Evening Star Newspaper, April 27, 1898, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1898-12 PAGES TO SHELL OUR CITIES ——_— A Fleet Left Cadiz Last Week for That Purpose. MADRID AWAITS THE NEWS Spanish War Craft Sighted Off the English Coast. ——— RUSSIAN PRESS —_+---— HOSTILE April 27.—It is reported here Madrid that the destination of the Spanish fleet, which is said to have been at sea for some days, is unknown to any one but the minister of marine, Admiral Bermejo. But, it is added, news is expect- ed befere Jong at the Spanish capital of the bombardment of American coast towns. - reports from Madrid also say that panish naval authorities are satisfied at Spain can easily force the blockade of Cuba when she desires to do so. But in the meantime. it is explained, as the govern- ors of Cuba and Porto Rico have advised the Spar government that they do not need the fleet, the government has decided to the warships elsewhere.” wnish War Craft Sighted. fHAMPTON, April 27. Guernsey reports having sighted two Spanish util s sot pilot tor oats northeast ef the Caskets and a large armed ship between Douvres Rock and Ushant. He adds that they were evi- dently DOV HF » the lookout for Am England, Apri! ‘ican vessels, —A torpedo boat destroyer, flying the Spanish colors, Passed here this morning, steaming west- ward Views of Russian Press. ol SA, April 27.—The Russian newspa- pers larg<ly sympathize with Spain and ex- 233 the belief that if the United States to gain a signal naval victory coon, n’s honor will be saved and Europe will irsist upon the latter’s capitulation, in crder to prevent the loss which commerce must suffer through privateering. Large quantities of grain have been sold to Spain. SEVERE THE COAST. Several Wreeks Reported—U. Cruiser Montgomery Safe. NORFOLK, Va., April 27.—A_ terrific storm is raging on the Virginia and North rolina coasts this morning. The wind is sixty miles an hour from the north- many vessels are in danger of be- ked. Ferry of the British from Tampa, reports passing a derelict bark named Cadici, com- s. pletely stripped and her long boat lying on the deck. The fate of the crew is unknown. A big three-masted schooner with part cf her masts gone and rails smashed in is sig- for help ‘kamicomico life say- ion, and will surely be driven The cruiser Montgomery and trans- ther, which left here ¥ Noth- urd of them, but it is be- the storm. ing lieved they lerabla damage in ening Star. April 27.—Notwi there are now in HAGERSTOWN, M standing the fact t at the camp near Baltimore more men thin are necded to fill Maryland's quota un: the President's cecil, the war spirit. cor tintes unabated here. Since the departu of the Douglas Guarcs two additional panies have been enrolled, one of infantry ene of cavalry. A mass meeting of ed citizens has been ealled for tomor- row night at the court house for the en- rellm of men and the formation of companies. From the enthusiasm mani fested by the colored people this movement prom to be emirently successful. ——»— NO MAIL FOR SPAIN, Order Ixsued the General. Postmaster General Smith yesterday pro-, mulgated the following order prohibiting the transmission of mail to Spain: “Pending the continuance of hostilities between the United States and Spain, no letters, packages or other mail matter originating within the United States and destined for Spain, or addressed to any post port, or other place within the jurisdiction of Spain or any of her colonies or dependencies, or to any person residing within the jurisdiction of Spain or her colonies or depender shall be dispatch- ed from the United States to their destina- tion, nor shall any money order be issued Postmaster it or certified by any postma post Office in the United States, pi any post office in Spain or any Of her colonies or jencies: provided, however,that noth- n contained shall be construed to the seizure or detention of any mails for Spain originating in any ether country, or originating in Spain and destined for any other country (not her colony or dependency) while in transit over the territory of the United States. the purposes of executing the and foregoing order, postmasters change offices of th United States re by instructed to return to the writers uders thereof where the letters or s contain the return card of the sender, all matl prohibited. When such let- ters or packages do not contain the return ecard of the writer or sender, such matter above must be forwarded to the dead letter office to be returned. Offices are further required to return all money order advices for mo y orders drawn by any post office in “nited States upon any post office in tin or her colonies or dependeni his order is hereby mad ils originating in the Unite and her colonies and de- 1 including Thursday, 188 m April, o-— RECRUITING THE REGULARS. Officials Believe That the Army WH Soon Be Raised to Its Full Strength. The President yesterday afternoon signed the Hull army reorganization bill. Recruiting for the reguiar army under th reorganization act will be begun at o: A circular has been prepared giv- ing directions for this work. The recrult-y ing will be carried on in the regiments where they are now located, by regimental boards, and at the Various army ughout the country. With an late force the officials’ believe that progress will be made toward re- P « the army to its full war strength of 61,009 men. eee ES Col. Dick Joins His Regiment. Seeretary Charles Dick of the republican ry nai committee left for Ohio last night $e join his regiment, the 8th O. N. G., of Which he ts lieutenant colonel and which ill volunteer as a body for the war. The republican national headquarters, of which Col. Dick has had charge for a year, will be close? May 1. The republican ‘cam- paign this year will be conducted wholiy by the republican congressional committee. — Recommended by Gov. Bushnell. vernor Bushrell of Obfo has recom- men the following appointments in the velunteer army: Gen. H. A. Axline of Co- lumbus, now edjutant general of the Ohio National Guard, to be a major general; Cols Gco. A. Garrettson, known as the father of the Cleveland troop of cavalry, which escorted President McKinley at his inaug- uration, and Col. James E. Neal, to be brigadie.s. Col. Neal served in the civil war and was @ democratic member of Con- Breas. G ORDERS BY NEUTRALS, Portugal's Silence Causes Administra- tion Officers Concern. The Department of State has been offi- cially advised of the issuance of neutrality orders by Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway, Switzerland, Colombia and Russia. The silence of the government of Portu- gal on the subject of neutrality is giving the officers of the administration much concern, in view of the fact that a formid- able part of the Spanish navy is utilizing the harbor of St. Vincent, Cape Verde Islands, as a base of supplies, and will be privileged to continue so doing until com- pelled to seek other quarters by the opera- tions of the neutrality laws. it was expected that Portugal would immediately follow the lead of Great Brit- ain in the matter of neutrality and that the Spanish war ships would have -been compelled to leave St. Vincent before this. The officials are unable to explain the cause of the apparent delay in action on the part of Portugal. Portugal's Duty Pointed Out. An impressibn exists this afternoon that the administration has taken action to have the Portuguese government force the Spanish fleet to leave the Cape Verde Is- lands and go to sea. The hope of the ad- ministration is that when the fleet leaves it will move toward Cuba. A fight would soon follow, the Spaniards would be de- feated and the United States fleet could then proceed to the bombardment of Ha- vana. oo ______ GOVERNMENT OF ALASKA, Agreement in Conference on the Alaska Bill. The Lac general Alaskan bill, which has been pending for some months, was agreed on in conference yesterday. As agreed on, the bill among other things con- firms the 16) acre purchases of land for cannery and other purposes under the act of 1891; reduces the homesteads to sixty acres; creates a commission to settle the North Atlantic fishery question; author- izes purchases of eighty acres for future trading, canning and other uses; reserves on the shore lines of streams, bays and the ocean every alternate eighty rods; pro- vides for wagonways, tramways and aerial tramways in addition to railroads; ratifies and approves surveys 4 truction heretofore commenced forty acr for railway terminal at $1 id junction points, per acre; authorizes the President to create additional land offices and land districts; makes the minimum salary of the nd receiver, $1,500; maximum, and reserves the Annette, Pribilof nds occupied for propo- ‘The homestead clause extends to the district of Alaska, under interior depart- ment regulations, the homestead land laws of the United States and incident right that to enter surveyed or nds under law relati acquisition of titie through soldi tional homestead rights. The reciprocal clause is amended to read as follo ‘And the President of the United States is hereby authorized to appoint three com- sloners to meet a like number of com- ™! ners appointed on the part of the government of Great Britain and the do- minion of Canada, the said commi to formulate and consider a plan for the settlement and final determination of the rth Atlantic fishery question, and the ultimate adjustment of any other question the solutien of which would further pro- mote the ndly relations now existing between the two count in respect of mutual interests in tra nd com ce on the American centinent, the findings of the said commissioners to be reported for appropriate action of the President of the United S$ G Section 1: is amended to accord to rative born citizens of Canada in Alas the same mining rights and privile a wrded to citizens of the United States in British Columbia and the northwest terri- tory, but no greater rights than United States citizens, or those declaring intention to become such, may enjoy in Alas! IN FAVOR OF WISE. Decision in the Second Virginia Dis- trict Contested Election Case. The contested election case of Wise vs. Young, from the second Virginia district, was decided yesterday in the House by party vote in favor of the contestant, Wise, who is a republican. Speeches for the contestant wre made by Messrs. Crumpécker (ind.) and Grosvenor (Ohio). Jones (Va.) followed tor the con- testee. Mr.Burke (Tex.) moved to recommit the case to the elections committee with in- structions to recount the ballots cast at the election in the second district of Virginia ‘The motion to recommit was defeated— to 147. The vote was taken upon the minority resolutions, which declared the sittin member, Mr. Young, entitled to the seat and they were rejected—106-145. The ma_ jority resolutiors were then agreed to Without division, and Mr. Wise took the The Senate amendments to the naval ap- propriation bill were non-concurred in and @ conference requested. ‘The Speaker appointed Messrs. Boutelie, Hilborn and Cummings conferees. At 4:50 P. m. the House adjourned. Petitions for Divorce. A petition asking divorce from bed and board, alimony and an injunction, was this afternoon filed by Dorcas Divine, through 0 Attorney L. Cabell Williamson, against John Divine. The couple were married September 4, 1870, it is stated, and had three children, all now more than twenty- one years of age. In addition to the divorce from hed and beard and alimoay Mrs. Divire ‘desires that her husband be enjoined from incum- bering or disposing of his real estate. ESS Against Abolition. An adverse report was made to Chairman Babcock of the House District committee Ly the District Commissioners today on House bill 9814, to abolish the office Justice of the peace in the District and for other purposes. This action was taken upon the recommendation of the attorney for the District, reported in The Star se: eral days ago. of >_—__ District Delegates Appointed. The District Commissioners today ap- pointed the following delegaces to represent the District at the national conference of charities and corrections to be held at New York the 18th of next month: Justica C. C, Cole, Rev. Dr. B. L. Whitman, Prof. W. H. H. Hart, Miss Katherine P. Hosmer, iferbert M. Lewis, J. Ormond Wilson, Mrs. Sara J. Spencer, Wm. Redin Woodward and Walter H. Stoutenburgh. — Minister Woodford's Movements. LONDON, April 27.—General Stewart L. Weodford will probably sail for New York at the end of the week. He will only spend a few days there and in Washing- ton, and will then return to Europe. >_—— : House Dill Favorably Reported, In the Senate today Mr. Pritchard, from the committee on the District of Columbia, made a favorable report on House bill 8063, for the preservation of the public peace and protection of property in the District of Columbia. er Government Receipts. Government receipts—From customs to- day, $760,634; internal revenue, $367,072; miscellaneous, $16,867; expenditures, $1,500,- 000. ——_-2+____ Letter to Be Opened. A letter supposed to contain valuable in- formation: of the coast defenses at New Orleans has been held up by the postmaster of that city, and the dgpartmeng here noti- fled. “This letter is believed to have been address2d to a spy in New Orleans, and the information concerning it came from a naval officer. The department has ordered the letter sent to the nearest commanding general, who is to open and examine it and take such steps as he deems necessary. FUNDS FOR THE WAR Debate Begun on the Revenue Measure. CROWDS IN THE HOUSE GALLERIES Not a Three Months’ Fight, Mr. Dingley Predicted._ SENATE’ SESSION SHORT The opening of the three days’ debate on the wur rev2nue measure attracted crowds to the House of Representatives galleries today, and the attendance on the floor was also large. Rev. Hez Swem, who deliversd the invocation, asked the divine aid and di- rection for our army and navy. Without any evidence of excitement or preliminaries of any kind the House went into committee of the whole immediately after the reading of the journal and extered upon the consideration of the ‘bill. Owing to its importance Mr. Dingley, chairman of the ways and means committee, did not ask that the first reading of the bill be dis- pensed wiih, as is usual with bills of minor importance. The democratic members of the ways and means committee did not fil2 an extended report on the war revenue bil!. Their re- pert consisted simply of a statement that their position would be made known during the debate on the bill and th> amendments they would offer to it in the Hous ‘The reading of the bill, which consists of forty-four pages, occupied an hour and ten minutes. Chairman Dingley’s Statement. Mr. Dingley then took the floor to oper the deyate. Owing to hoarseness, he said he should confine himself to a generai statement and reserve particulars for the five-minute debate. The bill, he said, was distinctly a war measure, forced upon the country by the war with Spain in which we were now engaged. In war, he said, it was essential that we should stand as a unit, shoulder to shoulder, as it was onl through such united action that hostiliti could be abbreviated and brought to an erd at the earliest possible moment. Mr. Dingley called attention to the vast cost of modern engines of war, which made war now much more costly (han formerly, This demand upon our resources, he said. came Just as the country was emerging from a long period of deficiencies of revenue and was Just heginning to see the light. Mr. Dingley then procecded with his ar- gument, pointing out the condition of the treasury, the extraordinary demands upon it for war purposes and the necessity not only of providing the additional revenue which would be raised by the bill, but au- thorizing the Secretary of the Trea rrow money on the credit of the nt. He followed cl the lines of the report which he drew to accompany the 1! when it was reported to the Hous» yes- terda He emphasized the necessity of united ac- tion in support of the measure, in order not only to impress Spain, but the countries of Europe, with the profounds conviction that the American Congress and the American peopl* stood shoulder to shoulder without rd to party in the determination to prosecute to a suecessful termination the war we had undertaken. Mr. Dingley spoke with great earnestness and was listened to with profound atten- tion. Many of the democrats left there and took seats on the republican n order to hear the better. With great impressiveness Mr. Dingiey said that unless all failed the war would not be a three-months affair, nor a month affair, and that the more preparz tions we made both for offense and defense the shorter it would be. Cost of the War. When he reached the question of the bond issue he was besieged with questions by Mr. MeMillin, Mr. Sayers and other democrats, and there was some discussion of the probable cost of the war. Mr. Sayers ventured an estimate of $300,- 000,000 per annum, which Mr. Dingley re- jected, calling attention to the fact. that ar cost $1,100,000,000 per annum. rs, while’ avowing hi ling- vote evecy dollar necessary to that there was no sity for authorizing in this Dill the raising of $700,000,000, when Con gress would meet again In December. A plethoric treasury in time of war, he argued, would invite endiess schemes of speculators until it was gone. Mr. Dingley pointed out that the authori- zation for $50,000,000 of bonds was simply an authorization. If not needed, all the bonds would not be issued. An Income Tax, Mr. Dingley briefly discussed the propos!- tion which the minority would advance for ar. income tax as a substitute for the bond proposition. The Supreme Court had de- cided the tax unconstitutional, and yet it was proposed in place of an authorization to borrow money to remand the govern- ment to what would come out of a law suit wnich had already been decided against the government. “It seems so pre- besterous in such an emerge id Mr. Dingley, “that I car hardly believe such a proposition is to be seriously presented.” The proposition to coin the silver seignior- age he characterized as one of the absurdi- ties of finance which was never heard of beyond the borders of the United Siates Seigniorage was the profit from coinage. We were not now coining silver. Mr. Ding- ley was given a hearty round of applause when he concluded. Mr. Bailey, the leader of the minority, followed Mr. Dingley with the opening ar- gument on his side. He said that his side realized as much as the other the necessity of raising revenue to carry on the war, and they stood willing to co-operate in placing at the dispesal of the government every materi aid for the presecution of the war to a successful and speedy termination. There would b3 no difference of opinion that the government should be abundantly provided with revenue. But, said he, the minority would not be either led or driven into the support of measures which com- mended themselves neither to their con- conscience or judgment. They reserved the right to oppose the measures by which the majority proposed to provide the war funds. Mr. Bailey spoke with a trace of bitter- n2ss of the treatment the minority had re- ceived at the hands of the majority. The chairman of the ways and means had said that the pending bill followed closely the system of war taxatiog which obtained at the close of the civil war. Mr. S. ness to pros cute the war, contended nece SENATE, Soon after the Senate convened today, Mr. Stewart (Nev.) introduced the follow. ing resolution, for which he asked im- mediate consideration: “That the Secre- tary of War be, and he is hereby, directed to furnish the Senate with an estimate of the amount of appropriation necessary to arm, equip, subsist and furnish with mu- nitions of war the Cuban army now at war with Spain and such additions as may be made thereto from the people of Cuba, until the Spanish ermy shall be expelled from the Island of Cuba, or until the next session of Congress.’”’ Mr. Hale (Me.) suggested the resolution better go to the committee on military af- fairs, and afta a statement by Mr. Allison (lowa), that the whole subject covered by the resolution was;now ‘being considered by proper committees of Congress and that there would be no delay in the matter Mr. Stewart agreed that the resolution should go to fhe military affairs committee. No business of Yiaportance pressing for consideration, the, te began the con- sideration of bills Gn the general calendar. A bill was passed to provide for the,sale of public lands ig Missouri. At 1 o'clock it Khing the evident deter- mination of sbme Sbnators to object to the consideration-of al bills brought up. Mr. Wilson (Wash.) moved that the Senate ad- journ. te J At the request of other senators he changed his-shotion and the Senate went into executive session. At 1:25 p.m. the Senate adjourned. THE BALTIMORE POSTMASTERSHIP. publicans at the Depurtment. A large delegation of prominent Mary- land republicans, representing the different commands of Maryland Union troops in the civil war, called upon Postmaster General Smith this morning in the matter of a postmaster at Baltimore. The delegation presented a petition giving reasons why in filling the position soon to become vacant the ex-soldier should be en- titled to special consideration. From the time of Lincoln, with but a single excep- tion, the postmaster at Baltimore has been an ex-Union soldier. There are in Mary- land, the petition further sets forth, 20,000 Union veterans, over 90 per cent of whom are republicans. Those present were: E. Ridgley Baer, B. F. Miller, Wm. 'T. Hilleary, R. N. Bowerman, H. G. Graham, J. H. Jarrett, A. A. White, Wm. A. McKel- lip, H. A. Cole, J. M. Deenes, Horace No- ble, E. T. Daneker, J. J. Janey, Isaac Me- Gideon Staley, Benjamin B. O . C. H. Thomag, W. H. Foreman, Gibson, A. J. Crockett, C. L. Marburg, J. H. Shane, R. K. Robinson, George W. Fisher, D. L. Stanton, R. C. Sunstrom, C. F. Leity, John Reider. D. H. Moberly, Jno. Kone, Louis Bennett, J. G. Taylor, Virgil Darkins, Joseph Brooks, J. G.. Pautum, A. G, Caldwallader, Charles Glasgow, James Wesley, R. E. Wright, Charles Brown, Dr. George R. Graham and George W. F. Ver- non. Wm. Illinois’ Quota ts Fal SPRINGFIELD, Il., April rapidly poured into Springfield to over the state until over 8,00 men, quota an€ more, were gata ved here camp. in The commanding officers of regi- ments reported that their greatest diffi- culty was experionce.i in refusing to accep volunteers. The ofticers said that every regiment could have brought 2,500 men easier than 1,200. The Uineis quota does not call for any artillery, but Battery A of Danville, under command of Captain Yeager, is here, nevertheless, and the men of the battery demand that their services be accepted. Interstate Commerce Com- missioner Calhoun and Representative Can- non have been telegraphed by Governor Tanner to urge the President to call Bat- tery A into service. CLEVELAND, Ob Regiment, O. N. G. io, April 27.—The 5th , Colonel Kennan com- manding, which has been assembled here for several days, ly.s beer. ordered by Ad- jutant General Axjine to start for Colum- bus Friday morning. ~ A Pension Fra Convicted, ‘The pension bureau has been advised that CoC Gr “with a dozen or more aliase has been copyicted in the United Stat court at Keokuk, Ta., and s-ntenced to a fine of and two years’ imprisonment in the penitgntiary at hard labor. Cralle was arrested near Topeka, Kan., some weeks ago. He has given the pension bu- ay reau much annoyanc- in trayeling through the west, representing himself to be a spe- etal inet for’ that bureau, obtaining money from applicants for pension and frauding hotgl..i records epers and ott how, that Cralle has already serv- ed one term‘in the penitentiary. The bu- reau Officials are glad t@ know that for the rext f2w years they-wifl not be required to keep a watch for thjs dangerous impostor. SS eS Lieut. Reeve Offers His ne professor at the West Point Military Ac: emy, where he graduated in the class of 1892, has gone to Nashviile, Tenn., to ten- der his services to the governor of his native state, under the Presiden ‘all for voluntec His brother, Earnest M. Reeve, is a sergeant in Troop A of the 6th United States Cavalry, now at Chickamauga, a Personal Mention. Controller of the Treasury R. J. Trace- well has been called home to Corydon, Ind., on account of the sudden death of his futher, who hed only left here a few days ago from a visit to his son. Mr. T. M. Garvin of the West Virginia legislature, and executive committeeman of the National Republican League, is visiting Mr. P. H. Devine in this city, formerly of Wheeling. Dr. M. D'Arcy+Magee, who has been ab- sent from the city, on account of the death of his mother, has returned. Mr. W. C. Dix is at Atlantic City, where he has been since Easter, Soe New Postmasters, Jacob C. Stier has been appointed postmaster at Parkton, Md.; H. Henry Heaps at Scarboro’, Md. The following Virginia postmasiers were appointed: W. E. Sage, at Comfort; M. K. Waters, at Milldale; Wm. F. Thomas, at Severn. —— Sailors to Be Freed. Upon the recommendation of Captain Lemly, judge advocaie general, Secretary Long has directed the release from the Boston naval prison of twenty-eight sa‘l- ors. The men have been in prison for varl- ous infractions of military law,. and the department believes that conditions war- rant their restoration to active service. e+ ——__ Wants to Retain Him as Chief. A few days ago Commodore Bradford, chief of the equipment bureau, resigned that place and usked to be given command of a warship. After considering the ques- tion for a ee two, Secretary Long has been obliged @ decline to accept the resig- nation. — Sent to Fort Myer. General Miles has direcied that the two light batteries of the 7th Artillery, now at Fort Slocum, N. Y., be sent to Fort Myer, Va., for temporary station. There is no stable room.at Fert Slocum for the horses of the artillery, which is given as a reason for their transfer to Fort Myer, where there are ample factlities for the animals, because of the départure for the south of the troops of the-cavalry that were sta- tioned at thaf place. as ee Mr. Smith Has the Pen. Reprasentative William Aiden Smith is the proud possesspr of the pen with which the President, the Speaker of the House, and the Vice President signed the bill de- claring the existefice of war between the United States and “Spain. The Speaker gave Mr. Smfith tHe pen and he took it to the Senate,’ where at his request Vice President Hobart also used it in attach- ing his signature, and lator President McKinley made the final approbation with the same. *. —_—_—_—__-2+_____, ‘WAR CHART SUPPLEMENT. On Thursday, the 28th, a hand- somely colored thart of the scene of the present naval operations will be issued as a supplement to The Star. This chart Will be so arranged that |’ the location of the various navat ves- sels can be rtadily indicated from day to day and will be of permanent valne. No additional charge will be made for The Star ‘containing this supplement. sais 3 THE HOLLAND SUBMARINE TORPEDO BOAT. IS BEING CONSIDERED. The Question of Buying the Holland Not Yet Settled. Mr. Roosevelt stated this morning that the Navy Department had not yet scttled the question of the propos2d purchase of the Holland submarine torpedo boat. It is understood that a naval board has exam- lued this craft and has reported some ob- Jections to its practical usefulness, Lut this report, if made, is probably tentative, as the d>partment continues to have under censideration the question of the purchase of the boat. —+-@ +-—____ CALLED UPON TO EXPLA Policeman Corbey Questioned Con- cerning a Watch Transaction. Policeman Richard A. Corbey of the sixth precinct was summoned to the detect- ive office at police headquarters this after- noon and questioned about a watch trans- action in which he was a participant a few days ago. He traded a lady’s open-face gold watch at a second-hand store on D street for a cheap silver timepiece. It af- terward turned out that the gold watch had been stolen from a bureau drawer in the room of Miss Florence Linstrong, at the Owen House, the 15th of June, 1895, during @ fire. At the time of the fire Corbey was a member of the fire department and was with No. 1 engine company. Two days ago the report from the second-hand dealer showed that the stolen watch had been Gisposed of at the store on D street, and Detective Boyd recovered it. Yesterday afternoon the lady called at headquarters and was delighted to learn that she would get back her watch. Policeman Corbey, speaking to a Star re- porter, said that he had bought the watch from an unknown man on the street. He made the purchase, he says, some time last fall, about the time of the dead letter office sale, and with the timepiece he bought a pair of cuff buttons. The man from whom he bought the jewelry, he says, told him that he had bought a quantity of it at the dead letter sale. In an envelope, he al- leges, the stranger had a number of arti- cles of jewelry, and that was why he sus- pected nothing wrong. Recently, he says, he has visited several places and tried to make a trade, because the old watch was virtually worthless. He was offered as much as $4 for it for the gold that was in it, and one dealer offered him $6 for it. The cuff buttons he bought with the watch he now supposes were also stolen, and he says he is going to turn them over to Inspector Mattingly, who may find an owner for them. Policeman Corbey left the fire ment during the summer of 1895, and joined the police force. He has served in the sixth precinct most of the time since his appointment. depart- > AFFAIRS” EORGETOWN. Fendall Cadets Give an Entertain- [Other News. The Fendall Cadets of Peck Memorial Chapel gave a very pleasant entertainment last evening at the chapel, the auditorium of the church beirg crowded. The place was prettily decorated with immense American flags, while boughs of greens adorned the electric lights. The committee cn entertainment consisted of Capt. H. S. Orton, chairman; First Sergt. Sylvester Sehoenthal; Second Sergt. Moretta Schoen- thal, and Corp. Herbert Haller. Those who participated were Mr. Talbot Pulizzi, Mr. Frank de, the Central High School drill te: sees Coyle, the Diamond Frank Jones, Mrs. Mr. Weir, Miss Von little Baby Lenz, Mr. Nerta, Mi Taylor and Mi During the re Charles A. Smith the pastor, made a brief statement, in ich he stated that the organization giving the entertainment, while previously known as the Boys’ Bri- gude, d adopted the name ‘of Fendall Cadets, in honor of Mr. Reginald Fendall, lately deceased, a well-known lawyer and a former communicant of the Church of the Covenant. Through Mrs. Fendall, the widow, a dcnation of $8 was received, which was turned over to the captain. After the program refreshments were sery- ed to all present. A force of linemen has just finished some important work, under the government, ex- tending the telegraph stem. A line of wire has been stretched overland from Fort Myer to Sheridan's Point, one of the forts guarding the approach to the District by the Potomac. From Fort Sheridan the wire is conducted by means of a cable under water across the river and connec- tion formed with Fort Washington. Every- thing is now-in working order. There is already telegraphic communication from Fert Myer to Washington, and since the commencement of the war the wires lead direct to the State, War and Navy build- ing. The son of Joseph Robson of 1640 Valley street died yesterday, under rather peculiar circumstances, and the attending physi- cians, Dr, A. B. Shekell and Dr. J. F. R. Appleby, were not inclined to furnish a forehead and convulsions before death had been investigated. A bruise on the forehead, and convulsions before death, were regarded as suspicious. Coroner Carr investigated the case yesterday, and, be- coming convinced that death was not due to violence ur accident, gave a certificate accordingly. Commissioner John B. Wight was a visit- or to Georgetown last evening about 10 o'clock, inspecting the police and station, Commandery No. 254, Knights of St. John, will give its first entertainment of the season at Odd Fellows’ Hall, on 28th street between O and P streets, Tuesday evening. a TO LEAD A REGIMENT, Representative Campbell of Illinois Anxious to Go to War. Representative James R. Campbell of Mc- Leansboro’, Ill, In an interview with Gov- ernor Tanner, tendered the services of a full volunteer regiment. Mr. Campbell said he would resign as a representative in Con- gress as soon as the services of his regi- ment are accepted. Mr. Campbell's regi- ment is full, having twelve companies of one hundred 'men each. Mr. Campbell was assured that he would be among the first called after the National Guard. WANT HOSPITAL STEWARDS. Significant Orders Sent to Recruiting Officer Day. Recruiting Officer Day, located at Cleve- land, Ohio, has received orders from Wash- ington today to enlist all the men he pos- sibly could for the hospital corps. Men between 21 and 35 are wanted. Ex- perience in nursing is a requirement, but Captain Day’s orders are to enlist all the men who would be useful in the hospital branch of the service. Posters announcing that men were want- ed at once were stuck up all over town. The order is looked upon as significant of a long and hard campaign. It was pre- viously announced that no men for the hospital service were needed. +0 Bade Farewell to Bachelor Estate. A farewell bachelor dinner was given at the Shoreham Saturday evening as a testi- monial of regard to Mr. Geo. K. Holmes, assistant statistician of the Department of Agriculture, who is about to relinquish the freedom of his bachelor estate. Those pres- ent; besides Mr. Holmes, were Mr. John Hyde, statistician of the Department of Ag- riculture, who presided at the banquet; Mr. E. 8, Holmes, jr., Mr. A. C. Jenkins, Mr. H. T. Newcomb, Mr. E. T. Peters, Mr. A, G. waa Dr. Max a and Carroll D. right ommissioner of labor. ‘The table was decorated with Iilies honor of the bride-elect, Miss Lillian Hunter, A delightful evening evening” Newcomb, and one to the bride-elect Carroll D, Wright. _ ; % CANVAS UNIFORMS. They Are to Be Bought for Troops im Cuba. Gen. Miles has abandoned his proposed tour of inspection of southern mihtary posts for the present, for the reason that he is too busily engaged with matters pertaining to the reorganization of the army under the volunteer bill and the army reorganization bill to leave the city at this time. On his recommendation, the Secretary of War has authorized the purchase of 10,000 canvas uniforms for use of the troops in the Cu- ban campaign, and it is expected they will be ready for delivery by the time the ad- vance guard is ready to march on Cuba. Brig. Gen. Shafter, commanding the treops at New Orleans, who is said to be on bis way to Washingtcn under telegraphic orders from the Secretary of War, had not arrived here up to a late hour this after- noon. The governor of Indiana has applied to the War Department for authority to mus. ter in the volunteers recruited in that st at Indianapolis instead of at Evansville, as originally ordered. Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island app to the Secretary of War today to have apportionment of troops to be din that state increased from 70 to 1,000 men 80 as to permit the guard to maintain its present regimental organization. ‘The Secretary of War today changed the place of rendezvous for the Kentucky troops from Louisville to Lexington. This action was taken at the instance of the governor and militia cfticers of the state. WILLIAM CHICK DROWNED. Employe of Capt Traction Com- pany Finds a Watery Grave. William Chick, a resident of Harlem, suburb of Georgetown, was drowned yi terday in the Potomac, about a mile from the Aqueduct bridge. Up to a few minute before noon today the body had not been recovered, though the police patrol boat wes at work dragging for it. The accident occurred about 3% o'clock in the afternoon and was witnessed by a number of peo- ple. Chick and a friend named Henry Weedon were in a bout fishing. The craft w drifting in the river, and when oppos' the quarry of E. G. Gummell on the Vir ginia side several blasts had been ignite and were abcut to explode. The working- men at the quarry s the men in the boat, and fearing that they would be struck by flying pieces of rock, yelled for the two nen to crouch down in the boat. Weedon did so, but Chick scemed to lose his heal and went overboard. The man was of heavy build, and after struggling in the wat tom. ‘The superintend: Mr. R. P. Shelton of 12 h street, William ‘Travers. a colo laborer, deavored to save the drowning man, to no ayail. The police were immediately notified of the occurrence, and through the sever rrecinct the harbor police were noti Chick was employed by the Capital Trac- tion Company, having been in their ei ploy for several years. He was well known and much liked, and his sudden death is regretted. The bottom of the river at the place of the drowning is so une’ being filled with jutting rocks, that some Gifeulty may be experienced in recoveriug the body. a » for a short time he sank to the bi nt of the quarry ‘en- but —-s ARMAME) ST. PAUL'S ‘tT ON BOARD. Auxiliary Croiser Will Be Ready to Sail Monda PHILADELPHIA, April 27.—The mount- ing of the thirty guns on the auxiliary cruiser St. Paul, which Is being fitted out at Cramp's shipyard, was completed today. The work of transferring her goes rapidly ‘an, and painters were engaged today in putting on her war paint. She will be ready for scout duty on Monda: It is expected that all but a very small portion of her crew will enhst in the Am can navy. The St. Paul will leave Cramp's on Sunday and will sail “light” to a point in the Delaware bay where the cruiser will take on a full supply of coal. The reason for taking on the coal down the bay is to avcid the shoals in the ship channel and also to avoid the submarine mines in the vicinity of Fort Delaware. —- > -— Society of the War of 1812. A business meeting of the Society of the War of 1812 was held at the residence of its president, Dr. Marcus Benjamin, 1710 N street, Monday evening. The date commem- orated was that of the capture of Toronto by the Americans in 1813, concerning which a recent history of Canada says -“foronto, then a tiny capital, was taken and its public buildings burned, an event grimly revenged in the following year, when the British burned the public build- ings at Washingion.”” The principal business of the evening con- sisted in the election of iew members, and these included Dr. J. Taber Johnson, Gen. Jcseph Wheeler, representative in Congress fram Alabama, whose name has been con- spicuously mentioned as a candidate for a major generalship in the volunteer army, and Mr. Charles F. T. Beale, governor of the Society of Colonial Wars the District of Colunibia. ‘The Society of the War of 1812 in the District cf Columbia is one of the most re- cent of the patriotic societies to be formed. It is said to be in a very flourishing condi- tion. a Bryan to Be a High Private. A dispatch from Wichita, Kan., says: William J. Bryan has wired his friend, Colonel A. G. Toler of this city, asking for his opinion as to the advisability of offer- ing his (Bryan's) services to the govern- ment as a private soldier. : ———+e+—_____ United States Co is in Spain. So far as is known all th2 United States consuls have made their way safely out cf Spain. Consul Fay at Dania has reported to the department from Lisbon, Consul Bowen at Barcelona from Paris and Consul Carroll at Cadiz and Consul Bartelam at Malaga from Gibraltar. The department has assured itself that the others are saf>. Ser eS Grain, Provision: Cotton Markets Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. “Ohta. High. Low. Close 325°" ag gis" Tor Pie 3% Na 28% «23% BTS, By 2 ip. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, April 27.—Flour firm, mchanged— receipts, 2000" barelas experts, 9,436 barrels sales, 1.054 barrels. Wheat t rat, Section. packets: copeds r coca stock, 706.450) bushels: 67,600, a eouthera wheat by FINANCE AND TRADE Waiting and Inertia the Features of Wall Street. a MARKET I$ PURELY PROFESSIONAL ——$_ Little Demand and No Effort at Liquidation. jos i acacia GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The EB: 5 NEW YORK, April 27.-dnertia and ten- acity continue to be the dominant charac- teristics of the security markets. Prices are given excellent support and liquidation is as remote as it was a fortnight ago. Present holdings are confidently retained, but the market is condernned to dullness because of the want of incentive to new buying. There would seem to be no organized ef- fort te do anything more than prevent ma- terial decline: vening Stat The occasional advances are due to the scarcity of stocks seeking a market, and the exigencies of the snort interest. The market is striclly a board room affair, and void of interest to any save those respon- sible for actional changes. fi The beginning of the regular fortnightly Settlements in London today failed to dis- close any considerable ort interest at that center. A moder: demand for Northern Pacific preferred was traced to foreign operators, but the general list was flat and commonplace The proposed legisiation in Congress attracting moderate attention in tive circ but as yet has mad pression upon the day-to-day tr The main features of the situation con- tinue to hinge on Cuban developments and the probable cutcome of the Spanish war. The Asiatic attack is believed to be almost is no im- ders an accomplished and certain victory for this government. ws to this effect is being aw Pr, as thi one of act iscounted. Should present ex- : realizd it is likely ht be edvanced trom 2 to 8 per Brevity ts the one element necessary a success, from the finan- cial and investment standpoint. While this fact is alm sanimously admitted, opinion differs widely on the prospe A bend iss a perimental financiering pan onl d by ending the . ties fo: With many doubtful quan to ider tt should aceasion no surprise to the present era of speculative inaction prolonged. sday’s report f earnings all lucrative railroad traffic, and t tions for the future are mainly cer to make th dicate predic ptimistic. urities already paid for are z.bundant, and there are many indue>ments to picking up the better class of investment issues on all cone: but there is scarcely son action of any sort. The “pling the fact that t fund is practically t of its use not fully fat condition tt ned, a circumstance inlicating new drafts on government funds, is ¢ be good. The skepticism is not present, but war conditi tinue it’ might reasonably be future. —— 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- perted by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Van Emburgh & Atterbury, No. 2 Wall st. American Spirit... 10% 1 10% UT American Spirits, ptd. ny MM American Sagar. 16 American Sugar, pfd. American Tobacco. Beitimore & Om Bay State Gas. Canada Pacifi Chesapeake & Ot C.C.C. & St. Lous wnicago, B&Q... Chicagoa Noutuwestern, Chicago Gas CM. & St. al. Mnois Centrat . Suwians Lake Snore. - 5 Louisviie & Nashviie.. “46%, Metropolitan Traction.. 186 Manhattan Elevated. vise Michigan Central..077) 1015 Missouri Pacitic 24, National Lead Co. : Nationa: Leaa Uo.. pr New Jersey Centrat.... New York Cenirai Northern Pacific Northern Pacittc, pfd Ont. & Western... Union Paeitt . U_S. Leather, pia. Wabash, pid 5 Western Union ie: silver... Union Pacific, pi Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regulas «all 12 © amt road , $1.00 at Lis. 72%. Amer! 14g; 100 at 14%. 7 106 at Rail. 100 at 73 cents; 100 at Ti cents; 99 at 100 at ents; 100 at 70 District of *Luubia Bonds, 115 a. Miscellaneous Bonds.—Metropolitan Railroad Sa, 117 bid. Metropolitan Railroad conv 6s. 117 Wid: Metropolitan Raiiroad certificates of inde 188, 117% bid, 118 asked. Metropolitan Railroad tes of indebtedness, B, 106 bid. Belt Rall- , 45 bid, 69 asked." Kckingion Railrosd 6s, Columbia Rafiroad @s, 117! bid, 119 axked. Washington Company Cs, series A, 110 bid. Canpany 6s, series B, 110 bid. U.S. Electric Light debenture imp... 103 Did, Chesapeake and Potemie T. 108 id. American Security and Trust 5s, F. and A rust Sa, A. and ompany Ist Gs, 100 bid. Ameriean Security and ©.. 100 bid. Waxhington Marker 109 bid. shington Market « 109 bid. Washington Market 5 109 bid. Masonic Hall Asscciat 105, Wasistngton Light Infantry Ist 6s, 93 bid. National Bank Stocks. nk of Washington, bid. Metropol tan. 306 Md. « 180 bid. Farmers and Mechauies ond, 140 bid, 155 apked. Inmbia, 131 bi 101 bid, 105 axked. He bid, 116 asked. Safe “Deposit and Trost Companies onal Safe ost and Trost. x112 bid. Washington Loan and Trust, x125'4 bid, 130 asked, American Security and Trust, 159 bid. Railroad Stocks. Capltal Traction, 724 bid, 72% asked. Metropolitan, 116% bid. | Colunibin, 70 Did, 76 asked. Belt, 1% asked. Eckington, 8 ‘Ta, ‘asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks. — Washington Gar, x46 bid, asked. Georgetown Gas, 42 bid. U. 8. bid, 101 asked. Insurance Stock: iremen’s, 25 bid. Franklin, 87 bid. Metropolitan, 76 bid. “Corcoran, G0 hk, Potomac, 50 Arlington. 118 bid. 135 asked. German-American, 185 bid. National Union, 9 So bid. 1 wked. Rigws, «iq axked. Lincoln, bid. preferred, Carriage, .70 bid. 72 neked. i ston 14 ‘anked. Washington Market, 10 110 bid, 125 asked. Falls = atl pate Bonds. pe. 1B ‘bid. Great Te i