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2 THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1898-14 PAGES. ple of the District do not desire or expect Congress to accord them in this, or in any other matters, enything more than reason- ably just treatment. “They have no means of influencing lex- elation relating to the District and their interests, except in giving expression to their private opinions, and in appeals to Congress, as they are wholly dependent upon the will and decision of the national legislature. The committee are, however, of the opinion that it should be the duty of the Commissioners, the board of trade and citizens generally, to make it manifest to Congress, in an earnest, clear and Fe- spectful manner, that no appropriation is satisfactory or acceptable other than the accordance with the law of ma in June 11, 1878 requiring the payment of 5O per centum by the general government anc by the people of the District. The committee recommends that a resolution be passed by the board of trade express- ing its convictions upon this subject. @No argument nor data is offered in this report such as were used at the time of the passage of the law of June 11, 1878. or that may be used. with increased effect. whenever the question of equal proportion of expense under this law be considered. No citizen need apprehend, we believe, but that the more the merits of the law is examined and presented the more cer- tain the action of Congress will be right and justice surely accorded ‘the people of the District. The Committees. The committee on taxation and assess- ment for the current year is composed of John Joy Edson, chairman; Henry A. Wil- lard, Jesse B. Wilson, S. Thomas Brown, M. I. Weller, V. Baldwin Johnson, John L. Weaver. Job Barnard, J. Blake Kendal and Jackson H. Ralston. Mr. A. M. Read, as chairman of the com- mittee on sewerage, will discuss leg:slative plans which are to be put in operation as scon as ible, andi will present for con- sideration propositions of great moment to eve! dweller in the national capital. Mr. Read's committee consists of Austin P. Brown, Theodore A. Harding, Henry B. Leoker, John Miller, Johu T. Freeman, C. T. Yoder, N. H. Shea, Henry L. Rust, Her. ry Wells, Clarence Norment. Charies E. Kern, W. F. Downey, J. W. Babson and B. B. Earnshaw. ee es CHARLES WILLIAMS WiLL. Which The Star Figures as Advertising Mediam. ‘The value of ‘The Evening Star as an ad- vertising medium was demonstrated today in the office of Register of Wills McGill. Cherles G. Wiliams, sometimes known as “Giles” Williams, died last September, leav- A Case 1 ing considerable property in this city. petition for letters of administration was filed mber 18, setting forth that so far as was known the deceased left no wili. A nted in December. ing that the letters be granted Before diree as asked, Judge Hagner ordered that the facts in the ease be published. An advert was inserted in The Star. and a result a will was brought to light. and today filed for probate with t register. The paper was executed March 12 last. To William Williams, a son, $00 is bequeathed; to Mrs. en, a daughter, $500 a Fole: nephew. The will directs that hou and achusetts ave- nue be sold. Feley is named as executor. oe SETTLED OUT OF COURT. Tony Tomasola Continued in Charge of Board of Guardians. <pute involving the custody of Tony the Htidle Italian boy, who, it m of eruel treat- nm the part of his father, has been The boy will remain of the board of ment settled out of court. office:lly in the eustody children’s guardians, but the board will place him, temporarily at least, in the k his uncle, Pasquele Girardi. ny, it will be remembered, was last month committed to the board by Judge Kimall in the Police Court, notwithsta e protest o © ather and relativ Selina baw arcu Te Friday, filed a petition for writ of hab corpus, setting forth that Tony was unlawfully restrained of his liberty, and that the judge of the Police Court was without jurisdiction in ne matter. Judge Bradley, to whom the es was presented, ted that the writ issue, and the matter for hearing or 1 vel is afternoor ort athe sinted hour ‘Tony, his relatives and friends, representatives of the board of guardians “| appeared in court After a brief discussion the petition was rawn and mnouncement made t had been agreed tnat the boy should remain in the custody of the board, but should live with his uncle. Tony left the court surrounded by his countrymen, appearing to be in high glee at the satis- factory solution of the dispute. eS aes PLEA FOR MAINTENANCE. Mrs. Clement Alleges Cruel Treatment and Desertion. Emma T. Clement this afternoon filed suit against Francis D. Clement for sup- port and maintenance. ‘The couple were married July 6, 1876, it is stated, and had eleven children, four of whom are now living ‘The husband is said to be a plate printer, employed at the bureau of engray- ing and printing and earning about % a day. Mrs. Clement says that her husband has not lived at f -e January 5, 1887, but has been residing with another woman. Crvelty end abuse are also charged. Mrs. Clement claims that herself and childrea ere In destitute circumstances, and there- fore asks the court to afford her relief in the manner indicated. —_>-— TO TRENTON. TAKEN Priso rs Under Sentence Conveyed to State Prison. The following prisoners, recently con- Victed and sentenced in the local criminal co were today taken to the New Jer- sey s the 6 kins, larceny Horace Aller prison Trenton, leaving from t depot at 11 a.m: John Jer from the person, six years; same, six years; Peter Sel? bigamy years; Lewis Williams, lar- ceny from the person, dey, Isaiah Robinson, hi years; same, four years; James from the perscn, thre wk, highway rob- bery. f i Brooks, larceny from two years; Levi Johnson, assault to k two years. Guards Edward RansdeN) and H. H. Smith of the District jai) were in charge of the ers. Another lot will be taken to Trex soon as the guards return, ee NEW SYSTEM RLY READY. Capital Traction’s Electr Be Tested Friday, Power to It is expected that by Friday next cars will b= run by the underground electric s tem on the Lith street line of the Capitai Tra: road. from U street to the north- ern terminus and return. Today the men will practically complete relaying the pave- ic ment which was torn up in order to put in the openings through which access 1s had to the conduit. Mr. Carll, the general su- perintendent of the road, does not think it Will be possible to operate the cars by the new em before Friday. As heretofore stat ‘The section of the roa eke run bh the current taken from the street E The w ‘ompleting the balance of the Lith s is being pushed, and the workmen are now in the neighborhood of 13th street. As soon ‘acticable the en- tire line from 15th street to the northern terminus will be operated by the new sys- tem. The cars which wil! be used on the U street branch were taken today to the car house on lith street extended. As already slated. they ure painted the same color as the old l4th street cable cars, and are sup- plied with all the modern improvements. —.+—__ Washington Primary Teachers Union ‘The regular meeting of the Washington Primary Teachers’ Union, ‘Thursday, Janu- ary 6, at 4:15 p.m., in Caivary Baptist Church, will be known as Superintendents’ day. ‘The lesson for the following Sunday will be taught by Mrs. W. F. Crafts, su- SS of the International P: achers’ Union, and Mr. Ralph Wells of New York will give a talk to superinten- dents. All interested in the work ere in- vited to be present. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Chinese Foreign Office Considering the Tsao Chou Incident. GERMAN HOSTILITIES ARE FEARED Minister Only Temporizing Till Prince Henry Arrives. a ANOTHER BRITISH CRUISER Se PEKIN, January 4—The ministers and the Tsung-Li-Yamen (Chinese foreign office) spent the whole of one night in discussing the deposition of the Chinese commandant of Tsao Chou, province of Shan Tung, who is accused of having used threatening lan- guage to a German missionary. The com- mandant has not been summoned to Pekin for examination, as previously cabled, the difficulty having been smoothed over. ‘The general situation remains unchanged. Hostilities are feared. The German min- ister, Baron Von Heyking, is understood to be temporizing until the arrival in China of Prince Henry of Prussia. Edgar at Hong Kon: HONG KONG, January 4—The British cruiser Edgar has arrived here and the British cruiser Grafton has sailed north- ward. The bulk of the British fleet is reported to be at Chusan, near Ning-Po. Capt. Rosendahl’s Appointment. BERLIN, January 4.—Capt. Rosendahl, commander of the German war ship Fried- rich Karl, has been appointed commander of the German forces ashore at Kiao Chou bay. Turkey's War Preparations. CONSTANTINOPLE, January 4.--An im- perial irade just issued directs that the pro- jected contracts for guns intended for the Turkish navy shall be given to the Krupps, and that the contracts for the proposed four new Turkish ironclads be given to the Armstrcrgs. It appears doubtful, however, whether either guns or ships will be ordered in the near future. ———— MAJ. BUTTERWORTH VERY LOW. His Physicians Entertain Slight Hope of His Recovery. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. THOMASVILLE, Ga., January 4.—There was a slight turn for the better in Major Ben. Butterworth’s condition this morning, but it was not sufficient to give much en- couragement to his physicians. He is rest- ing easy, but is very low, and hope of sav- ing his life has almost been abandoned. His family are at his bedside, his most faithful nurse being his widowed daughter, Mrs. Howe. Dr. McIntosh is fearful of a retura of the uraemic convulsion, which yesterday brought his distinguished patient so near to death's door. Major Butterworth, United States missioner of patents, was suddenly attack- ed with uraemic convulsions yesterday morning. The convulsions are a complic: tion of a kidney complaint, which has been harassing him for some time. He went to Thomasville health, after a long siege from pneumonia, which had exhausted his strength. Up to yesterday morning he had exhibited mark- ed signs of improvement. Mr. Henry W. Coffin of this city received the following telegram from Mrs. Howe this morning THOMASVILLE, Ga., January 4.—Father weaker; but slight hope of his recovery. About 1 p.m. Mr. Coffin received another, as follow: Father better. com- in search of olding his own He is no worse. MARY B. HOWE. HANNA GAINING STRENGTH. Is the Ch m of His Managers—Kurts Still Confident. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, January 4.—The man- agers of Senator Hanna's senatorial cam- paign claim today that they are gaining strength and are sure that Griffith of Union, Joyce of Guernsey and Manuel of Dayton, who bolted the republican house caucus, will vote for Senator Hanna, and this will elect him. It must be admitted, however, that all the open movements of the day bearing upon the senatorial situation Indicated a strengthening of the Kurtz fusion organiza- tion. In the senate, Senator Burke, whose absence yesterday enabled the democrats to organize that body, returned today and was in his seat, but he voted with the democrats on every party question, thus showing that he is in an agreement as gen- erally supposed with the Hanna opposition. The claim of the Hanna managers that they have the support of Representative Joyce 1s weakened by the fact that a num- ber of Joye friends were solicited by them this morning to see Joyce and try to induce him to break away from the com- bination. As for Griffith, offices secured by and would hardly and, on the whol ion of Mr. he has one of the best the fusion organjzation, abandon it at this time, the chances for-securing Hanna seem to be grow- publicans who have Solted the cau- burned the bridges behind them. ‘The only thing they can do to gain victory of any kind now is to press forward in the cours? they have started in. ———_e—_— ELECTION IN THE TRANSVAAL. President Kruger Candidate for Re- Election With Good Prospects. JOHANNESBURG, Transvaal Republic, Jenuary 4.—The voting in the presidential election commenced yesterday. The candi- ates are Messrs, Kruger, Joubert and Schalkburger. The latter's candidacy ap- pears to be irtended to split Joubert’s vote and secure tae re-election of President Kruger. Joubert accuses Schaikburger of breaking his engagement not to run. He declares that if President Kruger is re- elected he (Joubert) will continue in office as commandant general; but if Schalkbur- ger is elected he will forthwith resign that post. The executive of the South African re- public, otherwise known as the Transvaal, is vested in a president, elected for five years, assisted by a council consisting of three official members (the state secretary, the commandant general and the minute keeper) and two non-official members elect- ed by the volksraad. S. J. Paul Kruger, who was elected for the third time on May 12, 1893, is the pres- ident, and General Joubert, the command- ant general, is the vice president. —— DS IN DEMAND. CHINA'S BON England and Russia Both Ready Now to Furnish Loan. BEREIN, January 4.—The Cologne Gazette, on authority from the best-in- formed quarters in Paris, announces today that since Thursday last important nego- uations have been proceeding in London for a Chinese loan, the attempts made in Paris and St. Petersburg to arrange a loan hav- ing failed. China thereupon offered to con- tract for £16,000,000 in London, at the same time asking the good offices of the British government. China, it appears, contemplates offering as security the land tax, under the control of Englishment, and that, furthermore, an Englishmen shall succeed Sir Robert Hart as director of the Chinese imperial mari- time customs. In addition, Great Britain will insist upen a concession of territory, relative to which secrecy, according to the informant of the Cologne Gazette, must be temporarily observed. The Cologne Gazette adds that it is un- derstood Russia has renewed her offer to China to conclude a loan in Germany on more favorable terms than obtainable in Paris or London. APPEAL TO GOVERNOR BUDD. Durrant’s Attorneys Want Him Witmess in Libel Su SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., January 4.—The attorneys for Durrant visited Gov. Budd at the home of his niece in this city and Presented a petition praying for executive interference in the Durrant case. The peti- ticn stated that Durrant was a vital wit- ness in the slander suit brought by his mother against Horace Smyth, a juror in the murder trial, who,-tt is alleged, circu- lated scandalous stories regarding Dur- Fant's family relations. Gov. Budd receiv- ed the petition, and promised that he would read and carefully consider its contents before movirg his decision. Attorney Du- prey still threatens to spring a sensation in the case. General Dickson will today make an- other attempt to obtain a writ of habeas ccrpus from the United States circuit court. ee SOLONS GATHERING UP. Maryland Legislature Will Convene at Annapolis Tomorrow. ANNAPOLIS, Md., January 4.—The mem- bers of the Maryland legislature, which meets here tomorrow, are beginning to as- semple, and by tonight most, if not all, of them will be on the ground. The republi- cans will caucus for officers of both the house and senate, with the probabilities that Ashley W. Gould, the member from Montgomery, will be speaker of the house and Senator J. Wirt Randall will preside over the senate. The usual custom is for both branches to organize on the first day of the session and then adjourn for a week, to give the speak- er of the house and the president of the senate time to make up their committees, and there is no reason to doubt that this will be done tomcrrow. The balloting for a United States senator to succeed Arthur P. Gorman in 1899 will, therefore, not be- gin fer at least a weel ——— IGNATIUS DONNELLY TO WED. His Bride-to-Be is a Typewriter in His Office. ST. PAUL, Minn., January 4.—The an- rouncement was made today that Mr. Ignatius Donnelly, the well-known populist Teader, famous also as the author of meny popular books, and upholder of the conian authorship of Shakespeare works, will in six weeks marry Miss Marian Han- sen, who has been stenographer in the office of his newspaper. “The sage of Ninger,” as Mr. Donnelly is called, is now sixty-six years old ané Miss Hansen is twenty. —_.—__ KELLOGG GIVES HIMSELF UP. Member of E. 8. Dean Company Ac- cused of Fraad. NEW YORK, January 4.—James B. Kel- loge, one of the members of the defunct E. S. Dean Company, surrendered himself to- day to the police. He was held in $1,000 bail for examination on the charge of “‘con- spiracy to defraud.” Kellogg is the reputed founder of the Dean Company. Myron L. Bernard and Sam Kellar, the president and manager of the firm, surrendered themselves yesterday. — BRYAN BACK FROM MEXICO. Wi Arrive at Hix Home in Lincoln This Evening. KANSAS CITY, Mo., January 4—Wm. J. Bryan and wife arrived here today en route home after their trip to Mexico. At Musko- gee, I. T., where Mr. and Mrs. Bryan were the guests of Judge and Mrs. Wm. M. Springer, the Nebraskan t evening spoke in the open air to the largest crowd r gathered in Muskogee to hear a polit- address. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan took breakfast at the Coates House and left later for Lincoln, Neb., where he will at- tend a dinner this evening, given in his honor by the Byran ‘Traveling Men's Club. us ‘3 WILL PROBATED. KETCHAM Question of His Competency Decided Later. CHICAGO, January 4.—Judge Kohlsaat has admitted the will of John 8. Ketcham to record. The lawyers for the Ketcham heirs announce that they did not desire to contest the question of the admission of the will to probate at this time, and simply asked for an appeal from the formal order of the probate court admitting the instru- ment to record. This was allowed, and the matter will come up again in the regular course in the circuit court, where, before a jury, the entire question of the mental capacity of Mr.Ketcham to make a will can be brought up. The matter of an appointment of an administrator to care for the estate was discussed, but the court continued this phase of the case until January 10. a A TRULY PENITENT THIEF. to Be A. P. Revis Asks the Judge to Impose Heuvy Sentence. SAN BERNARDINO, Cal., January 4.— A. P. Revis, 1 member of the Salvation Army in Redlands, who was arrested for wholesale thievery, appeared before the superior court yesterday with a Bible in one hand and a tabulated statement of his thefts, committed since 188s, in the other. He pleaded guilty to the crime charged and also insisted that punishment be administ for each theft committed as per schedule, which appeared by the score. In that way only, he said, he could atone to a just God. The defendant presented so novel a case, without any attorney to ad- him, that the court refused to pass sntence without further consideration, and continued the time for sentence two days. —_—_+—_—_ BIG FIRE AT STOCKTON, CAL. Warehouses Containing Over 300,000 Bashels of Wheat Destroyed. STOCKTON, Cal., January 4.—Ware- houses Nos. 5 and 6 of the Farmers’ Union Milling Company were burned early today. ‘The warehouses were filled with grain, for both the union and its clients have been among those who were waiting for the price of wheat to advance. The lowest es- timate of the amount of wheat destroyed is 300,000 busheis. There was besides considerable barley and rye. Much of the grain was the prop- erty of the union, but by far the largest proportion was held in storage by farmers ‘The loss is placed at more than $500,000. ‘The loss on the warehouses will be neavy, though both of the buildings and grain were insured for a reasonably large share of their value. The fire started In the machinery of a grader and cleaner. It was with much difficulty that the Navi- gation and Improvement Company's ware- house and the Crown Mills warehouse, ad- joining the burned building were saved by the firemen. —.__. SANGUILLY SAILS FOR MEXICO. Spanish Troops Defeat an Insurgent Force Under Collazo, HAVANA, January 4.—The Ward Line steamer Saratoga, with Major General Julio Sanguilly on board, sailed at sunrise today for Tampico, Mexico. He was close- ly watched while the steamer remained in port. Much surprise is expressed in Span- ish circles at the presence in this harbor of the former insurgent leader. The Barbastro Battalion, it is announced from Spanish sources, has been engaged at La Clenaga de Habana with an insurgent force under Collazo, numbering about 200 mén. The insurgents, who occupied an in- trenched position, are reported to have abandoned it with the loss of ten men killed. The trocps subsequently destroyed the intrenchments. The government force is said to have lost four men killed and four- teen men wounded. Gen. Segura returns to Spain January 10. Sets Cold Weather in New York. MALONE, N. Y., January 4.—The colde® weather of the season thus far in the northern part of the state was experienced today, the mercury registering 34 degrees below zero at Saranac lake, 25 below at Mountain View and 20 below in this city. AT THE:-WHITE HOUSE Member pf the Cabinet Disoise the Civil Service. VIEWS 1) BE‘ SENT 0 CONGRESS The President-Confident of Sena- tor Hanna's Success. COL. MORRISON’S SUCCESSOR ‘The cabinet held a two-hours session to- day, discussing formally the civil service and informally a number of things, rang- ing from the Ohio situation to the currency problem. The most time, however, was consumed in talking over the replies to be sent to the Senate tomorrow by each cabinet offi- cial to the resolution of inquiry on the civil service adopted by the Senate. This reso- lutton, it will be remembered, seeks to ascertain from the heads of departments their views on the operations of the civil service law as encountered by them in the administration of their respective depart- ments. Each cabinet officer will have the reply to be sent prepared by tomorrow morn- ing, and it is thought all the communica- tions will go to the Senate tomorrow. It was in talking over their communications that. so much time was consumed. Without exception it is understood that the communications will uphold the civil service law ag a system, and the majority of them will suggest few changes in de- tails. The reports as a whole will be satis- factory to the advocates of the merrit sy: tem. and will not afford the Teast sati: faction to those fighting the law or even parts of it. The cabinet will be in line with the President. Secretary Wilson was the only member of the official family who seemed disposed some’ time ago to criticise portions of the law, but it is now said that his report will not be radical in any man- ner. The cabinet officials are going to cover the operations pf the law as it has come under their observation, and as personally seen by them. They are not likely to dis- cuss what ought to be done, as viewed from the standpoint of politicians. The President has determined that he will do nothing about changing the law until the agitation in Congress subsides. The Ohio Situntion. The President is intensely interested in the Ohio situation.. He is said to feel ke ly what he regards as republican humiliz tion. Notwithstanding the outlook, the President is confident that Senator Hanna will be elected to the Senate. He fs so con- fident of this that he does not hesitate to make the prediction that Senator Hanna will not be defeated. Not only in the pres- ence of the cabinet, but to congressional callers has the President made this predic- tion. There wepe several callers during the day who talked; aboyt Ohio politics with the President. Senator Frye was one of these. Ex-Representative Henry L. Morey of Ohio talked with the Ptesident on the same sub- ject. As Ohioan# they talked freely. Mr. Morey {s seeking the nomination of Mr. Bruck as postmaster at El Paso, Tex. Representatives. Lowe and Ray talked with the President, the former in an _en- deavor to have Mr. Bulle of New York made consul to Ta Guayra, and the latter looking after a ‘post office appointment in his district. Comn inte er Morrison's Successor. The positive statement is made by those in position,to knpw-that the, President is absolutely wmdecided as to the vacancy on the interstate commerce commission caused, by the retirement.of Colonel Morrison. He still leans, however, to Judge Paxson of nia, and will appoint him if he onsistently and safely do so in the face of the protests which have been en- tered Senator Quay was one of the President's most important visitors today. He has not been at the White House in several weeks. His call was to discuss the case of Judge Paxson and other Pennsylvanians who want something. The situation is that the President is pestered over the protests against Judge Paxson and does not know whether he will appoint the Pennsylvanian. At the same time the President has in- formed Senators Cullom and Mason that he cannot arpoint State Senator Littler of Springfield, but will be able to give the place to scme other Illinois man if he does not give It to Mr. Paxson. It is thought to be probable that, at the request of the President, Senators Mason and Cullom will submit the names of three or four good men from Illincis to the President. Then, if Judge Paxson is finally turned down, an Ilinois man will be the winner. State Senator Littler will not be the man, how- ever. George A. Lawrence of Galesburg, Ul, is already in the field, and another man mentioned is Henry D. Kee; for many years attorney for the Northwestern road. Luther Laflin Mills is also spoken of. enator Quay talked over other Penn- nia matters. State Senator Saylor will ppointed to a consulship at an early Senator Mason’ and ex-Mayor John A. Roche of Chicago were callers. Mr. Roche does not want an office. He is said to be the first Illinois man of this kind, and the President is said to have jokingly asked for his photograph. Senator Mason is said to have remarked that the few who do not want offices for themselves have sons-in- law or brothers-in-law they want cared for. Local Nominations. It is thought that the nominations of M: Aulick Palmer.as marshal of the District and Judge Kimball to succeed himself will go to the Senate tomorrow, ‘along with a large batch of nominations. No change will be made for a tong tre to come in the office of district attorney. _ _————— ‘THE BOARD SUSTAINED. Court of Appeals Defities Mile-Limit Under Excise Law. The'Court of Apeals late-this afternoon, in the* case of ‘the United States ex rel. Henry Shehy pgainst the excise board of the District, handed down’ an opinion of considerable importance. It imvolves the question of how the measurement shall be made, whether by air line or by the short- est route of travel, in ruling on applications for liquor license under the mile mit law. Sheehy, whose place of business is at 2038 llth serct op for a liquor.license. The license -wawref by the excise board on the ground that Sheehy’s place of business was within the mile limit of the Soldiers’ Home. Sheehy protested, taking the stand that his place was fot within one mile of the Soldiers’ Home, measuring the distance by the shortest route-of trevek The excise board’ maintained that the measureme! uid be made by air line. ‘The Court of :Appeals affirms the order of the excisf boargs. and thereby holds that the measurement“ under the law shall be by air line. The opinion was written by Mr, Justicall ros MPNTHS SUMMARY, The StateSt tie Temperature During . {> .Becember. ‘The monthly mgteorological summary for December issued by. the weather bureau shows that the mean temperature for the month was.38' degrees. The highest tem« perature was.68 degrees, December 11; the lowest temperature was 14 degrees, Christ- mas day. The greatest daily range of tem- perature was 31 degrees, December 10. The least daily range of temperature was 4 de- grees, on the 34. The mean temperature for this month for twenty-seven years was grees, The. vail direction of the Sea doring fue month eas south. The maximum velocity of wind, direction and date, was 34 miles; northwest, December 24. The total precipitation was 3.35 inches. The number of days with .01 inch or more precipitation was 12. The average precipi- tation for this month for twenty-seven years was 2.87 inches. There were 12 clear DEATH OF DR. JANNEY, Well-Known Physican Passes Away After a Prolenged Illness. Dr. Edgar Janney, the well-known home- opathic physician, died at his residence, 12 Iowa circle, yesterday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock. Dr. Janney had been in poor health for a year, but his condition was not considered dangerous, and his sudden death yesterday came in the nature of a sad sur- prise to his many friends. Dr. Janney was obliged to take to his bed Thursday last through a complication of disorders of the heart and lungs that ended in his death. Dr. Janney was born at Lincoln, Loudoun county, Va., of an old and well-known Quaker family. He came to Washington when nineteen years of age, and taught school here for a time, receiving an ap- pointment as clerk in the sixth auditor's office, and remained there until 1886. While in that position he took a course of medi- cine at Howard University, graduating from that institution with honors. He also graduated from the Hahnemann Medical School of Philadelphia, and began the practice of his profession here. Dr. Janney was connected for a long time with the management of the Homeo- pathic Hospital, and until avout a year ago was a member of the staff of physicians connected with it. He was also a member of the Washington Homeopathic Medical Society and the American Institute of Homeopathy. Dr. Janney was beloved by all who knew him for his kindliness and general excellence of character, and his standing in the medical profession, both among those of his own school and with those of others, was a high one. He leaves a wife and two daughters. Mrs. Janney was the niece and adopted | daughter of the late Dr. Mary Winslow, one of Washington’s most prominent and successful physicians. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock from iis late resi dence, 12 Iowa circle, and the obsequies will be strictly private. The interment will be at Rock Creek cemetery. Rev. E. Brad- ford Leavitt ef All Souls’ Church will of- ficiate at the house and at the grave. Tne pallbearers will be Dr. Thomas L. Mac- donald, Dr. Ralph Jenkins, Dr. Richard Kingsman, Mr. Samuel R. Bond, Mr. James B. Lambie and Mr. Hoel L. McQueen. Dr. Janney’s health gave way last year under the pressure of his professional work. He went to Maine last spring and lirgered at Bar Harbor until late in the summer, gradually gaining somewhat in strengih. He spent the fall months in the mountains of Virginia until he felt again able to take up his professional du- ties. > DRAFTED A BILL. Action of Committee of Anti-Civil Service Reform Representatives. The committee appointed by the anti-civil service reform members of the House to draw up a measure for the modification of the civil service law met today and agreed upon a measure. They will report to a conference of their sympathizers tomor- row evening, and will endeavor to get a micasure through the House. There is good reason for believing that they will Zail to secure any important modification of the law. After a while it is the intention of the President to correct some of the more objectionable features of the Cleveland blanket extension of the classified service. a ees OMAHA EXPOSITION STAMPS. Many Designs Submitted to the Post Office Department. The proposed issue of stamps by the Post Department to commemorate the -Mi ippi exposition, to be held at Omaha this year, promises to be a valua- ble collection to the art treasures of the department. Upward of 100 designs have b22n mit= ted. There are to be but five different stamps, and these will very likely bear re- productions of drawings designed to recall the history of the country. One that has been prac Jed upon will repre- sent a buffalo grazing on a prairie. An- other will double: r the picture of one of the famous scouts of the section who participated in its early histo! Another will show a field of waving grain with a modern reaper and binder in the fore- ground, with a representation of a farmer in the background harvesting with the old- time cradle. O1 of the neatest sketches received shows a wagon train crossing the prairie, while another, and the one which will probably form one of the designs, shows the big bridge across the M ppi at Rick Island, the first bridge that ever spanned the father of waters. ——_—-e VIRGINIA FEDERAL OFFICES. A Bitter Fight = for Places. Many Virginia republicans are in Wash- ington, and the absorbing topic Vir- ginia circles is the western judicial district patronage. The office of district attorney has been vacant since the democratic in- cumbent, A. J. Montague, retired to qual- ify as attorney general of the state. On this account Attorney General McKenna has urged the President to act promptly, and tomorrow or Thursday the appoint- ment of a district attorney and a marshal will be made. Over these two places there has been a singularly bitter fight. A majority of the republican executive committee of Virginia have been working for J. Hampton Hoge for the attorneyship, and all the members of tMe committee,’ except Congressman James A. Walker, have been pushing the claims of F. S. Brown Allen for the mar- shalship. Representatives Walker and Yost, the only republican congressmen from the state, have been doing all in their power to prevent Allen’s appointment. The commissioner of internal revenue, N. B. Scott, a member of the national committe has taken an active hand in this patronagi He is for Hoge and Allen respectively and this afternoon he is to see the Presi- dent and have these two names agreed upon if possible. If the President should decide not to appoint Hoge it is thought that he will appoint Judge Waddell’s can- didate, J. L. Gleaves. ——__-e+—_____ TO COMMAND THE MOHICAN. Two Good Officers Selected for a Voyage Around the World. Commander G. M. Book has been de- tached from the navy yard, Mare Island, and ordered to command the Mohican, which is about to start on a cruise around the world from San Francisco. Other offi- cers assigned to the Mohican are: Lieut. J. D. McDonald, now on the St. Mary's; Lieuts. H. M. Dombaugh, M. L. Wood and T. Porter, and Ensigns H. Laning, G. E. Gelm and C. J. Lang, now on the Independ- ence. ‘The unexpired leaves of absence of Lieut. Commander N. E. Niles of the bureau of equipment, and of Lieut. R. D. Tisdale of the Washington navy yard, have been ‘re- voked. J. Dirkinck has been appointed paymas- ter’s clerk on the Puritan. ———————_-2-—____ w Post Office Electric Plant. It will be about a week before the con- tract is awarded for the installation of an electric and power plant in the new city post office. The bids were opened last week. They contained 167 propositions, and are so complicated that much time will be taken in getting them in shape to be con- sidered. en Evidences of Electrolysis, Mr. Allen, the District superintendent of electric lighting, is engaged this afternoon in making some experiments on 4% street near Virginia avenue for the purpose of discovering, if possible, an alleged escaping electric current in that locality. It is claimed that there are evidences of elec- trolysis in that neighborhood, and Mr. Al- Jen hopes to be able to discover from whence it comes. Naphtha pipes are said to have been found badly damaged in the neighborhood by electrolysis. Several in- stances are also sald to have been dis- covered in other parts of the city, and it is probable that the Commissioners will again report to Congress in the matter. —— Resignation Accepted. The Commissioners today accepted the resignation of Dr. George M. Kober as daysein the month, 9 partly cloudy days | special sanitary inspector in the health and office. 10 cloudy days. FINANCE AND TRADE Stocks Were Generally Weak and Ir- regular in New York. MARKET RULED BY PROFESSIONALS Good Buying Developed, However, on Most of the Breaks. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, January 4.—Opening prices this morning were about cn a parity with yesterday's final figures, the only signifi- cant changes being reflected in one-half point advances in the traction stocks. ‘The political favor likely to be awarded the latter shares continues to attract buying, but the bulk-of it is, apparently, for the acceunt of the clique originally identified with the advance. With the exception of these shares there was Uttle else of interest in the general market. London reported a better de- mand fox all classes of investment issues, as the result of easier money at that cen- ter, but the demand was scarcely reflected on this side. The granger shares lacked buoyancy, and while not especially weak, were decidedly neglected. The Gas issues were the subjects of some realizing sales and were barely steady, the declining tendency being a trifle the more pronounced. American Sugar was irregular and fair- ly active, the impression being that the buying was slightly superior to the selling. During the dull period of the carly atter- noon the buying was credited to those who sold most hberally in yesterday's market. There is nothing in the present dealiazs of any consequence that is not professional, This condition insures the frequent taking of small profits alternately in the long and short account. An equilibrium. is quently established, to a certain degree, and interest outside of Wall street wanes for want of some demonstration equal to relieving this apathy. Under the surface the market reflects inherent strength and bargains will not be offered in vain. Money is not likely to advance to any prohibitive point, unless it be for a tew hov and this factor is not seriou: re- garded as a merace to improvement. The absence of a public demand leaves the market solely in the hands of the more ex- perienced tradcrs, and lower prices may be forced in erder that a safer buying level might be created. Whenever activity did develop during the day a low>r range of prices followed, but the selling was rarely more significant than profit taking. During the final hour, for example, the Traction stocks became suddenly weak on the marketing of a few thousand shares. The entire list reflected the movement some extent, but sentiment, as a rule, was unaltered at the close of the day. Earnings were generally up to expecta- tions, and, notwithstanding the pess tic predictions for the balance of t son, there would seem to be no 1: confidence in ultimate results. A waiting market with steady undertone seems likely to prevail, but only disappointment can in- spire weaknes conse- > 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. S0 Broadway. Open. High. low. Close. “2 8 6% «68 sy 19 19 18th 1935 Mly 141 gets 1408, wees MBY 115% 1158; American Cotton Oil, Atchison .. sects Baltimore & Oni0.. C southern. Canada Pacitl Chesapeake & ( C.C. C. St. Paul, pfd RI. & Pacific. St. P., M&O... Consolidated Gas Del. Lack & W Delaware & Hudson Den. & ito Grande, ptd Dist''s & Cattle Feed'g. Erie... General dlectri 38K Ihneis Centrai.. 108 Lake Shore.. F 130K Louisville & 4 55 Metropolitan Tractiot 13035 1814, «129° 130K Manhattan Rlevated. 1i2 ne liwy lis Michigan Central...) 1... A Missouri Pacitc By BB BEY BUY National Lead G BEX ER 86 BH, National eau Co. pla... “ 5 New Jersey Centrai Northern Pacitte, pfd Ont. & Western Pacitic Mau. Phila. & lee. ting. Pulunan *. C. Co. southern . “v., pfa Paila. ‘Tra ‘on Texas Paci + ‘Tenn. Coat \ Union Pacith . U.S. Leatneny “i Wabash, pfd. Wheeling & rie. Wheeling & LQ ., pfd. Western Umou ier. sliver. - Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—American Se- ¥ 5 at 148; 10 at 148%: 10 at 10 at 148% at 148%. Capital ; ’ 62; 20 at 627 15 at 62 8.0.b.; 15 at 62 8. 0. at 628. 0. b. | Washing: ton Gas, 25 at 4819. Riggs Fire Insurance. 6 3. ‘olumbia ‘Title Tosurance, 45 at 4% raphophone, 50 at 13%. referred, 100 at 12%: 5 at 12%. Linotype, 6 at 14144; lv at 141 type, 5 at 18; 100 at 18. Gas, 25 at 48%4. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 162 30-year fund 6s, gold, 111 bid. 3.658, fund- Ing: currency. 114 bid. fiscellanevus Bonds.—Metropolitan Railroad 117 bid. Metropolitan’ Railroad conv. 6s, 120 b 123 asked. Metropolitan Rallroud certificates indebted Belt Railroad 5s, Mergenthaler Lanston Mono- After ‘call—Washington 50 bid. Eckington Railroad 95 bdi, 100 |. Columbia Railroad 6s, 121 bid. Washington Company @s, series A,” 113 bid. Washington Gas Company 6s, series B, 114 bid. U. S. Electric Light debenture imp.,” 103. bid Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5s, 103. bid. -American Security and Trust 5s, F. and A., 100 bid. American Security and Trust 5s, A. and 0. 100 bid. Washington Market Company Ist Os, 11 bid.” Washington. Market Company imp. Ge, 110 bid: Washington Market Company ext. 68, 110 bid. Mesonic Hall Association 5s, 108 bid. Washington Light Infantry Ist 6s, 90 bid, 100 asked. National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 290 bid. Metropolitan, 302 bid, 310 asked. Central (new stock), 1132 ‘bid. Farmers and Mechani 180 bid. Second 136 bid. Citizens", 140 bid. Co: lumbia, 130 bid, Capital, 120 bid. West End, 103 bid. ‘Traders’, 93 bid. Lincoln, 107 bid. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.—Washington Loan and Trust, id. American Security and ; Trust, 147 bid. ’ Washington Safe Deposit, 50 bi Kaliroad Stocks.—Capital Traction, 61% bid, 62 asked. Metropolitan, 120 bid. Columbia, 63 bid, 68 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, 48% asked. Georgetown Gas, 42 bid. U: 8. Electric Light, 9714 ‘bid, 104 asked. Insurances Stocks.—Firemen's, 30 bid. Franklin, 38 bid. Metropolitan, 65 bid! Corcoran. 57 bid. Potomac, x62 bid. Arlington, 133 bid, 147 asked. German-American, 185 bid. ' National Union, 10 bid. 12 asked. Columbia, 12 bid, 7% bid, 8 asked. People . 914 bid, 10 aske. 4 bid. Title “Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 85 bid, 93 asked. Columbia Title, 4% bid, 5% asked. Washington Title, 2 bid. District Title, 3 bid. Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 28 bid, 48 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, 65 'bid, 69 asked. American Graphopbone, 12% bid, 13% asked, American Grapbophone, preferred, 1244 bid, 12K asked. Pneumatic Gun ‘Carriage, .43 bid, 44 asked. Miscellaneous Stocks. — Mergenthaler | Linotype, 141 bid, 141% asked. Lanston Monot, 17_bid, 1814 asked. | Wi Market, 10 Great Falls Ice, 106 bid, 112 asked. Norfolk and Wash- Steamboat, 100 asked. Lincoln Hall, 90 1Ex div., 4 cent cash and 100 cent stock. xEx diy. aa —— Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, January 4.—Flour inactive, un- changed—receipts, barrels; ‘pone. Wheat weak—spot and Be Mixed, 3M yaGH%, —recetpts exports. Gi buxbel: ‘hite corn, 32a but firm” No, Aga2S receipts: timoths, $13. “Grain treighta steads = meg. unchanged. Butter quiet ee and cheese ste Heenan ady. unchanged unchanged, Whisky _ Government Bonds. Quotations reportea by Corson & Macart- ney, bonkers. Bid. Asked, registered sions compon of 1907 + TLS, agistered of 107. 12, . coupon of 192% 12s registered of 1925. BF: coupon of 1904 Tas 5 registered of 1904 lay Currency 6 per cents of 1890. > 1a “4 Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmanr. & Co., New York. GRAIN. Whiat—May Shy oie % mis. ay NS y seine : Be Suey Bey do outs S27: wae VISIONS. High om + High SNe 5.93 5.97 6.00 THE COURTS. Court of Appeals—Present, the Chief Jus- tice, Mr. Justice Morris and Mr. Justice Shepard. Charles F. Carusi was admitted to prac- tize. Gooseberry et al. agt. Baddy et al; pe- Uition for allowance of appeal submitted by J. H. Adriaans in support of petition, @2—Clarh et al. agt. Read; passed. 71l—Hutchins agt. Stahl; continued. —Fulton agt. Fletcher; motion to with- hold mandate pending petition for writ of eertiorari in Supreme Court of the United States submitted in support of motion; granted. 2—Throckmorion et al. agt. Holt et al.; ited States ex Bliss; do. —Hume et al. agt. Riggs et’al.; passed to follow patent appeals. j—Hannan agt. District of Columbia; rgument commenced by £. Forrest for plaintift in error, continued by A. B. Duvall and S. T. Thomas for defendant in error nd concluded by E. Forrest for plaintitt rror. —Quirk egt. Liebert; passed to follow nt appeals. —Smith agt. American Bonding and Trust Company; argument commenced by S. T. Taomas for appellant, continued by M. J. Colbert for appellee and concluded by Thomas for appellant. St. Clair agt. Conlan; argued by E. D. F. Brady for appellant and submitted by E. Forrest for appellee. 21=Main et al. agt. Aukam; argument commenced by W. L. Cole for appellants. Equity Court No. 1—Justice Cox. Douglass agt. Douglass; time for filing transcript of record extended to February 15. Shannon agt. Shannon; commission to get testimony in Fall River, Mass., ordered to issue. American Asphalt Company agt. Bliss; hearing of rule continued till Febru- ary 17, 1898. Ament agt. Belt Railway ( pany; penalty of appeal bond fixed at § 000 and trustee authorized to insure prop- erty rel, Wedderburn agt pat Equity Court N Willis agi 2Justice Hagnet Thurston et al: sale finally ratified and cause referred to auditor. Davis agt. Harper et al; pro confesso vacated ve to answer. Talty agt. Burguc es, Lestimoay orde! Willson, exami Nimrod Encampment; time mony limited to forty days. Circuit Court i—Justice Loughran agt. Dobbert; judgment fault. Leak agt. Perki do. Grief Eiseman; fiat on sc Lilly to take agt. te North; case centiv Monday next upon payment of $# by caveators, Smith agt. Wilson; rule on plaintiff to employ new counsel. Solomon agt. Dixie Pants Company et al.; on trial. Probate Court—Justice Hagner. state of Harry L. Chew; will filed. tate of Mary V. L. Moore; will fully prov- ed. Estate of Lucy Met ; will fully i. Estate of Chalkley L.’ Jones; will partly proved. Estate of Adam Ritter, jr., account of ‘sales filed. Estate of Mary A. Cox; alfidavit filed. Estate of Alic> Galer; do. —__>——_ Marringe Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the following White—Thomas Worthington Cooke and Alice Hume; William H. Cecil and Minnie Thompson, both of Montgomery county, Va.; William F. Turpin of Richmond, V. and Bean Rudu of Manchester, Va.; Milton ©, Tucker and Heurietta L. Horman, both of Araby, Md. Colored—James E. Ellington and Daisy Kennedy; Robert Thornton and Martha Gee; Thomas H. Wilkinson and Alice De- ; William Henry Lee and Lizzie John- son; George E. Thomas and Susie Thoma: Paul Robinson and Susie Johnson. spector Little Hopef Police Inspector Little, who is investi» gating the Hyattsville and Marlboro’ post office robberies, called at police headquar- ters this afternoon and had an interview with Inspector Mattingly. The inspector hopes to be able to land the robbers in pnison in the near future. Several persons who claim to have seen the safe blowers have been found and have given good de- scriptions of them. . > Petitions for Divorce. Through Attorney Preston Williamson, Caroline A. Wheeler this afternoon peti- tioned the court for a divorce from John H. Wheeler. They were married October 22, 18S5, it is explained, and have one child, Cruel and brutal treatment and desertion are charged by the wife. Withdrew His Plea. Arthur Brown, recently indicted for lar- ceny, in Criminal Court No. 1 today with- érew a plea of not guilty, heretofore en- tered, and pleaded guilty. At the sugges- tion of the district attorney, Chief Justice Bingham suspended sentence during good behavior, and Brown was released on his personal recognizance. os His Skull Fractured. During a fight near the Columbia Hos- pital this afternoon James Lee, colored, aged twenty-six years, of Rosslyn, Va. a driver for the Consumers’ Brewery, was struck in the head with a brick by his antagonist and his skull fractured. Lee was taken to the Emergency Hospital where his injury was trephined, and 2:30 o'clock he was thought to be improv ing. —_————_ Trial Postponed. The trial of the contested will case, in- volving the estate of the late Anna North, set for today, before Judge Cole, in Cir- cult Court No. 1, was continued until next Monday. This is a controversy involving a large amount of property and the hear- ing 1s expected to prove unusually inter- esting. — Schooner Libeled. Andrew Jackson this afternoon filed a pe- tition in the District court Ubeling the schooner Geo. H. Ast. Jackson claims that the master of the schooner is indebted to him for wages. Sao eS Renning Down Counterfeits. Chief Hazen of the secret service left today for Philadelphia on ascertaining that another of the counterfeit $100 silver certificates has come to light in that city. He will put on foot an investigation which may lead to an idea of how many of the bills are in circulation. —_—_—_o—____ Death of Wythe M. Peyton, Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va. January 4—Wythe M. Lodge, of Virginia, died today at aoe ees where he was visiting his