Evening Star Newspaper, March 1, 1898, Page 2

4 tude of the United States in view of the icss of the battle ship Maine, although they contend that the “jingo newspapers have a dangerous irfluence.” The Temps is inclined to b2 pessimistic. It refers to the war-like spirit of the Americans and the pride of the Spaniards, “who, if an in- demnity were aeinanaed in case the dis- aster proves to be the result of a crime might refuse point blank, haughtily indig pant at the thought that any one could pose them guilty,” and continues: Suba is a royal morsel which tempts 2 people intoxicated by their strength and convinced that Menroeism is the alpna and emega of international iaw. But it is sti‘! to be hoped that the conservative forces are so powerful that they will at the las: mcment stop the “people and the zove: ment on the threshold of an adventure which Id be rot oniy big. with the sequences from an international of view, but which might induce at sort of revolution and the develop- the most Greadful of Caesarism, ‘hich graws the vitals of every inchester Arms Company Has Not Had Any Late Orders. EW HAVEN, Conn., March G. Bennett, president of the Winchester Re- i published report that his company ha: suspended the manufacture of sportine in order to fill a government order. “Tne Winchester company Las not stop- ped making sporting guns ‘or ammunition ard has no intention of doing so. We have not received any special inquiries from th. government in regard to our facilities, and have no reason to expe as the au- therities know of our f 5 “It is true we ere runmng over time in seme departments, and we are filling Navy Department orders, but these orders were received prior to the sinking of the Maine. GETTING TORPEDO BOATS READY. to Make a Special morrow. . Ro 1, March 1.—A new 1,000- pound steel strut for the torpedo boat Du- pont was shipped from the Herreshoff works today by rail for Mobile, Ala., where the boat has been lying disabled for some time. A similar piece of steel was shipped on Friday last for Mobile for the torpedo boat Porter. The new gunboat Talbot, which was jaunched from the Herreshoff works yes- terday, will be given a preliminary builder's trial this afternoon Gwyn Trial To- BRISTO! The United States tug Leyden, attached to the torpedo station, has placed the buoys for the speed trial of the torpedo boat for tomorrow. The r from Sandy Point light, on Pri sland, to a point below Gold’ Island, and over the measured mile course. This is just seven nautical miles fn I-ngth, over which the boat is to run six times and show an average speed of twenty knots an hour. The naval trial beard will include Commander Dewey, Na- vai Constructor Hanscomb ard Chief En- gincer Roelk=r. Mounting Guas at Willet's Point. NEW YORK, March 1—The work of ight-inch disappearing H t, L.L, which was be- n a week age by men from Fort Schuy- ogressing rapidly. short time ago three new guns ed at Willet’s Point. One was Only a were mour an eight-inch bore and the two others were weapons, weighing thirty-three —___>—_ GOING TO CUBA. Senators and Representativ. to Leave Today. A party of senators and representatives are to leave Washington at 4:30 this after- noon for Norfolk, where taey will take Mr. Fiagier’s yacht, the Aneta, for Havana, to see for themselves what the situation fs in Cuba. They are Senators Thurston, Money and Ga er, and Representatives Will- fam Aiden ith and Amos J. Cummings. They do not na government mission, but it is said that they go as the guests of W. R. Hearst. Senator Thurston said that the trip was under’ Persona! ken for the purpose of making a ‘o affairs in Cuba. “in any serse an offi- naturally give us a bet- or investigation than we from th ance.” He would be absent about ten | d allow several days in | nger said in r>ply to a ques- | had not exchanged a word nd that z for the | ng a persona! inspection. ————_ + 0+ QUIET AT THE WHITE HOUSE. Day and There Were Few Caller: rumors of wars had no ap- ton the qi and peaceful ad- of affairs at the White House | Cabinet Wars parent nistr a tor today. So far as surface indications went the Pre and his assistants were pur- suing the =ven tenor of their way without @ny apparent apprehension tha: a crisis Was imminent or that the country was on the verge of hostilities with Spain or any other nation. Owing to the fact that it was cabi > humber of caliers was | somewhat less than usual, and so far as! known none of tha pe who secured an the Preside t before the as- abinet or after its ad- ved any information from ny change e } olicy of in re » the Cuban ne of the earliest a by his friend, ely for the Shortly sngressional vis- President's of- Rewre~ husetts, Menry ky. W. A. Smith, mb and ex-Rep- iniad. During in- ts the President important ap- | to Congress ng additional correspondence in se of Henry Epps, the American ecently murdered by sub- = —— Death of J. Q. A. Kemp. Special Di h to The Ev. Star . Md., March 1.—Mr. John of the most prominent ashington county, died sud- his hy in Hagerstown at 1 W. H. Rutherford Dead. HARRISBURG, Pa. March 1.—Retired ief Engineer William H. Rutherford of the United States navy, He entered the navy in 18 Ured in 1874 for disability incurred during tre civil war. He was born in Philadelphia fn 1828. oe M. Dudley Beam Dead. NEW YORK, March 1.—The death of M. Dudley Bean, in this city, was announced teday. Mr. Bean was best known as one of the founders of the American Geographical So- ¢iety, of which he was secretary at the time the historian, Bancroft, was its presi- Gent. He was also a member of the Amer- fean H vical Society. Mr. Bean was born in Candia, N. H. = Found Frozen on the Trail. SEATTLE, Wash., March 1—The steam- er Scotia, which has just arrived from Skaguay, reports that on February 19 the bodies of two men were found frozen to death on the trail. The men were evidently from Dawson, as they had a small amount of gold with them. They had not been identified wien the steamer Scotia left. ee William at Withelmshaven. WILHELMSHAVEN, March 1.—Emperor William arrived here today to attend the ceremony of swearimg in the naval re- eruits. MARTIN TO- TESTIFY Sheriff Expected to Take the Stand This Afternoon. MORE WITNESSES FOR DEFENSE They Testify to Riotous Conduct on Part of Strikers. —_—_+—__—_ VALUABLE WOMAN WITNESS as WILKESBARRE, Pa., March 1.—It was announced this morning that Sheriff Martin wane oe pracea on tue witness stand this <fterncon by the defense to tell his story of the shooting of the strikers at Lattimer on September 10, Th: first witness called this morning was Lewis Meisen, a blacksmith at the Har- «cod breaker. He testified that there was no work at the blacksmith shop from Sep- tember 3, when the Harwood men wer? driven out, until September 10, the day of the shocting. Alfred Kulp, also a black- smith at Harwood, corroborated Melsen’s iestimony. Thomas A. Harris, paymaster for the Caivin Pardze Company at Latlimer, said that he was sworn in as a deputy and armed with a Winchester rifle loaded with fifteen ball cartridges. He testified tiat on September he, together with William Kulp, was guarding th> railroad approa:h to the breaker at Lattimer. When the strikers approached Kulp fired his gun in the atr and the strikers broke and ran. At the same time a striker fired a revolver and shouted: “You've got us today, but we'll come back tomorrow several thousand strong.” Followed the Strikers. Continuing, the witness said: “Some nine or ten of us followed the flzeing strikers,” and, he added, on cross-examination, “shooting and yelling and making more noise than did the strikers. “We chased them back to the road,” said tha witness, “‘and they then went home.” ‘The witness did not see the shooting on Septemb2r 10, being stationed some dis- tance away from the general line of depu- ties. He ran up as soon as he heard the shooting. ‘The cross-examination was quite lengthy and brovght out the fact that Mr. Harris had secured his rifie at the Pardee Com- Ppary's office. He could not tell, however, how many rifles had been furnished by that company or where they were obtained. Asked if the Pardee men were paid any- thing extra for their work on that day he said: “Not that [ know of. Strikers Were Violent. George Thompson, superintendent of the Lehigh Traction Company, told how he had run a special car to West Hazleton for the deputies and taken them from there to Lattimer. At West Hazleton, he said, the strikers seemed determined and violent. He also said that he understood that Dep- uties Hess and Price acted as captains under Sheriff Martin. The witness did not see the shooting at Lattimer, but when it was over he helped to place the dead and wounded on the cars and saw them taken to Hazleton. ‘The defense, for the purpose of contra- dic ting some of the prosecution's witnesses. submitted some of their evidence delive.e at the preliminary hearing before Judges Lynch and Bennett lest September. INTEREST IS UNABATED. Society People of Wilkesbarre Now Attend the Trial. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. WILKESBARRE, Pa., February 28, 1898. Four weeks hav2 passed since the trial of Sheriff Martin and the deputies began at the county seat of Luzerne county. For a week the defense has been daveloping its case before the jury, and an increasingly large audience. As the testimony of wit- ness3s becomes mere interesting, a better class of people attends the trial. More ladies are now seen, and it is becoming quite the thing for the fashionable set to appear in the afternoons. Th> interest on part of the foreign-speaking peopies suill continues unabated also, and they are found every day occupying most of the benches in the body of th> court room. I have made a point of sitting among them and listening to such comments es 1 cculd catch bearing upen the irial. Good order is preserved in the court, but occa- sionally the sallies of lawyers or witness +s will cause laughter and br down the dignity of even the judge himself, One of the “characters” on the stand this week has been Mrs. Goodwin of Lattimer, a witness for the defense. Mr. Wheaton, one of the attorneys for the defensa, first questioned the witness. After asking ber neme, the attorney told her to tell, in her own way, the story of the visit’ of the sirikers on the 7th of Seprember. A Voluble Witness. Mrs. Goodwin is about fifty years of ag: and proved a voluble and interesting wit- ness. Her husband is a stable boss at one of the mines at Lattimer. Her story was rerdered emphatic by the frequaat use of her hands in describing the occurrence. Her high-flown words and exaggerated manner conyulsed jury, ‘court and lawyers and pleasad the audience mightily. “When I ascertained that the strikers r poming I was smitten with appre- said the witness, “and conveyed my children to the attic. We looked out on them as they passed by and saw that they were armed with willow clubs, show- ing that they had passed through the Swamp oa their way to Lattimer. They were y noisy, and I heard them say, “Come on, strike.’ As they passed th? heuse one of them took a path which was in altitude higher than the road, and I observed that he carried a revoiver, hold- ing It by his side. He passed on, and as he for the first time came in view of tne breaker, he exclaimed, “The breaker works.’ ‘This was too much, and I led. 1 took my children into the open air and to my horror saw the strikers standing in the road. 1 heard a man say, “Pomorrow 1,500 come and all shoot? Then I collapsed," The Collapse Expinined. On cross-examination the witness was cbliged to tell in detaii about her “col- lapse.” The district attorney, in imitation ef her grandiloquent manner, pursued the examination about as follows: “You have given this subject a great deal of thought? Well, yes.” You wep: sir?” “You wept over the terrible condition of affairs?” eu, I felt highly indignant.” You rehearsed this story over and over again?” We all rehearsed it.” ‘ou saw these horribie men carry wil- low clube?” “Yes."° ‘Weeping willow jo, I think not.” ‘The weeping willow would have ‘col- lapsed,” would it not?” es; that sinks down, and the willow I Saw sticks up.” “When you collapsed, did you fall back- ward or forward?” o, neither, £ simply sank down upon my knees.”’ “How long did you remain in that humble posture?” “Not very leng, because I thought it was t right to give way to foolish fears.” ‘Oh, then, you think that your fears of the strikers was-silly and foolish, and you — Saw that your fears were ground- jess? Here the witness was a little disturbed, and answered somewhat incoherently. She went on to say In enswer to questions that she saw no rioting or destruction of prop- erty. “Who pays your bills he: “How far is it from place of the shooting?” your house to the Ne Good on Distances. “I can’t tell. I'm not good at giving dis- tances.” After some effort on the part of the dis- ‘ ‘ trict attorney to get witness to say whether it was a mile, helf a mile, quarter of a mile, one block, two blocks or three, the witness, after saying several times, in manifest anxiety to get away from the stand, “Please excuse me from answering,” was finally released, and the most unique character of the trial thus far was allowed to depart. The defense has been showing during all the week the terror existing in the region were the strikers were, and the necessity for the sheriff's posee. It is rumored that one hundred school children will be put on the stand on Mon- day,.and that early in the week the depu- ties themselves will go upon the stand. It is probable that the trial wili continue two weeks longer. SS DECIDES AGAINST McKISSON. Tippecanoe Club May Now “Fire” * Reenlcitrant Members. Special Dispatch to The, Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 1.—Judge Ong teday decided the celebrated Tippecanoe Club injunction case against Mayor McKis- son, Representatives Mason and Bramley and State Senator Burke, and decided that the club might expel these gentlemen for aiding and abeting in the conspiracy to de- feat M. A. Hanna for the Senate. MoKis- son, Bramley, Mason and Burke were charged with being “traitors.” The direc- tors were about to try them when injunc- tions, allowed by Judge Ong, were served and the directors could not go on. The club may now “fire” the offenders. ea eee PRINCE PHILIP WANTS DIVORCE. His Wife, Princess Louise, With a Lieutenant. VIENNA, March 1.—Prince Philip of Saxe- Coburg-Gotha has taken the preliminary steps to obtain a divorce from his wife, the Princess Louise of Belgium, eldest daugh- ter of King Leopold. The case will be heard after the marriage of their daughter, who is affianced to the younger brother of the empress. Prince Philip fought a duel on February 18 with Lieut. Mattachich-Keglevitch un- der stringent conditions, first with pistols and then with swords. The prince was se- vercly wounded in the right arm. The cause of the duel dates from a year back, when the love affairs of the Princess Leuise, who elcped with the lieutenant,were the talk of Vienn: ————— UNION PACIFIC DISCHARGES MEN, Eloped Eighty Machinists to Be Let Out at Laramie, Wyo. LARAMIE, Wyo., March 1.—An order will be received from Union Pacific headquar, ters this afternoon to close the machine sheps of the company at this place and to discharge all the workmen therein. No word has been received as to whether or not the arrangement is to be permanent. About eighty men are to be thrown out of employment. a JUMPED FROM HIGH WINDOW. Sensational Satcide of a Young Chi- cago Clerk. CHICAGO, March 1.—William A. Dodson, an 2mploye of a notion store on West Madi- son street, committed suicide in a most Sensational manner. H2 climbed out upon the iedge of a third-story window, and as the street was filled with people, he shout- ed to them to look out. Before anything ceuld be done to save him, Dodson had hurled himself to the street below, break- ing his neck. No cause is assigned for the suicide, but it is thought his mind was atfecteud through broeding over ill health. ~~ RUNNING FIGHT WITH ROBBERS. Pursuit of the Men Who Shot a Ne- braska Banker. BAYARD, Neb., March 1.—Five men from this place had a running fight with the two vandits who Saturday shot President Tay- lor of the Pank of Bayard and looted the strong box. The fight occurred thirty miles nerth, in the sand hills. The bandits made 4 desperate fight, and it is row believed they can never be taken alive. The posse came upon the bandits as they were breaking camp. The robbers were the first to open fire. For several miles the fight was continued, the bandits turning in their saddles while riding at full speed and sending bullets from their repeating rifles among the pursuers. Finally two of the posse were hot and a deputy badly hurt. Then the posse gave up the chase. The men are practically surrounded. Still they have a large section of wild territory to ride over and can easily elude their pursuers. The supposition is that the robbers think they killed President Taylor during the raid on the bank, and therefore they will die rather than surrender, as they fear being lynched. Taylor will recover, _— > WITNESSES FAILED TO APPEAR. In Consequence Capt. Carter's Trial Was Again Postponed. NEW YORK, March 1.—The court-mactial which is hearing charges of conspiracy, em- wlement and conduct unbecoming an er preferred against Capt. O. M. Carter met here tedey, but almost immediately adjourned until tomorrow owing to the non- appearance of witnesses summoned. Acting Judge Advocate Col, Barr said that he had endeavored to get the witnesses to attend, but had not succeeded in doing so. T sir failure to appear, he explained, was m the advice of counsel. The testimony which the ccurt desires to obtain in this city is in regard to the payment of drafts amounting to over $2,000,000 to banking firms here in connection with the contracis indorsed by Capt. Carte a APACHES GO TO CUBA. Thirty-One Warriors Will Join the Insurgents. ATHENS, Ga., March 1.—Much excite- ment has been caused by the news that thirty-one Apache Indians were passing through the lower edge of the county, en route for Florida, whence they will pro- ceed to Cuba. The Indians had come on horseback from the Indian territor: They were fully armed and their chief said they would be taken off the coast by a filibuster, which would land them on Cuban shores, where they would ally themselves with the insurgents. copes ee Biz Gua Carriages Ordered. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 1.—The Otis Steel Company has received instructions from Washington to build four naval gun carriages to furnish the mounts for big bat- ue ship guns of 10 or 12-inch caliber. Tha report that the Rhodes and Beidler Coal Company has contracted to furnish 300,000 tons of coal for shipment to Florida has received practical confirmation. Members ef the firm admit the contract, but refuse to state whether it is going to Florida or elsewhere. wees Prince Albert Sails for America. BREMEN, March 1.—The North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, sailing from this port for New York, via Southampton, takes among her passengers Prince Albert of Belgium, nephew of King Leopold and heir apparsnt to the throne, who is to. make an extensive tour of the United States. +. Carpet Manufacturers’ Trust. PHILADELPHIA, March 1—Thomas Bromley of the Bromley Brothers Carpet Company today confirmed the statements contained in a dispatch from Boston re- garding the scheme to combine all the in- grain carpet manufacturers. Mr. Bromley said efforts are now being made to form a national association, and he thought such — organization would soon be an assured act, ~ Chiehgo Publishers Indicted, LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 1.—The fed- eral grand jury has indicted the Proprie- tors of the Farm, Field and Fireside, a Chi- cago publication, for alleged use ‘of th mails to further a swindling scheme. The Rock boomed a land colony scheme in alleged the land is not as represent the title to it is defective. sarin ——. Steamship Arrival. At Havre—Le Normandie, from New York, x eS ‘ district, north of this city, and it is FOR THE OLD FLAG The Patrjotic Spirit Has Enveloped ., the:Men of the District, READY * ENROLL AS RECRUIRS A Proposed Cavalry. Regiment Has Eight Hundred Members. OTHER ORGANIZATIONS “Have you. joined yet?” “You bet; "way last week.” The above remarks were exchanged tween two young men who met at 3d and Pernsylvania avenue southeast yesterday afternoon. The are merely a sample of interchanges which have been the order of cer-versation ever since the excitement at- terdant uper the blowing up of the Maine thrilled the country. Coincident with the event there was a widespread ebullition of patriotism here, and it was rot many hours before plans were being prepared for the | organization of military bodies, and ener- getic men, both young and matured, were vigorcusly agitating the advisability of such organization wherever they could meet their friends and talk things eS Many of the members of the District Na- ticnal Guard were zealous in behalf of such work. They did not undertake it with any idea of disloyalty to the guard, but they were aware that in case of trou- ble with Spain and the consequent demand for volunteers that the National Guard 2s a complete whole would lose its identity and its component parts be quickly merged into the volunteer army that would be un- doubtedly mustered in in short order. Character of the Men. This ser.timert of being ready to go out and fight for the old flag and all it repre- sents was not the idle talk of men who had nothing else to do. It was shared by men who ere known to be conservative in their views and careful in the expression of them, but who were willing and ready to devote themselves to their country’s service should the occasion arise. They did not display arxiety that a crisis should occur, but were simply ready to meet it if it should come. This very epplaudable feeling was and is prevalent in Washington to no less an em- phatic degree than it is elsewhere in the country and it is shared by men of business, mechanics, laborers and Clerks alike. It is urderstood that no less than 800 men have signified their willingness to join a proposed regiment of cavalry which will offer its services to the government in case of trouble. The promoters of this organization are said to incluje Capt. Lyman W. V. Kennon of the 6th Infantry, U. 8. A.; Capt. Wm. H. Mellach of Company A, 5th Bat- talion, D. C. N. G.; Lieut. E. H. Brian of the same company, and others. Gossip About the Plans. It fs asserted by some of the promoters that in case of regular organization being accomplished, should the necessity arise for it, the regjmeni would be mustered in first of all military bodies in the District, and that Secrétary Alger had made prom- ises to this effect. It is said Captain Ken- von would be tolonel, and Captain Mellach Heutenant’ cofénel, and that the members ot Compafies A and C of the 5th Battalion, D. C. N.G.—the “bloody fifth” as it is called—would all join the regiment and be made non-comimissioned officers as far as those plates would go. The recruiting is still in prégress, and it is intended to call a meeting’ of the recruits within a few days in order to talk matters over. It 1s be- lieved that the roster will shortly show over 1,000 'n: s of District men who are perfectly willing to devote themselves to the cause of their country if the necessity presents itself.’ Naturally in ‘the organization of such a body considerable humor is apt to creep in. One of the men interested in the formation of the regiment inserted an advertisement in a lecal paper, February 23, which want- ed “true Americans loving liberty’s cause to form a regiment.” A Woman Anxious to Fight. ‘The replies to this invitation were very numerous, and among them were letters not erly from men, but from women as well. Here is one, verbatim, from an East Washington amazon, who gave her full name and address, which for obvious rea- sons is not given here. The handwriting Was excellent: “I am a woman, but allow me to offer pu my services. The cause demands the upport of the women as well as the men. Being a excellent rider and an expert shot, I fear nothing. 1 shall glory when I see the blood of the cruel Spaniard flow like a stream from his side. I feel sure you are a brave man, one who is no doubt familiar with all details of the cavalry. Register my name by the side of any man on your list. My loyalty to my country is needed and when the fatal hour comes I shall be ready to defend the honor and lives of my coun- try. I shouid like to see you personally. if you will give me an idea where I can see you I shall meet you heavily veiled with a white handkerchief in my left hand on any dark street you name. Of course, I should like to take this precaution so my parents will not be cognizant of my intentions. You will readily perceive that I am single. I also have important information that may be of valuable assistance. Hoping that you will have a tull compiement of men and that you will add my name, I am.” Then follows her name and address. Be- low was written: “I shall assume male at- tire in service. A Valiant Virginian, ‘The replies of the men displayed many different degrees of anxiety to carry sabers and wear spurs, most of them being earn- est and to the point. Here is one from a Gecrgetown patriot: “It shall never be said that my father and his brothers and my mother’s brothers were braver soldiefs and harder fighters when they fougnt for the ‘stars and bars’ than 1 would be in fighting for the “stars and stripes.” When needed I will report at any time for duty. I am a Virginian, and from Fauquier county, and can ride as weil as the average country boy. I am twenty-four years old.” Here is another from a young resident in the center of the city: “Please plage my name on the list of true Americans who love liberty’s cause enough to join a volunteer regiment and tender his services to his country.’* A specimen of those brief and to the point read as follows: “Please state condi- tions, terms, etc, ett, A ‘2 Command. Other or: military in character are also being ed and there are subtle hints in up-town circles in which the south- ern continj ~moves that measures are being taken* to forma Tegiment of young scions from the southland. It fs said that Mr. Fulton R. Gordon is acting as recruit- ing officer for this organization, and that in case of hostilities Mr. George Pickett, son of Gen. Pickett, dct ene: tamots charge at Gettysberg will comm: the regiment. Mr. Pickett, as well-known, was recently made a colonel on the staff of the governor of Virginia. It will be readily seen from this that the District will give its generous quota of men to the service of Uncle Sam in case he needs it, —_.+__. Personal Mention, Mr. P. V. De Graw has been made man- ager of the Philadelphia office of the Co- lumbia Phon h Company from the first of M: news of this material promotion. such short service with the company, will be gladly received by Mr. De Graw's jerge circle of Washington friends. Commi: Hermann of the general to ae, rest and recrea» rm Tend 6f aud incidentally inspect : y ni : the methods which obtain. there. Capt. G. F. Biliot of the Marine Corps is in the cit Soars Se woeme Capt. and Lieut. C. D. Townley, retired army Officers, are in the ty on e vbit.- SEMEN eae THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1898-14 PAGES. MORE CALMNESS MANIFESTED. No Relaxation of the Strained Rela- tions With Spain. There is np relaxation of the strain of relations with Spain. The oniy change in the situation is that thé probable, if not the Inevitable, is being viewed with greater celmness. Back of the placid countenance is a fixed jaw. The opinion in Congress is that the impression which in some quar- ters is sought to be made that the Presi- dent is seeking an easy way out of the Maine difficulty, by being a little blind, is not warranted. “The expressions of con- fidence by the administration are viewed as being misconstrued. From information from men in Congress who have talked with the President within the past twenty-four hours, it appears that the President's hop> that the matter may be setled by diplomacy is based, not on tho Probability of the responsjbility for the de- struction of the Maine resting lightly upon Spain, but upon the probability that the report of the boart of inquiry will be so conclusive that Spain, in defense of her own honor, will be compelled to avoid a war based upon her defense of a crime, wich would be alike disastrous and dis- honorable to har. War entered into by Spain in defense of such a crime as the treachergus destruction of the Maine and her sleeping sailors would dishonor the Spanish dynasty befcre th> world. it is held to be the duty of the adminis- tration to assume, until Spain herself de- cares to the cortrary, that the Spanish gcvernment will never go to war with the United States in defense of such a das- tardly act, but will hasten to make every pessible reparaticn. Evem if the indica- ticns are that Spain will not be so sensi- tive of her honor as to do what the dic- tates of propriety demand, the administra- tion is held to be right in maintaining the formal expectation that she will do the kenorable thing until the case has bee presented and she fails of her obvious duty. The attitude of the President is repre- sented to be that of strength—not of weak- ness. The attempts to pacify the public and to hold the hasty in restraint are said hot to arise from any disposition on the part of the President to evade responsi- bility by delaying until the demands for reparation grow weaker, but, rather, from a determination on his part to do the right thing at the right time, and to save this country, now having a just cause, from be- ing put to any degree in the wrong by hasty assumptions cr hasty action. If the situation were not as critical as it Is it might not be necessary to give the public repeated assurances that the ad- ministration is hopeful cf peace and nos excited. If it were less critical it woul not be necessary to secure delay so as tc have time for emergency preparations. From the first it has been the fixed pol- icy of the administration not to permit pub- Ne sentiment to outrun our preparations and not to have the government forced to action, either by our own people or by Spain, before the country is ready to act in a@ way to render the action quick and decisive. Another thing to be avoided is any polit- ical division which might weaken the ad- nuristration in the hour of action. If tie President were ready to buckle on a sword at the first indication of friction, it is only too evident that the opposing party in Con- gress would hasten to criticise and to op- pose him. In the absence of hasty action by him, the opposition is manifesting im- patience and doubting his firmness, thus committing itself to action, so that when action comes it cannot if it would withhold suppor NATIONAL ANCES. Surplus for the Month of February Was $1,973,102. The monthly treasury statement, to be is- sued today, will show an excess of receipts over expenditures for the month of Febru- ary of $1,978,102. Government receipts from customs today amounted to $612,453; internal revenue, $290,171; miscellaneous, $9,000. Expendi- tures, $ 000. The monthly coinage statement issued by the director of the mint shows the amount of coinage executed at the mints of the United States during Febriary to have been as follows: Gold, $4,085,302; silver, $1,- 167,564; minor coins, $92,574; total, $5,345,- 441. The amount of standard dollars coin- ed was $1,052,225. The moathly circulation statement issued by the controller of the currency shows that at the close of business yesterday the amount of national bank notes outstanding Was $224,747,032, a decrease for the month of $1,697,874, and a decrease for the twelve months of $9,492,928. The amount of circu- lation based on United States bonds was $191,056,818, a decrease for the month of 67,481, and a decrease for the year of 58,507. The circulation secured by law- money amounted to $i 214, a de- crease for the month of $30, and an in- crease for the year of $10,455,609. The amount of United States registered bonds on deposit to secure circulating notes was $213,414,650, and to secure public deposits, $30,879,500. The comparative statement of the gov- ernment receipts and expenditures issued teday shows that the total receipts during February amounted to $28,572,358 and the expenditures $26,590,255, leaving a surp.us of $1,973,102. For the month of February, 1897, there was a deficit of $4,395,059. The receipts from the several sources of revenue during last month are given as follows: Customs, $15,(40,6: increase as compared with February, 1807, out $3,- 500,000; internal revenu>, $12,003,218, in- crease about $1,110,000; miscellaneous, $1,- 528,358, decrease about $400,000. There was a decrease in the expendilures for Febru- ary as compar with the same month last year of over $2,000,000. The amounts pad out by the government to secure bid and to pay first mortgage on Kareas Pacific railroad, $000,000 and $7,- respectively, have been repaid to the treasury and are deducted from this month’s expenditures. The surplus for the eight months of the present fiscal year is shown to be $3, 5 STATEMENT BY MINISTER CALVO. Published Reports of Costa Rica Difficuliies Inaccurate. Mr. Calvo, the minister of Costa Rica, says regarding certain published reports “There are published in today’s Post cer- tain paragraphs deaiing with the pending difficulties between Costa Rica and Nicara- gva, which convey inaccurate information and fall to give its source. It is clatmed in the article, among other “tLings, that Ccngul Beeche is guilty of charges which have been lodged against him without any foundation whatever, and I deem it my duty, in the interest of t.uth, and in justice to Senor Beeche, to record that such imag- inary charges have utterly failed of proof. “Not many days since in a dispaich from Manugua it was stated, without founda- tion, that the last of the recent revolutions in Nicaragua had been aided by Costa Rica. Now it is asserted, not that the resolution was ‘aided,’ but that it was ‘with the knowledge of the president of Costa Rica,’ which clearly shows that so soon as the facts are calmly judged the falsity of the whole charge will be apparent. ———— CONGRESSONAL LIBRARY VISITORS. The Daily Average During February Was 1,941. ‘The Congressional Library building was opened for visitors twenty-four days in February. The total number of visitors was 46,506. The lowest number on any one day was on the Ist of the month, the num- ber being 859; the greatest number was 4,562, on the 22d. The average daily num- ber was 1,941. The daily readings to the blind have be- come one of the most interesting features connected with the library. The room de- voted to this purpose is crowded every day bit people who’ come to listen to the band from instructive and entertaining teoks. Every day a different person reads something, making his or her own selection and-the anditore have a variety of subjects fed to them. Such an interest is im these readings that “tiave been selected for every on the reading is entirely volunt glad to have them offer their part of residents of the city and Yeung is services. - Ball Crowd Gain Oontrol of the Stock Market. SUBSTANTIAL ADVANCES SCORED Maine Incident Ceases to Be a Disturbing Factor. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS -_ Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, Maren i.—The buying which developed in yesterday’s market was equal- ly effective in advancing prices this morn- ing, gains varying from 1 to 4 per cent be- ing recorded in the more active specialties. Small operators for the decline opposed the advance at every opportunity, but the su- periority of the upward movement was easily demonstrated. There was nothing Particularly new upon which to base the @cvance, but sentiment holds tenaciously to the optimistic side of ali speculative ar- guments, Delay in submitting the findings as to the nature and origin of tne Maine explosion is now relied upon, and the interim is being devoted to the exploiting of the more rou- tine financial developments, Thus, St. Paul's prospects for an increas- ed or extra dividend on the 10th of the month, coupled with the liberal buying by Standard Oil interests, are aving a ben- eficial influence in all d ‘partments. A more ineredible rumor of an extra dividend on American Sugar is serving the purpose of its origin, namely, frightening @ nervous short interest into indiscriminate coveri The Vanderbilt plans for conso: again a factor, and buying is i pired in conservative circles becanse of the recog- nized wisdom of the general scheme. All these factors are being succ: fully em- ployed in the present market, and the good directly attributable to the purely financial considerations is going a long way toward decreasing the evils of the Spanish situa- on. The idea that the blame will never be definitely fixed is constrved into a coim- forting assurances in some quarters. When the short interest is eliminated, therefore, it is reasonably certain that the volume of the daily business will decrease or lower prices pave the way to activity. Metropolitan, Manhattan, Sugar and the grangers were all active and especially strong. London was inclined to sell during the morning, but all offerings for that ac- count were freely taken. The best prices of the day were recorded during the final hour, and this period was likewise tive most active. While surface indications would in- dicate an excepti. onally strong market, there are many conservative interests who believe In purchases only on a scale down, — 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, as re- petted by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Meore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. Open. High. Low. Close. Aimerican Spirite........ 1% Si Bi American Spirits, pf es American Sugar... 1") 129% American Sugar, pfd... aig American Tobacco...) 91% American Cotton Ot. .2! 19 Atchison 2 Baltimore da Southern ‘anuda Pacific. hieago, BL & Q..... | Chicagoa Nortawestern Chicago Gas... © M.& St. Paut... CM. & St. Paul. pfd Chicago, RI. & Pacifi Chic St. P., M. & O., Consolidated Gas. Del. Lack & W Delaware & Hudson . iid 110 Den. & Kio Grande, ptd 4945 “9 Erie... 14g 18% Generai diectri 35 85 Lihnois Centrai 102% 10234 Lake Snore. 192 19135 Louisviule & Nashville... 547, 56 55K Metropolitan ‘Traction.. 142% 168 153 Manhattan Btevateil.. Michigan Ceniral.. Missouri Pacitic. ... National Lead Co. National Lea Co.. pi New Jersey Centrai.... New York Centr: Northern Pacitic Northern Pacitte, p: Ont. & Western Pacifie Mau. .... Phila. & keading. Pullman PF. C. Co. Southern Ky.. pfa. Phila Traction . ‘Texas Pacific. Tenn. Coa: & iron. Union Pacific... Union Pacitic, pid. Wabash, pfid.... Western Umon Tei Sal 20 at 32. cents: Mergenthaler 145%; 10 at 14 Pueumatic Gun Car. at 33 cents; 100 at 32 inotype, 5 at 143% hone, preferred, District of Columbia Bonds. 101%, bid. 30-year fund 6s, gold, 110 bid. funding. currency, 116 bid. Miscellaneous “Bonds.—Mectropolitan Ratlroad 5s, 118 bid. Metropolitan Railroad cony. 63, 118 bi Metropolitan Kuiiroad certificates of indebtednes: A, 128 Did, 135 asked. Metropolitan Railroad cer es of indebtedness, B, 113 bid. Belt Rell- 50 bid. 70 asked. Eckington Railroad 6s, 95 bid, ‘99 asked. Columbia Railroad 6s, 119 bt Washington Gas Company Gs, series A, 112 bid. Washington. Gas Company 6s, series B) 112 bid. U. 8. Electric Light debenture imp.,” 102 bid. ake and Potomac Telephone 5s, 102) ed. American and Trust 100 Did. A. and’ 0., 10 ist 6s, lio bid. Imp. 68, 110 bid. ext. 6s, 110 bid. Compas Washington Market Company Masonic Hall Association Infantry ist 6s, 90 ank of Washington, bid. Central (new Farmers and Mechan- 108 bid. Washington Light bid, al Bank Stocke.. 0 |. Metropolitan, 307 Stock), 185 bid, 150 asked. ies’, 180 bid. “ Second, 140 bid, 153 asked. Citi zens’, 140 bid. Columbia, 130 bid. Capital, 125 bid. West End. 103 bid. 107 asked. Traders’, 95 bid. Lincoln, 113 bid, 117 asked. Safe Deposit and” Trust Compantes.—National Safe Deposit and Trust, 114% bid, 116 asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 1 bid. America: Security and Trust, 149 bid! Railroad Stocks.—Capital Traction, 76% bid, 7 asked. Metropolitan, 120 bid. Columbia, 70 bid, 7% asked. Eckington, 2 bid. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Ga bid, 48 asked. town Gas, 40 bid. 8. Electric Light, 102 Did, 103 asked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen's, 30 bid. Franklin, 35 bid. Metropolitan, 70 bid. Corcoran, 60 bid. Potomac, 60 bid. Arlington. 125 bid. ‘German- American, 185, bid. | National, Union, 9 bid, 1g asked. Golumbia, 11 bid, 12% asked. i bid, $ asked. People’s, 5 bid, 6 asked. Lincoln, . 10 asked. Commercial, 3% bid, 4%, usked. Titl Insurance Stocks.- Estate Title, 80 bid, 90 asked. Columbia Title, 4% bid, 5's asked.’ W , 2 bid. District ‘tie, Orn, BB4AHY. Oate atoady—No. 2 white, 3 No. 2. mixed, S2aR2 receipt, 27.208 ; exports, pone; stock, 467.7: Vashela. : No. 2 western, is; exports, none; stock. a Air steady —cholce time- thy. $12.50a813.00. Grain eights wery firm, de- mand better, unchanged. f strong, mnchang~ of tntter, arm, unchat aeaee ‘quiet, un nged. Cheese steady, une! iuce— $1.002§1.50 per basket tO ene ——s Gratin, Provisio: Furnished by W. B. Hibbs and brokers, 1 F st.. members } stock exchange, correspondent Ladenburg, Thalman & Co & Co., bankers GRATIN. ‘Open. Wheat—May iol duly. me Cora Ma RO 3 Rr Cats—M. 26% a 2H OVISTONS. Open. High. 42 10.46 1047 6.16 e19 620 —-+>--— ALLEGED VIOLATION. Hotel Proprietor on Trial fer Suan- day Liquor Se! William Smith, proprietor of Cobb's Hotel, was this afternoon placed on trial before Judge Scott and a. jury to answer the charge of selling Nquor Sunday, January 20, last, contrary to law. Policemen Simpson and Bunn testified that, acting under instructions from a su- pertor officer, the evening of the day men- toned they went into Smith's place in citizen's clothes and purchased half a pint of whiskey. This was denied by the defense The jury, at 3 o'clock, rerdered a verdict of guilty. Lawyer Closs. counsel fer the defense, at once gave notice that he would file a motion for a new trial. Meanwhile, Sentence was suspended. - > FOR STABLE BANK MON Provisions of a Bill Introduced by Senator Pintt. Senator Platt of New York today Intro- duced a bill to regulate the issue of circu- lating notes by state banks of deposit and discount. The bill relieves euch notes from the tax imposed by section 3412 of the re- vised statutes. It authorizes the banks to deposit with the treasurer of the United States the stocks or bonds of any state, city or county in exchange for circulating notes to the extent of 80 per cent of the value of the deposit and 70 per cent of the capital stock of the bank. These securities are to be held by the government in trust for the redemption of the banks’ circulating notes. Provision is made for maintaining the character of the securities and for winding up the af- fairs of banks which fail. Senator Wolcott today by request intro- duced a bill establishing subtreasuries of the United States in a city in each state of the Lnion. ——$._ oa ANOTHER ™ RS" Farms Thinks the Ohlo Men STRIKE, WH Qeit April 1. COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 1—-F. E. Farms, president of the Ohio Miners’ Or- ganization, said that a strike of Ohio miners April 1 seems inevitable. The Ohio operators decided that they cannot pay the same wages for mining coal as was paid in western Pennsylvania, as the Chicago conference decided should be paid, and Mr. Farms has no doubt they will refuse to sign the scale. The miners will not work unless the Chicago scale is paid. iacaacallipcae Patent Office Deficiency. Commissioner of patents has forwarded to the Secretary of the Interior an estimate of the deficiency appropriation required for the proper conduct of the patent office dur- ing the present fiscal year. The estimate amounts to 8.03. Of this sum $12,- 678.03 is for the official gazette: $10,000 for photo-lithographing, and $3,250 for printing and binding. Work of the Linemen The Mxeren who have been at work ad- justing the large telegraph cables on the towering poles along 14th street have at- tracted considerable attention from pedes- trians, who gather in small groups to watch the work. After stringing the cables, It 1s necessary to wire them securely to the ling that supports them. To accomplish this the workmen must travel all along the line from pole to pole, and for this pur they re provided a sort of aerial trolley, con- sisting of a step-ladder suspe sd from the lies of wires, over which pulleys pass. height at which they are suspended inspiring, but the novel method of traveling excites the most erest. The men appear to be as much at ease at that distance from terra firma as if working on a lower level. ip Suits to Recover Damages. Mary Shields and Alice Ellsworth each entered suit at law late this afternoon to recover $2,000 damages against the Colu) bia Railway Company. The plaintiffs claim ed that they sustaine: 1897, injuries August 1. by the sudden starting of « car of tha dant company, ou K street near 9th street. = riment Wants Bids. al Gary has issued an edvertisement inviting proposals for fur- nishing stamped envelopes and newspaper wrappers in such quantities as may be called for by the department du period of four years, beginning Ox pext. He has also invited proposals for furnishing adhesive postage stamps for fcur years, begirning July 1 next. The printing of stamps is now done by the bu- reau of engraving and printing. Proposals be received until Wednesday, March 30, cuts —2— Crown Princess Stephanie HL VIENNA, March 1.—The condition of the Crown Princess Stephanie grows worse. She is suffering from in’ nmation of the lungs, a resvtt of an attack of influenza, end it is spreading to an extent which makes her condition critical. fe SESS The Fastest Armorcla e World. In a very complete account of the Jap- anese battle ship Yashima, in Cassier’s Magazine, By H. T. d’Eyncourt writes: The speed trials of the vessel occupied two days. The first day was devoted to the forced~iraft trial, which was of four hours’ duration. “he mean speed attained during the trial was 19.227 knots, while the mean of four runs, taken over the admiral- ty measured mile, was 19.46 knots, or more than a knot in excess of the guaranteed speed of 18%. The engines developed just over 14,900 indicated horse power, which was kept up over the whole four hours without intermission, the pressure of steam being well maintained. The pressure of air in the stokehold never exceeded that due to a head cf 1% inches of water. The speed of nearly 191% knots establishes the Yashima as the fastest armorciad in the worid, and, when it is considered that only a few years ago this was the utmost hours’ continuous steaming at full speed. The mean speed attained during this 17.26 knots, while the