Evening Star Newspaper, January 17, 1898, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY; JANUARY: 17, 1898-16 PAGES: y . their welfare cannot be affected by what ver course of action may be taken. They are doomed to die. The attempt to relieve them by private Anftrican charity was based on @n entire misconception of the ures which were called for by their on. At best it could only have re- a small fraction of them, but it has not gone beyond the limits of Havana, though the primary purpose was to succor people in the.country, who are worse off than those In the latter city. Gen. Lee complains ‘of vexatious custom house re-* stri ms, which almost nullify the free importation of food and other articles, but even if these obstacles did not exist the re- hef would be utterly inadequate, and could not be made to reach those who need it most. These are harsh truths; they may not be pleasant readirg in Washington. I hesitate to write a line that would keep a sirgie crumb of bread from coming to the starving wretches in Cuba, but it is due to the people of the United States that the truth be stated fearlessly and frankly. The plan of American relief is a dismal failur it cannot be made to succced. Heaven may succor the. reconcentrados; the United States under the present system cannot. News to Be Received With Cantion. Exciting news ef what is supposed-to be Rappening in Havana, and which origi- Fates elsewhere, should ie received with caution. Equal caution should be observed in accepting the cable news out of Havana. for the government controls the cable. Blanco and Congesio are the editors, and the whole aim is to conceal the real condi- tions. PEPPER. HAVANA EDITOR ARRESTED. Senor Arnanto’s Offense Was Criticis- img the Army. Janvary —The militar; .s ordered fhe arrest of the editor of El Reconcentrado, Senor Ricardo A nauto, for having attacked the army, through th- columns of his paper, during the t few days. who attempted to shoot Senor cia, governor of Santa Cla HAVA judge i game on Saturdcy named Picon. drenkard result aving is a nospital employe He is pronounced to be a and his atte 1 desire for revenge, ischarged. as cheered as he returned owing to PRESIDENT McKINLEY ON CUBA. How He Treated the Intervention Question im His Annual Message. The disclosures by Mr. Pepper as to the grave situaticn in Cuba revive interest in the propositions stated by the President on s mnual message to Con- Herewith are repreduced those por- tions of the message that bear upon the matter of action by the United States to cause the stoppage of the war: “The existing conditions cannot but fill this government and the American people with the gravest apprehension. There is no desire on the part of our people to profit by the misfortunes of Spain. We have only the desire to see the Cubans prosper- ous and contented, enjoying that measure of self-control which is the inalienable right of man. protected in their right to P 3 of their country. ‘nroughout all these horrors and dange: this government abrogated its sovercign rving to itself the de- th fit of the exhaustless treas- e+e “icy and course a’ own high sense of right and the dearest interests nould convictions of our own pi srolongxtion of the strife n sasures there the insur; of the ind intervention to eompromise ts. and intervention » other party. Is: tion, for that at by our code would be res nf the belligerency as now unwise and there Should that step here: deemed w & measure of right and duty the fxecutive will take it. * * * “Intervention upon humanitarian grounds has been frequenily sted and has rot fled to receiv: my most arxious and earnest corsidersticn. But should such a step be now taken when it is apparent that a hopeful change has supervened in the Folicy of Spain toward Cuba? A new gov- ernm aken office in the mother country jedged in advance to the declaration that all the effort In the world cannot suffice to maintain peace in Cuba by the bayonet; that vague promises of re- form after subjugation afford no solution of the insular problem; that with a substi- tution of commanders must come a change of the past system of warfare for one in harmony with a new policy which shal! no lerger aim to drive the Cubans to the ‘hor- rible alternative of taking to the thicket or st.ceumbing in misery; that reforms must be institu.ed in accordance with the needs and circumstances of the time, and that trese reforms, while designed to give full autonomy to the colony and to create a vir- tual entity and self-eontroled administra- tion, shall yet conserve and affirm the sov- ereignty of Spain by a just distribution of powers and burdens upon a basis of mutual interest untainted by methods of selfish ex- ency. “The first acts of the new government lie In honorable paths. * * * ‘ government of Sagasta has upon a course from which rec with ronor is impossible can hardl that in the few weeks it has made earnest of its professions is undeniable. impugn its sincerity, nor should be suffered to embarrass it in t has undertaken. It is honestly Spain and to our friendly rela- tions rex tions a with S i to prove the na e her expecta- erted efficacy of order of things to which she ocably committed. * * © future will demonstrate wheth- lispensable condition of a right- ©. just alike to the Cubans and to s as well as equitable to all our in- terests so intimately involved in the wel- fare of Cuba to be attained. If not, the ex! er and other ac- tion by tn will remain to be taken. When t comes that ac- » determined in the line of in- 8 t and du It will he faced, without mlsgiying or hesitancy in the light of the obligation this government owes to t who have confided to prote their interests and nd to humanity. it honor, “Sure of the right. keeping free from ail offense ourselves, actuated only by upright the and patriotic considerations, moved neither by passion nor selfishness, the government will continue its watchful care over the rights and property of American citizens and will abate none of its efforts to briny abecut by peaceful agencies a peace whicn shall be honorable and enduring. If it shall hereafter appear to be a duty imposed by our obligations to ourselves, to civilization and humanity to intervene with force, it shall be without fault on our part and only Fecause the necessity for such action will be so clear as to command the support and approval of the civilized world. NO DISPATCHES TODAY. Opinion Expressed That the Trouble Has Blown Over. The State Department and Senor Dupuy dco Lome, the Spanish minister, both ex- ed the ouinion today that the trouble has blown over. No advices un- today’s date had been received by der either the department or the minister up to 11: o'clock today. Senor de Lome re- ceived two dispatches last night, the first @xying that the day was passing quietly, and the latter, apparently sent at a later hour, announcing that calm had prevailed during Sunday. The State Department after 9 o'clock received a dispatch from Consul General Lee saying simply “All quiet.” The lateness of the receipt of ad- Yices yesterday, the minister says, is due to the fact that the Havana cable office on Sundays does not open till 9 o'clock at night. ———_-+-e-_____ To Buy the Kansas Pacific. Senator Foraker today reported from the committee on Pacific railroads a bill au- thorinzing the President, if necessary for the protection of the government, to bid in the Kansas Pacific railroad at the coming GALLERIES FILLED An Interesting Session of the Senate Looked For, LISTENING 10 MR. WOLCOT?'S SPEECH Oath of Office Administered to Mr. Hanna. BILL IN THE HOUSE —— ARMY In anticipation of an interesting session of the Senate today all of the galleries were well filled some time before the Sen- ate convened. Mrs, Wolcott, wife of Sen- ator E. G. Wolcott, chairman of the bi- metallic commission, who was to deliver a speech upon the work of the commission, was in the diplomatic gallery, with a party of friends. Many ladies from the various foreign legations were also in the diplo- matic gallery. Mr. Hanna, who has just been elected senator from Ohio, made his first appear- ance en the floor since his election. He was ccrdially greeted by his colleagues on both sides of the chamber. His coming to Weshington was unexpected, as it had been announced that he would remain in Cleveland for several days to rest. Chaplain Milburn in his invocation made touching reference to the death of Maj. Benjamin Butterworth, commissioner of patents, and to that of Mr. Logan Carlisle, son of the late Secretary of the Treasury. Mr. Foraker announced that the legisla- ture of Ohio had cnosen Marcus Alonzo Harna to be senator from Ohio for the re- mainde of Mr. Sherman's term of six years, ending March 4, 1890. He presented Mr. Hanna's credentiais, and they were r As there was no objection to the ad- ministration of the oath of office, Mr. For- aker escorted Mr. Hanna to the Vice Presi- t's desk. As the two senators passed the main aisle of the Senate there murmur in the galleries, a craning E to get a gcod view of the two dis- tinguished Ohioans. Mr. Hanna appeared to be in first rate health. The oath of of- fice was administered by the Vice Presi- dent, and Mr. Hanna’s response was dis- tinctly audible to all. Many senators hastened to extend their congratulations to Mr. Hanna after the administration of the oath. Among the memorials presented were the remonstrances of 512 Roman Catholic s0- cieties of the United States, representing more than 50,000 members, offered by Mr. Murphy (New York) against the enactment of the pending immigration bill. Mr. Foraker, for the Pacific railroad com- mittee, reported from the committee a sub- stitute for a bill relating to the Paclf railroads and asked for its immediate con- sideration. Objection was made and the report went over until tomorrow. Mr. Hale of the appropriations committee reported the urgent deficiency bill, passed last week by the House, and gave notice that he would call it up tom y at the conclusion of the routine morning busines: Mr. White (Cal.) presented copies of two treaties between Hawaii and Japan, and asked that they be printed as a document, as they would be valuable material for the consideration of the Senate in connection with matters now before it. Mr. Harris (Kan.) presented a resolution, for which he requested immediate consid- ing the Secretary of the Trea: nce ISS2 he had omitted trom ais an item of something more than nterest due the United State Pacific railroads. Objection was Mr. Thurston (Neb.) and the reso- statem 311,000,000 from th jon went over until tomorro Mr. Morgan (Ala.) obtained the Senate's consent to print as a document a letter written by Gen. John M. Schofield concerning t! military importance to the Tnited States of the Hawaiian Islands. Mr. Allen (Neb.) presented and asked for immediate consideration of a resolution di- recting the committee on pensiuns to certain by what authority the commissioner of pensions refuses to pass upon applica~ tions for increase of pensions until twelve months shall have elapsed since the last allowance was made. Mr. Gallinger (N. H.), chairman of the pension committee, objected to immediate consideration of the resolution. It went over until tomorrow. At 12:50 Mr. Wolcott (Col.), chairman of the bimetallic commission, was recognized for a speech upon the work of the commis- sion. By this time the galleries and the floor were crowded. Mr. Wolcott was in fine voice and spoke with only occasional reference to his manuscript, which he had before him. He was accorded the closest attention by his auditors, among whom vere many members of the House. His re- marks appear in full in another column. Mr. Wolcott concluded his speech at 2:05 p.m., having spoken for an hour and fit- teen minutes. As he sat down there was a burst of applause throughout the chamber, and for several minutes he was surrounded by his colleagues who desired to tender to him their congratulations. Mr. Allen of Nebraska desiring to speak vpon the resolution which had been the basis of Mr. Wolcott's remarks, asked that the resolution be read. Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts demanded the regular order, which was the immigra- tion bill, and as he was sustained in his demand by the Vice President, Mr. Allen said that as he had the floor he would speak upon that bill. Mr. Lodge. although in charge of the im- migration measure, was obliged to yleld. Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts announced that he would be compelled to leave the chamber, and requested Mr. Allen to yield him a few minutes for some remarks upon the bill. The request was granted. Mr. Hoar spoke in favor of the bill. He referred to the defeat of the federal elec- tion bill, known as the “force bill,” and said those who had deserted their associ- ates at that time, in order to serve their own ends, had made the present measure necessary, as the immigration bill was in effect a suffrage bill. He had received many remonstrances, and they came from the very men who had compelled this ac- tion HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. This was District of Columbia day in the House, and immediately after the reading of the journal Mr. Curtis of the District of Columbia committee claimed the day, and the House proceeded to the conside tion of District business. § After the passage of three bills of purely local importance the House resumed con- sideration of the army appropriation bill, which was begun Saturday — OFFICIALS MUCH IMPRESSED. None Disposed to Make a Public Com- ment on the Statements. The officials of the administration were very much impressed with the statements contained in Mr. Pepper's letter, but none of them deemed it expedient to comment publicly upon the situation at this critical stage of affairs. The gravity of the situa- tion is fully recognized, and it is sald that ample arringements have been made for prompt action for the protection of Amert- can interests in Cuba in case of an emer- gency. The battle ship Maine is at Key West, fully prepared for sea at a moment's notice, and it would not take her more than five or six hours to make the trip to Havana. It is understood that her commander, Capt. Sigsbee, has been put fn direct com- munication with Consul General Lee, with instructions to start immediately for Ha- vana in case of a call. The cruisers Mont- gomery and Detroit are also at Key West, and in readiness for immediate service, be- sides which there are four torpedo boats and other vessels on the Florida coast, which could be made available for service in Cuba on short notice, in addition to which there are three gunboats in the West Indies and vicinity, in telegraphic commu- nication with the Navy Department. In short, the authorities have taken ample precautions in the matter, and feel that sufficient arrangements have been made to safeguard American interests in Cuba at the first indication of trouble. 2 -_____ Government Receipts. Government receipts from customs to- day, $058,008; Internal revenue, $880,725; miscellaneous, $25,124. Expenditures today, $1,660,000, BOTH SIDES ARE CONFIDENT MoVomas and Shaw Forces Each Claiming Victory Today, Former Will Lead in the Early Bal- loting—Many Legislators Refuse to State Preferences. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., January 17.—The lob- Dies of the hotels are crowded today with members of the general assembly and others on their way to Annapolis to begin the fight for the United States senatorship, the balloting for which will begin in the two houses tomorrow at noon. There are no signs of any clearing of the atmos- phere and the situation today looks as much mixed and as uncertain as it did It is conceded by all that Judge McComas will lead on the first few ballots, and tiat he will have at the start about twenty- five votes. Nearly every section of the state will have favorite sons in the race at the beginning, but most of them will drop out on Thursday or Friday, when the real struggle between the friends of Judge McComas and the supporters of Major Alexander, Shaw will open up. Both sides today seem confident of vic- tory. Mayor William T. Malster’ said to The Star correspondent that he had every occasion to expect that his friends would win and that Major Shaw would be elected. He said that they had no second choice, and _ that all talk that the city supporters of Major Shaw would take up another city man was totally without foundation and that it was their intention to back the major until the fight was won, no matter how long it might take. The McComas people, however, seem more confider.t than usual today, and in- sist that the contest will end before many days in their favor. The friends of State Treasurer Thomas J. Schryock are work- ing hard for him, and claim that he wil! get the bulk of the city vote for senator before the end of the week and that he wiil also receive several votes from coun- ty members. A large number of the members who are here today decline to say how they wili vote. After they have complimented their local candidates, and this fact adds to the uncertainty as to the result, the prob- abilities are that the contest will narrow down to one of endurance between the Shaw and McComas forces, which may be long drawn out. It is evident that no at- tempt to hold a caucus will be made by either side for several days. ee PRESIDENT DOLE’S COMIN: Minister Sewall Informs Department. The Secretary of State has been officially informed by United States Minister Sewall at Honolulu of the purpose of Mr. Dole, president of the republic of Hawail, to visit Washington in the interests of the ratifi- cation of the treaty of Hawaiian annexa- tion, and the officials of the department are ecnsidering the matter and manner of his reception and entertainment. Nothing has been done yet in the matter beyond the ex- tension of the usual customs facilities to his party at San Francisco, including the passage of their baggage and effects with- out inspection or the imposition of duties. the State The pian of entertairment of President Dele will be fully arranged, howe be- fere his arrival in this city. It will un- doubtecly include an official reception and dinner in his honor by the President and Mrs. McKinley at the White House, possible that he may be treate guest of the nation. He will be recogn as the ruler of a friendly sovercign st und be received with all the honors due his position. It is also possible that a troop of cavalry will be detailed to act as an escort and guard of honor. Although there is no precedent for the visit of a president of a republic there are several cases of foreign rulers visiting the United States, the most recent being that of King Kalakaua, a former ruler of the Hawaiian Islands. He was treated with all the honors due his posilior. and it is orly fair to presume that Presiczont Dole will receive equal consideration. tai v rep- resentatives of royalty have vis: the national capital and have been cnt< ‘tained here, as well as in other parts of the country, us the guests of the nation. Among the number were the Prince of Wales, the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia, the Princess Eulalia, the Duke of Veragua, the Chinese viceroy, Li Hung Chang, and othe The Princess Eulalia and the Duke of Veragua came like Lafayette, by invi- tation of the Congress and were specially horored. MR. HANNA SWORN IN. He Took the Oath as Senator From Ohio This Morning. Mr. Hanna was sworn in as senator to- day. This was unexpected. It had been understood that he would not be here for seme days yet, until dispatches this morn- ing announced that he had been telegraph- ed for yesterday and had started for Wash- ington. Before the Senate met this morn- ing he appeared in the Senate chamber. Shortly afterward he went to the Vice President's rocm, where he was joined by Senator Foraker, who had Mr. Hanna’s credentials, and examined them with care. The meeting between the two Ohio sena- ters was cordial and they had quite a long talk together before the Senate met. They continued their conversation in the Senate chamber, where they went at 12 o'clock, and the Signature of Gov. Bushnell was ex- hibited triumphantly to some of the sena- tors who came up to speak with the sen- ator-elect. No cbjection was raised to Mr. Hanna being sworn {n, and the oath was administered by the Vice President. ‘The credentials were presented by Mr. Foraker, on whose arm Mr. Hanna walked down the main aisle. It is said that the reason for having Mr. Hanna appear at this time to take the oath was that the investigation by the Obio senate begins today, and it is expect ed by the opposition that this investigation will develop a state of affairs which will admit of a question as to his right to take the oath. There is no official knowledge of such a question now, and, therefore, he could take his oath without opposition and thereby get an advantage of position should the question be raised later. This, how- ever, will not prevent his seat being con- tested later on if such a course is decided on.'The line of evidence which the opposition in the Ohio senate expect to bring out has been exhibited to some of the democratic leaders at Washington, and it is agreed by them that ff the testimony brought out at the investigation is as strong as has been indicated to them a contest will be insti- tuted. If Mr. Hanna had waited until for- mai protest sustained by evidence was pre- sented before taking the oath, if such a protest Is to be made, it would have re- sulted in his being kept out of his seat un- ti! the case was settled, and in the interval the republicans would have been shert one man in the Senate. —_——____e—_____ A HALL OF RECORDS. What Secretary Guage Says is Neces- sary for Such a Building. A letter from Secretary Gage was today laid before the Senate in response to a Senate resolution regarding a site and plans for a ‘hall of records. The Secretary says there is no public ground available for such purpose, except the parks and reservations. In regard to the site bound- ed by Ohio and Louisiana avenues and 10th and 12th streets, he says borings and tests will be necessary to determine the charac- ter of the foundation that could be secured there. On June 2, 1859, he says, the Po- tomac flooded this site to a depth of about four and a half feet= A building to answer present require- ments as a hall of records, he says, should have a capacity of 4,000,000 cubic feet. To provide for such a structure two plans are submitted. One is for a building on the site referred to above, and is nine stories high, the building to be 400 by 120 feet, fire-proof and to cost $1,200,000. Another design is for a structure 400 by 70 feet, four stories high and fire-proof, to cost $450,000, the latter with a capacity of 1,000,000 cubic feet, the design being capable of extension of 4,000,000 cubic feet. The TRIBUTES PF GRIEF Meeting in Mewory, gf, Commissioner Butyarygrth. : RESOLUTIONS A THE PATENT OFFICE President McKinley: Deeply Moved vat the News. FEELING AT THE CAPITOL The employes of the patent office gather- ed this afternoon in the room of the com- missiorer of patents to participate in a meeting called to honor the memory of their dead chief. It was a sad meeting, one of the saddest of its kind ever held, and the faces of all present told plainly the grief they felt. As soon as the clerks had assembled Assistant Commissioner Greeley said: “I have asked the clerks of the patent office to assemble here this afternoon to take such action which they deem best to honor the memory of our late beloved commissioner. Some of you who knew him better are perhaps better able to speak cf him than I am. I came into the office when he occupied the commissionership some years ago, but it was only within the past few months that I became closely associated with him, but even in that brief period I had learned to love and respect him ir every possible way. The paient office and world of invention never had a warmer friend than Benjamin Butterworth, His service as commissioner during his first term makes a part of the history of the patent office. He came when we most needed him, and his efforts to keep up the efficiency of the office were felt after he severed his connection with the depart- ment. As a member of Congress subsc- quently it was to his efforts in a large measure that this department received the healthy imerease in appropriations in 1885. His taking off now Is an irreparable los: “He accepted the commissionership du ing this administration at a personal sacri- fice. Filled with a hope of putting the of- fice upon a sound footing and with a firm determination to remedy existing abuses in the practice before the department, he worked arduously to accomplish his end. It is history how well he succeeded in his endeavors and every one of you present know how great the improvement has been in this character. His taking off made it impossible for him to bring about a realiza- tion of his desires to increase the efficiency of the office, and I have no doubt that the Worry of mind incident to his desire to be in the traces retarded his convalescence.” Resolutions Adopted. Upon motion of Examiner Winter, the chair appointed a committee, consisting of Col. 8S. W. Stocking, examiner-in-chief, and Principal Examiners B. W. Pond, Malcom Seaton and F. W. Winter, to draft suitable resolutions. The committee reported the following, which were unanimously adopt- _“At a meeting of the employes of the United States patent office, held January 17, 1898, in recogwition of the sad event of the death of thé Hon.: Benjamin Butter- worth, commissioner of patents, resolutions were adopted as follows: “Whereas in the course of Divine Prov- idenc ie Hon.’ Penfamin Butterworth, commissioner of patents; has been removed from us by death: “Resolved, That we desire to record our profound regret and sorrow at this event— sorrow, that it is given’ us no more to be in clos relation to a superior so consider- ate and kindly and a friend so henorabie and cordial, and regret, that this office and ervice have lost an officer so e atchful of the just rights and privileges of all. * “It was the privilege of some of us to be associated with him inthe work of the offive during his prior incumbency as com- missioner of patents, and It was with un- feigned pleasure and cordiality that we shook him by the hand when he returned to assume again the duties of the offi and such of us do not fail to recall wit deep satisfacticn his terms of high appre- tion of the labors of the examining corps of that tire, and our anticipation that he would appreciate with equaily kind words every faithful worker of the present is fully justified to this very hour. “We have viewed with genuine satisfac- tion the steps taken by him to set up just and high stardards of practice both in and before the office, and tt shall be our earn- est endeavor in so far as the task shall fall to our lot to efficiently carry out the meas- ures which he began. When shall we have another like kim? “Resolved, That we extend to the family and kindred of the late commissioner our hearty sympathy and fellow feeling in this hour of their great affliction and sorrow.” Tributes by Examiners, While the committee was preparing the resolutions several of the examiners made brief speeches. Examiner Maxson sald it had been his privilege for many years to know Commis- sioner Butterworth. He had served with him during his former administration and knew how much he had done for the de- partment. office needed a friend. The work was far behind and the appropriations were inade- quate to carry on the workings of the of- fi ‘He came in ali the vigor of his middle life and gave his best intellectual efforts to the service. The employes had not been accustomed to meet the commissioner as a friend, yet when he came every one recog- rized in him a loyal friend, and when ne left us our Godspeed followed him. When he came back to us our hearts were filled with thanksgiving. We knew that better times were coming for the patent office. But when the heart is full the voice is weakest, and I cannot say the things I would say of him who has fallen by the wayside.” Examiner Pierce was visibly affected when he arose to speak. He said his heart was full of grief at the loss, the personal loss, he had suffered in the death of Com- missioner Butterworth. He wondered if all who knew him appreciated what a great man Commissioner Butterworth was. His law was that of his God. Righteous- ness was his guiding motto. He had known him for fourteen years, and had never known aught that was not in strict ac- cord therewith. He was honest, upright and loyal, a patriot, who was ever to be found on the side of justice, He came as near to being an unselfish man as any he had ever known. Words were not fitting in which to speak of his uprightness in He came in, he said, when the! life, and he goes to his death with a prom- ise of a rich reward. ‘One of the modest employes of the build- ing placed a bunch of pink rosebuds on the commissioner's desk with a card bearing the following lines: 3 We know not Where-God’s islands lift There froudy-palms in air, ‘We only knove we cannot drift. Beycnd His lovingdcare. The President Déeply Grieved. President McKinley and Commissioner Butterworth hadsbeen,warm friends and political allies for years, and the Presi- dent today expressed ‘the deepest feeling at the demise of so clgse a friend. Com- missioner Butterworth was always wel- come at the Whife House, and he and the President had mahy cofifidential talks. When Senator Hanna visited the White House today thesdeath of Commissioner Butterworth want eeliney. spoken of be- tween him and. the |Pfesident. Senator Hanna said of hi§ dead’ friend: “His death saddens my heart so that I can’t talk about it.” i Ex-Representative McCreary, democrat, of Kentucky paid a high compliment to the dead man. He said: “I served in Con- gress with Major Butterworth. He was one of, the ablest and best equipped men in Congress. Socially he was most charming, and possessed a heart so big that he never refused to do something for those who came to him with stories of distress. I knew him as commissioner of patents under President Harrison. He ‘was the best official that office ever had.’ Secretary Bliss called upon the President to speak about the death of the man they both loved so much. Solicitor General Richards of the Depart- ment of Justice said he considered Major Butterworth the most brilliant debater in yhio. im Griefiat the Capitol At the Cupitol there was @ universal ex- Pression of grief. who ever served in the House of Represen- tatives, and since his retirement from Con- gress he had kept up his acquaintance and Was greatly admired and beloved. ~ He was independent and fearless in sup- Port of principles, and at the same time amiable, brilliantly witty, with always an expression of kindly feeling. In Congress he was one of the best speakers and was an effective orator on the stump. As Representative Payne said today, he was one of the few men of force whom all men liked, and when he spoke in the House, if he got up for a five-minute speech and prolonged it into an hour, every one was delighted. His charm of manner and ready wit made him a delightful talk- er. Gen. Grosvenor’s Tribute. Gen. Grosvenor of Ohio said to a Star re- perter: “I knew Ben. Butterworth when he was a student fn the Ohio University, lo- cated at the town of my residence. I have been intimately acquaintéd with him ever since, and I was a member of the House during three terms of his service and I have been happy to know that I had then and since his confidence and affection. I was with him during his trip through Evrope in 189t, while he was a member of 4 commission fepresenting the Chicago ex- pesition. With him was that genial and able gentleman, Maj. M. P. Handy, who died a few days before his beloved asso- ciate, “Butterworth was one, of the warmest and most faithful friends any man ever had. He was a true man always—true to himself, and hence to all others. He was the most agreeable of social companions, and his geniality was like the searchlight and reached every nook of a social gather- ing. He was an honest, patriotic and cour- Officer. His range of observation of Ameri- can politics was sweeping and comprezen- sive, and he looked at things from the standpoint of independence, and yet of party loyalty. “He did not always follow the leadership of his party, but when he had decided that his party was right and nearest so, he went into the fight with the courage of a lion and the elan of a Henry of Navarre. Hot tears of real sorrow will be shed over the bier of dear “old Ben,” as his loving friends have called him, and manly hearts will be saddened by the news of his un- timely death, o-_____——_ HEIRS CANNOT RECOVER, Suicide of a Man in Sound Mind In- validates Policy. In the United States Supreme Court to- day Justice Harlan handed down an opin- ion in the case of A. Howard Ritter, ex- ecutor of William M. Runk agt. the Mu- tual Life Insurance Company of New York, involving the question of whether the heirs of a man who commits suicide when in sound mind can recover an in- surance policy. could not. It appeared from the facts stated that Mr. Runk, a resident of Philadelphia, com. The court held that they mitted suicide within less than a year after increasing his insurance to the ex- tent of $200,000, making an aggregate in- surance of $500,000 upon his life. Of the $200,000 the New York company carried $75,000, which it refused to pay, on the ground that Runk was sane when he took his life. It was shown in the trial court that he had written a letter the day be- fore his death stating that it was his pur- Pose to put an end to his Iife so that his life insurance money could be collected for the payment of his debts. In deciding the case, Justice Harlan sald that when an insurance company entered into a contract to insure a man’s i ther party to the contract could be suppos- ed to have suicide in contemplation, and it was not intended in entering into such a contract that the life of the person insured should be at the optien of either of the parties. In fixing the premium the com- pany would naturally take into considera- Uon the circumstances bearing upon the duration of life, and no company weuld undertake to insure against suicide. If any should make such an attempt it would, he 8 be allowed. Concluding, he said expli sured person committing s' to be of sound mind could rec policy. The Court from the circuit court of appeals for the third c'rcuit, and that court's opinion was affirmed. id, be against public policy and would not uy, that no in- we and found ver upon his case came to the Supreme ee A PROFITABLE YEAR. Meeting of th American mpany. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the American Security and Trust Com- pany was held today at the office of the company, 1405 G street northwest. Mr. Charles J. Bell, the president of the com- pany, in his annual report, stated that the net profits were $100,801.28, out of which the sum of $25,000 had been put to the sur- plus fund during the year and six per cent dividend paid on the capital stock. He also said that $28,739.72 undivided prof- its had been carried forward to the year 1898. ‘The result of the election of directors was as follows: A. T. Britton, C. J. Bell, Henry F. Blount, S. S. Burdett, W. M. Coates, Robert Dornan, Daniel Donovan, C. C. Duncanson, Matthew G. Emery, James E. Fiteh, John E. Herrell, John N. Hutchin- son, John S. Jenks, Wm. A. Johnson, John A. Kasson, George L. Knowles, John R. McLean, C. J. Milne, C. S. Noyes, C. F. Norment, M. M. Parker, Henry E. Pellew, Charles Porter, Robert Portner, ! A. A. Thomas, Ward Thoron, W. 8. Thompson, John W. Thompson, Henry A. Willard, Jo- Annual Security and Trust seph Wright. ‘The directors subsequently elected ofti- cers, as follows: President, Chas. J. Bell; vice president, A. T. Britton; treasurer, J. W. Whelpley; secretary, James F. Hood; trust officer, W. A. McKenney. a URGENT DEFICIE! CY BILL, A New Division of the Building Space. Post Office The urgency defficiency bill was reported to the Senate today from the committee cn appropriations. The bill as it passed the House is amend- ed to appropriate $100,000 additional for the survey of the Nicaragua canal route in accordance with a recommendation by Admiral Walker. The provision in the House bill for a divisicn of space in the new city post office building in this city ts changed to read as follows: “All of the first floor, including the mez- zanine floors, and so much of the basement as may be necessary and convenient in the opinion of the Postmaster General, by the city post office; the second, third, tourth and fifth floors and one-half of the sixth floor, by the Post Office Department, the entire force of which shall be removed thereto; one-half of the sixth floor, the seventh and eighth floors, and the ninth floor, for files, by the auditor for the Post Office Department, the assignment of said space for the use of the force of said auditor to be made by the Secretary of the Treasury. “That all the space in said building above the first floor, other than that occupied by the executive officers of the Post Oitice De- partment and the executive officers of the auditor for the Post Office Department, shall be assigned as aforesaid on the basis of an average of not exceeding 100 square feet to each clerk, which space is also to accommodate current files. “Upon the completion of the assignment as aforesaid, if sufficient space remains available, the same shall be assigned by the Postmaster General to some office or bureau of the government now occupying rented quarters in the city of Washing- ton, on the same basis as to square feet indicated above as applied to the Post Office Department and auditor's office, and said building, immediately upon its oc- cupation, as before indicated, shall be un- der the custody and control of the Post Office Department.” The bill is aiso amended to proyide that the unexpended balance of appropriation for rent, fuel, light, care of armories of the militia. of the District of Columbia made by the last appropriation bill may be applied to contingent expenses. An appropriatior. of $20,000 for the geo- logical and topogiaphical surveys in Alaska is added to the bill. Commissioner Butter- worth was one of the most popular men ageous statesman and an unfaltering public FINANCE AND TRADE Buoyancy Was the Rule on the Stock Board Today. ONEY AMERICAN SUGAR LAGGED Traction Shares Were the Favor- ites With the Bull Crowd. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS —— ae Special Dispaten to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, January 17.—Higher prices in the London market, varying from 1-4 to 1-2 per cent and the absence of disturp- ances in Havana over Sunday combined in inspiring a brisk demand for stocks this morning. The Traction stocks, under the leader- ship of Metropolitan, were the most con- spicuous features of the movement. An advance of 8 per cent in the stock named was accomplished by persistent buying for the political clique heretofore active in this specialty. The demand bore all of the familiar earmarks incident to experienced manipu- lation, but the disposition to contest the advance has entirely disappeared. Man- hattan advanced substantially under simi- lar methods, and a rew level is confidently Predicted for it In the very near future. American Sugar attracted unusual at- tention by reason of its extreme weakness in the face of an otherwise strong market. The stock sold was largely for the short account and based on the prospects of the Hawaiian treaty debate taking an adverse turn. Opinion is divided as to the logical course of these shares, however, and an attempt to force a covering of today’s sale May recur at any time. The traction issues and this industrial specialty monopolized the bulk of the trad- ing, but the buying throughout the general list was superior to the selling. New York Central resumed its advance under shod buying by conservative houses and was well sustained at the improved prices. The granger issues improved moderately under a demand coming from the short in- terest and legitimate purchasers. ‘The failure to get more than the cus- tomary disappointing advices as to the withholding of the Nebraska decision was Passed over without effect. The importance of this decision is gen- erally recognized by railroad interests throughout the country, but there is as yet no hint as to what the result will be now when it may be reasonably expected. Surface conditions are all entirely fa- vorable to prices and nothing in routine developments presents the slightest men- ace to improvement. The public demand for the higher priced issues is better than for any other class of securities, and this fact is taken as a sign of encouragement by those who remember the sources of last summer's rise. There will be a market of specialties for a time, but sooner or later all meritorious issues must join the movement. Then the enthusiasm may extend to the low-priced shares and the results predicted for the coming spring will come to pass. ania Uns 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 Spirits... American Spirits, pfd Americ n Cotton Oil, Atchison Baltimor Bay State Gas... Canada Souther! Canada Pacific. hicago, B. & Q.. Chieagoa Nortuwestern Chicago Gas... CM. & St. Pant.2227077 © M.& St. Paul. pf... Chicago, RI. & Pacific. Chic. St. P., M. & O Consolidated _Gas Lake Shore. Louisville & Nasbvilie.. Metropolitan ‘Traction... 183 14Uy Manhattan Elevated 1i6 118% Michigan Central 101% 10655 Missouri Pacific. st Rg National Lead Co. 36086 Nationai eau Co.. pfd.. OTK 107 New Jersey Central... 95° 95% New York Centrat... 2 112 118g Northern Pacific. - 7s 26% Northern Pacttlc, pfd... 63% 64% Ont. & Western Pacifie Mant Phila. & Keadii Paltman P. C. Co. southern Ky... pfa. Phila. ‘Traction Texas Paci Tenn. Coai & iron. Cnion Pacific. U.S. Leather, pfa.. Wabash, pfd_. aoe Western Umon Tei...... sliver......... Brooklyn R. Transit Chig. & G. Wester: *Ex-div. 2 153g —S Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—U. 8. Electric Light, 10 at 104; 50 at 10419; 10 at 10dty; 10 at 1044; 10 at 104%; 10 at 109%. American Grapho- phone, 100 at 13 Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 100 at 43 cents; 100 at 43 cents, Mergenthaler Lino- type, 10 at 143%. After call—U, 8. 4x, registered, $100 at 112. National Safe Deposit and ‘Trust, 18 at 114. Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 102 POLICE AND CHARITY WORK President of the Board of Commissioners Gives His Views. Mr. Ross Not Dinponed io Delay Dis tribation of F nama Will Act Accordingly, A decision by the District Commisston- ers in the matter of the proposed discon- tinuance of relief work by the police force will be made in a day or two, and it can b2 said on the best of authority that the Proposition will be approved by them. Commissioner Wight, who has charge the police department, subject, of course, to the action and control of the board of Semmissioners, several days ago recom- mended that the police be relieved of such work. He explained, in making the recom- mendation, that he favored a discontinu- arce of the work by the police force be- cause he believed that it serfously inter- fered with their legitimate duties, and be- cause he felt that the work could be better donesby the Associated Charities and other like organizations, in connection with the central relief committee. ves Views in Writings Commissioner Ross today gave his views on the subject in the folowing indorsement he made on the recommendation of Mr. Wight: “The conference referred to in Commis- of sioner Wight's ompanying commiunica- tion with the very influential citizens named was had during my absence from the District, so that I am deprived of the benefit of the details of their views and counsel. “While I do not care to place myself in the position of delaying thé relief, now so urgently needed in midwinter, by opposing the plan outlived, 1 deem it my duty to State that my experience as a sioner in connection with the whole Ject of charities has taught me police department 1 : medium for the hone lief of the worthy pocr. I have n of any case in which the relief was not quickly and fairly administered, and I am aware of many contributors in the past who have made it a condition that their contributions be distributed by the police. “I am also of the belief that these min- istrations of the members of the ps force have had a good moral effect among the bereficlaries of the charitable fund, and have enabled the patrolmen to acquire an intimate and valuable knowledge with regard to the people among whem they have to administer the laws. “Personally, therefore, I would be very giad if the Associated Charities could make use of the police force in the distribution of their funds and supplies; but I am not disposed to delay the work by voting against Mr. Wight's proposition. Comminsioner Black's Position, The paper is now in the hands of Com- missioner Black, and he stated to a Siar reporter this afternoon that he will ap- the recommendation of Mr. Wight. The beard of Commissioners,” said Cap- tain Black, “will be an unit in the matter, for we feel that, everything considered, the sug by Commission- Id follow. sto say that in discontinuing the work we in- tend no reflection on the members of the police. On the contr we hay words of praise for the good wi Commis- sub- have done. We simply believe that they should be relieved of work not in the line of their legitimate duties, and which can be done by others as well, if not better.” A CONTEST D sition t nt of Mutual & Insurance Company. There was a contest developed when the annual managers toon be of the nt Mutual f the morning Fi Insur Company, at the of of the company, 902 Pennsylvania avenue. In the event that the opposition to what is known as the regular ticket succeeds in ng a ma- jority of the votes it is expeciod that a change in the management of ibe company will be made, and that Mr. Jesse B. Wilson, the p nt of the company, will not be re-elected. District of Columbis bid. 30-year fund Gs, guld, 111 bid. 3.658, fund- ing, currency, 115 bid. Miscellaneous Bonds.—Metropolitan Railroad 5s, 119 bid. Metropolitan Railroad conv. 6s, 120 bid, 123 asked. Metropolitan Railroad certiicates of indebtedness, A, 125 bid. Metropolitan Railroad certificates of indebtedness, B, 110 bid, 114 asked. Belt Railroad 5s, 50. bid, asked.” Eckington Railroad 68,90 bid, 100 asked. Columbia Railroad 6s, 120 bid. Washington Gas Company 68, series A, 113 bid. Washington Gas Company Gs, series B) 114 bid. U. 8. Eleetric Light debenture imp., 104% bid. “Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5s, 103 bid. American Security and Trust 5a, F. and A, 100 bid. American Security and Trust 58, A. and 0., 100 bid. Washington Market Company Ist 6s," 110 bid. Washington Market Company imp. 6s, 110 bid. Washington Market Company ext. 6s, 110 bid. Masonic Hall Association 108 bid. Washington Light Infantry Ist 6e, bd. National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 290 bid. Metropolitan, 305 bid. Central (new 133 bid, 150 asked. "Farmers and Mechantes bid, 187 aeked. Second, 13 8bid. Citizens’, bid: “Columbia, 13) bid.” Capital, 126 bid. ‘West End, 104 bid, 108 asked. Traders’, 93 bid. Lin- col, 110 bid. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.—National Safe Deposit and Trust, 114 ington Ws Loan and Trust, 128 bid. American Security and ‘Trust, 148 bid. e Raliroad Stocks.—Capital Traction, 67% bid, 68% asked. Metropolitan, 121 bid. Columbia, 64 bid. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Wastington Gas, x47 Did, 48% asked. U. S. Electric Light, 1044 id, 105 asked. Stes Stocks.—Firemen’s, 30 bid. Franklin, 38 bid. Metropolitan, 67 bid. Corcoran, 58 bid. +, 63 bid. Arlington, 134 bid, 147 asked. bid, 12 asked. Columbia, Pig = bid, 8 asked. Peo coln, 9% bid, 10 = ‘Commercial, 4 bid, 444 asked. ‘Title Insuraace Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 90 asked. Columbia Title, 4% bid, 5 asked. Wash- ington Title, 2 bid. District Title, 3 bid, 6 asked. ‘Telephone’ Stocks.—| lvania, 40° bid, 48 auked: | Chesapeake and | —— genet. American Graphophone, ed. Amer- ican Grap! . preferred, 13% bid, 141 asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 42 bid, 44 asked. Miscellaneous Stocss. — Mergenthaler Linotype, 143 bid, 143% asked. Lanston Monotype. 1 pid, 19 asked. Washington Market, 10 bid, 13 asked. Great Falls Ice, 110 bid.’ Norfolk a1 Washington ‘Steamboat, 100 asked. Lincoln Hall, 90 xEx div. SS Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1127 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmanr & Co., New York. GRAIN. - . oy lowe. S a Ee incod sisel 'y Rhaee 8 The polls were opened this morning, ac- cording to the rules of the company, at 9 o'clock, and the voting will clo: a6 o'clock. After a few votes had been cast it was discovered that proxies were being voted for a ticket’ which was rot the same as the regular ticket. What as known as the regular ticket contained the names of all the present board of managers, and the other ticket was the same with the exception that in lieu of T. A. Lambert the name of Timothy W. Murphy was inserted. It is claimed by the present management that this ticket was a complete surprise to them, as they had no knowledge there would be any opposition to the re-election of the old board. The point was raised by Mr. Lambert that as there had been no announcement of a proposed change in the personnel of the board the proxies could not legally be voted for any other ticket except the one that contained the names of the present board of managers. The supervisors of election suspended the taking of votes in order to consider the point made by Mr. Lambert, and after some time spent in deliberation, the doors were orce more opened and it was announced on behalf of the supervisors that they had determined to acc2pt the votes, leaving to the future a determination of any legal questions. The voting then proceeded, and the stockholders enjoyed a luncheon, which was spread in an adjoining room. As the polls will not close until 6 o'clock, it is impossible to know definitely what will be the result of the voting, but it is said by some that a majority of the votes is being voted against what is called the regular ticket, which is as follows: For managers, Jesse B. Wilson, Matthew G. Emery, Jas. W. Barker, George T. Dearing, Albanus L. Johnson, T. A. Lambert, W. A. H. Church. It is stated that in the event that Mr. Murphy is elected in place of Mr. Lam- bert those opposed to the present admin- istration on the board of managers will be as follows: A. L. Johnson, Geo. T. Dear- ing, Jas. W. Barker and T. W. Murphy, while the minority will be Jesse B. Wilson, M. G. Emery and W. A. H. Church. As indicated above, it is said to be the intention of the opposition in case they get in control of the management of the com- pany to select some one else in place of Mr. Wilson. It is not known who they have selected for that place. The son of President Wilson, Mr. S. C. Wilson, who is the secretary of the company, it is seid will be retained in his present position. — —_ WORK OF GRAND JURY. True Bills Returned in Number of Cases Today. ‘The grand jury for the January term this afternoon made its first report to Chief Justice Bingham in Crimtral Court No. 1. True bills were returned as follow: Benjamin Jackson and George Washing- ton, faise pretenses; James J. Schenck, alias John Monoghan, and Joseph H. Hol- ley, alias William Johnson, alias Harry Ricks, larceny; William Whitfield and Jo- seph Brown, larceny from the person; Har- ry Lacey and John Johnson, second offense petit larceny: Burley Gillam, assault to kill; Harry Wiliams and Patrick Duffy and Harry Thomas, alias Harry Graves, house- breaking.