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a THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1898-14 PAGES.. 4 and prevented by order of the gov- nent of the United States. _ “All parties declared before the last elec- ‘ticn in favor of the i republican party empha as follows “Prom the hour of achieving their own lence the people of the United have regdrded with sympathy the Struggles of other American peoples to free themselves from European domination. We watch with deep and abiding interest the herofe battles of the Cuban patriots against ruelty and oppression. And our best hopes out for the full success of their deter- 1 , Hberty. The government rst contre Cuba, and being un- roleet the property or lives of ‘American citizens or to comply y oMigations, we believe that of the Untted States should resident with its the governm use its influence and good offices independence to ace and Bive k in by the republican p Louis June 16, 1806.) «ple of the United States do juire title to Cuba. nor do t gain advastage in any way, direc’ indirectly. of any nation by reason of this barbarism 4 war. They do not complain of our of trade with Cuba, the assault the filth on of borne and have patient, ke health of the rule i ntly waited, not wish- to interfere with the until the stench ssed endurance, in Cuba has tinent and a our Christian ization. The United States, demanding no mal profit, having no fear and seek- no favor, clear and ious as to the © of « . do, in the presence flized nations of the world and in of justice and liberty, demand allied war in Cuba must cease.” secured the adoption of a ing the Postmaster General on our and th % name the cost of carrying mail matter. sec to ratify the agreement between the Day ion and the Seminole nation Indiar o amend an cross the laring a certain i . a lawful je river, in The Corbett Cane. In accordance with previously ‘handler calle} up the resolution in regard te ‘orbet: case, and made a favor of seating the claimant as a senator from Oregon. Mr. Chandler submiiced, in opening his ument in oppesition to the preposed resolution, a supplementary statement from Mr t himseif, in whiea he discussed ani defined his per- ander began his remarks. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. assed authorizing the Lewiston d Bridge Company to construct ain ab: the Snake ween Idai ington. enate amengments to the agricul- appropriation vill were disagr ad the bill wae sent to con i Messrs. dsworth, Warner and Williams nes Mr. Taylor (Ohio), chairman of elections committer 1, then called up the con- tested election case of Wm. F. Aldrich against Thomas S. Plowman, from the fourth Alabama disirict. Mr. Plowman, the sitting member, is a democrat and Mr. Aldrich was the populist and republican candidaie. The majority of the committee reported solidly in favor of unseating Mr. Plowman. bat Mr. Taylor, who opened the de- with an elaborate argument in favor ining the majority report. deplored » fact that a partisan body called t upon an rular instance. s will. The illicerate lutely at the mercy Fraud, he said, was & or secret, but bold ticket marke rwhere; not I lent. ox (Miss.) presented the case of the minority, which reported that Mr. Plow- Man was entitled to retain his seat. He controverted the clafm that a conspiracy ei, and maintained that a revision of turns, in accordance with the testi- would still give Plowman a plurality -e- SPREAD RUIN. EARTHQUAK Thousands Rendeced Homeless at Balikesr, Asia Minor. ANTINOPLE, February 8.—Earth- h e to be felt at Bali- kesr, Asia Minor, and in its vicinity. About 4,01 people have been rendered homeiess, CON, seme 3,600 houses 30 mosques and 15 khans heve been cre or less destroyed and 120 persons hive been killed or in- Sured. ae DISGUSTED WITh KLONDIKE RUSH. Tweniy-five Tired Passengers Come Down Z ORLA, B. a Noso has arrived there from Skagua: had = twenty-five usted passengers aboard, tired of the country after their first experie and ly denouncing the Klondike rush. The treasure on board Was $1000, One of the passe Ss said 2 men could do ali the w offered ik. nd th ere were at least Y thing to do but gamble the Noye pis ae Ost tone Gr \ than hereto 4 no communi- ssengers on Lewis - RESCUED IN MID-OCEAN. Capt. Larsen and Fifteen Merof Bark B. D. Metealt. YORK, February §—The Fabre amer Burgundia arrived today from ranean ports and brought safely to port sixteen seamen, who were picked up in midocean and rescued from thelr sinking ere Captain Larsen and fifteen of of the Norwegian bark B. Metcalf, from Savannah for Hamburg. Captain Larsen says he sailed from Savan- pah December 10 with a cargo of naval store: —_-> PRESIDENT DOLE IN CLEVELAND. Pays a Visit to Mes. Cate, His Sister- in-law. CLEVELAND, Ohio, February 8—Presi- Gent Dole and party arrived at the union station at 4:45 o'clock this mornimg from Buffalo in the private car “Coronet.” The car was placed on a side track and the members of the party did not arise until 7 3 when breakfast was served on r water Mr. and Mrs. Dole were driven to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cate, on Bertram street. Mrs. Dole and Mr. Cate gre brether and er and have not seen ack other for several years. The presi- denial party expect to resume their jour- ney westward this evening. The special car will go out over the Cleveland, Akron and Columbus road to Columbus. and will then start west to Karsas City. In an interview, Presi regard my trip as “extremely sat and feel confident that the Hawaiian pos- sessions will ultimately be annexed to the United States. At Washington I had long consultation with President McKinley. It was a most setisfactory one. I think that the President's previous expressions show that he favors annexation.” When shown a dispatch m the morning papers, in which it was hinted that the Hawaiian annexation treaty might be abardoned for ap annexation bill, Prosi- dent Dole said that this view of the matter had artsen since he left Washington, and he knew nothing of it. —_.+ --— British Occupy Bereg LAGOS, West Coast of Africa, February 8.—The British troops have occupied Bere- @otron and Bashoro, in the Borgu country. —.—_—_ Movements of Spanish Generals. HAVANA, February §—Gen. Pando ar- Yived here this morning. Capt. Gen. Blanco } road to Sagua and probably to Santa JUDGE COX'S RULING Fredonia Hotel Case Against 0. and P. Telephone Co. REMOVAL OF THE ‘PHONE PROHIBITED a i ss See Se But Instrument Must Be Used for Strictly Hotel Business. —- + BUSINESS MEN INTERESTED Judge Cox today announced his decisicn in the Hotel Fredonia telephone case, the arguments in connection with which were concluded yesterday afternoon. The court announced that he would sign an order en- joining the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele- phone Company from removing from the Hotel Fredonia the telephone now in use there, so long as it is used for strictly hotel business and for the private business of the proprietor. The order, so the court stated, will also stipulate that Mr. Danen- hower shall not allow the telephone to be used for other purposes than those men- ticned. It might be used for the benetit and accommodation of the guests, such as sending for a wagon to call for baggage, but shall not be used by the guests for their strictly private business, such as call- ing for stock reports or ordering theater tickets. The order will not be drawn until late this afternoon, as the attorneys on boti sides desire to confer and to consult the stenographic report of Judge Cox's de- cision before framing the order. To a Star reporter the attorneys for Mr. Danen- hower stated that they are very well pleased with the decision, adding that they have secured in the way of a ruling all that desired. In his decision Judge Cox remarked that the telephone company is obliged to main- tain a special plant, and, the court pre- sumed, is entitled to charge for every mes- Sage sent. All that the law requires, the court added, is that the company shall not discriminate between its pairons, but must serve all people on the same terms. He went on to say that any previous contracts prior to the existing one between Mr. Danenho~-er and the Chesapeake and Po- tcmae Telephone Company had no bear- ing on the present case. The existing con- tract made in 1896, according to Judge Cox, was the law in the case at issue. The explicit terms of the contract, Judge Cox next said, are that the telephone shall be for “subscriber's use only,”’ and on a breach of the terms the contract might be termi- nated. Describes an Abuse. Where the subseriber allows others to use the telephone, Judge Cox said, it is an abuse of the time of the telephone op- erator. It is also an infringement on the rights of the Bell Telephone Company, which recefves a royalty from the Chesa- peake end Potomac Telephone Company. And further it is an infringement on the rghts of other subscribers. In explanation of the latter statement, Judge Cox said it is very annoying for a subscriber to call up a certain number and be informed that the line he desires to reach is busy, that being due to the fact that non-sub- scribers were allowed the free use of other "phones. Judge Cox said the hotel guest is entitled to the use of the telephone in the hotel, but, added the court, the hotel ‘guest does not have telegrams sent without paying for them nor does he secure the services of n.essengers and the use of carriages with- out pay. The proprietor of the hotel has the right to use the ‘phone, the court held, for all purposes of the hotel business and for his private business. Watched With Interest. The proceeding: in the injunction case of Danenhower against the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company were read with a great deal of interest by the sub- scribers of the telephone company. If it was possible to say that in a city ef this size, where the business interests are 80 varied, that any one topic at any one time could absorb the attention of the business ccmmunity senerally it may be said that the relations between the telephone com- pany and its subscribers is that subject of conversation. i So many people have had experiences with the telephone company of a kind which have left a rather deep impression on their minds, and there seems to b> such a general conviction that the present rates are exorbitant, not to use a stronger term, it is not locked upon as surprising that the company and its methods ar2 now being so generally discussed. A Business Man's Experience. Some experiences of subscribers as ‘re- lated to Star reperters are appended. One man who is well known in business circles had occasion some time ago, as many bus- iness men have during the recent financial depression, to reduce expenses by sharing bs office with two other business man. He had a telephone in his office, for which he was paying $130 a year. When his sub- tenants came in he was notified by Mr. Bryan, the president of the telsphone com- pany, that they would not be allowed to tse th® "phone unless they each paid $30 per year, in addition to the $130 which was already being paid par year for the use of the telephone. Mr. Bryan was informed by this business man that his tenants would continue to use the telephone and would not pay the extra amount asked. Mr. Bryan responded that ff his demands were not complied with he would remove the telephone. He was told to remove the telephone if he dared to do it. Tne result was the telephone was not removed, the subtenants did not com- ply with the demands made, and nothing more was heard from Mr. Bryan on the subject. In this connection it is stated that other business men have had similar experiences, and it is the belief that such demands are not enforced in cases where from motives of policy it is deemed wise not to antag- onize certain men. It 1s thought, how- ever, that the number of such exceptions from the exactions of the company is not numerous, and that gradually it is being re- duced, and it is the opinion that in a short time everybody will be forced into line. In an Office Building. The manager of one of the large office buildings in the city said that some time ago he was practically obliged by the com- pany to substitute a slot machine for the telephone in the building which the com- pany provided for the use of the tenants. This change was so distasteful to the ten- ants that they refused to patronize it and used the private telephones in various of- fices in the building, or else went outside. The result was that while the telephone company under the old arrangement re- ceived $150 a year from the owners of the building for the rent of the telephone, the revenue from the slot machine was only about one-third as much. It is beueved by many that the feeling of indignation over what is believed to be un- just and arbitrary charges and methods of the telephone company will soon reach such a stage that there will be a material reduc- tion in the number of telephone subscrib- ers, and that as far as possible other meth- ods of rapid communication will be substi- tuted, or else there will be-combination of users which will lessen the number of in- struments in use. About the Dividends, It is claimed that the people who are Protesting against -the charges made hy the telzphone company are not, in every case, men who are ignorant of how large ccrporations are carried on, but it is said that those who are at the head of large financial and other institutions are for3- ost in objecting to what they consider to be the unjust rates of the telephone com- pany. They say that the telephone subscribers im this city are compelled to pay high rates for this service, in order that the company be able to pay a dividend upon a stock which ts largely watered. It is yer that pone ae 4 only pays cent as a dividend on ‘1 ont capitalization, “if the actual "cest issue the receipts of could largely be reduced and the net” protits would be sufficient te pay a handsome re- turn upon such a capitalization. In Congress. “I have followed the articles in The Star ‘on the telephone case with a great deal of interest,” said Representative Richardson of Tennessee to a Star reporter today. “I think that Congress will have to take ac- tion in behalf of the citizens in that mat- te “The telephone company must be made to lower its rates to a more reasonable basis and to give the citizens the facilities which they are entitled to have.” ————— WHITE HOUSE FUNCTIONS Colonel Bingham Describes Changes in Ar- Tangements, Position of the Marine Band Tr: ferred—Cloak and Hat Rooms, “Owing to the death of the President's mother in December,” says Colonel Bing- ham, in charge of public buildings and grounds, in his last monthly report, -‘the usual functions at the White House did not begin until the 19th of January, the usual New Year reception havihg also been omitted. Certain changes in the methods of handling crowds at the official receptions at the Executive Mansion having been de- cided on involved certain new work about the mansion. In the first place, cloak and hat boxes were placed in the front vesti- bule and were increased in capacity up to 1,063 persons. Still further accommbdda- tions can be added in this vestibule in the future, if desired. Six light hatracks, ac- commodating 122 persons, were also pur- chased for use in various parts of the house, as needed. ‘Although the main vestibule is now pro- tected by an outside, as well as an inside, storm door and by steam radiators, the question of comfortable disrobing of guests is not altogether satisfactorily settled, ow- ing to the fact that the outer doors open into the middle of the vestibule. “The ante-room and private dining room were also kept clear and arranged for the reception of wraps. In order to gain fur- ther space the state dining room was also entirely cleared except the southwest cor- ner, where a light screen was erected, con- sisting of a pole on standards, from which hung curtains. The furniture removed from the main corridor was arranged around the sides of this enclosure, and served to receive the cloaks, etc., of those who entered by the south portico. “In order to hide the bareness-of the hat and cloak boxes velour curtains were made and hung on a pole entirely across the ves- tibule in front of these boxes. This velour had previously been used to decorate the old Corcoran Art Gallery when used for the convention of the universal postal con- gress, and was bought for half price. “The position of the Marine Band was changed from the front vestibule to the ecnservatory, just outside the state dining room. This location is very pleasant and convenient for them, but involved consid- erable work in a special disposition of the plants in the conservatory and the tem- perary removal of a number of large ones, which were sent to the pension building, where they furnish pleasure and adornment and are also carefully looked after by our own men. The conservatory roof was in such shape that it was necessary to pur- chase a large canvas covering and place it one the outside over the glass to keep out water in case of rain or snow. Some new linen floor crash has also been purchased. “As a matter of record, it may be well to state here that the route of passing through the Executive Mansion for a large reception was made as follows: Enter at the front door on the north portico; leave wraps; pass westward through the ante room into the private dining room; turn south to the main corridor at the foot of the private stairway; thence west to the northwest door of the state dining roo1 thence east in a straight line through the three parlors to the east room. It is true that before the reception began many peo- ple gathered in the east room and the main corridor, but by conducting the line in the direction indicated there was nowhere a crossing of lines. Exit was as usual—by the bridge at the window at the foot of the office stairs.” a ——_-e-——___ WORK IN THE PARKS. Report of the Commissioner of Public Buildings and Grounds. The District government, according to Col. Bingham’s report for January, having relaid the sidewalk pavement fronting the reservation at Pennsylvania avenue and I street, between 20th and 2ist streets, leav- ing a space of ground unpaved about 6 feet in width along the front of the reservation, the post and chain fence has been moved out to the inner line of the new sidewalk, and that strip of ground was included with- in the Hmits of the reservation. The iron post and chain fence alcng the Pennsyl- vania avenue front of the reservation, at the intersection of Pennsylvania avenue, H street and 18th and 19th streets has been lowered and reset to conform to the new grade of the sidewalk established by the District Commissioners. Six park settees, with box attachments for storing waste paper, have been placed in the Smithsonian grounds, and 322 Mnear feet of board walk 3 feet wide have been laid on one of the gravel walks on the east side of the grounds for the benefit of pe- destrians, and to protect the lawns from trespass. Small granite blocks with the letters “U. 8.” cut in their top surfaces have been placed at the corners of triangular reser- vations on Massachusetts avenue between North Capitol and 9th streets east, on New York avenue between Ist and 2d streets cast, on Maryland avenue at Ist street, on North Carolina avenue between 8th and 9th streets east and on Florida avenue between 6th and 12th streets east. Properly receipted vouchers having been received from the“sculptor for the pedes- tal for the statue of Gen. Logatt, Col. Bingham has sent a check for $25,000 to the ambassador of the United States at Rome, Italy, to be handed to the sculptor as soon as all necessary requirements of the contract as to insurance, delivery and shipment of the pedestal have been com- plied with. ‘There were 8,477 visitors to the top of the Washington monument during Jan- uary, of which number 6,72) made the as- cent in the elevator and 1,748 by the stair- way, making a total of 1,482,780 persons who have visited the top since the shaft was opened to the public, October 9, 1888. ———_—_e—____. FOR THE RELIEF OF CUBANS. Additional Contributions Received at the Stute Department. The Secretary of State has received the following additional contributions to the fund for the relief of the Cuban sufferers since the last report: ’ From citizens of Massachusetts, through Senator Hoar (second con- tribution) .. tee eeeceeseeees Citizens of Cleveland, Ohio, through H. A. Garfield (second contribution) 453.64 Through Evening Star, Washington, D. C. (second contribution)...... Galen B. Royer, Mount Morris, I : Employes of Treasury Department (second contribution)..... «+» 82.75 Mrs. 8. Bar, Jernez, Hot Earnas N. 8. M. Holman, Minneapolis. L. L. Pickett, Wilmore, Ky. Cash .............. Walter L. Macomber, Asheville, J. R. Chaffee, Brookfield, Mass —————-——____ Political Rights of Employes. In a letter to Postmaster Gordon of Chi- cago concerning the political rights of em- ployes, Mr. Heath, first assistant postmas- ter general, writes as follows: “There is no disposition to curtail the Proper exercise-of the political rights of any one in the postal service. It is the manner in which these more than the exercise of political rights, thet ts important. “We prefer to pass upon complaints as to the offensive reise tical g of a LOW-PRICED TELEPHONES. Bill Introduced te Admit Another Company to the District. Mr. Jenkins has introduced a bill in the House préviding that “whereas it is repre+ sented to this present Congress that the Automatit Teléphone Exchange Company Gimited) of Washington and London, Eng- land, a corporation duly organized and operatings\under’ and »y virtue of the gen- eral laws of thé state of West Virginia, ts desirous of establishing its system of tele- phony within the District of Columbia, and that, in sideration of its being permitted so to do, ff will supply a much superior ser- vice te that now in use in the District of Colurmbiay and at less than one-half the rates now being charged,” the company fs authorized to lay conduits in this city and Proceed to conduct a telephone business. The company shall not charge to exceed 34 per raonth for each telephone in business places and $-per month for each telephore in a dwelling house which shall be within a radius of one mile from the central ex- change office of the company, nor more than $% per month for a telephone em- ployed for business purposes or $4 per month for a telephone employed for a resi- dence of a radius of one mile and not ex- ceeding two miles from the central ex- change of the company, and for all tele- pkcnes required outside of the two-mile radius and within the District of Columbia said cempany shall not charge to exceed $1 per month per mile on each telephone over and above the rates fixed for the two- mile limit. Another section of the bill provides that the company shall “allow each subscriber oe oo use of the telephone sup- plied.” TIME CLOCKS IN THE TREASURY. They Will Be Tried in the Winder Bufldi Assistant Secretary Vanderlip of the Treasury Department said this afternoon that it had not been fully decided that the timeclocks would be put in the treas- ury. There was a strong probability, ho} ever, that they would be introduced. “There is a considerable opposition to them from some of the clerks,” said Mr. Vanderlip, “but many other clerks who arrive and depart on time have no objec- tion to them and are pleased with the machines, A number of agents of clock manufacturies have been here this week talking to me about their clocks, Vanderlip then stated that to test the different makes of clock and the sy: tem generally he had a few days ago cr- aered cne of each make placed in the gec- ond auditor’s office, in the Winder )huild- irg. One of these clocks was put up a few days ago and two others arrived to- day. The last two to arrive will be placed in position this afternoon, and the three clecks will be given a trial tomorrow. Each clock will accommodate 100 people, and the three will take care of the total number of clerks in the second auditor's office. A full trial will be given the clocks and a report will be made to Secretary Gage. If the clocks are introduced at all in the Treasury Department they will be put in the customs offices throughout the coun- try. Mr. Vanderlip says the clocks have been introduced in post offices throughout the country and so far as hoe has heard have given satisfaction. Naturally there is a good deal of feeling in the treasury about the probability of having to answer to the clocks, and clerks who are ranked as among the best con- sider such a course a reflection on their hcnor. Those who take the matter good naturedly! are already beginning to figure as to how they can get the best of the clocks. A nunber of treasury Officials will be present tomorrow when the clocks register the arrivals at the Winder building. The record of the time clocks recently placed in#the Office of the auditor for the Post Office Department has shown such a great improvement in the record of clerks that there is ttle doubt the system will be gradually extended. During the month there were but few records of tardiness against the clerks, a marked contrast to the previous month the officials say. o——____ SHIPMENTS TO THE ORIENT. Figures Showing the Importance of Hawaiian Annexation. Mr. James J. Hill called upon the Senate ccmmittee on foreign relations today and submitted to Senator Davis certain state-- ments respecting th freight shipments to China and Japan via the northern trans- portation lines and their steamship con- nections during the years 1896 and 1897, which Senator Davis thinks have an im- portant bearing upon the Hawaiian an- nexation treaty and our oriental com- merce. The senaior says the figures show es- pecially the great interest of the cotton states in the situation, and 2nforce the ar gument in favor of the annexation of Ha- wail from a commercial standpoint. There went over these lines in 1896-97, in cotton: From Missouri, 208,662 pounds; from Mississippi, 337,046 pounds; from Texas, 33,441,605 pounds; from Alabama, 315,827 pounds: from ‘Tennessee, 43,408 pounds; from New York, 205,830 _ pounds; total, 34,641,473. Still more remarkable, he thinks, is the showing as to sheetings. Of these there went: From North Carolin 2,517,907 pounds; from Virginia, 105,505 pounds; from Mississippl, 40,380 pound from Alabam: 72 pounds; from South Carolina, 15,707 pounds; from Georgia, 1,804,707 pounds: from Ontario, 38,125 pounds; total,. 20,654,854 pounds. Commenting vpon the figures Senator Davis said: “They disclose some very re- markable facis. The tonnage over these lines from Texas is equal to the total from Pennsylvania and Ohio. Of the manufac- tured cotton goods, 10,000 tons came from the southern states and nothing from New England. Mr. Hill's statements demon- strate clearly the great interest of the United States in the Asiatic trade, and the changes that may occur through European intervention in Chinese commerce. “These represent only the exports from Puget Sound to the orient via these lines. It will be observed that not a pound oi cot- ton or sheetings were carried by these com- panies from New England. These exporta- tions of cotton and sheetings from the southern states constitute about 20 per cent of the entire exportation, and they ere rapidly growing. The great trouble with the increase of this trade is the want of shipping to carry the amount that ts press- ing upon it, and which can easily be de- livered by the railway transportation lines at the various points on the Pacific coast. “There are no American ships in the trade. The fact that 33,000,000 Inds of cotton find their way to the orient through these northern transportation lines from Texas, and 15,000,000 pounds of sheeting find their way over the same lines from South Caro- lina to the orient is most striking and significant commercially. It indfeates the vast possibilities of commerce, and espe- cially an enlarged cotton market, with the people of China.” —____o-______ ACTED TOO HASTILY, os Ambasssfior =White Says American Fruits are Being Admitted. It is intimated that the German author- ittes are beginning to believe that they have acted with undue precipitation in the enforcement of the decrees excluding Amer- ican fruits, and it is said that a disposi- tion has. 4#een™8i -wn to attribute the se- verity ofghe action taken to the excessive zeal of inate officers stationed at the pri ‘ports ‘and on the frontier. Today Mhbessador White cabled the State Depart that the present importation of live wes absolutely prohibited, but that fruit not infected was being admitted freely, Inesmuch as the value of the live plants"and shrubs exported from the United States to Germany last year was only a little more than $8,000, the last phase of the exclusion decree is net regard- ed as of very large importance. —2+-___ ‘The Gefiom Reaches Colombo. COLOMBO, Ceylon, February 8—The German cruiser Gefion has arrived here, but her consort, the Deutschland, has not yet been sighted. ice Henry of Prus- sia will land merely in his capacity as an admiral. He has accepted the governor's invitation to visit Kandy, seventy-nine miles by rail from here, and to inspect the hill station of Nuwaracliya. | - —_—__ Policeman Appointed. Joseph_V. Riley has been appointed by the District Commissioners a first-class private an the poten force, vite R. P. MoDaniel, HYATTSVILLE’S CASE HEARD FINANCE AND TRADE VESTRYM EN RES! GN Opposing Delegations Argue the . Water Works Question. Jadiciary Committee Considers the Enoch Pratt Bequest — Democratic Members to Dine With Mr. Gorm: Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. STATE HOUSE, ANNAPOLIS, M4., Feb- ruary 8.—A hearing was held before the Prince George's delegation today on the movement to authorize the issue of $25,- 000 in bonds by the mayor and council of Hyattsville to defray the expense of the introduction of waterworks. A delegation of sixteen members, headed by Mr. L. H. Cempbell as spokesman, was pres>nt to ad- vocate the measures, and those opposing were represented by Messrs. J. H. Ralston and N. A. Dunning. Those in favor of the movement advo- cated the reference of the question for de- cision to the voters of the town at the May election, and provision is made for this in the bill as drawn up. Messrs. Ralston and Dunuing, despite this condition, opposed the measure. Senator Clagett closed their protests by announe- ing his intention of introducing the & Senator Bouic of Montgomery county in- troduced a bili to provide for the election of school commissioners by popular vot Argument Over the Pratt Bequest. Argument over the bill to authorize the eec2ptance of the Enoch Prati bequest of $1,500,000 to the Sheppard Asylum was held before the judiciary commitiee of the house today, and will be concluded on Friday. The size of the bequest, the strong fight to defsat the bill on the part of counsel for the Pratt heirs, and the intense interest felt in the fate of the measure was re- flected in the crowd of visitors who came to the hearing, and who completely filled the hall of delegates, Chairman Schirm of the judiciary com- mittee announced that each side would be given an hour’s argument. The first speak- er was George A. Pope, president of the board of trustees, who made a vigorous plea in behalf of the acceptance of the be- quest. Mr. Pope assailed the opposition to the bill, based on the ground that respect to Moses Sheppard’s memory would not admit the addition of Enoch Pratt’? name to the title. Mr. Sheppard, he contended, attached no importance to the association of his name with the asylum, that he was accustomed to avoid publicity, and wish:d no such monument to his memory. Decided to Accept the Bequest. The trustees had decided to accept the bequest, ard felt that the conditions im- posed by Pratt were entirely in accordanc? with Sheppard’: design. There was no intention on their part to change the asylum into an ordinary mad house. Superintendent Brush followed. He claimed that no change in methods would be pursued; that Mr. Pratt used the phrase “Indigent insane” mentioned as the pa- tents whom he desired to see received ad- visably. Mr. E. Gl2nn Perine, who opposed the bill, and who resigned from the board because of acceptance of the bequest, de- clared that Sheppard’s methods and wishes wculd be invalidated by the conditions im- pesed by Pratt. City Solicitor Elliott of Baltimore pre- sented resolutions from the mayor and city council of Baltimore, asking for the ac- ceptance of the bill. Two Memorials Proposed. Delegate Riley of Anne Arundel intro- duced two memcrials calling upon the Maryland delegaticn in Congress to urge the grant of appropriations for widening and deepening the channel of the Severn river, for establishing fortifications at its mouth and for the erection of a dry dock at_Kound Bay. The democratic members of the assembly left for Washington this afternoon, where they will be entertained at dinner by Sen- ator Gorman. The party left on a special car of the Pennsylvania railroad and was headed by Chairman Vandiver and Col. Buchanon Schley, president of the demo- cratic state convention. They will remain over night at the Hotel Cochran. >— ANOTHER FIRE IN LOUDOUN. Henry 8S. Smith, Near Sterling, is the Latest Sufferer. Special Dispatch to The Evening Stai STERLING, Va., February 8.—The sixth fire of incenMlary origin since January 1 in Loudoun county occurred Saturday night. The latest sufferer is Mr. Henry S. Smith, owner of the Broad Run farm, half a mile from this place. Mr. Smith was awakened about midnight Saturday night by the gal- lcping of a horse through the lane from his. house to the main road. When he reached the window he saw his large stock barn in flames, and the perpetrator of the deed swiftly galloping away on horseback up the main road in the direction of Leesburg. Mr. Smith had given all of the men a holi- day over Sunday, and not a hand was on the place to assist him in subduing the flames, which had made such headway that it was impossible to save but six horses and twelve cows of the stock in the barn. Thirty-six head of valuable milch cows, the barn, with its entire contents, censisting of fifty tons of feed, farming implements, provender and an $800 thresh- ing machine, were burned. In the morning one of his own horses, which had been in the barn, was found saddled and bridled in the lane leading to the house. The party who set fire to the barn even went so far as to pick out one of the finest of the stock of horses, and af- ter doing his work mounted and rode away. It is believed after riding to a point in the direction of Leesburg the incendiary turn- ed the horse loose and it strayed home. This is the fourth barn Mr. Smith has had destroyed in the past twelve years, and his loss is severely felt. The citizens of this county are aroused over the large number of incendiary fires, and it is feared that if the perpetrators are caught they will be summarily dealt with. The insurance companies will in all probability put a detective to work and every effort will be made to catch the guil- ty parties. It is also belieyed that the county authorities will be petitioned by the citizens of Loudoun county to work in con- nection with a representative of the insur- ance companies, who are also greatly in- terested in the matter. —__>_—_. PARASITES IN MEATS. Precautions Needed to Save Human Life. An {important treatise, entitled “The In- spection of Meats for Animal Parasites,” has just been issued by the Agricultural Department. It was prepared by Dr. C. Wardell Stiles, zoologist, under the direc- tion of Dr. D. E. Salmon, chief of the bu- reau of animal industry. The report is in- tended primarily for the use of the meat inspectors of the bureau, and is not for general distribution, as only a limited edi- tion has been issued. In_ his letter of transmittal to Secretary Wilson, Dr. Sal- mon says the report will be found of gen- eral interest to all sanitarians, since it treats of the communicability of certain parasites from animals to man, and sug- gests the necessary. methods of prevention and treatment therefor. The more important parasites for the American inspectors are the common liv- ery fluke and the large American fluke, = are serious —- pres stock; measles, pork les all of which bear an important relation to disease in man. He calls attention which at present is ty rare in this country, and the time to attack it. By proper precautions at the abattoirs and slaughter houses this dangerous parasite can be totally eradicated from the country. If these precautions are not carried it -will be only a question of time when this be ri nae Hg capri Gerfffany Cuban News Caused a Slump in Stock List. EARLY PRICES WERE QUITE STRONG London Took Blocks of Atchison Preferred. Te GENERAL MARKET REPOR’ > Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, February 8.—The opening Quotations on the stock exchange today were devoid of any particular interest and simply represented room traders, manipu- lation. Prices were a trifle better under the influence of London encouragement but values were somewhat erratic and in- clined to sag. This realizing among the active securi- ties was checked by the further movement upward among the Vanderbilt group, which caused some covering of shorts and a betterment along the entire list. London was quite an important factor in the rise, buying large blocks of Atchison preferred and further purchasing amorg the inte-national list. There was 10 news of importance and the summary of the market for the day is a very strong tore for the entire list, with a general decline during the last hour on ac- count of the Cuban news from Washington. The usual activity among the favorites was again apparent today, and the same strength denoted by clique buying caused Metropolitan Street Railway to further ad- vance twe points. This specialty was very strong, and without much interruption con- tinued its upward movement. The buying was from the same source that has been instrumental in its upward tendency e it reached 125. Amongst the others of this list. Manhattan and B. R. T., there was a little heaviness and a general disposition to take profits. The grangers were put up during the early trading, bu' on the general decline Curing the last hour of trading this gain bead lost and a decline recorded for the ey. The coalers were very dull during the day, and simply acted in sympathy with the rest of the list. Northwestern was quite active and strong tcday, and after opening with an advance frcm yesterday's closing further improved in value to the extent of 144 points. Previous to the close Cuban news from Washington caused a healthy reaction throughout the list, which caused final quotations in most stocks to show « loss for the day. —_—__. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high- est and the fowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley. No. 80 Broadway. American Spirite... American Spirits, pfd. American Sugar.... | Chic St. P., M.& 0. Consolidated Gas. Del. Lack & W ..... Delaware & Budson — & Rio Granade, Gener . Mhnots Centra Lake Shore. Loulsquie « N Metropolitan Traction. Manhattan Elevated Michigan Central Missouri Pacific. National Lead Co. ic. Union Pacific, pia pid. wwe 18% Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular catl—12 o'clock m.—D. C. 3.655, $50 at 115. Metropolitan Railroad 6s. $1,000 at i Capital ractio 20 5 i 10 at 76; 20 at Not Satisfied With St. Michael's and Al, Angels’ Rector. Favered What is Termed a Low Service—Members of the Con- gregation Talk. Ata regular m ing of the vestry of St Michael and AU Angels’ PE. Church, last night, several of the mombers of the ves try tendered their resignation ose who formally tendered it w G. Gibson, senior warden. 2 Matthews, junior warden: Mr Morse and Mr. R Longest stated that the following others will as they declared their intention so: Mr ¥. Mesny, registrar, Charles Gawler. It was declared that this was? taken ‘on part of those resigning because of the extremely low which Rey W. . Turner, chureh, was ueting, and which they did not like as declared that when Mr. Turner was called to St. Michael's All Angels he Stated that he was opposed to altar lights and 9n acolyte, but that he was perfectly willing rest e service In accordar wishes e vestry The matter was arranged for the time being. but the above action was tak the vestrymen solely because they like his way of giving the servic A member of the church said today The Star reporter that the vacan vestry would be filled. and Mr. r would remain at the church, as he saw no reason why he shculd not do so. — NO OCCASION FOR ALARM. The marine, Robert ollins, who ts suffering from smallpox, and who was tak- en to the District smallpox hospital yesier day, as exclusively told in The Star, has a very mild attack of the disease, so Dr. Woodward, the health officer, told a Star reporter this afternoon, and no doubt of his speedy recovery is entertained. This is the first case here since the fall and winter of 1894-95. As explaized in The Star, the sick man had been in the naval hospital for nearly two weeks when the suspicious character of the complaint developed, having been sAmitted for surgical treatment. Before that he was stationed at the marine bar- racks here, end so far as known has not been in contact with the disease, either personally or by communication of any kind. Dr. Woodward is of the opinion that the case is simply one of those sporadic cases which cannot be traced back of the development stage. It was at first thought that Collins might have contracted the disease through corresponding with people im the south, where smallpox is prevailing to som> ex- tent, bit Dr. Woodward ts informed that h- jvas had no correspondence with any one in the infected districts. He ts in the care of Janitor Pemberton of the District small- pox hospital, near the District jail, and the disease fs of such a mild form as to se him practically no suffering what- r, At the naval hospital he was kept isolated, ard ev one who came in con- tect with him has been vaccinated, and will be quarantined for sixtsen days, until all danger of communication to others is past. “There is not th» slightest cause for alarm,” said Dr. Woodward, “and Collins’ cese will, I feel very sure, be the only one in this connection. The weather is most unfavorable for the spread of the discase, jand as every precaution has been taken, both at the naval hospital and by the health department, no one should have any apprehension of dange —_—> THE COURTS. Court of Appeals—Present, the Chief Jus- tice, Mr. Justice Morris and Mr. Justice Shepard. Grove 8. Beardsley, J. Martin Scranage, B. W. Taylor, Theo T. Dorman, Alex D. Lunt, Charles E. Driggs, George N. Brown, William E. Ambrose, Robert F. Hunter, Horace B. Durant, John W. Gardner, Chas. S. Davis, Barry Mohun, Howard B. Hodge, George H. O'Connor, Charles F. Wilson, Simon E. Sullivan, David H. Fen- ton and C. L. Trevitt were admitted to practice. 418, Hetzel agt. B. and O, R. R.: judg- ment on mandate of Supreme Court UT. entered. - 711, Hutchins agt. Stahl; continuance set aside and appeal dismissed on motion of C. A. Brandenburg for appellant. 516, U. S. agt. West et al.; motion to re- call mandate and correct judgment herein submitted by D. W. Baker in support of motion. 76i—Fleming agt. Wilscn; iotion to dis- miss appeal submitted by D. W. Baker in support of motion granted. 45%—Newman agt. Goddard; passed until Mai Throckmorton agt. Holt; contin Bowie agt. Hum; passed. nited States ex rel. Wedderburn agt. Bliss; pass- ed until March. $—Hunter agt. Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company; moti. to dismiss appeal for failure to file suffi- cient transcript of record; argued by W. F. Mautingly in support of motion and by R. F. Hunter in opposition thereto; appel- jant allowed ten days in which to file a ; 30 at 76%, complete record. G2—Clark et al. agt ae ey ek Se ee Read; argument commenced by C. A. Bran- 76%; BO at 764; 60 at 76%. {i denburg for appeliant, continued ‘by R. at 48%; 11 at 4st. UL & i Ross Perry, jr., and R Perry for 108; 2 at 106; 10 at 105% appeliee, and concluded by . Branden- Grapbophone, 100 at 1 3 American Graphopbone, rred, 32 L anthaler Linotype. 10 at 144%. call—Capital ction, 17 at 76%. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund fs, 101%, 144. “Bo-sear fund 6s, gold, 11) Did. 3.658, nding: currency, 115 bid. uz Bonds.—Met: iscellaneous sitar ln i bid, 120. asked. Cie edna Metropolitan Railroad conv. re Railroad cer- mf indehtedness, A, 125 bid. Metropolitan kates of indebtedness, B, 114 bid, 115 asked. Belt Railroad 5s, 50. bid. Railroad @s, 90 bid, 160 asked. Columbia Railroad Gs. 121%4 bia. Washington Gaa Company Ga, series A, 114 hid." Washington Gas Company 6s. series B. 114 bid. U.S. Electric Light debenture imp. 105 bid 110 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac Tele- Trast 5s, F. and A.. 100 bid. Security and Trust'Ss, A. and’O., 100 bid. W ington t Ist Ga, "110 bid. ington ext. 68, 130 bid. Masonic Hall Associ: Be. 108 Da. Washington Light Infantry ist Om, 90 bid, National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 255 . Did. Central (new y atock 135 mia 15 ‘ssked, "Farmers bid. Second, 140 bla. “Citisens” 146 Calon, a ete bid. 1044, ig I nae ‘raders’, 95 bid. 120 fe Deposit and Trust Com; .—N Safe Deposit and Trust, 1144 staat ~<T Washington Loan and Trust, 180 bid, 135 asked. Trust, 149 bid, asked. —- “an Securit = val ion, 7 i Mi ra ee n-American, 165 bid. National Unton, 1 bid, 11% asked. » 11% bid, 12% 4 bid, bid, 6 ankea: ‘Thucola, 9% "bid. Commercial, bla 'as ““Title Insurance Stocks—Real Estate Title, 80 bid, 87 asked. Columbia Title, 4% wag asked.’ Washington Title, 2% bid. ‘District ‘Title, ——- Stocks.—Pennsslvania. 40 “3 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, 6 meri- , G2 bid. Ai can 15% vid, 15% asked. American & hormone, metered, 1 bd igi4"asked. oye, 10g Tl, Salle feito tan en Market, Great boat, 100 asked. Pneumatic Me bid. Norfolk and Washington Stea:o- Lincoln Hall, 90 asked. xEx div. 143% bid, 145 asked. Lanston Monet Pe. Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., Ni GRAIN. H ts a Bea Sane SEECEEE wxpas? et) sf cecet ti ret burg fer appellant. Equity Court 1—Justice Cox. Th Warner agt. Browr s. Walker and J. H. Stewart appointed trustees to con- vey. Taylor agt. Leyhan; de ants dered to employ new counsel. 1 trict of Columbia; decree rem from title. Antrim agt. Halle; with Thos. B. Stahl trustee re Lucy B. Newell, Geo. T. Bowen, Wm. to sell. J. Killian, Addie Mayfield, Mary Garner and Julia’ Davis, inquisitions in lunacy confrmed. Danenhower agt. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, rule to show cause discharged and injunction denied. Equity Court No. 2—Justice Hagner. Rollins agt. Rollins; decree for sale, with Julius A. Maede) trustee to sell. Howlett sgt. Coughlan; order authorizing Jno. B. Larner and Chas, H. Bauman, trustees, to sell real estate. Baker agt. Baker; di- vorce a vin mat. granted. Nelson ‘agt. Nelson; do. Horah agt. Horah: testimony ordered taken before R. 8. Boswell, ex- aminer. Circuit Cour: No. 1—Justice Cole. Kilian agt. Raub et al.; judgment by de- fault against Raub. Estate of Hugh A. Haralson; caveatees made plaintiffs and caveators defendants and jury sworn. Probéte Court—Justice Hagner. In re orphan of Williamson Wright; peti- tion of guardian filed. Estate of Seaton Perry; American Security and Trust Com- Pany qualified as one of the executors. Estate of John K. Reid; will filed. Estate of John Riggles; will filed, with petition for probate, Estate of Robert McMurdy; order of reference to auditor. Estate of Anne G. Hunt; proof of publication. In re Washing- ton Loan and y, guardian; order of allowance. Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers.

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