Evening Star Newspaper, February 14, 1898, Page 2

2 Senator Turley, presented in honor of nis | recent election. Rev. Dr. Geo. T. Reed, president of Dick- inson College, Carlisi:, Pa., delivered the vocation. Mr. Bate (fenn.) presented his colleague, Mr. Turley, and the oath of office was ad- ministered. Against Be! Mr. Morgan from the commit an Iment to the imerency as a “Rider.” (Ala.) reported adversely on foreign relations an diplomatic and consular ropriation bill recognizing the bellig- erency of the Cuban insurgents. _ Im con- nection with the report, Mr. Morgan a word of explanation was necess: had not oceurred during his meml the te te committee that it had been n place upon an appropriation bill a mat- of the Kind suggested by the proposed amendme The r-port, si he, makes LO Suggestion as to the merits of the prop- jon contained in the amendment. It Ss, however, regard this as an inoppor- anner of taking up the subject. report is to have mend- the senator who the privilege of any “1 de not li said Mr. Morgan, “to go further at this time into a matter which 1s to stir the > mind, es- liy as later in the day the subject may up, in hich upon i inquiry Mr. Allen re tus of the ame and the it of the report, Mr. Morgan is a favo! report 2s to the its of th and en u vor- able one ng it to the appropria- ing deficiency appropriations of the United States courts ‘The purp eS Was passed. ars without for fe reign rations, the submitted some consent and marks upon it. Mr. Allen reviewed at length the currency of the past, and maintained jiver as the m of the Cons «ht to be received at the mints on an equality with gold. Kansas Pacific Sale. At the Mr. conclusion of Mr. Allen’s remarks rris (Kan.) introduced a resolution ference to the latest phase of the He said, in connection that the reason for its time was that the At- General had informed him less than zo that he proposed to redeem the first mortgage bonds of the Kan: and have a receiver appointed fo! sale. with the resolution, presentation at this “We i yesterday.” said Mr. Harris, t the Attorney Gen- eral has dee andon his expressed p.an of redeeming the first mortgage hor.ds of the Kansas Pacific, having a receiver «p- pointed for the road. Ey this deal, if it be true that it has heen enterad into, the gov- err t would lose $6,024,107 in Interest The resclution w h had as a preamble ed Pre: spatch from St. ‘i in Saturday's Star, announc- ing the agreement reached by the govern- ment with the reorganization, was es fol- ‘That the Attorney General is nform the Senate if ne an- rized the abandonmert of his expressed ntention to redeem the first mortgage be i by the Union F ifie Railroad eastern divisicn, known as Kan- on of the Union Pacific rail- a postponement of the sale the appointment of a re- v in the rests of the gov- the United ates, and also if autherizel an agreement by which y is to be sold for the fac subsidized bonds, resulting in » government of the amount of and if the government has agreed a bidder aid sale.” ked that the preamble be unusval to include to be Chandler en 0 such matters in a resolution of inquiry. Mr. Harris declined to eliminate the TY as it was explanatory ef the andler then objected to present stion, and the resolution went over til temorrew. Information Regarding Cuba. Morgan, in calling up his resolution ing the President to furnish the with certain information relative said it was his desire simply to learn what the situation m Cuba the time. is important,” said he, “that before ticn is taken by the Senate upon this that we know whether the govern- has recognized the autonomous gov- a in advance of its perfec- i whether an agent has come here discuss reciprocity with the United informatic The asked for will clear the | atmosphere and prevent us from tum- bling or making any mi: in ai con- sideration we may give the matter. The resolution was pas: It follows: That the President is re if, in his opinion, it is not incom- . the public service, to send to copies of the dispatches of the and of the consuls of “the uba, writien or received , Which relate to the state at island, and the condi- tion of the there, or that he will send such parts of said reports as will in- » Senate as to those facts. ‘That the President inform the rT any s been accredited ment or the President of the U ‘with authority to negotiate a ty with the United Stu 3 Other diplomatic or commercial agreement ‘nited States, and whether such been recognized and received representative of such government form in Cuba. A bill making available $15,000 heretofore appropriated for the expense of operating a dre boat at Sabine Pass, Texas, was pa xecutive Session. The Senate then, at 1:23, on motion cf Mr. Davis. went into executive session. ——-e-___. DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. Local Measures Favorably Reported to the Senate. bills conferring on eurt of the District of Columbia jurisdic- n to take proof in the execution of wills veting real estate; for the incorporation of the Masonic Temple Association, and for restricting the carrying of concealed weap- the Supreme aft «rs In the District of Columbia; also se eral amendments to the District appro- priation bill; all of which were favorably acted upon by the Senate committee on the District of Columbia, as noted in The Star Friday. were reported to the Senate today. For the Court of Claims. A bill was introduced in the Senate to- appropriating $0,000 for the purchase the government of the Corcoran Art ery property, at the corner of Pennsyl- Yawia avenue and 17th street. The bill is to 4 measure formerly introduced with the exceptioa that it pro- his property is to be used by art of Claims and for other purposes { as a site for a hall or records. sthode Island Avenue. rman today gave notice in the Senate of an amendment he proposes mak- ing to the District of Columbia appropria- bill, as follows: “To pay for lands to be condemned under the highway act for the extension of Rhode Island avenue from Le Droit avenue to Harewood avenue northwest, not to exceed ™); also between Harewood avenue and avenue, not to exceed $20,000; in to be paid wholiy out of ‘the revenues of the District of Columbia.” —$—2-<_ W. R. FOSTER, JR., IS BACK. n Congress Vides Shen He Left New York He Carried Of $193,000, NEW YORK, February 14.—William Riley Foster, jr. who disappeared in 1888, tak- irg with him, it is alleged, $195,000 of the gratuity fund of the produce exchange, end who was arrested in Parts, on Oc- tober 23, was brought back here today by tue steamer La Normandie. Foster was a member of the firm of Fos- tes & Wentworth, and was the special at- terney for the gratuity fund of the ex- nge. The produce exchange ‘offered » reward for his arrest. He is fifty- +| January NEWS FROM MADRID Spain’s Intent Regarding De Lome Incident Seems in Doubt. EL LIBERAL SAYS NO APOLOGY Advices From Other Sources Pre- dict Expression of Regret. STATE DEPARTMENT SILENT MADRID, February 14.—E! Liberal, com- menting on the De Lome letter, says it was a private document, of which the govern- ment misunderstcod the text. It is semi- officially stated that official claims cannot be founded on a private letter; that Spain acted rightly in accepting the resignation of Senor Dupuy de Lome, and that the Ministers declare that any claims what- ever are inadmissible. New York World's Advices. NEW YORK, February 14.—A dispatch to the World from Madrid says: A formal statement of regret at and cen- sure of Dupuy de Lome’s conduct, coupled with an expression of sincere desire that the Canalejas letter incident shall not im- pair the present friendly relations between the governments of Spain and the United States, or interrupt the negotiations for a commercial treaty, will be made by Foreign Minister Gullon immediately following the gazetting of the royal decree accepting ‘nor de Lome’s resignation and appoint ing his successor as Spain's representative at Washington. Comment of St. James Gazette. LONDON, February 14.—The St. James Gazette this afternoon, referring to the De Lome incident, says: “It appears that President McKinley is really making a serious incident out of the affair. He is not content with the prompt resignation of De Lome. A disavowal from Spain and an apology are now demanded from Madrid, end this is a little too much for Spanish pride. Is the American government, which has had for some time ample justification for iniervention in Cuba if it had been able to make up its mind to interfere, going to pick a quarrel over this paltry business? “Those interested in historical_parallels will recall that Napoleon II] in 1870 refused to be satisfied with King William's dis- avowal of his kinsmman’s candidacy for the Spanish throne and demanded a declara- tion from the King of Prussia that he would never permit such a candidature to be re- vived. War followed immediately.” SITUATION UNCHANGED. No Further Information as to the De Lome Incident. ‘The situation at the White House as to the De Lome affair and the resulting inct- dents is unchanged. President McKinley as stated in The Star last Friday, has com- mitted the management of the dealings with Spain to Judge Day, and announces that all information on the subject will be given out by that official. Judge Day was not a visitor at the Executive Mansion this j morning, indicating that so far today there is nothing new in the situation. Develop- ments from now on are expected to be slow and through less expensive channels than the cable. ‘There is no longer doubt among the visit- ing statesmen at the White House that the President has instructed Judge Day to as- certain from Spain whether De Lome spoke truthfully when he said that this country is being fooled onthe question of autonomy and trade relations. An expression from Spain on this subject will have to be diplomati- eally secured, and whatever answer is forthcoming will be a good while off. It is a question which deais with the sin- cerity of Spain, and which will be carefully considered by that government.- There is no Way of hastening an answer on the sub- ject, as there might be in the ease of an pression of regret that De Lome should have forgotten himself in writing es he did of the President. This is a matter on which an early expression can be expected, but the other feature is one of such a deli rate nature 98 to take time. On the an- | Swer which Spain will make, whether open and frank or evasive, will depend a good deal of the future relations of the two countries. The President has now reached a point when he may be more distrustful of Spanish promises than before, and to disabuse his mind § will have to ac: openly and squarely. sion, or denial of the right to ask such a question, will not profit the cause of the Spaniards at the White House. Senor Du Bose a Caller. Senor Du Bose, the Spanish charge d'affaires, was one of the early callers at the State Department today, and this | naturally led to conjecture that his visit was in connection with the De Lome in- cident. It is stated positively, however, that the incident was not referred to, but that the call had to do with other pending Spanish affairs. At the Spanish legation today Senor Du Bose said he had nothing to say of the recent incident, and had turned his atten- tion to the regular affairs of the legation. He was not disturbed by the reports t! a filibustering expedition had slipped aw last night, as he had good reason to be- lieve that the expedition had not sve- ceeded in getting away, and also that Sanguilly was not connected with it, as had been claimed. An official memoran- dum was made up showing the number of insurgent leaders who had surrendered during the last month, as follows: January Lieut. Col. Stolo, with a cap- tain, two lieutenants and twenty men; January 8, Commandant Nunez, with two officials and five armed men; January 13, Col. Juan Lopez Marin and iwo men, also Lieut. Col. Sanabria and two meu January 14, Col. Cepero and his nephew , Gen. Juan Masso Para, ac- companied by Lieut. Cols. Feria, Hernan- dez, Commandants Quesada, Leo, Gome: Capt. Cabi ty five lieutenants and 110 men; January 21, Tello Jimenez, secretary of the municipality of Vueltas, with five armed men; January 22, Augustin Roman and five armed men from the squadron of Maximo Gomez; January 28, Col. Miguel ‘Torres. The late minister, Dupuy de Lome, has about completed his arrangements for leaving. His present plans are to leave Washington tomorrow night, sailing from . York Wednesday on the Faglish liner which goes to Liverpool. tie has not been commanded to go to Madrid, and unless this comes later he will proceed* from Liverpool to the continent for a quiet rest. and then go to his home near*Val- encia. Mr. Carlisle Wants the Letter. Mr. Calderon Carlisle. counsel for the Spanish legation, was another caller at the State Department today. It is understood, however, that he is at present acting not so much as the legal r2presentative of Spain as the private counsel of Senor Cana- lejas, to whom the De Lome letter was ad- dressed. Senor Canalejas desires to secur> pessession of the letter, and fi is under- stood that his visits to Judge Day are pre- liminary toward prosecuting those who were concerned in abstracting the letter. He has asked that the létter be delivered to him, and the department is now ccnsid- ering the matter. It is understood that the Cuban junta in New York, through Mr. Rubens, gave the letter to Judg2 Day. The question to be decided is whether it shall be given to the representativ2 of the per- son to whom it is addressed or whether it shall be turned over to the person from whom it was received. Mr. Cartisie con- tends that inasmuch ag the letter was ad- dressed to Senor Canaiejas, Tt ‘s his prop- erty. Senor Canalejas has asked that it be given him and has authorized Mr. Carlisle to act as his agent in the matter. Minister Woodford’s Dispateh. The anxiovsly awaited report from Min- ister Woodford in regerd to his conference with the Spanish premfer in regard to the De Lome incident, was received by Assist- ant Secretary Day Saturday night. It was disappointing, in that it did not show that the Spanish government had disclaimed or disavowed the upfriendly~ sentiments ex- pressed by Senor De Lome in his potas s a Canalejas. Although it was understood that no such Sisclaimer ‘hed first been made at Minister Woodford’s inter- view, it was hoped that his full report in regard to what actually passed between bim and the Spanish premier would show that the latter had at least expressed re- gret at the “unfortunate incident.” The dispatch was in anes to instructions to Minister Woodford to advise the depart- ment concerning the action taken by the Madrid government with reference to the De Lome incident, and was supplementary to Minister Woodford's brief dispatch an- nouncing the ‘acceptance by the Spanish ministry of the resignation of Minister de Lome. Until the receipt of that cablegram Sat- urday night nothing had been heard by the State Department from Madrid since Min- ister Woodford announced the acceptance of Minister de Lome’s resignation. Not Entirely Satisfactory. The fact that Judge Day refuses to say anything as to the nature of Minister Woodford’s report, after having for two days said that action would be deferred un- til its receipt, is accepted as a clear indica- tion that it was not satisfactory, at least to the point of showirfg that the Spanish government had disavowed De Lome’s sen- timents or had expressed regret therefor. Assistant Secretary Day, who has been intrusted with the whole correspondence by the President, refused to discuss the mes- sage. He said merely that there was no development in the case which properly could be made public at this time. In one instance he supplemented this statement by the remark that the mere fact of informa- tion being withheld was not to be taken as a serious indication. Every effort to supplement Secretary Day's statement with some information from the White House failed. To urgent appeals for something definite, the Presi- dent replied, through Secretary Porter, that the whole matter was in Secretary Day's hands, and the President relied on him to handle the information for the press. Mr. Woodford’s Course Approved. It was stated at the White House, how- ever, that there was no truth in the rumor of a censure upon Minister Woodford for allowing Dupuy de Lome to forestall him in presenting the application for the min- ister’s recall. Minister Woodford’s course, it was stated, had been entirely satisfac- tory, and any criticism at this time was unfounded and unfair. De Lome'’s Possible Successor. In some well-informed quarters it was believed that any formal disavowal by Spain would be deferred until a new min- ister was commissioned, one of his first duties being to make proper amends and re-establish cordial relations on all pend- ing questions. Owing to the presence in Washington of Duke de Arcos, late Spar.- ish minister to Mexico, now on leave, it was felt that he would be named as min- ister in order that a speedy adjustment might be effected. In other official quar- ters the view was entertained that Spain's isavowal would be prompt, and would be made in the form of an official statement by the minister for foreign affa: Senor that up to the present time no Official intimation of the appoint- mcnt of Duke de Arcos has come to Wash, ington. He has had large experienc Spain's diplomatic service, and in 1876 was secretary of the Spanish legation here. The Duke and Duchess de Arcos pre now the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Mackay-Smith. They expect to make a stay of several weeks, after which their intention is to prcceed to Spain. They were guests of Senor and Mme. Dupuy de Lome at dinner on Thursday evening last. The duchess was, before her marriage, Miss Virginia Lovering, and a resident of Washington Duke d’Arcos declines to be interviewed in regard to the report that he is to be ac- credited to Washington, and the officials of the Spanish legation that they have not received any information on the subject. UNNECESSARY MYSTERY The Summoning of the Republican Members of the House. Objects of the Call — Much Many De- pend on the Answer to the Resolution, —_——— Much unnecessary mystery was made this mcrning of the intentions of the House foreign affairs committee. The excitement of members of the House, manifested when they received Mr. Hftt’s call to be on hand this morning, illustrates the deep inierest which is felt in the Cuban matter and the readiness with which anything suggestive of action is seized upon. Apparently there were two reason; for the mysterious man- ner of approaching the subject this morn- ing, when there was nothing more intend- e@ than the passage of a resolution of in- auiry. One was the love of the air of di- plemacy which mystery gives; the other was a fear that the democrats might, if they had notice of the resolution coming up, attempt to make trouble by amending it. Developments showed that there was no foundation for the apprehension that the democrats would make trouble. It was @ resolution introduced by a democrat, and had not been amended in any way to de- j Stroy its effectiveness (if it has any), and therefore the den-ocrats were in no posi- tien to interfere with its prompt passage. It took only about ten minutes to dispose of the whole business. How long it will take to get a reply to the resolution is an- other matter. No Significance in This Action, ‘There is no significance in the commit- tee’s reporting this resolution of inquiry at this time. That class of resolutions must be reported within seven days, or the reso- lution will acquire a privilege to be called up in the House at any time. Had this resolutioh acquired such privilege, it would have become a vehicle upon which the democrats could draw the Cuban question into the House when they wanted to. By making the favorable report the committee Gisposed of the matter without friction, and without having the question of recog: nition of independence or of belligerency raised. The action Goes aot signify that the President is ready to have Congress take up the Cuban question, nor that he has anything he wants to communicats, without the formality of a messa It 1s not the ‘ntention of the foreisa af- fairs committze to take any notice of the De Lome inside It 1s aot a matter which properiy lies within the pruvinve of Congress, though the knowledze of what is disclosed in che letter written Ly De Lome may haye its influence upon he gen- eral policy of Coag-ess toward the Cuban question. Pro-Cuban Sentiment Increasing. it was made evident today that there is a great deal more pro-Cuban sentiment in the House now than there was formerly. If the President answers the resolution of inquiry promptly and informs Congress, as he must, if he says anything on the sub- ject, that autonomy has not been a success and that the reconcentrados are still in the same pitiable conditicn they were before the recall of Weyler, such a repiy is almost certain to lead to action by Congress, though no recommendation be made by the President. Therefore, if the President stiil desires to have Congress held in check he will not be in any hurry to reply to the inquiry. A prompt reply might fairly be interpreted as signifying that he was will- ing to give Congress its head and let it take such course as it might choose. No one need ask what would happen if this were done. It is with great difficulty that the Cubana sentiment is held in check. ———-o.—__ AT THE WHITE HOUSE. A Number of Nominations Sent to the Senate Today. The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Rufus N. Elwell of New Hampshire, to be collector of customs diswict of Ports- mouth, N. H.; Charles J. Hamblett of New Hampshire, to be attorney for the district of New Hampshire. To be registers of land offices—Jos. W. Cannon of Washington, at North Yakima, ‘Wash.; George W. Case-of South Dakota, at Watertown, 8. D, CONSTDERATON DISTRICT MATTERS Proposed Constiidation of Belt and Eékington Lines. A SUBSTITUTE MEASURE This being District day in the House, Chairman Babcock called up House bill 7541, providing that the Police Courts of the District of Columbia shall have power to issue executions on all forfeited recog- nizances, upon motion of the proper prose- cuting officer; and hereafter all writs of fierl facias, or other writs of execution on judgments, issued by the Police Court of the District of Columbia, shall be directed to and executed by the marshal of the Dis- trict of Columbia, and all laws and parts of laws inconsistent herewith are repeaied. The necessity for the bill was explained by the report, in a letter from Judge Kim- ball of the Police Court, as follows: “Under section 1065 of the Revised Stat- utes, relating to the District of Columbia, it is provided: ‘In cases arising out of vio- lations of any of the ordinances or laws of the District in force therein, process shall be directed to the major of police, who shall execute the same and make re- turns thereof in like manner es in other cases.’ “It would appear from this section that where the information is filed in the name of the District of Columbia it is the duty of the major of police to execute any writ or brocess arising therefrom. In the case of fieri facias and similar processes the major of police has refused to execute the writ because he as no machinery with which to do it, and the United States marshal has refused’ ta exccute them in District cases for lack of authority so to do. ‘There is quite a large class of cases arising under the laws, es, for instance, vagrants, prostitutes, suspicious characters and many others, where, upon conviction, the only penalty that can be imposed 1s requiring the defendant to give bond for good behavior, and in default sending him to the workhouse for a tirne not io exceed six months. “The giving of these bonds has become a farce, for there is no way to enforce them except by the Icng and expensive process of a bill in equity. As a result it is very easy for any one to get a bondsman, and imme. diately upon release the old life is resumed; and arrest of such defendants does not mean the suppression of the wrongful life, but the payment of $5 or $10 to some one to go on the bond. To remedy this defect, I am anxious that a law shall be enacted requiring the marshal to execute all pro- cesses and writs of every kind which may be directed to him by the Police Court.” ‘The bill was passed without debate. B. and P. Company Cab Privilege. Chairman Bahcock then called up House bill 7087, providjng that the Baltimore and Potomac Company be granted the exclusive right to stand cabs, carriages and other ve- hicles for the conveyance of passengers to and from the railway station at the corner of 6th and B streets northwest, in the city of Washingtomin front of the station on B street and for a distance of 100 feet west thereof on that street, and in front of the station on 6th street, under such regula- tions as the Commigsioners of the District of Columbia may prescribe as to the occu- pation, cleaning and repair of such portions of said streets, and the charge for service; Provided, That, nothing herein contained shail exclude the codches of éstablished ho- tels from having a stand assigned them by the Commissioners, or. private. carriages or vehicles used for the conveyance of passen- gers from delivering or receiving passen- gers at the regular entrances of the sta- tion, or any vehicle from receiving or de- livering baggage at the station. Mr. Bailey of Texas said that as he un- derstood the bill it was merely to grant a monopoly of the cab business to the rail- road company. Mr. Babcock sald the people of this city had demanded this cab service for the past ten years. The railroad company had not asked it. It simply proposed to give a cheap, clean cab service at a low rate. Now, if a stranger lands at the station and engages a cab the person is likely to be overcharged. Under the new bill a person can go anywhere within one mile for 2 cents. Mr. Bailey said that to do this it was proposed to exclude every other cab from the neighborhood. “Oh, no,” replied Mr. Babcock, “only from in front of the company’s own depot. The cabs can stand across the street. The bill places the cab service in the hands of re- liable people.” Mr. Williams of Mississippi said the Com- missioners have the authority to fix cab rates and they should now enforce reason- able rates upon all the,cabmen. Mr. Bailey said the Dill would not insure a better or a cheaper service, but even if it did, he would not grant the monopoly. Furthermore, he said, the bill tended in a measure to recognize the company's owner- ship of the government land upon which the depot stands. Mr. Gaines of Tennessee opposed the bill on the ground that it gave the company a monopoly. Mr. Slayden of Tennessee opposed also the bill. Mr. Norton of Ohio asked why the bill did not include the B. and O. railroad sta- tion. Mr. Babcock said the B. and O. had de- clined to establish the service, on the ground that it would not pay them. The committee would be glad to include the B. and O. whenever that company will agree to establish the service. The Bill Defeated. Mr. Babcock said he was surprised to see how the bill was misconstrued by those who had opposed it. He said there was a general demand for the service, and the railroad company, in return for establis’ ing a clean, cheap and good service, ask- ed only the privilege of standing the ve- hicles in front of the depot. Mr, Bailey then moved to lay the cab service bill on the table. This was agreed to, and Mr. Bailey clinched the vote with the usual parlia- mentary motion to reconsider and lay on the table. The bill is now dead, unless two-thirds of the House should agree to take it up again. To Quict:Land Titles. Mr. Babcock then -called up House bill 6359, to quiet Hind*4itles in the District: This bill providés: “That in all@'casée when the title or claim of any pérso#‘ out of possession of any real estaté‘in the District of Colum- bia shall be rred, by adverse posses- sion, and the titlethereto has vested in the party in possession or the party under whom he claims, the party holding the utle which has Vestsd by adverse posses- sion may file #-billtin equity, in the Su- preme Court of ths. District of Colum- bia, to have hie racord title thereto per- fect€l; and it ‘qhallsbe sufficient for him to state in hisspetition that he holds the title to such real estate and that the same has vested in him, those under whom he claims, by adversé>"possession. And in such action. itcshatt not be necessary ‘to make any person @ party defendant, except such persons: as may a; have of record a claim or title adverse to that of the plaintiff.. And upon the trial or them, whose names he cannot insert therein because they are unknown to him, and shall describe the interest of such per- son and how derived. so far his knowl- edge extends, and service process on such unknown persons shall be had by des- ignating thém in the published notice as the unknown heirs, devisees, or alienees of the last known owner of the record title; ‘and when such seryice shall be had a decree shall be rendered ‘the same as though per- sonal service had been had. Mr. Jenkins explained the bill. The re- port on this bill has been published in full in_Tho Star. Mr. Lentz of Ohio asked if this bill did not propose to guarantee titles which the title insurance corapanies of the city re- fused to guarantee. Mr. Jenkins said ke had no such informa- tion. The bill was a just measure and had been approved by members of the Bar Association of the District. Mr. Jenkins offered an amendment to the Lili designed to protect the rights of min- crs and insane persens. Mr. Grosvenor moved to recommit the bill to the committee, but the motion was lost. Mr. Jenkins’ amendment was then agreed to and the bill was passed. Gen. Grosvenor, however, demanded the reading of the engrossed hill, and this re- quirel the passage to be reconsidered and the bill to be laid aside until it could be ergrossed. Congressional Cemetery. The next bill called up was House bill 4101, granting the Congressional cemetery the right to receive the benefit of the sale of certain burial lots. The bill was passed, after being explained by Mr. Curtis of Iowa. Against Bad Candy. House bill 409, to prevent the adulteration of candy in the District was then called up. The bill provides “that no person or cor- poration shall, by himself, his servant, or agent, or ds the servant or agent of any other person or corporation, manufacture for sale or knowingly sell or offer to sell any candy adulterated by the admixture of terra alba, barytes, tale, or any other min- eral substance, by poisonous colors or flavors, or other ingredients deleterious or detrimental to health. “Any person or corporation convicted of violating any of the provisions of this act shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $100. The candy so adulterated shail be forfeited and destroyed under the direction of the court. It is made the duty of the prosecuting attorneys of the District of Columbia to appear for the people and to attend to the prosecution of all compiaints under this act in all the courts of the Dis- trict. This act shall take effect upon its passage.” The bill was passed without debate, and the substitute Eckington railway bill, re- ported this morning, was called up. Mr. Hepburn of Iowa said that with a few amendments the bill would be a bene- cial measure. He realized the wisdom, he said, of consolidating some of the weaker reads into a st.ong corporation, and if this could he dorie by amending the bill he would favor it. He objected to the pro- vision authorizing the sale of the Belt line to the Eckington line. He said he wanted the privilege to buy extended to other bidders. The power of sale should not be limited. ON THE WAY TO THE ARCTIC The Expedition Sent to Relieve the Whalers. Lieuts. Jarvis and Bertholf Lead the Party and are Probably Well on Toward Point Hope. The Secretary of the Treasury has re- ceived the following telegram, dated Seat- ile yesterday, from Captain Tuttle, com- manding the Bear, which left Seatile in November with an expedition for the relief of the icebound whalers in the arctic: “The Bear arrived at Unalaska at noon December 9, coaled and watered ship and sailing for the north at 1:35 a.m. the 11th; arrived off southeast Cape St. Lawrence Island at 2 p.m. 13th, where ice was met. ‘At 6:40 a.m., December 14, ice was making rapidly. Cape Nome was ninety-six miles distant. Concluded the vessei would be frozen in long before the cape could be reached; therefore turned and steamed southward for Cape Vancouver, which was reached at 3:50 p.m. 15th, too late to make a landing. The relief party, Lieutenants Jarvis and Berthoif, Dr. Call and Mr. Kolt- choff, with their outfits and mails for St. Michael and the north, were landed on the 16th, about five miles from the village of ‘Tunnuak, Cape Vancouver. Lieutenant Jarvis made arrangements with the trader of the village to guide and assisst his party to St. Michael, which place the trader said could be reached in ten days, via An- dreafski. On account of bad weather and running ice, the Bear could not remain to see the party started overiand. Sailed from Cape Vancouver at 8:40 a.m. 17th. Called at the Seal Islands on the 20th and 2ist instant. All well there. Arrived at Unalaska December Ail weil.- The branded seals are returning to St. Paul Is- land.” Capt. Shoemaker, chief of the revenue cutter service, said that owing to the ad- vanced season of the y2ar, the Bear's land- ing of the overland expedition was effected at about the time and place he expected, and that he fe2is that owing to the indomi- table courage of the two officers who head this expedition—Jarvis and Bertholf—its success is practically assured. They prob- ably reached St. Michael, he said, Decem- ber 26; a week thereafter they probably reached the Teller reindeer station on the nerth shore of Norton sound, and are now well on the road to Point Hope by way of Kotzebue sound on the arctic shore of Alaska. From that point they vill tak> the coast-line route to Point Barrow, mak- ing such arrangements at stopping places on the way as may be possible for the care of the whalemen who may have left their spips. —_—_—o+_____ ORDERED TO BE VIGILANT. Customs Officials Directed to Look Out for the Dauntless. Gen. Spaulding, acting secretary of ihe treasury, today sent instructions to col- lectors all along the Atlantic coast between Savannah and Florida and to commanders of rsvenue cutters to waich out for the famous little filibuster, the Dauntless. Spanish spies yesterday notified the Treas- |- ury Department that the Dauntless had gotten away from Savannah loaded with arms and ammunition for the Cuban in- surgents. Gen. Spaulding at one2 acted on the information and sent instructions, which were foilowed by further irsiruc- tions today. It is not known et the treasury how the Dauntless succeeded in evading the officials at Savannah, but she seems to have done so gracefully and thoroughly. The cus- toms officials there knew nothing of the mission of the tug, but the Spanish spies were on the alent, and sent the information to the authorities here. They are as active as before the resignation of De Lome. General Spaulding said to a Star reporter this afterncon: “We act on any informa- tion sent us, no matter from what source. Our first information did not come from the United States authorities, If we think proper we begin inquiries from a news- Peper clipping intimating that a vessel is about to go on an expedition. We send in- structions on to have an investigation made in all directions.” General Spaulding has charge of this work in the treasury and knows better than anybody else how many millions of money this government has spent tn suppressing expeditions for the assistance of the Cu- bans. He acts promptly in all cases. - It is not now thought to be that + Dauntless will be overhar unless he encounters a revenue cutter or a United States warship at sea. She sails fast and is so low in the water as to escape detection unless a vessel is al- most against her. a —____- e-_______ The Fall Suttrage Accounts im The Fe ‘The seven issues of The Star containing the reports of the proceedings of the con- poerge en B eata man’s to: a oa je = FINANCE AND TRADE|COLUMBUS ALEXANDER Stocks Were Weak and Irregular on New York Board. JUGGLING IN METROPOLITAN Cuban News Responsible for Most of the Weakness. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Sta NEW YORK, February 14. — London prices were infiuenced favorably this morn- ing by the settlement of the Kansas Pa- cific difficulty, and some confident pre- dictions of the successful refunding of the bonded debt of Louisville and Nash- ville. The local market reflected fluences, opening at fract! nearly all departments. The similar mal gains opening level in- in was not long maintained, however, for it soon became apparent that the seliing was at least as good, if not better, than the buying. London's transactions during the first hour were about equally divided in this particular. Washington advices were disquieting, in- asmuch as they misconstrued the real sig- nificance of the demand for Cuban cor! pendence, predicting a prolonged debate instead of the opposite, and premeditated result. throughout ‘Traders sold the market freely for declines varying from 1 to 2 per cent the Granger and Vander ilt groups. The result chilled the market and the later store the loss, The selling of Burlington was credited buying was too cautious to re- to a denial of the refunding project and Well merited doubt as to the probability of Wednesday's meeting. The latter subject embraces a an increased dividend, at question of policy merely, the having earned at least twice the present rate. The clique in Metrepolitan was responsi- some juggling with quotations which cannot imprcve the public apprecia- tion of the investnent character of these shares. The price was forced up 2% per and from this point the effort was suddenly reversed and a campaign against stop orders insti- it of a deliberate mark- ing down of the price a decline of 13 points Was accomplished in about as many min- ble for cent during the morning to 171, tuted. As the re: utes. Weak stock having been forced out in the process, the demand from the manipulative interest was revived and half the loss re- of normal trading in the general market this action has rarely been The effect on the general list depressing and Cuban ru- mors of the wildest sort were allowed to stored. In times duplicated. was naturally influence the later trading. Unless somcthing decidediy should occur in the n y reasunabie to ¢: fluential interests have taken pro’ merous instances and are not like! company favorable future it seems pect a temporary cessation of the advancing movement. In- 3 in nu- to re- sume aggressive trading until some of the Beyond Giplomatic problems are solved. this latter influence there {s nothing ag: vement save the fact that prices are in many instances, impr high and profits, large to risk losing. —_+—-— too FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, No. 80 Broadway. Messrs. Moore & Schley, American Spirit American Spirits, p American Sugar, p! in Tobacco: Atchison ........ Baltimore & Ohio Bay State Gas. Canada Southern Canada Pacitie. Chesapeake Onio CC. C. & St. Lous, chieago, BL & Qo.) Chicago& Norlawestern Chicago Gas. cM &S © M.& St. Paul. pi Chicago, KT. & Paci Chic St. P., M. & O € consolidated as. Del. Lack & W . Delaware & Hudson . Den. & Kio Grande, pid” Erie. Generai Zlectnic Ihnots Centrai Lake Shore. Leuisvitle & Nashvuie.. Metropolitan ‘Traetron Manhattan Elevated Michigan Central, Missouri Pacific. | Nationa) Lead Go... National Leau Co.. pfa. New Jersey Centrai. iy New York Centrat M8 G18 11636 Northern Pacitic. 267; 26% 253g Northern Pacitle, pid... 66% 66% 65%, Ont. & Western. We 1g 1 Pacitie Man. .... BE By BI Phila. & Keading- 2% 21% M1 Puliman P. ©. Co...221. 186 1S 185 Southern Ry. ofa. 81% Phila. Traction . Texas Pacific. a8. Tenn. Coat a 1 24 Union Pacific. 88% Union Pacific, pfd. Wabash, pfd.. Western Umon Tei. Silver... Brookiyn R. Transit. as re- Chig. & G Western. st Washington Stock Exchange. regular call_12_ o'clock m.—D. C. 3.658, Lincoln National Bank, 10 at 117% 10 at 117. Washington Loan and Trust, 1 xt 181. American Securi id Trust, 5 at 150. Capital ‘Traction, 15 at 76; Sat 76; 20 at 76%; 20 at 76i4. U. 8. Electric Light, 10 at 108%; 10 at 108%; 16 108'9; 10 at 108Ig; 10 at 1Osty; 10 at 168%; 10 at 108%; 3 at Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 100 at 33 cen 100 at 32 cents 100 at 32 cent: 100 at 31 cents; 100 100 at 31 cents; 100 32 cents; 100 at 82 cent Mergenthaler Linotype, 3 at 146; 10 at 145%. Lanston Mono- if at 16h. After call—Capital Traction, District of Columbia. Bonds.—20- -year fund 5s, 101 funding, currency. 115 bid. bid. 30-year fund 6s, gold, 110 bid. 3.658. Miscellaneous Bonds.—Metropolitan Railroad 5s, 118% bic bid, 123 Metropolitan Railroad conv. Ga. 121% Metropolitan Railroad certificates Of indeptedness, A, 125 bid. Metropolitan Railroad certificates of ' indebt. Railroad 88, 59 bid, 70 2: 114 bid. Eckington Raflroad Belt 6s, 96 bid."100 asked. ‘Columbia Raliroad ¢s, 130 bid, Washington Gas Com pany 6s, series A, 114 Did. Washington Gas Company 68, series B, bid. U. 8. Electric Light debenture imp., 104 bid, 110 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac ‘Telephone 5s, Trust 5s, F. and A., 100 bid. 104 bid, 107% asked. American Security and /‘ a Amertean Security and Trust 5s, A. and O., 100 bid. Washington Market Company Ist 6s,’ 110 bid. Association 5s, 108 bic National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Ws ‘ashington, bid. Metropolttan, 305 bid. Central (new stock), 135 bid, 150 asked. Farmers and Mechanies’, bid. Second, 142 bid, 160 asked. 1 i ‘ashington Market Company imp. 6s, 110 bid. Wash! Market Company ext. 68, 110 bid. Masonic on fall 285 185 agua, Gems ise asked One of the Oldest Residents of Washingtor Passes Away, Business Career—0p. Posed the Board of Pub- Me Works, ees Columbus Alexander, one of the oldest and best known residents of the District, died this morning at 9 o'clock at his resi- dence, southeast corner of 30th and U streets, His death was not entirely unex- ected. The deceased has reached the ripe old age of eighty-three years, and death was caused by general debility. He was taken sick about ten days before Chrisi- mas, and on Christmas day was obliged to remain in bed. Since then his condition gradually grew worse. He was aware thut his case was hopeless, and remained con- scious up to the last moment. Mr. Alexander came from one of the best known families of Virginia. He was born September 15, 1815, at Alexandria, bat for the greater portion of his life he was a resident of the District. He was educated in primary branches in a school at Arlir ton, but when quite a lad determined to branch out in business for himself. One day he left his heme with a bundle «f clothes and $8 and came to Washington. From this beginning he started the success- ful career that crowned his later years with plenty and affluence His Successfal Business Career. While a successful business man he never mingled in politics. He never belonged to ary organizations, and was not a man to make many friends with whom he was in- timate. He was exact and methodical in his manner, and carried this practice into his every day life. He was a member of the jury which tried John H. Surratt for participation in the ‘sination of President Lincoln. Surratt and a year or so after- ds was discovered as a member of the papal army. The pope surrendered the man, and he was brought to this country for trial. The jury that tried him failed to agree, Mr. Alexander and three others standing for acquittal. Subsequently Sur- Tratt was released, and it is now understood is living In Europe. With Mr. Alexander's death only one member of this jury remains all At the time of the life of the board of public works Mr. Alexander took issue with its operations. He and W. W. Corcoran led the fight against the board, and at the time of a joint congressional investigatic he was regarded as th rongest witness against the plan of improvement. An at- tempt was made to connect Mr. Alexander with the burglarizing of the United States district attorney's office, and the carrying away of certain papers of more or less value. Richard Harrington, who was the district attorney, was tried for an alleged connection with the matter, but the jury could not agree ater the case was no! prossed. The affair created considerable excitement at the time. Mr. Alexander was then living at 1007 and 1009 F street, places that are now occupied as a part of the Boston House. Moved to Georgetown. In the spring of 1884 Mr. Alexander moved to Georgetown, and occupied the splendid house in which he died. It is one of the finest estates on Georgetown Heights, and is directly opposite the entrance to Oak Hill cemetery. He never appeared in any public enterprise since his removal to Georgetown, and on account of his age re- tired from active business. The recent death of his favorite son, Mr. Fendall Alexander, which occurred July 10, 1896, had a perceptible effect on the father. Since that time there was a gradual decline in his health, and grief over the death is sup- posed to have hastened his own end. Prior to his death Mr. Alexander em- braced the faith of the Catholic Church, and was receives into its fold. It was at his own request that this was done, he realizing, apparently, that his end was not far off. A short time ago he received the sacrament of baptism at the hands of Rev. William J. Scanian, pastor of Trinity Cath- olic Church of Georgetown. A little over a week ago he was confirmed at the hands of Bishop Curtis, and before his death re- ceived crament of extreme unctioa. Heirs of the Deceased. The deceased leaves a widow and family te mourn his loss. Mrs. Alexander, who has reached a good age, was formerly Miss Rebecca Hay. Two sons are dead, Fenda E., whose demise occurred July 16, and Harry H., who died September 2 Three sons and one daughter survive, latter being Mrs. Francelia Russell. three sons the oldest the other two are Walter O. and Douglass B. There are several grandchildren living. The arrangements for the funeral have not as yet been made, but it will be held either Wednesday or Thursday, about 10 o'clock in the morning, with a soiemn high mass the Of the Columbus 8., while of requiem at ‘Trinity Catholic Church. The interment will be at the family lot in Oak Hill meter The Alexande of which the de- ceased was a lincal descendant, traced its ancestry in America back to 1667, when, under the Howser patent, the family ac quired possession to considerable property in Virginia, which embraced nearly all of Alexandria, most of the country west of it and nearly all of Arlington. This was long before the Lees secured possession of the latter place. The city of Alexandria secured its name from the family, the name of the village formerly being Belle Haven. Considerable of the property is still in the possession of the family. The deceased was quite wealthy, and classed as one of the richest men of the city. It is understood that he made a wil several weeks ago by which he bequeathed sll his large estates to his widow during her life, providing for its equal division at Mrs. Alexander's death among his surviv- ing children and the heirs of those de- ceased. (ae eS Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, February 14.—Flour dull—western super, $2.80a§3.20; do. extra, $3.45a84.10; do. fam- ily, $4.40a84. inter wheat patent, $4.85a85. spring do., §5.10a85.30; spring wheat straigh $4.90085.05—receipts, 22,016 barrels; exports, DS, 143 barrels; sales, ‘560 barrels. Wheat stendy— spot and month, "10081004; March, 10042100, May, im): steamer No.’ 2 red, 95%a96%—re~ ceipti ee Sm ‘ambede exports, 167,038 bushels. stock, 1,181,997 bush Sales, 61,000 bushels southern’ wheat by sample, 96ai01; do. on grade, 95'48100%. Corn strong—spot and month, 34% 24's, March, ‘StMaDlk; ADC, S64aRei4: steamer SAG ATSH,— 286,097 Dusbels; ex- ports 722,721 ee stock, 500,498 bushels; sales, 73,000 busbels—southern white corn, 34835. do. yellow, 23%a84%. Oats strong and. higher Ro. 2 whige, western, 31 jo. 2 mix 29%4a30——recetpts, rts, stock, 635,028 bushels." Rye’ barely ston ay nearby, 5itya54%; No. 2 western, 56i4as5\ ceipts.” 55,529 bushels; exports, ‘8,571 bushels; stock, 852,162 bushels.’ Huy steady—cholce timo- thy. 2 "$12.50a$13.00. Grain freights rather dull, uiet—steam— to. Liverpool per bushel, Bis arc: ; Cork for orders uarter, 3x.3d. February, 25.10%d.a28.34. granulated, $5.20: 2; do. balzation, ealz; 40. store packed, Eggs quiet fresh. Cheese steady—fancy New York, Iai Seoginm. 10ah0%4; 40. mall, 20) .§ basket. Whisky—$1. for Auisb in car loads; §1.27a$1. gallon