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2 : CHDETEVERERG STARS /PRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1898-16 PAGES. ‘ LAKE CITY MURDER}, Srnec” ruse" [VOTE AT FIVE O'CLOCK|7© CounTeract war sPIRIT/T0.BE HANGED IN MAY It Weuld Take Over 50,000 Out of the Classified Service. = : The Senate Engaged on the Alaska Bill. DISTRICT GIVES WAY: FOR THE TIME} FINANCE AND TRADE Stocks Depressed Again by the Cuban aie DSQUIETING RUMORS PREVAIL voted to close up their hearings on the Evans bili at the conclusion of Commis- sicner Procter’s argument in) opposition. Just after the committee was called to order this morning, Mr. J-. %.* Kennedy made an argument to prove that the ¢ov- ernment pri:ting office did not properly come within the classified service. He ar- gued that the employes of this printing of- fice—compositors, _bookbinders, pressmen, The Administration United on an} otc—were workmen: aud that by the terme of the civil service law itself and by acts Energetic Policy. of Congress they were exempt -from the Signing. classified service." He stated the act of 1869, which authorized the government NO PAINS TO BE SPARED! Printer to employ ino, tote as he migne | ON THE PRIVATE CALENDAR | ot the members are authority for the statement that he is. making a per- determine their efficiency; and farther calle attention to the fact eee pe conneesaens ats to tec ae i ns vision of law was re-enac’ é the Senate resisting |-Spanish timent, ‘The cabinet today took up the Lake City, | thle same provision of law was resis. : ee sre idee opines eniate edie So aor irene S.C.. murder and talked over that to the Civil Service Commissioner Procter at the ‘y oe = |'making fits fie te Soo Repuaitleis practical exclusion of the situation in Cuba. | conclusion ae ae Geore Le ope ve oi Lagann aT maine sat ee. tonto Aare il euceead orrors ity. murder were | ceeded with his argument in opposi . Melville, mmerct: permi mee aa: forth, officially ait ‘president and | the Evans bill. He first controverted Mr. | ang strategic advantages to the United | @Way by sentiment and emotion, but to ‘© | was witnessed this afternoon in Criminal — np a ge ae Dis- | offered by the absence of any legitimate de- cabinet by Postmaster General Gary, who | Kennedy's position with reference tf tit | States of the Nicaraguan canal and the | stand up consistently to the policy which | Court No. 2 ‘This exhibition was seen in ? government pi * one he outlined would equalize the taxa-| ™and. The Cuban situation continues to ‘ has thus far teen* followed of holding the | +p, duct of a condemned murderer, who, | tion. operate against i ae 2 e rey hi lassi! rvice | Hawaiian Islands. the conduct of a . » inst improvement in prices and Se ee % = ce came hie sentieoa of and oe eer connie naked wonke Mr. Allison (lowa), chairman of the com- | Cuban agitation in check. The grumblings | ‘practically in the face of death, proved oo oe on he had heard complaint | financial circles are once more in a condi- ane. 3 ext witch eit eth running down | men. From this Mr. Procter proceeded | mittee on appropriations,announced that he | that. have = recently been heard on = Te- | himself to be utterly careless as to the fate | Bat the Snail, propertice in the District tion to be easily frightened by new devel. the commana were eliminated by the Pres- | with an argument pone ae she ger: would ask the Senate to take up the Dis- pumieene seatipon Homo ees har it | in store for him. the large, balltines’ mea, = note Mr, | OP™ents. All sorts of absurd rumors wee Ident and Mr. Gary at the close of the cab- | Of the Evate Dit ad ee the great Injury | tric: of Columbia appropriation bill unless | oil prove the most severe strain discipline | The individual referred to was Edward | Johnson for information upon that point, | !" circulation during the day, but few of inet session. whic on it Id cause to the service in all} the Alaska bill could be disposed of today. | has 1 to hold the minority party in| Smith, colored, He was convicted recently, ‘Well, take @ house that cost $1,500," | them were taken seriously. ‘The action taken by the cabinet in the | its ‘branches. An arrangement was made to vote on the | sirtet line Witt the Speaker. It 18 betleved | i will be. remembered by readera of The | *8!4 Mr. Johnson, “and assessed at $1,000: | ‘The successful efforts to force conces« matter is the most energetic ever agreed The ctvil service commission has — Alaskan Dill at 5 o'clock today, and with & easier ree framerate Star, of one of the most bloody muriers.in sept $4,000 house, = amare =< coe sions caused some uneasiness during the upon by any administration in similar | pared for submission to Congress s'enact.|that understanding Mr. Allison waived the | ve{* not thopght that the House can be | the history of the District. Edmonia Jack- | equal, yet there are conditions to be con. | 2fternoon, and conservative traders were cases. and It is proposed to make an ex- |:formation as to ‘the “effect of tie end. | right to call up the appropriation bill. = held back ‘when the report of the Maine | eon, a married woman, was his wictim. He | Sidered. The $1,500 house is better able to | disposed to Hghten their speculative risks ample of the murderers in this case that | ing"in the House. ‘This bill removes from | The Alaska bill was then laid before-the | board of-inquiry has been laid before them. | literally butchered her in a house in Madl- a soncasment because it yields its | over Sunday. Warranted or not, there s will remain as a warning im the future. It | the operation of the law all positions Now | senate, an amendment by Mr. Rawlins The Administration's Aftitade. son alley the 15th of last November. The | the $4,000 neues 2 Proportion tham| an evident belief in early d=velopments ot borers operons ape year lieve ond (pr han rey ry Delow the ro Sis | (Utah) to section 2 being under considera-| ‘The stateméit ‘may be reiteratéd ‘with | body was not discovered until four days| In the course of the See ee nnn ne ae Se a ee eee ee ee ean ations cit ccugedireaees ta eoceinge lar : » .{ confidence and* positiveriess that the ad-| later, and, in the meantime, Smith had Trimble called attention to th change of view is recorded. ginment- The reward to be paid now is | to "the commission there are now 688 post | Mr. Carter (Mont.), in charge of the bil ministration hag afandoned the theory that | slept in the room with the decomposing re-| Property in Washington was for the conviction of e Ts gerd , ‘The money market continues to hoki its he tabie. : mains. He gave evidence of his brutel|# high valuation. The whole of Chicago, | green st. ffices in the classified service, with 26,000 | moved to lay the amendment on t! ¢ Maine was blown up by accident. It oe etl tor: Gateeen steady position, but the depressing tactics guilty person and $1,0uv for the conviction | h 13,000 em- | The motion prevailed, 31 to 17. character, the day his trial began by at- Sit ae Ganeseed at $219,000,000, | would be less successful his of each person after the first, making a | employes. 698 Of whom. Twi ifthe bili | ‘The reading of the bill was then resumea. |! asserted. that the board could- now, if lene successful were this the oaly fle one-half of Washin, assess- tempting’-a murderous assault on John | W>' ston was cause for were passed. The number of customs| Mr. Sewell (N. J.) offered the following | 20 more testimony were taken, show clear- | mrptin gli ed ‘The gold coming in from Paris and Lon- Hak 4 his baby and wounded | houses the force in which Is now classi- ue ze section 3 yo was x ertopte: ly that tie’ deditrnotive bed ee : ee latter was an important witness for |, 2"), O%¢ chee ep red howe don represents but @ small proportion of master Baker an is iy wi ‘hat where for the co: lon, rom the outside. Fu Vv @ govern! Hed to testify to threats - our av. le id be reduced from 108 to 6. The space o government, cal ur available foreign credits, and the the other svemmbers of kis fatty. EBia e-| Cer wey of the fonioming raured Wiccan] OF a:tallTonyite/Marited' the Wattadinemes eee tain neeeaes sribio, | uttered by Smith before the commission of | the Sropertiog 8s estimated. value of difter-| roney market Is not tkciy to edvenve 1 Tee COC E Ee aE ee ered DY | of the executive departments would be | Giatrict court sball require. the road Axst | clear, but thaw -concluaively, if po: ble, | the crime to the effect that it was his in- tertally until these credits are considera the governor Ce Sere — won ee go | withdrawn from the service under the op- | constructed to allow any other railroad, or | what the fyternal agency was, in what | tention to kill the woman. Just assa parly {SST & Hee reduced st = = ooo = =; together with | erations of Mr. Evans’ bill: The steam-| tramway, to pass over its track or tracks is 7s et a. = pais acaenipad toaton ef prisoners was leaving the jail, Smith Hearing Adjourned. unfavorable bank state- the federal detectives, will make the chas2 | boat inspection service, the marine hospi- | through such canyon, pass or defile on such easnanpiterts gecesi? rnal eee 1s be. | M@de the murderous assault on Nelson and} ‘The introduction of testimony was begun | ™€"t wes used about the room during the so hot after the murderers as to result in | tal service, the light house establishment, | equitable basis as the sald court may: pre-| a6 3 ed to have been found by the American | WOuld have probably been successful but | toaay before a marshal's jury at the city | #4! trading, but this factor was only val- their capture bayond doubt. the life saving service, all the assay offices, | scribe, and all shippers shall be entitled to | leved to have been found. by ‘the American Siaranel eee ant Sstivity of Deputy | 2u 7, eaection Wile the proposed open- | generat wer nnnkct influence because of the aS - mue cutter service, and in additio accommodation as to Be jars) ingmann. - | general weakness. Pipet oot Bos Neen eee ee ee ee ear nea edi Te Ene itent | oF tele tele rnetrtioee discrimination | Spanish divers will Feport this: fact. Ge Although the attorneys assigned by the |ing of Newport place. The hearing was| The Metropolitan Traction and Manhat- cided to put all the spare government | Arthur when the present law went into ef- ponte Aros eeeon oe Reoemiestion: v a ore ae’ penis — aka 4 pone fo. ene — cusrted themselves oe until Monday morning at 10 | tan cag aes rset ee ae xg . tack: ragral , reserv- =plosion. and Spanisi ehalf, the case was clearly against . greater part of ¥. losses of a su Pte ee eta See. Sheik ncn |: che telat number Gf sespioves-naw’in the,| Westbe-cight: tetthe-poteermesr: te Dar | Peers ment att, once offer full ‘reparation. | him from ehe start, and the jury promptly —_>+—_ antial nature being recorded in each. she aackened postmaster knew all the | classified service is 84,240, 54,253 of which | Chase or take by proceedings of-condem- porter pride, actually desires. war, or | ‘Ported a verdict of guilty as indisted. A Wants Divorce. Sugar was also a point which yielded ney - would be taken out by the operation of | Mation any railroad, tramway or wagon 2 mfess- | Motion for a new trial was filed, and after | attorney sillers Mea easily to every attack, and a considerable white people of the neighborhood, and she = road at {ts actual h value, being in line | Prefers war to the humiliation of confess- | 57, ment today w: led. ney @ petition today for | — “ has’teld some important things. pred aba era Sy pape gay i aif Rr mete pp pcs agli on | eens ne bre t = a Slot bbe: divorce on behalf of Sadie Florence Elms, | poe ea eg One Stock ts thought to have Attorney General Griggs gives it as his | are in Washington and 24,124 in other | Of government ownership of railroads,. was course will be followed by her if the Span: Smith’s Response to the Court. nt | been marketed under the mistaken impres- opinion that the federal government will | cities. fhe sete votes etn tenet, Wiis AOA Vmateeed aa ok eaten | dee prisoner was then directed to stand | Elms, The lates fe eeration from John F. | sion that short stock only was depressing e en votes cast in favor o! ie para- ims. The latter is satd to be a baker at | the market. have jurisdiction over the murderers when | A meeting of the Senate committee on | the seven votes Allen (Neb.), Butler, | 8Mticlpated thay will. If Spain is not de- | 4, * es civil service and retrenchment was called | ST&pl Ing Messrs. len feb.), itler Pp. the Marine Barracks. Desertion on the The granger shares, even St. Paul, with Caatmmec ia, Sites, eae SAMAR CAGEEL Dx | CIVIY Seexion amd kererncimenie wen cates GC). Harris, (Kan), Heltfold. (daho), | Sirous of avoliing war feard ‘of imtiy | “Have you anything to say before sen- | patt, of her manne te charged by Mra. | its glowing dividend prospect, declined 1 In the discharge of his duty, and the at- | committee would make its report on the | ison (Minn), Teller (Col.) and ‘Turner } {hat Rer Givers and her board of ingutry | eee eed upon you?” asked Judge tack on, bin “wae stellar to a9 attack on | Clyiliseerie- “im view, ‘cf the- testimony e which will prevent their seeing waat was | Bradley. & deputy, marshal or any other ae fet pea hin goon peepee aia HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, made apparent by the American investiga- | “ail Pye got to say is that your witnesses course, the government w we to operat gp tion, 5 : : = was taken, in view of the absence Derjured themselves,” said Smith, in bra- Seat eke: wae Bilin tac chee’ tom wren: rent fC ea peng ge ae pane Tia) wae pelmcwieaicas i Gis be Spain's ene bance 1¢ to] 2" tones. “I didn’t kill that "woman. "The President, it is understood, discussed | members of the committee. It ts likely that | of Representatives. Before the regular or- | The question seems to resolve itsel That's all I’ve got to say. I hope I'll meet es ed to the extent that it might furnish an fm the gravest marner the dangers con- | Senator Pritchard will make the majority | der was demanded a bill was passed grant- |.this: If Spain does not want war she will | you in heaven. Bay bs ~_ Price for adultery, and Joha Skiving- | occasion for the verification of some of the fronting colored men appointed as postmas-|Feport of the committee at a meeting to ing a right of way through the naval sta- | follow an henorable course which will be ‘You say you did not kill the woman? ‘on, larceny. prevailing i ters ir the south, and insisted that some- | be held Mcnday morning, and this report tion at New Londen, Conn., to the Nor- | Satisfactory to this country; if she does |*¢Mmarked Judge Bradley. “The jury found —_>— Earnings reported during the day were {hing should be done to put a stop to future | Will bo on lines siready indicated in ‘The | on at New Lorde euieoat oheeee want war the situation 1s such as to ren-| 9" Sullty, and they could not ae open Judge Hughes Retires. satisfactory, as, in fact, were all things a ar. q » in . < Senerally recognized as market influences. — Etat Ay anocen eae ee Senator Lodge will probably concur in | The conference report on the pension ap- | Ger it impossible for this government to The facts were clear and-—— Today at noon, at Norfolk, Robert W. | ""tne hitch inthe Vanden consolidation ointments of colored men, but he has no | ™0st of the recommendations of the ma- | propriation bill was agreed to. avoid it. The difficulty of the case from} “I am satisfied with whatever you givo | Hughes, judge of the United States court | scheme cautty ton selling of New York Yaea of taking this advise, and will do all | Jority report, but will submit a minority | "yp Hitt, chairman of the committee on | the Spanish sides if the Sagasta govern-| me,” interrupted Smith. for the eastern district of Virginia, retired | Central, but at the Icw level these shares = wd . report. < iment desires:;to: ‘make suitable amends, ‘Whether you are satisficd or not,” ex- after a service of s were well teken. The stock market must he can to bring about such a state of affairs foreign affairs, presented the report of be fi sed by the nature of the re-| plained Judge Bradley, “the law requires tvice of about thirty-six years. A that a colored postmaster wiil be as safe SGmOReaT wae the committee on the diplomatic and con-'| port made by the: Annetican bosrd’ ie | mie £0 Iipoe the Beare, pene gies | At the special request of Judge Hughes | Somctning potest Tee cone! nates ee said to a Star re- s z sular appropriation bill. It recommended | to that the efficials at Washington know no = ee paeate te raveed the een ee ig Agger gives it definite direction. Forter that he was in favor of paying out | Net Advisable to Attempt the Com- | the adoption of all the Senate amendments, Hebe Gree ene eee priya tiaed aired you are aptistied” then wala | Alrzamdria moti thie city. > — 31,000,000, if necessary, to bring about the struction of the Proposed Ship. which was agreed to. the Maine, there ts broad latitude tor the | Judge Bradley, “for it makes my duty —— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. conviction of the a of whom it '§ | Senator Hale has received from Secre-| Both the pension and diplomatic bills now report as tothe actual cause of the ex- No Senate District Committee Meeting — bely thane weee trom Sftces to twenty: tary Long a reply to a letter requesting his | €0 to the President. ternal explosion.. If the testimony taken| The court in the usual form thereupon | ‘There was no meeting today of the Sen. | The following are the opening, the high- Lake City is in Williamsburg county, 8 The H hen ti = eded with Iderable feeling to scn- est and the lowest and the closi: ices of ©. “It is in a section of the state where the | Pinion upon the resolution introduced on tion of bills on the private calendar | BY the American POR ty tye conian| tence maakt to ‘be hanged at the Distriet | 8t€ committee on the District of Columbia. the New York stock market today, as re colored people outnumber the whites to a| Washington's birthday by Senator Mor-| “The “arst ball Koken we ee pay; | poeniah Die Reparation by If the ques- | Jall Thursday, May 12, 1898, between the a ported by Corson & Macartney, members large extent, but as a rule they are less| gan, instructing the committee to ascer-| the heirs of Sterling T. Austin $50,287, the mon of how the explosion occurred, except | heurs of 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. In conclusion Fire at Buffalo Base Ball Park. New York stock exchange. Correspondents, lawless than in portions of the state where | tain the feasibility of constructing and| proceeds of the sale of 36) bales of eottun that it did mot occur on board the Maine, | the court said: “May God, in His infinite| BUFFALO, N. Y. March 4—Fire de- Tae. Von Rateneh & Attabery, de. 5 Teved that tha umber the blacks. It ts Pe} equipping within a year's time a warship qeized by the military euthorities of the | js left by the board in doubt, without any Se your Gauss Yop {0 realize the enormity | stroyed the grand stand at Olympic Base | Wall st. ire Gee SSeS of the best. Many | tO be called the George Washington and to ere ao favorably acted upon by the | {dlcation of criminal participation by any | Of your crime and to repent, an 2 Ball Park belonging to James Franklin, the of the white people in tHat section are il- | be “equal at least to any in the world.” committee of the whole. Edward Smith and Wms. Strather Re~ ceive Sentence of Death, REMARKABLE CONDUCT OF SMITH Two More Pension Bills Ready for} ‘5 K Ne is Sea tes He Exhibits Utter Indifference to ‘: 4 ‘. merely of speculative value. Mr. Johnson are doing yhat; they can to counteract the war spirit 6 House. During the past His Situation, week Mr. Reed_has been talking a great deal wit! of the House, and some Considering the Massacre at a Cabi- net Meeting. VIGOROUS ACTION WIEL BE TAKEN if suburban subdivisions at the same percentage as Teplied that city property something, but that a large Proportion of the suburban divisions were Traction Shares and Sugar Yield Easily to Bear Attacks, STRATHER SAYS NOTHING GENERAL MARKET REPORTS 5 all corpo: - Perhaps the most remarkable exhibition District, tomethan | Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ‘of cool indifference to a most solemn situa- 5-8 of 1 per cent. NEW YORK, Marich 4—The entire Spec tion that ever occurred in a court of jus- ri P organized outside the | ulative list was raided by the professtonal tice, either in this jurisdiction or elsewhere, | District have less taxation under the law element today because of the inducement Elm$, who desires to resume her maiden | per cent from the opening call, under the name. influence of the conservative argument to ———— reduce risks over Sunday Trae Hills Returned. The disquieting rumors from Havana con- The grand jury this afternoon reported | tinued up to the close of business, and the indictments against William Budroe and | Bolday spirit of a Spanish Sunday is fear- Spanish official, Spain will make repara-| have mercy on your soul.” tion unlessishe wants war. “Thank you,” said ith, in the most | Owner of the Eastern League club in this literate. When they understand the press-| ‘The Secretary incloses a report made by | A special order was then agreed to, by ze nonchalant manner. is there anything | city today. The “bleachers” were saved. Ure Mich has been brought to bear it is | Chief O*Neal of the bureau of ordnance | unanimous consent, setting asile next Fer. Complications of the Situation. turther?” Loss, $5,000. The stand was erected last probable that some of them will begin to f Confess to save thelr_necks, and ix this | 2nd a joint report by Chief Hichborn of |48¥ for the consideration of the bill to} ‘The atttidii{igs of the Cuban question, bay certain claims approved by the Court r¢ ma, Way the whole plot, will come out. the bureau of construction and Chief Mel- | of Claims under the provisions of the Dow. | 28!2¢ from, the Maine disaster may, jn the ‘The President has instructed Postmaster | ville of the bureau of engineering. Mr. | man act. “Get out of here!” then directed Judge | spring. Bradley in tones filled with disgust. : ry bs opinion of some familiar with the conai- | ,,Smith was escorted from the room by —>——— .. - Palisade Indian Head Blown Up. : He chuckled to himself as he General Gary to use every effort to speed- | O'Neal places the cost of the armor of |. The bill carries appropriations aggregat- | tions under which “autonomy was tried, |} passed through the dccrway- NEW YORK, March 4.—Indian Head, one ily ure the perpetrators of the crime, | euch a vessel built under such pressure at | ing $1,200,000. dispose the Spanish, government to assume “I do not know of a case,” Judge Brad-'|-of the most notable features of the Pal- and this will be done. ‘$2,000,000 and of the ordnance at $1,000,000, | These claims were included in the geh+ ‘a defiant attitud> witn' respect to any | ley then took occasion to remark from the isades, and which was located just above ———o+—____. while he says that if ihe construction were | eral deficiency bill vetoed by President chargé ‘bf responsibility for the Maine ais-| tench, “in which the community should NO INTERFERENCE. extended over a period of two years’ time | Cleveland in the last Congress. spRopalbl Fort Lee, was destroyed today. The work “rhe: be more deeply congratulated in being rid I= the cost of ordnance could be reduced to ee Oo thet banter Gbaster tan SoC seach as -of such a man as.that.. Lynching, prob- | W28 done to supply stone for road making. airy Independent, Says | $00,000 and of armor to $1,600,000. ALASKA BOUNDARY DISPUTE, would still have bean a grave situation as | 2DlY. would be better than putting the | The blast fired today was the largest ever vy Department. He says that his bureau could do the government to the expense of keeping and | discharged at one time in this part of the ~ between this government and Spain-on ac- hat brute.” ti being 7,000 da of cae ley ork of armoring and equipping such a] British FL Ral: 3 hanging that brute. country, being 7 pounds of dynamite. It is said at the Navy Department this | ¥ el within a year’s time, but to do so it |?! “4# as ised om Soil Claimed | ccunt of the failure of autonomy and the i By it-one hundred thousand tons of rock afternoon that no attempt has been made | would have to have adequate funds placed he Mer ee el SRE EORACRTGE Tt oe on At Btratho= ceeeienvat the [7™= tiavlacea. by the officials to interfere in any way | at its disposal. He adds that the accom- Steamers arriving at Seattle, Wash., bebe pacing a cane TE Paeaatee William M. Strather, convicted 0: ie with the course of preeedings of the Maine | plishment would necessitate constant work | from Skaguay, yesterday, brought the in- her dignity (2) in settlement of the sates | murder of Rosa Talbot, the 15th of last Oc- curt of inquiry, and that no instructions | Gay and night. He thinks two years the | formation that a Canadian official had rais- | Martat ip die sWocht onan Bee eee aaine | tober, was also sentenced today by Judge ave been sent to the court as to line of Reet pene ce ing Foe ih the work | ed the British flag on what Is regarded as | with the threat oF intervention-to put an} Bradley. The court directed that ee action. It is explained that the court has | “Cniers Hichbern and Melville unite in the ce tee Sul : mooie — Rapraintaters Tt 1s fee sue yy hanged See May 5, 1896, between -{ull discretion to pursue its investigation as | ¢oliowing expression of opinion: tis feared that serious troubl> will grow (cee ale Maa ate A mee Gane a.m. and 1 p.m. és ic thinks best, ang has emple authority to “We do not believe it feasible to con-{ Out of the Canadians’ attempt to collect - ~ worst, segent Tete a ene Te- Strather had nothing to say prior to the Bove from place to piace as occasion re- | struct such a ship as contemplated to be | duty on the summit of the White pass and | £v8!ng reparation. t She will do 48 | imposition of the sentence, and remained ppropriation to meet the expense. The a " ac merely a matter of speculation based on a ‘a - | Quires. completed ready for servicé within a year | Chilkoot * = = - silent after the court had spoken. A mo- Ir has ample facilities for going to| by use of the facilities named. It might | (fi/0ct Pass, and the Americans will re- | general knowl=dge of the situation and’ the various companies, instead, will be placed i tion for a new trial was also argued and . Havana whenever it becomes necessary, |e possible by the most strenuous exertion | "St (he Payment on what they consider | embarrassments of the Segaste, governs evetreleian Bis cane: on wer “footing and. go on independent and is entire master of its own movements. | ¢> accomplish this feat in-eighteen month: | American ground. It is thought at Dysa | ment, but upoh Her action seems to depend | “Messrs, Samuel D. Truitt and Bonjamin | matches. The atatement that it has suspended its | at an enormous cost, probably between | and Skaguay that the movements of the | the question of whether we are to have @ourt of 5 oe eat Stace West Virginia National Gua: - Special Dispatch to The ‘Evening Stan —takeaemaa |; CUMBERLAND, Md, March 4.—It is au- eri thentically. stated that there will be no en- campment of the West Virginia National Guard this year, because of insufficient hostilities. Zabonb ee cunniel oe eaten ae Disagreement im Gentner's Trial, ug ws gessions, pending instructions from Wash- T $9,000,000 total cost.”” American authorities will be to clat 3 guing for a new trial, made the point that im Gentner's Trial. ae ington. is neither understood nor believed | SJw0-Orurs tons sope thet in view of there | crag ra authorities w ee ‘Two! Facts Settled. the statute of 1790, under which the indict- | PHILADELPHIA, March 4.—The trial of . = ft the y Department, as the court has reports the department tortcludes that it 1s | mer the boundary line was at Lake Ben- | Tw®thidl iccépied as true, as a basis | ment was drawn, is not now in force in the ull power to regulate its own proceedings Charles. R. Gentner, a former member of a > ‘ict of Columbia, they claiming that * 2! not practicable to construct the ship con-| nett, then at Lindermann, and now at the | of action. by,;{tile,govermment, are that, in | Distr the Pennsy!yania legislature, on the chai € E™ mmit of th it e P the statute gave way to th> Maryland act s charge templated in the time specified — tee ee Sa alee is only | the ra oe noe “autonomy has. failed, | 5° 1801, Counsel further contended that | Of conspirecy with Court Clerks Richard ———__-e-_______- The breaking out anew of the contro- | #24 that, in‘the ‘case of the Maine disas-| sirather did not kill Rosa Talbot with ‘Merrick and Lindsay in the issuance of PRESIDENTIAL POSTMASTERS. ve over the boundary ii ter, the explosion was from the outside. | malice, he having inflloted the injuries in | grauaulent ee " rsy > ine between. hile sufferi eat wi uralization certificates, end. Alaska and British Columbia created much | Both questions affect our relations with | the heat of passion, while suffer suilty of | @@ today ta a disag-eement of the jury. Many Nominations cnt -to the Senate | interest among officials today and calls | Spain, each separately from the: other. | Pimag ens | NAFaTOre WAS not Sully, Of | The cave Will be setried at Che tent 2, ¥ attention to the necessity for a final dis- | The facts as tothe explosion reported by pres és ent as to the statutes | Of court. Gentner furnished bail in the The President today sent the following | Position of the boundary issue, While a | the board of inquiry may or mer not ag- “advanced by Mr. Warder Voorhees of | 0 .0€ $2,500....Lindsay. was convicted a nominations to the Senate: Janis nose Sdjudication rests in the | gravate the case against Spain: that ls yet | W8S srgprintin’ Boer few days ago and Merrick pleaded guilty. , jurisdiction of the State Department, it'| fo be discovered. With the question put in | Counsel for 2 ; . Postmasters:' Pennsylvania—R. A. Ful- | is pointed out here officially that the may s least serious.form, it is gnized here | In overruling the motions Judge Bradley —— ton Lyon, Greensburg; Alexander Moreland. | and ‘data prepared with the greatest: care’ | that the secon Gane question will stin | complimented the attorneys, | remarking Gen. Booth Coming East. West Newton. gnd precision by the coast and geodetic | rmain to. be.fealt with. If the report of | that ee eee Me Pen) hay PRA, Neh 6—Gen Wir. Vermont—F. G. Haskins, Bristol; F. H. | $uTvey authorities sustain in every point | the Maine Rete should implicate Spanish | ™ore ably defen = Booth. of the Salvation Army and party, the position assumed by the United States, | officials directly, the general cuban wee Departs From Custom. Foss, Vergenes. with respect to it fi 8, | offic! A general ques. including Commander Booth- New Jersey—Josiah Ketcham, Belvidere: | ever, an important ‘question of ‘ceretow | on, would be. absorbed in the more direct | an interesting point in connection with in every respect. Interested in the London Report. Naval officers showed great interest in the report from London today to the effect that the Spanish government has pur- chased two powerful cruisers, and was gue fully negotiating for three more building at tae Armstrong shipyard, but Viewed with suspicion the closing sentence of the London dispateh, saying, in sub- stance. ihat if the United States wanted to purchase warships it had better do so &t once, otherwise they would pass into the possession of Spain. += _____ su] Booth-Tucker, Commissioner Alexander vestion of settlement for the crime of = E. P. Rodman, Beverly; C. A. Skillman, | tion’ of the terms of the Anglo-Hussian | geese” joF Set the cases is that both men were sentenced | Lincoln, Col. Jobn’Lawley. FOR MAINE VICTIMS. Lambertville; M. C. Halsey, Summit; 0. | treaty signed at St. Petersburg in Febru. Havana berber, are such in any event | to be hanged on a Thursday. This is a | Lewis and Adjutant Deverell, ‘The Boutelle Relief Bill to Be Favor- | H- Mattis, Riverton. po 1825, upon a our claims rest.'| that it is felt by the administration and | departure from a long-established custom, | Oregon express for the north ably Reported. New York—R. 8. Leland, Clifton Springs; Secs of meat fixes upon salt water as)! ‘by miost men in Congress to be of the for Friday has heretofore been the recog- | C@t. Meetings wilt the basis of definition of the ocean, whil mos! portanc: > Seattle and other points, The House committee on naval affairs | Joseph Oste, Greenport; F. A. Wright, |the British dispute this, and claim’ the'| ie nog eres crrergencye shouts ‘be | nized hangman's day here. Not one of the ed today on the Boutelle bill for the re- | Glen Cove; William Martin, Honeoye Fall; islands the ocean shore, which would | made as rapidly as possible, and that it | ephetihe Mensa G. M. Mayer, Olean; William Holden, Port- | place the head of Lynn canal in British’ ‘would be almost criminal not to make such Uef of the victims and survivors of the | vijie; William 8. Ostrander, Schuylersville; territory, giving them several important q 5 ‘ Maine disaster, and authorized the chair- | A.C. Brink, Welestt:) F. W. Hallock, Mill- | points, Ike Dyea and Skaguay. Breparations, _ nb b t rt It to the House with a rec- | brook; J. H. Broad, Morrisville. ———___o-.—_____ PSone SLR yn acage eH than Friday: pemisthoahnamiyoa Passage. The bill was | Oblo—Chas. RB. Brent. Connelsville;} KILLED BY INSANE MOTHER. JUDGMENTS. AND DECREES. promote the candidacy of U. 8. amended in several particulars in commit- | Qcrstine: Win. Me Can, hee worth : ir ~ ~ | Crestline; Wm. n, Paulding; Jutius tro and separate votes taken on the | 0. Converse, Charton; W. C. Davis, Wapa-| “°*- Ols® Demorest Cats the Throat 4 “ Cape: changes, but they related largely to the | koneta; C. A. L. Purmort, Van Wert; Fen- kie- s Representative Jenkins of Wisconsin has ‘apt. Begouen Punished. form of language of some of the provisions | 0% Bagley, Zanesville; T. C. Clewell, Na- : acu oe ore March ae 3 am.) introduced a bill in the House (H, 8810) eee PARIS, March 4.—Captain Begouen of and were of no general significance. Pls. Gea We mak ect pe Sar Columbus, tock me ny; | Broviding neW regulations relating to judg- Sionmay det the general staff, who wrote an outrageous- ‘The committee had an extended session] Moatana—D. J. Tallant, Great Falls; a.| ‘*°\ve rath Fay rrr ee ments and 1 deereee tm the Supreme Court of 0. Seep ma yeaa one during which there was a long discussion | J. Fisk, Helena. Lisson, i e District. made to apply to SERRE it tnesses Zole trial, opetgche method of bringing up the bill on} Nebraska—B. F. McDonald, Pender; H.| Tzor and was proceeding to murder her | ai! judgmenté and deciees now of record of been punished by being transfi the floor. It was held to be very doubtful | W. Hill, North Platte; F. M. Kimmel, Mc- | husband, who was too ill to resist, when a‘! tte Supreme Court of the District in which of securing unanimous consent for its con- | Cock; J. B. Billings, Alma; L. G. Comstock, | servant girl raised the neighbors, and the twelve years have not elapsed: aine sideration, and the only recourse left would }| Central City; O. A. Ashbrook, Hebron; T.| insane woman was overpowered. Her ‘hus- rendition t! * be to secure a special order from the com-|C. Hacker, Red Cloud; H. F. Stephens, | tand was a teacher out of employmen: mittee on rules setting apart a time. Stanton. and the wife recently showed evidence. of There was no dissent to the vote to re-] Oregon—W. A. Frater, Roseburg. approaching insanity. port the bill favorably to the House. ee . Mi a oan Vie ns — Te * g ngs, ‘om ° Perens tg — Cust Bellvitle RETALIATES ON GERMANY. cal ted States Senate from — A Bill Intgoduced Providing New Pegulations, Pt READY FOR SERVICE. xVireinia J. Me. ‘Taylor, a P| Real Reason for Refusing Tasurance’ Emergency Orders issued to Omcers | Washington ee Miller, Palman, Charter im California. at Bethichem, Pa. Wisconsin—M. B. Martin, Dariingt BETHLEHEM, Pa., March 4—The army | E. Weathersby, jr., Shalleburg. and navy officers now representing the United States government at the Bethie- hem Iron Company's ordnance works here have received orders from headquarters to be ready on twelve hours’ notice for ser- vice. —+ e+—______ BROOKE CONVICTED. The Crime Alleged Was Robbery of Miss Edith Dingley. _ York,” but Commissioner Clunte says it is, really the Madgeburg of Prussia, and while on the face of his opinion he gives legal. He 4 » 80 bid. wae on be et contracts at the teasons, a refusing _ company garee bid. 11%, works is being pushed as rapidly as pos- cate to business, it ie apparent ab- 4 Bible. Ject is retaliation cn the “tien, RPS oe to di Susincos in their country ‘ CAUGHT BURNING THE company 0 id. 5 = = and for the hostile attitude of that govern- Title. Bill Poling of West Virginia Accusea : - Snape, toward \/eltormie FEMOG °45(: 50275 of a Horrible Murder, pedinande water Yachts Carrying Correspondents. E & Grecial Dispatch to The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, M4., March 4.—A spe- eial from Elkins, W. Va, this morning tells of the foul murder of a girl just over the i | i ii ii iz