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-TELE MORNING TIMES, FRIDAY, MAHGH 12, 1897 b &ru tESSSWrUllW IHOKMJG, VJESIS0 A2D M7r:i)A-) By THE WASHINGTON TIMES Co. IIOTCHIXS UTTILDIXG XCOBTHEAST Com.EE TLXTH AIi'D I STS. lelcpboncs Editotial Booms, ASH Business Ofiicc, 1W0 MTV 10HK OFFICE, i(W T11ACT nUII-IUNO Trice J o uhig or JSvenii c LUition, One Cent Sundaj Edition Three Ccuta HoiilliH, by Carrier Morning snd Sunday Thirty-five Cents Evening U lurry Cents Morning. 1 Eveningaud I Fifty Cem3 fcuiidaj, J BY MAIL POSTAGE PREPAID Morning, Evening and Sunday 50c Horning and Sunday 30o EveuiUR and Sundaj 35o WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, MARCH 12 Cloture in the Senate. Propositions emanating from the ven erable but still fertile brain of Senator Hoar of Massachusetts are entitled to dose scrutiny, where they are not sub Jcct to suspicion. It may be true, how ever, as a reside of scieLtific advance ment and the labors of the late Secre tary of Agnculture, that Ops sometimes grow on thistles; and hence we are evca prepaicd to grant that the benior Sena tor from the Bay State may occasionally have something -within him which, upon ventilation and exposition, will be found of interest to his countrj. it is. just possible that his tudden and iicilups alarming conversion from the Ume-hotiored doctrine of dreary and un limited debate in the Senate, and his consequent proposal to have some form o cloture adopted by that bod, may be worth favorable consideration, at least us to the principle involved As. long as the Senate of the United Mates fchall be confined approximate to Us present membeiship, there is little danger that the measures before it will not have the chance of reasonable and thorough debate. If that be conceded, it ought to be plain that there should be some conceivable point at which de bate -should stop and legislation follow. The purpose of the Senate is legislation, and debate is an incident to that pur pose In the past the incident has been deified in the religion of the chamber and the greater thing relegated to the cloakroom with the old slippers and emptv bottles, only to be dug out and produced by unanimous consent This is all wrong and has grown to the propoitions of an abuse and a scan dal We have seen half a doen Senators, with the love of Oinej and the fear of Cleveland mantling their cheeks, stand up and defy a round majority to pass the Cuban resolutions We have seen im portant measures, demanded by a power ful and intelligent public sentiment, killed tit a blov." bj the threat of two or three ltatesmcn of notorious Maying powers, that they would talk them to death if debate were forced, and we honestly be lieve that the time has come to call a halt. In view of these and other facts and considerations, if the proposition of Sena tor Hoar, or any other pertinent proposi tion, will open the waj to an arrange ment that shall secure action alter pre liminary discussion, adequate to under standing and sufficiently prolonged to protect minority rights but no more than that, we are heartily for it As a lody the Senate needs cloture just as it needs more Americanism. Two Kind of I'ajxle. Comparatively speaking, the American eagle is a docile bird He has been espe cially so of late years, w ith a bald head and without tail feathers oi talons The French vanety of the same animal is not eo mild Tv o weeks ago a young girl, i elated by nativity to the French eagle was arrested as n siispi ctin Santiago de Cuba, and kept "incommunicado" for the cruel but cus tomary sevenl-tvvo hours The French ooiu.nl demanded her immediate trial or release It was refused Two days later a Mnall French gunboat steamed into port, and its commander accompanied the con sul to nnew the demand, which this time was for unconditional iclease, the with drawal of all charges, apology for the out rage, acknowledgement of a reasonable claim for damages, and i royal salute for the French flag The consul and the naval officer cour teously allowed the Spanish authorities six hours in which to do all these things, the gi.nboat cleared for action and awaited results The Spaniards, however, only re quired half the time tocairy out the entire prosrrara It makes a -vast difference what kind of an eagle you fight under Unnecessary Ahum. The New York Evening Post expresses uneasiness ov er some features of the tariff agitation already precipitated by the near approach of the extra session It refers to an alleged intention on the part of the House Ways and Means Committee to tdopt measures calculated to prcicnt im porters from seizing the privilege of tho hour andstockmgup before the new" tariff can become operativ e, and says- "Whether the importers arc to. be sent to Jail or whether their goods are to be confiscated Utter they arm els not known " The Even ing Post is also alarmed for fear the prop osition to impose discriminating duties on merchandise Imported in foreign bottoms may be adopted. It likewise is inclined to be hysterical on the whole subject of the protective tariff, for the imposition of which upon the American people it will ihare full responsibility with all the un believers in protection who nevertheless worked tooth and nail to secure the elec lon of a President who was and is the ipostle of that fiscal policy. Although our position of consistent De nocracy renders us opposed to the prin ciple of protection equally with the Ev en ,ng Post, we are not inclined to fear some of the things which worry that inconsist ent and perhaps remorseful journal. We flo not believe that the protests of the Phil adelphia Chamber of Commerce and other commercial bodies against the discrimi nating duty will be unheeded The results fl such legislation, in driving our foreign I trade away from our Atlantic cities to Canada, have been too convincingly ex posed forlhat. We arc not ev en afraid that importers, who have the sense and the credit to take ov er all the low -tai iff goods they can handle before the inevitable, will be seriously punished Papers like the Evening Post, that contributed their in fluence to create the power to enact high protective taiiff legislation, arc not in a position to execute the kicking movement with grace or dignity. Iho Hawaiian Situation. It is high lime for this country to do something m relation to Hawaiian annex ation The free republican American Government of the isI mds is in a pre carious situation, momced w Ith revolution from within and with invasion irom vv ith out It w ould be foolish to suppose that our kindred w ho control the little countiy can continue indefmitclj in their present position If we do not take charge of them very spcedilv some other powei will The Hawaiian revolution was accom plished with the full purpose of annexa tion, and as the onlj alternative toabsorp tion by one of the nations that long have had ;n eye on the islands That being the case, tUe government organized after the fallof the cannibal d nasty was provisional, and only intended to last until such tune as union could be effected with the United States We need scarcely reiterate the state ment that Great Britain is, and for veais has been, after the Hawaiian Islands If we diel not know It otherwise that would hav e been made sufficiently pi lin b the influences and agencies th it oper ated in causing the withdrawal of the treaty and the effoit to restoie the de bauched nativ e monarchy by Grov er Cleve land. Since we hesitate about accepting the territoritj with all its fertility and richness, and with all the Amciican com mercial and defensive advantages it of fers, English avaruiousnessis growing out spoken again The London Times sas "The maritime novvcr that possesses Pearl Riv cr and moois Its fleets theie possesses the key to the northern raclfic '' Shall we throw away that key and let Eng land pick it up? But suppose that Lord Salisbury should not find it convenient to take the islands now, even if we refuse them, there is another nation that wants them badlj, and that is .lapan That power naa a large uumber of its people in Hav an They are clamoring for the suffrage un der instigation from Toklo If they git it tliej will control the countiv b force of numbers, by the weight of a co'olie labor vote Peihaps this might be satis factory to England Whj? We have seen how much Great Britain is willing to contribute, to par, or to suffer, to secure the subjection of the commercial w orld to the single gold standard Japan has made tearful in roads upon British trade in the far Hast because she has been independent of that standard English diplomacy aud financial interests have been hard at work to de .lude the Mikado's government into silver demonetization A bill with that in view is now before the Japanese diet. It is not at all impossible that a secret understanding might exist between the British foreign office and the Japanese nunistry, looking to an adjustment of mutual territorial and commercial inter ests England might support Japan m seizing the Haw ahan Islands, reserv iug a naval aud cable station on them for her self Japan, in return, might foolishlj consent to enslfive her people bv adopting the British gold standard Stranger things have happened Mr. CulloinS Hetiiement. The unusually well informed coircpon ebpnt of one of the Chicago newspapers declares that Senator Cullom during a viMt to the White House the other da , as siired Air. McKinle that if the President were a candidate for another nomination, he, Cullom, would not stand in the va. It is related further that Mr Cullom fon sidercd it no moie than fair to av to his friends in Illinois, whom he was about to recommend for office, as w ell as to Mr McKinlcy himself.'that he si ould take no pains to conceal tins fact Mr Cullom Is said to have added that he should wish to be understood as supporting the pres ent Administration in ever wa The country will breathe easier after this If our nieinorj scrv es us correctl , Mr. Cullom was a candidate for the Repub lican nomination for the riesidenc on one occasion, and he was a stiong candidate, coming from Illinois, resembling Lincoln, Lotli in face and figure, and frankl ad mitting that he wanted it very bad But Mr. Cullom is done with all this aspiring, or, as we might almost say, with all this perspiring to aspire He goes to Mr. McKinle like a man, and tells him that his recommendations of Illinois friends are made solely for the public good that is, for the suppoit of the present Administra tion. He repeats this comforting assur ance, ai.d it puts Mr McKinlcy and Sen ator Cullom on a fine wai footing, so that each can fight for the other. Frankness in politics is much to be com mended. The Yale Juniors who sent a flag and letter to Prizefighter Corbett telling him to "go in and win" have caused the faculty much trouble According to their statements, the fact that the letter is In dicative of the sentiments of Yale College amounts almost to blasphemy. The climax: will be reached when the blue silken flag bearing the word "Yale" in big white letters flutters in the bieeze produced by biffing prize fighters Just why Coibett should be the "innocent cause" of all this disturbance is not thoroughly un derstood For years the dignified in structors of Yale have seen the col lege flag waved in battles wheie the combatants numbered more than two; where the injured hav-e been carried away with more disfigurements than can come from a mere fistic encounter of two Then letters of every description have been sent to these same heroes, and the half-back or whole-back is a god, adored by the femi nine folk, loved antl respected by his own sex. The moth c which inspired the boys to send their letter was simr-ly healthy animal admiration for Corbett's perfect physical condition Sound flesh and a pink skin are attnbutes not to be despised Their own phsicaKcultuie tiaining has shown the value of a well-knit figure and hard, sound muscles, and they recognized the science whi h is employed by "Gentle man Jim, ,,dubuinghimthe"brainy boxer " The faculty caused them to retract the statement th.it the represented the uni versity sentiment, but Just what their talc will be 1ms not been decided by the horror-stricken masters, who praise the student and their methods wheie bauds, feet, head and hair aie used, but con diniu auj interest iu scientific boxing, which splits no skulls and severs no spinal columns It ib ptohalilo that Atloinej General Mc Kenna will not be able to prevent the Cor bett Htshnmons battle at Carson City, but while his eves are lovingin thatdhec tionthev should not fail to focus Tones, the Unitut States attornev for the district of Nevada In his eapacltj as a private prac titioner this en w rprisingindividualmndeaii arrangement with Stuait, the master of the coming levels, to duivv up and push through the State legislature a law legal ilng prize fights Jones submitted a form of statute, but Stuart's ndv isers rejected it in l. iv or of unothci draft, which, without assistance from Jones, eventual! v became law. Jones then sent In a bill of another kind foi seiviees rendered, and when ob jection vv us made to its extortionate charac ter called the United States marshal into consult itlou and announced his Intention of bieaking up the fight The threat was enough under t lie cltcutnstoncee, and Stuart paid Jones his full demand, who, with his inoiifv in his pocket, immediately sought a New Yotk Herald leporter and explained himself ' Now that the storv is out," said Tones, 1 want to set mvseir straiglit I did what iiij in in would have do ue-uiider lltecircuni slances 1 piacuced .is a piivate lavvver loi Vlr "5tu irt. aad.or course, I wanted ni monev ror it i n it i k all thei e is to It ' "Would It be possible for ou to stop the right Certain! ic would lr I had the least id a thev were going to break the law it would be niv plain duly to tuketejisln the matter 1 do not at piesent untenant nil suchhka, howev er. and I am sure, a u things look now, that the contest will surelv take lilac e ' Mr louts statement seems to piesent tin A ttornev Gi nci al a pie lslngopportuuit in the line of objectlv e civil scrviee icform Even the manager or a prize fight should be protected from official blackmailing lhe BUtimore American announced the other da ttvU ex President Hauison had positively refused to indorse the applica tion of his bounding son Russell for the office or collector or internal levenue for the Western district of Indiana "I will vv rite no letter and sign uo papeis," said the stem p trout, "but if Pieaident Mc Kmley sees fit to appoint Russell, I shall be gl id " "this is indeed a man," cries the New York Sun in uncontrollable enthusiasm. We think so, too, and a might good poll tician into the bargain A p issace in President McKinle's in augural about walking humblv m God's footsteps is criticised b a writer in the Truth Seeker, who quote-I'sjlml xx.vli 10. as follows "Ihj way Is in the ea and thy p ith in the great waters, and th foot steps are not known " There appears to be a serious and strong prss icronn movement in the Middle and Eastern States, and exponents or what is known us "c!lov journalism" have been deinetl admission to several leading clubs and shut out Trom man public libraries and reading rooms Whether this will lead to les or gieater circulation foi the pro hibited Journals remains to be seen Some reform movements result in suppression) others onl in gratuitous advertising We are all familiar w ith the too lamlliar person who conies up joviallv and slaps us jovial! upon the back He is very athletic, and he is also .erv humorou He is paiticularly numerous at this p irticular time, w hen, in his search lor office, or some other political advancement, he de sires to cultivate the friendship ot as man politicians as possible But the slap vou on the back man Ins met v ith his reward, and though he has met with it in New York, the Tact is sufficient! encouraging, be ma meet with it in time in Washing ton The row York slap .vou-oif-the-lmck man is locked up in one of the btatiou l.ouceo, w ith tw o black ees, a broken rib and a nose that is not pivmg into other people's business as much as it vv.t, This much used-up person thumped an acquaint ance between the shoulders with a ver heaitv, "How are vou, old chap''" The old chap was hiniaelf lceling v er athletic that dav The results have already been recounted Alabama, under a good, shrewd, free sil xer Democratic governor, is pushing for ad ditional industries Under the recent State law, exempting new cotton mills from tax ation for ten ears, an Eastern svndicate alrcad is arranging to establish a plant at Huntsville to produce finer fabrics than heretofore have been attempted in the South lhe da may come when Alabama will ship cotton goods to Eng land as now she does iron A number of earthquake shocks, which occurred on Sunda in various paits of Mc.ico, made us feel more confident than ever that the horiois of war will visit Eu rope, and that the protcctiv e tariff bill w ill get through Congicss It is reported that members of the leading women's clubs of Brooklyn are already up In arms against Senor Dupuy de Lome, the Spanish minister at this Capital, because of his now notorious in sult to American women, contained in his publication "Around the World from Math id to Madrid" It appears that the Chiropean Club and the Biooklvn branch of the Daughters of the Revolution will immediately call special meetings to pass resolutions demanding either that Senor de Lome apologize for what he has written or thpt President McKinlcy shall send him his passports 1 1 is rumored in addition that other clubs in Brooklyn and in New York will take the matter up, and that other influences that cannot but be re spected will soon be at work for the same purpose. We should say that this was to be expected Meantime, as our leaders hardly need to be infoimcd, De Lome says nothing and apparently does nothing The population of the Hawaiian Islands is reported to be 109,020, not including, of course, Mrs Dominis and Mr. Palmer CKNTHAE AjMKRICA'S SHOW. Great .Expectations a to the Ex position in Guatemala. Guatemala, Feb. 2G The approaching inauguration of the Cential American ex position is the topic of the day aud the members' of the central committee are as I busy as bee, sanguine tnat their ex pectations will be fully realized The principal buildings of the exposi tion number seventeen, the main build ing, composed of three structuies, being destined lor the products of the five Ceu tral American i (.'publics, namely, Guate mala, Sulvacfor, Honduras, Nicaragua aud Costa Rica A section of this structure is also given to California. The others are assigned to the United States, England, Trance, German, Belgium and Italy, with special buildings for machiner, electrical appliances, vvoiks of art, etc. Two build ings aie for the use of the administration and the remainder aie for the medical aud military seivice, the exhibition of wild animals, etc There will be nine kioskos, including structure) for refreshments and diversions, besides a building, with an area of about 3,100 squ lie meters, which is being fitted up for alinacenes, or stores Luminous fountains, gardens and many utttracUons adoin the grounds All the Central American lepublics nrc heartily responding to Guatemala's invita tion, and manifest a noble emulation for a creditable display of their industrial products, art, and literature The exhi bition of 1807 will be productive of much good among them, and their political union will eventually follow, which union, or federation, among other desirable changes, will, no doubt, lessen and equalize the custom dutk's, there bj facilitating t usi neis from the United StitCs, whose mer chants have their i) ltience, as well as their goods, terribly taxed b the complicated and onerous t.uiffs and the vnnety of shipping documents rendered necessary through the pti sent incongruity of form existing among these republics Business men would lughlj appreciate this change, which, when consummated, must be as cnbed to the exhibition Knowing the importance of coal in the various industries of the coiintr , the central committee has offered a giand premium for the discovery ol this mineral in satisfactory quantity and qu illty, within eas access to theeapit il, as it is believed that such deposits exist and reenure but well directed effort to make them known Should this discovery be made, it will be the subject or much rejoicing The exhibit of plants and flovyers will be of much interest Manv plants of great medicinal value are in use among the Indians, and these plants and their virtues ma n jvv become more generally known. WAS MAHKIEH OFTEN. The Suit of'Aduh Hlchinond Helng Hem d at Boston. Boston, March 11 In the case of Adali Richmond, who seeks to establish theiact that she Is the lawful widow of the late John Stetson, the theatrical manager, the counsel for the defense today offered in evidence the deposition or Bishop Newman, ol San Francisco, taken at Washington March 0 The deponent stated that ou February 20r 18b7, in New oilcans, he performed a marriage ceremon m which John Schaeffer aud Adah Eiumermau were the principals. Gus Williams, the actor, testified that he first met Adah Richmond iu Pittsburg in 1870, and she told him she was married to John Stout, a ballad singer In Is7l he again saw her and stetson at their home in Alden street. Boston, where the were liv ing together to allappeurances He never heard .Vlr Stetson call her "Mr " Stetson. Witness, ia 1887 .and 18SS. was with the Adah Richmond Burlesque Com pain, of which William Borst was manager Mr Borst and Adah Richmond were mau and wife in their relations She was never called Mrs Borst When Mr Borst died Adah Richmond was present at the funeral dressed in deep mourning 1NDOHSLD CHICAGO PLAII'OHM. Windy City Democrats 2vuiuitiuto Cniter Harrison for Mnvor. Chicago. March 11 The follow ing tickt t was nominated thisafternoon by the Demo cratic city convention, in North Side Turner Hall. Mayor Carter H Harrison, by acclama tion Treasurer Ernest Hulmel, by acclama tion Attornej Miles J Devinc. Clerk -W J Loeffler. A number of prominent members of the People's party occupied seats in the con vention The platform adopted, after dealing with municipal matters indorses the national Democratic platform adopted in this city last July FLOODS PREVENT TIIE SEARCH. It Is Xow Relieved Fifteen Eod'es Are In the WiecU. Evansville, Ind , March 11 No bodies have been recovered toda from the w reck of the Evansville and Terre Haute passt ti ger train m White River, near here, ester day morning f The death of Herbert Allen, of Evans ville, who was a doorkeeper at the last session of the Indiana legislature, is con firmed today It is also known that W B Phillips, of Tort Wavne, is among the killed It i Lcheved by man here that there are twelve or fifteen lodies in the wreck The water is rising, and nothing can be done in the search until the tiver falls, which may not be until several daja. Kentucky Officials Indicted. Louisville, K., March 11. J. M Mc Knight, president of the suspended German Na'ional Bank, was-indicted by the graud jur at noon today, on he chaige of violating the national banking act. The indictment embraces ninety-one counts and includes nearly ev ery offense embraced in the law Indictments were also found agnmst R. E. King, president of the board of aldermen, and Aldeimen C. J. Jennc, J E Leathe'rman, R. 0 "Beuer, aud F A Bntt, who are charged with conspiring with President McKnight to misappropriate the funds of the bank. May Piovo a Good Capture. New York, March 11 Central Office Detectiv es Dorian and McManus arraigned today at the Jefferson Market police couit two prisoners around whom the detectives threw a great deal of mstery They are William Havvley rind Jennie Sankey. "TI.ey are suspected of be.ng implicated in a big jewelry robbery in Philadelphia," said Detective McManus, "and Copt O'Brien has wired for particulars" Running on Short Time. Halifax, N- S , March 11. Many of the cotton mills in eastern Canada hav e decided to curtail production until the market mi prov es Several of them hav c been running onshoittiine, aud toda a notice was posted at the mills of the Halifax Cotton Company announcing a reduction of running time to three dajs a week Queen o Madagascar Exiled. Port Louis, Mauritius, March 11 A dis patch from Tamatave sas that Raua valoua III, Queen ot Madagascar, who has been the nominal ruler of the island sines it was made a Trench colony iast June, has been exiled to the Island of Reunion, and started for that place ou March 7- SPANISH OFFICEH& MOBBED. They Aroused the Ire of Mexicans by Abusing a Uoy. New York, March 11. A sensational story reached this cit today on the Ward Line steamship Yucatan of an uprising on th- part of the people in the Mexican city of Vera Cnu against five Spanish officers who were there buying mules foi the use of the Spanish army in Cuba Here is the story. In all the Spanish cities of the Mexican coast there are colonies of Cuban lerugees The tales of these unfortunates about Spanish cruelties in Cuba have loused the laggard Mexicans to a great state ot In dignation against the Spaniards Just before the Yucatan left Vera Cruz five Spanish officers from Havana readied there They came to purchase horses and mules for the Spanish troops in Cuba While In the public market sev eral little Mexican bos greeted the Spaniards with yells of derision One of the latter, a man nearly six feet tall, brutally kicked one little rellovv. Im mediately the market place was In un up roar and the Mexicans drew their ma chetes The Spaniards Tied for their livi-s to police headquarters, and a crowd of several hundred iudlgnant citizens be sieged the station The iiolice, fearing that the populace would overpower them and get possession of the Spaniards, called out the militia, audit took the whole garrison or the Vera Ciuz station to keep the angry citizeiu? in check All night long the Mexicans hung around the prison, and the next morning the Span iards, en ended by a company of Mexican soldiers, left Tor Havana. lhe Yucatan alo brings news from Pro greco, Tninplco and other coast towns in Mexico of the great jubilation among the Cubans and Mexicans there at the an nouncement of Consul General Lee's request for warships in Havana haibor. lhe Mexicans are becomiug more in sympathy with the insurgentsever da. Gen Lee's nies ige is construed by the Mexicans and Cubans as the forerunnei of intervention on the part of America. The Cuban colonies in all the se cities be decked their heidquarters with the flags of Cuba, Mexico and the United States on the receipt of the news MH EH AT ING THE imtDS. Woilc of Prluce George County Game TMoteeti-ve Association. Hattsville, Md , March 11 The execu tive committee of the Prince GeorgeCounty Game and Fish Protective Association of HvattsviUc, Md , held a meeting last night at the residence of the secretar -treasurer, Mr M B Freeman Aftei the transaction of routine business the applications of Messrs Edelln and Shirock were presented' to be acted upon; both admitted to mem bership Committees were then named lor liberating birds arter the 15th instant 'lhe association has already received nine dozen live quail, aud fourteen or fif teen more are expected this week These birds are upon arrival placed in a loft ar ranged especially for the puiposc so as to represent as nearl as possible the woods, fields and stubble into which they are shortly to be liberated, and by carerully feeding during ciptivity they will be liber ated in a thoroughly strong and healthy ronditiou HLACKHUHNSITLL. V CANDIDATE. Senntot Inl Contest in Kentucky Becoming Interesting. Louisville, K , March 1 1. Ex-Senator Joe Blackburn arrived at Lexington this morning and gave a prompt denial to the statement that he had withdrawn from the Senatorial race in favor of someone who might command the entire strength of the Democratic members of the legis lature lhe Republican Senatorial caucus meets at Frankfort tomonow night Ex Con gressman W. G Hunter will bo the nomi nee, and he will be elected unless the sound mone members join with the Black burn Democrats iu making hiB eh-ctna impossible CAHNLGIE HEACDING OUT. HaiK for "Water Shipment Will He Itollcd nt u Const Plant. Harnsburg, Pa , March 11 An appar ently authentic repoit is in ciieulation to the efrect that Andrew Carnegie has en tered into an arrangement with the Penu sWvnnii Steel Compin whereb Carnegie is to furnish the Pennsylvania Steel Com pany with soft steel billets a dollar a ton lexs than itcosts to make them atSteeltou, and that in consideration of this all Car negie rails foi water shipment are to be rolled bv the Pennsvlvanla Steed Com pan' plant at Sparrow s Point, Md A $20,000 order for rails will be trans ferred from Steelton to Sparrow's Point. Degi ee Conferred Upon Unyiu d. London, March 11 The University of Cambridge conferred the degree of LL D upon Hon Thomas F Baard, United States ambassador, todi In bestowing the honor the public orator, Mr. J E. Sands, delivered an address, in which he refoned to Mi Bayard as the "able repre sentative of a nation near to us bv tie-, of blood and language" The students cheered Mr Baaid lustil. Indorse the Arbitration Treaty. New York, March 11 Cooper Union scarcelv ever contained a larger, more enthusiastic, or a more thoroughly cos mopohtau ai'dience than crowded its space to the doors tonight to give expressions of approval to the ratification of the arbi tration treity now pending in the United Statis Senate Ma or Strong presided Resolutions were adopted strongl urging ratification Polavieia's Successor in Philippines. London. March 11 A dispatch to the Central News from Madrid sas it is leported there that Gen. Pnmo de Rivera, captain general of Madnel, will be ap pointed to succeed Gen. Polavieja as governor of the Philippine Islauds, and that Gen Ramon Blanco, formerly gov ernor or the Philippines, will beappointed captain general of Madrid County Safe Blown Open. La Grange, Ind., March 11. The La Grange countv saTe in the court house was blown open at 2 o'clock this morning and $100 was carried away. Two thou sand pennies just received rrom the mint was a porhon or the plunder.- SherKf ICauffman ha3 no clew. The Deadly Bubonic Plague. Bombay, March 11. The health authori ties report that up to this date theie hav e been 9,032 cases ot Bubonic plague in this cit, 7,406 of which resulted fatally. The ictuins for the entire presidency show 14, ''oG cases of plague and 12,204 deaths from the disease Drove to Their Death. Lenox, Mich., March 11. An unknown voungman aud a middle aged woman, w ho, it is supposed, were driving from Romeo to Poit Huion, drove into Belle River near a bridge on the turnpike, four miles northeast of here, last night, and w ere drowned The bodies have not jet been recovered. 180 Workmen Killed. Tangier, March 11. By the falling of a section of the old wall of the old town of Tcz, 180 workmen have been killed her ForrtTH uusband. Mi s. Craigen Declares SheT- laieky to Have Gotten Him. Orange, N. J., March 11. Mrs. Nannie Estelle McGce, a daughter ot the late Benjamin Calhoun Buckley, at one time chancellor of the State of Missouri, was married on February i, in New York city, to Capt. John R. Craigen. The mar riage was not announced until yesterdaj". Mrs Craigen is a godchild of a member or Grovcr Cleveland's firot Cabinet, and her acquaintance among public men in Wash ington ia extensive. Early in January Chancellor McGill, ot New Jersey, annulled the marriage of Nancy Estelle McGee, "falsely called," the chancellor wrote, " Nancy Estelle Fell,' to Capt. John J. Fell, a resident of Orange. The ground for annulment of this mar riage was the discovery that it was solemnized two days before the bride had been divorced from John 0. McGee, who is said to be a mounted policeman in New York city. At the time of the annulment Capt FeU professed to be entirely ignorant ot the proceedings, and even after the filing ot the chancellor's decree- he lived In the same house with his former wife, at No. 5 1 Essex avenue, Orange. They appeared in public together, and were apparently on good terms. Mrs Craigen was first married to George M. Munro, of Annapolis, bj" vv bom she had a daughter, now in her teens After being divorced from Munro she was married to .McGee. She contends that she never lived with him, and soon after this marriage she met Capt, Fell at her home in Virginia and they were soon married. A boy, who is now four years old, was born to the Fells and Is living at the Orange residence. Although there have been rumors of her rnnrnag? to Capt Craigen, it was not until the record was filed in the bureau of xital statistics in New York that the facts came to light. The. records show that the mar riage was solemnized on February 4, by the Rev. W. T. Bush, pastor of the Forty fourth Street MethodistChurch, whose resi dence is at 4G3 West Forty -fourth street. The bnilegroom gave his name as John Rantsej" Craigen, his "age as thirty six. and declared that he was a widower and the son of James and Helen Mason Craigen. The bride g u e her age as thirty, and stated that the marriage washer second one Mrs Joseph Coonan, of New York, and William H Conover, a Newarkla w er, werethewit ncsses Mrs. Craigen said yesterday: "I won'tsav I am married and I won't say that I'm not marned If I am Capt Craigen's wife I am, indeed, a fortunate woman He will make a model husband He is the most charuilngnian I ever met He is tall, hand some, has deep blue eves, ia strong and brave; he Is in ev ery sense a woman's pro tector." Later she admitted the marriage, and said that Capt Craigen had gone to England STOPPED A POLICEMAN'S BULLET Cleveland Merchant Wounded in ChicnKo in Chasing n Burglar. Chicago, March 11. Bullets fired by police officers and Pinkertou watchmen iu pursuit of a burglar struck Albert Zienier, a Cleveland, Ohio, merchant, and he is now at the county hospital in a dying condition. The shooting took place shortly after midnight this morning in Plymouth place, opposite the Great North ern Hotel, where Ziemer was a guest He had left the hotel for a short stroll before retiring. He walked about three hundred feet south in Plymouth place, and was returning to the hotel when a thief, pur sued by several potieemen and Plnkerton watchmen, dashed pa-t him. Five or six, shots were fired at the fleeing burglar by the officers in pursuit, and Ziemer was in range or the bullets Two of the leaden missiles struck Mr. Ziemer, and he fell to the gruuntl mortally wounded An hour after this exciting incident in Plymouth place a policeman found the body of a man propped up against the old Marshall Fielil v holesale house A bullet had drilled a hole in his abdomea In his pocket was found a lett er addressed to "G. Stack." It is supjiosed that the dead man was one oT the burglars who vv ere cbaseil by the police and was wound ed by aa officer. Tne burglar who dashed past Ziemer at Jackson street and Plymouth place was caught He gave the name of Otto Rie mann ECHO OF PEARL BRYAN CASE. Whitecnp Letter Sent To tho Man "Who Drove the Cab. Springfield, O , March 11 George Jack son, colored cabman, who claims to have dnveuPearl Bryan to her death, and whose story was used as strong evidence against Jackson and Walling, has received a let ter signed "Buckeye Regulators," which tells Jackson his coffin is ready, and that unless he tells the truth before Jackson and Walling are hanged the regulators will visit him Jackson is in jail here awaiting trial for perjury. HAHLOW LIKhS ST. EOUTS. Would Not Oblect to Being Ap pointeel Its rosimastor. Civil Service Commissioner John B. Har low, the Republican member of the com mission, was informed jesterdaythat there was a story to the effect that ne was to be an assi-tant postmaster general. He said thatrhe had not heard of it and was not an applicant for the position, nor for or any other place. He said the story probably originated from the fact that he had had about thirty years ex perience in the postal service, having worked his way in the St. Louis poat orrice from a minor position to that of postmaster. Mr. Harlow declined the position of First Assltant Postmaster General under Mr. Wanamaker, preferring to be post master at St. Louis Asked if he would like to resume his old position in St. Louis, he replied that he loved St Louis very much It is gen erally understood that Mr. Harlow would like to serve again a3 postmaster at St. Louis, but the term of To&tmaster Carlisle, the present incumbent, does not expire for a year. A Belated Eiterary Work. Mrs. Potter Palmer lias Just completed a literaiy work, the growth of which has been unroticed bj' the people who eonJuct the periodicals devoted to books, j et this manuscript is of sufficient Importance to be transmitted by the President of the United States to Congress Such transmis sion was one of the last official duties of Mr. Cleveland. This is an honor w hich few authors can hope to enjOj , to saj nothing of the succeeding honor of having the vv ork printed at the public expense and cir culated throughout the country. Mrs. Totter Falmer's work is a Lcok of 100,000 words It is the oflicial report of thejustlj celebrated board of lady managers of the Columbian Exposition. It ought to be a thrilling voluiae. Mrs. Potter Palmer has taken enough time to do the tl erne justice and mi ert in her Look all the thrul and nerve which marked the proeeed'ugs of the lively bodj wLose transactions it records It Is to be hoped that the fair authoress has done Justice to the Loard of lady managers, and that all the skirmishes, engagements and pitched battles ot that martial aggregation are recoided with in telligent impartially and wdh a pioper appreciation of deeds of valor performed with the tongue nttsburg Chromcle-Telegraph- I 10th. UHi and F Sts. N. W. FRIDAY'S B BE11T DM Our store policy is based on let tintryoa be your own judge as to the goods and cjuantities you need. Nobody is coaxed to buy and no fixed rules govern your choosing when you der buy. You cheese according to your requirements. We cut any length of piece goods desired; we divide certain lots of goods for accommodation, which were intended to sell as a whole. Then, as you perhaps know, in a line of Wraps, Underwear, Hos iery, Gloves, Shoes, etc., the me dium sizes sell first, leaving us the very small and the very large sizes. Then, again, articles become soiled, marred and otherwise defaced from handling and displaying and so on. From these various sources remnants accumulate very rapidly when sales are large, and we can not push them aside or pile them up. Our policy demands their abso lute and immediate clearance in or der to keep the stock fresh, bright and up to date in every particular. Less than perfect goods or com plete assortments have no place here. Hence Friday of each week is devoted to the selling of rem nants fragments,remainders, etc., and they are the genuine, legiti mate sorts, not remnants made for the occasion. There'll be 3 goodly collection to pick from today, and for quick distribution we've made the prices in many cases half and less. We also offer several barga:n lots of goods secured express ly for this occasion at very spe cially low prices. Special Bargain in WOMEN'S SHIRT WAISTS 48 dozen very fine Shirt Waists, of imported madras and chambray, plain pinks, blues and a host of stripes, checks and large plaids, in choice colors. Most thoroughly madej and finished with fine pearl buttons. An extraordinary value. 50c EACfL Regular Value, $1.25. sa noor. Special Bargain in EMPTY PICTUEE IEA1ES. 1,000 Empty Picture Frames (frames without the glass) to be sold at much less than the cost of the molding. Picture Frame Molding Is manufactured in lengths twelve reet long .Frequently there are several feet left after using th amount required to moke a frame Thu accumulation Is called 'waste in tha factories although the pieces are ot ex act! v the same quality and Mnlah as that irom which the frames are made Wa have purchased rrom one of the largest Molding manufacturers in the country 1,000 trames made from this so-caI!ee! "waste" moldmir Manv or the patterns are verv beautiful, and expensive in de sign antl rini-,1! A larce varietv ot sized from tfxS inches to UO"t30 inches, at Prices Ranging From 15c to .82.95 Each If you have any unframed pic tures that you wish to preserve this is an exceptional opportunity. Glasses for above frames at moder ate prices. 4th floor. Handkerchief Dept. 11 Women s All-linen itand-embroid-ered Hemstitched Handkerchiefs. Re duced from l: l c to 10c edch 20 Women AU-linen HemstiUhedlTand kerchier. Keduced rrom lbc to 12 l-2o each. lb Women All linen Hemstitched Hand kerchiefs, hand embroidered, in white and blatk. Keduced from 25c to lic eaeh: & ror 30c 1st floor. LBoys Department. 7 All-wool Keefer Suits, sailor collar. Sizes ,t. 4 and 5. Keduced from S5 00 to 5l.y& each a Air-wool Black Ueerer Suits. Sizes 3 and 4. Keduced from 3 23 to S1.4& eaeh. 5 All-wool Sailor and Brownie Suits, neatly braided, bizes 3. 4 5 and b Ke duced from 3.73 and 55 00 toS2 50 each. 15 Percale "Mothers. Friend" Shirt Waists, laundered. Sizes S, 10, 11 and 12. Keduced from 7uc to 59c each. 2 Long Chinchilla Uhter.all wool. Sizes IS and iy Keducetl from 13.00 to b5 each 2 urown Astrakhan Keerere. wool lined, nicely braided. Sizes 3 and 4. Keduced from &G 73 to $3.75 each 3 Cape Overcoats Sizea S, l and 5. Keduceel from 55.00 to 1.50 each Infants' Department. 1 Inrant" s Imported Liong Cloak of cream novelty cloth, deep cape, trimmed witn bands ot baby rihbon and lace Reduced rrom 523 oo to sio ou. J Children s Fine ainsook Drei.e. trimmed with Tine embroiderv-. roll sleeves. deep hem. Keeluced rrom 3 00 to $1 30 eacn. 4 pairs Infants Bootee!. silk and ribbon trimmed Keduced from 1.00 to 25c pair. 1 Infant s Trimmed Basket, boat shape, trimmed with lace and ribbon. Kiducevl from S10 00 to $3 00. 2d floor. Rug Department. 1 18x3B-inch Japanese Ktig. Keduced rrom 35c to 20c. 1 21xib-inch Japanese Kug. P.educed from boc to 40c 4 30x00 inch Japanese Kugs. Reduced rrom si.00 to boc each 1 bx9 rt Japanese Kug ibluennd white). Keduceel rrom Sb 00 to $4 00 4 bxlO ft. Japane- Kugi. Keduceel rrom b5.S5 to SI 00 each 1UX12 ft. Japa?eseKuglblueand white). Keduced from i12.00 to Si OO. 2 12x15 ft. Japanese Kuga. Eedueed rrom MJ 00 to $10 00 each l 3x12 ft. Hall Kug ( Brownley's best Keduced from $11.50 to $3 3t). 4th floor. Woodward & Lofhrop and