin- cinnat!. In return Cox is to deliver to Hanna the votes of certain Cincinnati fu- sionists. Decided to Oppose Hanna. “After the last campaign I simply de- cided that I should refuse to stand up and be counted among the adherents of a man who would have sacrificed me last fall to help himself. Hanna professed to be able to run things single-handed and to elect himself. That was his only intention in the fight last fall. He began {t alone; let him finish it alone. If the administration can wave him let it do so. Hanna never even consulted me when he made his deal with Cox at Cincinnati. Neither did Cox. After Cox had declared in an interview that Hanna ought to be appointed he wrote me, calling my attention to the interv: “Two weeks before I had given m: fse to appoint Hanna. ¥ prom- Cox had nothing to do with it. I sent Hanna te the Sena: by appointment. He undertook, aided by Cox, t himself. ‘I was not consulted in that fight, nor was I consulted in any matter of campaign policy, though I was then making the r, for head of the ticket. Why should I upy part now in Senator Hanna's fi Why should I do anything more than ator Hanna’s colleague, Senator Foraker, on the stump? He advocated the election of Harz So did I. We were then fighting @ common enemy. He is not doing any- thing now. Neither am I. We have no in- nvol But while I am called a Arnold and a Judas, did you no- © one aitacks Foraker? I wish would. ut no one will. They are afraid of Forake Judge vay Not a Candidate. Assistant Secretary Day returned to Washington this morning from Canton and was early at bis post at the Depart- ment of State. His attention was called to the published story that a movement is afoot to substitute his name for that of Senater Hanna as « candidate for the Sen- ate. Judge Day very promptly disposed of the story and in a manner that show he meant every word that he s clared: “There is rothing. in the state: Mr. Hanna will be elec 3 he should be, notwithstandirg the rship contest.” This last state was made after Judge Day had been informed of the elec- tion of Muson as speaker of the Oho house @f representatives, so it may be taken as an €@viderce that he believes that Hanna is Stronger than Hoxwell, who had come to regarded as the Har’ the speakership. The news of the event of the morning @t Columbus was taken to the White House and was regarded by Secretary Porter as of so much interest that he carried the bulle- tin immediately to the President. Th latter had been very busy receiving a num- ber of senators ard representatives, but he expressed the greatest interest in the news, and discussed the probable effect of the morning’s action upon Mr. Hanna’s candidacy with some of his visitors. candidate for General Weyler Defies the Present Spanish Government. PRESIDENT M’KINLEY ALSO APRACKED gee In an Interview, Spanish General Ochando Supports Weyler. SPECIAL VOTE NECESSARY BIARRITZ, January 3.—According to mail advices sent here from Madrid, in order to escape the censorship, the Nacional, Gen. Weyter’s organ, has published a defiant ar- Ucle, pointing out that, although the gov- ernment has seized the general’s protest, it couid not prevent its being read in every barrack room. The Nacional, it further appears, attacks President McKinley and the United States minister at Madrid, Gen. Stewart L. Weod- ford, in unmeasured terms. The Nacional has twice been confiscated, but the manager of that paper Is a deputy and therefore cannot be prosecuted. As he dectares himself to be the author of the ineriminated articles, no other person con- nected with the paper can be prosecuted. Moreover, Madrid juries usually acquit per- sons charged with press offenses. Dinners Have Portent. The number of dinners attended recently by Gen. Weyler and other officers of high rank is much commented upon, and is re- garded as intended to show that the former captain-general of Cuba is strongly sup- ported by the military. It ts even said that on the day he presented to the Queen Re- gent his protest against the wording of President McKinley’s message to Congress eighteen of the commanding officers of Madrid visited Gen. Weyler and congratu- lated him. Although the liberal newspapers maintain that Gen. Weyler’s proceedings are unim- portant, it is recalled that military ques- tions in Spain frequently lead to grave se- juels. “The Correspondencia. says that Marshal Blanco, the captain-general of Cuba, com- putes that, besides the 40,000,000 pesetas re- quired for the war, 20,000,000 pesetas monthly are necessary to pay arrears. Besides .the projected issue of 100,000,000 tas of Cuban bonds, now held by the k of Spain as a guarantee, the minister ance preposes to issue 200,000,000 in Spanish bonds, the security be- ing the customs. Generals Approve Weyler. MADRID, January 3.—A number of Span- ish gencrals have been interviewed re- garding the conduct of Gen. Weyler in pro- testing against the alleged reflections upon ain in President McKinley’s message to Congress. Marshal Campos reserved his opinion. Gen. Dominguez approved of the govern- ment’s course in submitting the matter to a court-martial, adding that if President McKinley “has been guilty of insolence, it is the government's place to protest.” Gen. Ochando approved of Gen. Weyler’s action. Confirmed From Madrid. LONDON, Jaruary 3.—A special dispatch from Madrid says: “Gen. Weyler has defied the government to take proceedings against him. As he is a senator, a special vote is necessary to de- prive him of immunity from prosecution, and the cabinet is embarrassed, as the army appears to side with Weyler in his attacks on the United States.” THE MARYLAND SENATORSHIP. Rival Claims of Friends of McComas and Shaw. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., January number of members of the gene bly are in town today, and speculation over the senatorial election and the choice of speaker of the house ts rife. The majority of the legislators believe that Judge Louls E. McComas will be elected to succeed Sen- ator Gorman, and that Mr. Ashley M. Gould of Montgomery will be chosen speaker. The Shaw advocates are unwilling to grant ihat McComas is in the lead, or that their candidate's chances are waning. They are prepared to make a strong fight at An- napolis in his behalf, and intimate that they will have a following when the ballot- ing begins that will surprise thelr oppo- nents. The only danger, apparently, the Mc- Comas boom is likely to undergo is the opening of Shaw's “barrel,” and the pos- sibility of that event occurring is occa- sioning a good deal of remark. - There is some talk today cf the action of the republican state serators in electing Senator Randall of Anne Arundel as thetr presiding officer being reconsidered, and Senator Westcott of Kent being chosen in iis place. It ls understood that three of those who voted for Mr. Randall, Senators Dick of Allegany, Ravenscroft of Garrett and Wil- kinson of St. Mary’s, regret having done so, and will move tomorrow evening that a new election be held. Their change of feel- ing is alleged to be due to their dissatistac tion with the committee assignments, which it is reported, Mr. Randall has given them. ——— OPPOSED BY TRAVELING MEN. National League Preparing to Fight Anti ‘alping Bill. =W YORK, January 3.—The Commer- celal Advertiser s P. E. Dowe, president of the Commercial Travelers’ National League, said today that this organization is prepared on the reconvening of Congress to vigorously oppose the anti-scalping biil now before that body. Mr. Dowe disclaims any connection be- tween his organization and the scalpers, ying that the league will not oppose any legislation directed against the business of 'ping. Neither the word “scalper” nor occurs in any of the bills passed atures of ten states, or in the bill pending before Congress. ‘He thinks the bill-if passed, will be a prelude to a xeneral advance in passenger rates all over the country. _——— FIRED ON A FILIBUSTER. Revenue Cutter McLean Chases pect—Others Being Watched. CHARLOTTE HARBOR, Fia., December 28.—Information has been received on board the U. 8. 8. Montgomery that during the night of December 27 the revenue cutter McLean chased a suspicious-looking steam- er and also fired upon her. But the sup- posed filituster kept on her course, und, as the Somers N. Smith has not arrived here, it ts believed she may have been the vessel fired upon. There are three expeditions fitting out— ene at Pient City, one at Bartow and an- ether at Punta Gorda. All the channels are Suarded and two more revenue cutters are expected here. DURRANT’S LAST HOPE, Sus- His Attorneys W Ask for.Writ of Habeas Corpus. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal nary 3.—The- odore Durrant’s attorney «| again seek to obtain the ald of the federal courts and will ask Judge Morrow for a writ of habeas corpus. While this legal contest is being conducted another appeal to Governor Budd will be perfected in the hope that he will be induced to grant Durrant a reprieve un- til all the legal points at Issue have been fully determined. In case all efforts to save Durrant fail, which is expected, his father will be at the foot of the gallows to hear his son’s last words and to witness his death, Mrs. Durrant will be with her son until half an hour befare the end. She will not witness the closing scene. ee (Centinued from First Page.) is a vexed problem. But good joned, free-hearted, open-handed char- ity that drives _away the sting of want and makes a fellow man feel easy in his poverty, and inspires him with cour- age to start out in search of employment feeling that the grim wolf is at bay, is the only kind of charity that helps peo- ple on to heaven, and those who think that they can create a single noble im- pulse in the hearts of the poor by grind- ing them to the earth by methods that are un-Christian and cruel are only fooling themselves. “Mr. Wilson says in this report that the poor are to be raised above their poverty, not by material aid, but by friendly visit- ing. But should such visitors fail to take their purses along on such occasions he would be very apt to liken them to the five foolish virgins who went forth to do good without oil. The Man of Sorrows, who was familiar with all the trials, tribula- tions and wants of the poor, realized that it would be as hard to bring the rich and the poor together as to-mix oll and water when he said, ‘I was an hungered and ye gave Me no meat,’ and from that day to this ministers have been preaching charity to their congregations, and yet on account of these middlemen organizations the gap between them has been made wider and wider as times have grown harder and as years have rolled on. Furthermore, the churches have their own poor to care for, and in many instances they are not only in debt, but in arrears with their pastor's salaries; consequently there has not been, ror is there likely to be, any tumbling over one another of Christian workers in re- sponse to Mr. Wilson's call. “To iNustrate the rotienness of the ‘peeping system’ throughout the United States, which turns philanthropy frum its froper channels, it may be well to call to mind that, while there are in this coun- try far less than a million people who are mcre or less dependent upon charity dur- ing the winter months, there is over one hundred millions of dollars said to be spent annually upon charity, a sum which would in ten years at six per cent interest purchase a millions homes worth nearly $2,000 each. One-fifth of this sum wasted annually would support and educate the prison population during their confine- ment; the greatest factor of crime would ke overcome thereby, and the country be relieved of the curse of prison labor, that creates idleness among honest men, which in turn makes criminals of them. “By comparing the paltry relief that the destitute receive with what $100,000,000 would purchase for 1,000,000 people an idea may be obtained of the enormous waste. It would procure for each man, woman and chi'd 1 barrel flour, 100 pounds pork, 10) pounds, beef, 4 bushels potatoes, 25 pounds coffee. 10 pounds tea, 25 pounds sugar, a cord wood, 2 tons coal, 5 gallons molasses, 10 pounds butter, 100 heads cabbage, 8 bushels turnips, 4 bushels onions, 3 barrels apples, 10 pounds lard, 10 gallons coal oll, 2 bushels beans, 5 cases tomatoes, 50 pounds rice, 100 yards cotton, 100 yards calico, > pairs shoes and $40 worth of cloth- ing. To families of five persons $10 per month rent for-nearly a year, and four times this amount could be given. “The little material aid that the poor re- ceive in comparison with the above list re- minds us of the circus clown, who, after working upon the sympathies of the au- dience by talking about the extreme desti- tution and suffering among the poor, asked that each person throw 2 nickel into the ring for their benefit, and, after getting a scap box full of nickels, he very cooily in- formed the donators that the poor for whom he took up the collection were him- self and his friends. Then turning to the ringmaster he said in a whisper, ‘1 be- lieve that a charity organization would pay us better than a circus.’ “In asking that the matter be reconsid- ered, and that the custom of rendering re- Nef be continued by the police department, we desire to remind you that those for whom we speak are neither frauds nor in- dolent paupers. Many of them are persons who have fallen to the level of want through no fault of their own, and some of them can point to the Capitol, War Depart- ment, National Library, art gallery, patent office, pension office, treasury and other public buildings as monuments of their in- dustry of better days, while others can point to the musty records created within their walls as evidence of busy lives hon- orably passed and recognized by philan- thropy who seeks that protection in render- ing them a helping hand that has Deen af- forded then by the police force ever since its organization, and we trust that we do not overrate your goodness and judgment in believing that our request will be grant- ed and that the school supplies will also be put at their disposal when gathered in.” The Signers. Among those who signed the petition were the following: B. B. Earnshaw, Blum T. A. Rover, John Rudden, Keenan . W. H. Keyworth, Guy Curran & Co., . Mann, House & Herrmann, Moore & Cullinan, H. Friedlander, Frank E. Hop- kins, Gustav Hartig, M. Silverberg & Co., R. M. Harrover, S. Friedlander & Co., W. M. Redmond, George Willner, Larrimor & Ridenour, Holmes & Co., Isaac Levy, H. Kaufman & Son, John W. Schaefer, E. Strasburger, Doran Bros., J. W. Ruppert & Bro., Chas, Fischer, Bernard Balley, E. K. Newman, S. E. Young, H. B. Finney, S. Hal- ler, C. 8. Mackenzie, Wm. Brakhagen, Mor- ris Clark, 8, D. Bush & Co., J. W. Heckinger, Cc. Livingston, 8. Steiner, Jacob Kohner, John McHoun, Bernard J. Young, Jno. W. Chesley, Ira E. Kaufman, H. A. Gwin, Chas. Kaufman, A. M. Goldsmith, Norval T. Tabler, E. M. .-auden, N. Kohn, J. E. Coatsworth, J. A. Grieshauer, Max Burger, A. M. Bauer, Tyree K. Fitch, B. H. Snell, R. E. Dittoe, J. J. Bischof, E. Jahn, v. R. stadt, T. D. Stoddard, Wm. Peake, Earnshaw, A. P. Geier, M. H. Price, }. Rodrigues, Mrs J. McDonald, John F. Davis, A. Kleeblatt, Phelps & C Wm. T. Kappen, Otto Shoomaker & C Jeremiah Wilt, W. E. Gantt, Chas. F. Mills, B. Rosenfeld, M. A. Perry, J. D. O'Meara, Mackall LBros., Wm. Hollander, J. r.. O'Meara, J. B. Rohrer, J. H. Carll, H. W. Wells, D. C. Thomas & Co., Henry Wahl, J. Austin, J. M. George, Harry E. Chappell, A. Davis, J. Wm. Weber, Chas. Stein, A. L, ‘Traphagen, J. Frank Mulcahy, C. C. old-fash- McCauley, M. L. Smith, Frank Lil- lie, Vinson & Perr; Herman Kass, D. F. Donahue, H. Ratliff, Levi Rosen- baum, Guy W. Neeley, Luward Quigley, C. S. Esiridge, C. Lusby, N. E. Webb, M. Ros- enberg, P. B. Ryon, Wm. H. Talbert, A. Eiznar, I. Sakolski, G. Goldberg, L. Rosen- berg, S. A. Griffith, W. L. Koontz, M. Mc- Nelly, Blum Brothers, Louis Goldberg, F. L. Manning, Ezra P. Coins, D. Nachman. ——_.—___. ENTITLED TO DAMAGES. Suprem: Court Reverses Decision in Margaret Hetzel's Cane. Justice Harlau delivered an opinion today in the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Margaret Hetzel agt. the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. This action was brought by the plaintiff in error to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by her in consequence of the unlawful obstruction of D street in this city. The jury having been instructed that the plaintiff could not recover anything more than nominal damages, a verdict was re- turned for one cent, and for that amount judgment was entered in her favor, but without costs, That judgment was affirm- ed in the Court of Appeals of the District. The declaration alleged that the plaintife was seized in fee of a certain lot of land on the corner of D and North Capitol Streets, in the city of Washington, being lot 1, square 630, and that the defendant, on April 24, 1873, and thereafter ai divers ether times, had wrongfully, unl. ;fully and injuriously obstructed that street by placing thereon freight cars in large num- bers and suffering the same to remain un- reasonably long; by loading and unloading freight In the street; by using the street for the general purposes of a freight yard, ete., thus diminishing the value of the land in question. In his opinion Justice Harlan says: “It results from what has been said that the trial court erred in instructing the jury that the plaintiif could recover nothing more than nominal damages. In our opin- fon she was entitled to recover such dam- ages as were equivalent te tne injury done to her by the defendant's inexcusable and persistent occupation and use of a public street, in violation of law and in disr_sard of her rights as an owner of adjacent property.” Concluding, he says: “We are of opinion that the Court of Appeals erred in asfirm- ing the judgment-of the Supreme Cov © of the District. The judgmem is reversed and the cause is re with instruc- ers ae het Lip aoe aes of the District and for further procee consistent with this opinion.” LATE NEWS BY WIREICITIZENS’ PROTEST|HELD FORGRAND JURY ieleT 93 Us pe sca Decision in the:Ghse of Maximilian M-Folk. IMPROPER RELAYBNS WITH A CHILD 5 a. 4 a The Girl Placed jq.Charge of Police Mafron. HER CONDUCT IN COURT Maximilian M. Foik,today had a prelimi- nary trial before Judge Kimball on the charge of having committed adultery with Hattie Minnie Davidson, a girl about six- teen years of age, and was held in $1,000 bail for the action of the grand jury. The girl was placed in ‘the'care of the matron of the first precinct ‘station pending the final disposition of her case. Mrs. Minnie May Bolk, wife of the ac- cused, was the first “witness. She was called to the stand and sworn,, and imme- diately Lawyer Bendheim, .counsel for Felk, said he would object to any evi- dence Mrs. Folk might give in the case. Judge Kimball asked, “Upon what grounds?” Counsel replied that she is the wife of the accused. Prosecutor Mullowny explained that Mrs. Folk had a right to refuse to testify against her husband if she desired, and the latter be she would paSber decline. “Are you the wi ft, ‘. ar Kee Pou, the Wie of Mr. Folk?” Judge am,” was the response, “Do you prefer not to give any evidence postales case?"” was the jJudge’s next ques- “I decline to give any evidence in this case except that the accused is my hus- band,” returned Mrs. Folk. “Your honor,” said Mr. Mullowny, “‘it was the fact that Mrs. Folk .s the wife of the defendant that I wanted to prove by the witness, and I am entirely willing that she shall be now excused.” Attorney Bendheim objected vigorously to the acceptance of Mrs. Folk's reply to Judge Kimball's question, but the court ruled that the answer was competent and would be considered by him. Mrs. Folk was then excused by the court. The Father's Sorrow. Mr. William H. Davidson, father of the girl in the case, was next called to the stand. His testimony concerning the com- promising circumstances in whish he had found his daughter was given in a manner which betokened great sorrow, and tt seem- ed to be only by a strong effort that he could control his emotions. He infcrmed Judge Kimball, in detail, of Folk’s movements during the two hours preceding his discovery of his daughter in Folk’s apartments, on 11th street, Satur- day even:ng, and immediately afterward. Mr. Davidson testified further that Thurs- day evening his daughter left her home. No. 630 Pennsylyania avenue northwest, and, as she did nat reiarn within a reason- able time, he and ‘his wife, the girl’s step- mother, became anxjous about her, and ir stituted inquiries as'to her whereabouts. After much searéh atid with the ald of Detectives Muller, Baur and Gallagher, Mr. and Mrs. yidsop found the young woman in the back room of Folk’s store in bed and undressed. Mrs. Davidson corroborated her hushand's evidence as to the manner in which the girl was found. When the daughter took the stand she admitted she had always been well treated by both her father and stepmother, but now, she asserted,.she. did not care what became of her. ; 1 Detective Baur testified as to the steps taken to find Miss Davidson, -nd which culminated Saturday evening in the arrest of Folk and Miss Dayidson. Minnie a Wiiness. At the conclusion of Detective Baur's evidence, Miss Davidson was called to the stand. She tossed her head in a defiant manner and looked impudently at Judge Kimball and Prosecutor Muliowny in turn. To those questions which tended to crimi- nate or disgrace her, she many times re- fused to answer at all. In other instances She declined even to answer a simple ques- tion frore Mr. Mullowny until informed by Judge Kimball that unless she answered he would send her to jail. Upon being sworn and in response to questions by Mr. Mullowny, Miss Davidson testified that her name is Hattie Minnie Davidson; that she is about sixteen years old, and that for the last few monthg she had attended school at Mount St. Agnes near Baltimore. She came home, she sald, to spend the holidays December 22, and one week later left her home. She had, she said, known Folk since last summer, when she met him at one of ihe river resorts. She denied that during her absence from the city she had corresponded with Folk. Makes Some Admissions. Continuing her testimony, she said she left home Thursday night, but refused pos!- tively to say where she spent that night or where she remained Friday. She said she went to Folk’s store Fri- day evening, sone time after dark, be- cause she wanted to, and not because he had requested her. She related in con- siderable detail her movements that even- ing, and claimed to have remained in the rocm back of the store that night. She sald that Folk was present about half of the night, but refused positively to say whether or not it was the early or after part of the night. She admitted that she went to the store without any money, and that after her father found her under the ccmpromising circumstances in which he had said he had, she admitted that Folk had purchaged an eiderdown wrapper, whioh she had put on. Mr. Mullowny then asked where she spent Thursday night. She declined to say, and Judge Kimball did not compel her to'answer. Mr. Mullowny askéd Miss Davidson whether she saw Folk Thursday night, but she declined to answér. Judge Kimball again interposed. “You must answer or go to jail,” was his stern “| comment. Mr. Mullowny repeated his question, and Miss Davidson answered, snappishly: “Yes, I saw him.” Mr. Bendheim’s Exceptions, Mr. Benheim, addressing Judge Kimball, said: “Your honor, I want to give notice that I take exception to all your rulings in regard to compelling Mi. dson to answer, and I want her to know she has rights in this court.” “I think that the igterest$ and rights of the witness have bee fully louked after by the counsel for thg delendant, and I also think she is pretty well able to take care of herself,’ respo: e court. Resuming her tgstiniény, Miss Davidson said she spent all(friday aight and all of Saturday and of Yhat evening until the time she was discovered by her father, stepmother and detecti’ in the room back of Folk’s store, byt claimed that most of the time she was long. She stayed there Friday night, she shid,- because she did not want to go-anywkere ise, She admitted that Folk had told hér-he Was a married man and said she kn8w where his wife lived. She declined to.say whether or not Mr. Folk was the first man with whom she had sustained improper relations, or whether or not she had ever sustained such relations with any other man. On cross-examination she. said she went to Mr. Folk’s store of her own accord. Mr. Bendheim claimed that no case had een made out agairst his client and asked for his discharge, Mr. Mullowny said the case bad been fully made out, and asked that Folk be held in’ $1,000 bail. Before Judge Kimball rendered his de- cision, Miss Davidson was recalled to the stand, and, in reply to: questions from Mr. Bendhelm, she said that she had told Folk that {f he did not let hKer“remain at the store Friday evening she would go to a house of a disreputable cl ter. Judge Kimball said that he would hold Folk as requested by Mr. Mullowny. Charge of Incorrigibility. Immediately thereafter Miss Davidson was taken into custody and arraigned be- | fore Judge Kimball on a charge of incor- rigibility preferred by her father. Judge Kimball asked how she pleaded to the charge. “I em quilty,” she answered. “There seems to be no course open to me,” said the judge, “but to send you to Jail. Do you want to go there ‘I do not care what you do,’ reply. It was at first determined that she should go to the Girls’ Reform School, but inquiry revealed the fact that there was no white girl in that institution. Mr. Mullowny then asked if she could not be sent to the House of the Good Shepherd. Meanwhile Mr. Bendheim had spoken several times in the girl's favor, but had not been retained by any one hav- ing auihority, and at the suggestion of Mr. Mullowny, who said that he had no objsc- tion to Mr. Bendheim being counsel for the girl except that he was also counsel for Folk, Judge Kimball assigned Attorney Turner to defend Miss Davidson. Plea of Guilty Withdrawn. Thereupon a long, informal conversation took place between the court, Prosecutor Mullowny and Mr. Turrer, the outcome of which was the girl was again arraigned, when she withdrew her plea of guilty and Pleaded not guilty. She was then remand- ed to the custody of the matren of the first Precinct station for a hearing Wednesday. During today an investigation will be made by Chief Clerk Douglas of the board of children’s guardians, to see if an admis- sion cannot be gotten for her to the House of Mercy, an institution to which, under the law, she can, at the request of her father, be committed until she is eighteen years of age. was the ——— RELIEF OF THE POOR. Commissioners Today Appoint a Cen- tral Relief Committee. ‘The Commissioners today again provided for a central relief committee to attend to the urgent needs of the deserving poor of the District by reappointing practically the committee of last year. In view of the urgency of the needs of the poor, the Com- missioners requested those invited to be- come members today to meet at the board of trade rooms, 1410 G street, at 4 o'clock next Friday afternoon. Those Invited today to become members of the committee are: Mrs. J. W. Babson, Justice C. C. Cole, John Joy Edson, L. 8. Emery, I. L. Blout, Lawrence Gardner, Miss H. B. Loring, B. L. Whitman, T. W. Noyes, Dr. L. W. Ritchie, James W. Som- merville, B. H. Warner, Beriah Wilkins, Simon Wolf, J. F. Cook, John A. Baker, H. F. Blount, A. T. Britton, C. B. Church, J. E. Fitch, B. T. Janney, T. A. Lam- bert, Mrs. H. B. McFarland, Mrs. Fred P. McGuire, Rey. W. E. Parson, Rev. Radcliffe, Bishop Satterlee, Rev. J. Alvin Smith, Surgeon General Sternberg, Rev. Hugh Stevenson, William Redin Woodward, George E. Wilson, Thomas W. Smith, Mrs. Thomas W. Smith. eS LARGEST IN ITS HISTORY. Business Done at the Patent Office Last Year. The business done by the patent office last Friday was the largest in the history of the department. There were received in fees alone that day, $9,376. It was the last day of 1897, and the last one in which in- ventors who had patents in foreign coun- tries could take advantage of the old law, which protected their patents for the full term of seventeen years in this country. Under the new law a foreign patent, unless application for a United States patent is made within three months of its issuance, becomes unpatentable in this country, and many of the applications received were for patents which had been issued in foreign countries some time ago. To accommodate all and give the inventors the benefit of every minute, Assistant Commissioner Greeley received cases at his home until the new year was born. ‘The record for the year exceeds all pre- vious ones in the history of the patent office. Upward of 48,000 applications for patent were received, which is some 4,000 in excess of the largest previous year. In fact, the business this year has increased to such an extent that it has been found necessary to create a new division, which | will have charge of the classes devoted to advertising, accouterments, baggage,games, toys, &c. These subclasses were taken from divisions 31 and 32, and have been plazed in charge of First Assistant Exam- iner Kinnan, who recently was connected with division 26. There are other divisions that will have to be subdivided in the near future, but this can only be accomplished by reason- able apropriations by Congress to meet the exigences of the case. Se eee a eae NOT LIKELY TO RETURN HERE, Objections to Senor Rodriquez of the Greater Central American Republic. Information has been received here to the effect that Senor Jose de Rodriguez, min- ister of the Greater Republic of Central America to the United States, who is now in Nicaragua on leave of absence, is not likely to return to this country as the dip- lomatic representative of the diet of Cen- tral America. Senator Morgan has indi- cated that he will ask the President to de- clare Senor Rodriguez persona non grata should he return to this country, with the view of insuring his recall. The objection to Senor Rodriguez is based upon his al- leged action in urging the diet not to per- mit Nicaragua and Salvador to receive Mr. Wm. L. Merry as the diplomatic represen- tative of the United States on the ground that he should be accredited to the diet. Senator Morgan's objection is that Senor Rodriguez interfered with legislatton by writing a letter to Secretary of State Ol- ney, in which he criticized the Nicaraguan canal bill pending in the Senate. - MONEY FOR PENSIONS. Commissione® Evans Thinks There Will Be a Deticiency. In the estimate of the Secretary of the Treasury for pensions the amount required is placed at $140,000,000 for the next fiscal year. This estimate was concurred in by the commissioner of pensions, although in a discussion before the committee having this matter in charge he broadly stated that $140,000,000 would not be enough to pay the pensioners the next year. When esked why he had estimated below the probable expenditure, he explained that a deficiency occurred last year, and, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, it was decided to recommend the same figure for next year, as they had no facts upon which to base even an approx- imate increase. He was confident, how- ever, that a deficiency would occur, but offered no explanation of ais reasons, nor ot the amount of the deficiency. Army and Navy Notes. The leave of absence granted to Ist Lieu- tenant Charles W. Penrose, 11th Infantry, is extended two months. First Lieutenant William R. Dashiell, 24th Infantry, is granted three months’ leaye. The following transfers are made in the 4th Cavalry: Captain Alexander Rodgers, from Troop K to Troop A; Captain Harry C. Benson, from Troop A to Troop K. Captain James B. Aleshire, assistant quartermaster, has been ordered from Chi- cago, lll., to Louisville, Ky., for inspection of cavalry and artillery horses for the army. First Lieutenant John-B. Bennett, 2d In- fantry, has been ordered to Vancou, _r bar- racks, Wash., for duty as aid-de-camp to Brigadier General H. C. Merriam, com- manding the department of Columbia. Captain George Rahlen, assistant quar- termaster, is relieved from Fort Riley, Kan., and ordered to Vancouver, Wash. The training ship Essex arrived at Santa Cruz this morning from St. Kitts. The gunboat Wheeling sailed from San Francisco this morning for Esquimault, B.C. ——__--_____ Leader Zimmerman Coming. Leader Zimmerman will take charge of the United States Marine Band before Feb- ruary 1. The Navy Department has not changed in any substantial way the policy heretofore pursued in permitting the band to accept private engagements in this city or elsewhere, and no change in this direc- tion i: contemplated. —_+—— At New York—La Bretagne, from Havre. FINANCE AND TRADE Prices of Stocks Opened Strong, but Later on Declined. SSS SS BEARS S00N CEASED THEIR ATTACK Altogether the Results of the Day Were Disappointing. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, January 3.—Opening pricey this morning were generally @improved, as the result of the belief in higher prices, due to interest disbursements and the natura! desire to reinvest idle funds. American sugar, Panhandle and the traction stocks were in good demand and were all forced up to higher levels. The early buying was not entirely of the best, however, and it soon became apparent that some one was selling stocks Iberally at the advance. Notwithstanding this dis- covery, the market held stubbornly and re- ceded only under pressure. The determination to force a decline was finally rewarded to the extent of a few fractions, one large operator being cred- ited with selling in order that a more prof- itable buying level might be established. Scme disappointment was manifested at the further withholding of the Nebraska maximum freight rate decision, Burling- ton, as usual, reflecting this feeling more than its neighbors. In addition to this influence, however, an interview with the president of the road Was construed, somewhat unnecessarily, into an adverse influence. This decline had its effect on the entire market, and prices shaded off within fractional limits. The sentiment of the street is entirely optimistic, however, and no material de- cline Is likely in consequence. Conditions are such as to insure a large percentage of buying orders once prices become a trifle more tempting than now. At the low level today {t was noted with considerable sat- isfaction that dullness ensued, there being none willing to follow the decline further. ‘The bank operations of the week can only be guessed at, but should money be shown to be abundant later on many new enterprises are certain to be set on foot. The hesitancy of the early afternoon was credited to a very considerable extent to a desire to wait until these returns were all in. The traction stocks advanced for a time under a good demand, and were for a time the dominant features of the market. Later on the buying ceased and profit-taking was reflected In a lower range of prices. As elsewhere, the stocks in this groun be- came dull at the decline, but the dullness, in this Instance, Inspired skepticism rather than confidence. Taken as a whole, the net result of the day’s trading was a trifle disappointing. The failure to continue the pace of the first hour resulted in a corresponding failure in sustaining prices. The after-holiday sea- son will likely be given over to the same degree of dullness as that noted at the close of last week. The one thing needed ts aggressive action on the part of those who can use the sur- plus funds of the banks and trust com- panies in discounting what railroad earn- ings and commercial activity are likely to produce in the very near future. Mean- while dullness is more likely than depreci- ation. Se FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high- est and the 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. 80 Broadway. American Sprite... American Spirits, p American Sugar. American Sugar, American Tobacco. American Cotton Ott Atchison . Kay State Gas. Canada Southern. Canada Pacific. cnicago, B. & Q.... .. ChicagoaNortnwestern Chicago Gas. © M. & St. Pani C M.& St. Paul. pfd. Chi RL. & Pact cago, Chic. St. P., M. & O. Consolidated Gas. Delaware & Hudson .... Den. & Kio Grande, ptd Dist'l’s & Cattle Feed’ Erie eoee General Zlectric. Dhnetis Centra. New York Central.. ... Northern Paciic. Northern Pacitie, js ODL & Western. Pacific Mau.. - Phila. & keading. | Puliman P. C. Co. U.S. Leatner, pfa.. Wabash, pid... . Wheeling & Lake Erie... Wheeling & L. E., pfd. Western Union iei. . sliver. o= Chig. & G. Western. Money... aa Brooklyn R. Transit ——.—__ Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—D. C. 3.658, $150 at 115. Washington Gas ‘+A"” bonds, $200 113. Washington Gas ““B” 1, $200" at 114. Bank of Washington, 2 at 205. National Safe De- posit and Trust, § at 111 eurlty and Trust, 3 at Washingion Gas, 30 ; 1B at 47%. American Graphophone, 30 at 124; 15 at 1244: 100 at 124. American Graphopbone, —— 100 at So at 12%. Mergenthaler Linotype,” 100 10 at 141." Lanston Monotype, 100 ‘at 18 40 at 18%. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fond 5s, 102 bid. 30-year fund 6s, gold, 111 bid. 3.658, fund- Ing, currency, 114% bid, iscellaneous Bonds.—Metroy 117 bi, 119 asked. Metropolitan Railruad conv, 6s, 121 bid. Metropolitan Rallroad certiticates | mdebteaness, A, 126% bid, 130 asked. Metropa tan Railroad ‘certificates of Indebtedness, B. bid. Belt Raflroad 5s, 6, bid. Bc R 4s, 95 bld, 100 asked. ‘Columbia Railroad 6s, 121 bid. Washington Gas Company 6s, series A, 113 bid. Washington Gas Company 6s, series B, 113 bid. U. 8. Electric Light ture iimp., 193 bid. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 63," 103. bid. American Security and ‘Trust 6s, F. and A.. 100 bid. American Security and Trust 3s, A. and 0, ld. Ww ington Market Company Ist 6s, ing! Ga, Washington Market Company ext. 6s, Masonic Hall Association Sa, 108" bid itan Railroad 5s, Washiugton Gight Intantry Ist €s, 9 bid, 100 asked. National Bank Stocks,—Bank of Washington, 290 bid. Metropolitan, 3v2 bid, 310 asked. Central {new stock), 1130 ‘bid. Farmers and Mechanics’ Columbia, 139 bid. Capital, ; Columbia, L Capi . 2 103 bid. "Traders", 93 bid. Lincoln, 106% bid. Safe “Deposit and ‘Trust tio Safe Deposit and Trust, 114 bid. ington in and Trust, 126 bid.’ American Security and ‘Trust, 147 bid. "Washington Safe Deposit, 50 bid. Stocks.—Capital Traction, 62° bid, 62 letropolitan, 120 bid. Columbia, 63 bid, G8 asked Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, i Se 48 asked. Gas, 42 bid. U. § trie = Railroad asked. it, 96 bid, 102 asked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen's, 30 bid. Franklin, 38 bid. | Metropolitan. 64 bid. 0, i Title Stocks.—Real te Title, 85 5 asked. Columbia Title, iS a aes Sees eee eee a —Pennsyivenia, 48 American ‘Grapbopbone, 12 “iy ee. Amer: fee carer Ot ty oe 141 bid, 141% asked. 19, ance Mergen’ Falls Ice, 106 bid, : a ea 400 ‘asked. Lincoln Hall, 90 IBx div., 4 cent cash and 100 cent stock. LF eesmeneied _eo Pe aR AY month, 96% 097. February 7% bid, May steamer No. 2 red. @1%a2—receipte, 47,601 bus 4 —— 24.000 bushels, stock, 1.442.711 bush- sales 26.000 bushets—soutbern wheat by sam- BawN: grade. Y2\gat7 Menta Petrus revel * Corn weak |. a 356.42 bushel: we stendy—fancy New do. mediam, 10ald\: do, Whisk #1.2508126 per ‘gallon ear loads; $1.27081.28 per > Government Bonds, Quotations reportea by Corson & Macart- ney, bonkers, red af 1 cents, conpon of 1904 cents, regixtered Carreney 6 per cen Grain and Prov Furnished by W. BR. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st. members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmanr. & Co., New York. GAIN High. Low. It s not improbable that hereafter when members of the police or fire departments are brought up before the trial board cn charges preferred by others than their su- perlor officers, the men accused will be defended by counsel provided by the Dis- trict. At the present time a member of ither the police of fire department, against whom charges have been preferred by a citizen, is required to employ bis own counsel. Commissioner Wight, who has charge (f both departments, Subject, of course, to the control and action of the Commissioners as a board, is of the opinion that men 4 cused by other than their superior ofl should be furnished counsel for t fense by the District. 80 recommend to his Mr. Wignt does not p: attorneys shall be employed for such pur- pozes, merely that the attorney for the District, or one of his assistants, shall ap- pear for the accused men. Nor does Mr. Wight propose that counsel so furnished the mer shall do more than assist in bring- ing out the whole truth in the case, there being no intention of permitting men to escape under techricalities, or of prevent- ing punishment where it is cleat that th accused men have been guilty of the thing or things charged against them. It is sim- ply to enable men to escape the expense of employing counsel when, as it often hap- pens, they have been wrongly accused. Pipi IN KENTUCKY, that outside INCENDIARISM Many Stores and Dwe! as BRarned Near Bowling Green. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BOWLING GREEN, Ky., January 3.—The store of Thomas Large at Green Hill, this county, was robbed and burned Fri- day night. The loss ts $25,000. This is the eighth store which has been destroyed in this county during this month, besides six residences and nine barns burned. This is the most widespread Prevalence of incendiarism ever known in the history of the state. Insurance men are holding a meeting and will doubtless cancel all policies in this locality. De- termined efforts have been made to find the firebugs without success, though expert detectives have been employed on the cases. BRITISH STEAMER’S PERIL, ——_- —__ Asamor Encounters Hurricane and Returns to Queenstown in Distrens. QUEENSTOWN, January 3.—The British steamer Azamor, ‘Captain Peterson, from Dunkirk, December 22, for Boston, has put back to this port. Her commander reports that on December 29, when about 600 miles west of the Fastnet, the Azamor encoun- tered a terrific hurricane, which at times placed her in great peril. The steamer’s decks were swept by the seas, a Mfeboat was smashed, others were damaged, her steering gear was disabled, hatches were broken and water entering her hold caused her cargo of sugar to suffer. "Fire on Steamer Phoebe. BREMEN, January 3.—The British steam- er Phoebe, Captain Storey, from Pensacola, Fla., on December 7, for this port, has ai rived here and reports having been on fire at sea. The flames, however, were extin- guished with little damage. Forty bales of cotton were burned and some bales were wet ™M the work of extinguishing the flames. ee Insurance Company Elects Officers. Stockholders of the Firemen’s Insurance Company of Washington and Georgetown, at a meeting held today at the office of the company, 7th and Louisiana avenue, di- rectors were elected as follows: Albert A. Wilson, Joseph Redfern, E. G. Davis, Wil- Nam J. Wilson, F. A. Liftz, Frank Hume, H. C. McCauley, Dorsey Clagett, C. C. Dun- canson, Walter J. Hoffman, Samuel E. Wheatley, Fred C. Ainsworth and Edward Derrick. oe Treasury Officials Take Charge. Mr. Charles G. Dawes of Illinois today took charge of his office as controller of the currency, and Mr. N. B. Scott of West Virginia assumed his new duties of com- missioner of internal revenue. . A meeting of the stockhoiders of the Washington Market Company was held to- day at the office in the Center Market, and the board of directors was re-elected es follows: Paul Butler, W. E. Chandler, John Casgels, F. T. Chambers, 8. W. Curriden, M. G. Emery, E. K. Goldstorough, Geo. W. Gray, Hallet Kilbourn, N. G. Oraway, Pa- cincus Ord, Bushrod Robinson and E. R. Tinker. At a subsequent meeting of the directors, M. G. Kmery was re-elected president and S. W. Curriden secretary. gee Dies of His Injuries, Dennis Mahoney, the paver in the em- ploy of the District, who was knocked down and injured by a runaway horse in South Washington Friday, as published in The Star at the time, died at his home, No. 1008 Ist street northwest, Saturday. Coro- ner Carr made an investigation and gave a cratificate of death. eae ee His Face Slashed. The fourth precinct police were called out Saturday night about 11 o'clock to remove William H. Bush, colored, to the hospital. He had figured in a row, he alleged, with another colored man named William Chase, and he said the latter had used a razor on him. Bush was suffering from a cut that had been made in his.face from the forehead to his lip.. Yesterday he was able to return home from the Emergency Hos- pitai, where the wound was Case has not ben arrested. —_—_—_—_ Grievance of the Senecas. Andrew Jon, delegate from the Seneca Indian nation, called upon Gen. Whittle- sey, secretary of the board of Indian af- fairs, today to discuss the affairs of his tribe. He explained the old council had leased certain lands to the whites and that the rent is paid to the treasurer appointed by the council. This was objected to by the that capacity for four terms. presemed letter from agent approving this plan,