Evening Star Newspaper, June 9, 1898, Page 2

Fs cael THE EVENING STAR, “THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 189814 PAGES. ther explain matters. Along with the note Mr. Gatley carried on his own account a large and exquisite southern magnolfa as an offering to the expectant bride. It was late when he reached Mrs. Logan's home, where Miss Cisneros is stopping, and it was first thought that he was one of those odious newspaper men, but when he made his mission clear he was greeted with warm thanks by Miss Cisneros and Mrs. Logan for his interest in the matter, and it was decided that the religious wedding should take place in Baltimore today, if Lieuten- ant Carbonell, who was to arrive this morning. was willing. And So They Were Married. The gallant Heutenant arrived at Mrs. Logan's house about 8 o'clock this morn- irg. and upon beirg apprised of the state of affairs was the most willing man m the whole wide werld. Consequently, at 10 o'clock this morning, Lieut. Carbonell and Miss Cisneros and Mrs. Logan weat to Baltimore and by this time the brave sol- dier and his blushing sweetheart are man and wife, and don’t care a whit whether any rice or old shoes were thrown after them cr not. The civil marriage will be performed by Gonzalo de Quesada some time this afternoon, probably at Mrs. Lo- gan's residence. So-the course of true love. rough as it may be in piaces, has again proved that Dan Cupid c¢ventually lends Fis votaries at thejr destination, de- spite jolts and delays and other unpleas- ant obstacles to such trarspertatin. MARRIED IN BALTIMORE. Evangelina Cisneros Becomes Mra. Carlos Carbonell, Special Dispatch to The Eve wg Star. BALTIMORE, Md., June 9.—Lieutenant Carlos Carbonell and his prospective bride, Miss Evangelina Cisneros, accompanied by Dr. Bristol, pastor of the Metropolitan Church of Washington, and Mrs. John A. Logan, arrived In this city about 10 o'clock. They went immediately to the Hotel Ren- nert, where the ladies were left in pri- vate parlors, while Dr. Bristol and Lieu- tenant Carbonell drove to the court of common pleas to procure the license. The Heutenant’s age was given as forty-two and that of Miss Cisneros as nineteen. They then returned to the hotel, where the cere- mony was immediately performed by Dr. Bristol. Miss Cisneros wore a trayeling gown of pale tan silk mohair, with gloves of a lighter shade, and a yellow straw hat trimmed with black taffeta, black feathers and white rosettes. She carried no flowers. Lieutenant Carbonell was attired in the full uniform of his rank. Immediately af- ter the ceremony the party left on the 12:49 train from the Union station for Washington. No incident occurred to mar the pleasure of the ceremony, with the ex- ception of a disagreeable wait that ill-luck put in the way of Lieutenant Carbonell and his bride directly in front of the hotel. Dr. Bristol and Mrs. Logan had entered their carriage and driven away, but for some unexplained reason the bride and groom were unprovided and a wait of some minutes ensued, during which time the cou- ple were the center of attraction for many pairs of ey =a REVENUE BILL CONFEREES Agreement by the Representatives of the Two Houses. The Senate Recedes From Its Coinage of tbe Silver Seigniorage Amendment. The conference raport on the war revenue bill was submitted to the House this after- roon. It follows: The Ho accepts these Senate provis- fons: Allowing rebate of 74% per cent on th> sale of stamps for fermented liquors, in- stead ef 5 per cent as provided by the House. Imposing special taxes, ete., with an ame ment striking out insuranc agents, and also making the tax as to the- aiers apply only to cities exceeding 25,000 Population. The amendment striking out the House provision imposing a special tax on retail tobacco dealers. The provision relating to stamp taxes on fife insurance. policies, but reduced to 8 cents for each hundred dollars of insur- ance to be paid only once at the inception of the policy; and a corresponding reduc- tien on weekly payment insurance. rietary medicine and perfumery s of the Senate with a reduc- the tax of about one-third. The mendment providing that stamps may be affixed on medicinal articles held in stock, as when such articles are sold by the retailer. Th> Senate amendments imposing an ex- cise tax of one fourth of 1 per cent on ce porations reflning sugar or petroleum, meas- ured by: their gross receipts exceeding $250,- 000; and also the Senate am2ndment impos- ing a stamp tax of one cent on the sale of €ach sleeping and parlor car ticket sold by the com issuing the same; and also the Senate legacy and inheritance tax. tion Sena b The Hovse recedes from its tonnage tax prevision. The Senate amendment impo: img a duty of ten cents per pound on im- tea, with an amendment providing he duty shall take effect on the pas- © act ment relating to mixed itute embodying the bill subject, reported by the ways and means. The Coinage a iver. recedes from its coinage of iguiorage amendment, and a 4 to simpiy authorizing coinage of not less than dollars per month from the ury, such silver dol- iied as provided by the act Ine. gt pts these House provis- increased tax on ferment- Ss of indebu $3 and loan provisi House with @ reauction of th of bonds authorized to 49),000,000. Senate ra’ the Plac es on Senate ac imposing an hand, but re- stock one-half and $ operation stocks not ex- nds of tobacco, 20,000 ci- the Senate tax on ail py ce ex “pts the Hous: mp tax s from ¢Xes on articles hame or ¢ al use. am sp ndment ative anges. exemption gene Dingley’s Statement. Dingtey immediateiy after the con- report at 2 o’elock and brought up that the of it before on nd Hous: it adjo probably weul Os today +e: = NEEDS OF THE ARMY. Representative Cannon Has a en With the Seere ve nfer- ary of War. Cannon, ch rman of th tions, had of War of ascertain- in the po: on propre with the Secretary ress will mmittee nt of month of the Ucipated and pre zht th is can after ne is Con- and War this is th will be f the ppropri cal Pensions. nave been ¢ d to the the of Furr iam $12 te $18; Gottlieb Wei $24: Benjamin Noods, ts 5S . iner, increase in- crease, $5 to $12, and John Soden, increase, $21 to $25 per month $s RAISED BY THE NAVYISTILL AT TAMPA/RAILWA Stars and Stripes Waving on Cuban Hills. NO OFFICIAL REPORTS YE? RECEIVED But Officials Accept the News- paper Accounts. REGULARS LEAVE TAMPA ———— It is belleved here that the first reinforce- ments for Sampson's fleet have arrived to- day off Santiago. These are th3 300 ma- rines, under the command of Lieut. Col. Hunt ngton, who sailed thiee days ago from Key West on the steamer Panther. These marines had b3en encamped on the beach at Key West for several weeks, undergoing the most severe drill and military training. They are intended, not for distribution among the fleet, but as a landing fore> pure and simple. Naval. officers are confident that with this small but well-disciplined landing force Admiral Sampson wil! be able immediatzly to take pcessession of such points on the coast in the neighborhood of Santiago as h3 may deem necessary to serve as a bas2 for the occupation of the regular United States troopa when they ar- rive. With the marines in possession of the beach and the American warships clearing th> country behind of Spaniards with their shells, there will be little danger in effect- ing the landing of the troops. ‘The Catmanera Affair. Though no official confirmation has yet reached the Navy Department of the news- Faper reports that come from Sampson's fleet to the effect that he landed marines at Catmanera in Guantanamo, and that they are still in possession of a strategic stronghold on the hills near by, the naval officers here are inclined to accept the re- ports as accurate. They feel a pride in the fact that the navy, through its marine ad- junet, has earned the distinction of being the first to occupy in force territory in Cuba. The marines who effected this nota- ble feat were drawn, it is believed, from the entire fleet, and were thoroughly capa- ble and perfectly disciplined troops. Heights Near Santiago Occupied. The Navy Department does not acknowl- edge having received a report of the land- ing of a force by Admiral Sampson to take possession of the heights at the approach to Sentiago, but the department believes it to be true, and, doubtless, information of some sort confirming the press dispatch- es has been received. It is regarded as not Impossible that Santiago may be reduced through the operations of the navy before the transports with the main body: of the army arrive. At all events, it is believed that when Gen. Shafter anc his troops arrive off San- tiago there will be left comparatively little for them to do except to disembark and take possession of Santiago and the sur- rovnding fortifications. If this proves to be the case, the place will be garrisoned, and our fleet will be free to begin opera- ticns against Porto Rico. At this point, as in the case with Santiago, the question arises as to whether the army will be realy to occupy Porto Rico immediately on tae way being cleared by Admiral Sampson, or whether there will be a repetition of the deiay while the navy is waiting on the slower movements of the military forces. It is believed that Admiral Sampson feund It desirable to land the small forced at his command to take possession of the in.portant teights from which the Spanish had been driven by the fire of the ships, in orcer to prevent their returning to recon- struct the batteries,thus necessitating either a continuous bombardrrent of a frequent re- newal of action. Had the transports in Gen. Shafter’s army all got off when they were expected to, Santiago would undoubt- edly now be in our possession. The Departure of Troops. The officials here express the belief that the regular troops have already sailed from Tampa, but no one In authority and advised of the fact will make such a statement pub- ely. Notwithstanding the fact that the destination of the troops can only be sur- mised, it is felt that there still remains « necessity for concealing the exact time of departure of the troops, and it fs a notice- able fact that in spite of the understanding that obtained yesterday, to the effect that the censor at Tampa would relax nis rules as soon as the troops had actually depart- ed, there fs no authentic news from Key West or Tampa directly this morning. It does not follow, from the fact that the troops left Tampa yesterday, that they are now on their way to Cuba, although such Is generally believed to be the case, for the original orders to the military com- manders contemplated a start in finality from Key West. At that point the trans- ports were to be rounded up and taken un- der convoy of some of the more formidable 8. Assuming that the trans- ports Tampa yesterday, moving at squadron speed, they could scarcely do more than reach Key West today. Some time must be consumed tn organizing the twenty-nine transports into a squadron and in placing them under convoy, so that there is a probability that If Tampa was left yes- teerday the final start from Key West will not be made before tonight. According to information received here, transports on which soldiers were embarked several days ago, merely stood out a shcrt distance, and have since been waiting for the entire body of troops to be mbarked. Now this delay is all over, and the troops embarked yesterday will in three or four days be off Santiago. A General Air of Relief. ‘There was the greatest activity in the War Department today, and general air of relief, consequent upon th transports of troops. It is felt now that the d.ficulties are practically over, and that hereafter there will be nothing to retard military operations. left The Cam: jam Against San Juan. It ts generally accepted im official circles that a strong military and naval demon- stration against San Juan, Porto Rico, will immediately follow the capture and occupa- tion of Santiago de Cuba, and that arrange- nents for the expedition to Porto Rico hay be:n already completed. Major General Ceppinger, commanding the 4th Army Corps, will have command of the army of vasion of Porto Rico, and the expecta- is that he will be appointed military governor of that island in the event of its capture. Major General Fitzhugh Les, com- manding the 7th Army Corps, will be sec- in command. Jacksonville, Fla., has en se the point of departure for © troops destined for Porto Rico. Th» army of invasion will consist of about 2 ooo ‘men, mainly of volunteers, but con- taining a good representation of regulars. There are about 5,000 troops at Jackson- ville. The others are distributed in Florida i in oiaer southern states. It is probable < many of the regiments now in camp at Chickamauga, Gaz, will also form part of the expedition to Porto Rico. May Start in Ten Days. Unless present plans undergo a change it is not improbable that the army will start from Jacksonville in transports, convoyed by warships, in about ten days or two weeks. Th> only thing likely to interfere with the execution of these plans is the un- expected failure of the expedition now on its way to seize and occupy Santiago de Cuba. District Troops Did Not Go With Cuban Expedition. STARTED AND WERE ORDERED BACK Similar Experience to That They Had Here in Beginning. NEWS OF THE REGIMENT Special From a Staff Correapendent. TAMPA, Fla., June 9—The officers and men of District volunteers are very much incersed over the sersational stories sent out in regard to them. There have been hardships beyond a doubt, but so far as our men are ccncerned they have been very much cxageerated. One striking demonstration of this fact is the great lack of patients in the hospital. Strce the regiment arrived in Tampa there bas not been a single case of serious sick- ness. The only sickness is due to climatic change, and these cases are of a minor or- ; der. The schedule of work used at Chicka- mauga has been put into effect here. Re- veille is sounded at 5 o'clock. The men are immediately given fifteen minutes in the setting up exercises. Mess call is sounded at 6 o'clock and the men all eat a hearty meal. Fresh meat has been short, but to- day the men have been trading bacon for beef. At dinner the men had beef and po- oes. “ae officers’ méss was established this morning. Ev2r since reaching here the of- ficers have been eating at the hotels in Tampa. The fare has been especially good. ‘The temperature here is much mor? com- fortable than in Washington. The nights are elegant for sleeping, and when taps is sounded the men turn in for a need2d rest. Visit From the Paymaster. The paymaster visited the camp yester- day, and every man was made happy upon the receipt of his money for servica in Un- cle Sam’s army. This regiment is looked upon as one of the crack organjzations at Tampa and great things are expected of them. But f2w of the men ever ask to be excused from the many drills had during th day; they go about every duty with pleasant, smiling faces, and app2ar to realize that they form a very important part of the nation’s de- fenders. Today the men have been drilled in loading and firlng. They miss a rifle range very much, as many of the men nezd target practice. This, it is believed, how- ever, will not affect the men when they get in action. ‘The camp of the District boys is a model cne, and has been the subject of much favorable comment from officers in high authority. Gen. Miles is especially pleased with the showing made by them. The reiatives and friends at home may feel that their loved ones are safe, happy and well, and that when the time comes they will give a good accouat of themsely The regiment had a similar experience Tuesday to the one they had when they marched up the hill and then marched down again. The commissary department is In good shape. There is a plenty of canned roast beef, canned corned beef, bacon, beans, to- matoes and potatoes. As a result of the paymaster’s visit yesterday a dozen or so of the men are in the guard house. As punishmen: they have plenty of hard work to perform. Five Bags of Mail. Chaplain Dudley, who has charge of the mail, has had his hands full. Yesterday afternoon five bags of mail were received from Chickamauga. Those people at home who have received no answers to letters sent to Chickamauga can understand that, owing to the poor mail facilities, they have just been received. Again yesterday’a number of boxes of good things to eat were received from home, and the fortunate ones feasted all day. The change from camp food to the juxuries of home made several of the men sick. Col. Harries {s especially indignant over the sensational stories published in Wash- ington, and this morning asked The Star representative to deny them in toto. The following orders were issued yester- day: Headquarters, 1st Regiment Infantry, Dis- trict of Columbia Volunteers, TAMPA, Fia., June 8, 1898. General Orders No. 16: James L. Mock, adjutant, Ist Battalion, is detailed for duty in the adjutant’s office until further orders. Upon his own request, Corporal William McQueeney, Company B, is reduced to a private. Private William McQueeney, Company B, is transferred to Company L. esse Cas THE HARBORS. Operation of the Rules for the Pro- tection of Cities. Some Interesting and humorous incidents have occurred since the orders of the War Department closing to commercial and pleasure boats between sunset and sunrise the harbors and rivers which have been mined by the engineer officers to prevent the ingre:s of a hostile foe have become effective. All such places where it was deemed sufficient cause existed were guard- ed with mines, and, although this gave rise to considerable dissatisfaction and com- plaint, the War Department held to its in- tentions. and refused to modify the rules governing the entrance and the exit to a harbor except in a very few instances in- deed, and then only at the risk of the cor- poration asking for relief. This no doubt has worked a hardship in some cases, but the rules of war are in- exorable, explain the officials, and the in- ccnveniences will have to be endured while it continues. A few days ago one of the officers of the department received, in the dead of night, a telegram in behalf of a ship containing 1 consignment of strawberries, and asking that it oe allowed to pass promptly up to the city for which the cargo was intended. | No attention was paid to the request, as It S$ recognized that once an exception is made the department would be overran with appeals of a similar nature. Some time ago one of the ships which persisted in passing the mine field at the ertrance of New York harbor cut the j cables and set adrift several of the tor- pedoes which had been put there to inter- cept any hostile vessels which might at- ; tempt to cnter. The torpedoes presumably flcated down the coast to the great appre- hension of the engineer officials, who feared that a propeilor of one of the ships plying around might strike them and cause an explosion. The offic MINES © shied the other day to near of the tor- pedoes bad been liscovered and brought ishore by some one, who, after consider- able trouble and fear, delivere! it to the army officer having somman.l of the near- est post. The man presented a <mall biil for the eapense incurred im sriagig the destructive missile of war to the army eficer, Fut his accoun: was held up by the accounting otlicers be of some trivial technical defest In form. —____-e-+________ Steamship Arrivals, At Liverpool—Teutonic, from New York; Nomedic, fram New York. At Hamburg—Althea, from Baltimore. At London—Mohawk, from New York. At New York—Lahn, from Bremen; Wer- | kendam, from Rotterdam. = cart : ‘the Senate Yesterday. Important, Loogl Measures Disposed ef—Eckigigtom and Belt Lines and Contémpinfpd Improvements. 3 ty » on In street yah circles, as well as among citizens genprally, great satisfaction is ex- Pressed over the action of the Senate yes- trday in disposing».of several of the most important street ‘taflroad bills pending -be- fore that body.’ Thesé measures had been under .consideration there for many weeks, having previously passed the House, and as the new legislation was a condition, in two cases at least, of replacing horse cars with the underground electric system, there has been naturally much impatience at the delivery on the part. of the citizens who live along the roads in question. It was at one time suggested that the members of the Senate ought to be taken in delegations over the Eckington and the Belt-roads, in order that they might have a practical experience of the daily annoy- ance and delays which the patrons of the roads have been enduring for months. Both roads, ag ig well known, are now in the hands of a receiver, and an application is pending in court for the sale of the Belt road at public auction. The Belt bill,which passed the Senate yesterday, and which, like the Eckington bill, must go to a con- ference committee of the two houses, gives authority to the purchasers of the road to obtain the rights and privileges of a corpo- ration, and there was also inserted a clause, which created some -opposition, which was to the effect that any street railroad com- pany in the District has the right to ac- quire by purchase the franchises of anoth- er railroad company, A Side Issue. However, that was, so to speak, a side issue, the main interest in the bill being the right which is. conferred upon the pur- chaser, under the pending court proceed- ings, to operate the road as a corporation. Without such legislation, it was claimed, it would be impossible to sell the property, and, of course, no: improvement in the method of its opération eould be expected. Now, however, the prospective purchasers are expected and required, as soon as they gain possession ef: the property, and it is expected that* a’-decree can be obtained from the court. at once, to install on the Belt line the underground system. A similar welcome.and important change is to be made in the equipment of the Eck- ington road when thé bill which passed the Senate yesterday beeomes a law. ‘These who own a coitrofiing interest in that pioperty stand ready, they assert, to spend over a millicn of dollars in equipping not only the entiré line within the limits ef the city, but, in addition, building an overhead trolley road from the bounds of the city to Laurel, Md. They have arranged to get the money to-carry out these extensive plans, they assert, and if Congress ha¢ ken earlier action they claim the work would have been under good headway by this time 2 The Columbia Company. A bill was also passed by the Senate yes- terday which gives to the Columbia Rail- road Compapy ayfhority to build an east- crn extension offits line along Benning read to thesbour as of the District. To the Cspital Ratfway Company is granted the privilege of stringing averhead trolley wires on the Navy. Yard,bridge, and the time for the construction of the road is extended one year from the, passage of the act. It is-undgrstood that as soon as these measures, or rathgr the Eckington and the Belt bills, become, Jaws the pending bill al- lowing the Capital Traction Company to bvild a loop, along, F and G streets west of lith street (will be taken up for action in the Senate. (Therg,is also a bill grantng to the Metropglitan, Raliroad Company the right to build an e&tension of the road from Columbia rgad apd 18th street north to Howard avenue. Independent, of the money that will be spent herefA nifkfig the Improvements above referred toz-all this legislation is re- garded, as.of. the,gxeatest importance to this city, for the reason that it will com- ‘plete the sytem of ‘modern transit street railroads, whfch has-been begun with so much success; ‘and, by supplementing the present system, will make communication between the different parts of the city quick and easy. It is thought that all this will tend to stimulate improvements of all kinds and enhance the value of prop- erty. Money Promised, As stated above, the money sufficient for the contemplated [mprovements on the Eck- ington road has been arranged for,. and while it is not known who will become the owner of the Belt road when that property is offered for sale, yet It is generally under- stcod that the improvements will be made a3 required in the bill. It is possible that the property may pass into the possession of the bondholders, at whose motion the present proceedings in court were begun, and then again the syndicate controlling the Eckington and allied properties, and holding a majority of the Belt stock, may conclude to acquire the road. 53 It is understood, of course, that the Co- lumbia raflroad will have no difficulty in raising the funds needed to build the pro- posed extension, and so from the point of view alone of the expenditure of a large sum of money in this city, the legislation which was enacted yesterday by the Si ate may be considered the most important, locally, that has been had in the course of a good many years. HOOLEY PROMISES A S SATION. Bankrupt Promoter Snys He Was Victim of Blackmail. LONDON, June 9.—Ernest T. Hooley, the English ccmpany promoter, who applied for and obtained a receiving order in bank- ruptey yesterday, promises, in an interview published today, to make startling revela- ticrs regarding the extent to which black- mailing is prevalent in the city portion of London, and adds that his estate will prob- ably show a surplus of £500,000. Continu- irg, Mr. Hooley said: “Everybody will be paid in full. I have not worked alone. I have always been in a syndicate, and have had all sorts of peo- ple with me, from the highest in the land to the lowest. I have been making the business and they the profit. “I Intend to show up the methods of some of the financial journals, so that they will never dare to hold up their heads again. It is not the gambling or drinking that has bankrupted me, but atlacks without rhyme or reason by a financial paper, which brought my creditors on me in a bunch. They ridiculed my companies and discredited éyerytRing I was concerned in. Yet I have%pronwted companics which I did not make a “penny from because the newspapers "took ‘MI the profit. I paid one £40,000 ($200,000), ‘While a single article in another papef cost me £10,000 ($50,000)." In connectién with Mr. Hooley’s reference to those intéfesteif in his deals, the curious allegation is mad@ that at the state con- cert, Buckingham Palace, on Tuesday, a distinguished’ personage communicated Mr, Hooley's decision "to file a petition in bank- ruptey to a‘colleygae of Mr, Hooley. Carranza apd Ba Bose Must Leave the ; Deminion. . MONTREAL, Quebec, June 9.—Word has been receive he¥e from Ottawa that a messenger has left there with the notice of expulsion, from, Cat ada of Lieut. Car- ranza and Senor Du Bosc, recently attached to the Spanish legation at Washington. — Two Decreen of Divorce. ‘Two divorces were granted by Justice Hagner in Equity Court’ No. 2 today. Lizzie A. Silas-was divorced from George Silas, on the ground of adultery. Com- plainant fs permitted to apply in the future fer alhmony. Pearl Lloyd’s marriage with Edwin H. Lloyd was dissolved because of the de- sertion by the husband. ———__— W. S. Cowberd Renominated. LEXINGTON, Mo., June 9.—Congress- man Wm. 8S. Cowherd of Kansas City has been unanimously renominated by the re- publican convention of the fifth district. for by Mr. Dickinson and his Ship Owners Trying to “Hola Up” the Government. EXORBITANT PRICES FOR TRANSPORTS Alleged Conspiracy Against the Centennial. THELACEY BILLIN THE HOUSE Rev. Lucien Clark, pastor of Foundry Church, this city, pronounced the invoca- tion at the opening of today’s session of the Senate. He prayed that blessings might be bestowed upon the servants of the people, upon the officers and men of the army and navy who had gone from their homes in support of their country, and upon all who were striving to decide questions involving the present and future weal of the republic and the happiness of millions beyond the sea; that the unseen hand which controls the destinies of the universe might guide the country safely through the struggle now in progress and that tyranny and oppression and wrong, wherever found, be speedily overthrown. “May all fetters fall, may the hungry be fed, the ignorant enlightened and the mourners comforted, and may our own country be the swift messenger of justice and righteousness and peace and freedom to all the ends of the earth.” A House bill making certain grants of land to the territory of New Mexico for educational purposes was reported by the committee on public lands and passed. Mr. Gallinger (N. H.) reported from the committee on commerce a bill providing American registry for the steamers Olym- pia, Victoria, Tacoma, Columbia, Arizona and Argyl of the Northern Pacific Steam- ship Company. He expressed the hope that the bill would be passed at once, as the ships were needed by the government to transport troops to Manila, Philippine Is- lands. The vessels are all flying at pres- ent the British flag. Mr. Gallinger said that the War De- partment had found it difficult to obtain transport ships on the Pacific coast. One of the vessels secured, the Ceuten- nial, had been found unseawocthy, and it was the purpose of the committee on cor merce to take steps to secure the repeal of the act providing American registry for the Centennial. This statement gaye rise to a discu: that developed some sensational cosures. Mr. Perkins (Cal.) sarcastically inquired of Mr. Gallinger whether he supposed the vessels which he propose] to provide with American registery were any better than the Centennial had proved io be. Mr. Gallinger replied that the vessels Were satisfactory to the War Department. Further than that he could not say. He knew the committee on commcree was doing its duty and would endeavor, 60 far as possible, to prote the interests of the government. Mr. Carter (Ment.) entered upon an ex- planation of the dre'aration that the Cen- tennial was tinseaw The ship. he understood from p: trustworthy sources, was a thoroughly sound vessel. She had deen carefully examined in Puget scund by properly designated officers of the government. and had been declared ab- solutely seaworthy. She had been civen a : clearance by .tne British au- thorities and was regardtd by those com- petent to judge as a fine vessel. She nal been a Japanese transport tn the war be- tween Japan and China, and had perform- ed most satisfactory services, ‘The fact seems to be,” said Mr. Carter, that a number of gentlemen engaged in shipping on the Pacifie coast have been engaged in holding up the United States government for exorbitant prices for trars- port ships. The arrival of the Centennial at San Franci ranting to her of an American r a notice to the patriotic gentlemen - who were en- Geavoring to get the government by the throat that their monopoly was broken jand they entered into a conspiracy to break down the reputation of th> vessel.” Secretary Alger ordered that another ex- amination be made of the Centennial, and it was not deemed advisable to take any ¢hances of s: 1g troops to the Philip- pines in an unseaworthy vessel. This re- port, said Mr. Carter, was set up against the two reperts which had been made from Puget sound, the examination upon which one of the latter had been based having been made in dry dock. “This whole transaction,” declared Mr. Carter, “bears the earmarks of a precon- certed scheme on the part of the San Fran- cisco ship owners to hold up the govern- ment and fore> it to pay inordinate and ex- tortionate transport charges.” Mr. Perkins’ Defenne. Mr. Perkins (Cal.) said that he desired to enter a word of defense of the San Fran- cisco ship owners. So far as the company with which he was connected was con- cerned, it had declined to charter its ships to the government. Therefore, it could not be included in the denunciation of Mr. Car- ter. He knew of his personal knowledge that Mr. C. P. Huntington of the Pacine Mail Steamship Company had placed the vessels of his line at the disposal of the government. The China, City of Sydney and other ships of that company had been offered to the government for fully 50 per cent less than they could command on the Auantic coast. Mr. Spreckels had done the same with the vesseis of his line. Other San Francisco ship owners had offered their vessels to the government at its own price. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The bill w enable vclunteer soldiers to participate in congressional elections was taken up when the Hovse m today. A humber of amendments affecting the method of voting and return of the votes with a view to prevent fraud were incor- porated. : ——____-e~ BROUGHT BACK. Anna Ryan Back Again Parents, Anna Ryan, the little girl who, as here- tofere stated in The Star, left har home, No. 737 10th street southeast, one we ago last Tucsday, and was found by he father, John F. Ryan, at New Haven, Ohio, near Chicago Junction, was brought home between 1 and 2 o'clock this after- noon. ‘The little gir! told a Star reporter that she went through the gate at the B. & O. station here, in the crowd when passengers were taking a train, and when the conductor asked for her tick st she told him she had become separated from her friends in Washington. ‘The conductor was ver said. Upon reaching Chicago Junction she left the train and wandered around until she was found by a Mr. Dickinson, who took her to his hovse, where she re- ned until her father arrived and claim- ed her. The child said she was well cared smily. With Her kind to her, she a Committed to Jail. Filomena Pietrielo was today arraigned before United States Commissioner Mills on the charge of destroying two letters ad- dressed to Florence Smith. The case was set for a hearing Monday next and the ac- cused was committed to jail. ‘ os Fined Fifty Do William Lancaster, colored, was this af- ternocn convicted by a jury in Judge Kim- ball's court of carrying a concealed weapon —a razor—and was sentenced to pay a fine of $50, with the alternative of three months in jail. > Larrimore & Ridenour Assig: Wm. K. Larrimore and Henry E. Ride- nour, trading as Larrimore & Ridenour, made an assignment of their property at No. 417 Sth street northwest today to Ed- ward L. Gies and William M. Offley. The Mabilities are $5,509.48 and the estimated assets $5,801.62, ee Y LEGISLATION |CARTER'S CHARGES FINANCE AND TRADE Strong Bear Raid on the Stock Market Today. SUGAR AND GRANGERS ATTACKED Belief That Lower Prices Will Invite Buying. -SSe GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, June 9%.—Fractional im- provement in the London market and a moderate demand from that center result- ed in a steady speculative undertone dur- ing the early trading this morning. The extensive realizing of the last few days, and the possibility that stocks have gone into weaker hands are factors worthy of consideration at this time. The dominant speculative interest Kas openly sold in more or less liberal volume the shares which ten days ago were noted among the spe- cialties, and comprising, principall; the grangers and American Sugar. The selling of the last named property was especially aggressive today, more than 3 per cent being conceded in the progress. The volume of the selling during the week Indicates very clearly that an expertenced speculative following is operating in the interest of lower prices. As is usual at such times, all arguments are made to ap- ply to the prevailing tendency. A speculative turn of 10 per cent in the short account lacks but a few points of con- summation, and ther> Is a general belief that the transaction will be compicied. The securities of the American Spicits Company have takea a prominent position in the trading, a new disillers’ combina- tion being about completed, from watch material benefits to the company are to be derived. The speculative, as well as the commercial, feature of the transaction is in charge of a prominent brokerage firm whicn has already had a liberal 2xperiznce 8199 barrels, sales, 100 barrels. Wheat dull and easy—epot, 100\%a100%; month, 9S bid; July, S8\a80; August88 asked; No. 2 red, M\a0l%g—recelpts, 2s. els; exports, 147,000 bushels; stock, 365,180 bushels; sales, 77.000 bushels—southern wheat by sample, MalOl; do. on grade, tia 1. Corn stexdier—spot and month, 35a %%; July, 35'9a35%; August, 35% bid: Sep- tember, 361ga364; steamer mixed, 34lea34%y— receipts, 211.608 bushels; exports, 528,368 bushels; stock, 1,245,744 bushels; sales, 31,- 000 bushels—southern white corn, 36; do. white western, 32!ya33; No. 2 mixed do., Sorgati—receipts, 18.680 bushels; exports, one; stock, 755,708 buhsels. Hye steady— earby, 49, sales; No. 2 western, 514 — 19,787 bushels; exports, 51,942 bush- stock, 248.486 bushels. Hay slow choice timothy, $12.a$I3. Grain freights very dull, hard to quote, unchanged. Sugar strong. unchanged. Butter steady, un- changed. Eggs firm, unchanged. Cheese steady, unchanged. Lettuce, $1.25a$i.50 per basket. Whisky unchanged oid tandl Grain, Provisions a: Cotton Marketa Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Lacenbarg, Thalmann & Co., New York. GRAIN. en. High. Low. Close: Woeat—guty........ OR MA Te are pt TM TK TH TSS Corn—Jaly.: 28 iuKR kh ay Se ee Outs—Inly, 34 BR 2 2 Sept. 20% 21% INN ROVISIONS. ‘Open. High. 1. Close. Pork—Jnly. es Vote Gass Sepr. 5 Lard—Juiy. Spt Ribs—Jaly. Sopt.. Month. July... August. September. October. . Government Bon Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers. Rid. Asked, 2 per cents, 95, 4 per cen 4 per cent 4 per cen) 4 per cents 5 per cents, coupon of 1904... 5 per cents, registered of 1904 Currency 6 per cents of S99... <<a CAPTAIN HART PARDON registered ED in such undertakings. The partial successes of the past are now consilered as being likely to insure certain and satisfactory results. An advance of 7 per cent in Consolidated Gas was one of the features.of the morning and gave’ rise to further rumers of the completion of the gas consolidation. Later in the day a scmi-official denial of these statements caused some concessions from top prices. American Tobacco was active and higher during the morning as the result of satis- faction with the new revenue clause and With general trade prospects. Should the main situation continue to be harmoniou: there is every prospect of further activity in this property. With the exception of certain specially favored shares the tone of the general mar- ket was decidedly heavy during the afte: noon, and professional selling became es- pecially confident. In certain of the more conservative cir- cles there is a tendency to regard the war prospect as having been already discoun ex and that the market should react suffi- cinetly to bring new buying into the situa- tion in anticipation of tne war giving away to routine developments. From the nature of the recent selling, howe there is no reason for supposing that good news from the war centers will be allowed to pass Without some Gemonstration in the marker. The idea that eontemplated action is equal to the completed thing has perhaps been overdone, znd the market now lacks incenti but sooner cr later the necessary impetus is certain to appear. Earnings are erurely satisfactory in most instances, and in.portant extensions and combinations are urder consideration in order that revenues may be still further incre: As pre- ly pointed out, the new demand is ely to appear in a new group of stocks. There are many issues which still lack liberal percentage of last year’s top level, and should at lecst equai their 1897 record. —_—=__ 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. Open. High. Low. Close. American Spirits. 1S BH 1 4 American Spirits, p BB BSB BB an Sugar. 14014055187 American Sugar, pf... ‘14x 114ig 1iay il4ag Tobacco. .... 19 ilk 109 118g American Cottou Oi Pr i ary cose. $85 13) BIS wy 19% 19 Cahada Southern. B25 525 GY Canada Pacific... Aaa Seat Chesapeake & Ohio. By AY ©... 6.6. & St Louis.0. 39 aos cnicaga, B. & Q... 92 1047, 104% teago&Nurtuwestern, 126° 126 icago Gan... Wy 18>, © M. a St. Pant. Wow 100K Del. Lack & W . Delaware & Hudson ... Den. & Kto eranae, pra Erie Geueral stectric... Uimois Centra Lake Snore. - Lousvitie & Nashvuie. Metropolitan ‘Traction, Mandatian Blevated. Michigan Central. Missouri Pacitic. - National Lead Co. Nationa: Leau Uo.. p New Jersey Centra New Lork Centrat ortuern Pacite Vacitie Mau... Vhila. & keaumg. Paiia Traction... ‘Texas Paci 5 Yeum. Coa & iro! Union Facil Union Factte, pra. 61g 6 Wabash, pid. _ Western Union lei...) 9135 Brooklyn R. 493g hig. & G Wemern.. + call—Columbia Railioxd, Traction, 10 at Pieumatic | ct of Columbia Bonds.— bid. Miscellaneous Bonds.—Metropolitan Railre Uisty bid. Metropolitan Rain Metropolitan Railroad certit A. 17 bid, indebtedness, B, 108 bi 118 bid. Belt Ratlros ington Railroad 6s, § & pany Gs, series A.’ 114 bid. pany 6s, B, 14 bid. U. . 100 bid, 106 asked. 3 bid. flectrie Light Chesapeake | American Se- 100 bid. Amertean | 1) bid. Watsh- lwo bid. ¥ 109 bid. 109 bid. Masonic Weshington Light rket Company Ist 6s. ington Market Comp 6 ington Market Com, - 6s, Hall Association 5s. 105. bid. Iofantry Ist 6s, 9) bid. National Rank Stocks. Tank of Washington, Metropolita bid. Central, 135 “bid. | d Mechanfes’. 180 bid, Second, 140 bid. 140 bid. Cumbia, 130 bid. | Capital, id West End. 102 bd.’ 10514 asked. Trad: bid. Lincoln, 115 bid, 120 asked, posit and “‘Vrest Ci National Safe Deposit and Trust and Trust, 127 a and Trust, 1 bia Insurance St 374, bid. Potomac, American, bk, TOU bh J.” People’ asked. Comme: Tneurance 115 bid. asked Washington Safe I urity wosit, 50 Fin men's, 3) bid. Metropolitan. Ty bid. "Co Arlin Na Franklin, 55 bid. bid 9 bid. 7% bd, 7! Liacoto, 914 ixtate 4 asked 2 bid. ocks.—Capital Traction. ropol'fan, Title Washing. S. Tec ‘Telepho Did. Pen: sylvania Mise 157%, bid, 157% asked. Lanste Amertean Graphoph: pe, 14. asked {tion at the hands of the Department j punished Was Serving a Term for Engaging in Fili- bustering. Review of the Well-Known Case of the Laurada by Attorney Gen- eral Griggs. The President today granted a pardon to Captain John D. Hart, now serving a sen- tence of two years for engaging in a fili- bustering expedition to Cuba. The recom- mendation of the Attorney General in the se follow! ‘0 the President: “Sir: In the matter of the application for the pardon of Captain John D. Hart, I have the honor to advise you as follows: “In March, 1897, Hart was tried and con- victed of having violated the provisions of section 5286 of the Revised Statutes of the United States in providing the steamship Lourada to carry a cargo of arms and am- munition and about eighteen men as a mili- tary expedition to the Island of Cuba against the government of Spain, with which the United Siatese was then at peace. He was sentenced by Judge But- ler, before whom he was tried, to pay a fine of $500 and costs, and to be imprisoned for a period of two years. An appeal from this judgment w: en to the circuit court of appeals f third cireuit, b which court the judgment was affirmed b a divided court, two judges voting for af- firmance and one dissenting. Grounds for Clemency. The application tor a pardon is based upon two grounds: First, it is suggested that the dissenting cpinion of Judge Ache- son of the circuit court of appeals raises deubt as to the unlawf; expedition and that, en account of this doubt, the prisoner ought not to be sub- jected_to punishment; second, that war with Spain having begun and being now actually carried on, the reason for the prosecution and punishment of Capt. Hart no longer exists and he should therefore et free. I caznot concur tn the ground first sug- gested as a valid ceason for a pardon Judge Butler, before whom the case w tried, was satisfied of the guilt of ih ndant. Two out of three judge of the circuit court of appeals were of tne opinion that Hart was guilty and property cun- victed. It is manifest that on major- the court are the law. The executive, as well as the other departments of the government and al people must re= gard judgments of the coutts duly pro- nounced as expressive of the law until they are reversed, notwithstanding a mi- nority of judges may dissent. An Offense A mtry. Nor can the second suggestion, that in- asmuch as this country is now at war with Spain, against which power the expedition of the Laurada was directed, and therefore the hostile act of Hart is cordoned and in some sense adopted as # justifiable, though perhaps premature, policy of the United States, be accepted. Hart's offense was against the United States. It was the laws of this government which he violated. He was sentenced for disobedience to a fed- eral criminal statute, the object of which is to enable this country to maintain in good faith and with >ffictency its obli, tions of neutrality to friendly powers. So long as Spain remained at peace with the United States she also had a right to insist vpon a rigorous enforcement of the law against such offenders. But being now at war with the United States, Spain has no further title to consideration. The dignity of our own government, its interest in seeing that penal statutes of high international importance are not vio- jated with impunity, our reputation for good faith and honest purposs, all require that such offenders as Capt. Hart should not be let off with merely nominal punishment. The question then is whether the Presi- dent is justified at this tim: in interposing with his pardon and saving Hart from further punishment. He has now been in prison about three months. He was sub- Jected to most able and vigurous prosecu- ot Justice, entailing upon him much expense and distress of mind. He has bcen severely punished | ms of imprisonment al- ready suffered. Many citizens are sympa- thetically interested in his release. A paper signed by seventy-six senators of the United States asks for his pardon WII Serve as an Example. I think it has been made manifest by this time that the neutrality laws of the United States will be vigorously and se- | verely enforced by the government and that the punishment already undergone by Capt. Hart is adequate under the circumstances to serve as a warning and example, and that no harm can come to the administra- tton of justi by his release. His offense is not to be regarded as either justified or condoned. His pardon at this time will im- ply merely that he has, under the peculiar circumsiances of the case, been adequately oy the imprisonment already undergone. Very respectfully, JOHN W. GRIGGS, Attorney General. TT IS CUBAN RACE EXTERMINATED. Starvation Has Done the Work for the Peaccable People. NEW YORK, June 9.—Capt. Low of the fruiter Allegan; which has arrivel here from Savanilia and other West Indian ports, says that from what he learned on the trip the condition of things in Cuba is deplorable. Nearly all the peaceable Cu- bans ha: been siarved to death, and the Spaniards on the island are in a bad wa: tor food. Hundreds of thousands of Cu- bans have died since the outbreak of the revolution, and the greater portion of the people have perished since Consul General Lee left Havana and war was deciared be- tween the United States and Spain. 4 bid. American Graphophore |" preferred. 112% hid. asked. Phenmatic Gun Carriage. .35 bid. 37 asked. Washirg'on Market, 10 bid. Great Fails Tee. 110 Receipts and Expenditures. Government receipts today—From cus- toms, $168,588, internal revenue, $927, miscellaneous, $28,497. Expenditures, $2,- bid, 125 asked. xEx div. 'Ex rights ———— Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Mi, June 9.—Flour dull, unchanged—receipts, 3,016 barrels; exports, The Cuban race, added Capt. Low, had been practically exterminated. ee Andreas Malinak Hanged. NEW YORK, June 9.—Andreas Malinak was hanged in the county jail at Newark, N. J., today for the murder, on July 21, 1997, of Mra. Annie Kmetz.