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VEST FOR FREE COAL
Missouri Senator Urges Re
moval of the Tariff.
TELLS HIS EXPERIENCE
DZCLAmin HE WANTS TIE SEN
ATE PUT ON EO3D.
Mr. Aldrich Contradicts His Assertion
3egArding Mr. Dingley-oUSe
Pau" Army Staff 3iL,
The Vest resolution instructing the com
mittee on finance to prepare and report a
bill removing the duty on anthracite coal
was discussed by Mr. Vest in the Senate
today.
The scene in the Senate will be numbered
among memorable ones in that body. A'Yter
Mr. Vest began talking senators came in
and took their seats, listening intently to
all he had to say. On the republican side
Senators Aldrich. Hoar and Lodge sat with
in easy speaking distance of each other and
at times exchanged remarks. Senator Alli
son was beside Senator Spooner, and both
kept their gaze on the Missouri senator
while he was speaking. Senator Morgan
sat in thoughtful attention throughout the
remarks. and Jones of Arkansas. Black
burn. Tillman and others were in their
seats.
Mr. Vest said there is nothing in the
resolution that the finance committee ci'
furnish light upon, and therefore he could
not see the necessity of Mr: Aldrich's mo
tion made yesterday to refer the resolutilon
to the finance committee.
"This is no longer a partisan question,"
said he, "but a question of absolute human
ity." We are not on the verge of a crils1
in regard to coal, he said. but we are act
ually In it. Women and children have been
frozen to death and his only solicitude was
"to find a remedy for this disgraceful and
outrageous condition of affairs."
Mr. Vest's contention was that the reso
lution to take the duty off anthracite coal
was one that demanded the most prompi
attention that it was possible to give to It.
He said that experience had shown that
such resolutions when sent to a committee
were buried there, and he had no confidence
that any other result would follow if these
resolutions. interferring as they do with the
tariff schedule. were sent to the committee
on finance.
Mr. Vest's Experience.
"We want to find some remedy for this
disgraceful condition that exists in the
country, now suffering from danger of a
fuel famine," bald Mr. Vest. "I attempted
to buy a ton of coal yesterday. The lowest
price for Indifferent coal was $12 a ton. I
bought a ton of coal some two weeks ago
and paid $14. and the dealer gave me but
half a ton as a matter of personal kindness.
After that I tried to buy three tons more,
and I was asked 320 a ton. Then I bought
a ton of coke. Here in the city of Wash
ington they asked me $16 a ton for coke,
shile the normal price would have been 3."
Senators stood silent and dumb. he said,
either afraid or unwilling to take any ac
tion answering the appeals of the poor,
freezing women and children with a party
cry. "stand pat." Nothing is to be done, he
continued, with the sacred elephant of the
Dingley tariff law. The senator from Mas
sachusetts (Mr. Lodge). he declared, had
endeavored to administer a homeopathic
dose in the shape of a suspension of the
duty for ninety days, but if medicine is
needed at all It is an allopathic dose.
By referring the resolution to the com
mittee, he said, it would have no chance to
pass.
"Don't we know." he continued, "that
when we send the resolution to the finance
committee we send it to its execution?" He
then said that all he wanted was for every
senator to put himself ore record. He criti
cised the Dingleytariff law and said there
was no more chance today in his judgment
to reduce a single duty in the Dingley act
than for'him to carry off the Capitol build
ing on his shoulders.
-A Startling Assertion.
"Dingley declared," asserted Mr. Vest,
"that the duties in this bill were too high
and were merely put there in order to form
a basis or margin for the formation or cre
ation of commercial relations with foreign
nations by means of reciprocity treaties.
and yet when reciprocity is suggested it is
opposed by a large portion of the republican
party, and there is no chance today of re
ducing a single duty in the Dingley act."
A tariff, in his opinion, was "an independ
ent mutuality agreement." A protected in
dustry, he said, was like a brood of Eng
lish sparrows-when one gives a cry the
others rush to its rescue. If it was a ques
tion of raising money for the next cam
gpaign for President that was the end of the
discussion.
IMr. Aldrich (R. I.) said he desired to make
full answer to Mr. Vest, but as Mr. Hoar
had given notice that he would speak on his
trust bIll he asked that the resolution go
over until tomorrow.
Mr. Aldrich's Denial.'
"But in the meantime," said Mr. Ald
rich, "I want to contradict as emphatically
as I can that the late chairman of the ways
and means committee of the House of Rep
fltatives, Mr. Dingley, ever made the
Utm attrbsted to him by the senator
from Misouri that the rates fixed in the
Dingley bill were higher than they would
otherwise he on account af the anticipated
reduction by reciprocity treatIes." Reci
procity measures, he said, were adopted be
fore the passage of the Dingley bill.
Mr. Nelson asked where the provision re
lating to coal was inserted and Mr. Aldrick
said in the Senate.
Mr. Vest then said the Congressiona)
Record showed that Mr. Allison offered the
provision, that it was debated at length and
voted upon, the republicans voting for ii
and the democrats against it. He declared
that the republican leaders had sat sileni
under the declaration of the Secretary of
the Navy that the duty on coal had been
"sneaked or smuggled into the Dingley
bill."
er. Vest said he wanted the resolution
acted upon today as he could not be in the
Senate tomorrow.
Mr. Aldrich said he was not particular te
have it acted upon tomorrow, and it could
go to any other day that the senator frorm
Missouri could be present. After a mo
ment's hesitation Mr. Vest said' that he
would be present tomorrow, and with the
undertanding that the resolution would then
come up the matter was allowed to go over.
Before that was done Mr. Aldrich insisted
. that there was no understanding about the
matter, except that the resolution would
then come up.
"Of course," retorted Mr. Vest, "I cannol
eon trol the sentor's understanding."
The resolution went over and Mr. Hoar
addr"-'ri the Senite upon his anti-tru-t
bil. An abstract 'of his remarks will b~e
Sound in another column.
Upon the conclusion of Mr. Hoar's speech
Mr. NeLson (Minn.) resume'd his remarks
begun yesterday in opposition to the om
aibus statehood bill.
ROUSE OF RPuiSRnTATIVEB.
Thi vote in the House yesterday baying
Uiown that the bill to create a general staff
is the s-my did not command the sup
port of the netcessary two-thirds to pass it
ander suspension of the rules a special or
der was brought in from the committee
em rules at the opening of the session of
the House today which provided for its
sonside ration. The rule allowed an hour
Ise general debate. 'It ~was not antago
aised .n.I upon its Adonition the Mouse pro
sded to the discussion of the bill.
Mr. hitlellaar EN. 1.), the first speaker,
goppo~ted the bill. Mr. Adamns (Pa.) warm
ly Commentded the measure. Mr. Kiutta
.M. C.) crictised it. MN. Ray (W Mr.
?arker eN J.). Mr. Hull (Iowa) and Mr.
MEsntrn (Iowa) also diseased .the bAL
OSaarial & tt thep elosed.
MiEWader '(IW. egeged : ...
to simihe out the **ertary shee~uur
wsess*Weeurte in the Wi gsis st
adopted as were several other umor verha.
amendments.
Ow. Bill P"a&,
When the bill was placed UpOn Its pav
sage the division resulted: Amas S MS'^
S. whereupon Mr. Sims (Tn.) made the
point of no quorum present.
The bill was finaly passed-1u to S.
Xoney Expended for Clerk RiMe
An amusing half hour was then spent by
the House In the personal explanations of
several members regarding the amount of
money spent by them for clerk hire. The
matter was brought up by Representatie
Cooper of Wisconsin, who produced a story
which appeared In a local paper recently,
and had It read by the clerk, wbich charged
that certain members pooled their interests
to save money in clerk hire.
Mr. Cooper also had read an afldavit by
his clerk. Ralph B. Horton. -which stated
that he received the entire allowance made
by Congress from Mr. Cooper as his clerk.
Mr. Cooper explained that he did not wish
to charge the writer of the newspaper
story with any malice. and expained further
that a year or so ago Mr. Horton had asked
him for permission to do some extra work:
He had not known untii this morning
what this extra work was. but when the
matter was called to his attention he found,
upon Inquiry, that for two months at that
time Mr. Horton had done some extra work
for Representative Watson of Indiana.
Mr. Morrell (Pa.) arose next for an expla
nation and the House began to laugh. Mi.
Morrell stated that until three months ago
he had employed a clerk whom he paid
twice the salary allowed by Congress, and.
In addition he had employed a stenographer
to this clerk. Besides this a great deal of
his congressional work was done by his
personal clerks In Philadelphia.
Three months ago his clerk here had left
his service and since that time he had
had three employes to handle his congres
sional work.
Mr. Lamb of Virginia was next heard. He
stated that his clerk was sick at the pres
ent time, but that he kept him busy al
of the time. Mr. CasselI of Pennsylvania.
who succeeded the late Representative
Broslus, stated that it -was nepessary for
him to employ more than One clerk, and
that his expenses in this. counection had
ranged from 154) to $20O every month
since he had been elected.
Mr. Burke of Pennsylvania stated that he
paid his clerk more than twice the salary
allowed by Congress until two modths ago,
when this clerk left his selidS' for good
and sihicient reasons. Since tha$ time he
had hhd to employ several peradt'to at
tend to this work. Representative Adams,
also of Pennsylvania. said that his secte
tary had served him for the ten years since
he had been in Congress, had done all of
his work, received all the salary allowed for
it and held no other government position.
It was stated by Mr. Cooper that matter
was undoubtediy called up by clerks who
had lost their positions. As each member
arose for an explanation he was greeted
with laughter and applause. Soile -onesaug
gested that the roll should be called and
explanations made as each member's name
was reached.
YOUNG HUNTEE ACQUITTED.
He Still Insists There Was a Plot to
Kill Him.
Special Dispatch to The Evenlg Star.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., January 6.-Advices
have been received from Guatemala that
W. Godfrey Runter, Jr., son of the retiring
minister to Guatemala, has been acquitted
by a native court of the murder of William
A. Fitzgerald. also an American citizen,
from Grand Rapids, Mich. Hunter is ex
pected to arrive In Louisville In two weeks.
Young Hunter. in a letter teiling of his ac
quittal, makes serious charges against
Consul General McNally. He also impli
cates Gen. John Drummond.
Young Hunter, in his letter dated De
cember 26, and addressed to F. Clay
Viguerie, New Orleans, says: '
"I inclose he'rewith copies of the cables
that passed between this legation and the
Department of State, and two affidavits.
When I pass through New Orleans I shall
bring copies of testimony. I wislh the
Barthel matter to be explained. I never
Insulted his wife; it being only a pure case
of jealousy. Thirty-six witnesses have
sworn that McNally said I must not leave
Guatemala alive, and that Fitzgerald was
the man to do the work. R.. H. Revinnac
heard Barthel ask Fitzgerald why, -he did
not carry out his promise. ast 'night, and
Fitzgerald said: 'My plans were frustrated.
but I will be in the Plaza Dearmos at 5
o'clock this afternoon, and you may see
me do the work.'
"Mr. Revianac inquired who they Intend
ed doing up, and Ilarthxel answered, young
Hunter. This Mr. Revianac has sworn to.
I shall try to prepare a statement covering
the cause of the trouble, and will write you
one week in advance of my departure for
the states, so that we can meet in New
Orleans.
"The whole affair was the outcome of a
deep-laid plan to murder; it was premedi
tated. McNally was not far away, and
when he heard the shots he clapped his
hands and said: 'This Is the proudest day of
my life; if Fitzgerald did not get bin
Drummond did.' Barthel has attempted
more than once to have me murdered."
WOULD AVOID ARDITRATION.
Joint Note of Powers. egarding Cas
tro's Proposal.
BERLIN, January 6.-The joint reply of
the powers to President Castro's- qualified
acceptance of arbitration was handed to
the United States ambassadors at Berlin
and London today.
The note alms to further smooth the-way
for a settlement, which may possibly be
'reached without arbitration. The powers,
however, do not abandon any of the reser
vations 'ontained in their original proppsal.
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS OPP.
Chairman Herrmann Says Purther De
velopmnents Rest With Johnsonn
CINCINNATI, Ohio. January 6.-Chair
man Herrmann of the peace committee of
the National Base Ball League today re
ceIved a letter from President Ban Johnson
of the American League. Mr. Herrmann
said there is no reason now to believe that
the peace committees of the National and
American leagues will meet here this week,
and that It is up to President Jdlnson to
call a sneeting of the -'peace cnnittees
1rhen he Is ready to do so. In base ball
circles there It seemed to be the consensus
of opinion that all negotiations for -an
agreement between the twro leagues were
off.
NOT BISHOP OP PORTLAND.
Xgr. Dennis O'Connell the Probable
Rector of Catholic University.
It Is stated at the Cattrolic University
that the report from Rome expressing the
belief that Monsignor O'Connell, bishop of
Porland, Me., will be appointed rector of
the Catholic University at Washington un
doubtedly refers to Monsignor Dennis
O'Connell, who was at one time rector of
the American College at Rome, and who is
at present in that city, and nzot the bishop
of Portland. Monsignor Dennis O'Connell's
name has previously been mentioned in
connection with the place.
To Admit Trust Goods Ire.,
Senator Clay today introduced a bill to
provide for the free Importation of comn
moditias controlled by trusta. The bill con
fers upon the President authority .to issue a
proclamation suspending ' the ceflection of
all customs duties on such articles brought
from European countries.
New Virginia Postamasteis,
The following fourth-class postmasters
were appointed In Virginia today: Har-.
land P. Sanders, Great Falls, Fairfag
county, vice Harvey B. .Cotnoell; Bliaha
B. Wimbish, Paces, Halifax county; vice
Francis P. Morrisi Miss Mamel C Bolt,
Pinnacle, Carroll county, vice Samuel J.
Bolt.
Junior Uspubne 3mmt.
SpeeWs Daissale to 'ba~nemisg or.
BALTNDRB, Nd., Jes==yit-She Bat.
-timore Leagqe gf the Natianat JaIsio Ea
puhuic has rb for a h...et purlamm
Appdmsmeags sammmee IMut
The follow~ haMnt In the cMAmia
servie. of the awy Department ar
annomaced:
Appoitments on certification by the -civit
service commden. -
Secretary's ocee-ThaddeuZ F. WasgaU,
Illnois, M0.
OMce of the supervising architects-Walter
B. Olmstead. New York, $1.20; Myron P.
Petter, Mam.ehaset., $2,2; Frank N.
Goodwin. Diutrict of COhauba, tU000 0y
I. Pingrey. Dliols, $1,00; Herbert G. JorT,
Maryland. SAN0; Harold C. UIncela. Mms
sachusetta, $1,000; Axel F. Johnson, Call
flraa. S1,000; Guy , Boyme. District of
ColumbiaR$1,000; Lewis . Lawrence, MW
sachuseits $1,000; Roy F. Beresford. MamSa
Chusetta, $1,00; Frederic M. Ashley, Cali
fornia, $1,000; .Cyde W. Kelly. Minnesota,
$840; George H. Matthews, Delaware, $849;
Samuel W. Church, Rhode Island. $W0;
Warren W. Youngs- District of Columbta,
SM.; Daniel J. IL Liz. District of Columbla,
5840; Frank B. IL - thm, Pennsylvanlie
$840: Winard D. Wniamson. District of
ColumbIa, 840; Louis Krause. District of
Columbia, 5840; Leon W. Gray. New York,
Coast .Ceast and geodetia survey-John C.
Landers, Iowa, $720; Edward C. 8mtt,
Georgia, $720;. Charles F. McKenney, Din
trict of Columbia. $900.
Office auditor for Nay' Department-1SS
coe L Brookbank. Illinois, $60.
Appointments by tramfer frwn other de
partments-Walter PUMrey. Maryland.
$720. Secretary's GLeM, tby transfer fre
Smithsonian Institution; Donald F. Rich
ardmon. New York, $00. Secretary's office.
by transfer from War Department; George
D. Cannon, North Carolina. $1.200, Internal
revenue, by transfer. from fifth internal
revenue district of North Carolina; Stephen
F. Holtman, New York, $1,000. supervising
architect's office, by transfer from Navy
Department; John S. Carter, Maryland,
;00, office of auditor for Post OMce De-.
partment, by transfer from Department of
Agriculture.
Reinstatemento-Secretary's office: John
Brubaker. Ohio, $720. -
Office of auditor for War Department:
George M. Lamesure, Pennsylvania, $1,2)0;
Mrs. Marion Robinson. Michigan. $60. .
Promotions-Secretary's office: Fre&'k F.
Bailey, South Dakota. $00 to $720; Charles
F. Noske, District of Columbia, $720 to
$900; Miss Jeanie Sanders, Wisconsin, $1,000
to $1.20; Miss Frances A. Jullien, Distri&t
of Columbia, $000 to $1,000; Joseph .0.
Falck, District of Columbia. $720 to $000;
Henry K. Hunterson. Virginia, $600 to $720.
Office of Internal revenue: J. C. V. Todd,
Kentucky, $600 to $720.
Office of auditor for State and other de
partments: Frank C. Long. Consecticut,
$1,20- to $1,400; James C. Crawford, Missis
sippi, $1.000 -to $1.200; M. W. Well. Iowa,
$900 to $1,000; D. Irving Cox, District of Co
lumbia, $720 to $000.
Office of auditor for Post Offiee Depart
ment-Edward A. Demarey, Minnesota.
$1,000 to $1,200; Joseph Walsenfeld, Illinois,
$900 to $1,000; Mis Mary J. Moore, DIstrict
of Columbia, $721 to $00; Miss Mary C.
Jones. Delaware, $00 to $720; Mrs. Julia 1).
Rainhard, New York, $00 to $72; Robert
L. Longstreet, Georgia, $1,000 to $1,200; Miss
Nellie G. Kane, District of Columbia, $"0
to $1,000; Jeremiah S. Parrott, District of
Columbia, $060 to $900; Mrs. Jesse C. Soule.
New York. $1,000 to $1,20.: Nesmith P. Nei
son, Minnesota, $00 to 31,000; Charles -.
Cuney, Texas. $660 to $720.
' Office of supervising architect-C. R.
Bradbury, Virginia. $1,000 to $2,000; Arthur
A. Fisher, District of Columbia, $1,200 to
$1,600.
Office of treasurer United States-Harry
H. Hurlbirt, Pennsylvania, $1,200 to $,400;
Birdette P. Hickox. Michigan, $1,000 to
31.200; Frank H. Perry, Alabama. $90 to
$1,000; Wiley G. Brown, Texas, $840 to $900;
Lee H. Harris, Illinois, $720 to $840.
Coast and geodetic survey-Attrell Rich
ardson. District of Columbia, $700 to $820.
MOV"JMETS OF NAVAL VESSELS.
San Francisco, Nashville and Albany
to Tie Up for Repairs.
In order that necessary repairs may be at
once made to the cruisers San Francisco
and Albany and the gunboat Nashville,
those vessels have been detached .from
further service with the "iquadron of e'volu
tion In the Caribbean sear and oro4od to
navy yards in this dountry. TheL San Fran
cisco will be repaired at the Norfolk yard
and the Albany and the Nashville at the
Boston yard. The San Francisco and'*ash
ville sailed from Culebra yesterday for
Hampton Roads. . -
The cruiser Albany was built in England
for the Chilean navy and was bought by the
United States at the outbreak of the Span
ish war. She is sheathed and coppered and
is reported to be in need of extensive re
pairs. The San Francisco was formerly at
tached to the European squadron and was
brought home for repairs. but before they
could be made she was sent to the West
Indies to participate in the maneuvers. Her
condition is such that needed repairs can
no be no longer delayed without danger; of
permanent injury. Although not settled as
yet, It iserobable she will be sent back to
the European station.
The Navy Department is informed that
the gunboat Marietta, whidi has been in
tihe port of Curacao for several days taking
on coal and provisions, left that port yes
terday to resume her vigil in the harbor of
La Gualra, where she hes been looking
after American interests for several months
past except when necessary to leave to coal.
The gunboat Bancroft, which recently left
Colon for Kingston to give her crew shore
liberty, mailed from the latter pert yester.
day for San .Tuan, which is her regular sta
tion. There ahe will receive slight repairs
to her engines and be held in readiness for
any service required of her, either on the
.isthmus, thle coast of South America or in
the West Indiles.
11he Secretary of the Navy received his
first cable message from Honolulu this
morning. It simply announced that the
cruiser Solace sailed from that port yester
dayr for Guam and the Philippines; Up to
tis time news from Hawaii had always
been about ten days behind, even when tele
graphed from San Francisco.
'lhe traIning ship Essex left Portsmouth,
N. H.. yesterday for a cruise in thle West
Indies with St. Thomas as her first stopping
place.
The cruiser Raleigh was placed in com
mission at the navy yard Portsmouth, N.
H., yesterday under the command of Com
mander Arthur P. Nasro, recently detached
from duty with the light house establish
nent.
Bruehing Up on Geography.
The officials of the customs division of the
Treasury Department have been brushing
up on geography within the last few days.
A query from San Francisco sent them to
their atlases. The collector~ of customs of
that port wanted to know whether he
should charge duty on cement taken out
of b idn San Francisco and landed on the
Mi..af fads. '"Who owns the Midway
Islands?" th various officials asked each
otJhean a time no one seemed able to
answer te question. If the islands were
foreigitflgythe cement might be taken
out, f a d landed there free of duty,
as far as Uncle Sam was concerned. If on
the other hand, the islands belonged to the
United State.. the cement would have to
pay duty when It landed there. After much
research the cuatoms officials discovered
that the islands were appropriated by the
United State. in 1357 and have been under
our flag ever since. The aement wilR there
fore be subject to duty as soon as It Is un
loaded on the little specks of land 1,100
mile. northwest of Hawaii. The Midway
Islands will he used -as t~he first landing
point of the Pacific cable west of Honolulu.
TIhe second is Wake Island, the third Guam
and then the Philippines.
Loc~ a ents T1mnmsa
There were four .patents MAssed to reut
dents of the District of Columbia today, as
follows: Henry C. Umericia, eleeure for
storing ad dispensing ve...rs; Mis eta
N. Ferguson. drees .btid Maa A Math
ews, excavating macne;m Lanam 3. Per
kins, roty Be cahiset
In teasof Gmsesia uga
Dpwe~anemm adev-tf aftheib
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ConisiditabtgMWIWsur lrom
th iandy the ea
ate ot twMi,*
Representative Man--of Ilinois todsyfioed
the- favorable reprt;' wutahied by the
Souse committee on commerce en the b1
stslistga a- dpartment 'of no =maft
and labor. The hoit as reported by Mrt..
Mann is cbnaidebab ebanged from the
measure as it passed the Senate at the
lest session.
Mr. Mann. who win have ebe of the
bill in the House1 eid not e:Niiiessan
opinion as to the probability of the act
Passing the House.adeegmLnga law at
this session, 'but stated 'that he would
I1ress vigorouely 'fer an opportunity townsil
up the bill fter consideration Whenever ap
propriation bills 'were ' hot-'an up -the
time -of the House.
T4 report statep that one,--Aect of the
new department is to consolidate. an far
as possible, all of the statistical bureaus
of the government ifMitur depaitment, and
to place In the new dedpa~hient all -of the
scientific bureaus engaged is- work relat
Ing to commerce, mandCiettres and labor.
CompositionL of Depatmint.
It-transfers to thxe itew department the
light house establishment, the national bu
reai of standards, the- coast and geodetic
sUrydy, the bureau of Immigration. the
burpau of statistics. 'jurisdiction over Chi
nese Immigratioi ' 4n4 Alaskan fisheries
from-the Treasury Department. as well as
the bureau of foreign commerce from the
State Department, and the permanent cen
sus office from the Interior Department. It.
places in the new department alo the
presot department of labor and the cot
ipissioner of fisheries.
It .creates in the dikiatment of commere
three new bureaus, to wit: Manufacturee,
insurance and corport Ions, respectively.
The chiefs of the new bureaus are each to
receive a salary of $4,000. It authorizes the
President to transfer to thaw new depart
inebt'any branch of tW pubIlc service en,
gaged in statistical or scientific work. - -
The House substitute does not transfer to
the neW department the life saving service,
the marine hospital service, the bureau of
navigation, the sembat Inspection serv
ice or the United-States shipping commis
sioners, which wqye 4incuded in the bill as
it passed. ths hnqe. but does Include
the coast and geodetic survey and the
bureau of standavls mwhc~ a were not In the
bill as it te.
While un rovs bill the preent
department 4 . iacluded in the pieW
department , , lirce and labor, It Is
not propos echgoe the method of ap
pointing the qogun ner of rabor by the
President as iplr by law or to lessen
the independe o~ 0" utles of the labor de
partment as q ed. The bill will not
make, in an a commissioner of
labor at n-tany secretary of the
new departme w m night be unfavora
ble to labor.
BureaW oMIarporatiolla
The new "W corpdrations is In
tended to ieC ief i G . executive'
branch of -theN oerpment'. cprrying into
effset proposeblegistio 'poa.te subject
of trust combthtlO. he report says:.
"-he3Pr'f-this bureau
shall. bepublish and
ou uch
su .U, usfl 6neerning ul
corporations *ithit thE
limits'of the -ishall enzae'
in interstat commerce or In commerce be
tweet 'the *16 Stat ekad eay 'foeign
couitry,' S ttend td ftcdh 6ther duties
as may be 2fereifter prod&d -by-aw. The
creation 'Of thil burea* WM- make it the
duty of an officer of the government to deal
with the matterzof corporation 4oforistion
an1dtpcuire knowledge and relirt recos
mendalong.concerniag the Xawnner a4=8 e,
tent to w'hib erporiation transeqtiona ii
Interstate oonun~ce~sIhall be miijeWe e fq
the illuence of -patibnal leg sLW-6u.. Xoiur
comnittee belleves that this Is a practical
step toward the' legittmate control of- cor'
porations engaging'ihcofn-etce andig the
states."
'Bweauof Ekntfaituring.
The province and duty of the bureau of
manufacturing will be to foster, omote
and develop theo various manufacturing in
dustries of 'the-United States and markets
for the same at home and abroad, domestic
and foreign, bysgatheriug, compiling, pub
lishing and supplying all valuable and use
ful 'information' cofiderning such Industries
and such markets, and 'by such other meth
ods and means as may -be prescribed by the
Secretary or provided by law.
. ureau of Insurance.
The third new bureau which is created in
the bill Is that of insurance. It is proposed
that the duty of this bureau shall be to
.exercise such. control as may be provided
by law over insurance companies transact
ing business in the United States, and to
foater, promote And develop the various in
surance industries ofi ,the United States by
gathering, comnplinig, publishing and sup
plying valuable and useful information con
eerning insurance- companies and the bus
iness of iniurance, and by such other meth
ods and means as may be prescribed by law.
HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS
COxmTENTONEES BECOxxmg
THAT LAW 33 ?IKED,
The D istrict, Comnantfltanne have for
warded to Coligress a *Eoommendanin -for
the amnesdmebt ot ~the uw limiting- the
height of buRdias aoSto provide for
cases where the prebmee building fronts on
a publc reservtioni and intersecting
streets. They recommend that In such
cases the height shall be determnined by the
widest thoroughfare.
The case w)4ll ,,adfprth this mug
gested am nt ~of the application
of Cary and ' tnr~Fa permit to con
struct a hotetildi180 feet high on the
site of the rept, co Hotel, ad
joining the -~O~ ,feae on the west.
The corot [ i~nIhas held that a
-aajority of th -oneof this property is
on E street,'- ' nnt feet in wigth,
and .that e e aggt of 330) feet
cannot be telaw, which
limite-height of the street
at their frot.,, .
'Theprmthuh
Alexander H. atany recently
argued the the emw..in
era. They -th. sirit of the
law, wileb Js b g en
narrow be ved up to
in allowIng a hight 200s feet.
for th betel pO!td
Theym~etm~ tfaagiawveaev;
te ammw e U hsi
VU1 Aftiv to' Vhbigtoufuli
A *Wt who wti be Vm
St -e6 deSeessa wetesonles of Ve - r
Pautn Lfbrast "mrow, wm antv in
WeAsaton at aS4 tight and wM he at
the Me "s Rst during hft
here, nEerts were m"e by the CoMs
sieners of the Distric- Of Columbia to bve
am attend a. dinmer to his honor. The trus
tees of the library, members of-the Board
of Twea and ay others weft anisins
6&t- -M. Carnegie-.be e t St # i*=e=
n s s'eno, but an of the inviannol he
Tam -...ar- to deee On the ade at
bbn pbyuieim Mr. Carnmee wasn II In Secat
lanE and ws 3nee-- 64aed his easing
home. No enesed hismself as ge at a
the kintly attention SaOCad h=sad iS
indulging the hope., which the people of
Washington earnestly desire may be ful
fled, that he will be able to meet those
wha have Interested themselves in the n1
brary sma aet at a d&nner =eme* time OR
the future.
Delegates Instructed'to Imvite the Na
tmal Asdataan,
'-ie regular sensi-monthly ieeting of the
etai Grocers Protecttve Association was
thed1 last qvelng at 71 6th street north
west. -preident 'P. B. Otterback presiding.
Manr Matfers of oeportance.te the mem
*es were dliosed of and the report of the
trustees submitted, containing an interest
lng account of the achievements of- the or
gntemitan
The Jenkins bill, providing for the closing
of certain business places on the Sabbath,
was discussed. The association is endeavor
jug to secure its passage. A committee,
which has Immediate charge of the matter,
has prepared blank petitions which the
patrons of the various groceries will be re
quested to sign.
President P. B. Otterback and Mr. A. H.
'Gregory. the secretary, were chosen to rep
resent the local grocers at the annual con
vention of the Nationa Retail Grocers' As
'odatIon, to be held In Kansas City Janu
ary 13, 14 and 15. They were instructed to
exert every effort to get the 19ft conven
tion for Washington. The Business Men's
AssocIatIon, It is said, Indorses the project.
Rt was announced last evening that the
case against Wiluiam T. Reed, charged with
having sold adulterated cider, had been re
opened by the association's attorneys, and
whe .called to trial subsequently was nolle
prossed by the court ofmetals and the fine of
$1o previously imposed was refunded.
The election of officers resulted as follows:
President, P. B. Otterback; vice president.
j. T. White; treasurer. I. L Meader; Were
tary, A. IL Gregory; trustees. P. B. Otter
back, L. M. Brink, H. I. Meader. J. F.
Schneider, 0. S. Pumphrey, J. T. White. A.
. Clarke, Tippet Huntt, W. S. Brown, E.
F. Hall, L. F. Palmer, J. M. Denty, W. T.
Reed, H. W. Fisher and John A. Hughes.
President- Otterback was presented with
a handsome silver loving cup, and Secretary
Gregory with an umbrella.
ANNUAL MEzTING OPENB.
Daughters of the American Revolution
in Seiin Today.
.The annual meeting of the national board
of managers of the Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolutiqn was commenced this morn
Ins at the headquarters of the order in the
Washington Loan and Trust building. The
sessions of today were presided over by the
president, Mrs. Charles W. Fairbake, and
nearly all the members of the board were
present.
Most of the time of today's sessions was
devoted to executive work. such as the
reading of reports of offlcers and commit
tees and the consideration of business Inci
dent to the workings of the order.
General Thomas M. Vincent and Fred
Owen. representing the Sons of the Ameri
can Revolution, appeared before the so
clety this morning and on behalf of the
sons presented to the D. A. R. a beautiful,
large American flag. This flag will be rais
ed over the site of the proposed continental
hall by the members of the D. A. R., as
s*sted by the.S. A. R., February 22.
,at the present meeting of the board of
itaniagers, whfeh 'is expected- to continue
through several days. the details will be ar
ranged for the next annual congress of the
order and other Important business will be
trAnsacted.
MORTGAGE "OL $%500,000.
On Potomac Electric Power Company's
Property Filed Today.
The Potomac Electric Power Company
this afternoon filed with the recorder of
deeds a mortgage upon all its real estate
and corporate rights to secure the payment
of $2.000,000 in bonds, payable in D4 years,
with Interest at 4% per cent. The trustee
named is the Commercial Trust Company of
New Jersey. The property Involved in
cnlWg - that fortherly owned by both the
Potomc Electric Power Company and the
United Ates Electrlc Lighting Company.
Released on Bond.
Rufus Boyd was arrested by Policeman
R. E. Lee of the sixth precinct last night,
charge'd with a serious offense against Edna
Lawson, sevep.-years old. He was released
on $,000) real estate security during the
evening. When the case was called in Po
lice Court today it was -continued until
Thursdlay. Mr. Boyd denies the accusation.
An assignment for the benefit of his cred
Itors was placed on record today by Frank
Harrison, a local stationer. Ross P. An
drews Is named assignee. The assets are
stated to amount to $7,848.83 and the lia
bilities $1,818.77.
Weekle Failed to Materialize.
-John Weckler forfeited $10 collateral in
the Police Court today on a charge of as
sault preferred by John H. Sothoran. The
filing of the charge was the result of ami
encounter between the men whila near 13th
and E streets northwest Thursday last.
$10,000 Damage Suit on Trial.
Hearing was beguan today before Justice
Clabaugh and a jury of the suit at law in.
stituted by George W. Patton against the
Chesapaea and -Ohio Railway Company to
recover $10,000 damages. It is alleged that
November 17, 180, pliniff, a. railway mai
clerk, sustainsd serious injury by reason of
a coiseion between case operated by the
Qefendant' v .
Orand JEry TIm datt
The grand jury has rectmet
as folow~sBe-j--i G.~W egr murer.
the indictment being thWt *COnd file&
against the defenant anftraitetmerely
fior the of correEdn a mtake in
the raime; sA, las Ela Jachson,
lareeny: George A. Conms houselermkig
Bernard Neat, hoasebreakiug: John T.
Sulvn ronery
George CnQ*S= Hawkius, Frederiek C.
LetUdN dwars, eaeh mo
assault with a dangera weapon.
Moved te Admt 0%i 4. Bai,
Ji the United States Supr,. coart eSw.
mer e12 Th wieman has ..-a
admitt tOe bad 'ee, the slerk of M.
Frank Namea of this npa ho eeman de
-ape for San Frae...pnin ate
.....=s+e. The court has tamath
esA. Wad L a. I.s
dasatNavaC sru
tar A. and nl== L. . Connetty
hmam bees es ms d
IMine S. m, s ordnamee department
at Itek nef arsenal, Rock Island, D.
has been egdered to the armory at Spring
*dd Mam.. em busness pertaining t th
establishment of a small asms factory at
th 11ask; Rad arsesa. Re will atp ft
WashInbst. entsoste.
Capt. F. H. Albight. nib Infantry, has
ben dae**md as Prfeesor of maary
enamee ad tactics at Purdue University.
Iataetted. d.
Capt. P. 4. lAws. 5th 1stantry, has been
Mnaiee Aermatment at the general hos
Ptal. 0a IFauleo, and ogdered d Soft
us company.
Col. C. A. Woodrug. Artilery Corps, has
been granted two monthe leave of absence.
Capt. C. H. McNeal Artilery Coep, has
been relieved ft duty at thie Mitary
Academy and assigned to duty at Forl
tlley. Kan.
roen rim DpaRt3 at Vg1p1 M I"
. tesmany Inemmand.
The thre0 extra rst-cans steam tire en
goie fer the District he department ar
rived in the city 'this morning from the
fattory of the American Fire Enuae Com
phny at Seneca Falls. 7q. Y. The engines
are the most modern type and throw a
tremendous volume of water. They will be
tested next Friday, and afterward placed
In service ti the down-town section of the
city.
Valuable Property Sold.
The property on the south oide of I streel
between 13th and 14th street has been sold
by D. M. Ogden. trustee of the jichum
estate, to the Brunswick Apartment House
Company. The consideration was MG1M0
for the 10,A6 square feet. an the improve
ments, which consist of three-story build
Igs., known as Franklin Row. were not
considered in the valuation placed on the
prooerty. -
The frontage to seventy-two feet one and
one-half inches, and the depth 144 feet to
an alley thirty feet wide. There is an aley
twenty-nine feet wide on the west side
about half -the depth of the lot.
Watlng fer Byrian mmnlgrants.
Commissioner General Sargent of the iW
migration bureau has received telegrami
from Points on the Texas border' stating
that Syrian immlgrants are arriving there
and many are passingthe required exam,
ination for admission to the United States
At Eagle Pam about thirty-four Syrians
have passed since December 10. Man3
others have come through at other points
At Laredo a bunch of Syrians has been de
tained because of the prevalence of tra.
choma in the party. Mr. Sargent states
that 250 Syrian immigrants were recently
landed at Vera Cruz, Mex.. who are de-s
tined for this country. Their object in gQ.
Ing there was to come into the United
States through different Texas points, bet
lieving that the Immigration inspection a]
theme points would be less severe and lew
intricate than elsewhere. Mr. Bargent says
that while his force at border points is nol
a large one it is composed of competent
men. Mr. Sargent intends to keep a close
watch for the plan of entering this countri
from Mexico, believing that a good man,
immigration concerns have adopted thiu
method.
Reltzefl-Addison Naptia.
Special Dispatch to The Evemnag Star.
HAGE148TOWN, Md., January 6.-MIs
Venette Shapley Reitzell and Past Assist
ant Paymaster David Addis=n of thi
United States navy were married at noom
today at Clea.r Spring, this county. The
ceremony was performed In the Reformee
Church by Rev. F. W. Bald, assisted bj
Rev. Dr. J. Spangler Kieffer of Hagers
town. The wedding was a fashlonabbl
event. the guests Including a large numbei
of persons prominent In naval and socia
circle.
Mr. Addison.. whose home is at Saline
Kans.. has just returned from a yeari
cruise on the Alliance, previous to whici
he was witti'the white squadron for tw<
years. The bride it, a daughter of Sam
uel M. Reitzell, one of the influential citi
menu of western Maryland.
After their honeymoon Mr. and Mrs. Ad
dison wilL go to. Ppet sound, to whict
place Mr. Addison ha' been assigned.
vprdlct for 2%000.
A verdict awarding the plaintiff $2,000 has
been rendered by a jury in Circuit Couri
No. . the pplt at law Instituted by Caro
line al agaianst the Metropolitan Coac1
Company to recover damages in the sum ol
$10,0. __ _ _
Washington Stock 'rehag.
anSa= .e=Reg resl, 12e'lwek NeOW-U. a. Coupe
4s. SM at 16M%. Caltai Tmam 4s, $zwe al
. $1. a16%. P a , I00
lekWashitems ailway ad Eleetrie 4g, P1,00
at. epmkeand Potias Telse es,~
p2,000 at 15.Washingtn Loen and C'
10 at 210. t. Trust ad Storage Co., 10 ai
106, 10 at 106. Mergenthe so e, 10 ai
at at% 1 1t0I ter atiGa
at '79%, unk etWsintn 10 at 00.
Railroad ud-oslTrcio a101 Wdd,
108% aked. Me r El~a s. 11%.i~ ask
ed. Metreittan lndebt., 17les
asked. Me litan Cert. Indebt., B, 105 bhd, 101
asked. Col 4., 121 bid, 1)4 asked. Columa
26 mnort. S, 106 bid. The Walshington Railwal
an tereCo. 4m, 8Wbd 0 asked.
Miscelaneos GasCo. se
ries A, 111 bid. 116 asid G"~istmas Co.
sseries B, 112 bid. U. S. Eetrie Light D~eb.
Xp.'Os, 10abid 107% asked. U. S. Electrie Lighi
et. Indebt . 106 bid. Caemapenae ad Poteaoa
Telephone ES,.16 bid, 104 asked. Wa-akhe.e
Miarket Co. 1st 6S, 16% hid. Masnic Hall Asso
elation 5s. 104 bid. Armerican Graelhophone Deb.
S,. 95 hid.
Bafe Deposit and Trast Stecks-atienal Pate Ds.
Sad Trust. ibtd0 200 asked. Ws
andTrat, 10 215 asked. (sa
Security ad Trest, *215 i.220 asked. Wasb
legton Sate Deposit, 50 bid. Union Tfrust ad Race
age, 1O' bid. 100 asked. Waahisyte. Savlag
Bk,1 bid, 110 asked.
Battroad Steha-sptal Traction O'., 126 bid,
127% .asked. The ahntnRailway and 1Ee.
tiec Co. Przet. 48 bid. heWaahington Railway
and Electrie Co. Conm., 12 bid.
National Bank'Stocks-Bank .t Wasigte.. 485
bid. 500 asked. Metropolitan. 75 hid. 500 asked.
Cnetral, 206 bid. Parmners and Macha=m=', 800
bid. ' Second, 110 bid. attieus' 18 bid, 1%4
akd. Cebnba, 192 bid. Ca~150 bid. Weat
~14bd, 10 asked. .148 bid, 155
-noln,12 bid, 185 askeg. Rlgg, 123
bidbid, 28 asked
Prean. 50 bi, 56 asked.. ,iteitn 5 bid,
0 asked. Careeran, 70 bid. Pooa, *68 lid.
Arlington, 0 bid, 35 aked Germma Asserian,
250 bid. NatiUlnion, 7% bid. 9 asked. Co
...sis 11 b. 11 Rsked.
tleInsrana Soeks-3eal Etato TIte.- 02 hid,
-5.aalked. Cean.a TItle, 4% bid, S aqhed. Wash
is4Z~~ '~J mse -Chapese
nd Poosene ~ s 5 bid, 8 asked.- Aneri
can Gruhpee 4% bid. 4 asked. Aensri
emsgbphm Pint. 1S bid, 10 asked.
Gas 5ieeWtmGea 16% bid, 19% ask-.
ed.ed
=== StesGen s. Capper Co.,
23%id 26 sd.Wa Mahet 16% hdd,
e.bid. 52 M..a Des:'C..'1-M.
Ogabs P aEnihn d M 0oim MNmd
131ma&4O, Jamrgs 4.--.im
sb.Lawr. Gee
A t *ar....
Cam-My.....3% M
5*.ser. Gese.
saa....... 2.5 176.
It. Es. Gese
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Strong BUMi"h Tendency in
Stooks Today.
LOWER OALL MONEY
, a in z T am 1 300" u
=a EM"= IMT
Attempts em the Pert ot the Dss
to Dpes Prices Worn
aSpecal DIeateh t in avelta W..
NEW YORK, January 6.-American rail
way Saa,. In the London stock market
again showed advances over our clsi
prise of yesterday, the improvemseta sa
tending from % to % per cent: they also
cabled buying orders in this market. Con
ruib there were #A higher for both accounts.
The opening In the local stock marel
continued to 'how good stiength and the
confidence shown on the other aide in
Americans helped the opening here eon
siderably. Another favorable Influence was
a 6 per cent call rate money market at the
start, tending to show a relaxation on the
part of principal financial Interests to their
restrictions In lending money for specUla
tive purposes.
'The traction group was active and strong.
with Brooklyn Rapid Transit In the lead
with an advance of 1% per cent, the
strength in these Issues being attributed to
an early rumor that the franchise tax law
would be declared unconstitutional.
In the railway list St. Paul gained %,
Union Pacifc and Southern Pacific rose
about %, Missouri PaciNet %. Denver and
Rio Grande preferred %. and there were
good gains In Mexican National. Canadian
Pacific. Reading. Pennsylvania and aier
active issues.
In the Industrials. Car and Foundry Is
Sres, the Steel shares, Tennessee Coal and
Iron. and Sugar were all features of
strength, the best gain having scored In the
former stock, on an increase of % per cent
in the quarterly dividend rate, making it a
4 per cent stock. Sugar did not hold its
strength very well In the face of selling
said to come from Lower Wall street.
The copper shares were rather heavy in
the early trading and somewhat neglected.
but a little later In the day they rallied
fractionally.
In the second hour pf trading there were
some reactions occasioned by heavy distri
bution of stocks by recently active pools.
This decline, however, was restricted by
renewed activity in other stocks that have
not enjoyed the manipulative buoyancy dis
played In the standard Issues.
The Harriman shares were very well
bought, and the bulls of these specialties
were more aggressive In their tactics. Ru
mors of labor troubles on this system were
lost sight of for the moment. Of these
stocks Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
seemed to be the most in demand, and both
acted as though insiders had stated them
for higher price. Up to moon over WA0I
shares were dealt in and the money rate
was way down to 5 per cent.
In the early afternoon another rally start
ed up, the general list showing improve
ment, and it was noticed that the traders
who had sold earlier in Sbe day, expecting
a reaction, were the principal buyers. ror
eign houses, on the other band, were sell
era on balance. Their sales were not heavy.
-however, and the offerings were well ab
sorbed.
In this rally the most strength was dis
played in stocks like New York Central.
Pennsylvania, Union Pacific and the Read
ing issues, the latter being rather neglect
ed and somewhat heavy In the early trad
ing.
In the money market a. sticeable fa
ture In the easier conditions for prime mer
cantile paper, the demand for that material
being greater than the supply, and the
rate has 'declided from 6 to 5% per cent.
There is also a one-quarter per cent drop
on fine paper, while call money rates have
ranged from 5 per cent to 6 pqr cent most
of the day. Another favorable -showing is
that while cash receipts are Increasing.
shipments, on the other hnd,- from this
center are decreasing.
In the late trading greit activity was
again displayed and most of the active
stocks reached their highest figures on the
present upward movement. The low-priced
shares, too, were in good demand and have
scored good gains. There was really no
special news during the whole of th day.
the only thing looking like it being'the
rumored action of the appellate division of
the supreme court at Albady. In regard to
the franchise tax law. which was afterward
denied, no decision having been rendered
and none being expected before the March
term of the court.
New York Stock Narket.
Furnished by W. B. ibbs & Co., bankers
and brokers, 1419 F at.. members New York
stock exchangre, Washington steek em
ehange and Chicage board et tsae.
Open. WISh. Low.5P..
Am. & Poundry..... ....3.. l 8. 5
A m-rlea Smeiig..-.-. 10 'U8% 4 M
Amaerican Smelting, p6l et H ge se
American Sgmr.........,.... 15%) lSW% 1W% 125
Au..... a.... n la 3 e5 1 s
Atch.Top. & KFe~ ..... 86% 5 as
Aich.,Top.AS.Es, pmi 1di% 10 ietv. la
BaltImorea A0Obi......... 1613 13.% toax IsM
Baltmore&oo. .- ....... - -
Broaln Papid es... -36 187M 136 3P
(tretNew ery.. ~.....---.
Chieago & Alte............ 37 U4 7
Chicago A Alton. p6L...724 .
Chiesgo Great Weutem. : 28
Chicao, Ml.& St. Paut. i7S3 373 W
Chucago, 3.. ? a P.... 80 M M
vooa eFelIxe.- 50 04 64Sat%
Conmonadae 6=..... 230% 231 2%21
Dlaware A Hudson..... 115 Dl' 11 175
Erie comma................. W4
Erie, 1st 90.......... 4 6
4enern ateetric ........... 3Z to
Illinois Central,.........., SM SM%19 4%
Louisville A Nashv~Il... 1%1 ~ i~
aatamn Elevated.... 116 IiIi'4
eopoami= St. Ry....... 12 14 143
Mo., gan, A Tea. eom... 2F U U54 n
Mo.. ?sn. aTex.. u61.. Gt6 61 st
isaudr Pacesse. ......... 30 3t US 110%4
New York CentanL........ 168%S~
B. Y..Oat.& AWestern,... 3'
NorfolkA&wesmern....,..... 713 257
Readng, ....... 166%
EcsiGa ofU. Chiage1
omn.asse & Ir... H M
it. Loustma 1531 7
St. LouisA S. F., 2l aO. 7%7
Lmseutawssrn.. U 3a
LooS..,a "48 6,4
8e.theazine....... r
amates ----
Un~e..Ibh e, __ . 5 5 ?3 193
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