Evening Star Newspaper, May 5, 1900, Page 2

2 HOUSE REJECTED IT| ——— Proposition to Buy Land for Insane Asylum Defeated. ANIMATED DEBATE ON THE SUBJECT Mr. Cannon Vainly Pleads for an Appropriation. NEW BUILDING AUTHORIZED ‘The Senate amendments to the army ap- propriation bill disagreed to by the House today, and the bill was sent to con- ference. Messrs. Hull (lowa), Marsh (iL) and Jett (Il) were pointed conferees. The House then resume the consideration of the sundry civil appropriation bill. ‘The pe stion was Mr. Mudd's endme = » appropriation xy for the pur of 140 acres of land for the proposed extension of the Gov- rm: By a he appropriation was stric anon offered an amend- tary of the In- jemnation pro- t not to exceed Thereupon Mr. © ment authorizing th terior to acquire. amendment was as fol- mnon’s lows: “To enable the te acquire by con tary of the Interior at a total cost ‘h sum is here! n 1 acres building s for the Insane: amount of land can- mnation as herein herein appropriated the construction of special classes of patients on t grounds of the hospital, sut xte as herein propose: sd that this in effect Provic not be acqu mplishei just what the first item pro- Mr. Cannon said it was not the same, in his judgment. ‘Mr. De Armond offered a substitute au- thorizing th cretary of the Interior to pt a donation of 500 acres of land at ome other point, if it is offered, and tf no tion were offered >» bu 500 acres somewhere at @ cost not to exceed $100 an © upon which an insane asylum shall built Pm be 1 a point of order ite, and some time was arguing the point. in t air, ruled that Mr. was subject to a tute addressed himself nd argued in ylum at point i some in the United S other than in Washington. Need of Prompt Relief. Mr. ¢ tid the House was confront- There are 2.000 patients at St @ and more on the w: Every pace is taken and no place to put t en the hal!s and corridors are use ble, he said, to . another . then took the ou toIm ¢: s © on appropria- ling to trust the judgment but he could not follow him 2 purchas: he erection nd already s desirable for the purpose in ation. > land view by Mr. L wa em: said the land Is #2) an acre. The that was hardly a fair jury of condemnation e. the House was being “theid species of highway land available held up and = the building of : ted, there is d by the government be order to expe on. But, enough land now ow! sissippi made a plea for He said he had per- con S at the a: state of af- { was urgent. 1 recalled the fact unnon had objected plan, claiming that tion Was not always economical. remarked he was now t Mr. Cannon was right y t condemnation was a bad the app sonally lum 4 smn. was a difference erday he und be for condemna. -as this proposition a that his !dea had con- also. He thought it would the land already own- nt and then utilize nce George’s coun- wring lands for farming lanc Norton of Ohi made a plea for the He asked why the ery of ex- was raised against these poor persons. Suppose the land @ces cost 31.500 an acre is it proposed to pat ns ylum on wheels and move {t around hunting for er land? Mr. &F ly of ed the dm: was a case of and sa andd-ba a hen « another sub- ting $0,000 for temporary »f patients in the insane substitute was lost, 49 to rred upon the amend- Amendment Lost. a viva voce vote. The stage was that the land is not to be bought, but ppropriation of $25,000 shall be ‘ing and grading land already “rnment. and an appro- we) Is authorized for the an addition to the asylum 1 now owned t offered an amend- that the addition should be land donated for the pur- on Lat thi int of order. t may be t of Columbia. said there was no objection ment, and it was adopted. ded the debate on the in: asylum it ———_+ Secretary Root at Hix Desk Again. Secretary Root has recovered sufficiently frem his recent indisposition to enable hin: to resume his official dutfes at the War De partment. + +____. The Transport Service. The quartermaster general has canceled the charter of the transport Aztec, on the Pacitic ¢ and has rechartered the trans- port Ath between Seattle and St. Michaels and Cape Nome. —— Petition From the Ponce Bar. Representative Cooper, chairman of the Insular affairs committee of the House, has received from the bar of Ponce, P. R., a pe- tition requesting that section 34 of the Porto Rico civil government act be amend- ed so as to provide that the procedure in the United States court for the district of Roe © Rico shall be according to common we at ee Russian Trade Falls Off. Consul General Holloway, at St. Peters- burg. re s to the State Department that Russian trade last year showed a decrease of $68,124,500, as compared with the pre- ceding r. This ts attributed to the re- duction of export trade in consequence of the bad harvests. THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1900-24 PAGES. ed STOPS WORK ON CONVENTION HALL. Labor Trouble in Philadelphia Shows No Sign of Settlement. PHILADELPHIA, May 5.—All efforts to compromise the dispute between the Allied Building Trades Council and the Brother- hood of Carpenters and Joiners have so far failed. Unless some amicab'e agreement is reported by tonight it is possible that work on the national republican convention hall will come to a standstill. Practically the first move in that direction was made to- day, when, under instructions from Busi- ness Agent Joseph Bradley of the steam fitters’ union, eight journeymen steamfitters and ten he'pers left their work at the con- vention hall. This order was issued because the car- penters at work at that point are members of the brotherhood. That organization has been declared non-union by the council of allied building trades and none of the af- filiated unions will allow members to work on the same job with them. By Monday work on the convention hall will have advanced to a stage where paint- ers and plumbers will be necessary. Al! journeymen in these trades will refuse to go to work unless the brotherhood car- penters are withdrawn from the job. There are about 10,000 idle men in the building trades today, practically the same as yesterday. +22 EAST BRADY, PA., BANK ROBBED. Robberx Supposed to Have Gotten Away With Over $6,000. PITTSBURG, Pa., May 5.—Burglars en- tered the First National Bank of East Brady, Pa., last night and dynamited the safe, taking everything in sight, including the pennie: ‘The bank officials refused to make a statement today of the amount taken, but say the vault contained more silver than ‘© men could carry away. Well-informed residents of East Brady estimate the loss all the way from $6,000 to $10,000. There is no clue to the robbers. + -—__- POLITICS IN HONOLULU. Call for a Republican Convention— Talk of Native Party. CHICAGO, May 5.—A special to the Rec- ord from Honolulu, April 27 (via San Fran- cisco), says: A call has been tssued for a convention to organize the republican party of the ter- ritory of Hawaii. The convention is to meet in Honolulu May 15. All persons who believe in the principles of the republican party as lald down by the last national convention of the party are Invited to meet in their respective localities and elect dele- gates to this convention. Representation is accorded on the basis of the representation of the several dis- tricts In the last house of representatives of the islands. In addition to organizing the party the convention will select dele- gates to represent the territory in the re- publican national convention at Philadel- phia. As yet the democrats have made no the native Hawaiians and the whites who were throw. royalists at the time of the over- ——_+++—__ FOR FAMILIES OF MINE VICTIMS. Governor of Utah Says Donations Will Be Thankfally Received. SALT LAKE, Utah, May 5.—In response to ma inquiries from citizens of the United States and from numerous firms ‘and corporations outside of Utah, addressed to the governor and ovher citizens of Utah, making generous proffers of financial as- is nee for the stricken families of the victims of the Scofleld district, Gov. Wells will issue an address stating in view of the appalling magnitude of the fatality and the very large number of dependent women and children requiring care and sustenance, that contributions will most gratefully be re- ceived from kindly disposed people every- where and that all subscriptions should be sent to Mr. James T. Hammond, seerctary of state and chairman of the central relief fund, who is authorized to attend to the equitable distribution of funds to the suf- ferers. The governor will designate Spencer, Trask & Company of New York city as an eastern collection agency. In additior to the donations to the fund for relief of the Scofield sufferers, the Colo- rado Fuel and Iron Company has subscribed $5,000 and the Rio Grande Western Railway Company $20,000. These two subscriptions come from New York to the superintendent @Bwre Pleasant Valley Coal Company, ——~+<+—__ BISHOP H. M. JACKSON DEAD. Until Recently He Wan Bishop of Alabama. MONTGOMERY, Ala., May 5.—Bishop H. M. Jackson, until recently assistant bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Alabama, 1s dead, as a result of pneumonia. He was a Virginian by birth and was a brother-in-law of ex-Governor Oates of this state. ——_*e<co——__ Braddock Plant to Resume. PITTSBURG, Pa., May 5.—The employes of the Braddock plant of the American Steel and Wire Company have been notified that work would be resumed in the nail mill next Monday and in the rod mill a week later. The plant employs 800 men. During the idleness extensive improvements have been made and the productive capacity of the rod mill increased 100,000 pounds a day. Avaistant BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION, A reference to the statement be- low will show that the circulation sworn to is a bona-fide one. It is easily possible for a news- paper with an elastic conscience to swell Its legitimate circulation enor- mously, in order to deceive adver- tisers, by sending out thousands of papers to newsstands which are re- turnable, and which are, in fact, re- turned, but nevertheless are in- cluded in what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however, judge by results, and bogus circula- tions don’t give them. ‘The family circulation of The Star is many thousands in excess of any other Washington paper. Cireulation of The “Eveuing Sta SATURDAY, April 28, 1900 Mospay, April 30, 1900 Tuvrspay, May 3, Fripay, May 4, 1900. Total... Dally average... 32,705, 1 solemnly swear that the above statement represents only the number of copies of THE EVENING STAR circulated during the six secular days ending Friday, May 4, 1900—that is, the number of coples actually sold, delivered, furnished or mailed, for valuable considevation, to bona-fide pur- chasers or subscribers, and that the copies so counted are not returnable to or remafh in the office unsold. J. F. NEWBOLD, Supt. Circulation, Evening Star Newspaper Company. Subscribed and sworn to before me this fifth day of May, A. D. 1900. JNO. C. ATHEY, Notary Public, D. C. VIEWS OF MR. DAWES|SENT-OUT RIOT CALL Controller of the Currency Predicts * Republican Success. WILL ATTEND ILLINOIS CONVENTION He Thinks the Political Storm Cen- ter Will Be in Chicago. TALKS ON FINANCE CHICAGO, May 5.—Charles G. Dawes, controller of the currency, and Mrs. Daw arrived in the city last night. They expect to remain ten days, and Mr. Dawes will at- tend the republican. state convention, and a week from tomorrow night will deliver an address at Quinn Chapel. “The present outlook for the republican party is good,” Mr. Dawes said. “The con- ventions recently held in Ohio, Massachu- setts, Nebraska and Indiana demonstrated that the party is united in its support of the administration's policy. “This ts a critical campaign, both for our party and the nation. *The ¢ifferences be- tween the two parties are fundamental and not superficial. On the result depends not alone the continuance of domestic pros- perity, but the future welfare of millions of semi-civilized peoples. What the Result May Mean. “On the result largely depends also the question cf our share of the enormous trade of the emptre of China, the bulk of which, although naturally belonging to us, now goes to other countries. If our fair share of this trade is to be secured for the labor and capital of the lnited States, the policy of the present administration relat- ing to the Philippines must be maintained he polls in November. ‘The discussion of all the questions of our duties as trustees of the best interests of the peoples of our islands, and of our moral responsibilities and commercial pos- sibilities as a nation, will tend to deeply engage the sober thought of the American people. And it 1s to the sober thought and judgment of the people that our party ap- peals for vindication of what it has done and for confidence in what it hopes to do hereafter. “The campaign probably will see its greatest activity, as in 1896, at the Chi- cago headquarters. The seat of political power is following the center of population to the west, and I think that the prece- dent established in 1896 of having the ex- ecutive departments of party management in Chicago will always be followed here~ after by both the great political organiza- tions. Applications for Bank Charters. “In my office at Washington the financial law has kept us busy. Up to April 16, G19 applications for authority to organize banks under the natlonal system with a capital of $25,000 had been received. Of these 312 were applications to convert from state into national banks, and 307 were primary organizatiors. “These applications came mainly from the middle, western and southwestern states. Iowa heads the lst with fifty-nine. Pennsylvania {s second with fifty-one. From IHlinois there are twenty-eight appli- cations. “The increase in national bank currency issued since the passage of the law up to April 30 amounts to nearly $30,000,000. The eventual total increase in bank circulation due to the new law may, in the course of the next two years, reach $125,000, but it probably will not exceed that sum. “In the matter of the application for charters we are making every effort to in- vestigate carefully the responsibility of ap- plications, in order to prevent the custodi- anship of the banks of the community from passing into unworthy hands." —_—_++-—__ ARTILLERY BRANCH INCREASED. the Army Reorganization Bi Though such calculations are a little risky in anticipation of the passage by the House of the army reorganization bill in an amended form, the officials at the War Department have been doing some figuring to learn what effect the bill would have upon the numerical strength of the army. It appears that the only branch of the service which will receive any addition to its numerical strength {s the artillery, and the number of men to be added to that branch is only 5.478, at the maximum. This addition 1s to be made of course to the artillery branch as it pow stands under the terms of the act of 1899, and not to the force as it stood at the outbreak of the Spanish-American war. Under the existing law (which expires next year) the artillery strength at the maximum is 11,970. Under the reorganization bill its strength will be 17,448, The present enlisted strength of the army under the act of 1899. Is 65,000 regulars and 35,000 volunteers, or a total of 100,000, so that with all the ranks full the reorganization bill would increase that total only to 105,478 me. An important element of the increase is the opportunity afforded for the appoint- ment of officers in the artillery branch. Nominally the new bill looks to the addi- tion to the present $57 artillery officers of 1h4 new appointments, making the total number of artillery officers 541. As a mat- ter of fact, theré are now a number of vacancies in artillery commissions, and the number of additions to be made will be 201. It is prover to indicate, however, that all of these commissions cannot be issued at present, nor can all of the enlistments be made to bring the artillery up to the maxi- mum, for the act in terms specifies that the Increase is to be made at the rate of 20 per cent annually. As already stated, the only substantial addition to the strength of the army pro- vided for in this bill is that made in the artillery branch, where the men are badly needed to man the sea cost defenses, but there are also two items of increase in a small way through the addition of 100 to the strength of the cadet corps at West Point and the addition of the new veterina- rian corps. —_____+«+______ TO REPRESENT AMERICA. Effect of Jurists of National Reputation to Be Selected. The President has resolved that in select- ing the jurists who shall represent the United States on the permanent board of arbitration provided for by The Hague treaties, he will consider only the names of persons of the highest character and of national reputation. Without specified com- pensations or salaries, the positions on this august tribunal are not such as would at- tract the ordinary place hunter, but it is realized that there is still a class of am- bitious persens who wish zo be at all times in the public eye, who might seek to atiain these appointments, and have sufficient in- fluence to make their claims difficult of dis- position. The President, however, is deter- Mined to disregard this element entirely, and, as already indicated, will be swayed in the appointments solely by a determina- tion to reflect credit upon the United States of America in the selections. It may be significant of the direction in which the administration is iooking in this matter that among the names which have been mentioned as meeting the President's requirements on this score are those of Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland and Richard Olney. ———__—__+ ++ —_____ Commissioners Approve. Favorable action will be recommended by the District Commissioners upon House bill 211080, to authorize the appointment by them of three additional assistant inspectors of buildings. The measure has been approved by the labor organizations, and the in- spector of buildings has several times rec- ommended such an increase in his force. In thelr last annual estimates the Commis- sioners asked for such increase, and the pending District appropriation bill contains provision for one additional assistant in- spector. There {s great need for the pro- posed increase, in the opinion of the Com- missioners, a full and careful inspection of buildings being practically impossible, it is stated, with the force now available. Denny Sént Séven Messages When Goebel Was Shot. GEN, COLMIERS, CORIOUS TELEGEAMS Said Only “Alf Right” in Dispatch to: Troops. J. B. MATTHEWS TESTIFIES ———— FRANKFORT, ‘Ky., May 5.—J. B. Mat- thews was recalled by the defense in the Goebel murder trial today and _testifled that telegrams signed by George Denny of Lexington and fited immediately after the assassination were sent to seven persons in different parts of the state, saying that the riot had commenced, and told the re- ceivers to send different numbers of men to Frankfort at once. Telegrams sent or received by parties in- dicted for the assassination were produced and read and filed by agreement of both sides. Duane Sinclair of the Postal Telegraph Company testified that on the morning ot the assassination he sent a number of tele- grams to commanders of two Kentucky regiments which only said: “All right,” and were signed by Adjt. Gen. Coilier. Constable Davis Harrod stated that he saw an unknown man run out of the sec- retary of state's office and run down into the basement a few moments after the’shot had been fired, F. Wharton Golden presented a number of letters from Governor Taylor to Golden, in which the former pledged him his support. They were read. Golden then went over the testimony given in the examining trial. Testimony Last Night. At the sitting of the court last night ex- State Auditor L. C. Norman testifled that prior to the assassination he overheard Judge George Denny of Lexington say: “Somebody ought to kill Goebel, and Gov- ernor Taylor ought to pardon the man that aid it.” s He said the tenor of Denny's convers tion was that Goebel’s death would save the lives of other people. Witness com- municated the remark to Goebel. McKen- zie Todd, private secretary to Governor Taylor, said he saw Culton and Youtsey at the governor's office several times. He did not know Jim or Berry Howard, He saw armed men around the governor's of- fice the day of the mountalneer excursion. When asked if he saw any guns in the ‘office of the secretary of state witness said he saw two there on Saturday prior to the assassination. Youtsey was in the room and later picked up one of the guns and took a position near the window. He asked Youtsey what he was going to do, and Yout- sey say he thought there was trouble in the legislative building, and “that if it started he wanted to be prepared.” Yout- sey said he would not start any trouble, but would be prepared to protect the butld- ing if it did start. Shots Came From West End. “I was in the reception room of the gov- ernor’s office at the time of the assassina- tion,” said the witness. ‘The shots seemed to come from the west end of the building. I gid not know that Goebel had been killed until John Davis ran in and told us. I went with Davis to his house, and he got a gun. We came back immediately. The door to the office of the secretary of state was opened while we were gone J. M. Biggerstaff and John T. Embry of Richmond and Henry B. Ware and R. E. Combs of Frankfort also testified. Assistant Secretary of State J. B. Mat- thews testified: I was in the governor’s reception room when the assassination oc- curred. John Davis had just handed me my mail. The first shot sounded to me as if it came from between the two buildings. I got a pistol and started out. As I opened the door I met Henry Youtsey, who was coming in. He had a revolver in his hand. He asked me where the shoot- ing was. Governor Taylor asked Mr. Hart- grove to go out and see what had hap- pened. Hartgrove went out just ahead of me. I remained out of the office but a few minutes, and when I returned several people had Come into the office. We tried to get in the secretary of state's office to get some guns that were in there, but the doors were locked, and I had to crowd over the transom to get in. The windows and curtains were down. Found Several Rifles. A rifle was lying by one of the windows with the butt toward the east. There was also a rifle in each corner on the left side of the room. Two were of .38 caliber. I examined them to see if they had recently been fired. I am positive that two of them were loaded, but am not sure as to the oth- er one. It solied my hands. but I do not know that this was caused by powder. Don't know where this rifle is now. The extreme west window was raised abyut four Inches when I inspected the room.” Matthews continued: “1 have talked with Caleb Powers in regard to Youtsey. He told me he loaned Youtsey the key to his office on two occasions, but did not say when. Powers told me of a meeting in his office to appoint captains to take charge of the witnesses before the contest boards. Culton presided. He told me that Burton of Breckinridge county made a fiery speech, advocating powder and ball. Powers called Burton to order, but added that he was in favor of an open declaration of war, and believed the people Would indorse it. Assistant Secretary of State J. B. Mat- thews and McKenzie Todd, private secre- tary of Gov. Taylor, were the star witnes- ses, and gave testimony nearly as sensa- tional as that of Culton. Matthews staied that pardons were issued to Charles Finley, John i. Powers, Hurland Whittaker and possibly W. H. Culton. The witness firs said a pardon had been issued to Culton, but later said he was not sure as to Culton, but thought he entered a pardon for him at the same time he entered the other three pardons and those to Caleb Powers and Jobn Davis, March 10. The hearing will conclude tomorrow. —_—_+ e+__ Dr. Everett Vincent Killed. A dispatch from Detroit, Mich., last night says: Dr. Everett Vineent, who was sur- geon of Lieut. Peary's 1893 arctic expedi- tion, was run over by a street car and instantly killed today.. Dr. Vincent riding a bicycle along Grand River avenue. Endeavoring to escape collision with a bug- gy, he rode across the car track. His bi- yele was struck by the car fender, and he was thrown under’ the wheels and instantly killed. Thé bodyiwas fearfully mutilated. Dr. Vince&t spént nearly two years on the ice fields during the party's quest for the north pole, and made some considerable contributions to Science concerning the eth- nology of arctic tribes. 4 hee Marine Corps Examination. On June {‘next examinations will be held in this cityfor commissions as second licu- tenants in ‘the Marine Corps. ‘here are now eight ‘person on the eligible list, and it is expe authority will be given the Beare er Congress to make at least ten appointments. — Addresses of Hetired Army Officers. According® to the army regulations as amended the'Secretary of War every officer on the retired list will, unless spe- cially exempted, report his address to the adjutant general of the army quarterly— ar a one 39; Beptember 30 and De- cember 31—an: also rey each change of. address. Pest peemuny. Miscreant Wrecked a Train, Passenger train No. 107, westbound, on the Wheeling division of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, was wrecked last evening just east of Gastonville, Pa. Patrick J. Horan, track inspector, was killed almost instantly. Fireman B. B, Little had both legs crushed and suffered other injuries which will probably prove fatal, and En- gineer A. McBurney was scalded about the chest and had wrist and ankles sprained. None of the passengers was hurt. Investigation showed that some miscreant set oe a pike Into a tie in such a way when e struck it, it jum the track. ae Rae oe CAR MEN STILL OUT Lackawanna Repairers Have Another Conference With Mr. Canfield, THREATS 0 TIE-UP OTHER ROADS Gompers Fails to Settle the Freight Handlers’ Strike. —_+—___. STRIKERS IN A RIOT oS BUFFALO, N. Y., May 5.—The committee of the Lackawanna’s car repairers had an- other conference with Master Mechanic Canfield this morning without reaching any definite conclusion. The conference will be resumed this afternoon. The chairman of the strikers said, after the conference, that the company must grant them the New York Central scale or they would tie up the other roads. President Gompers of the American 1 ed- eration of Labor and Business Agent War- ner of the Machinists’ Union of New York left for New York early today. Before they left they held a conference with President Madgwick of the striking railroad freight handlers and undertook to attempt to bring about a settlement of the dispute between the men and the railroads. They communt- cated with Superintendents Bradfield of the New York Central, Brunn of the Erie and Van Allen of the Lehigh Valley, all of whom refused to treat with the Freight Handlers’ Union or to recognize the author- ity of Mr. Gompers to represent the men. It was then agreed that Messrs. Gompers and Warner should confer in New York with the head officials of the roads having headquarters there and arrange if possi- ble for a conference in that city between a representative of the Freight Handlers’ Union and the railroads. At a meeting of the executive board of Freight Handlers’ Union this morning President Madgwick was authorized to go to New York, with full power to negotiate with the railroads. He will leave as soon as he receives word from President Gom- pers. Strikers Riot at Constable Hook. NEW ¥ORK, May 5.—The strikers at the Standard Oil works at Constable Hook, N. J., made a determined effort today to prevent men from going to work in their places. Every man that atempted to enter the works was assaulted. A number of shots were tired by the rioters, but no one was hit. The police and deputy sheriffs that had been guarding the works repeatedly charg- ed the rioters and used their clubs with vigor. Two of the ringleaders of the strik- ers were arrested. They were George Katke and Daniel Sorenzi, both Hungarians. The two men attacked a man named Joseph Matizce, who is also a Hungarian, and who was about to enter the Standard ON grounds for the purpose of going to work. Matizce was badly bea The police and deputies have been rein- forced and any further attempt at rioting will be promptly suppressed. Zine Miners on Strike. LASALLE, IIl., May 5.—Six hundred men employed in the zinc factory here struck today for an advance in wage: + ___ CAPT. THOMAS MEIN DEAD. Mining Engineer Who Was in the Jameson Raid. OAKLAND, Cal., May 5.—Captain Thomas Mein, one of the best known mining men in California, is dead of lung trouble. Cap- tain Mein amassed a fortune in the Trans- vaal. When Dr. Jameson made his famous raid Captain Mein was one of the Amert- cans taken prisoner. He was tried with Jchn Hays Hammond, the American engi- neer, for high treason and was sentenced to death. A strong appeal was made to Presi- dent Kruger, and after a year’s imprison- ment, he was pardoned. —_+-2>—_—_. RUSSIA’S SMOOTH DIPLOMACY. Czar Succeeds in Getting Important Concessions From Corea. Correspondence of the Associated Press. YOKOHAMA, April 17, via San Francisco, May 5.—With the entire subsidence of the immediate scare the Japanese press and people are busy speculating upon the possi- ble reasons for the frequency and persist- ence of Russia's “demands” on Corea. These demands are constantly checkmated by Japan, and yet it Is noted that somehow Russia always comes out of the diplomatic strife a bit ahead with some slight conces- sion made to her for her compliance in re- ceding from her initial claims. In the most recent instances, starting with her usual impossible demands, her final compromise fs the obtaining from Co- rea of a guarantee that no part of the Island of Koche shall be alle time in the future. It is noted tigat terms of this guarantee are identical with those by which the Yangtse valley became England's acknowledged ‘sphere of influ- ence,” so that Russia now has gained her point, has an acknowledged sphere of influ- ence in the straits of Corea and has gained its coveted hold for ‘a naval station where it can plant itself as a direct menace to Japan. ——_++<+—___ FIRE IN VARNISH WORKS. Those at Elm Park, Staten Island, Badly Damaged. NEW YORK, May 5.—The Standard var- nish works at Elm Park, Staten Island, were damaged to the extent of $200,000 by a fire which started at midnight and burned until 8 o'clock this morning. The loss is partially covered by insurance. ‘The fire is suspected to have been caused by an explosion of gas in one of the com- pany’s tanks, Seven great tanks, contain- ing turpentine and linseed oil, exploded one after the other. The turpentine and linseed oil poured in great volumes over the ground into the waters of the Kill von Kull and Newark bay. Fire tugs from the Standard Oil works at Bayonne arrived at Elm Park not long after the fire started, but they were forced to confine their efforts to keeping the burning fluids from flowing down the Kill and setting fire to the boats tied up at :fferent points. The burning eil repeatedly wept against the fire boats, and they were in danger of catching fire several times. ‘The fire gutted half a dozen small brick storehouses containing barrels of varnish, linseed oil and turpentine. Only the walls of the buildirgs remain. The storehouses ccntained about 1,000 barrels of oil. Three great tanks, each of which held 5,000 gal- lons of oil, were destroyed. On the docks there were fully 1,000 barrels of turpentine, all of which were consumed. A small tank caught fire from the smol- dering debris and exploded. Joseph Alsen- deck, an employe of the varnish works, who was Standing some distance from the tank, was struck in the eye by a piece of the fiy- ing debris, and may lose the sight of the eye. —_~+.<-___ BRUTAL WORK OF HIGHWAYMEN. Make Their Victims Jump From Rapidly Moving Train. TACOMA, Wash., May 5.—After robbing five passengers on a Northern Pacific local freight near North Yakima last night, six highwaymen compelled their victims to jump off a swiftly-moving train. They compelled the passengers to line up with arms uplifted. The robbers then went, through them, securing watches, rings and nearly $600, The victims were then made to jump, the robbers shooting at them and pounding them over the head with their guns. Fred Booker and John Clernan were shot, but will recover. The passengers walked to Rosa station and wired Sheriff Tucker at Yakima, who organized a posse and started in pursuit. The robbers left the train at Umtani. ——_+-<___ William Beasley admitted to Judge Kim- ball in the Police Court today that he was guilty of striking Lizzie Thompson without provocation, and was fined $20, with the alternative of sixty days in jail. ELECTION OF BISHOPS. Animated Dincu: of Question A. M. E. Ziom Conference. The sessions yesterday of the A. M. E. Zion conference were largely taken up with discussions, precipitated on account of a resolution recom- mending the election of only one bishop. Sentiment is very much divided as to the number of bishops that should be elected, and feeling is running high. Many of the Gelegates are in favor of three, while a majority of the board of bishops has rec- ommended the election of only one. In opposition to the resolution offered by the board, Rev. J. H. Anderson, a prom- inent candidate for editor of the official or- gan of the church, is the author of a res- olution advocating the election of three bishops. The interest of the session clus- ters around this question. Upon a suggestion to visit the President yesterday the conference departed from its Tegular order on account of an incidental remark by a delegate, and a warm discus- sion of the attitud® of the administration toward the negro was indulged in. Dr. W. D. Clinton of Pittsburg, Pa., and John C. Dancy, collector of customs at the port of Wilmington, N. C., were the principal de- baters. Mr. Dancy’s speech made an able defense of the President and the admii tration. At the conclusion of the speech it was apparent that almost the entire dele- gation indorsed Dancy’s position. ® It is stated on good authority that there are 400 visitors and delegates at this meet- ing, from as far west as California, as well as from far-off Africa, and from’ ali sec- tions of the east from the lakes to the gulf. The most animated discussion of this morning was brought on by Delegate B F. Wheeler, who introduced a resolution re- questing that the names of the bishops ap- pearing on the “committee on assignment of bishops and episcopal matters" be drawn. This resolution was finally re- ferred to an executive session. Rey. W. A. Blackwell of Lancaster, S. C., preached at the session last night, while Rev. W. J. Holland of Carlisle, Pa., spoke at the Galbraith Church. —— OVER BOTH TRACKS, Transformation of Great Falls Rail- way Almont Complete. The work of transforming the Great Falls railroad from a single track to a double track road has made such progress that beginning tomorrow cars will be run on both tracks over the entire road ex- tending from prospect street in George- town to Cabin John bridge, with the ex- ception of one place. In addition to the new trackage the old wooden trestles have been removed, and substantial bridges of sron substituted. The ballasting and the Other details of the equipment of the road have been done with the same thorough- ness and in the same substantial fashion that has marked all the improvements of the numerous lines controlled by this com- pany. It is expected that some of the new cars which have béen ordered will be received here by the middle of the present month. They are to be used in the place of the present cars, which have trailers, and when the change is completed the entire system will be supplied with single cars. ——— SUDDEN DEATH. William F. Myers the Victim of a Hemorrahage. William Frederick Myers, fifty-seven years old, who lived at No. 1627 12uUp street northeast, dropped dead near 12th and M streets, only a few squares from his home, about 1:30 o'clock this afternoon. The po- lice summoned the dead wagon and the body was removed to the late home of the deceased. Coroner Carr was notified, but he will probably not hold an inquest, as death, it is understood, was due to a hemorrhage. The deceased was a very large man, and it is said he once served in the 7th Ca us quartermaster sergeant. He was with Gen. Custer during the latter's western campaign, and since his return to this city he has kept a grocery store at Trinidad. Arrangements for his funeral have not yet been completed. —_._—_. Naval Orders, Medical Inspector J. C. Boyd has been detached from duty in the Navy Depart- ment as assistant to the chief of the bureau of medicine and surgery and or- dered to the New York as fleet surgeon of the North Atlantic squadron. Surgeon J. D. Gatewood will succeed Medical Inspector Boyd as assistant to the chief of the bureau of medicine and sur- gery. Medical Inspector P. Fitzsimons has been detached from the New York and placed on waiting orders. Fassed Assistant Surgeon C. D. Brownell to the Newport naval training station. Paymaster W. L. Wilson to the Pensacola training station. Cheplain R. R. Hoes from the Wabash to the Monongahela. Paymaster A Peterson to the Naval Home, Philadelphia. Paymaster J. N. Speel from the Naval Home and continue other duties. —_2+-____ Army Orders. Lieut. Col. D. D. Wheeler of the quarter- master’s department, at St. Louis has been ordered to Washington city on temporary duty. pt. George S. Young, 7th Infantry, at Fort Wayne, Mich., has been ordered to Vancouver barracks, Washington, for duty as quartermaster at that post. The Guaranty Company Bill. Mr. Kenney endeavored to get considera- tion in the Senate late yesterday afternoon on House bill 9143, to authorize the forma- tion of guaranty companies in the District of Columbia. Objection was made and the bill went on the calendar. ee Pension Attorney Disbarred. P. Clarence Barnes, pension claim attor- ney of Barton, Md., was disbarred from fur- ther practice by order of the Secretary cf the Interior. May 2, upon evidence that ke had demanded and received an illegal fee in connection with the prosecution of a pen- sion claim. —_____+-2+______ Asa Pleasure Greund. John R. Scott today leased to Robert Coates, Louls A. Wiles and Benjamin Z. Wade seven acres of ground adjoining the southeast corner of the Dalecarlia reservoir. It is stated in the paper placed on record that the lessees are to use the property as a pleasure park. MEXICO, Mo., May 5.—Democrats of the ninth congressional district today renomi- nated Representative Champ Clark without opposition. ——>+>—_—_ Government Bonds. Bid. 99) 2 per cents, registered...... 3 per cents, registered, i908-183s. 3 per cents, coupon, 1908-1928. 4 per cents, registered, 1907. 4 per cents, coupon, 1907 4 per cents, registered, 1935. ¥ per cents, coupon, 185. & per cents, registered, 1904 per cents, coupon, 1904. New 25, w. i. Grain, Provisio1 nd Cotton Markets. CHICAGO, May 5.—Grain: Open. Hish. Low. Close. 6ty 401-14 40% 3% By Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, May 5.—Flour steady, 464. Oats’ steady; No. mixed, 27%a28\%. “Itye dull; No. 2 neart 3 No. 3 western, 57a58' nominal. FINANCE AND TRADE Stocks Were Stronger in New York on London Prices, FOTURE PROSPECTS OF SUGAR Little Interest Manifested in Rail- road List—Bank Statement. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, May 5.—In sympathy with higher prices in London the local market opened at fractional advances and ruled steady during a greater part of the day. There was no new business and the several cliques were disposed to bid up prices, but abandoned the effort whenever the possi- bility of adding (o present holdings present- ed Itself. The week has been given over exclusively to professional business and the market has made no decided change in character. Liquidation, even in the Steel stocks, ap- pears to have run its course at the present level. The fear prevails that any uovance weuld invite extensive selling, but such fears are always encountered during a nar- row market. The coming week may test the theory, however, since developments in the Steel and Wire Company and in Amerl- can Sugar are promiced for that period. ‘The situation In regard to Sugar ts tend- ing toward a division of territory, if not an actual purchase of certain rival plants. Should the negotiations go through on pres- ent lines, the entire market might be brought into a sympathetic advance. The proposed changes in the Steel and Wire management are not generally ex- pected to be productive of immediate wide- — results. Railroad earnings, such as reported b: Northern Pacific, Union Pacific, Rock ie land and other lines, have served to hold pricés steady, but no public demand has been inspired. Special developments may be reported which will send one stock or a group of stocks to the front, but a general upward movement is not probable during the present month. ‘The political situation is growing tn si nificance every day and a walting marl must result. Large interests are busy with enterprises which are not yet In shape for reflection on the tape. Closer relations, a more effective elimination of rate-cutting possibilities and greater administrativeecon- omies are being perfected, and in the end many speculative shares will pass to the in- vesiment Het American capital cannot be expected to leave the fixing of values on income-pro- ducing investments to professional traders Stocks of known merit will be taken out of Wall street in larger quantities than ever before, and tried properties will be easily recognized during bear raids, in- send of losing their identity by yielding to fe pressure of the undeserving, as hi hitherto happened. penciee The banks have gained $3, ful money, nearly three times the largest estimate of yesterday. An increase of $13.- 221,400 in loans is a remarkable feature in view of the falling off in speculation. The detailed statement shows the increase to have been well distributed and ts therefore probably due to a commercial demand, in- stead of to some special transaction, as was at first supposed. An increase of $17 092,800 reduces the surplus reserve $1,095.- 800, bringing that item down to $15,078,475. ——__. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. 400 In law- New York Stock Market. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1419 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. La- denburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. Open. High. Low. American Cotton Of . ~ a se ALS. Wire... Al. Steel & Wire pi American Sugar... Baltimore & Ohio, pid BrooklynRevid Transit. Chesapeake & Ohio... ©., C.C. & St. Louis, Ciieago, B. & Qn nic. & Northwestern. Chicazo Gas ©. M.and St, Paul Chtesgo KI. & Pacific. Chie. St P.M. & 0. Chic. & G. Western, Colorado Fuel and iroa Consolidated Gas. Con. Tobacco, pia. Delaware & Hudson Federal Steel. Ulinois Centrai Louisvilie & Nashville. Metropoiitan Traction. Manhattan Elevated. Missouri Pacific. M..K.& T.. pfd National Lead Go New Jersey Central... New York Central N. Y.Ontario & Western Northern Pacific... Pennsylvania R. K.. Phida.& Reading, Ist Southern Yacife. Southern Railway... Southern Kailway, pfa. Texas Pacific — Teun. Coal aad Iron, Union Pacific Union Pacific, pfd.. U 8. Leat Wasbington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call, 12 o'clock m.—Capital Trace Hon 45, $1.00) at 10614, 10-000 at 106ia, $4.00 af 106%, $1,000 at 106%." District Title Insurance, ayy [Capital Traction scrip, $105 af 107s, $40 at 107, $57 at 107. Capital Traction, 20 at iv4y, Washington Gas, 3 at 54%, 1 at 54¥p. Mengenthaler 10 at 192%, 10 St 192%. 10 at 192, 10 at 192%, 10 at 192%, 5 at 192410 at Iv2y, 1 at 192%4,10 at 1924, 10 at 192A IO at 1924.10 at 1924) 10 ab 19244 10 12%, 10 at 9 at at at at 1 ve American Graphoplione, 50 192%, 10 iia, 10 10 19, 10 a 19235. 10 at 192%, 10 at st at 1 Be at 1: at 12%, 12, 2%. Poeumatic Gun Carriage, 100 at 21 cents, 400 at 21 cents, 500 at 20 cents. After call—Capltal Traction, 100 at 10414, 500 at 1044, 60 at 1044, 40 at 104%. Lan- ston Monotype, 50 at 12%. 1Datrict of Columbia Bouds.—8.656, 1924, funding, 20 bid. Miscellaneous Bonds.—Capital Traction 48, 106% Did, 106% asked. Metsopolitan Railroad 5s, 120 bid, 121i, asked. Metropolitan Rallroad cert. indebt.. A, 1i9 bid, 115 asked. Metropolitan Railroad cert. indebt.. BR, 110 bid, 115 asked. Columbia Railroad 6s, 125 bid. Columbia Rallroad 2d mort. Ss, 111 bid, 112 asked. U.S. Electric Light deb. x105 bid. U, S Electric Light cert. 7 phone ‘Ss, 101 bid. Ghesajeake and Potomac Dele. phone Ss, wwsapeake a je ‘Tele- Fiveat der 00 bid.) Washington Market’ iat ‘6x, 112 és, 100 bi vs lon Market Did. Washington Market imp. 6s, 112 bid. Wash- ington Market extn. 6s, 112 bid. “Masonic Hall As- eye 108 bid. American Graphophone deb. Ss, ‘ational Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 363 bid, 400 asked. Metropolitan, €25 bid. Central, 200’ bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, 210 bia. Second, 160 bid. Citizens’, 160 bid, 175 asked. Columbia, 169 bid! Capital, "147 bid, "180 asked.” West End, 117 bid, 130 asked. ‘Traders’, 125 bid, 135 asked. Lincoln, 119 bid, 135 aaked. re