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2 THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1900-16 PAGES DISCUSSED THE NAVY Appropriation for Ocan Survey the Text. ANIMATED DEBATE IN HOUSE Providing for Officials in Porto Rico. ———— THE ALASKAN BILL ON When the House resumed the coi >» naval appropriation bill toc by Mr. Cann commit ation of t Annap- order, raised of the appropri $550,000 for the Ne sion upon it was ed tem- and the section relating to ocean ake surv which was passed over . Was taken up under an arrange- ach side. ndrer am to 3 $100,000 for um, Hawali ba and ehart- ction Ow of the Island of ¢ nes, Porto Rico and C ructions of the surveys Phitipr ition a rival of navy Commi is had be of them had reported Ty place a portion of the work « control of the military, he said. the wrong dir sd to the er the first dange much dreaded. Coast survey perly belonged to the sphere He ¢ naval of the here was not observatury Proper admin ntific work un- der naval offic He contrasted the cost w ch and Harvard th that at the naval obser- Washington. work ef the naval observatory was, he said, the laughing stock of the scientific world. Every man to his own trade. Survey of the Ocean. replied that it was not the pur- of the committee to abolish the coast ly to contine conducted th f the navy te and Surv never been of the harbor on of the Navy been at_ work Several » work in t the ships id bee Dep: tment on the » for their ers respon- Mr. McRae rt. @ vigor- > opposed the proposed sur- zi ma de by the navy, not by al bureau the coast and He poked fun at the su- vey, who, he said, iftpat, like a flag e read a letter from survey who had served a. The letter described The offi Ts of the navy uca to fight, he said, not“to per- form civil duties. Naval Officers in Civil Lif “In the performance of civil duti with gre are the most expensive.” ¢ that followed this “they burst of apy some one cried out something h ed Mr. ¢ nts ani { am not talking politics,” respond- annon. am talking dollars and efficient surv I am a great d all the other set them to work at some h they cannot sustain them- (Laughter and ap- THE SENATE. the Senate convened When Penrose (Pa.) reported from the committee today Mr. on commerce a to provide for the con- struction of a r2venue cutter at Philadel- phia at a cost of dit was passed. A bill relating t Howance of excep- ll was reported ce by Mr. Hoar. - of R It recently passed t tatives. The bill a section 053 of the Revised Statutes to provide that in case of the death or disability of the trial Judge in any cause his successor may hear i pass upon mo for a new trial and allow and sign bil xceptions. The bill ds Intended to remedy a defect in the law Pointed out recently by the Supreme Court, Which held that a judge who dfd not preside @t a trial could not perform these func- tions. thus often preventing the review of auses by a higher court. Officials of Porto Rico. conclusion of routine business Mr. chairman of the committee on e joint resolution y providing for the ad- ion of civil affairs In Porto Rico pointment of permanent offi- Pp pr the recently passed Porto Rico law, no temporary appointment to extend in tenure beyond August 1, 1900. ly discussion. Swered a few que of the measure Mr. Ch: hope that senators would introduce resolu- . Foraker had an- tions as to the operation ller expressed the tions of inquiry if they desired information, ‘olution to pass. Tesponse to this thrust Mr. Tillman (S. C.) made a characteristic speech. After adverting to what, he sald, was Mr. Chan- dler’s effort at all mes to rush measures through the Senate he drew a picture of the inauguration of Governor Allen of Porto Rico on May 1. “We are.” said he, “to have a grand pa- Beant on May 1, when the new governor 1s to be inaugurated. This Inauguration is to take place with the greatest ceremony ever seen in any part of the United States. I imagine that the purpose of this display 1s to impress the islanders with the grandeur &nd greatness of United States, as well @s to impress t people of the United States with the new policy of imperialism by which an American proconsul is to take possession of the island. “After a while, of course, we will have another governor sent to the Philippines, and he will be of so much greater impor- tance than the governor of the little Island of Porto Rico that, I suppose, he must have the navy escort him across the Pacific, and Must have umbrellas held over him,’ like the Bey of Algiers and the Sultan of Mo- focco. We will have him attended by our Subject princes in the Sulu archipelago, ‘with Mahometan body guards and all that Sort of thing. If that Is the purpose of et these army officers in Porto Rico wi nterpose no obstacie to the passage of the resolution.” Mr. Bacon (Ga.) inquired whether United States army officers were in receipt of sal- aries as civil officials In addition to their pay as army officers. Mr. Foraker replied that the army officers Were prohibited by law from accepting such additional pay. Mr. Bacon said while he had no definite information cn the subject, he had under- stood that some army officers were receiving large salaries In addition to their regular pay. Mr. Chandler thought Mr. Bacon's state- ment was very important. If it were true Congress ought to know it. He, therefore, suggested that Mr. Bacon offer a resolution of inquiry as to the subject. Mr. Bacon, in the course of some remarks, said he had understood it to be the purpose of the leaders of the dominant party in Congress to adjourn early in June. In view of this fact he thought It inadvisable that the limit of the tenure of office of temporary officials should be so far removed as Au- gust 1, as thes? officers all would have to be confirmed by the Senate. Mr. Foraker expressed th> opinion that most of the appointments at least would be made before the adjournment of Con- gress. The Time of Adjournment. Mr. Platt (Conn.), after expressing his obligation to Mr. Bacon for informing the Senate wh2n Congress would adjourn, was about to proceed when he was Interrupted by Mr. Bacon, who explained that his in- formation® came from the newspapers, which stated that the leaders of the dimi- nant party had be2n informed by the Presi- dent of his desire for an early adjournment. Mr. Platt replied with some heat that he Was not aware the President expressed his desires through th> newspapers. 1 think I ought to say,” said Mr. Platt, “that whatever the President may think about the wisdom of an early adjournment, with due regard to the business of the country, so far as I know the #iews of the senaters, they ar» all In favor of an early adjournment, and | think, so far as I know the sentiments of the country, that the peo- ple will be glad to have us adjourn even before June.” 1 think the senator is entirely correct,” i Mr. Bacon. “Nothing can be done at of Congress except by the dominant pale and the less work it does the better. nd the sooner we adjourn without doing any more of that work the greater the gratification of the country will be (Laughter.) 1 think, on the contrary.”’ said Mr. Haw- ley (Conn.), “that the country expects us to remain here to do whatever is necessary and important. After one or two unsuccessful efforts had been made to amend the measure it was passed without division. The conference report on the Hawatlan government bill was called ‘up by Mr. Cul- lom, but after some discussion it went over. Allowance for Stamps. A bill authorizing the commissioner of internal revenue to redeem or make allow- ance for internal revenue stamps was called up and passed. In brief, the meas- ure provides “that the commissioner of in- ternal revenue may, upon receipt of satis- factory evidence of the facts, make allow- ance for or redeem such of the stamps, 1s- sued under authority of law, to denote the payment of any internal revenue tax, as may have been spoiled, destroyed or ren- dered useless or unfit for the purpose ‘n- tended, or for which the owner may have no use, or which, through mistake, may have been improperly or unnec rily used, or where the rates or duties repre- sented thereby have been excessive in amount, paid in error, or in any manner lly collected.” t resolution authorizing the exhibit of government relics at the New York printing exposition was passed. The Alaykan Bill. The Senate then proceeded to the con- sideration of the Alaska code bill, the pend- Ing question being the Hansbrough alien miners’ amendment. COMMITTEE WORK. Senator Mason was today authorized by the Senate committee on commerce to re- port favorably the joint resolution hereto- fore introduced by him providing for esti- mates of cost for a canal for navigation between Lake Michigan and the Ilinois river. A favorable report was today authorized by the Senate committee on commerce? on the bill authorizing the War Department to lease water power controlled by the gov- ernment. Director Wilson of the Philad=Iphia Mu- seum was heard today by the Senate com- mittee on commerce in advocacy of the Dill to appropriate $200,000 for the support of that institution. General Gillespie, president of th> Mis: sippi Fiver commission, today made an ar- gument before the Senate committee on an appropriation for the low- at the present session of He expressed the opinion that fully a million dollars was needed, and said that it would be dangerous to postpone the allowance until another session. The cross-examinatlon of Dr. Hugh France was continued today Defore the Coeur d'Alene investigation. It was mainly directed to showing Dr. France's connec- tion with the permit system, Representative Sulzer and Attorney Roberts asking a serles of quéstions tending to show that the sys- tem was a violation of the fundamental right to seek employment and that those seeking work without a permit were com- mitted to the “bull pen.” Dr. France justi- fied the procedure because of the disorder follewing the blowing up of the Bunker Hill mill. Much of the questioning was designed to bring out the extent to which Gen. Mer- riam and the United States forces partict- Dated indirectly in the enforcement of the permit system. = ——$_—_+o+_____ DE ARCOS INVITED AGAIN. Chicago Tries to Make Amends to the Spanish Minister. CHICAGO, April 10.—Spain'’s minister to the United States, the Duke de Arcos, is to bs invited to attend the thirty- fourth annual national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, to be held in Chicago in August. William H, H. cutive director of the local com- id that the invitation would be ded in a few da An acceptance is expec: notwithstanding the fact that the duke was irritated by the receipt of a request that he attend the Dewey celebra- tion. —~++-____ DEATH OF HENRY DEMAS, Southern Negro Politician, Prominent Daring Reconstruction Period. NEW ORLEANS, April 19.—Henry Demas, one of the best known negro politicians in the south, is dead. Demas was a prom!- nent figure here throughout reconstruction times, and was a member of the state sen- ate until eight years ago. President McKinley appointed him three years ago to a lucrative naval office, but charges Involving his integrity were pressed so vigorously that the Senate finally re- jected the nomination. —+++___ Ohio Electors. Large. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 19.—Col Myron T. Herrick of this city and Geo. B. Cox of Cincinnati, it is understood, are to be the Ohio presidential electors-at-large. ——>++—__ Steamship Arrivals. At Philadelphia—Steamer Waesland, from Liverpool. At Plymouth—Kaiser New York, for Hamburg. ——_>+++—___ Fen. Senator Gallinger, chairman of the Sen- ate committee on pensions, today intro- duced a bill in the Senate granting a pen- ston of $a month to General Longstreet. The bill gives the general's service as that of major in the 8th United States Infantry during the Mexican war, and makes no reference to his connection with the con- federacy. A bill was Introduced in the Senate today by Senator Hawley authorizing the Secre- tary of War to commission contract sur- eons as surgeons in the army, giving them the rank of first leutenant and providing for thelr subsequent promotion. Representative Levy of New York today Ss inna a bill to repeal the war revenue act. Friedrich, from ——_-+-__. Local Pensions. Pensions have been issued to the follow- ing residents of the District of Columbia: Thomas Lennan, increase, $24 to $30; Lou- is Kastner (war with Spain), $6; Charlie Franklin, $8; John S. Jamison, $6; James C. Lauekton, increase, $8 to $10; Sarah A. McMurtrie, $30; John T. Stewart, $6; Geo. J. Drew, $8; Oliver Shaw, $6; Frank’ Dun- kel, $6; Edith M. Christiancy, $8; Arthur Hamilton (war with Spain), $6, ROW IN CONVENTION One Man Shot at Republican Meeting in Montgomery, RESULT OF FACTIONAL FIGHT Vaughn and Bingham Trying to Control the Delegation. ———-+—__—_. UPROAR IN STATE HOUSE ——— MONTGOMERY, Ala., April 19.—It seems certain that two conventions and two sets of delegates to the national convention will result from the mecting of republicans of the state being held today. There is a bit- ter factional fight between the followers of State Chairman Vaughn and their op- Porents, Jed by Bingham. All efforts to harmonize under the program arranged at Weshington by Secretary Dick of the na- tional committee, hes failed, the committee of twenty failing to agree. The Vaughn faction, through the chair- man of the state committee, have possi sion of the hall of the house of representa- tives, and both entrances to tho hall, front and rear, are strongly guarded. Only un- contested delegates are allowed to go into the hall. This is thought to give the Vaughn faction the advantage, as they will organize the convention. *One Man Shot. A row among the delegates to the republi- can convention started before the body had been called to order. After a scene of great excitement, accompanied by some shooting, in which one man was seriously hurt, the governor cleared both factions out of the state house building and grounds. The convention was scheduled to meet at 12 o'clock, but a rule for the admission of only uncontested delegates caused confusion and delay. Gaston Scott, a Vaughn man of Montgomery, was at the rear door guard- ing it when Moragne, who had been ap- pointed sergeant-at-arms by a majority of the executive committee, demanded admit- tance and was refused. A quarrel followed, and Moragne shot Scott in the hand and breast. Scott made no effort to shoot. Started an Uproar. This started a great uproar. Moragne was taken to the governor's office. where he was when Taylor Scott, a brother of the wounded man, ran to the outside door of the governor's office and fired two shots down the hall, but hit no one. He was stopped and quieted by by- standers. After the state house had been cleared the Bingham faction went to Dor- sett Hall and the Vaughn to the audito- rium, where at 2 o'clock the two conyen- tions were in session. +++ VIRGINIA BOND FORGERY CASE. Julins Schroeter Placed on Trial in New York. NEW YORK, April 19.—What is known as the Virginia bond forgery case came up for trial today, when Julius Schro2ter, a manufacturer of Forest Hill, N. J., was placed on trial for forgery in the first de- gree before Judge Newburger in general sessions. Schroeter Is charged with forging the names of D. R. Reveley, treasurer of the commonwealth of Virginia, and H. H. Dyson, second auditor of the.state, to a bond of the issue of 1882, which he fs also accused of having hypothecated. Schroeter is alleged to have got hold of bonds of the commonwealth of Virginia and raised $100,- 000 on them. In February, 1882, the commissioners of the sinking fund of the staié of Virginia Voted to issue bonds and orders were sent to the Kimball Bank Note Company for them. The bonds were never issued and the package was s2nt to the Kimball com- pany’s warehouse. Two or three yes later the package was sold with other pa- per. Last November Schroeter visited the office of Ladenb2rg, Thalman & Co., where he saw ‘aul Lichtenstein, an employe. Lichtenstein says Schroeter offered fif of the Virginia bonds, representing $: face value, as security for a loan of $40,000. of these bonds, No. 190, payable July 1, and redeemable July, 1900, Is that on which the specific charge against Schroeter is made. Lichtenstein says Schroeter was paid $25,000 in one check and $10,0% in two chetks later. Further allegations are that Schrozter visited the Importers & Traders’ Bank and got rid of bonds for $30,000, and that he got $20,000 from the Seaboard Na- tional Bank. A The work of getting a jury was begun to- jay. 3,009 ——~+~+-___ OPENING OF THE SEASON, Big Crowds at Boston and Cincinnati to Witness Base Ball. BOSTON, April 19.—A great crowd of base ball enthusiasts crowdéd through the turnstiles of the South End grounds this afternoon to see the opening game of the National League season in this city, be- tween Boston and Philadelphia. For Bos- ton Nichols or Willis were slated to pitch, with Clarke as backstop. It was expected that the Philadelphia battery would be Orth and McFarland. The sky was over- cast and the temperature was nearly 70. CINCINNATI, Ohto, April 19.—The base ball season of 1900 was opened here this af- ternoon by a game between the Cincinnati and Chicago clubs of the National League. Fair weather and the grounds in good con. dition aided to attract a large attendance. A trolley car parade over the city by the clubs with a brass band preceded the game. ———.—__. PRIMROSE DAY IN LONDON. Great Demonstration in Memory of Late Lord Beaconsfield. LONDON, April 19.—Primrose day (the anniversary of the death of Lord Beacons- field) was observed throughout the country today with customary zeal. Primroses were thick everywhere and the Beaconsfield statue was even more elabor- ately bedecked than usual. Beautiful wreaths, shields, crowns and other tokens from clubs and unionist organizations were scattered in profusion around its base, ‘at- tracting thousands of spectators, Queen Victoria sent a massive wreath of primroses to be laid on Lord Beaconsfield’s grave at Hughenden. —_-7>__—_ FELL FROM MOVING TRAIN. R. H. C. Hill of Baltimore Killed Near Huntingdon, Pa. HUNTINGDON, Pa., April 19—R. H. C. Hill of Baltimore, representing the R. G. Dun Mercantile Agency, was killed today twelve miles east of here by falling from a sleeping car of a Pennsylvania railroad train. Mr. Hill was on his way to Mead- ville, Pa., to testify in an important rafl- road case. After falling from the train his body was terribly mutilated by a freight train. —~++s___ DAVIS AND GOLDEN INDICTED. Charged With Complicity in the Goe- bel Murder. FRANKFORT, Ky., April 19.—Indict- | ments were returned by the grand jury to- day against John W. Davis and Green Golden as accessories to the murder of Gov. Goebel. Green Golden, the man indicted as being an accessory to the murder of Gov. Goebel, is a cousin of Wharton Golden, who turned state's evidence. John W. Davis, the other man indicted, was a policeman on the cap- itol square and who tried to esc: fi Frankford with Caleb Powers. uti The case against W. L. Hazlipp, who was accused of complicity in the Goebel shoot- ing, was dismissed. —++2__ Sweden Increases War Establishment. STOCKHOLM, April 19.—The riksdag has voted three million kroner for ammunition and rifles, twelve million for new field artil- lery, 320,000 for volunteer rifle associations, and has agreed to increase the new naval constructions for 1901 to 1,725,000 PLEA FOR sGOOD TEACHERS MGR. CONATY’S ADDRESS® AT ‘CHI- CAGO CONFERENCE. ——— ee He Points Oat the Essential Elements for a Successful In- . structor. CHICAGO, April 19.—At today’s session of Catholic colleges of America and Canada Very Rev. Patrick-8. McHale of the Ni- agara reife the debate with a paper on “Religi: struction in College.” He was followed bythe Rev. John P. Car- roll of St. Joseph’s College, Dubuque, Iowa, with a paper entitled “The Teaching of Modern Languages in-College.” _ At the afternoon session Rev. M. P. Dowl- ing of Omaha’ fead a paper on the “‘De- velopment of ‘Character in College Stu- dents.” = 4 This evening a-business: meeting -will be held, when the officers will-be elected. It is Proposed to effect a permanent organiza- tion, to be known as “The Association of Catholic Colleges of the United States,”” Plea for the College Teacher. Following ts an abstract of an address by Monsignor Conaty at Washington deliv- ered at last night's seasion of the confer- ence: 5 “The whole question of collegiate success would seem to hirge tpon the teacher; the dry wood of form counts for little with one who has the teaching spirit and is equipped for his work. Vocation, knowledge, ability to impart, devotedness to study, ambition to excel, power to excite interest, en- thusiasm, personality, are elements. that make for success. A thorough and critical knowledge of the subjects to be taught, an intimate acquaintance with one science, calls for the training which will fit a man to be a master, and make it possible for him to inspire confidence in himself and love for scholarship in others. If there be no interest, the seed falls on land through which no plow has passed. Hence the de- Yaand for the university-trained man, who has been made acquainted with knowledge and familiarized with scientific methods. The teacher has always been a power and an influence for good. All nations, in all times, have loved and respected him. What a chapter might be written on the teachers who have influenced mankind! There stands the great Teacher who by His word changed the thought of mankind and led humanity through redemption to God. Christ is the model teacher among mere men. What a roll of honor in the names from Athens to Rome, from Sinai to Jeru- salem, from Iona to St. Gall, from Paris to Oxford, from Leipsic to Louvain. They are the immortals belonging to no one race, but kinsmen of all men in the republic of intellect and truth. They still live and jn- fluence human thought.” Monsignor Conaty discussed the qualities necessary in our collegiate conditions, and insisted that mere knowledge and scientilic training were not sufficient; that there should be a passionate love for truth, a loyal devotion to Christian ideals, a deep Teverence for God, an accurate acquaint- ance with the traditions of the church in the work of teaching. Christianity {s essen- tially a teaching power, and it has ever labored to give to the teacher the principles that make for suecess. Interest in Some Teachers. The annals of her great teaching orders— Benedictines, Augustinians, Jesuits, Thea- tines, Brothers of the Common Life and scores of others—are full of interest to the student of pedagogics. Mgr. Conaty spoke of the difficulties under which our Catholic teachers have labored, especially in non- Catholic countries, and paid a feeling trib- ute to the devotion and scholarship of the men who have taid the foundation of our splendid educational system. He had a strong word to say for the overburdened college teacher, who in studies correlated kad more than could be done successfully, end who in studies widely divergent was asked to do the almost impossible. Bad re- sults must. follow. Give the teacher a chance to study that he may perfect him- Wf. Place at his hand the literature of science, and give him time to read it. Put-him in contact from time to time with mén. engaged In the same work that he may have an opportunity to broaden and de- velop. Tet the man called to college teach- ing be sent to the university where he may have the preparation which will equip him for his noble mission. Our system in America is now complete, and our university, placed among us by our illustrious pontiff, stands ready to give our colleges the best trained men. A common faith binds us, a common purpose actuates us. The system is one, and each part ex- ists for the other. In this day of university trained college teachers the Catholic Church is prepared, as in the days of her great universities, to send forth men, religious and diocesan, priests and laymen, to work out the problems of education under the systems which have educated the Christian world. Mgr. Conaty spoke of the work of the lay- man in the church, in the field of education, and made a plea for the layman as @ teacher in the college. He said that as a ieader of Catholic thought in all lands they had merited the blessings of mother church. The layman is a force to be utilized in education. He concluded his paper by say- ing that, in his plea for the Catholic college teacher he aimed to show that the teacher should have a vocation for the work, knowl- edge and ability t6 impart knowledge, scien- tific training in the science to be taught, a love and reverence for truth, a Christ- like sense of responsibility, an enthusiasm which made truth to be loved, and a char- acter which personified the teachings of religion. Our Catholic teachers have God's church as guide and solace, and our schools and colleges should be the best in the land, for consecration to the best ideals must win mind and heart. —_++-—___ THE CUBAN CENSUS RETURNS GEN. WOOD WILL PUBLISH THEM THIS AFTERNOON, The following cablegram was received at the War Department today from Gen. Wood at Havana: “Census returns and electoral law will be published late this afternoon. Election June 16." The compilation of these Cuban census returns was made in Washington under the personal direction of Gen. Sanger, who is also in charge of the Porto Rican census. ‘The figures were dispatched to Havana by mail last Saturday. The electoral law spoken of by Gen. Wood was prepared by him and submitted to Secretary Root for approval during tie recent visit of the lat- ter to the,island:' It was withheld from publication.,becauge it was necessary to include certain data contained in the cen- sus returns) The date set for Cuban elec- tions is six weeks later than contemplated, the postponement*teing made on account of the impossfbility oe yrocesding without cen- "Gen Bander will begin the publication of the various tensuS ‘bulletins next week, and he hopes to be able to have the returns from Porto Rico complete by October next, in which ¢hse tlie erection of municipal government’by populer vote can be effected before next, winter. PENNSYLVANIA RAILWAY GRADES, Opiects to Considering the Bil. An effort was made to get the bill to abol- ish grade crossings on the line of the Penn- sylvania railroad within the District of Co- lumbia before the Senate for consideration this afternoon. Mr. McMillan called the bill up, but before more than a page of it was read Mr. Pettigrew said that he desired to look into this measure and objected to further consideration today. The bill will probably again come up tomorrow or in the near future, ——— ++ —____ One Life Lost at a Fire. NEW YORK, April 19.—It was discovered today that the flre which yesterday da- stroyed the bedstead and mattress factory of Charles P. Rogers & Co., in West. 18th street, resulted in the loss of one life. While exploring the building early today the body of Henry Hughes, a cotton picker, was found under @ bale of cotton weighing 700 pounds. Mr. Pettigrew rae TAKING THE CENSUS The Bureau Ahead of the Record by Many Months. COULD BEGIN WORK FIRST OF MAY Efforts to Obtain Employes of High - Intelligence. . WORK DONE BY WOMAN eee ees Intelligence is what Governor Merriam is insisting upon fn every detail of the work which promises to be of so much value to the country. Throughout his administra~ tion he has insisted, in the filling of every office, upon a degree of intelligence which would insure competency in the work of taking. the census. His examinations—con- ditions precedent to appointments as clerks —met with some opposition at first, but when It, was learned that the object was $0 commendable there was Uttle protest, and the, result has been the selection of a corps of clerks absolutely capable to do the work that is expected. The preliminary details incident to the taking of the census have been so sys- tematically planned and carried out that Director Merriam could be ready the 1st of May to start in to take the census. This is many months in advance of any previous census. Nearly All Enumerators Chosen. Even the enumerators have nearly all been selected. Here, too, the director has insisted upon intelligence as a necessary condition to appointment, for he has learned, through his able chief of the su- pervisors’ correspondence division, Mr. Stinson, how necessary it enumerators shall be well qualified. Here- tofore it has been the practice to appoint enumerators without regard to their edu- cational attainments, and the result has been very disastrous from every stand- point. During the last census thousands of enumerators’ sheets were thrown aside and valuable statistics lost because of the illegibility of the returns. So when the question of appointing enumerators came vp Chief Stinson was called in for consultation and a plan was devised whereby intelligent enumerators could be secured. The test which they are required to pass call first for a personal ap- plication made in the handwriting of the applicant, giving his Christian name, his citizenship, his residence, educational ad- vantages, and such other questions as would tend to give the officials an insight into his availability. Upon this application the man’s rating is largely made, for unless he writes a clear, legible hand the census -ofice doesn’t want him. As a further test and a practical one, since it gives the man a thorough idea of what he has to do, a test schedule is sub- mitted for him to fill out. This schedule is rated for twenty-one names and along with it is sent a narrative giving the prin- cipal points to be included in the return sheet, and the applicant is required to transfer the gist of this to the blank form. Applications for Places. There are to be 52,010 enumerators ap- pointed. Applications have been received from 298,604 for these places, Up to the present time 41,146 nominations from su- pervisors have been received. Of this num- ber 882 have been rejected and thirty-seven have withdrawn. There have been 37 appointments of enumerators, and there are still 2,871 applications to be considered. There still remains 11,783 nominations to come in, and how many of these will be ap- pointed no one is able to state, although it is believer that not more than 2 per cent of them will be rejected for incompentency. It is believed a larger percentage would have been turned down had it not been for the fact that the supervisors were In- structed in the appointment of these enu- merators to use great care in obtaining only competent persons. The Part Taken by Women. One of the features of the twelfth census will be the part woman takes in ite prac- tical compilation. Aside from the fact that a large majority of the clerks to be em- ployed in the office here at Washington will be women, there will be a large number of them employed in the actual taking of the census. Already the list shows a total of 939 ap- pointments as enumerators, which fs al- most double the number engaged in simt lar work during the last census. There are several states yet to be heard from in the matter of appointments, and it is belleved the number will foot up about 1,500. No women will be appointed as enumer- ators in Alaska, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Indian territory or Oregon. Ver- mont, Montana, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Dakota and Hawaii have not as yet sent In any enumerators. Illinois leads the list of all the states In the appointment of women supervisors, the aggregate showing a total of 201 female enumerators, the first district of Lllinois alone furnishing 153. —_____+-0+_______ YAQUI UPRISING IN MEXICO. Mr. Hoahstey Says the Insurrection is Quite Formidable. SAN FRANCISCO, April 19.—Henry Hoah- stey of Oakland, who has returned from the seat of the Yaqui war in Mexico, brings ad- vices as follows: “The Mexicans sent out word that the war was over, but at the same time 4,000 troops were hastening to the front. The Yaquis have about 6,000 men under arms. They have Remington and Mauser rifles and bows and arrows. They have two cannon that thirty-four Yaquis captured from 200 Mexicans. The Indian commissariat is sup- plied from Mexican convoys and the Yaqui valley, where they have commandeered 10,- 000 head of cattle. The Mexicans keep to the roads and towns, while the Yaquis hold the Sierras. Mexicans estimate the Yaquis at 15,000, but the population of Sonora is at least 120,000, and half of them are Yaquis. The Indians have a peculiar system for keeping their treasury in funds. The war- viors alternate between the firing Nne and working in the mines and on the ranches. Their wages go to the common fund. “Within the past two weeks several en- gagements have been fought, in which the government troops were generally victor- ious. “At Bacajari, a famous battleground be- tween Potan and Torin, the Yaquis hanged two Mexican laborers and shot a third. “The Mexican commanding officer hanged at the same place eleven Yaqui prisoners. “In a recent engagement between a party of insurgents, the government reports sev- enteen Yaquis dead on the field. Only one Mexican, an officer, was killed, but many were wounded. —_+++—__. , SECRET SESSION OF BISHOPS. Case of Bishop Jackson Being Con- sidered in New York. NEW YORK, April 19.—Nearly fifty bish- ops of the Protestant Episcopal Church be- gan a secret session today in the Church Mission House. It was said that the chief object of the conference was to determine on the resignation of Bishop Henry Jack- son, former coadjutor bishop of the dio- cese of Alabama. Bishop Jackson resigned early this year. His conduct both before his resignation and afterward was such ag to cause a good desl of comment. Ordi- narily the resignation of the bishop would come up before a meeting of the house of bishops, but in view of the circumstances surrounding the case' the present session of bishops was called to act on the case, Another important discussion to be had in the session is the establishment of a bishopric in Honolulu, Hawaii. The ques- tlon of the future establishment of bishop: rics in Porto Rico and Cuba will also taken up. Bishop Doane of Albany was the presid- ing official, and at 1 o'clock Bishop Potter was the host of a lunch at the Players’ Club, of which he is a member. —~++>—__ Transport Sedgwick Brings Gold. NEW YORK, April 19.—The United States transport Sedgwick, which arrived yester- day from Cuba, had on board $530,000 in French gold, consigned to the can Trust Company, is that the‘ NEW JERSEY REPUBLICANS|FINANCE AND TRADE STATE CONVENTION IN SESSION AT TRENTON. B, and 0. Stocks Showed Considera- ble Strength Again Today, WEARNESS IN SOUTHERN PACIFIC The Delegates to Philadelphia Will Be Sewell, Voorhees, Marphy and Gummere. TRENTON, N. J., April 19.—The repubit- can state convention to elect delegates-at- large to the republican national convention met at Taylor Opera House at noon today. The hall was packed and considerable en- thuslasm was manifested, although it was settled last night that there should be no contest, and that United States Senator Wm. J. Sewell, Gov. Voorhees, State Chair- man Franklin Murphy and Barker Gum- mere should be the delegates. The convention was called to order by State Chairman Murphy and prayer was offered by Rev. George C. Maddock. State Chairman Murphy introduced as the state committee's choice for presiding officer of the convention President Wm. M. Johnson of the state senate, Reference to Late Vice President. Chairman Johnson, after referring to the bright outlook for the coming campaign, spoke feelingly of the late Vice President, Garret A. Hobart. He took great pride in the fact that two of New Jersey's sons, Hobart and Griggs, had been selected to help guide the ship of state. He reviewed the stirring events of the last two years, and said that the United States must pro- tect the inhabitants of our new possessions; “that we have no more right to turn them adrift than a father has to desert his help- less children.” Mr. Johnson closed his speech by admonishing the republicans of New Jersey to do their duty at the coming presidential election. When Chairman Johnson had completed his speech the full organization of the con- vention was effected. The counties were called and the chairman of each county delegation announced the choice of his county for members of the several com- mittees. The New State Committee. The new state committee was also an- nounced, as follows: Atlantic, Representative John J. Gard- ner; Bergen, C. E. Breckinridge; Burling- ton, Robert C. Hutchinson; Camden, David Baird; Cape May, Robert E. Hand; Cum- berland, E. D. Stokes; Essex, Henry M. Doremus and Henry A.’ Potter; Gloucester, Representative H. C. Loudenslager; Hud- son, Edward Fay and Col. S. D. Dickinson; Hunterdon, Richard B. Reading; Mercer, Wm. H. Skirm; Middlesex, Henr: Steel Shares Opened Weak, but Rallied in Closing Hour, GENERAL MARKET REPORTS —_ +—_-__. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, April 19.—Lower prices tn the London market were reflected in the local trading during the opening hour this morning, Later the trading became irreg- ular, a rally in one group occurring cvinci- dently wkh a selling movement elsewhere. Baltimore and Ohio issues were stronger than the general market, the common stock again overtaking the preferred and being in good demand for both accounts. In spite of the advances in the both classes. of Stock, this property has withstood the re- cent depression better than any of its neigh- bors. The Interests which first predicted the Movement have not lost confidence in their ability to make good the predicted prices. The present week has not been in har- mony with many ambitious plans and sup- Port has been demanded in numerous im- stances in which aggressive buying had been expected. Instead of charging senu- ment wholly to the side of lower prices the manipulation of the Steel stocks has re- sulted only in confusing the average trader and in making him more cautious. The professional element is largely short of the market, in railroads and industrials alike. and the covering of these contrac brings about occasional rallies in both d partments. The steel stocks were ad- vanced today under a demand from the short interest, but it is doubtful if any voluntary buying of long stock was record- ed. In a few of the steel shares support was given as on previous days, but the market as a whole is Striving to cut away from the influence of that group. The Process may be slow, but once completed the market will be upon a better basis and the public may again come to the aid of prices. The Pacific stocks were moderately active and irregular. Union Pacific and Northern ker; Monmouth, C. Asa _Franel: Pacific were well taken during the day, but Mahlon Pitney; Ocean, A. W. Bradshaw; | ‘he pool buying was not allowed to be- Passaic, Robert Williams; Salem, John C. | Come conspicuous. Southern Pacific, for which more has been promised and | livered than any property on the lis 1a down sharply during the noon hour under the marketing of a block of some 10,000 Ward; Somerset, Edward J. Anderson; sex, Dr. Harvey D. Van Gasbeck: Union, United States Senator John Kean; War- ren, A. Blair Kelsey. The state committee consists of one mem- | Shares. The stock was well taken, all ber from each county, with Essex and Hud- | things considered, London being ‘con- son having two, and five members at large. | *Picuous in the demand. Norfolk and Western issues were active and irregular, the buying being called good in character. These shares reflect the confidence of the public or such Portion of * as is represented by commission houses, in The members at large are named during each gubernatorial campaign. The hold-over members at large are Franklin Murphy, Wm. J. Sewell, William Bettle, William Riker and Charles N. Fow- : the coal roads. Ree Penta ler. As the names of those who were well | 1" {Ff ecent advances in krown were announced the delegates ap- eee the eastern trunk line economies plauded. One of those who recelved con- nagement have not lost thelr influ. oan on this group. ie Steel stocks all rallied very s! ply during the final hour upon the publinatee, of Tennessee Coal and Iron's statement for March, showing an increase 5 eae ca crease of $286,000 siderable applause was ex-Postmaster Gen- eral Thomas L. James, who was present as a delegate from Bergen county. At 1:05 p.m. a recess was taken for twenty minutes to enable the various com- mittees to prepare their reports. A resolution offered favoring the nomina- tion for Vice President of the United States of Judge J. Franklin Fort was referred to the committee on resolutions, under the rules. Besides the four delegates slated, Senator Kean’s name was preSented for delegate at large, but he withdrew and Senator Sewell, Governor Voorhees, State Chairman Mur- phy and County Cierk Gummere were ——>+++__ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1419 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs, La- denburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. American Cotton ON.. Wire. elected. AS. e. The convention then adjourned. x ire pi sod PROSPERITY OF HAWAIL = sien mes mm Figures From the Report of the Col- zh lector General of Customs. 4 7# "Se Consul General Haywood, at Honolulu, has transmitted to the State Department the report of the collector general of cus- toms of Hawali for 1899, which provides Some interesting figures concerning the in- creased commercial prosperity of the isl- ands. Goods to the amount of $15,020,830 were imported from the United States, while the value of the exports to this coun- try amounted to $22,517,758. Trade with other countries was comparatively slight, although imports te the amount of $1,774,655 came in from Great Britain. The remainder of the export trade was carried on with China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Machinery was imported to the amount of Colorado Fac eri jorado Fuel and Iron Consolidated Gas. st Con. Tobacco. Con. Tobacco, pid. Delaware & Hudson Federal Steel. Federal Steel. pid. General Electric... Ulinois Centrat. lie & Nashville Metropolitan Traction... attan Elevated. 2,089,278, nearly double the importation | a: Pacific. during 1898, and imports generally showed | M.. K. & T.. pi @ material, and in some cases a phenom- | National enal, increase over those of the preceding year. Sugar to the amount of over $21,- 000,000 was exported, but the rice exporta- tion was greatly below that of 1898. The total exports of the year amounted to $22,- 628,741, being an increase of about $5,000,000 over last year's trade. During December the largest amount of imports ever record- ed for a single month was received at Hon- olulu, 45,000 tons of general cargo arriving at that port, besides 22,850 tons of coal and lumber, amounting to over 9,000,000 square feet. The revenue from import duties in 1899 was $400,000 in excess of that of the preceding year. 0 A Runaway. A horse attached to a buggy, driven by Frank Maus, ran away on Pennsylvania avenue about noon today. Near the corner of 7th street the buggy upset a push cart, New York Central N. Y.Ontario & Western Northern Pacific... Northern Pacific, Pacific Mat. ai ———_—_ ‘Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call, 12 o'clock m.—Oapital Trac- tion 17 at JO7%. Capital Traction, 20 and scattered the fruit on the pavement. a . No other damage was done. Gu sat Spates Rates tt ke ae < thaler Linot; 2 at 103%, 10 at 198%, 11 at 103%, 5 at 193%, ion Monotype. 100 at 18%, 60 at 13%, 15 af 19%, 100 at 134, 100 at 184. American , 12 at 11%, 00 at 11%, 300 at 11%, 12 dn ast at Me. 3545 “Dapitel ‘Traction, “100 at S. 3s, 00 3 st . fergen- thaler Lanotype, 10 at 193%. District of Columbia Bonds. 1903, 30-year funding, 104 bid. 8.@5s, 1924, funding, bid. Miscellaneous Bonfs.—Capital 4s, 107% tan Ratiroad Convicted of Murderous Assault. Alexander Booker, colored, was late this afternoon found guilty of an assault with intent to kill upon an aged colored man, Lafayette Jeffers, in Criminal Court No. 2, Jvstice Cole presiding, and was remanded to await sentence. Booker attacked the old man with a razor, claiming he did so in regist Tk Did. 108 asked. ‘Se, 121 bid, self-defense. asked. Mi tan Railroad indebt., ee iio mes Met ten elk indedt., S Sues for Damages. Railroad . 11% bid. Washington Gas Suft at law was filed this afternoon by | series A, 66, 117 bid, ‘ashington Gas ‘Wm. Macon Coleman against the Columbian | F420 8, Sf 112, Wid, 125 asked. | ects eat Correspondence College for $5,000 damages. | cert. bt., 68, 112 asked. Ch to- He charges that the college is using works | 8c Teleptone 6s, ee Prepared by him, and published by it | ena ‘4s, 100 bid. on Mi Ist 6, under names other than his own. Wells & | 110 bid. | Washingtoo Market “imp. @s, 110 bid: Wells are his attorneys. Weshington Market oxta. @n, 28 rete e G deb. 5s, 100 bid. Charges Husband With Cruelty. National Bank Stocks.—Bank of W: Bes Proceedings for divorce were instituted | pid, 400 asked. | Metropolitan, 690 bid- 4 late this afternoon by Mrs. Frances C. | bid. Citizens’, 160 bid. Colt 160 bid. _ Head against her husband, Robert Head, | tl 150 bi 125 bia, 188 asked, ‘Lincals, 118 —_ =e She ss ple eset = 2%, = -§ ca . Mr. recently sued for a divorce, Depost 1e8.—National but hed the bill dismissed. Head is | Deposit and Bg pg Ta ty represented by Ralston & Siddons. SAT ana Trust, 100 id. ‘Washington Safe De- Death of Stevenson, the Artist. i Stocks.—Firemen's, 30 bid. in, LONDON, April 19.—Robert Alan Mow- | & bit Pomme, 16 bid. Alinta, 180i 156 eo ———— = — ee az Bia Hamed, Cottle. 1s ta as taket: Government Bonds. marctal, 4% sume ercial, 4% asked. inh a. Bid Asked. | gc ‘asked. Columbia Titic, 4% bid Samed, Weak cS Sas Se if ee a 2 oe cot ng Did. Georgetown and Tenleytows, 20 —— Stocks.—Ohesapenke ani Potomac, x62% 5 per cents, New 2s, Peonszivania, 86 bid.