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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-08
SECRETARY TRACY'S GRIEF.
He Hears the Particulars Of the Death
Of His Wife and Daughter.

In response to a request from Secretary
Tracy, Policeman Cattell, Chief Paris and
Fireman Wright went to the White House this
morning and had a talk with him as to the cir
cumstances connected with the burning Of his
home and the death of his wife and daughter
last Monday. The Secretary feelingly
thanked them for their invaluable
assistance to him and their courage
and heroism in entering the burning building
at the risk of their lives. He then inquired
with great particularly into the details of the
fire and when that part Of the narrative relat-
ing to the discovery Of Miss Tracy's body was
affected.
The Secretary is rapidly gaining in health
and will probably he able to visit his daughter
and granddaughter-Mrs. and Miss Wilmerd-
ing-tomorrow. He has not yet seen them
since the fire.
He will 20 to the department on Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-08

Of two motions which have for long time been
recognised as privileged, to wit. motion TO
fix day to which the House will adjourn and
motion to take . recess, the minority say:
''Ihe proposed clause allowing the Speaker to
refuse to entertain any motion which he may
consider dilatory is absolutely Inconsistent With
the other provisions Of the rule. To provide that
members shall have the right to make GER
tain motions, and at the same time to provide
that the Speaker may refuse TO entertain them
and may also refuse to entertain an appeal
from his decision, il simply to place the whole
law OF the House, 90 far as parliamentary mo-
tons are concerned. in the hands Of the pre-
siding officer and deprive the members Of
every right in this respect which the rules pur-
port TO confer upon them.
"a rule abolishing all parliamentary motions
heretofore recognized in the Honse, and
simply providing that members may make
such motions only as the Speaker may see proper
to permit. and take only such appeals from
bis decisions a. he may see proper to
allow, would Mt least have the merit Of
directness and simplicity. Such Q rule
would be no more unreasonable or unjust
than the one now proposed, and would prevent
conflicts upon the floor by advising members
in advance precisely what their rights are.
There are other changes proposed In the rules
to which we cannot agree, but they are OF less
importance than those to which we have called
attention, and We will not extend this state
ment by abiding to them in detail"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-08
Name. o. G.
Washington Stock EXCHANGE.

Sales-Regular Call-12 O'Clock m: U. s. 4s,
800 at la3A. Masonic Han S. q, 600 at los.
tional bank, at %. Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone. Is at SO.
Governmeni Bonds-U. $. AVS. 1891. registered,
l03H bid, l04 asked. U. $. AS. 1891. coupon,
104H bid, los asked. U. s. As. registered.
1907, 123 bid, 1884 asked U. s. As. coupon,
1907, LIB bid, 1231s asked.
District OF Columbia Bonds-Per imp 6s, 1891
coin, 1881 bid, 1O4 asked. Per imp. as, 1891,
currency, lo4 bid, lOo asked. Market stock
fund 1sss sS 10 aO4 bid bid y yssr
fund, 5s, 1892 gold. 1l3 bid. Water stock. Is,
1901, currency, 13l bid. 3o-year fund. Is.
rency, 1903. 1888 bid se5s. iss4. fund. currency,
l22b bid, 12:8A asked.
Miscellaneous Bonds-U. 8. Electric Light bonds,
M g. iGS Did and
Railroad. 1o40. Ga. log bid. Washington
and Georgetown Convertible bonds. O., 100 bid.
Masonic Hall Associc ion %. 107x bid, ITO asked.
Washington Marke: company LIST mortgage, is,
ITO bid. Washington Market company bonds,
imp 6s. 122 bid, $50 asked. Washington Light In
bid, lO4 asked: Washington Light Infantry bonds.
% rs. 1904, 9sH bid. Washington Gas Light
ssS ss C.. ss s .1sa
series b. Is. LIZ bid, l22H asked.
National Bank Stocks-Bank Of Washington. 500
%e Net seo bid, aeS asked Central sS5
bid, 800 asked. Second. 1S4 bid. Farmers and
Mechanics. 1888 bid, 200 asked. Citizens, 1877
COiunDla, lIS Diu- O6pltal. 1ZO West
End, 81 bid. IS asked.
railroad stocks = Washington and GEORGETOWN,
275 bid. 800 asked. Metropolitan. 40 bid,
$50 asked. Columbia, 63 bid, 90 asked. Capt..
toll and North o Street. 6:Ist bid. 64k asked.
lexington and Soldiers Home, SO bid.
Insurance Stocks-Firemens. ~ bid, 46k asked.
Franklin, so bid. Metropolitan. SO bid. Ma
tional Union. 2o1 bid u asked. Arlington,
$50 bid, 100 asked. CorcOran, 63 bid, 6S ed.
Column bia, 49,. bid, II asked Germsn-American,
1874 bid. Potomac, % bid, 100 asked. Riggs, Sh
bid, 80. asked. Peoples, So bid, asked.
Title Insurance Stocks-Real Estate Title, 122
bid 80 asked. Columbia Title, 81 bid, 61S asked.
Gas and Electric Light Observation-Disclosures Cas-
434 bid. Georgetown Gas, A bid. Y. S. Electric
Light, ITO bid, lib asked.
Telephone Stocks - Pennsylvania: 25h bid.
Chesapeake and Potomac, S5k bid, SS asked.
American Graphophone Company. IL bid, ~
asked
Miscellaneous Stocks - Washington Market
Company 20 bid. Washington Brick Machine
COMPANY 800 bid. Great Falls Ice Company,
100 bid, ia asked. Bull Run Panorama, %
bid National Safe Deposit Company. 24O bid
253 asked. Washington Safe Deposit Company,
lbs bid Pneumatic Gun Csrr,age. = bad, l
asked. Washington Loan and Trust Company,
2x bid, 81 asked. American Security and Trust
company, SO bid, 30 asked. Lincoln Hall. loo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-08
THE COPYRIGHT BILL
Hearing Before the House Committee
on the Judiciary.

The House committee on the judiciary held q
special meeting today to hear arguments on
the international copyright bill. Mr.. C. Boveo
Of New York. who first addressed the commit
tee, said he appeared in behalf of large pub
Usher, but not in spirit of unqualified oppossi-
ton to the Chace- Breckenridge bill.
He did not deny that there was some basis in
the appeal for relief by the publishers and
authors. But there was another and more
numerous class, and the committee should re-
member the interests Of the people in legislat-
ing and secure the minimum rather than the
maximum price of books The bill proposed
to allow foreign authors to secure United States
copyrights if the books were printed from
type set in the United States. The
Chace bill was not an international copyright
bill. He stated his objections to the bill at
length. and was followed by Mr.. r. NJ. John
son, secretary of the Authors league, George
H. Putnam, publisher, and Judge w. H. Ar
noux, president Of the New York bar ass0cia-
ton.
Mr.. Putnam said that the copyright bill as at
present framed was the best measure which
could be passed under existing circumstances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-08
Criminal Court Notes.

Pleas Of not guilty were entered in the Grim
inal Court today in the cases of Cladius b.
Jewell, for maintaining nuisance (soap boil
ing); Charles Kitchener, forgery; VIM. Myers,
do; Andrew Belt, HOUSEKEEPING; VIM. Will
iams, do; Charles Shipley, do; John Allen,
assault with intent to kill; Nathaniel Guy. do ;
James c. West, embezzlement; Walter Mitchell,
larceny; Ohio H. Stull, embezzlement
In the case of John Brown, for assault with
intent to kill, the recognizance was forfeited
In the case of Edward L. McClelland, charged
with killing James II. Benton and presented
for manslaughter, on application OF Mr.. C. NJ.
Smith bail was fixed at g., 500. Mr. James
Dripps and Mrs. Rosanna Korts entered ON the
bond
In the cases Of Osborn Basey, assault with
intent to kill and Taylor Carey, murder, the
deaths of defendants were suggested.
In the cases of Charles Kitchener, Barney
Walker and John NJ. Martin, false pretenses a
nolle pros was entered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-08
ANOTHER FORGERY.
A Colored Preacher Who Supposed He
Had Letter From the President.

Rev. Joseph P. Powell. colored Baptist
preacher from Barton, Ala, arrived here three
or four days ago and called at the White House
on "official business" There was no mistake
about the business, for he had the documents
to show TO- it. The old man produced letter
postmarked Washington" which he received
at his home. The letter read something like
this:
"My Dear Doctor: have Just appointed you
to position that pays 900 per month. You
will have to come on to draw your first months
salary, but after that it will be sent to you.
Come Immediately. BENJAMIN HARRISON,
President of the United States"
The officials saw at a glance that the old man
was the victim Of cruel hoax, and they deter
mined if possible to find and prosecute the per-
petrators of it. The reverend gentleman was
escorted to the Post Office department, it being
thought that come law concerning the mails
had been violated. The Rev. Nh. Powell was put
in charge of Inspector Jacobs, who took him to
police headquarters yesterday where he had an
interview with Sanitary Officer Frank. The
preacher was stranger in a strange place and
had but little il any funds. He was furnished
transportation as far as Chattanooga and was
sent on his way rejoicing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-08
QUALIFICATIONS OF POLICEMEN.
The District Commissioners Think the
Army and Navy Provision Unwise.


The Commissioners this afternoon submitted
to Chairman Grant Of the House District Com
mittee the following report:
1--WE have the honor to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of House bill SIS to amend section S44 Of
the Revised Statutes of the United States relati
to the District of Columbia The inclosed copy
Of the report by the major and superintendent
of the police Of the District will, it is believed
give the information requested in the first part
Of the communication.
in reply to the suggestion for anything fur
Their which VIC are willing to submit upon the
matter, We would respectfully say that every
policeman, as provided in the bill, should be
able to read and write the English language
and should be citizen OF the United States, for
reasons too obvious for reiteration. The pre-
posed provision that no person shall be ap-
pointed as a policeman or watchman who
has not served in the army or navy of the
United States and received an honorable
discharged, or the son Of an honorably dis
charged soldier, sailor or marine Of the army
and navy OF the United States. is, in our judg-
ment, not wise. While we are mindful that
every praise and reward should be given man
who defends his country with his life, We think
that at this distance of time from the late civil
war-age having incapacitated most of the par
Elephants for active duty as policemen-the
young men of the country generally employed
in the various civil affairs should be given q
chance for such positions.
"While the provision in regard to the sons of
honorably discharged soldiers, &C., is good
one in principle, it does not always follow that
the son inherits either the physical, mental or
moral characteristics Of the father. We sug-
gest in conclusion. that the field for selection
Of policemen and watchmen at this time should
be unlimited"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-08
THE FUTURE OF THE CANAL,
b. and o. Men Think It Would PAY
Best to Preserve IL as Water Way.

The question Of what shall be done with the
ruins Of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal il al
ways of interest to citizens of Washington, to
whom the existence of some mode of convey
ance over the abandoned canal is Of vital i'm
portance.
The proposal Of the Washington and Cum
berland railroad company to lease the canal
and use its bed for . railroad has renewed dis
cussion Of the future of the canal. Receivers
for the water way have already been granted
by Judge Cox for the District, and the pro-
ceedings 20 FAR In Hagerstown make IL almost
certain that the same thing will be done for
Maryland within . few days.
VIEWS OF THE p. AND o. MEN.
In talks with several gentlemen closely con-
nected with the Baltimore and Ohio road q
STAR reporter learned today that they are wait
ing for the decision at Hagerstown. The idea
expressed by these gentlemen is that the canal
should be established on q firm basis as a water
way and that no schemes for railroad should
be listened to.
There are several sides to the question"
said prominent Baltimore aud Ohio official.
Notwithstanding the great Improvements in
the way Of causeways, &c, which would fall
into the hands Of tbs proposed railroad down
the canal; the engineering difficulties would
be tremendous and would entail the
greatest expense. The land on the line of
the canal for long distances is entirely
marshy and IL is q different proposition run
ming canal, the plant Of which is already es-
tablished, through such land and the construc-
ton Of q railroad over this yielding and often
overlooked ground Outside OF the engineer
ing difficulties which. of course, could be
overcome with money and skill is the
fact that railroad would not
be a paying scheme. With the
through lines so firmly fixed it could not be a
passenger carrier to any extent and its reliance
must be on the freight traffic, mainly Of course
confined to coal. Now q railroad cannot exist
as mere carrier Of coal. 1t must have other
sources of revenue, and the swallowing OF
this road. for instance, by some Of the
larger roads would be matter of
very short time. The road could not be in
dependent and Washington would be defrauded
OF the advantage of being freight terminal.
The railroad, if established, would in a very
short time merely pass through Georgetown
when the canal wouid stop there and be q
feeder for any railroad running in from the
south. 1t is an absurdity to talk about the
claim that the canal could not be run on pay
ing basis. l know personally where thousands
OF dollars have been spent on the canal in TAX
ing out thoroughly good locks and putting in
new ones simply because an election was COM
ing on and the men we're re,ded to vote in
that particular locality. Run the canal as a
business enterprise and it will pay. A canal,
besides, is leveller of freight tariff"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-08
CusE Is CrRE

However il may be effected: but unjust prejudics
often prevent. people from trying proprietary msdi
cine until other remedies prove unava,lins.
j. H Ritchis. commission agent Kingston. Ans
trslia. writes:
For years Q confirmed sceptic to the merits Of
proprietary medicines at last converted BY the
use of Ayers Cherry PICTORIAL. For months bottle
Of this medicine Of which bad into pos session
through the kindness Of friend remained uuopene.
in my closet. til OIL night seized wish violent
cold accompanied By rsckins cough Hdvino none o.
my llsal rened1s az hand. thought Of the Cherry
Pectorsl and determined ogive II trial The result
was truly magical Relief almost instantly. and
after repeating the Dose inly not than half
. dozen times found self thoroughly cured Sub
sequenty my daughter cured Of severe cough by
tbs use of the Cherry Pectoral. 1 recommend this
preparation to all sufferers from throat and lung
troubles"
For Group whoopins Cough. Bronchitis Asthma
and Consumption the best remedy is
AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL.
Prepared by Dr. J. c. Aver 4 Co.. Lowell. Mass. Sold
ly all Druggists. Price 81: six bottles s..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-08
From Wall Street Today.

NEW YORK, Feb. SIN the stock market this
morning the dealings in Reading were on a
much smaller scale than those of yesterday,
and we're surpassed IN both volume and inter-
est by those in Lackawanna. These two stocks
with sugar refineries and Richmond and West
Point were the only ones in which any specula-
tive animation was at all visible. The opening
was quiet and steady, but Immediately after the
opening all the leading shares moved up frac-
tionally. Sugar, however, was an exception,
and after opening down % at SO it further re-
tired to 5S1 and then recovered to 81. Rock
Island in the meantime had again joined the
active stocks and risen l to 9494. A partial re-
action followed, but the market at IL o'clock
while dull was firm at fractional advances over
the opening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-08
CAPITOL TOPICS.
WOMAN srrrRAo1srs IN THE pARI

WOMAN sUFFRAaIsrs IN THE DARK.
About a dozen ladies, two or three untitled
gentlemen and four Sonators-Farwell, Allen,
Blair and Vance-occupied the room OF the
Senate committee on woman suffrage this morn
ing. Up to the present time this COM
mittee has had to struggle on without
a room, but through the efforts of Senator Vance
an apartment was at last discovered in which
matters pertaining to the pertinaciously fair
ones can be discussed. It is not much of a
room, being situated in the subceIlar. but it is
none the less a committee room, and the fem
mime suffragist rejOces over the gain it has
made. The principal Grafton was delivered by
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her eloquence
was seconded very ably by Susan B. Anthony.
The hearing then became conversational in its
nature, and just at its most interesting point the
electric lights suddenly ceased to shine and the
subcellar was instantaneOuslly IN condition
which a NEUROLOGICAL student would call CHM
merriam. combination of door keeper and
matches resulted in gaslight illumination for
the remainder of the session.
COURT OF LAND CLAIMS IN WASHINGTON.
Messrs. j. G. Zachry and Phil b. Thompson
made arguments today before the House CON-
mittee ON private land claims in favor of bill
to create a court Of land claims in Washington,
with three judges at salaries Of $4,000 each, to
adjudicate all the private land claims which
now demand the attention Of Congress- The
bill is the same as that of Mr.. McCreary's
which was favorably reported during the last
Congress.
NO QUORUM.
1t was expected that the House committee on
Indian affairs would today take up the Senate
resolution authorizing the transfer of the
Apache prisoners at Marion barracks, Alabama
to Fort Sill, 1T, and hear arguments for and
against its passage. No quorum was present,
however, and another meeting was called for
Monday morning to consider the matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-08
THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.
An Investigation Indicates that the Steam
Pipes Were to Blame.

Yesterday Commissioner Douglass received q
letter from Gen. Rosecrans introducing Mr..
Norman Wizard, the government steam expert.
and inviting the Commissioners to allow him to
make an examination Of Secretary Tracy's
house with view Of determining whether the
steam heating arrangements had anything to
do with the Are. Accordingly Fire Marshall
Drew and Mr.. Wizard made an examination
today and found that the felt packing around
the pipes was burnt nearly OF, showing con-
elusively that the steam in the pipes was super
heated and, passing through the register, NO
doubt set fire to something near it and caused .
general conAagration. Mr.. Drew thinks that
this u the best solution Of the problem Of the
IRE, and there IL little dopbt that the super
heated steam caused the IRE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-08
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE Feb S.-Cotton firm and higher
niddIiug, Ila11S Flour duh but steady. Wheat
southern scarce and nominal; Fultz, 74aS4; Long
berry, 75aSJ; No. red. SLASH; steamer No. =,
red 15a75A; western steady: No. winter red
spot, SlaSla; FEBRUARY, SLASH; March, S2aS2A h
May, s4&as4A. Corn-southern irm and un-
firm; mixed spot, 37a37A; February, 37a37k
March, 36s<: April. 81: May, 37A: July, 3Sha
3s4; steamer, IS bid Oats steady-southern and
mixed. T4a29, graded No. 2, white 30a31
Rye nominal-prime TO choice 54a56. Hay fiat
prime 10 choice timothy ,l2OOal30O. Provisions
bulk meats. loose shoulders, 81: long clear and
clear rib sides, ~: sugar-pickled shoulders, 5k;
sugar-cured smoked shoulders, 6H; hams, l0als
M lao Sss, roll iS%is
Eegs nrm-western. 12kal3 Petroleum firm
renued. $50. Coffee steady and quiet-Rio car
goes fair, 10y; SugAr steady soft, %; Cop
ehanged-l.03a1.lo. Freights 70 Liverpool pei
steamer nominal-cotton, 4oc Hour per ton In
sacks Dos: grain per bushel, ID. Cork for orders
prompt, SD. a5s. Receipts-nour. 10000 barrels
wheat, 5000 bushels; corn. 1o2. 600 bushels: oats
1880 bushels; rye, 500 bushels. shipments
corn. q. 900 bushels. Saies-wheas. 10000 bush,
els; corn. 253, COG bushels
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO. Feb. 8 lclosing,-Wheat-Nay,7 rs.
JUNE! june. 81 6.s.FeDras1y ssIea 81 fols
-Fe6ruary, 9.75: March, s.sos May, 1905; June
1910 Lard-February, $50: March. 5.s5; May
Ss9n 1saS s S%s sSot 1uns sd
DEATH OF MEDICAL DnEcroR HupsoS.-The
Navy department 10 informed Of the death Of
Medical Director Adrisn Hudson at the Mars
Island hospital California, last night, at the
age Of ffty-three years He was first taken
with the grip, which developed into pneumonia,
and after Ave days he died
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-08
Plasterers 1T War.

Sidney McClain, member of the plasterers'
union, was charged in the Police Court today
with assaulting another member of the union
named James Barnes. The latter's head bore
evidence of his having been badly treated He
alleged that he was assaulted in the plasterers'
assembly rooms Some days ago Barnes claims
that he was doing some work in LIE Droit
Park; that he had his brother, who was not
q member OF the union, working for him. A
delegation deli Of r.; Pi ls.sss ca called on
next meeting Of the union his brothers appli-
cation for membership was rejected. Then,
he charges, several member Of the union, in
GLIDING the defendant best him. Other MEM
bers OF the union we're called, but they failed 70
show that the defendant took any part in the
assault, and he denied the charge. The case was
dismissed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-08
A Baltimore and Ohio Accident.

CoNNELLsvILLE, Pa, Feb. 8.-The through
mail train from Baltimore ON the Baltimore
and Ohio ran into a mountain of snow three
miles east Of Ohio Pyle at o'clock last even
ing. The engine and the combination postal
and baggage car went over the bank into the
Engineer Henry Bush Of Pittsburg was badly
burned. but not fatally injured. Fireman Lewis
Burcher sustained terrible scalp wound, but
will recover.
Baggage Master Isaac Ingles Of Pittsburg was
burned by the car stove. The only passenger
injured was John Lindsay of Glenwood, master
carpenter Of the road. He fell heavily over
the seat, injuring himself interanally. He will
not probably recover. relief train was sent
from Connellsvilie and the wounded are being
cared for