Evening Star Newspaper, March 29, 1900, Page 2

“ PORTO Senator Beveridge Argues for Free Trade. —s* VOTING ON THE RICAN BILL AMENDMENTS Conference Report on Diplomat Bill Adopted. ARMY BILL IN THE HOUSE — aes ference report on the diplomatic tien bi ter it convened to- vIution offered by Mr. ecting the Secretary y of the Navy to the familles of lors of the cond!- 1 wrto Rican tariff then resumed, peurr rson of Tes +r and the t bil and governme Mr. Beveridge (Ind.) addressed the Senate port of or free trade mn the nd the Island to Rie ther eotumn. t the ne U: Mr. For with t speech will be found in ion of ridge the S ation of am ad- mite Amendments Proposed. raker introduced the following an bill: hat on and when this ill take effect w: 1 merchandise imported from Porto Rico into which no entry has nods. wares and mer- tered without pay- ier bond for ware- nm or any other pur- m jelivery to the n issued shall posed by this cd to no other duty, upon the entry trawal t Provided, That when d upon the weight of mer- any pub‘fe or private uties shall be lev- he weight of such of its entry.” » introduced several Porto Rican Dill, as enator ¥ ament Previy the ¢ r of Pettus al: nts to the a duty of 5 cents per pound on Porto Rico. sed Porto Rican leg- ng any law In conflict f the United Si on the laws of the United ble, shall have ‘3 In other locally i provision of the cent of the Dingley ‘To Amend the Army Bill. Berry introduced the following to the army appropriation bil! master’s department in mak nd purch: of articles and ary service shall give 3, including price to articles of nufacture of the een the pro- ants and deal- preference shall & equal, to not_mem- ed with any to produce, man- sles which are be- 1 purchased by the ment for the mili- Import Duty on Coffee. rst amendment of the Porto Rican one imposing a duty of 5 cents a imported inte Porto tus (Ala.) moved to strike out the nvolved the question { tax could be imposed on products ‘© Rico which wa® not im- Same products imported into é of the United States.” Mr. Gallinger defended the amendment of ine committee. During t panish regime, he seid, «t tariff had been imposed upon cof- ice imported into Porto Rico, because the coffee raised there is regarded as the best rid. and it was desired to prevent peing spotled by being blended with If vou have a free hand to mutilate the ition,” said Mr. Pettus, “then you can pass this bill; but if the Constitution hing when it says that taxes shall be uniform then you hav right. Pettus amendment was defeated—13 ed Congress of Indians. Platt introduced an amendment mn appropriation bill, providing for a congress of the representat of the ¥atious Indian tribes of the United States at the Buffalo pan-American exposition, and ting $40,000 for the payment of 8 of the congress. THE HOUSE. Son transacted in the House today. preliminary routine business was A bill was passed granting to the Minnesota and Man- itoba Railroad Company right of way across the ceded portion of the Chippewa and Red Lake Indian reservation. When the ration of the army ap- propriatiun bill was resumed, Mr. McRae Ark.) attempted to secure an amendment the provision giving officers and men ving beyond the mits of the United States 10 and 20 per cent, respectively, ex- tra pay. which would Mmit the extra com- yensation to those serving in the Philip- 2. He thought there was no reason y those serving In Porto Rico, Cuba and Alask vuld receive additional compensa- ther paragraph to which the amen¢ ment have been pertinent had been and Mr. Hull, in charge of the bill, i to return to It ———_--2—__ COMMANDER VERY COMING HOME. con to « s Been Relieved of the Command of the Castine. Commander 3S. W. Very has been relleved mmand of the Castine and ordered “4 home from Manila by r=gular He will be relieved of the com- Commander C. G. Bowman, now Mare Island navy yard, who goes the steamer Solace. Commander Very has had some trouble with other offi- ‘ attached to the Castine, alleged to krow out of his methods of enforcing dis- cipline aboard ship. mmander J. B. Briggs will take the place of Commander Bowman as equipment officer at the Mare Island navy yard. tenant C. L. Hussey has been ordered the Constellation. tenant J. G. Quincy has been ordered to duty at the Norfolk navy yard. -——_—_+o+ ASOTHER SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITION, The Holland Submarine Boat Shown to Many Congressmen. Another successful exhibition of the sub- warine torpedo boat Holland was given en the Potomac river, this side of Alexan- drta. this morning. About thirty congress- men, a number of newspaper correspond- ents and friends of the Holland Boat Com- peny and its representatives, witnessed evolutions from the President's yacht, the Sviph, and the company’s yacht, the Jo- sephing. The Holland was given a sub- merged run, showing an even keel the en- lire distance of something over half a mile and made numerous porpoise dives to illustrate the ease and readiness with which the craft may be manipulated. congressto! parti ee Bek the manenteceoe sed 1 whl be give ‘geturday incase tt tote toe maine’ Fit Syiph and the Josephine will leave their ea eee navy yard at 9:30 am. a = to the yard not later | division, THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1900-22 PAGES. DIVISION OF THE PHILIPPINES WAR DEPARTMENT ORDER ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENT. Those Assigned to the Command of the Several Departments Created. The following order has been issued -by the War Department today: By direction of the President, the depart- ment of the Pacific 1s discontinued and a military division to be known as the divi- sion of the Philippines, comprising all the siands ceded to the Unite? States by Spain the treaty of Paris ratified April 11, 1809, is created. under command of Maj. Gen. FA- well S. Otis, United States volunteers, with headquarters in the city of Manila, who, in addition to command of the troops in the will continue to exercise the au- thority of military governor of the Phillp- pine Isiands; the division to be composed of the roliowing departments: Depariment or Northern Luzon to include all that parc of the island of Luzon north cf the provinces of Mantiz:, Morong and Infanta, the same being the provinces of Bonwoc, Benguet, Bataan, Bulacan, Cegayan, locos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Isa- bela de Luzon, Lepanto, La Union, Nueva Viscaya, Nueva Ecija, Principe, Pangasi- san, Pampanga, Tarlac and Hamboles, and aii the islands in the Philippine archipela- go north of Manila bay ana the provinces ubove named. Major General Arthur MacArthur, U. 8. Volunteers, is assigned to the command of this department. Department of Southern Luzon to include all ine remaining part of the Island of Lu- zon, the same inciuding the totlowing pro- vi : Albay, Batangas, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Cavite, Infanta, La La- guna, Manila and Morong; and all islands ef the Philippine archipelago which lite scuth of the south line artment ef the de; £ Northern Luzon, as aboye described, in- cluding the isiand of Pol: and north of a line passing southeastwardly through west pass of Apo to the twelfth parallel of north latitude; thence easterly along said paral- lei to 124 degrees ten minutcs east of Green- wich, but including tire island of Masbate: thence northerly through San Ber- nardino Straits. Major General John (. Bates, United States volunteers, is assigned. to the com- mand of this department. Department of the Visayas, to include all islands south of the southern line of the department of southern Luzon ahd east of longitude 121 degrees 45 minutes east of Greenwich and north of the th parallel of latitude, excepting the Island of Mindanao, and all islands east of the Straits of Suri- gaa. Brigadier General Robert United States volunteers, is 4 command of this department. Department of Mindanao and Jolo, to in- clude all the remaining isiands of the Phil- ippine archipelago. Brigadier General William A. Kobbe, United States volunteers, {s assigned to the eemmand of this department. The division commander will designate the places for the several department head- quarters, and will also assign the necessary staff officers and make such distribution of troops as in his judgment will best meet the requirements of the service in the di- vision. P. Hughes, ssigned to thé 0 + CHARGED WITH EVADING TAXE ‘Yahing of Testimony in Case Against Ohio Citizen. ‘The taking of testimony in this city in the suit filed in Cuyahoga county, Ohio. to s jeet Mr. W. J. Boardmann, nov Washington, to a payment of taxes Ir Ohio co during the 18v2, inclusive, will be concl ded this after- noon. The hearing began yesterday before Mr. Charles Stetson, as master, in the law offices of Mr. Frank Hackett. in the Sun building. The Ohio authorities claim that Mr. Boardmann maintained his residence on Euclid avenue, Cleveland, and evaded the payment of personal taxes upon the ground that he was a resident of Washington. Mr. Boardmann was upon the witness stand today and was subject a rigid examination. He went into detail as the character and extent of all his hold- ings in various corporations and an elaborate account of his travels sinc Z He admits he was a resident of Cleveland in JSST, but says he traveled for a number of years after that, and then in Washington. Ex-Attorney Ge} nett of Ohio conducted the er tion Secretary of State Hay was a Witness yesterday. He was called by the attor- neys for Mr. Boardman, and said, among other things, that he had told Mr. Board- man, who was a neighbor in Cleveland, that he (Hay) had beer informed by W. W. Corcoran that Washington was the bestcity on earth in which to escape a rigid exami- nation into holdings and securities. Mr. Hay said that he and few. if any, of the rich people living In Washington pa sonal taxes. The tax system of as. personal property here, he said, was a great inducement for rich men to locate in Wash- ington. Xamina- —_.__ RUSSIA MAKES A D! AND. Wishes to Land Troops Near Masan- pho in Corea. LONDON, March 20.—The Evening News publishes a dispatch from Kohe, Japan, un- der today’s date, announcing that Russta has demanded leave to land troops near Ma- sanpho. Corea, tae dispatch says, wants outside interference. _ FRANCE WILLING TO AID Us. 1 Put No Obstacle ting Ista: PARIS, March 29.--The foreign office au- thorities make the following statement re- garding France's attitude toward American acquisition of the Danish West Indies “France will place no obstacle whatever in the way of the success of the Danish- American negotlations. On the contrary. in view of her cordial relations with both the United States and Denmark, she is willing to waive her rights over Santa Cruz, France values her friendship with the two countries far more highly than any claims she may have in the Danish An- Mes." Way of ——_++-—___ DISPATCH FROM GEN. ROBERTS. Free State Boers Are Gradually Sur- rendering Their irms. LONDON, March 29.—The war office has received the following dispatch frum Lord Roberts, dated Bloemfontein, March zs: “General Clements occupicd Fauresmith today without opposition. One ninc-pound- er and one Martini-Maxim were discovered in a prospecting shaft of a mine, where large quantity of ammunition was buried. “arms are being surrendered gradually, and the inhabitants are settling down. “Col. Pilcher visited Ladybrand on March 26. On leaving the town he was attacked by a party of the enemy, and one of his force was wounded and five are missing. “During the skirmish north of the Mod- der river on March 2 five men were wounded. Three are reported to be miss- ing. Capt. Sloane-Stanley of the 16th Lan- cers and five men of that regiment were taken prisoners.” ———s-o oa ———_ Lord Curzon to Go Gunning. CALCUTTA, March 29.—Lord Curzon of Kedleston, viceroy of India, and Lady Cur- zon left here yesterday for a tour, which will begin with a week's shooting in North Bareilly. —_+++__ Local Option Bill Defeated. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. STATE HOUSE, ANNAPOLIS, Ma., March 2¥.—The house of delegates todey finally defeated the local option bill for Montgomery county, which was introduced by Mr. Brown of Frederick. A large dele- gation of prominent democrats from Mont- gomery was here today to urge the passage of the bill, but two of the county delegates, Messrs. Clark and Deet, were opposed to it, while Mr. Hutton favored tt. —++>__. Seeretary Root Returus. Secretary Root and the bureau chiefs who accompanied him to New York to inspect the transport Sumner and to attend the mailttary Seaton: setoree to this city, orning, only a ee orn spen: y @ portion of A MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL SENATE DISTRICT COMMITEE FAVOR BUYING A SITE. me the Appropriation of $100,000 for the. Purchase of Suitable Land in the Suburbs. The result of the rec2nt hearing held by a subcommittee of the Senate committee on the District of Columbia on the bill to es- tablish a municipal hospital thoroughly convinced the committee that there is urg-nt need for such an institution, which they favor providing at the earliest date practicable. One of the questions which was discussed when the hearing was in progress was whether the present site of Columbia Hos- pital should b2 used for the municipal hos- pital or whether a new site in the suburbs should be acquired for this purpose. This question has been.decided by the commit- tee In favor of obtaining a new site, and today a proposed dmendm>nt to the District appropriation bill was reported from the full committee as follows: Purchase of Land Proposed. “For the purchase by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia of not to ex- ceed ten acres of land in the District of Co- lumbia for a municipal hospital, $100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary. Senator McMillan, as chairman of the District committee, went before the com- mittee on appropriations today to urge that this amendment be favorably reported to the Senate. He will show the utter lack of accommodation for the sick that are cared for by the District. Columbia Hospital Property. The fact that a new site ts proposed for the municipal hospital does not dispose of the question as to what should be done with the Columbia Hospital property. The bill which has been before the committee on this subject provided that the Colum- bia Hospital property should be. sold and the proceeds be turned into the treasury, te be made a part of the fund for the puz- chase of a site and the erection of build- ings for hospital purposes. This question will be determined later. Columbia Hos- pital receives a great many patients who need immediate attention, and in a sense is an emergency hospital. This fact has been urged on the committee as # reason why It should remain at the convenient location it now has. Site in the Suburbs. It is urgent that the new municipal hos- pital shall be within a distance that will be readily accessible from all parts of the city and settled parts of the District. For this reason, while it will be located in the suburbs, it Is not likely it will be placed far from the boundary line. The sum of $100,- 000 is believed to be sufficient to secure a site on a high and healthy part of the Dis- trict which can readily be reached by ambulances and also by electric railroad. +o +___—_ REMOVED THE GOOD EYE. Blunder of a Physician Leaves Pa- tient Totally Blind. CHICAGO, March 20.—The Record says: Because of an oculist's error Anna Dud- ley of Marion, Ind., a pretty girl, less than twenty years old, will be bind for life. The sight of one eye was ruined by her brother three months ago, and a few days ago a physician attempted to remove the eye, but by mistake operated on the wrong one, and left his patient totally blind. Last Christmas Miss Dudley was shot in the eye by an arrow from an air gun in the hands of a young brother. The attending physician said he feared the sight had been destroyed. Miss Dudley was brought to Chicago and an operation decided upon. The Marion physician performed it in an oculist's office in this city. When Miss Dudley recovered she was asked if she cold see out of the injured “I am wholly blind,”” she answered. “I cannot sec from either eye; all is black to _ Examinaticn showed that the wrong eye had been treated. ——_~+<+__ WAR SPIRIT IN JAPA! 1 eye. Aetive Preparations Being Made for Conflict With Russia. SEATTLE, Wash., March 29.—The gov- ernment transport Garonne, from Manila, February 17, has arrived from quarantine, with the news of active preparations in mil!- tary and naval departments of Japan for war with Russia. The Russian fleet at Na- gasaki has disregarded the harbor authori- ties, and anchored where it pleased. ‘The war spirit is said by Capt. Conrad of the Garonne to be strong in Japan on ac- count of the czar’s secret attempt to gain influence In Corea, in violation of the treaty. A grand assembling of the Japan- ese navy, to be followed by maneuvers, from which foreign newspaper correspon- dents and the public were to be excluded, was fixed for the last of this month. —_+--___ ISTS RETURN TO WORK. MACH Compromise Effected at Columbus by Which Strike Is Settled. COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 20.—The ma- chinists’ strike has been settled. The em- ployers agree to take back all the old men, but they are left free to employ non-union labor on equal terms with unlon labor. The machinists get a nine-hour workday and 25 cents an hour, price and a half to be paid for all overtime. The settlement is a com- promise. —_+-<+___ STRANGLED WITH A STRING. Novel Murder in Bada Pesth for Pur- poue of Robbery. VIENNA, March 29.—Leopoldine Benk- ner, nee Braun, was found dead yesterday in her home in Buda Pesth, having been strangled with a string. She had been liv- ing separate from her husband. A girl who had formerly been in the ser- vice of the dead woman was arrested, and confessed to having committed the crime, the object of which she said was the rob- bery of the victim, who enjoyed an inde- pendent incom 7s TAYLOR VISITS LOUISVILLE. Kentucky Governor Disca: His PL for Future. . LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 29.—Gov. W. 8. Taylor was in town for a while today, on his way to Butler county, where his sister died yesterday. While here the governor made a statement concerning his probable course in the event that the decision ofthe court of appeals is against him. While it has been generally understood that the re- publicans would not surrender the state offices on the judgment of that court, noth- ing official has heretofore been given out on the subject. Gov. Taylor said: “The court of appeals has not yet taken up the case, and any announcement from me as to my actions after their decision would be premature. The agreement of the attorneys for both sides, however, states specifically that there is to be no movement until the case is finally settled by the Su- preme Court of the United States, and I think I will act by this agreement in every step I take, and not give yu rela Eanes sh ip any of the —_+--___ Duke of Norfolk Going to War. LONDON, March 29.—The Duke of Nor- folk has resigned the office of postmaster general, owing to the fact that he i to South Africa with the Sussex Yeomanry, ———-2>—___ Blaze tn Silk Mills. PHILADELPHIA, March 20—A slight blaze in the Orinoko silk and upholstery mills today resulted in a loss of nearly $50,~ —_—r<oo—_ London Stock. Broker Fails. LONDON, March 20.—The failure of Henry N. J. Jennings, an American share and stock broker, is announced today. THE POSTAL EXHIBIT Mr, Beavers: Returas After Having ‘Tnstalled It. PRICES %0°"BE.: HIGH IN PARIS Other Powers wit Have Larger Buildings Than Ours. AN INTERESTING TALE Flowers covering three great tables, the gift of the employes of the department, greeted the chief of the salary and allow- ance division of the Post Office Depart- ment, Mr. George W. Besvers, upon iis return yesterday from a two months’ Eu- ropean trip. Mr. Reavers went to Paris as the special representative of the Post- master General at theParis exposition, and personally he madé Arrangements for the installation of a model American working post office at the exposition grounds, as well as collecting a very interesting and valuable postal exhibit. Mr. Beavers is much gratified with the generous way in which the French officials lent aid to the project of an American post office, and says that they have given every facility to put our exhibits in the best possible light. Delays of All Kinds. _ He says, however, that those who con- template a visit 0 the exposition would do well not to make the trip until a month or six weeks after the official opening cate— April 15, The exposition grounds are all incomplete, and he thinks that it will be simply impossible: to make.a respectable showing by April 15. “There have been delays of all kinds,” said he, “some of them caused by labor strikes, and it will be six weeks or two months after the official open- ing before the big: show will be in perfect operation. The United States building can- not be occupied for many weeks.” He says that eur government building is one of the smallest of all the buildings of the great powers.. ‘Of course,” he remark- ed, “the American building will be a beauti- ful structure, constructed after the Amer!- can order of architecture. Even Italy will have a building four times as large as ours. ‘The United States will be well represented in exhibits, but the countries of Europe, be- ing nearer to the exposition, will be able to have a great advantage over us in that re- spect, and they are consequently putting forth great efforts to exploit their own wares. Russia and England wil! make mag- niflcent displays of machinery, and distance will affect our exhibit in this regard also. The Paullic. which has been out at sea for twenty-three days new, has our machinery exhibit on board, and while her loss is not anticipated, the unusual delay ts causing anxiety.” Prices Will Be High. Mr. Beavers says that the exposition prices are going to be high, and he advises Americans intending: to make a visit to Paris this sunimer to have their wallets well filled. Hotel rates are enormous, and everywhere the cost for bare maintenance is exorbitant. While this condition of af- fairs is rather discouraging, it is to be ex- pected and is in the natural course of things. For instance, the five American post office clerks at the exposition have been allowed $0 a r nth for living ex- penses; but in order to get fairly comfort- able quarters und board and other Incident- als they have to expend in the neighbor- hood of $150 a ‘montht Mr. Beavers Visited Germany, Switzer- land, England,“Aust#ia and Ita'y during his stay abroad? ana@while he came back to America a wiser.gan, he patriotically feels that there is no,country equal to the United States, ind that we are only be- hind European4nations in the matter of age and public builé@ings, and in the latter respect only because a longer time has been given them for accretion. He made his report to the Postmaster General today, explaining that the prepara- tions are now complete for the working of the American post office, and that as soon as the government building is finished the post office will begin work. He reported that the French officials accorded every courtesy that was asked, and even extend- ed the franking privilege to our government officials. To accord such a courtesy in this country would require an act of Con- gress, and the only return asked by the French was that the American post office purchase its stamps from the French gov- ernment. The Post Office. Speaking of the post office, Mr. Beavers said: “The exhibit will be a complete American post office, and will be available for Ameri- cans coming to Paris during the exposition, of course, including our officials, All that will“be necessary for Americans to do in order to get letters from our office will be to address letters ‘United States Postal Station, Exposition, Parix, France,’ “These mails so addressed will come by any steamer, but in special American pouches, without passing through a French post office or being handled by French officials in any way, and will be handled en- tirely by American postal clerks. “We shall issue money orders and regis- tered letters as at home. We shall have a poste restante, where Americans who have not taken boxes of their own may call and obtain their letters, but those who desire it may rent lock boxes just as in any Ameri- can post office. ‘These boxes will present new features, keys being abolished and combination locks substituted. This may strike Parisians as an entire novelty, but in this country any one renting a box can go at any time dur- ing the day or night and open his box and obtain his letters without the aid of a clerk or official. “To an American the abolition of k2ys will be a welcome novelty, as a key is awk- ward to carry about and has to be detached from one's key ring in order to admit of any member of the famlly or office calling for latters, 5 “The principte fs the same as in American safes. A combinatton lock js used, and all that fs necessary fé know is the requisite combination numbérs that open the box. We shall have about 250 of these boxes. The Return Mail. “Return mail to-Amezrica will be man- aged entirely by our officials and go direct from the exposition grounds to steamers, All the articles andsequipment used in con- nection with the ‘postal exhibition have been contributed by“American postal supply manufacturers. ;, It,.will be, in fact, an American post. ogice dayice exhibit.” The Postmaster General was much pleased with re Bgavers’ statement of conditions, an Soevscentss the official very highly for his very meritorious work, which will resulg in uggold benefit to Amer- jean visitors to,4h@-@mposition. They will be able to get information there and trans- act business which ‘Would otherwise cost them a pretty figure intthe way of fees and tips. The purpose “ofathe posta) exhibits is twofold. It wilicillustrate the operations of our postal systesn, wiiich is admitted to be the best in the world: pecause of our great opportunities for trying out new ideas and of ths large ex; ef territor covered by railroads, ang’will bp of great advantage to all who wai to. it .& taste of United States institutions inited Sta 5 ods of doing busjpess..” ee FRENCH rE MER SINKS. —. Geo1ges Croise Goex . Down Outs! Santo Domingo Harbor. Wee SANTO DOMINGO, Santo Domingo; March 29—The French steamer Georges Croise, bound to- Cuba with cattle and eighty passengers, is sunk outside this The steamer New York, which has dust ar rived here, rendered her ice. It is not known how many lives were saved. ~~ Pattern Makers'Win Their Point. CHICAGO, March. 29.—Chicago pattern makers have secured the signatures. of twenty job shop bosses to. their new agree- ment, and by so doing avoided a strike and won every point for which the; Tun twenty bomien Who tunel te see CHARGED WITH MURDER JAMES LANCTON TO BE TRIED FOR SERIOUS CRIME. Death of Mrs. Wren, Alleged Victim of Assault—Autopss to Be Performed. The charge of assault recently preferred against James Lancton was changed to murder this afternoon. This was done when the police learned from Columbian University Hospital that his alleged victim, Mrs. Bettie Ann Wren, had passed away. She died about o'clock this afternoon. When arrested Lancton was very much under the influence of liquor, and his con- dition was so serious that he was taken to the Emergency Hospital for treatment. He remained in the hespital just one week be- fore he was able to be taken to the Police Court. This was only two days ago. A charge of simple assault was preferred against him, and he was committed to jail without bail to await the result of the woman's injuries. ‘The assault is charged to have occurred the 12th of this month, at the home of Mrs. Wren. No. 634 E street southwesi. it was a week later when the police learn- ed that the woman had been badly injured and was likely to die. Then she was re- moved to the hospital and Lancton was arrested by the oificers of the sixth pre- cinct. Wanted Her to Marry Him. Mrs. Wren was employed by an F street Pension attorney, with whom Lancton had business. It was during his visits to the at- torney’s office that he met MisS Wren. Then he called at her house to see her and, it is charged, he wanted her to marry him. Because she refused to accept him it is alleged he called at her house and 2 saulted her. She was in a critical condition when the police removed her to the hos- pital. Symptoms of paralysis soon de- veloped, and later the patient's mind was affected. - The police received from the hospital, from time to time, an account of her con- dition, and this afternoon learned of her death. ss While at the hospital the man stated that he was innocent of the charge. He admit- ted that he was very much in love with the woman, and claimed they were to be mar- ried in May. Coroner Carr was notified of the death of Mrs. Wren this afternoon. He will probably hold an inquest tomorrow. The prisoner is about fifty-four years old, while Mrs, Wren was nineteen years younger. —— TRANSPORT SEDGWICK ARRIVES. Several Military Prisoners Aboard From Commands in Cuba. NEW YORK, March 29.—The United States transport Sedgwick, Capt. Henricks, arrived today from Havana and Gibara with fifty-one cabin passengers and sixty- six discharged and furloughed soldiers, civilians, etc. The Sedgwick brought near- ly one million dollars in specie and a large quantity of Cuban products for the forth- coming Paris exposition. While at Gibara, March 25, thirteen members of the trans- port's crew refused to obey the officers’ orders, They were placed in frons and brought to this port for trial. There were also five general prisoners on board from Havana. Among the cabin passengers were Maj. E. D. Judd, paymaster, U. 8. N.; F. J. Joannini, secretary of commission on re- vision of Cuban civil code; C. S. Bookwal- ter, U. 8. N.; Capt. W. E. Dobbins, Eulogia Harta, special agent of Cuba to the Paris exposition, and Prof. A. E. Frye, superin- tendent of public schools of Cuba. Capt. Henricks, explaining the affair with the sailors, said he hardly considered their offense as mutiny, and that he would make the complaint to the United States marshal for “continued willful disobedience to law- ful orders.” He told the following story: “Last Sunday morning we arrived at Gibara, which is an open roadstead, and three small lighters with clothing ‘came alongside. A little later the boatswain or- dered the crew to unload the lighters. They refused, saying they were not going to work on Sunday without extra pay. When this was reported to me I went forward and ordered the men to go to work and re- celved the same answer. I then read the articles all had signed and the law, espe- cially that part which says that refusal to work will be considered as mutiny, and told them I would treat them as mutineers; and I gave them five minutes to go to work. At the end of that time thirteen men were put in frons on bread and water. I had not handcuffs enough to go around #0 I had them coupled together in twos. ‘The men were all enlisted for a year.” The penalty for the offense with which the seamen are charged is loss of ten days’ pay and thirty days’ imprisonment. + ___ AMERICAN PORK BARRED. Turkish Officials Claim It is Delete- rious to Heajth. CONSTANTINOPLE, March 29.—The porte has informed the United States lega- tion that in future the importation of American perk will be prohibited, giving as a reason for the prohibition that the meat Is injurious to the public health. Lloyd C. Griscom, United States charge d'affaires, protested energetically, demand- ing the annulment of the measure. Mr. Griscom’s Action Commended. Mr. Griscom has acted of his own volition in lodging this protest, for the State De- partment has not yet been informed of the prohibition of the Turkish government. It may be stat2d, however, that his action is thoroughly commended by the officials and he will be supported to the utmost in his protest. It is said that the consumption of pork by the Turks themselves is very small, their religion prohibiting the m2at as an article of food. But the same prohibition does not apply to the large Christian ele- ment in Turkey, and the Armenians espe- cially are large consumers of pork. Of cours, it cannot be stated officially, but no doubt is entertained here that the action of the Turkish government is directly at- tributable to the secret influence of some continental powers whose position in resist- ance to the demands of the United States for the admission of American meat prod- ucts might be strengthened could they point to similar exclusive action by other powers based on sanitary considerations. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson said to- day that he had no official information that Turkey has prohibited the importation of American pork. If any steps were taken in the matter by this government he said the State Department would conduct: the-| negotiations. “If it has been decided to bar out alt pork,” said the Secretary, “‘there can be no cause for complaint, but if American pork is discriminated against we will have-good cause to protest, ag there can be no valid reason for excluding it, as it is the best in the world. It is probable that the action of the porte was taken on religious grounds, as the religion of the Turks prohibits them from eating pork. Statistics on file-at this department show that during the past five years the value of hog products exported from the United States to Turkey have averaged $13 @ year. —_—_—_--e-~+-____. THE TAFT COMMISSION. Members Agreed on the Personnel of Staff of. Assistants. The Philippine commission met this after- noon and agreed upon the personnel of the staff that is to accompany the commission to Manila. They also agreed upon certain outlines which they will follow in their work in the Philippines. These will be submitted to the Secretary of War this afternoon. —___-e-______ TRUE BILLS RETURNED. Indictments Reported by Grand Jury This Afternoon. ‘The grand jury this afternoon. reported indictments as follows: ‘William Sauer, murder of James Allen; Charles 8. Holmes, F. A. Lewis and John D. Tregor and Mary Mann, each for false pretenses; Albert Kent, alias Lewis John- Son, second offense petit. larceny; Frank Jackson and John Butier, each for larceny from the person; Henry J. Brochon, lar- peng; corneles sonneon, housebreaking and _housel end larceny; James Dandridge, assault to kill Diamond ‘ ington, alias Diamond Wellington, Reuben west om x § Pomeroy, each for violation of section Revised Statutes of the United States, =. SKIRMISH FOR POSITION NORRIS AND HOLMEAD FORCES PRE- PARING FOR BATTLE. Organizing for Vigorous Fight Each Election District—Meetings Tomorrow Night. ‘The skirmishing preliminary to the pitchet battle which Is to be fought by the Norris and Holmead factions of the local democ- racy, at the primary election, April 10, is continuing with increasing warmth, to say nothing of the bitterness engendered. While this is going on the engineering corps of both armies, in the gulse of executive committees, are preparing pizns for the en- gagement with shrewd strategy. Norris Men Control Organizati The Norris legions appear to have con- siderably the best of the situation, so far as organization is concerned. The rule in vogue here is to have the judges of election at each polling place in the twenty-two election districts appointed by the member of the central democratic committee for such district. and as nearly all these members are now pronounced Nor- ris men, it ean be easily seen what an ad- vantage this will give them. The subcom- mittee of the central committee created to draw up regulations to govern the prima- ries, and which will make a report at the meeting of the full body to be held at Mey- er's Hotel tomorrow night, is also composed of Norris men. It is also an undeniable fact that many local democrats who are influential in their respective districts, and who were vigorously opposed to Mr. Norris four and eight years ago, are now as indus- triously working in his favor. Holmead Men Express Confidence. The Holmead people, or, as they now prefer to be called, the Bryan people, do not admit that the conditions above recited will prove to be insurmountable obstacles, and they are organizing their forces with a view to offset these apparent advantages of their opponents. The committee of nine created at the meeting held in Oppenheimer’s Hall Mon- day night met last night at the joint offices of the National Watchman and the Anti- Trust League, No. 1229 Pennsylvania ave- nue, and selected six men in each of seven- teen districts to act as working committees at the polls. The organization of similar bodies for service in the remaining five districts will be completed tonight. It was decided to piace a ticket containing the names of three delegates and three alternates to the city convention, all to be dyed-in-the-wool Bryanttes, in cacp district, and to conduct @ personal democfat-to-democrat campaign in their behalf. As stated in The Evening Star heretofore, the defeated faction at the primaries and in the city convention will unquestionably send a contesting delegation to Kansas City. What May Happen. ‘This certainty leads many prominent dem- ocrats who are active in the national affairs of the party to lean strongly toward the opinion that such a move will probably re- sult in the future elimination of the District democrats from any participation in na- tional conventions, as well as from repre- sentation on the democratic national com- mittee. This was expressed to a Star re- porter today by a man high in democratic councils, “The quadrennial wrangle that character- izes the democratic organization in the Dis- trict, as well as that among its political antagonists, would be amusing were it not so disgraceful. To read the newspapers and hear the talk one is led to believe that the only question before the local demo- crats is whether they are owned by Mr. Norris or owned by Mr. Holmead. If the local democrats had any votes in a national election it might be advisable to tolerate even such exhibitions as they are guilty of. but as they are neither fish, flesh nor fowl when it comes to voting, I am inclined to think they will be quieted in the near future by being deprived of the privilege of raising Cain every four years.” The Bryanites are arranging for a mass meeting «at Masonic Temple, 9th and F streets, tomorrow night, at which it is expected addresses will be made by Repre- sentatives Rhea of Kentucky, Cochran of Missouri, W. A. Ryan of Rochester and Andrew A. Lipscomb of this city. ———— BOYS ATTEMPT A LYNCHING. Result of a Feud Betwen White and Negroes. Spectal Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va. March 2.—A case of attempted younthful lynching was develop- ed today in a trial before the magistrate’s court of Henrico county. The affair oc- curred in a thickly settled portion of the city which is in the county lines. Six half- grown white boys were fined for assault- ing Phillip Marshall, a negro boy of about the same size. There was a large crowd of the boys, but the officer who made the arrest could only identify that number. Several days ago a crowd of white boys had a battle with a crowd of negroes for the possession of a vacant house, and the negroes outnumbered the white boys and drove them off. The next day the crowd of white boys recognized Phillip as one of the party and attacked him. Mrs. D. M. Vestal, who was the chief witness, said that Phillip ran into the front door of her residence, ap- pealing for protection, saying the boys were going to kill him. Mrs. Vestal was treated very roughly by the boys, who declared their purpose to take the negro from her house and kill him, in spite of her resistance. She sent for an officer by ane back way, and thus saved the negro’s Ife. —~++-—__ MAROONS THREATEN TROUBLE. Armed Police Sent From Kingston to Quiet Them. KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 29.—The Ma- Toons are again threatening disturbance. Armed police have been sent to quiet them and the military authorities have been noti- fied to hold troops in readiness, The British third-class cruiser Psyche left here today for Bluefields, Nicaragua, in re- sponse to an application from the British consul there for protection for British sub- jects. —_—++<-___ “DEGENERATES” IS PROHIBITED. Mrs. Langtry'’s Play Barred by Pitts- burg Officials. PITTSBURG, Pa., March 29.—Mrs. Lily Langtry, who is booked to appear at the Alvin Theater in this city next Monday week, will not be permitied to produce her play, “The Degenerates.” ‘This.was decided today by Mayor Wm. J. Dieh!, who has received protests from the Presbyterian Ministers’ Association and nu- merous citizens against the production of the play on the grounds that it is im- moral. ——-oom Prof. Pepper is Dead. LONDON, March 29.—Prof. Pepper, the inventor of Pepper's Ghost and other flu- sions, is dead. Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets. CHICAGO, March 29.—Grain: NEW YORK, March 29.—Cotton: May. FINANCE AND TRADE Buoyant Tone to the Stock Exchange Again Today. SUGAR WAS THE WEAK spot Heavy Trading and Sharp Fluctua- tions in Its Price. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS ae Special Dispatch to The Evening St NEW YORK, March 2.—The continued demand from London and the continent re- sulted in another buoyant opening in the local stock market. The buying centered largely in the Pacific issues and the coal stocks, with an improving demand for Nashville and Atchison. Several of the lo- cat chques sold liberally at the advances, in anticipation of a general reaction. Com- mission houses reported a good inquiry, but their operations represented sales in con- siderable volume, as well. All offerings were readily absorbed at the declines, and the market lost none of its recent characteristies. Buyers were willing to trade on all concessions, and sellers af the advance usually came back to their specialties. The idea that the market has not yet discounted its best features is gen- eral, and strong speculative condition 1s predicted for some time to come. ‘The attempt to make the industrial list attractive is meeting with rather poor en- couragement. The Steel stocks become dull after very moderate buying, and usually recede under the constant dribbling of long stock. The Sugar interview has hurt the industrial situation to some extent, and the activity in that stock resulting from Mr. Havemeyer's gloomy predictions for the future disturbed the entire market. Opening prices for the stock were made anywhere from 1W2 to 100, against 105% last night. The covering of short contracts forced a rally for a time, but later offerings of the next dividend on 100,000 shares at % of 1 per cent inspired fresh selling, which depressed the price considerably under par. The size of the short interest, however, re- sulted in frequent recoveries from the low figures, but the downward tendency seemed te be the most pronounced of all the move- ments, The volume of the sales in Sugar was very large, being something over 110,000 shares during the first half of the day. The Traction shares were irregular and represented the professional operators of the room. The effects of the Franchise tax are being minimized by the street and there is a growing belief that the official an- nouncement will elther fall flat or inspire a rally. The afternoon market reflected a con- tinuation of the best demand of the morn- ing, and there were no indications of wa- vering on the part of the commission house contingent. Prices rally easily after each setback, and beyond the natural desire to take profits and the shifting of interest from one group to another, there is no sig- nificant selling. ——__ 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. Open. High. American Cotton OW)... he 7 A. &. Wire... Am. Steel & Wire American Sugar... American Tol Atchison. Atchison, see Baltimore & Ohio, pi Baltimore & Ohio,w L. BrooklynRepid Transit Chesapeake & Obto... «., CC. & St. Louis. icago, B. & Q. :. bic & Northwestern._ 1earo Gas... . M.and St. Paul. Chicago KI. & Pacific. Chic. St P.M. & O Chic.'& G. Western. Consolidated Gas... Con. Tobacco... Con. Tobacco, pid. Ces Delaware & Hudson 2 U7, 117% Federal Steel. SB, BB, Federal Steel. pid... 6 General Electric... 180iz 1308, Ulinois Centra 1% 13% Louisvilie & 3655 87 Metropolitan Traction. 1618{ 165% Mannattan Elevated... 97° gi, Missouri Pacific. slat MK & T. pid 35% Rg 382 36 National Lead Co. 235 2a Bg ae New Jersey Centrai... 3” 10 118" oe us NewYork Central.X-ris. 188g 13834 187%; 13755 Northern Pacific 5 f 60.4 Northern Pacitic, pi 77 Pacific Mati... et . Leather, i, THe U's. Rubber. Fi Coat Wabash pid. 2, Western Unio: am a as Leather: ist re Ontario Pte) *Ex-div., 13; —_—__— ‘Washington Stock Exchange. jes—regular call, 12 o'clock ital Trac- Tights, $40 at 7, $45 at 7 $102 ‘Sal Hon t $63 at 7, 180 at O%, $1,044 at 6%, $540 at 6%, FISD at His a off go et os, oe ical eee tion (ex. dividend), 20 at 105%, 20 at 105%, 20 at 105%4, 20 at 105, 20 at 105, 20'at 105. 20 at 105, ®_at 105, 20 at 105, 20 at 105, 20 at 105%, 2) at 105%, 2 at 105, 20 at 105%, 20 at 105%, 20 at 1054, 20 at 105%, 20 at 105%, 20 at 1054.20 at 105%). Washington Gas, 25 4%, 25 at Sky, WO at Dai. ‘Mergenthaler Linot fex. dividend), 20 at 1924s, 10 at 192%, 10 at at 193%, 193%. 193! 10 at 193, 10 at 198% 10 at 193%, 10 at 198%, 10 at 193%, 10 at 10 at 193%. 10 at 183%, 10 at 193%. 10 at 5 at 194, 10 at 198%. Lanston Monotype, 200 100 at 12%, 25 at 18, 3y at 13,8 at 13, 10 American Gray 15 at 1%, BO at 11%. After call. ital Traction (ex. dividend), % at 105, 2) af 105%, 20 at 105%, 20 at 105%, 20 at 105%, 20 at 10559, 20 at 105, 20 at 105, 20 at 104%, 100 st ig » 20 at 104%. “American Graphophone, cs : District of Columbia Bonds.—Gs, 1902, 30-year funding, 105 bid. 3.658, 1934, funding, 115% bid, 121 asked. Miscellaneous Bonds.—Metropolitan Ratlroad 5s, 12244 bid, 126 asked. Metropolitan Railroud cert: indebr., A, 110 bid. “Metropolitan Kaflroad cert. in- debt., B, 110 bid. Columbia Rallrvad Gs, 130 bid. Columbia Rallroad 2d mort. 5s, 112 bid. "Washing ton Gas Oo. series A fis, 115 bid. Washington Gas Co. series Bs, 115 bid. U.S. Blectric Light deb. imp., 6s, 107 bid. U.S. Electric Light cert’ in- debt, 63, 107 bid, 112 asked. Chesapeake and Po- tomac Telephone bs, 108 bid. Chesapeake and Po- tomac Tele; con. 5s, 103% bid, 20s asked. American Security and Trust 4s, 100 bid. ‘anhing- tou Markct Co. Ist Gs, 114 bid. Washington Market Co. imp. és, 114 bid. Washington Market Oo. extn. 6s, 114 bid. Masonle Hall Association Ss, 107 bid. American Gray deb. Se, 100 bid. National Rank Stocks.Bank of Wasbington, 363 bid, 400 asked. BM: itan, x580 bid. Central, 198. bid. Farmers and hanics’, 4305 bid. See- ond, 158 bid. Citizens’, 160 bid. Columbia, 159 bid. Capital, 147 Did, 160 asked. West Bad, LIS Safe Deposit and Trust injes.—Netional Safe Deposit aud Trust, 134 bid, 140 asked. Washington Loan aap a re — American Be- curity ai ‘Trust, . Vashington Safe De- posit, 73 bid, 30 asked. 40 bid. Metropolitan, 80 1d. 8S naked. Gono, 0 bid. ‘Potomac, 79 bid, ‘asked. Arlington, 145 bid. German-American, bid. Na Union, 11% bid, 14 asked ‘Columbia, 12% bid, 13 asked. Riggs, Si bid. 's, Ge bid, ask ed. pes 4% bid, asked. |. 1a tle Lasurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, Si% asked. Columbia Title, 4% bid, 5S asked: san Title, 3% bid. District Tithe, Bi bid, ‘aake road gg ete ee" Traction, xi ‘bid, 105% asked Capital ‘tion % Te asked. City and Suburban, 35 Pi Gas reg = ae Gas, 54% bid, 55 asked. and Potomac, 58 asked. 11% asked. American 13 asked. 25 asked. Ni hebehelslesedted RYPREREY HUE iH ” a