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merit*, 1* well understood. Its effect on a new government can only be surmised. During the last five years 1 have seen so many surpr.ses In Cuba, so many in stances of self-restraint and so much ca pacity for endurance that my own gtb-ss would be that Cuba is going to get through somehow It would be touching on the tender subject of politics to guess further that If she does get through without the United States having aided her the prestige and influence of this country will l>e great ly decrerised and the difficulties of the fu ture Cuban policy be Immvnsfly increased. This is said with hat off and with due hu mility in the presence of the surpassing wisdom which has marktd the Congress of the 1'nited States It is a subject fr>r dispassionate analysis ?because the roots reach deeply. Naturally in Cuba there is not the same cynical calmness tWat seems to obtain in Washing ton. If out of its overflowing prosperity the United States has nothing but a chalice of bitterness to offer Cuba, something of bit ter feeling may be looked for among the l>eople of the island Within the 'ast day or two I have met a g<ith1 many public men who were "sorry for Cuba." but who wanted to know what difference it would make a hundred years from n<>w Probably none, but it may make a good deal of difference a hundred days from now. To the Cuban government and the Cuban people. I he reasons, explanations and apol ogies for til. American Congress adjourn ing without granting the promised reciproc ity ar? meaningless. They simply know the hard fact that it is going to adjourn with out aet:on It reopen a controverted point to speak of reciprocity as pledged, but to the Cuban understanding it was pledged, and the course they take naturally will be govern ed by the belief. As a mite of Individ ual testimony on that point. It would be well for s imr American public men to re fresh their memories by about fifteen months and to recall the conditions in Cuba ami the circumstances under which the Piatt amendment was appended to the con stitution. Concerning the prospective adjournment of the American Congress without action on Cuba, it will be found to be almost the universal opinion in the Island that all this is part of a settled policy to force an nexation through wreck and ruin. Pro tests and even the knowledge on the part of the American people that this is not so wi.i not change the Cuban belief, at least for a while To Force Annexation. Those who b?iieve that the irritating Cuban question is the more quickly dis posed of by forcing annexation may find comfort in the view of a large American property owner in Havana. He was there ?h Spanish times and his holdings are city real estate, so that he is not one of the class who have gone in to buy sugar lands. In a mild way he has been sympathetic toward the Cuban aspiration for independ ence. "It's a d?d outrage." he said, "but we've got Cuba into the corner where she'll have to ask annexation. I wish it could have come in a decent way. but since it had to come maybe it is just as well to crowd them Palma will have to throw up his hands and quit inside of four months." A reverse view was given me by a Cu ban who is fortunate enough to have Amer ican railway l>onds as well as a Cuban sn gar plantation. A year or two back he was unpopular among his own people because , he was known as an annexationist, al though he wanted a temporary period of Cuban independence as a prejiaration. It is hardly ten days ago that this man said to me. "I hoped to live to see Cuba an American state. Now I hope that my boys 1 never will live to see it. You have tried to drive us in and you will fail. If there . were to l>e such a thing as an annexation 1 plebiscite I would guarantee you that on i my plantation not one man would vote for : it." This Cuban-American has none of the Latin excitability. If he ever had It he lost it during a long residence in New York. He spoke as calmly as if he were discuss ing a subject in which he had no interest, but his bitterness was intense Other evidence that the belief in an effort to crowd them to annexation may have the opp isite effect appeared shortly after the introduction of the Senate resolution for annexation. Most of the newspaper? the first day purpos. ly spelled the author's name wrong. Others omitted it ent rely. "Let him be nameless." said one paper in its editorial comment on the resolution itself. This caught the popular mood. "As nameless as the assassin of President Me Kinley." was the supplementary comment, an 1 this. too. touched the popular feeling. So it is the nam. less senator as far as i Cuba is concerned: exaggerated sentiment. ! no d eib*. yet having significance. Whether eighty million can crush a mil- ; lion an.l a hilf is not a debatable q.iestion. any m>re thin whether the small body' conM withstand the impact of the largt r body, but if the larger body misses the sm iller body, it may go rumbling into space and the impact be lacking. The Cu bans are a w-ry people. And nimble. Their present move js toward self-preservation from wh it they think is the purpose of the eighty million. Action of European Nations. Whether in the larger flra of interna tional politics the 1'nited States is the gainer by the nun-action of Congress is open to very serious doubt. In the general good feeling which obtained on the :Mth of May. when the Cuban flag went up. it seemed possible to obtain everything that was nec essary in its future policy, provided the long-delayed tariff concessions came. They have been denied, and every strong nation of Kurope today Is seeking to intrench it self in Cuba at the < xi?ense of the 1'nited STate?. This is not simply for trade, though that is one object. Hack of it is a diplo matic motive of creating all possible era barra-sments for the 1'nited States, in or- , der to secure advantages for themselves I ir. other quarters of the globe. That is a chapter in international burrowing which is yet to be written. In 111 imin?d.ale perspective there seems 1 to have b? en short-sighted vision on the i?rt of those leaders who think that the j Piatt amendment is fully effective in Cuba. A few weeks ago it did seem to be firmly established, but there are no coaling or j naval stations yet. and everybody seems to hav. forgott? n article VIII of the Piatt i amenilmi nt. This provides that the gov ernment of Cuba shall insert the previous articles in a permanent treaty with the 1'nited States. The previous articles re late. internationally speaking, to uoaling and naval stations and to the status of the Isle of Pines. Th- other articles, compared witli them, are not important. No one who knows th" situation In Cuba today would even suggest that this perma nent treaty Is going to be ratified now should it be negotiated. There is a Cuban congress which already has sent delega tions to the executive to remind him of the resiHctive powers of the two branches of the government, and of its own constitu tional prerogatives. It Is as touchy on this point as is the American Congress, and is as hard to control on general legis lation. The radical faction in Congress has complained that President l'almn is "the American President." It is waiting the chance to antagonize him. I'nlesn some of the public men in the 1'nited States are going to leave their places and lead the army of Culian invasl >n to seize naval and coaling stations, this won't be done right away. The Cuban ex ecutive. in the face of public sentiment In hi^ own country, could not seek to carry out the vital provisions of the Piatt amend ment. if he did the I'uban congress would W'M-k the way. Then would come the ques tion what the 1'nited States was going to do about it. Perhaps this question won't have to be met. The 1'nited States, having established the principle of the Piatt amer ilment. can afford to be patient, but it would be more satisfactory if in the rear future the principle were embodied in the perman?nt treaty as provided, and this might be done without friction had the prumised reciprocity been granted. Cuba hits become a wearisome subject, and in taking leave of it I can only hope th?t the developments in the island may permit everybody In the I'nlted States to remain complacent for the next few months while the Industrial distress runs Its course and the new government battles as ft may with economic conditions that threaten its life In the very beginning. CHARLES M. PEPPER. Over 600 Miles of Road for Texas. AUSTIN. Tex.. June 28.?Engineer Thomp son of the railroad commission has almost completed a statement of railroad mileage constructed in Texas for the first six otoaths of this year. The total will exceed <90 miles. This breaks the record for Texas railroad building. Representative Brantley Renominated. William G. Brantley was renominated for Coagress by the democratic convention of the eleventh Georgia district. Conference Report on District Bill Had to Be Read. BUTLER CONTEST CASE CONTESTED ELECTION CASE DE CIDED BY THE HOUSE. Lively Debate in the Senate on Mr. Morgan's Resolution Regarding Panama Canal Stock. When the House met at noon today Mr. Babcock (Wis.) asked unanimous con sent for consideration of a resolution to em l?>wer the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to make special regulations for the G. A. R. encampment in this city next September. Reserving the right to object. Mr. Moon (Tenn.) took the floor to explain why he had objected yesterday. Mr. Moon's Explanation. On March 14, he explained, the committee on territories made a unanimous report on the bill to give the Indian territory a ter ritorial form of government under the name of the Territory of Jefferson. He said that by order of the committee he was directed to secure action on the bill. It was neces sary to see the Speaker and he had been informed that more important matters were pressing and that consideration would be arranged for later. "The rights of 4OO.f?0O people were in volved. said he. "The condition in the In dian territory is chaotic. There are no courts, no provision for the insane and no penitentiaries. But the committee on rules and the Speaker declined to fix a day or to hear a motion to fix a day for the consid eration of fhe bill. The only reason as signed by you, Mr. Speaker, and the other members of the committee on rules was that you had protests from the territory against this measure. I submit that every paper in the territory, every democratic and republican club, every municipality and '" Per cent of the people are for this bill. 1 have no personal interest in the measure and I would feel justified now in objecting to every request for unanimous consent for the consideration of a less important meas ure. He specifically disclaimed any intention to impugn the Speaker's motives, and while he felt that he ought to object, he appre ciated that at the close of the session he might interfere with the passage of manv meritorious bills. "But I give notice now," r included, "that at the next session I shall object to every request for unanimous V ' there has been a hearing upon this bjll. ' * Horton-Butler Case. The resolution then was passed, and the House resumed the debate on the Horton Butler contested election case, notice hav ing been given that after it was disposed of the conference reports on the naval and District of Columbia appropriation bills would be called up. The contestee, Mr. Butler (Mo.), took the floor in his own be half. making a speech of an hour. Mr. Butler made an eloquent plea for jus tice in the determination of the case. k >!r,JTa.yl<Ir ^?hio> concluded the debate in behalf of the majority report. Butler Contest Case. At the conclusion of Mr. Tayler s remarks the vote was taken, first on the minority resolutions declaring Mr. Butler elected and entitled to the seat. Reading the District Bill. The conference report on the District of Columbia appropriation bill was called up at 2:40 o'clock. Mr. MeCleary asked for unanimous con sent to dispense with the reading of the re port. which is very long. Mr. Sulzer ob jected to this after asking if there was not a proposition in the report increasing the liquor licenses from $-fno to $S00. With this objection it was necessary to have the report read. THE SENATE. When the Senate convened today a par tial conference report on the general de ficiency appropriation bill was agreed ? to and Messrs. Hale, Allison and Teller ap pointed conferees. Bills were passed as follows: Authorizing the Duluth, Pierre and Black Hills Railroad I Company to construct a bridge across the Missouri river at Pierre, S. D.; authorizing the Xew York, Chicago and St. Louis RaU | road Company to construct bridges across j the Calumet river at Hammond, Ind., and across the same river at Cummings, 111.- to provide souvenir medals for the benefit of the Washington Monument Association of I Alexandria, Va. This association is for the purpose of aid ing a movement for the erection of a monu ment commemorating the centenary of the death of Washington. They are authorized i a ?ei.lal made at l>ie Philadelphia mint, of which not to exceed IJOO.ixiO are to 1 be .-truck off. Rathbone Wants Investigation. I Mr. Teller (Col.) presented a petition from i Kstes CI. Rathbone, praying for a full in vestigation into his performance of duties 1 as director of posts of Cuba during the oc cupation of Cuba. He maintained in his pe utijn that lie was unjustly tried and un ly c?nvict<-d and that he is entitled to full, fair and impartial investigation by Congress. Mr- Teller said the petition was unusnal and the conditions were unusual, and at his request the petition was read in full The petitioner asked that full Justice be done to the end that aspersions upon his charac ter m:ght be eliminated. Mr. Teller said the petitioner was not now III jeopardy, but would have been had not a general amnesty been granted by the Cuban government; he stood before the world as a convicted criminal. The case was unique, but it was one which might arise at any time in the Philippines It seemed to him that the question demanded investigation by the Senate. While he did not pass on the guilt or innocence of the petitioner, he believed there was a fair presumption of his innocence. The petition was referred to the commit tee on relations with Cuba. Claims Against Canal Company. A resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Morgan providing for an investigation by j the committee on lnteroceanic canals to i ascertain whether any claims exist in favor of citiztns of the United States against the new or old Panama Canal Company; and authorizing the committee to ascertain Whether unlawful or corrupt efTorts have been made to obtain any part of the sum that may be applied to the purchase of the property of the New Panama Canal Com pany or to Costa Rica or Nicaragua by the L'nited States, was taken up. After Mr. Morgan had explained the reso lution Mr Spooner (Wisconsin) vigorously opposed its adoption, declaring that it was without precedent, entirely mischievous and obstructive of the action of Congress. The l'nited States was in no position, he thought to act as agent for bondholders or share holders of t?e Panama Canal Company. Those people would have to look to the French courts for their rights. It tfas not the business of the L'nited States to con stitute itself a guardian of the French court and of the people who had claims against the Panama Canal Company. Seeks Facts About the Lobby. Mr. Morgan insisted upon his resolution. He wanted to know?and would know? whether or not the lobby that had been hanging about Congress so thick that It j might be cut with a knife, had been re ceiving. or was to receive, a part of the ! *4<?,0<io,<W>o to be paid for the Panama canal property. Things of that kind, he said, had occurred in diplomacy since the first treaty was made. Largesse, stipends and bribes were paid today to men who con ducted great negotiations. He desired to be assured that the L'nited States had not been scandalized in any respect. Mr. Spooner explained that the legisla tlon enacted would enable the President to l act in the premises. However, he (Mr. | Spooner) was not prepared to assent to the Senate's assuming; that the American cred itors of the Panama Canal Company could attack the decree of the French court in this country, so that ground might be made for an indefinite obstruction of the wilt of Congress in regard to an isthmian canal. Mr. Mitchell (Ore.) said he could not see his way clear to support the pending reso lution, because it would be regarded by the i people as a means of delaying the canal. J He had been in favor of the construction of the canal by the Nicaragua route, and J he felt that Congress had made a mistake i in considering the Panama route; but he was so much in favor of an isthmian c?nal, and had so much confidence in the wisdom of the President, to whom the subject had been referred, that he could not bring him- j self to support the resolution. Insinuation Resented by Hanna. | Mr. Hanna opposed the resolution, saying that the people had accepted the verdict of Congress upon the canal and were satisfied. He resented the insinuation that a lobby was here to advocate the Panama route and to induce congressmen to vote against their convictions and inclinations. He protested against such an insinua tion and declared that he never had known of such a lobby, and he challenged Mr. Morgan to produce proof of his charge. He was opposed to the word and spirit of the proposed resolution. He said, in ad dition to the cloud which Mr. Morgan al; ready had thrown upon the title to the Panama Canal Company's property, the endeavor now was made to lay upon the Congress the charge of calumny and cor ruption. There was no truth in the in sinuation, and Mr. Morgan must have known there was none. He was unal terably opposed to the resolution. Mr. Morgan disclaimed any effort to re lict on the Senate or on Congress as a whole. He insisted there had been a lobby here in support of the Panama route, but he had not charged that the lobby had cor rupted Congress. He believed the carry ing out of his resolution would clear the atmosphere of all floating charges. Resolution Goes to the Calendar. The resolution went to the calendar with out action. Mr. Aldrlch called up a bill relating to to bacco passed by the Senate and moved to agree to an amendment of the House pro viding that no packages of manufactured toobaeco, snuff, cigars and cigarettes shall have attached to them any representation or promise of a ticket or chance in any lottery or any immoral picture. The amendment was agreed to, thus pass ing tha bill. Consideration then was begun of a bill to ratify an agreement submitted by the Kansas or Kaw Indians of Oklahoma. REVIVAL OF DEEIBUND GERMANY, ITALY AND AUSTRIA STILL ALLIES. Renewal of the Alliance Signed in Ber lin by Their Ambassa dors. BERLIN, June 23.?The treaty providing for the prolongation of the alliance between Germany. Austria-Hungary and Italy (the dreibund) was signed in Berlin this morn ing by the imperial chancellor. Count von Buelow; the Austrian ambassador, L. von Szogyeny-Marich, and the Italian ambassa dor, Count Lanza di Busca. The alliance was renewed in its original form. GARDENER ON STAND RECORDER OBJECTED TO SOME OF HIS EVIDENCE. Declared the Major Was Not Entitled to Any Special Privilege by Board. MANILA, June 28.-At today's session of the board which is inquiring into the charges of cruelty, &c., brought by Maj. Cornelius Gardener of the lHth infantry, governor of the province of Tayabas, against officers and soldiers. Maj. Gardener continued his testimony, the lirst part of which was presented yesterday. The re corder objected to extraneous evidence, and said the witness was not entitled to special privileges. Counsel for Major Gardener admitted that the point was well taken, but said he thought the grave question involved called for more than ordinary inquiry. The re corder replied that it was a matter of routine and that the record showed that Major Gardener had always been given e\er> advantage. He had long felt, and he of ttir i . frrUnB was lhat the rest th. HiH ul. regardless of whatever they did Major Gardener would accuse the board of unfairness. For this reason the board had given the major every latitude. His privilege to "throw mud" was cer tainlj not. granted to the officers and sol ?TS ; J?^ c <*ner was endeavoring to be afHfhe h e major had been represented at the hearing, as governor of Tayabas by the chief supervisor, the tlscal's assistant, gTT,eral and his first assistant The recorder did not profess to be a law arrav- % th?u8ht. however, that such an array of talent was not likely to be im posed upon. Texas Crops Hurt by Rain. GAL.ESBURG, 111., June 28.?Three and one-half inches of rain has fallen in Knox county during the past twenty-four hours. The damage to oats and wheat, it is esti mated, will reach $30,0u0. BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION. The sworn statement below shows that the circulation of The Star Is what It la claimed to be. Furthermore, within the city of Washington Its circulation Is more than double that of any other paper, whether morning or evening, and it la regularly delivered every day, by carriers, to fifteen thousand subscribers who take no other Washington daily paper. Circulation of The "Evening Star." SATrKDAY, June 21, 1902 37 m Monday, June 28, 1902 ... !"!!!siUso Tuesday, June 24, 1902... 31JMO Wsdnzsday, June 25, 1902 !?l!s3? Thursday, June 2S, 1902 _ 31.42S Friday, June 2?, 1SW2. ?31,420 Total 194,585 Dail7 average. ..TS^O I solemnly swear that the above statement represents only the number of copies of THE EVENING STAR circulated during the six secular days ending Friday, June 27, 1902?that Is, the number of copies act ually sold, delivered, furnished or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide pur chasers or subscribers, and that the copies so counted are not returnable to or remain in the cSlce unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Business Manager. The Evening Star Newspaper Company. Subscribed and sworn to before me this twenty-eighth day of June, A. D. 1902. CORNELIUS ECKHARDT, Notary Public, D. U. mm of positions ?8 i 9 zi- ~ Connftissfoners Have But Few bi ? i 9 at Disposal ASpfai^TS NUMESOUS .* A ? qi >rf CONFERENCE MONDAY TO DECIDE UPON APPOINTMENTS. ' r? ? rsix. h a? < ? Promotions of the Employes Regarded - ' *? as Competent for the Places , . to Be Filled. All office-seeking roads apparently led to the District building this morning, and for several hours Commissioner Macfar land was busy t&Htlng to applicants for po sitions ancl explaining to them that the District bill, a?, agreed upon by the Senate and House, does not provide any additional clerkships to speak of. A misapprehension seems to exist in a great many minds to the effect that a large number of addi tional Jobs,have been placed at the dis posal of the Commissioners. Mr. Macfar land was called up over the telephone at his home this morning before leaving for the District building by the office seekers themselves and by their indorsers. Arriv ing at the building. Mr. Macfarland found his room filled with applicants. During the day a number of senators and representa tives also called inquiring after places. About the only important positions the Commissioners will have at their disposal July 1 are those connected with the collec tion and assessment of a personal tax. These appointments will Include two assist ant assessors, at $3,000 a year; two clerks, at $1,44H) and respectively, and three inspectors a.t $1,200 each. As has been heretofore 'Stated, quoting Mr. Darneilie, the assessor. ?there are a "million" appli cants for th?se positions. Will Confer Monday. The Commissioners will have a confer ence Monday "concerning these appoint ments and; the slate will be made up at that time. The rush for the offices of as sistant assessors, or appraisers, has re solved itself into a pressure for the places from inside and outside the District offices. A strong claim is being set up in some quarters that the Commissioners appoint the new assessors from among the District employes. At the same time the strongest kind of influence is being brought to bear by outside applicants. It has been inti mated in certain quarters that the Com missioners may settle the matter by ap pointing one man from the District service and one from the outside. From those who advocate the appoint ment of outside men, or at least one out side man, comes the argument that to be suited to the work which he will be called upon to perform on the board of personal tax appraisers the appointee should have had considerable acquaintance With busi ness affairs and business men. A knowl edge of *his character can only come after active association with the business inter ests and it is. claimed this association has a large extent been denied the District em ployes. Favors Promotions. Commissioner Macfarland has announced hiimself as favoring the promotion of Dis trict employes when men eminently fitted for the mew positions are to be found. He does not consider there would be any im propriety, however, in appointing an out side man whan the best interests of the District would be subserved. This policy will be the gniding one, it is believed, at the conference Monday. Commissioner Koss was absent from the city today, arici therefore matters in regard to the assessor's positions were, compara tively speaking, quiet, as he has had charge in that direction r:ght along. The appli cants not finding Mr. Ross in. called upon Commission^- Alactarland and augmented his visiting list of the day to a considerable exteWtt- The various candidates are under stood To be laying their final lines and summoning" all the support at their com mand. Several new candidates for the as sistant assessorships have entered the field during the last few days. Appropriation Bill Satisfactory. In regard to the District appropriation bill, as it has been agreed upon by the Sen ate and House, Commissioner Macfarland expresses himself'as considering it highly satisfactory. Genf rally speaking the im portant things asked by the Commissioners have been allowed, and all the District de partments have secured improvements. The Commissioners regret to some degree the fact that the service has not been en larged in a. number of instances by the au thorization of additional employes, but in the main the new bill meets the require ments very well indeed, it is stated. There are but very fuw now positions placed at the disposal of the Commissioners, and in ail! clerkship appointments it is believed the temporary employes will be considered first by the board. The additions to the police and fire de partments are gratifying to the Commis sioners. The new policemen and firemen will be appointed from the list of eligibles in those departments which has been cre ated through civil service examinations. * " ? AFFECTS GAS C0MPA1TY. Provisions of Appropriation Bill Add to Its Expenses. The provisions of the District appropria tion bill as agreed upon by the conferees affects materially the business or the gas company. While no change is made in the price paid by the District for gas lighting, and the figure remains at $20 per year for each light, as heretofore, the bill directs that the cost of furnishing and erecting the lamp posts complete shall be paid by the company. This expense has up to this time been borne by the District. It Is estimated that the cost of the post and lantern and erecting the post amounts to about $20. In addition, the company is required to pay a tax of 5 per cent upon the gross receipts. Army Orders. Major Harry L. Rees, paymaster, has been granted leave of absence for two months. By direction of the President, Capt. D11 lard H. Clark has been relieved from duty at the Pennsylvania State College, Center county,s^a,. &nd detailed as professor of military science and tactics at the Florida Agricultural College, Lake City, Fla. Seconir Lieiri. Hamilton Bowie, recently appointed. Has been assigned to the Jth Cavalry.". v Second .Lieut. George P. Hawes, Jr., Ar tillery Cjjrps..recently appointed, has been assigned".to the llHth Company, Coast Ai tillery, %t Ft>?t Monroe. Va. Col. Alfred Mordecai, ordnance depart ment, tyas been ordered to proceed to Fort Casey, (Fort Flagler, Fort Worden and Foj-t Columbia. Wash., and Fort Stevens, Ore., t6l Inspect the armament at these posts ajld the work of mechanics thereon, and upqix th^ completion of this duty will return AO nls proper station at Benlcia arsenaLjCal. '[ Maj. Charles Shaler, ordnance depart ment, upon the relinquishment of the com mand of the Indianapolis arsenal, will pro ceed totthe -Watervllet arsenal, Watervliet, N. Y., and report for duty to the command ing officer of that post. The Oth Going to New Stations. Adjt. Gen. Corbin is informed that the Oth Regiment of Infantry, which recently returned from the Philippines, left San Francisco yesterday, the 1st Battalion being destined to Fort Niagara, N. Y., and the 2d Battalion for Madison barracks, N. Y. Hi vers at Harper's Ferry. Special Diapatch to The Evenigg Star. HARPER'S FERRY, W. Va.. June M. Potomac clear; good fishing. Shenandoah a little cloudy; will be clear by morning, if ! no rain. GUILTY OF MURDEK VERDICT IN CASE OF JESSIE MOR RISON. Eldorado, Kans., Woman Who Killed Her Successful Rival for Kan's Affections. ELDORADO, Kans., June 2*.?Jessie Morrison, on trial here for the third time for the murder of Mrs. Olin Castle in this city in June, 19(10, was found guilty of mur der in the second degree today. The jury was out twelve hours. The case may be appealed again. The first trial resulted in a disagreement. At the second trial Miss Morrison was found guilty of manslaughter and given a five years' sentence. She spent but two months in the penitentiary, being released on bond on the day her case on appeal was taken up by the state supreme court. She was granted a new trial last February. Jessie Morrison and Clara Wiley Ca?tle fought with a razor. Mrs. Castle was slashed in a horrible manner, and her windpipe was almost severed. Jessie Mor rison was also cut about the arms and breast. The affray took place eight days after Mrs. Castle had been married to Olir. Castle, with whom both women had been in love. In a death-bed statement Mrs. Castle said that Miss Morrison had first attacked her and the theory of the state has been that Miss Morrison in a spirit of revenge armed herself with a razor and went to Mrs. Castle's home intent on killing her. The defense pleaded self-defense, and Miss Morrison, in the three times that she has gone over the details of the bloody fight, has insisted that Mrs. Castle called her into the house, accused her of writing to Castle and began the fight. The WUeys, the Castles and the Morrisons are leading families in the community. Miss Mor rison being the daughter of H. M. Morri son, formerly a circuit judge. The present trial has been on for ten days. The case was given to the Jury last evening. They announced this_ morning that a verdict had been reached, ani Miss Morrison, accompanied by lier father and brother Hayward, soon entered the court room. As the foreman finished reading the verdict MiS3 Morrison turned pale, threw her arms around her aged father's neck, hid her head on his shoulder and both wept bitterly. Later, in her cell. Miss Morrison refused to talk other than to say that she had not expected conviction, adding: "The judge was against me from first to last." Half a dozen ballots were taken. One stood six for firsfTJegree murder, five for second degree murder and one for third degree manslaughter. The jury made no suggestion of punish ment. The matter of appeal will be taken up early next week. EDGE WINS BENNETT CUP. Outcome of tbe Automobile Contest in France. PARIS. June 2S.?S. F. Edge, an English man. won the James Gordon Bennett cup in the automobile contest, reaching Inns pruck, Austria, ahead of his French com petitors, Including Kniff, who after leading every one until he was twenty-five miles from Innspruck, broke down. This Is the first time the cup will leave France. Mr. Edge's time from France to Belfort and from Bregenz to Innspruck was ten hours, forty-one minutes and fifty-eight seconds. Baron de Forest arrived at Salzburg, the third stage of the international race from Paris to Vienna, first, at 1:34:20 p.m. His j average speed from Bregenz to Salzburg was forty-four and a half miles per hour. SNUBBED G. A. R. POST. R. E. Lee Camp Confederate Veterans Decline Suggestion. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va.. June 28.?Confederate veteran circles are discussing the action of R. E. Lee Camp of this city in declining j to extend an invitation to G. A. R. post of Philadelphia to visit this city, the latter having signified its intention of coming to this city next summer. It is stated that negroes are members of the Philadelphia Post and the confederate veterans emphati cally refuse to recognize negro soldiers or to permit them to enter the hall, The monument to Jefferson Davis will be unveiled next year and iater the <?rand Camp will assemble here. The letter in forming the local camp of the contemplated visit was from \V. H. Neel of 1517 Chest nut street, Philadelphia. EXTINGUISHER WORKS HAVOC. Water Does $100,000 Damage in a Philadelphia Factory. PHILADELPHIA, June 28.?A slight fire In the big upholstery mill of Stead & Miller at 2d and Cambria streets, today resulted in $100,000 damage by water. As soon as the fire was discovered the automatic fire extinguishing apparatus was turned on. and before it could be stopped practically the entire stock was damaged. The 300 girls employed by the firm be came panic-stricken, but were finally got ten out in safety. Pullman Car Cleaners' Strike. CHICAGO. June 28?The strike of 250 car cleaners employed by the Pullman com pany, which began on June 18, was de clared off last night. A number of the men had already returned to work and were said to be receiving more money than they did prior to the strike. Representatives of the company. It is said, have informed members of the union that any of the former employes who ap plied would be given work, but there would be no recognition of a body of men. 62 WANT HELP TODAY The advertisements for help published in today's Star on page 12 are as foi ls lows: MALE. Salesmen Agents Collector* Printer* Sign tackera Circular distributors Clerks Cook Canrassera Repairer Soda water boy Telephone operator Laborers Teamsters FEMALE. Waist hands Cooks General bouseworkers Nurses Companion Stenographer A type writer Copyists Skirt hands Telephone operator Sleere hands Cashier Agents Chambermaid Millinery trimmer Dressmaker This interests every one who wants a good situa tion. :::::: Gould Group of Stocks Showed Strength OVER RAINS IN TEXAS ILLINOIS CENTRAL ADVANCED OVER 2 PEB CENT. Chicago and Eastern Illinois Was Also Another Feature of the Market. Special Dispatch to The Frcninp St?r. NEW YORK. June 28.?Business on the slock exchange today was extremely quiet. \ speculation presenting rather a holiday ap j pearance. price*, however, were generally I higher, and the Gould issues again show ! ed the most strength, as a group. Texas. Pacific and Missouri Pacific both advanced nearly X per cent, the former on the good rains now prevailing in Texas, thereby breaking the drought, which of late had threatened to ruin the corn and cotton crops in that section of the country. Illinois Central, on a renewal of the good buying, noted in yesterday's market, ad vanced over 2 per cent. There were any number of rumors in regard to the strength in this stock, but the friends of the road attributed the movement to a revival of activity upon the part of the pool which stimulated the advance some few weeks ago. Chicago and Eastern Illinois was another feature of strength In the early trading, the price advancing over 3 per cent, with rumors from Boston that the company Is to declare stock divided of J4.K47.liOO com mon and $985,000 preferred, the road there after to be. leased at 6 per cent on both classes of stock. Western and Canadian houses bought Minneapolis. St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie issues, causing good gains This buying is said to be in anticipation of a meeting to be held next Monday, when a dividend on the preferred stock will be declared St. Paul. Atchison issues, I'nion Pacific and Southern Pacific were not very i.etive. but they ail held firm. In the industrial group Colorado Fuel and Iron opened off 1% P(*r cent, declined % further, then rallied sharply to nearly last night's closing figures. Distillers of Amer ica preferred gained 1 per cent on covering to shorts; American Ice issues had mod erate recoveries, while Western I'nion en joyed a rally of % per cent. In connection with this stock it was rumored that the company is about to bring suit against the Pennsylvania railroad, claiming some per petual franchises on the lines of that com pany. Other industrial stocks were neglect ed, with fractional concessions in the cop per shares. After the first hour of trading a little weakness developed in the coalers. Reading [ common losing % per cent, on report that | the federal Attorney General will investi gate the legality of the anthracite coal carrying roads combination. Yesterday not a share ol Louisville and Nashville changed hands, the quotation standing all day at l.'C>%aJ;Ki?today there was one sale of a hundrec shares at 137. which only goes to show that the dullness now prevailing is not at the expense of values and that stocks are very generally held by people who are able to take care [ of them. , The bank statement was somewhat tJls j appointing to the average trader, on ac count of the smallness of the gain shown ! in the surplus reserve, resulting from an | unexpected increase in the loan and de | posit items, but this had no appreciable j effect upon speculation, the market closing dull but generally firm. One hundred and forty thousand shares of stock were traded in today and $1,316,000 in bonds. An analysis of the bank statement shows the banks have gained $2,039,000 in lawful ' money, while there has been some rxpan ! sion of the loan item and a corresponding j increase in the deposits, resulting in in- i ! crease in reserve of $s2rt.<i00. The exacted 1 j tightness of money just previous to the j | July 1 disbursements has not materialized ! to any serious extent and this, together with the other conditions affecting values, seems to look fairly well for the immediate future, providing no further untoward de velopments occur. New York Stock Market. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. bankers and brokers. 1419 F St.. members New York stock exchange, Washington stock ex change and Chicago board of trade. Open. Hist. I>m\ Close. Amalgamated <Jopper? ?:r% 63% Am. Car A Foundry 131% IS! 131- j 132 Am. Car 4 Foundry,ptd _ American Smelting 47 47% 47 47;, American Uugai 126 liti 136 126 Anaconda 106% 106% 10C 106 Atchison. Top <t S. Fe 82 82% 82 82% A ten.,Top. in S. Fe, pfd_ 100?$ 101 100% 101 Baltimore A Ohio 106 106 106 106 Baltimore A Ohio. pid_ Brooklyn Kan. Transit. 07% CF% 67% 67% Canadian Pacific- 133 138)2 133 133V Central of Sew Jersey? Chesapeake a Ohio 46;% 47 46% 47 Chicago * Alton Chicago a Alton pfd. _ < tilcago Ijreni \\ estern 29% S0% ??% S0? Chicago. Mii. a St Paul 176 176 17V-B 176 Chicago, Hock 1 * i' 17.".; 172% 171, 171'-, t olo.-ado Fuel and Iron. S6>, 87% SO *7>z Consolidated Gas 220% 220"? 220% 220"^ Delaware and Hudson ? ....... ........ trie common 36% 36% 86% 36% trie l&lpiu_ I , trie, 2d pfd _ Ueneral Electric. Illinois Central. _ 158% 160% 158% 160% Louisville a Nashvilie.. 137 137% 137 137% Manhattan Elevated _ ... _ ... Metropolitan St. Ky 148% 14*% 148% i4S% Mo., K. and T.. ptd c>9 59% 59 Missouri Pacific...... 110'i 110% 110% 110% New York Central.. 155% Ifi6 155% 155% K. V.. Ontario A West.... 32% 32;% 32% 32% ivorlolk and Western. ... tactile Mali steamship. Pennsylvania K K lal% 151% 151% i.M% People's Gas of Chicago 100% 100% 100% 100% Pressed Steel Car. .. ? .... Beading 06% (i6 66 Heading, 1st pfd M 84 84 84 heading.2d pld... 70% 70% <??% fi?% Kepnouc Stael ?k Iron.. 17 17 17 17 ttubber Goods St. L and s Francisco.. ?.... ...... st L and S l'ran,2d pfd ...... St. Louis Southwestern. 30'4 31 30% 31 !??. Louis A W? pid ?r% <y'>% southern Pacific 64% 64% 64% 64% Southern Raiiwav S6% 36% 36% S6% Southern Hallway, pfd. 95", 95% 95% 95% lean coal ana iron 62,'i 62% 62% 62% Texas Pacmc. 43'i 4343s, 43% Union Pacific. 105% ?>*>% 105 I0-">% Union Pacific pfd 89 89 89 U.S. Leather 12% 12% 12% 12% U.S. Leauusr pld 84% 84% M% 84% I'. S. ttubber U.S. Steel 37% 38 37% 38 U.S.Steel, pld? 8?% 89% *9% Wabash 30* 30% 30', 30% Wabash, pld 4654 46% 46% 46% Western Union 88% S9% 88% 89% Wisconsin central 27 27 '26% 26' Amer Locomotive _ ?"/ ?'1'7 Amer. Locomotive pfd. Corn Products. Corn Products, pfd Mexican Central 28% 28% 28% 28% Mexican National ?Ex. dir., 1%%. *.t ?*r-\ fto 31% Sl% *1% 81% M% 94% 94% *4% Washington Stock Exchange. Sale*?Regular call, 12 o'clock aoon?Chesapeaka and Potomac Telephone 5h, $5,000 at 105%. Capi tal Traction, 8 at 120%, 10 at 120%, 10 at 120%, 10 at 130%. 10 at 120%. 6 at 120*. 1 at 130%. 20 at 121. Fin-men's Ins., 10 at *26%. National Union Iiss., 5? at *8%. Riggs Fire Ins., 100 at *7*4. 10 at *7%. Lanstan Monotype. 100 at 12%. Greene Copper, 8 at 28%. 7 at 28%. 15 at 28%. 100 at 28%. After call?Mergenriiak-r Linotype. C at 184, 10 at 183%. Ureeu Oopper. loo at 28V. llailroad Hcmds?Capital Traction 4?, 107% bid. 108% asked. Metropolitan 5s, ISO hid. 12S asked. Metropolitan Oert. Indebt. 5a. A. 10G% bid, 140 asked. Metropolitan Cert. Indebt. Ss, B, 100% bid, 100 asked. Columbia 4k. 121 bid, 124 aaked. Co lumbia 5s. 107% bid, 108 aaked. City and Subarlna 5s, 99 bid. Anactxtla aad Potomac 5a, V9 bid. The Washington Railway and Electric Co. 4s, 80 bid, 85 aaked. Miscellaneous Bonds?Washington Gas Co. 4s, se ries A. 107 bid. Washington Gas Co. 0s. series B. 107 bid. C. S. Electric Light Deb. lap. ?a. 103 bkl. 107 sskod. F. S. Electric Light Cert. Ind. On. 105 bid. 106 asked. Chesapeake sad Potomac Tele phone 5s, 105 hid. 107 aaked. American Security sad Trnxt 4s, 100 bid. Waahlngtua Market Co. 1st Ok. 108% bid. Masoak- llali AaaociaUoo 5a. lot bid. 107 asked. American Graph opto ooe Deb. Ss, 04% bid. Safe Deposit and Trvst Stocks-National Safe De posit and Trust, 100 bid. Wsshlagton Loan aad Trust. 200 bid. 225 aaked. Afaeriran Security and Trust. .210 Md. 22S asked. Wasbtagtoa Safe De paalt, *70 bid. Union Trost and Storage, 104 Md, IIS Baked* w??hln*t.ia S?rings Bank. 100 bid. I J**0""**- <'apiul Irani.* On . ?I2i?, lid rf'. Tb* Hallway ??id KliN' .1* i-H./JT'.V <?'??<? Tbf Washington lt.tu.y and Kln-trl<- Co. <>*i . 14 Md. ? Hank of * ?*bin*t..n ?.m SiL w?i. m mSH I -rift W4. 1 nrtm-r*. ami Mwrtaata*', |,id Sf* A W Citinma\ l??i bid Columbia ?!??? *ian Nd. ??| K?<1. -131 Wd. IM naked. Traders , MM6 W<t. 1? ..t.-d I.Uk-^u. ?l.C. asked. lCico. 71?. Md. 7MS asked Iaanrnare Sti?-k? -t in-iu*u a ??! bid. ?? aaid. Franklin. 4U bid. 3<? ?*kod Mot rnpotitnn ?"?% f ul W a?k??d. ? orr?raii. *1fc* hid. P??t?Hm?K ?2 Md" Arlington.. hid (icrtuio Ain.it.?u Sil'i r>i?i NatloiwJ I nlun. -t Md !? a*t<?d (<4amMa w:% , Md. tU?a. *7\ bid. *V?v4p a. ???* bid. 7 ?*k tal. t?4n?4al, 9T? bid Title luMiraurv Hterfca lie.] K?tat?> T1tb? -s:, 1 J!"*.*4 ???luroMa Tit If. *4S, bid. & ask ?! I Vtaatdoftan Title, 2 bid. 4 aaked Tfkphme and i;rapho|?b<?n. St.**|cw Oi*aafir; i? and I ototnae Telephone. Md 57V a?k?*d Am*r lean Uraphopb.Hi.- Cum., .t bid 4 asked. Axuerbata UrapboplMme Pref., 7 bid. s aak?d. iiaa .St?*rk* \V a*d:incti*ii bail, 70 bid. 12U a?k<?d. <las 7?> bid. 1 ? Machine Storks Metre;) thalor Unotrpe ? sj ask?d JU?ualoii klojM?ty|h . jjj 1,^ 4 - ^ Mis?t'll.in?t.u? Storks (ireeni Pon r<i|in?>r ?\. i.** bid, 2s\. a*k?ni. Washington Mark*-v. \u Md Ji* 1 asked. Norfolk and Waahlt.Ktoa SU?atuU<at l?5 M*l* ?Ex. dividend Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE. Md.. June 2v Flour qniet. nn rhauRiHi; tfncelpta. 11.i'trt harrcia; export?. tV7 ?,?4J Jfrwl*. Wheat quh?f <- contract. nitd Jur?.~ S? No 2 r**tI 7l?\. J?4jr. 77?77,4. Vu^u-' ? ?it.?3UM?r No. 2 7*4^T*i' , . 3?t,lM bnxb? U; ?'X|M>rik. 4*>'MX b imIm-U by Kaniplo, TUaM; H<?titb?'rn 011 rra<b-. 7flAMt. * ..-n lna< tlr?? and fliHu K|Kvt. Julr, d7?4 v, m ?fw1'. atramor mlxrd (KV... 4 v.c? els; oxjM?rtN, aon**. south* rn trhlt?> ?-??ru. 71 ? 7'J a??uthrTil r.'llou roi-u, d:i*7<? ???tK Armor V - wkUe r?? ai>*; No. 2 uiU?*d. &3a&4; rr<. l,?t* 4.4^? tuiKhelK; ? xi?*?rts. 1{j> dull No. 2. . N -:ii. I wTSaVkt: mnm*. llay flrai. uu?-bMn(;*<d (irnin (n>lAts dnll an.h?n?rd Huttor atoad; fanry Iniitati.-n. 2**a2l' fMiw v , rvamory. 22*X\. fiin.y ladh-. fa?. x , J?ll, ITalK; gcxHi ndJ, Hi*t7, stor?. j?m. k? *l l?Mr7 W Ht*?a ly fr??ah. 17*r7?-t (Ti.^w ntf^idv lar*--. lOal?*^; luodium. IoVvmIo'h. auiall. 1<?>,mH?u Su^t firm. uri.hHupMl flue and coarse era mil a tod' 4.71? Government Bonds. ' _ _ RM. Ask.i1 Z p?*r rent*. n*i*t.T.-d 1?7\ uw, S |ht iviiii, rann Ins'. in?.\ 1 |HT c-.-llt?. I>-CtKt>T?d. l'HIS 1<l7 3 P.T rent*, ifinpon. 1!*^ l?^i? 1117 i,.? 4 |K r <f nt*. n>|(ixt.'rnl. 1WI7 lo.rs 1 ki\ 4 I?t <imu?. coiijwin, i:)i>7 1 io"v in\ 4 |NT rent., n-eist.-n-d, 1112,'.. l.'U\ 1XVS 4 |?-r iviila, ciMipoa. 1 1:<1V i:c>S ft |H'r rent*. r?-BlBt> rod, lwn lur, n?'v 5 per ocnt?, mapoii. 11*14 iu'. n?; Grain and Cotton Markets. CHICAGO, June limln: * ?JN*n. High. low. Cliaae. Wb-al July 73"^ 7:tVS 7:i\ 7.1>, T2VN 7J'. s, \ < <?rti Joly if i 7\i ?*iiy iv.iv. \ ^ His ?i'<* <;i'. v Oats?July 4?1? 4?\ ?!', 4??, ?^?p< m ss\ as^, NEW YllItK. June J'ntl.m: Opi'n. HiKh 1 > 1 u r|av, July KM h.nM >,.a Mis AujniKt K.31 hK MM K S7 October 7 7(1 7.*t 7 76 7 wi THE PHILIPPINE BILL. Mineral Lands Considered by the Con ferees. The ronforeoB on thr Philippine Mil re ass<>mbl*d this mornluic and then took a re ci'Sh at 1 o'clock. Connideration was (irifl to the minernl land inws during today 'tt ses sion. It Is cxi*?ct?-?l 1 hat all but a few im portant points will be settled today. The confer tee held th?tr tlrst meeting at 'J o'clock yesterday afternoon and adjourned at <! o'clock without having disposed of any of the important items of difference. Th.-y took the bill up for discussion In regular order, first acting 011 the bill of rights and then considering the matter of the judi ciary system provided for the islands The bill of rights as agreed to by the Senate was accepted and a portion of the House provision added to It. There waa a rearrangement of the Senate court provisions. and the House provision granting appeals from the insu'.ar courts to the I'nited States Supreme Court only cases involving ?25.4MNi or more was a. cepted The conferees had only entered on the question of the disjMisal of the public lands of the islands when an adjournment was taken There is a difference of opinion betw.-i 11 the two houses as to the method of dispos ing of these lands, the House providing fur their sale and the Senate only for the |. ing of them when large acerages are in volved. The important differences of the bill r lating to the question of coinage, hanking, mining, a territorial legislature and the dis posal of the friars' lands were left for the future. Confidence is expressed that ati agreement wiil be reached, and it Is now ?understood that if necessary to accomplish that end some of the disputed points ?i. be eliminated from the measure entire;.. leaving them for future action b> Oongrr-s but making sure of such provisions at leasi as can be agreed on by both branches of Congress. It became evident at this morning's me. t lug of the conferees that no agreem. i t would be reached today, and that the ma' ter would go over until Monday In fact, plans were made for future meetings carr\ ing the matter over until Monday. The in, portant issues on the House provision t.-r a legislature and between the Senate silv. r system and the House gold system ai still open, as is also the section as to granting franchises. The House conferees will make a d. termined stand for their civil g ivernme Plan, claiming that it follows recommenda tions by the Schtirman and the Taft com missions and by President McKinlcy K appears that the Intimation that all leg islation will fail unless the Senat. silv. r system is accepted was conveyed dtre. tly to one of the House conferees by a sen tor. The conference was resumed at 2 o cl i k WILLIAM M. HAHN'S CASE. Attorneys of Both Sides in Consulta tion With Gov. Nash. COLUMBUS. Ohio. June 28.?The attor neys in the William M. Hahn case, who were railed to the governor's office by tele graph last night, did not reach Columbus Saturday morning on account of washouts and the general delay or trains. Gov. Nash stated there would be no rehearing of the Hahn case and. as far as he knew, no new matter would be presented for con sideration. He simply called in the coun-.'l on both sides of the case for consultation The obiect seems to be to bring about a compromise that the case might be settled satisfactorily on both sides without u long legal light. ? ? ? Mr. J. H. Hannen Makes a Change Special Dispatch to Tlic Kvenlng Star. NORFOLK, Va.. June 2*.?Mr J H Han. nen, who has been in charge of the excur sion and advertising departments of the Seaboard Air Line railway for more than a year, and for nine years with the South em, has tender, d his resignation, and will leave this evening for Washington. D. C., where he will engage in the mercantile business. Globe Trotter Dead in Tfwtibus City. KANSAS CUT, Mo.. June 2K?A. Boyd Watson, a young Englishman, said to l>. a member of a wealthy family, is dead at a hospital here of pneumonia. He was making a trip around the world and in tended to return to England by way of South Africa. A brother In London has uetn cabled. Advices From Admiral Evans. The Navy Department received a cable gram this morning from Kear Admiral Evans, senior squadron commander on the Asiatic station, announcing his departure from Nagasaki. Japan, for Kiau-chau. ( hlna. aboard his flagship, the Kentucky, accompanied by the New Orleans Building Permits Issued. Building permits have been issued as fol lows: C. A. Snow, one four-story and basement apartment house, No. 5ttil4 Irving street northwest: cost. *25.000. J- E. Ray. remove house and make re pairs. No. 763 Sheridan street northwest: cost. $48t>. R. E. Sullivan. Improvements and re pairs. Nos. 1115-1117 ?th street southeast: cost. S145. John. Dillon, John Redmond and Michael * Davitt were nominated as delecati-s to the tTnlted Irish Leagrue convention, which meets in Boston la October.