Evening Star Newspaper, January 19, 1898, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR,. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1898—14 se ee ee ee ee ee wise promising development of our do- mestic sugar industry. “The competition of free sugar grown by coolle labor upon these istands is the one black cloud that now hangs over the future of the sugar crops in the United acy of this statement is that the ages paid laborers in Hawaii is a month and found; that the Ha- wafian su ed its limit; that Asiatic immigy terminate any possible ¢ Asiatic and Ame consumption cf ar product has practically reach- annexation will terminate on to Hawaii and thereby mpetition between rar in the United State nd the entire product and domestic beet and cane com- that 1.700.000 tons of sugar had to be 4m other countries d sum of over It alm x expansion. is so enormously of Hawaii bine giving an sugar er annum, mited fieia for Gomescic sonal Letter Sent Out. annexation should by every American patriot from Sample a disinterested motives. nnexed, the fF mestic sugar industry in the United States will threatened if who would profit by dustry must see tha he first thing to do. tion i “Wil How? 1d Write United 5 s also your member of Cong ll of the representativ your siate (ist in d) expressing asking th i in def Write the sin later. Th from you will have gr ur local papers to editorial- iment. Call meeting of their senui- ter: bus your to_ voic ment, th y to send of such votes to tives from your to follow up ent of going to jew your a copy of anything you have printed or written on this subject. Yo ars 2 2 AMERIC: GROWERS’ SO- Manufacturing Sentiment. Another letter being sent out to residents of Nebraska only is devoted to manufac- turing and entrating upon Senator Thurston an apparent spontaneous out- burst of disapproval of annexation from ka. The following is a quotation his letter: ir: ‘The treaty for Hawaiian an- nm will come up at once for ratifica- nin the Senate, and on this matter the ka will be nu! votes of our vote of the senate of Nebra litied for the reason that th two senators will be Urown on opposite sides, 48 .t now appears, so that they might vell be paired and not vote at ally thi: course, ur ss it is possible to bring to notice of Senator Thurston suck arguments mhay either convince iim of the necessity of defeating annexa- tion, or show him clearly that his con- stituents ure so heartily opposed to tie measure that he ma Ssibly feel justified in throwing 8 a imst it, making t vot braska against the Measure; or in not voting at all, and at least put us in the posiuen of giving one negative vote on a question that concerns Without any attempt whatever to con- any of th vor of an- many e had some with me to ac- , OF pos- one reason 1 of us citizens uinst it.’” y n cheerfully, should * * * Nebraska positive! n fellows the usual statement about ruinous competion which Hawaiian r would give to America beet sugar. he r conclude yon you therefore to write ator Thurston your to request other persons to do so: ou think be solutii per- rif and or i eting and pass nd send them to This letter is signed “R. M. Allen.”” In another letter Mr. Allen says: “On> of our nators is all right, and I am ‘teing the best I can, you see, to “ur republican senator to vote Ne doubt th ing result of this broadcast sow- ot misinformation and appeal to sel- hness will soon be made manifest. It ng to sign a petition, and when 1 by so high-sounding an or- “The American Sugar Grow- that a certain act of Congre take the money out of h and has a plausible argument pre- semied to him in port of the statement, ble to by S$ to the cc e fore it, ry. information before bers of Congre howeves, that there ombustion of hostility unless he knows ng is no spentane: Xauen in t that it is the witungly into its sn ———EEs THAT ALLEGED APOPLEXY. Sirs. A. R. Shepherd Settles the Ques- tion of Her Husband's Sickness. In aletter written January 2, isos, at I > Mrs. John W. Clarke of this city, who ts @ sister of Mrs. Alexander R. Shepherd, the following is contained “I fear you have all been worried by h Mr. Shepherd having a Yy. Our first intimation of y telegram of inquiry from friends hua, then from New York and Ye cannot imagine how the feel very sorry i. Mr. Shepherd il. Could 3 hered arou: pu would have judg- n far from all tor ou similar 1 the s: Mrs een ri us sister, and the wife WiLL BE DULY APPLIED. eral Acknowledzment of Aid for Cubans. A letter from Consul General Lee, Ha- Vana, received by the corresponding and financial secretary y day, announc receipt of the las “0 sent by -the Nonai Relief Association for Cuba, and adds: “The I be duly applied by an honest to the purvoses for which 6 The for the pe . ted $11 ed at the to date of $1,087: FOR THREE NEW STATES. Bills in Comm Next to Be Voted on nesda The House committee on territories has decided to take a vote next Wednesday on for the admission of Arizona, Okla- homa and } Mexico to statehood. It iy unders| the republicans of the committee un in opposition, und th conclusion will be on of the territories. The House Commit ficiency Bill. The House committee on appropriations has . in all the imporiant the urgent deti- committee on quarz and pubi h, today re- Forted a Utute for Senator Caffery’s bill providing regulations for quarantine. The as reported practically places the of all matters pertaining to the ne service he control of the government. U is a quite complete quarantine vy penalties are provided for atfon of its provisions. o- A District Patent. Miletus J. Wine of the District of Colum- bia has been granted a patent for a meas- uring pump. THE HANNA CASE}JAMES CREEK CANAL INNA CASE|JAMES CREEK CANAL|CONSIGNED TO REST|THE N. E A CONVENTION|FINANCE AND TRADE |=uitc= maou naam TO REST|THE N. E. A. CONVENTION The Investigation at Columbus Not Yet Begun. COMMITTEE STUDYING ON CONTEMPT The Senator Denied Privilege of Having Counsel Present. PARTIALITY AS TO WITNESSES ee ee COLUMBUS, Burke, ¢! Ohio, January 19.—Senator of the committee investi- gating the bribery charges made by Rep- resentative Otis, did not issue subpoenas today for additional witnesses, as expected. He states that the committee will be en- gaged tonight in getting the hotel propri- etors to produce their books and the tele- graph companies to furnish copies of mes- sages. The telephone and telegraph managers t night not only declined to produce mes- sages and their records, but also to answer many questions. The committee is today considering plans for punishing witnesses for contempt, and it is said that efforts will be made to commit witnesses who may to- night continue to decline answering ques- tions. In the Hou€e today there was a test vote on reorganization, and it resulted in a vote of 58 to against. the proposed change. Speaker Mason, in giving some Hanna men the best chairmanships and other preferred e s quieted the reorganization agi- com- doing pater A private dispatch received in Washing- ton today gives the following information {in regard to the senatorial inve. now under headway at Columbus ommittee is four to one against us. It last night refused Mr. Hanna's friends the privilege of being represented by at- torne nd announced that it would only call s s it might select, thus anna’s friends the chance nt their side of the case or to ex- presented the fz against them. It Was a Test Vote. Special Dispateh to The Evening Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, January on the propesition to reorganize the house in the interest of the Hanna republicans was a test of strength. The motion was to dismiss eight of the nineteen porters. The six anti-Hapna republicans and six other republicans voted against it, defeating the motion, and it is believed now it will be impossible to reorganize that branch. -_+-— GORDON-CLAGET CONTEST. -hoods that in THE The Testimony Being Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. HYATTSVILLE, January 19,—The third day of the trial in the Gordon and Clagett election contest was called this morning, but, owing to witnesses who failed to re- sporfd to their names, court was not open- ed until 1045 a.m. The first witness called was Dr. Lewis H. Griffith of Marlboro’ district, who was ndidate on the democratic ticket at last election for clerk of the court. He f Eye-Witnesses Taken. ac said he had been acquainted with Mr. Wm. B. Clagett since 1 He said he never went to an election district with Mr. Clagett, but had met him at different districts. He further stated that the ma- jority in Maerlboro’ district has always been republican, and the last election was the first time he had ever known it to go democratic; has always gxiven a republi- an majority from 60 to 300, and that Mr. Belt’s majorit Clagett’s was Mr. he two years ago o Gl. He further st: ed had no knowledge of any conversation held tt with Mr. Clagett during the to influence the action of any election offi- cial in any of the districts, espectaly In Surratts, Kent and Spalding districts. ‘The counsel for the contestee entered an ob- tion to this @ ‘The witness fur- r stated that Clagett. never told nim nor did he Know that he had any conversation with election official. Further than that he declined to answer. “Did sett during the id or sent any to be paid to any election official? Clagett did not tell him during the that he had paid or sent any money to be paid to any election offi fur the purpose of influencing that elect Refused to answer if he had any c versation with Mr. Clagett on the sub, ampaign money Mr. campaign during the campaign with re sending money to any election off grou that Mr. Clagett was chairman of central committee of Prince George's county and treasurer of the campaign fund. —_-—_—_ DIED THIS MORNING. John Riggles, an Aged and Well- finown Citizen, John Riggles of O street northwe died at his residence at an early hour th morning, after an illness of about two wegks, with pneumonia. Mr. Riggles was a prominent member of Metropolitan M. Chureh, and at the time of his death was a member of the lecal hoard of preachers. He was born in England and came to this ceuntry when quite a child. For a nuniber of years he was engaged ilor on 7th street, but the been devoted to the ins Mrs. F who is now in her elghtleth year, aud seven children survive him, His funeral vy. residence, Fi H take place from h iday afternoon at 2 o'clock. —— ae DEATH OF NICOLINI. Husband of Adelina Patti and a Famous Tenor. PAU, January 19.—Signor Ernest Nicolini died here last night. Signor Nicolini mar- ried Madame Patti in Wales in 1586. She had been divorced from Louis Sebastian Henri de Roger de Cahuzac, Marquis de Caux. His health began to fail him in the early part of last year, and it was re- ported that he was suffering from @ can- cerous affection, and from a complication of other disorders. He went to Brighton, England, from Craig-y-Nos castle, Madame Patti's residence in Wales, and then to Langlands bay, where his health improved. For menths, however, he has been steadily growing worse. He finally was confined al- together to his room unl his removal to Pau, where the malady soon developed more ‘ious symptoms. Madame Patti of } te had rarely left her husband, except for trips to fill a few peremptory concert engagements. ——=> JAPAN FOR P| sland Empire Imputes Seitish- ness to European Powers, YOKOHAMA, January 19—The British battle ship Centurion, flagship of the British quadron in Chinese waters, has arrived at Nagasaki. Phe organ of the government reproaches Russia, Germany and France with follow- in Itish policy in the far east, and adds: “Japan will avoid alliances, but she is prepared to act vigorously, if necessary, for the maintenance of peace.” a Ask for Fayorable Action. The District Commissioners were called upon today by Messrs. J. N. Wood and George P. Kelleher, representing the paper box matufacturers, for the purpose of usking them to recommend to Congress favorable action on House bill 5976, which proposes that all such goods manufactured at the District reform school shall bear such a label as will inform the purchas- ing public of the origin of the products. ——— Mrs. Nack, the murderess, made her will yesterday, giving her property to her mother. Her household goods were sold at auction yesterday, pean large prices, ACE. ‘The Senator Kyle Presents a Petition From South ~ Washington Citizens, He Believes It to Be a Menace to Health—Referred to District Committee. The James Creek canal and ajl the filth it contains received very prominent atten- tion in the United States Senate this af rcon. Mr. Kyle introduced the subject by reading a petition from citizens of South Washington, which, he said, was of the greatest interest not only to the people of that section but to the entire body of cit- izens of the District of Columbia, and es- pecially to senators and representatives, whose health was constantly endangered by the filth allowed to accumulaie and fes- ter in the sun throughout the James Creek canal. The petition stated that wae canal had existed for twenty-five years; it was 7,920 feet long, 6) feet wide, with 474,000 square feet of surface, every inch of which was a mass of festering filth. On January 4 this canal averaged a depth of two and one-half feet. His Personal Observatio Commenting on this canal, Mr. Kyle said: “Last summer, during the extra session of this body, the committee Which has sent this petition to the Senate asked me to visit the James Creek canal with them. That canal was in the same condition then that it will be during the coming summer, when we will probably he compelled to sit here in Washington and legislate for the country. At that time it was a great body of water a mile and a half long and only 1,500 feet south of this Capitol building. It ficwed like a great river of moving filth, and from every cubic yard of the mass there came little bubbles from the bottom to the surface and there was such a stench as to compel one to immediately leave the bank of the canal. I thought of microbes of every description, not microbes in em- tryo, but microbes with wings, and I could see in my mind a stream of them leaving the canal, making their way to the Capitol and into the Senate chamber. (Laughter.) “L have opposed in times past the exten- sion of streets and the issue of bonds for the construction of large sewers for the purpose of building up private property of owners in the suburbs of this District. But I am ready to co-operate in order to rcure some relief from the inj of this seeing ling |, and I will do anything in“Iy power to change that filthy stream into a covered or arched sewer. Mr. G Mr. Gallinger, a member of the commit- tee on the District of Columbia, arose and asked whether this matter brought up by Mr. Kyle had previously been called to the attention of the Senate, and especially whether it had come before the committee en the District of Columbia. Mr. Kyle said the committee on the Dis- trict of Columbia of the Senate had its attention called to the canul in a general Way, but heretofore no concerted action ou the part of the South Washington Citi- zens’ Association with respect to this mat- ter had been secured in order to lay the question fully before the committee. Mr. Gallinger remarked that he had been a member of the Senate committee on the istrict of Columbia for a number of yea linger’s Inquiry. have not seen that canal,” said Mr. Gallinger, “and know nothing of it. is a most extraordinary thing if such condition exis so it ought to be s' pressed. Every senator will agree to that, and I am sure every senator will join in correcting it. An unfortunate thing is that Senators are sent here ostensibly to r nt thei nstituents and to of the country, but th on to serve on what fs practical- ly the common council for the District and to investigate its sewers, leaks in its gas pipes, its gas lights, electric lights and so forth.’ District Committee Will Look Into It. Mr. Gallinger continued to say that. he had the greatest confidence in the chair- man of the District committee, Mr. McMil- lan, who had always been prompt to take cognizance of such abuses as the. one to which Mr. Kyle had called attention. He said he was’sure every member of the Sen- ate would co-operate with the District com- itte abate this nuisance. : id that he had had a talk with the chairman of the District com- mittes, who had assured him that the mat- ter of the Jumes Creek canal would be taken up. During five or ye heard mo: x yea a Mr. Kyle, complaints from mem- of both hcuses of Congress about ill- n could well be accounted for. My judgment fs that the cause of this iil- health is nothing more nor less than this death-dealing river of filth, the James Creek canal, and 1 hope we will be able to get rid of it.” The petition introduced by Mr. then referred to the committer trict of Columbia, Kyle was on the Dis —+ + CAPITAL TRACTION COMPANY. Its Annual R rt Submitted to Senate pidlany. The annual report of the Capital ‘Traction Company for the year ended Decembe 1897, was laid ‘ore the Se the Vice President. The financial state- ment of the company shows a cash balance the on hand December 31, of the total receipts for the year, excluding a cash balance of $25,203.58 on hand Janu 1, 1897, being $9 The financiai staterrent of the company, in detail, fol- lows Receipts: Advertising, $9,166.63; bills pay- from central power sta- electric light, $1 20.55; interest, 2, 4595.80; nger receipts track rent, Balance on hand Janv: $3) accounis: Acci- dents, truction and equip- ment (settlement of bi due Ame Car Company for open cable cars), §: donations, $6 dividends, $209, insurance, local tax: tickets, $8,H7 ; profit and loss, $100; total, $328,017. Alarm punch, ments, building rée- $880.95; conductors nd _gripmen, car house serviee, $2 | n and equipment (Che repairs, $2 care, re- rs and ope ng engines, dy: namos and boilers, §: erecting’ partitions in central power station, $1,591.85; fuel, $36,- ; Bas and electric light, General exp2nse Gneluding advertising, telephones, w: ; line re- pairs, $2,¢ $9,510.90; motor repair: expense, $15,546.07; oil, tar and was' ing, $11, ; road servic $14,412.08 horse horde shoeing, # straw, $1,037.04 ; total, $612, account, $30,807. 17, harness, $2, stable construction, $3 3; grand total, 010 265.38 including ‘balance on hand Decem- ber 31, 1507, $20,777.45, $961,042.83. The Georgetown extension account is given separately and amounts to $450,905.69, of which $349,004.75 was spent in building the Union passenger station, ‘The electrical installation account shows receipts of $282,500 on account insurance and $8,849.95 from sale of old material. Of this money $19,645.18 has been expended for track and roadway construction, and $48,654.66 for underground construction, the’ balance on hand December 31 being $92,143.16. A general statement of the company’s af- fairs shows there were on hand December 51 436 passenger, two mail and eight freight cars. There were fifty-four electrical mo- tors on hand. In 1897 there were carried 19,445,257 passengers. The total operating expense for 1897 was $706,796.67. Ten per- sons were injured during the year, all of whom were passengers. ———— Secretary Alger’s Condition. There was no special change in the con- dition of Secretary Alger today and his friends are encouraged in the belief that he is now entirely out of danger. | partment jee Last Rites Performed Over Remains of Oom- ciissioner Butterworth. President and Cabinet Attena—Ser- vices Held at Church of the j feoyenant. The funeral of, the late Benjamin Butter- worth, cofmissfoner of patents, took place this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Church ef the Cdvenant, Connecticut avenue and N street. There was a large and distin- guished audiénce present, including Presi- dent McKinley, Vice President Hobart. Speaker Reed, all the members of the cabinet, with the, exception of Secretary Alger, who could not attend on account of sickness, and many others of the most prominent officials of the different depart- ments in Washmgton. Persons had begun to enter the church by I o'clock, and it was well filled long be- fore the time fof the funeral services. The edifice was magnificently decorated with palms, other plants and Easter lilies, which diffused a soft fragrance about the church. There was a magnificent wreath of orchids occupy:ng a prominent place in front of the pulpit, Which was a mass of green stuff. All the decorations in the church, as well as the handsome offering of orchids, was contributed by the officials and employes of the patent office. The active pallbearers occupied pews on the right side of the church. Behind them sat the family.. After these came the sen- ators and representatives. The President and cabinet ministers occupied pews on the left-hand side, Behind them were the Vice President and heads of departments, Casket Inscribed “At Rest.” The funeral procession arrived at the church about 2 o’ctcck, and the hearse was stopped at the main front entrance. The honorary pallbearers ranged themselves facing dowa Connecticut avenue, while the asket was lifted out of the hearse by the active: pallbearers. Secretary Bliss and Senator Hanna were in the front rank. The casket was unornamented, save by the silver plate bearing the inscription “At Rest.” Its cloth covering was almost com- hidden by a mass of flowers, com- sed of lilies of the valley, roses and or- chids. As the active pallbearers took the casket up the steps into the church all heads were bared. Th> honorary pall- bearers followed the coffin, and then came the members of the family, These were Mrs. Buttsrworth, Mrs, Howe, his daugh- ter; Messrs. Frank, Ben and Will Butter- worth and his wife. The casket was placed in front of the pulpit, with its floral covering, and the ices began. They were conducted by Dr. Hamlin ,pastor of the church, Rey. and were the regular Presbyterian funeral services. He made a brief address on the life and character of the deceased. A quartet, composed of Messrs. William D. McFarland, first tenor; P. B. Turpin, second tenor; F. P. Reeside, first bass; R. A. Ryan, second bass, sang the selections, “Lead, Kindly Light,” and “I Cannot Al- ways Trace the Way.” Mr. Harvey Mur- ray acted as organist. ‘There was great emotion exhibited among the old members of the patent, office as the services proceeded, as many of them d known and loved the dead commis- ioner for many, years. Public}Officialn Present. Not onl} diiithe Patent Law Associa- tion attend in a,body, but there were pres- ent, besides, officials and employes of the patent offtee, afd representatives from the Interior Départment itself. Commissioner. Evans of the pension de- partment gtte ndéd, with twenty representa- ves of thi’ department, including deputies, of departments ‘and other offictal : Brigham of the De- ‘of ‘Agriculture was_ p rs. Robert !Portner, Albert Carry nk P. Maddigan, representing*the Uni States! Brewers’ Association of ed Yerk, of Which?Mr. Butterworth was gen- eral counsél, atténded the funeral. An ex- ion of sympathy on the part of the ociatiow wassent by Secretary Ketzen- meyer. One of the most snotable features of the funeral “were” the floral offerings, which were numerous and handsome in ‘the ex- treme. 4 pagniticgnt emblem in the shape of an iv¥’wreath, with roses, was sent by President McKinley. There were present besides those already mentioned members of the Onio Republi Association and. the District bar, who knew Mr. Butterworth intimately, and to whom he had greatly endeared himself. Consigned to Vault. After the funeral services, the arrange- ments for which were in charge of Mr. W. pres E. Curtis, the body was taken to a vault in Oak Hill, where it will rest ‘until the family decides whether it shall resi in Spring G pmetery, Cincinnati, or at Mainville, Warren county, Ohio, homestead of the Butterworths. orary pallbearers were as follows: ecretary C. N. Bliss, Speaker Thomas B. ex Senator Mark A. Hanna, Judge Jere . Wilson, Judge William’ R. Day, assist- ant secretary of state; Judge Tnomas Evan assistant secretary of the interior; entative sph G. Cannon, Judge Senator J. Burrows, os G. Gimanities Mr. ssistant commissioner of pateuts, Julian C. Dowell and Henry the old The hon- of the patent office were the They were as follows: Brickenstein, L. W. Maxson, Eugene W. L. Aughinbaugh, L. H. Camp- A. Megrath. ‘'s at the church wer and, istant Postn th, Henry E. M. Church, bell and W. The ushet Wolcott, J. E. Jones, W. J. Lampton, Walter F. Rogers, John W. Holcomb, O. P. Austin, John F. Wilkins, H. B. F. Macfarland, C. C. Stauffer and George L. Morton, Remuins Received at Depot. ‘The remains arrived last night from the south at 11:35 o'clock. A large and distin- guished gathering of friends of the de- ceased were present. The active pallbear- ers carried the remains to the pariors of the undertaker, and this morning they were removed to the family residence in Le Droit Park. Among those present at the depot last night were ex-Gov. A. Hart, Mr. Henry Crowell, brother-in-law of the deceased; Mr. Julian Dowell, former law partner of Mr. Butterworth; ' Representatives Brom- 1, Shattue, Assistant Secretary Ryan, Examiner-in-Chief Stewart of the patent office and Examiners Hugene Byrnes, J. T. Newton, H. H. Allen, W. S. Chase, W. W. Orrick, Saunders, Littlewood; Billings, Fox, Warriner, Lewis, Chief Clerk George L. Morton, Lew Clerk Megrath, Henry W. Coifin und J. W. Babson.’ Law Association Takes Action. More than forty members of the Patent Law Association responded to a call for a special meting of the association yester- day afternoon to take appropriate action respecting,the gleath of Mr. Butterworth. The meeting was presided over by Gen. Spear, préiderft, with Mr. Benjamin as retary.” Mestrs. W. H. Doolitile, W. odae, W. C. Meintire, Walter Rogers and Julian C.{Dowell were appointed a committegnon resolutions. ‘The iy decided to attend in a body the funeral services at the Church of the Coveyant, _ Mr. Doolittle spoke elo- ently ie fedingly of Mr. Butterworth’s character, an, his ability as a lawyer and his rth $ a citizen. Mr. McIntire testified to Mr“ Butterworth’s urbane dis- position, loyalty to his friends and his just- ness in #ll hig relations with his fellow men, bothsin the practice of his profession and the admfihistration of his office. Gen. Spear, Mr. Jansus and others paid glowing tributes to the,;feceased commissioner. New Quarters for National Guard. ‘The Commissioners this afternoon signed an agreement, pending the preparation of a three years’ lease, to rent so much of the Washington Market Company’s prop- erty in the Ss market buildi as may be needed for the use of the trict militia. The agreement has already been signed by President Matthew G. Emery of the market company, so it is immediately, effective. ‘ =e Mrs. Walker Granted'a Divorce. LONDON, January 19.—Mrs. Raith Walk- er, wife of Mr. A. Barclay Walker, owner’ of the racing cutter Ailsa, has been granted” @ judicial separation from her Se: Mecting In Its Interest Held at Central High School Building. Addresses by Mr. W. B. Powell, Presi- dent Whitman of Columbian U 5 versity A meeting was held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, at the Central High School, for the purpose of arousing interest in the coming convention here of the National Ed- ucational Association. All but the after- noon schools closed at 2 o'clock to allow the teachers to attend. On the platform were the principals of the high schools of the city and the public schools. Mr. J. W. Whelpley president of the board of school trustees, was made chairman of the meeting. He made a few remarks. Record of the Association, He was followed by Superintendent Pow- ell of the public schools, who spoke on the werk which has been accomplished by the Nationai Educational Asseciation in this country. Superintendent Powell said that all the important work accomplished a tkis country in the establishment of st: normal schools, state universities. and Prominent institutions of every kind had been brought about by the association. Through its efforts, he declared, rational methods of teaching had been introduced into the school: anual training, science texching, enlargement of university edu- cation and every other beneficent move in educational affairs has had its birth and has been supported by the National Edu- cational Association. He said that there are as evidences of what he claimed seven- teen sections to this National Association. These represented the different interests in education, he declared, from the uni- versity to the kindergarten, both inclusive. Mr. Blunt, the president of the citizens’ committee of the local branch of the asso- ciation, spoke of the advantages the na- tional capital possessed as a convention city, and one especially in which teachers should meet. Dr. Whitman's Address, Dr. Whitman, president of the ex- ecutive ‘committee, spoke on the “ Value of Conventions to Teachers.” said, in part: Rev. A convention serves the teacher in two ways, by way of information and by way of inspiration. Much information is-gained by exchange of ideas. The worker in a given field is likely to regard the work of that field as of supremely important consideration, and so fails to put the em- phasis rightly upon his own work, because he lacks perspective in his view of the work as a whole. The teacher will not he more inclincd—rather he will be less in- clined—to cover the entire field by his in- dividual effort when he has seen how the whole appears. He will enter unen his specific task with such a conception of the whole that he shall realize the importance of the task expected of him, and so will work more happily and more eftectivel “Perkaps more important than the mat- ter of knowledge gained is the matter of inspiration. There is the element of fact, great store of which is needed to equip the teacher, and the element of inspiration under the power of which those facts are made to live for the teacher and for his pupils.” — MARINE E: EERS. Routine Business Transacted at Ses- sion of Beneficial As: Much routine business at the session of the National Marine En- gineers’ Beneficial Association, which met at Willard’s yesterday. Reports were read, and seven operative committees were tem- pcrarily appointed to map out work. The report of President Uhier was gen- eral in character, and suggested various lines of legislation desired for the benetit The ey affairs on the there had intion. was transacted of the members of the organization report of Vie: of California dealt. with Pacific coast, whefe, he s been a considerable increase ‘in/member- ship, and also a boom in commercial mat- ters, growing out of the heavy shipments of stores and supplies to the Klondike. Resolutions were brought up for the {m- provement of the custofns service and the keeping op the whole President John J. S n of certain ports in Michigan ear. —+.—__. SECURING ARMOR PLATE, Secretary Long Favors Contracting With Priva Secretary Long, accompanied by Chief Constructor Hichborn, Chief O'Neiil of the bureau of ordnance, and Judge Advocate General Lemiey, appeared before the Sen- ate committee on naval affairs today. The Secretary said that the Navy Department full plans calling for an armor plant. The bids were to be opened cn the 29th instant. Secretary Long said he had entered into further negotiations with private armor plarts and he beifeved that he could make a contract for the sup- plate for the Illinois, Ala- onsin which would be ready hips were ready, at $400 p ton. He recommended that an arrange- ment to this effect should be mad It appears that the cost of a government plant would be from $3,500,000 to $4,500,000, He said that if the government adopted the policy of providing its own plant no armor could be expected about three years. The committce taken no action upon the armor plate mat- ter, and ft is considered whole question will rec that ecnnection. 5 - a ‘T SURGEONS. bad prepared ply of armor bama and W whenever the from such plant for robable that the in e attention SUIT AGAINS $10,000 Damages Wanted by Emergency Hospital Patient. A suit at law was i tuted this after- roon by Anne E. W. Frazer, who seeks to recover $10,000 as damages from Barnes A. Hooe, Arthur Snyder, Lawrence: M. Turner and the Central Dispensary and Emergency Hospital. The claim is that the plaintiff broke the bones in her wrist and that the doctors treated her for a sprain, and that they treated the broken bone. As a result, It is declared she has permanently lost the use of the wrist and arm. Messrs. Douglass and Douglass, Darr and Leckie and Joseph D. Wright are the at- torreys for the plaintiff. —— NINETY MILLIONS EXPECTED. Estimated Receipts of the Post Office Department for This Fiscal Year. The financial department of the Post Of- fice Department has prepared an inter- esting statement of the probable revenues for the present fiscal year, based upon the revenues received from the larger offices for the first half of this fiscal year. It is as follows Receipts from thirty of the larger offices for the year ending June j 30, 1807, $32,792,924. This represents a per cent of total revenue equal to $39.74. R. ceipts from same offices to December, $17,- 456,952. Estimated on this basis for six months, to June 30, 1898, $17,456,052. Total estimated revenue for these offices for the year, $34,912,004. Estimating $34,912,904 to be 39.74 per cent of revenue, makes total revenue for the year, $88,052,721. The second half of any fiscal year al- ways bears considerably more postal reve- nue than the first half. It is estimated that the post office receipts for the present half of the fiscal year oo, exceed the first half by at least 32,000, making the es- timated total revenue for ‘the present fiscal year $90,000,000. The total revenue for the fiscal year end- ed June 30 last was $82,665,000. It thus appears that the postal receipts for the present fiscal year will exceed the last by $8,000,000. ————__-e-___—-_ | To Raise Supplies for Cuba. - F PORTLAND, Oreg., January 19.—Gov. | Lord has appointed a committee of six leadirg citizens of Portland to take charge of a movement to raise supplies and medi- cines for the suffering Cubans. The gov- ernor will appoint similar committees in‘ every town of importance in the state. . 4, FINANCE AND TRADE 2 white western, 20%ai0; 80.756 bushels; 200 bushels 825 bushels Rye easta es western, = ry oben Rha War Scares Abroad Fail to Stir sis ty mocas #13. Grn freights barely stend Bigd. February Our Markets, LOOKING FOR HIGHER PRICES “Sees General Flochistions in the List ter, 38.60. Janon Quotations reportea by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers, 2 per cents, registered 4 per cents, co During the Day. npen of 1g stored of 108 — ent of 180 > EFFECT ON SUGAR fons and Cotton Mark . B. Hibbs & Co, ene ea Se finn Special Dispateh to 1 NEW YORK. Evening Star, K, January 1 ® failure to produce apprehension in FE on mark: Wheat by war scares evolved in Wall street Com cles and the prevailing ease in money at European and local centers served = steady prices in today’s stock marke buying was not always of the b Pork it Served to demonstrate the preponderance Land. of the desire to see higher prices. Rite During the, opening hour Metropolitan n was offered down by a prominent er in the evident hope of forcing a Seneral decline. The stock in question d clined from 141 to 137% cn smail offerin a Gecline of a full poini being recor tween sales. ys OF . effort to force low quotations = FLAT. ognized conside: opposition eloped, and practicaily t to Be Dierasesd recov by the Bon of Trade. hese tactics > new poliey adopted by the Wasi against one group of securiuies rd oof tr of hol . i" market relapsed into dullnes ys for the eon See Gaon thereby show'ng its lack of sympathy with wp vegeta Hipoteaay essere Panta the movement. . is bearing good fruit. In the first Later in the day the entire market moved S attracting many new members up under’an improved demand for both ¢ "nS Who have hitherto counts, The demand for the better c becoming 6 1 he bonds continues on a liberal scal 4 Suir ie ke vestors are known to be in s: it's awakening a new interest better class of dividend-paying sto among senators and representatives Such conditions do not fairs relating to the District hess, but may, as at present The consideration of the high a conspicuous feature of the Zs. sion act at the meeting of De present range of values is 1 high for | i)ct 1 af : a broad market, but without an extension gp Nisei adeccsuionnbeacicate 0° business, reactions are likely to be fre- | UPON the ment of the popula oa even though insignificant, that important question, and the same ef- he debate on the iian treaty ts] tect was pr TT likely to find prompt nin the mma | eG. chen « ae eatetine BF ae ket particularly in Sugar, because at its greed Sess. Sf. LARSEN, direct concern with the results of such leg- | ®*SeSsment and sewer: were like » islation. Competition is sufficiently acute the water supply and the public paeay, fo make that corporation extreme- | school questicrs will eonsidered. To- sensi 0 new enterprises and com- crow nigt ecting petition naturally precludes extra divi- See ee ee dena: 1, the importance of which demands the There are few stocks with an establ attendance of every member of the orgun- dividend rate of 12 cent which rec ization. The subject to be considered is the exira-dividend gossip to force the pric report mmiitee on public aealth, over 140, but the American Sugar C with on river J pany is undeniably one of the fe harbor improvements has combined for the narrow any im- importance of Sugar’s action in son. Tarket cannot be overestimat membership ef the two committees pertant movement in that specialty being Hows equal to overcoming for a time routine de- irgeon General Geo. M. velopments. Stern: » chairman; Thomas W. The trading today was inspired by Smi Iward, Dr. W. OW. rumors of the failure of the tr Johnston, Dr Wm. 5. beyond the covering of short Thompson, there was little in the movement. dd, Dr. general market reflects a degree of stren en, Dr. at bottom quite cnusual, aud this quality re iM, Andre’ may prove superior to the duliness. vat The railroad list attraats no special de- | Gh Dr. Charles 'T : Casilear, mand, but strong-box holdings are not ty Henderson, John C. Heald and H. irg diminished, and confidence in the mar- |W. Puller, ket's ultimate action is not wanting, how- and ‘harbor improvements—Thomas ever scarce it may be as to its day-to-da: h, chainmen: Henty ©. Bi couree: son Johnson, Park Agnew, Randall ga er, John B. Dunckles, Tracy L. Jet- FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. . William T. Walker, Andrew Archer, —— William A, Wimsatt, Michacl I. Well The following are the opening, the gigh- | Henry A. Griswold, Corcoran Thom, Henry est and tne lowest and the closing prices of | K. Simpson end J C. Ergood. the New York stock market today, as re- The Committee's Report. ported by Corson & Macartney, memers * as New York stock exchange. Correspondents, | The report of ‘the mittee on publi Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadw Ith, which will be considered at the seting, renews the recommendations American Se a in the reports of 1896 and 1807, American Spirits, pf © emphasize one a Asretcan Saber : Ss to emphasize those in 1m American Sugar, pia. sewage disposal, water supply American Tobacco. yn of tho Anacostia flats An eee age) ‘the city of Washington being the chison capital of the Uni should be Bar suave Onan placed and kept tn the tary co) Canada Southern. which cannot be “d wh Canada Pacific endecall Chesapeake & Ohio. drinking water sup- C..C.C. & St. Loms. od without any proper enicago, B. & Q nod of purification, and Chieagoa Nortnw < continue a menace te Chicago Gas. CM. & St. F Hients and substi- f 4 complete sposal and satisfac- CM. & St. Paul. pf. Chicago, KI. & Pacific. Chie. St. P., M. & O. Consolidated Gas. purification ef th ink- Del. Lack & W . ing water have proven fetile. Dhe con- Delaware & Hudson . tinuance in some « of increasing prev Den. & Kio Grande, ptd alence of di mainly, if not entire a j : attributable to insanitary condit Ap ie ri is Ww says the ¢ > Dhnets Centrat. Aig sa canis n he will =n Ses ears ore Whole peopl uisville & Naskvae.. 66 56: ‘5 56%, Metropolitan ‘Traction. pate Se Mantattan Elevated trade in an earne to Michigan Central. p the capital city in the best sanitg Missouri Pacitic. dition, and to insure such expenditure National Lead C e necess: for that purpose. The National Leau Co. pra. recites the condition of the New Jersey Centrai. .. whose length in the District is New York Centra: six and a half miles rea of the flats between hi orthern Pacitle, pid. & Western. Pacitic Mau. Phila. & Keading. Pullman VP. C. Co. Southern Ky.. pla. Phila. ‘Traction . as Pacitt ‘Venn. Coai & iron. Cnion Pacific. J.S. Leather, pfa. Wabash, pfd Western Unie marks is over a thousand acr n is ail in the Vanited largest severs in the Di eat volume of sewerage upo! nd ne: ulf of the its ih that three from their rec £ nd advan uation, widening of a make 4, | mile of wharf froni, which would 6 | the United es, and | scla for enow . ’ iia orga 36 eek Gare Ure cost of the proposed amendment. Hon, 15 at 604g; ZS at OWA: 20 at Gos, vorable Report to the Senate. UL & Electr ht, 10 at 106; 10 h 166." District Title, 35. ut 3, Chesnpeake In connection with the meeting the tomiac Tel American Graph subject to be considered, the report mak Mergeathaier Linottpe: 40 oe ais! 3) 00,8 134: | by Senator Proctor January 14 from th 142%; 10 at 1 2%. Lauston ’ M. committee on the District of Columbia Car Gitaubia Sativa eck: WO? at 182. After | recommending the adoption of the joint see at 184. U.S. Electri¢ Light, | resolution making an appropriation for ostia river and fund 5s, luz will be found . 110" bid. interesting. » report commenc 2 reclamation the to thi Haneous Bonds. ata Railroad Metropolitan Rail d conv. 68, 120 bi politan Huilroad certificates of Indebiedness, s by A health declaring that 1 Metropolitan “1 25, zr mest ae Teg ne at siderable portion of the population of the 50 Ind, 70 asked. ington Railroad Gs, strict of Columbi: asked. Columbia Kaflroad 6s, 120 bid. | “The work, the report, the more y ause thov of people who t help them- selves are forced to live where the emana- from these flats cause widespread Security and Trust is, nd frequent deaths. Of all im- shington Market Company Ist 6s, 110 d for the health and com- bid. Washington Market Company imp. 6s, 110 aes i Did, Washington Marker cuupany Imp. ée, 110 | fort of the people of the District of Colum- bia, this*should come first. > AMENDING CHARTERS, Commissioners Pass Upon Measure Affecting Three Railway Companies. The District Commissioners today sub- mitted to Acting Chairman Curtis of the bid. Masonic Hall Association 5s. 108 bid. Wash- ington Light Infantry Ist 6s, 90 bid. National Bank Stocks.—Bank itan, 305 bid. Farmers and, |. Citizens’ 131 asked. Capital, 125 bid. |, 109 asked. ‘raders’, 93 bid. HO bi Safe “Deposit and Trust _Compantes. Safe Deposit and Trust, 117 asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 1203, bid, 120 asked, American i = Security and Trast, 148 bid, Washington Safe De. | House District committee a report on House posit, 50 bla. bill 6148, to amend the charter of the Eck- Rallroad Stocks—Capital Traction, 69% bid, 6%] ington and Soldiers’ Home Raflway Com- + aske Metropolitan, 1214 bid, 125 asked. Co- lumbla, 65 bid, 6S asked. a pany, the Maryland and Washington Ra sind Electrie Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, | way Con an the Sel ; bid, 48 aske . 45 asked. | Way Company and the Belt Line Railway Electric Tight : Company, ard for other purposes. The Commissioners say they do not deem it advisable to the public interests to grant indefinite authority to consolidate street railways within the District, and still less advisable to authorize consolidation with roads outside of the District, organized and operated under charters not granted by 38 bid. Met 12 hid, ed. |. People's, 54, hid. 6 asked. ‘Commercial, 4 bid, 44 ae 0 asked. Columbia Title, 4% bid, Wasb- | pores : od gress, as such roads and their officials ington Title, 2 bid. District tide, 3% bid 6 are not readily made amenable to the laws Telephone Stocks.—Pennsslvania, 40 bid, 48| governing street railways within the Dis- asked. Chesapeake and Potomac,’ x63_ bid, 6519 asked. American Graphopbone, 13'bid, 13% asked. American Graphbophone, preferred, 18 bid, 14 qsked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 43 bid, .45 SAVisrellaheous Stocks. — Mergenthaler Linotype, 142\,\bid_ 142% asked. Lanston Monotype, 18 bid. asked. Washington Merket, 10 bid. Great trict. They say there is no objection known to a consolidation with the Belt Ratlway Com- pany, providing such consolidation be made within such limited fixed time as Congress in its wisdom may determine, nor with the ‘Washington and Maryland Ratlway Com- Ice, 110 bid. Norfolk and Washington steam- 0» pany’ within the District under a similar bers Mannie Lass Badia n time restriction. Subject to those restric- : = ticns, the Commissioners say there is no Baltimore Markets. objection to the second section of the pro- 19.—Flour quiet, _un- | Posed act. ——>—__ Found Guilty. NEW YORK, Januery 19.—Policeman J. Hannigan was found guilty of assault the second degree yesterday for having young Charles on Thank: : McNally - BALTIMO! a vege, 1a 3S barrels; exports, 2,818