Evening Star Newspaper, June 7, 1898, Page 2

4,2 DECISION ADVERSE Court of Appeals Determines Cases of Three Murderers. THE LOWER COURTS ARE SUSTAINED - Strather, Winston and Smith Will Probably Hang. POINTS AT ISSUE THE — William M. Strath Edward Winston gh later in- Is today murderers Smith and niess saved thre as the Court of Ap . judgment of the lower court. pinion in each ¢ s delivered by Chief Justice Alvey. with Mr. Justice Shepard dissenting. In the cose of Strather the opinion re- unt was indicted De is murder of Ft the tober i807. The prisoner on triat fered six prayers for specific instruction to the jury which were refuse by the first i on, T four concerned qu redv of manslaughter. The fifth prayer asked that the jury be instructed that they might qualify their ver nder the statute, with the words, capital punishment,” and “no what they might find the evid>nce The sixth pra: asked that the instructed that if they should have yubt whether the accused 1 blow in cold blood and with hought they should not con- jury be says the court was ting these prayers, as calculated to mislead the jury had be n granted. ‘Two Prin al Point two principal questions pre- s appeal on the charge of the ary. First, whether the act wre » the of Congress. January 15, 1897, applies to this District, and if applicable, second, whether the construction and terms of the ‘cumstances by the charge as to the manner and ¢ of applying the statute, as given Judge, were covered. ~ ‘ The chief justice concludes, after review- ing the law and authorities at length, th: the amendatory ary 15, 1Nv7, Is equally able to this District, as and with section of the Re- vised Stat to th so far as the same relates crime of murder.” jared that the judge below right in the interpretation of he jury were left entirely free the question whether the cir- nces of the crime charged were of a cumst eter to justify them in feturning a verdict for the mitigated punishment or h us was returned by them. In all statutes simllar to the act of Congress of 1897 the courts have held that the degree of punishment should be deter- sases upon mined with reference to the special facts and circumstances of the case. As the case of Smith involves the same questi the opinion simply follows the decisior in the Strather appeal. Case of Winston. Chief Justice Al- it appears that it was con- punsel for th: used, in their t to the jury, that it was the duty jury to qualify their verdict, as au- act of Congress, in every for murder and to de- nviction to be “without capital without reference to the cir- es of the case. i s not acceded to by urt in hi . als holds ac ; that it is trent that the question whether lict should be guilty as indicted or i at capitai punishment,” rly submitt ry, on the t free to adopt orm of verdict or the other, as nt might approve lecision in the Strather case also rs the que presented in this case struction to the appli f the act of 1s wer of the and the con- and the right court to instruct the jury, so the circumstances that #Hiouid de ered the jury in determining the nm as to the form of their verdict. rneys for Strather, Samuel D. Truit 1 Benjamin T. Roodhouse, say they intend to ask the President to com- Mute the sentence to life imprisonment. Se ORDER AT BATHING BEACH. Commi» mers Adopt Amendment to lice Regulations. At the suggestion of Superintendent Ste- vens of the bathing beach, the District Commissioners have amended the police regulations so as to secure better order there. Any violation of this new order, which is given below, will be punished, upon conviction in the Police Court, by a fine of not more than $5. The regulation, article XXI, is as follows: “The following are prohibited at the bath- ing beach: Loud shouting, singing, giving faise alarm, loitering in the passageways, ard, entering the precinct: n intoxieat=d condition or , digging in the either fpon any rowing sticks, stones or other ma- scuttling, ducking, bullying and any er roughness or ru either in ian- guage or action that may cause ill-fe2 Or Ganger to any person. “uterfering in any manner with the life boat or its Management is not permitte nor carrying or enticing into deep wi those who cannot swim, loitering the rves or floats by other: where in the ach, entering n bathers wa ving ch inclosures anywhere except frent gateway or at any time office is ¢losed, committing any at or in the vicinity of said & or injuring, defacing or removing the public property.” D FOR. leads of De- partments to Detail Operations. The heads of the various departments in the District government were today di- Fected by the Commissi: bmit, on or before July 30, 1895, a report of the transactions of their respective depart- ments during the year ending Jun $0, 108. Said reports are to cover the oper. ations of the various departments, and mat- ters of interest or importance connected therewith, during said year, with recom- mendations as to improvement or better- in any service, operations and a statement of during the next suc- ‘al year Commissionei also requested, on or 189%, a detailed estimate that will be required for mduct of the artment for the fis- r nd June 3), 1900. This esti- made out with care and in de- to be accompanied by full ex- —__.___ DISASTROUS FIRE. ing Establishment Damaged a Child Seriously Burned. in th Is afternoon. me: apletely gutted daughter, Annie, was s from her waist to her feet. ure in the rooms of R. B. Donald r floor was ved. ligi gasoline stove, stove was accidentally upset by Physicians were summoned and fferer was afterward taken to the Chiliren’s Hospital. The total loss amounted to about $1,200. Disbarment Ordered. The Secretary of the Interior has ordered the disbarment of Bernard D. O'Connell of Lowell, Mass. DRIFTING WITHOUT HOPE Spanish Cabinet Does Not Know Where to Turn. Senor Moret Talks Plainly About the Condition of Hi Unfor- tunate Country, LONDON, June 7.—The Madrid corre- spondent of the Morning Post has had an interview with Senor Moret, former secre- tary of the colonies, in the course of which he said: uy “The government does not know where it is going. Moreover, there is not a person in Spain whe can tell the outcome of th> present situation, which is far more grave than is generally confessed. The govern- ment has no fixed plan. It allows matters to follow their own course, he>diess of the ultimate consequences. The ship of state is drifting. Besides, it is useless to con- ceal the fact that the cabinet is no longer solid, despit> its reconstruction. Today the cenfusion is complete. It is the Real Trath. “This is concealed as well as possible; but if the truth of the situation ever becomes known the most serious complications may rasult. The present ministers lack energy. I won't say that they are voiceless, be- cause they talk too much, but they never act. They are absolutely impotent, and are simply trusting to chance to get out of their troubles. “A campaign in favor of peace has be-j gun in the press and is progressing among the populace. I am convinced that if a plebiscite were held peace would be unan- imously voted, even by the soldiers. The queen regent has been very unjustly at- taeked by Senor Castelar, who is already posing as president of the republic; but I much doubt his ability to stir up a move- “ment against the regency. Change in Public Sentiment. “The regency was menaced, but for some time past a change has been taking place and the adversaries of the queen have dis- covered the injustice of their attacks. It is difficult to say whether the regency will be overturned. No one can say what will happen in a country without guidance, with a foreign war on its hands and daily fear- ing fresh internal complications. If the overturning of the regency does happen it will be an immense misfortune to Spain. Parliament is divided as well as the minis- try, who know not whether to turn to the right or to the left. The affairs of Spain are in complete disorder.” EIS Be eee MORE ARMY NOMINATIONS. A Large Number of Selections Sent to the Senate. The President today sent these nomina- tions to the Senate: 3d Regiment Volunteer Engineers—To be colonel, Capt. David DuB. Gaillard, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A. 2d Regiment United States Volunteer En- gineers—To be lieutenant colonel, Capt. Ed- ward B. Burr, Corps of Engineers, U. 8. A. To be major, Capt. William C. Langfitt, Corps of Engineers, U.S. A. To be captain—Second Lieut. Johnston, Corps of Engineers, U To be first lieutenant—Chas. of Ohio. To be second licutenant—Frank H. Martin of Iowa. ‘To be inspector gene! with rank of major—First Lieut. Brown, 4th Cavalry. To be chief commi: Robert P. 8. A. W. Parker al of volunteers, R.A. with rank of major—First » Lieut. Wright, 16th Infantry. To be chief quartermaster, with rank of major—Captain Charles Infantry be commissaries, with rank of cap- cord Lieut. John W. Barker, 3 United States Infantry; C. Dupont Coudert of New York, George W. Nellis of New York. To be assistant adjutant general, with rank of major—Wm. Cooke Daniels of Col- orado (nomination of Wm. C. Daniels with rank of captain withdrawn). ‘To be chief quartermaster, with rank of major—M. C. Hutchins of Kentucky, (nom- ination of M. E. Hutchins of Kentucky for above office, withdrawn.) To be commisseries of subsistence, with rank of captain—Edw. W. Hurlbut of Col- orado, Charles E, Golden of Wyoming, Jas. Celfax Grant of Minnesota. For eppointment in signal corps—To be captain, Charles S. Conner of Missouri; to be first lisuterants, Wilkie Woodward of Ohio, Edward P. Milier of “Ohio, William- son S. Wright of Indiana; to be second lieu- tenants, Gustav Hirsch of Ohio, Carl Dar- nell of Connecticut. 7 (Nomination of Williamson 8. Wright of Indiana to be second Heutenant, Signal Ccrps, withdrawn.) First regiment United States volunteer engineers: To be captains—Wm. Barelay Parsons of New York, Ira A. Shaler of New York, Eugene Ellicott of Pennsylvania, Ed- ward LB. Ives of New York, Allen D. Ray- mond, Pennsylvania; Merritt H. Smith of New York, A Seal Ames of Massachusetts, Arthur Haviland, New York; Chas. P, Kah- ler, Maryland; Chas. Parker Breese, Vir- ginia; William G. Ramsay, New Jersey. To be first heutenants—David L. Hough, New York; Edmund M. Sawtelle, District of Columbia; George W. Bramwell, New York; Jos A. Steinmetz, Pennsylvania; Henry C. Wilson, District of Columbia; M. A. Viele, New York. To be second lisutenants—Heber R. Bishop, A. Vernon, 19th jr, Lawrence Lewis Gillespie and George Perrine, New York, and Walter Abbott and Henry P Walker, Massachusett, Nomination of Capt. Wm. L. Kneedleg, assistant surgeon of United tSates army, for brigade surgeon of volunteers with- drawn. : 2+ GIVEN OR PROMISED. All the Officers im for the First Call of Volunteers. All the positions in the volunteer army under the President's first call either have been filled or the places promised. The nominations to the latter class of offices will soon be sent to the Senate. As a re- sult of this condition the pressure on the President, Secretary Alger and other of- ficials is not so great as heretofore, and there is a considerable falling off in the number of office seekers at the War De- partment. As to the officers for the or- ganizations to be formed under the second call for 75,000 men the officials say they have as yet given no consideration. Fully 54,000 of the 75,000 men will be needed to recruit the existing organizations to their full maximum strength, which will leave but 25,000 to be divided into organizations, the formation of which as such will not take place for some time. SS Crutser Buffalo Sighted. NEW YORK, June 7.—The United States formerly the Brazilian war- Nictheroy, was sighted off Cape Henry, a., this morning, according to advices re- ceived in this city by Charles R. Flint & The Buffalo was originally the Morgan Line steamer El Cid. During the Brazilian rebellion she was purchased by the Br: zilian goverament and converted inte a dynamite cruiser, a Mr. R. D. Ruffin called on the President today and arranged for the reception of the regimental officers of the Ist. regi- ment, United States Colored Volunteers, tomorrow, at the White House, at 10 a.m. THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1898-14 PAGES. Health of thé-“Sien Rema‘ Rumors asto Promotions—Gea- “eral Camp News. Special Fréai a’ Staff Correspondent. TAMPA, Fia., June 7.—It is accepted as a fact among the District troops that their regiment will embark tomorrow (Wednes- day) for Porto Rico, in the expedition which will be commanded by General Shaf- ter. = The boys generally are very much pleased over the fact that they are in Tampa in- stead of Chickamauga. They have plenty of water in which to bathe and plenty of water to drink. It has been rather warm here this afternoon, but a cool breeze tonight will fix the boys in gcod shape. There has been little or no sickness since the boys arrived here. Few on the Sick List. The sick roll of the District of Columbia regiment was smaller this morning than It has been at any time since the regiment first Isft Washington for camp. There is not a man confined to the hospital, and most of the ailments are of a minor nature, due to the change in the climate. The boys are enjoying the band very mech. It braces them up a great d2al and helps-them to do their work. The band al- Ways starts in at reveille with “America,” which makes the men feel proud that they came from the capital of th? nation. The matter of promotions on account of the resignation of Regimental Adjutant Horton is the chief subject of cenversation. While it has not been officially settled, it is generally understood that First Battal- icn Adjutant Mock will be the regimental adjutant and Lieut. Harrison of Company “F” will be made adjutant of the Ist Bat- talion. The vacancy in Company “F” will be filled by Private Meigs, who is now act- ing commissary sergeant, and he will be detailed as commissary of the regiment, relieving Lieut. King of Company “B.” ‘These promotions would, of course, be fol- lowed by promotions among the non-com- missioned officers. Now that it is definite- ly understood that Lieut. Col. Heyl will not join the regiment slates are being mace as to the promotions that will be made to fill the vacancy he leaves. Just who the officers will be cannot be learned. Uncomfortable Dog Tents. The camp of the District troops is not as comfortable as the one at Chickamauga. The dog tents, which are very small, and do not admit of a man standing up, are being used. The hearts of a number of the men were made glad yesterday afternoon by the re- ceipt of expr boxes from home. In true soldier fashion they invited their less fortunate brothers to join in the feast. Our regiment is the only one in camp that has daily drills. Colonel Harrison is anxious for the boys to retain all they have learned and the practice is good for them. B. =e ee SPANISH LOSS AT MANILA. Native Regiment Revolted and Masa- nered Spanish Infantry, LONDON, June 7.—A dispateh to the ‘Times, from Manila, referring to the fight- ing of May 30 and June 1, says the Span- ish loss in killed, wounded and prisoners was heavy, but that the most serious feat- vre of all for Spain is the defection of hundreds of native auxiliaries. Th: dispatch says: “One native regiment deserted after killing its officers and mas- sacreing a company of Spanish infantry, and rebels and ex-rebels on both sides have been shot because they were susp2cted of treachery to their respective generals. “The Spanish are endeavoring by every means to win over the rebels, who are attracted by promises of pardon and high offices. But Aguinaldo’s attraction is tronger. He has completely surrounded Manila, by cutting the railroads and hold- ing the rivers by which food had previously recched the city. “If the city is not starved into surrender! agains: the rebels may carry it, having now an in- creased number of rifles and field guns. “Aguinaldo’s treatment of the Spanish prisoners is exemplary. Few excesses are reported, except where priests were mu- tiated before being killed. “Admiral Dewey is not assisting the rebels, but it is prebably due to him that Aguinaldo’s forces avoid excesses. “Foreigners, with the exception of the WILL GO TOPORTO RICO|IN CONGRESS -TODAY TAKING UP THE CONFERENCE REPORT 59. Re Senate Agrees to House Amend- ments to: Deficiency’ Bill. OW ceme & DISCUSSING “TE INDIANS The House of Representatives today Passed a bill directing the Secretary. of War, to return to the state of Ohio the flags carried in the civil war_by the 21st, 58th and 60th Regiments of Ohio Infantry, and to New York the flag of the 113th In- fantry, 7th Heavy Artillery. Mr. Cannon ‘{Ill.) called up the urgent war deficiency bill, with amendments as passed by the Senate, and moved to concur in the Senate amendments and add two Heuse amendments providing $70,000 for a@ditional printing in the Navy Department for work in the bureau of engraving and printing. The miotton prevailed. The Senate resolution was passed auther- izing the President to..waive the one-year stspension from promotion and order re- examination in the army in certain cases during the existing war. Mr. Cannon, from jhe committee on ap- propriations, presented a conference re- pert of partial agreement upon the sundry civil bill, which was agreed to. Mr. Cannon then moyed generally a fur- ther insistence of the House upon its dis- ag:eement to the remaining amendments of the Senate, but withdrew it at the sug- gestion of Mr. Sayers (Texas), that a sep- azate vote on many -of the many amend- ments was desired, and probably would expedite disposal of the measure. Votes were then had upon the following: Increasing the limit of cost-$250,000 of the public building at St. Paul, Minn.; agreed to; providing for a public building at An- napolis, Md., disagreement insisted upon, SENATE. a After the transaction of routine morning business the bill for-the protection of the Indian territory was laid before the Senate today. Mr. Bate (Tenn.) thavght the Dill ought to go ever, as it was clearly a violation of all the moral and legal obligations of the government to the Iniians of the territory and to the white citizens who had gone there to live. The bill, he said, took away from the Indians their courts and violated every treaty that had ever been made with them by the government. During the consideration of the measure several commitiee amendments of a verbal character were adopted, At the suggestion of Mr. Pettigrew, "4icharge of the bill, section 26, which p¥ovided for the segrega- tion of 157,000 acres of land purchased by the Delawares from the Cherokees, 160 acres of the land to be allotted to each registered DelawAre ahd the remainder re- served to the dt&ten@&nts of deceased reg- istered Delawares, was stricken from the bill. One of the pmgndments to the meas- ure ratifies the, agreement made by the Dawes commissffn with the five. civilized tribes. oom : The reading oftthe-fndian bill was inter- rupted at this peinthand the Senate econ- curred in amendgenjs made by the House to the war and navy ifrgency deficiency bill sed yesterday? = At 2 o'clock the 7u*inished business, the T } census bill, was-tensporarily laid aside in order that’ the Indian bill might be com- pleted. Pat) Mr. Quay (Pa) ‘p#bsentea the report of the conferees of tht ost office. appropria- tion bill, and itlwastmgreed.to. The PGsbOfSce Bill. ‘The conferencerrepert:upon the post of- fice appropriation bila as neported to the Senate today, and agreed to by that-bedy, carries provision-fér the appropriation. of $150,000 for rural ‘free’ delivery. -This is a compromise, thé House‘ having appropri- ated $300,000, and’ the Senate having ce- fused to make any appropriation. The agreement also includes the Senate amendment for a joint cofmmittee of the two ho} to investigate the question of excessive charges by the railroad compa- nies for mail transportation. The Senate receded from its amendment reducing the total appropriation for pay of letter carriers from thirteen to twelve million dollars, restoriag the House figures, and also from its amendment providing more than four deliveries daily in any city. The temporary provision for post offices at military camps during the war was re- tained. : The amendment prohibiting the letting of centracts to subcontractors was eliminated, as was that making it a misdemeaaor for railroad companies to refuse to carry the United States mails. SS TO BE AGAIN INSPECTED. — French nuns, remain in Manilla, but are | Reports That the Centennial is Un- ready to board the refugee steamers as scon as the necessity arrives. GEER’S PLURALITY ABOUT 10,000. Repub! ans Make Almost a Clean Sweep in Oregon. PORTLAND, Ore., June 7.—Latest re- turns from elections show large republi- can gains in every county of the state over the vote of 1896. Partial returns from twenty-five out of the thirty-two counties of the state show that Geer, republican, for governor, will have about 10,000 plu- rality. Moody, republican, for Congress, in the second district, will have a plurality approaching 5,000. Tongue, republican, is re-elected to Congress from the first dis- trict by more than 2,000 plurality. The legislature is overwhelmingly repub- lican, being made up as follows: Senate, re- publicans, 23; opposition, 7. House, republicans, 44; opposition, 16. The figures may, be slightly changed by later returns. In the city of Portland about one-quarter of the total vote has been counted, and shows the following results for governor: Geer, republican, 2,280; King, fusion, 1,101 Mason, republicat Portland by 1,500 plurality. Country precincts, which in the presiden- tial election gave a majority for Bryan show large republican gains. ——>—__ SECOND WEST VIRGINIA DISTRICT. Democrats Have Called a Convention | upon information 1! to Meet August 10, Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., June 7.—The demo- cratic committee of the 2d West Virginia district met at Piedmont and decided \to hold the congressional conyention at El- kins on August 10. William G. Brown of Kingwood, who was defeated two years ago, and Samuel Woods of Barbour county ar leading candidates for the nomination, a Monterey Awaiting Orders. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 7—The United States ship Monterey and have reported to their respective vessels. It may be that the Monterey is await- ing advices from Washington in reply to telegrams brought by the steamer Belgic, which arrived from the orient and Hon: olulu today. Sa ee ‘Wo Be Chief Engineers. Lieut. Col. William M. Black has been or- » is elected mayor of | cruiser Olympia seaworthy. In view of the newspaper reports that the steamer Centennial, chartered by the War Department as a transport for the Manila expedition, is unseaworthy, Assist- ant Secretary Meiklejohn has wired the agents of the department at San Francisco to have another and:a thorough inspection made of the ship...Jf the assertions regard- ing the unfitness.ef the vessel for service are borne out by the examination the char- ter will be canceled, It was intended by the department ‘that the Centennial should form one of the fleet of: vessels that is to compose th3 second, expedition to the Phil- ippines. oF saseces nee LS, Health Officer Wins a Prize. Dr. Wm. C. Woodward, the District heaith officer, who is faking a course of law at the,Georgetown University Law School, was kept busily engaged today re- ceiving congratulations. At the commence- ment of the school last evening Dr. Wood- ward was awarded a prize of $50 for main- taining the best average in recitations and examinations during ‘the school year. > Will Be Cremated at Yokohama. At the suggestion of Mrs, Gridley, widow of Capt. Gridley, late commander of the with, Admiral Dewey's fleet, the acting segretary of fie navy to- day cabled instructions to Paymaster Galt at Yokohama to turn the remains of the officer over to Mr. Copman of that city with a view to,theiy, cremation. This ac- ticn was taken jn deference to the known wishes of the ed, and was based ‘bat proper facilities for such work exist-[n Yphobame, Held for Aétioi#! of Grand Jury. George West, Gblored, who a few even- ings ago shot Mary E. Coleman, also col- ored, inflicting a slight wound, was ‘to- day held by “Judge ‘Kimball in $1,000 bail for the action of the grand jury. The par- ticulars of the?affair have been already printed in The Star. Fatal Wreck on the B. and 0. MARIETTA, Ohio, June 7.—On the Balti- more and Ohio railroad, six miles east of the | Parkersburg at 3 a.m., a freight train was steamer Tutus, which is to accompany | derailed and a pa: her, are ready for sea, and all of the men | John Henry, engin nger train ran into” it. » was killed, and sey- en persons were wounded, - —_+_—_. Reserve Fieet Still at Cadiz. NEW. YORK, June. 7.—Special dispatches to local papers from Cadiz state that Spain’s reserve squédron’ls still there. —- -——____ Local Patents. Patents were issued today to the follow- dered to Tampa, Fla., for duty as chief en-| ing residents of the District of Columbia: gineer of the 5th Army Corps. Wm. H. * gun «carriage: Richard ‘Bevans, Ligut. Col. G. McDerby has been ordered | S¥lvester, device for displaying: pictures. to CAickamauga for duty as chief en; of ao Army Corps, rae Novel Way to Raise Ships. A patent was granted today to a French- |, convention met ‘here.today and man named Laurent Matignon for a means for raising sumken vessels. The idea is a novel one, since he employs acetylene gas gerzrated in a float as the buoyant power. Oe, PITTSBURG, Pa., June 7.—The twenty- | second congressional - district republican John Dalzell. mominated | he THE SUNDRY CIVIL Ttems of Local Interest Upon Which Agree- ment Was Reached. Farther Conference Ordered by Both Houses Upon Certain Polhnts—Zeo- logical Park Improvements. The conferees’ report on the sundry civil bill was made in the Senate and House yesterday afternoon, and a further confer- ence ordered on the points of disagreement. The House conferees agreed to an in- crease from $60,000 to $65,000 in the appro- priation for improvements in the Zoologi- cal Park; also to the Senate amendment providing that in order to open Cathedral avenue land owned by the United States bounded by block 2 of Meridian Hill sub- division, 10th and W streets be exchanged for certain property in Woodley Park, con- taining 103,500 feet of land and adjoining the Zoological Park. The conferees agreed upon the appropri- ation for Howard University, the Senate amendment ircreasing the appropriation from $27,000 to $29,000, of which $1,500 is to be used for normal instruction.“ The Senate amendment appropriating $4,000 for a pedestal to a statue of Daniel Mebster, donated by Mr. Stilson Hutchins, Was agreed upon. The amendment author- izes the crection of this pedestal on a site to be selected by the joint commi ene y Joint ittee on The conferees agreed upon the Senate amendment for the paving of E_ street enti Judiciary Square from 4th to 5th streets. Portrait of Mr. Cleveland. The Senate had amended the bill appro- priating $2,500 for a portrait of ex-Presi- dent Cleveland, but the cmendment was dropped from the bill. This amount of money had been appropriated for this pur- pose, and the portrait was executed, but it did not, it is claimed, prove satisfactory to all parties concerned, and it was desired that another portrait be painted. The con- ferees decided they should have some guar- antee that another portrait would be more likely to be satisfactory before making another appropriation. The conferees agreed on the appropria- tion allowing 25 cents per light per night for lighting by electricity the Executive Mansion grounds and the Monument Park. For Contagious Diseases. The Senate provision for two Isolated buildings for minor contagious diseases to be erected on the grounds of Providence and Garfield hospitals was agreed to. The House conferees agreed to the Sen- ate amendment allowing the widow of Judge Samuel F. Miller $7,419 as the balance of his salary for the year in which he died. ‘The conferees failed to agree on the Sen- ate amendment providing for proceedings lccking to the purchase of land bounded by Jackson alley, North Capitol and G streets as a site for extending the government printing office. This matter will be further discussed by the conferees. WELL KNOWN IN THIS CITY. Great Regret at the Death of Lieut. Commander Sturdy. News of the death of Lieut. Commander Edward W. Sturdy came to the Navy De- partment this morning some time after the press zeports of the sad event were received, in the shape of a telegram from Commodore Remey at Key West. The dis patch stated that the officer died yester- day on bourd his ship, the collier Pompey, while that vessel was on her way to Key West from the Cuban coast. The cause of death, the dispatch added, Was supposed to be apoplexy, to which the officer was expcsed by reason of his full temperament and fleshy, compact build. The news was received with great regret at the Navy Department, where the officer Was weil known and liked. Th= navigation bureau took steps to acquaint the family of the deceased with the sad news, and asked for instructions as to the disposition of the remains. Lieutenant Commander Sturdy leaves a wife and three daughters, all liv. ing at Annapolis near the Naval Acaden Lieutenant Commander Sturdy was weil known in tais city through his long service at different intervals at the Navy Depari- ment and at the Washington navy yard. He was born in Massachusetts, and ent ed the Naval Academy in February, 180! graduating four years later, when he made @ special cruise on the U. S. S. Minnesota. He was promoted ensign in 1868, and was attached to the U. S. 8. Pensacola or the Pacific station for two years. He reached the grade of lieutenant in 1871, le on special duty in Washington. After a short service in the hydrographic office he was ordered to the U.S.S. Wasp on the south Atlantic station and remain- ed there for four years. From 1876 to ’78 he was on duty at the naval observaiory, and was next attached to the U.S.S. Ticon- deroga for three years. From 1881 tol834 he was on duty in the Nautical Almanac office in this city, part of the time acting as superintendent, after which he served two years on the European station, first cn the Quinnabaug and then on the Kear- sarge. He performed ordnance duty at the Washington navy yard, from 1887 to 1889, and was then ordered to the Baltimore on the Pacific station, where he remained un- til April, 1893. He next served successively on the training ship Richmond, the Con- | stellation, the Olympia, the » the Minneapolis and the Wabash, and cruised in nearly all parts of the world. While attached to the Baltimore in the Pacific he reached the grade of lieutenant commander in April, 1892, and served as executive officer on all the vessels to which he was subsequently attached up to May 21 last, when he was placed in command of the collier Pompey. It was while in command of that vessel that he closed his career. ———————— CAUSE FOR CONGRATULATION The Authorized Increase of the Pat- ent Office Force. The passage of the Senate bill by the House yesterday increasing the force of thé patent office is heartily indorsed by the inventors of the couniry. The local patent attorneys are,also pleased with the pros- pect of additional facilities for doing the work of the office. : By the terms of the bill, which now only lacks the signature of the President to be- come a law. the working force of the office is increased fifty-six. Of this number four ‘are principal examiners and : twenty-two assistant examiners. The remaining twen- ty-six are for clerks, messengers and la- borers. There will be at least one new division formed, and in those divisions where the great volume of business has put the work behind, additional examiners will be pro- viéed. The new force will greatly relieve the overtaxed examiners and permit the office to give inventors a better and quick- er service. - : < Commissioner Duell refers to the pas- sage of the bill by the House yesterday as @ field day for the patent office. He took up the fight for more assistance where the late commissioner left it, and worked hard for its success. In speaking of the matter to a reporter of The Star today he said: “Yes, we won a glorious victory yester- day. It was our field day, and throughout this country every inventor will voice his approval. For a long time it has been manifest that the condition of the work in the office was such that relief in some for:a must be provided. “All of the divisions are behind in their work, but with the addition of the force provided for we hope to catch up consider- ably. Few people realize the work done by | the patent office. “In 1886 we had 188 examiners, while there are only 200 at the present time. In 1886 there were 35,968 applications filed, while last year the total was 47,905, an in- crease of 33 per cent In the volume of work with only an increase of 6 per cent in the force to do it._ Each examiner last-year did about 17 per cent more work than in 1886. The increase is highly gratifying, and I predict excellent results. “We have not as yet formulated any plans for ne es but are considering the matter With a view of placing the new force in the most.advantageous manner.” ——_—__-o+______ To Hold Army Funds. Nitional Bank of Jacksonville, Fla., In the twenty-third district Wm H. Gra- {| has been specially designated for the re- ham was nominated to succeed Stone, recently nominated ‘Wm. A. | ception, safekeeping and disbursement of for governor of | funds advanced to disbursing officers of Baglish Admiral is Surprised at Some of Its Phases. He Expected More From the Torpedo Boats and Destroyers—Praise for Hobson. LONDON, June 7.—Admiral Sir John Co- lomb writes as follows to a morning pa- per with reference to the situation at San- tiago de Cuba: “I am inclined to think that for the pur- pose of blocking the egress of a hostile war Squadron this operation of sinking the Mer- rimac is a unique idea, though blocking up an enemy's harbor by sinking ships at the entrance is not new. What may be noted, however, with advantage is that the pecu- liar policy of Admiral Sampson is the pol- icy of greater admirals, especially of Lord Nelson, which was to tempt a blockaded fleet to put to sea in order that it might be fallen upon and destroyed, for whgn this has been done a blockading fleet is re- lieved to carry out other duties. May Detach Some Ships. “Sampson wants every ship that can be spared, and if the Spanish ships are really blocked in, much of his blockading force may be detached. Still, our policy in a like case would not block the channel and would only have left a squadron off Santiago large enough to make a fair fight should Cervera determine to try his fortunes. Nevertheless, Admiral Sampson's caution confirms what naval men. who are also Students of naval history, have always in- sisted upon—that the entry of warships into the ports of an enemy was no more likely to be the practice of steamers than of sailing ships. “All through this war, however, what was expected by the advanced school of naval thinkers, and a thing upon which, mdeed, much of our own policy bas been founded, has been conspiccous by absence. Admiral Sampson has never used his torpedo boats as it was expected they would be used. He has never sent one of them into a Cu- ban port by night to destroy ships such as might be found at Santiago. “It is plain that if a 3,000 ton ship could run into the narrowed part of a channel at night little torpedo boats might have swarmed right through and into the inner harbors. What has caused the expecta- tion of the advanced naval thinkers to be disappointed cannot yet be known, but unless things alter before the war is over we shall be found reconsidering our policy in this regard. Praise for Merrimae’s Crew. “The officers and men of the Merrimac have clearly acted with the greatest gal- lantry, and, quite posstbly, Admiral Cer- vera’s recognition of it may be a step to- ward peace. But I do not understand about Naval Constructor Hobson. Who- ever commanded the ship must have great experience in pilotage. A naval architect has none. All the work to be done was in a special! sense that of a naval officer pure and simple and I cannot understand any cne else being chosen.” ee Se Regulations Regarding Uniform A decision has been rendered by the War Department prescribing that the insignia of rank for the blouse for all commission- ed officers authorized by general orders of May 9 last shall be of the same material and design as that for officers’ undress coats set out in the regulations pertaining to the uniform of the army. The coat of arms and the number of the regiment will be of gold embroidery and gold or gilt metal. By direction of the Secretary of War the e of the full-dress uniforms to hospital stewards, acting hospital stewards and pri- vates of the hospital corps, U. S. army, will be discontinued after this date, and an equivalent allowance in money value of white cotton duck clothing will be made instead. Authority has been granted to issue, free of charge, to each of the enlisted men of the hospital corps entitled to wear them two pairs of service chevrons per annum. ———__+e+_____ Local Measures in the Senate. Mr. Wellington today gave notice in the Senate of an amendment he will propose to House bill 7389, miting the hours of labor on public works for the United States in territories and the District of Columbia. ‘This amendment is similar to the bill in- troduced in the House by Mr. Sulzer, Jan- uary 13th, providing that men employed on such work be given extra pay for work in excess of eight hours a day since June 1868, when the eight-hour law was passed by Congress. In the Senate today Mr. Quay presented a petition favoring the passage of Senate bill 2821, to provide a home for aged and infirm colored people in the District of Co- lumbia. The bill appropriates for this pur- pose $100,000 out of bounties, ctc., due the. estates of deceased colored soldiers, who served ia the late war and which is un- claimed and held in the treasury. ————-—-____ Personal Mention. Mr. M. A. Tappan will leave tomorrow for Arizona to visit his son Will, who re- cently went there on account of his health. ‘The latter has much improved. Dr. Henry A. Polkinhora, son of Mr. Samuel Polkinhorn of this city, sailed to- day from Philadelphia for a tour of sever- al months to London, Paris, Berlin and Vienna. Captain Osmun Latrobe, jr., who has been staying with his aunt, Mrs. F. 2. Loring, has entirely recovered from his rect indisposition and is now busy in Baltimore getting his company ready for the frout. The Rey. J. Woods Elliott has reached Tampa, Fla., with the 5th Maryland Regi- ment, of which he is chaplain. —_—_—_ 2. ___. Permission to Lay Track. The Washington and Glen Echo Rail- road Company was today granted by the District Commissic.ers permission to lay another track at the side of the present ene in the District, upon a deposit of $25, to be used in maintaining and keeping in repair the crossings of the tracks over public spaces. —— Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and broker:, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. GRAIN. o; High. Low. bs Hy Toten te Tee BR B24 31 7 decline—spot, ; July, 88 asked: Au: . 2 red, S7a97 000, BILL COLOMB ON THE NAVAL WAR | FINANCE AND TRADE Lower London Prices Failed to Stam- pede New York Market. BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT HIGHER War News is Generally Considered Favoring Better Prices. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS — pee {Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, June 7.—Lower prices In the London market were passed over this morning, the speculators again making a new record for leadership. The demand for the shares recently favored by the in- terests which conducted the successful Movement in Rock Island contin ona liberal scale. Brooklyn Rapid Transit was advanced under exceptionally good buying and served to lend strength to the entire market. The Northern Pacific issues were bought during the early trading as the result of continued foreign confidence in the im- proving merit of this property Disappointed holders seid some Union Pacific preferred because of the change in the dividend plan, but th seem to be no significant inside on The covering of a liberal line of short Sugar yester@ay left that stock without an important element of strength, lower prices prevailed for a time. All thirgs considered, today’s trading was a trifle more professional than heretof« and reactionary tactics were in evidenc various tines under cover of dullness. The success of this declining effort was due mainly to the fact that much of the Week's incentive has yet to be dev>loped. The unanimous coaftdence in an early ending of the war and a brilliant :riump: for the American arms is still a strong » ventive of material liquidation, Stocks ar: in strong hands, and there no doubt that the and at is buying power is still far from exhaustion. The day of the low-priced shares has come, and good news will be utilized to the fullest extent in forcing these issues into positions of speculative prominen The lack of belief in lower prices 2quals the positive conviction that the Spanish war isa thing depldedly one- sided, no er how prolonged the final action may be In board roora circles there Is a tendency to favor a moderate reaction in order that a safe level may be from which to begin the next deme owing success in war. For the those who have taken pr their efforts to the begin the upward acquired on the way down. There are no very strong arguments fa- able to lower prices, however, the recent rise alone being urged in this connection. The most significant fact to be deducted from surface conditions is that lower prices almost invariably lead to dullness. There is no pronounced disposition to sell in any quarter, and when traders sell it Is strong interests. At the decline the entire market displa’ ed considerable firmness and refused to at tach any importance to the selling move- ment. Londcn’s settlements tomorrow and the character of the war news will turnisn the incentive to the trading of the next forty-eight hours. —_——+ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, fits are anxious to add who merely want to movement with funds The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartrey, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Van Emburgh & Atterbury, No. 2 Wall st. Open. High. Low. Close. American Sprite... 125% 2% 18128 American Spirits, pfd... 22 30K American Sugar. . 1.144 % American Sugar, ptd. American Tobacco. 1085, 109% American Cotton Oil 21% 21% Atchison .. 18% 1536 Baltimore & U1 194 Bay State Gas. ‘ © M.& St. Pani, pfa Chicago, Ru. & Paci Chic St. P., M. & O. Consolidated Gas. Del. Lack & Wo... Delaware & Budson Den. « Kio @ranae, pid Erie. - General @iecine Uunols Centra: Lake Snore.. Louisviie & Nashvuie. Metropolitan Traction. Manhattan Kievateu. Michigan Centrai.. Missouri Pacitic. National Lead Go. Nationa: Lean Uo. New Jersey Uentrai ew York Centrat jorthern Pacific... Northern Pacific, prd. Ont. & Western. Pacitic Mau. .... Phila. & keading. Pallman F. C. Co. southern Ky... vfa. Palla. Traction . Texas Pacitic Tenn. Coa & 1ron. Union Pacite Union Facife, pra. Wabash, pra. Western Union ‘ei sliver. as ee Brookiyn i. Travsit. Chig. & G Western. Washington Stock Exch: Salos—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Traders” Na- tional Bank. 19 at 103. Kesl Estate Title 1 District Tit Ww at 1 BI at 14. After cali—Merg: 20 at 155. National Sato 3 at 115. District of rency, 113 Mid. Miscellai 119 bid. Mi Metrop A, Lif bid. Metropol! indebtedness, B, 108 id . 8. EI Light ay od 106 asked. Chesapeake and Poto- Ss, 103 bid. American Security and A., 100 bid. American Se~ curity and Trast 5s, A. and ©.. 100 bid. Wash- ington Market Company Ist Gs, 12 bid. Washinge ton Market Company imp. 68, 112 bid. Wasbing- ton Market Company ext. Gs, 112 bid. Masonie Hall Association Ss, 105 bid. Washington Light Infantry Ist Gs, 90 bid. National Bani Stocks.—Rapk of Washington, 293 Vid. Metropolitan, 310 bid. Central, 140 bid. 153 asked. Farmers and Mechanics’, 180 bid. Second, id. Citizens”. 140 bid. Golumbia, 130 bid: 120 did. West End. 162 bid, 105% asked. 100 bid. Lt coin, 115 bid. Safe Dej and Trust Companies.—National Safe it Trust. 115 bid. Washington Loan and Trust. 127% bid. 130 faked. American Secur- ity and Trost. 150 bid, 155 asked. Washingtou Safe Deposit. 50 bid. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 30 bid. Franklin, 35 bid. Metropolitan, 70 bid. ‘Corcoran, 55. bid: Potomac, 50 bid. Arlington. 115 bid. 'German- American, 185 bid. National @nion, 9 bid. Colum. Dia. 10 bia. . 7 bid, Ti axked. People’s, 5 Did, 6 neked. . ta, 9% asked. Com- mercial, 4 bid. Tile “Insursnce Stocks. —Resl Estate Title. 7% bid. Colunbia Title, 4% bid. 54 asked. Wasbing- ten Title, 2 bid. District Title, 2 bid. Raflroad Stocks.—Canital Traction, 72 bid. 72% faked, Metropolitan, 120 bid, 125 asked. Colum aids Ricci Light Soca Woskingen Gay |, 48 asked. Georgetown Gas, . Si eeetne Light. 97 bid. 100 asked. bid. 5 Stocks.—Chesapeake and Potomac, 54 mesivania, 37 bid, 45 asked. Miscellaneous Stocks, — Mergerthaler Linotype, 154% bid, 155 asked. Lanston M . 15 bid, 6 asked, American Graphopbone, x!13% bid. 14 ‘American Graphophone 113% ‘a2'aaked. Great Palle Tee, 110 $0 338 astoa ZEx div. {Ex rights. <