Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1900, Page 2

THE EVENING a a ee FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1900-14 PAGES. SENATE ON SENATE ON RECORD) tris, cctsce"uamrst em [GENERAL WHEELER HERE] "7 tment aim |THE GRIME OF MURDER| sey aucee ww av amorn me] piu gO Tables Proposition That Constitution Extends Over Porto Rico, MR. CHILEON °? 7? “0 10 A TARIFF as ‘Cie of Un-} usual Gravity. Regards ont io CLAIM the Senate convened ¢ that hour the and neon 2 bi jators were * of the ses the ni the read > his seat was pro- rd of itt acne ae ee timate for = fon Ow= “ “rhat reeled to com- r of Emilio aor weeks sideration of t appropriation bills, at the ee ed to the seat- employing he had bee: "Q astounded re were that th ing of Mr. s a single nm no manner” “sie Guay d fo th Inst the seat- Mr. Hoar was agreed to Porte Rican R Mr. of the bill ap- lected customs ople of Porto Rico w up. and its jon resumed. ir having ruled that the committee nis to the bill had been adopted, enues to the p conside unendments offered were in order ee amendments provided that riated should be that c -¥ 1, 1000, the appropri ablic education, pub- overnmental and pub- imendment was that of Mr. Al- It provided “that the Constl- “by force of the treaty conciud- ed between the U es and the king- y of Paris, France, ver the island of motion to lay the pursuance of the recently adopted rule sei ting aside alternate Fridays for the con- siieraticn of claims, went into committee of the whole and took up the consideration of private bills reported from the committee on claims, The first bill called up was a bill to pay Representative Claude A. Swanson of Vir- ginia $1,769, the amount of expenses incur- red by him {n connection with his contest in excess of the $2,000 allowed by law. Mr. Swan: seat was contested in the last Congress, but the House twice refused to_consider the case. Mr. Otey (Va.), in support of the claim, cited instances in the pas: of claims granted in_excess of the legal allowance. Mr. Crumpacker (Ind.) opposed the bill. could see no reason why an exception should be made in this casp. He thought law allowance of $2,000 was ample. Some of the democrats, he said, had favor- ed the abolition of any allowance, on the ground that the allowance to contestants fostered contests, but he thought the law should stand until there were fair elec- tions in the south. But a*bad precedent should not be made by paving this claim in excess of $2,000. Mr. Burke (Tex.) supposted the claim. He thought in all justice the expense to which Mr. Swanson had been put should be refunded to him. He denounced the law which gave contestants $2,000 whether they were seated or not. It placed a premium upon wild-eat contests. Since the law had been passed 167 contests had been filed in the House After some further debate the advocates of the bill agreed to its withdrawal. —+ e+ THOMAS MALE CONVICTED. Jury at Towson Finds Him Gallty of Manslanghter. . Md., March 15.—Thomas Maley, thirty-seven years old, was convicted of manslaughter by a jury in the criminal rt today for the killing on October 8 of John. J. Moan. Alleged infidelity Mrs. Maley caused the murder. Maley struck Mean with a chupling pin at Si. Helena, Baltimore county, killing him al- most instantiy. ——»+<-<-__ EXPLOSION IN COPPER MINE. One Man Killed, Two Wounded Near Somerville, N. J. NEW YORK, March 16.—An explosion oc- curred last night In a copper mine Gam a mile and a half from Somerville, N. | which resulted in the death of one man aa serious injury to two others. J. Matter- son of Babmunister, N. J., was instantly killed and his body was badly mangled. The injured are: George Garmoe and John Schmidt, both residents of Somerville. Gar- moe’s skull and one of his knees were frac- and he was bruised all over the Schmidt sustained a concussion of rain. He has been insensible ever the accident. —___+-e-___ INCREASE FOR TRON MOLDERS. since Stove Foanders Will Increase Their Wages 15 Pec Cent. ATLANTA, Ga., March 16.—The Stove Founders’ Natlonal Defense Association, whose representaUves have been in session fer two days. with d@legates from the Iron Molders’ Union of North America, agreed at a late hour last night to advance the paid _molde » per cent over the ect in 1808. The result means nereased Wages to about 45,000 iron mold- ers in all parts of the United States. +e CAPT. THOMAS TESTIFIES. New York Grand Jury Will This Afternoon. NEW YORK, March 16.—The grand jury, which has been investigating vice and law- ness in the city, will, it is announced, Report le make its report this afternoon. Police Captain Thomas called at the criminal court building before 11 o'clock. He said he wished to testify before the grand jury. Foreman George H. Putnam cautioned him that anything he sald, if it incriminated him, could be used against him in the event of an indictment. Captain Thomas Went into the grand jury room a Httle be- fore 11 o'clock. Chief Devery called on Colonel Gardiner about the sarge time. He had a conference with him and then went into the grand jury ble, but withheld (Tenn.) addressed r roposition of o Rican que: Rico it the should ing the thrown « “This in is ju of a wrong and danger- » tax on tea which fired of our forefathers and cuimi- m of this republic. The ante-room to testify after Captain Thomas left. ——_+++—___ REPORT DENIED IN LONDO} Story That Thetix is. Chasing the Kaiser Declared Absurd. LONDON, March 16.—The report pu- blished in the United States that the British warship Thetis was chasing the German steamer Kaiser, off Delagoa bay, the Kaiser having the Boer commissioners on board, was published in th> Daily Mail of this city today, together with a denial of the state- ment. The officials of the foreign office say the idea of the officers of a British warship attempting to remove foreigners from a e American Union has been glorious with annexat The democratic party has been from it the party of territorial tion, but in all our h tary there has never been a proposition Made to tax productions of cur new terri- teries when transported into the boundaries of the old.” Referring to proposed tariff upon Porto ‘Texas senator said: Kind passed by gress is nothing more than the spo'la- ion of the weak by the strong. I want to ress now my belief that our legislation Porto Rie It goes wherever zoes. It seems like a travesty upon d right that the people of 2 par tes should be deprived of vileges and immunities of the Constity Allen's Amendment Tabled. At the ton's speech his motion to lay the ten on the tab’e. The to 17. The detailed . McCumber. M Pritchard, Quarles, Ro: mer, Thurston, M Perkins, Y, Butler, . Clay, Cockrell, ev, McLaurin, Mor- gan, Rawlins, THiman and Turley—i Jones’ Amendment Withdrawn. The amendment offered yesterday by Mr. Jones (Ark.) was then laid before the Sen- ate. Mr. Jones said he had decided to with- n of his position he a great storm was cause of the e House on the id there was © part of the of this storm, and ‘4 was the means they nd fely. d that the course of the gov- ernment »ward the people of the island, and not the hurrican d paralyzed the industries of Porta Rico. dy the trouble was to re- the government and ‘ans o bring their Porto r Ri products ere free of duty and permit them to buy and seli wherever they might please. “The cou hi pursued toward those peep! Jones, “is wrong and indefe hi the Porto Ri want Is not chartty, but justice. It is per- ent that the prostration of affa'rs nd is due to the high taxes with G2rman vessel is “utterly impossible and absurd.” —_++<-—___ HIBBARD SUSTAINS KELLER. First Witness im the Trial of J. Kellogg. NEW YORK, March 16.—The trial of James B. Kellogg of the E. S. Dean Com- pany was resumed today before Recorder Goff in the court of generai sessions. Sey- eral witnesses were examined, their testi- % to show the methods of the isha C. Hibbard, the first witness, ed with reference to the so- h transactions” of the Dean ect of his testimony was to cor- roborate Keller's evidence that these “ws transactions” were made for the purpose of leading the Dean company’s customers to believe that the company was actually investing the money sent it. —++-___ Trenton Gamblers Go to Jail. J., March 16.—As a result of the crusade against gambling started in this city recently Judge R. 8. Woodruff in the county court today sentenced Daniel Mahany, Charles Ford, Patrick Bruthers, James Jackson, Alfred Britton and George Levering to ten days in jail and the costs of the sult for running gambling resorts The sentence was a surprise, the. men ex: pecting to get off with a light fine. ——e+<—__ Cost of Venezucian Arbitration. LONDON, March 16.—In the house of com- mons today the parliamentary secretary for the foreign office, William St. John Brodrick, answering a question, said the British expense in the case of the Vene- zuelan arbitration, from 1895 to date, was He added that there was no sug- gestion that British Gulana should defray any part of the expense. —————+~-<-___ Mrs. Adams’ Hearing Postponed. CINCINNATI, March 16—Mrs. Charle- Adams, charged with the murder of her husband at their home in Race street last night, was in the police court today, but hearing was postponed. At the coroner's in- quest, upon the advice of her attorney, Mrs. Adams refused to testify. —-esro-o_—__ Mrs. Bamberger Gets Five Years. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 16.~The jury in the case of Mrs. Henrietta Bamberger, the midwife, today returned a verdict of guilty of the charge of manslaughter and fixed -her which the people there are afflicted.” In answer to a question by Mr. Allen Neb.) Mr. Allison replied that under the mail mment i Porto Rico all food products, farm implements and many other useful and necessary articles were admitted free of duty. He sald ft was proposed to Pass a Porto Rican bill here In th> Senate that would be entirely- just to Porto and to the United States. Mr. Allison—“Tndoubtedty. Mr. Jones offered an amendment p. punishment at five years in tha peniten- tary. It was charged that she caused the death of Wilhelmina Spoeri, a girl who came to Mrs. Bamberger for relief. ——>r~--—__ Bellevue Hotel Burns. PHILADELPHIA, March 16.—The Belle- vue Hotel, at Wayne, a suburb of this city, was destroyed by fire today, the result of Does that include the tarift | defective heating apparatus. ‘The only oc- cupants were the watchman and three other employes. The loss is estimated at $25,000, partly insured. The building was = four- ing free trade between the United States | Story frame structure... and Porto Rico. THE HOUSE. —++2—__. Chinese Detectives for 'Frisco. SAN FRANCISCO, March 16.—The Chi- Im the House today Saturday, March 24, } 2€8¢ Six Companies have offered to pay for was set aside for paying tribute to the the services of four Chinese détectives to memory of the late Representative Sidney | #14 Im maintaining order in Chinatown, P. Epes of Virginia. After agreeing to the Senate amendments to @ number of pension bills the House, in Brovided the men are vested with full po- ice powers, Chief Suitivan will. report fa- worahiy on ihe propesitinn ta" Gar sites GENERAL WHEELER HERE Tntende to Apply for His Seat in the House. Believes That He Will Be Sworn In— Called at the War De- partment. General Joe Wheeler arrived in this city this morning from Atlanta, Ga. He had an interview in a private capacity with General Corbin. He went to the Wer De- partment about 2 o'clock. this afternoon. In the absence of Secretary Root he re- ported formally to Adjutant General Cor- bin, thus complying with the order from the department which brought him from Manila to Washington. The general was in the uniform of a brigadier general of the volunteer army. He looked the picture of health; better than when he left Washington for Manila a year ago, and he was as alert and vigorous ag‘usual. < Deseribes Conditions in Luzon. ‘He had quite a little chat with General Corbin, giving a brief but picturesque de- scription of the conditions in Luzon when he left. For one thing he insisted that the war was over. There were no more “operations” in a military sense, nothing more was to be done than to run down a few guerrillas and frregulars. There was difficulty in this work, and there was danger, too, but its prosecution was not war. Ambuscades were frequent and annoying. It was not easy to teil whether the hidden force was strong or weak; three men had been mis- taken for a company in some cases. Troops Praised Highly. ‘The general said that the American troops were doing splendidly in the Philippines. All prognostications of the adverse effects upon them of climate had come to naught. ‘The men were sound and healthy, and stur- dy, in quite as good shape as they would be at home, engaged In similar service. This was owing in a measure to the excel- lent care for their men exhibited by the officers of the regiments, and to the watch- ful precautions of the excellent staff of the army. Will Apply for Admission to House. General Wheeler said that as soon as his Tesignation had been accepted by the Pres- ident, he intended to make the issue as to his right to a seat in the House of Repre- sentatives as a representative from Ala- bama. He expected to do this almost im- mediately, and, as he would present it, the issue would not be one for the decston of Speaker Henderson. He would present himself on the floor at the bar of the House and ask to be sworn In. As he understood the rules, the Speak- er would have no option but must submit tho question to the House, “Shall the oath of office be administered to the gentleman from Alabama?” Gen. Wheeler was confident that the de- cision would be in his favor, though he realized that there might be some delay, owing to a reference of his case to the committee on elections. Went to the White House. At the conclusion of his interview with Gen. Corbin Gen. Wheeler went over to the White House. his purpose being to secure speedy action upon his resignation. It is lecrned that such action has been withheld by the President only to legalize Gen. Wheeler's traveling expenses and per diem up to the moment of his arrival in Wash- ington. THREATENED BY FLOOD. Alarm at Newton, Mass., Over Rise in Charles River. NEWTON, Mass., oe 16.—Consider- abl: alarm fs felt in this city today at the condition of the water:in the Charles river, In many years the stream has not reached a point as high as it has “been during the Jast twélve hours. For the past week ft has been swoll2n by the heavy rains, and with last night's storm {t reached the dan- ger point. The mills at Bemis and at Newton lower falls are experiencing considerable difficulty on account of freshet. Between Bemis and ‘Watertown the lands along the river front are completely submerged; the Nonantum bath houses have been carried away. Several of the numerous foot bridges, which span the river, are regarded as un- safe and precautions are being taken to prevent their destruction. Many bad washouts have been reported today in different parts of Newton, some streets being submerged and street cars plough their way through water, up to the steps. —__+ + <+___ NOT CREDITED HERE. ‘That the British Will Violate Sanctity of a Neutral Flag. Upon inquiry at the State Department, with a view to learning what might be the measure of legality attending the reported attempt of a British crulser to overtake a German passenger steamer bound from Lourenco Marquez to Europe, and take from her certain Boer commissioners who are on a political mission, It was sald that the principle had been thoroughly well es- tablished by the British government itself that no such action could be maintained. The most notable instance of an action of that kind was to be found tn the stop- ping by an American war vessel of the British mail steamer Trent during the ciyll war, and the taking from her on the high seas of Messrs. Mason and Slidell, con- derate emissaries who were bound for rope to secure aid for the rebellion. In that case, after a brief and futile at- tempt to uphold the legality of the act of our naval officer, the United States govern- ment was oblig+d to release the commis- sioners with what came very near being an humble apology to Great Britain for their seizure and detention. The correspondence attending that inci- dent proved Great Britain as taking very strong ground in support of the prineiple of protection to individuals on the high seas afforded by a neutral flag. For that reason the officials here do not give the slightest credence to the “report from Lourenco Marquez. ——_____ 2+ _____ Indians Sign New Agreement. The delegation of Creek Indians which has been in Washington for some time, con- ferring with the Dawes commission, has signed a néw agreement, which will be transmitted to the Senate. They protested against a provision eliminating the tribal courts being Inserted in the agreement, and hope to prevail upon the congressional com- mittees to permlt these courts to remain. —_—__+ + ______ To Store Senate Docaments. The Senate today adopted a. resolution directing the secretary of the Senate to arrange for suitable space in the Congres- sional Library building for storing Senate documents not required for the current use of the Senate. —_—_++___ Not Entitled to Extra Pay. In the claim for extra pay of Jerome 8. Chaffee, formerly assistant surgeon in the navy, the controller has decided that an officer of the temporary force of the navy during the war with Spain, discharged be- fore the close of the war by accepting an Stott in the regular navy, is thereby discharged for his own convenience to en- able him to accept the second appointment, and ds»not entitled to extra pay for his temporary service. ————+ o+___ Special Committee on Trusts, Chairman Ray of the House judiciary committee today appointed the following special committee on trusts: Messrs. Ray (N. ¥.), Jenkins (Wis.), Overstreet (dnd.), eee (Me), Terry committee will consider all bills tions relating to trusts. ——_—_—_—__-+—__{. “Post Checks” Inatead of Currency, Senator MoMilian teday introduced a bill “to prevent robbing the mail.” The bill Provides a system of post checks to be sent through the mails instead of currency. AFTER: FEDERAL | AID. ——— Memortalists Seek Government Con- struction Gf a Deep Waterway. -Repregentatiyes of the Chicago sanitary board were at!the 1 today’ and pre- sented to the; Senat¢ and House a me- morial favori the’ construction by the United States government of a deep water- way from Lake aie via the Chicago sanitary and PhS moe and the Desplanes and Illinofs ri the Miss{ssipp! river. Former Refeaseatatien McGann of Chicago, who ts in the party, says the memorial wili be followed by a biti or resolution for a survey and estimate on the project. The memorial 1s hengaaely illustrated and shows the magnitude of the work already done, the total cost of construction, includ- ing interest Sete tgerenatt ing '$34,000,- 000 up to January 1 Senator Cullom of ininot later presented the memorial in the Senate. It asks for a channel fourteen feet deep and 300 feet wide, and presents many arguments in sup- port of the proposition, saying that besides Sonterring inestimable benefits. upon com- merce it would enable the government to Place her gunboats by way of the Missis- sippt river upon the lakes for the protec- tion of immense marine interests.” The cost of such.a canal as Is proposed extending from Lockport to, thy the Mississipp! river is estimated at $25,000, poten pel waa MONEY FOR THE MILITIA. Bill to Appropriate $2,000,000 Anni ly to Be Favorably Reported. ‘The House committee on militia today di- rected a favorable report on the bill of Rep- resentative Marsh of Illinois, increasing the appropriation for the National Guard and militia of the country from $100,000 to $2,000,000 annually. The bill has attracted widespread attention in militia circles, a committee representing the organization of all the states having been here recently to carry forward the movement begun at their national convention. Naval Osders: Capt. T. P. Jewell, who was recently de- tached from command of the Brooklyn on the Asiatic station, has been ordered to duty as a member of the naval examining board, Washington navy yard. Lieut. Commander W. C. Eaton, from the Philadelphia to inspection duty at Barber- ton, Ohio. Lieut. Commander B.’A. Fiske, to addi- tional duty at Brooklyn, Tarrytown and Spuyten Duyvil, N. Y: Assistant Naval Constructor H. G. Gill- mor, to duty as a member of a board to attend congresses at the Paris exposition. Lieut. G. E. Burd, from New York navy yard to engineer duty on the Philadelphia. Ensign A. J. Wadhams and Naval Cadet H. E. Lackey, from the New York to the Eagle. Naval Cadet U. 8. Macy, from the Scor- pion to the New York. Gunner G. G. Neumann, from the Rich- mond to the Naval Academy. Gunner R. E. Simonson, from Newport, R. I., to the Richmond. Chiet Sailmaker M. W. Watkins, from Phoenixvitle, Pa., to the Buffalo. + Marine Orders. Col. F. C. Denny, quartermaster, has been ordered to duty at the marine barracks, League Island navy yard. Capt. E. R. Lowndes, to command the marines at the Yerba Buena naval train- ing station, California. Lieut. Herbert Mather, from the ma- rine barracks, Bostén navy yard, to the marine barracks; ‘Sitka, Alaska. Second Lieut.U. W! Wadleigh, to the ma- rine barracks, Boston, for imstruction, and Second Lieut. YandeH Foote to the marine barracks, New! ome navy yard, for in- struction. Second Lients, H. Es i. Roosevelt and 8. A. nied members of a gen- convened at the marine W. Patterson, ap eral court-martl arracks, Boston. The following’ ‘naméd officers have been ordered to New York city to take passage on the army transport Sumner for duty at the marine barracks, Cavite, P. L: First Lieut. William ‘Hopkins, from marine bar- racks, Norfolk? a’ Lieut. A. 8. Wil. jams, from ine farracks, ar York; Second Lieut. John 1M Wright, tro m marine barracks, Boston; Second Lieut. J. 8. Tur- rill, from marine barracks, Newport. Changes on. the Asintic Station. Changes on the Asiade station have been reported to the Navy Department as’ fol- lows: Lieut. J. E. Palmer, to the Princeton. Lieut. L. M. Nulton, from, the Yosemite to the Baltimore. Lieut. R. H. Leigh, from the Pampanga to the Oregon, Ensign C. L. Poor, from the Yosemite to the Oregon. Chaplain F. Thompson, from the Balti- more to the Brooklyn. Naval Cadet J. W. Greenslade, from the Concord ta the Basco. Naval Cadet J. H. Fischer, from the Basco to the Concord. + o+______ Bill Anthony's Widow Appointed. Senator Depew has recelved the following letter from Director of Census Merriam: The Mrs. Anthony referred to 1s the widow of Marine “BIH: Anthony, who informed Capt. Sigsbee that the Maine had been blown up. Some months ago he committed suicide: “You will recall that we have had some correspondence concerning the application of Mrs. Adella M. Anthony for a clerical position In the census office. Mrs. Anthony was examined today and passed most cred- itably. Inasmuch as you have shown spe- cial interest in this application, I take pleasure in informing you that I have or- dered her appointment today at a salary of $50 per month. She will be assigned to duty immediately Locomotives Imported to Be Studied. An explanation from an official source of the recent large importation of American locomotives into Germany is afforded by Consul General Mason at Berlin, who re- ports to the State Department that the “Bavarian State Railway Administration” kas informed German locomotive makers that it Imported the American locomotives to give the Bavarian locomotive builders full opportunity to familiarize themselves with the construction of the American ma- chines. In many respects the American machines are said to be essentially differ- ent from the German, especially in respect to the boilers, cylinders and frame con- struction, axles, valves, gearing, couplers and buffers, while on the other hand it is claimed that other parts are not sce care- fully worked out a8 is customary in Ger- man locomotives. Workingmen’s Afa Societies. United States Consyl Covert at Lyons has submitted a repdyt toxthe, State Department upon the worlingmen's. afd societies in France, giving gull details of the methods of operation and ‘ecotiéniic results of these institutions, whith, itts believed in France, will be effectiv8“in @fverting workingmen from SS =. more closely to the republics te Movement of Naval Vensels. The Navy Department has been informed of the followingynaval movements: The Marblehead s#lled° yesterday from Senta Barbara ‘for 3! nelsco. * The ~ Vixen ~ afriv yesterday at St. Thomas and a ffom that port today for Culebra, dt Secretuyy Rypt's Return. General Humphrey, quartermaster at Ha- vana, reports to the War Department that Secretary Root will leave that port-on the transport ‘Sedgwick tomorrow for Charles- ton, S. C., where he will Inspect the newly constructed fortifications. The Sedgwick wil probably return. te Havana. from Charleston to unload forage left aboard for ballast and to take passengers to New York elty. ee a 5 3 Personal Meation, M. E. Alles, private secretary to Secre- tary Gage, returned to°the city today after ee nent. She wia THE CRIME OF MURDER Charge Upon Which George aa. is Being Tried. Jury Sworn and Testimony Introduc- ed for the Prosecution—Result of the Autopsy. Hearing was resumed today before Jus- tice Clabaugh, in Criminal Court No. 1, in the case of George Ashton, colored, in- dicted for the murder the 27th of last November of Ida Jackson, also col- ored. The following were sworn as a jury: James B. Holiday, C. F. Dant, Geo. E. Dunster, Geo. M. D. Jory, Wm. J. Crock- ett, F, Gf Willett, Walter M. Aler, George W. Arnold, Edwin R. Archer, John G. Shu- grue, Samuel C. Bucersen and John E. Martin, jr. Assistant United States Attorney Gould made a statement of the case to the jury substantially as was published yesterday in The Star. It was in substance that Ashton, being jealous of the Jackson woman, kick- ed her to death while tn a room-on the second floor of house No. 410 19th street shorty before 3 o’clock the afternoon of the 27th of November. The first witness for the government was James P. Loveday, who resides in a house adjoining the one referred to. About 12:30 o'clock November 27 the witness heard a noise and screams next door. They contin- ued until after 1 o'clock. Mary Shorter, who occupied the lower floor of the 19th street house, told the jury that between 12:30 and 1 o'clock the day of the crime she heard a thumping noise in Ida Jackson's room. William H. Reed, the next witness, tes- tified that he called to see Ida Jackson the 27th of November. Ashton was there. The witness went out to get some beer. On his return he stopped in Mary Shorter's room. While there he heard Ida ci “Murder! George, don’t beat me. The witness later saw Ashton at the po- lice station. Ashton said to the witness: “Let this be a lesson to you to let wo- men alone.” Policeman Philip Brown and Henry C. Lee testified as to the taking of Ashton into custody and as to statements made by the prisoner. Dr. Sterling Ruffin, who performed the autopsy on the body of Ida Jackson, in- formed the jury regarding the nature of the injuries. Prosecution Closes. At the afternoon session Lieut. Boyle of the third precinct, Detective McNamee, Po- Heeman M. G. Hearn, Lemmore W. Sokers and William T. Smith testified for the gov- ernment. Nothing of importance was de- veloped by their examination. The prose- cution then announced its case closed. After Justice Clabaugh had overruled a motion that the jury be instructed to con- sider the case, from this time, as man- slaughter, and not murder, Attorney Jones made the opening address to the jury for the defense. Ho stated that the Jackson woman, the day of the crime, had called Ashton harsh names, had struck him on the head with a chair. She grabbed him around the neck and they scuffled. He struck her with his fist several times to make her release her hold on him. The woman finally fell to the floor. Ashton also fell and rolled down the stairway. He returnéd to the room, but finding the woman dead, proceeded to the third precinct station and surrendered to the police. ‘The crime, according to counsel, could not be construed as of greater magnitude than manslaughter. At the conclusion of Attorney Jones’ re- marks the court adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. —_>+—__ THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION. How the Republican National Dele- gates Will Be Accommodated. From the Philadelphia Press. ‘The plans for the alteration of the ex- Port exposition auditorium for the purposes of the republican national convention pro- vide in a most Mberal way for delegates, alternates and visitors. Just 14,998 seats will be arranged. This wtll be the largest number of seats ever provided at a national convention. At the St. Louis convention, the largest up to that time, only 13,°00 seats were provided, and from many of thes® the stage could not be seen. Things are arranged differently in Phila- delphia, however, and every occupant of a seat in Convention Hall will have a full view of not only what is happening on the stage, but also of the rest of the hall. In describing the plan Chairman Manley said: “On the main floor of the hall are the seats for the delegates, and immediately behind them come the alternates. Each one is ullowed a floor space of one foot and ten inches by two feet and six Inches, which 1s more room than delegates ever enjoyed before. “Then, going toward the stage, comes the space reserved for the press. This is on a vast platform raised four feet above the level of the main floor. There will be seats for 500 reporters. Each reporter will have a floor space of two feet four and a half inches by four feet one and a half tnches, and this, like the delegates’ room, is more than any other convention has allowed. Each reporter will have a desk to himself and there will be nothing in the whole hall that he can’t see, and nothing on the stage which he can’t hear. ing back from the press section will be wide aisles, going under the stage to the telegraph and telephone rooms at the rear of the building. Out there will be scores of operators, clicking out the news to a wait- ing nation, and between the press section and the telegraphers there will be steady stream of hustling messenger boys rushing with ‘copy.’ “The press space will be for working newspaper men only. The old practice of letting a representative of the Tombstone Weekly Interrogator secure one of the best seats in the press reserve willjbe done away with this time. If a reporter isn’t there to report the convention he will not get a ticket to the reporters’ stand, to be in the way of or keep out a man who fs sent there for business. Five hundreds seats may seem a large number to be giverf to the press, but there will be no seats vacant and every occupant wil be hustling for dear Mife. The Philadelphia papers will have a large staff and the big New York and Chi- cago dailies have three men in the hall all the time and a fresh relay always waiting to take the places of those who get utterly fagged out. “Next beyond the reporters comes the stage. This is raised four feet from the press stand, which brings it eight feet above the main floor of the hall. This will be given over to the national committee and distinguished guests from all over the country; back of this again are special Buest seats. “So much for the main hall. Now we'll go back to the main entrance, which is at the opposite end of the building from the stage. Between the doors and the audi- torium is a spacious lobby, where hundreds may cluster and chat without disturbing proceedings within. Connected with this are ample rooms and places where the weary sightseer may snatch a few mo- ments’ rest. At the back of the hall, in the : rear of the stage, is a space almost as large. Here, as has been been mentioned, are the telegraph and telephone offices, and also rooms for the national committee and any special committee which may have oc- easion to retire and confer. Beside these rooms there will be one large room in each corner for the press, where reporters may get away from the crowds and work out their copy at their leisure. Back of the gallery on the second floor are more rooms and further space for those who do not care to stay within the hall.’ The collection of the nana enGuband’ dollar fund proceeds slowly. The Western Union is busily engaged in making arrangements for the handling of convention news. The greater part of the fourth floor of their building will be de- voted especially to the work, and more than a thousand operators will be sent to this city for the etxra work. ——__2-— NO STRIKE THIS. YEAR. Lake consis and Grain Shovelers im Conference. . + en Ss March 16.—As a result of the conference now being held here between representatives of the Lake Carriers’ Asso- elation and a committee from the Grain Shgvelers’ Union, it seems very probable thie there will be ‘no repetition of the bis ‘strikes on the docks at Buffalo last/sum- mer. strongly objected to by the shovelers, has | been abolished. Thomas W. Kennedy, formerly dock man- ager for the Philadelphia and Reading Company at Buffalo, has, with the approval of both sides, been appointed superintend- ent. He will have charge of the hand! OK) of all grain and will be paid a liberal salary by the Lake Carriers’ Association. His as- sistants will also be paid by the latter or- ganization. —>++__ AFTER STREET RAILWAYS. Syndicate Buys Up Two Lines in Wor- cester, Mass. WORCESTER, Mass., March 16.—The syndicate of Worcester, New York and Philadelphia capitalists which is attempt- ing to buy all the electric roads in and about Worcester have already secured two. The Worcester and Suburban was sold yes- terday for $165 @ share, the O'd Colony Trust Company of Boston acting as trustee. Tucker, Anthony & Co. of Boston announce today that they have sold a controlling in- terest in the Worcester and Marlboro’ at $160 a share, less a commission of one quarter ef one per cent. Controlling in- terest In both these roads has been sold, and the minority stockholders are offered the same price for their holdings if they care to selj —— ++ + IGLESIAS IS NOW DICTATOR. President of Costn Rica Temporarily Suspends Constitution. NEW ORLEANS, March 16.—The steamer Anselin brought passengers from Port Limon and Greytown today, who report that President Iglesias of Costa Rica has issued a proclamation suspending the co stitution of the republic and declaring him- self dictator until after the threatened in- vasion on the part of Mora eceurs or been abandoned. The constitution has now been suspended for two weeks. War is not Seriously apprehended. Costs and Nicaragua, the passengers say. are “qui but the troops in beth countries are eRoDone ay, drilled. ——_22<___ CANCELS ALL ITS RISKS. Japanese Marine Insurance Company Takes Unexpected Action. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., March 16.—The Chronicle says: The Nippon Marine Insur- ance Company, Limited, of Osaka, Japan, has cancell2d and repudiated all risks and policies written in its name on {ts behalf in this city since January last, aggrega‘ing about $350,000. Such is the information which came in the last mail from Japan to the company’s agents in this city. It is not Known what caused the Japanese di- rectorate to take such action. —_+<+<+ Death of Dr. Thomas Arnold's Widow. LONDON, March 16.—Mrs. Arnold, widow of Dr. Thomas Arnold, the famous head- master of Rugby, is dead. ++ Webster Davis at Naples. NAPLES, March 16.—Webster Davis, United States assistant secretary of the ine terior, has arrived here from Pretoria, on his way to America. ——_++<+—__ Judge Justin Dewey Dead. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., March 16.—Justin Dewey, judge of the superior circuit court of Massachusetts since 1898, died today. He was sixty-three years old. ——_+<+<—__ Society of the Army of Porte Rico. CHICAGO, March 16.—The Society of the Army of Porto Rico has been incorporated at Springfield, Col. Fred. Bennitt of Joliet, formerly in command of the 3d Illinois Reg- iment, being one of the organizers. —_—__2-.____ Sir Frederick Burton Dead. LONDON, March 16.—Sir Frederick Wil- Mam Burton, former director of the Na- tional Gallery, is dead. ——+++___ Public Building Bills Reported. The Senate committee on public build- ings and grounds today reported favorably the following bills: the government building at Hartford, Conn., $200,000; for the erection of a building at for the erection of Mo., $112,000; for Burlington, Vt., $200,000; a building at Carthage, the erection of a public building at Blue- field, W. Va., $70,000; to Increase the limit of cost of the — building at Botse, idaho, to $300,000. —_—_§_—o+—______ Fails to Pay Alimony. marshal for failure to pay his former wife, Juliet Herbert, arrears of alimony. After a hearing this afternoon Justice Hagner signed an order authorizing the marshal to release Dr. Herbert for sixty days, at the expiration of which time the court will again consider the case. Se Application for Divorce. On the ground of alleged cruelty, Etta C. Jeffords, through Attorneys Leckle and Fulton, this afternoon instituted proceed- ings In the Supreme Court of the District oF Columbia to secure a divorce from Tracy Jeffords. In addition to a divorce Mrs. Torture eeks alimony and the custody of her daughter, who fs seven years of age. ——— Found Dead in Bed. John Welsh, sixty-eight years old, a re- tired sailor, was found dead in bed this morning at the home of Frank Nolte, No. 414 10th street southeast, where he boarded. Coroner Carr was notified, but as death re- sulted from natural causes an inquest will not be held. ss Code for the District. The proposed code for the District which was prepared by Judge Cox and has been under consideration by the members of the bench and of the bar for some time past is to be taken up for action at a meeting of the board of trade which is to be held to- morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Rifles’ Hall, on G street between 9th and 10th ytreets. The meeting arranged for last evening was not held on account of the bad weather. —-+-— Fined and Cantioned. In the case of Policeman Martin O’Brien, recently convicted of conduct unseeoming an officer in being so disrespectful to a woman as to attract the attention of disin- terested persons, Maj. Sylvester, the chief of police, has recommended to the Com- missioners that the officer be fined $5, and that he be cautioned to hereafter maintain the good record he has hitherto borne, A like penalty has been recommended by Major Sylvester fn the case of Policemen F. G. Stange and Charles Bartel, found guilty several days ago of neglect of duty in leaving their beat together to partake of a lunch, teaving the beat wholly unpro- tected. ———__ No Mecting Today. There was no meeting of the Senate com- mittee on the District of Columbia today. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, March 16.—Flour inactive steady, 3 rece! 11,978 barrels; us pares Vheat firm;' spot and March, 950 bushels; suuthern and ts, att &: steamer No. 2 az Mag: eea78! ion ‘southern ss | Oats teadier 2 : < ; No. 2 neaiby, 54; No. 3-western, 58. Hay Grain freights very ‘aud butter firm, Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets. CHICAGO, March 16.—Grain: High, Low. Close... Piel SEAT CTA For the enlargement of In compliance with an order of Justice Hagner, Dr. James W. Herbert was yester- day taken into custody by the United States FINANCE AND TRADE —— Lack of Ouiside Interest in Stocks Still Continues, a BEARS HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL | Prospect of Unsatisfactory Bank Statement Makes Prices Drop. N a GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Digestch to The Evering Star. NEW YORK, March 16.—The lack of com- Mission business resulted in another day af irregular prices. The room was disposed to reward a rally at ihe end of the week es a —— = opment and covereé a few stocks + consequence. Having covered, Paes there was no other demand and the advance was immediately halted. ‘Th: dulness became pronounced at Umes, ana re was little outside of the bond market Worthy of note in the entire day's busi: legitimate aquiry. being put into the end surplus funds u semi-speculative because of the certainty of a good return and @ probable advance Issues en the investment, in price. In the r: st Burlington fs attra ing a derma: or to its neighbors, but r there is little ent = O00 dividend in Standard ; put into the dividend P G ares, it ix said, but nis ¢ attracted general ve im from the public ta ot is expected to dle, he point of leav- ing the banks without any fescrve. ‘Thi Proupect simpiy halts the advance in the market and has not encouraged any pro- nounced selling. Ou of the specialties (Bicago K. Chie., St P, Chie. & @. Consolidated Gas. Con. Tobacco. Con. Tobaceo, pia Delaware & Hudso: Federai Steel, the market could scarcely assume a more uninteresting position. The waiting of the public is becoming irksome sional element, and short accounts a lowed to rema'n uncovered. and boying ts postponed because of the uncertainty as to which direction the next movement will take. Money rates eased off a trifle and some buying came in, but it accomplished noth- ing. When rates for money stiffen there {s some professional selling which usually fails to alter the surface evidences of @ lack of sympathy with such sales. Traction group there is an abundance of rumor, which in ordinary markets would produce substantial changes. A® it is, Metropolitan is sold down on moderate dealings because of the evils of the franchise tax. A decline of moderate proportions brings short sales, and fears of a squteze heard. In Brooklyn Rapid Transit an effort ts being made to talk it down because of the same tax funding. and the property re- sponds moderately, forerd, The short selling in every department of the market indicates very clearly a belief in the correctness of that position from the standpoint of value and the state of the money market, but there ts the fear that the large interes An a is expected, even though sales in the short account are fre- quent. The only expianation of it is that as conditions cannot improve prior to the April disbursements, moderate selling may prove temporarily profitable, to the 1 In the in @ demand against are but the decline is not FISANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market. 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. American Sugar. American Tobacer..... Atchison. Atchison, pfd... Baltimore & Obio, pid. Baltimore & Obio,w 1... Brooklyn Rapid Transit. 2. & . Bicers. B.& Chie & Northwestern «micago Gas Mand St. Pani 1. & Pacific. as M. & O. ‘estern.. Federal Steel. illinois Central Louisvilie & Nashville _ Metropolitan Traction._ *Mannattan Elevated. Missouri Pacitic. New York Central,X-rts. Nortnern Pacite. Northern a pid. Pacitic Mat Union Pacitic, pi C. 8, Leather, pfa..... Western Union Tei. Colorado Fuel and Iron Leather Ontario & Western. *Ex-div., 1. at pica ‘Traction. * 10-at 99, 10 at #0, 20 at 90 = at BO. 10 at Wg Bet GE. Be at 99%, 2 ar gt. D) at Wy, 20 at WK, 5 at 100, 10 ee nan ae, a eee ace a 54%. Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 at 191 seller 30, Jo at 191, Lanston Monotype, 10 at 15%. 10 at Lue After cali—U S$. 86, coupon. $500 at 111%, $500 at 111%. Capital ‘Traction,* 100 at 99%, 190'at 19%, 25 nt 9914. Columbia Railrond Sx, $1,000 at 112 Capital Traction Rights, $14.00 at 64g, 8400 at 6%. Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 ai 191. District of Columbia Bonds.—€s, 3902, 30-year PBiiseritaeoun Ronde see ee euteot ilaneous e m 23 asked. iitan Ralirond cert. in- id, 2 Metropol 10 bid. Metropolitan Raflroad cert. in- ne Be at mia, Rea 6s, 130% bid. 110 bid. Columbia & “fis bid! 13 asked. imp. 6s, 115 asked. a: Gs, 312 seked. | Chena rity Trost wo wi Go Tat"e, 11S Toa Washington Market "On tmp, Gs, 113 Lid. Washington Market Co. extn. Ga, 113 bid. Masonic — Association gy aus ask- ed. American Graphophone iS id, 400 asked. Met tan, Sentral. [ig ome Mechanics’, 210" bid. Second, 150. bid. Citizens’. 160 bid. Coli Capitat, 145 bid. West Bnd, 147 bi bid, 135 asked. Lincoln. 120 Di National Sate asked. Washington | American Security «ud. Trost it bid. "Washington Safe Deposit, 73% bid. unearenice Stocks,—Firemen's, 30 ‘bid. Franklin, bid. Metropolitan, 80 bid, "$5 asked. = bid. Pot bid, "76 1 $0 bi asked. 4 German-American, aaah ee Union, 11 bi a Colunrtin, Sis, asked, Pepie’s, os SSumerial. "td |. 5 asked. Coio- ed. vn Gas, 55 bid. ‘Stocks.- ‘and Potomac, big Ob naked. Penmelvanta 3? tid, _ sunt tig fot asked. Lanston Monots pe. ae Sere asked. Washington Market, “13. tid." Norfolk’ and Washington Steamboat, J01 bid. Lincoln Hall, 65 bid, 70 asked. ‘Ex. dividend. 2 per cents, ipa 3 per por oe: . " 5 per cents, ‘S per cents,