Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1898, Page 1

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As a medium for unobjec- tionable advertisements it there- fore stands unequaled and un- approachable WEST STORM SWEPT In Northwest It is Snowing and Blwoing Great Guns. FURTHER SOUTH RAINS PREVAIL Mississippi and Ohio Rivers Are Nearing Danger Point. THUNDER STORM IN ST. LOUIS OTTUMWA, Iowa, January 25.—A snow storm and blizzard far worse than Satur- which was the worst in years, is raging here. Since daylight a foot of snow has fallen and a heavy north wind is drift- ing it badly. The storm increased in sever- Street cars were aban- ns are late. Not a wheel will be moving by night if the storm con- tinues. Business is at a standstill. The schools are all closed on account of the storm. Wet Snow at Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Mo., January 25—A wet snow fell throughout the southwest last night, covering the ground to a depth of a foc It was followed by freezing weather, which caked the snow on telephone and telegraph wires, with a result that com- munication with many points out of Kan- si ‘ty has been absolutely stopped, while other points were lost for hours at’ times. No serious delay to trains has yet been re- Ported. Wires Down at St. Joe. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., January 25.—Rain that began to fall here last night turned to snow at 3 o'clock this morning. The fall from taat hour until 9 o'clock was three inches. Railroad trains are delayed and Street railway traffic has been demoralized all day, many telegraph and telephone wires are down. Thunder Storm at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Mo., January 25. thunder storm raged for an hour or more in this vicinity after 3 a.m. The sky clear- ed after a time, shortly after daybreak, but wind continued to blow. It in- creased in intensity until at 10:45 a.m. the weather bureau officials reported a velocity of sixty-three miles an hour had been gained. August Weymeyer was blown off the Shields building and died in ten min- utes from his injuries. A woman, name unknown, is reported ly- ing dead in some debris at 3840 Laclede avenue, and a boy was killed by being blown from a porch roof in another purt of the city. It is apparently a straight blow and not a tornado. Danger at Memphis. MEMPHIS, Tenn., January 25.—The Mis- sissippi river will in all probability reach the danger line, 33 feet, by Friday morning. Since yesterday there has been a rise of one foot, the gauge reading this morning 81 feet. Should the water reach what is termed the danger line here, no harm would resuit to the city, as Memphis is situated on a high bluff, but the high stage of the rise would injure and retard levee work in progress in the lowlands to the southward and prevent the repairs to breaks caused by last season’s fluod. Such work is being pushed as rapidly as is pos- sible under the prevailing conditions and with double working forces and good weather the desired end may be attained. There was a heavy raipfall hereabouts last night. Clear and a big drop in the temperature is predicted, which, if suffi- cient to freeze small streams, may result advantageous Raining at Cincinnati. CINCINNATI, Ohio, January 25.—All the hopes of a falling river today were dashed when at 3 a. m. rain began to fall. At 3 o'clock there were thunder and lightning, with a heavy downpour of sleet, hail and rain of short duration. At 10 another heavy fall of rain set in and it was certain that all the tributaries would be pouring into the Ohio. The river had been station- ary at about 50 feet 4 inches all night, but at 10 it had reached 50 feet 7, and was still rising. At Ripley it was rising today an inch and a half au hour. Rain was falling. At Portsmouth .42 of an inch of rain fell during the night and it was still raining. The river was 45 feet 7 inches, rising an inch an hour. a LEAVES CHICAGO IN A STORM. President Dole and Party Strike a Genaine Blizzard. CHICAGO, January 25.—Sanford B. Dole, Fresident of Hawaii, after a visit of two days, left Chicago tor Washington today. ‘The president of the island republic went out as he came in under the escort of a wild northwestern blizzard. The presidential party left by the Balti- more and Ohio, with which company spe- cial arrangements had been made for con- ducting the party to the capital. The party was in charge of T. W. Cridler, third assistant secretary of state, and Major military attache of President The party inchided besides these gentlemen President and Mrs. Dole, F. M. Hatch, the Hawaiian minister; Com- mander Pheips and Major Laukea, Presi- Gent Dole’s secretary. It was the intertion of President and Mrs. Dole to visit the Art Institute befo-e leaving, but on account of the blinding snow storm, Mrs. Dole, who has not been well since her arrival in Chicago, re- mained at the hotel until train time. Presi- dent Dole and a distant relative—J. H. Dole—and a vice president of the Art In- stitute, spent nearly an hour in the big museum on the lake front, and were *hen driven to the depot. At 10:30 the train bearing the distinguished party departed for Washington . —_>——_- - CARRIER SERVICE DEFICIENCY. Postmaster Gen. Gary Sends His Es- timate to Congress. Postmaster General Gary has sent to the Secretary of the Treasury, with a re- ques: that it be immediately transmitted to Congress, an estimate for an appropriation of $163,000, to be immediately available, to meet the expected deficiency in the postal carrier service during the remainder of the present fiscal year. Assurances have been received by the Post Office Department from many Congressmen that they will sup- port a bill making the appropriation asked. “If it is granted,” said an official today, “the threatened cut in deliveries in the large cities will not have to be made, but economies will be inaugurated only in spe- cific and sporadic cases, where the inspect- ors’ and postmasters’ reports show this caa be done without injury to the service.” a Green Goods Men Arrested. The Post Office Department has received information of the arrest of George Mor- ris and John Raedy, green goods men of New York city. Morris was caught operat- ing at Fort Chester, while Raedy fell into a trap set for him at Potantice Hills. De~ tectives from the mail inspection service made the arrests. Both men have been given a preliminary hearing, and one was remanded for trial without bail, while bail in the sum cf $2,500 wee ordered in the ether case. ‘The trial is set for tomorrow. CHINA BETWEEN TWO FIRES||N HAVANA HARBOR Russia and England Both Playing for Ad- vantage. = To Secure the Loan England Must Protect China Against Rus- sin’s Displeasure. PEKIN, January 24 (delayed in transmis- sion).—Another loan conference with the Tsung-Li-Yamen has taken place, the lat- ter receiving the Russian representative in the morning and the British minister in the afternoon. It is believed the British min- ister, Sir Claude M. MacDonald, insists upon the opening of the Port of Ta-Lien- Wan, and that Great Britain will not re- cede from that demand. Whether Great | Pritain or Russia secures the loan depends upon which exerts the greatest pressure. lf Great Britain undertakes to protect China against Russia’s displeasure, it is believed the loan will be concluded on the terms proposed by Sir Claude M. Mac- Donald. Germany's lease of Kiao Chou has finally been fixed at ninety-nine years. The Chinese emperor is greatly dis- pleased. Russia Will Not Oppose England. LONDON, January 23.—The St. James Gazette this afternoon says it has author- ity for stating that Russia is not likely to persist in her opposition to the opening of Ta-Lien-Wan. —— PANS RUN AS HIGH AS $7.50. Steamer Topeko Brings News of Late Gold Discoveries. VICTORIA, B. C., January 25—The steamer City of Topeka arrived from Alas- ka yesterday, bringing about forty passen- gers, two of whom, F. E. G. Berry of Se- attle and George Barrack ~ of Colorado Springs, have just returned from the Can- adian gold fields. They left on December 13, bringing news of new strikes that are being made on Hunker creek, the last at the beginning of when pans ranging all the way “) were taken out. Mr. ent in to buy claims for a firm of English capitalists, and has succeeded in se- WHAT HAPPENED TO TROJAN. Editor of Kledderdatsch in Prison for Lese ¥ BERLIN, January 25.—Herr Trojan, ed- itor of Kladderdatsch, hgs been sentenced to two months imprisonment in a fortress for lese majeste in cartooning Emperor William. : The Kladderdatsch published a cartoon in December last representing Frederick the Great pu, Alexander the Great jing the speech of Em- peror William delivered on November 18, in which his majesty said it was necessary to be good Christians in order to be good soldiers. ee SS INDIAN CLAIM OF $850,000. Omahas Ask Increase in Price Paid for Lands. ~ SIOUX CITY, Iowa, January 25.—Indians on the neighboring Omaha reservation are pressing a claim of nearly $850,000 against the general government. In 1854 the Oma- has sold the United States 850,000 acres of land in what are now Holt, Cedar, Dixon and Knox counties, Nebraska. They re- celved in exchange 26 cents an acre and 300,000 acres in another locality, Where they still reside. A few weeks ago their attorneys reached the conclusion that the treaty under which the sale was made entitled the Indians to 31,25 an acre, and action will be filed at Washington in a few days. Ee FIRE IN RICHMOND CATHEDRAL. Three Firemen Seriously Hurt by Falling Down Arcaway. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., January 25.—St. Peter's Cathedral came near being destroyed by fire yesterday. The fire originated from the heating apparatus and the edifice was damaged to the extent of $3,000. Three firemen fell down the areaway and were badly hurt, one of them probably fatally. A remarkable fact in connection with the fire was that a large picture of the Virgin Mary holding the Savior in her arms was almost surrounded by the flames and was not damaged. —.___ NO AMERICANS NEED APPLY. Clty Counell of Toronto Issues a Discriminating Order. TORONTO, Ort., January 25.—The city council last night adopted a resolution that no aliens, particularly the subjects of the United States, shall be hereafter employed on any civic work, either to be constructed or in process of construction. SS Gov. Griggs’ Appointments. TRENTON, N.J., January 25.—Governor Griggs today sent to the senate the name of William J. Crossley as prosecutor for Mercer county, and that of ex-Judge Jo- seph Thompson of Atlantic county as .a member of the board of managers of the State Hospital for the Insane at Trenton, to succeed Dr. Joseph F. Edwards, de. ceased, ee Steamship Arrivals. At Gibraltar—Werra, from New York for Naples and Genoa. At Queenstown—Pavonia, from Boston for Liverpool. At New York—Friesland, from Antwerp; Ethiopia, from Glasgow; Manitoba, from Lendon. ad British Occupy Okute. LAGOS, West Coast of Africa, January 2.—British troops have occupied Okute, in Borgu territory. The possession of Bor- gu is disputed between France and Great Britain. —————__. Bruner Knocks Out Ducase. WHEELING, W. Va., January 25.—In a prize fight before the Beabout Club last night, “Joe” Bruner of Cincinnati knocked out *‘Al’ Ducase, the jockey pugilist, in the ninth round. After the first round Bruner aad everything his own way. —_—_+—__ Mrs. Robert Mantell Dying. PORT HURON, Mich., January 25.—Mrs. Robert Mantell’s condition remains un- changed today. Hopes of her recovery are but very slight. Mr. Mantell has canceled all immediate engagements. MLE CREE AS British Steamer Ashore. KEY WEST, Fla., January 25.—The Brit- ‘sh steamer Darlington, Capt. Dunbar, laden with cotton, from>Galveston, Janu- ary 20, for Hamburg, went.ashore-at Mar- quesas Keyes yesterday morning. He: captain and mate have arrived here on the tug Childs, ‘ —>— . Death of John Laird. LIVERPOOL, January 25.—John Laird, Arrival of the United States Battle Ship Maine, USUAL COURSE OF PROCEDURE Orders Were Sent After the Fleet by the Du Pont. NOT ASKED FOR BY LEE —_.—___. HAVANA, Cuba, January 25.—The U. 8. battleship Maine, commanded by Charles G. Sigsbee, which left Key West, Fla., yes- terday, arrived here at 11 o'clock this morning and was saluted by the forts and war vessels. A report is current that the United States ecrsul general, Fitzhugh Lee, ard Dr. Con- gosto, secretary general of the govern- ment, have had a slight misunderstanding. Today for the first time in three years “Old Glory” flies from the peak of an American man-of-war in the beautiful harbor of Havana. The majesty of the republic is represent- ed in the Cuban port by the battle ship at least had reference to the reported presence of German ships'in Havana har- bor, while the other tol@ of the conditions in Havana. It was stated positively that in neither was there @ny request for a war- ship or reference to the Maine’s move- ments. The consul general has, however, been advised of the gevernment’s inten- tions and is expected to report to the State Department the Maine's arrival. Assistant Secretary Day was asked this morning ag to the truth of the rumor that Gen. Lee had resigned. ‘There is nota word of truth in the report,” said he, “and it is absofutely without foundation. ‘He is in perfect accord with the administration in its Cuban policy, and the administra- tion with him. So far as our advices go everything is quiet in Havana, and we have no reason to anticipate trouble as a consequence of the Maine’s visit. One thing Gen. Lee has reported is that he has been able to furnish relief to over 2,000 people in Havana from the money and supplies sent from this country.” Orders Shown the Spanish Minister. Minister De Lome called at the State Department yesterday afternoon in pursuit of information concerning the movemen‘s of the Maine. He asked and was freely ad- mitted to see the orders sent to Admiral Sicard directing the Maine to proceed to Havane. The Maine has joined the North Atlantic squadron, and for this reason all orders to her go ‘through Admiral Sicard. The fact that the Spanish minister was shown the orders is regarded as an indica- tion that there is nothing of a threatening or bellicore nature in them. The general belief here is that in Madrid, rather than in any Cuban town, is trouble to be looked for, if there should be any m: apprehension of the rurpose of our gover ment sending the Maine to Havana. The temper of the opposition newspapers in the Spanish capital has been threatening for some time, ard it may require the strong hand of the news censor to repress utter- nt i Zin \ THE U. S. BATTLE SHIP MAINE. Maine, which, as stated in last evening’s Star, sailed from Key West yesterday with the North Atlantic squadron for Tor- tugas on her important mission to the Cuban capital. Although the decision to send the Maine to Havana was reached by the President and his advisers in the fore- noon, the actual sailing orders were not sent to Admiral Sicard, commanding the fleet, until later in the afternoon, and after the departure of the entire fleet, in- cluding the Maine, for Tortugas, The orders were, in brief, that the Maine should proceed at once for Havana for the protection of American interests. The de- livery of the orders to Admiral Sicard was intrusted to the commanding officer of the torpedo boat Du Pont. That vessel startet after the fleet and a few hours later the orders were in the hands of Admiral Si- card aboard the flagship New York, off Tortugas. Captain Sigsbee was summoned aboard the flagship and had a short con- ference with the admiral, with the result that the Maine shortly after started on her voyage to Havana, only six hours dis- tant across the bay. Upon communicating with the admiral the Du Pont steamed hack to Key West with a telegram from him to the Secretary of the Navy acknowledging the receipt of the orders to the Maine and saying that they would be executed at once. The Du Pont returned to Key West this morning. and the admiral's telegram was forwarded to the department at once, accompanied by a further statement that the Maine was preparing to start on her cruise when the tetpedo boat left the fleet. Although the Maine undoubtedly made the short trip to Havana during the night, it was not expected that she would attempt to enter the harbor before daybreak, as such a course would have been in violation of the regulations of the port. Procedure to Be Followed. The procedure to be followed by the Maine upon her arrival off Havana is laid down at the Navy Department as follows: Being daylight (for no craft is permitted to enter the harbor during darkness) at the entrance to the harbor the Maine will begin to fire a salute of twenty-one guns. As soon as the last gun has been fired the guns of Morro Castle will begin a return salute of the same number of guns. Then, as there is a Spanish admiral in the har- bor, a salute must be fired by the Maine in his honor. This will be fifteen guns if he be a vice admiral and thirteen guns if a rear admiral. This salute will be returned in kind, and probably the Spanish admiral will send a staff officer aboard the Maine to greet Captain Sigsbee. This call must be returned, and then there may be a visit from port officials and health officers and others. Meanwhile, presuming that Consul General Lee has not appeared, Capt. Sigs- bee will send one of his officers ashore, and to the United States consulate general, with a message to General Lee, stating that the Maine is lying at his orders, and indicating that he would be pleased to re- ceive the consul general aboard or to call upon him ashore, at his pleasure. These calls having been exchanged, the next thing in order will be a reception to the acting captain general, for it is reported that Captain General Blanco has gone eastward from Havana as far as Batabano. With this call the ceremonies will conclude, so far as custom prescribes, though there may be some entertainment extended to the Maine's officers by officials in Havana. It is likely that the ship's crew will be kept closely aboard ship. In this way the prob- abilities of an unfriendly encounter be- tween a convivial party of sailors and rowdies will be reduced, while this con- finement is also believed to be necessary 48 @ means of preserving the ship's com- pany from the danger of contracting yel- low fever, which still prevails in Havana. Because the Maine’s men must remain under this clore restriction it is likely that the ship will not be kept long in Havana harbor, but that she will be replaced in the course of a few weeks by one of the cruisers, such as the Marblehead or the Montgomery. It is not deemed proper to venture one of the heavy draft battle ships like the Iowa or Indiana into Havana harbor save in an emergency, because it would be a reedless exposure of the ves- sels to accident. The German ships in Havana harbor will not be saluted for the reason that they are not commanded by an officer of flag rank, who alone is entitled to this courtesy. It is said at the Navy Department that the presence of these ships at Havana has no significance at this time, as it is the custom for the training ships in the West Indies to cail at that port every year on their return to Germany to secure supplies, and particularly to pro- vide a plentiful stock of the finest Havana cigars for the consumption of certain high German of ome. These vessels are expected to visit Charleston, 8S. C., in a few weeks. 5 No Request From Gen. Lee. ‘There was no news from Consul General Lee of later date than yesterday. Two cablegrams came from him last night, but they were~not of particular significance. It was said that they were both in answer ances that would lead te rioting. Minister Woodford hag cabled to the De- partment of State that the government of Spain has consented to negotiate a com- mercial treaty with the United States on the basis of reciprocity, with schedules for Cuba and the peninsular. The negotiations will be conducted in Waghihgton at a time yet to be agreed upon. The Spanish minister, Senor Dupuy de Lome, had littie to add today to the Cuban status. He expressed much satisfaction with the present condition of affairs, all his advices indicating qafet at Havana and a hopeful outlook. The ministér received a long letter from Sscretary General Con- gosto, reviewing recént events. Dr. Con- gcsto wrote that the Sentiment for the re- establishment of .peace is‘‘growing very strong and practically universal, as every- one wants the, oppcrtunity to work, which will come with a restoratfon of peace and the renewal of the many branéhes of in- dustry. Referring to the recent riots, Dr. Congosto states that they ware made up largely of boys, who were induced by a few pennies to enter upon what they re- garded as a harmless and rather amusing diversion. A few leaders and a following of many boys gave the oceurrence an ou: ward appearance of some seriousness, which, however, Dr. Conggsto says it never ad. The minister continues to look at th2 sending of the Maine to Havana as a friendly measure wholly, without signifi- cance upon the general condition of affairs. It 1s pointed out by Senor de Lome that the absenc> of Gen. Blanco from Havana shows conclusively that no disturbance was apprehended, and that this period of entire quiet was regarded as opportune for the return to the custom of having our ships in Cuban waters. Understanding With Spain. It fs reported that there has been an un- derstanding between the President and the Spanish minister for some time that the latter would inferm the President when- ever the Spanish authorities felt that there was the least doubt of their ability to maintain order in Havana, and that at such time an American mén-of-war might be sent to Havena without danger of exciting resentment on the part of the Spanish gov- ernment. It is raid that it was in consid- eration of this understanding that the President did not send a vessel before. It is uncertain whether the Spanish minister made a voluntary suggestion that the time had come wken a vessel should be sent to Havana, or whether, the matter being pressed upon him, he merely yielded to the arguments presented. It is understood, however, that the Spanish authorities feel relteved at the presence of an American naval vessel in the port of Havana at this time. It was recognized that there was danger of re- sentment being excited among the radicals both at Madrid and at’ Havana by the ap- pearance of an American vessel in the har- bor, but the danger and responsibility as- sumed through not having: a vessel there was so much greater that it had to be yielded to as a necesstty. The apprehension felt by both the Span- ish minister and the Navy Department that the presence of an American vessel might excite the pro-Spanish population in Havana, is in itself a confession of a lack of confidence on the part of the Spanish authorities in their ability to maintain or- der. The precaution taken by the Secre= tary of the Navy to explain publicly that the Maine would stop at Havana only on a friendly call is @ recognition of a state of affaira in Cuba which, while demanding watchfulness on our part, is such as to render anything calculated to~-excite the people extremely dangerous If this were not the case it would mot be necessary to make these pacifying explanations. Too Great a Resporsibility. There is another reason @esides the al- leged doubt of the Spanish: authorities of their ability to maintain: egder, which is regarded as having in@mce@ the President to at once dispatch the Maine. The re- sponsibility he assumeg im gefusing to or- der a vessel to Hayana.was too great to be lightly assumed.. ‘The @emaemd came from men of all and the situation seemed to de “it. Sf he;had disregard- ed ihts and kgppened which resulted in injury to ; in Cuba, the blame for it wouldshave rested direct- lent. vation of peace, is not an act of hostility, oe ee nized, Lowever, the situation of danger, no ‘mati which BIG FIRE AT SPOKANE|°'St&CT IN ConGRess Five Lives Lost and $400,000 in Property Destroyed. LODGING HOUSE GOES UP IN FLAMES At Least 150 People Routed From Their Beds. SOME THRILLING ESCAPES SPOKANE, Wash., January 25.—A fire in which the loss will run up to $400,000 worth of property and at the very least five lives were lost, took place last night. The Great Eastern block, six stories high and constructed of brick, caught fire about 11:45 p.m., and in three hours was totally destroyed. All of the upper two floors and part of the third floor were used for lodging purposes, and at least 150 peo- ple were asleep in the building when the fire started. *) The names of those known to be lost are: Rose Wilson, aged eighteen. Rose Smith, an invalid, aged twenty. Mrs. H. H. Davies. Other bodies are supposed to be in the building, which is too hot to enter. Heard an Explosio Mrs. Stark Oliver, wife of Dr. Stark Oliver, who lived on the second floor, says she heard an explosion shortly before the flames appeared. The boiler of the engine may have exploded and caused the fire to start. There is also a theory that the chemicals in the basement, stored there for the photographic supply department of John W. Graham & Co., exploded and caused the fire. The Great Eastern block was built in 1800 at a cost of $250,000, and was owned by Louis Levinski of San Francisco, who carried but $50,000 insurance. Or. the ground floor of the structure were the establishments of the John W. Graham Paper Company, stationery and supplies, and Skerritt & Donnelly, boots and shoes. Both are total losses. Graham carried a stock worth $60,000. Skerritt & Donnelly had a stock of $25,000. In the offices above this were big losses en law libraries and fixtures, besides a probably still larger loss on furniture and heusehold goods. The fire was a singularly hot one, and the fire department was long in getting it_under control. Mrs. H. H. Davies of Nebraska City, Neb., fell or jumped from a fifth-story window. She died two hours later. A Thrilling Escape. A thrilling rescue was that of Robert Mason, his wife and their two-year-old son from the fifth floor. From a fire escape on the fourth floor, seven feet to one side from their window, firemen threw them a rope, which Mason made fast to his bed and came down hand over hand, carrying his boy. Mrs. Mason followed. As she hung suspended far above the ground the crowd watched with breathless interest. When she was grasped by a fireman a shout of joy went up. + HOLY WAR PROCLAIMED. Mohammedan Priests Persecute Nes- torian Christians in Persia. CARLINVILLE, Ill, January 25.—Josepk Badel, a Persian missionary student at Blackburn University in this city, has re- ceived information from Ooroomiah, Per- sia, that a holy war has been proclaimed by the Mohammedan priests in a nearby village against the Nestorian Christians, which has caused many of the latter to flee, and a band of forty have gone to Tabriz to place themselves under the protection of the Russian consulate. Mr. Badel’s cousin, an influential man, was tortured to death and his home burn- ed. Others are in prison awaiting trial. The governor general sent a detachment of troops to preserve order, but the atroci- ties of the soldiers are even worse than those of the populace. ————— JOSEPH L. BLOCH INDICTED. A Wealthy New York Merchant Charged With Bigamy. CHICAGO, January 25.—Joseph L. Bloch, a wealthy merchant of New York, has been indicted by the grand jury on a charge of bigamy preferred by Martha Bloch David- son_ of Camden, N. J. She claimed that Bloch, after he had deserted her, married Miss Hulda Joseph of this city. Deserted and alone, Martha Bloch has appeared before the Protective Agency for Women and Children and related the cir- cumstances. The agency has made an in- vestigation and told her to go before the grand jury and seek to have Bloch brought back to Chicago to face the charge of bigamy. ——S STATE CONSUMPTIVE COLONY. Dr. John H. Pryor Recommends One for New York. ALBANY, N. Y., January 25.—The es- tablishment of a state colony for con- sumptives on lands of the state in the Adirondack region was advocated in a paper read today before the state medi- cal society by Dr. John H. Pryor of Buf- falo. He said in part: “There is a time in the large proportion of cases of pulmonary tuberculosis when a change of climate and proper care and environment will prove curative. The well-to-do take advantage of this only opportunity, and consequently it has been demonstrated that life may be saved or prolonged, if the sufferers can obtain tho costly remedy. The chief rea- son why -abvut 13,000 consumptives die annually in: this state is that the great majority have not means to obtain the only promising relfef, and charity has failed to supply it.” eee BIG STEEL PLANT PROJECTED. English Syndicate Will Erect One at Birmingham, Ala. CHICAGO, January 25.—A ‘special from Birmingham, Ala, says: An English syndi- cate, whose agents first visite1 the Bir- mingham district last spring and made a careful inspection of its coal and iron re- sources, has, it is said, practically ‘com- pleted arrangements for the erection here of a million-dollar eteel plant. ‘The details of the deal have not yet been but it is knewn that extensive op- tions on mineral lands near here have been secured by the foreigners, and ‘that nego- tations for the building of the steel plant have been practically concluded. z SSRULS “a Rioting,at Algiers. Censes. PARIS, January 25.—At a meeting of the Many Measures of Local Interest Intro- duced in Both Houses. The Board ‘of Trade Sewerage Bil—A New Government Building— Anacostia Railway. Mr. McMillan toda¥ laid before the Sen- ate the bill to provide for a system of sewerage in the District of Columbia, which has been approved by the board of trade and the Commissioners of the Dis- trict of Columbia. Tributaries of the Potomac. The Vice President laid before the Sen- ate today a voluminous communication from the director of the geological survey regarding the tributaries of the Potomac river. The communication is in response to a Senate resolution, which had for its pur- Pose an investigation of the character of water entering the Potomac. To Acquire Great Falls. Mr. Curtis of Iowa has introduced a bill in the House, by request, providing for the acquisition by the United States of the land and water rights at the Great Falls of the Potomac. The property is to be ob- tained by purchase or condemnation. Writs of Attachment. Representative Rixey of Virginia has in- troduced a bill in the House, by request, amending the law relating to the issue of writs of attachment and garnishment in the District. The bill provides: Writs of attachment and garnishment shall be issued by the clerk without any authority or warrant from any judge or justice whenever the plaintiff, his agent, or attorney, shall file in the clerk's office, whether at the com- mencement or during the pending of the suit, an affidavit, supported by the testi- mony of one or more witnesses, showing the grounds upon which he bases his affi- davit, and also setting forth that the plaintiff has a just right to recover against the defendant what he claims in his declaration; and also stating either, first, that the defendant is a non-resident of the District, or, second, that the de- fendant evades the service of ordinary process by concealing himself, or by with- drawing from the District temporarily; or, third, that he has removed or is about to remove some of his property from the Dis- trict, so as to defeat just demands against him; or, fourth, that he is about to con- vert his property or a part thereof into money for the purpose of placing it be- yond the reach of his creditor or creditors; or, fifth, has property or rights in action which he conceals; or, sixth, that he frau- dulently or criminally contracted the debt, or incurred the obligation for which suit is about to be or has been brought. “He shall also file his (the plaintiff's) un- dertaking, with sufficient surety, to be ap- proved by the clerk, to make good all costs and damages which the defendant may sus- tain by reason of the wrongful suing out of the attachment; but no such under- taking shall be required when the grouad of such attachment is that the defendant is a non-resident of the District, and the marshal of the District has returned upon a first and second summons issued against the defendant in such suit ‘Not to be found.’ And the real or personal property which may be levied upon by virtue of the wr't of attachmeat herein provided for shall include any interest of the defendant, either vested or not vested, and all equities of redemption existing in favor of the de- fendant, or to whicn he or she may be en- titled, notwithstanding such real or per- scnal property may be subject to mortgages or deeds of trust executed by such de- fendant.’ A New Government Building. Mr. Young of Pennsylvania introduced a bill in the House today authorizing the purchase of property on B street between ist and 24 northwest, in square 574, con- taining 124,263 square feet, at a price not exceeding $2.85 per square foot. There shall be erected on this property, at a cost not exceeding $600,000, a govern- ment building to be used by the census office, Indian office, civil“service commis- sion, a bureau of archives and other gov- ernment bureaus. Anacostia Railway Motive Power. Mr. Curtis of New York introduced a bill in the House today by request authorizing the Anacostia and Potomac Railroad Company to change the motive power on its main line in the city to the underground electric system. The overhead trolley is to be used in Anacostia, east of the Navy Yard bridge. a GRIGGS’ NOMINATION CONFIRMED. No Objection Made When the Matter Was Brought Up. The nomination of John W. Griggs to be Attorney General was confirmed by the Senate today in an executive session, which did not continue for more than five min- utes. The nomination was brought to the attention of the Senate by Senator Hoar, chairman of the committee on judiciary, who reported it from that committee. There was no objection to immediate confirma- “ihe Renate also confirmed thesé nomina- tions: St. Clair A. Mulholland, pension agent at Philadelphia; Griffith W. Prees of Wisconsin, to be consul at Swansea, Wales, and Robert C. Pugh, postmaster at Hay- ward, Wis. i etree vs Param Personal Mention. Webster Davis, assistant secretary of the Interior, has received a petition fro: the prominent republicans of Columbia, Mo., urging him to deliver an address on sound money in that city in the near future. He will probably accept. ra Lieutenant R. O. Bitler of the navy is in the elty. He is at the Army and Navy Jub. Lieutenant E. W. Tillman of the Naval Academy registered at the Navy Depart- ment today. He is at 217 2d street south- east. 2 Brigadier General C. G. Sawtelle, retired, is in the city for the winter. He is at the Portland. First Lieutenant S. L. Faison, 1st Infan- try. registered at the War Department this morning. He is at the Cochran. . Third Lieutenant M. L. McGrew, 1th Infantry, is in the city on a leave of ab- sence. He ts at 1218 i2th street. Second Lieutenant N. K. Averill, Cavalry, is at 3406 U street. —_——_—-2—______ To Exchange Mail Conurtestes. Don Victor Eguiguren, the Peruvian min- ister, accorapanied by his secretary, Don Manuel Elguera, called upon the Postmas- ter Gencral yesterday to make arrange- ments for an interchange of diplomatic cor- respondence between the legations of the two countries. It has been the custom where the extent of the mail warranted it to have an interchange between the two 7th M'COMAS IS ELECTED Received 62 Votes on Tenth Ballot to Shaw’s Five. BALTIMORE DELEGATION SPLIT Six of the Original Eleven Went to the Judge. SSS ere DISTRICT WELL PLEASED aaa ANNAPOLIS, Md.. January 25.—The tenth and last ballot, taken today at noon, resulted. in the election of Judge McComas. as follows McComa’ Gorman. Shaw bevenven - The absentees were Malcolm of more county and Taylor of Carroll, Tur- ner and James and Lenderking voted for McComas, Sreaker Schaefer led off the house by vot..g for McComas. There was a sensi tion over his vote. MeComas had the soiid republican vote of the senate—IS to Gor- man’s 8. Senators Dodson of Talbot, Wes- cott of Kent and Messick of Caroline voued for McComas. Robinson of Baltimore city voted for McComas. Jacobi, Baldwin, Quast and Short voted for Shaw. Break in the “Eleven.” All doubts were dispelled, however, when, first, Senator Wescott and then Speaker Schaefer, who was a member of the “elev- en,” cast their votes for Judge McComas amid the cheers of the crowd thai packed the assembly hall. Then, one after the other, the recalcitrant republicars fell in line and voted for the nominee of the republican caucus, and amig terrific applause the result was announced and the election ef Judge Louis E. Me- Comas declared. Mary speeches were made, one of (hem a terrific arraignment of Senator Gormaa by Senator Randall, president of the sen- ate. The five votes for Alexander Shaw came and were cast Quast, frem members of the eleven, by Messrs. Jacobi, Baldwin, and Delacour. Caucus Not The caucus of the of the legislature on the senatorial tion did not by any me pnvince one here that Judg lection to- day was a foregon , in spite of the fact that fifty-three took part in it and two others announced that they would be bound by it. Short The fact that ten of the cleven, together with Senator Wescott of Kent, had not participate and the annow nt that they would continue to vote for Shaw, or some other man irom Baltimore city, coupled with the probability of a full at- tendance by the democrats, and ihe possi- bility that they might cast their votes for some other republican than the cauc nominee at th> joint convention today, in- vested the situation with almost as much uncertainty as at any time during the fight, and even the stanchest adherents of Judge McComes could not whoily conceal their uneasiness. Every one felt that something of great importance would oc- cvr, and all hands prepared for a sensa- tion of some kind before the end of the day’s balloting. Sketch of His Career. Louis E. McComas, now a member of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, and senator-elect from Maryland, was born in Washington county, Md., October 28, 1846, of an old and distinguished Mary- land family, a monument to one of bis grand uncles, a hero in the war of IS12, occupying a conspicuous place today in the city of Baltimore, Md. His earlier educa- tion was obtained in the village schools of Williamsport, Md., his present ho:znc, « in 1869 he entered St. James Coll Maryland institution, where he remained until 186%, when he entered Dickinson Col- lege, graduating there in Isé6. re Studied law in the cthce of Richard Alvey, who subsequently became the chief justice of the Maryiand court of appeals, erd who is now the chief justice of the Court of App2als of the District of Colum- bia. He was admitted to the bar after a course of two years study, and svon estab- lished a valuable practice. He became in- terested in political affairs in a short Cie, and in 1876 was the republican nominze for Congress in the sixth district of Maryland, being defeated by Wiliam Walsh by just fourteen votes. He was, however, elected to the Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth, Fiftieth aad Fifty-first Congresses. : ‘A man of pleasing address, well equipped with both general and technical knowl- edge, he s0on proved himself to be a ready debater and a speaker of eloquent ability. He became in a short time one of the best-known men in his party, popular both within and outside of it, and his ad- vice ané intelligent management made him one of the most valued managers in nation- al politics. -He was most highly regarded by his party, and President Harrison ap- pointed him a member of the Supreme 28