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plied with 159 rounds each. Battery B of the Onte National Guard, undcr Capt. Her- Man, today advertised for recruits. Ten-Inch Reaches San Miege. SAN DIE Cal, February 21.—The third 10-inch rifle of the Ballast Point for- tifications bas arrived ard will soon be mounted. A large portion of the members of Battery D. 34 Artillery, are now at the works preparing to mount the guns and get the Lattery into working condition at the earliest possible date. Warships at Mare Island. VALLEJO, Cal, February 23.—There are rew at the Mare Island ravy yard the Charlesion, Yorktown, Philadelphia, Pen- sacola, Hartford and Adams. A number of mecharics who have been at Port Orchard have retvrned, and will assist in rushing to completica repairs to the various ships at the yards. aes CONDITION OF THE WRECK. o Admiral Sicard Forwarded to the Department. Secretary Long received the following telegram this afternoon from Aémiral Stcard at Key West regarding the condi- tion of the wreck of the Maine: KEY WEST, Fla., February 23, 1898. Secretary of Navy: Merritt Chapman tug Right Havana this morning; her captain, McGee, seems experienced man who will be able to give geod advice. Captain Sampson Wires me condition of wreck is such as to require most powerful appllances’ govern- ment secure. Court recommends con- tract with best equipped wrecking com- pany to remove material and lift ship with- out delay. Forward half completely de- stroyed; after half apparently intact ex- cept in minor matters. “(Signed.) fee as OVERY OF THE Naval Officials Much Relieved at Its Being Found. Repo: Arm arrives RD.” RE! CODE BOOK. Nava! cfficials are very much relieved ever the very of the cipher code book and the s books from the wreck of the Maine. ina been s nuch as the government would iously embarrassed had they 1 into the possession of the Spaniards or any nutside of the government Vice. If they had falien into strange han: ft would have been nec y to adopt a new cipher and signal nd to have Is cod them dis‘ributed to all United States i yessels in different parts ef the world, a task of considerable difficulty and one that would have taken much time. The new: of the recovery of these val- uable Locks was communicated to the Navy Departmen: by Capt. Sigshee night before last, together with th ment that they had ced in the e € of the con tke Dispatch boat Fern, t teken t» Key West and thence to the Navy Department. The p: ter general of the seeking information as to the recoverins the contents of safe navy is cha f paymasver’s went down with the Maine. At time cf the detachment of Pay- master Littlefield from the Maine, just be- fore th there between $4,000 and $4, in cash in the safe, together wit ck on the subtreasury at New Yerk for $8,000, raaieaiion which was turned over to when he reported for duty. also had in his possessi or $20,000, drawn on the subtrea y York. The fa is not definitely known, but th> officials of the department are hopeful th: they are still in the ship's safe fcund intact when the safe +e +__ GUARD NOT NOTIFIED. NATIONAL Orders to Be Issued. A New York paper today prints a story from this city telling how the District tioral Guard has been warned tq be in readiness for active service, and that the netice has been sent down the line from the offic in Readiness rs to the men. General Harries, when ‘bout the report today, sail there was nothing in it. The District Gvard, he said, was always ready for serv- ice at a raoment’s warning whenever the necessity arose. No rotice toe be prepared had been sent te the guard, and none was needed. Adjt. Gen. Brock told a Star reporter to- day that no action had been taken by the War Department, so far as he knew, re- specting the employment of the National Guard of the District in any national serv- ice. He said positively that no orders had been issued to the general commanding the guard to have it in readiness for Instant service. It is possible, he said, that General Harries may have told the resident or the Secretary of War in a jecular way that the guard was ready for any required service, but if he did so it Was not, he was certain, with any idea that there was anything in the present sit- wetion to require a cail upon the National Guard. Owing to its peculicr relations to the federai government it is prebable that if the regular army needed reinforcements the District Natioaal Guard would be call- ea out in advance of the National Guard of any of the stats, for the reasen that, Unlike the other organizations, 1: ts directly urder the command of the President of the United States. The present strength of the District National Guard is about 1,800 Men, who, it is represerted, would be rea:ly fe move at twelve hours’ notice. The guard fs fully armed and equipped and is pro- visioned for three days. A ling to the official view expressed at the War Depart- ment there is no likelihood, how: its being called into service for the tection of the government in the near future Ata ting ef Con pany B, 4th Pat- talion, - Hosferd commanding, last night the following resolution was adopt- €d, and a copy of the same was sent to Brig. Gen. George H. Harries: “Reselved, That in the event of war with §rain or any other country, Company B, ath Battalion, is prepared at a moment's Cotice to mov> to the front.” pees nes GEN. GORDON SERIOUSLY ILL. ment in Tote TOLEDO, February 23.—Gen. Gordon, the Cistinguished ex-confedera soldier, ‘a QePEctest to lecture here last evening. Every Seat in the Valentine Theater had been sold in adv Late in the afternoon # tele- Sram was recetved announcing that Gen. Gordoa had been taken suddenly ill at Port Huron, Mich., and was unzble to travel any further. Private advices ure to the effect that Gen. Gordon is seriously sick. pase Naval Orders. N. T. Coleman has from naval hospital, ten days’ leav: Sailmaker C. . to the Vermont; Carpenter A. to the New York navy yard; William Boome, to the navy Ensign charged been dis- Brooklyn, R. Macks Carpenter i ton; Acting Carpenter 3, ‘9 the Franklin; Boatswain P. nd Carpenter F. H. Preble, to Kk navy yard. 8 a 's Aid for Cubans. s tary of State has received a ¢heck for a thousand dollars for the relief ~ the destitute people of Cuba from the ‘ermanent Relief Association of Philadel- phie, through Mayor Warwick, its chair- Man. In acknowledging the receipt of this check t eeretary took occasion to com- mend the liberality of the people of Phila- Gelphia and to express the cope that they Would continue their good work toward a most deserving charity. - Respect to Mr. Fendall. Equity Court No. 1 adjourned, after the fittention of Judge Cox had been called to the death of Mr. Reginald Fendall by Mr. Walter Davidge. Mr. Davidge had been very intimately acquainted with the de- ceased, and he was Gilled with emotion in making the suggestion that the business be suspended for the day. Judge Cox acquiesced, aftc _ ~ aftcr making a few THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2%, 1898-12 PAGES. 'A PROPOSED INQUIRY Resolution ina in’ the Senate by Mr. Allen. | i | TO INVESTIGATE CRUELTY 10 CUBANS An Exeiting Debate on the Ques- tion of Recognition. a TO PREVENT FILIBUSTERING Se The Cuban question was again preeipi- tated in the Senate today by Mr. Allen (Neb.), who offered the following r2solu- the : Whereas, it ts the established doctrine of the United States that the western hem- isphere shall b: dedicated to republican ferms of government recognizing the po- litical equality of human being; and “Whereas, the principles ef the Monroe dectrine or the doctrine of national self- pres2rvation, is as applicable in wresting any portion of this continent from the rasp ef foreign countries, as in preventing them from obtaining additional territory; ard “Whereas, the Is nd of Cuba, hy reason of its location and close proximity to the United States, should, by right, be dedi- catod to a republican form of government; ard, “Whereas, a republican form of govern- ment is, and has been, for nearly three intained in sa’ island by force of it Is alleged that 500,000 per- sons on said island have died of starvation by reason of bemg concentrated by the Spanish government at various points, ithout being fed or afforded an opportuni- to previde food for themselves, and undreds are dally dying; and Whereas, th> dictates of humanity re- rvention of the United States ther: ich cas s z re “Resolved, That a select committee of fives ators shall be appointed, whose duty it shal! be to forthwith make a thor- ough investigatio: and inquire into and re- pert on the follow: ug subjects: Subjects of Proposed Inquiry. “Fi centrating the inkabitants of Cuba has Leen carried on by the Spanish govern- ment and how many persons on said is- land have in the last three years died as # result of starvation, or for lack of sufli- nt food, and diseases incident thereto to what extent concentration is now being practiced there by Spanish authority, and the condition of the people concen- trated. cond, rans clothed whether have been and fed by rent, or by others, mitted to obtain themselves. “Third, what the concentrated adequaicly sheitered, the Spanish govern- or have been per- food and clothing for lawful steps, if any, are and can be taken by the United bring the war in Cuba to a ination, on grounds honor- e alike to Spain and Cuba, and which result in the kingdom of Spain re- Enquishing its hold on the island and in establishment of a republican form of government there. ‘Fourth, to what extent Spanish bar- barity and cruelty have during the war new in progress on the Island of Cuba, en p d toward the inhabitants of Cuba, and what can be lawfully done by the United States, if anything, to amelior- ate the condition of the Cubans. And to these ends and for these pur- poses, said committee may sit such times and places as they may see proper ing the sessions of Cengress and in tion and shall have the right to visit and take testimony In Cuba, if deemed proper to do so. Ail testimony taken shall be preserved and the finding of said select committee, together with all testimony shall be reduced to writing and reported to the Senate at as early a date as practi- cable.” On objection to immediate consideration by Mr. Platt (Conn.) the resolution under the rales went over until tomorrow. Mr. Hansbrovgh (N. D.) asked unanimous corsent for the consideration of an act extending the homestead laws and provid- ing for right cf way for railrcads in the district of Alaska. He said that 10,000 or 15,000 people in the northwest were await- ing congressional action upon the bill, and as it was constdered by the public lands committee to be of great importance he hoped the measure might be.considered at once. Mr. Turner (Wash.) objected. Mr. Hansbrough then gave notice that he would call up the bill tomorrow. Mr. Sewall of the committee on appropria- ticns called up the Military Academy ap- propriation bill. The bill with the amendments offered by the committee was then passed without di- vision. It carries $454,240, On motion cf Mr. Hale (Me.) the dipio- matic and consular appropriation bill was taken up. It appropriates $1,746,408, that amount being an increase over the sum carried by the bill as it passed the House of $17,490. By the terms of the bill Russia is placed among the nations at whose capi- tals the United States is represented by ambassadors, France, Great Britain and Germany being the other three. Cuban BeDigerency as au Amendment At the conclusion of the reading of the bill Mr. Allen (Neb.) indicated his desire to offer an arnendment, but first suggested the lack of a quorum. The rol! call developed the presence of fifty-five senators—more than a quorum. Mr. Allen's araendment was the resolu- tion recognizing the belligerency of the Cuban insurgents, which was unfavorably reported a tew days ago by the committee on foreign relations. Respecting the amendment, Mr. Allen thought a statement was du: the country. it is practically a copy of the resolutions which have passed the Senate referring to the uhfavorable report presented on th> anendment by the foreign relations com- ittee. Mr. Allen said that it was a con- fersion and avoidance and meant simply that the committe? did not desire to aci vpen it. He read this report, commenting upon it as a reraarkable document. It ad- mitted the truth of the charge that the con- ditions had grown worse since th? adoption of a similar declaration as an ind2pendent measur:, and it took an adverse view of the propriety of incorporating such an amendment in the bill. He dented that there was any intention or desire to coerce the House. The assertion that such was the purpose was a mere subterfuge. The truth was, he said, that Congress was merzly finding some excuse under which it could continue business and es- cape censure. His desire was to find whether Congress could in any way be in- duced, cajoled or kicked into putting the ccuntry in a dignified attitude on th> Cu- ban question. In reply to a question from Mr. Gray as to whether the Senate belligerency resolu- 2 Was not now before the House, Mr. Allert r2plied that it was before the Speak- er, which was the same thing. ‘Taking up the main issue involved, he as- serted that he had reliable information that not less than 33 per cent of the Cuban pepulation, o¢ 500,000 persons, had perished in Cuba within the past three years as a re- sult of Spanish cruelty. “And yet,” said Mr. Allen, “lest we, the Senate, a body cf eighty-nine men, offend the House of Representatives, consisting of men, a point of orusr is to be made against this amendment, and it will go the way of very much valuable legislation.” Mr. Hale gave notice of a point of order against the amendment. Mr. Morgan’s Opposition. Mr. Morgan (Ala.) in opposing the Allen amendment said we had no right to make a declaration of Mhis sort in this way. If this amendment was made a part of the bill Spain would have a right to consi-ler it as a declaration of war. He contended that conditions now were much different than when the Senate passed tha resolu- tion last May. The temper of the people of both nations was much different than now. Mr. Morgan said that declarations here- tofore were of p2ace. Referring to the Maine disaster and the investigation now preg Bens be said it ould not be ht to question row. ic toe senator treae nak ‘wanted to vote for a declaration of war, let him bring it in and state the grounds, He (Mor- gan) would vote for such a resolution. Mr. Morgan said he would not vote for a dec- laration of war against Spain in disguise. He wanted the.challenge made and backed up in an honorable way. fe said he alwa: believed that the Untted States and Spain will fight over Cuba. The contest now showed that Cuba was lost to Spain, as she could not con- quer the people of the island. ‘i He did not want to stop the government of the United States in order to coerde the House of Representatives or the Prestdent into a declaration of war or belligerency. If we wanted to interfere with Spain, let us do so in a straightforward manner. but not in a rourd-about way provoke Spain into a declaration of war. Morgan said-autonomy was a fraud, but it was far more than any one would have dared suggest a year ago. The United States did not compel Spain to offer this auton- omy, it was Gomez and his soldiers. He had never got to the position where he would stop the wheels of government to enforce a policy that he believed in. Believes War Will Come. Senator Morgan antagonized the belliger- ency clause of the diplomatic and consular apprepriation bill, not because he did not favor the granting of belligerency rigats to Cuba, which he has long advocated and which he voted for, but because he believed that such legislation should not be placed in an appropriation bill. In unequivocal terms Senator Morgan de- clared his firm belief that the war between Spain and Cuba would not cease without involving the United States in a war with Spain. ‘This war, he said, could never close with- out such a result. He said he had always believed that. He said he had always be- lieved that when Spain wouid finally see that it was absolutely impossible for them to defeat the Cubans they would seek a pretext for a war with the United States and by such a conflict with a great nation cater to their pride, which would be great- ly injured by being overcome in conflict with the Cuban people. He said he had always believed that, and he still be- Heved it. “That is the reason,” said Senator Mor- gan, “that I anticipate that war is hover- ing about us today.” Senator Morgan reviewed the ten years’ war between Cuba and Spain and the con- flict which has been soing on during the pest thice years. This last war, he eaid, been begun with but the uprising of a few men and Spain, in order to check it, had surprised the world with the >normous army she transported across the seas. He said hundreds of battles had been tought. had been called skirmishes, but they batiles that had resulted in encrmous Some of them, he said, were gr ttles, end Gen. Campos, one of the-great- est generals that Spain ever had, found himself defeated at the hands of the Cu- bans and escaped back to the city of Ha- vana. : He id that the Cvbans are in supreme peesession of the exsiern and middle s tors of the isiand, while in the wesiern portion of Cuba have laid waste every ¥ Spain had lost 125,000 during th years cf the war, while the Cuban has not amounted. to 25,000 all told. In Favor of Open Action. Senator Morgan said he was in favor of teking open action in regard to the Cuban que: and did not want to place a belligerency in an appropriation bill. Such a resclution, he 1, would be a declara tion of war in disguise, ana if the United States wishes to declare war, he favored doing it cpenly and stating the reasons for it. nator Morgan reviewed the attempts of Spain to establish autonomy in the island and said that if four years ago any man hac advocated the system of autonomy now put forth by Spain he would have received a halte This autonomy he said was ap- proximately what Canada enjoys today in relation to Great Britain, and it had not been wrested from Spain by the United States or any other great nation, but by the s themselves as a result of the vie- tory their arms had gained. He said that the victory thus far gained by Cuba would prove to be 2 permanent one, and that the Cubans would not fail in their efforts for libert He said they had fought a reyolu- tiorary war, and all they have to do is to continue their tactics until Spain grants them independence. The revolution had gone so far that no man could turn it back. He said, for his own part, te would prefer seceing the Cubans win their own independence with- out the assistance of a great nation in ac- complishing that event. Mr. Lodge oppesed making this question a subject for a rider on an appropriation bill. He did not believe in introducing grave questions of foreign policy upon ap- propriation bills. Mr. Teller said he did not believe that in passing the resolution it was a decla- ration of war, as asserted it might be construed. He said the unfortunate oc- currence in Havana harbor should be left alone until the facts were known. Mr. Teller said he had come to the con- clusion that recognition of _ belligerency was an executive act, and that all Con- gress could do was to express an opinion. He thought the executive ought to pay some attention to the wish of Congress, but did not betieve that it would do so. The last administration did not; the present administration would not. Mr. Foraker’s Bellet. Mr. Foraker (Ohio) said he believed a mistake had been made by this government in not recognizing Cuban belligerency. He would vote for the resolution when pre- sented independently. F Mr. Foraker said that the chief magis- trate of the government ought to rejoice that the legislative branch of fhe govern- ment was ready to support him in asserting American rights. Mr. Thurston's Regret. Mr. Thurston said he regretted that the government did not recognize the belliger- ency rights of Cuba when it would have been proper to do so and without involving the United States in the dangers of a ter- rible war. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI Before the consideration of the sundry civil bill was resumed in the House of Rep- resentatives today the following resoiution of inquiry, introduced by Mr. DeArmond (Mo.), which was last week favorably re- ported by the foreign affairs committee, was adopted without division “Resolved, That the Secretary of the ‘Treasury be, and he is hereby, requested to inform the House at the earliest date practicable, if not incompatible with the public welfare, what has been done by the United States to prevent the conveyance to the Cubans of articles produced in the United States, and what to vrevent ‘fAll- bustering,’ and with what results, giving particulars, and at what expense to the United States.” Mr. Danford (Ohio), chairman of the committee on immigration, gave notice that en March 15 he would call up the immi- gration bill. On Sundry Civil Bill. General debate on the sundry civil bill closed yesterday, and today the reading of the bill for amendment under the five-min- ute rule, was begun. Mr. Quigg (N. Y.) mterrupted the reading to call attention to a statement made by Mr. Mters (Ind.) yes- terday to the effect that he had a report of the New York legislature showing the contributions of trusts to the republican campaign fund in 1896. He denied that there was such a report, and asked Mr. Miers to produce it. The latter said he had a reference to it, which he deemed au- thoritative, and that he would produce it tomorrow. Mr. Quigg declared that the reference wes a fraud, and the statement all wrong. ‘There was no such report. The appropriation of $75,000 for the detec- tion of the violations of the internal reve- nue laws caused great opposition and was finally Stricken out—€9-65. —_—_____~e-______ Maryland Wil Ereet Statues. ‘Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, STATE HOUSE, ANNAPOLIS, Md., Feb- ruary 23.—The committee selected by the Jast assembly to recommend statues of two Marylanders, to be placed in the Stat- uary Hall at Washington, reported today the recommendations of Charles Carroll of Carroliton for one place and of Governor Thomas Johnson or Gen. John Wager Howard, according as the selection should fall on a civilian or a soldier, — Foster Out on Ball. DYING BY-THOUSANDS|** THE Four Oabinet Members Call on the Presi- dent. Awfal Condition of the Cubans in Lower Prices in Stocks Prevailed Word Sent From the Navy Depart- FAMINE DECIMAYING MATANZAS | “Tost sermons sew Mee LOTR 1) THE CUBAN INBROGLI American Sugar Was the Main Point of. Attack. Fearful Sights Witnessed by Offi- cers of Cruiser: Montgomery. SUBJECT OF A. REPORT Two of the sick members of the cabinet visited the President today. Secretary Sherman, who has been confined to his home about a week, paid a brief visit, evi- dently to say that he was in condition for business again. Secretary Alger is back from Fort Monroe, looking better than when he went away, and was the next of the visitors. The Secretary still shows the effects of the severe attack of grip. He hopes to gradually resume his duties. ‘The other cabinet callers during the day were Secretary Gage and Postmaster Gen- eral Gary. They were not together. There was no appearance of an informal cabinet meeting, but the fact that this number of cabinet officers rarely calls on other than cabinet days was commented on. Chairman Hitt of the House foreign rela- tions committee was another caller. He, too, has been confined go his home for sev- eral days. His conference with the Presi- GENERAL MARKET REPORTS ae ee (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) SANTIAGO DE. CUBA, February 8— While the United States cruiser Montgom- ery was at Matanzas’ recently a board of officers was appointed to tnquire into the condition of the people of that province. Although the exact terms of the report are not known; it may be said that, in sub- stance, it sets forth that there are 14,000 people absolutely without food and cloth- ing within the city. limits. About 3,000 of these live in small-huts of palm branches. These huts form three separate villages be- Special Dispetch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, February 23.—Today’s stock market owed its pertodic moments of strength entirely to a demand from Londoa and a covering of lecal contracts. T: superior confidence ef the foreign market did not dispel the spirit of distrust prevail- ing in conservative circles, and every rally was utilized to its fullest extent for profit taking. The day’s most pronounced movement was consequently in the direction of lower prices. Few stocks failed to record Insses, 2 p dent was brief, and when it was concluded | the pest dividend-pay: pertios: Scclin- yond the built-up portions of the city. ‘The | he said that there was nothing in the Ha-| ine caualiy with! cme finest other 11,000 unfortunates live in the streets | vana situation to disc spac ee ee sree eg largely manipulative. New York Central, Northwestern and the Grangers generally were relatively as weak as Metropolitan and Manhattan. The de- clines at tne close of the first hour varied from 1% to 4 per cent. This period was conspicnous because’ of the simultaneous disappearance of both foreign and domestic inquiry. At the extreme low level the buy- ing, popularly creiited to Standard Oi in- terests, reappeared, sustaining rather than improving prices. Dullmess prevaiied until the opening half of the last hour, tivi yas resumed on the descet Traders made a deliberate more unprotected points, nota dt Sugar, with good results. The Union Pa- The President received no_ visits during the morning from Secretary Long, and the news was sent over from the Navy Depart- ment that nothing new had turned up there. The President returned from Phila- delphia last night at 6 o'clock, and aYter dinner went immediately to his office, re- maining at work there until midnight. Senators Gear and Allison and Represen- tatives Cousi: and Updegraff of Iowa saw the President on Iowa offices.. Senator Car- ter of Montana was a visitor with constitu- ents from his state. The senator hi Informed that half of Montana ready to enlist for a war with Spain. Representative Russell of Connecticut, accompanied by Colonel Bates, G. A. R. department commander of that’ state, and of the city and are -absolutely without homes or shelter. These 14,000 people are of the laboring class, who have been driven into the cities from thelr country homes. which have been destroyed in the war operations. Most of them are women and children, and they are all emaciated, sick and almost beyond relief unless they can have the benefit of regular treatment Jn the hospitals. As it is, they are dying in the streets for want of food. Starved by Thousands. According to statistics gathered from the best official sources, the number of deaths ‘in the province of Matanzas from starva- = Mr. Hammond, saw the President. cifie nes ere sO prominent in the tion is 59,000, and the number of starving |" ‘The President did not hold a public re- | liquidation toward end of tae day. people at present in the province is estl- | ception this afternoon, but will do so Fri. ] No especial news wes to b> had in e mated at 98,000, out of & total population | day afternoon at 3 o'clock. planation of the decline, a markel @ clination io buy inspiring sell. Such a process he proportions of the nmisiakable signs of confid ‘unt The President today nominated Oliver J. Stok stadt D. Hughes of Connecticut to be consul at Sonneberg, Germany. ——___- e—- of 253,616 in December, 1897, and the num- ber of starving people is rapidly increasing. In the city of Matanzas alone there have been about 11,000 deaths during the past year, and the number is increasing daily LALLA COOK'S GOOD EXAMPLE. rerket has been dislodged f The ‘death rate at present averages forty- ¢ and will be di six per day, as shown by the reports from | wy omer corfic the cemetery. The increase in the death | Vant® £0, Hn Ae Ee eo acne ect rate is due io the fact that the distress is : Pewee ee eceee etc. end while t no longer confined to the laboring cla: Assistant Secretary Roosevelt today re- Its will continue most of whom nave already perished. It | ceived a postal order for $1 from the Even- al undertakings. has now extended to those people who be- |irg Post Publishing Com, In addition to Uh is the probabl fore the war were In moderately comforta- | port, Conn., with a sts rate war ng all lin in the ble cireun stance Those who -are-now |)" “ons with a. stat spring rush to the gold f e steps begging in the streets were, in a large it Was sent by a patriotic little girl of | will undoubtedly be > part, well-to-do people, the children of the well to do. And, in addition, the citi- zens of the city of Matanzas themselves are beginning to suffer for the actual nec- Zeport, Conu., who desired to. help some other Ihittie girl orphaned by the dis- aster to tie Maine. The httle girl’s name essaries ef lite, having drained their re- |!8 lla Cook, aad she accompanied her sources in order to supply the needs of the | Contribution with a letter to the news- laboring c¢ been quartered | paper, in which she said: upon them, 7 “Tam a Jitile girl, four years of age, and Relief Wholly, Inadequate. my grandpa gave me a doliar to do as I The citizens of/Matanzas have an organ- | liked with, and so I thought I would send ized system of relief for the starving peo- | it to you to give to some poor little girl ple, but it is entirely inadequate and is aoe: a 2 dreadful ship.” daily becoming more’ glaringly so, for the | She adde? @ postscript eae resources of thdse who were well to ay | cxery, little boy and girl will give some- thin; ire rapidly diminishing, while the demand Assistant Secretary Roo: looking to the adjustment in this particu how every indica- tion of an unprofitalle period of rate-cut- tirg. The routine features of the market con- tinue to be satisfactory, but in many in stanc dends hav the time being. s good earnings and increased divi- fo exhaus ed their influence This being so it wor seem ri able to have had a react! from routine causes solely. The Cuban bugaboo may be disposed of in the near future, and prices will have a double re: for respon: sharply, namely, appreciation merit and assured fulure prospects. Meanwhile, un- al! doubt. is removed, the organization ing of elt wrote an for food is constantly increasing, in spite | acknowledgment of th, H starts ins 2 e eipt of the | is liket ved a sustaine ee enormous gnd constantly increasing | money to the editor of the Bridgeport tprermenre Baers oe Cee Be Here, 5 . Evening Post, and said: —_ e s re three places from | ‘“Phrough you I want to thank lit:le Lalla which they issiie rafions. One of these | Cook for her gift, and to say thatthe oul FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. places was visited hy the officers of the | be used just #s she desires, and that’ the Montgomery, arid while they were there the streets in front of the house was pac ed with a clamoting mass of ragged, ema- ciated men, women and children, and the board of officers ‘with difficulty managed to reach the door ‘throtigh which they were admitted to the relief! station. There they found 106 starving people, this being the actual number of pérsons for whom the citizens had been ‘able to provide rations there. In a room across the courtyard of the building were 100 tin pans and as many spoons. These pans were filled with a cooked mess of rice ani fish and were ar- ranged in rows for distribution among the famishing people, who were in waiting in another part of the house. Only about 900 of the destitute people recelve food once a ay. : Charitable in Need of Charity. The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- perted by Corson & Macartn New York stock exchange. Messrs. Meore & Schley, No. Open. High. people in the navy are glad that the little American girl should have thought of the children of the American sailors who were drowned while doing their duty > en 'GTON PASTOR DEAD Close. FORMER WASH Low American Spirit American Spirit American Sugar. American Sugar, p American Tobacco American Cotton Oti- Atchison . Baltimore & Uaio Bay State Gas... Canada Southern, Canada Pacific. Chesapeake & Ohio C.C.C. & St. Loms. cnicago, B. & Q Chicagoa Nortaw: Rev. Thomas R. Howlett Passes Away at Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, February Thomas Resling Howlett, a w Baptist minister, died at his home here last night. Mr. Howlett was born in Eng- land seventy-one years ago. He came to this country when quite young and gradu- ated from Madison University in 1856 and the seminary in 1858. He has been pastor It should be added that a large number of | of churches in Albany, Trenton, Wash- the citizens of Matanzas have fed the] ington, D. C., Hudson City, N. Y. Mr. starving in the streets in front of thelr own | Howlett wrote a number of religious books | Ciicago, KJ. & Pacific. homes, but the citizens themselves are feel- | and contributed numerous article to the] Chic St. P., M. & 0. ing the pinch of privation, and unless as- Celia awe sisience soon comes to them they will be compelled in self-protection to cease the work of charity in which they are now en- gaged, and which is seemingly the only salvation for the starving thousands. The only cther public relief at Matanzas is that given to the poor sick children by the management of the Emergency Hos- pital, which is under the direction of the teer fire department of Matanzas. There about eighty children are treated daily .and are furnished with nourishment under the direction of the city physicians. These statements are the ‘conclusions. facts and figures arrived at by a board of United States naval officers. Therefore it will he readily seen that there is urgent necessity for the immediate relief of the starving thousands of Matanzas, to say nothing of those who are similarly suffering in other cities. When the United States naval officers landed they were constantly followed by clamoring crowds of starving men, women and children, who importuned them in the most heartrending manner for a little food. for the want of which they were slowly secular and religious press. Among the works published by him the one which attracted the greatest attention was “An- glo-Israel and the Jewtsh Problem, With Supplement.” In this he claimed the solu- tion of the “Jewish problem” was in the reunion of Israel and Judah in mutual and common citizenship of the Jews and Saxons. : ‘The book at once attracted interest among students and theologians in every part of the world, so much so that a second and a thir@® edition were issued in rapid suc- cession. The book is now in its fifth edi- tion. Among his other works are “The Bible a Sealed Book, Why?” “Songs of Israel” and the “Baptismal Souvenir.” =e Entire Estate to Husband. By ker will, dated December 15, 1893, the late Catharine Mastbrook bequeathed her entire estate to her husband, Henry J. Mastbrook, and also named him as exe- cutor. Metropolitan ‘Traction Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Central Missouri Pacitic. National Lead G National Leaa Co.. pta. New Jersey Central. New York Centfai. Northern Pacitic. Northern Pacifte, pfd Ont. & Western Pacific Mau. Phila. & keading. | Puliman P. Cc. Co Southern Ry. pfa Phila. Traction ‘Yexas Pacitc. Tenn. Coai & iron! Union Pacifie.....22772 Union Pacific, pfa.”. Wabash, pfd. Western aying. ETS Sliver... f : Charge Nolle Prossed. Brooklyn R. ‘Transit. United easeeee Consuls Resources| A charge of receiving stolen property, | (Mg. & G Western imited, pending against Benjamin Hatton, was nolle prossed today in Criminal Court No. 1. eet SEES The United States consul at Matanzas has done everything possible under the cir- Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Traders’ Na- < tonal Bank, 19 ut 97. Washington Loan and Sas teaoer but when the Montgomery left Ten Months Each in Jail. Trost, 10 ai 128; 10 at 128; 5 at 128. Capital there, in the first days of February, the | Samuel Banks and Charles Banks, con- | Traction, 30 at 75%; 20 at 75%; 8 at 20 at consul had oniy enough rations remaining 75%. Metropolitan Railroad, 19 at 120. ‘ashing- victed of larceny from the person, were sentenced to ten months each in jail by Chief Justice Bingham today in Criminal %. UL 8, Electrte 0 at 105. Chesapeake 20 at 56. American to last about two weeks, after which the fund appropriated by Congress would have been exhausted, and then the sufferers of ton Gas. 20 at 48; 20 at Light, 20 at 105; 5 at 1 and Potomac Telephone, Graphophone. 45 at 15. American Grapbopbone, Matanzas would include the American citi- | Court No. 1. Charles Banks, in addition, | preferred. 14st 15, Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 10% zens at that place, who have hitherto re. | W&8 sentenced to three months in the New | At 38 cents; 50 at 84 cents; 400 at &3 center” ‘Lam, ceived relief through the United States con- | Jersey state prison at Trenton, having eerie = rate tor at = = = 3S sulate. At that time the consul had re- | been convicted of larceny from the person. | DY ican Trust, 2 at Mets onal Safe Se Baltimore Markets. ceived a petition, signed by the American citizens of Matanzas, setting forth in de- tail the need in which they stood of imme- District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 101% bid. 30-year fund 6s, gold, 110 bid. 3.655, funding. currency, 115% bid. ilaneous BALTIMORE, Februat 23.—Flour firm, un- i diate rellef from the dangers of starvation. | changed—receipts, 12,915 barrels; exports, 22,796 | 118 Dil, tise wahone Bea ane Se, So far as the board of officers of the | barrels. Wheat dull’and lower—spot and month, | 6s, 120'bid, 123 asked. Metropolitan Raflroad cer- Montgomery could ascertain, Matanzas at | 10249102%; March, 1) 102%; May, 102! peas tieates of’ in ) A, 124 bid. Met: tan that time needed @ supply of food for 14.000 | Sis, exports, tone: stock, £308,048 bashcla; wales, | Ratt"Ra Certmette®, of, indebtedness, B, 118, bid. people for at least one month, in addition i ‘Is—southern wheat by sample, 28a103: oe ta ee emane ad Railroad €s, 90 bid, 95 asked. Columbia Railroad Ge, 120 bid. A, 113 bid. B. 112 bid. to supplies of condensed milk’ for invalids and medicines of all kinds. The people of Matanzas are also in urgent need of cloth- ing, most of them being in filthy rags. q The Spanish authorities, {t may be said in conclusion, havé rendered all the assist- ance which it stems possible for them to provide. On two occasions they have given $100,000 to the fund for the relief of the destitute; but, so far as the board could learn, this was all the government was in a position to contribute to the relief of the 14,000 starving, dying people in the streets of Matanzas. , Wal . Corn dull and easy— month, 341034%; March, 34%a34%; ; Steamer | Imixed, Seat re- ceipts, 587 exports, 329,486 Is; stock, 731,919 bushels: sales, 82,000 bushels— southern white corn, 34%a35%; do. yellow; 34%a 85%. Oats firm—No. 2 white, 35 sales; No. 2 mixed, 3214033—recelpta, 55,658 bushels: 270 nearby, 56%, ts spot “an Washington Gas. Gon ‘on Gas April, U. 8. leetric Light 104 bid. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone % 106% "asked." American” Security and and A., 100 bid. ng and ashington Washington 5a, F. ‘Trust 5s, A. and O., 100 bid. Market ny ext. 6a, Association. ‘bs. 1 bid. fantry Ist 68, 96 bid. National Bank Stocks.—Benk of Washington, 280 bid. itan, 307 bid. Central (new . 3. 2 western, 57) — bushels; exports, pone; stock, bushels. a Rig timothy, $12.50a$13.00. Grain ‘very quiet, demand poor, unchanged. Sn- ir strane. unchanged. Butter firm, unchanged. quiet, unchai Cheese steady, unchanged. 1.25 per basket. Whisky unchanged. — es Celebration Abandoned. At a meeting of the Irish-American Union, held at. Costello's Hall Sunday evening last, the.committee having in charge the arrangements for the celebra- | ¢ tion of the 120th’ anniversary of the birth | 4 of Robert Emmet, March 6, made a report. | 4 It was stated that, the county board of the | 5 A. 0. H. of this city had decided to cele- | 5, brate on that date. It was then unani- mously, agreed that although the Irish- American Union had always celebrated the Government Bonds, Quotations reported by Corzon & Macart ney, bankers, Deposit nd birth of Emmet, it does not intend to clash | Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers | bid, 12% asked. eS he —s with or antagonize any other Irish society, | and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York | 5 . oe 9 Commercial, 2% and will refrain from ling any celebra-| stock exchange, corres lents, Messrs. asked. ‘York. Ladenburg, Thalman & “ New The ladies of Northwest W. C, T. U. will have @ meeting in Grace Methodist Church, Scomatd clock: Dre: ai, Dr naey arer 4 4 WHITE HOUSE|FINANCE AND TRADE ITHE TELEPHONE USERS A General Invitation to Become Members of the Association, Where Copies of the Petition to Be Presented to Congress May Ne The Telephone Subscribers’ Association, growing out of the movement to obiaia cheaper telephone rates, has been made @ permanent organization for the purpose o& furthering this end. Chairman 0. G. Sta- ples has sent out a large number of cirew lars to wlephone users, as follows A permanent organization of Te Subseribe ~ inaugurated at Hall Monday, Feb INN, Ject in view is to # » reduced rates and unlimited telephone service for the city of Washington. The association desires the support of every telephone subseriver in the District of Columbia, all of whom are to membership. If you desire to the ranks, please sign the | inclosed end return to W. W. Danenhowe urer, as we desire to negative t ment of President Bryan of hon Company, to the effect that only 5 igible join blank tr Per cent Of subscvibers were in sympathy with this movemeni. If you have already subscribed, turn your blank ofr to a frien.” Membership Blank, With this circular is inclosed a member- chip blenk, which those desiring to be- ome members of the association are re- qvested to sign and torw: retary Woodward. Above the space for the name i addre Being vement sis the followin) in hearty inaug 2 thy the with Teley ribers’ Asso: voking to } and unlimited rvice District of Columbi make membership, and subscri Itien Can Re » petition to the entatives, wh Siar several days in the b ning, Star, Thomy: street S pr “h wa ago. Y. Simpson, % the or in ompany of s lates in the Dp The Committ Although the r ution providing for appointment of a committer to investigat 3 in the District Columbia adoy 1 ten ago by th House, Speaker Recd bas not appoin committee. It is under: maticr has been oc bec ful the he and tel shall compose the kfhown when the com: named, >: GIVEN € REC 1ON. Students ‘and Friends of Columbian Lniversity Entertained. A reception was given last evening at the dert Columbian University by the si- representatives Of the i ols to the students and friends of the m. The guests, who comprised entative men aud women from resi- dent and official circles of the city, were sived by Rev. B. L. Whitman, D.D., of the uni Rev. A. J. Hentington, D.D., dean of the Columbian Cellege; Dr. Charles E. Munroe, dean of the school of graduate studies, Dr. Howard L. Hodgkins, dean of the Corcoran Scten- tific School, and Mr. Frank BE. Skinner of they faculty of the Corcoran tie School. ; The spacious halls of the university were elaborately decorated with palms and cut flowers, the colors of the university, ange and blue, predominating. “Old Glory was, of course, the leading feature in the decorations. It is believed that never tn the history of the institution did the halis leck so well. The guests were presented by a commit- tee of students from the scientitie school, of which Mr. Skinker was chairman. Among those present were Dr. and Mrs. Gallaudet, Mr. aud Mrs. Theodore Noyes, Mrs. Simon Newcombe and daught and Miss Powell. Dr. and Mrs, Chatard, Mr. Fred. W. Pratt, Miss Pratt, J. Orman Wilson, Mrs. Wi'son, Miss Wilson, Rev. pr Sev en Dr. 8S. H. Greene and Mrs. ¢ 1" Dr. D. H. Shute, Mrs. Shute, Miss Shute, Mrs. Whitman, Mrs. kins, Miss Christian, Dr. Wilso Carroll D. Wright, Prof. Lodge, Prof. re, Prof. Fowler and Mrs. Fowler, Prof. Cra- ven, Prof. Swisher, Prof. Merrill, Dr. Stan- ton and Miss Stanton, Miss Brewer, Miss West, Miss Alice Pollok, Miss Holbrook Rev. Mr. Ware, Rev. Mr. Tralle, Mrs. Tralie, Mr. Pace and Miss Pace, Mr. A, B. Duvall, Mrs. Duvall, Miss Anna Hazleton, Dr. A. F. A. King, Mrs. King, Prof. Gor- den Brooks, Mrs. Brooks, Prof. Wilbur, Mrs. Wilbur. <a Late Army Orders. A board of officers is appointed to meet at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., for the mental and physical examination -of such candidates for the Military Academy as may appear before it. The following are detailed for the board: Capt. William J. Wakeman, ant surgeon; Capt. Thomas F. Davi Infantry; Capt. John Pitcher, Ist Cavairy Capt. Loyd 8. McCormick, 7th Cavalry Lieut. Herschel Tup ith Infantry. Major Henry 8. Kilbourne, surgeon, 1 granted two months’ leave. The leave of absence granted Capt. A. Pickering, 24 Infantry, is extended one month. A board of officers is appointed to me: at Fort Sam-Houston, Tex., for the exam- ination of such officers as may be ordered before them to determine their fitness for promotion. The following are detailed for the board: Col. Louis H. Carpenter, a Cavairy; Maj. Augustus A. DeLoffre, sur- geon: C: surgeon; Capt. fantry; Capt. yt. William D. Crosby, assistant Robert F. Bates, 18th In- Wm. B. Wheeler, 18th In- fantry; Ist Lieut. George F. Barney, 24 Artillery, aid-de-camp, recordet First Lieut. Frank L. Dodd try, is ordered before this board. Lieut. Col. William L. Wolverton, deputy surgeon general, is granted four months’ leave. Lieut. James M. Arrasmith, 24 Infantry, has been detailed to duty at Doane Coll Crete, Neb., relieving Lieut. Charles Harden, 18th Infantry, who is ordered t join his compat.y. By direction of the President, Ist. Lieut. William C. Neary, 4th Infantry, is relieved from duty at the University of South Da+ kota, Vermillion, South Dakota, to take ef- fect March 13, 1896, and will join his com- pany. EE ———————— In Memory of Miss Willard. Specinl Correspondence of The Evening Star. HYATTSVILLE, Mé., February 23, 1898. Services in memory of the late Miss Fran- ces E. Willard, national and world’s presi- dent of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, will be held in the Methodist Church in this place tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. Mrs. M. L. Weils of Chattanooga, Tenn., national organizer of the W. C. T. U. and an intimate friend and co-worker of the de- ceased, will address the meeting. An ad- dress upon the enorme will aleo be le by a ent er. See Ee ne om Oo, delivered av interesting lecture last night ‘hodist Church upon the manners