Evening Star Newspaper, April 16, 1900, Page 2

b4 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1900-14 PAGES. NAVY BILL TAKEN UP Mr. Foss Pays a Warm Tribute to Chairman Boutelle. ARMOR PLATE FACTORY DISCUSSED Mr. Cummings Protests Against Delay on the Ships. A STIR IN THE SENATE The House took up the naval appropria- ion biil immediately after it convened to- day. Seume difficulty arose in connection with the attempts to secure an agreement for ck ~ general debate. Mr. Foss, act- chairman of the naval committee, sug- gested seven hours on a side. Mr. nderwood (Ala.) and Mr. Wheeler (Ky.) thought there should be some general debate on the live topics raised in the bill when read for amendment. This was es- pecially true, Mr. Underwood thought, re- garding the question of armor plate. That uestion had been vexing Congress for sev- eral years, and it was important that it should be settled and settled right. All efforts to secure an agreement failed, and the House went into committee of the whole (Mr Payne of New York In the ). with an indefinite period for general Mr. ahead. preliminary In ope: paid a tribute to Mr. Houtetle (Me.), chairman of the committee, Whose {iIness has prevented him from at- tending the services of the House since the Christmas holidays. In presenting this bill,” said Mr. Foss, “T realize that I am doing the duty of him whom unfortunately illness has now for many weeks prevented from occupying his customed place on this floor. No man in Congress today has a wider knowledge on the subject of naval affairs than Charles Addison Boutelle. (Applause.) Born with @ true nayal spirit within him, his father a shipmaster and himself but a lad before mast, he early became conversant with Val affairs and familiar with the seas. Returning from a foreign voyage in the - spring of 1862, he volunteered and was ap- pointed acting master In the United States navy. He served in the North and South Aulantic and the West Gulf squadron, took part in the blockade of Charleston and Wil- mington and was conspicuous in other ®naval engagements. While an officer on the Sassacus he won promotion for gallant services, and he won promotion for gallant conduct in an engagement with the rebel ironclad ram Albemarle and later in the capture of Mobile and the surrender of the confederate fleet. No man fought with greater bravery than he did in the conflict of 1861 to 1865, and when he entered Con- gress it Was natura! that he should be ap- Pointed to the important committee on val affairs just at that time when this ant as beginning to build up its new > man in all the years from that thig he n more active or de- fg up a navy at home 3 Foss made a general ad amo! Mr. Boi pplause.) chairma: mmittce on the Fifty-first, Fifty h | credit cannot w that I voic ta the rv upon them comm! or to be s their repr t to you ding for an jon ‘bill, ene: ming tisenl year.” carried a the largest rted to an Powerful Navy Axsures Peace. laining the various items tn the “We are building a are building it not to i. to conserve international ® building it in order that may take warning that !f n honor is assailed American valor fend ke war b ord: we nations eric on which fs armed and ready to least Hkely to be called upon he best peace conferenck is a and >fficient navy. Sea power is ed the world over aa the strength nation. We are building a navy tain our foreign policy; to defend lnctrine and to guard the pro- ragua canal, which, I trust, will ilt unless the American navy right, as it has the ability, to de- in time of war. While p tion es was the watchword of the past commerce will be the watchword 1 not only never has the time we will build, as-we have « recently, ships for Japan and . by reason of the de- ron and stesl in other ding the navies of Germany and the Men will not enterprises bzyond know that their own has the ability to protect them in rt and harbor tn the world, and American merchantman goes to ts she will go there backed if an American man-of-war to t she has the rights and privi- most favored 1 s. The ¥ will thus play z tant & our commercial suprem- would also play, derable part in the ma‘am with he may enlighten the mind,’ the American missionary with his soften the heart; the commercial n them laws of trac no virtue unless ac: and the American bat- the harbor of Manila recogn I by force hored in than anything else to te tberty is not Me=nse, but ander law, respect for or Justice. \rmor Plate Factory. ence said that, regarding armor for ps. except the Maine, Wisconsin Missouri, t had concluded n to the House. © deemed it » leave the whole t the commit! recommend th unent armor-plate O'Neill's h an es- 2.000, and that rnment should mor plate. besieged with questions on Mr. Hopkins (I), Mr. Un- (Ala.) and others. wed if Mr. Foss would House to vote upon the direct 1 of establishing an armor-plate fac- “ evaded a direct reply. ail be moved largely,” sald he, “by nsiderations which arise when the ment is presented.” observed hat such thrown out on a p Mr. Foss said the Aargely moved in deciding against the Pulldiug of ships in government yards by e opinion of Secretary Long that it would €ost to build them in government yards twice as much as In private yards. Cummings Eulogizes the Navy. Mr. Cummings (N.Y.), the ranking minor- {ty member of the committee, followed Mr. Foss. He delivered a glowing eulogy of the American navy, the victories of which had been decisive in the war of 1812, the Mex- jean war. the war of the rebellion and the re t Spanish war. The navy was vital to the United States as to all other maritime nations. The people in all sections of the country recognized it. And what was being done, he asked. Three battle ships were on the stucks without armor. Three were author- ized with a string attached. Th not even to be contracted for unl armor could be produced for $300 a ton. This bill recommended two more. Was a string to be attached to that? It would be like voting for a declaration of war and then refusing to provide ammunition. “Why buy rotten armor plate?’ inter- rupted Mr. Ridgely. “Why not make our own armor?” “Rotten armor plate!" ejaculated Mr. Cummings, indignantly. “You paid $400 a ton for it after I proved tt was full of blow- holes. I spent three months in yonder com- mittee room, night and day, taking testi- mony, investigating the subject, and my re- port ‘was unanimously indorsed by this House. But :t was buried in the Senate. It is {me that the country should understand that the lives of our sailors and marines are endangered by the action of this House and the Senate. The men who fought with Dewey are entitled to the best protection that can be given, especially as they are no longer to obtain prize money. “Why not make our own armor plate?” persisted Mr. Ridgely. Objection to a Factory. “The same old story,” replied Mr. Cum- mings, “authorize ships, and then instead of building them go to work to build an armor plate factory. That would delay the ships from five to eight years.” ‘But you said the armor we bought was rotten.” “Not the Krupp armor. The Krupp armor has seven treatments, and Is tested by our own experts. If our experts do their duty we will have done our duty by the men be- hind the gu Continuing Mr. Cummings raised a burst of applause by stating that he belleved in keeping the army and navy In the Philp- pines as long as a single rebel defied the authority of the United States. Treating Filipinos Like Cubans. “But when we have conquered them,” he added, “I am tn favor of treating them as we propose to treat Cuba. On the whole, I think the Filipinos were more gallant than the Cubans and certainly deserve as fair treatment.” Mr. Cummings announced his personal be- lef in sheathed ships, although he was ready to stand by the action of the com- mittee. The committee, he said, had taken the word of Dewey regarding battle ships and gunboats, but it had refused to take Dewey's word regarding sheathing ships. Dewey had said that sheathed ships could go two years without docking, unsheathed Ships but nine months. He had attributed the loss of the Charleston to the fact that she was not sheathed. Speaking of the building of ships tn gov- ernment yards, he said if ships as good as the Oregon, Massachusetts or Indiana could be built at government yards under the eight-hour rate he would favor building them there, even if they were to cost $500,- 000 more each. Later on Mr. Cummings, reverting to the question of armor plate, made this state- ment: “It was demonstrated upon the committee In a way that cannot be reveal- ed here that In paying $545 for Krupp armor we are paying less than any na- tion In Europe or Asia. England ts paying $587 for the same armor, Russia France $005 and Japan $7 ntil ships already authorized are supplied I am In favor of buying Krupp armor at $345. When we are even up I will be will- ing to talk about an armor-plate factory. THE SENATE. When the Senate convened today the House joint resolution in favor of a const!- tutfonal amendment providing for the elec- tion of United State ators by the peo- ple was laid before the Senate. As it was about to be referred to the committe fons Mr. Butler (N. C.) asked that it be read, and then addressed the Senate brietly. -He declared it was the function of a committee of the Senate to consid-r, not to smother legislation. He thought this question had been so thor- oughly considered that It was not necessary to send it to a commitee, and he therefore moved that 1t be placed on the calendar. Mr. Chandler, chairman of the committee on privileges and elections, said that as Mr. Butler was disposed to make imputs tfons upon the committee he desired right now to inform him that he was mistaken. “1 do not,” ha said, with a snap, “qulte like to have the senator attack the commit- tee on privileges and elections in advance of its action upon the measure.” Mr. Hoar called attention to of the propositton se on e gravity ubmittsd. that the mat- ter should not be constdered by a commit- tee of the Senate. He did not approve of the proposed amendment, holding that its adoption would give the United States two legislative bodies, both chosen by the peo- ple in popular elections, the only difference being that the senators would have a larg>r constituency than the representatives. Hoar was astonished that such a proposition should be pressed seriously by the senator from North Carolina, as it manifest that the great states of the ea and West would not give such a proposition Cee of their approval. Mr. Pettus (Ala.) expressed his regret that reflections had been made upon the committee on privileges and elections. “No committee,” he said, “ought to be driven by any hard words that may be ut- tered against it by anybody from consid- ering any subject carefully, especially when the prop olves the pulling down of one of the coornerstones of the regublic. This ought not to be done in haste. The motion to place the resolution ‘oa the calendar was withdrawn, and it ferred to the committee on privileges elections Mr. Hale presented an additional urgency deficineey bill, and lt was passed without debat A bill providing proper d in for the removal to a trict for trial of persons indicted United States courts was also passed. Gottiried’s Claim Against Peru. Mr. Davis (Minn.) reported from the com- mitiee on foreign relations the following ylution, and ft was adopted: “That the retary of State be directed to send to the Senate a copy of the memorial of Edward Gottfried, a citizen of Wilkesbarre, Pa., and late a consular agent of the Unite at Trujillo, Peru, sworn to March now on file in the State Department to- ether with all papers, letters and exhibits attached to id memorial, and also copies of all correspondence of ‘this government and that of Peru and of any opinions or vf the Department of State in con- on with the action of a party of Pe- ruvian revolutionists against the constitu- tional government of Peru on and after August 28, ISOS, the memorialist at the time being consular agent of the United States in Peru, the wrongdoers perpetrating, t is alleged, depredations on his property and injuries and indignities upon his person in violation of treaty rights, A bill was passed authorizing the Ohto Valley Electric Railway Company to con- struct a bridge over the Big Sandy river from Kenova, W. Va., to Catlettsburg, Ky. ‘The Alaskan Bill. The Senate then resumed consideration of the Alasan civil code bill, the pending question being an amendment offered by Mr. Stewart as to regulations for the min- ing of gold below low water mark along the coast of Alaska. Se NO JUROR OF HIS COLOR. Seth Carter's Plea Wins Before the Supreme Court. Justice Gray handed down the opinion of the Supreme Court today tn the case of Seth Carter versus the state of Texas. Carter is a negro under indictment in Gal- veston, Texas, on the charge of murdering another person of his race. He moved to quash the indictment on the ground that notwithstanding one-fourth of the population was of the colored race, no members of that race were included in the panel. He asked leave to introdouce testi- mony to this effect, but the petition was not «ranted, the court overruling the motion without making any investigation. The state court of criminal appeals sus- tained the trial court on the ground that no evidence had been offered on the point ralsed. The justice sald that this was a false assumptoa, trasmuch ae the testi- mony had been tendered. By this tender Carter had saved his rights under the con- stitution. Hence the decision was reversed and the case remanded. . ———_+ o+______ Gen. Bacon’s Will. The will of Gen. Peter F. Bacon, dated March 31, 1899, and naming his son-in-law, John A. Baker, executor, was filed late this afternoon for probate. His daughte' Elizabeth C. Baker and Cornelia Wide: combe, and his granddaughter, Fl: Croghan, are the beneficiaries. ee REPORT ON B. AND O. BILL COMMISSIONERS RESPOND TO COM- MUNICATION ON GRADE CROSSINGS. Eckington Citizens’ Association Sub- mit Certain € ex to Senate Com- mittee—Mr. Hunt's Comment. The District Commissioners today, sub- mitted to Senator McMillan, chairman of the Senate District committee, a report upon a communication from the North Capitol and Eckington Citizens’ Association relative to the bill providing for the elim- ination by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad of grade crossings, ete. This communica- tion, which was published in The Star, was addressed to Senator McMillan, and sug- gested certain changes in the bill. In their report the Commissioners say: “The project submitted by the association involves to such an extent the comparison of the disadvantages of a definite plan with the advantages of an indefinite plan that it Is almost impossible to treat the matter in a satisfactory manner.” They submit- ted, however, a report upon the subject by the computing engincer of the District, Mr. c. R. Hunt, which they belleve practically covers the circumstances of the case. In his report Mr. Hunt states that the general features of the plan proposed in the bill for the portions of the tracks, &c., nerth of Florida avenue embrace three pro- visions: First, the junction of the Metro- politan and Washington branches so as to require but a single route south of Florida avenue. Second, the construction of a “Y” to enable such a single entrance to be operated. And third, the location at a practicable point for operation of a yard, with round house, &c. by The plan submitted the association accomplishes the first definite proposition; indicates that the Y" may be placed wherever seems best, and locates the yard about a mile further in the country than provided in the bill. . Estimate of Cost. ‘The association prepared a table of the estimated cost of its plan and that proposed in the bill, and referring to this comparison Mr. Hunt says it is valueless since the cost under the association's plan of the “¥” and of the yard are omitted, and it {s certain that they would be large, however located. Were they located, he states, with due re- gard for considerations of economy of thelr construction, their cost would exceed by at least $75,000 and possibly $100,000 the cost ef the same construction as proposed by the bill, and he explains that no account is taken in these estimates of the cost of new right of way. It is certain that this would be very large, he thinks, and could not be recouped save in a small part by the sale ‘right of way proposed to be aban- Cuts and Slopes. Mr. Hunt says the cuts to be made ap- proximate fifty feet In depth as a maxi- mum, and that the slopes to such cuts would largely increase the expenditure for right of way. He states that the associa- tion estimates the cost of filling the “¥” as proposed in the bill at $134,700, without consideration of the fact that such filling will really cost the raifroad nothing, since the heav: to be made in building the new Washington branch from Florida avenue to Winthrop Heights will furnish a surplus of material, which will fill this * ssignable cost, since ch m 1 of some- where in the vicinity. res that on the ba ¢ cost of construction the association's plan is considerably more than $200,000 more costly than that in the bill, while the acquisition of ry right might easily double these figures enting the net financial comparl- son of the two plains. Referring to the suggested advantage of the dation’s plan as to the rates of Metropolitan branch of ‘the Hunt asserts that it is not since both plans surmount the between Florida and and the rade for 5 and by the the present tracks for The level portion of the . is a distinct and de- afeguard as there used. ‘an acquire, lieves, ay which ts so € a to the surmounting of a long steep grade, fle the existing one per cent rate on Metropolitan tracks is not confined to the portion south of Rhode Island avenue, but continues far beyond that point. It is thus the ruiing grade, and the substi- tution of a lighter grade for a portion of its length without changing the total ele- vation surmounted is of no advantage, and, taken tn conneetion with the consid- eration of the level track proposed by the bill for a part of the distance, Is a distinct- ly inferior profile, Only Make It Equal, Speaking of the associat‘on’s claim that its ile may be modified by inereasing the * Just north of Florida avenue with ad- ntages of economy, Mr. Hunt says this cannot do more than make it the equal, from an operative standpoint, of the profile in the bill, however arranged. ‘The second advantage claimed by the association, he points out, is the slight curvature of’ the Why ia not clear he states, nd in th the first existing grad the second ball bill's protile, he cided half ¢ on alignment of its Metropolitan branch. this is claimed as an advantag to him, since the cur ater both In the ai than that of the route fixed by the bill. he third advantage claimed by the « ation Mr. Hunt, for its plan is that the yards, &c., should be re- moved from the locality named in the Dil. He the association does not make @ new location, but suggests a possible cue, Which corresponds closely with the one heretofore suggested by and fully orted upon by the Commis- sioners the 27th of last February. No al- ternative location appears possible to Mr. Hunt which would not offer the same or greater objections. Extends Over Large Area. This last plan, declares Mr. Hunt, extends over a vastly greater area of the suburbs the objection of close railroad proximity, to which this new territory is not now subject as is the territory embraced fn the bill's location of the “ A“ and a yard in combination are hardly, he thinks, more objectionable in a neighborhood than each would be separately, and it is a chief he plan proposed in the bill that al of possible objection to their ction is reduced to a minimum by consolidation and reduction to the st practicable dimensions. consolidation by any other plan + bill proposes is not practicable, their © Such ure it. When this, the ft the yard to the city and its citizens who will use it; its accessibility by way of thoroughfares established and paved, and the fact that no new territory is suggested for railroad occupation in its construction are all considered there can be no hesitation, he believes, tn affirming that the association's plan is greatly in error. Much stress is laid by the association on the number of streets closed in Eckington. The fact should be carefully noted, Mr. Hunt says, that only one of the streets so closed is open in both directions from the Portion necessarily provided to be closed. Each one except one minor street (Seaton) is a stub end of a street, and the closing referred to, he thinks, {s simply the re- duction of the length of the stub by the railroad occupying the street where it owns the abutting property. Alleged Obstacles Presented. “The writer's plan,” says Mr. Hunt, in conclusion, “in its ultimate effect cannot from the diffused nature of Its general ele- ments, fail to offer greater obstacles to Street extension than the plan proposed in the bill. It is not possible to state explicit- ly in what these obstacles consist, because the writer's plan is entirely lacking in definiteness, but the fact cannot be gain- said. An examination of the topography and surroundings of the proposed “Y” and the nature of the present railroad occupa- tion of this territory will at once suggest that no equitable reason can be why the railroad company, which occupied this territory before the subdivision was Jaid out, may not now maintain and reason- ably enlarge the facilities for the transac- tion of {ts bu: that it has always had by every right in this I ity. =e Verdict of Not Guilty. A verdict of not guilty was reported thts afternoon in Criminal Court No. 2, tn the case of Hugh Watson, tried under an in- dictment alleging that he assaulted Jameg Mennel with intent to kill him, WANTS ORDER ANNULLED MRS. HEISE APPEA FOR POSSES- SION OF HER DAUGHTER. ee ——__—_— dp-62! 5 Claims She Never emded to Forever Relinquish the Child—Hasband fm South Africa. jt Somewhat of ‘a romance is recited in a bill in equity filed this afterncon, by which Louise Heise seeks to have the Supreme Court of fhe District of Columbia review a cause heretofore dispesed of, and restore to her the custodyof her litle daughter. Mrs. Heise is the wife of Wilhelm Heise, at present a resident of Cape Town, South Africa. The couple have two children liv- ing, a boy named William and the girl re- ferred to, named Gertrude. It is explain-d that, with Mrs. Heise’s knowledge and consent, her husband, tak- ing with him the boy William, sailed for Germany in’ November, 1804, in quest of employment. The understanding was that if successful he was to send for his wife and Gertrud>, if not he and William were to return to Baltimore and rejoin them. Soon after the departure of her husband, according to Mrs. Heise, she heard all sorts of bad rumors about his conduct in this country and on the sea voyage. Aroused thereby, sh> wrote an angry letter to her husband's sister in Berlin. When the sister upbraided Mrs, Heise’s husband he became angry and left for South Africa. For sev- fral months Mrs. Heise did not hear from im. Being compelled to work for a living, says Mrs. Heise, she had a letter written to Mr. William F. Teats, and his wife, Margaret M. Teats, of this city, offering to put Ger- trude into their care “till her husband should have either returned or sent the money for her and her little daughter to join him." Later, according to Mrs. Heise, she signed a document, assuming that ft merely authorized the Teats to have the control and custody of Gertrude until the return of the latter's father, or his provid- ing the means for his wife and daughter to join him. Mrs. Heise declares that never for one single moment did she entertain the thought of separating from her child for- ever, absolutely and irrevocably. Hears From Her Husband. Soon after turning Gertrude over to the care of the Teats, Mrs. Heise goes on to say, she received a very loving letter from her husband from Cape Town, followed by others, in which the wish was expressed that he might soon be able to be reunited with his wife and Gertrude. It develops that the agreement mention- ed, signed by Mrs. Heise, was the basis on which a decree was passed by the court legalizing the adoption of Gerirude Heise by William F, Teats and his wife, and making the little one their heir-at-law the same as if the child had been born to them, and changing its name from Heise to Teat Mrs. Heise explains that her husband in- sists they can never become reunited unless she takes little Gertrude with her to join him; that he is now ready to send ‘the money for their journey to Berlin, where he is to assume the bus’ of his father. When she, acquainted the Teats with the situation, the Sth instant, Mrs. Helse says, and offered them reimbursement for their expenses incurred for litle Gertrude si June, 1899, they not only very brusqu fused to give her up, “but Mr. Teats ejacu- lated that all the power or the moné Germany wWould'not avail him to give the child. Mrs. Heise appeals to the cgurt to restore Gertrude to her. The petitioner is repre- sented by Attorhey Wm. L. Elteri TROOPS AT CROTON DAM RIOTOUS ITALIANS REFRAIN FROM FURTHER DEMONSTRATIONS. a They Say They Will Renew ‘Trouble When the Troops Go oe ‘Away: : eT. NEW YORK, April 16.—Squadron A, 225 strong, left th2 armory at noon for Croton landing. . Company A of the Ist Provisional Regi- ment and Company B of Mount Vernon, belonging to the same regiment, numbering 1 men, have also gone to Croton dam. CROTON DAM, N. Y., April 16.—The Mount Vernon and Yonkers militiamen, 160 strong, have arrived here and will camp on an elevation near the quarries. Their coming was not attended by any demon- stration. Up to 10 o'clock today there was not a move made by the contractors or their rep- resentativ2s to put any one to work at the new dam. It was learned that application for war- rants for the arrest of the leaders had been mane and arrests may occur at any time. About 5 o'clock this morning about 150 of the strikers gathered on the top of the hill r what is called “Little Italy,” and they 2 talked to in Italian by the leaders. About forty of the men on the hill were armei with rifles and shotguns. Many of the others carried revolvers and two of them had hatchets. The leaders refused to tale with reporters of their plans for to- Ha: Everything In the valley below was at a standstill. There were over 200 deputies scattered around the works near the new dam. Rumors of Intended Deviltry. Vague rumors of the intended use of dynamite by the strikers to break the ola Croton dam and flood the Croton valley were current threughout the night, but so tar everything is quiet and orderly. There is no doubt the striking [talians are in pos- session of a lot of dynamite, and they are accustomed to the handling of the ex- plosive. ‘The old dam is entirely unpro- tected. When the result of the conference at New York was circulated among the men last night, and they knew that the militia were ordered here, the spirit of re- sistance visibly increased and the recog- nized leader of the sirikers made the boast that the fight would be continued until the men got what they demanded. A meeting of the strikers was called for 4 o'clock this morning, but only a few of the leaders turned up at the appointed place, Bowery bridge, which is just below the works, at that hour. They talked excitedly with each other and then returned to their homes along the Bowery, seemingly without having agreed upom any plan of action. It is cer- tain, howeyer, that the Italians will pre- vent work being resumed. Just as soon as the slightest move ts made on the part of the contraétors to resume the work the watchers op the hillside will give the alarm, andthe rysh of Saturday morning will be repeated. ” Will Avgjd the Military. Tt is generally understood that the men will keep away from the new dam when the military, arriye here. They say they have money enough saved to keep them for severak months, and as soon as the soldiers gq away they will renew the trouble and:do aclot of damage. There aré'seve¥al boat loads of cement lying at‘the docks here, and ft Is needed badly to continue the work of building the new dam. ‘fhe strikers say the contractors will a be haspaner abs Poe it, and {t is to guard against an attack in this respect that the cavalry is beifig sent here. —_++-—__. McKINLEY SENDS GREETING. Con; itulates France on the 0; nets of the Exposition. tie President McKinley on Saturday sent the following message to President Loubet: “WASHINGTON, D. C., April 14, 1900. “The President of the French Republic, Parts. “In thé name of the American people, and on behalf of the government of the United States, I congratulate the government of ‘the republic and ‘the French nation on this conspicuous inauguration of a it enter- prise, whose beneficent mizs{ on is to craw cl f intercourse that join - tries io hat mutual advantage. ia Seinen “WILLIAM McKINLEY.” HILLIS OUT OF THE CHURCH HIS RESIGNATION ACCEPTED BY CHICAGO PRESBYTE! y. Committee Considering His Case Re- ported im Favor of Abridging the Creed. CHICAGO, April 16—With only one dis- senting vote the report of the committee to which was referred the request of Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis of Brooklyn that his name be erased from the rolls of the Chi- cago presbytery was today adopted by that body at its regular meeting. ‘The questions of Presbyterian doctrine raised by Dr. Hillis in his sermon at Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, did not, however, have any bear- ing on the acceptance or rejection of Dr. Hillis’ resignation. The committee report- ed that it had further correspondence with Dr. Hillis on the subject, and that in his second letter the Brooklyn divine had again asked that his name be erased from the rolls of the presbytery. Dr. Hillis’ first letter, the committee reported, allowed for differences of interpretation, and as circumstances did not admit of the propo- sition that a personal interview be held with Dr. Hillis, he was written in regard to a right interpretation of his letter. Dr. Hillis’ request, therefore, that he be al- lowed to withdraw from the jurisdiction of the Chicago presbytery was simply a mat- ter provided for in the book of discipline. an¢ without any debate the report was adopted. The report of the committee admitted that chapter 3, sections 3 and 4, of the Presbyterian confession of faith were “sources of embarrassment” and not re- garded as essential. The threatened dis- pute over Dr. Hillis’ resignation out of the way, however, the presbytery by a unani- mous vote adopted a set of resolutions in- troduced by Dr. Herrick Johnson, presi- dent of McCormick Theological Seminary, overturing the general assembly to appoint a committee to report on the general ques- tion of Presbyterian creed. The resolutions were as follows: In view of the widespreaed misunder- standing of what the things are that are most surely believed by our beloved Presby- terian Church; and In view of the archaic forms in which some of the doctrines of our church have expression in the historic confession of faith; and In view of the gross misrepresentations of our faith that claim to find their justi- fication in these existing forms: We, the presbytery of Chicago, do over- ture ‘the general assembly to appoint a committee to take into consideraton this whole matter of a restatement of our doc- trinal standard and to report to the next assembly following what in their judgment should be the action of our church on this subject. Views of the “Interior.” CHICAGO, April 16.—Dr. W. C. Gray, ed- itor of the Interior, has prepared for this week's issue of that paper an editorial in which he announces that the Interior will advocate a movement to establish a brief evangelical creed of the Presbyterian type of thought and expression for the West- minster confession of faith. He gives five separate reasons for that demand. Speak- ing of the subject, Dr. Gray said last night that the churches in Scotland relieved themselves of objectionable statements in the confession by adopting a supplementary and an explanatory statement, which thus became their working creed. The Presby- terian Church of England set the confes- sion aside and formulated a new, brief code, which is now the doctrinal symbol of the church. Dr. Gray spoke of the ineffec- tual steps taken ten years ago by the North- ern Presbyterian Church to revise the c fession, and declared that people now de- mand brevity, clearness and simplicity in doctrinal statements. “While the Hillis in- cident did not create a demand for a brief creed,” he continued, “it revealed a degree of misunderstanding and confusion that needs clearing up. —_—_+<+<-—__ IT WAS ALL A MISTAKE. Invitation to Duke de Arcos to At- tend a Dewey Reception. CHICAGO, April 16.—Mayor Harrison to- day received from Duke de Arcos, the Spanish minister at Washington, the fol- lowing reply to an invitation to attend the Dewey celebration in Chicago: WASHINGTON, D. C., April 14, 1900. Sir: I return to you, here inclosed, an invitation from the city of Chicago for the celebration of the second anniversary of the battle of Manila, which, I take for granted, has been sent to me by mistake, as it is the first discourtesy I have met with since I am in the United States. Jt is {mpossible for me to believe that you have advisedly asked me, the repre- sentative of Spain, to go to your city and rejoice with you on the destruction of the Spanish ships and on the death of so many brave sallors—my compatriots. That would have been simply an insult; and as I do not deserve it, and it cannot have been in your intention, I am perfectly sure, as I say, that all this is the result of an error. I have the honor to remain, sir, Very respectfully yours, ARCOS. In reply Mayor Harrison has written the minister explaining that the invitation was sent through the carelessness or ignorance of a clerk and extending sincere apologies for the unintentional discourtesy. ——_++2—___ Order Rescinded. Upon the recommendation of Capt. Beach, the Engineer Commissioner, the Commis- sioners of the District have rescinded th3 order made by them the Ist of last August wherein the permit clerk was authorized to issue permits, revocable at the pleasure of the Commissioners, to place stands on the sidewalks for the business of bootblacking upon the recommendation of the chief of police. Nearly 100 such permits hav= since then been issued, and, in the opinion of Captain Beach, they were fast becoming so numerous as to amount to a disfigurement of the streets. ——————— REVIEWED THE PARADE. Celebration of the Emancipation of District Slaves. President McKinley, accompanied by Commissioner Beach, Col. Bingham and Secretary Cortelyou, stood on the White House portico and reviewed the Emanci- pation day parade. The President was heartily applauded as he came out of the White House. Emancipation day was appropriately cele- brated today by the colored population of the District. The weathsr was auspicious for the parade, which started this morning at 10:30 o'clock, and the turnout of the colored organizations was viewed by large numbers of the race gathered along the sicewalks of the line of march. ‘The fol'owing was the program: Rendez- vous on New Jersey avenue between D and E streets northwest. All organizations and clubs will report to the chief marshal at the above place at 1 a.m. for assign- ments in the line, with right resting on E street and the left on New Jersey avenue and D street. The organizations will move at 12 o'clock along New Jersey avenue north to Mas- sachusetts avenue, west to 3d street, south to Pennsylvania avenue, west to 15th street, north to Pennsylvanta avenue, to White House; along Pennsylvania avenue west to 17th street, north to M street, east to Ver- mont avenue, to Vermont Avenue Baptist Church, where the ceremonies will take place at 3:30 p.m. The speakers, besides Senator Mason, will be Representatives George H. White, Sena- tor Wm. E. Chandler, Recorder H. P. Cheatham, Representative C. A. Sulloway, Register Judson W. Lyons, Senator J. C. Pritchard, E. M. Hewlett, Lorin M. Saun- ders, Prof. R. H. Terrell, Col. A. A. Maxon and Representative Edgar Weeks. Rev. W. J. Howard, Large? of Zion Baptist Church, will be chaplain of the day. Prof. J. W. Coles, P. W. Ross and R. H. Key will act In conjunction with a committes: fiaméa by the church to supervise the gen- eral arrangements there. Seats will be re-' served for invited guests and the press. —_s——— . Another National Park. Dr. C. P. Ambler, Asheville, N. €.; Chas, McNamee, J. A. Nichols and others ap- peared before the Senate agricultural com- mittee today and urged the establishment of @ nationel park in the Appalachian range. TO BE ARGUED APRIL 30 KENTUCKY CASE LAID BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT. tement Presented by Judge Brace —Governor Taylor in the City. The cases involving the Kentucky ‘gover- norship were docketed in the United States Supreme Court today. A brief statement, in which counsel for both Taylor and Beck- ham joined, was filed at the same time, ask- ing for an early hearing. In this agreed statement it fs set forth that both Taylar and Beckham as gov- ernor, John Marshall as Heutenant gover- nor on the repubilcan sides and L, H. Carter as president pro tem, of the senate and John B. Castleman as adjutant general on the democratic side, are each and all claim- ing the right to exercise, and are actually attempting to exercise, the powers of the respective offices severally claimed by them, thus producing great confusion in Kentucky by reason of the doubts as to which of the persons named have the lawful right to ex- ercise the authority pertaining to the sev- eral offices named. all to the great injury and detriment of the people of the state. The agreed statement then continues as follows: “Thus, under the constitution and laws of Kentucky, the governor of the state, in ad- dition to being charged generally with the duty of seeing that the laws are faithfully executed, is also specially charged with the duty and invested with the power of filling many inrportant offices in the state by ap- pointment, some by original appointment and others by appointment to fill vacancies; and also with the power to issue commis- sions to many officers, whether appointed by him or elected by tHe people, and als with the power to issue pardons and to re- mit fines and forfeitures. “Both plaintiff in error, William S. Tay- lor, and defendant in error, J. C. W. Beck- ham, are claiming the right to perform all the functions of the aforesaid office of gov- ernor, and each of them is attempting, and has actually attempted, to perform many of the said functions, such, for example, as Issuing pardons and filling offices by ap- pointment, &o. “Some of the officers of the state recog- nize the acts of the plaintiff in error, Wm. 8. Taylor, as the lawful acts of the gov- ernor of the state, and refuse to recog- nize similar acts by defendant in error, J. C. W. Beckham, while other officers of the state recognize the acts of J. C. W. Beckham as the lawful acts of the gov- ernor of the state and refuse to recognize the acts of Wm. S. Taylor as such gov- ernor. “Among other officers whom the governor igs authorized and required to appoint are the officers of the eleemosynary institu- tions of the state, and each of the said two claimants to the office of governor has attempted to fill said offices, and some persons recognize the authority of the ap- pointees of one of said claimants to the offices and refuse to recognize those of the other, and vice versa. on of all these facts and others which might be enumerated, it is of the utmost importance to the people of the state of Kentuck that the question of the right to office fr volved in the aforesaid litigation be deter- mined. The questions of law involved in s causes are of very great and grave interest and importance, involving the na- ture and extent of the powers of an ele tion contest tribunal and the powers of the judiciary with relation thereto. The Statement Presented. Mr. Louls McQuown appeared as attor- ney for Beckham and others of the demo- crats, while Judge Hellen Bruce appeared torney for Taylor and other repub- licans. Judge Bruce presented the above ment of facts, and the court set the case for hearing on the 30th instant, granting each side four hours for argument. While Mr. Bruce was making his state- ment the chief justice asked him if he did not expect the question of jurisdiction to be raised, and whether he did not also expect a motton to dismiss. Mr. Bruce replied that both were able, but that there was such confu: the state that all were anxious for cision during the present term of the court, and that-the course undertaken was ap- parently the only one open. “If,” he added. “the court should sustain the motion to ¢ miss for Jack of jurisdiction, that result would, of course, end the controver: “If the opinion on such a motion should be adverse to dismissal it would then,” he admitted, “probably be too late to hear the case on its merits.” Gov. Taylor Here. Gov. Taylor is in the city, and will remain here until Wednesday. The governor ts accompanied by Judge Bruce of Louisville and Mr. K. J. Hampton of Winchester. Goy. Taylor is anxious to have an early date set for the hearing of the contested governorship case, and to se- cure this, it is said. was his chief reason for coming to Washington. A number of Kentuckians have cated on the governor, among them being Senator Deboe and Rep- resentative Davison. ———_2+___—_. Not Entitled to Extra Pay. Treasury officials have decided, as they always do in such cases, that army and navy members of the first Philippine com- mission were not entitled to pay for sery- ices on the commission. This applies to Admiral Dewey and Gen. Otis. The other members of the commission received $10,000 each, and were paid out of the national de- fense appropriation fund. Controller Trace- well, in an informal opinion some time ago, decided that to pay Gen. Otis and Admiral Dewey would be to increase their compensation without law. 2+ ____ Detective Assigned to Case. Detective Herndon was assigned to the case of the assault om Aloysius Johnson at Cabin John bridge last night today by In- spector Boardman, and he is making an ef- fort to ascertain the identity of the vic- tim’s assailant. Several persons were in- terviewed by the detective, but it was stated this afternoon that ‘the name of the man wanted had not been ascertained. Inspector Boardman said the Maryland authorities had not communicated with him today about the cas For Woman's National Exhibition. Mr. Gallinger today introduced in the Senate a bill which he introduced in the last Congress to pay the trustees of the Women’s National Industrial Exhibit of the District of Columbia $25,000 for estab- lishing a Women’s National Exhibit in this city, provided that those trustees raise an equal amount of monsy for the same pur- pose. state- ——_—_ + Engines for New Printing Office. The public printer has sent to Congress an estimate of appropriation of $150,000 for two engines, four boilers and equipments for the new building for the government print- ing office. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, April 16.—Flour doll Wwertern su- ber, $2.25a! . extra, $2.400$2.90; do. family $3.20a83.50 heat patents, "S3.45uS3.55: sping do. $3.75a$4; spring wheat straight, $3450 W - Oats dull amd eas: ). No. 2 mixed, 25%a2%. Rye dull 55; No. 2 western, white, 21 sales: 2 nearby, 54a a 5Sa5¢. Hay’ strong; No. i'tim- othy, $18. Grain freights very quiet; steam to Liv- Srpooly per bushel, gd. Mas? Cork for orders, per quarter, 48, April, ge. Sd. May. firm; granu- lated, 5.21%. Cheese, market weak, new receipts geriving: large. Lani: median, T9ai3%: ‘email, Eggs firm; 12%. faney cream ery, 22: do. init 19020; do. indie, 18; es tation, 18; good = —+-__. Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets. CHICAGO, Apcil 16.—Grain; - Close, 12.60 12.77 12:50 12.97 72 ts 730 740 Tis 72 7 7.25 - Low. Close. 25T (9.68 24 951 223 9.38 ‘Title Insurance Stocks.—Keai Estate Title, §3'¢ bid, Sj asked. Columbia Title, #4 bid, 5 asked. 1 FINANCE AND TRADE Bears Had Control of the Stock Ex- cbange Today, DRIVE BEGAN ON INDUSTRIALS —_—_-__—_ Later There Were Heavy Offerings of Railroad Shares, Too. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, April 16—Liquidation on @ large scale in the Steel stocks resulted in @ isappointing market for curities this morning. Labor troubles, pro- fessional attacks and numerous devices were added to the recent dividend episode @s depressing influences in the industrial department. The railroad lst withstood the early at- tack and some very good buring was re- Ported in the Pacific and Baltimore and Ohio group. These shares were all opened at substantial gains, but the supply of stock I classes of soon broke through the supporting orders, and declines varying from 1 to 2!, per cent ed during the afternoon. ‘The buying at the declines was tea good, but the attempt to force an advance was abandoned. In order to emphasize the selling party made tack upon Rock Isiand, Brooklyn Rapid Transit and People’s Gas. This move waa a deliberate attempt to keep this group to- gether, with Federal Steel under pressure, in the hope of forcing liquidation by the clients of a house supposed to represent ail these issues. The desire served to increase the offer- ings by the room, and the market at one time had an appearance of decided weak- ness. While the decline was at its height there was no especially significant news of- fered in justification of it, but explanations Were unnecessary. The information on the railway stocks has all been onesided, and in some quarters this fact has created suspicion. The fear that the larger interests were planning a way of escape prompted many traders to sell, and in a very considerable Qegree the short interest was increased by the same argu- ment. At the present level of prices the market is not Mkely to be allowed to move in one direction alone. The street has two well- organized factions to contend with, and rallies and declines are likely tu follow each other in rapid succession. The money market was easy, and from this source there is no immediate danger. The subtreasury continues to be a debtor to the clearing house and the banks are {n- creasing their funds in consequence. Since last week's bank statement was made up the banks have gained over $2,000.00. ftom the subtreasury. The money market ignored during the day, and in the manner the many railroad. consolida: vere pa over. London resumes busine tomorrow morning and some new business may come in from that cent sees EE FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. thelr advantage n aggressive at- as ame 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. Low. Close, Amertean Cotton O11 ag a7 A.S. Wire...... . “ Am. Steel “€ Wire pfd.. ae American Sugai WA; rican Tobacco, & Onto. 7 Baltimore& Ohio,w 1...... BrooklvnRupid Transit. Chic & Northwestern. Cnicazo Gus CM. and St. Paul. Chicago Kt. 1, & Pacific. Chi M.& 0. Li Western. ousolidated Gas Con. Tobaceo...... Con. Tobacco, pid Delaware & Hudson Federal Steet, Federal Steel. pi General Electric. Mlinois Centra Louisvilie & Ni te Metropolitan Traction. janpattan Elevated... Missourt Pacitic... M..K.@ T., pf ional Lead Co. ew Jersey Central NewYork Cemtral.X-rts_ Northern Pacitic...... Northern Pacitic, pi Pacitic Main. Penusyivania K. Reading, Ist pfd_. Southern racitie... Soutbern Rathwa: Southern Railway, pil Texas Pacis Tenn. Coal end iron Union Pacit Union Facitie, pid. C. 5. Leather, pid. . Rubber. Wabash pra Westeru Union Tei. Colorado Fuel and iron Leather. Ontario & Western IEX-liv., Ibs. 2Ex-div. 1g —_——-——_ Washington Stock Exchang Capital Traction 4s, $000 at 10%, Natlen 135, 3 af Lk Po People’s Fire la Lanston Monotype, 100 at 134, 100! at 13. 100 at 1344, 100 at 13: 13%, 100 at LS 100 at 13%, 100 at Its, 10 at 13%. 100 at 18%, low at 135 13, 0 at 1: American phophone, 10 at Too at 11%, 100 at 11, Too at 1d, low at 19 at 21 cents, 3 After call— Capital Tretion 44, $2,000 Distriet of Columbia funding, 108 bid. 3.053, Miscellaneous Bonds. Md, 105 asked. Metropolitan Mailroad 3s, asked. titan Railroad cert. indebt., Ay 110 bid. | Metropolitan Railroad cert.” indebt., B, 1902, » funding, 11S bie tal Traction 4s, 110 bid. Columbia Railroad Gs, 126 bid Columbia Ratlroad 2d mort. Se, 111 bid. | Washington Gas se- ries A, Ge, 117 bid, 125 asked. Wasiuin ries B. tis, 117 bid, 125 asked. U.S. El deb, imp.” 65, 107 bid, 12 asked. Light vert. idebt., Ge. 106 bid, 112 asked. Chesa- peake and Potomac, Telephone WS bid. Clemt- Peake and Potomac Telephone con, 5s, 104% bid, 105 asked. American Security and ‘Trust 46.” 100 bid. Washington Market Ist Gs, 111 bid. Wi Market imp. és, 111 bid. Washington Murket extn. Ge, 111 bide Sasonie Hall Aswor! 107 bid, 3 American Grapbopbo 100 bid ashington, 26% bid. Central, 23%) 210 bid. Secomd, 160 bis, 160 did. Cal 1ivg bid. ‘Traders’, 12 LSi4 oid, 125 asked, National Saf ._ Wasstiingt Loan and Trust, 158 bid.” American Secnrity ani ‘Trust, x198 bid. Washington Safe Deposit, Tnsdrance Stocks.—Firemen's, 32 bid. Franklin. 42 bid. Metropolitan, S2 bid: “Corcoran, 62. bid. Potomac, 75 vid, 80 asked. | Arlington, 130 bid, 14 esked. German-American, 210 National Union, 12 bid, 13% asked. Columbia, 12% Md, 1349 asked. 3,8 bid, 9 asked. People’s, Gi bid, 6% asked. Cowniercial,” 4% asked. Coluuinl, 111 bid tal, 152 bid. id, 135 asked. Safe Deposit ud, Lincolt, 1 ad ‘Trust Compan! Deposit aud Trust, U3 bid, 136 bid. Washington Title, $% Railroad | Stocks. dd. District Tithe. 3% bid. tal ‘Traction, 14 bid, 103% asked. Capital Traction scrip, WT asked. City and Suburban, 30 bid. Georgetown and Tenleytown, 20 bid. Gas Stocks. Washington Gas, oa, Georgetown Gan, 36 bia | eleph me 8. —Ubesapeake and Potomac, x61% bid, 4 asked Penmeyivaata, ST bid Miscellaneous Stocks.—Mergenthaler Linotype, 194 Did, 194% asked. x Ex. dividend. —_———___ Government Bonds. iran H ¥ five Visiting Nurse Society of Washington, D. C., were placed on record this after- noon. The incorporators are Emfly Tucker- — Mary W. C. Bayard and Amne A