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? m I. ' No. 16,581. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1906?TWENTY-TWO PAGES. TWO CENTS. THE EVENING STAR VITE SUNDAY MORNINO EDITION. Bfli'nti! OIc? 11th Stmt nl Penmyivstila ATenut. The Evening Star Newsyapev Company, 8. H KACP7JIANH, Prsaldnt Ntw Tor i 0?e?: Tribute Bui^Alnf. Cbte4gc Oflc?: Tribune Boi'd.tg: The Kr<?n!njr Star. nlth the .cnm!?r mornfnjr edi tion. In Nt carriers, on their ot*u a^'otint. within the city ?t .*?? cents ?>*r month; without tfctf Sunday morning eOitiun at 41 rcoU p*r month. Ft nail, BoafaiT0 prepaid: Pally. Sun<in.v Inrliwwl. one month, ft0 rents. l>ally Sundav excepted, one month, 60 crnti. Saturday Star. oiv? year, SI .00. fltioday Stai, one year, $1V>. SUBCOMMITTEE BUSY At Work Preparing Propositions on Miners' Issue IN NEW YORK CITY TODAY President Mitchell on Hand Assisting in Labors. TASK WILL REQUIRE ONE WEEK No Developments Until Report is Adopted and Presented to the Mine Operators. NK.U YORK, February Hi. The anthra cite miners' subcommittee of seven, ap pointed at yesterday's conference between the coal operators and the union's special f'.tlu committee today began the work of formulating in iletail the propositions which have already been presented in {cen tral form to the employers. The tisk is an arduous one, and it probably will be at least a week before the committee will have Its report in ehape for submission to the subcommittee of seven appointed b> the operators. In the meantime there is Jikely to be no'development In the situation, a* the operators will not be able to make a move until they le.trn specifically what the mine workers will demand. The subcommittee of the miners is mailt up of President Mitchell and the thru dis trict presidents and secretaries. The it her inem'bt rs of Hit* speclil scale committee are si ill liere .but most of the.m will have returned to the coal ticids li> tomorrow night Some of them will be kept here by Mr. Mitchell to assist the subcommittee In preparing the techni- ;il portions of the communications to f,?? given to the mine owners. President Mitchell Active. Resides rme:lng with the sule-ommiitee President Mlt< hell v.ill look after the gen eral work of the miners' organization. lie Is receiving dally reports from various field*, in- 'tiding the Pitts'ourg district. So far :?s - an I" learned tin- situation in the central competitive bituminous field with relation to the deadlock t.n the question of an Incnase in wagc.-s in that territory re malt.s unchanged It is understood, how ever. thai it fluet cs ar- at work in an endeavor '<? I !ti ; :-,oi ? an agreement he fore .April I. ?ht-i tin two-year e.impact between tie mine owners and the I"nited Mine Workt rs in the cenlr. 1 district ex pires PtfMden: Mitchell : *> idi1\ refuses t(> dis cuss the v* ? -'? rti Peuusyh a nla imbroglio, nor wool.I he - -mi men' on the sp.-e.-h made by lJuttri. t President Dolan In the I'ltts burg convention yesierriay. DROPPED VALUABLE PARCEL. Bank Runner Lost $30,400 in Cash and Securities. NEW* YORK, February 10. The 1>S3 of $.'io,4oo in cash, ks and notes was re ported to the Brooklyn police today by Frederick ,1. Krmls. a seventeen-y- ir-old bank messenger Tiie boy said he lost the m-me\ yesterda\ while carrying it from th Mechanics' Hank. Brooklyn, for which he V'.iks. to thi Kldgewood Hunk. Tho money was it a parcel In his inside coat pocket, ac cordit g to the messenger's statement to the police, and apparently dropped from his pocket to the sidewalk. He said that while still a short distance from the bank where he intended to deliver the money he felt of his pocket and assured himself that the package was safe When j:ext he examined this pocket at the <ige wood Rank the money was gone The amount reported loBt Includes $24.onh i?i Tomlssory notes, a check for (Kin. drawn >y the Jenkins Trust Company to the order of the Ridgewood Bank, and jlnO in cash. PRESIDED FOR LAST TIME. President Lou bet Bade French Cabinet Farewell. PARIS February 16.? President Loubet today Presided for the last time at the council of ministers, lie showed emotion \ In thanking the cabinet for Its support, and hoped that the same ministers would con tinue their labors. Premiet Rouvtei replied, saying that M. J/OUtrfM retired from oftlce with the love of the rerp .oiic and the esteem of th'i foreign governments. loiter t'? pri-slilnit receive*! farewell visits from the diplo matic corps. TO RETIRE FROM STATE. Alternative of Insurance Company Rather Thnn File Report. Fpec'.nl T>l?pst'li t-j The Mar BOSTON. Februarj HI. Owing to the Stringency of M ?o hUM 't^ insuran i.iws utid to their poh. iv> enforcement by It:: ur ance Commissi -i:< ? Cutting, the Proi alent Havings l.lte As- irun So, U>t\ will n -t til Its report with the insurance commissioner of tills commonw- il.th. ami as an a!;, rna tlve retlii s from tin Insurant-! field o this r t-tc The time within which th? report should 1m- tiled expired January 15. Insurance Com missioner Cutting granted an extension of thirty d-ays, and on Tuesday. February 1-1, one day before the limit had expired, he re ceived notice front the company that It would cease to - airy on its business in this state. Xlmothy I. WoodrufT, former lieutenant governor of New York, tiie president of the company, recently visited K-iston in relation to the company .- affairs President Wood tuff sal.l It wa.- In- xiwdlent t-. coi.thuie lit Massachusetts. Ralph IV llutibard of New York city ts controller o( the company Th>* differences t.etwe. n the commissioner and the company fet m to lie concerning the valuation of policy reserves, a question Which was settled conclusively by the Mass achusetts supreme court three yiars ago. R0JES.TV EN SKY'S REMARK ~\Lhs Spurred Russian Inquiry Into Of ficial Rascalities. ST. POTKRSBl'RG. February 10. ? Spurreu to action by Admiral Rojestven sky's remarks regarding rascality In the construction and fitting out of the Russian fleet, which gave point to rumors which have long been in circulation, Marine Min ister Blri'eff has decided upon a thorough house-cleaning of all the departuientifccon cerned The dismissal of Lieutenant General MaltsofT who as chief of the supply di vision in the department of naval construc tion was responsible for the purchase ot materials for construction, is announced, and It is said that the ax will soon fall on other high officials. THE PACKERS' HEARING ARMOUR SUPERINTENDENT RE SUMED HIS TESTIMONY. CHICAGO. February 10.?Arthur Meeker, general superintendent of Armour & Co., re sura?J his I> stlmony in ihe packers' ease to day. He declared that Special Agent I>u ranc had friven his men instructions to.show Mr. Meeker all tables of statistics before they wore taken from the Armour office. "As far as I know that was faithfully car ried out." said the witness. He also de clared that Commissioner Garfield had told him that before the report was published he would permit the packers to look over It and see whether anything it contained was injurious to the packers. "He assured us of his good faith." maid the witness, "and explained that the Martin resolution called for results, and that was all l hat he would publish." Mr. Meeker was then excused, his cross examination being postponed in order to al low Chatles \V. Armour, president of the Armour Packing Company and vice presi dent of Armour & Co., to take the stand. The story of the investigation as detailed by Mr. Armour was similar to that of Mr. Meeker and other witnesses. Armour's Examination Brief. The examination of Mr. Armour was brief ai d Mr. Meeker was recalled for cross-ex amination. The first question askid by Dis trict Attorney Morrison was whether or not the witness had caused any changes to be made in the tables of statistics shown him by ti?e government agents. He replied that lie had not caused any alterations. The attorneys engaged in a squabble over the answers of the witness and Attorney Miller, who represents Armour & Co., ac cused the district attorney of "lecturing' the witness. The district attorney denied it and the court finally interrupted them both b> saying: "This witnr-ss Is intelligent. He does not need instructions to m-1k<? a responsive answer. Go on with the case." LOKGWORTH'S WEDDING OUTFIT. Boston Tailor Will Furnish Wardrobe for Bridegroom. Serial IHsi'Htrli to The Star. BOSTON, Mass.. February Hi.?A Boston tailor, John G. Mitchell, of SJ Beacon anil 10 ['ark streets, will furnish the wardrobe for Representative Nicholas l^ongworth. The outfit includes five suits, one overcoat, two white vests and an evening suit, com pleted two mon: lis ago. Representative I-ongworth became ac quainted with his Beacon street t lilor dur ing ills H irvard days, and so well pleased was lie with the clothes Mitchell made for him that he has patronized him practically i vi*r >i:ice. There is a story to the effect that Longworth once jokingly said to Mitchell, "When ! am married 1 will have you make my wedding outfit." While the suits, five in number, are all of very < xpenslve material, they are of de cidedly modest design and pattern. In some of the suits the designs are stripes, but these are very narrow and but slightly different from color of the goods. In all the suits that are not of a solid color the checks and stripes are not at all pro- j nounced. The vests are of the finest linen, i with dull white enamel buttons In double rows, three high, and with the latest lapels extremely wide. The overcoat is very long, reaching almost to the heels. There was no necessity for Mr. l.ong worth to come on for measurements tills time, as it was not so long ago he was in Boston and had clothes made. At that time entirely new measurements were taken, and it was from these that the wedding clothes were cut and made. THE TAGGART DIVORCE CASE. J A Continuance Refused by the Court at Wooster. WOOSTER. Ohio, February 10.?Judges of th< circuit court today refused to grant the continuance asked for In the Taggart case because of the absence of Mrs. Tag gart. Capt. Taggart was examined as to hlr. ; ability to take care of the boys. The court | then decided "that the order of the court I 1 clow should stand as to Taggart's custody of the boys, but reserved to Mrs. Taggart the right to come Into the circuit court in the future ami show that she Is a proper pi rson and able to care for the boys. in tin meantime Mrs. Taggart Is under stood to he in Pa> is with her belys, and it is said wi'ii remain there until Capt. Taggart departs with his ngiment for the Philip pines. ? BELLS TO RING AT OYSTER BAY In Honor of the Marriage of Mi3S Alice Roosevelt. ' Special Dispatch to The Star. OYSTER BAY. 1. I.. X. Y., February 10.? The citizens of Oyster Bay, and especially the nearest neighbors of President Roose velt, at first wanted to take some formal recognition of the wedding of Miss Alice Roosevelt, and it was suggested that a handsome presi nt be sent to the bride, but this Idea was abandoned when It was under stood the President did not approve of a pre.sei : being sent to liU daughter in this w ay. It is now proposed that nt noon tomor row nii ti e church bells and tire bells, as W' l! as the I,ell ?ti the Cove Xeck School, which Pnsid nt Roosevelt's children formerly attended, be rung in honor of Miss Roosevelt's wedding. As far as is ki ? -.vi : i one is going from Oyster Bay to attend the wedding as none of the Presi dent'- immediate family or relatives li\e here at this season of the year. Cleveland Bookkeeper Sent to Jail. CLEVELAND, Ohio, February 10.?Re>bert Ourant, a bookkeeper for the Cleveland Brokerage Company, was sent to jail to day by Judge S i,wan In the common pleas court for contempt. The county grand Jury has an investigation of brokerage con Icerns under way and Ourant has been sum muni 1 .'is a witness with orders to bring in the books of the company. He faileil : '"day for the second time to comply with I the order. He said the books belonged to i tie company, but the court held that he wi t> ?? custodian of them and should pro ! duce them. Ourant refused to do so and . was committed. Secretary Taft's Western Trip. Secretary Taft will leave here Sunday for a short visit to the west to keep engage rnents made some time ago. He will ad dress the chamber of commerce of Detroit Monday evening and the next day will make a short address at Bay City. He will spend next Wednesday and Thursday In Chicago, attending the Yale meeting on Wednesday and being the guest of the I'nton League Club on the dnv following Friday he will go to St. Louis and will make an address before the Western Fed eration of Yale Clubs the next day. leaving for Washington on the i'lth instant. Subsidies to Merchant Marine. PARIS, February 16.?The chamber of deputies today passed the bill gran tine sub sidies to the merchant marine, with an amendment requiring that foreign ships en tering French ports shall adopt the same health and security measures as French ?hlM. Action of Senate Committee on Rate Legislation. TWO OF MEMBERS ABSENT Senator Tillman Threatened With Pneumonia. Word from senator cullom Asked to Be Recorded Against Pro posed Amendment Providing for Appeal to the Courts. The important features of rate legisla tion pending before the Senate committee on Interstate commerce will not be voted upon until next Friday. This was decided upon by the committee today during its session at the Capitol in view of a letter received from Senator Tillman, who return ed from South Carolina yesterday and is now ill at his home, threatened with pneu monia While considerable disappointment has [ resulted from this postponement. It did I much tod'ay to relieve the strain under which every member of the committee was laboring. Ten days ago it was decided that j the committee should vote on all amend ments and bills before it today, it was proposed to be^in this morning and sys tematically take up every proposition that any member t f the committee ca:ed to have urged and record a vote against or for it. The committee met with that ex pectation. It was known that Senator Cul loni could not be present, as he is still in Florida ill, but it was not believed that a (postponement would be successfullv urged on that account. Senator Cullom had written to ask the committee to allow him to be paired in favor Of either the Hepburn or the Dolli \er bi 11 and against any proposition to amend those bills providing for an appeal from the decisions of the interstate com merce commission to the courts. The eom [ mu.ee did not agree to do this and todav a telegram was received from Mr. Cullom of the H,"! h,S V":" t(' In favor j ot the Hepburn or the Dolllver I iil Postponed the Division. This was regarded by the committee as ' ratI,er unusual proceeding, and there | was an evidence of opposition to granting the request. It was not definitely decided, ! however, one way or the other. But right after the telegram from Senator Cullom | came a letter from Senator Tillman stat ing that lie was ill at his home, threatened with pneumonia, and that he could not jeave without greatly endangering his health. In view of that letter the decision was quickly reached that the committee could do nothing else than permit the Im portant votes on the bill to go over until next Friday. The committee, however, will proceed to sit for the purpose of disposing of many minor amendments that are pending before j it. These amendments will take up much i time, and are not of a nature, it is be lieved, to cause serious difficulty in reach ing agreement. Hut in the case of any amendment that may be regarded by any member of the committee as so important that Senator Tillman or Senator Cullom will wish to have an opportunity to vote upon it, it will be passed over and not taken up until next Friday. How the Committee Stands. With Senator Tillman and Senator Cul lom absent the committee stood today six to five in favor of the general proposition for an appeal amendment, which is advo cated by a majority of the republicans on the committee. Senator Carmack reached the city today from his home in Tennessee, where lie has been engaged in the work of political | fence-building looking to the primary elec I tion of next May which will result in the | choice of his successor. There has been considerable question as to Senator Car ' mack's attitude toward the appeal amend ment, but it was stated today by members of the committee that he will be in line with the majority of the democrats of the committee against the insertion of such on amendment in the bill. Will Meet Again Thursday. When the committee adjourned it was to meet next Thursday at 10:30 o'clock, when it is expected that both Senators Cullom and Tillman will be present. The committee today adopted two amend ments to the Hepburn bill, tentatively. One of these amendments provided that the Interstate commerce commission shall con sist of nine members. S:x members of the committee today voted in favor of nine members of the commission, and five re publicans on the committee voted in favor of seven members This vote Is likely to ' be reconsidered at the next meeting. Another amendment offered by Mr. Car mack was voted upon favorably. It pro vides that a railroad company shall be liable for loss or damage to freight passing over its line and any other line or lines with which it may connect no matter where the damage may have occurred. The amendment also provides that a rail road paying such damages may recover them fr< m the railroad on which the dam ages actually occurred. This amendment received almost a unanimous vote, only one or two members of the committee voting against it. so that there is little doubt that it will be a part of the Hepburn bill when that measure is reported to the Sen ate. The adjournment of the committee until next Thursday was a welcome relief to many senators whose time has been closely occupied attending upon Its meetings re cently. But it is not likely that any of them will be idle, as Mie days Intervening until the next meeting are likely to be tilled with conferences in an endeavor to get the two sides to the controversies that are be fore the committee closer together. Today the lines of difference between a majority of the republicans on the commit tee who favor an appeal amendment to the bill and a majority of the democrats who are against such amendment, were very closely drawn. Several democrats on the committee expressed the opinion that fur ther discussion could not possibly change the views of senators on this point, as they declare that such discussion as lias taken place has only resulted in more firmly fixing the opinion of senators for and against the measure. Protest of Coal Operators. A delegation of prominent coal operators from the west and southwest waited on Senator Elklns, chairman of the commit tee, yesterday and ./submitted a protest against any rate regulation legislation giv ing to the Interstate commerce commission power over rates except with full provision for the review of the acts of the commis sion In the courts. The coal men also made the statement that, "judging the future by the past record of the interstate commerce commission, the Hepburn bill as passed by the House, means demoraliiatlon, retro gression and conPscatlon." The delegation Included some of the most prominent coal operators In the mid dle west and southwest. It? chairman was Mr. John B. Atkinson of EarUngton, Ky , and tire secretary was Mr. Ilywel Davles of Louisville, Ky. Other members of the committee were T. Coleman Du Pont of Wilmington, Del.; T. I. Stephenson, Coal Creek, Tenn.; A. M. Ogle. Indianapolis, Ind.; G. C. Kolsem, Terre Haute, Ind., and R. R. Hammond. Chicago, 111. The oper ators of other states, including those of Alabama, were represented by proxy, and the committee stated that its members rep resented a production of over 35.000,000 tons of coal annually, with an Investment of 595.000,000, employing 73,000 men. Senator Klkins assured the committee that its action in coming personally to Washington to submit its statement was appreciated, am) that its views would re ceive <lue consideration from the members of the committee on interstate commerce. ADVOCATED BY MR. ROOT CONSULAR REORGANIZATION ?BILL URGED. Secretary Root appeared before the House committee 011 foreign affairs today to dis cuss the Senate bill reorganizing the con sular service. Mr. Root said that the meas ure was the result of a very careful exam ination of the history of the subject for years past. "We have now a very uneven consular service." lie said. "Some of the men in it are very excellent men; some are sort of indifferent, and some, I am afraid, are very poor." The Secretary said that the consular service has had no systematip treatment since the great increase of foreign busi ness began. He declared that the service is now like a country law office into which a big city practice has suddenly been dumped. Foreign travel and the invest ment of American money abroad have both increased very largely in recent years, he said. The Secretary asserted earnestly that it was apparent that in the I'nlted States there was a great and growing demand for consuls who would be of material help in their positions in furthering the interests of American trade in foreign mirkets. lie said, further, that consular salaries had been increased here and thero an 1 some where else, usually because a consul hap pened to have a good friend in Congress. Put System on Business Basis. tie did not know of any salaries having been unduly increased, but he knew of some good consuls who have been underpaid. He considered this whole proposition as sporadic and unsystematic and opposed to the best interests of the service and to the interests of the American industries, which the consular service was supposed to as sist. It was high time, the Secretary thought, to put this system on a plain, business basis, such as is found in the great companies ana corporations who have various agents throughout the country and in foreign parts. In supporting that section of the bill which provides for the appointment of five consul genera! inspectors, Air. Root re marked that mere knowledge of a man's previous character did not always indi cate what sort of a character he would have after he shad lived abroad for some time. It was well known, he said, that the climate of the tropics and the atmosphere of the orient were oftentimes very de structive to business Integrity and to mor als. He cited Instances wtiere American citizens in good standing, of good charac ter and of good morals, had gone all to pieces under the enervating influences of an unaccustomed habitat. Mr. Root said that under the present system the. State De partment was usually the last to learn of any fallings in the personnel of the con sular service. He thought that with these proposed consul general inspectors the de partment would be able to keep in much closer touch with the consular service and that increased efficiency, both in and out of the corps, would result. NO DANGER OF A CLASH. Senator Hale Reassured Regarding Ghinese Situation. Secretary Taft was expected to appear before the Senate committee 011 Philip pines today, but Senator Hale announced that he had 110 desire to question him fur ther. It was understood that the Maine senator would interrogate the Secretary of War concerning the need of more troops in the Philippines with a view to their us.' in China. It has developed that since the statement made by the Secretary of t\ ar before the committee 011 appropriations there have been several conferences regard, ing the situation in China, and Senator Hale feels assured that there is no real danger of a clash in China and that pres ent difficulties will be settled by diplo matic negotiations. The Philippine committee continued to hear the opponents of the Philippine tariff bill, Truman O. Palmer presenting the caso of the beet sugar men. Personal Mention. Mr. Robert Bacon, assistant secretari es state, ha.s returned to Washington from Jamaica Plains, Mass., where he was call ed by the death of his father. Long wort h -Roos e velt Wedding. The Saturday Star to morrow evening will con tain a complete account of the marriage ceremonies of Miss Alice Roosevelt and Mr. Nicholas Longworth, which takes place at the White House at noon to morrow. The Star's story of this njost notable social event of the season will be attractively illustrated by many splendid photographs showing the participants in the ceremonies and the in teresting scenes incident to the wedding. If you want the best and earliest report of the Longworth-Roosevelt wedding that will be pub lished, be sure and get a copy of The Saturday Star tomorrow. With The Sunday Star. A special supplement, size 8x14 inches, of the most beautiful reproduction of the best photograph ever taken of Miss Roosevelt will be free with next Sun day's Star. i i Large Investment by Washing ton Railway and Electric Co. THE INCREASE IN BUSINESS Twelve Acres of the Sheriff Tract Purchased. ALONG THE EASTERN BRANCH Growth of the City Makes It Neces sary to Provide More Light and Power. An expenditure of over three-quarters of a million }f dollars has been decided upon by the Washington Railway and Electric Com pany. The return from this large sum of money will be a fine, modern electric power plant and the added facilities to meet the demand which is made upon the company for electric current for power and for light. Ten years ago. when the United States Electric Lighting Company built its plant at the corner of 14th and B streets, it was es timated at the time by experts, as well as by all who were familiar with local condi tions, that its capacity was sufficient to meet all needs for fifteen years at least. Some six years later, when the Potomac Electric Power Company, which is owned by the Washington Railway and Electric Company, doubled the capacity of the plant, the belief was entertained that at last am ple provision for the Immediate future had been made. Today, however, it Is inade quate, such has been the growth of the elec tric lighting business, to say nothing of the railway business. In order to provide means for doing the business which the company is expected to do, arrangements have been made for the erection and equipment of an entirely new power plant. It Is to be located oil the Eastern branch, about two miles from the White House In a direct line, and on the l oad to Renning. Contract Awarded. The land which has been purchased by the company comprises twelve acres of the Sheriff tract, which lies Just to the fast of the Eastern branch, with a frontage of some 300 feet on Kenning road. The loca tion has the obvious advantage of nearness to the water supply of the Eastern branch and io the stean: railroad from which will corre the supply of coal. A contract lias been made with the J. G. White Company of New York, electrical contractors, and by the 1st of next November an up-to-date power house will tie built on this site, (quip ped with steam turbines and ready to fur nish an alternating current. In addition to this power house, which will have a capacity of some eighteen thou sand horse-power or fourteen thousand kil owats, there is to he a substation where the alternating current will be converted into a direct current. The site lor this building has been secured on the south side of I street between 14th and 15th streets northwest, comprising a frontage of nearly one hundred feet. In this sub station there will be no engines or boilers or steam attachments, so that it will be a quiet and desirable neighbor. The power house at 14th and B streets, which under the existing law, like a good, well-meaning citizen. has frequent** been in the Police Court, is going to be, accord ing to the construction of the smoke law, a more law-abiding citizen than ever before, as the relief which the new power plant will afford will reduce the consumption of coal and so reduce the amount of smoke. Auxiliary Stations Not Necessary. The advantage about the new power plant is that it will be capable of enlargment by the addition of units as the need arises, so that it will be possible to do away with what may be called the present system of auxiliary stations, such as the one at the foot of il/t street and the power house in Georgetown. There will be substations, and in addition the present plan of enlarge ment forms a part of the comprehensive scheme which includes the establishment oi a steam and water power plant at the Great Falls. The utilization of the water power at taat point in the Potomac river is by no means a new Idea, and while It has never been realized, yet it is said to be the purpose of the Great Falls company, which owns the property there and which is controlled In the Interests of the Wash ington Railway and Electric Company, to develop the power there at an early day. The plants in the city will be used in connection with the proposed plant at Great Falls when the latter has been bui.t, bu. that is a matter that Is still In the future. At present the care is to supply the means of doing the business which the company Is called upon to do. and which, owing to t..e growth of the city and the expansion of the electric lighting demand, has grown tre mendously and as far as can be seen is likely to grow, so that provision for the future on a generous scale appears to those at all familiar with the situation to be not only wise, but absolutely neccasary. The money for tins new plant is to be secured by the issue of bonds of t..e Poto mac Electric Lighting Company, of which there is about a million and a half avail able of the authorized issue of four millions of dollars. ACTION DEFERRED. Proposed Investigation of the Coal Roads Before House Committee. The House committee on interstate, and foreign commerce at its session this after noon decided to postpone until next Monday action upon the Tillman and Gillospie reso lutions proposing investigation of the coal carrylng railroads. After the pure food hearing today the committee went into ex ecutive 'session, and Mr. Town send called up the Tillman resolution. Mr. Sherman of New York was In favor of substituting for it the Gillespie resolution, and there was some talk along tl>at line without af firmative action. The discussion in the com mittee developed that there is no radical opposition to the spirit of the Inquiry pro posed, but some difference of opinion as to the scope and method. Those features will lie gone over at a spe cial meeting of the committee to be lic-ld Monday morning at 10 o'clock, and It Is thought that a vote upon an amended reso lution can bo obtained at that time. Reassuring Advices From Shanghai. The State Department has received a cable from Shanghai, China, stating that the conditions In that city are r.ot such as to cause any alarm. Although the boycott has not diminished, it Is reported that no fear 1* fell for the future. Urges the Consular Bill. Secretary Root was before the committee on foreign affairs today, urging favorable action on the consular bill passed by the Senate. He went over the ground cov ered In Ills statements before the Senate crmmlttee and the House committee on appropriation*. AWAIT FRENCH REPLY GERMANS AT MOROCCAN CONFER ENCE MADE PROPOSALS. AI.GECIRAS, February 16. The C.f ? m m delegates to the Moroccan conference Rav they are now awaiting the reply of France to their proposals, vhlcli contemplate hav ing small powers assume the direction of the Moroccan police. It is significant that Count von Tnttenbach of the German del egation if now Insistent on the cert.tint}' of a settlement, but the o;her <i< legates concur In saying that some douat remains. It Ik generally believed. however, that the financial question will be settlid by Mon day. Ambassador White says he will make no proposals of good offices except as a last resort and if requested to dr> so by both sides. Yesterday's stron* article in the I'aris Temps w.ts not Inspired from here, and is Ilke.y to embarrass French ai t ion. COLLIDED OFF MARCUS HOOK. British Steani3hip Run Into by Bark and Damaged. PHILADELPHIA. February 111. The British steamship Memnon. coal laden from Philadelphia for Havana, was run into by the British bark Annasrtna. fr.im New York for this port today off Ma reus Hook, a few miles below this city. A large hole, was stove In the port bow of the Memnon and the forehold Is full of water. The vessel will return to Philadelphia for repairs The Annasona was not damig-d. The tank steamer Roma, rapt Berg, from Sabine Pass, arrived at Minus Hook to day. The captain reports that the vessel experienced severe weath-.r on the trip u;; the coast. The bridge, boats arid steering gear were damaged and two members of the crew were seriously Injured. Capt Berg saj's that ii,4Xio barrels of oil were pumped overboard during the gale. SEE AMERICA FIRST LEAGUE. Unique New Organization in Annual Convention. PORTLAND, Ore., February 10.?The northwest convention of the See America First League assembled here yesterday in the rooms of the Commercial Club. Gov. George E. Chamberlain of Oregon, who acted as chairman of the convention at Salt Lake City, delivered an address of welcome. Fisher Harris of Salt Lake City, executive secretary of the league, outlined the work of the league at large, and A. L. Craig, gen eral passenger agent of the Harrlman lines In the northwest, spoke on "Those Present and Interests They Represented at S)lt Lake City." Emerson Dupuy discussed the "Immigra tion Feature of the See America Fi."st." after which a general discussion occurred. At the night session Mr. Harris again ad dressed the conference, his address bei'jg "The East Is Interested." From Portland the leaguers will go to Puget sound, where a meeting will be held either at Tacoma or Seattle. Mr. Harris will then continue east as far a? Min neapolis. AFTER AUTO SPEEDERS. Indiana Farmers Organize for Mu tual Protection on Roads. CHICAGO, February It;. To secure ri vir>ge for the deaths caused by reekle3*i automobilists going to and from Chicago tlfrrutgh Lake county, lnd.. last year and the farmers of that district mfwypapp to protect themselves during this year re formers of thai district have banded t iem scives Into wh.at they call "The l.aKt County Protective Association." The original intention of the assacia!.on was to rid the county of horse thieves, and by extending their 'plans to include auto niobiiists they have classed the latter w1 'i the- horse thieves, and say they will tr -it reckless chauffeurs as such. The associa tion at a meeting last night voted to .se cure the arrest of any person in charge of a motor vehicle who violates the cpee.j law. The association will post guards along the highway used by automobile ecorcj,. r? and plans to deal harshly with them 1'our persons were killed along those roais l.-.s' summer by speeding automobiles, ar.<J man" persons were injured. KENTUCKY'S INSURANCE PLANS. Legislature to Enact a Law for Policyholders' Interests. FRANKFORT, Ky., February 16.?After many days of deliberation and argument by counsel for the state and for life insur ance companies of the country, the Joint committee on insurance of the Kentucky general assembly last night agreed on .measures proposing- to regulate the com panies, which measures wiLI be presented to the assembly for approval. Tuesday ot next week was set apart as a general field day In the assembly on the subject of in surance. A Joint session of the assembly will be held and argument made on the agreed measures. These agreed measures require that all life insurance companies' which have been in existence for ten ye^rs or more must account annually to policyholders after the policy becomes three yetr= old. and to distribute surplus annually on the policy after five years from the date lr was writ ten. and also that all companies live within their expense "loading." that is. within the amount they collect In "loading" in any one year. ? FIRE AT COURTLAND. VA. Murder Suspect Arrested After Fight ing the Conflagration. NORFOLK, Va., February 16.?Fire dis covered early this morning by a negro sta ble boy in the new livery stables of C. L. Grizzard, at Courtland, Va,, wiped out a considerable amount of property In that town, with damages amounting to $13,(too and only $1,400 Insurance. Among the buildings destroyed was the Courtland Ho tel. All of the guests at the hotel escaped, saving most of their effects. The entire citizenship of the town turned out and prevented a further spread of the fire by forming bucket brigades. M. Gave.v. claiming to be originally from Memphis. Tenn., but latterly of Troy. N. Y.. where he was burned in a gasoline launch explosion, was arrested after ren dering valuable assistance at the fire as Leo C. Thurman, the alleged murderer of Walter P. Dolson in the Norfolk trunk murder case. He is being held at Court land pending further Investigation. Fireman Severely Injured. Special Dispatch to The Star. BOYDS. Md., February 16 ?J. E. Kessler of Gaithersburg. Md., a tireman on the Baltimore and Ohio road, while alighting from a freight train at 2 o'clock this morn ing at Washington Junction fell under his engine and had his right leg cut off below the knee. He was getting off at Washing ton Junction to return to Baltimore for another run. He was taken to Preierick City Hospital tor trMtmszU. Weather Fair tonight; tomorrow fair, slightly wanner. THE BANKOF_AM?RICA Failure the Latest Financial Sensation. OFFICIALS ARE CHARGED With Having Manipulated Securities and Stock. SOUGHT DRUGGISTS' BUSINESS Criminal Prosecutions Aie Likely to Follow Exposures Alleged in Bill for Receivership. Rpeclal IMnpileh tu The Stur. CHICAGO. February 16.- Follow ing the ai tion late la<t night by Judge I'l viraiu in granting an order placing In th? hands of a receiver the Brink of America, cornea the report that two other Chicago banks, "'ata Institutions, arc under scrutiny, ami that action is to l>e taken today In regard to them. It Is not announced whither or not the two banks under suspicion are In any way Involved in the troubles of the Hank of America. The Bank of America action was taken late last night on complaint of John E. Kavaiiagh, a stockholder. He .htrges sev eral officers of the bank with having ?? manipulated the securities mortgages, note# and tli* stock of the bank that th?y ob tained amounts aggregating It is charged that they had absolute con trol of the bank and its funds, that they have dominated the directorate <'f the inanlr. have done as they pleased with ihe funds of the bank, have voted themselves sin b salaries as tiny phased and hue loaned the money of the corporation on ? ueh se curity as they saw fit. The Bank of America was in corpora ted las' I)ceemhei with S2.Vl.OKl capital stock. The court appoints Daniel I> IB.iijr re ceiver of '.lie bank in bonds of SIR uooo. . ASKING FOR THEIR MONEY. Cashiei Claims All Depositors Will Be Paid in Full. , | Br AsKu^ixtKi Pre**. CHICAGO, February It! \ -<rwd of de | pobUors was gati.cn d around the dix>r of tiie Batik of America a- early a- 7 o'clock today in :ho hope <>f s.- urlng t .. ir mo.,ey. Among the namber were miny drug lerks. ?iit bank having worked cx.iisively through .the Orug stores in all par s <>f tho rity. In luany urug sLores liotlc, ? were P<>t:< d informing tie public fiit deposits would be re reived at the drug s'ore for Llie bank. iyid offers of interest In the Institu tion wert held out to the clerk.- as induce ment to secure large deposits. The first official of the bank lo put in an app.-arance was R. \V. Howe, the assistant cash ier. He opened the doors. and a i crowd of de|Kisiiors swarmed a iter him. ; Mr. Howe made a speech to the depositors, ! s tying in sultan e: "Within a B'ek you will reci hv n.~ to 40 j per cent of your money and liie balance j within a few days after that. All d ?ositors i will be paid in full. We have '??? la ' cash on li mil. and some securlt es that wull be disposed of within a Week. Th?-re 1- jiot the slightest feu that any of the d'-;H>sl:oes w ill lose any of their money." When asked as to the cause of the trou ble, Mr. Howe replied: Injudicious Loans. "The cause of the faili.'e Is injudlclo is loans All money received after ;i o'clock yesterday has been put asi ie. and cus tomers can have It at any time they call for It." 1 Receiver Healjc, who appealed at the hank a short time after Mr Howe addressed the depositors. < ontirmed .the statements made by him. "I have no doubt," said he, "that all the depositors \? ill be paid In full. We are making arrangements to care for Hie sav ings accounts at once, but the commercial depositors will he compelled to wait for a lew days until we know just where matters stand." Deplored His Connection With Affair. President Abner Smith today deplored the fact that he should at his age have heen brought Into an altair of this kind. He said: "I got Into this thing through my on nection with some real estate loans Every thing would have been all right if the stock holders had not squabbled . s in who had and who had not paid In full for-stoc k." Eater In the day Receiver Her.Iy ts.-ued a notice saying that savings account - will be paid on Monday, anil tiiat commercial de positors will receive 4<) per cent of their money within a lew ?'.ays. and the balance In a short time thereafter. The receiver do. lared. after looking over the books today, that while the depositors will he paid in full, tiie sti kholders will i lote every cent they have put Into the bank Criminal Piosecutions May Result. I Special Dispatch t-j The Star. CHICAGO, February tf, ?Criminal pros' - | cutions may follow the exposures alleged In the hi", for receivership which caused the Hank of America, of which former Judge Abner Smith is president, to remain closed when the hour tor opening for busi ness arrived todjy. State Bank Examiner C. C. Jones worked all night with a crew of assistants in the bank * 'iiiartfrs in the rooms on the sec ond i' o- of the Ashland block. After a ! cursory inspection of the notes, securities and paper of the bunk, Examiner Jones made the following statement: i "It 'e to; early to determine whether criminal prosecutions will follow. If the hank!i g laws of the state ?.er violated the:- could hardly be an;, question ns to what the procedure would be. I will not lie re..dv b) make any. Intelligent -eport for a dt?; or two from the appearance ot things now." DCTJ3I.E HANGING. Two Men Executed in Chicago for Murder. CHICAGO. February HI.?John Mueller and Robert Neveimb, who had each mur dered three people were executed today In the county Jail. Newcomb. who was a colored man. was taken to the scaff.'Id first, ns It w;is believed that there was a chance that Mueller might be reprieved by Gov. Deneen at the last minute. Just as Newcomb was hanged, however, a message was received at the Jail from the governor that he had positively declined to Interfere In Mueller's behalf. Accordingly preparations were made for Mueller * execution as moon as tiie body of