Evening Star Newspaper, May 24, 1898, Page 2

2 ——— LATEST ARRIVAL Two Additional Commands Reach Camp Alger. GENERAL ORDERS PROMULGATED Rumors of Poisoned Water and Presence of Spies. PERSONS THREE ARRESTED CAMP ALGER, May 24, 2:30 p.m.—Ma Gen. Graham today issued the follewing gener: orde CAMP ALGER, Va., May 24, 1598. The troops on duty at Camp Alger are hereby organi: into divisions and bri- g.des es follows: First division—ist New Volunteer Infantry, 2d Ohio Volun- h New York Volunteer Illinois Volunteer Infantry, tt. Volunteer Infantry, 8th er Infantry; 13th Pennsylva- nia Volunteer Infantry, 12th Pennsylvania Brig. Gen. Wm. M. Graham. Veluntesr Infantry, 8th Pennsylvania Vol- Francis L. Guenther, United inteers, is assigned to command © first division ‘The first aivision will be organized into brigades as follows: First brigade—tIst New Jersey Volunteer Infant th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and h New York Volunteer Infantry, to be i by Col. E. A. Campbell, 1st ‘ew Jersey Volunteer Infantry. ‘ond Brigade—6th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, 6th Massachusetts Volunteer In- fontry, Sth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, to be manded by Col. D. J. Foster, 6th I!- nteer Infantry. Third brigade—12th Pennsylvania Volun- teer Infantry, 12th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry and Sth Pennsylvania Volunteer fantry. to be commanded by Col. H. H. ‘oursen, 17h Pennsylvania Volunteer In- M#h Ohio V ther orders, remain unatta Greet troops of fermed y will, until fur- hed, and report headquarters. The two New York cavalry into a squadron and detached headquarters to perform ch si duty as may be directed by the major general commanding. - By command of Maj. Gen. GRAHAM. H. O. HEISTAND, Adjutant General. ‘The adjutant genera! also issued the fol- lewing to corps are hereby oO al order: Majo ard Vollrath, %th Ohio Volun- teer Infantry, is hereby appointed provost marshal at Camp Alger, and will report in person to the major general commanding for instructions. “The commanding officer of the New ¥! squadron wiil detail four mounted orderlies te report at corps headquarters daily at 30 am. Leave of absence for two days is hereby granted to First Lieutenant and Assistant geon J. C. Ward, 6th Pennsylvania Vol- unteers. st Lieutenant Chas. P. Menoher, ad- ant of the 6th United States Artillery, is hereby relieved from duty at these head- quarters and will proceed io rejoin his sper station at Fort McHenry, Md. Leave of absence for two days is hereby €ranted Second Lieutenant A. S. Damon, dr., 6th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantr: Tr New Commands. Since yesterday afterncon two comma: have reported at headquarters in addi- to those previously noted in The i Star. These are the 159th Indi- a Volunteers and the two troops of intended to act as escort to Gen. The former commard is 1,031 was mustered in May 12 at and left that city Sunday A'though one the divisions of the regiment reacned Dunn Loring last night the others did not Waskin: until nearly 3. o'clock morning. The whole regiment juently delayed in entering camp vatil neon today. Col. John Barnett, the commanding of- ficer, comes from Piqua, Ohio, and is a re- tired regular army officer. Notwithstand. ing the relief from service in the regu: army « of total disability, Col. B: nett has brought the Indiana command ptionally fine condition in view of quate equipment and insufficient th which he has had to deal. rs are Majors T. J. Lou- James F. See of Green- McAukff of Brazil, Ind. With two exceptions the officers and men of the iBvth Indiana are reported weil. One of the pri Company G from Brownstown, Ind., had an arm broken en route, and a alry am. It napolis. inet @fternocn for Washington. of leave this € on was into exe vates of cemrade from the same company, David Miller, was prustrated by the -heat’ this Morning. As already indicated, the equip- Ment of the 130th is decidedly not sufficient. Some of the Hoosiers are uniformed as from the Vincennes University. are in citizens’ cloth2s, while hard- y of them have a full supply of ord- The two troops of cavalry from nd New York set at defiance all rules of military procedure and » the camp about 10:30 or 11 They set up thei: on the tved for Gen. Graham and camped this morning. This morning t quarters were assigned them at > hill York men are from Squadron A, ork Volunteers, and are commanded Igley and Lieuts. The Brook- $s under command of Capt. 2 and Lieuts. Tuttle and-Claus, on is a West Point graduate and considerable r army troop: ach troop. Hy equipped. detai! as an escort to Gen. Gra- ham pleases them @xceedingly. ts afternoon there will be dress parade by nearly all the regiments, and on guard mount by the 6th IIM- som: service wi ere are eighty-four ll are in good health nois, Rumors of Poison and Spies. Wild rumors of poison to springs and Spanish spies floated about the camp yes- terday. These led to additional guards about all the springs and to the arrest of three unoffending visiters. The men ar- ested are Mariano Soto, mayor of Puerto Pricipe, cre of the Cuban insurgénts, and » {two Americans, W. H. Streeks, an inter. preter, and H. E. McDevitt. While =ntering the camp last night® these three men were taken in custody by some of the members of the {th Ohio Battalion, colored, who mistook the mayor for a Span- iard. Streek was also suspected by the sen- tinel, because he spoke Spanish, and Mc- Devitt was held because of.the company in which he was found. For some reason the prisoners were taken to the guard tent of the 6th Illinois, last night, instead of to the tent in the camp ef th? 9th Ohio, and there they have been held all the morning. This afternoon they will probably be releaséd on an order of Gen. Craham. Charges of polluting the water come in from every hand, and Gen. Heistand has been trying to keep track of them all. The one of yesterday afternoon grew out of the attempt of one of the 6th Pennsylvania mer. to drink from a spring not yet thrown op:n to the treeps. The others have little or no foundation. The Water Supply. General Graham had not been on the grounds an hour before he began an in- vestigation of the question of water for the troops. It was found that the supply was sufficient if not overly plentiful, but he concluded to try to get more and better water if possible. Springs have been found rear his headquarters, northwest of the present headquarters building, from which the general thinks he can get all the drink- ing water the troops will need. His intention is to have the troops pipe the entire camp from the springs men- ticned above, sinking the pipe a foot or nore to keep the water from getting boil- ing hot. When this is done, which General Graham expects will be within a week, there will be no ground left for complaiat o- any sort. Iliness is prevalent to some degree. Colds centinue to be the principal complalat, with measles close behind. Those ill now are Howard Davison and P. P. Stevens, privates in the 6th Illinois, who are down with pneumonia at Fort Myer; Private Wil- liam Lolter, Company M, 7th Ohio, typhoid fever, at Fort Myer; Privates Curtis and Peliure, Company I; Carl Fatterson, (om- pany 1; D. C. McMannus, Company F, 7:h Ohio, measles, and Private H. E. Sutton, y B, ith Ohio, chickenpox; Victor , 7th Ohio, measles; Chas. Jompany M, 2d Pennsylvani measies; William Shultz, Company G, 150th Indiara, arm broken, and David Miller, Company G, 159th Indiana, sunstroke. Mail for Camp Alger. A first-class military post office service has just been established at Camp Alger by the first assistant postmaster general, Mx. Perry Heath. Realizing the import- ance of giving the soldier boys the best ser- vice possible, Superintendent A. W. Machen of the free delivery service, was recentiy detailed with Mr. lvan Blackman, one of the oldest and best informed clerks in the service, to regulate the postal system at the camp. Two clerks from the city post office were detailed to assist them, and af- ter two days of arduous work, the report was received today that the military post office at Camp Alger was established and in excellent working order. With a lot of the old material on hand a number of Pigeon holes have been built and a first- class arrangement made for handling the imménse amount of mail that is pouring into the camp. It has been found expedient to mass all the mail for the camp at Falls Church, and the postmasters at East and West Falls Church, Dunn Loring and the other small offices in the vicinity, have been directed to send all mail matter intended for the camp to Falls Church. From this point it will be distributed in pouches according to regi- ments and sent to the camp. At the camp the pouches are turned over to the chap- Jains of the respective regiments, and by him assorted according to companies. An orderly from each company assembles at the chaplain’s tent at a certain hour and receives the mail. The department is anxious to have the people understand ‘the importance of properly directing their let- ters. Not enly should the company ‘and regiment be named, but also the state from: which the regiment comes. In this way pnfusion will in a large measure be over- come. When the post office officials undertook to establish the post office they found about eignty letters addressed to the 6th Regiment, which had been called for. As there are four or five regiments of that Gesignation, it can be readily seen how mis- takes will occur. Superintendent Machen took these letters, nowever, and by tracing the postmarks according to states, sent the letters to the corresponding regiments rep- nting the states. One of the best ar- ements for the convenience of the sol- rs is the placing of regular mail boxes m the center of each regimental -camp, where letters may be posted. Ordered to Camp Alger. The 33d Michigon Volunteers has been or- dered to proceed to Camp Alger, Va., in- stead of io Camp George H. Thomas, at Chickamauga, 4s at first intended. DEWEY DEFIED THE GERMANS. Consul at Manila Threatened to Land Provisions by Force. NEW YORK, Mey 24.—A special dispatch from Manila says that the German consul there tried to lard provisions from a Ger- man ship, but that Admiral Dewey refused to permit it. The consul ther declared, ac- ecrding to the dispatch, that he would force the landing under tks protection of two German cruisers, but Admiral Dewey threatened to fire upon the cruisers, and the attempt to land the supplies was aban- doned. ee’ SUPPOSED SPANISH COLLIER. Fitted Out in“London Under Norwe- wian Auspices. LONDON, May 24.—The Daily Chronicle publishes ‘the following with reserve: A vevsel flying the Norwegian flag and tiling with Norwegian papers has been fitted up in London as a coal hulk on an elaborate scale. She has been fitted from one end to the other with electric light and has been, in fact, altered from stem to stern to receive and discharge coal in large es. s © days ago she was cleared by the rwegian consul in London and proceeded to Cardiff, where she will take on 3,500 tons of coal. Then she will be cleared, our in- formation goes, for a neutral port and will proceed in tow of a tug to Cape Verde, to act as a receiving hulk, to which Spanish war vessels will go for coal. She will lie up in a bay off the African mainland, where her presence will be un- noticed, and will be refilled from time to time by fast steamers coming from various continental ports. Ss SHOULD HOLD THE PHILIPPINES. Expressed Opinien of the Cumberland Ministerial Associati: Special Dispateb to The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, May 24.—The Cumber- land Ministerial Association has declared in favor of the United States permanently j retaining the Philippine Islands. “The ob- ject of the war was not conquest, but,” said Rev. Dr. M. F. B. Rice, “a providential leading is apparent in the capture of tie Philippines. To serve the purposes of this leading it is necessary fcr us to hold these islands in the interest of civilization and Christianity.’ — WOLSELEY ADVISES PREPARATION. Would Be «a Mistake to Take Raw Troops to Cuba. LONDON, May 24.—Lord Wolseley, the commander-in-chief of the British army, in conversation with an American today, said: “The United States would make a mistake in attempting to invade Cuba with volun- teers who are not fully @rilled and dis- ciplined. If that was done the United States might expect heavy reverses when those troops encountered the trained Span- ish troops on land. It would be a grave j error to underestimate the strength of the adversaries of the American troops. I would regret to see the Americans even temporarily beaten, as all my sympathies are with them.” > Continuing, Lord Wolseley sala: It ts fortunate for the United States that ‘his war is not with a first-class power, for it ts evident that in such an encounter they Though I belleve the Americans ene’ te } feat any nation tn the long run.” ae: beginning,’ THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1898-14 PAGES. TROOPS FOR MANILA|RUMOR OFA BATTLE|CORPORATION TAXES General’ Merriam Issues Orders at | Report That Sampeba Has Destroyed Provisions of the Revenue Bill Being "Frisco Today. NEW TROOPS COMING IN FAST| FIGHT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE | opprKes Great Activity in the Big Camp-at Chickamauga. BRYAN STILL A PRIVATE SAN FRANCISCO, May 24.—An order has been issued by General Marriam, command- ing the Department of California, transfer- ring all troops now here, with the excep- tion of the 3d Artillery, 4th Cavalry and the ist Washington Volunteers, to General Otis’ command. This is thé preliminary step in the thorough organization of the forces des- tined forthe Philippines. General Otis and his staff are now active- ly engaged in arranging for the work, and within a day or two his headquarters will be moved from the Phelan building to Camp Richmond. The general and his sta‘t will go into camp with the troops, living under canvas with the others, and his first work will be the organization of the troops into_brigades. Then tne men will be thor- oughly drilled before their departure for the Philippines. Arrivals at Military Camp. The latest arrivals at the military camp on the old Bay district camp are all com- fortably quartered, though Utah and Wyo- ming are somewhat short of tents. Wyo- ming has the promise of the government that its solitary battalion shall not be put in to fill up a regiment, but will go into service as an independent battalion. It has an assurance also that it and the Utah bat- teries will be sent away to war about the 1st of June. Idaho and Kansas are the two camps that lack equipment. Idaho has only three com- panies uniformed, and until their clothing arrives there will not be much drilling. The Idaho men are new to the manual, but the fighting spirt is all there. When a ru- mor arrived that all unprepared as they were, they were to sail for Manila at once, the camp was visibly pleased. “That's good news,” grinned a big private, “the sooner the better.” The sandy ground on which the camp is situated is too soft for drill purposes. The Utah batteries are unable as yet to use their guns, and the carriages are sunk deep in the sand. The horses have not yet arrived. The Camp at Chickamauga. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., May 24.—Tae werk of unloading and storing forty-nine cars of provisions which arrived yesterday and last night was completed today. Up to today the quartermaster's department has received $295,000 worth of provisions for the volunteers. The value of the cloth- ing and equipments already received amounts to almost as much. The quarter- master’s department is doing temarkably well in its work of caring for the 35,000 men now in camp. The arrivals this morning were the 3d Regiment, Tennessee. Infantry, and the 1st Regiment, Vermont Infantry. The 3d Tennessee, 1,000 officers afl men, under Col. J. P. Fyffe,-arrived at 4 o'clock a.m. on three trains from Nashville. Breakfast was served the men in the city and they were taken to the park at 9 o'clock. The majority of the men in this regiment re from Chattanooga, and thousands of People visited them during their stay in this city. The Ist Regiment, Vermont Volunteer In- fantry, arrived this mcrning on four trains over the Southern railway. The regiment is composed of 980 officers and men, under Col. O. O. Clark. It was transferred to the park at noon. The railroad men are now getting their first rest since the mobiliza- tion began. Comparatively few troops are arriving. In the park today hard drilling is going on in every camp. The work of training the troops thoroughly is being steadily and vigorously prosecuted. Bryan Was Not Elected. LINCOLN, Neb., May 24.—The election of company oflicers of the new militia com- pany recruited by Willlam J. Bryan, was held last night. Mr. Bryan's friends had made a canvas in behalf of the captaincy, and he was placed in nemination, but with- drew when it was seen that others desired the place. H. G. Whitmore was elected. Members of the company say Mr. Bryan could have been elected, but anything short of an unanimous vote would have been dis- tasteful to him. The election was behind closed doors and occasioned very keen in- terest. ~ a ARMOR FOR BATTLE SHIPS, Bids Came Just in the Maximum Al- lowed by Congre: Bids were opened today for supplying the armor for the three battle ships, Illinols, Alabama ard Wisconsin, now in course of construction at the Union Iron Works, Newport News ard Cramps’ This is the second time that the govern- ment has asked for bids for supplying the armor for these ships. The first effort, made about a year ago, was unsuccessful becouse congress had made the minimum cost per ton for the armor at a figure be- low the cost of production. The present naval #ppropriation bill having increased the price atlowed to $400 a ton. today’s ef- fort was successful. For the Illinois, No. 7, the two armor companies, Bethlehem and Carnegie, divided their bids, one tak- ing the lighter armor and the other the heavier. For the Alabama, No. 8, the Bethlehem company bid $1,022,504, while the Carnegie company did not bid. For the Wisconsin, No. ¥, the Carnegie com- pany bid $1,023,004. The rate in each case Was $400 per ton flat, for bolts and armor, the maximum amount allowed by congress. The Bethlehm company undertakes to be- gin deliveries of the armor within seven months after contract, and supply 300 tons monthly. The Carnegie company will be- gin December 1 next and supply the same mount monthly. ————-e-. TRUSTEES NOTIFIED. Proposed Sale of the Anacostia and iy Potomac Ratiway. Charles A. James and C. C. Glover, trus- tees in deeds of trust executed by the Ana- costia and Potomac River Railroad Com- Piny, are required to show cause on or be- fcre the 30th instant why the property and franchises of the road showld not be sold without delay. Judge Cox, in Equity Court No. 1, today made the order, stating that thé sale would be for the purpose of distributing the pro- ceeds thereof to bond holders or other par- ties interested therein, as may be deter- mined by order or decres of the court. This action is taken in the case of Eliza- beth Riley against the road, and is based upon the report and petition of Receivers | Henry A. Griswold and Benjamin 8. Minor ; filed today. The report states that since the filing of the report showing the condi- tion of the road and the cost of operating it in April they have endeavored in every way to cut down the expenses so as to enable them to continue operation from the daily receipts. But on account of the rapid transit facili- ties now offered Anacostia by the Capital Traction Company and the Capital Railway Company the receipts from the road ve materially decreased and are not now suf- ficient to pay operating sxpenses. ——_-.-_— Germans to Leave Havana. KEY WEST, Fla., May 24.—The German third-class cruiser Geier now at Havana leaves that port for Vera Crus, Mex., to- morrow, having on board a large number of passenger refugees, the Spaitéh Fleet. Other Rumors Discredit This, But Say Fleet tsLocated. SAID TO BE IN SANTIAGO LONDON, May 24.—Persistent rumors were in circulation here early today to the effect that a great naval battle has been fought in the vicinity of the Windward Passage, between the eastern end of Cuba and the western part of Hait!, in which both the American squadrons closed in on the Spanish Cape Verde squadron, com- manded by Admiral Cervera, and complete- ly destroyed the Spanish ships. A dispatch from Kingston, Jamaica, to Reuter’s Telegram Company yesterday evening said nothing was known there of the reported battle in the Windward Pas- sage, adding that no American or Spanish warships have visited Jamaican ports since the beginning of the war. The London newspapers take it for grant- ed that the ships reported yesterday by Lloyd’s at Para, Brazil, as having arrived at 9 o'clock on Monday morning from Rio Janeiro, are the Oregon, the Marietta and the Nictheroy. Battle Rumor Denied. By Associated Press. KEY WEST, Fla., May 24—The move- ments of the United States fleet which are known here make it absOlutely certain no battle has yet occurred, but an engage- Ment’ is 2xpected to take place this weci. The Spanish fleet has been definilely..lo- cated. : Every preparation has been made by the United’States naval authorities for destroy- ing the Spanish flzet which Is known to be off the Island of Cuba. All signs point to a ecisive battle some day this week. The hospital ship Solace and her surgeons were ordered long ago to be ready for service at a moment's notice, but no fresh orders have been issued. Activity at Key West. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. KEY WEST, Fla., May 24.—Great ac- tivity prevailed in naval circles here last night, the general impression being that the most critical point in tne Cuban naval campaign had been reached. The impres- sion here ts that battle will immediately be given to the Spanish fleet at Santiago de Cuba by the combined fleets of Rear A4- | riral Sampson and Commodore Schley. Other authorities. believe that a move- ment near Havanalis on the tapis, and that a hasty invasion has been ordered. A foreign naval officer, who has been in Cuban waters, has expressed his opinion that a movement will not take place for scme time yet. Three Cubans picked up near Havana yesterday -arrived here this morning. Cervera at Santiago. NEW YORK, May 24.-A Key West cor- respondent telegraphs ,to the Evening World that he has, information from an unimpeachable authority that the Spanish fleet is still at Santiago. A special from Key West to the Com- mercial Advertiser, , say: Key West has not been so deserted by warships for wecks gs it is this morning. 1 will neyer be complained that vessels were kept inactive when there was a pros- pect of a fight. Nothing is heard of an immediate occu- pation of Cuba. Everything depends op Sampson's and Schley’s movements. Where Can Cervera Bet MADRID, May 24.—It 1s officially an- nounced thet the squadron of Admiral Cer- vera was still at Santiago de Cuba yester- day. ‘ (Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press.) PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, May 24.—Ac- cording to current rumor here the Spanish Cape Verde squadron, commanded by Ad- miral Cervera, which arrived recently at Santiago de Cuba, subsequently sailed from that port, destination unknown. LONDON, MAY 24.—A special dispatch | from Madrid today says: “Evidently the program in regard to the Philippine Islands has been changed. It is believed here that there will be no im- mediate engagement in Cuban waters, but that Admiral Cervera will draw off the enemy while the Cadiz fleet relieves Ha- vana.”” % THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY English and American Officers Join in the Festivities. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. TAMPA, Fla., May 24—The proposed Anglo-American alliance-is the uppermost topic in Tampa today. Queen Victoria's birthday is being celebrated in a manner quite unusual in Amevican army circles. To be sure, there is nothing official about it, but officers will be present at the din- ner this afternoon at the Tampa Bay Ho- tel, for which an aunouncement under crossed American and British flags andthe motto “Blood is thicker than water,” has been out for two or three days. Two Brit- ish officers—Capt. Lee of the Royal Artil- lery and Sir Bryan Leighton, Bart., of the Berkshire Yeomanry—are with the troops, and their popularity is very great. _ Sir Bryan will be present tonight at the in- formal dinner given to the naval officers in port by the officers of the 9th United States Cavalry. 7 The volunteers now in this vicinity .are beginning to see some’ of the seamy side of soldiering, with @-Bcod deal of ir- regularity in their issariat and some of the rougher. in connected with camp meking, but they are all cheerful. ‘The volunteers now in Tampa are poorly equipped. The Michigan regiment left their Springfield rifles at home, expecting to re- ceive Krag-Jorgensehs here, but it is not likely that they wilY,get them. The Geor- gia regimant is uniformed in gray, so far as it is uniformed at all. ‘The Geor- gia and Michigan men are side by side in the camp and fraternize admirably. They and the two Ohio regiments will be brig- aded together, an arrangement which seems highly to them all. : Resignuatio: For. Dr. Woodward, cer of the Dis- trict, has asked for the ations cf five physiciens to the peor. This is not done because there is any charge against them, but for the reason that he proposes %! to inaugurate, June & @ system which will give a less number of phyBicians in for the nort —_—— Injured by 4 Fall. - Frederick B;, Kiots, ® carpenter, Mving at 607 I street northeast, while Considered. AND- MISERY PREDICTED Senator Frye Says That Mills Will Be Closed. MR. PLATT FOR BOND ISSUE After the’ transaction of some routine business in the Senate today the war rev- enue measure was laid before the Senate. By agreement paragraphs relating to corpo- ration taxes were under consideration, the pending question being the amendment of Mr. McEnery (La.) exempting from the ccrporation tax of “limited lability com- mercial partnerships or corporations and companies or corporations of iimited liabil- ity conducting planting or farming business or preparing for market products of the soil.” Mr. Allen.(Neb.) thought if the amend- ment included the big sugar corporations it ought not to be adopted. Mr. Daniel (Va.) expressed his opposition to the amendment, saying that he thought the genuine farming and planting interests were sufficiently protected in the pending bill. Mr. Frye (Me.) declared that the proposed tax on corporations was a good scheme to encourage enlistment in the United States army. “I fully and firmly believe,” said he, that if this feature of the bili be enacted into law one million of men will be out of work."" Mr. Frye maintained that the burden of the tax would fall upon the men and wom- ¢n who work in the mills, for it was per- fectly evident that in the event the tax is levied the mills must either close entirely or reduce wages. In either event strikes and misery would result in industrial cen- Mr. Frye objected, too, to the tax on ba: J , too, nk deposits because of the burden placed upon deposits in savings banks. He did not be- eve, he said, that senators from the south had any proper conception of the savings bank as it was known in New England. it Was really a philanthropic institution. He instanced the Androscoggin savings bank in his home city. The Salaries of the bank officers were lers than $3,000 a year ard the institution was a boon to the work- ing people of the town. In conclusion he again Justanced the direct consequences wou! follow the levy: = poration tax. ae Maree Mr. Platt (Conn.), 2 member of the finance committee, declared that the cor- poration tax was unnecessary and he be- leved it unconstitutional. ‘The bili, he thought, would raise undoubtedly a’ suf- ficjent amount without the corporation tax. it was an excess of caution, he thought. that had prompted the chairman of the ways and means committee of the house to underestimate the amount which the bill probably would raise. A fair estimate of the amount of revenue that would be raised by the bill as it came from the House was, he thought, $115,000,000. Favors the Bond Provision. That with a proper issue of bonds would supply ample funds for the conduct of the war. Mr. Platt thought the bond feature Proposed by the minority of the finance committee was eminently fair. It was per- fcctly proper that the burdens of the war should be distributed over a period of years. The burdens were thus made easter to carry. The tax on corporations was un- just for many reasons and he was satis- fied it was illegal and unconstitutional. It was notably unjust because it discriminated between persons in the same lines of busi- ness. He realized, he said, the sentiment of the present day against corporations and the desire on the part of many to get at them through taxation. The pending feat- ure of the bill was a special excise tax on corporations, purely as such, and it is the first time it has ever been tried in this country. Mr. Platt continued at length to argue against the cerporation tax, making a special argument to demonstrate its un- constitutionality. In conclusion, Mr. Platt said that the bill raised enough revenue without the corpora- tion tax; that that tax placed was unjust and unequal in its burdens upon business; that the measure realizes more revenue than the people can afford to pay in one year, and that it surely would make the government the defendant in a series of lawsuits. Mr. Lindsay (Ky.), in the coursé of an extended legal argument upon the corpora- tion tax feature of the bill, said it was im- possible for the government to levy taxes of this kind except on consumption and on industry. No maf pretended to insist that corporate property ought not to be taxed, if taxation were necessary, but the ques- tion here presented was whether the tax proposed to be levied was fair and equita- ble. Hie maintained that it was the part of wisdom on the part of Congress to enact cnly such legislation as would be beyond controve: in the courts. In this time of great emerg2ncy in the country’s history Congress ought to give to the government dollars and not lawsuits with which to conduct the war. Mr. Lindsay held that if the corporation tax provision of the pending bill had be- come a law it would seriously ‘cripple the state of Kentucky as well as other states of the country. It would be an unnecessary and officious interference with state taxa- tior by the federal government. In course of a discussion of the question of issuing bonds and legal tender notes, Mr. Lindsay noted the fact that when the preposition to issue greenbacks during the civil war was made to Congress by Secre- ta Chase, every democrat in the House had voled ‘against it, as well as almost every democrat in the Senate. He intimated that it was strange there should have been so great a change in the opinions of the democrats in the House and the Senate, in view of the fact that democrats are now urging the issue of legal tender notes. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. -King (Utah) called up today in the House the Senate bill authorizing the ap- pointment of a commission to allot to the Uintah Indians certain lands in their reser- vation, and secure from them a cession of their remaining lands. Te bill, with amend- ments, was passed. The House passed a bill granting 3,120 acres of land to Santa Barbara, Cal., for purposes of water works. Mr. Hull (owa), from the committee on military affairs, presented the Senate bill for a temporary increase of army hospital stewards. He explained the measure as an emergency war bill. It was passed without debate. Mr. Griffia (Miss.), from the committee on military affaire, reported a bill to amend the law governing military trials with a view to hasten the disposal of ch: of minor offenses. The bill was passed. It was prcmpted by the increase in the army and the importance of having new little delay incident to military trials. It authorized the commander of any posi, fort or other command to designate an officer to organ- ize and conduct a court for the trial of minor offenses. The Senate amdndments to the bill pro- viding for the organization of an auxiliary naval force were concerned in. The prin- cipal ayendment limits the number of en- listmenis to 3,000, it formerly being ur- imited. ~ Mr. redmnletie ny § for the or; of force, hut Mr. Underwood (Ala.) objected to its consideration unless the provisions Yor increased pay of the employes should be Aimised to the continuance of the A bill for an American register te ees. : the , Was passed. Tho vessel is to act as a transport to the Phil- ‘House then, at 1:56 p.m., on.motion of Mr. Handy edjourned until to- MORE ARMY PROMOTIONS. Nominations Sent to the Senate by the President. The President today sent these nomini tions to the Senate: War, for appointment in the Signal Corps: To be colonel—Lieutenant Colonel Henry H. C. Dunwoody, Signal Corps, U. S.A. To be lieutenant colonel—Captain James Allen, Signal Corps, U. 8S. A. Captains to be majors—Richard P. Strong, 4th Artillery; George P. Scriven, Signal Corps; Willlam A. Gassford, Signal Corps. First Neutenants to be majors—J. E. Max- fleld, Frank Greene, Samuel Reber, Signal Corps, and Mr. Eugene O. Feche of Mich: igan, civilian. - To be captains—First Lieutenant George O. Squier, 3d Artillery; First Lieutenant Eugene T. Wilson, 34 Artillery; Second Lieutenant J. E. Brady, jr., 19th Infantry Martin L. Hellings of Florida, Otto A. Nes- mith of California, Daniel J. Carr of €on- necticut, Howard A. Giddings of Connecti- cut, Carl F. Hartman of New Jersey, John W. McConnell of Illinois, William H. La- mar of Maryland, Edward B. Ives of New York. To be first Meutenants—Leonard B. Wild- man of Connecticut, J. J. Ryan of Texas, William F. M. Rogers of Connecticut, Nor- man H. Camp of Idaho, Richard O. Rick- ards of Illinois, Julien P. Wooten of Georgia. To be second lieutenants—Walter L. Clarke, first sergeant, Signal Corps; James R. Steele, first sergeant, Signal Corps; Basil O. Lenoir, sergeant, Signal Corps; James B. McLaughlin, sergeant, Signal Corps; George C. Burnell, sergeant, Signal Cerps; Victor Shepherd, sergeant, Signal Ccrps; William M. Talbott, sergeant, Sig- nal Corps; Thos. R. J. Campbell, District of Columbia; Chas. H. Gordon of Califor- nia; Charles Rogan, jr., of Tennessee; Al- son J. Rudd of Minnesota; Henry W. Sprague of Massachusetts; William W. Colt of Illinois. Subsistence department — Lieut. Col. Charles Albert Woodruff, to be assistant ccmmissary general of subsistence, with rank of colonel; Maj. Henry G. Sharpe, to be assistant commissary general of subsist- erce, with rank of lieutenant colonel. Corps of engineers—Major Charles Walk- er Raymond, to be lieutenant colonel; Capt. Wiiliam Murray Black, to be major; First Licut. Mason Mathews Patrick, to be cap- tain; Second Lieut. Geo. P. Howell, to be first eutenant. Artillery arm—Capt. Selden A. Day, Ist Artillery, to be major; First Lieut. Eras- mus M. Weaver, jr., to be captain; Second Licut. Thomas B. Lamoreau, 4th Artillery, to be first-lieutenant. Cavalry arm—Second Lieut. Edwin B. Winans, jr., Sth Cavalry, to be first lieu- tenant; Capt. Edward A. Godwin, 8th Cav- alry, to be colonel of the 7th Regiment, United States Volunteer Infantry; Major Eli L, Huggins, 6th Cavairy, to be colonel of the 8th Regiment, United States Volun- teer Infantry; Algernon 3. Reaves of Ten- nersee, to be Heutenant colonel of the 3d Regiment, United States Volunteer In- fantry. To be assistant quartermaster, with the rank of captain—Giles H. Holden of Minne- seta; Chester B. Worthington of Iowa. To be commissaries of subsistence, with the rank of captain—Eben B. Fenton of Michigan; Martin M. Marshall of Iowa; Robert H. Beckham of Texas. State—P. Morrill Griffith of Ohio, to be ccnsul at Matamoras, Mexico. Justice—Dewey C. Bailey, to be United States marshel, district of Colorado. Pcstmaster—Elijah O. Lofors, Bentonville, Ark. See THE NINTH STREET LINE. Expected Extension of the Under- ground System an: e Result. It !s expected the work of electrically equipping the section of the ¥th street line of the Metropolitan railroad from 9th and U streets west along U street and thence rorthwardly along the 7th sireet road to the property of the company is about com- pleted. Probably by tomorrow or the next day it will be possible to begin the running of the cars over this section of the road. It Is understood that when the new work is completed the 9th street cars will be run through to the terminus on the 7th street road, while what is known as a shuttle ¢ar, such as is used on U street from 7th to 9th streets, will carry passengers who may wish to go to the present terminus, at the head of 10th street. Now that the work of finishing the 9th street line is nearing an end the patrons of the Brightwood railrosd and suburban res- idents are much interested to know what will be done when the two lines become ccnnecting lines. There is a law which re- quires that trackage arrangements be mad» in such cases, and naturally the people who live beyond the old bounds of the city are anxious to learn whether the street rail- road facilities are to be improved to such an extent that they will be able to reach their homes in the country without the de- lay and annoyance of changing at the oid urban limits, as they have been obliged to do ever since there was a street railroad on the 7th street road. it is said by the reilroad people that no conference hes Leen held as yet on the sub- Ject of trackage arrangements, and in con- sequence no understanding or agrement has been reached by the representatives of the two roads. It is expected, nowever, that some move in this direction is likely to be made before a great while, oui it is not known definitely whet it will be. peice Mrs. Leslie Carter Injured. NEW YORK, May 24.3. Goodfriend, David Belasco’s representative in this coun- try, today received a message from London saying Mrs. Leslie Carter was severely In- jured last evening while playing at the Adelphi Theater. ———— Important Sale of Real Estate. ‘The Hosmer property, 1230 L street north- west, containing about 13,500 square fe>t of ground, with a large brick residence, has been sold to Nathaniel McKay. The price paid wes $40,000, which is about $3 per juare foot. The sale was made by C. G. can & Co., in connection with Fiteh, Fox & Brown. a Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, May 24.—Flour dull, unchanged— recelpts, 7.193 barrels; -exports, 13.776 barrela: barrels. Wheat ungettled—spot and June, 130; 74d busbclos steck: 1-098 280 bask shen ai ee itt ste Unchanged. Cheese. st $1.25a$1.50 per basket. REGS Sate Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. | and brokers, 1427 F st., members New FINANCE AND TRADE War Rumors Kept Stocks Vibrating ; in Price Today. nee GENERAL TONE WAS STRONGER > Grangers and Traction Shares Led the Demand. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Ster. NEW YORK, May @.--Opening prices this morning reflected a general advance over the closing level last right, but yielded momentarily under realizing sales. London sent over higher prices and bought several thousand shares against previous sales, The announcement of a possible alliance between Spain and France had led to some foreign selling of American securities, but London almost imme<diately discovered the error of considering rumors ef this char- acter as an argument against improvement, During the greater part of the day ru- mors of a meeting of the two fleets were in circulation and furnished the incentive to trading. The complete destruction of the Spanish squadron was first announced in London dispatches, and was immediately followed by an increased demand for ail classes of urit Subsequently this statement was denied, and the meeting of the fleets was again sald to be among the early probabilities only. Washington advices toward the close of the day reported the receipt of imporiant naval intelligence and hinted at a victory for the American fleet with heavy losses on both sides. While almcst constant tn- formation of a more or less complicate nature came in to the board, the cousens: of opinion was that the result announced was certain, even though the announce- ment might be premature. The best buying of the day dev Metropolitan Traction, a gain o! being recorded in the process. The stock receded 1 per cent from its opening level during the early trading, but was forced back under persistent buying for the semi- political clique heretofore mentioned in this particular. Manhattan and Brooklyn Rapid Transit were strong, but failed to attract special notice. The granger shares were given excellent support, St. Paul becoming a trifle more prominent under covering. Rock Island and Burlington held stub- bornly around the best level of the recent advance, but there was no special effort to force these shares into prominen| time. The public demand incr edly, but the largest buying is still confined to the purely prof+ssional classes. The refusal to come into the market upon a larger scale is due almost wholly to the war complication, and a decisive naval vic- tory should be followed by a rush to take advantage of the splendid showings made in nearly all Mnes of business. The boom in the leather trade, inspired by the gov- ernment demand for manufactured leather, has already found reflection of a substan- tial nature in the Leather Company’s stock. The enormous daily expenditure of war money is certain to find its way into com- mercial channels almost immediately, and no serious attention is given to tight money argun ents. Gold importations next fall are already predicted, and last September's prices are confidently believed to be little more than a hint at this year’s best results. »ped In per cent —_—— 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- poerted by Corson & Macartrey, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Van Emburgh & Atterbury, No. 2 Wall st. American Spirits. American § American Tobacco. American Cotton. Atchison Baltimor Bay State ¢ Canada Sout! Metropolitan ‘Tractial Manhattan Elevated Chig. & G Western seman Washington Stock Exchange ‘Sal Har call o'clock m.—OCapital tion, 8 at 74%. Warbington Gus, 25 at 47 47%; 25 at 47%. U. 8. Elec 48 cents. D Mstrict of Columbia Bonds.--3.05s, funding, cur- 113 bid, 114 asked. Miscelluncous BonJs.—Metropolitan Raflroad 5s, 118 bid. Metiopol ten Rail oad comy. Gs, 120 bid, 125 asked. Metropol tan Ralroud certificates of indebtedners, A, 117 bid. Metrop litan Railroad certificates «f indebvedners, B, 107 bil. Calumbla Railroad Gs. 118 bid. 122 asked. Belt Railroad 3s, 35 bid. Eckington Itaflroad 6s, 93 bid. Washing ton Gus Company Os, reries A. 112 bid. Washinz- ton Gus Company Gs, series B, 113 bid. U. 8. Electric Light debenture imp... 100 bid, peake and Potomac Telephone Ss, 104 bi can Security and Trust 5s, F. and Anierican Security and Trust 3s. A. 5 bid. Washington Market Company Ist 6s, 110 Nid. Washington Market Compony imp. @x, 110 bid. Washington Market Company ect. Gs. 110 ira Masonic Hall Association Sa, 105 bid. Washington it Infantry Ist Gs, 90 ki: ational Bank Stocks. Bank of Washington, 255 ‘Metropolitan, 3°8 bid. Farmers and mien’. 180 bid. Citizens’, 140° bid. O- - tal, 121 bid. ' West Kod. 100 100 bid. Lincoln, 112 bid, 116 asked. Safe Deposit snd’ Tres: Compantes.—National Safe Deposit and Trust, 114% bid. Washington Loan and Trust, 126 bid_"130 asked. American Se bid. Washington Sefe De- Franklin, BS hid. cial. '4 bid. Tite Insurance Stocks.—Reai Estate Title. 75 bid. Columbia Title, 4% tid. Washington Title, 2 did. Distriet Title, 2 bia. Railroad Stocks.—Capital Traction, 74% bid. 77% Met: tan. x11 bid. ‘Columbia, x74 bid. ——- 8 bid. em bia Asake, Georgerown Gan a tid. Cr i |. Georgeto Gas, L. . 8. rie = os bid, 100 asked. orks.—Cherapeske and Potemac, 50 vid. asked. ‘ivania. 38 bid. 45 asked. Sr — Mg-nthaler roe Graphopbone, 14%, bid. 1! preferred. bia 146%, bid. 147% asked. bid, 16 rsked. Americen merican