Evening Star Newspaper, November 28, 1898, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, _MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1898—14 PAGES. AT THE WHITE HOUSE GETTING READY IN NEW QUARTERS WILL SIGN TREATY Chairman Hull Oonfers With the President — the — FAVORS iN “TNOREASE TO 100,000 —_ + -— Proposed Organization of Cuban Regiments. es ee SOME PROMINENT CALLERS Sa re: Representative Hull, chairman of the Hows mmittee on militar; ffairs, had ference with President McKinley tod nly talking about the recent elections in In view of the fact that it is that President McKinley will recommend an increase in the regular army © 100,000 men, Mr. Hull is making ready to introduce a bill in Congress to that cf- fect. He will probably get the bill ready within a few weeks. “i am in favor of increasing the army to 108,000 men,” said Mr. Hull to a representa- of The Star. “We will need that num- to take care of our outlying ssions. If we give up these posscs- at any time we can cut the army I am in favor of enlarging the com- the west. nderstood tiv ber of men down panies now in service more than by inc ing the number of regiments. “This woukl be less expensive. we can put 150 men in a company. tdd a second Heutenant to each comna: Phis would be sufficient, I think. This p! would not secessitate a large increase im vfficers. The pay of enlisted men is smaiier than fficers. ‘I think we ought to add five regiments of artillery to the army. I have not de- cided what fs best as to the cavalr: Mr. Holl was asked for his views on the proposed policy of an “open door” in the Philippines. He said: “As long we hav orary or military government in ippines an »pen door pelicy is all right. but T would not be in favor of continuing this if we annex the islands to this country. The United States ought to have an advantage in the Philippine markets Regiments of Cubans. Mr. Hull said that the army bill would »bably authorize President McKinley to raise several regiments of Cubans to be used in garrison and police duty on the island. Ii thought the President wil i this in his message. The or- these r2giments would be an the good intentions of th It is felt that a good many apse before Cuba's independ- 2d. The Cuban regiments ssurance of this country’s ut its promises. The Canadian Premier (¢ Sir Wilfrid Laurier called upon President Me in compeny with Senator Fairbar @ visit was a social one and ort. pr ander ‘sentatives Mercer of Nebraska and of New York called during the Invited to Detroit. Secretary Alger, Senator McMillan, Gen. Henry M. Duffield, Major G. H. Hopkins a Henry, all of Detroit, today nt McKinley to attend the the Sons of the Americs n to be held in Detroit next sum- President could not off, but the ch 2s an extended trip next 1 will visit Detroit. Other Callers. nterview wit! 3 ernoon. Warter ef th Matri- <1 Company was another visitor. He is tho o have talked with ihe i’re iaent abou Nicaragua canal. RECONM » FOR DISCHARG Eugineees w Assint. on the Buffate re Negligeat quiry of which side ine nwr he when only a her way Philip- reak mai- on and vy yard, aceid feets which y of th th alo Was mmanding Buffalo from § r 4. 1S9S, the New York. failed ufficiently and properly machinery of that shi; ws that the reitef pump was at times sh while at sea, and knowledge © Fri thus renderin eceurred to the nce she pate) waits he Buffaio. re is evidence of neglect upon of ar assistant engineer or en- he ship, as shown in the heat coadencer ¢ Buffalo on the 12 ers of the whole shows ¢ a competency ant engineers of . in the opinion of be placed in he court barge of t nited States > machinery. a of the Buffalo were due to neglect ompetency on the part of the f the ship.” sressed its opinton as follows: ~ ef the fact that the most s. riminating evidence concern- Engineer Frederick C. Bieg. i States navy. is a matter of a's own «sttmony which would not be available be- ‘re a general court-martial, and it 1s verefore doubtful whether positive results be obtained. we recommend that no er legal proceedings be taken against E t Frederick C. Bieg, United beyond those in the nature of \ reprimaad ard the furnishing him with a = of the opinion of the court upon the matter, In view of the fact that Assistant En- gineers Frederick J. Simmons, Willtam Hi, Mackay and Thomas Rodger, United States have only temporary appointments, minend that they be detached from he ship and discharged from the United states naval service.’ Secretary Allen has approved the s and opinion of the court, except in it involves the discharge of As Sngineers Simmons, Mackay and These officers were, instead, trave- Rodger. erred from the Buffalo to other duty. *YNAMITE EXPLOSION AT HAVANA. “orty Persons Reported te Have Been Killed or Injured. HAVANA, November 28.—A box of dy- samite exploded this morning near the Seine battery, killing or injuring forty per- sons. ee ee Work of the House Appropriations Committee Inaugurated. a eee WAR DEPARTMENT DEFICIENCY Subcommittee on the District to Meet Thursday. > OPPOSED TO EXTRA SESSION eegeens Next Monda: 12 o’clock noon the con- cluding sessior. of the Fifty-fifth Congress will be commenced by the convening of the House and Serate. The session will close by limitation ef law at noon March 4 fol- lewing. In the short space of time th presented a great deal of important legisla- ton, outside of the regular appropr bills, is to be enacted. The work of the epprepriations committee was inaugurated this morning, when the pcommitt-e on deficiencies of the House ommittee on appropriations met at the Capitol and looked over the estimates of de- ficlency in the appropriations for the War Department. Mr. Cannon, Mr. Livingston and Mr. Betl were present, and the com- mittee adjourned to meet next Wednesday, after seading the estimates back to the de- partment for further elaboration. War Department Estimates. ‘The estimates call for $7,000,000 to $5,000,- to deficiea+y as enough to carry the War Department until the next appropriation Til becomes available, provided the unex- pended 1 lance of $5,000,000 out of the emerge: fund of $50,000,000 ‘shall be re- appropriated. It is understood that th War Department ts anxious to have tai: fund reappropriated, in order that portion: of it may be used immediately for c! out Havana harbor. under the directi+ the engineer department. It is repre: that it is exceedingly important e ary condition of Havana improved, ig Americins in considerable numbers are to go there. ¢ Money for the District. > subcommittee of the House commit- on appropriations having charge of the District of Columbia appropriation bill will meet next Thursday at 11 o'clock a.m. in the appropriations committee room. Mr. Grout, Mr. Pitney, Mr. Pingham and Mr. Allen expect to be present. Mr. Dock: will not reach Washington before the a embling ot Congress, but has written his sHeagues to go ahead with the bill in hi absence. The various bills carrying money, coming from the appropriations committee and the other committe uthorized to report s he measures, will be expedited in preparation nd in consideration by the House, to make ay for the othe # opposition to an extra session of ifty-sixth Congress exists among the prominent republican members of the and it ieved that an extra session will be avoided. Chairman Dingley, in conversation with a Star reporter last week. expressed the opinion that legislation for the Philippines, Porto Rico and Cuba should be postponed until the regular si sion. If this course were followed there would be no occasion for an extra session of Con as it is beleved that in the short sessiva the Hawaiian .egislation, the army bill and the other measures of im- portance can be pass navy personnel bill is to be pushed at . bill has many warm and ential friends in both houses, who are determined to see justice done to the navy while the army is being cared for, and who nk that the two bills should go through ongress hand-in-hand. peaker Reed's Position Speaker R extra session that more th heans in the ed is said to be opposed to an and, in fact, it is. probable n a majority of the repap- House who exert an infin_ne s are of the same mind. of the eastern repubiicans are in of undertaking currency reform at an te, and wou.d advocate an extra for that purpose, but the leader Iso opposed to taking up a financ on at this time because they nt to ord an opening for r agitation, such as y foliow an aitempi to p bill. They realize thar y to have enough of it when t to le for the colonies, free s.iver men ar fe the necéssi.y of an e¢ to go with cerritorial : +e+——___ w in legislativ Some vor a- gin tk weting panded pansion. ady to urg currenc SECRETARY SON'S DENIAL an Imperialist, but President's Foreign Po stary Wilson of the Was quoted by a New York per today as having said that When questioned by a with regard to it, the Not Su orts ye Department Seer of Agricuitur: morning p hy is an imperiaiist. Star reporter y said ‘I never said that in my life to anybody.” are yeu an imp>rial he was a farmer,” he ally am trying to get facts regarding ction, and to disseminate — th throughout the Ther» ts no pel ties in this dep We are here in earch. As term, “impe: "I rega xt an imperialist, the List republic 7 pansionist?” was I don't care to say any more now. That I have supported the Pr-sident’s foreign policy is, however, true enough.” +e — MOVEMENTS oF VESSELS. NAVAL Two Spanish Gunboats Taken to Port Royal. ‘The Navy Department has received tele- grams of the movements of naval as follow ‘The Culgoa arrived at Manila this morn- ing, the Newark is at Brooklyn, the Panther has left League Island for San Juan, the Topeka arrived at Havana y. terday, the Marietta has sailed from Key West for Port Livingston, the Scorpion left Havana yesterday for Tompainsvyille, N. Y.; the Sandoval and Alvorado, Spanish gunboats, arrived at Port Roya yesterday, the gunboats Victory and Annapolis sailed from Barbadoes, destined for ‘Trinidad. +04 NEW BANKRUPTCY RULES. Announced by the Supreme Court Through Justice Gray. The United States Supreme Court today through Justice Gray, announced the new bankruptey rules which it was authorized to frame and promulgate under the national! bankruptcy act of July 1, 1608. The rules have been awaited with much interest, as a number of courts declined to proceed with bankruptcy cases until the Supreme Court announced the new rules. Justice Gray an- nounced that the new rules would take ef- fect on Monday, January 2, 1800, and that all proceedings heretofore taken substan- tially in conformity to the act and to the regulaticns of 1867, as far as practicable, would be upheld. The rules, while promal gated at this time, he said, would not be ready for distribution for some time owing to proof revision, etc. ee ee Died From Typhoid Fever. Gen. Brooke, at Ponce, has informed the War Department of the death of William M. Miles, 6th Volunteers; Herbert D. Evans, Company K, {9th Infantry, and Thomas Roich, Company I, lith Infantry, all of typho'd fever. + e+ Government Receipts. Government receipts from internal reve- nue today, $1,281,970; customs, $481,946; mis- cellaneous, $74,225; The City Post Office Occupies Its Permanent Home. Se SOME INTERESTING © INCIDENTS The Tower Clock Stopped Celebrate the Event. to FIREPROOF CONSTRUCTION See Postmaster James P. Willett sat behind his old Union building desk in his new quarters in the city post office this morning attending to business with his customary vigor and pausing between lines to receive the congratulations from his numerous friends. He generally withstood the inter- rogatories of observant callers as to why a flre-proof building had wooden wainscoting and interfor trimmings in its working rooms and referred them complaisantly to the authorities responsible for this kind of fire-proof construction. The very pretty Wilton carpet that rested on the wooden floor was pressed by many feet during the day, and there was general rejoicing that the city postmaster had been the first to occupy the permanent home of the Wash- ington city post office. Cobwebs and Discoloratlo: Assistant Postmaster Wilson also receiv- ed many callers and was equally urbane in withstanding the remarks about the num- erous cobwebs that decorated the lofty ceiling of his apartment and the numerous discoiorations that made the white plaster an arabesque of rust. Mr. Willett was high in his praises of the manner in which the contractors for the removal of the tix- tures and appurtenances of the office nad performed their duties. “The blizzard Saiurday night made the work difficult,” he remarked when a Star reporter saw him this morning, “but in the middle of it Littletierd & Alvord and Man- ager Wallace of the People’s Dispatch Com- pany projected the rough-shod hoofs of their horses in such a way that they could safely work on the slippery streets. “Everything was progressing smoothly, so far as the unusual circumstances could permit lock yesterday morning,” he continue ‘and while the delay of the mails on account of the blizzard was un- fortunate, it_was no fault, of course, of the city post office authorities. We had very severe weather for the removal of the office from the Union building, but in spite of everything has been accomplished in a thins om from First Page.) at the Philippine group anc the soup an important position in re- gard to the trale between China and Aus- tralia. It wan becoanized that the Sulu Islands might me an object of attack, for their status is not quite like that of the remain- der of thg Philippine group. Spain's own title to them was not established beyond question pntil 1877, wh2n Germany and Great Bi in both acknowledged Spanish sovereign: “But in return Spain was obliged to make certain concessions as to freedom 6f trade and-fisheries so far as the isiands were @oncernsd. It happened per- haps fortunately for our contention that the Sulu Islands belonged to the Philip- pires, that a few years later Spain herself issued a decree decluring th> islands to be part of whe Philippines and extended the authority of the captain general at Manila over the group. Trade Concessions in the Sulus. The trade concessions above referred to were confined to Great Britain and Ger- many, and just what effect annexation of the Phillppines to the United States will have fs a matter to be hereafter decided. A precedent close at hand is afforded by the French annexation of Madagascar. In that case the United States hada special treaty with the Malagasy government under which exports from the United States were admit- ted to the isidnd at a certain fixed and fa- vorable ad valorem rate. The French gov- ernment, which: acquired the istand by con- quest, claimed that this treaty should give way to the ordinary French tariff, and the United States was obliged t2 accept that contention. Also in the case of Hawaii it has been determined that all treaties be- tween Hawaii and foreign governments Were terminated by the annexation of the former, and though the same tariff rates are still maintained, they exist, not by y right, but simply at the pleasure of the President and Ccngress until such time as-a permanent form of government shall replace the present government. Therefore, it cannot now be foretold whether the special privileges held by England and Ger- many In the Bulué-«re to continue, and it is probable that the subject will be dealt with in connection with the whole problem that will be presented to our government in con- nection with arrangement of a tariff sys- tem and shipping laws for the colonies. Limiti of the Philippines. It is believed that the definition of the limits of the Phitppine group in the Ameri- MURDERERS’ Oourt. Winston, aes and Smith Want New Trials. a INTEREST EXCITED a GREAT In the United States Supreme Court today Messrs. S. D. Truitt and Tracy L. Jeffords for Willlam Strather, and George Kearney and Charles Turner for Charles Winston, end F. S. K. Smith and Chapin Brown for Sdward Smith, now under deata sentence for murder, argued for a reversal of the Court of Appeals and trial court. If suc- cessful these three men will have to be again tried before a jury. The question before the Supreme Court involves the construction of the law re- ducing the cases in which capital punish- ment may be inflicted. It applies to mur- der casesjn all federal courts of the United States and is of great importance and has attracted attention of many judges and the country. District the govern: lawyers throughout Attorney Davis represented ment The Error Charged. ‘Today's hearing of the cases was granted October 31, The act of Congress of Janu- ary 1897, provides that juries may modi- fy their verdicts in murder cases by stipu- lating that the prisoner shall be sentenced to a term of life imprisonment instead of te death penalty. The cases of Strathers, Winston and Smith were tried before Jus- tice Bradley in Criminal Court No. 2, and it is charged, did not properly instruct » jury regarding the law covering these The Court of Appeals affirmed Justice ‘adley’s decision, and the cases were then carried to the Supreme Court of the United s, which granted a writ of certicrari. ording to Mr. Smith the justice told the jury “that they only could a 1 them- selves of the act in c: where there were some mitigating and palliating circum- stances, holding that was the true intent of the act. To this we couid not agree, as there nothing of this sort said in the act, the words being: “That in all jury may qualify their verdict, by ‘without capital punishment.’ ” ‘The Men's Crimes. tisfactory manner, and we are very | C4? demands: was as follows: From 5 de-| Winston was convicted of the murler of much pleased with the result. grees 32 minutes north latitude te 1 ae-| Emma Winston, his wife, December 1', Mr. Willett stated that he was of the [ grees $8 minutes north latitude, andsfrom | 1897. They lived together at a21 3d street opinion that the new furniture for the city | 117 aegrees east longitude to: 126 degrees | sontiwest. past Office would be unpacked and in place | -14: iongitude. thus covering: about 1,000| Strather Killed Rosa ‘Tolbert October 15 fo en enone ame miles northand south #4600 miles east | 189%, with a hatchet. The two had been The Clock Stopped. nae living together as man and wife, though The occupancy of the new building was | © a * Ww a the epuen wes the wife of another man. marked yesterday morning by the sudden Nothing. Up (8 3 O'Clock. pSmith killed Bamonia Jackson with 9 stoppage of that wonderful clock in the | The Presidept was ‘without official news | PAtchet } hire posed abe) tower of the building at 8:31 o'clock. There | from Paris at i o'clock this afternoon. Se were many causes assigned for this event, but the material fact remained that the in- dividual who was supposed to wind it up had inadvertently forgotten to do his duty last Saturday. Shortly after 10 o'elock this morning the clock was started going again, and until somebody forgets to wind it again it will probably keep going. The numer- ous visitors to the new office today were rather wndecided about finding out where they desired to transact their business. There are no signs over the windows to the various public departments, such as the stamp, general delivery divisions and sé Secretary. Algen,was with the President Just before that fime and said that nothing had come. ; s+ ves PORTLAND MAY BE LOST Boston Steamer Missing Since the Storm of _ Saturday. = Ws In his brief In behalf of the respondent Henry 6. Davis, attorney of the Uni States for the District of Columbia, afte xhaustive argument of the cases, s g from these genera! observations. and in support of the statement that the charge of the trial judge in the cases at bar was in exactly the spirit of the lan- guage let us recall y 1- ready pointed out in the Winston e: the court, dealing with the contention of coun- sel that because the jury had the right to qualify its verdict it was the jury's duty of this court in the Sparf case. AS at the trial court said. Signing of the es de of Peage. tes Regulars to phos the Citizen Soldiery in the Philippines. THE DEPARTMENT'S POLICY ———— ‘The signing of a treaty of peace beiween Spain and the United States as a result of the negotiations at Paris will be followed promptly by the disbandment of the volun- teer army of the United States. Adjutant Gen. Corbin {s authority for this statement He said to a Star reporter today that the muster out of the entire voluntec would be the natural and logical re: an agreement between the two governments for a total cessation of hostilities. In his opinion, the signing of the peace treaty would justify the disbandment of the vol- unteer forces, which were called into serv- ice simply for the prosecution of the war, regardiess of the fact that the treaty as signed would still be subject to the action of the Spanish cortes anr the Senate of the United States. ignificance of the Signing. The signing of the treaty will be accepted by the officers of the administration proof positive of the desire of both govern- ments for pexce ard as indicating that a resumption of hostilities on the part of either undec existing conditions is extreme- ly improbable and unjustifiable. quently the administration will proce the assumption that the signing of treaty means that the war is at an end, as and, as the first step in that direction, will arrange for the muster out of the yolimteer forces. The United States army now numbers about 160.000 men, of which number 100,000 are volunteers. The latter were enlisted for a term of two years, un'ess the war should be ended within a shorter period. The officials of th rtment hold that, under the terms of their enlistment, the volunteers will be entitled to an honor- able discharge as soon after the signing of the treaty of peace as the matter can be rt such a situat the President the Secretary of War will urge upon the imperative necessity for an ate increase of the regular army t& at lest 100,000 men. The regular army now includes a little over 60,000 men, and the increase is sider absolu’ y essential to the execu- tion of the policy of the government for the maintenance of order in th territory which has come under outlying its juris- diction as a result of the war with pain It is recognized that a strong military force will be required for some time to mec! the changed order of things in the Phil pines and in Cuba, while a smaller num- ber of troops will also be needed in Port: Rico and Hawaii. To Recall Troops From Philippines. The present policy of the War Depart- ment is to recall all the volunteer troops in the Philippines other new ns and to hem as rapidly a with troops. It is esti- © about 20,000 volunteer most of the re poss ible mated that there troops in the Philippmes, mainder being eheamped in seuthern pos regular is preparing for embarkation to Cuba er detachments ar2 Cuba, Porto R! Hawait. The execution of this policy require considerable time, and will have ample opportunity to act upor the proposition for im iner the reg- ular army before, any m reduction will be made in the volunteer forces on duty i iy ef the new possessions. circumstances of the ¢ wi Congress rial » will pre vent any immediate reduction of the pr cnt force ir the Philippines until arrange ments n be effected to replace the volun- tee summoned home for muster out. To Keep Up the Aithough arrangements w rrisons. mi forth, but there are promises that these _ | s0 to do, observed that, in his opinion, the discrepancies will be shortly remedied. CLOTS Oe = Company St Hope itying words should not be added x- ‘Vhere Is probably going to be considerable s in cases having palliating circum- rivalry over the individuality of the first she: May Be in Boston tances which would seem to justify and pecson who matléd a letter or package in F axbbit require the addition of the qua fication, He the new city post office, as well as over ee distinctly to:d the jury, however, that it who received similar mail therefrom, but ak Its right and privilege in a proper case so fa” as the registry division is concerned : to qualify its verdict. fe the first letter recorded therein was reg BO! Noyemb-r The manage-| “In the Strather case the trial judge dis tered yesterday py, R Sound A. BR. Lacey sie ea aca: ates = we ie tinctly told the jury that he could not con- It was numbe: and accompanied by | Mest oO! Eee 2 en eCone trol its action as to adding the qualitica- A package humbered 255), both helitessed j wnnogneed at noon today that they had no | ton, bot that the penalty for mu to F. W. Bond, Eagle block, Car Onio. | information’ ws’ to the Whéreabouts of the | not been disturbed by the act of Congr Mr. John E raham of the registry di- | steamer Portland, which left this city Sat- | under consideration, and the jury should vision enjoys the honor of recording the | wan. ; : not inte h it unless the first evidences of registry business in the | W™day night fow Portland, stances were such as to satisfy new building Late this afternoon Post-| During the forenoon a report was i qualification should be added. master Willett said everything was moving | culation that the Portland was at anchor “And im the Smith case the trial judge ag smooth as siik in the new quarters and | in Gloucester harbor, but the captain of | told the jury that the statute authorized that he was confident that sueh conditions | the steamer Gloucester. which arrived from | the Jury, Hf the evidence justified 14 on 1 dc e. 3 . Serta conscience o doing, to qualify its vi Bry that port, Portland is not at ae rae tione capital THIEVERY AT HAGERSTOWN. Gloucests nishmeut a The comnany has received a Piainly the effect of the court's language Several Larcenies Reported During | from Portsmouth stating that the Ba each case Was that the act in question Church Services Yesterday. has not put in at that port. iid not authorize the jury whimsically to Special Dispateh to The Evening A number of steamers are at anchor in | #bolish capital punishment in any give HAGERSTOWN, Md.. N it 35 Lower Boston harbor, but owing to the | ¢#s¢, but that the si lid give the “pee ethe OM UN ALL: R€+ thick weather their names cannot_be made | PC wer to abolish c missionary collection of Trinity Lutheran | out. The Portland steamship people think | ¢@se in which the Church, amounting to over $100, was stolen | that possibly the Portland is among t ere ae pea Fung Ss Secser sucacuae ; eee eee amibe: 6 Portla . ® fair-s the ordinary case of murder. In prin- from the of W. W. Grover, the | number. Thé Portland had a fair-sized | in : ap { freight, and ‘about twenty-five or thirty e sane thing that this court church's terday. Several 5 nares . 2 passengers. that in rs in two of the other leading aS in eve were relieved of their overcoats. INTERNAL REVENUE. be guided by t y seems to be infested with thieves cae els is ae EY 2 racter. Within the past few | Large Increase Lant Mouth Over That | 10in (2 le what the evidence « S' offices have been invaded and of n Year Ajor “In this connection the Iinois cases number of ove ey ea OSA | Phe anomie rt of tht commi above cited, and which are cited also by the hat taken from the court room. of internal revenue shows that dur Court of Appeals of the District in its SSeS = eS (RS saceree: pinion, are especially In the month of October the receipts aggre: opinion, are especia QUAY CASE CALLED Up. ji 5 a Ce the court held that inasmuch as the ice N07, an incr compared withi| oF 7c br te tace PEE RE GEAR Hix Attorneys File Demurrers to Fone | October, 1897. of $7 ae A murder case to fix the penalty in case of the Indictments, from the differ of conviction at any punishment from im- > SLP ware °4—The | Spirits prisonment for fourteen years to death, it PEI DEUBELD © November = 24 the os was proper for the jury to hear testimony, case of Senator Quay and others, charged ee oe otherwise irrelevant and immaterial and with conspiracy In the misuse of the money | Mented liquors, %, therefere unlawful, which might tend to aid of the state on deposit in the Peopl oleomargarine, $1 the jury in reaching a decision as to the ; euoutonay NC eSUT EGE CRE: penalty. ‘This is noth more than to te aeons iaz = hatte men ores say in another way that the discretion vest- € ssions, Judg: nletter y di ed by the statute in the jury is to be ex- The defendants, who are Senator M. S. BRET OIesestest iscipon tana @alden hy dhe Pactsi aad Quay. his son, Richard R. Quay, and Benj. 4 nae nirscen : bowling al- ances of the given case, and this MELE pee ood ex SAIS een reS aware erst $3,410; cirense: exhibitions and effect is what the trial theese ; St a AP ete., S489; misce juries in the eases at bar. POOR eter wee eure ine loomed. Aten | es 06 For the las - months the he . in a word, that th by Attorneys Rufus E. Shapley and A. 8. | total ‘receipts were $ an increase | statute under consideration was not intend L. Shields, Immediately upon the opening | of $35,506,11 ed to vest the jury with the arbitrary, will- of court Attorney Shapley filed demurrers to four of the five indictments found against the defendants by the grand jury, and also filed a notion to quash the fifth indictment. Arguments on these demurrers was pro- ceeded with by Mr. Shapley. In a general way the objections to the indictments wer based on contenticns of insufficient spec: cations, complete failure to charge any un- wful ect and an absence of allegation that the defendants unlawful y obtained any money either Irom the bank or from any other source. If the defendants did, as the indictmenis charge, purchase stocks and bonds through Cashier Hopkins, as agent, Mr. Shapley claimed that no unlawful ‘act had been committed. He claimed that banks every day act as purchasers for their depositors or customers. Regarding the allegations respecting the use of state moneys, he argued that all moneys deposited in a bank go into the general fund of the bank, and that therefore the indictments are defec- tive in charging misuse of state funds ob- tained from the People’s Bank, whereupon, {f any money was obtained from the bank it was funds of the People’s Bank and not state funds. Furthermore, these state funds were deposited in the bank by vari- ous state treasurers in full authority of law. os > WENT TO MOUNT VERNON. The Commission ‘Taken Down on the Hist. The Bering sea question has reached such an advanced stage in the considerations of the Anglo-American commission that a spe- cial meeting was held today to hear the re- port of the committee which for the last ten days has been examining Canadian and American experts relative to the value of the Canadian fleet of sealers engaged in the Bering sea. The expert testimony had en- abled the committee to make considerable advance toward an adjustment, although it was understood that there were some points yet to be determined by the full com- misston. After two hours devoted to considering the report and the views of the respective sides, a recess was taken, and the members of the commission, accompanied by the ia- dies of the party, took the government ves- sel Hist from the Navy Yard to Mount Ver- expenditures, $313,000, 1 non. ee Assigned to the 4th Corps. Major Clarence R. Edwards, assistant ad- jutant general, United Stat Volunteers, has been assigned to duty as stant id- jutant general of the 4th Army Corps. e+ — Personal Mention. Dr. Heary Alexander Polkinhorn of this clly was registered at the Central Hotel, Berlin, Germany, on the 11th of this month. Dr. Heary C. Fisher of the army, accom- panied by iis wife, is at 1824 K street nerthwest. Dr. Fisher is on sick iea nvalescing froma prolonged illness con- cted in Saptiaga: BTA Promoted @ffleers Assigned. The following ee coe of Officers, re- cently promi mith have been announced: Col. Clarence, Bitey, to the 16th United States Infanéry;-he will proceed to join his regiment omfth6expiration of his sick leave; Lieut, Col. William M. Van Horne, to the 18th Phlte States Infantry: Major William Quinton, w the 14th United States Infantry; Major Marry. G. Cavenaugh, to the 13th Uniggad States Infantry, and Major Jesse C. Chance, {9 the 5th GEE States Corps, now yee clty, has been discharg- ed the ser of; the Unitea States. is Rte eee a te He Another Trial for, the Farragut. The Union iron works have been granted permission by the Navy Department to givethe torpedo boat Farragut another of. fictal trial. On her last trial the Farragut’s average ; 29.7 knots. The law re- hates however,; at at. this vessel shall at- lain a speed o! 3 ‘y kn hour before she.is acceptable, ose an —___—_>2+_. Transt{erced: From the Berracks. Hospital Steward Matthew Nefl, now. at Washington barracks, D. €., has been transferred to Fort Delaware, -Del., and Hospital Steward.Hermann -W. Riess, new at Washington BD: - has neers transferred_to, Meee 983 ease or whimsical power to dispense with death penalty in a case of murder, but that the object was to give the jury’ the power or privilege in S Seeming to war- rant it so to qualify its verdict as to call ful the for the lighter punishment.” = DAN RICE FIRST HORSE IN. Good Track, but Light Attendance at Benning Today. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BENNING RACE TRACK, November 28. —Racing was resumed at the Benning track this afternoon, the Washington Jockey Club having decided to continue the méet- ing Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. The attendance was small. The track was in good condition, but the scratches were numerous, only the winner, Blue- away, Dan Rice, Bonnie Dea, Campania and Plantain starting in the first race. ‘The Chinese minister was an interested spectator of the sport. First race, one mile and one hundred yards—Dan Rice (Maher), 6 to 5, first; Campania (McCue), 8 to 1, second; Biue- away (Clawson), 2 to 1, third. ‘Time, 1:49. Second race, five and a half furlongs Ben Lodi (O'Connor), 15 to 1, first; Sheik Infantry. ig od : (Dean), 5 to 1, second; Judge Magee (Ma- See PET LG her), 9’ to 10, third, Time, 1:10. Private Rothwell Dincharged. ‘Third race, steeplechase, two and one- Private Wiffiam’ H- Rothwell, Hospital | "af miles Decapod (Hueston), to 2, first; Trillion (Mr. E. Hayes), 2 to Beval (Mr. Roberts), 10 to 1, fell (Brown), 15 to 1, refused. Time, Entries f First race, selling; one and one-sixteenth miles—Mizpah, 98; Regulator, 101; Taranto, 101; Squan, 98; Her Own, 99; Lencocyte, 104; Nigger Baby, 68; Endeavor, 98; Beau Ideal, 107; The Winner, 107; Harry Craw- ford, 102; Ein, 104; L. B., 98; Zanetto, M1; Talisman, 104. The following can start as those may be scratched: Stray Step, ‘Plantain, 83; *Ruby Lips, 91. ‘Apprentice allowance claimed. Second race, maidens, fillies and geldings, five-eight mile—Leila Smith, Kilarma, Kosteletzkri, Sparrow Wing, Avoca, Co- quina, Highborn, Orenburg, Sir Christo- ‘pher, Exit, 100. ‘Third rac3, burdie, selling, one and one- half miles—Mr. Stoffel, 131; Protux, 445; Marshall, 166: Last Feliow, 157; Rifler, MB; 4 Decapod, 163; Squan, 145. second; uckeye ci or Quah eam eene 2 3 < the discharge of the entire volunteer no action will be taken a reduction of the military forces in the Philippines, or in Cuba » Rico or Hawaii, unui it is per- feetly ‘e to do so either by the acti f the ng regular army or ‘ful condition of the lunteer regiments in Ma through the gover fn fs r etat for their re turn, but the War Department has. not heen able to make any definite promises that e Tt is vable that the tir troops muster t will include those that have been organized for service in Cuba. > — ree — (fiitcers Honorabiy Discharged. Thé following named officers of the vo unteér army been honoi charged: Capt. Henry W. Miller. ment, United States Voluntc Capt. Frederick L. Martin, Vol nal Corps; Lieut. Lawrence Hau New York Volunteer Infantry: Carl Lee, Velunteer S.gnal F. H. Gunsolus, 49th Volunteer ———+0+— To Pay the Sixteenth Majer Harry L. Rogers tioned in this city, has been ordered to visit such points in Pennsylvania as ma y the several compan ania Vo.unteer tnfan- infantry. Pennsylyan paymaster, s! on furloug ree Grain, Provisions and Furnished by W and brokers, stock exchange, denburg, Thalma CHICAGO, Novembe: ‘otten Mark . Hibbs & Co., bankers t., members New York correspondents Messr: New York. w Corn Oats CHIC. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, November 28.—Flour dull — Suber, §2.25a82.00; do, extra, $2.65a83; de x Winter wheat,” patent, | $3. eat siraight, harrels; exports, 61, Wheut easy “spot ATI%: January exports, 16.000 ‘i sales, 61,000. bushel ple, 6sa72%; do. ‘ora steady. new or old, or December, 3 February, 38: steamer 182,624" bushels: exports, 132,857 bushels; 1,690,551 busheis: sales, | 22. 22,000 _busthels: 0. BSIK: ceipis, stock, CASES/THEY WILL DISBAND | FINANCE AND | TRADE Hearing Before the U. 8. Supreme | Volunteers to Be Mastered Out on | Union Pacific Was Agi Again a Strong Stock corms CONSTRUCTION & UW INVOLVED { ENTITLED 20 HONORABLE DISCHARGE METROPOLITAN uo " DEMAND Closing fii Daahigsd Strong Buying in Whole List. fi ~- - GENERAL MARKET REPORT a ne eee Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, ember = 28.—Opening Prices this morning were generally strong and well xbove the closing parity as the result of increased activity In the Londor: market. The foreign buying of the more active issues resulted in advances varying from 1 per cent, and was inspired » the better political outlook. Locally, higher prices attracted som. realizing. and upou the later announcement that Spain had accepted the terms of thr American offer, dullness, with a tendenc: toward concessions, followed. Toward the pse of the noon hour strong, influential buying was developed and the best prices of the day followed. The Pacifie issues portion of this de attracted the major pend, the buying of the Union Pacific issues being expectally com fident. I< was currently reported (hat one arge interest had marketed its holdings In ‘orthern Pacific ond was reinvesting the profits in Union Pacific common. The plan to put the preferred stock of the latter com pany upon a firm 4 per cent basis is factl- fated by the disccvery that considerably More thaa that amount will be left to be ie > common stock. important consideration of pol to the front whenever the tn vestigation of dividends on the common stock is discussed, and the creation of surplus fund always appeals strongly t the ultra-conventional clement. Just is factor may interve nds on the © to delay divi common stock is not known but the figures of recent statements wil! erve to hold this stock firmly ar «nt prices in the same manner as 3 Pacific has been strong upon the prospec of dividends which are known to have been earned South>rn issues were strong on buying of @ good character, and Atchison was irregu- lar under profit-taking on a HMberal line of specu stock. This latter selling causes no a, however, sin arnings have begun to come in in exc of anticipated results demand for Metropolitan street rail- Way was again of the same persistent na- ture which has heretofore marked the buy- ing of » shares. The earnings of th’ Ly, aggregating something over $8.00 ay in excess of last year, are making stock scarce at current pric 1 in- sing confidence in {ts investment char- Th Sw ‘r. The recent reports of the probable weakening in the bridge structure, owing to overcrowding were used as a selling ar- cument in Brooklyn rapid transit for @ 1 front several umes reumstan: worthy of “ause the greater resistance in the present market is against lower prices, The buying demand invariabiy meets with a ready response in pric reas selling rarely accomplishes mort a decline of fractional proportiors. The sentiment of the conservative commission houses is in fayor of cautious discriminating buying on all declines. That + is a willingness on the part of the t to follow this view was clearly ¢ rated in the last hour, a gene in all the active issues} that period. —_——>_—_ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL pm- ailing vane turk New York Steck Market. Open. High. Low. Clo American Spirtis........ 12 18) UM American Spirits, pfd_- American Sugar... is 12k American Tobacco. 1 1aBsy Atchison ... 6 Atchison, pid. oy Atchison Adiustinents Baltimore & Onto Brooklyu Rapid T anada Southern peane & Olio. C. & St. Louis B&Q : Cnicagoa Northwestern Chie .& St. Paul. 1. & Pacitic M.&O hig. Pan . Westera Cousol:dated Gas. Del. Lack & W... Delaware & Hudson. Ben. & Ito Grande, pf brie General Blectri slinois Central Lake Snore ee Louisville & Nashville. . Metropolitan ‘raction Man jan Elevated ... Missourt Pacific. M. K. & T., pf. National Lead Cc New Jersey Central Dew York Central Nortiern Pacit ‘orthern Paciic, pid rite Mail. Phila. & weading...) 5 Railway ru iy., pta ten cific jen i & Irou. Union Pacifi tmon able. Western Lmion Tei. federal Steel. Federal Sieel, ptd. A. >. Wi Bey ay Am Stee! and Wire pid. 89 S36 American Cotton Oil .. 2 a REE eae Washington Steck Bac les regular eal $400 at 1 yo i. 83.000 nt mmr at 10 Metropolitan Ne wal Bank, 20 at vil Safe Deposit and ru liv, 2 ar He. 10 huntia Mire Instr 15 at 10 at ISHy, 10 at TRst American G After call American Grapho . KK, 116% bid. Bond:,Met asked. Metropc Rallroad couy 4 asked. Metropolitan Rallroad cert. letropoituan Wetilroad cert. dn bla Mailroad Gs, 120 Did. a ked. Washiagton Gas . 10 baa Rallroad Se, td, 120 Wash ington mpany series I. Gs, U. 8 Biectric Light deh. Imp., 105 bid. 111 asked. Chea: apeake and Po ican Security and hone Ss, 105 bid. Amer- Company extn. Gs, tion Ss, 108 bid. 100 bad. National Bank Stocks. Bank of Washington, 295 bid. Meu tan, 326% Central, “146” tnd. Farnerx and Mechanics’, |, 100 axked. See ond, 145 bid. Citizens”. 145 bid. Columbin® 188 bid! Capital, 125 bid. West End. asked. ‘Trad ers’, 102 bid. Lincoln, 112 bid, 122 asked. Safe Deposit and ‘Trost Companies. Nations! Deposit and Trast. 110 Md, 112 asked. Washiegt Loan and Trust, 127 tid. 129 asked. American curity and Trust, 151 bid. Insurance Stocks..Piremen’s, 28 bid. BS bid, 45 asked. “Metropolitan, 70 bid. 54 bia. Franklin, Corcoran, Potomac, 60 bid, G5 axked. Arting! Oats firm— 2 white, 32%a33; bid, 134 asked. jerman-American, 190 bid. 82; receipts, 24.807 bushel: asked. National Calon, 10 bid. Columbia, 11 ti TRAE bushels. Rye casier 113, asked. Riggs, 7% bid, 8 asked. People's, 2 montern, 58; receipts, 20.07% ‘tahcls bid) 6 asked. “Lincota, "10% ‘bid, 11 aaked. Cominer- : stock, 187,284 bushels. Hay steady No. i | ‘lal. bia. 3 ny, $i0a$10.50. "Grain frelghtn qui ‘Title Lusurance Stocks. eal Estate Title, 75 bid, Hae ty Liverpool per bese, ake’ 224 | 95 asked. Columbia Title, 3 bid. sked. Dis: ary: Cork for orders, per quarter, 4s. December. ta. | tet Title, 3 askea ‘ 4 Sd, January. Sugar'stronz—granulated, 5.33. But. |, Kallroad’ Stocks. Capital Traction Company, 8 ter “steads—fancy creamery. 22423; do. imitation, | UM, Nols asked. Metropolitan, 130 Lid, 133 asked. 17alS; do. iadle, 15: eed ladie, 13al4; store-pack Columbia, © bid, 75 ask Bekington, 17 bid, ed, 22a18; rolls, 18415. Eggs weak fresh, Ee per dozen. Cheese steady —fancy New York @ large. '4a10's; do. 37 medium, 10%.a10%: do, 23 sual, TE Georgetown and Teuleytown, 10 bid. Sins and Biectric Light Stocks — Washington s, 4814 bid, 50% asked. 8. Electric Light, 120g 11." Lettuce, Toc. Did, 124 asked. S i30 er gallon for iin ioe ee fo ke and Potomac, ‘gallon for Jobb r waked, | Penns: . ee ee ‘Miscellaneous stocks.-Mergenthaler — Linoty Governmen: Bonds, Ts cited inertan, Grapbopnone Ei, 60 vern mt 1D kt a aa cents, registered..... asked. || Pneumatic Caariage, Cankhceaieea ok ios: Wesuiggton Market, 124 wide” Great Fails Ice, and Washington Steamboat, #5 wie, 100 asked. ge clepaiienes Gen. Waties’ Discharge Postponed. Secretary Alger has issued an order sus- til further orders, the discharge Brigadier General James R. Waties, U.