Evening Star Newspaper, May 3, 1900, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 38, 1900-16 PAGES. CLARK CASE PUT OFF Controversy Between Stewart and Chandler. AN EXCHANGE OF BITTER WORDS House Takes Up the Free Homes Bill. OVATION FOR MR. GROW wi the Senate Convened today Mr. Hale, from the committee on naval affairs, reported the naval appropriation bill, say- ing that he would ask to have it considered er the disposition as svon as practicable a ef the army and fortifications appropria- tion bills. A bill restoring Captain Henry D. Hale to the re cutter service was passed. A resolution requesting the civil service commission to supply the Senate with in- formation concerning the violation of the civil service law in 1S) was adopted. The Senate then agreed to a motion by Mr. Hoar to take up the resolution deciar- ing ‘that W. A. Clark was not duly elected » from the state of Montana, with Mr. Hoar’s ee oned further ¢ subject until one we: A Spirited Controvers; Before this agreement was reached there was @ spirited controversy over some re- ade by Mr. Chandler yesterday. acon took exception to the fact that Chandler had said he had heard ere was a purpose to delay m of the resolution in order governor of Montana mak- Mr. Mr ng an appointment of a senator to succeed Mr. Clark in case the seat now occupied by him should be declared" vacant. The fact, Mr. Bacon said, that Mr. Chandler had Stated that he had heard this talk outside of the Senate chamber did not relieve it om objectionable character, for he could no Motive for the statement of the or from New Hampshire unless some implication of senators was intended. As for himself he coald not say what his a n would be on the Clark reso- He regarded himself as a judge in that case, and he would, he aim the right to investigate it before entering judgment. andler said that his remarks re- a desire to delay the considera- ution had not been called of the re by anything that Mr. acon had said, had had e: jal reference ‘"s threat “to read in the Sen- given time to read out of it, the testimony taken by the committee.” wart. “Threat- said Mr. = replied. rush Mr. Chandler mpt was made te wiution the three volum would be read for the purpose of said he had made no such threat; but he had said, and t af time not imony outside the ld be taken to rewart r. The case shoul ly and decentt: of the facy t irrelevant it for k for time n who has gather- arsay matter and attacks me or the side,” retorted m To this Mr. Stewart repiled: “Well, y a lecture from me on the irrele andal you've put into the testimony pre- sented here closed the Inefdent. fenate then passed the House bill amendment of the census law. The amended so as to provide for $250 mal compensation to census super- Mr. Pettigrew Resumes Criticism. ‘The army appropriation bill being taken up, Mr. Pettigrew continued his criticism of the treatment of the volunteer soldiers fm the Philippines. He read a number of letters from members of the South Dakota complaining of thelr treatment regiment, there. me of these contained profane ex- ressions, which fact caused Mr. Gallinger to enter a protest against their being print- ed in the Record. Such language should, he said. be obnoxious to any man occupy- ing a seat In the Senate. : To this Mr. Pettigrew replied that the letters were from men who had been con- scripted to fight in a cause in which they id not believe and placed In circumstances which were generally objectionable. These conditions were, he said, calculated to make mean ar, but, while the South Dakotans occasionally dropped into this bad habit, it was still true that the r timent was as strongly devel- m as in the senator from New Hampshi Mr. Hawley referred to the letters as blasphemous, and gave notice of his in- tention ty move to have stricken out of the permanent Record a letter from Mr. Pettigrew to the President, which the for- mer had read yesterday. THE HOUSE. Soon after the House met today it went into committee of the whole to consider the free homes bill, The bill provides free hemesteads on public lands for actual and settlers, and provides that the t shall retnunerate Indian tribes dus them on lands patented to and pay any deficiency to agricul- for m settlers tural colleges {f the annual sales of public lands should prove insufficient to meet the payments. Mr. Eddy (Minn.), in charge of the bill, made the opening argument in favor of the bill Mr. Eddy said all party platforms had declared in favor of the Mr. Flynn (Okla). in advocating the bill, was a mist. » to suppose that it lers their homes free. ‘The © reside upon their lands em for five years . Mr. ldy said that © to agricultural colleges their advantage. Ovation for Mr. ow (Pa.), the House, and Grow. snerable ex-Speaker author of the homestead Mr. G of the bill. supported the measure. The scene be- ‘e him, he said, reminded him of the oc- in the old hall of representatives ‘eht years ago when he made his ‘Man's Right to the Soil.” Mr. ow Was given an ovation. By unantmous usem It was ordered that his original homest h be printed in the Record. “I wa: ungest member of the House,” said he. “I am now the oldest.” Mr. Wilson (idaho) vigorously advocated the bill The bill was passed without division. —-e-— For Local Payment. Senator Morgan, by request, today intro- duced a bill appropriating $10,000 for Wm. P. Wood of this chy for services rendered the United States, as recommended by the first controller of the treasury. Senator Wellington introduced a bill to pay $12,370.88 to Emmert, Dunbar & Co., in full settlement of interest upon their claim of 314.548, for which appropriation was made January 9, 1807, —_—_—_-e.______ For Navy Yard Improvement. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury was today laid before the Senate, transmitting a copy of a letter fram the Segretary of the Navy asking for additiong! appropriations for improvements in several navy yards. For the navy yard in this city $90,000 is asked for an addition to the shop and office of the bureau of con- struction and repair. THE NEW COMMISSIONER MR. MACFARLAND’S TERM TO BEGIN NEXT WEDNESDAY. Mr. Ross to Be Sworn in the Same Day as His Own Suc-, cessor. Mr. Henry B. F. Macfarland, whose nomi- nation as the successor of District Com- missioner Wight was confirmed by the Senate yesterday afternoon, will assume the duties of the office next Wednesday morning. Mr. Wight’s commission expires the 5th instant, but he did not enter upon the duties of the office until May 8, 1897, and his term of three years will, therefore, expire Tuesday next. Should Mr.° Macfar- land, however, decife for any reason not to assume the office Wednesday next, Mr. Wight would continue fn office. as the law governing the appointment of the Commis- sioners of the District provides that while the term of the civil Commissioners shall be one of three years, it further provides that they shall continue in office until their successors have been duly appointed and have qualified. It is understood that Com- missioner Ross will Wednesday next also be sworn in as his own successor, his ap- pointment and confirmation having been made on the same dates three years ago as those of Mr. Wight. After Mr. Ross and Mr. Macfarland have taken the oath of office next Wednesday, a meeting of the board of Commissioners will be at once held for the purpose of effect- ing a reorganization of the board. It is the unwritten law in this connection that the president of the board of Commissioners shall be a member of the dominant political party, and it is therefore expected that Commissioner Ross, who is, as is well known, the democratic civil Commissioner, will at this meeting next Wednesday nom- inate Mr. Macfarland for election as presi- dent of the board, and it is not doubted that Mr. Macfarland will accept the posi- tion. He may, however, do as Mr. Wight did when he became Commissioner, decline the office in favor of Mr. Ross, because, as Mr. Wight reasoned, it would be best for a time at least to have the more ex- perienced civil Commissioner hold the posi- tion. Assignment of Departments. At this same meeting of reorganization it fs customary to ssign to the three Com- missioners the various departments of the District government over which they are to have immediate supervision. Under the existing order of things, Mr. Wight is the president of the board, and he has imme- diate supervision of the police, fire, health, electrical, street lighting, telegraph and telephone departments, the excise board, Mquor licenses, markets, poundmaster, of- fice of sealer of weights and measures, col- lection and disposal of garbage, harbor master, board of police and fire department surgeons, physicians to the poor, commis- sioners of pharmacy, coroner, Inspection of food and flour, board of medical examiners, insurance companies, dental examiners, the municipal building and a number of other offices. Commissioner Ross has immediate supervision of the public schools, charitic and charitable and reformatory institution collector of taxes, auditor's office, and alley cleaning, board of assistant asses office of the assessor, disbursing of- of the attorney, workhouse, of- perintendent of charities, alms- .» commitment of the in- 3 other than liquor, municipal clerk's office, pub- lie Hbrar: school, Rock Creek Parl control, tax sales, ete. The Engineer Commissioner has immediate supervision of the water department, streets, bridges, buildings, conduits, sewers, pavements, wharves, river front, street ex- tension and all other matters of like char- acter. While it is not, of course, to be expected stree. that any of the departments or offices now under the immediate supervision of the En- gineer Commissioner wil! pa: under the reassignment, to either of the civil Commissioners, it is believed that several changes will ‘occur among those now assigned to Commission- ers Wight and Ross. One of the expected changes is the transfer of the police depart- ment to Mr. Ross, and another is the trans- fer from him to Mr. Macfarland of the public schools and the supervision of the charitable institutions. It is also expected that to Mr. Ross will be assigned the ex- cise board and licensing of dealers in li- quors. Of course, the making of these changes in the present assignment is mere surmise, as it is understood that Mr. Macfarland has not yet expressed any choice in the matter. Nevertheless, it is believed those mentioned will be among the changes which will fol- low upon the reorganization of the board next Wednesday. ——— TO CONSIDER DISTRICT CODE. from him Session of the Hov<e Will Be Held Tonight. 4 ttt The House of Representatives will hold a session tonight at 8 o'clock for considera- tion of the bill enacting the new code of law for the District. The bill will be read in full and opportunity will be offered for amendment. The District committee will, it is probable, Tesist the proposition to abolish the office of register of wills of the District. The committee is averse to any provision in the code changing the status of officials. They think that changes of this kind should be qeecees through ordinary channels of legis ation. It is reported that a member of the com- mittee on judiciary will offer an amend- ment lessening the number of supreme Judges of the District. The propcsed amendment will provide that after the terms of two incumbents of this office ex- Pire, appointments shall not be made to fill the vacancies. The committee will resist this amendment upon the same ground as they will oppose the abolishing of the oftice of register of wills. Chairman Babcock hopes to be able to conclude consideration of the code tonight, and may accomplish this if « bate can be avotded, alchouch It is possibl; that the bill may not be read within the time alloted for this evening's s ion. in the latter event another night session will be held soon. ——_—_—___+«+_______ GROWING DEMAND FOR TURKEYS, British Care Less for Geese Than They Formerly Did. The State Department has been furnished by Consul Halstead at Birmingham, with some interesting facts and figures concern- ing the importation of eggs and poultry into Great Britain. The importation of eggs into Great Britain last year was valued at $24,- 548.227, while the poultry and game figures Were $3,821.633. There is a growing demand for turkeys in Great Britain, and of late years imperta- liens from abroad have increased enor- mously, but the United States is not men- tioned as sending poultry of this kind to the English market. on the other hand, are less in or with the British public than formerly, but still there is a demand in excess of the heme supply, especially at Christmas time, when it is estimated that from 100,000 to 10,000 geese, mostly from France, are sold in London. France and Denmark control the bulk of the egg trade with Great Britain, while mest of the foreign poultry supply comes from Italy and France, though Canada of late has made a strong bid to establish a poultry trade with Engiand. ——_--e--____ Reports of Courts-Martial. ‘Three more court-martial cases have been reported to the War Department by Gen. Otis, commanding the division of the Phil- ippines. These are the caseseof First Lieut. £. B. Johnston, 49th Volunteer Infantry, convicted of drunkenness and sentenced to dismissal First Lieut. T. R. J. Campbell, dith Volunteer Infantry, convicted of vio- lating the Articles of War and sentenced to a reprimand and the forfeiture of $50 of his pay, and First Lieut. P, H. Devine, 47th Volunteer Infantry, tried for violating the regulations and acquitted. The case of Lieut. Johnston is similar to those of Maj. Kirkman and Lieuts. Gregg and Bailey, who were dismissed by the commanding of- ficer In the field. As has been already stated, Judge Advocate General Lieber has been called upon for an opinion as to the power of Gen. Otis to take final action In the four cases named, in Melo) the regu- lations which require the ident's ap- proval of the sentence of a court-martial in order to secure the dismissal of an officer in time of peace. COUNTERFEITS SECURED FIFTEEN OR TWENTY OF $20 SILVER CERTIFICATES GATHERED IN, Best Men in the Secret Service Are at Work on the Case. The secret service bureau received word today that fifteen or twenty more of the dangerous $20 silver certificates have been gathered in Philadelphia. The secret ser- vice officials have their best men at work on the case, and are hopeful of getting # clue. The counterfeit is considered almost as dangerous as the famous $100 Monroe certificate made in the same city, and if the counterfeiters cannot be captured the bill may continue to circulate, despite the wide amount of advertising that has been given to its spuriousness. Secretary Gage was compelled to cali in the $100 certifi- cates and issue new ones. The note is printed from engraved plates, and the work upon the face and back is of high order of excellence. It is a trifle shorter than the genuine, though this should not be used as an absolute test, and the width {s the same as the genuine. The most noticeable defects in the note are in the portrait of Hamilton; the nose instead of being round on the end Is brought to a sharp point; the chin instead of being dou- ble, as In the genuine, is square; the head from the back of the ear to the top of the nose, on the line of the ear, is a fraction of an inch wider than the genuine; the work on the coat gives a flat effect and merges into the background in the lower part of the portrait. a8 In the border the small figures “20” are omitted between the “‘X in the octag- onal grnament under the word “Washing- ton,” center face of note, the detail is so blurred that the little eight-pointed star forming center of the ornament does not stand out in relief as in the genuine. The finishing straight stem of the “ta” in “bear- er,” right face of note, is a sharp oblique line at its top, whereas in the genuine the Mne ts curved. In the left panel, back of note, the comma after “it,” where the words “impression of itv" occur, has been omitted, as has also the dot over the “I in “printed” in the next line below. The note is printed on paper of a very deceptive character, and has the distributed fiber. The character of this note was suspected by Benjamin F. Chatham, paying teller of Penn National Bank of Philadelphia, who submitted it to the subtreagury in Philadel- phia for examination, where the spurl- ous character of the note was finally deter- mined. a COREAN FOOD DEMANDS. No Native Market for Fereign Meats, Lard or Pork Stuffs. United States Minister Horace N. Allen, at Seoul, in an interesting letter to the State Department, states that there is no native market of any consequence in Corea for foreign meats, lard or pork stuffs. Rice, fresh or salt vegetables, fish and beef con- stitute the average diet of the natives. Co- rean cattle, says the consul, are large, hand- some antmals, and stock ralsing would be a profitable enterprise were {t not for the rinderpest epidemic. American meats are largely consumed by the American and European employes in the mining districts. Aside from the mining population, the Americans and Europeans in Corea, ing to the minister, do not number over Over 15,000 Japanese reside in Corea, well as a large, shifting Chii pop- ulation, but all of their supplies come from their own countries: so, owing to these v rious conditions, Minister Allen believes that a large consumption of American meat Corea to be out of the question. CALLED ON FOR INFORMATION. Civil Service Commission Asked About Violations of Law. Mr. Jones of Arkansas In the Senate to- day introduced the following, which was pted: ‘Resolved, That the civil service com- mission be hereby directed to transmit to the Senate all the information in its pos- session relative to any alleged violations during the year 1809 of section 11 of the civil service act of January 16, 1883; includ- ing coptes of all correspondence and papers on file; and also to inform the Senate what action, if any, has been taken by the com- missioner in reference to any such alleged violations; and further, that the Attorney General be hereby directed to inform the Senate what action, if any, has been taken by the Department’ of Justice in reference to any such alleged violations of law. Section 11 referred to above forbids po- litical assessments being collected by any government employe from employes of the government. ——— THE PRICE OF PAPER. Resolution Presented to Committees in Senate and House. A delegation representing the American Newspaper Publishers’ Assoclation pre- sented today the resolution of that asso- elation, adopted in New York, February 23, 10, to the committee on finance of the Senate. The delegation was received by Senator Allison, acting chairman, in the absence of Senator Aldrich. The resolution recited that the price of printing paper used by newspapers has in- creased from ( to 100 per cent wishout Teagon or warrant to be found in the con- ditions of the industry, which was believed to _be the working of a trus The association appealed io Congress to inquire into the conditions complained of, to the end that suitable legislation might ‘be provided to remedy the conditions com- plained of. As newspapers are sold at a fixed price, the resolution dec consumer, and in many this inereased cost means the con- fiscation of profits and in others it creates actual lo: A copy of the resolution was also pre- sented by the delegation to the House ways and mecns commitice. + 0+ ____ STARTS WITH A OD BALA} Porto Rico's First Treasurer Will Have 255,000. The Porto Rican treasury starts out with a comfortable balance to the credit of the new civil government. Acting Secretary Meiklejohn today received a cablegram from Governor Allen and General Davis stating that Mr. J. H. Hollander, the newly appointed treasurer of Porto Rico, had qualified and given a bond in the sum of $100,000, General Davis asked permission to turn over to the new official the cash, amounting to $285,000 in the hands of the military governor, and Mr. Meiklejohn promptly authorized the transfer. Spanish Bank of Porto Rico. Representative Cooper of Wisconsin, chalrman of the House insular committee, introduced a joint resolution authorizing the Spanish Bank of Porto Rico to drop the prefix “Spanish,” to substitute American Money for its capital, now in pesos, and to admit as its councilors others than Span- jards. ——__-+_____ Recommended to Mercy. John Conly, white, indicted for highway robbery in that he “held up” Samuel Beck the 15th of last March while they were on M street near 14th street, was tried this afternoon before Justice Clabaugh in Crimi- nal Court No. 1. A verdict of guilty was reported, qualified with a recommendation of mercy. a Alleged Breach of Contract, Hearing was in progress today before Chief Justice Bingham, in Circuit Court No, 1, of the suit at Jaw instituted by Harold P. Oliver against Edward N. Rich- ards. Breach of contract in connection with the manufacture of wall paper is al- leged. Attorney A. Y. Bradley appears for the plaintiff and Attorney W. C. Prentiss for the defendant. ——— Nolle Pros. Entered. In Criminal Court No. 1 today, on mo- tion of the United States attorney, a nolle prosequi was entered in the case of Alexan- der Tennant, charged with embezzlement. FEAR A FENIAN RAID 2 CANADA MASSINE TROOPS ALONG THE BORDER. Orders Issued for.All the Men in First Military District te Mass. + DETROIT, Mich.,” May 3—Local paper print the following: WINDSOR; Ont.—$ol. Holmes, command- ing officer of’ No. 1 Shilitary district, has re- celved instructions from Ottawa to have the 2ist Essex Fusiliers, 7th London Fusi- Hers, the 26th Middlesex, 27th Lampton and 25th Elgin batallions ready to march at two hours’ notice. This step has been deemed advisable by the militia departmént owing to the infor- mation that bands of Fenians intend in- vading Canada ‘at ‘some point along the River St. Clair or Detroit river, for the purpose of destroying some of the railway lines. Arrangements have been so far completed that the battalion is prepared for march- ing orders at any time. Local military au- thorities claim that an invasion is not feared, but that the battalions named will be mobilized at some point on the frontier for tactical exercises only. —_++>—_—_ ALL HARMONY AT DETROIT MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS IN ACCORD ON PUBLIC QUESTIONS. DETROIT, Mich, May 3.—Harmony seemed to be the distinctive feature when the republican state convention met at noon today. Apparently, there were no pros- pects of a fight over any of the subjects with which the convention was about to deal. Conversation among the big crowd of delegates and candidates during the morning turned more upon the chances of the big batch of candidates for governor and other state offices than upon the work of today’s convention, namely, election of delegates at large and a state committee and adoption of resolutions. It was evident that the interest in the nominating con- vention, to be held later, will be tremen- dous, the republican leaders believing that @ nomination in Michigan will be equiva- lent practically to election. All the guber- natorial headquarters and the corridors of the Russell House swarmed with dele- gates and candidates all the morning, eager- ly discussing the prospects. A brief meeting of the retiring state cen- tral committee was held, an auditing com- mittee was appointed and routine business transacted. The.cummittee voted to rec- ommend to the convention that the num- ber of delegates to state conventions be ap- portioned hereafter according to the vote at presidential instead of at “off-year" elec- tions, which will considerably decrease the size of the state conventions. Ex-Senator John DP, Patton, jr., of Grand Rapids was brought out today by western Michigan delegates as a candidate for chal man of the state cent commiitee, an of- fice which was to be filled by the conyen- tion, but it appeared more than probable that ex-Auditor General Stanley W. Turner had already been settled upon in the minds of the majority. _ The only apparent candidates for dele- gates at large were Colonel F. J. Hecker, Delos A. Blodgett, Wm. McPherson and Captain Wm. E. Parnall. Prior to the con- vention congressional district caucuses were held, which selected members of the state centwal committee aud of the convention committees f OT REPLIED. PORTE (HA! No Answer te American Note Regard- ing Indemnity Claims, CONSTANTINOPLH. Wednesday, May 2. —The porte has wot. replied to the American note regarding the indemnity claims. The ambassadors met yesterday and de- cided to reply to the porte’s note of April 2, regarding the increase of duties as fol- lows: “The embassies note the porte’s declara- tion that it does not intend to introduce any unilateral measures and will hasten to inform their governments of this. The ambassadors have decided to make their consent to an increase conditional on the removal of the abuses in the matter of chemical analysis, the suppression of ware- house duties and the abolition of the stipu- lation whereby articles not specified in the tariffs may be interdicted, confiscated or destroyed, The ambassadors have decided to make the payment of indemnities to for- eigners a separate question and to deal therewith at a later date.” eS SENTIMENT W FOR BRYAN. Ohio Democratic Committee Fixes Date of State Convention, Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 3.—The demo- cratic state central committee today fixed June 12 and 13, this city, as the date of the state convention. The vote of 180) on gov- ernor was accepted as the basis of repre- sentation. Cuyahoga county members fought against this, for the reason that be- cause of the cutting of John R. McLean the county will have but fifteen votes In the convention, only two more than the smail ccunty of Licking. Col. Ike Hill, in proposing June 12 and 13, explained that he wanted it understood that there was nO movement on foot to boom Dewey in the committee. All the ex- pressions made by the members of the com- mittee were in favor of Bryan, and Web- ster P. Huntington of this city, who r. signed as editor of the Press Post when the owners of the paper began to support the Dewey boom, was chosen for temporary chairman. Louis Reemlin of Cincinnati was chosen for temporary secretary, and John McCarthy of Defiance for sergeant-at-arms. ——_+++___ EXCESS OF AUTHORITY. Judge Bingham’'s View of a Suggested Certificate. ‘The Secretary of State recently invited the attention of the District Commission- ers to a dispatch from the United States censu! general at Berlin, Germany, respect- ing the imperial German marriage law, which went into effect January 1, 1900, The law requires that every man desiring to be marrieg’ in (érmany shall present to the standesbeomtex; the special magistrate by whom alone marriages can be sol- emnized in Gurmany, “a certificate by the proper authorities: of his native or home state to th¢, effect that the authorities know of no Just cause why the marriage should not tdke place.” This requitément applies to all persons of whatever, natlhality. Neither the Btatg, Department nor its rep- resentatives “are adthorized to issue such a certificate, and in view of the complica- states he theught=it prudent to inquire whether thg ceourts of the District issue them. et : The Commissioners .referred the inquiry to their att@rneyand he communicated with Chief Jystice, Bingham of the District Supreme Coif?t, whd informed him that the District courts “have never issued such a certificate. ~t al To do so, said the chief justice, would, in his judgment, be excess of authority and without legal justification, The subsiance.of the chief justice's reply has been forwarded to the Secretary of State. : ae , In the Divorce Court. A decree was signed by Justice Hagner, in Equity. Court No. 1, this afternoon, granting Mary -Gettinger a divorce from Milton H. Gettinger, by reason of desertion and drunkennésS on the part of the lat- ter. Mrs. Gettinger'is awarded the custody of the child of the couple. By reason of infidelity on the part of the respondent, Justice Hagner this afternoon granted Nellie G.’ Suydam a divorce from Charles A. Suydam. In the proceedings for divorce instituted by Rhoda C. Kennedy against Charles U. Kennedy, Justice Hagner this afternoon declined to sign a decree. NETHERSOLE FILES SUIT/GIVEN A BAD RECORD SHE CLAIMS DAMAGES IN THE SUM OF $20,000, Dr. T. C. Easton, Pastor of a Local Church, Maude Defendant— Slander Alleged. Miss Olga Nethersole, the actress, whose appearance in ‘“‘Sapho” has been the sub- ject of considerable comment, this after- noon made gvod her threat to institute pro- ceedings against Rev. Dr. Thomas Chalmers Easton, pastor of the Eastern Presbyterian Church, this city, by filing a suit at law against him in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia to recover damages in the sum of $20,000 for alleged slander. Miss Nethersole is represented by Attorney Campbell Carrington, who is the Washing- ton correspondent of her legal advisers in New York, Messrs. Howe & Hummel. The basis of the suit is a sermon delivered by Dr. Easton to his congregation in this city some time ago, while the “Sepho" agi- tation was at its height in New York. In bis sermon Dr. Easton is alleged to have Given utterance to remarks derogatory to Miss Nethersole’s character as an actress and a woman: In her declaration Miss Nethersole sets forth that she is a person of good and chaste character, and until the committing of the alleged grievance by Dr. Easton was always reputed, esteemed and accepted as such. Dr, Easton declares Miss Nether- sele, greatly envying the happy state and condition of the plaintiff, and maticiously intending to injure her good name and fame, and cause her to be reputed an un- chaste person and unfit to be employed as an actress, and to be reputed as a person of immoral habits and leading a lewd life, did, the Ist day of April, 1900, in the pres- ence ‘and hearing of three hundred good and worthy citizens, in a certain discourse of and concerning the plaintiff and her busi- ness, falsely spoke the alleged defamatory word: “This lewd actress’ (meaning there- by, it is alleged, that the plaintiff was a weman of evil name and fame, leading an immoral life, and unfit to be associated with, and a person unworthy to be employed or patronized in her business). Reputation Injured. By means of the alleged defamatory words of Dr. Easton, so Miss Nethersole declares, she has been greatly injured in her reputa- tion and brought into public scandal and disgrace. The plaintiff declares that by rea- son of the act of Dr. Easton those neigh- bors and citizens to whom her innocence and chastity are unknown have suspected and believed her to be a woman of evil mame and fame and have shunned and avoided her and refused to have any ac- quaintance or discourse with her, as they were before accustomed to do. Further, says Miss Nethersole, many per- sons who would have attended the perform- ance of the plaintiff as an actress and many managers of theaters who would have em- ployed the plaintiff as an actress have, by reason of the alleged grievance committed by Dr. Easton, declined to do so. There- fore Miss Nethersole declares she has been deprived of great profits which otherwise would have accrued to her. Doctor Easton's Position. Upon calling today at the Easton resi- dence, No. 637 East Capitol street, a Star reporter was received by Mrs. Easton, who said her husband was in a remote part of the city, paying a sick call. She further stated that he would have nothing to say for publication regarding the Nethersole suit. The reporter read to Mrs. Easton what purported to be an interview with her husband published in a New York and a Baltimore paper, this morning, which quoted him as stating that he would make an apology from his pulpit, as Miss Nether- sole had suggested that would be accept- able. Mrs. E: while not giving an opinion upon t Tectness of that publi- cation, plainly showed that she did not be- Neve her husband had made any such state- ment. It is understood that Dr. Easton has al- ready consulted legal counsel and that he takes the position that his personal letter of apology to Miss Nethersole, written some time since, and a letter of explanation pub- lished about the same time in a local paper, acquits him of the necessity for any further action, except defending the suit against him. — KENTUCKY DERBY RUN TODAY. Lieutenant Gibson is the Favorite Against a Fine Field. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 3.—The twenty- sixth Kentucky derby will be run at Churchill Downs this afternoon under a clear sky and on a fast track. Up to with- in the last few days Lieutenant Gibson, owned by “Board of Trade’ Smith of Chi- cago, has been conceded to have the race at his mercy, but since the final work-outs several of the candidates have shown faster than the son of G. W. Johnson. Kentucky Farmer is credited with a mile and a quar- ter (the derby distance) in 2.07, His Excel- lency 2.08 2-5 an Thrive 2.08%, while High- land Lad, Florizar, Hindus and Orontas have all equaled Lieutenant Gibson’s best trial—2.00. Each of the candidates carded for derby honors is in the pink of condition and astute trainers predict a hard-fought equine battle. Tne race will be worth $5,000 to the winner. The following are the probable starters, weights and jockeys: Lieutenant Gibson, 117 (Boland); Highland Lad, 117 (Crowhurst); Florizar, 122 (Van Dusen); Thrive, 122 (Winkfield); Orontas, 117 (Dupee); Hindus, 117 (Vitatoe); His Ex- cellency, 117 (Gilmore); Kentucky Farmer, 117 (Monk Overton); Benadier, 117 (—). ——++<-—___ DISAGREE AS TO MONEY PLANK. Iowa Democrats Divided on the Ques- tion in Convention. DES MOINES, Iowa, May 3.—The demo- cratic state convention for the election of delegates-at-large to Kansas City was called to order in the Auditorium today by State Chairman George A. Huffman, who introduced Jeremiah B. Sullivan of Creston as temporary chairman. A fight seemed impending over the money plank of the platform. One faction wanted a mild reaffirmation of the Chicago plat- form only, while another, led by John Ss. Murphy, insisted on a distinct pronounce- ment for 16 to 1. —__+ + ___ . Gen. Dyrenforth Explains. In the Senate today Mr. Gallinger, re- ferring to his remarks yesterday on the subject of the Mberality of Congress in the granting of pensions, said he had received a letter from Gen. Dyrenforth, commander- in-chief of the Union Veteran Union, say- ing that he referred only to the pension office in complaining against tendency to allow pensions, and did not have Con- gress in view when the circular let §r re- ferred to was written. He complimented Mr. Gallinger on the admirable work he had done for the pensioners. —————E—E— EE Additional Inspectors of Buildings. Senator Mason today introduced a bill, in- troduced in the House April 27, authorizing the appointment of three additional assist- ant inspectors of buildings in the District of Columbia at $1,200 per annum. + Released From Smallpox Hospital. John R. Sneeden, whose home is at 454 Massachusetts avenue northwest, was re- leased from the smalipox hospital as cured today. Mr.§Sneeden was taken to the in- stitutidn the morning of April 5, 1900. Five patients still remain at the smallpox hospital. ———— Memori Service. Arrangements have been made for hold- ing services Sunday next in Andrew Ran- kin Chapel, Howard University, {1 memory of the late Dr. Thomas B. Hood. The ser- vice Will begin at 4 o'clock p.m. Addresses will be made by President Rankin and Profs. Purvis, Reyburn, Graham and Lamb. — Bids fer General Supplies. Proposals for furnishing the District with general supplies during the coming fiscal year were received up to 2 o'clock this afternoon, when they were publicly opened. They exceeded the number submitted last ES and included quite a number from out-of-town people. HENRY E. HILL’S PAST REVEALED BY CORESPONDENCE. Six Times Arrested and Has Served Time, According to the New York Authorities. The man who was arrested yesterday on a charge of having attempted to rob the office of the collector of internal revenue at No. 709 G street northwest, and who gave his name as Henry E. Hill, is still held a prisoner at the first precinct sta- tion. Major Sylvester received a message from Capt. George W. McClusky of the New York police department this morning concerning the prisoner, together with the latter’s picture and criminal record. Ac- cording to the information received from the New York authorities, the prisoner is known as Walter Williams, George Wat- son, George Holden and “Billy’ Coleman. The records show that he was first arrest- ed In 1868. Five times since then he has been in the hands of the police, and the sentences imposed on him aggregate twen- ty-nine years, although he did not serve all this time. for he escaped from Sing Sing after he had served one-sixth of a sentence of twelve years. The record shows that he was arrested in 1869 at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., for a sneak job committed at the office of the Mutual Guarantee Company of Dutchess county. In August, two years later, while serving the sentence of twelve years, he escaped from Sing Sing and got away on a tugboat. A year after his escape he turned up in Pittsburg, Pa., where he was taken into custody on a charge of grand larceny. The specific charge was that he committed a sneak job in a Pittsburg bank and took out $20,000 in bonds. For this offense a sen- tence of three years was imposed. Robs Bank in Lockport. Five years after his arrest at Pittsburg the officers of Lockport, N.Y., arrested him on a charge of robbing a bank in that city. Four years was the sentence imposed on him at that time. Under the name of George Watson, alias “Billy” Coleman, he was arrested in Augusta, Ga., for the theft of an express package worth $2,700. “Johnny” Price, who is now serving three years unier sentence at Columbus for an offense committed in this city, was with him in Augusta. Price is the man who robbed A. O. Babendrier of the Metropoli- tan Railway Company of a satche) contain- ing $1,600 in a 9th street lunch room in 1808. He is now endeavoring to secure a pardon. For the robbery committed at Augusta Coleman, the man with many aliases, was sentenced t) seven years’ imprisonment. He had not been out of the Georgia prison many months before he was caught at Rochester, N.H., with a noted crook named Billy” Maher, and sentenced to three years in the state prison for stealing $000 worth of postage stamps from the post of- fice safe. In November of last year he was picked up in New York city and photo- graphed. A copy of the photograph taken at this time was furnished the local police today. The Attempt of Yesterday. Deputy Collectors of Internal Revenue Harrison Nesbitt and E. W. Day, who are directly responsible for the capture of the prisoner, have received the congratulations of the authorities regarding their effec- tive work on the case yesterday. As pub- lished in yesterday’s Star, Mr. Nesbitt was alone in the office at the time he dis- covered the alleged sneak thief, and Mr. Day was not far from the building when he was asked to catch the man who was then running away. There were three customers in the office just before the in- cident occurred. Mr. Nesbitt had waited on them and had turned to arrange his cash, when he saw the form of a~man re- treating through a hallway to the rear room. At first he thought he knew the in- truder, but he soon realized that he was a stranger. Then he followed to see if he would jump out of a rear window or pass out through the front hallway, by which he had entered. It developed that the rear room had just been vacated and the doors had been left open for the pur- pose of allowing the scrubbers to enter and clean it. The intruder had passed through this room to get to the vault where the stamps are kept. When Mr. Nesbitt reached the front door and saw Mr. Day at the corner of 7th Street he called to him: “Stop that man.” Mr. Day pursued him as far as H street, where he says he caught him and returned him to the officer, when he was turned over to the police. “I want you,” Mr. Day said to him, as he approached him near H street. “I guess you are mistake man who had been pursued. “I ain't the man.” He added that there must be some mistake. Under the Common Law. This afternoon the police consulted As- sistant District Attorney Taggart, who told them that they could proceed against the prisoner under the common law for at- tempted larceny from the United States. Some time ago a quantity of beer stamps which had been stolen from the govern- ment were recovered in Brooklyn, it is stated, and it is believed by the police that the prisoner who is under arrest here now may be able to throw some light on that transaction. About two years ago the rev- .enue office in Baltimore was robbed of a quantity of stamps. The beer stamps which were in the vault in the local revenue office yesterday were kept in boxes, as many as $40,000 worth being in each box. ————_—_. IN BEHALF OF JOHN PRICE. said the Application Made for Commutation of His Sentence. Application for commutation of sentence has been made in the case of John Price, convicted of grand larceny in Criminal Court No. 1, and now undergoing a sentence of three years in the Ohfo penitentiary et Columbus. Price was indicted for grand larceny, it being alleged that he stole 265 five-dollar silver certificates from Arthur O. Babendrier, an employes of the Metropoli- tan Railroad Company, while the latter was ‘at luncheon in a cafe on 9th street. The conviction occurred after an exciting trial. ‘The case was carried to the Court of Ap- peals, which tribunal affirmed the judgment of Criminal Court No, 1. It is declared that Price is sixty-three years of age and is in poor health. In view of the fact that he served eight months in the District jail while awaiting the decision |- of the Jocal court in the case against him the President is asked to take one year off the sentence and thereby restore Price to lib- erty next month. It is pointed out that his relatives are respectable people cf ™eans, and that they are ready to provide him with a comfortable home and atten- tion in the hope that he may be restored to health. —_>—__ Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Mny 3.—Flour dull, unchanged: re- ceipts, 8,208 barrels; exports, 163 ‘barrels. Wheat Weak; spot and May, 7la71%; July, 72a724 steamer No. 2 red, 68; recely 979 bushels; sourh- em wheat by sample, 7do. on grade, 6740 71%. Corn steady at decline; spot and May. 441 4854; July, 45 asked: stehmer mized. 45hadsy: re ceipis, 135, els; exports, bushels: southern white and yellow Sofa, S840, Outs otoady: No. 2 white, 2 mixed, dail SRERELEY 3 282288 PLOT TCT Ty 3 ay ¥ a Wheat—July. ‘Gorn—July. ‘Oats—July. FINANCE AND TRADE Dallness Seems to Be the Feature in Stocks, MARKET IN HANDS OF TRADERS Sugar Moved About in a Very Erratic Manner. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS —— Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, May 3.—Speculative condt- tions show no indications of immediate im- Provement. There is no liquidation of im- portance and no inclimation to take new risks by buying into a stagnant situation. Traders buy and sell to each other, and the market seems to have been sold in this professional manner to the rallying point. An advance would only suggest the Possibilities of new selling of this same character, howover, and in commission house circles the view is expressed that selling on rallies will continue for a time Duliness is the only logical outcome of prevailing conditions.” There are an devel- opments sufficlently unfavorable to justify a permanently lower level, and the things which tend toward the greatest good mand deliberation. The Pacific shares Move about ily and all show the absence of inside support, yet the recent buyers are confident of the merit of their holdings. The Granger tssues Yield easily at times and are called cheap by good judges. New York Central Sained as little from the settlement of the strike as it lost by the announcement that @ strike was pend- ing. Good news and bad finds the market unsympathetic because of the indifference of the public. Politics are being made much of in certain quarters, but the street as a whole disregards such arguments. The steel stocks brought about the pres- ent speculative condition, and it may be that the restoration of prices will come from the same source. The reopening of the steel and wire mills next Monday ts announced, and on the same day the di- Tectors are to consider other matters of vital importance to shareholders. There Is a disposition to admit that prices for steel vegan eee but that no demoralization is This view 4s indorsed by the most experl- enced manufacturers in the country, ae once the shock of the recent exaggerated statements js forgotten, the profits under the new sc! edule may attract a new de- mand. There was some covering in the Steel group today, which was followea by the only rally recorded in the general list The meeting of Missouri Pacific's ai- rectors was made the basis for much hope ful prediction as to the future of the s' of that company. ‘ The prospect for Standard Oi representa- tion was considered better than the di fdend prospect, although both were hi for by the pool in the shares. Sugar moved about erratically. off and recovering under what wa be good bu edly being conferenc settlement opening Was said 1 ing. The trade war is undvubt- made the subject of many inside . and good judges predict that a supposed. *S Much nearer than is probably Such an event would help the e a je e entire mar- ket, and for this reason the direction or the manipulation in Sugar ts being care = Folens oti Money is abundant at 2y 2% per cent. and the gold mov. losing its disturbing influence. ""* ——.__ FI¥ANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, — ' New York Stock Market.’ Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., banket and brokers, 1419 F st. members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. La- denburg, Thalmann & Co., New _ American Cotton Ot. ALS. Wire. Am. Steel & Wire pid American Sugar. American Tol Atchison. Atchison, pf Baltimore & Ohio Baltimore & Obto, pia BrooklynRavid Transit. shesapeake & Ohio... C., C.C, & St. Louis. “hic. & Northwestern. Chicago Gas ©. M.and St Paul CBicago KI. & Pacific. Chic. 8t PM. & O. Chic.’& G. Western. ~ Colorado Fuel and iron Consolidated Gas... Gon. Tobsceo.. Con. Tobacco, pra. Delaware & Hudson Federal Steel... J bs 18g New York Central. Isis ISPs 1585 N.Y.Ontario & Western me 2 2 Nortnern Pacitc... eed orthern sific, Pacife Matt Washington Stock Exchange. jes—regular call. 12 o'clock m.—U. 8. 38, cou $500 at 109, $500 at 108%. D.C) Gs of 1902, at 104. Capital Traction 4s, $1,000 at lo, $1,000 at 106, $1,000 at 106, $1,000 at 106, $1, AT 106, $1,000’ at "106, $1,000 at ‘106, 31.000 at 106, $1,000 ‘at 106, $1,000 at 106, $500 at'106.. American Security and ‘Trust, 10 at 199. Columbia Fire Ine surance, 100 at 12%. 50 at 124. 100 at 12%, 100 124, 100 at 12%. 6) at 12%. i00 183. 100 12%,. Real Estate Title Insurance, 5 at &. Capl- tal Traction scrip, $176 at 108%. Capital Traction, 10 at 104%. 5 at 106%, 5 at 104% 20 at 104K. 20 at 104% Mergenthaler Linotype, 5 at 191%. Lan- ston Monotype, 50 at 12%. American Graphophone, 25 at 12%, 100 at 12%, 10 et 12%. After eall— American Gra 100 at 124, 100 at 12% Mergenthaler Linotype, 5 at 191%. Lanston Mono type, BU at 12%, 100 at 12%. pimeriet ‘of Columbia Bonds.—3.65s, 1924, funding, Miscellaneous Bonds. Ital ‘Traction 45, 106 Did, 1084 asked. Metropoliten Railroad 5s, 12 Did, 122% asked. Metropolitan Railroad cert. ins debt., A, 110 bid, 113% asked. Metropolitan Rail- road cert. tndebt.. B, 110 bid, 115 asked. Columbia Rallroad 6s, 125 bid.” 120 asked. Columbia Rallroad 24 mort. Ss, 111 bid, 112 asked. Washington Gus series A, Gs, 115 bid. Washington Gas series B, Gx, 115 bid. U. S. Electric Light deb. imp. @s, x105 bid, 110 asked. U. S. Electric Light cert. indebt., Gs, "105 bid. 110 asked. Chesapeake and’ Potomac Tetephone Ss, 104 bid. peake and Potomac Felephone con. Se, 106 bid. 105% asked. American Security and Trust Market ist 6s, 112 bid. W ington Market ». Gs, 112 bid. “Washington Market extn. Gs, 112 bid." Ma- sonic eg en 108 bid. American Spat Sat National nk Stocks.—Bank of Was |, 200 aes Sra Re tee te a ‘Citizens’, 180 bid, 175 Columbia, 161 bid. Cay 347 Did, 160 asked. West End, 117 bid, TaD naked. Trader 133 bid, 188 naked. Lincola, 115 bid. 125 asked. ‘Sefe Deposit and Trast ‘National Sete Deposit and Trust, 130 bid, 135 asked. Washington Toan and Trust, 156 bid, 160% asked. American “Sheurance Stocks.—Piremem's, 30 bid. in, a "Bonroran.” Be de Potomar, 75 bid, 80 asked. “A: 3145 bs German-American, 210 bid. "Nat Union, 12 2S gaked, Columbia, 126 BM. 32% asked. bid. Colonial, 110 bid. : ‘Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Extate Title, 88 Did, 85 asked. ‘Title, 4% bid, 5 amked! Wash- Jogton Title, Si bid, 4% ict Title, 33% Ralirosd Storks.—Capital Traction, 104 bid, 10816 asked. Capital Traction 106 bid, 106% ‘asked. Gary and Sobarban, 26 bid, ius Stocks. Washington Gas, 5434 Did, 54% ask , : Ghicsapeake Potomac, 61 asked. Washington and ‘ashington Stearabeat, 150 170 wsked, “ene dividend. a No Witnesses Heard. ‘The Coeur d'Alene investigating commi!t- tee had no -witnesses today and adjourned