Evening Star Newspaper, April 28, 1900, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1900-24 PAGES. MANY BILLS PASSED|FAILED To FIND A VERDICT Miscellaneous Measures in Both Houses of Congress. —- LACK OF QUORUM IN THE SENATE Successor of the Late Represen- tative Epes Sworn In. —-- BOER SYMPATHY RESOLUTION When the Senate convened today the desk “of each senator bore the evidence taken in the Clark nsisting of three large volumes and the report of the committee in adopted providing that ate to the reception of nution was props from the Grand Army of the statue of Gen. Uly . Grant, to be erected in the Capitol, be made the special order for Saturday, May 1, at 4 pm. A resolution, introduced yesterday by Mr. Pettigrew (S.D.), calling upon the President and § y of War for information as to whether Gen. Torres, on behalf of Aguinal- do, asked Gen. Otis to cease hostilities, and for information as to the alleged salute made to the Filipino flag by Admiral Dew- ey, was without di The following bills were pa: ussion. ]: For the establishment, control, operation and main- ¢ the northern branch of the fer Disabled Volunteer Springs in South Dakota, appropriating $150,000 for the purpose. quiring ihat the dam ac! Rainy river, M be commenced within three years and completed within five years from May 4, 1808. Appropriating $2400 to be afd certain persons for improvements re- to the l States for the use z Perce Ind ‘hot ns. ander J. M. Miller, rgeon O. D. Norton, a and Edwin V. Morgan, formerly secr: ‘of the Samoan commis- sion, and nov retary of the legation of the United States at § : ered to th Ac; m by the Emperor tigrew called up his resolution “expressing sympathy for the South Afri- ean republics and our best hopes for the suecess of their determined contest for Mr. Lodge (Mass.) inquired if the resolu- tion had ever been considered by a commut- “It has not,” replied the president pro tem. “I think It ought to be vor ecmmittee.” said Mp Lodge fore move it he referred to the committee on ie relatio: ” Pettigrew demanded the yeas and nays. The roll call showed 31 y il s, not a quorum. he detailed vote follows: i . Bard, C: Ross, S who voted 3 ist the reference © committee were rry (Ark.), Chand- o.). Culberson Pettigrew (3. (Col.), Turner > business was trgnsacted at the session of the House to- €N. ¥.) renewed his request southern district of Georgia, the case. The papers were rT. who represent meceeds the late tive from the fourth Virginia district, was sworn in. In ctlon with the presentation of his jals a communication was read from . James Selden Cowden protesting against the seating of Mr. Lassiter and filing notice of a formal contest on the ground that the vote by which Mr. Lassiter claimed election Was a “paper vote,” not actually cast. The agricultural appropriation pill was sent to conference. Messrs. Wadsworth «8. Y.), Henry (Conn.) and Williams (Miss.) were appointed conferees. Bills were passed to construct a bridge across the Red River of the North; for the tment of an additional United States commiss for the northern judicial dis- ner f Duluth, Pierre ompany to ¢ s Railroad ac th Concho, northern A. R. in poasesste s Volunteer M le of tsolatea ana of land in the Osage je for holding court at Winston, the rey! : fon and codif eneral 1; w3 of the U: “d horize the o: Back bay a n of a bridge Miss. of the > Com- the ry of Lieut. 1 the men of the which r in Carder war with Spain, Hodgson for ices in com- McCulloch at se cutter Hugh = Senate bill to create a all claims of citizens against Spain whic er treaty with Sp: the bill. He {stant attorney number of assistant nth and a big corps phers, at the Court work. They had am- this additional labor would down. The only excuse for the enactment of this jared, was the desire of to get good berths for He demanded to know aims had been filed and what (Pa.) replied that he did not claims had been filed, but S recommended by nt a * Secretary of State. Adjudication of Claims. rdson (Tenn) asked if tt would 0 adjudicate these claims while esh and not allow them to run @s the French spoliation claims did, to grow with years. Mr. Ray agreed that the claims should be adjudicated, but he thought the Court of Claims could do the work. Mr. Hitt (11L), chairman of the commit- tee on foreign affairs, called attention to @he fact that such claims were always ad- Judicated by commissions. It was neces- Sary, he said, to place a time limit upon the filing of such claims. “Claims, said he, “generate claims. They propagate each other, and none mul- twily so rapidly as foreign claims. I had some experience with the Mexican war claims. The manufacture of these claims became a regular industry. Claims amount- ing to hundreds of millions were filed. Only about 3 per cent of them were allowed, and we afterward discovered that the largest of the awards were obtained by sheer fraud and Villainy. That was the famous Weil claim.” case with the in: JURY IN THE CLARKE DIVORCE CASE AT PITTSBURG DISAGREED. The Defendant Created a Sensation in Court—Ditter Character of Counsel's Arguments. PITTSBURG, Pa., April 28.—The jury in the divorce case of James King Clarke. son of the late Charles J. Clarke, *million- aire and philanthropist, against Esther artiett Clarke of Washington, D. C., dis- agreed after being out twenty-four hours, and at noon was dis Mrs. Clarke furnished another sensation near the close of the trial of the noted di- vorce suit brought against her by Jas. King Clarke. Stung by remarks of Mr. Goehring, and’s counsel, she arose in court and dramatically protested, declaring she was ready to give proof of her innocence. The whole of the morning session of the court and part of the afternoon were de- voted to the final addresses of the lawyers, which were both bitter, and the case was given to the jury at 2 o'clock. The cham- pions of Mrs. Clarke had expected an im- mediate verdict in their favor, but the jurors had not agreed by 4:30 o'cloely, when Judge Kennedy adjourned court for the Sentiment in the court room was in favor of Mrs. Clarke, and the opinion seem- ed to be that the jury would find for Mrs. Clarke or disagree. Mrs. Clarke's dramatic outburst came al- most at the end of Mr. Goehring’s address to the jury. She had been nervous while he was reviewing her actions with MeIn- tosh Kellogg in New York city and speak- ing of her drinking, and when he touched upon the expert testimony she became ex- cited. Mrs. Clarke was on her feet, pointing her finger dramatically at the attorney, before h ther or counsel knew of her intention. tried to drdw her back to her chair, but she was quivering with excitement and shook them off. She made her protest and ed she would give proof, and finally ather pulled her into a chair and Mr. Goehring finished his address. Judge Ken- nedy wes evidently amazed at the inter- ruption, but said nothing. Much feeling was shown in the speeches of the counsel. A. S. Worthington of Washington made the address for Mrs. Clarke and scored her husband, declaring he was to blame for any indiscretion his bride may have committed. He said the suit was a battle of an honest young wo- man against the Clarke millions, and ®¢orn- ully said Mr. Clarke show Lik of manhood. Cee ons H. L. Goehring spoke for Mr. Clarke, who, he said, was the victim of an adven. turess, Scotch “highbalis” and discretion in women did not go together, he declared. ———-r7r>—___ RELIEF FOR THE HOMELESS. Active Measures in Behalf of Cana- dian Fire Victims. LONDON, April 28.—After a consultation with the Canadian high commissioner, Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, Lord Mayor Newton has decided to immediately open a ansion House fund for the relief of the homeless people of Ottawa, and a stock ex- change fund was opened today with sey- eral large subscriptions. The lo mayor's appeal will be issued Monday. OTTAWA, Ont., April 28—At a ma’ meeting of citizens held last night it decided to instruct the city council to as io legislature for leave to borrow debentures to aid the from the fire in Ottawa and Hull, ‘al subcommitiees were appointed for the purpose of affording relief. It was de- cided to build two shelter buildings in Hull. Orders for blankets, bread and other ‘op Bruchesi ef Montreal has giv- ‘o the fire sufferers. The Chinese merchants of Victoria have red expressions of sympathy to citizens of fire-swept Ottawa and Hull, with $500 in teuken of their sincerity. Several carloads of provision: ete. contributed in Montreal, ha ceived. Chief Benoit of Hull is at the hospital in a weak condition, but n apprehended. His lungs haling smoke and flame. The hospital people aro furnishing accom- modations for thirty or forty persons mure or less sick from the trlals they had to undergo. All the title deeds in the registry office at Hull were destroyed, and this will com- pheate matters greatly clothing, e been re- INVESTIGATING THE LABOR WAR. Chicago Grand Jury is Making a Rigid Inquiry. CHICAGO, April 28.—The Tribune says: Rigid Investigation of the labor war, of its promoters and of the responsibility for its continuance was discussed by the grand jury yester It was the unanimous opin- jon that if either the contractors or the union labor men were in error, or If either were responsible for the lawlessness and violence which has characterized the labor controversy, they should be indicted and punished. State’s Attorney Dencen said the grand jury was pwn Master, and was composed of men of such high’ character that it needed no advice from him in the matter. He added that he knew of no law to Prevent an investigation as to whether 4 conspiracy existed which was responsible for the labor troubles. The investigation h egun toda: + BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION, A reference to the statement be- low will show that the circulation Sworn to is a bona-fide one, It is easily possible for a news- paper with an elastic conscience to Swell its legitimate circulation enor- mously, in order to deceive adver- tisers, by sending out thousands of Papers to newsstands which are re- turnable, and which are, In fact, re- turned, but nevertheless are in- cluded in what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however, judge by results, and bogus circula- tlons don’t give them. ‘The family circulation of The Star is many thousands in excess of any other Washington paper. Clireulation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, April 21, 1900 .. Mowpay, April 23, 1900 ‘Turspay, April 24, 1900. WepsEspay, April 25, 1900. Tuvespay, April 25, 1900. Furpay, April 27, 1900. Total... Daily average. i solemnly swear that the above statement. represents only the number of copies of THE EVENING STAR circulated during the six secular days ending Friday, April 27, 1900-that 1s, the number of copies actually sold, delivered, furnished or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona-fide pur- chasers or subscribers, and that the copies so counted are not returnable to or remain in the office unsold, J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier, Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this twenty-eighth day of April, A. D. 1900. GRENVILLE A. WHITAKER, Notary Public, D. c. THOUSANDS WATC! THE RUNNERS. Largest Attendance Ever Known at the P yivania Races. FRANKLIN FIELD, Philadelphia, April 28.—The weather was beautiful and the jargest crowd that ever came out to see the Pernsylvania relay races was on hand when the first event was called at 2:30 p.m. As to the track—it was all that a runner could desire, being firm and fast. ——_++2—__ SIMPLY RETURNED TO CHICAGO. Steel and Wire Company Officers Say They Didn't Run Away. CHICAGO, April 28.—President John Lambert of the American Steel and Wire Company denied last night that the de- parture of Mr. Gates and his companions from New York was accelerated by threat- ened legal proceedings. “That is not true,” said Mr. Lambert. “The officers of the wire and steel company had finished their business in New York, and they simply returned to Chicago. We had no intimation of any legal proceedings by the Seligmans or any one else.”” More than this Mr. Lambert would not talk. He refused to discuss the legal steps reported to have been taken, but insisted that the officials of the company were will- ing to face any accusations that might be brought against them. President Gates last night at his home said: “I have absolutely nothing to say.”” ——_2++—____ PRESIDENT PATERNO CAPTURED. Former Head of Filipino Cabinet Caught Near Trinidad. MANILA, April 28, 5:30 p.m.—Major Gen- eral Lloyd Wheaton reports that Senor Paterno, the former president of the Fili- pino so-called cabinet, was captured in the mountains near Trinidad, province of Ben- guet, April 25. Paterno recently, through relatives in Manila, requested and received permission to enter the American lines, but failed to appear. His relatives explained that he had been sick a long time, and was an invalid. He was brought to San Fer- nando on a litter ambulance by soldiers of the 48th Regiment. ——_—+++—___ OHIO DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. Plan to Present Admiral Dewey to the Gathering. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 28.—Chairman W. S. Thomas of the democratic state cen- tral committee Issued a call today for a meeting of the committee at the Southern Hote, this city, next Thursday at 11 a.m, to fix the date of the state convention. This {s known to be !n harmony with the wishes of John R. McLean, and it is under- stood that the date of the convention will be fixed for this city the first week in June. That is the same date as the visit of Ad- miral Dewey to Columbus. No doubt the admiral is to be presented to the convention of Ohio democrats, ——++<-—___ Enjoying an Uncontested Title. FRANKFORT, Ky., April 28.—Attorney General Breckinridge today enjoys the dis- tinction of being the only state officer in Kentucky whose title is not in ltigation. Judge Clifton J. Pratt, the republican con- testee, failed to file a supersedeas bond prior to last night, and the undisputed title passed to Breckinridge. —++-—__ Rumor of Rebellion Exploded. HAVANA, April 28.—An investigation into the allegation made in a dispatch from Madrid that Jesus Rabl, the Cuban leader, had headed an “insurrectionary movement” in the province of Santiago de Cuba, shows that Rabi yesterday was at his farm near Manzanillo, where he resides during the greater part of the year, and that he is perfectly quiet. Governor General Wood characterizes the Madrid story as being absolutely without foundation. ——>+>—__. “Miss Murphy” Again a Mother. NEW YORK, April 28.—“Miss Murph the hippopotamus in the Central Park me- ragerie, last night gave birth to the fourth young “hippo” born in the park. This newest “hippo'’ is about fourteen inches long and stands eight inches high, and weighs about twenty pounds. ——+++—___ Personal Mention. Colonel Michael, chief clerk of the State Department, who has been fll for several weeks with the grip and other ailments, has recovered sufficlently to resume his offi- cial duties at the department this morning. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Randle, who have been at the Arlington Hotel several months, left last night for New York. On their re- turn they go to Congress Heights for the summer. Mr. D. A. McKnight has returned from a month's visit to the City of Mexico, where aa had the pleasure of meeting President az. Mr. John H. Trower, city engineer of the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Com- pany, has returned from a business trip to Newport News. Dr. S. ‘den Snow, Dartmouth Medical College, ‘97, has accepted the position of physician in charge at Camp Idlewild, N.IL, a summer resort for boys. Edward W. Snow of Hartford Theologi- cal Seminary was recently examined and licensed to preach by the Westchester Pres- bytery. Mr. Snow is a graduate of Wash- ington High School, '93, and Dartmouth College, ‘98. —___—_—_+-0+___ Many Pension Bills Passed. The House broke all records yesterday, passing ninety-one private pension bills. Among them was one to pension at the rate of $40 a month the widow of Colonel John M. Stotsenburg of the Ist Ne- braska, who was killed in the Philippines, Saturday, May 19, was set aside for re- ceiving the statue of Gen. U. 8. Grant, pre- sented by the G. A. R. + —____. ‘The Claim of Wm. Leach. An effort was made in the Senate today to pass Senate bill 1336, to pay to Wm. Leech $5,000 as compensation for injuries received by the claimant in falling into the elevator shaft of the treasury building March 29, 1898. Objection was made to passing the bill on account of the insutil- ciency of the proof shown in the report, and it was recommitted to the committee on claims. ——___+-e+_____ Responsibility for a Mule’s Condition. A board of survey has been appointed and will meet at St. Asaph, Va., to examine into and fix the responsibility for the con- dition of a mule of which Capt. E. H. Parsons, assistant quartermaster, U. 3. V., was In charge. The detail for the board is Capt. Francis H. Hardie, 3d Cavalry; First Lieut. Charles A. Hedekin, $d Cavalry; Sec- ond Lieut. Robert R. Wallach, 3d Cavalry. > 0 To Represent the War Department. Captain Peter C. Harris, 9th Infantry, at San Francisco, has been ordered to Buffalo, N. "¥., to represent the War Department as a member of the board of management of the government exhibit at the pan- American exposition. ———_++_____ Meats Not Excluded by Germany. It has been possible to obtain from an authoritative source a full contradiction of the published statement that’ our meats have been excluded by Germany, in the fol- lowing terms: “With reference to the dis- Patch, dated Berljn, April 26, and published this morning, showing that Prince von Ho- henlohe has forbidden the North German Lloyds Steamship Company, under article 26 of the subventign contract, to make further importations of and to land in German, Dutch and Belgian ports fresh meats. dairy products or cereals, it was ob- served by the German ambassador today that no German steamship company, trad- ing with the United States, receives any subsidy, and that consequently there Is no such subvention contract re; German ‘im view of thle face, ia n vi et, it may that any such order has been leanese rou cluding meat and dairy products of the United States from Germany.” eS aaa Signal Corps Licutenancies, The Secretary of War has approved the recommendation of the chief signal officer that Congress authorize the appointment of ten frst lieutenants tn the volunteer signai corps for service in the Philippines, TAYLOR'S COUNSEL STATEMENT ee care FILED IN THE SUPREME COURT. BRIEF OF It is Claimed That the Question of Political Freedom or Political Serfdom iy'Involved. i Counsel for William S. Taylor and John Marshall in the contest in the United States Supreme! Court over the offices of governor and lieutenant governor of Ken- tucky today filtd their brief in the case in that court. The brief is signed by James P. Helm, Heim Bruce and Kennedy Helm, as counsel, while the names of ex- Governor W. O. Bradley, W. H. Yost, A. E. Willison, D. W. Fairleigh, W. C. P. Breck- inridge and John Shelby are appended as “of counsel. After reviewing the various points in- volved in the case the brief concludes as follows: “We will not attempt any re- sume of the argument; we have attempted so to divide it as not to confuse it. We simply insist that the pretended ‘‘adjudica~ tion,” which is pleaded by Mr. Beckham as the foundation of his action, whereby he seeks to take from William S. Taylor and John Marshall the offices to which they certainly had the admitted prima facie right, and whereby he seeks to make him- self the governor of Kentucky and the chief magistrate of her people, is an ab- solute nullity; that it was entered or made, in violation of rights secured both to Wil- lam 8. Taylor and to John Marshall and to the people of Kentucky by the consti- tution of the United States; and that when he comes into court asking for the judicial enforcement of this arbitrary edict, the courts of the land of which this Is the su- preme head should decline to enforce it. “We feel that in this case is involved the question of whether we are political free- men or political serfs; whether we have in Kentucky a republic or an oligarchy; whether we vote by right secured by law, or by grace of a few men. It matters not that these men may themselves have been elected, They were given no commission by the people to select a governor for them, and, as said by Mr. Jefferson, speaKing for himself and his compatriots: ‘An elective despotism was not the government we fought for. “We have been denied republicanism, the principal has failed in its dujy, and we call on the guarantor to make good its guaran- ty. We ask for the protection of liberty and property against ‘the arbitrary exer- cise of the powers of the government.’ ——_——_+e REVISED STATUTES’ SUPPLEMENT. Bill Reported to the House to Con- tinue Its Publication. Mr. Jenkins of Wisconsin has reported from the House committee on the judiciary a bill to continue the publication of the supplement to the Revised Statutes. The report says in part: “At the present time, in order to know the state of the written law, it is neces- sary to have the Revised Statutes, the first volume of the supp'ement and elght pam- phlet parts of the second volume. “Not only will the present bill greatly simplify facility of reference by substitut- ing a single volume to contain everything of subsequent date to’the Revised Statutes, but it will also avoid confusion by enabling the editors to omit all the legislation con- tained in the existing supplement which has itself been repealed or superseded by sub- sequent legislation, and shou'd, therefore, be omitted from a compilation of existing law. “For instance, Title XXXIII of the Re- vised Statutes, entitled ‘Duties upon Im- ports,’ embracing sections 2491 to 2016, has been ‘superseded suceessively by the tariff acts of 1883, of 189) (the McKinley act), of 184 (the Wilson-Gorman act) and of 1897 (the Dingley act). The last three of these acts are all comtained in the existing sup- plement. “Under the plan of a single supplement in one volume nofte of these but the act of 1897 would be retained, with tae exception of the few provisions of the prior acts which were left unrepealed by their suc- ceesors. < R “The editor, Judge Richardson, having dled, the work is to be prepared by his as- sistants, who effectively aided him, as shown by the preface to both volumes of the supplement, and Mr. E. C. Branden- burg of the Department of Justice, a well- known legal writer, and who have since his death acceptably continued the work, They are by the provisions of the bill to be paid ‘for preparing and editing sald supplement, including the legislation of the Fifty-fifth Congress, and the indexing and all clertcal work necessary fully to complete the same, the sum of $6,000. “The work is to be printed and stereotyp- ed at the government printing office, and the work and plates and all right and title therein and thereto to belong to the gov- ernment, and the book is to be distributed among the members of Congress and offi- cers of the government, and sold to the public in the same manner and on the same terms as the Revised Statutes. The work ts to be prima facie evidence of the law, but in the event of discrepancies is not to control the effect of any original act or to be construed as changing existing law.” —_—_—__-+____——_ INDIANA’S CANDIDATE. Mr. Heath on the Nominee for Gover- nor of His State. First Assistant Postmaster General Perry S. Heath, when asked by a Star reporter what he thought of the republican guber- natorial nomination at Indianapolis Thurs- day, sald: “I have known Col. Winfield Taylor Durbin very fntimately for twenty years. In my opinion there is not @ bright- er politician or more successful business man in the state. Coming out of the civil war of 1861-'65 a young man—a boy, indeed —with only his hands and his brains as capital, he has made a fortune in business, and honorably, too; has made a brilliant record as colonel of an Indiana regiment in the Spanish war, and so much popularity as a citizen of the state as to easily win the nomination for governor over a field of opponents who were skillful and brainy politicians and popular partisans. I believe he will prove a strong and thoroughly suc- cessful candidate, and that his administra- tion of governor will be that of a thorough and honest business man and eminently suc- cessful. Col. Durbin 1s a very strong man, in every way, and a steadfast friend.” eS eee ESTIMATE OF DEFICIENCIES. — A Number of Items May Be Added to the District Bill. An estimate of deficiencies in District ap- propriations has been recelved by the House committee on @ppropriations. The items include'the following: Deputy coro- ner, $150; for, advertising, §788.82; sur- veyor's office,:$205; dudicial expenses, $25; defictencies in Yent of District offices, $5,000; for one down 8raftfurnace, $1,500; coro- ner's office, ; free library, $27.98; con- tingent expenses, $1,310.28; sewers, $447.60; fuel, $5,000; public schools, $1,450.17; police department, $2,293.80; repairs to police st: tion, $1,000; department, $750.66; tele- graph and lephorie service, $2,396.05; health departrhent, 3500; Judge Taylor for services, $80; "bults “against the District, $10,572.23; suppért of prisoners, $4,000; suits in Court of Claims, $1,000; F. K. Hackett, services as reftree, #200; Reform School for girls, to complete baliding, $9,286.24; Wash- ington Asylurity $2,855.65; Freedmen’s Hos- pital, 88; bdard of children’s guardians, $9,200; water*“deparbment, $191.29; police reHef fund, $15,649.88; redemption of tax sale certificates, $415.86. Movements of Naval Vessels. The battle ship. Iowa has arrived at Bremerton. The training ship Buffalo is at Hampton Roads. ; The tug Chickasaw left Port Royal yes- terday for Norfolk, and the Marcellus left Key West for the same point. The Michigan has deft Prie for Chicago, where she will take aboard the Illinois na- val militia for theif summer cruise on the lakes. The battle ship Kearsarge, after taking on her torpedo outfit at Newport, will pro- ceed to Lynn Haven tay on a two weeks’ cruise. It is expected that there will be a further and more conclusive test on this eruise of the merits of the system of su- perimposed turrets embodied in the con- Struction of the Kearsarge. The Wilmington joined Admiral Schiey’s Squadron at Bahia today, GIVEN A HEARING. Projectors of Coolinx Company Before the Commissioners. The District Commissioners today heard Mr. David Branson of New York, president of the International Cooling Company, in advecacy of a favorable report on Senate bill 4423, to incorporate the Washington Cooling Company. The incorporators of the local company, as named in the bill, are Samuel C. Palmer, Robert D. Weaver, Louis W. Ritchie and Benjamin Powder- maker of the District and Andrew Saks of New York, and the bill authorizes the com- pany to construct, maintain and operate refrigerating works within the District; to build, equip, operate, lease and sell cold storage warehouses, machines and ap- paratus for producing fice, cold air, cold water, etc.; to manufacture the same and construct conduits and all other necessary appliances, Mr. Branson explained in detail the man- ner in which private residences and other places will be served with cold aid and at such temperatures as may be desired, stat- ing that the conduits will be laid and con- structed in such manner as the Commis- sioners may recommend. The Commissioners took the matter un- der advisement, and it is understood they will fully investigate the project before sub- mitting a report. —— PROCEEDINGS WERE IRREGULAR. Sentence in Private Gundlich’s Case Set Aside by the President. The President has set aside the sentence in the case of Private William H. Gund- lich of the hospital corps, tried by court- martial at Manila, on the ground that the proceedings of the court were irregular. The record of the trial failed to show that the members of the court and the judge advocate had been sworn, and on being re- turned for the necessary action in that re- spect, it appears that without a reconvening of the court, as contemplated by the regu- lations, the judge advocate interlined a statement in the record that the members of the court and the judge advocate had been duly sworn. According to the offi- cials of the War Department this action was unauthorized and invalid. It was Stated in the official order announcing the action of the President that “a defective record returned for correction can only be amended to conform to the actual facts and by the court itself on revision when duly reconvened for the purpose.” + 0+_____ DESERTED TOWNS. Their People Abandopzd Them Be- cause of Lack of Employment. From the Memphis (Tenn.) Scimitar. “Tt Is strange,” sald A. W. Proctor, “to See how towns, as soon as their commerce is taken away from them, dwindle and die. Several years ago I was traveling in the mountains of North Carolina. One after- noon, after having looked for a great while for a place where I could lodge for the night, I arrived at the summit of a moun- tain. There in the distance I saw what I supposed to be a prosperous town. I de- cided that I would go straight to it and put up at some hotel. On arriving there I found houses enough, but there were no people In them. The place is, or was, known as Bald Mound, and had once been a thriving mining town. There was a large copper mine close by, and there was a smelter in the suburbs. There were several nice-looking dwellings, several churches, and I found later that there had been a bank there. I looked everywhere for a hu- man being, but could not find a single per- son. ‘I became interested and determined to solve the mystery. I found an old woman and from her I learned the history of the deserted village. A few years before it had been a prosperous town of nearly 1,000 in- habitants. Most of the inhabitants were miners and worked in the copper mines close by. But the men who owned the mines dissolved partnership, and in settling up affairs there was some difference and a lawsuit was begun, thereby throwing all of the company’s property into the courts, The affairs of the company thus became tied up, and no work could be done. As the town was @ mining town, the inhab- itants were destitute. One by one they left until the only inhabitant was this old wo- man. She had remained, having no other place to go. | “Several months later I was traveling through Alabama. I had almost forgotten the dead town that I saw in North Caro- lina, when one day I came upon another. It was known as Catawba. There was not @ person there. The town had been bought by a large land owner, and large stone dwellings, once the residences of bankers and merchants, and buildings that had once been banks, were used as warehouses by the planter who purchased the property. I afterward Jearned that this, too, had been @ prosperous town of about 2,000 or 3,009 people, and was the county seat. A fine court house had been situated there. Soon after the war a railroad desired to go there, but many of the principal business ™men did not desire it, and the railroad in revenge extended its road about three miles away. A town sprang up where the road went, and in a few years Catawba was deserted.” Se Boiled Milk of Affected Cattle Effec- tive, U. 8. Consul Schumann at Mainz has in- formed the State Department that Prof. Dr. Winkler of Giessen, Hesse, {3 said to have discovered an extremely simple pre- ventive against the spread of the hoof and mouth disease, which is unusually preva- lent among German cattle at present, and which it has been almost impossible to stamp out or check. Prof. Winkler claims that if the well-boiled milk of afflicted cat- ue be fed to healthy animals for a period of about eight days the latter will enjoy immunity from the disease. > o+_____ Accused of Theft. Bessie Hawkins, colored, nineteen years old, who was recently employed as a do- mestic in the family of Mrs. Fannie HB. Hall, No. 221 E street northwest, was ar- rested today by Detectives Muller and Baur on che~ges of theft. She was taken into custody at her home on Washington street, where the officers recovered the stolen property, —.__ A Parrot Burglar Alarm. From the Syracuse Herald. Early Tuesday morning Mrs. Charles Simon of 715 Danforth street, wife of for- mer Member of Assembly Simon, awoke to the laughing notes of the family parrot. Then there was a flirtatious whistle, and Mrs. Simon arose to see what the trouble Was, as she heard strange noises about the house. All the while the bird kept up its whistling and laughing with an occa- sional “Hello!” and other expressions of familiarity. The bird is one of the old members of the family, and has been taught to say almost everything that may be spoken In the English language, and it has a tendency to coy remarks and salutes one hears on the streets. Satisfied that there was some one in the house who ought not to be there, Mrs. Simon gave an alarm. A burglar jumped and ran out of the house through a rear door. An examination showed that every door in the house had been ked. Not a thing was disturbed, as the intruder had been interrupted in his work before he had time to take anything. There was a lot of solid silverware in the house, besides a con- siderable amount of money. An examination showed that a cloth had been thrown over the parrot’s e in an effort to keep the bird quiet, but only seemed to add to his gaiety, and he whis- tled and sang all the more. Now the ly is seriously considering whether it will not be wise to teach the bird to shout “Bur- giars!” when strangers are discoversd in the house after midnight, although in this case he was just as effective as if he had shouted “Burglars!”. at the top of his voice. —re+—____ The New Stamp Books. From the Cincinnatt Commercial-Tribune, ‘The stamp book idea seems to have caught on at once. Already the postal officials at Washington are fully satisfied that it will be not only a success, but profitable as well, though but a single penny is the cost for the binding and paraffin leaves. Al. most a half million books are now on sale at the first, second and third-class offices, and within a week or two they will be for sale at almost every office in the country. They will be a great convenience, and, ag they supply a long-felt want, will increase rapidly. THE NITRATE PROVINCES FINANCE AND TRADE Lower Prices Prevail in a Largely Professional Market, NEW INTEREST IN STEEL STOCKS FAILURE TO ASCERTAIN THE DE- SIRE OF THE INHABITANTS. The Tension Between Chile and Pera Regarding the Fature of the Territory in Dispate. Respecting the present tension between Chile and Peru as regards the future con- trol of the provinces of Tacna and Arica it is learned on high authority that the Chilean government is in no way respon- sible for the hitch in providing for the final disposition of the provinces in question. The treaty between Chile and Peru made at the termination of the war between these two countries, besides setting forth that, at the end of ten years, the future control of Tacna and Arica should be decided by a plebiscite, or popular vote, of the inhabi- tants of the provinces named, also provided that the conditions under which the plebis- cite be taken should be determined by a Protocol appointed for that purpose. Dispute Over the Right to Vote. That the popular vote did not ensue and that the decision of the people of the prov- inces was not obtained at the end of the allotted period are accounted for primarily by the fact that at that time, 1804, Peru was in a state of revolution and negotia- Rise in Sugar Forced Consider- able Short Interests Out. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Brening Siar. NEW YORK, April 28.—op ning prices this morning were ‘generally lower in ym- pathy with London and the prevailing s timent of the room. New interest was a’ tracted to the steel stocks by the announ ment that the courts would be appealed to in the matter of the recent raid on Amer- ican Steel and Wire. The decision of the chairman to withdraw from the manage- ment was announced semi-officlally also, but Instead of showing Its appreciation of such relief by a substantial rise the stocic was weak throughout the morning. The fears of Carnegie competition were used in tions were temporarily precluded. Later | expiaration of the on oH efforts to provide rules of election for the] Supar weno cide sone Saceeaae taking of the plebiscite met with dismal sharp! uring the morning under a volume of business in which a considerable short interest was forced ow Yesterday's fluctuations were sald to have been due largely to the elimination of the short account, but today’s movement failed to sustain that view. The stock is so er- ratic and the condition of the trade so enigmatical that the dealings are failure. The Peruvian government held that only native born inhabitants of the two provinces were entitled to vote, while Chile, believing that the disposition of the Tacna and Arica to be of like interest and im- portance to both native and foreign born, desired the vote to include every resident of the provinces. The two countries were unable to settle upon a satisfactory adjust- left al- Ment of that point, and thus the plebiscite | most exclusively to the professional cliqu which was to dispose of the provinces one | Inside interests adhere to the bellef that at way or the other was not taken. Another phase of the matter lies In the question of the payment of the $10,000,000, least one independent refiner will be induced to come into the American company. The railroad stocks faiJ to hold their the sum to be paid over by the country in | periodical advances owing to the fact thet whose favor the popular vote decided, as a | liquidation in them is not yet over, Thoe recompense to the other for the loss of the | recede without becoming positively weak provinces. Chile was fully competent in| and rally without enthusiasm. Such a giving a guarantee for the payment of the | condition suggests lower prices as a moans money, in case the plebiscite decided in her | of awakening public interest. Want of favor, being willing to deposit the neces- sary sum with a reputable London banking firm pending the settlement of the con- troversy, but Peru's straightened financial condition at that time would not allow of such guarantee on her part, and she could only proffer her bond for the amount in question. After repeated efforts and failures in en- deavoring to establish a settlement, in 1898 the vice president of Peru, formerly a resi- dent Chilean. was sent to Chile to negotiate, but, though various methods of coming to ar agreement were offered by the Chilean. minister of foreign affairs, all were re- jected. breadth is a great drawback to higher prices. Once it becomes necessary for one pool to sell out to another, the latter is and. A professional market, with the larger in: terests indifferent, now confronts street. That it will not chan in character for a time from the exodus of ths ‘caders of hoth f Hons, Railroad of-ctals and bear leaders caving town ‘virtually at the same time would Indicate small prospects for imme- dia*® activity in either The return of the first group, h is almost cer- sil Se Paterially may be gathere ever, tain to be followed by extraordinary devel- opments. The bi Chile's Propesition. nk statement was a good one, Finally the Chilean executive expressed | fell flat as a market influence "The habit his willingness that, in case Peru was pee ened 33.80.00 in lawful money and awarded tho provinces, the money should be | pacity ‘hava icone 300, De- Pald in the form of $1,000,000 down and the | net result of all changer is tigen ty ee remainder in yearly installments during a | increase of ©,179,005 in the surplon reeren The latter item and should be needs, The gold movement an uncertain quantity, impossible stated period, and also agreed that the dispute as to the taking of the plebiscite should be settled by outside arbitration, Peru to name the arbitrator. These pro- visions, while having the sanction of the executive branch of the government, were, when submitted to the Chilean legislature, neither accepted nor rejected, but the debate ended in the framing of a resolution advis- ing that further negotiations with Peru in the matter be prosecuted, thus intimating that too great a concession would be in- volved in that agreement. Anxiety of Pern. There is still another view of the situa- tion, and one which is said to explain the anxiety, particularly of the Peruvians, to acqlire possession of the provinces. Bo- livia, adjoining Peru and Chile on the east, is connected with the seacoast by @ railroad running through the southern extremity of Peru. Should Tacna and Arica eventually remain with Chile, railroad communication would undoubtedly be established through these provinces from Bolivia to the sea, di- verting the Bolivian trade to this shorter and more direct route to the coast, and causing Peru’s revenue from customs duties to suffer a very material decrease. -o+<_______ HOW about $17,040,000, fully ample for ‘present begun this week |s io fot a oweres and it is ell how far t serve ms be deplet i Steet needs in this re no apprehension in banking circles, and $19,000,000 might be spared without harmful consequenecs the local money market if unaccom with other unfavorable influences, to panied ————-_ FIFANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, —— New York Stock Market. Furnished by W.B. Hibbs & Co., bank: and brokers, 1419 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. La- denburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. Open. High. American Cotton Oil. A.S. Wire... American Tobaceo, Atchison Atchison, pfa... Baltimore & Ohio. Baltimore & Onto, fd BrookivnRavld Transit. Cheaapeat: SENATOR CLARK’S AMBITION, moh aie Chie. & Northwestern. Proposes to Build Finest Residence in | Chicazo Gas the World. Senator Clark of Montana has purchased the residence adjoining the house he is hav- ing built on 5th avenue, New York. The price paid for this additional property is said to be about $200,000, and although a beautiful residence, facing Central Park, is located thereon; Senator Clark will tear it down, with a view to giving his beautiful new home additional frontage on Sth ave- nue. This improvement, it is estimated, will cost about a half a million dollars over and above the price, $200,000, which the senator has just paid for this additional property. It is the intention and ambition of Senator Clark to build the finest resi- dence in the world, and the best architects, both in this country and abroad, have been employed in perfecting the plans. In interior finish the house will be superb, and the tapestries alone, it is said, will cost not less than $1,000,000. The sale of this additional property to Senator Clark was consummated through Mr. Clarence W. De Knight, an atorney of this clty, who rep- resented the owner, and the negotiations were with Senator Clark direct. oe PAY THEIR RESPECTS, . & G. Western. Colorado Fuel and iron Consolidated Gas... Con. Tobacco... Con. Tobacco, pi Delaware & Hudson Federal Steel Metropoiltan Traction. Manhattan Elevated.__ Missor ‘ew Jersey Central New York Central...” N. ¥.Untario & West Northern Pacitic....._. Northern Pacific, pf. Pacific Mat. Pennsylvauia RK. R.. Phila.& Reading, ist pfd Southern Pacine Southern Railway. Southern Railway, pfd_ Texas Pacific... 2s Tenn. Coal and Iron Union Pacific... Commissioner Ross Greeted by a Host of His Friends, When District Commissioner Ross reach- ed his desk at the District building this morning he found it covered with magnifi- cent floral pieces sent by friends in honor of his reappointment. He also found a number of people waiting to congratulate him, About every moment of the day he was kept busy receiving those who had called merely to congratulate him, and a mass of letters and telegrams of the same character was received by him. About ev- ery person in the District building, from the highest official down to the humblest laborer, extended his congratulations and good wishes, and Mr. Ross, when he reach- es his home, will appreciate the condition of the President's hand at the close of a big reception. = Application for Retirement. Upon the recommendation of Commis- sioner Wight, who has immediate super- vision of the fire department, the applica- tion of John Kane, a watchman in the de- partment, for retirement has been referred to the attorney for the District for an opin- jon. Kane entered the department in 1867, resigning two years later. In 1877 he again became a member of the department, but was reduced in March of last year to the position of watchman on account of physi- cal disability, it is sald. The man’s friends, 12 o'clock _m.—U. 8. 45, recis- Capital Traction 4s, at Capital Traction scrip, $5 ut 106%. $207 at 106%. Capital Traction, 100'at 104. Mengenthaler Linotype, 20 at 192%. District of Columbia Bonds.—@s. 1902, 80-year » funding, 120 bid. Bonde.—Capital Traction 4s, 1 bid, 107% asked. Metropolitan Ratlnad 5s, 1 122i, asked. Metropolitan Railrond cert. A, 110 bid. Metropolitan Railroad cert. Sales—regular call, tered, $4,000 at 114. 340 bid. Columbia Railroad . imp. S. "Electric Light’ cert, indebt., as, U0 asked. Chesapeuke and Potomac Telephone Sa, 104 bid. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone con, 5s, 104 bid. 106 asked. American Security and ‘Trast 4s, 100 bid. | Washington Murket Ist Gs, 110 bid. Washington Market imp. és, 110 bid. Wasb- ‘Masonic Hull As- American Grapho- Bt ers’, 125 bid, 135. asked. asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.—Na’ Deposit and Trust, x130 bid. 135 asked. Washing- tou Loan and Trust, x137 bid, 161 asked. American Security and Trust, 199 bid. eae, Stocks. —Biremen's, 30, bid. | Franklin, letropolitan, Corcoran, @2 bid: Potomac, 7% bid. 150 bid.” German: American, 210 bid. National Union. 12 hid, 13 ask- tional Safe including some influential citizens, state | ed, Columbia, <I2\ af 12% asked. Biss, 8 bid. that he performed splendid service, and | Pedple's, 6% bid, 7 asked. Commercial, ¢ bid. Co” claim that he is entitled to be retired, de- | Monlah, 111 Did. 15 asked. Tide, 50 spite the fact that the board of surgeons | oxumpis Tite 6 saked. District ditie: aK eked several days ago found him to be “physt- | “Ratiroad StockeCupital ‘Traction, 104 bad. 104% cally fit to perform his present duties as 5 , 108%, bid, 10TH ask- watchman.” But having been previsusty reduced because of physical disability it is contended in his behalf that he is entitled to be retired at an allowance of not more than $50 per month, ——+__. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, nn i H ¥