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nd is no way than in saying t those fea their act Which were recommende drafters and first revisers, and rejec r the ove conservative parliament—such as the aboli- tion of days of grace—hod been adopted - mind. how- y well be re- rduct of ritain. best the subject ful may surely re the contidenc work is thoroughly done vd in is taken to ich have had pon it py It has bee council of the the District Columbia. i indorsement. The act will undoubtedly very gene y adopted by the legisiatures that hold ses- sions this y The Gettysbarg Railws Mr. Curtis of lowa introduced a bill in the House authorizing the Washington and Gett rg Railway Company to con- struct a city and suburban dfvision of, the iway in the District of Columbia, with zie or double tracks. equip and operate the same for the carrying of passenger: milk, garden truck and other small freigh with the ry switche turnouts, ary mechanical devices iz route: t a point on the northeast woundary line of the Distriet of Columbia, xt or near the intersection of the bounda: line and 12th street east laid down in the proposed xtension plans; thence south on 12th street to Frank- fort street extended, thence west on Frank- fort street to 10th street extended, thence south on said 10th street to Rhode Island avenue extended, Maryland and Was Maryland and Washington ny and the Eckington and y shall net have in- stalled a rapid trans ever its Hnes by July 1, 1888, then the Washington and Gettysburg Railway Company may extend its railway south on extended to Dela e south on south on 4th and stum- with the line of the Company. ‘The motive power shall ple, electric, compressed air, or other m cal power, steam locomotive power; but t shall be construed to al- low, at any time. the construction or strinj ing of overhead trolley wires south of Flor- ida avenue ‘The bill was referred to the mittee. Distriet com- For Overhead Wires. MeMillan today introduc © a joint resolution a Distriet Commissioners to permits the conn:etion of any oy eetrié kK, outside of the outside of the fre triet of Columh in izing he the on and and within the Dis are ARMY AND NAVY. Netes of General Interest to the Service. Hevt. Col. D. L. Huntington. who has been in charge of the Army Medical Mu- seum for several years, has been granted leave of absence until April 10, the date ef bis retirement, and has arranged to visit Evrope in the intetval. Sergt. Charles Marshall, band. 4th Artil- lery. Washington barracks, District of Co- lumbia. has been retired. Lieut. Rot Sewell, 7th © y. has been granted ve of absenc for one of Lieut. James T. . Atth ersi Bald- to the Baker C i ave been revoked. and Lieut. i Cavalry. is ordered there ia his stead, relieving Lieu. F. V. Infantry. who is ordered to join i Sidney E. Clark, 2d Infantry, has laced on the retired list True, assistant qu aster, has been relieved from duty in the depart- ment of the Columbia and ordered to sei- tle accounts and wait orders. The quarter- rs department at Vancouver bar- racks will be discontinued. i W. V. Kennon, 6th Infant relieved from special duty an n his regiment. Harbord, 5th Cavalry, is at on leave Gf absence. Lieu ander W. P. Randall, U. is at the Colonial. Bradshaw, under orders to , is at the Army and Navy have been sent to & and Ericsson to Mobile to terpedo K - broken pro- without un- ” Reamey and G W. Logan rrived here from the C : been granted aths. jarietta has safled from Libertad, Salvador. The is saued from St. Kitix Santa Cruz. The cruiser s arrived at Mare Island, Cal. ence have been granted as aries K. Winne, surge: extension on account of di th Cavalry, Quay, as- APPROPRIATIONS. THE Joint Committee of Virginin Legis! ture Makes lis Repo: h to The Evening Star. D, Va., February 3.—The joint to investigate expenditures in institutions made its report to the legislature today. They recommend abol- ishing the capitol police and appointing five confederate veterans at $40 a month to do police duty. t A heavy cut is made in state hospital ap- propriations, as follows: Williamsburg, trom my to $60,000; Staunton, fron: $14 » (9 $85,000; Marion, $0,000 to 35.000, ‘The salaries of these and other state in- stitutions are also cut. Virginia Military institute's approprigtion is cut from $35,- O09 to $25,000: University of Virginia, from £4,000 to $45,000. No deduction is made at Waeksburg. They recommend that no spirituous liq- uors of any kind be permitted to be used Gt any meetings of the executive commit- tees of state institutions. recom- mend abolishing the agricultural depart- ment and transferring the apparatus an@ duties of the office to Blacksburg; abol- ishing the office of register of the land of- fice and placing the duties on the secre- tery of the commonwealth without com- pensation. The committee estimates that these recommendations, if adopted, will save $80,000 per annum. PARA VERING staR; THURSD AY, alt FEBRUARY 3, 1898-14 PAGES. JAPANESE IN HAWAII the Rights Enjoyed Here. ‘OPPOSITION 0 TRERRY GIVEN UP +. Friends of the Measure in the Senate* Confident. —_+___ A POLL OF THaT BODY Japan has been finally removed as/an ele- ment in the opposition to the consumma- tion of the annexation of the Haw lands by the United States. This | has been attained by the conclusion of an agreement between our government and that of Japan, as represented by Minister Toru Hoshi, that by practicaily the status of the Japanese in Hawaii, re- moves the only substantial difference that has existed between the two governments, since the Japanese government for its part announced some time ago that it no longer cared to interpose any objection to annexa- tion of Hawaii based on principle. Since that time the correspondence between Min- ister Hoshi and the State Department has been directed to a satisfactory se of the status of the resident Ja Hawaii. This last point has now been ad- justed, so far as the executive branch of our government is capable of acting inde- pendently, the ag ment being reduced to the shape of a written memorandum. ‘The exact basis of this agreement has not yet been made public, but its general ope is understood to be a recognition of the right of Japanese in Hawaii to claim equal rights with Japanese in the United | States after the taking effect of the treaty with Japan proclaimed in 1885. This document, which has not been gen- erally taken into aceount in the consider- ation of means for adjusting the ques- tions that have arisen over the status of Japanese in Hawali, goes into effect in July next year. Among other things, it confers upon Japanese within the territory of the United States all of the rights ac- corded to the citizens of the most favored tion, which, of course. carries with it rights of naturalization and the exercise of the rights of franchise. Presuming that annexation is effected, the Japanese in Hawaii will in 189) have same rights as those in the present ts Gf the United States. All that_re- to be fixed is the status of the Jap- uring the time that must elapse be- the ratification of the annexation tween treaty aud the beginning of the operation of the Japanese treaty in 1899. Inasmuch as the pending annexation treaty provides for the appointment cf a commission to visit the islands and prepare such legisla- be necessary to consummate + amalgamation of the territories, this jast question can easily be adjusted along with other details In the bill to be reported to Congress. Friends of the Treaty Confident. The friends of the Hawalian treaty in the Senate are quite as hopeful today as they have been during the past week. Senators who are particularly informed regarding the situation on the democratic side of the chamber assert that they feel quite as- sured that sixty votes will be cast for the treaty, and they will not be surprised if they had one, two or three vetes in addi- tion to that number. The estimates on which this hopeful feel- ing is based have been very carefully made. All of the repubiicans are put down as friendly to the treaty, which, it is believed, they will be shown to be when the crucial moment arrives. Senator Morrill has of- fered more opposition to the treaty than any one else on the republican side of the chamber, but those who are very close to ssert that he has at no time expressed Itering opposition to its ratification enators Thurston and Gar were for a long time inclined to see reasons why the treaty should not be ratified, but they, teo, have not placed themselves unalte’ ably against it, and their friends d-clare since the matter has been debated have both become friendly toward it, and that they will be found in line with those who favor ratification. Senator McLaurin is a0w positively counted as friendly to the treaty, and Sen- ator Harris of Kansas has indicated that it is quite likely he will vote for the meas- ure, although he has not in terms pledged himself to do so. He has preferred mak- ing no declaration of his purpose unti! he had heard certain speeches that were to be delivered in the Senate. It is under- stcod that Senator Harris anticipated the speech delivered by Senator White yester- day.afternoon with a great deal of in- terest, but it is al: asserted that Mr. White's strong oppo: jon was not put in such arguments as would influence Mr. Harris unfavorably, and it 1s believed that he will stand with those favorable to the treaty. Senator Turpie’s Attitade. Senator Turpie of Indiana is regard one who may also vote for the tr His chief opposition to it, as stated some time ago io his personal friends, was that it should not be annexed as a territory, but merely as a district, as was the case with Alaska, giving it no representation in Congress. The friends of the treaty are not inclined to be captious about details, and ft may be that an agreement will be reached that will be so satisfactory to Mr. Turple that he will vote for annexation. In fact, a number of the strong friends of the treaty believe they can count upon Mr. Turpie. There are a number of other senators on the democratic side who withheid support of the measure because of the opposition of some members of their party, and they wished to hear what they had to say against annexation. It is said that a num- ber of these senatcrs have been disappoint- ed at speeches made against the treaty, eud that they are more than likely to favor it when a vote is taken. Senator Teller, it is understood, wit!l fol- low Mr. White, and will answer arguments put forth by the latter In his speeech made yesterday afternoon. Mr. Teller is known to be thoroughly informed on the Hawaiian question, and, while his speech is expected to be a short one, lasting probably a cou- » of hours, it is believed it will have tell- ‘The Poll. As it stands today friends of the treaty are counting upon the solid vote of the re- publicans In the Senate with seventeen cthers, as follows: Turner, Kenney, Me- Lauren, Heitfield, Morgan, Pettus, Kyle, Murphy, Harris, Teller, Cannon, Mantle, Stewart, Jones, Gorman, Rawlins and Money. As stated, it is possible that Mr. Turpie will be in this list. Mr. Harris is practically sure to vote for the treaty. “his list will give sixty-one votes In favor of the treaty, and, as stated, one or two more may be added to It. — <2 IRE AT UNITY, MD. BIG Four Dwellings, 2 Store and a Bar- ber Shop Consumed. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., F>bruary 3.—The vil- lage of Unity, in the upper section of this county, was nearly demolished last night by fire between the hours of 12 and 1 o'clock. Four dwellings, a store and a barber shop were burned. About 12 o'clock last night Mr. Edward Charlton was awakened by a cracking of fire and rushing into one of the lower rooms, found that fire had caught to the mantel, through a defective flue, and had gained such headway that it was necessary that he should immediately gt his family and what things he could from the house, as his was sure to go. There was no ade- quate supply of water near with which to quench it. The wind was biowing at a great rate and it was but a short time after th> fire had broken out that the alarm was given to the neighbors that the fire was spreading. In less than two hours after the breaking out of the fire, the homes ward Chariton, R. O, lean and Budd Dw; Budd Dwyers’ barber shop. estimated at about $12,000. Fully ‘In Event of Annexation Will Have EBC olla Sagal IE tho IT EE SE I EEE eee TRIAL OF SHERIFF MARTIN|MR’ (CQ & Osse Presented for the Commonwealth by Attorney MoGahren. Statement by Mr. MeGahren—Siver the First Witness Told of the March to Lattimer. WILKESBARRE, Pa., February 3.—Tak- ing of estimony In the trial of Sheriff Mar- tin and his deputies begen this morning in the Luzerne county court. When court opened, District. Attorney Martin made a motion that the jury be taken to Lattimer to view the scene of the shooting, but as this would oceupy the en- tre day the ccurt denied the motion, say- ing the jury should be able to get am idea of the situation from maps. Attorney McGahren then presented the case for the commonwealth. He sald the case was without parallel. ‘You will have,” he said, “to decide upon the rights of the men who were killed to march peace- ably upon the public highway and upon the duties of the sheri: Mr. MeGahren’s Statement, Mr. McGahren told how the strikers had started to march from Hazleton to Lat- timer, and about the deputies boarding the cars and going to intercept the men. “We will prove,” he said, “at this point some of the deputies made threats; that one of i them said: 1 drop of the strikers.’ Another said: ‘I hope we get a chance to take a pop at some of them.’ ” Mr. McGahren then went on to teil how the sheriff lined his men up alongside the road, “where they could do the most exe- cution. The sheriff,” he continued, ‘“‘stop- ped the strikers, and without any words of explanation, drew his revolver and piaced it at the breast of the fagbearer, who threw up his hands and jumped back. “The sheriff snapped his revolver and it finally exploded, and the flag bearer drop- ped. Then the shooting commenced and centinued fer some four or five minutes, some of the deputies emptying their guns. Some of the men were killed at a distance of 500 feet from the road, and nearly all were shot in the back. “We will prove to you that nineteen men were killed and thirty-eight wounded. When we have prov:d these facts to you we shall say, and we shall expect his honor to say, that these men had a right to or- genize, a right to march and a right to use the public highway. We will then expect ycu to do your duty, and to vindicate thes> men, and find the defendants gulity.” Mr. McGakren completed his opening ad- dress at 11:15 o'clock. Siver the First Witness. Andrew Siver was the first witness call- ed. He is a Hungarian, but speaks ex- cellent English. He proved the death of Mike Cezick, saying that he saw him lying dead cn the road ai Lattimer with a bullet in his hedd. He told in detail of the march frcm Harwood to Lattimer. Witness saw the sheriff draw his revolver and heard it snap. and then the shooting commenced, and the witness dropped to the ground to avoid being shot. Witness said there was first one shot, then two, and then a volley. Siver was still on the witness stand when court took a recess. 2 > BARRIER AGAINST CHINESE. Effect of a Decixion by United States Judge DeHaven. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, February 3.—- United States District Judge DeHaven has render2d an opinion which will have the effect of erecting another strong barrier egainst Chinese laborers and criminals. ‘The opinion is to the effect that the action of the collector of th2 port is not even rrima facie evidence of the right of a Chi- nese to land. Judge DeHaven “‘disaffirmed” the report and recommendation of Commissioner H2a- cock in the case of Lau Sun Ho, a Chinese woman, admitted to this country in De- cember, 186, by the collector of the port on her statement and the t2stimony of witnesses that she was a native of Califor- nia. Seven months ago Ho became dissat- isfied with the iife of a chatiel slave, and went to the mission on Washington street. She told the women at the mission that she was a native of China,‘and that her statements made to the collector of the port were false. CENSURES SE ATOR MURPHY. Resolution Litreduced ‘in the New ork Assembly by Mr. Brush. ALBANY, N. Y., February -In the senate today Mr. Brush introduced a reso- lution of censure directed et Edward Mur-. phy, jr., United States senator from this state. The preamble of the resolution al- leges that the state of New York “has been grossly misrepresented by one of its senators,’ who cast his vote for the Teller resolution, “thus aiding in the enunciation of principles called to foster distrust and disaster to the firaucial and business in- terests of the state.” The resolution, in addition, commends the utterances of Pres- ident McKinley at the recent banquet of the American Manufacturers’ Association 4n_ New York. The resolution was made the special or- der for Monday night next. —_o—___— FAVOR BAWAKSAN ANNEXATI Illinois Legislators Have a Hot Time Over the Resolation. © SPRINGFIELD, UL, February 3.—In the house today Representative Anderson of- fered a resolution favoring the annexation of Hawali, commending the course of Sen- ators Cullom and Mason, and requesting the co-operation of the Illinois members of the lower House to secure annexation. Mc- Enerny spoke against it. Avery accused McEenerny of plagarism. “It strikes me,” said he, “that it is very similar to a speech I have read, delivered by an eminent gentleman from Princeton, N. J.” (Laughter.) The resolution, after several speeches, was adopted by ua viva voce vote. During the discussion the house was in: an uproar. Paper balls were exchanged; a huge pitcher of water was set before one of the speakers, Representative Trousdale, and he drank copiously from it. Representative Sharrock was rewarded with a “bouquet” consisting of a miscel- lancous assortment of paper stuffed in a cuspidor. ~ —_.__ WAR ON CHEWING GUM HABIT, Bishop Vincent of Kansa: Crusade Against It. TOPEKA, Kan., February 3.—Bishop John H. Vincent of the Methodist Epis- copal Church, appearing before the state temperance vilon, appealed to his hearers to take up the chewing gum habit and to persevere until it is crusaded out of Kan- sas. He asserted that the chewing gum vice had made millionaires out of a few racn in a few years, and instead of doing any good whatever was encouraging dan- gerous habits among the people. He argued that the foundatioa of tem- perance reform should be laid at the ch&w- ing gurn age of childhood, as the habit was a sort of self-indulgence that should be restrained. If the child’s will was edu- cated to resist this habit, could be easier trained to resist other habits. The bishep was particular in his criti- cism of the chewing gum girl, and urged that she should be given to understand that the indulgerce of the habit was to her dis- credit. Starts a —_s—_— FOR THE CUBANS. oe The Treasury Department Has Raised $1,118.30, ‘The Treasury Department has raised $80.75 additional for the aid of the Cuban sufferers, making a total contributed by employes of that department of $1,118.30. —$<$—$-2-<_____ Advance in Anthracite Coal. NEW YORK, February 3—Anthracite. | coal has been advanced 10: cents saat bape even Sn snorting nad er gizes proportion. to logical outcome ge H a8 re in ice. be, the present cold spell. i of 3 RBETT'S SEAT AN ARGUMENT By WR. CAFFERY Fortifications Bil- Considered in thé >"House. FORT ON ROMER ‘SHOALS In his invocation*at the opening of the Senate today the'chaplain made a fervent app2al for the restoration to health of the senior senator Yromf Mississippl, Mr. Wal- thall. A bill repealing an’ act granting American register to the steamer Claribel and others was reported and paised. Mr. Frye7(Me.) said that the act had be>n passed under a misapprehension, as thé vessels were own- ed by Englishmen. : Mr. Martin (Va.) présented the creden- tials of Mr. Daniel as senator from Vir- ginia lected for a term of six years, be- ginning March 4, 189), In accordance with notice previousiy given, Mr. Caffery (La.) called up, in- formally, the resolution reported from the committee on privilég2s-and elections, de- claring that Henry W. Corbett is not en- titled to a seat ‘in ‘the Senate from the state of Oregon. Mr. Chandler (N. H.), who has joined in a minority report, asserting the right of Mr. Corbett to a seat in the Senate, gave notice that he would cail up the case in- formally tomorrow, and press it to a vote at as early a date as possible. Mr. Caffery presented an extended legal argument in support of the resolution pre- sented by the majority of the committee on privileges and elections. Mr, Caffery contended that the legisla- ture of Oregon, which met in January, 1897, was duly and properly organized, un- Ger the constitution of the state. In response to an inquiry of Mr. Spooner as to whether a legislature of Oregon might be organized with such power as would enable it to elect a senator, and yet, under the constitution, be"Sindble to pass a law, Mr. Caffery replied that in certain circum- stances such condition might arise. “If, however,” said Mr. Caffery, “a ma- jority of the iegislature can pass laws, u majority of the legislature, under the con- stitution of Oregon, can so organize as to elect a United States senator. That is the Proposition upon which I stand.” HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. A bill was passesd in the House today ap- Propriating $10,000 for a survey and report on the practicability. of’ securing. a thirty- five-foot channel in ‘the Southwest pass of the Mississipp: river. 2 The House then resumed consideration of the fortifications appropriation bill. The debate drifted directly into politics, and Mr. Burke (Fexas) and Mr. Grosvenor (C ..0) joined ie on the subject of ‘“Mc- Kinley prosperity.” ~ Mr. Fischer (N, Y.).,continued his argu- ment begun yesterday,)in favor of the es- tablishment of a fort at Romer shoals, New York harbor. Su¢h a fort, he said, would command the entrance, to the harbor. The cost of a fort on,Romer shoals completely equipped would, he said, be only one-fourth of the cost of the monitor Miantonomah, and the cost of jfs maintenance would be trifling. : Mr. Simpson (Kan.) followed and again tcok up the controversy he had a few days ago with Mr. Pitney (GN. J.) over the trusts, which,’ he said, ‘were: organized in New‘ Jersey to prey on:Kansas and other states. im # humorous vein, he said the people of New: Jersey wereanot to blame that ‘legie- lation in that state was knock>d downto the highest bidders, as they were the de- Scendants of the Hessians. When asked by Mr..Sam Smith (Mich.) why he had done nothing to ‘exterminate th> trusts, Mr. Simpson’ replied that he was helpless in the House. “In this House,” said he, “the Speaker is the whole thing. I ‘had as well file a bill in the Po- tomat river as in the House.” ae Mr. Pitney, In reply to Mr. Simpson, re- ferred indirectly to the fact that Mr. Simp- son was born in New Brunswick. He re- membered, ho said, that after the war of the revolution many of the torles and taitors in New England were deported to the neighboring province of New Bruns- wick. He did not mean to imply, he sai that Mr. Simpson's ancestry was) ne sarily tainted by that fact, but he asserted his pride in his own ancestry. He also paid a glowing tribute ta his state. . ee A REMARKABLE CASE. Developments in the Testimony of the Walter Divorce Suit. Judge Cox, presiding in Equity Court No. 1, is engaged in listening to the reading of testimony in the divorce proceedings in- stituted originally by Johanna Walter ogainst John Waiter. The latter is a well- known resident of this eity. According to Mr. R. Ross Perry, solicitor for Mr. Wal- ter, the case is remarkable in many re- spects. Mr. Perry further declares that it is hardly probable that any’ case ever equaled the one on heating in the boldness displayed in allowing certain individuals to convict themselves of perjury on the very recoré of the court. The reading of testimony and the argu- ments of counsel will-prébably occupy the remainder of the weeki Judge Cox will then take the matter under consideration. The first step in the case was taken by Mrs. Walter, who filed a petition for di- vorce March 1, 1895. She stated therein that she’ was married to-John Waiter No- vember 29, 1888. At that time she was forty-three and he sixty-six years of se. They lived together, urtil February 27, 1895, it was stated, when’ she was removed to Garfield Hospital, that step’ being neces- sary by reason of the cruel treatment’ and reglect of her husband.’ Mrs. Walter, in her petition, accused the latter of ‘failure ‘to provide.-her: witir proper food, proper ciothing,; a. proper ,habilation, heat and light, medical attendance and medicine; with using abusive language toward her, and with striking her a blow. It was fur- ther set forth that John Walter was a man of wealth, being worth $360,000 and receiv- ing an annual income of $15,000, In his caswer Mr. Walter made a general Geniat of the charges advanced by his wife. He explained that he first knew her by hiring her as a house servant. had worked in his employ in the capacity mentioned for some time he married her. Mr. Walter, in his answer, stated that his income was less ;: “Later Mr. Wal : @ cross-petition; accusing his wif other things, of adultery. These nied, and some % amended bill alleginj This he dehied. cluding the statem siding in Europe. sational in charaq Walter is J. T. Association of z erty Hall last*q Schnson; chief m : of staff, Wm. Banke! {NO STEP BA After.she_ CKWARD Statement of British Premier Regarding Ta- Lien-Wan Incident. British Fleet Preparing to Dendez- vous im the Far East—Russian ‘Troops Arrive. LONDON, February 3.—On incontroverti- ble authority, the Associated Press learns that Great Britain has not backed down on the question of making Ta-Lien-Wan a free port. The Marquis of Salisbiry, Mr. Cur- zon, the parliamentary secretary of the for- eign office, the Russian ambassador and the Chinese minister each said today, in con- versation, that they had not heard of any backdown. zs The opening of Ta-Lien-Wan, it is pointed out, was never made a condition, in any sine qua non sense, in connection with the loan to China. In the preliminary negotiations on that subject the opening of Ta-Lien-Wan was “sketched in neutral tints,” Great Britain-only suggesting it as one condition favoring a speedy comple- tion of the loan. She never demanded it, and, therefore, in no sense can be said to have backed down, jf the desire was not persisted in. The» question of; TgsLi>n-Wan. is, how- ever, with other suggested conditions of the loan, still negotiating. British Naval Arrangements. SHANGHAI, February 3.—The China Ga- zette says the British Indian, Australian and Pacific squadrons have been ordered to b> ready to reinforce the fleet in the far east, thus giving the British admiral a fleet capable of coping with “any combinz tion opposing British policy.” “In the meanwhile,” adds the China Ga- zette, “the British claims in the Yang-Tse- Kiang will be supported by a strong squad- ron, stationed at Chusean, to which place two other warships are en route. In th2 event of Russia hoisting her flag over the forts at Port Arthur, the British admiral has been ordered to hoist the English flag over Chusean, and the Japan fle2t will ascend the Yang-Tse-Kiang so soon as the river rises. “About 7,500 Russian artillery and cav- alry and quantities of stores and muni- tions have arrived at Kirin, the capital of the Manchurian province of Kirin.” A Disquieting Incident. LONDON, February 3—Some of the afterncon newspapers today refer to the absence of the Russian and German «m- bassadcrs from the Marquis of Salisbury’s regular Wednesday reception of the diplo- matic corps as being a disquieting portent. According to a special dispatch from Shanghal, published today, two British warships entered Port Arthur yesterday and left without anchoring. Schulz’s Murderer Executed. BERLIN, February 3.—It was announced here in a dispatch from Kiao Chou that the murderer of Schulz, the sentry who was killed while on duty at Tsimo, has been executed after trial by a Chinese court. —e—_—_. GRABLE IS IN ST. LOUIS. Man to Whom Cashier Quinlan Loan- ed Money Wrongfully. ST. LOUIS, Mo., February 3—Mr. Fran- cis Grable, to whom Mr. Wm. J. Quinlan, jr., cashier of the Chemical National Bank of New York, loaned $393,000 of the bank's money, in consequence of which Mr. Quin- lan saw fit to resign his position as ceshier, is now in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Grable and Mra. J. M. Latimer, the latter the mother of Mrs. Grable, are occupying a magnificent suite or rooms at the Planters’ Hotel in this city. The party arrived here on Tuesday, February The Grables are registered from New rk city and Mrs. Latimer from New Or- ns. “One year ago,” said Mr. Gable today, “my obligations to the bank were $180,000, and six months ago I had paid up every dollar. The present indebtedness has been incurred since that time. never knew nor have [ ever heard of as being a debtor of the bank, nor is he now nor never has been connected with any of my interests in any way. “Mr, Williams, the president of the Chem- ical National Bank, has been a stockholder for several years in one of the town stte companies I organized. and has expressed his complete satisfaction with his invest- ment. “The work I have been doing is that of cpening a new country, stretching for 500 miles along the Burlington line, beginning at Alliance, Neb., and ending at Billings, Mont., and including the branch line of 100 miles through the Black Hills to Dead- weod. “There are forty-two towns in our terri- tory. I have built about 500 miles of canals and laterals for trrigation and public pur- peses and a large number of storage res voirs tributary to these towns, and have thereby opened up thousands of acres for settlement and established farming com- munities of many homes. I have followed the same plan on which Greeley, Col., was built up, where farm land is worth $50 to $200 per acre.” ——.__. RESCUED UNDER DIFFICULTIES, Steamer Oregon Picks Up Corona’s Stranded Passengers. FORT WRANGEL, January 29, via Seat- tle, Wash., February 3.—The steamer Ore- gon of the Portland-Alaska line, on her way to Alaska, anchored off Lewis Island and rescued the passengers of the wrecked Corona, who were not taken off by the Alki last Taursday. The sea was choppy and a fresh breez? was blowing from the direction of Dixon’s’ Entrance, but the transfer of men, women and children and personal baggage was mde with expedi- tion. . One ‘of the ship's boats, which was in charge of the second officer of the Oregon, drifted about four miles down the straits ard was not picked up for five hours. The occupants suffered considerably from the cold and were well nigh exhausted. About. fifty. of the Corona’s passengers were left on the island. They would not go on the Oregon unless Capt. Stephens would agree to take all their baggage, out- fits and animals. They had about twenty- five tons of supplies on the beach. As it would take several days to get all the stuff aboard Capt. Stephens would not 2omply with the request. The people left on the island are well supplied with provisions, tents and bedding. They will probably stay there until some~boat comes along and picks them up. :. —>_—_ : REV. ELDRIDGE, ACQUITTED. Findings Signed by Every Member > of the Committee. z ‘In ‘the investigation of the charges against Rev. BE. Olin Eldridge, pastor of Waugh M. E. Church, held. at McKendree M. E. Church Fetrvary 1, 2 and 3, the Rev. BL. B. Wilson, presiding elder, in the chair, the matter waz duly considered, and the ‘committee unanimously voted each specifi- tation “not sustained.” The finding was, therefore, one of acquittal. It was signed by H. R. Naylor, J. B. Stitt, Alexander Biclaski, C. O. Isaac, S. R. Murray, A. H. Ames and Page Milburn, committee, and W. R. Stricklen, secretary. pa Decree of Divorce Granted. Judge Cox this afternoon signed a decree bgranting Lula E. Barnes a diverce from Arthur 8. Barnes. The couple were mar- ried in Baltimore, in July, 1881, The wife charged that her husband deserted her in Septentber, 1893, and on that ground Judge Cox granted the petition. . eer _ Claims $30,000, the Mr. Silvers mentioned in the dispatches- FINANCE AND TRADE Stocks Were Dull at Fractionally Higher Figures Today, BALTIMORE AND OHI0'S ADVANCES The Coal Road Shares Also Showed Renewed Activity. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS ——— Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, February 3.—Opening prices this morning were fractionally higher than those prevailing at the close of yesterday's business, but subsequent trading was ir- regular and void of significance. The mar- ket is plainly walting for incentive and has dwindled into one temporarily domi- nated by, profit-taking and professional short sales. The crippled telegraph facilities through- out the New England states has contribut- ed somewhat to the narrowness, but this factor has now been removed. Th2 dullness of the market at the decline is the most favorable feature of the situa- tion and buying on a scale down has been inspired rather than a concerted attempt to sell. The foreign markets were, for the most part, indifferent to the course of prices, the irregularity abroad being about equal to that at home. Underlying conditions, as well as senti- ment, favor higher prices, but aggressive- ness is lacking. The Union Pacific issues lead in the profit- taking again today, notwithstanding al- most unanimous confidence in much higher prices later on. Should the government withdraw from the sale of Kansas Pacific the securities of the former property would be supplied with the incentive to renewed activity. The common and preferred stocks of North®rn Pacific are being bought from time to time by the clique heretofore in- strumental in forcing the advance. As the natural result of the liberal ex- ploiting of the benefits to be derived from this spring’s rush to the Klondike, Great Northern has been pushed to the front as a candidate for a large percentage of this trafic. The movement in the western group was scarcely a feature of today’s market, ow- ing to the superior activity in the coal shares. An advance of 10 per cent per ton in anthracite coal rates was followed by sharp advances in all the properties dir ly interested. The Reading shares were es- pecially active in this connection. The Vanderbilt properties were in better acmand than yesterday, the buying of Michigan Central being one of the features of the forencon. The great consolidation plan is not yet perfected, but confidence in it is noticeably strong. The prospects for a satisfactory reor- ganization of Baltimore and Ohio were re- fiected in a sharp advance in price. While the reorganization may be successful the certainty of a liberal assessment is con- sidered sufficient reason for permitting the inside interests to pay prevailing prices for its shares. Rumors of a probable favorable report on the pooling bill were circulated during tne latter half of the day and served to steady the market for a time. This subject for legislation has been so repeatedly disap- pointing that conservative operators are not misled by the frequent reports of its progress. . The trading during the final hour served to demonstrate still further the absence of any special demand and continued accept- ance of profits by all classes of traders. —_——_—_ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the nigh- 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. Opes. High. Low. Close. 22 American Spirits.. American Spirits, pfd. American Sugar.. American Sugar, pfd. Americau Tobacco . American Cotton Oil Atchison .... Baltimore & mo Bay State Gas. Canada Southern. Canada Pacific. . Chesapeake & Ohio. c..C. C. & St. Lous. unicago, B. & Chicago& Nurtnwestern Chicago Gas... C M. & St. Paul.- C M.& St. Panl, pfd. Chicago, RI. & Paci Chic. St. P., M. & O. Consolidated Gas Del. Lack & W Delaware & Mudson .... Den. & Kio Grande, ptd. Michigan Central. Missouri Pacittc. National Lead C g Nationat Leaa Co.. pra. New Jersey Centrai. New York Centrat Northern Pacitic Northern Pacific, pfd. Ont. & Western. Pacitle Mau. Phila. & keading. Puluman P. C. Co. Southern Ry.. ofa. 0 40 WHR 18% Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Capital Trac- fon, 15 at 72%; 20 at ‘72%; 20 20. 20 at 72% $5 conta; 100 at 39 conta; 100 at 40, 100 cents. Mergeuthaler. Lnotype, at 144%; 5 at 3 30 at aaah eee type, 20 at ter ‘call-Capltal ‘Traction, 6 at 72%. : DisSict of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund Se; 102 . 30-year fund €s, gold, 110 bid. 3.658, fund- , curreney, 114% bid. = scellaneovs Bonds.—Metropolitan Ballroad 5s, 118% bid. Metropolitan Raliroad eanv. 6s, 121 bid. Metropolitan Ratlroad certificates ef indebtedness, A: Jz Ld Metropolitan Heilrvad certificates uf i B, 113 bid, 115 asked. Belt Rail. road 5s, 50 bid, 65 asked. tlroad 6a, eke ct scons aaa! tt Vas pany a 7 . aa 6s, A, 116 bid. U.S, Hlectrle Light debenture tmp.. 104 bid, 116 asked. Chesay and Potomac bia’ “american Security and ‘Trast Se F and A” 200 big. “American Security and ‘Trust 68, A. and ©., 100 bid. Washington Market Company ist 6s, ‘Market . 6s, Market Company ext. és, ‘Hall Associa . 108% bid: Light Infantry Ist és, 90 100 National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, | with folk and Washington mboat asked. Lin col Hall. "D9 asked. = oad x! iv. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Febuary 3.—Plour quiet, um chaitked—receipts, 2.823 barrels: exports, 1.638 bar- rele; sales, 150 barrels. Wheat quiet ai ee aes month, Seams: March, 08% : No. 42.457__ bushel: 7 7 bashe —chotce timethy, $13 axked. ateadier—steam to Liverpool per ed. March; Cork for ordera per quarter, 38.34. Feb- ruary. Sugar strong, unchany Butter quiet. un changed. Kegs quiet—fresh. 18. Cheese steady, unchanged. Lettuce, wholesale, $1.25 to $1.50 per basket. Whisky unchanged. peor “aer Se Government Bonds. Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers. Ria. Asked 2 per cents f - 4 per cents, i 4 per cen pe 2 Bee conte: ten" 5 per cents: 19% 5 per cents, registered of 1204. 12% Currency 6 per cents of 1899. it ions and Cotton Markets B. Hihbs & Co . members ‘orrespondents: Grain, P Frrnisted and brokers, tock exe Ladenbur; fifth North Carolina district for recorn’ tion has developed a candidate for Con- gress in Dr. J. E. Shepard, who is said to be very popular with his race. Dr. Shep- ard is said to be a prominent colored poil- tician of that district, being a member of the state republican executive league, and when Mr. Cheatham was appointed re- corder of deeds for the District of Colum- bia he was made chief clerk in the re- corder’s office. When asked if the an- nouncement was true that he is“to be a candidate for the nomination, Dr. Shep- ard said that he was in the hands of the people and believed that if nominated he can be elected. In speaking of the situa- tion in his state, he said the republicans have a good chance of winning, but they must make a hard fight and will have no easy victory. “The populists,” he said, “must g0 with the republicans, for if the democrats secure control of the sta’ pass an educational qualification will affect whites and colored alike.’ reference to the negro vote, he says they are commencing to be free thinkers, and are demanding recognition. “They are mostly republicans, and their support 1s of great value to the republicans—a fact that must not be overlooked in the com- ing campaign,” said he. Dr. Shepard said he favors international bimetailism. o— MR. TAYLOR IMPROVING. Treasury Clerk” Who Attempted Sui- cide on Way to Recovers. Mr. Walter Taylor, the Treasury Depart- mer.t clerk who attempted suicide eariy yesterday morning by hanging himself, just after his daughter, Miss Lucy Taylor, had become violently insane, as published in yestereay’s Star, is still under treatment at the Emergency Hospital. As heretofore stated in The Star, the unfortunate man was driven temporarily insane because of his numerous afflictions. Today his condition was much Smproved, and he asked that his daughter, Miss Nel- lie Taylor, be sent for, as he wanted to see her. A messenger was sent to the Taylor kouse, No. 4) 4th street northeast, but it was stated that, because of the young lady’s condition, it would not be well for her to visit the hospital. Pauline, the youngest daughter, who is nine years old, is at home with her older sister, and friends are in the house caring for them. The insane daughter objected yesterday afternoon to being dressed preparatory to her transfer to the asylum, and she had to be wrapped in blankets. Policeman Gee and a lady friend of the family accompa- nied the patient to the asylum. On the way over the bridge the patient became restless and gave the officer a little trouble, but at the asylun she gave no trouble whatever, and this morning the doctors said she was resting as well as they could expect and that she was not violent. Mr. Taylor, Dr, Juenemann thinks, will fully recover. The doctor believes he wiil be able to return home in three or four days. At present he does not seem to realize the nature of yesterday morning's awful experience. He knows that there ts some reason for his presence in the hos- pital, but what it is he does not know, nor has he been told. a THE COURTS. Equity Court No. 1—Justice Cox. Secon@ Colored Baptist Church agt. Lausdale; Hosea B., Moulton appointed guardian ad litem. Stellwagen agi. Palm- Allan E. Wilsoa appointed guardian ad Keim agt. Widmaysr, Widmayer azt. Widmayer and Jones agt. Widmayer; trustees allowed to scll under trust deed. Hess agt. Hess; testimony before R. L. Miller, examiner, ordered taken. Barnes agt. Barnes; divorce a vin. mat. granted. Campbell agt. Porter; sale of personal property ordered. Milford agt. Nash; pro confesso vacated, with leave to plead. Lynch agt. Matthews; decrze quieting title. Equity Court No. 2—Justice Hagner. Bowie agt. Russel order nisi. Muller agt. Muller; custody of minor granted to Frank C. Muller. Offutt agt. Offutt: pay- ment of alimony and counsel fees ordered. Bradfield agt. Roberts; decree enjoining treasurer of the United States from paying over certain moneys to Providence Hospi: tal. Hume agt. National Life Mat. In: Co.; cause referred to auditor. Rudd agt. Rudd; defendant ordered to pay for testi- and rule to show cause, returnable February 11, granted. Haynes agt. Haynes; divorce a vin. mat. granted. Circuit Court No. 1—Justice Cole. Meyer et al, vs. Miller; judgment by con- fession. Ludéke agt. Padgett et al.; ordered on stet. United States ex rel. Washington agt. Johnson et al oe. time for argument why rul not. issue. Busch agt. Baughman; judg- ment by default. Wilder agt. Washington Times; order for return of deposit. Robin- son agt. Dietrict of Columbia; on trial. ireult Court No. 2—Justice McComas. paver agt. Knox Express; verdict for defendant. 1 Court, No. 1—Chief Justice Bing- Criminal United States agt. Alex. 8 Sigman, at- tempt at arson; $1,000 taken, Lewis S. Smith, surety. United i ne se i j Fe z 8 i

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