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THE EVENING STAR.
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BOUGHT BY ENGLAND
Rumored That She Has Secured
Delagoa Bay.
Ew " IEI CF THE SIATION
Another Special Squadron to Be
Made Ready.
THE CASE OF DR. JAMESON
LONDON. January 10.-The most Import
ant development in the South African sit
uation today is the fart that, in spite of all
denials, it is.now believed in many quarters
that there is some truth in the rumors that
Great Britain has purchased Delagoa bay
from Portugal. If this be the case, an en
tirely new complexion will be thrown upon
the political situation, and it may turn out
to 1 the real cause for the assembling of
such a powerful British fleet as the one
,which will be anchored off Portland Tues
day next. As it is understood that the gov
ernment of the Transvaal has demanded
among other things that Great Britain for
go her right to obtain possession of Delagoa
bay, and as Germdny may look upon this as
a move which will seriously threaten the
future of the Transvaal, the situation, if the
report is true, will have become more seri
ous. It is impossible to secure a confirma
tion or denial of the report.
A dispatch from Pretoria, Transvaal, this
morning says that the government of the
Transvaal announces that it is determ.ned
to foster mining, and those interested in it
need not sacririce their holdings for the
lenefit of tne agitating clique of the Rand.
This dispatch says that only 10,^0 Boers
are under arms, but It adds, sign.flcantly,
that they will not disband until the condi
tions of the surrender of the Uit'anders
have been fully carried out
A Second Special Squadron.
There dot-s not seem to be any change in
the attitude of Germany toward Great Brit
ain In regard to the Transvaal. The feeling
of backdown is still said to be naticeable in
the German press utterances, and great im
portance is attached to sn article in the
Hambur_,er Nachrichten, which is said
to have been directly inspired by Prince
Bisanarck. in which it indirectly disapproves
of the German government's attitude, and
als: "The duty of the government is more
to defen-i the .nternal and external peace of
the country against d.sturbances than to
promote foreign enterprise."
It is reported that a second special squad
ron of warsh.ps, consisting of fast cruisers,
has been told off and will be he'd in readi
ness for comm.sson at a moment's notice.
'i ne Times this morning says: "The main
point for England to remember is that in
time of peace attempts have been made by
an ostensibly friendly power to induce an
other friendly power to depart from its
Leutral policy, in order to faeilitate an at
tack upon British interests in South Africa.
"Great Britain must also remember that
unless the whole German demonstration at
Lorenzo Marques is to bear the illusory
and ridiculous character now assigned to
it by the German press, we must suppose
that there was a more or less settled de
terminat.on to cross Portuguese territory,
even in the face of a Portuguese refusaL"
An Alteged Secret Treaty.
The Globe' this afternoon, raises an im
portant question, which may have consider
able bearing on the whole situation. It
says It is suspected in well-informed quar
ters that atreaty was concluded, in 1885,
between Germany and the Transvaal, and
that the present attitude of Emperor Wil
ftam toward Great Britain is based upon
the provisions of this treaty.
Conservative judges of the situation
claim, in spite of the warlike preparations
beirg made on such an extensive scale by
Great Britain, that peace will not be dis
turbed, and the armaments are more likely
to prove a guarantee of peace than to pro
voke an outbreak of hostilities.
Preuident Kruger to the queen.
As cabled to the Associated Press yester
day afternoon, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain.
secretary of state for the colonies, sent a
dispatch to President Kruger saying that
he had received the command of the queen
to acqu&nt him with the fact that her
majesty had heard with satisfaction that
he had decided to hand over Dr. Jameson
and the other prisoners to the British au
thorities, adding that this act will re
dound to the president's credit and honor
and conduce to the peace, development
and prosperity of South Africa.
President Kruger, it was announced to
dty, has sent a telegram in reply to Sir
Hercules Robinson, the governor of Cape
Colony, for transmission to Mr. Chamb-r
jnin.
After acknowledging the receipt of the
queen's message, President Kruger says:
"It is my intention to hand over the pris
oners so that Dr. Jameson and the British
under him may be punished by her
n~aa.sty's government. I will make known
to your excellency my final decision in the
matter as soon as Johannesburg shall
have reverted to a condition of quietness
and order.
* In the meantime I request your excel
lency to assure the queen of tpy high ap
preciation of her words, and in proffering
my respectful goed wishes to eatyress my
thanks for the same."
0O1E OF TAMUASY*S VETERANS.
Death of Thonas Dunlop, Widely
Known in New York.
NEW YORK, January 10,-Thomas Dun
lop, for years warden of Ludlow street
jail, who was also at one time commis
stoner of jurors in this city, died today at
Westfield, N. J., of pneumonia, Last Au
gust Col. Dunlop was appointed as a clerk
at the post office.
Dunlop was the oldest member of the
Tammany Hall general committee, having
served continuously since 1842, and was
the second oldest member of the Tammany
Society. He was born in County Tyrone.
Ireland, in 1816,. and came to this country
in 1S24. He attended the democratic na
tional convention of 1844,. which nominated
James K. Polk for President, an~i from
that time until his death he never missed a
demociratic national or state convention.
It is said that T'homas IDm?'.-p had a speak
tog acquaintance with more persons than
any other man in New York.
BLACKBURN iS THE LEAD,
It is Claimed That He Will Have
Forty Votes io Tonight's Caucus.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. January 10.-A spe
etcal to the Commercial Gazette from
Frankfort, Ky., says: Blackburn will suare
ly be renominated at the democratic caucus
tonight. McCreery men have given up the
fight, but his name will nevertheless go
before the caucus. Representatives Johms
an'l Senator Wissinger, anti-Blackburn
men, authorize the statement that they will
not en to) the e*'er-'m
Blackburn has safely 40 out of 67T votes.
LOt ISVILLE, Ky., January tO.-Gov
error W. 0. Bradtley's message to the gen
oral assembly of Kentucky was laid be
fore the two houses at Frankfort today.
It contained about 12.000 words and dealt
STREET RAILWAY LINES
A Lively Contest in Regard to Extenions
Asked For. -
The House- District Committee Lining
Up for a Series of Seances
Over the Bills.
The House District committee is lining up
for a series of seances vith the big street
railroad companies of the city over pend
ing and proposed legislition. This pros
pect is warranted by the bills already in
troduced and about to be introduced pro
posing extension of existing lines.
The first contest to be waged before the
committee of impcrtance will be the strug
gle between the Washington and George
town line and the Metropolitan and Colum
bia lines for the right to extend a branch
cable or electric road on G street, west of
the State, War and Navy buildings, and a
north and south line this side of Rock
creek. The several companies at issue are
anxious tc have the right of way in this
territory and are prepa-ing to exert their
best efforts with Congrerss to procure the
necessary ltgislation.
The Eckington road wants an extension
through the middle portion of the north
i est, beginning at 15th and G streets, and
the fight which was w aged by the citizens
of l7th street in the last Congress against
a railroad in that neighborhood will prob
ably. be renewed.
Ths Belt -ine desires some sweeping
changes and additions in its piesent route.
the principal addition being an east and
west line, beginning at 26th street, running
eastwardly on M to Florida avenue, and
thence into southeast Washington, to cover
a field now unoccupied., In the last Con
gress the crosstown Rlne - was proposed on
L streetbut the residents of that thorough
fare prevented the passage of the bill.
The House committee will probably give
hearings before the full committee on the
more important of these street railway
bills and due announcement of the same
will be made in The Star.
THE TERRITORIAL DELEGATES.
They All Hope to Secure Statehood
for Their Respective Territories.
The three territorial delegates, Messrs.
Flynn of Oklahoma, Murphy of Arizona
and Catron of New Mexico, are waging a
very vigorous campaign in Congress to se
cure favorable action upon their bills for
the admission of the respective territories
represented by them to statehood. Each
delegate considers tfie achievement of state
hood the chief mission of his congressional
career, and their energies are bent upon
securing it.
They are anxious to have the bills before
the territories committee reported to the
House and disposed of in some way, and
having made a canvass of the committee,
benieve that more than two-thirds of its
members will vote for favorable reports.
The bills for the admission of Arizona
and New Mexico before this Congress are
enabling acts modeled upon the act by
which Utah was elevated to statehood, with
certain modifications demanded by local
conditions. Arizona's bill, which was de
bated by the last House, stipulated for im
mediate statehood on a constitution which
had already been formed by the people, but
there was doubt concerning the legal stand
ing of the convention. Mr. Flynn's new
Dklahoma bill differs from the former one
in giving authority to Congress to attach
any or all of the indian territory to Okla
homa when the lands have been allotted
and made subject to taxation.
Ex-Gov. Murphy of Arizona, who is now
the territorial delegate, and who has sound
ed the views of Congress on the question,
says that he finds a strong sentiment for
the abolition of the territorial system, but
that there is much opposition to the ad
mission of Arizona, New Mexico or Okla
homa, on the part of eastern menbers, who
object to increasing the free silver strength
of the Senate.
"The people of my territory are not ex
tremists on the financial question," he said.
"The territory produces more gold and
copper than silver, and moreover it is not
certain but that the added impetus given
to gold mining has compensated for the
decreased use of silver as money. Although
we are western people with western views
we are not extremists. Moreover, our state
hood would not be acquired for a year
under the bill, whei the presidential elec
tion would be past, and when the financial
question might have been removed from
politics as a disturbing factor. It seems
unjust that a mere incidental issue should
stand In the way of our undoubted claims
to statehood."
Mr. Catron of New Mexico believes that
the committee will undoubtedly make a
favorable report on the statehood bills, and
that the chances for success in the House
are good. The territorial form of govern
ment, he says, is unrepublican and an
anomaly; that it does not command the
confidence of the residents of the territories
or others because the officers are respon
sible to the appointing power instead of the
people, and that it materially retards the
demelopment of the country.
FEEIJNG IN VENEZUELA.
Batisfaction at President Cleveiand's
Mesage-Secretary Olney Praised.
Venezuelan newspapers up to December
11, received here today, show that the
boundary line dispute brought forward
prominently by President Cleveland's mes
sage to Congress continues to be the topic
which is absorbing public attention in that
country. The papers contain extracts of
the message, reports of public meetings ap
proving the President's action and patriotic
and stirring editorials applauding it. The
editorial comments breathe a spirit of loy
alty and unity that shows the feeling of the
people on the subject. Some uf- the news
papers print portraits of Presidents Monroe
and Cleveland, the former being named as
the founder of the doctrine which. bears his
nrame and the latter as the upholder of the
great princie. It is pointed out as a sin
gular coinc.deaice that President Clevelanid's
message on the Venezuelan question was
sent to Congress on the sixty-fifth anni
versary of the death of Bolivar.
Secretary Oney also comes in for a good
deal of praise and commendation, and tele
grams in the Caracas newspapers from all
over Venezuela .commend the attitude of
the President and his Secretary of State.
There was a tremendous gathering to ex
press the manifestation of approval by citi
'eens at Caracas on the 25th of D~ecember,
at which 201,000J persons were present, in
cluding French, Italian and Spanish colo
riists. Dr. Eloy G. Gonzales delivered an ad
dress, which was responded to by the min
Lster of the interior. The Spanish colonists
have offered their services to the govern
mnent in the event of the breaking out of
hostilities with Great Britain. A popular
mainer of influencing the public and keep
ing up its spirit is by means of nianifestos
issued by the var.ous societies, and a num
ber of the latter have been received here.
These manifestos explain in some derail
the boundary line quesr.ion dispute, protest
against the conduct of Englandl, offer the
people and the government of the United
States tes.timony of grautitude for the oppor
tune help given, and ask the executive pow
er to sustain and defend the rights of thme
republic with moderation and firmness.
The d.sposition of the people, as expressed
through the press, is to followy the U~nited
States in the matter at issue, and Owait the
report of the Venezuielan boundary com
mission.
Prenier Bowell has filled the vacancies in
the Canadian cabInet caused by the resig
raations of the Ontario members, and it is
said that he intends to proceed with the
policy of re-establishing separate schools
A FARMERS' PROTEST
It is Presented to the Senate District
Committee.
DISPOIION OF CHLDREN BY WILL
Mr. Faulkner's Report of the Result
of His Investigation.
OTHER LOCAL MEASURES
The first meeting of the committee on the
Ikstrict of Columbia of the Senate since its
reorganization, with *Mr. McMillan as the
phairman, was held today. The committee
met at 11 o'clock, the members present be
Ing Messrs. McMillan, chairman; Gallinger,
Proctor, Pritchard, Baker, Wetmore, Faulk
rer, Gibson, Martin and Bacon. The ab
sentees were Messrs. Hansbrough, Harris
and Smith.
Disposition of Children by Will.
Senator Faulkner made a report of his
Investigation of the laws relating to the
power of a father to dispose of the legal
custody of his children by will. He re
ferred to Judge Hagner's decision lately
made in the courts here on this subject, and
added to it considerable information which
he had gathered. He said that he had found
that In twenty-three states of the Union
there Is a law similar to that existing in the
District of Columbia, which gives the father
the power to will away the legal custody
of the children. In no state, so far as he
was able to learn, was any different law in
existence. The legislature of Illinois had
modified the law on this subject, so as to
permit the mother, after the death of the
fathcr, to exercise the same right In dis
posing of the children by will as the father
had possessed during his lifetime. The com
m!ttee requested Mr. Faulkner to make his
report on this subject to the Senate, and it
was decided that if a desire to change the
law should Le developed, after the facts
were made known, a bill for that purpose
would be introduced. The matter was dis
cussed at lerigth, nearly all members of the
committee commenting upon the law.
Wires Undergrnund.
The resolution of Mr. Gallinger relative
to placing telegraph, telephone and other
wires underground in the District of Co
lumbia, was referred to a subcommittee,
composed of Messrs. Gallinger and Harris,
with Instructions to report facts and ree
ommendations on this subject at the next
meeting of the committee.
The resolution of the Senate instructing
the committce on the District of Colum
bla to inquire and report by bill or other
wise as to the order of the Commissioners
in regard to spaces allotted to small farm
ers around the Center market, was referred
to a committee consisting of Senators
Martin and Faulkner.
Mr. McMillan, the chairman, was author
ized by the committee to report to the
Senate a joint resolution to extend the
tiMe for making assessments outside of
the city of Washington to May 1.
Mr. Proctor's bill to provide for continu
ing the system of trunk sewers in the
District of Columbia, for completing the
system of sewage disposal and for protec
tion against floods and for other purposes,
which was favorably reported in the Fifty
third Congress by the District Commis
sioners. was referred to a committee, com
posed of Messrs. Proctor, Martin and Ghl
linger.
Mr. Harris' bill to amend an- act, en
titled an act to punish false swearing be
fore trial beards of the metropolitan police
force and fire department of the District
of Columbia, which has received a favoi
able report of the District Commissioners,
was referred to Mr. Faulkner, with In
structions to report the same to the Sen
ate when he was satisfied with the form
of the bill.
Mr. Gallinger was authorized to report
favorably to the Senate the bill introduced
by him to incorporate the post-graduate
school of medicine of the District of Co
lumbia.
A communication was presented to the
committee, signed by George Heff, presi,
dent; J. Waldo Bryan, secretary, in regard
to the farmers.cccupying spaces around the
Center market. This communication states:
The Farmers' Protest.
"The undersigned duly elected officers of
an association comprising several hundred
farmers and garderers, many of whom
have for more than 30 years last past mar
keted products of their own raising under
awnirgs next to the south side of Center
market, having learned with great sorrow
and astonishment of the erroneous answer
of the District Commissioners published in
The Evening Star of the 8th instant to the
respectful appeal which we, as good citi
zens, made to Congress and the President
against the unjust order made by the Com
missioners reinoving at this inclement sea
son of the year from the covered place
which we have occupied with the friendly
consent of all the stall holders in Center
market under an arrangement with the
officers of the Center market, and with th~e
consent of the board of public works and
every beard of Commissioners since the
present form of government was adopted,
until the present board, without complaint
from any source, so far as we can learn,
seem determined to force us to remove to
an unsuitable place to aid in building up
another market.
"In view, therefore, of many errors and
mistakes which the honorable Commission
ers have been led into by designing parties
to embody in their answer to the resolu
tion of inquiry presented In our behalf to
the honorable Senator from Missouri, we
respectfully ask that your honorable com
mittee will call upon the Commissioners to
send to your committee the numerous pro
tests now on file, and presented to them
against their order of removal, numbering,
as we are advised, thousands of names of
the best citizens of the District who have
cealt with us and are our patrons, also the
protests of all the stallholders- in the- Cen
ter market, and, finally, we urgently re
quest your honorable committee to give us
and those who will testify in our behalf a
hearing that we may disiprove the errors
andi false charges which those interested in
building up a rival market have, by decep
ticn, Induced the Commissioners to put
forth."
With this communication is sent a copy
of a printed petition to the President and
members of Congress, signed by A. W.
Smith, president, and Wells A. Sherman,
secretary, 1,eing an appeal or "rnteqt
against :he order of the Commissioners re
moving the farmers and garue..,. ,.uma
the market sheds erected by the Center
Market Company on the sidewalk on the
south side of the market, the same having
k-een unanimously adopted by a large meet
ing of those affected by the order held No
vember ti0.
To Grade Fourteenth Street.
Mr. Richardson has introduced a bill In
the Hoise by request directing the Com
missioners to open and grade 14th street
from Park street to Spring road, and to
condemn, in the manner provided by law
prior to March 2, 1893, for the condemna
tion of land in the District of Cplumbia,
such of the lands of the Mattingly estate
and of the estate of John T. Lenmuan and
Lisle S. Lipscomib, surviving trustee, as
may be necessary for the extension of that
street. The amount of money necessary to
pay the judgment of condemnation and the
cost of grading is appropriated, out of anty
moneys of the District of Columbia in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, to
carry out the provisions of this act, but
the cost of grading shall not exceed $800
out of the revenues of the District of Co
lumbia, and that the Appropriation shall
be immediately available.
Anneostla Statue of Washington.
Mr. Meredith has Introdticed a bill In the
House by request appropriating $25,00 for
the execution of thie Anacostia 'statue of
George Washington. by Theophilus Fisk
Mills, . culptor, and for the models in metal
for the United Stafes National Museum,
showing of degrees 6f- reasure in the na
ture and convergence of parallel; $10,(0 of
said appropriation to be advanced by the
Secretary of the Treasury for the further
ance and completion of the work of art,
4d the remainder to be paid upon the re
ceipt of the demonstrating models in metal
by the National Museum and all work.
Daughters of the American Revolu
tan.
Mr. Henderson has introduced a bill in
the House to incorporate the National So
ciety of the Daughter6 of the American
Revolution.- The incorporators named in
the bill are Mrs. John W. Foster of In
diana, Mrs. William D. Cabell of Virginia.
Mrs. Henry V. Boynton of Ohio, Mrs. A.
W. Greely of Washington, Mrs. F. 0. Saint
Clair of Maryland, Mrs. A. Leo Knott of
Maryland, Mrs. Roger A. Pryor of New
Yc.rk, Mrs. G. Brown Goode of Washing
ton, Mary Desha of Kentucky, Mrs. Ste
phen J. Field of California, Mrs. Thomas
Alexander of Washlnton, Rosa Wright
Smith of Washington,. Mrs. Hugh Hags n of
Georgia, Mrs. John Risley Putnam of New
York. Mrs. George H. Shields of Missouri,
Ellen Hardin Walworth of New York, Mrs.
Marshall MacDonald of Virginia, Eugenia
Washington of Virginia, Mrs. A. Howard
Clarke of Massaclwsetts,'Clara Barton of
Washington, Mary S. Lockwood of Wash
ington, Mrs. Teunis S. Hamlin of Washing
ton, Mrs. Arthur E. Clarke of New Hamp
shire, Mrs. Henry Blotint of Indiana, Mrs.
Randolph De B. Keim of Connecticut.
Louise Ward McAllister of New York, Mrs.
Frank Stuart Osborne of Illinois, Marje
Devereux of Washington, Mrs. Joshua Wil
hour of Rhode Island, Mr*. W. W. Ship
pen of New Jersey, Mrs. N. B. Hogg of
Pennsylvania, Mrs. Olifton R. Breckin
ridge of Arkansas, Mrs. Adolphus S. Hub
bard of California, Mrs. Charles E. Put
nam of Iowa, Mrs. Shpon B. Buckner of
Kentucky, Mrs. Samuel Eliot of Massachu
setts, Mrs. William Wirt Henry of Vir
ginia and Elizabeth Blair Lee of Maryland.
The objects of the sqciety are stated to
be "for patriotic, historical and educational
perpcses, to perpetuate the memory and
spirit of men and women who achieved
Arrerican independence, by the acquisition'
and protection of historical spots andl the
erection of monuments; by the encourage
ment of historical research in relation to
the revolution and t" publication of its
results; by the preserfation of documents
and relics and of the records of the indi
vidual services of rdviqmary soldiers
and patriots, and by tb Oo*otion of cele
brations of all patriotic anaiversaries; to
carry out the injunction of Washington, in
his farewell address .to tbm American peo
ple. 'to promote, as an. ohqict of primary
importance, institutlone, for the general
diffusion of knowledge,' thnagsdeveloping ar.
enlightened public opinfist A"d affording to
yotng and old such a&vaontmes as shall
develop In them the largeit capacity for
performing the duties. of American citi
zens: to cherish, maintaif and extend the
irstitutions of American f Iom; to foster
true patriotism and love 99,country, and
to aid in securing for inkind all the
blessings of liberty."
District Appi-opriitisae Bill.
The subcommittee of the'House appro
priation committee having charge of the
District bill will meet tomorrow morning
at 10:30 o'clock to begin the preparation (-f
the appropriations fqtr1he' support of the
District in the next-fisa year.
Post-Graduate School 'of Medicine.
The Senate today pasled. without amend
ment. Mr. Gallinger's bill, reported favora
bly from the committee on the District of
Columbiasto incorporate the Post-Graduate
School of Medicine of the District of Co
lumbia. The bill name4 the following in
c crporators of the new school of medi
cine: -Henry L. E. Johnson, Edmund L.
Tompkins, J. Foster. Scott, William W.
Johnston. Samuel C. Busey, Charles W.
Richards-n, James Kerr, Middleton F.
Cuthbert, Edward M. Parker, G. Wythe
Cook, G. Byrd Harrison, Samuel S. Adams,
George N. Acker, Ws Holland Wilmer,
Henry D. Fry, J. Fotd Thompson and
Thomas E. McArdle, their associates.
A Portrait of Judge Thurman.
The Senate also passed Mr. Voorhees' res
olution authorizing the. secretary of the
Senate to purchase the portrait of Allen
G. Thurman, painted by . H. Witt, and
ncw hanging in the jddiciary committee
room of the Senate. and to pay Wm. L.
Woods, its present pwner, $250 for the
same.
To Test the Lake Pavement.
Mr. Gallinger introduced. in the Senate
today a resolution instructing the commit
tee on the District of Columbia to make
a careful inquiry into the advisability of
havig a block of pavement, known as the
"Lake pavement," on which letters patent
have been granted, lai~ on some street or
avenue in the city of Washington with a
view of determining its value as compared
with the pavement or pavements now in
use in this -city, the result of this inquiry
to be reported to the Senate.
Personal Mention.
Lieut. Garland N. Whistler of the fifth
artillery is at' the Ebbitt.
Lieut. Win. Weigel of the eleventh in
fantry is at the Ebbitt.
Mr. and Mrs. Yates Pennington of Balti
more are at the Shoreham.
Mrs. C. R. Nutt and Miss Nutt of Mary
land are at Page's.
E. D. Harrington of the Southern Pacific
railway is at the Raleigh.
Thomas W. Lamont,'a relative of Secre
tary Lamnont, accompanied by his wife, is
at the Raleigh, from New York.
Charles Dana of Newir York is registered
at the Riggs House. He is not the editor
of the New York Sun, because that indi
vidual is barred. out of the capital of his
country, but he travels with a valet and
is young and well-to-d9.
Paymaster J. Q. Barton, U. S. N., retired,
is visiting friends at 5W 4th street.
Col. 0. H. Ernst, corpa of engineers.
superintendent of the .Mflitary Academy,
is in the city on offcial brsiness.
Capt. 0. Mi. C'arter, corins of engineers,
has reported at army headquarters for duty
on the staff of the major genieral command
ing the army.
Major J. N. Wheelan, eighth cavalry, is
in the city on leave. He .is at the Nor
mandie..
To Express Their Gratitude.
The President has made an engagement
to receive at the White House tomorrow
morning a committee appointed at a mass
meeting of Venezuelans, held in New York
city last . Saturday, to deliver to him a
letter attesting the deep senise of gratitude
felt toward him and -the people of the
United States for their efforts to protect
their country from tha- territorial designs
of the British government. The committee
consists of Mr. A. M. Sateldo, formerly
Venezuelan minister at- Washington: Gen.
Nicanor Bolet Per aza and .Gen.. Juzlar.
N~otice to Subseribers.
Subscribers are earnestly requested
to report any irreg~larity in the de
livery of The .Star~ dnd balso any fail
ure -on the part of thne carrier to ring
the door t elL.'
A proper service &an only be main
tained through the courtesy of sub
DISTRICT AFFAIRS
Trolleys Barred From the Thickly
Settled Suburbs.
ATMO OF T E CCIMIERS
No Saloons Yet Licensed in the
Division.
OTHER LOCAL NOTES
A most important action has been decid
ed upon by the Commissioners with refer
ence *to overhead trolleys, and the citizens
of Washington, especially those who live
outside of the city proper and who are not
protected by the law which prohibits the
er ection of overhead trolley, will be great
ly interested.
Briefly, the Commissioners have decided
under no circumstances to recommend for
favorable action any railroad bill which
contemplates the use of an overhead trol
ley in the well-settled suburbs. While they
realize that the law which prohibits the
use of overhead trolleys does not apply to
the county, they believe those subdivisions
lying contiguous to the city and which are
well built up and settled. should be treated
as part of the city as far at least as the
trolley is concerned. So they have decided
that they will not recommend a trolley on
any of the important streets or roads of
the county. This determination on their
part will seriously affect their recommenda-1
tions on the bills now before them for the
e~ltension of the Capital Traction Company
and the Metropolitan Railroad Company.
In the latter case considerable opposition
has been brought about by the resIdents
of Connecticut avenue, because the bill
proposes the use of an overhead trolley.
A prominent.property holder of that see
ton appeared before - the Commissioners
this morning and urged tnat no trolley
privileges be granted.
Ther- was absolutely ro need of an over
head trolley in the extension of the Metro
politan railroad, and he thought the Com
missioners should recommend a contin
uance of the underground electric system,
which had thus far proved satisfactory.
It may be authoritatively stated that
whatever the iecommenda.tion of the Com
n'issioners is in this respect, they will 'so
modify the bill that the overhead trolley
will rot be usen upon the streets and roads
which are situated in the county in name
only. It may be also stated that the Com
missioners will not recommend a double
track by way of Connecticut avenue to the
Zoolcgical Park, but will recommend a Ain
gle track on Connecticut avenue as far is
Columbia road, and thence to the zoo, re
turning by a branch single-track line on
19th street. It is the desire of the au
thorities to save Connecticut avenue as far
as possible for driving purposes, and they
do not believe that it would be proper to
obstruct it with a railroad.
Dangerous Cvossiag.
Complaint has been made to the Com
missioners that the electric light main- I
tained by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
at the crossing at 4th.and I streets in never
lighted, and, being a dangerous crossing.
the authorities are urged to correct the
evil.
Saloons In the Division.
Several months ago it was stated in The
Star that the excise board would not grant
liquor licenses to places situated in Hook
er's Division. It is evident that the board
has not changed its mind in this matter, i
for in the list of applications that have been 4
held up are embraced these places which
are so unfortunately located. Just why
the excise board has not come out flat
footed and stated its position An respect
to this matter is not known. It may be i
authoritatively stated, however, that a ma
jority of the board are in favor of closing
up every saloon in that section, and it
may be that they are waiting to convince I
the other member of the board so that
when action is taken it may be unanimous.
There are two places in that section of
the city which have always borne good
reputations and are conducted in an or
derly manner, and it may be that these
two places will be licensed.
Not to Be Allowed.
There is little doubt that the Commission
ers will deny the application of the Blag
den estate that in the collection of taxes
for real estate allowance be made for the j
roads which run through the place. It
was claimed that these were public roads,
but since they are inclosed by gates and
not open to the general public it is under
stood they cannot be so considered.
THE TARIFF BILL.
It May Not Be Reported Froa the
Senate Finance Committee.
It is seriously doubted whether the tariff
bill can even be reported from the finance
conumittee of the Senate. The eastern re
publicans are feeling the embarrassment of
the position In which the:y are placed by
essumirg the responsibility for the com
mittee without the power to control its ac
tion, The caucus has instructed them to
report the tariff bill withnout amendment.
Mr. Jones of Nevada has declared that he
will not vote to report 'he bill uniess it is
amended. Mr. Wolcott is said to have
taken a similar attitude. Without thip
populist and this free silver vote the re
publicans are a minority of the committee.
The democrats will all vote against the re
port. This makes a situation not promising
for the measure. Nothing is to be done in
the committee before Tuesday, and what
can be done then is uncertain.
A Silver Conference.
It is expected that a conference of those
silver nren who propose to make a silver
amendment to the bill a prerequisite of
their support of the bill will be held this
week. Enough of the silver Senators have1
declared their intention to vote against a
free coinage amendment to the bill to make
it probable that, with the aid of the anti
silver democrats the amendment will be
defeated in the Senate, if the bill ever1
comes up there for action. But after vot
ing against the free silver amendment.
these same democrats will vote against the
bill itself. There was some talk of the
anti-silver democrats playing politics and
permitting the silver amenidment to b~e
adopted so as to load the bill down and
defeat it. Their conferences have reosultedl.
however, in the conclusion that they can
not afford to do this, and they intend to
vote against the amendment.
Assuming for the purpose of developing
the situation that the tariff bill is reported
and that the silver amendment is defeated
in the .Senate, the action of a few silver
men, under the leadership of Teller, will
decide the fate of the measure as far as
Congress is concerned.
Will Vote Against the Dill.
It is declared that the two Senators from
Colorado, the two from idaho, the two from
Montana and the two from Wyoming will
vote against the bill if the silver amend
ment is not attached to it. Here are eight
republican votes to add to the solid demo
cratic column in opposition, which is more
than enough to defeat the measure. There'
may be other republicans or populists who
will vote against it because suigar is not
provided for along with the other benefited
VENEZUE LAN COMM.SSO
games Prominently Mentioned for the Po
sition of Secistry.
All the Members Expected to Be Pres
eat at the Meeflng Tomer
row Morning.
The Venezuelan boundary commission
will meet in the diplomatic room of the
State Department at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning for the purpose of perfecting its
:rganization for business, so far as pos
sible at this time. This will be in par
suance of the action of the commission at
ts preliminary meeting at the State De
partment last Saturday. At that meeting
tr. Justice Brewer was chosen president
Af the commission and Mr. Blandford, pri
rate secretary to the Secretary of. State,
was made temporary secretary. to act until
L permanent secretary shall have been
!hosen. The office "of secretary Is regard
,d as a most important one, and the great
st care will be exercised in filling It. He
will act as the chief administrative officer
)f the commission, and will be expected
to relieve that body of all business of a
purely routine and perfunctory character.
ie will have general charge of the force
>f clerks and trar slators, and will be ex
sected to keep a complete and accurate
record of all the proceedings of the com
nission, including the preparation and in
lexing of the correspondence and the data
ompiled for the benefit and information
if the commission in the prosecution of
to work.
Applieants for the Seeretaryhlip.
The members of the commission are be
ng subjected to considerable pressure in
he interests of the numerous candidates
or the office of secretary. All appoint
nents in connection with the determination
if the divisional line between Venesuela
Lud British Guiana have been vested en
:irely in the comm'slon, the President and
:he Secretary of State having informed
he commission that they desired to be
"elieved entirely from any responsibility
n ohe matter. Chief amoig the alleged
:andidates for the office of secretary are
lir. William E. Curtis, formerly director of
he bureau of American republics, and an
ocknowledged authority on South American
tffalrs; Mr. Partridge of Vermont, formerly
tolicitor of the State Department and later
ninister to Venezuela under President Har
-"son. and Mr. Scruggs of Georgia, who
Eorrrerly represented "the United States in
6enezuela. Mr. K. L Landis, private see
Ttary to the late Secretary Gresham. is
tlso mentioned in tids conneetion.
Inasmuch as he has just been appointed
L sp'cial aisistant dbtrict attorney for
he Chicago distxict to Amist ir the prose
:ution of tht. beef trust caes, little cre
lence is given to-the report that he de
ires the otl-er appointment. It is not cer
ain that this matter will be in shape for
-ettlement at tomorrow's meeting. It will,
towever, receive the pe3mpt consideration
if th c c-moJssion - In tamuch as it is a
natter that will not admit of much fur
her delay.
The Questiom of qunatero.
The selection of permanent quarters for
he commission will probably be made at
omorrow's meetiig. Mr. Justice Brewer
Lnd Chief Justice Alv.!y were appointed a
;pecial committee to co isider this question,
Land It is understood that they are ready to
eport.
Prof. Andrew D. White of New York,
who was urable to attnd the meeting last
laturday, is expected here tI is afternoon.
t is understood that he will be the guest
of Secretary - Lamont at ainner this even
ng. Mr. Coudert of New York and Prof.
111man of Baltimore will also be here in
tmple time to participaze in tomorrow's de
iberations. Justice Brewer and Judge Al
rey am already In the city, so there is
very indication that the entire commis
Ion will be on hand tomcrrow.
OFFECUMS TRAxSF"UKzE.
lomething of a Seisattoa in the parst
Preelmet.
A bombtshell fell in the ast precinct
>olice station at this afternoon's roll call,
nvolving the transfers of several men,
)ut the order, coming as it did. could not
iave caused more consternation had it
)rdered the dismissal of several members
if the force. The order has been under
tdvisement for some time, and was the
esult of Commissioner Truesdell's investi
lation, it is said. of several of the officers
who are detailed at street car junctions
and who are generally known as "cornet
;olicenen." The three "corner policemen"
affected by the order are Oficer Hutchin
;on detailed at Pennsylvania avenue and
ith street; Officer McMahon, at 15th and G
streets, and Officer Hinkel, at 9th and p
treets.
Several weeks ago, it is said, Commis
sioner Truesdell's attention was.called to
the fast driving and general recklessness
if drivers alleged to have been overlooked
Lt these corners, and the complaints have
tcen thoroughly sifted, with the result
tinted. and although the intended action
was known by Maj. Moore. Capt. Austim
and Lieut. Amiss, the patrolmen were in
1gr orance of what was going on until the
nxder reached the precinct this afternoon.
rhere was then a rush made to headquar
ters by at least one of the men affected,
who probably wanted to see if he could not
have the officials raake a change, but his
visit was made without success.
Policemen licyce, Hodges and Emmert
r.ere notified that they would fil the piaces
:.n the corners made vacant by the transfers,
tmd Officers Purks of No. 4, Murphy of No
and Ward of No. 5 will fill the places thus
made vacant in Liout. Am' command
Difficer McMahon will go to No. 9. Hinkel
to No. ' and Hutchinson to No. 4.
The officials realize the importance. et
having younger and more active men al
these dangerous crossings, and the Corn.
usioners are determined to have them
protected as well as possible, and want
the officers to compel drivers to obey ths
aw. It is against the law for drivers t<
et their horses pass these crossings at a
ate of speed faster than a walk, and this
s the law about the enforcement of whict
:he officials are so anxious. In this connec
ion it is stated that an officer will he de
ailed at Pennsylvania avenue and 9tt
utreet. where the two rapid transit lines
ntersect.
Senator Harris Has a Cold.
Senator Harris was confined to his home
oday by a very bad cold. Mr. Harris ha,
seen suffering from a cold during the past
:ouple of days, and ycsteriay it developed
so rapIdly that Tear was expressed that he
nighit suffer pneusmonia. Accordingly he
:0ok time by the forelock, and going undat
reatmient, remained at home today. LU<
ras better this aftecnoon.
Many ,Bequess.
The will of the late Corrina, Lee English,
iated December 2. US92, filed today. ap
points the husband 'of the testatrix. Fred
erick 'English. executor of the estate. Hie
is given the entire estate for life, and at
his death It iE to be equally divided among
Itdwln Marean, a son, and any other chit
iren sithsequecntly born to the testatrix and
her husband. The estate includes eight
shares in the Lake Eustis Orange Grove
COcmpany of this city, and lots 13 and l10
block 20. Brocklan~d, I. C.
Condeaanisag Land.
In reporting the awards made by th'
commission of appraisers in the matter c:
the extension of a right of way for thi
Mtaryland and Washington tn.Raoru. '.
pangi the sum of $8.103.40O. allowed by the
appraisers as value for certain iand lyn
longing to the Northwest Eckington Im
provemen t C'ompany. c:as Anada rtentliy
rmitte imu n yesterase Senr.
WILL NOT TESTIFY
Wr. 8eales Refue to Answer Ques
tiens in Bugar Cs.
UPHELD BY THE CollT
The Decision Cau. an Abmpt
Adjoumment Today.
INTERESTING ARGUMENTS
"I have no Ides whatsoever as to When
this trial will reach an end." said Disirict
Attorney Birney to a Star reporter this
morning Just before the came e r. Sver
ton I.- Chapman, the aRleged recalidtrant
sugar trust witness, was resumed befote
Judge Cole in Criminsi Court No. I. "The
presentation of my side of the cae weld
not occupy more than one day at the at
most If the defense would refrain from eb
jecting to and arguing On every little point.
I had thought we .would cendude Ia two
days, but now we are beginmning on the
fifth. with the end stll in the dim dis
tance."
According to Judge Dittenboeger, Ot
counsel for the defense, it wold m=
that the trial win not, contiue 1onger
than Monday Pest.
Some. surprice resulted at the beginnin
of the hearing today, when the district
attornEy announced that he would place
Mr. John . Searles an the stand. Mr.
Searles is secretary of the alleged sugar .
trust, and is also under Indictment and
awaiting trial on a charge identical to that
against Mr. Chapman. He might be een
sidered a hostile witness, as his interests
are "aturally the same as are Mr. Chap
man's. Mr. Searles was not in court at the
time, and. pending h' arrival. Judge Jare
Wilson entertained the newspaper man
with e series of humorous auecdotes.
Refuses to Testy.
Mr. Searlesi after a short delay..red
the court, and. after being placed umne
oath, stated. In answer to a ques from
Mr. Birney. that he is secretary and tr -
urer of the American Sugar emfg COm
pany, holding those aloes since the or
ganisation of the Oampen IN NO.
At this point e;.-nStem ndmmosonseam
and said: "Does Mr. Birney. espect Mr.
Searles to furnisr Wednce to secure his
conviction when .n Mtal
charged with a smiear odiae as Is now an
hearing? As his coalsel. I advise him net.
to answer any questions propounded by the
district attorney."
"Under the advice of my ceunel," then
said Mr. Searles, "in respect to my co t
tutional rights, and with al respect to the
court, I decline to answer this question an$
all others relating to the trasacIess of
which I have knowledge. alled In the -
dietment Is this case. r the reaon that I
am myself under iitment In this 1e-09
for an alleged misdea- or growing 06t 44
these very transactisas and, therterer, any
thing I may testify to in this eaOe rMating
to thae transaions might have a nmency
to criminate myself if the iksm
against am is vand, a ti eort has hld t
to be. I have Jea -gIhk et mo
VagaIat- e 4m* JR* dt mins 4
grecedW my being allied as a witness he.
fore oe ato committee, but 9 am =0
accused An ofense in refndmg to aswe
certain questions which were, as I thogimat
and still think, an Invasion of one at the
most sacred of the private rights of an cii.
sens. In this state of things aIeel et obe
duty to stand upon My personal. consit,.
tional protection.
Mr. Wlrner EUaeN.
"I insist that my anaetass be answered,"
said Mr. Birney, "and I ask the court to -
quire the witmr es to make the neemost so
pliea. I do not intend in ask hism ampShing
ccncerning what oncurred betaer the Sesame
investigating committee or touch OR W&
ofense with which he mWl stand e .
I shall ask him only matters relating t4 the
busmess of the American Sugar 8n0111
Company. But even if I shoud ge into 0he
affans of the committee, the witness would
be required to mae answer If so directed
by the court, and he would be protected
under section SWl of the Revised Statutes of
the Uuted States, which provides that "o
testimony given by a witness in a court Of
justice could ever be used against him in a
criminal prosecution.
Mr. Birney then argued in support CC his
position and read authorities to confrm the
same
The Other e e.
On the other side of the question, e-Uen
ator Edmunds stated that Mr. Searles had
testified under oath that he was under in
dictment for a criminal offese. Tiis cort
knows judicially, he continued, that every
ccunt in the indictment in the case on tral
is practically identical -with those In the pre
sentment against the witness. Mr. CheW
wran was asked by the Senate -m=mittee
to what extent his firm had handled stocha
for Senatoriwhlle In the case of Mr. Bonries
the inquiry was to the effect how much
money he had contributed to the demoecratim
campaign fund in the state of New York tar
the preceding election.
With this exception, declared ex-Senatar
Edmund., the two indictaments are simillar,
and that Is all I desire to say on that
point. A case under the interstate cem
merce law, decided by the Supreume Cort,
was cited by the ex-Senator to show 1hat a,
witnss could not be required to testify If
such testimony tended to crulminate him
self.
Judge Dittenhoefer foli-wed ex-Seeno
Edmuunds, reiewing the weil-known case
of Taylor, the Cornell UJnlversty student.
"At a banquet. held by the sophmree
class at Cornell," said Judge Dittenhoeter,
"chlorine gas was injected into the rom
and the death of one person followed.
"Taylor, one of the students in chemistry,
was summoned before the grand jury and
asked, 'Who was your roommate?' a mnore
-lnnocent question than the cno put to the
witness aaow on the stand. Tay'or refeds
to make answer on the ground that it might
criminate himself, lie was adjudged guilty
of contempt, the decision was aitrmned by
the appellate court, but was then carried
to the court of appena, and there, in the
higher tribunal. the dec.slons was reversed."
Mr. Birnecy, at the request of the court,
repeated the questions he intended to ask
Mr. Searles, and declared further that
nothing he would ask would tend to crim
inate the witness.
The usual recess was then taken, and
Judge Cole Immediately devoted hiselfa to
the reading of tuthorities.
TEae Aruerenmt.
The district attorney yesterday ached
Judge Edmund. whether he would not con
sent to his reading in evidence, Mr. Searles'
testimony before the Senate investigating
commnittee. which would relieve him from
putting Mr. Searles on the stand. Judge
Edmninds ar.swered that he could not agges
to It without consulting Judges Wilson and
Dlttenhaefer. There was a long conferesee
on th~s point, and the two latter insisted
that If the district attorney wanted the
testimony he must put Mr. Searles on the
stand, and be must take the responsihliiy
of answering 'it declining to anserer. These
!ere. Judge Edmntds advised Mr. Seasts
to pursue the course he did today.
got Reuais-ed to Answer.
A fter recess. Judge Cole ruled on the ques
tion. "Fortunately. we are relIeved from
corastrusing the Constitution," he said. "Sor
that has been done for us by the Supee
Court of the U'nited States: that Is bind~g
Undoubtedly counsel holds that section U
of the Revised Statutes lis not the equivvulent
of the constitutional DrovIsion. That pro.