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2 % LEGISLATIVE BILL e This CHANGES IN HOUSE ALLOWANCES therenses Mad Decrease in House Atowan + allowed by ent, $4800; de f of divisin S200 F including evening service = room for the blind, als—One additional and collating and to enable periodi- n in the eve istants d arts—Chief dof $2.00 ef division, : one assistant, $72 . S12. m, $3,000 Instead of $1.3; two instead of $00; one messenger, it—One messenger, $720. porary and mi neous service, at the disere the librarian, to be fmm ly av: of books, commis- -xpenses, incld books by $4).000 Instead purr ars books. For purchase of books ler the direction of the i of 32,500. For riais and newspa- 0. For miscel- nt expenses. $8,500 In- pers, Si laneous a a of $: maintenance nds, chief ci library « cy building instead of $2,000, rintendent to employ of th fiscal year mployes as are pro- ve and maintenance i grounds, for the of compensa- For furniture, $45,- ring aa etihed, 340 1 of office of made se of ‘ate to pur- rtment of ring upon War of the Revolution, . Sir Henry the British chase for th State books and the hi y of the od, the E in his $1.00 For restoring, binding and Publishing indexes of manuscript archives @n file in the Departm nt of State, $2,000, Treasury Department. Under the misce! mn of the Treasury Department there {s a reduction of one clerk of class 1, and under the dl- Vision of -stattonery a reduction of one clerk of class 4 and an additional assistant chief of division at $2,400. In the office of the disbursing clerk, Treasury Department, two instead of one clerk of class 4 are al- lowed, and one clerk of class 3 {s dropped. Two additional clerks of class 1 are al- lowed. In the office of the auditor for the . Treasury Department four clerks of class 1 are dropped. In the office of the treas- urer the salaries of four pressmen are in- creased from $1.20 to $1,400, and the sal- ary of one compositor {s fixed at $1.20 a year instead of $3.2) a day. In the office of the register of the treasury seven in- stead of three clerks of class land twenty instead” of twenty-four clerks at $000 are Provided for. In the office of the commis- Sioner of Internal revenue the salary of the aédiuonal deputy commissioner is fixed at 33.000 instead of $3,000, and he ts to be ap- pointed by the Secretary of the Treasury. In the same office twenty-two instead df thirteen clerks at 31.000 are allowed and thirty instead of forty clerks at $000 each are provided for. In the office of the life-saving four instead of three clerks of claas four are provided for. The salary of the officer in charge-of the bureau of statistics fs in- creased from $3,000 to $3,500, and an ap- propriation is made of $4.00 instead of Pos for payment of the services of ex- perts and other expenditures connected with the collection of facts relative to the fr ereal and for G ign commerce of the Unit- at Sta.es. service in the office of the director of THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, MAROH, 13, 1900-14 PAGES. one assistant In laboratory is d of $1,009. I rovided that the compensation of of the internal revenue agents exceed $19 per day and other exceeding $7 per day each, and per diem, In lieu 6f subsistence when absent on duty from their legal residences, of $3 s "War Department. head of the War Department, . one clerk of class 4 is ief clerk of the signal office i one clerk of office of the the assivfant 400 instead of $1.- | | al e of the Secretary of the end of one at $1,600 ea office of th f the navy 254") is made to the J nd to per his res ne bureau of equ 4 is added to the force, as well as one In the hydrographic offic engineer, Lithographer: ipers are allowed propriation for t n, ete. In th f clas to the land office a mad who of the or law and the a that Nbrary In the In- Ww is ale Interior, books ”) to & tional ¢ borer fs ¢ om ud copped. y uf the chief and sed are ner: In the same twenty-1 and for propria he the salary of education as a preventive sm and crime fs increased from and a t in Spanish- allowed at tect of the Capi- dropped. Department of the ead of $52,000 Is al- Poxt Office Department. he office of the first assistant postmas- ary of the chief of the division is fixed at instead of twenty pprepriated for. nd postm: salary ts fl nd the following 1: Chief of con- chief of mal equi two clerks of class is 2.000; ief of the increased s is created chief of classification di In the same office four in: ant superintendents 24M) are provided for. head of epartment of ) is appropriated a newspapers for trem 4 new office, $2,000, te land claims is provided Chief justice and four as- s,m) each: rapher, $1.5:4); r and translator, $15 of privat: jand claims fs and ns of the shall ce h of June, and records in pos: urt be United private land E one additic clerk at $1,609 and one clerk at $1,400 p ded for and two clerks at $1,200 a 1 1 as it passed the 1 of each € rtify to the he names of all depariment who ftated from any . providing t separtmen : ommi, capac forming the _ se: for neaged, and t upon the certificat the civil 3e1 jon should strike the names of such persons from the classified service, tricken from the bill. + GEN. KOBBE’S TASK. To Establish Government and Open to Trade a Number of Ports. eral Otis has notified the War Depart- ment that he has appointed Brigadier Gen- eral William A. Kobbe, U. 8. V., military governor of the province of Albay, Luzon, and of the Island of Cataduanes, and tem- porarily, to subserve immediate purposes, of the Islands of Samar and Leyte. Gen- eral Kobbe ts directed to occupy with his troops the towns of Sorsogon, Legasp!, Donsol and Bulan of the province of Albay the town of Virac on the Island of Cata- duanes, the towns of Calbayoc an& Cat- balogan on the Island of Samar and the town of Tacloban on the Island of Leyte, and establish civil government as rapidly as possible. He is to appoint officers of ommand as customs and internal reve- nue officers for the more important coast interior towns as occupled. General says it ts desired that speedy ar- rangements be made to open the ports in question to trade as soon as practicable. ——_—_ + e+_-____ RUMORED AT THE CAPITOL That a Warrant Had Been Issaed in Kentucky Against Senator Deboe. A rumor was circulated at the Capitol to- day to the effect that a warrant had been issued in Kentucky for the arrest of Sena- tor Deboe for complicity in the murder of Goebel. When this rumor was called to the attention of Senator Deboe he said that he knew nothing about it and was not at all concerned. He said he had. not consulted with any one in Kentucky with regard to the Goebel matter except in relation to cer- tain legal phases of the case. He was not surprised over the report that a warrant bad been issued. —_—_—_-«-_. Proposed Cable to Alaska. A bill was today Introduced in the Sen- ate by Senator Foster, authorizing the con- struction by the government of a cable be- tween some point on the coast of the state of Washington to Cape Nome and other points in Alaska, + +—__—____ An Army Chaplain. President McKinley has ordered the ap- pointment of Rev. Barton W. Perry of San Leanéro, Cal. as a chaplain in the army. After passing an examination Mr. Perry will be assigned to duty. Mr. Perry is the pastor of the Presbyterian Church at San Leandro, and for several years was the editor of the Occident, the only Presbyter- fan paper on the Pacific coast. He lives in the same county with Senator Perkins and Representative Metcalf, who requested his appointment. ~-+ —__ ‘To Receive Militia Officers. Gen. George H. Harries was at the White House and made an appointment for the President to receive the adjutants general of thirty-eight states, who are in the city. The call will be made at 4 o'clock this afternoon, and the officers will be in full uniform. The adjutants general are here to try to induce Congress to increase the appropriation for supplies for tho National Guard of the states. Senators Lindsay, Foster and Hawley, and Representative Kleberg and others called on the President prior to the cabinet session. —————————— Columbia Railway Directors Elected. The stockholders of the Columbia Street Railroad Company today elected the fol- lowing directors: George Truesdell, J. W. Young, O. T. Crosby, F. C. Stevens, H. D. Mirick, C. A. Lieb and G@. W. Bacon. —_-—__—_* Anthropological Society, The “Evolution of the Child Brain” will be the topic of a paper to be read by Dr. W. W. Johnston before the Anthropolog- ical Society, at its regular meeting, to be held this evening at the Cosmés Club. Other papers to be read will discuss “Evo- lution of Materia Medica,” by Dr. J. H. Mc- Cormick, and “Mythical Monsters,” Dr. D. 8. Lamb. GREGORY FOR GOVERNOR| TEXT GF THE NOTES Nominated by Acclamation by Rhode Island Republicans. c. D. Kimball, W. B. Tanner, C. P. Bennett, W. A. Read, the Other Nominees. PROVIDENCE, R. I., March 18—The re- publican ‘convention here today was the largest political gathering of the sort ever held in this state. The enthusiasm from the beginning to the end of the proceedings was marked. George H. Utter of Westerly was the chairman. Chairman Utter devoted a large part of his address to comment upon the fact that this convention marked the- opening of the idential contest, and to a review of the nts ef the past four years, to show that the promises made In the last national cam- paign had been fulfilled. New Questions and Issues. Mr. Utter also said: “The history of the past four years has brought to this nation new questions and new tssues. Differ in opinion as We may, It Is still a fact that we have been hurled out of our tradttional isolation by the wheel of events, “In the Philippine question, so-called, we have issues which are entirely new. But the Philippines belong to us us truly as does this snug little state. The tide was ob ned by treaty, and that treaty was approved by the American Senate and the Spanish authorities, and it Is recognized by ihe nations of the world. If mistakes were made in accepting tt they cannot be recti- fied-now. The title must be admitted and the responsibilitles which come with it must be accepted, Beginning with this pr®imise, therefore, the conclusion ts un- avoidable that the American people owe it the people of those fslands.and of the world as much as to themselves to bring rder out-of chaos and to give to the Islands highest form of government for which their people are prepared.” Nominations by Acclamation. The following nominations were made by acclamation: For governor —Wm. Gregory, North Kingston. : Lieutenant governor—Charles. Dean Kim- ball, Providence. Attorney general — Willard B. Providence. Secretary rles P, Bennett, Providence. General treasurer—Walter A. Read, Glou- cester. The following delegates to the national republican convention were elected: At large—Gen, Charles R. Brayton, Prov- idence; Frank F. Carpenter, Providence; Lucius B. Darling, Pawtucket; Charles H. Chuld, Providence. Alternates—John T. Blodgett, Elam W. Olney, Harry C. Curtis, George L. Pierce, all of Providence. First district—William P. Buffum, New- Joseph C. Fletcher, Bristol.’ Alter- George R. Lawton, Tiverton; Lef- Hoffman, Bristol. 1 distr Tanner, of state—C ank Robinson, jr., ard ‘Thornley, East Albert S. Babcock, Spink, Coventry. —>+<-—_—_ CHARLES H. COSTER DEAD. zreenwich. Hopkinton Member of the Firm of J. Morgan & Co. W YORK, March —Charles H. C a member of the firm of J. Pierpont died suddenly to y. y known in finan- i circies, and was a director ix prominent railways and other » corporations, among them being the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul; the rie Railroa Company, the New York, isquvehanna and Western; the Northern Pierpont Nl ter. Morgan & Co., Pacific, the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, the Southern railway and the West Shore railway. He was a member of the board of managers of the Philadelphia and Reading Rallway Com penys and a director of the North British Mercantile Insurance Company. ——+++—___ SEASON'S FIRST DRAWING ROOM. Several Americans Present at Court Fonction in London. LONDON, March 13.—The first drawing room of the season was held at Bucking- ham palace today by the Princess of Wales, in behalf of the queen, this being the first court function at which the princess has appeared for nearly two years. The weather was bright and chilly, and tmmense crowds of people lined the approaches to the pal- ace. The diplomatic corps attended in force, Mr. Henry White, the United States charge d'affaires; Lieut. Commander J. C. Colwell, the naval attache, and Col. Saml. 8. Sumner, the military attache, represent- ing the United States embassy. The following Americans were presen Mesdames Edwin Abbey, wife of the artis George Eastin of Lexington, Ky.; Hugh R. Griffin, president of the Soctety of American Women in London; Mrs. Col. Sanger and Miss Caroline Drayton, both of New York, the latter being the daughter of Mr. Coleman Drayton. —_++<-___ MINISTER SHOOTS PHYSICIAN. Tragedy Occurs in Brunswick County, Virginia, Yesterday. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., March 13.—Dr. Wm. H. Temple, a prominent physician of Bruns- wick county, was seriously wounded by Rey. J. E. Riddick, a well-known minister of the Virginia Methodist conference, Sun- day morning at Dr. Temple's country house near White Plains, Brunswick county. Dr. Temple called to attend the wife of the minister Wednesday, and instructed Mr. Riddick to send for him ff his wife did not get better. Dr. Temple was dressing Sunday morning when Mr. Riddick rode up to his door. ‘Thinking the minister's wife was ill the doc- tor hurried to the door to invite him in, and was told by Mr. Riddick that he eame there to kill him. Dr. Temple retreated and was followed into the back yard by Mr. Riddick, pistol in hand, who shot him four times— through the lung, near the kidneys and once ip each’ a Mr. Riddick was arrested, and claimed before the justice's court that Dr. Temple had insulted his wife Wednes- day night. Dr. Temple denied the charge emphatically, and as Mr. Riddick could not substantiate his charge he was committed te Jail. Dr. Temple is regarded as a good man, and the opinion is expressed that Mr. Riddick's mind {s affected. The minister has several brothers prominent in business iu this city. —_~++<-—___ SAW A CHILD KILLED. Asa Rei lt Miss Susan McCaffrey Lost Her Speee! DANVILLE, Pa., March 13.—While visit- ing friends in Scranton recently Miss Susan McCaffrey of this place witnessed an acci- dent in which a child was killed by a trolley car. The sight so affected her that she lost the power of speech. She cannot ut- ter a sound and {s unable to recognize any- one. Physicians have examined the case and pronounce it the most remarkable in their experience. They aré unable to re- Heve the unfortunate young woman. ~~ R of Capt. Nichals Buried. OAKLAND, Cal., March 13.—Capt. Henry Nichols, who died from stnstroke at Ma- nila while serving as captain of the Mont- tor Monadnock, has been buried with naval and Masonic honors in Mountain View cemetery at Oakland. ae —_+. > Village Elections in Michigan. DETROIT, - Mich., March. 18.—Politics were Practically forgotten in the village: elections held throughout Michigan yester- day, and where big votes were polled local and personal issues alone were: responsible. The temperance question berry absorb- oe ee aeons Stas es a the better of it. x ——_++<-_ Steamship Arrivais. = At New York—Victoria, from Naples. } Gen. H. G Wright, U.8. A.. wilt ~poeidence;: 1203 N Peace Negotiations Between President Kruger and: Lord Salisbury: READ IN “PARLIAMENT TODAY Former Asked That “the Status of the War. Be Defined. GREAT. BRITAIN’S REPLY LONDON, March 12—A «parliamentary Paper containing the telegrams sent to the British government by the presidents of the South Afriéan epubiic and the Orange Free State and Great Britain's reply there- to was issued this afternoon. It first gives the telegram sent by the two presidents to the Marquis of'Salfsbiry, as follows: “BLOEMFONTEIN, March 5.—The blood and the tears ef thousands who have suf- fered by this war arf the prospect of all moral and econgmic¢ suin wherewith South Africa is new threatened, make it neces- sary for both belligerents to ask them- selves dispasslonately and as in the sight of the Triune God for what are they fight- ing snd whether the aim of each justifies all this appalling misery and devastation, With this object and In'view of the asser- Uons of various British statesmen to the effect that this war was begun and is be- ing carried on with the-set purpose of un- dermining her majesty’s authority in South Africa and of setting up an ad- ministration over all of South Africa independent of her majesty's government, we consider {t our guty to. solemnly de- clare that this war was undertaken solely as a defensive measure to maintain the threatened Independence of the South Afri- can Republic, and is only continued in order to secure and maintain the incontestable In- dependence of both republics ax sovereign international states and to,obtain the as- surance that those of her*majesty's sub- jects who have taken fart with ua in this war shall suffer no. harm whatever in per- son or property. ‘On: these conditions, but on these conditions alone, are we now, as in the past, desirous of ‘secirg peace’ re- established in South Africa; while. if her majesty’s government is determined to é stroy the tndepeftdence of the republics, there 1s nothing left tous and to our peo. severe to the end in the course Belleve Deity is With Them. “In spite of the overwhelming pre-emi- nence of the British empire we are conti- dent that that God who lighted the unex- Unguishable fire of love of freedom in the arts of ourselves and of our fathers will t forsake us and will accomplish His work in us and in-our descendants. We hesitate to make this declaration eariler to your excellency, as we feared that as long as the advantagé was always on our side nd as long as our forces held defensive po- ions far within her: majesty’s colonies such a declaration-might hurt the feelings and honor of the British people, “But now that the prestige of the British empire may be considéred to be assured by the capture of one of our forces by her majesty’s troops and that we hgye thereby been forced to evacuate other positions which our forces had occupied, that di culty is over and we can no ionger hesitate to clearly inform your government and peo- ple in the sight of the whole civilized world why we are fighting and on what conditions we are ready to restore peace.” Lord Salishury’s Reply. The Marquis tof Salisbury to the prest- dents of the South African Republic and the Orange Free Sfate:'' OREIGN OFFICE, March 11.—I have the honor to acknowledge your honors’ tel- egram, dated March 5, from Bloemfontein, of which. the purport 18 prinsfpally to de- mand that her -majegty’s government sball recognize ‘the-ingantesiable independence’ of the South African Republic and Free State as ‘sovereign international states,’ and to offer on those terms to bring the war to @ conclusion. “In the beginning of October ‘list peace existed between her majesty and the two republics under’ conventions which then were in existence. A discussion had been proceeding for some months between her majesty’s government and the South Afri- can Republic, of which the object was to obtain redress for certain very serious grievances under which the British res!- dents in South Africa were suffering. “In the course of these negotiations the Scuth African Republic had, to the knowl- edge of her majesty’s government, made considerable armaments, and the latter had consequently taken steps to provide corre- sponding reinforcements of the British gar- risons at Cape Town and in Natal. No in- fringement of the rights guaranteed by the conventions had, up to that point, taken place on the British side. “Suddenly, at two days’ notice, the South African republic, after issuing an insulting ultimatum, declared war upon her ma- jesty; and the Orange Free State, with whom there had not even been any dis- cussion, took a similar step. British Domain Invaded. “Her majesty’s dominions were imme- diately invaded by the two republics. Slege was laid to three towns Within the British frontier, a large portion of two colonies was overrun with great destruction of prop- erty and life, and the republics claimed to treat the inhabitants of extensive portions of her majesty’s dominions as if those do- minions had been annexed to one or tne other of them. “In anticipation of these operations the South African republic had been accumulat- ing for many years past military stores on an enormous scale, which by their char- acter only have been intended for use against Great Britain. “Your honors make some obsérvations of a negative character upon, the object with which these preparations were made. I do not think {t necessary to discuss the ques- tions you have raised. “But the result of these preparations, car- ried on with great secrecy, has been that the British empire has heen compelled to confront an invasion which has entatled upon the empire a costly war and the loss of thousands of precious lives. This great calamity has been a penalty Great Britain has suffered for having of recent years ac- quiesced to the existence of two republics. “In view of the uge to which the two re- publics have put the position which was given them and the calamities their unpro- voked attack have inflicted on her majes- ty’s dominions, her majesty’s government can only answer your honors’ telegram by saying that they are not prepared to-as- sent to the iridepthdence either of the South African fpublie or the Orange Free State.” » u s +22 DEATH OF DH. F. W. GRAVES. {se a Medical Exam{nety G. mene ut Mildsachasetts. WOBURN, h 13—Dr. Frank W. Graves, medical bexaminer of the De- partment of Massactitsetts, GA. R., died suddenty today of heart disease. Dr. Graves has beey G. A. R. medical ex- aminer for more twenty’ years, ing the civil wat he’ the Rhode Island Cavalry Heswas fifty-eight years of age, al All Plans Agaeed Upon, ‘The plans and-spectficatigns for the bank- ing building Js ‘proposed by the Riggs National to erect adjoining the present building on the west were agreed at a m yest of the archi- nace ft the It is ex- A. R., Depart- ptpe pe a a a ‘west, tomorrow at 3 o'clock p. terment will be at Arlington. NO TROUBLE EXPECTED NOW Kentucky Legislature Will Adjourn Some Some Time This Evening. Speculation Still Rife as to Probabie Action of Gov. Taylor in Fature. - FRANKFORT, Ky., March 13.—The Ken- tucky legislature will adjourn sine die some time before midnight. Before the sessions met this morning there was a strong in- clination shown by members of both houses to expedite matters as much as pos- sible and secure finat adjournment some time this afternoon. Beyond the Senator Tripiett resolution appropriating $100.00 for a reorganization of the state militia under Goy. Beckham, there is little legisla- tlon-of tmportance pending, and democratic members of the house expressed confidence of passing this without trouble. Apparent- ly-no apprehension of further trouble for the present at least exists among members of etther party. Republican Lieutenant Governor John Marshall held consultations during the morning with democratic Adjutant. General Castleman and several d2mocratie members of the legislature. The general situation was discussed. All apprehension of further trouble parently disappeared when the two hous met at the usual hour without molestation from the state troops. It is probabie now that a night session will be held. Speculation a& to Governor Taylor's tu- ture action still continues. Governor Tay- lor himself refused all interviews on the subject today, but prominent republicans who have talked with him on the subject assert emphatically that Governor Taylor will remain tn Frankfort un‘ii the question of the governorship fs finally passed upon. +2 VERDICT PROBABLE. D- EARLY ‘The Trial of Talmadxe Walker Near- ing the Close. A verdict ts expected late today in the case of Talmadge Walker, colored, on trial in Criminal Court 1 for the munier of Hannibal Shorter. The defense announced its case closed at noon. The remainder of the afternoon was consumed by counsel in addresses-to the jury. : The story of the defendant, as told in court, in substance, was that the deceased qvarreled with him, while in a bar room, and struck him on the head with a bottle. Later, belfeving that Shorter was about to use a knife on him, Walker, so he said, struck Shorter with a piece of timber, de- claring his belief that he acting in self- defense. - ee McCALLA PARDONED. CAPT. Will Be Restored to Former Number in the Service. President McKinley has granted a full and unconditional pardon to Capt. Bowman H. McCall of the navy, now serving in the Philippines. The President's action was the result of the recommendation of=the Secre- tary of the Navy last wee ‘The Secretary's action was taken in v! of Capt. McCalla’s gallant and meritori services during the Spanish war, and be- cause of the written statement of ail his classmates. who will be.affe y toration, that they will be glad to restored. In 1880 Capt. McCalla, then a commander, was convicted by court-martial of several offenses against the articles for the gov- ernment of the navy, including the striking of another person in the navy, and was sentenced to be suspended from rank and duty for a period of three years. In 1801 the unexpired portion of the sen- tence was remitted by_the Secretary of the Navy, and later on Captain McCalla was presented to the Senate as a captain, which would have restored him to his old position. The Senate, however, refused to confirm the nomination, and up to this time no fur- ther action has been taken. In view of Capt. MeCalla’s conspicuous service in the war with Spain, and later in the Philippines, the President has granted him a full pardon, which will operate to re- store him to his old rank and position. —-e COURT OF APPEALS, Opinion Adverse to Decision Affecting Hack Stand Regulations. The Court of Appeals late this afternoon handed down an opinion written by Mr. Justice Morris in the case of Daniel Cal- lan, plaintiff in error, against the District of Columbia. The cause wes taken to the Court of Appeals from the Police Court on writ of error, and was to test the constitu- tonality, validity and construction of cer- tain police regulations reiating to hack- stands, and the disposition thereon of hacks and other vehicles accustomed to oc- cupy the same. The judgment appealed from is reversed and the cause remanded to the Police Court with directions to vacate its judgment of conviction, to quash the information and to discharge the defendant. In an opinion, also written by Mr. Justice Morris and handed down late this after- noon, the Court of Appeals reverses the Police Court in the case of William H. Stephens, plaintiff in error against the Dis- trict of Coliimbia. Stephens, the driver of a loensed vehicle for the.conveyance of passengers for hire, was sentenced in the Police Court to pay a fine of $5 for stopping and loitering in the street. eS Troops to Change Station. Under authority of the Secretary of War the following changes of station of troops in this department are ordered: Battery B, 2d Artillery, from Fort Mon- roe, Va., to Fort Morgan, Ala. Battery D, 2d Artillery, from St. Francis barracks, Florida, to Fort Pickens, Fla. A detachment of eight privates, one ser- geant and one corporal will be left at St. Francis barracks to guard public buildings and property. The quartermaster’s department will fur- nish the transportation and the subsistence department suitable rations. 0 Military Bourd ef Appraise: A board of officers, consisting of Lieut. Col. Isaac Arnold, ordnance department; Major Charles F. Powell, Corps of Engi- neers, and Capt. Augustus P. Blocksom, Gth Cavalry, has been ordered to meet at Allegheny arsenal, Pennsylvania, March 16, or as fcon thereafter as practicable, for the purpose of fixing the value of certain land within the reservation of the Alle- gheny arsenal, which is to be-transferred to the Allegheny Valley Railroad Company. An act of Congress, approved February 28, 1900, gave the Allegheny Valley Ratiroad Company “additional right of way through the arsenal grounds at Pittsburg, Pa.” SS ee Today's Presidential Nominations. The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Paymaster J. R. Stanton, to be a pay in- spector in the navy; John H. O’Donneil, to be a justice of the peace in tho District of Columbia. —EEEEEE— ee A Governor for Porto Rico. Senator Proctor today introduced an amendment to the House Porto Rican bill authorizing the President to appoint an offi- cer of the army or the navy as governor of Porto Rico. The amendment authorizes the President to make the appointment “in his discretion,” and does not require confirma- tion by the Senate. It is also provided that the appoirftment and service shall not ex- tend beyond threé years frdim the passage of the act. 3 : oo Directors Chosen. The stockholders of the National Life In- surance Company of the United States’ of THE REPORT HELD UP. FINANCE AND TRADE Nothing Revealed Regarding In gation of Maj. Ruthers’ The report of the board appointed to In- vestigate the charges against Masor | Stocks Opened Stroaz tin George W. Ruthers, commissary of sub- f Stroag, bat Declined sistence, U.S. V.. has been received at the Under Heavy Offerings. War Department. Aithoveh there Is excel- lent reason for the beli that Maj. Rutho ed was compleiely exonerated, the offielal : Ws Graz ooapariucent venues Us pice INDUSTRIALS FELT BEAR ATTACK information on the . cordance with inst > _ retary Root, who considers t reports sre inte mation as the hes and are concern. The charges Good Railroad Shares Held Up Fairly Well. e War Department, has no ich the public against M: of a serious character. In aoe wae tege that while stationed aS oF Caused the government te GENERAL MARK amount of money by the sary store: toa ==. 5 firm in wh: had an in’ by a man who claimed t gr nent To stock detective, and were said to have been in- i , re~ stigated by the political th mind fr a Fiorida senator. inqu! and t RELIGIOUS STATISTICS. Arrangements Made to Obtain Greater Acenracy Than Formerly. “The: criticism made by certain religious newspapers beranse there are no tnani on the eensus schedules for taking rei tistics in a misappreh: the director of the census toda It has always been t United States not to regarding their affiliations. - Reli lected in 18%, operation of th ired a higher 1 plied at the udividual pers igious belief or church ous tistics were nd through the cordial hurches and the re press of the country were so taken as to be ctive and valuable. Under the same method can be fy an inquiry ca ive investi; bat not be begun until more ations conducted through neunceme nd 0 enumMerators are out of the way. | cionort at the 1 This division af the subjects Into one group Waa tae cdl ves taken by enumerators and another n partments - and andence and s) el Hoop in particular, failed to hold its as th the t af-mixed s -prloed rs railway I hope that persons e=pec terested “in religious statistics will n shares unduly im nt at the posiponement of was some good buying, but ft was this investigation, which the law requir never urgent, and buyers are disposed —_- to —-— ere to their o'd policy of buying only on COMING NAVY CHANGES. declines In the bond market t were @vidences Orders Inaued Incident to the Retire | 0) 4 "eady Investmes nd, and ty ment of Rear Admiral MeCormick Burlington and nsyivania for round amou Incident upon the retirement of Rear Ad- miral McCormick 1s the tssue of an order from the Navy Department to Captain Cot- ton, commanding the recetving ship Inde- pendence, at the Mare Island navy yard, detaching him from that place and ordering him home pen@ing promotion to the grade of rear admiral. Captain W. H. ‘Whiting, at present on waiting orders, has been assigned to the command of the Inde- pendence, suceesding Captain Cotton. Cap- tain Merrill Miller has been to duty as captain of the M yard, relieving Captain W Rear Admiral Louts Kempft, th mmandant of the Mare Island na: Ke move further to th: red stock is ft hind th y ts a prop ing 5 per cent pre and accumulating a surplus eq per cent on the bee attractive with rket ts ws tor special few stocks irres which might hold the = ness er moderate d of a movements in a of the assigned is to be relleved of that command and 1s eising it pected to take the plac ap around ths command on t Asia station under Rear rate or be period that such would be md during the entir Admiral Remey, to which place Rear Ad- miral McCormick was originally ordered. Se the cern is shown tn da TO GUARD OUR INTERESTS. Bank are ing to see Sie check for awhile longe! Dispatch of Warships to Ports in Cen- oubts about the influence of the c tral America. ence Diy pived. A telegram was received at the Navy The passage of this measure is not Mkely much of sj ain of pass’ known of it that hi atively, It has nd there Is noth- not been discount- Should it increase circulation and re- in mg the money market for a time it will offer something definite upon which to foster an upward movement. Un- ul the April disbursements are made the market must shift for Itself, and it will probably change directibn frequently. a FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. partment to¢ saying that the flags! Philadelphia and the battle ship Iowa hav ived at Santa Barbara, Cal. The Iowa is on her way up the Pacific coast to Puget Sound, where she will be docked at the naval station for a general overhauling. The Philadelphia is bound to the west coast on Nicaragua, for the purpose of safe-guarding the interests of the United States in case of any trouble In that quar- ter resulting from thé threatened invasion of Costa Rica by a revolutionary party. from Nicaragua. Rear Admiral Kautz, commanding the Pacific station. is on board the Philadelphia and will be in command of the American forces on the isthmus. The cruiser Marblehead was originally selected for the duty of protecting Ameri- can interests on the west coast of Central America, but It was found that she was not In condition for prolonged sea service and the Philadelphia was ordered south in her stead. The Marblehead has been order- ed to the Mare Island nevy yard for neces- sary repairs. The cruiser Detroit, which has been or- dered to look after American interests on the east coast of the isthmus, arrived at Havana, on her way to Greytown, which will be her headquarters during her so- journ in those waters. As the Philadelphia will take her station at Brito, the western terminus of the proposed Nicaraguan canal, it will be seen that the United States will be well represented in that quarter. re APPROPRIATIONS FOR INDIANS. New York Stock Open. Market. High. American Cotton O11... ALS. Wire. Am. Steel & Wire pf. American Sugar. American Toba‘ , fa. baltimore & Ohio, BrooklynBapid Transit. Chesapeare & Ohio. ©. CC. & 8t. Louis. bicago, B. & Q.... — Chie & Northwestern__ cmicago Gas Con. Tobacco, pia. Delaware & Hodson... Federal Steel. Louisvilie & Nash’ Metropotiten Traction... Mannattan Elevated. Missouri Pacitic. M..K.& T., pid National Lead - ew Jersey Central. ‘ew York Central. X-ris. Northern Pacite ern ec, pid Pacific Matt. nnn Penusyivania K. it. Reading, ist pid... Southern Pacific... Southern Railway Southern Kailwey, pfd_ ‘Texas Pacific”. Tenn. Coal and iron. Umon Pacitc.. Union Pacific, pf U. 5. Leatner, pid. The Bill Completed and Reported to the Senate. The Senate committee on Indian affairs today completed its consideration of the Indian appropriation bill, and afterward Senator Thurston reported the bill to the Senate. The bill as reported carries an ap- Propriation of $8,418,641, an increase of $1,- 148,908. The principal items of the increas- ed _ appropriation are for the support of Indian schools. Other increases are the following: $186,000 for the payment of the loyal Seminoles; $260,000 increase of the ap- propriation for the Dawes commission; $50,- 000 for stamping out smallpox in the In- dian territory; $67,000 for a town site com- mission for the Indian territory. The bill carries no provision for treaties and no legislation other than that con- nected with appropriations. All the House legislative provisions were stricken out, the committee taking the position that the bill should carry only appropriations. $+ ____§_— Admissions to St. Elizabeth. Washington Stock Exchange. A bill to change the proceedings for ad-|_ Sales fut Jz, o'glock ,20.— Washington mission to the Government Hospital for the | Leen and at ‘American Security # 2 Fire 300 at Insane in certain cases was introduced in| LM” Riggs Pine lasorance, 48 of Sy People’s the Senate today by Mr. McMillan. It pro- | Fire mee = 4 ie Ss a yides that the justices of the Supreme | eg Tei et reac ne at Bho at Court of the District of Columbia, acting | 98, 20 at 96, 20 at 96, 20 at 90, 25 at 96, 10 at, jointly, shall select a physician to act as | 2? $1 98, 20 at S07, Capital Tenction mars medical exartiner in cases of lunacy. He | 6 at 64, $360 at 6%, SiS at $1, shall certify tothe court as to the mental | $3.00 ac, 6, $i000 at 6 Fs.cr1 at €908 condition of every person alleged to be | $1 st 6%, $180 at 64.827 at 64. 1 insane in any petition presented to the eee u ete acorns Des, court. 196%, 15 at 1 5 at 196%, 10 at 196%, 10 196%. Lanston Monotype, 100’ at 1444, 15 at. 14 Government Bonds. tican Gray ferred, 10 at 12%, Aft Askea, | CA —Ospital Traction 2 per cents, registered. 10s ee 2 ber cents, registered, 1008-1928... 1114 fupdine, 108 bid. 3.008, 1928, funding, 118 bid. Hacer ‘Miscellaneous Bonds. Metropolitan” Railroad 4 per cents, 120% bid, 123 asked.” Me' 2 Der cents, indebt., 4, 140 bid. 4 per cents, debt., B, i10 bid. Columbia 5 per cents, coupon, 1904. Fence Seg rege Grain, Provisions and Cetton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1419 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. La- denburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. bid. | West Bod, 110% bid. ‘Deposit ‘Trost —National Safe Deposit ahh ease, 150 Wid, 182 sawed. ‘Washington Loan and Trust, ye en ree et Se £5, Sao ee National Union, 11 bid. Columbia, big. f