Evening Star Newspaper, March 26, 1900, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1900-12 PAGES. DENIED BY HANNA The Reported Deal on the Porto Rican Tariff. ———— HIS STATEMENT 10 THE SENATE Senator Foraker Announces His Program. ALASKA BILL TAKEN UP Seon after the Senate convened today Hanna (Ohio), who is chatrman of the ‘epublican national committee, rose to a «juestion of personal privilege. He directed the attention of the Senate to an article published in a Washington newspaper to that a member of the House of Repre tives had said to a representa- tive of the poper that the Porto Rican tariff bill had been agreed upon as a part Mr of a “Weal” by which the republican cam- paign committee was to receive a large campaign contribution. said the interview was one Hanna « have been given to a reporter for the newspaper in question. “[ don’t belfeve,” said Mr. Hanna, “that m member of the House of st. ives ever made the statement 1 to him.” the statement carried on its face + that it was false. measures will be taken to inves- I brand it as a mali- atrribut lie sa oe 1 hope igate thix statement. sinus life.” sew in the Philippines. A resolution offered last Saturdzy by Mr. ».) was taken up. It called upon ary of War for the number of have been killed or have died the Philippines since August 1, 1898; she number who have died of disease; the mber who have been wounded; the num- - who have committed suicide, and all er similar information in possession of the War Department. Mr. brief sp. i Allen supported the resolution In a ch, after Mr. Gallinger had sug- it ought to go to the committee 1 have the effect of discouraging in the United States army. replied sharply to Mr. Gallin- lared that to send the resolu- committee on military affairs stroy and smother it.” Mr. Al- clared that owing to the climatic and condit Ouher ms in the Philippines an American army could net remain there for two years. He was credibly Informed, he the whole American army would drawn within a few months. at ilIness and suicide amohg the He believed e entitled to J, he said, to go 20t to enlist in the hilippipes. by Mr. Allen dur- h that Mr. Gal- r had not served in the civil war, the @ that his services had been offer- had been refused on wi on ffort to have ld be examined by a . Was inclined to think to be made, the statistics ' placed » by tistics on the wars of ved Mr. Allen would js inquiry. might be athe committee on military affairs. The Alaxkan Bill. <kan ¢lvil code bill was then »posed a long amendment mg for licenses in <1 upon nearly : ussed by Mr. Mr. Gallinger and Mr. Shoup, and ed to. 1 colloquy among Mr. Hale, Mr. Mr. Allen and Mr. Foraker Mr. 2 formally objected to the laying te of the Porto Rican bill. Mr. Foraker's Announcement. Foraker then said that nobody was 4s he understood the situation, be- Porto Rican bill had not been ‘orously pressed. ¢ generally the wish among ve a vote on the pending bill. to senators that beginning press the bill Irrespective » to withdrew n of the his objection and Alaskan bill was re- measure, mporarily in proceed with of th2 de ed a protest against this he Porto Rican meas- ker explained that a conference r {ternoon, after to press the bill the intervention le con- who s tion of other measures. THE HOUSE. eu y acted upon in committee of the whole las Were put through the fl & of the session of the army appropriation h an-agreement as to ral debate upon the chairman of the com- Y affairs, in charge of the deticiency of abc rut said he fi id not think deficiency ably be a deficit, motion and Retirement. m of promote » retirement, espe- who were rushed, grades and re- sible. ld be but three and six brigadier generals. ree major generals and ier generals who had almost imme- In some was promoted to the grade r general one day and retired the Afr. Parker (N. J.) called attention to the fact that nearly every one of these officers had served in the civil war. He asked if en who had served their country for ¥ years were not entitled to retirement as brigadiers. Mr. Jett replied that those officers had east in their fortunes with the army. For a generation of profound peace they had had the emoluments of their positions, and he belteved that it was bad policy to promote simply for the purpose of retiring them at a higher rank than that to which they attained when the time came for them to retire on account of a: Mr. Stecle (Ind.) called attention to the case of Col. Burke, who had served actively over forty years in the army, but who, through misfortune, had not reached the rank to which he was entitled before he reached the age of retirement. He had very properly been retired, Mr. Steele said, as a brigadier general. Mr. Jett agreed that there might be ex- ceptional cass. What he complained of was the wholesale practice of crowding men through the ranks simply for the pur- pose of giving them more retired pay. Mr. McClellan Speaks at Length. Mr. McClellan (N. Y.) discussed at some length the necessity for th2 reorganization of the army. FOR HIM FOR ANY PLACE What District Democrats Think of Ex-Senator Arthur P. Gorman. As He fs Not a Possibility They Are a Unit for Bryan, Says a War Horse —Progress of Fight. An old war horse of the local democracy, who has probably worked harder in its ranks and received less recognition for his efforts than any man in {t, was deploring the “unnecessary wrangle,” as he termed it, now agitating the party in the District. “So far as Bryan and anti-Bryan factions are concerned,” he remarked, “it is only sheer nonsense to attempt to divide the democrats of the District in any such way. Mr. Norris and his friends are every whit as Joyal to Mr. Bryan and the principles he personifies as Mr. Holmead and his friends are, and there is not a democrat in this sec- tion who does not know that Mr. Norris, in the last campaign, gave very substantial evidences of his regard for Mr. Bryan. The attempt to bring Arthur P. Gorman into the controversy is unkind, to use a mod- erate term. If there was any chance that his name would be considered as a factor in the Kansas City convention in connec- tion with the nomination there would be no doubt as to what a District delegation would do. I am entirely familiar with local democratic sentiment regarding Mr. Gor- man, and it would be overwhelmingly in his favor were he a possibility. Fer Gorman for Anything. “The real platform of the District democ- racy has ever been as long as I have had anything to do with itsimply ‘Arthur P. Gor- man, for anything from page to President.” He has been one of us, grown up with us, helped us, rejoiced in our successes and sympathized with us in our failures, and 90 I say to drag him into the present quar- rel is what the old darkey would call ‘ez mean ez pizen.’ With Mr. Gorman out of all consideration as a possible factor at Kansas City, therefore, the local demo- crats are a unit for Mr. Bryan, and I am convinced that any delegation that may be gent from the District will be instructed in his favor. It would be ridiculous to send an uninstructed delegation when states that have electoral votes and territories that will have some practical voice in po- litical affairs one of these days will be fall- Ing over each other to send Bryan delega- tions. For the District that has not and never will have anything to do with the election of a President to arrogate to itself & Sistinetion of independence in such a mate ter would be nonsensical.” : Instructions Seem Certain. Mr. James L. Norris is in favor of an un- instructed delegation. his grounds therefor, {t is understood, being that if delegates Were instructed In advance there would be no use in undergoing the expense of travel- ing to Kansas City. He is not, however, in accord with some of his most zealous sup- porters in this, and, indeed, a wide inquiry develops that an instructed delegation will cert ly sent, unless present conditions ange very materially. The efforts to harmonize the differences between the Norris and Holmead factions continue, but it is doubtful if they will re- sult in anything tangible. The personal feeling among the more active of the par- ticipants in the fight seems to be increasing rather than lessening. There was @ secret meeting of the Hol- mead leaders Saturday night at the Warder pullding, which was attended by those prominent in the anti-Norris movement, in- cluding E. L. Jordan, Charles H. Turner, Capt. J. A. Collins, H. B. Martin of the Anti-Trust League, E. A. Newman, editor of the Sin Vatchman; William H. Well, Hermann Schulteis, Dr. Riegel and William Holmead. It is understood that the confer- ence proceeded with the-work of selecting a slate to be opposed to that of Mr. Norris, but did not complete it. Meeting Tonight. A meeting will be held at Oppenheimer’s Hall, on 9th street below F street, tonight, at which the committee appointed at a meeting of the Holmeadites last Friday evening to select a committee of thirty to insure a fair count at the primaries will re- port. It was announced by those having the meeting in charge that it was for “Bryan and Chicago platform democrats exclusively.” a —_+>—_ ASHORE AT DAMNECK MILLS. Life Saving Crew Establishes Connec- tion With the Vessel. = The life saving service has received word that the Norwegian steamship Vidar of Fredericksholid, Captain Sorensen, from ‘ew York to Norfolk, in ballast, went ashore this morning shortly after midnight at Dampeck Mills, ten miles south of Cape Henry. Va. The life-saving crew e3- tablished connection with the vessel. The crew of eighteen men is safe, and for the present will remain on board. The Vidar left New York on the 24th instant. —_—_—__—_-e+___|_ Data Regarding the War's Losses. Senator Allen introduced a resolution Sat- urday, which went over until today, direct- ing the Secretary of War to send to the Senate a statement of the number of sol- dk volunteer and regular, who have been killed and died from wounds recetved in the Philippines since August 1, 1890, the number of regular and volunteer soldiers who have died from disease during that period, and Yarious other information concerning the deaths incorporated, together with steps taken to better protect the health of the soldiers in the Philippines. -<—$_—__—— Albany's Force at Plymouth. The cruiser Prairie has arrived at Ply- mouth, England, from Rouen, France, where she discharged a cargo of American exhibits for the Paris exposition. She car- ries a full complement of officers and men opr the new cruiser Albany, recently com- ed by English shipbuilders. The Al- is under orders to proceed to New ban York. —_——_—__+ e+____—_ Portrait of General Smallwood. Mr. Denny has introduced a bill providing that for the purchase by the joint commit- tee on the library, from Mrs. E. Stoddert Bowie, of the oil portrait of Maj. Gen. Wil- Ham Smallwood, the sum of $5,000 be ap- propriated out of any money in the treas- ury not otherwise appropriated. + —_____. Naval Orders. Captain Asa Walker has been ordered to report to the president of the war college for duty. Lieutenant Claude Bailey has been de- tached from the Wilmington and ordered to the Hartford when the latter arrives at Montevideo. Lieutenant F. R. Brainard, from inspector of equipment, at Wilmington, Del., to duty in eharge of the Stringham, at Norfolk navy yard. Gunner M. W. Gilmartin, to the New York navy yard. : 4 Warrant Machinist E. A. Salvator, from, the Montgomery to the Hartford. J. M. A. Shaw has been appointed as act- ing boatswain and assigned to the Oregon. For Dissolution of Partnership. Suit in equity was instituted this after- noon by Andrew J. Swan, through Attor- neys Lipscomb and Walker, against James M. Klein, the object being to secure the dis- solution of a partnership and ‘the appoint- ment of a receiver. It is explained that the 2d of last January the parties to the suit eas into @ copartnership agreement for vuslaess. Tho. platnudt court {s therefore asked to interfere manner indicated. oe IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM Hearing on the Bill to Limit Issuance of Injunctions. Silver In Hawali—Kx-Consal Macrum at the Capitol—Supreme Court. Salaries, Hearings were continued today betore the House committee on judiciary on the bill to mit the issuance of injunction in dis- putes between employer and employe. President Gompers arid Secretary Morri- son of the Federation of Labor, Jackson H. Ralston, counsel for that organization; H. R. Fuller, representing the various rail- road brotherhoods, and H. W. Szegedy, president of -the Contral Labor Union of Washington were present, and Messrs. Gompers, Ralston and Fuller spoke in sup- port of the measure. The bill provides that in case of labor disputes, no act shall be censtrued a crime or conspiracy, or shall be subject to Injunction unless this act would have been a crime if done by one person. Chairman Ray questioned this featuresof the bill, and pointed out that the act of one person during a labor dispute might be unimportant, while the same act would assume a much grayer aspect if done by several hundred or several thou- sand men. ‘The- committee did not take final action on the bill. ‘The Hawalian Silver. The House committee on territories today heard Secretary Gage and Director of the Mint Preston on the bill of Representative Knox to take up the Hawaiian silver cir- culation. There is about $1,000,000 in coin and $2,500 in silver certificates outstanding. The coins were minted in the United States, and are practically the same as our coins, except in the imprint. The certificates are issued on coin held by Hawall. The treas- ury officials approved the bill, and the com- mittee directed its favorable report. Macrum’s Cane. Former Consul Macrum called on Chatr- man Hitt of the House committee on for- eign affairs today, and signified his read- iness to be heard in connection with his service at Pretoria. It was arranged that Mr. Macrum would be notified when the committee was ready to proceed, which will be in a day or so, although no time been set. Fees of Jurors and Witnesse: Senator Clark of Wyoming today report- ed from the judiciary committee a bill fix- ing the traveling fees of jurors and wit- nesses at 15 cents per mile when attending United States courts In Wyoming, Mon- tana, Washington, California, Oregon, Ne- vada, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona. Supreme Court Salpries. Senator Hoar today reported from the Judiciary committee a bill fixing the an- nual salaie§ of t preme “ourt at )» and associate jus- tees at $15,000, circuit judges at $9,000, dis- trict Judges at $7,000. The bill also provides that after the passage of the act no pay- ment shall be made to any of the judges for expenses. The Senat iz: committee on public lands to- day auth 1 a favorable report on the House bill authorizing Wyoming to select lieu lands from the grant made for state purposes. PRIVATE PENSION BILLS. Only One Member Voted “Aye” as the Formulas Were Read. For more than an hour today Speaker Henderson stood at his place In the House putting the questions upon the passage of the 14 private pension bills which were acted upon in committee of the whole last Friday. Each bill required three formulas, to state which neces eighty words. fore, used about 11,200 words, Star. The only other member of the House who took any interest in the proceedings was Mr. Sulloway, the chairman of the commit- ensions, who sat in his seat on the three questions put He was the only one who tee on invalid and voted “aye upon each bill. voted, and at regular Intervals the deep- toned “aye” of cital of the Speaker. It required 420 “ayes’* to pass the batch of bills, and Mr. Sulloway uttered them all. - ———_—_++___——_ MACHINISTS RETURN TO WORK. Employes of Chicago Firm Secure Moat of Their Demands. CHICAGO, March 26.—Over a hundred striking machinists formerly employed by the Slemans and Halske Company today re- turned to work for that eorporation, their demands for a nine-hour working day and a minimum scale of wages having been granted. The firm, however, walking delegate, and negotiations were conduoted through a shop committee, which will hereafter negotiate with the manage- ment in place of the business agent. All difficulties that may hereafter arise will be referred to arbitration for settlement. The settlement of the strike {s looked upon in the nature of a compromise. Tho return to work of the striking machinists at other shops under similar conditions is expected. Efforts of several other machinery man- ufacturers to open their shops today met with failure, as no men appeared for work in response to advertisements, ——~+-s__. GOLDEN ILL AGATN. State's Main Witness in the Trial at Frankfort, Ky. FRANKFORT, Ky., Maroh 28.—Judge Moore called his court to order promptly at WW o'clock today to resume the prelim- inary hearing of R»publican Secretary of State Caieb Powers, charged with being an accessory to the murder of Gov, Goebel. F. Wharton Golden, one of the prosecu- tion’s Star witnesses, who finished his di- rect examination Saturday, but was tak2n sick and unable to be cross-examined, was the first witness called today. Golden was not In the court room and a deputy sheriff was sent after him. County Attorney Polsgrove at 11 o'clock announced that Golden was tll, but that the doctor thought ha would be able to ap- pear at 1 o'clock, and asked the. judge to adjourn court until that hour, which was done. —_++-+___ EX-GOVERNOR STONE DEAD. He Was for Ten Years Chief Execu- tive of Mississippi. . HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss., March 26.—J. M. Stone, for ten years governor of Missis- sippi, died this morning after a short jll- ness, of erysipelas. At the Ume of bis death Mr. Stone was president of the Starkville Agricultural and Mechanical College. —~++s___ THIRD INSTALLMENT READY. Mayor Ashbridge Has $25,000 for Na- tional Republican Committee. PHILADELPHIA, March 26.—Mayor Ash- bridge today announced that the third $25,- 000 to be raised by this city for the repub- lican national convention is now in hand and will be forwarded in a f2w days. The work of ratsing the fpurth and fina! has been started” estan! WITH A CHISEL. Charles Scott Commits Sufeide After "His Murderous Assault. OWOSSO, Mich, March 26.—Chagk Scott, a bollermaker, employed in the ae Arbor railroad car shops, last night broke into the home of his wife, from whom he bad been separated, and furiously assauli Mrs. Scott and her mother with a heavy chisel. He then drew a revolver an@ shot himself dead. Mrs. Scott is fatally, and = mother, Mrs. Letitia Ferguson, seriously KILLED WIFI itated the use of about Within the space of time which the task occupied the Speaker, there- enough to fl about seven columns of The Bvening the broad-chested New Hampshire man punctuated the droning re- refused to recognize the business agent, otherwise the REFERRED TO ATTORNEY. Point Raised Concerning Delin: Taxes to Be, Invegtigated. Mr. Thomas G. Henseyghas invited the 4 attention of the District Commissioners to the fact that he has goundjin the pamphlet recently issued by them coptaining a list of taxes in arrears certgin pieces of property assessed for the extension of Rhode Island avenue. Mr. Hensey says it is claimed by the tax office that the bfil§'for benefits as- sessed by the jury were defjvered February 6, 1900, and it is claimed hy thespecial as- sessment clerk thats thew special assess- ments are payable sixty days after delivery of the bills, which would make these taxes, Mr. Hensey contends; delinquent, according to the special assessment ‘tlerk, five days previous to the sale wpxt ‘mtnth of property in arrears for taxes. ae “By the act of Congres,” says Mr. Hen- sey, “approved February 28, 188, the Cor missioners are required to advertise delin- quent taxes on the third Tuesday in March of each year. I claim taxes not delinquent on the 20th of March, 1900, being the third Tuesday in March, should” not be adver- tised as delinquent taxes, and I ask that the delinquency, so far as the extension of Rhode Island avenue ts concerned, shall be stricken from the list of delinquents, and that the trustees be permitted to pay the water tax, which they have béen contesting on Florida avenue and dn’ Harewood ave- nue, and that they be allowed to pay in ac- cordance with the act of Congress approved February 10, 189, for the extension of Rhode Is!and avenue.” — It ts understood the matter will be re- ferred by the Commisstoners to their attor- ney for his opinion. ee MRS. E. F. McKINLEY WILL VOTE. Aged Relative of the President Reg- isters at Cleveland. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, . Ohio, March 26.—Mrs. Eliza F. McKinley, a cousin of th> Presi- dent, 1s one of the oldest ladies in Cleveland who will vote at the coming school elec- tions. Mrs. McKinley is elghty-one years of age and a native of Niles. She r2sides with C. T. Bateson at the Norwood apart- ment house. She registered Saturday at precinct C, in the eighteenth ward, and will vote here nxt Tuesday. —_+2<-___ PREFERMENT FOR SATOLLI. Report From Rome That He Will Suc- ceed Ledchouski. PHILADELPHIA, March 26.—A morning paper says that private advices have been received by a prominent Roman Catholic clérgyman here from a high authority in Rom: stating that Cardinal Satolli, former- ly delegate to this country, will shortly suc- ceed the famous Cardinal~Ledchouski as prefect of the congregation for th3 propa- gation of faith. Cardinal Ledchouski has been mentioned as a possible successor of Pope Leo XIII. The congregation for the propagation of falth fs a branch of the church's government d2aling with eccesll- eaicel questions in all missionary coun- tries. Cardinal Satoll! is widely known in this country, having resided in Washington for several years, and it is surmis2d that his selection {s due to his knowledge of the church's needs and condition here. ——++2___ BRITISH CRUISER GOES TO TAKLs. —_—> Country Around Tien Tsip Said to Be Greatly Distefbed. SHANGHAI, Mageli, 26.—The British sec- ond-class oruiséf Hermione has been or- dered to proceed immediately to Taku. Hho country around Tier Tsin is greatly disturbed, and, according to reports in cir- culation here, the powers are making ur- Trangements for concerted. action. It is further reported that a British mis- sionary has been killed on the wheel, +» 2 Recommends “Discontinuance. Mr. J. T. Petty, tie auditor of the Dis- trict, has recommenied to the Commis- sioners that the practice ‘of retjuiring ap- plicants for licenses ‘A¥‘st@am enginéers to deposit with the cdilectét of taxes the sum of $3 in advante of*the examination be discontinued. The’ presérit’ method, says ‘Mr. Petty, 1s not only cutmbrous-and un- satisfactory, but alsa without warrant of law. In a number of cases, he states, un- guccessful applicants have failed to apply for a return of the ‘money depdsited by them, and ft has been ury because they could not be found. It is understood Mr. Petty's recommendation will receive the approval of the Commis- stoners. gece in the tteas- —+ School Building Improperly Heated. Mr, L. E. Bond, superintendent of re- pairs, has reported to the District Commis- stoners that he recently visited the Wilson public school building .for the purpose of Investigating its heating apparatus. He found, he states, that there was insuffi- cient heat at times, the primary cause be- ing the poor condition’ of the windows, in some instances a space of half an inch being found between the upper and lower sash. Tho furnaces were found to be in good condition and excellent fires were burning. The defect mentioned by Mr. Bond will be remedied. Clifford Price’s Strange Conduct. Clifford B. Price, thirty years old, who ig employed inthe War Department as a photographer, was arrested this morning by Detectives Weedon and Horne, and Placed in a witness room at the first pre- cinct station. He went to Woodward & Lothrop's store this morning and ordered two suits of children’s Clothes to be sent to different addresses. In conversation. with the officers he sald es lived. at Washington Grove, and a Mrs. asked him to buy the clothes for her. This afternoon the man was taken sick and ahepales had to take him to the Emergency Hospital. His case is being fur- ther investigated. —_— Death of Mrs. Whelan. Mrs. Adeline Whelan, widow of Surgeon General William Whelan of the navy, died today after a protracted illness at her res- idence, No. 1623 Massachusetts avenue. The arrangements for the funerai have not been completed. —_>+—__. Resignation and Appointment. The resignation of E, Gregory, a private in the fire department, has been accepted by the District Commissioners, and they have appointed as his successor J. H. Reith, the appcintment:to. take effect the 27th instant. Petitions for Divorce. On statutory grounds Anna BE. Hess this afternoon petitioned’ the Bupreme Court of the District of Cofimbig; to grant her a divorce from John Hess he Attempt st Arso#® Charged. Andrew Ferguson, a whjte man, charged with attempted amon. was held for the grand jury in $500 fond after a hearing in the Police Court this-morning. It is al- leged that Ferguspn-chad a grievance against a man naniel’ Blavk, and was later seen running away from @ house hi thought was occupied by his supposed enemy. A fire wadidiscavered which had been started, it wasvsafd,}from the lighting of a can of kerosené oll. @ . The A Arguments by counsel fo the jury were begun this afternoon in Circuit Court No. 2 in the case of Maurice. d«McGrath against the Capital Traction Company, the consid- eration of prayers haying beén disposed of riier in the day. .Mr. MoGrath, who is guperintendent of the general delivery di- Vision of the Chicago post-office, is seeking to recover damages in the sum of $25,000. The claim is based on injuries received in a runaway in June, 1897, the contention being aris br the tek att ding ‘right whic! in’ was “were fright- ed ‘by the slamming: of @ trap door op- erated by the defendant :at 18th street and Florida avenue. Senator: Mason is associ- ated with counsel for Mr. McGrath. Steamship Arrivals. At Philadeip! , ens hia—Steamehip Belgenland, At Hamburg—Furst Bismarck, from New York via Plymouth; York vie Pyseae & . Pretoria, from New FAKE JEWELRY PLANTERS Swindling Game Said to Have Been Planned Goods Pawned for Am of Value and Tickets to Be Offered for Sale. mt in Excess A firm of “fake jewelry planters” visited ‘Washington last week. A “jewelry planter,” it is explained, is a man who visits a town with a quantity of “fake” jewelry, and with the assistance of dishonest pawnbrokers enters into a systematic scheme for fleecing the public. The plan of the “planter” Is to take a piece of jewelry which contains per- haps $50 worth of diamonds or other precious stones and pawn it for that amount at a pawnbroker’s. In writing a ticket the pawnbroker, however, swells the amount to whatever figure they agree upon, so that the ticket;whieh cails for the article pledged is really much im excess of the true amount received. & > One of the “planters’’ who.came to Wash- ington last week visited in pawn shops, outlined his scheme, and {t is,said some af them entered into the plan’and took in pawn many of the articlos presented. Next week, probably, the partner Of the “planter” will come back to the city, bringing with him the tickets for the articles pledged. They will be advertised or “hawked’ about the bar rooms of the city, and judging from the success of the enterprise in the past, many persons will purchase the tickets. The Plan Adopted. ‘The “planter” or his confederate in dis- posing of the tickets uses an argument somewhat after this style: “Now, I am selling you this ticket for $0, The goods are pawned, as you see, for $250. It is well known, and I don’t have to use any argument to convince you, that a pawnbroker will not loan more than one- third of the actual value of a piece of per- sonal property, so that you can appreciate in a moment how much you are really mak- ing on this deal. I am forced to sell this ticket for the reason that I have lost at the races and need the money. It will cost you but a few dollars to redeem these goods, and I am certain, after you look at them, you will be satisfied with your bar- gain. To insure you against loss, 1 will go with you myself to the pawnbroker who has these goods, and together we will look at them, and if-after an investigation you are not satisfied that this property is cheap at twice the price I am offering it to you then the deal Is off."” ‘The two then usually repair to the pawn- broker's, where the prospective purchaser is called upon to pay 25 cents to the pawn- broker for his trouble in hunting up the goods, and there he listens while the pawn- broker tells another fairy story of their true value and what he would give for them. This usually has the desired effect, and the sale is made. The pawnbroker, i> addition to the 26 cents he has recejye% for hunting up the goods, gets “monthly commission of 3 per cent op §te amount of the ticket, and divids* equally with the New York to New Orleans and left Wash- = over the Southern at 11 am. Sun- ve OPELIKA, Ala. March 26—An engine carrying several physicians has left here for the scene of the wreck. It is reported that a number of persons are dead and injured. The train at the time of the acci- dent was running at the rate of fifty miles an hour, All traffic is at a standstill on the road. . ——__+2- SENATOR DAVIS’ SUBSTITUTE Provides for Free Trade With Porto Bico. Exte! ym of the Intern: Law, With Amen Reve: ents, Over « the Island. Senator Davis of Minnesota has introduced @ substitute for the Porto Rican bill, which provides for free trade betwen the United States and Porto Rico and extends the in- ternat revenue laws, with amendments, ovér the island. The act is declared pro- visiofal and shall not continu> longer than March J, 1902. The bill in full is as follows: Section’ 1. That Porto Rico ts hereby made an internal revenue district. That the laws of the United States providing for internal revenue taxation and collection, not locally inapplicable, are hereby extend- ed to and shall remain in force in Porto Rico, excepting as herein otherwise pro- vided, for the term stated in this act. The President, by and with the advice and con- sent of the Senate, shall appoint a collector of internal revenue for sald district, who shall receive an annual salary of $4,000, and whose office shall be at San Juan. Section 2. That, excepting as herein oth- erwise provided, 15 per cent of all the in- ternal revenue taxes imposed by the laws of the United States shall be collected in said district. No stamp taxes imposed by said laws upon written or printed. documents shall be collected in said district. The Sec- retary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to make all needful regula- tions to carry this act into effect and to Prescribe the compensation of all officers and agents necessary for that purpose. Section 3. The amount of all taxes so collected, less the necessary expenses of collection, are hereby appropriated and placed at the disposal of the President, to be expended under his direction for the government of Porto Rico now exfsting ani hereafter to be established, and gor public education, public works and @ "er govern- mental and public purp9s- therein. aes 3. Upon Wyacco not grown in Sed pe ab2-“upon all manufactures ere and pon rum or other distilled pPUEts Produced from substances not grown in Porto Rico the full tax provided by the imternal revenue laws of the United States shall be collected. Upon tobaceo grown in Porto Rico and the manufactures thereof, and upon rum and other spirits distilled or made from “planter” all in gxezss of the amount for | 3usar cane or other agricultural product which the geods were originally pledged. As ay Wstration, a ring whicn is worth 7 ‘is pawned for that amount, but the ticket witich {s given in exchange calls tor $300. If the same is redeemed there $100 to be divided between the pawnbroker and the “planter.” Met With Varying Success. The men who visited Washington last week met with varying success. One pawn- broker was told that he was not up to the times because he refused to enter into the scheme. And as an argument in favor of his proposition the ‘‘planter” showed him several tickets that he had obtained for goods pledged with one of the most reputa- ble pawnbrokers in the city. ‘A reporter for The Star visited this pawn- broker afterward and learned that the goods pledged were as far as he knew hon- estly pawned; that he had been approached by this same man, but declined to enter into any proposition which smacked of dis- honesty. The tickets he had given were in exchange for goods pledged, and he ex- pressed the belief that the man had pur- posely pawned the goods at less than their real value more for the purpose of obtaining tickets to exhibit to others whom he hoped to-get Into his combination. It is understood the police department is at present investigating this matter, and will make a case of false pretenses if. the evidence is sufficient. The fact that these people thrive on the public is due, so a prominent pawnbroker told a representa- tive of The Star today, to the fact that somehow or other people wanted to deal in pawn tickets, believing that they could get something for nothing. The scheme of the “planters” had worked well in the past, but always to the detriment of the people who were forced through the stress of cir- cumstances to sell their pledges. —<._— LOSS OF THE CHARLESTON. Court of Inquiry Completely Vindi- cates the Vessel’s Officers. In accordance with the naval regulations Admiral Watson convened a court of in- quiry at Manila to fix the responsibility for the loss of the cruiser Charleston. The re- port of that court was made public today at the Navy Department and is a complete vindication of the officers and men of the Charleston from all of the aspersions that have been passed upon them, including one to the effect that they were intoxicated when the ship struck. ‘he finding and opinion of the court are as follows: “The evidence adduced shows most con- clusively that every precaution required by United States regulations, upon a ship's ap- proaching land, was taken by Capt. George W. Pigman to insure the safety of the ves- sel under his command against accident. Proper lookouts were stationed, leadsmen with leads were in both chains and were kept in constant use, the Sir William Thompson lead was used and ready and the patent log carefully standardized. That % vigilant lookout was kept by the officer of the deck is shown by the fact of his dis- cerning the ‘chow’ or broken water ahead, which was immediately reported to the cap- tain, and the course of the ship changed at once to go clear. The captain and navigator were con- stantly upon the bridge. The chart sup- plied by the bureau of navigation showed clear water where the vessel struck, and the sailing direction also gave no informa- tion of any dangers to navigation in this immediate locality. ‘The court is of opinion “that, In accord- ance with the evidence adduced, the captain and officers of the U. S. S. late Charleston are exonerated from al] blame or respons!- bility, and that no further action should be taken in the matter of the wreck of that vessel.” —_—_~e-+_____ SENTENCE COMMUTHD. Robert Porter to Serve Twenty Years Instead of Being Hanged. Robert Porter, a civilian employe of the quartermaster general's office, was con- victed by court-martial of rape at Panique, Philippine Islands, in December last and sentenced to be Hanged. The case having been presented to the President in com- pliance with army regulations he has com- muted the sentence of death to confinement in a penitentiary at hard labor for a period ot twenty years. Porter is colored. In his case the President followed the prece- dent he established In the cases of four white soldiers who had been abd con- victed of rape in the Philippines. They ‘were sentenced to death and the President commuted the sentences to imprisonment in each case. Since that action two of the men escaped from the custody of the mfil- tary authorities and are now at large. —_>__. SOUTHE:.N FAST MAIL WRECKED. Express Messenger Oslin Killed; W. B. Blunt Badly Injured. ATLANTA, Ge., March 26.—The fast mail on the Atlanta and West Point railway, which left Atlanta for Montgomery and New Orleans at 5 o'clock this morning, was wrecked between West Point and Opelika, Ala. Express Messenger Oslin was killed and Baggagemaster W. B. Blunt badly injured. The baggage car, mail coach and two day coaches were thrown from the track. The ‘Washington sleeper was not derailed. Spe- clals report the death of Baggagemaster Blunt and the injury of a number of peo- ple, but the railway officials ‘The train is the through fast mall trom | Quest grown In Porto Rico, or from the product of such sugar cane or other agricultural product, the said tax of 15 per cent shall be imposed the same as upon other subjects of internal taxation. Section 5. That the President, whenever he shall be satisfied that a local self-gov- ernment has been established in Port Rico adequate to raise and collect taxes by its own legislation, shall have the power from time to time by proclamation to decrease the said percentum of taxation, or to wholly abolish the same. Section 6. That no duties on imports or exports shall, after the p: age of this act, be levied or collected on any articles im- ported from the United States into Porto Rico or from Porto Rico into the United States, Section 7. This act shall be taken and held to be provisional its purposes and intended to meet a pressing present need for revenue for the Island of Porto Rico, and shall not continue in force after the 1st day of March, 1902. ———— o+_____ ONE BOOK MISSING. What Librarian Putnam Sasx About the Affair. Concerning the statement that there had been a number of thefts of books from the Library of Congress, Librarian Putnam said today: “One book has apparently been stolen from the library. It was issued to a reader on Thursday evening. It was not a book of extreme rarity, but it has fetched as high as $55 at sale. It was not kept on the shelves to which any reader has access. It was in a locked room. But it was sent for and issued to the applicant in the main reading room—the only one open to readers in the evening. A special record was made of it and other special precautions take: but they were unsuccessful. We have rec- ord of the reader and shall. of course, foi- low up the matter, and trust to recover the volume. “I know of no justification of the state- ment that there has been a series of thefts from the library since it moved into the new building. This one is the first that has been reported to me since I took office.” The police are searching for the man who stole the book in question. ———————— ‘To Condemn Land at Great Falls. Mr. Jenkins of Wisconsin has introduced in the House the bill which was reported from the Senate District committee in the past Congress, providing for the condem- nation of land fot the use of the United States in the vicinity of Great Falls. The bill provides regulations for condemnation proceedings in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. It was referred to the House committee on the District. ——_—___+o+______ A Force of Naval Architects. Mr. Butler has introduced a bill in the House to abolish the employment of per diem draughtsmen in the Navy Department and to establish a force of nayal architects in the bureau of naval construction and re- pair. The bill provides for one naval architect at $3,000 a year; four at $2,000 eac! Ix at $2,400 each; one superintendent at $2.3); six designers at $2,200; sIx at $2,159 each; six draughtsmen at $2.00 each; twelve at $1,800 each; three assistant draughtsmen at $1.5 two at $1,20) each and two copyist draughtsmen at $1,020 each. —__-e-_____ Death of Frank Hollix White. The death is ahnourced of Mr. Frank Hollis White, which occurred today at Sa- rana¢ Lake, N. ¥. Mr. White was in. the thirty-fifth ‘year of his age and widely known here. He leaves a widow who was formerly Miss Katherine Gibson, daughter of Gen. H. G. Gibson of the army. Baltimore Markets. farch 26.—Flour quiet and steady: per, $2.25a$2.35; do. extra. $2.40u82.00: Se tM, RALGD, winter wheat patente, 0583.85: 5 Wheat patent, $3.75a$4: spring Wheat siraights, $3.45a83.00; receipts, 22,580 bat rels; exports, 175 barrels. Wheat firmer: spot and M: 73%; May, 78a73%; steamer No. 2 red, 68%, recelpts, M065) 38,418 bushels; southern wheat by sample, 68a74: 7 3, on grade, ua7ais. " Corn strong; spot, March and April, $1442; May. 42\0 4214; ‘steamer mixed, 41; receipts, 173,787 thera white corn, 4 (lo. Yello, 7m, per quarter’ ta. April Sagar Qemkll, GNonaae Hutter decks es , aT; do. creamery, 2n23:- do. ladle, Paes be ladle 18819; store packed, zal; rolls, Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets. ae Baap bap tte EE —____~_____________ I FINANCE AND TRADE Stocks Took a Decidedly Buoyant Torn This Morning, LONDON A STRONG BUYER The Railroad List Particularly Shared in the Rise. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, March 26.—London’s early cables reflected a buoyancy in the Ameri+ can department the ike of which has not been recorded since last spring. Price Were t to 1% per cent above the local clos- ing level, and there was a splendid de- mand for the low priced stocks and bonds, The opening of the local market while firm at fractional advances showed some hesl« tancy and in a few instances a desire to take profits. All offerings were well taken, however, and toward the noon hour th¢ market had a very positive upward swing. Baltimore and Ohio shares were in spe« cial request, the common and preferred selle ing close together in the eighties. ‘The come mon stock moves up directly behind th¢ preferred and gives every indication of @ determination to pass it during the pres- ent movement. The advance in coal rateg will help the revenues of this company and Pennsylvania methods will restore its pres- lige as a great freight carrier, Union Pacific and Northern Pacific were in good demand at new high prices, the size of the transactions indicating the presence of exceptiona'ly strong buying orders. The laggard of the Pacific grou; ern Pacific, came to the front under Mberal dealings, gaining 2% per cent in the process, Large blocks of stock were encountered ai 41. and again at 42, but the buying Intgr~.ty Were equal to the situation, takipe-ay oft ferings for a time. During ths Tige in other Parts of the market these *t.ures have sim- ply held at fractional &ins. no determined foi : apne tid i adyaxce being recorded prior yasbrtie, Southern, the x { Yor* Central and Pennsylvania ail found a Teady market of a conservative character. Money ruled easy and the street was decid- edly optimistic in its views, preferring the railroad list to the Industrials, but making virtually no other distinction. The one ele- ment of weakness in the immediate market is its growing onesidedn 5 ling has broadened materially, commission house business has improved, and there is little ta fear save speculative realizing. The rise has been extensive and a reaction under the circumstances can only be delayed and not averted. A large following is usually irksome tw the leaders and a shaking out cf specula« tive holdings may come at any moment, At bottom, however, the situation is an ims proving one, and the earmarks of a wenulng advance are visible. New The Traction shares do not join in the advance for a variety of reasons. The average operator is confining self te the railroads and is leaving the Traction group to the experienced inside contingent. There 1s good reason for belleving that thé workings of the franchise tax law have been overestimated. ——__ FISANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. New York Stock Market. Furnished by W.B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1419 F st., members New Yoru stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. La- denburg, Thalmann & Co.. New York. Low. Ci ‘ pen. High. Amertean Cottoa on... 3 ne A.S. Wire..... aj Am. Steel & Wire pf American Sugar. American Tobace: cmicago Gas . Mand St. Pani. (hicago KI, & Pacific. Chic., St P.M. & 0. Chie."& G. Western, Consolidated Gas. Cou. Tobacc Con. Toba Delaware « Hudson. Federal Stee! a y. NewYork Central.X-rts_ Northern Pacitic. Northern Pscitic, Pacific Mut Penusyly Reading, Southern recite. Southern Ratlwi Southern Kail Texas Paciti 2 Tenn. Coal and Irou. Union Pacitic Union Pacific, ptd U. S. Leather, pid. Rubber. Wabash pid Western Union Tel. Colorado Fuel and iron Leather............. Ontario & Western n Rights, $125 tien a A), 20 ar TON%. 2 Mergenthaler Linety IM, 1 at 192%, 3 pe, 100 at a4 100 at 1444, 100 at 1444. 100 at nts, 100 at Z . $10,000 at 116%. U. at 111 s.b. “American Graph Mergenthaler Linotype (ex. dividend), at 1914. National Safe Deposit ai 131 hse District of Columbia Bonds. Gs, funding, 105 bid. asked. {acellaneous Rends.—Metropolitan Rail 122 bid. Columbia Railroad 6s, 131 bid. fi 112 bid. 3.055, 1924, ia City and LS con. 3s, 103 y aud Trust 4s, 100% bid. . ket Gs, 113 bid. Washington Market ti 6s, 113 bid. Washington Mark tn. Gs, Ud Lid. lasonic Hall Ass bid, Ameri can Graphophoue de National Bank Stocks. lank bid, 400 asked. Metropolitan, 50 Central, 195 bid Parmens bid. a bid. Citizens’ bia, 160 bid, Capital, 145 UES ‘Traders’, 125 Wid, 135 asked. Lincoln, 120 Safe Deposit and Trust Compauies, National Safe Depostt-and Trust, 130 bid, 1 ask Washingtoa Lean and Trust. American Se curity and Trust, Safe De posit, 73ty bid, SO as Insiarapce Stock z od. Corcora oe Arlington, 143 bid, 15 German-American, 200 bid. National Om, 1 bid, 13 asked. Columbia, 12% bid, 13 asked Riggs, 8 bid. People’s. 6h bid. O% asked. Cou mercial. 4% askel. Colonial, 116 bid. ‘Title insurance Stocks.—Iteal Estate Title, 83 Wit Columbia Title, #4 bid, 5 asked. Wast- tie Bis Did, Disiriet Title, 34 Ma Si ask Ta Capital. Traction, Capital Traction Rights. 6% bid, City and chen, 35 td, 30 atk Georgetown enleytownl, 30 bid. .— Washington Gas, 54% bid. 54% ask- Gas, 55 bid. Stocks.—Chesapeake and Potomac, 5 Lanston Monotype, 14 i 14% asked, in Graphophone, 11% Bid, 11 asked. American Gra erred. TS tae Pneumatic Gun Carriage, .20 bid, .22 asked. Wash: ington Market, 14 bid.’ Norfolk and Washingtos Steamboat, 140 bid. Lincoln Hall, 05 bid. *Ex. dividend. 2 per 3 per 3 per 4 per 4 per 4 per 4 per 5 per 5 per