Evening Star Newspaper, June 27, 1898, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1898-12 PAGES. SANTIAGO IN SIGHT|LONG MARCHES OVER|A. DISTRICT DAY — + Vanguard of Our Army Within Five Miles of City. RECONNAISANCES GET MUCH CLOSER Artillery Commands the Fortifica- tions From the Hills. | —— THE NEWS FROM FRONT (Copyright, 1898, ly the Associated Press.) On the Rie Guama, Sunda, June 26, via Kingston, Jamaica, Mond. » 27.—The advanee fores of the Ameri- rests on this stream, with the @ity of Santiago de Cuba four and a hal? mile ard, in plain sight. Last night the outposts, consistin: two companies of the 7th Infantry, u Major Cool cectpied positicns angles to the road, guarding t 4a half beyond Sabinalla © regimenis of Gen. Lawton’s divis of crossing where n camped. The with por- 3 achusetts, loth Cavalry, and r regiments ward. 1 oth of them did ss t at duty last ni Gen. Wheeter today with the Ist, 2d and any can be District Troops Have: Gradnated in This kind of Drill. SOME CHANGES AND PROMOTIONS Health of the Men, as Usual, Con- tinues Good. PRIVATE LAVIN ARRESTED Special From a Staff Correspondent. TAMPA. Fla.. June 27The regular semi-weekly practice march of the District iment was abandoned yesterday after- neon by order of Brigadier General Car- penter. It is not thought that it will be necessary fer the District troops to take more of these marches during their stay at Tampa. When they are sent to the front they will be very well seasoned in is respect. These practice marches, it seen, have improved the men very much, and have gotten them in exeellent pe physically and show the effect of the careful training they have had. The men have learned to pitch an ideal camp in a very few minutes. Sergt. W. A Kent of Company E has been transferred to the 3d Regiment Vol- unteer Engineers, ms sergeant major. will probably leave tonight. master’s dovartment kas been busily en- He The quarter- ; ‘T| gaxed today issuing equipments to the 10th Cavalry and the rough riders. with | on pieven hundred pairs of shoes were Gynamite guns, moved up to where Gen- | a,c ipnied, besides legeins Hats, pants and Laeton's outposts were list night. and) sii ssca. No blee Geinnel si-ty-cocld he ries of the 3d Arililery and four | eoured, and the men miss them very with a special detail under Parker, were brought up and plant- brow of a hill overlooking the basin in which Santiago de Cuba lies. z Four batteries of American artillery and @ Gatling gun Pave been placzd on a hill | ; overlooking the basin in which Santiago de | Cuba lies he American suns, ed on troops were within 2,890 nish intrenchments last nignt. the city of Santiago de Cuba is in plain sight. All the hills about Santiago de Cuba are covered with block houses. There are thirty-four lines of intrenchments, and be- hind them are four lines of rifle pits, while the fronts are protected by lines of barbed wire. I MR. believed that more n Spanish works. artillery will be assault is ary 1 pefor can be made oo P over a newsp LEADERSHIP | saying command of that company. BAILEY'S His Attempt to Bind His Party May Seriously Threaten It General Inclination Among Democrats to Prevent the Attendance of a Quorum at Tonight's Caucas. i It will not be surprising if the attempt of | ‘ Mr. Bailey to hold 2 is tonight in order | to bind nis party caucus action prove am € mu Company regiment wrong | Md., he Only twenty-two men reported at sick call this morning, and out of this number noi one was sick enough to be retained at the hosnite today. There are two patients in the hospital today. This is considered an excellent record for a regiment of 1,000 men. Successor to Captain Stmonsen. A successor to Capt. Otto G. Simonson of F, whe resigned on account of will be selected from among the knes first lieutenants in a few days. They will all be brought up on examina- tion and the most competent one selected. It is impossible just now to say who the successful man will be. The chaplain held an interesting service at headquarters last night. The members of the Emmet Guard, Com- ny A, of this regiment, are indignant ; per story from Washington, one had been put in Captain Walsh ere is but one are in the field with that some this morning and they iment. » F. M. Smita of Company B has noted to be corporal in the same met Guard, the officers of the have arrived. Some of them are and will be returned for correction. Sergeant W. B. Jackson of Company D } and Private H. J. Brochanof, Company L, n been transferred to the Engineer % Private Jno. P. wman of Laurel, been discharged account of commissions of the rps. on disabilities. Trouble in Company C. to be a fizzle and a decided move in the di- fection of Mr. Bailey's overthrow as the | There was quite a good bit of excitement r of th? demo Mr. Bailey, it is }in Company C yesterday, caused by Pri- said, cannot understand why he shoula|vate J. P. Lavin assaulting Corporal not occupy the same position in the demo- | Bondlay with a rifle. It appears that the eratic party that Mr. Reed occupies among the republicans of the House, and the more rally it is believed that he desires to stitute himself a czar the more gen- erally is the revolt against his rule spread- ing. On the part of a very large number of men had some of a tent they oceapied together, and the private struck Bondiay in the head with the Bondlay w the gash was sewed up by Surgeon Cox. to the guard house, where charges of words about the condition rifle, inf sting a severe scalp wound. s taken to the hospital, where Lavin was placed under arrest and taken ocrats there is i eeliz Mr. i : praraige = aie risa ae Eas re sault were filed against him, under the ¢ anything that will be a direct snub to him. | article of war.‘ It is said that Lavin would Many of these democrats, however, do not | Propose to s to his rule, and today | ¢ there was a very general inclination among them to prevent the presence of a quorum @t the caucus, so that nothing could be done to bind the party, rather than to at- tend it, and to turn down Mr. Bailey by direct votes. Largely for this reason it is Goubtful whether there will be a quorum @t the caucus tonight, and if there should be there will be a strenuous fight ag: adopting Mr. Bailey's policy ‘The Last Cuuces. At the last caucus of the democra: ty, held lasi Monday night, ther ent eighty democrats at the beginning of th: meeting. As proceedings advanced the @umber dwindled until finaily the caucus adjourned because of the falling off in at- tendance, as it appeared likely that were eling prolonged the lack of a qu uld nt the taking of any bind- {ng action. Those who have been follo this question very closely state that Jast Monday fifteen or twenty democra have left the city tor one reason or au So that It is extremely doubtful whet there will be the sixty-one democ: Quired to make up a quorum at the meeting tonight. Opposed to Being Bound by Many democrats who are revolting egainst Mr. Bailey's rule are placing their Objections solely upon their opposition to any caucus action which will bind them to ¥ote for anything they do not approve. Representative Charles F. Cochran of Mis- souri, one of the ablest members of the par- were pres- teer is thought, put direction. been appointed mounted aid to Col. rie: st |b to inve have been done to property in the neigh- will be tried by able have gone to Atlanta ia a few days to be Xamined for a commission in the volun- vice, but his loss of temper will, it an end to his hopes in that Private Dan Morgan of Company E has Har- J. M. Urell of the 1st Battalion has n made president of a board of inquiry ate certain damages alleged to dof the brigade camp. Adjutant has as: -d his new duties, and Adjutant Mock will return to his battalion tomorrow. Pri B, Walter 4 been Findley of Company ught asleep on guard, general court-martial. B, Sees GARCIA JOINS SHAFTER, aving Lands at Jaragua With 3,000 of His Insurgents. (Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.) Juragua, Sunday, June 26, by the Asso- tiated Press dispaich boat Dauntless, via Kingston, Jamaica, Monday, June 27, 9 | Di n. Calixto Garcia, with 3,000 Cuban insurgents from the mountains west of Santiago de Cuba, was landed here today. The Cuban troops were brought here to board the American transports. Fully 5.000 insurgen: nearly the entire avail- fighting force of the insurgents in the southern part of Santiago de Cuba province, are now concentrated at or near House, in talking to a Star reporter today, | J4ut@sua. stated that for himself he is opr to any caucus action in order to bind mem. bers. He does not oppose advisory cauce der certain circumstances, but even if Mr. Bailey should suc in corralling exough democrats together tonight to make up a quorum and should have a_ resolution adopted favoring his policy of binding the party by caucus action Mr. Cochran will | not submit to such dictation and wiil do ali | in his power to see that his own course of | independence will be the course to be adopt- ed by other democrats who believe as he 0 Mr. Cochran made o1 nexation speeches in years has firmly be Wallan Islands should be a part of th. United States. As a war measure he re- gards such a course as absolutely nece es un- 2 of the ablest an- he House and for d that the Ha- Cochran, in talking of th said that he regarded it as abs any one should atte: to make a party question out of the resolution to annex Hawaii, and he could not understand why Mr. Bailey had attempted to do so. Running over some historical references, Mr. Cochran suggested that President Tyler, a whig; President Pierce, a demo- erat: the latter's Secretary State, Marcy, a democrat without a peer, all Strongly favored the annexation of these fsiands. @ Mr. Cochran was not inclined to think that Mr. Ballzy’s action in calling a caucus vo do any :njury to the party, which, he said, was thoroughly united on all great Party questions. So far as Hawaii is con- cerned, he did not think that matter would cut much of a figure in the next campaign. SS eee AGLADORES BOMBARDED AGA Usual Report From Madrid Resarding the Casualties. MADRID, June 27.—An official dispatch from Havana just received here says the fnsurgents have been beaten in several en- founters in the provinces of Havana and Pinar Del Rio, during which thirty-one of the Cubans were killed. Another dispatch from the same sources gays: “The Americans have bombarded Aguadores from 10 o'clock in the morning till 3 o'clock in the afterneon. Four Span- jards were wounded. “The Americans are bivouaced around Siboney. Three-fourths of the men are armed with “modern rifles and have abundant supplies of ammunition. The soldiers are ragged al- most to nakedness. Most of these men are thoroughly accustomed to the bushwhack- ing methods of the Spaniards and are per- fectly familiar with every trail in the vicinity of Santiago de Cuba. With the in- tention to protect the American advance on Santiago, detachments will also be sent toward Guantanamo to give warning in case an attempt is made to form a june- tion with Gen. Pando’s army in Santiago. A conference between Maj. Gen. Shafter and Gen. Garcia will be held tomorrow. The plan of co-operation of the American and Cuban armies has been agreed upon, not only in the campaign in Santiago, but the subsequent movement on Havana and Matanzas. Gen. Garcia's plan is to march his entire army overland and along the northern coast of Cuba, keeping in touch as well as he can with the United States army. As socn as possible he will effect a junc- tion with the insurgent forces under Gen- eral Maximo Gomez, who ts now west of Havana. Other bodies of insurgents, it is said, will also be brought in, it being the plan of the Cuban leaders to have at least 20,000 before Havana when the time comes for the investment of that city. ee Extra Duty Pay Cut Of. According to a decision of the controller of the treasury, extra duty pay of all sol- diers is cut off in war time, no matter where they may be employed. The act of Congress of April 26 provides for an in- crease in the pay proper of all enlisted men in time of hostilities. The controller also hoids that the act of May 4 last, making an appropriation for extra duty pay for certain entisted men in the quartermaster’s department does not authorize their pay for extra duty in war times. —_—_--+_____ At rity for Secretary Alger. Secretary Alger sent to Congress today the draft of a bMl authorizing him to de- tail to duty at other than military posts or Places of deposit of subsistence supplies as many commissary sergeants appointed under the act of March 3, 1873, as may be required, not exceeding 110 at cne time, Many Local Measures Considered by- the House. THE ELEVENTH. STREET EXTENSION Bill Passed, But Expense Put on the District. OTHER ACTS PASSED When Chairman Babcock obtained the floor in the House today for the considera- tion of District Lills he asked a vote on the bill for the extersion of 11th street north- west, which was undergoing a vote when the House adjourned on last District day (ast Wednesday) for lack of a quorum. The bill for the extension of 11th street nerthwest (H.R. 10474) provides that the Ccmmissioners of the District of Columbia b: authorized and directed to extend and open llth street northwest on a straight extension of the lines thereof, as now e3- tablished in the city of Washington, with a width of ninety feet, from Florida ave- nue to Harvard street, and thence with the same width ard in a straight line to Ly- decker avenue, joining said avenue with its center line oppesite the center line of Es lin avenue, and to fix and éstablish the grades witnin sixty days. Payment Ont of District Funds. Elaborate regulations are provided fot the condemnation proceedings. It is pro- vided that “payment of the sum and suma of money so adjudged to be due and pay- able shall be made by the treasurer of the United States, ex officio commissioner of the sinking fund of the District of Co- lumbia, out of the revenues of the Dis- trict of Columbia, and the sum of $1,000 is hereby appropriated out of the revenues of the District to apply as so much pay- ment upon the condemnation proceedings under this act. When the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall have taken possession ot the pieces or parcels of ground in respect of which judgment condemning a right of way shall have been enttred under the provisions of this act it shall be their duty to cause 11th street northwest, as extended under the provisions of this act, to be at once graded and the roadway thereof at once paved and proper sewers constructed, and the cost thereof shall be paid by the treasurer of the United States, ex officio commissioner of the sinking fund of the District of Columbia, out of the revenues of the District of Columbia, upon the war- rant of the Commissioners. The 1ith street bill was passed without debate. To Prevent Smoke. Mr. Babcock then called up House bill 5887, “for the prevention of smoke in the District of Columbia and poses.” The bill prevides: “That on and after six months from the passage of this act the emission of dense or thick black or gray smoke from smokestack or chimney used in connecti for other pur- ny with any stationary engine, steam boiler or furnace of any description within the strie: of Columbia shall be deemed, and is hereby declared, to be a public nu Provided, That nothing in this act be construed as applied to chimneys builc of gs used exclusively for private resi- dences. “That cupant of any builcing of any di from the smokestack or chimne the owner. agent, lessee or eription, of which there shail issue or be emitted thick or dense black or gray smoke within the Dis- trict of Columbia on or after the day above named shall be deemed and held guilty of creating a public nuisance and of violating the previsions of this act. Any person or persons violating the provisions of this act shall, upon conviction thereof before the Police Court of the Dis: trict of Columbia, be punished by a fine ef not less than $10 nor more than $100 for each and every offense; and each and every day wherein the provisions of this ct shall be violated shall constitute a sep- arate offense. “In order to provide for the enforcement of the provisions of this act there shali be Getailed from time to time by the GC missioners of the District of Columbia an inspector or inspectors of the health de- partment of the District of Columbia, whose duty it shall be. under the super- vision of the health officer of the District of Columbia, to cause to be prosecuted cll persons vivlading the provisions of this act. No discrimination shall be made against any method or device which may be used for the prevention of smoke and which accomplishes the purpose of this get.” For Sale of Country Produce. The bill was passed without debate. Mr. Babcock then presented House joint resolution 136, providing that the Commis- sioners of the District of Columbia be au- thorized to lay off and mark in convenient spaces the sidewalk on the south side of B street north between 7th and 13th streets west, and the sidewalk on the north side of B street north between 10th and 12th streets west, which spaces, with the abut- ting fifteen feet of the carriage ways of the street, may be used for the sale of country produce. The Commissioners are authorized to assign the spaces to farmers, gardeners or truckmen selling produce of their own raising, provided that a clear passageway not less than four fei wide for pedestrians be left on the sidewalk. No charge, license fee or assessment of any kind, except ten cents for single teams or fifteen cents for double teams for the occupancy of a space on a market day, and the evening previous thereto, shall be lev- ied by the Commissioners upon any farmer or producer of vegetables bringing the same to market for occupying a space with or without horses and wagons or carts used in bringing such vegetables or provisions to the market. The Commissioners are authorized to ap- point such watchmen as may be necessary for carrying, out the provisions of this. act, at a salary not exceeding forty-five dollars per month, payable monthly, whose duty it shall be to collect the charges herein pro- vided for, to keep the space clean and in a sanitary condition and to watch and pro- tect the contents of the wagons: belonging to the above-mentioned farmers; and the charges colleeted under the provisions of this act shall be applied for the payment of the salary of the watchmen and to defray the cost of keeping the spaces clean. The joint resolution was passed without debate. aco Release of Land Title. The next bill acted upon was Senate 3144, providing that all the right, title, in- terest and estate of the United States of America in and to all of original lots num- bered ‘from two to four, both inclusive, and from fifteen to twenty-four, both inclusive, in square numbered* 1107, in the city of Washington, be, quitclaimed unto Finetta Nalle, her hetrs and assigns, forever: Pro- vided, That all the taxes and assessments due. the District of Columbia levied against such lots shall first have heen paid. The bill was passed. Mr. Babcock then called up Senate bill 4756,, providing that all real estate lying in the District of Columbia heretofore pur- chased by amd conveyed to Michael Mc- Nulty, prior to the passage of this. act, be yelieved and exempted from the opera- tion of an act entitled, “An act to restrict the ownership of real estate in the terri- tories to American citizens,” approved March 3, 1887; and ‘all forfeitures incurred by force of that act are, in respect of such real estate, remitted. The bil! was passed. Rhode Island Avenue Extension. Senate bill 4571, to extend Rhode Island. avenue northwest, was then presented. for action. The bill as amended by the House District committee provides that the Com- missioners of the District of Columbia. be authorized and directed to acquire by con- demnation, according to chapter 11 of the. Revised Statutes of the United States re- lating —_ District Wo serre gas for the opening of highways, the land for the extension of Rhode Talénid avenue: from Florida avenue to Le Droit avenue. To pay the award of such*condemnation $50,000, or so much of that sym as may be necessary, is appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise ap- propriated, all of the sum to be charged to the revenues of the District of Columbia. Mr. Dockery Objects. Mr. Dockery opposed the bill. He: said it: was: designed to effectually dispose of the rapidly vanishing revenue of the Dis- trict. For one, he proposed to stand: f the integrity of the-District’s fund. Mr. Dockery proceeded, in reply to a challenge from Mr. Babcock, to explain that while the gctual appropriations do not exceed the resources of the District, the liabilities incurred by legislation far exceed the révenues. The time has come to put a halt on th2se appropriations, Mr. Dockery said. Mr. Cannon said. it would be better to wait until next winter or perhaps until the next Congress, to reinforee the District rev- enues, before passing this bill. Mr. Babcock said he was willing to lzave to the judgment of the House the question of whether the bill should pass, but he did not want to subject the bill to filibusterin; cn the part of its opponents. Mr. Babcoc said, in response to statements of Mr. Dock>ry and Mr. Cannon about the District revenues being deficient to meet all the Ha- bilities proposed, that there was a large amount of taxable property in the District which could be taxed to secur2 more rev- enue. A Thousand Dollars Approprinted. Mr. Dockery moved to amend the bill £0 that only $1,000 would be appropriated to- ward payment of the condemnation ex- penses instead of $50,000 for the award. The amendment was adopted. Mr. Mudd on Discriminatio: Mr. Mudd of Maryland said he would not block the passage of the bill, but he wanted again to call attention to the dis- crimination against the eastern and south- ern sections of the city in the distribution of improvements, He said those quarters of the city had been neglected in the past because the agencies which operated to bring the authorities of the District into power were more favorable to the north- west section. Mr. Dockery moved to postpone further consideration of the bill until the first Dis- trict day of the next session, but his motion was defeated. On a division, demanded by Mr. Mudd, the committee amendment fixing all of the cost of the extension upon the District was adopted by a vote of 30 to 8, and the bill was favorably reported to the House from the committee of the whole. The bill was then passed. Great Falls Water Rights, The bil to acquire by condemnation land and water rights at the Great Falls of the Potomac (Senate 1754) was then presented by Mr. Babcock. = Mr. Pitney opposed its consideration at this session of Congress, and on the motion to take it up there were 23 ayes to 22 noes. Mr. Pitney refrained from raising the point of no quorum and the House went into committee of the whole to consider the bill. The Great Falls condemnation bill was still under consideration in the House at the time this report closed. THE HOUSE GIVES WAY Senate Amendments to District Agreed To, Bill Conferenee Reports to Both Branches of Congress—Measure Ready for the President. A conference report on those portions of the District of Columbia appropriation bill which th? conferees had not been able to agree upon was made in the Senate this af- ternoon by Mr. Allison. Mr. Allison stated that the conferees had made no progress in reaching an agre2ment on the appropriations for charities in the District of Columbia and for a free public library. He stated that the House con- ferees still held out for their lump appro- priation for all charities, which, he said, would r2sult in preventing some worthy charitable enterprises from receiving any portion of the appropriation. In regard to the free public library he said he thought an agreement might be reached without great difficulty. H2 desired to have the Senate instruct the conferees to enter upon another conference with representatives of the House and to insist upon the Sanate amendments. Mr. Faulkner and Mr. Cullom both made short speeches favoring the Senate amend- ment on the subject of charities. Mr. Faulkner said that this subject had been very fully investigated by the joint select committee of Congress to investigate chari- ties and reformatory institutions in the District of Columbia, and that committee had made an exhaustive report. Its recom- mendations had not, however, been pre- sented to Congress until the District bill had been passed by the House and reported to the Senate by the committee on appro- priations. He thought the subject too wide a one to permit of legislation which was not the result of very thorough considera- tion, and under the circumstances he be- lieved that it would be best for the Senate to further insist on its amendment which appropriates specifically for the various charitable and reformatory institutions in the District. Mr. Cullom also favored the Senate amendment on the subject of charities, and believed that Congress should legislate on this question in line with what nad been done last year, and leave any change that was to be made for the next Congress, when a full opportunity to go over the matter would be had. The Senate accordinly instructed the con- ferees to hold another conference and to insist on the Senate amendments, both in regard to charities and to the free public library. ‘The House Yields. In the House this afternoon Mr. Pitney presented the conference report om the Dis- trict bill. He sald the conferees. had failed to reach an agreement upon the section of the bill relating to charities, and the Sen- ate amendment relating to the free public library, and for the lack of an agreement the bill seemed likely to fail. Mr. Pitney said that for the purpose of taking the sense of the House he would move that the House recede and agree to the Senate amendments. Mr. Pitney’s. motion was adopted. This constituted the final action upon the Dis- trict bill and it will go to the President for his signature. As the bill now stands the electric light end telephone provisions are those orig- Inclly adopted by the House. The subway proposition failed. The charitfes items are as proposed by the Senate, together with the appropria- tions for the free public library as. pro- vided ty the Senate, Ba eres a ae FAVOR ASHLEY. M. GOULD. People in Frostburg. Remember His. Efforts in Their Interest. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star: FROSBURG, Md., June 27.—Sentiment here. appears.to be-largely in favor of the. nomination of Ashley M. Gould of Mont- gomery county for Congress. Mr. Gould in the late legislature wor favor by giving. valuable assistance toward the project to establish a state normal school here. His opponent, Captain McDonald, has caused much dissatisfaction here by his position in the post office fight, not but what the appointment is a good one, but because, it is- claimed, Captain McDonald held out hopes to. men te continue in the: fight when he knew: there was. no chance. whatever for success. —__ Bckington Railroad Bill Approved. amend. the charter of the. Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Railroad Company of ‘the. District: of Columbia, the Maryland and ‘Washington Railroad Company, etc. ——$<$—<—<—_—e.______ The Wrong Name. In the list published of High School graduates, the name of Frank Clinton NO ADJOURNMENT|CASES BEFORE COURT|FINANCE AND TRADE ‘Mast Be a: Vote on Hawaiian Annex- ation in the Senate. Soldiers at Camp Alger Arraigned for Lezelictions. READY. TO CAMP HERE|FIRSt COORT-MARTIAL ORGANIZED Two Divisions of the Anti-Amer- ican Policy. ate : ——— SOME EXPRESSIONS Scere The supporters of the Hawaiian resolu- tions are not now considering the question of when Congress shall adjourn. They have fully organized, and are determined to camp here as long as the opposition wants to stay. They intend to have a vote before the adjournment of the session, and will r2main as long es necessary to do this. The President is quite in sympathy with the Proposition to sit the fight out, as he does rot feel burdened with “Congress on his hands, The managers in charge of the resolu- tions have decided to let appropriations come up whenever ready, so as to get them out of the way, being perfectly willing that the Hawaiian resolutions should remain the only things to hold Congress in session. ‘They think that they can demonstrate to the opposition that, with all other business dispesed of, a large majority of the sena- tors are ready to remain here for any length of time necessary to secure a vote. No Adjournment. A member of the foreign relations com- mittee said to a Star reporter today: “We shall camp right with them to the last. No adjournment can possibly be had until the resolutions have been voted on.” The opposition have not been able to trake anything out of their alleged agree- ment with Allison, Hale and Aldrich that the Hawaiian question should not be acted on this session. Both’ Allison and Hale have denied that they ever entered nito any such agreement, and Messrs. Pettigrew and White seem not to dare to make any claim publicly on the floor of the Senate that an agreement was entered into, since to do so would put in the record an implied confession of a purpose to have filibustered against the war reve- nue bill but for the alleged agreement. Two Divisions. It is said that there are two divisions of the opposition, one acting in the interest of the surgar trust and the other in another interest not disclosed. The sugar trust people are said to be weakening, but the others are still holding out. One proposi- tion, said to have come from the sugar trust end of the combination, is that a resolution authorizing the President to take “military possession” of Hawaii be passed. ‘The cunning of thi! in the fact that there has been a decision of the Supreme Ccurt that a “military occupation” an- nexed the territory, but does not put the revenue laws of this government in force. Such an occupation would afford the sugar trust time to get up some deal on the rev- erue laws to govern the islands which would be beneficial to them. This accounts, too, for the attempt to hold off annexation long enough to force the President to take the islands as a necessity of war, since they are bound to be taken. The friends of annexation are not being caught by this. ee CLAY AND ROACH SPEAK, Senate Agrees to Meet at 11 O'clock Hereafter. After the transaction of brief routine busi- ness the resolution off>red on Saturday by Mr. Davis providing that hereafter, until further notice, the daily sessions of the Senate shall begin at 11 a.m. was laid be- fore the Senat>. Mr. Jones (Ark.) made the poiht of no quorum, and the roll was called. Forty senators responded, five less than a quo- rum, Mr. Lindsay (Ky.) said that there were T™jany senators absent who had voted for the early hour of meeting, and he moved that the sergeant-at-arms be directed to request the att2ndance of such senators. Ths motion was modifizd to the usual Sen- ate formula and adopted. At 11:15 a.m. five more senators appeared, and the resolution of Mr. Davis was agreed to without division. Consid2ration of the Hawaiian annexa- tion resolutions was resumed, Mr. Clay (Ga.) addressing. the Senate in opposition to them. The annexation of Hawaii would, Mr. Clay insisted, start this country upon a ca- reer of conquest, which was opposed to the true destiny of th3 United States. He claimed that to make the present war an excuse for the adoption of a colonization policy would be a violation of the declara- tions made in the Cuban resolutions and would involve the country in trem2ndous Gifficulties and possible ruin. He declared that the United States had no business to capture the Philippine Islands, as the war had not been begun for any such purpos>. Mr. Roach Against Annexation. Following Mr. Clay's speech, and after a partial conference report on the District of Columbia appropriation bill had been disposed of, Mr. Roach (N. D.), delivered an argument against the annexation propo- sition. He deprecated the criticism of those who were opposed to annexation, as he held that their position was sound, as would be established by subsequent events if Hawaii were annexed. After protesting against the bringing un- der our government of such people as formed the bulk of the Hawaiian popula- lion, Mr. Roach advanced the novel argu- ment that the United States should not annex the islands, as their existence was problematical, They were liable to be swal- lowed up by the sea in an earthquake. Further along he maintained that if an- nexation was to be effected by resolution the proposition ought to be submitted first to the Hawaiians themselves for ratifica> ‘tion. Any other course would tend to de- stroy the very foundations of our govern- ment by a subversion of the psinciple that this government is based upon the consent of the governed. ——— NEW REVENUE STAMPS, It is Believed They Will All Be in Circulation July 1. Commissioner Scott of the internal reve- nue bureau is satisfied with the progress being made in getting revenue stamps put in circulation. The commissioner Believes that unless there is a hitch of some kind the country will be well provided with stamps by July 1, thus insuring that busi- ness will go on without interruption. Many of the clerks in the revenue bureau worked all day yesterday to send out the adhesive revenue stamps: They accom- Plished the big task of sending out 21,000,- 000 stamps of various kinds, some of them being. converted. postage stamps. The: im- mense shipments.of stamps go to internal. revenue collectors, who in.turn send them te subordinates for distribution. In case of stamps on express and railroad jee and on simp ear tickets and the stamps will be sent out by the com- by their agents at every point) On nd y- Commissioner Scott's: force of clerks. is: working night and day. Every minute this week will be employed in sending out stamps. The early shipments will go west and the shipments just before July 1 will be to near-by points. Brigade to Leave Soon to Join Army in Cuba. WOMAN SOLDIER’S KINDNESS Special Correspondencesot The Evening Star. CAMP ALGER, Va., June 27, 1898. The first court-martial organized since the beginning of hostilities assembled this War Uncertainties Hold Buying in Check. OPERATORS ALL WAITING FOR NEWS Granger Stocks Neglected by Larger Traders. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS =e Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, W YORK, June 27.—Opening prices in ere generally steady y's closing level. Making up day in London developed a tendency to morning at the headquarters of the 2d / proceed cautiously in the American mar- Army Corps. The detail for the court is as | ket. Professional transactions dominated follows: Lieut. Coi. W. P. Burnham, 4th | prices for a time, but dullness was the Missouri, president; Lieut. H. O. Rynes, 34 | chief development. ‘There was an ab New York, judge advocate general; Maj. | lute lack of pressure to sell, and buying s held in check by the uncertainties of J. F. Lee, 159th Inciana; Maj. Brazier, 6th Pennsylvania; Maj. Kelsey, 3d New York; Maj. Stringfellow, 4th M Maj. We Wilson, 34 New York; Maj. C. A. Da: the On all sides the market was visibly Wer situation. ing for news from the invading forces in 22d Kansas: Maj. F. R. Duffrey, 2d Ten- — bg new ort = al op goers a = ois, | ¥8S made a consideration also, and this messes mas. ts M- Scnnls, |. stn TNS: | Ganoucement BAdel $5 the arguments far Capt. W. E. Schuyler, 6th Pennsylvania; | yoring a cautious exten: f risks. Capt. F. A. Lamb, 3d Missouri; Capt. Bliss, Rhode Island; Capt. W. Renkin, Ter nessee. Men to be tried are not lacking. Two, strangely enough from the same command. were summoned before the court th morning, and their cases were soon ccom- pleted. They were Lieut. C. C, Ames, ord- nance officer, and Private Hodges, both of the 7th Illinois. Lieut. Ames asked for leave of absence to go to Columbus, Ohio, and be married. When this was refused he secured permission to leave camp for twen- ty-four hours to go to Washington. This was justebefore the departure of the regi- ment for the Potomac, and Lieut. Ames was speelally detailed to care for the regi- mental supplies until the regiment return- ed. He slipped away to Columbus and re turned the day before his regiment resum- H. ed the round of camp duty in its old quar- ie =e e ters. The charges against him are absence | Chas or the without leave. disobedience of orders, and | Stock responding ¢ r pressure conduct unbecoming an officer. the demand. é d Hodges served as orderly to one of the| ‘The summer excursion traffic majors of the 7th, and took advantage of | With recently acquired trackage his position to steal away from camp. Aft- | sions, lends color to dividend er a reasonabl> time his description was | keeps the price siea erou: ice in ali the cities in the back from Philadelphia. While there he said to have sold his uniform and to have applizd for emp!oyment at several places in the city. Results Not Given Out. These two men were tried this morning, tut the results of their trials were not given out. They will be sent back to their quarters to await final judgment. Colon>! Burnham will send certified copies of the records of the trial and the findings of the court to the judge advocate general of the of inflicting cruel and unusual punishment on one of his men, he also will be moned before this court. Adjt. D. R. hardt of Col. Barnett’s regiment, howeve is certain to be summoned. Some days ago he attempted to enter the regimental camp on horseback and was stopped by a s He then attempted, so the stot ride down the sentry, and would hay ceeded except that he lost his hat. he returned after recovering the hat, tt sentry had been reinforced. He is now charged with an attempt to kill a sentinel mn duty. ah “'private St. James of Company C, 65th New York, is likely also to be tried for an attempt on the life of another. He returned to the camp yesterday afternoon intoxi- cated, and, when stopped by Lieut. W. 1. Jackson, Company M, officer of the guard, assaulted him viciously. St. James is now in the guard house awaiting trial. Lieut. Jackson was badly worsted in the en- counter. es ‘A desertion is reported from Company C of the 63th New York. Private Wilson, while confined in the guard house, inform- ed his comrades that if once he could es- cape he would stay away for good. He has since escaped. ‘The saw-horse of which so much has been said has sinc> been removed from the camp of the 150th Indiana. Col. Barnett, by whose orders the saw-horse was erected, reported at headquarters this morning to answer the general circular sent out by Gen. Graham several days ago. General Garrettson’s Brigade. Gen. Garretson’s command, comprising the 6th Illinois, 6th Massachusetts and the 8th Ohio, left camp abbut 6 o'clock a.m. to- day for the Potomac. This march is of more than passing interest because the brigade made up of the regiments indicai- ed is almost certain to leave camp the last of the week. The beggage of the whole command was easily crowded into six was- ons, occupying less space, it is said, than the baggage of any other brigade that has yet gone to the Potomac. ‘The men of the 6th Illinois, led by th> 2d Battalion, Major D. E. Clarke, had £0 on before as an advance guard. Thén came the 6th Massachusetts, guarding the bag- gage train, and last of all the 8th Ohio, the rear guard. This is one formation to be used in active campaigning against <ne enemy. More men than on any previous day were permitted to leave camp yesterday. ‘This was in accordance with special instructions received from headquarters. The men with passes seized the street cars or hired teams to take them to the city. Their con- duct was, on the whole, orderly and quiet, and was a source of much satisfaction to the provost officers on duty. Stand of Colors Presented. The 6th Pennsylvania was presented with a stand of colors Saturday night, pur- chased out of the pay of the 2d Tennessee Regiment. J. C. Williams of Company B made the presentation speech in the midst of a downpour of rain. The sergeant major of the 6th Pennsylvania responded for his regiment. Woman Soldier's Kindness. Miss Hattle EB. Hawley, daughter of Gen- eral A. C. Hawley of Illinois, who is her- self a life member of the National Guard, being duty sergeant of Company B, Minnesota National Guard, has shown her- self worthy of the universal distinction by her devotion to the soldiers in Camp Alger. She was one of the first ladies to visit the camp, and finding a regiment with a num- ber of sick and no medicine, she at once procured medicines of all kinds and de- livered to the surgeon sufficient to carry them through until the government fur- nished them. She also supplied the hos- pital with fans and delicacies for the sick. The poor boys who lay there suffering will never forget the pleasant smiles and kind words of the charming Miss. Hawley. ea aa THE TWELFTH: CENSUS. suc- When Select Committee of Thirteen Agreed to by the House. Mr. Hendérson, from the committee. on rules, reported favorably in the House this afternoon a resolution providing for the appointment of a select committee of thir- teen. to consider all questions of legislation relative to the twelfth census: Mr. Hen- derson peinted out that this Course had been pursued in the case of three of the last four censuses. The resolution was adopted. See Grain, Provisions and Cottom Markets, Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York demand was continued ent any The investment notice- culative demand esiment in- qviry later in the sea Railway shares, as ¢ in which sp The industriats, and m: excellent ar} level. American Tobacco is in of one of the most expe: tive cliques in the street cent to its opening price buying on a large scale. Around the noon hour the price from the top un but 4 net gain fr througi reported de! the I nate helped the rise pri of the thi ainst undcsir superstitious confidence y of sich devices. ropolitan tion was an buoyancy in the industri and Was noticeably heavy view of the i news likely to be r the market acts in a ma aging to thos directly ir ‘onfidence is pronounced extends only to the pro: prices from a natural ports, earni Ss, th abundan and success of the governme: factors which may wait of ultimate developme FINANCIAL | to th men lower but 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 ported by Corson & Macartney, member New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Van Emburgh & Atterbury, No. 2 Wall st. Open. High. Low. Clore. American Spirits... 1S 15% 4 American Spirits, pfa. 7 40N BR American Sugar. 129% 130% 129° 180 American Sngar, pfa. American Tobacco. Atchison ... Atchison, pfd. @ Baltimore & Ome Brookiyn R. Tran Canada Southern. Canada Pacific. . esapeake & Ohio.. ~C.C. & St. Louis chicago, B. & Q. icao& NOLMW ESTER, isi” 13% Tidy Chic St. P.M. & 0.77 Chicago, Ri, & Pacifie.. Chig. & G Western. Consolidated Gas. Del, Lack a W . Deleware & Hudson Den. & Kio Grande, pt Ene. General diectne. Hlmois Ceutras Lake Snore....... Louusvule & Nasny Metropolitan ‘Traction, Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Cen . Missonri Pacific. - Jersey Centrai. New York Centra: Norihern og Nortuern Pacitic, pid. Onl. & Western. Pacitio Mau. .... Phila. & keading. ofa. Southern Ry.. Ten. Coat & iron. (mien Pacine. wy Union Pacific, pra. Clg 60% Western Union fei. ” (Wy Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular cali—12 o'clock am. tional Bank, 10 at 100; 8 at 100; 1 ington Loan and Trust, 10 at 127% tion, 3 at 73ig; 28 at 734. Washington Mergenthaler Linoty 10 at 183; 10 10 nt 182: 183; 10 at ISB; 10 at 183; 10 at 16 at 18 at 183; 10 at 184; 20 at isd 5. 0. at 183% 8. 0. b.; 10 at 183% 8. 0. b.5 10 at 183%; 10 at 183%; 10 at 18444. American Grapho- phone preferred, 7 at 13; 12'at 13%; 17 at 13%, Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 160 at 32 Cents; 100 at 82 cents; 100 at 160 at 31 cents; 100 at 31 ceuts: 100 at 100 at 32 cents. After call—Pneumatic Gun Carriage. 500 at 31 cents; 500 at 31 cents; 100 at 31 cents. piistrict ef Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund Se, 114 Miscellaneous Bonds.—Metropolitan Railroad fs, 118 bid. Metropolitan Railroad conv. 6s, 118 bid, 121% asked Metropolitan Railroad certificates of indebtedness, A, 115 bid. Metropolitan Railroad certificates of indebtedness, 1. 105 bid, 108 asked. Columbia Railroad 6s, 118 bid. Belt Raltroad Gx, 35 bid. Eckington Railroad 6s, 85 bid, 100 asked Washington Gas Company 6s, series A. 114 bid. Washington Gas Compa Gs, series B. 114 bad. U. 8. Electric Light debenture imp., 100 bid, 106 osked. Chesapeake and Potoma: Se, 103 bid. American Security and Tru P. and A. 100 bid. American Security aud Trust 5s, id O.. 100 bid. Washington M. Company Ist 6s, 110 bid. Washington Mark Company imp. 6s. 1h bid. hingion Market Company ext. 6s, 110 bid. Masonic Hall Associ ‘ational Bank Stocks.—Bunk of Washington, 283 bid, Metropolitan, 310 bid. Central, 143 bid, 153 asked. Farmers and Mechanics’, 180 Wid. Second, 140 bid. Citizens’. 140 bid. Columbia, 120 bid! Capital, 120 bid. West End, 98 bid. Traders’, 100 bid, lod asked. “Lincoln, 115 bid, 1 Sate ‘ational Safe Deposit and Trust, 113% bid. 15% asked. Washington Lown and Trust, 12? tid, 125 bid. Ruilrocd Stocks.—Capital Traction, x73 bid, T& asked. Metropolitan, 129 bid, 123 asked.’ Colum- bia, 78 asked. erry