Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1900, Page 2

b 4 TO BETTER Tit Senate Debating the Reorganization | Bll. VOTES 10 PROMOTE M/JJR GEXTRAL ARMY | Boer Sympathy Resolution Laid Ov. THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL [aes Mr. Wolcott, chairman of the post office and post roads committee, today reported » post office appropriation bill. He Rave ce he would cali 1t up for consideration on the 16th Instan’ a ‘Yhe resolution offered by Mr. Teller (Col.} expressing sympathy for the Boers, at the request of the hor laid over until tomorrow. Mr. ‘eller gave notice that he would then it up immediately after routine bus' The following bills were passed: To es- tablish a branch soldiers’ home at or near Denver, Col.; to provide for the holding of a term of the circuit and district courts of the United States at Superior, Wis. Army Reorganization. ‘The bill to increase the efficiency of the military establishment of the United States —better known as army reorganization bill_was called up by Mr. Proctor in charge of the measure. The bill proposes to change hod of staff appointments by detail- fre he for departments ahd commissary gen- It also inereas > rank of. Gen. © lieutenant general and Gen. Corbin al. The regimental forma- lery is discontinued and 126 tteries of coas artillery and 38 batteries eld re provided for. phraseology of the bill had been made Mr the me Ing of ion of the mea 3 general commanding the army shall have the rank, pay and ‘allowances of a Hienten: E E Ss pers s fave'ine ranke pay and allowances author- {zed for the staff of a lleutenant general” ‘The amendment proposed by Mr. Tillman had the effect of striking out the provision ing the section apply only to Gen. Miles, nt commander of the army. It was the pre agreed to. mais serry (Ark.) moved to strike out the eee mended. He did not think any good could be subserved by increasing the ni of the commander of the army. Tae hate crenn,) also objected to the in- he at 2 of rank srecated W Sia ee to incre the Tribute to Gen, Miles. Mr. 1 pointed out that the confed- eracy had nineteen Heutenant generals and eight full He paid a handsome tribute to G present com- that In any he present the United two lMeutenant History, he ‘k upon the increase of our xe In thirty days military achieve- was given the or- i this result to be h enable 1 read a letter from Maj. neock warmly praising Gen. the proposed rank mander of the councils as he should have the recent war some difficulties encout ed might have been were avoided The motion was defeated—8 to 44—as fol- Berry, Butler, Clay, Culber- Vest—s. om, Baker, Bard, Bur- 1, Davis, Deboe, El- ker, Foster, Frye, ison, Bac ks, . Gear, Hale, Hansbrough, ‘Harris, Ht For: Jones (Nev.), Kean, Kyle, M Mason, Nelson, Platt (Conn), Ross, Sewell, simon, Shoup, tewart, Teller, Wellington, Wolcott—+4. A Veterinary Corps. ey (Del.) offered an amendment rinary corps and strongly option. said the matter had been con- ally by the committee and the i decided against it. aid the mili y aned to establish all hers, this one, but Mr. Procte sidere already with capable terinarians—men who were 1 for their services. vigorously He said 1 had their ve supported ine the armies of Europe commis head of ask that ¢ profess! them gr of the country, should have the ebilities, acquire- rivate Ife entitled sald he regarded the amend- as an effort to legislate into thirty-six rs who would y. The real vet- of the army were the captains of who thoroughly familiar ei the horse and © care for them. or presented « letter from the of War, in which he advised THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1900-16 PAGES. is abolished, and the officers issions as chaplains shall ents: And provided son shall be appointed apiain In the regular army who shall have passed the age of thirty-five years, nor until he shall have established his fit- nes required by existing law.”* Opposed the Increase. Mr. delivered a specch tn opposition the {nerease in the army proposed by bill. He did not think the people ald approve of it, as they would regard as a flank movement to advance the spirit militarism. Mr. Cockrell (Mo.) antagonized vigorous- ly the position of Mr. Bate. He said the increase was provided for in the bill be- cause the number of men provided for was absolutely required to care for and man the artillery in the coast fortifications of the country. He did not regard the bill as a step toward militarism, but quite the opposite. THE HOUSE. When the House met today a message from President McKinley vetoing the bill authorizing the adjustment of the rights of settlers on the Navajo Indian reservation was laid before the House. An order was made giving the day following the disposi- tion of the sundry civil bill to the commit- tee on claims. The House then resumed the consideration of the sundry civil bill. An amendment was adopted on motion of Mr. Wanger (Pa.) to increase the pay of the surfmen at life-saving stations to the uni- form rate of $65 a month, Mr. Dayton (W. Va) moved to strike from the item for coast and geodetic survey the provision for the survey of the coasts “under the jurisdiction of the United States.”” This question was fought over in connec- tion with the naval bill, which carried an appropriation for the survey of the waters of the insular possessions under the direc- tion of the Navy Department. The appro- priation committee won on that occasion, and the appropriation went out of the bill. The motion of Mr. Dayton, who is a mem- ber of the naval committee, was designed to reopen the controversy. It was arranged that there should be forty-five minutes’ debate on each side. After prolonged debate, the appropria- tions committee was again victorious, Mr. Dayton’s amendment being defeated with- out division. —————_++_______ RULES STRICTLY ENFORCED. Failures to Properly Respond Alarms by Firemen. One of the rules governing the fire de- partment requires every officer in charge of a company to verify the box sounded before leaving quarters upon an alarm. During the past several months there have been several instances in which mistakes were made in responding to alarms because of a failure of the officers in charge of the com- panies to observe this rule. Such a mistake was made the other day by the assistant foreman of No. 14 engine company, and the chief engineer of the de- partment, Mr. Joseph Parris, recommended that he be fined $5 and reprimanded, and that a private in the company be severely reprimanded for not paying strict attention » the number of the box he gave the offi- in charge ner Wight has recommended tes that the officer in charge of the company in this Instance be simply warned, for the reason that no fines were imposed in the other cases. But Mr. Wight to recommends that a statement be made to the entire department, coming from the eect that in their opinion the failure to respond to the proper box is perhaps as serious an error as can be committed in cases of alarm, and that hereafter any failure to respond properly will warrant severe action by the Commis- sioners upon the officer in charge making such error. This recommendation of Mr. Wight, it is understood, his associates will approve, ———.__. CLUB € HAVE FIGHTS, Broadway Athletic Club Does Not Need Special License. NEW YORK, May 4—George F. Consi- dine, manager of the Broadway Athletic Club, and Jimmy Hayward and Kid Thomas, pugilists, were discharged from custody today, after having been arraign- ed in police court on the charge of at- tempting to conduct a boxing contest without a license. The magistrate held that under the Horton law no license was necessary. This decision makes possible the pulling off of the bout scheduled for tonight between Joe Walcott and “My: terlous Billy” Smith. —_~++.___ A Veto by the President. The President today returned to Congress with a veto message the bill “authorizing the adjustment of rights of settlers of the Navajo reservation, Arizona.” The President dwells on the progress made by these Indfans and the recent en- \argement of their reservation in order to avoid contention and friction between the Indians and whites. The veto adds: “The present bill proposes to open to miners and prospectors and to the operatioy of the mining laws a substantial portion o| this reservation, including a part of the s covered by the recent order. ‘There has been no effort to obtain from the Indians a concession of this character, any reason been presented why if these lands are to be taken from them— for that will practically result from this bill if it becomes a law, even though not so intended—it should not be done in pur- suance of negotiations had with the Indians as in other instances. “The Indians could not understand how lands given to them in January aa nec sary for their use should be taken away without previous notice in the same year. While the Indians are the wards of the government and must submit to what 1s deemed for their best interests by the sov- ereign guardian, they Id, nevertheless, be dealt with in a manner calculated to give them confidence in the government and against the adoption of the we thought {t was a great mistake to create civilian corps with simply a mul- ioned officers. i it was important that 1 be in the army to nimals, and thought the to be adopted in justice tel. professional men. he said, could be sside ger as merely “horse He would esteem tt a privilege the amendment. ted that the corps fea- ment be withdrawn and be given a suitable enable to their superiors suggestion Mr. Kenney demanded a vote on ought swept doctors. consist e rank, United States Sf ringrian, with ‘k, pay and aliowances of a major, States arm : veterir ptaln: terinarians, with the rank. pay and sof @ captain of cavalry, to be i in 1008, after competitive satis- ry examination, from the grade of narian and first Heutenant; te rinarians, with the rank, pay nees of a first leutenant of cav- be promoted after satisfactory ex- n. from the grade of assistant ds leutenant, xrade; y th the rank, p: of a second leutenant of be appointed, after satisfactory ovided, ‘That thes: y Bosttions shall include the vergine ent Qrst class, provided for in the act of Marcu 2, 18, whe have sed satisfactory ex- aminations, and also the six veterinarians second class, who are now employed in the army uniler said act of March 2) ia * “All rules and regulations gov: Yeterinary corps shall be made be Secretary of War, and the chict vec rian shall report’ directly to pay of officers of the vete after and allowances 3 Fs the f veterina- that officer. rinary corps, Post Chaplains Abolished. Mr. Sewell offered an amendment, which Was agreed to, which provides for one chaplain for each cavalry regiment, with the rank, pay and allowances of a captain Mounted; and one for each infantry regi- ment, with the rank, pay and allowances of @ captain of infantry. “Provided, that the office of post chap- to assist them in passing through the in- evitable transition to a state of ofvilization and full citizenship. Belleving that due consideration has not been given to the status and Interests of the Indians I with- hold my approval from the bill.” A PRINTERS’ EXPOSITION. Proposed Review of the Art Development. Consul Robert Bergh at Gothenburg, Swe- den, has informed the State Department that from July 15 to September 1 next there will be held in that city a printers’ nd Its ; exhibition, which will offer a comprehen- sive review of the printers’ art and its de- velopment from the beginning up to today. The exhibition will be the first of its kind ever held in Sweden, and ts expected to be of great interest, not only to printers, but to the public at large, as It will embrace products of Persian, Servian, Turkish and other eastern book industries, original drawings by Swedish and foreign artists, and a collection of all kinds of products of the graphic art. The greatest attention will be paid to the present status of book printing, and It 1s intended to show a print- ing office in full operation. To illustrate the progress of the art, the exhibition of a printer's shop of the middle ages and @ paper factory producing hand-made paper is also contemplated. ee Sold Bogus Postage Stamps. Agents of the secret service have ar- rested Charles T. Luther at Los Angeles, Cal, for niaking and selling counterfeit postage stamps. Luther made the stamps of several nation: He is believed to be an all-around crook. —____+ e+_____ Won by Winifreda. LONDON, May 4 —The 1,000 guineas stakes, run at the Newmarket spring meet- ing today, was won by I. Brassey's b. f. Wimifreda. Lord Ellesmere’s ch. f. In- quisitive was second and Sir R. Waldie Griffith's b.f. Vain Duchess third. Ten horses ran. ——++>—___ Mr. Boutell Renominated. CHICAGO, May 4.—Representative Henry 8. Boutell was today renominated by ac- clamation in the sixth district republican convention. Resolutions were passed in- dorsing the St. Louis platform, the admin- istration of President McKinley, favoring a reduction of the war revenue tax, urging the restriction of trusts and expressi: sympathy for the Boers. ~~ s AFTER CIGARETTE DEALERS! BOARD, OF TRADE'S FETE NUMEROUS SALES TO CITY CHILDREN ALLEGED. SCHOOL Application Made for Eightcen War- rants by Attorney for Federation of Young People. Application was made to the clerk of the Police Court this afternoon for eighteen warrants against dealers for alleged viola- tions of the law which prohibit the sale of cigarettes to minora. The application was made by Mr. I. Q. H. Alward, general superintendent and counsel for the Federa- tion of Young People’s Societies of the Dis- trict of Columbia. He has immediate charge of the anti-cigarette department of the societies. In conversation with a Star reporter Mr. Alward said he had been engaged all the week in the work of collecting testimony against alleged violators of the law. He found, he said, a number of dealers who sold cigarettes to children. Small children, boys and girls both, he said, seem to have been purchasing the cigarettes. During his visits to the public schools, he declared, he found that in one class of about thirty-five pupils twenty-one boys and six girls were addicted to smoking. At one school where the teacher said that none of her pupils were victims of the cigarette habit five boys and two girls confessed that they were smokers. Large Percentage of Smokers. The percentage of smokers among both the boys and girls, he said, is very large, and it 1s his opinion if the actual facts are told people will be shocked beyond belief and Imagine the statement Is made for the purpose of causing a sensation. While many schools have already been visited, Mr. Alward said, the school work is by no means completed. The Investigation will be continued until every school has been visited. Most of the evidence, he added, has been obtained from the children, many of whom are not twelve years old. The attorney says the co-operation of par- ents is solicited, and if they will do their duty in the matter much more good will be accomplished. ‘Under the law the sale of tobacco in any form to children under the age of sixteen Years is prohibited, and for each offense, the offender is to be fined not less than $3 nor more than $10 or be imprisoned for rot less than five nor more than twenty days. Cause of Insanity. Mr. Alward sald a letter had been re- ceived from a probate judge in Ohlo, com- mending the anti-clgarette crusade. The Judge, he said, told of a number of cases of Insanity that had been before him in which excessive cigarette smoking had caused the affiletion. It s understood that when the cigarette crusade 1s ended the question of selling Hquor to minors will be taken up. POSTPONEMENT OF EXECUTION. District Recommendation in Fank and Snell Cases. The United States attorney for the Dis- trict of Columbia has recommended that the executions of Frank W. Punk, convicted of the murder of William H. Brooks, and Ben- jamin H. Snell, convicted of the murder of Lizzie Weisenberger, both set for Friday, the 1th instant, be postponed. Funk and Snell, !t was decided this after- noon, are to be taken into court tomorrow morning. Justice Cole will set aside the judgment that Funk be hanged next Friday, the 11th instant, and sentence him to be hanged, it 1s anticipated, Friday, the 15th of June. Justice Clabaugh will do likewise In the case of Snell. This action is considered necessary view of the pres concluding arguments in two cases have been made tn the Court of Ap- peals. This tribunal ts not expected to hand down {ts opinion before next week. Then, in the event that the lower court should be upheld, it is the intention, in the Funk case at least, to carry the issues to the Supreme Court of the United States, in HUSTLING BY ACTORS. Fifteen of Them Stranded by Reason of Unpaid Salartes. Members of “The Hustler” company, which began a week's engagement at the Academy of Music Monday night, have been Individually {mpersonating the leading character in practical life yesterday and to- day. Fifteen in number, they are bemoan- ing the fallure of thelr manager to pay their salaries, and Incidentally are berating the star, John Kernell, for leaving the city yesterday and thus compelling the perform- ances to come to a stop. It is understood that Mr. Arthur G. Davis, who was employed by Thomas L, Davis to manage the show, couldn't raise the money on pay day, which was Tuesday, to pay salaries due for the preceding week. Ker- nell, upon hearing this, declined to go on the stage Tuesday night unless he recelved his salary. He was promised by Manager Thomas that it would be forthcoming Wed- nesday, and the latter sent telegrams to Mr. Davis, the backer of the show, asking for funds, but no reply came. Kernell se- cured $20 from the Academy box office Wednesday and acted that night. Yesterday he announced he would leave if every dollar due him was not pald. An- other telegram to backer Davis elicited no reply, so Kernell packed up and departed for New York on the 5 o'clock train. As a result the Academy was dark last night. It was stated there this afternoon that Manager Thomas had received assur- ances that money would reach him this evening sufficient to pay the salaries of the stranded members of the company, which, it is understood, aggregate about $900, —_»—__ WILL ACCEPT FIRST PLACE. Belief That Commissioner Macfarland Will Preside Over Board. While Mr. Henry B, F, Macfarland, whose nomination as the successor of Dis- trict Commissioner Wight has been con- firmed by the Senate, has not, as far as can be learned, officially intimated that he will accept the presidency of the board of Commissioners, it was stated today by one of his friends that there fs absolutely no ground for believing that he will not. In other words, stated the incoming Commis- sioner’s friend, there is every reason in the minds of those who know Mr. Macfarland intimately lo believe that he will not only accept the presidency of the board, but that he will during his term of office be an administration man in every sense of the word, providing, of course, the admin- istration remains republican throughout his term. As stated !n yesterday's Star, Mr. Mac- farland will assume the dutieg of the office next Wednesday, probably about 11 o'clock, and at the meeting of the board of Com- missipners which will Immediately follow for the purpose of reorganization. Commis- sioner Ross will nominate Mr. Macfarland for the president of the board. The belief grows tha! Mr. Macfarland, in the reassign- ment of the departments and offices of the District government among the three Com- missioners, will take those relating to chari- ues, a subject In which he is deeply inter- ested, as well as the public schools. It is belleved he will also take the fire depart. ment, preferring, it is thoyght, that Mr. Ross shall assume immediate supervision over the police department. it is belleved that other changes will oc- cur in the reassignment next Wednesday, and among the officials and employes at the District building this question of re- assignment is being much discussed. It is probable that Mr. Macfarland will visit the District building before he assumes the duties of his office, and it is expected that be will make this visit next Monday morn- ing. ——_—>__ Philadelphia Banks Consolidate. PHILADELPHIA, May 4.—The City Na- tional Bank, one of the oldest and best known financial institutions in this city, has decided to merge with the Philadel- phia National Bank, and beginning today all accounts incident to the City National Bank will be transferred to the Philadel- phia National Bank, —r2>___ New Honor for the Kaiser. BERLIN, May 4.—Pmperor Francis Jo- seph of Austria has appointed Emperor William field marshal general of the Aus- trian army. . ul THE ANRUAL/SHADBAKE TO TAKE HLac# TOMORROW. a1 + ee ee Long List of ‘piatinguishead Guests— Promise Givén of a Pleas- ant Outing. 2 TomorroW afternoon at 1:30 o'clock the members of the Washington board of trade, together with their many distinguished guests, will board the steamer Macalester for a sail to Marshall. Hall, where the an- nual shad dinner will be served later in the day. The shadbake of the board of trade is an annual function, which has come be looked upon as a necessary and very en- Joyable feature of each year in the national capital. Business, professional and resi- dent classes of ‘ottizens, represented on the board, gather “around the tables laden with the Potomac’s famous piscatorial product, served with all the delicacies of the spring season as accessories, and spend an entire afternoon In rare enjoyment. The invited guests on these occasions include most of the influential members of the Senate and House of Representatives, who, being thrown In direct contact with Washington- tans, become more definitely acquainted and impressed with ‘the character of the commu- nity in which they spend their congressional term. The principal object and aim of the an- nual shadbake, however, is a pleasant out- ing. The vicissitudes of business, the wor- ries of professional Mfe, all are forgotten for the nonce, when the members mingle in happy intercourse, and are well dined at a feast which ts peculiar to Washington alone, for in no other city are the joys of a shadbake known so well as here. The trip down the river and back to the city affords, nevertheless, an excellent opportunity for an informal exchange of views regarding the welfare of the District, and in this way, as well as in the more specific statements contained In the speeches delivered about the dining board, much good is accom- plished. . 4 It Promises Well. The event this year promises to be un- usually successful from every standpoint. The attendance of the members of the or- ganization will be exceptionally large, while the guest list, on account of the late cession of Congress, will be more complete than for several years past. Outside of the con- 8ressional contingent, there will be many other guests of prominence in the govern- ment and from out of the city. The weather promises to be ideal, and in all probability the shad will be served on the green lawns. In the event of threatened inclemeney or coolness, however, the dinner will take place in the regular dining room. As stated, the boat will leave the 7th street wharf at 1:30 p.m., and it is calcu- lated will reach the Hall shortly before 3 o'clock. En route a light luncheon will be served for the benefit of those who are compelled to miss th Tuncheon in the city. Dinner will be served promptly at o'clock, and the return trip {s planned to begin at 8 o'clock. In addition to the other prominent people who have signified their intention of tending the outing are Judge Harry M. Clabaugh, Representative John L. Shep- pard, Representative M. E. Driscoll, Rep- resentative Page Morris, Representative J. D. Bowersock, Mr. W. Scott Smith, Repre- sentative R. L. Henry, Representative Rob- ert B. Burke, Representative Amos L. Al- len, Representative William Hlliott, Rep- resentative J. W. Griggs, Representative L. Burleson, Representative Gilbert N. Hauger, Representative E. Stevens Henry, Representative W! m Lorimer, Represent- ative J. S. Salmon, Representative Robert J. Gamble, Representative Henry F. Naphen and Judge E. F. Bingham. CARTER'S CASE RECALLED HEARING ON THE BILL PROVIDING FOR EXTRADITION The House judiciary committee today gave a hearing upon the Senate bill intro- cuced at the suggestion of Attorney Gen- eral Griggs to provide for the removal to the proper district for trial of persons in- dicted for offenses against the United States. The bill was prepared to cover the cases of Benj. D. Greene, John F., Wm. T. and Edmund H. Gaynor and Michael A. Con- nolly, who were indicted by the grand jury in the southern district of Georgia for con- spiracy to defraud the United States in the contracts for the improvement at Savannah and Cumberland sound. The indictea Per- sons were arrested in New York, but Judge Brown refused to allow their extradition to Georgia on technical grounds pertaining to procedure in New York, Col. Dudley's Plea. Col. W. W. Dudley was the first speaker. He said he represented certain railroad corporations, and appeared to call attention of the committee to some of the dangers in- volved in the passage of the bill. Such a bill applying to civil as well as to criminal cases might, he continued, work great hardship, especially to railroad and other corporation officials. Jf indicted outside the district in which they were resident they could be arrested and disgraced, though innocent, and he urged that if the legislation was to be enacted it should be carefully safeguarded. In criminal cases, like the Carter case, at which this legislation was aimed, he ‘ad- mitted the circumstances might be differ- ent. Col. Dudley cited the case of an offense against the interstate commerce law. Un- der the proposed bill if a railroad official were indicted {t would become the duty of the court to send a marshal to arrest him when {t was a well-known fact that all railroad corporations were at all times anxious to meet in court charges of viola- tlons of law. Chairman Ray said the real question in- volved was whether it was good policy to remove a person indicted from one jurisdic- tion to another upon the simple present- ment of an indictment. Col. Dudley expressed the opinion that It would be against public policy, and did not think the business interests of the country should be subjected to the dangers that lurked in this bill. Mr. Rose's Statement. Abram Rose followed Colonel Dudley. While he was the attorney of the Gaynors and Greene, he said, he did not come espe- clally as their attorney, but to call atten- tion to some things of which he had pecu- Har knowledge. He declared that the dis- trict attorney had eight witnesses and many documents in the Gaynor case before the United States commissioner in New York. If evidence had been presented then showing probable ‘cause all this difficulty would have been 6bviated and the demand for the enactment of such a far-reaching general law done away with. The testi- mony in the court-martial case of Captain Carter was public property, and he claim- ed, therefore, that there was no reason why it should not have been produced before the United States commissioner. The contention ff the Attorney General that the ptesent@tion of evidence would disclose the govetnment’s case, he said, would therefore not hold. Mr. Rose di- lated upon the hardships which might re- sult to defendants !f they must be removed when valid and légal reasons might be set up to show the faultiness of indictments, Chairman Ray sald that he had received a letter from the Attorney General sug- gesting amendments to the bill to allow in- dicted persons to show as a reason for non- removal that they had not been at the place where the indictment had been found. Mr. Rose asked why an alibi should not be allowed to be proved in the interest of railroad officials. He said it would be dan- gerous to make exceptions. The letter of the Attorney General did not mention rail- road officiais, but Mr. Rose read a news- paper statement Saying that it was in- tended to except them. In the course of his remarks Mr. Rose declared with great em- phasis, referring- to the Gaynor-Greene case: “Those men never can be convicted upon the indictment, for two reasons: First, there was no conspiracy; second, the United States never was defrauded.” When Mr. Rose conc‘uded the committee adjourned until next Tuesday, when Col. Dudley and Mr. Rose will submit formai PRISONERS RELEASED LIEUT. GIBBONS’ EXPEDITION IN THE SOUTH OF LUZON, Hardships Connected With the Enter- prise—The Co-Operation of the avy. The Navy Department has made public @ report from Lieut. J. H. Gibbons, at- tached to the Brooklyn, upon an expedition conducted by him in the south of Luzon in the latter part of February last, which re- sulted in the release of 522 prisoners, mostly Spaniards, who had been held by the Fih- pinos for many months. Lieut. Gibbons’ report, dated on board the Brooklyn, at Cavite, March 4, shows that he was placed in command of the United States transport General Alava, with a detail of officers and men from the Brooklyn, on the 25th of Feb- ruary, and proceeded to the vicinity of San Narciso, Gulf of Ragay, at the southern ex- tremity of Luzon, in search of these pris- oners, with whom an insurgent guard was retreating. Off Guinayaban some of the Spanish prisoners who had escaped came aboard, reporting that thirty-six Spanish prisoners who were disabled had been left by the insurgents at that town, and the re- mainder of the prisoners, including some Americans, were being carried to Piris. Prisoners Released. The Alava at once made for Piris and landing a party at the head of the bay un- der command of Lieutenant Brown, U. 8. M. C., with twenty marines, the insurgent guard fied and the prisoners were released and brought aboard the ship. There were among them ten Americans, seventy-two Spanish officers, with the wife of one; sev- enteen priests, thirty-one merchants, four Fillpinos and 388 Spanish soldiers, including the wife of one. There was a good deal of hardship connected with the expedition, and Lieutenant Gibbons reports that he cannot speak too enthusiastically of the energy and zeal shown by the members of the expedi- Uon, and particularly of their cheerful co- operation in the all-night work involved. In transmitting the report Admiral Wat- son calls the department's attention to the celerity with which the expedition was fitted out by the Brooklyn, and he further says that much credit is due to Lieutenant Gibbons for his zeal and ability, to Lieuten- ant Commander Mahan fitting out the expedition, and to Lieutenant Brown of the merine corps and Naval Cadet Mclatyre. ‘The Navy’s Co-Operation. The report is accompanied by a graceful acknowledgment from Gen. J. C. Bates of the services rendered by the navy in co- operating with the army in the expedition into the southern provinces of Luzon. In his letter Gen. Bates says: “Commander Gheen, S. N., command- ing the U.S. 8. Marietta, directed the move- ments of the several transports, and on ar- riving in San ebruary 20, per- sonally conducted the disembarkation of the force landed at the southwest corner of the bay, being assisted by Ensign White, U. S N., and using the steam launch snd beats of the Marietta, manned from the crew of the Marletta. At the same time, Lieut. Commander Irwin, U. 8. N., similarly conducted the landing of a force at the southwest corner of the bay, being assisted by Lieut. Price, U, S. N., and Hnsign Graeme, U. 8. N. “On the following day the Marietta’s launch towed a company in the Marietta’s boais to Cabasao, at the mouth of the Bicol river, where the troops were landed; then, the Montanes having grounded on the bar just outside the mouth of the river, the Marietta's launch took the two companies which the Montanes was towing and turned them over to the Baltimore, which had al- ready entered the river. Later, the Balti- more having grounded about a mile below the point of disembarkation, the launch towed the four companies up to that point, making several trips for that purpose. “The gunboat Paragua, having arrived the night of February 21, took one company up to Nueva Caceres on the 22d, arriving there a few minutes before the marching column reached that point. Great difficulty having been experienced in getting supplies up the river, both the Paragua and launch of the Marietta towed up some much-needed ra- tions and ammunition. “In the disembarkation of troops near Daet and Mambulao, North Camarines, on the 4th instant, the troops were landed by the Paragua and Marietta’s launch. “Commander Gheen and Lieutenant Alt- house and the officers and men of the Ma- rietta and Paragua most cheerfully and efficiently co-operated with my troops and complied with every request I made.” STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK NEW YORK CENTRAL EMPLOYES RE- PORT FOR DUTY, Freight Handlers Still Out—Strike of Carpenters at Philadelphia a Fight Between Unions, BUFFALO, N. Y., May 4—The striking ear repairers, inspectors, etc., of the New York Central have all reported for duty and work is progressing as usual. The forces of the striking freight handlers have been further augmented by twenty- five men from the Grand Trunk road. There has been no break in the ranks of the frelght men. The handling of local freight is practically at a standstill. Between forty and fifty linemen brought here from points in Ohio and Middleport, N. ¥., to take the places of striking linge men of the Bell Telephone Company de- clined to go to work when informed of tae situation and returned home escorted to their train by a delegation of strikers. STRIKERS IN UGLY MOOD. Police Prevent Trouble at the Orford Copper Works. NEW YORK, May 4—The situation at the Orford copper works, at Constable Hook, is unchanged. The strikers gathered at the works at an early hour today and seemed to be in an ugly mood, but the pres- ence of the police and deputy sheriffs pre- vented any outbreaks. There are fifteen policemen and about sixty deputies on duty at the works. The strikers number about 500. The men were all discharged yesterday when they were paid off, but it is stated that they will make another effort to induce the com- pany to make concessions to them. The copper works will probably not start up again for several weeks. When the men suddenly quit work there were 350 tons of copper in the furnaces. FIGHT BETWEEN UNIONS. Carpenters’ Strike in Philadelphia Takes on This Phase. PHILADELPHIA, May 4.—The strike of the building trades unions today remains a conflict between rival organizations rather than a struggle between employers and em- ployes. Secretary Joseph B. Allen of the Allied Building Trades’ Council said today that at least 10,000 workmen are unem- ployed in consequence of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners persisting in their refusal to affiliate with the council. Mr. Allen declares untrue the statement made by Secretary John Watson of the brotherhood that the question of joining forces with the Allied Trades Council would be considered at tonight’s meeting of the Carpenters’ District Council. That matter, he says, was fully discussed last Friday by the district council, and later referred to the unions for their votes. ‘The real cause of the dispute between the two organizations, Mr. Allen says, is a west Philadelphia carpenters’ union, which had been expelled from the Brotherhood for non-payment of dues. This union was af- terward recognized by the Allied Buyilding Trades Council, and the brotherhood charged the council with breaking faith. Secretary Allen says he then chargtd the brotherhood with having used the smaller organization as a means to compel em- ployers to recognize the movement for shorter hours and increased wages. After gaining its end, Mr. Allen says, the broth- erhood repudiated the small union. A letter was received at council head- quarters today from Wm. F. ‘k, special agent of the United States department of labor, announcing that he would come to this city next week to investigate the THE AMUSEMENT QUESTION SUBJECT OF CONSIDERATION BY METHODIST CONFERENCE. Expected That Numerous Resolutions ‘Wilt Be Introduced in the -Chieago Meeti CHICAGO, May 4.—When the third ses- sion of the Methodist Episcopal general conference began today Rev. H. J. Cozine of Puget Sound University led the devo- tonal exercises. Bishop H. W. Warren presided over the business session. Caleb H. Butterworth, a lay delegate from New Jersey, was in his seat, the committee to which was referred the protest against his being seated deciding that his credentials were sufficient. There were many dele- gates in the house with resolutions and papers concerning the amusement question. Rev. Wm. Faweett of Chicago, though not a delegate himself, had given his views in favor of a greater liberty in the matter of amusements to a delegate, while C. W. Pearson of the Northwestern University handed his plea to Secretary Monroe at the beginning of today’s session. Many others admitted having resolutions on the subject—one of the most important of the conference. Much discussion was antici- Pated over the resolutions. The first business of the session was the presentation of the representatives of the various committees for the past quadrium. The following reports of committees were made: Commission on federation, book com- mittee, general missionary committee, board of education, general committee on church extension, Freedman’s Aid und Southern Educational Society, board of managers of the Sunday School Union, Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, Woman's Home Mis sicnary Society, trustees’ report, Natio City Evangelization Union, Epworth League, twentieth century thank-offering commission. Yesterday’s Afternoon Session. ‘The interest in the afternoon session yes- terday centered in the reading of the bishop's quadrennial address by Bishop E. G. Andrews. The address, which was pre- pared at a recent meeting of the board of bishops in Indianapolis, was called for by Dr. Frank M. Bristol, Bishop Andrews was given close attention, and when the specta- tors gathered from the report that while the country had increased fourteen-fold during the past hundred years the Metho- dist Episcopal Church had developed_nine- fy seventolc. they applauded er.thusiastical- "The bishop’s address stated that the chureh will not abandon its position on the liquor question, On the contrary, “aroused and indignant at the aggressions of the liquor power, at the inexcusable miscar- riage of the anti-canteen law, and at the new perils in which the nation is involving fits new possessions, it will summon and pledge all our ministers and people to a more determined struggle against this enormous evil.” As to marriage and divorce, the address continued: ‘In the presence of this evil the church cannot allow its rules on the sub- ject of divorce and remarriage to be in any case inoperative and void. Let, !f need be, the church law be amended to more per- fectly express the New Testament rule of marriage. But by the voice of its public assemblies, by its pulpits and by the judi- cious exercise of discipline, the church should keep itself pure, and ajd the civil law and the practices of society to -become ure. i Danger From Amusements. “Closely associated with these evils is the popular passion for unwholesome, coarse and debauching amusements. Whoever watches the daily press cannot miss the evidence of shameful degradation in the theater, concert and dance hall and on the race course. And the tendency to great ex- cess also in other comparatively innocent forms of amusement cannot escape atten- tion. The seriousness of life seems largely forgotten, its opportunities of usefulness unoccupied, the vigilance necessary for righteousness relaxed, and the love of the passing World gaining in masterfuiness. It is not to be wondered at that every earnest age has tended to reprobate all amuse- ments, as incompatible with the Christian life. Experience has shown that it is im- Possible to impose on youthful and imma- ture Christians a law which many a saintly soul, of thoughtful choice, imposes on {t- self. The attempt to enforce absolute ab- stention from recreative amusements reacts toward unrefrained indulgence. A discrimi- nation between the admissible and the inad- missible is therefore imperative. “So great is the danger to spiritual life that we suggest that it would be profitable to place among the special advices of the discipline a brief but cogent statement of the verils which attach to many amuse- ments, of the evils inseparable from others, and of the principles by which the Chris- tian should regulate his choice among and his use of them.” The address recommends either the abolie tion of the time limit on pastorates or a re- turn to the old three-year limit rule. ——_+e+___ DISMISSAL RECOMMENDED. Members of Fire Company Charged With Violating Regulations. Commissioner Wight, who has immediate supervision of the fire department, today recommended the dismissal of R. G. Teg- eler and C. C. Logan, members of truck D company, for taking intoxicating Mquor into the quarters of the company. With his recommendation Mr. Wight submitted to his associates a number of written statements from the foreman and men of the company, from which it appears, he explained, that in addition to quarreling among the men, which, he adds, the fore- man, P. W. Nicholson, ought to be able to control, two members of the company, Teg- eler and Logan, admit taking the liquor into the house and drinking it. Mr. Wight called attention to the fact that a short time ago a member of this company was dismissed for the same of- fense, and that men were dismissed from other companies on similar charges. The dismissal of these men, he hoped, would be sufficient warning to the entire fire depart- ment, and inasmuch as Tegeler and he ad have seen fit, in spite of this, to continue this violation of the rules, he rec- ommended their dismissal, ae On the Invalid List. Detective Gallaher of police headquarters is on the invalid list. While investigating a case at Eckington yesterday, to which he had been assigned by Chief Boardman, he accidentally fell into a deep hole and was painfully hurt about the limbs, —_—->—__ Suit Over Party Wall. The entire session of Justice Cole’s court todav was occupied in the hearing of the suit at law to recover damages instituted by Peter Fersinger against Thomas A. O'Donoghue. The suit is based on the un- derpinning of a party wall on part of lot 28, square 617. —_.___ Cruelty Alleged. Edith Preston Greene this afternoon filed suit for divorce against Charles Truman Greene. Cruelty ig alleged. Attorney D. W. Baker appears for the petitioner. ——_. Baltimore Markets. BALTIM May 4.—Floor firm, unchanged: geigts, TASS betes capes BEETS Sane: Fe: dull; spot and May, Tiavl\,;' July, 72a724: steamer No, 2 ; Teceipts, 1,825 bushels; south- > 3 rece! ern wheat by sample, 67a72: Corn : 714. 3 spot and May, 44%: white and 2 white, No. 2 nearby, 54; No.2 western Sia Hay gary; Not timothy, | $17a$17.50. in treights steady, cheese, tter and eggs firm, unchanged. ————— May. FINANCE AND TRADE Stocks Were Dull and Market in Professional Hands, EVEN SUGAR WAS SLUGGISG The Were Rather Favorable to the Bears. Arguments GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Brening Star. NEW YORK, May 4.— London prices failed to reach the local closing parity, and no new business was sent over from that center. More cheerful war news did, how- ever, revive interest in Speculation, and the American department later regained some of its earlier losses. The covering of short contracts was noted from time to time in the local trading, and one interest was ag~ gressive tn bidding up Prices, The selling was wholly professional and void of significance, many believers in lower prices fearing that the market was already oversold and might rally without warning. The railroad stocks were ad- vanced a few fractions, but no new busi- ness Was attracted to them. A moderate advance brought on dullness just as a frac- tional decline inspired covering. Under such conditions commission houses hes!- tated to predict the immediate course of prices, one account having quite as much risk as the other. The absence of liquidation ts an encour- aging factor and must make an impression on sentiment in the near future. The skep- tical following have the gold shipments in their favor, and it now seems likely that the banks will lose about # million dollars to the Subtreasury for the Week. Estimat- ing the loss in Sold at $2,600,000 the banks will have to depend on the interior for an offset to $3,600,000 lost on local business. This prospect is not encouraging and the bank statement tomorrow is expec! show a loss in cash. oe The gold movement is a purely commer cial operation, in which the shipper has a Profit, and is not a reflection of adverse trade conditions. Comforting as this assur- ance is, the street is not easily persuaded into ignoring an outward movement in spe- cle. The meney rate is sufficiently low to allow for increased market operations, but the banks do not encourage an igcreased speculation during the first week of a gold movement the proportions of which ere {n- definite. The steel stocks were irregular, as the re- sult of some covering about the room, and selling from the same source on ral- The retirement of Mr. Gates is gen- Shed Se to be announced at Mon- y's meeting, but nothing more thi flurry is likely to follow such ae : Sugar was less active and made no sensa- Benet oven i, the Street adhering to the view that the buy tele uying 1s for an important Missouri Pacific's pians are much dis- cussed, but the questions of a dividend and @ new director are still far fro - ae om settle —————__ FISANCIAL 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. Low. Close, Ameriean Cotton On. S. Wire. m. Steel & Wire pf. merican Sngar... American Tobacco. Atchison. Atchison, pfd Baltimore & .. Baltimore & Onto, BrooklynRevid "Tran sit. Chesa) AS Scand se Paul. Chicago Kf & Pacific. chic. St Phe as Chic."& G. Western. Colorado Fuel and irda Consolidated Gas, Con. Tobacco... Con. Tobacco, pid. Delaware & Hudson Federal Steel. General Electri Illinois Centrai Louisyilie & Nashville. Metropolitan Traction... Manhattan Klevated.- —_ rt Pacttic. Northern Pacitic... Northern Pacitic, pid. Pacific Mat Pennsylvania R. it Phila.& Reading. Ist pf Southern raciti Wabash pid... Weste! nion Tei. Ice.... Washington Ssles—regular call, 12 o'clock m.—U 18, con 3 pon, $500 at 100%. "Chesapeake and Potomac ‘Tele phone Se, $5,000 at 105%, $5.00 at 105%p, $5, 05%, $4,000 at 105%, $1000 at 205%." Golumiia Railroad Gs, $1.00) at 136, Columbia Fire Insur- face, 100 at 12h 95 at 12h 40 at 12%. District tle Insurance, 10 at 3%, 10) at 3%, 100 at 3%, 100 at 3%. Cipltal Traction Scrip. $57 at 1 GT at 10Gl, £53 at 107. $28 at 107, 833 at 107 200 at 106%, $105 at 106%. Capital Traction, 1 04%, 2 at 104g, 1 at 109%, 2 at Wty, 10 at 104 Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 at 192%. 10 at 1024, 10 » Tanston Monotype, 50” wt 12%, 50 ‘at 12%. 8 at 128,90 at 12%. American preferred, 87 at x18%. After call— ton 100 Tanston, Monotype, 30° at 12%. 100 at 12%, 2% at 100 at 12 lergen inotrpe, 10 at, Denttal Seaceen 00 at 108, Sat 101%, 00 ae 50 at 104%. American Graphophoue, at 12%. District of Columbia Bovds.—3.656, 1924, funding, Miscellaneous Bonds.—Oapttal Traction $s, 106% id, 107 asked. Metropolitan Rallmad Ss. 120% id) 121 asked. Metropolitan Ratiroud cert. inde! 110 bid, 115 asked. po en Railrond ipdedt.., B, 110 Md, 115 asked. 6s, 125"bid. Columbin Ratlroad bid, 112 asked. Washington G bid: “Washington Gas series B, Os, 120 bid. jectric Light deb. imp. s, £105 Did, . S. Electric Light cert. tndebt.. 6s, ‘105 bid, 0d. Chesapeake and Potomac ‘Telephone fs, 104 e tt, Columbia Raliroad 24 mort. Bx, 1113 g.series A, de, 18 Market extn. 6s, 112 Masonic tion Se, 108 bid. Amertean Graphop! (00 bi National Bank Stocks.-Bank of Washington, 303 Did, 400 geked. Metropolitan, €25 bid. Central, 200 bid. iers and Mechanics’, 710 bid. Sec: ond, 160 bid. Citizens’, 160 bid. 175 asked. Colnm- Dia, 161 bid. Oxpital, 147 bid, 160 asked. West End, 118 120 asked. | Traders’, 125 bid, 135 asked. Lincoln, 115 bid, 125 asked. Sate Deposit and Tsust Companies. ational Safe Deposit and Trost, 190 bid, 184% asked. Washing- ton Loan and Trust, 156 bid, 160% asked. Ameri can Security and ‘Trust, 190 bid. "Washington Sato Deposit, 70 bid. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen's Franktin, did. Met tan, 80 bid. Corcoran, €2 bid: Becomac, 75 bla Arlington, 140" Bld Ge 210 I National ath. 0 bid. Ni Union, 12 bid, 13 plambia, 12% bid, 18 asked. 8 bi. bid, asked. Commercial, 4 bid, |. 110 bad. Insurance Stocks,—Real Estate Title, 824 bid, S5 asked. Columbia Title, bid, 5 asked. Washington Title, 3% bid, 4% asked. District Ti- the, 3% bid. 3 Railroad Ste Capital Traction, 194% hid, seked. Capital ‘Traction scrip, 106% bid, 107 Did. “Georgetown and , LO ‘asked. ‘Ten- or tee Stocks Ww Gas, 54% bid, 61% ask. jocks. —| ion Gas, - ed. os bi = Stocks.—Chesapeake and Potomac, 61 bid, 86 bid. 19g bid ee, eked Latsien Monot ype, Tey ate bi ry a bid, "125 asked. American » 12 I