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*~~ if N T . 16,160. WASHINGTO , D. C., FRIDAY, fli C Pi- 04 -TW ENTY TW O PAG ESJ . TW O CENT S. TBU IVU==N STAR. tnDEn e ALY,' ZOr!P SUNDAY. trtn. Ot. 111h tipst Nm ?ugitie Atai n. D.S i N.w.,spu e".y. S.I. L 1AnI, Puis Ssw Tork 0/ue. TIMs fsiolbg. cienoCe: ?rSau iiMmb& The E.ening Star is aerved to subscTibers in t1a eity by carrfers, on their own account, at 10 otnt 0er week, or 44 cents per month. Copies at thl reenter. 2 cents each. by mail-anywhere in the t 8. er Canada-postage prepuid-30 cents per month Saturday Star. 32 , $1 per year; with for Sign postage added. 83.60. (Entered at the Post Oice at Washington, D. C Ma second-clasm mail matter.) 97AU mail subscriptions must be pald in adcaaeh Mtes of advertising made kswa on apineatilo. SENSATON EXPECTED When Mrs. Chadwick'sTrans actions Are Uncovered. TO WAIVE, A HEARING PRISONER PREFERS TO HEE'J CHARGES AT CLEVELAND. Closely Guarded in Cell in Tombs to Prevent Any Attempt at Bodily Harm. Mrs. Chadwick is now confined ir the Tombs in New York in default of securing bondsmen in the amount of $15,000. Additional complaints are ex pected to be issued against the prisoner, charging forgery. Today she decided to waive exam ination at a hearing in New York, preferring to face all charges ;.t Cleveland. NEW YORK, December 9.-In her lonely cell in the Tombs prison, isolated even from the other unfortunates whom fate has led behind prison walls, Mrs. Cassie L. Chad wick, the former society woman, and now the central figure in one of the most myste rious and sensational cases of the century, waited today while her counsel scoured the city in an effort to raise the $15,000 ball which had been fixed as the price of her temporary liberty. All day yesterday, from early morning until late at night, the wo man waited anxiously in the office of the United States marshal while one after an other of those for whom she turned for as sistance declined to come to her aid. At last the quest for the time was abandoned, and the prison doors closed behind her. Mrs. Chadwick's imprisonment in the Tombs has not tended to her recovery from her nervous attacks of yesterday. This morning she was in a highly nervous state, having passed a night of watchfulness. She was very nervous during the night, and was wide awake until nearly 4 a.m., when she slept a little. With frequent intervals of waking, she slept until shortly after 4 o'clock. when the noise of other prisoners preparing for the morning's breakfast aroused her. Mrs. Seevey, the matron in the Tombs, saw Mrs. Chadwick about 7:30 o'clock and told her of the routine of the prison. She told Mrs. Chadwick that if she did not care for the prison fare'she could send out for her meals or get them from the restaurant at the prison. Mrs. Chadwick decided to make use of the prison restaurant. She left word that only her counsel should be admitted to see her. Freda, the nurse of Mrs. Chadwick, was at the Tombs early today, waiting for Emil, Mrs. Chadwick's son, and to see the priwner. For fear that Mrs. Chadwick might do herself bodily harm Marshal Henkel had a woman attendant specially detailed to watch her all night from without the cell, but near enough to be at hand on a mo ment's notice. Same Tier of Cells With Nan Patterson In the same tier of cells as that in which Mrs. Chadwick's cell is located Nan Pat terson, the former show girl accused of the killing of Caesar Young. is kept a prisoner. Warden F"lyncn of the Tombs was so nerv ous over the welfare of Mrs. Chadwick and the possibilities of her doing herself bodily harm that toehiey lie enforced the rule ap plied only in exceptionial ('cses of not acl lowing her either knife or fork with which to eat. C onseque'nt ly t he laemlb chop which shje ordered hade to be cut for her, anid she ate it with a spoon. Mrs.t Chadwick hats bee-n allowed the use of t he cor ridor ini front of her cell between ' a.m. arid 4 p.m., and may be permittedl to see br r nurse~ today. It is expected that the arrival at C'leve ltnad of Receiver Ly'on of the Citize-ns' Na tional lBank of Oberlin will be followed by rthe issue of additional complaints against Mrs. Chadwick charging forgery and based eithcr on the ('arnegie notts or other pa pers~ given by Mrs. Chadwick as securities for loans. The character of tia'se (J:her papers is carefully guacrde'd from public kno.wledge, but it is intimatred that they are a part of the Sensational developmenrts anticipated wrhen the financial transa't'ions of Mrs. Chadwick iar' unc-overe'd to public view. Up to a late flour this morning Mrs. Chad wick had not se-cured hail. Among counsel Interested lai the case it is believedi that Mrs. Chadwick will waive examination in this city and go voluntarily to Cleveland for trial. Help Fromn Friends in Cleveland. Discouraged by the failure of her lawyers to secure bail for her, and weary of prison experience at the Tombs, Mrs. Chadwick decided today to cnd her diffceulties in New York by waiving examination and going direct to Cleveland to face thre charges against her. and where she expects to meet friends who will help her. These facts were brought out today by a telegram which Mrs. Chadwick sent to her son Emil at theo Hotel Breslin, in which she told him to come and see her at once. The buy and Freda.. the nurse, at once hurried to Marshal lienkel's office and told him that they wanted passes to visit Mrs. Chadwick. Emil told the marshal that his mother wanted to waive examination and go to Cleveland. acnd Ice asked what was requisite in the premises. The marshal told him that it would be necessary to get a certificate from United States Gommissioner Shields. with a state ment from Mrs. Chadwick expressing her wish to waive examination. Emil and Freda hurried to the Tombs, where they consulted Mrs. Chadwick. It was expected then that within a few hours Mrs. Chadwick would have waived ex amination anti been on her way to Cleve land as a pisoner In charge of United States marshals. This waiver of examinatIon would place her case directly before the federal grand jury in Cleveland. When Lawyer .arpenter, Mrs. Chad wick's attorney, was seen this morning he was unaware of Mrs. Chadwick's decision to go to Cleveland, and he was still seek ing among security companies to obtain hail for her. MAY RETURJL TO CLEVEr-AlD. Mrs. Chadwick Will Act on Her Own Volition. NEW YORK. December 0.-I'nited States Marshal Henkel has announced that Mrs. Ohad3wick has notified her counsel that un Ies bail is furnished before 31 o'clock this afternoon she will go before United States Commissionr Shields, waive examilnauon and return immediately to Cleveland. If Mrs. Chadwick returns to Cleveland at this time of her own volition It -will be without the consent and contrary to the advice of her coimel. This feet was plain ly stated todar by 1Miawid W. Powers en of her' attorneys, after a conference be tween Maw, Chedwie. her som and Law a yers Carpenter and Powers. Mr. Poweti believes that as a result of the interviev Mrs. Chadwick will at least reconsider her decision to leave for Cleveland today. "Mrs. Chadwick is highly nervous and in a constant st te of excitement," said Mr, Powers. "She/ is determined to go back She said that she would rather go.to hei hotne; *here' her'fftihdi are. in Ohio; thar endure the surroundings of the prison." "Will she go back?" he was asked. A Strong-Minded Woman. "Well, she's a pretty strong-minded wo man, and you can't ever tell what such a woman will do. We will use every efforl to keep her here. We have told her tha we have strong hopes of getting bail if she is patient. There is no reason why we shouldn't get the bail." A report was current about the Tombe that a request for the appointment of a commission to examine Mrs. Chadwick as to her sanity will be made. Lawyer Pow ers was asked if there was any truth in the rumor. "I am not prepared to talk on that point just now," he replied, after some hesita tion. He was asked again if there was any' foundation for such a rumor. He laughed and said: "It would make a pretty good defense in a criminal action, wouldn't it?" May Remain in New York. Emil and Freda made another visit to the federal building early this afternoon, re turning to the Tombs, accompanied by United States Marshal Henkel. Mr. Car penter joined in the conference, and at its conclusion said to the waiting newspaper men: "She is not so determined to go back as she was. I think it is probable that she will remain here now." Scarcely ten minutes later Marshal Hen kel announced that Mrs. Chadwick had de liver-ed an ultimatum to her attorneys to the effect that if ball was not furnished before 3 o'clock this afternoon she would make preparation for her immediate return to Cleveland. It is her intention, the mar shal said, to go before United States Com missioner Shields, waive examination and start for Cleveland on the 8:20 train to night. When Mr. Carpenter was asked as to the piobability of securing bail he said: "The situation is exactly the same as last night. Men are willing to give the bail, but, as in the Patterson case, they fear the notoriety." ONCE HELD $5,000,000 SECURITIES Reynols Talks Little 'of Chadwick Aaair- Ha>dng Begun. CLEVELAND, Ohio, December 9.-Tri Reynolds, secretary and treasurer of the Wade Park Banking Company, who, ac cording to report, had at one time $5,000,000 worth of securities belonging to Mrs. Chad wick, returned from New York to Cleve land today. Mr. Reynolds went directly to the bank and held a lengthy conference with the directors. To the representative of the Associated Press Mr. Ieynolds said: "I have absolutely nothing to say. I do not know anything more about the Chad wick affair now than before I went to New York." The grand jury began taking testimony in connection with the Chadwick case here today, the first witness being Director Whit ney of the Citizens' Bank of Oberlin. Presi dent Beckwith of the bank sent word to County Prosecutor Keeler that he was too ill to appear, and added that he did not have in his possession the notes and other papers which he had been called upon to exhibit before the grand jury. Prosecutor Keeler stated that he expected to put Iri Reynolds of the Wade Park Bank on the stand tomorrow. It is understood that if Mrs. Chadwick waives an examination in New York and returns here at once, a special United States grand jury will be called to take up the matter without delay. Otherwise the case will probably go over to the regular federal grand jury, which meets in about a month. REITERATES HER STATEMENT. Mrs. York D'eclares Again She is a Sister of Mrs. Chadwick. SAN FRANCISCO, December 9.-Mrs. Alice M. York of this city has reiterated her statement that she is the sister of Mrs. Chadwick. despite the latter's repu diation of the relationship. She said: "My sister, Elizabeth Bigley, now Mrs. Chadwick, was born near London. Can., about forty-two years ago. Her girlhood days were spent at Eastwood and Wood stock, which was the home of our family. She was not a great reader, and as for hav ing read books on mesmerism and the like, that is all nonsense. "When I was married and went to live in Cleveland she came to live with me. That was in 1881. "There was nothing peculiar about her as a girl, save that she was a deep thinker. She always seemed absorbed in thought and would sit in silence by the hour. She seemed in a trance and never would pay attention to any one. She would come out of these thinking spells as if bewildered. She would never discuss her strange actions nor the many troubles in which she be came involved. "She never indicated that she was pos sessed of any hypnotic power. At the time in Toiedo when she was convicted of forgery under the name of Madame De Vere, it Is said, she hypnotized a man named Joseph Lamb. an express agent, who was arrested with her. The papers wore full of it at the tIme, and all the talk was hypnotism. The hypnotism talk, I repeat, was nonsense. "It seems to me that my sister had a mania for doing just such things that have now Involved her in this trouble. -She did not need money, as she had plenty of it. In speech she talks slowly and lisps slightly, She is quite deaf. She was always extrav agant. After that affair in Toledo, when she was released from prison, she came to live with me at my home. She was then the widow of C. L. Hoover, who left her considerable.money. "I am srythat she has been unable to secure bonds and hope that she will get out of this trouble." Mrs. York added that she would not go east unless subpenaed. POR PUBLIC BUILDINGB. House Committee May Not Allow Over $8,000,000 ExpenMiture. The House committee on public buildings and grounds decided at its meeting today to frame an omnibus public building bill. Representative Gillet of New York, chair man of the committee, said, however, that in view of the expressions in the Presi dent's message and the apparently general desire for conomy observed in the Sernate and the House the bill would be a small one in the aggregate, carrying not more than 38,000,000. The last omnibus public building bill -carried approximately 325,000,000. ALL BIDS REECTED. New Proposals to Ee Asked for Trans porting Coal to Cavit. Secretary Morton has ordered the rejec tion of all the bid. recently received by the Navy Department for the transporta tion of 25,000 tons of coal from: United States ports to the naval station at Cavite, P. I., and the invitation of entirely fresh proposals. This act,ion was due to the he lief that all the propos.is hunitte& were excessive. Pending satI.setery Weang. ments with private compasies fot' tipis transpertation the departtaent ha,Pt ien compelled to recall two arentsietstie lIHE TRIAL IS.MEW. I Prosecution of Nan Patterson Resumed in New York. OPENIN.- ARGJMT NT SPECULATION OVER VALUE OF PAWNBROKEWS TESTIMONY. Curious Still Continue to Crowd Corri dors, Hoping for Admission to Court Room. It is expected that rapid progress will be made in Nan Patterson's trial. Much interest centers in the value of Pawnbroker Stern's testimony. Court adheres to rule of exclusion of the curious from the court room. NEW YORK, December 9.-Now that the tiresome task of choosing a jury has been completed and the case of the prosecution has been outlined by Assistant District At torney Rand, it was expected that rapid progress would be made in the case of Nan Patterson when her trial for murder was resumed in the supreme court today. Much speculation has followed some of the statements made by the prosecuting at torney in his opening argument, and the report was freely circulated today that the testimony of Hyman Stern, the pawn broker, may not be so important for the prosecution as the district attorney's office has been led to believe. It has been said that the state believed Stern to be one of its most important wit nesses, and that the illness of the witness was a great hardship to it during the first trial. It was understood that he had positively identified a photograph of J. Morgan Smith, Miss Patterson's brother in-law, as a likeness of the man who pur chased the revolver with which Caesar Young was shot. Stern has now recovered from his illness and will appear before the jury to which the case is now being presented. Larger crowds gather around the doors of the court room every day, but the ruling of Justice Davis that only those having some connection with the case be permit ted to enter has been rigidly enforced up to this time. Many of the curious ones have not permitted themselves to become discouraged, however, and many remain in the corridors through a greater part of the day apparently with the expectation that the ban will finally be raised. LOCAL BILLS CONSIDERED. Action Taken by the Senate District Committee. The Senate District committee this morn ing authorized a favorable report on the joint resolution introduced in the Senate by Mr. Gallinger Wednesday granting the temporary occupancy of a part of the monument lot for the American appliance cxhibition. This resolution has been print ed in The Star. and gives for that purpose such portion of the public reservation front ing the south side of B street between 14th and 15th streets as may be needed for the purpose indicated. This exhibition will continue from March 20 to May 25 next, and will be in connection with the meeting of the international railway congress. This government having invited the members of the international railway congress to meet in this city the committee recognizes that in the absence of any large public building in which they could be invited to make their exhibit. the least that could be done would be to grant them the use of a public reservation on which the exhibition may be held. A number of buildings will be erected on this park. No opposition to this resolution was offered in the committee, and those in cha'rge of it feel quite -confident that none will be offered in Congress. The committee also considered the Sen ate resolution which provides for an inves tigation of the statements made by Prof. Wm. H. H. Hart of the Hart Farm School in relation to the conduct of that institu tion. This statement particularly relates to expenditures that have been made by Prof. Hart in the past. The committee finally referred the resolution to a sub committee consisting of Senators Hans brough, Scott and Martin, who will in the near future have Prof. Hart before them and take such additional testimony in re lation to his statements as they may deem desirable. A favorable report was also ordered on Senate bill 3718. granting a quit-claim from the United States to land held by the late John C. Rives, and situated partly in the District of Colunmbia and partly In Mary land. Two bills, Senate 3838 and Senate 4397, one providing for the extension of Albe marie street and the other for free lectures in connection with the public schools, were adversely reported, as action desired to be taken by these bills has already been had in other measures. THE AMOUNT LIMITED TIFTY DOLLARS ALLOWED POR LOSS OF EXPE.ESS PACKAGE. In disposing of the case of LoG1is L. Hooper against the United States Express Company Justice Barnard in Circuit Cowyrt No. 1 today made a ruling said to be of importance to patrons of expre'es companies engaged in business in the District of Co lumbia. It is stated that Mr. Hooper shipped a box of household goods, silver ware and other articles from this city to a point in Massachusetts and received from the express company a receipt in the usual form, containing the .provision, "nor in any case shall this company be held liable or responsible, nor shall any demand be made upon them beyond the .sum .of 350, at which sum said property is hereby valued, unless the just and true value is stated herein." The receipt showed that the value -was "asked and not given." The box, it is stated, whs lost and could not, be found. Mr. Hooper thereupon qued the express company to recover $298, al leged to be the value of the box and con tents, and claimed that the limitation quoted wasn void and against public polity and that the receipt being signed only .by the carrier and not by the shipper, It was not to be treated as a colitract. .Justice Barnard ruled that the receipt constituted a contract; that its reasonable .provision must be enforced, and that the plaintifr's recovery must be limited to p50. -M',.Ho~ was repre* eby .A!tr pany by A. A. Brpey. 3Reption for NB1zo 0 t 0me BdMBAY, Deo:mb.e -Ie~~Wo arrived here toa) Qq %dg~ sad sno Work ofNaml l aterie O08IT TO USSIANS TOGO E BD ING TO AU 316PuVN88Y. _e Will Prepare to In oeet and Sink Baltic Fleet- etarve Garriso Detailed report froi Port Arthur records the great damage done the Russian ships in that barbor. Togo is planning now to intercept and sink the Baltic fleet. Jap procedure at Part Arthur now will be to compel itiulation by starving the garrisorii TOKYO, December 9--I .-The follow ing report, dated December, & 10 p.m., has been received from the c4gmander of the naval land batteries in frO it of Port Ar thur: "Eight shells struck the irolected cruiser Pallada today and set hs on fire. Simul taneously she began to litt# to port, lower ing astern. She is deemed eifit for naviga tion. "During the action we di$overed the gun boat Giliak to the landwinil north of the battleship Peresviet and bombarded her. Eleven of our shells were aeffective. This vessel is also deemed to be ,#sabled. "The hits made by out aal and siege guns total 22. The armored eruiser Bayan caught fire at 11:30 o'clo4k this morning and the fire was not extinguihed at 4:15 in the afternoon. Evidently ti cruiser is seriously damaged. i "The results of our botnbsi dment of the battle ship Sevastopol, #ie mine ship (transport) Amur and tm transorts are not yet known." The above mentioned hits-were made with shells from the heavy guns.i Those made by the small shells are not sientioned in the rcrort. Another report from the-same eommand er dated 3 o'clock this (Frigat) morning is as follows: "As the result of our navl jun bombard ment yesterday (Thursday)'t Bayan was hit six times and the Amusf urteen times. The Amur is sinking astern. "Our cannonade direct4 against the storehouses and arsenals atthe -northeast base of Paiyu mountain r ted4n thirty six hits, causing great TOGO AND B Reported That He Wii * " and Intaneset Speelal Dispatch to The Eve NEW YORK, Deces Ver- tAtrsn from Tokyo says: Wt. ttio Poit Arthur squadron of war ships 'iwpeO ouf, Admiral Togo is preparing to go ig pearh of the Baltic fleet with the entirg panese fleet and smash the ships of Ad i Rojestven sky before they can become of any service in the far east. With the Japanese warships refitted, ma chinery repaired. crews .cgperated and everything in first-class flghting order. Togo will be in exceilent slpe to meet the Baltic fleet, and it is believed he will pound them .to pieces in short order. The fleet may sail at any hour to inter cept the Btltic squadron. The Japanese are confides that the Rus sians will never reach Vladvostok, which is now their only refuge in eastern waters. Japs' Main Purpose Accomplished. TOKYO, December 9 (eve ng).-In dis abling the Russian flee. a Port Arthur, precluding the possibility. o ts being able to reinforce the Russian econd Pacific squadron, the Japanese hav accomplished the main object of the d ate assaults against the fortress witch they have been making for the past three imonths. There is now a strong probabidty thait, while con -tinuing the siege, they will' 'old losses of the magnitude already ding their efforts. and. instead of as tfng, will rely on starving out the gar .n until it is, finally captured. JAP TROOPS ROTING. Efect of the Artillery i'ent in the Harbo HEADQUARTERS OF T THIRD JAP ANESE ARMY BEFORE RT ARTHUR, via Fusan, December '9.--4n the night of N~ovember 26 the Japanes establisled i fantry trenches inside th ' tao ~Ie two Rihlung and the tror4 waa forts, but on the following day were com pelled to retire beyond t ~ t. Since then there has been prac nfghting done along the incline of emridge cf forts, the main strengt$ e Japanese troops having been con to effect the capture of 203-Meter " The battleship Pobiq edoer in the harbor and is now bu .The bat;tle ship Retvisan and the. t - i1 Poltava iave been sunk. The armoM cruiser Bays has been beached. The ~ rvessels a' mnaking no effort to escp LONDON, December 9-4 teh to the Japanese legation from. today say.: "The naval staff -a-t- Port hur reports that on Thursday evening- Paliada was set on fire and heeled tdt ti her stern - sunk. Eleverj sho.'' G(illak (gun boat). The Bayanm. tot.s 11:80 and is - still ablise at. 4.15- p.n~ - Ar(rans-. port) was hit- - fourteen nd- 'sank. Many shots greatly dhe ware houses and otheis -ser Peiyu mnountain and the arsenai Czar Al~ISaW ' a1or0 ! ST. PUTERSBTRG ~ Imr 9.-A-nra peror Nicholas - has conf Json Ieut. 3-eneral Sakharoff'and @eral Bil derling gold sworh of h th bril liants and inscribed "P - List of; sal TOKYO, Decenber4, 1 a.rmy headquarters -Jsaals at thirty-six -o@ce4 wounded. No flietrtion rq hr these casualties equ f a i sumnably at PortAr1r. Anothaer JMp P~ SAN PLRANC wars rpoeived herej liner Araerica of q , - laganefsoemUi n commission- as 'a was scheduled -to vv*6 this city. Ab a 'ut taken from the rouio will sail fronm bere tsary 3, ;s haa beei ~ ' rE MiIAIMI HATES Meeting of the House o mittee Today. -OOPER-QUARLEB BILL ME. BACON, G.AIN SHIPPER, UVGW ITS PASSAGE. Significant Questions as to Effect of Enlarging Interstate Commerce Commission's Powers. The fight between the shippers and the railroads for increased pow ers for the interstate commerce com mission, in line with President Roosevelt's recommendation, com menced in Congress in earnest to day. The House Committee on In terstate and Foreign Commerce was urged by representatives of the shippers to immediately report the Cooper-Quarles bill. The shippers' repre*ntative was closely questioned by the commit tee, the, question opening up many of the objections which have been urged against the bill and indicating that the bill will be vigorously op posed. It is claimed that the President's recommendation was not suggested by the tri-state governors, but was brought to their attention by the President upon his own initiative. Great interest attached to the meeting of the House committee on interstate and foreign commerce today. It was known that an effort would be made to have the committee take up the Cooper-Quarles bill, which vests in the interstate commerce commission power to regulate railroad rates and fares in conformity with the rec ommendation to that effect of President Roosevelt in his recent message. Mr. E. P. Bacon. chairman of the executive com mittee appointed at the recent convention of shippers at the world's fair, together with Secretary Berry, was present, as well as Representative cooper of Wisconsin, the author of the House measure. Mr. Bacon stated that he represented about 400- organizations of shippers existing in forty-fo states of the nio2, They had o in j Anad ;ib a a great conven r at tne world's fair last Ogto ber, a had a Mr. Bacon is a'grain shipper of Milwaukee and a former railroad man. - He was active in securing the enactment of the original interstate commerce law and has made a study of railroad rates. Mr. Bacon told the committee today that a great deal of good had been accomplished by the enactment of the Elkins anti-rebate law in February, 1903. He said the beneficial results. had been most surprising and gratifying. The shippers were encouraged to go further and seek additional relief from the burdens of unjust and discriminating freight rates. Mr. Bacon pointed out that the commit tee on interstate and foreign commerce had gone over the questions involved in the Cooper-Quarles bill in an exhaustive series of hearings extending from April until June in the last session. He did not believe that anyone had anything more to say and he earnestly urged .the committee to proceed to consideration of the bill and either to vote it down definitely or to report it. Questioned by Chaigman Hepburn. Thus far Mr. Bacon had proceeded with only occasional questions from members of the committee, but when he had concluded he was examined by Chairman Hepburn of the committee in a line of questions which was considered by all who were present as being exceedingly significant. 'It was evi dent from the character of the chairman's questions that the committee had by no nmeans made up its mind upon the bill, and that there were -a number of points in the measure which presented serious obstacles to its enactmeht. Chairman Hepburn be gun by asking Mr. Bacon if at the time the interstate commerce law was under prep aration any one had an idea that the scope of the law extended so far as to give the commission power to regulate rates. Mr. Bacon replied that the question had not been raised at that time, and although he was closoly pushed by the chairmian,. he could not say that he thought the commis sion ever had .such power, or that it was ever proposed to give it to then. Chairman Hepburn then asked hhm if his wrganisation had not tried to create public inentiment in favor of the pending bill and f the effort had not gone to the lenth of idaouncing members of Congress who were apposed to it. Mr. Bacon replied.emphatical .y in the nega,tive. Mr. Repburg asked bisn f it wore not a fact that 'no later their mst unngr SceayBerry sti~ ~ irdt cet sentiment ~or the bilL Mr. Bacon replieft that during the amma Mr. Berry had not beeni employed 41y his or anisation, but Wras working with the In tewstate Cattlemen's Associa.tien. In answer :o further questions, Mr. Bacon said that io member of the organisation, save the secretary, received any comnpensation, but :hat; on the contrary, members of the or lanisation were put to considerable In lividual expense. Mr. Hepburn then asked him If the or ganiisation' was aided in the dlsamatnn af ltemtAure by the Interstate caOnmere dommEiin -and if an of the .ocitls.iwjo i.re emuployes of that commindinn *ere as isigthe organization in Its efforts to nlgethe commission's power. We "at ~bs'questidoS Mr. Bacon aws In the Xus#ggnieant en .n Then Chairman* Hepburn started in Upon n d considered, as the questions were not rais ed by the railrads' attorntys who had up peare at the rings. The e tee -adjourned without taking action - the request to consider the bill. Tbs. subject will be resumed at the meet-ng of the committee next Tuesday. Statemests of Usnatore. At the Capitol today some of the sena torial friends of Governors Cummins, Van Bant and La Follette said they had looked Into the reports published in several newa papers in connection with yesterday's Wall street, excitement, intimating that those governors had been largely responsible for the recommendation In the President's message for the enlargement- of the powers of the interstate commerce commission. These senators went on tq say today that they had been assured by the President himself that he was entirely responsible for the portion of the message dealing with that subject. The President had added, these senators said, that the three governors had called upon him and he had talked with them on the subject of railroad regulation. After the conversation had proceeded for some time he had sent for the message. which had then been completed, and, turn ing to the section relating to the Interstate commerce commission, had read to the gov ernors what he had said on the subject. The President assured these senators that not a word was changed as a result of the conference. The statement of these senators was taken to indicate that as the recommendation is the President's own he will push it and an interesting situation will arise in Congress. MARKET OPENED WEAK' DECLINES WA88ED THE S'OCK OPENING PRICES TODAY. NEW YORK, December 0.-The stock market opened weak and lower, opening quotations showing declines of % to 1. Amalgamated Copper opened at 65, a de cline of 1 point from last night, and the next sale was at 64%. Erie opened at 37. a loss of % from last night. Soon after the market opened prices steadied and in some of the shares there were good rallies. The opening of the stock market was at tended with but little excitement. The feel ing was rather more cheerful, although the unsettled condition indicated in the early quotations tended to check anything like aggressive buying for the rise. Representa tives of certain pommission houses were re ported to be buying moderately of the ac tive list, while others seemed to have A preponderance of selling orders. There were no Indications" of forced liquidation. Reom traders were not very active, though seem ingly committed for the most part to the short side. The market developed marked strength and activity before the end of the first half hour. In the curb market Northern Securities broke shortly after the opening from 122 to 119%. Montreal and the Boston Copper. which bore the brunt of yesterday's panic on the curb, opened at 1% to 1%, later sell ing back to %. London Market Nervous. LONDON, December 9.-The effects of yesterday's fall in the. stock market were evideneed, at the epetdn of the Stock ec s e y b neeounses. . #Tm at above rancie . ' een resentatives of the APrc - erally :expressed the o that the York markets had been top-heavy and speculative for months, and that yesterday's t crumabling of prices was considered Inevi- t table sooner or later. Although the sud- 8 denness of the fall surprised the market here there was no panic, in fact there was some luying at low prices. The London n financiers anticipate that the recovery will be gradual. They do not believe that stocks will reach their former prices nor develop much staying power for some time. ROAD TO WASHINGTON PROPOSED THIRD-RAIL SYSTEM FROM WILXSABRE, W Special Dispatch to the Erening Star. WILKESBARRE, a., December 9.-An nouncement was made this morning that n the Laurel line. third rail system between r this city and Scranton, is to be extended I down the west side of the Susquehanna to Sunbury, thence along the east side of the river to Harrisburg, on down through the e thickly populated southern portion of the t state to Baltimore and into Washington, making a third-rail system nearly. three a hundred miles long, the longest in the a country. - Yesterday a charter was obtained for the t extension of the read twenty nidles south of w this city, and an soon as that brati is . completed- work will be started upon an- g other, and this method will be followed un- i til the whole'liee is completed. The line bet*een this city and Scranton a -was built by the Westinghouse Company of Pittsburg as an experimental system, to illustrate what could be done with a third rail line, and so satisfactory ha. it proveda that larger interests have been taken in and the long line planned. Freight and coal are to be bandied at night and passenger tra21e during the day. *The route mapped out is lined with popu lous towns and a large amount of local tramr Is expected. The line now rnie ex 955trains the eighteen miles bietween thscty an Or'anton, includin steps, in qatsa Capt. Willia W.- Quinton, asisant au goon, wans recently tried by eourt-nartial in the PhlNipises apost charges of conduct ' N unbeeonming an eoBer and a gentleman, in vilann of the d1st artiele of wars in har- p ing ma false rersnion and oeg- F sloned remark and scaale at the poet 1' whese stationed. He wa ~up ythe N eourt of the charges and asan' ti sentteneedd-o be dmasma thgynvebt 1E in view the sueelnam pswpgwihhave ~ the- U -n i se eeure, A M.sybmt Recently RseI S' he men who,go to work at 8 o'clock in the morning get up at 7: those at 9 get up at 8, and so on ; and it is my observation that men do not have time to read advertise ments in the morning." FINANCE COMMTE Men Who Are to Gather in Inaugural Funds. TO MEET NEXT MONDAY FAVORABLE REPORT ON USE OF PENSION OFFICE MADE. Inaugural Committee May Meet Again Next Thursday-Col. Symons to Be a Vice Chairman. The second meeting of the inaugural com mittee will be held next Thursday at I a.m., unless present plans are changed. The finance committee was completed this morning and Chairman Glover issued a call for the first meeting of that committee to )e held at the headquarters in the New Wil lard Hotel, at 11 a.m. r.ext Monday. The Senate committee on the District of Co lumbia ordered a favorable report on the loint resolution providing for the use of the pension ofice building for the inaugural all. The President and his catbinet die !tissed the subject of the ,ension ofice at he cabinet meeting today. and decided to eave the matter in the hands of Congress. t was indicated, however, that favorable iction by Congress would he approved by he executive branch of the government. i'he personnel of the committees on finance. egislatlon, transportation and fireworks were announced today by ben. Wilson. [reasurer Alles reports an additional thou and dollars contributed to the inaugural und. The Senate committee on the District of Columbia held a meeting today and ordered favorable reports on the joint resolution Luthorising the granting of permits to the ,emmittee on inaugural ceremonies on the . )ccasicn of the inauguration of the Pre dent-elect on March 4 next. The commit ee discussed this resolution, which was ntroduced in the Senate ye,4crday by Mr. lallinger, and as but little opportunity had een given them to consider its details it ras decided that before the resolution is eported to the Senate it should have the tpproval of the District Commissioner'. the 3ecretary of the Interior and the Secre :ary of War. The resolution will be sent tt once- to all these officials, so that they hould receive it. by tomormow morning. 'pta itign is - ta2imnly -hem Senator moea ta ernig, When the sen 'as .* edb pateser.Oti r ts printed in TW>fit yesterday. miaaU,,ed is C MIIIt The question of the use of the pension of ice building for the inaugural ball was aken up at the cabinet meeting today by lecretary Hitchcock, who discussed the Luthority of a cabinet officer to give per mission to use the building. It was the pinion of Secretary Hitchcock. conrred n by the President. that the matter must 'e left to Congress to decide. !f that holy s willing to permit the pension office to be ised for the ball the executive branh of he government will have no obje'tinu.l,tni he executive branch will not asnsume the esnponsibility of permitting the use. Public Order Plans. Maj. Sylvester. chapirman of the com'nit ye on pubili order, has not ye: selieet,*;i he members of his committee. lie is~ at vork uj'on the inaugural matters. howen- r. nd will make an effort to have the crowd andled even better than has been the case nt previous similar occ'asions. The chaIr tan is going to make an effort to gi t a egulation adopted which will give the no ice pow-er tio prevent the use of bo~xe's, hiar els and other obstructions on thke side ralks. Considerable trouble has hneretofiore been xperie'nced by the policre by being tabile ra enforce rules against tihe use of such ob tructions, and tihe Commissioners w111 he sked to enact a regulation this time wichs rill put a stop to the practice. Nothing has yet been donte ini tihe L.tter f selecting special policemen for duty3t he inauguration. More money for this rork Is to be allowed thIs time and the olice oWlals expect they will be able to. et more good material than they have eretofore obtained. Men who want to get n the special force will sooni be entied pon to register their names at the several olice stations. Treasurer Aiaes rexported additional sub 3riptions todn~y to the inaugural guaran te fund approximating 30.Y5. A detailed t will be publishted. in The Star Monday r Tueisday next, including all subscriptions ande up to that time. Mr. Corcoran Thtom, chairman of the ammittee on floor and promenade, an ounced the appointment oif Col. Tihomas I'. Symons as vice chairn:an of htis c-om uittee. Commaittee on Finanee lll6wing is the list of commit tee o*llicerg od memsbers made publec today: Charles C. Glover, chairman. Willim J. Flather. vice chairman. Willim A. Mearns, secretary. MBlton E. Ails, John T. Arms. John C. they, C. K. Berryman. Gist Blair, Arthur .Drice, S. Thomas Brown. Walter W. ardette. John Cammnack. Charles I. Dax ige. Lewis J. Davis. W. Riley Deeble. I. .UEdwarde. William J. Finather. Robert L leming. A. F. Fox. Daniel ifraser. H. W. - ulier, Themes -M.- Gale. Jules Guotiridge, obert N. Harpe. John E. Herrett. Chris 3.n Henrich, Wiliam B. Hibba. Jasses f. cod, Thomas L. Hume. Conway B. Hunt, homas Hyde. Charles A. James. Thomnas . Jones. J. Miuler Kenyon. WillIamn Ker, .hn 8. Larcombe. Fran.cis E. Leapp. WiI- 7 um A. Mearns. James F. Melino. J1. Gales core. J. M. Msorgan. Clarence F. Ner~~ 'n1am B. Orme. Thomas Nelsen ,pe' stiek Palmar, Albion K. Pars mla eet Ridgely, 5. F. SruL, ~at B. Behley, Quincy nMhtt Samuel Spencer, Fred -*k C. Stevens, Alva S. Taber, Wr FakA. Vanifer - JbIe . Wilier. Daht s. sWbsen, ninamhs on af , SCot C. Be e Hsr V. 5 5. aA. CaeUdge. Hope H. D Dga,W. W.. ,iy 4eety T. m4p .c. Giever, ises ( s,d~ mm C. W oes 5C NepeBn A. F; W tdAwBee,u F~ -ii ~L ''''a *