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ROCK CREEK PARK.

a Hearing Upon Law Points By the Attorney
General
Attorney General Miller gave hearing this
afternoon ct the Department Of Justice in the
Rock Greek Park matter. Representative Of
both the park commission and the
owners Of the land within the park
limits were heard on the points Of
law bearing upon the advice to be given to the
President by the Attorney General a. to the
propriety Of approving the condemnation Of
the land on the plan as amended 20 as to bring
the expenditures within the appropriation.
The hearing was public one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-02

THE ROYAL Baking Powder exceeds all others
L in leavening power in purity and wholesomeness,
and is used generally in families exclusively in the most
celebrated hotels and restaurants by the United States
Army and Navy and wherever the best and finest food
is required $50
United States Government Dep Ag1 Bulletin ses)
show Royal Baking Powder superior o all Others
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THE LIBRARY wORKMEN.

Superintendent Green SayA They Are Worked
Overtime Only When Absolutely Necessary.
Speaking to . STARreporter of the complaints
made by bricklayers that the eight-hour law
was violated on the new library building Su-
perintendent Bernard Green said today: 1--WE
believe thoroughly in the eisht-hour law and
We do not believe in working extra time. We
have never worked overtime except when
it was absolutely necessary. We pay the
same rate of wages AZ that paid in this vicinity,
and when fewmen have been required to work
until or o'clock they have received the reg
ular rate Of compensation for their services.
No over time work has been done except when
IL would facilitate the operations Of number
Of other men. All extra work has had for it's
object the preparation of steady employment
for the greater force. An hour or two OF extra
effort frequently made 1t possible for num-
Der Of men to work on the following day. With
out such overtime the entire force would have
had % esass labor perhaps for day OF two"
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whether 1t had been recently fred. but Judge
Wilson objected on the ground that the
whole matter had been gone over by
the witness, but the court al
noted. The witness said that he rubbed his
hand over tho barrel and cylinder, but found
no powder marks on either.
Cross examined by Judge Wilson. the witness
said he examined the pistol by the light Of q
candle. Frank Schneider and Officer McAndrews
were present when the pistol was examined.
He left the alley by Madison street and went
back to his beat. He did not 90 IN the alley
running in from Q street.
DR.. Schaeffer was the next witness whom the
district attorney desired to recall, and long
and tedious wait occurred before the doctor
could be found
Unless the cross-eXamination Of the witnesses
to be called today by the defense in sur-re-
buttal occupies an unexpectedly long time the
defense will conclude their this afternoon.
II the defense should conclude today tine argu-
ments would, of course, be begun Monday
morning.
Dr. Schaeffer, on taking the stand, was
handed the two pistols in the case, and said he
examined them at police headquarters on the
18th Of February. He also examined them
twice afterward within few days.
Tell me, said the district attorney, what
you found in the barrel of the Smith 4 Wesson"
the one found in the alleyl.
WHAT WAS FOUND IN ONE PISTOL
found that it had been fred at some time.
1 found shavings Of lead, burnt powder and
dust. I also found crumbs, which I believe
were particles Of tobacco. found them with
q low-power glass.
How big were the particles?
Smaller than the head Of a small pin.
Were they unburned powder?
They were not.
Do you see Thorn there now?
Yes, sir; see them now.
How many did you first ses2
From six to twelve.
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PREPARING FOR EASTER.

A Notable Rntsrtainmsas e the white
House Last Night-Torslgn Travslers-
Weddings ana Engagements
Notes q Interest,"
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Accompanied by Ex-secretsry whitney He
Leaves for Providence.

NEW York. April 2. -Ex-President Grover
Cleveland, accompanied by ex-SecreIary Of the
Navy Whitney and several other personal
friends, left the city at 10 o'clock this morning
via the Shore Line railroad for Providence,
T. l., where the ex-President will address a
democratic meeting late this afternoon.
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Aoc,de.. to Tn. steamer w..h,.rs...

The steamer Washington Of the wsshingtos
and Norfolk line broke down this morning
about thirty miles down the river and was un-
able to proceed on her way TO Norfolk. Much
alarm was occasioned among the passengers,
but no serious damage was done. The steamer
was towed back 10 Washington this sfternesa
and the passengers landed in safety.
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SOCIETY

Some Of the Mild Lenten Dissipa.
tions,
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suSpxr. APRIL s. TO Marshall Hal On o.
Manchester, ct IL a. M and 2:30 pm, rsturns,
before dusk. Planksd shsd and Gam chovdsr
Ac.-Adul
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-02

Il u reported that the Marietta and North
hands Of the receiver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-02

Up to date any reference 10 springtims
flowers is blooming error.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-02

1t il enviabls man who condensed his foiiiss
for . whole year into yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-02

Sometimes . man loses at cards bscsuss Il
foul play; but usually il is simply fool pAy.
The morning call., 1892-03-05
CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

The ninth victim of typhus fever died In
New York yesterday.
Charles N. Ayers, who was shot by his
wife Wednesday, In Detroit, has died.
An explosion Of fredamp at the Elmwood
Colliery, Mahoney City, Pa, yesterday
morning, fatally burned FIVE men.
Last nights passenger-tra on the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Railroad was wrecked near
Lynchburg, Va, and the firemen and engi-
neer killed.
AT q meeting Of the Memphis Tenn) City
Council last night resolution was unanI-
mously adopted inviting Senator Hill to visit
Memphis on his Southern tour.
A wreck on the Kansas City, Memphis
and Birmingham road. near Danville, Va,
last night. resulted in the death OF two
brakemen and injury to five other train
men.
The United States steamer Yorktown,
now at Callao, has been ordered to proceed
to San Francisco with as little delay as DOS
sible, stopping en- route at the principal
ports OF Central America aud Mexico.
Captain David Ii. StembridRe, COM
mander OF the British steamer Ottoman,
which arrived at Boston yesterday from
Liverpool, ended bis life by shooting him.
self the day before the ship reached port
DIR. Ware Howes. indicted for alleged
tampering with Grand Jurymen, appeare d
before the Judge OF the United States Dis
trict Court at Boston yesterday. He pleaded
not guilty. and was held In bonds OF $500,
which be furnished.
The morning call., 1892-03-05
FIREBUGS PUNISHED.
Fatal Result Of an LEGENDARY Fire in st.
Louis-TWO Lives Lost.

ST. LOUIS. March 4.-''God has punished
u.s." was the groaning confession by Mrs.
Marcus Cohen to-day Of attempted
arson, which resulted In the death Of
her husband and brother-in-law. Mar
Gus and Abraham Cohen. just after
3 o'clock this morning the officers
were attracted to 2744 Choteau avenue by
fire at that time showing through the win
dow. In the building dwelt Marcus Cohen,
wife and three children and his brother
Abraham, over the store owned by Marcus.
Scarcely had the officer reached the place
when an explosion of terrific force blew out
the entire front of the building. The body
OF Abraham was burned to crisp.
Marcus was horribly burned and was re-
moved to the hospital. An examination
showed that the gas-fxtures had all been
unscrewed, allowing the gas to flow into the
room, and that a night or two ago teams
had been employed carrying goods out of
the back entrance of the store. An empty
gasoline-can also was found.
Cohen died OF his injuries at the hospital.
The men had evidently desired TO burn the
place to get the insurance. OF the family,
nothing can be learned beyond half con-
fession conveyed in the woman's moan.
GOD has punished us" The family moved
In the place two weeks ago with store and
household outfit. The insurance. which 1t
is now believed the men planned to gain,
but lost their lives instead, was S250O
The morning call., 1892-03-05

Committee. The bill directs the Secretarv
OF the treasury to purchase from time to
time such silver bullion as may be offered az
market price not exceeding 81 for 37Ik
grains OF pure silver. and to issue in pay
ment therefor legal tender money of tbs
United States. without regard to the mate
rial OF which 1t is composed. uffieiens
amount of such money to be prepared by the
Secretary of the Treasury.
The pure-food bill was taken up and Vest
stated at length his position in regard to it
and such legislation in general He said
the pending measure was one of that
brood OF bills that grew out Of the feeling
OF paternallSm which was spreading over
the country. He believed the constitution
intended that the inspection and quarantine
The people of the United States were be-
ing Taught instead of going to their State
authorities to go TO Congress for every.
thing-from ,000, 000 acres of land to paper
Of pins. The States were slowly having
their constitutional power taken away, and
day that was intended by the trainers Of the
constitution TO be left to the States exc.u-
sively.
Paddock denied the statement, made
some days ago, that the bill was aimed par
tIcnlarly at the cotton seed oil interests. He
defied any one to point out one provision or
word in the bill that Disseminated against
any honest and honestly branded article Of
food In favor of another. As to tho ex-
travagant criticism that the bill would be
used for imaginary political purposes, Ii
was serious matter, he said, to charge
even indirectly--that those engaged In the
formation Of the bill and the great body Of
the people who demanded its passage were
moved chiefly by a desire to Inaugurate
cheap, nasty political scheme for partisan
uses.
After the delivery Of eulogies on the lato
Represen tative Lee. the Senate adjourned
until Monday,
The morning call., 1892-03-05
NEBRASKA PRoHIBITIoNIsTs.
The Platform Favors Government Ownership
Of Railroads and Teleeranhs.

The Platform Fsvors Government Ownership
of Railroads and Telegraphs
LINCOLN, Nebr., March 4-The Prohibi-
tion State Convention for the election of
delegates to the National Convention con-
Guided its session this evening The inter-
est was eentered mainly in the selection of
the Chairman of the delegation. and some
bitterness was provoked On account of the
alleged cffert of recent converts to over
tn row the plans Of the old workers. The
platform adopted renews adherence TO the
cause oil Prohibition; declares the right of
citizens OF the United States to vote should
not be denied or abridged by the United
States, or any State, on account Of sex; the
Government should own and operate all
the railroads, telegraphs and telephones OF
the nation; the money OF the country should
De Issued by the General Government only
and In sufficient quantity to meet the de-
mands OF business ann 10 give full oppor-
tunity for the employment OF labor, and to
TINS end The increase in volume OF money is
demanded; no individual or corporation
should be allowed TO make any profit
through the issuing of 1t; 1t should be made
legal tender for all debts. the volume to be
liked at definite sum per capita and
population; the Government should re-
claim all unclaimed and forfeited land
grants 10 the railways or other corporations.
and such lands. together with the remain
ing portion OF the public domain, should be
reserved for actual settlers; trusts should
be prohibited just service pension recon-
mended; the election of Senator's, President
and Vice-Ptesident by the direct vote of
the people is favored; opposition is declared
TO all manner OF compromise. or so-eailed
non-partisan action, 10 which the question
OF the suppression Of the liquor traffic is
made secondary matter.
The morning call., 1892-03-05
PRODDING PACIFIC NAIL.
The Shippers After 1t With a
Sharp Stick.
FELTON, AIDS In THE FIGHT.
The Traffic Association Has De.
elared Itself.
WHAT PRESIDENT ]. D. STETS0N SAYS.
How The Great Steamship Company Plays
Into the Hands Of the Over.
land Railroads.
WHAT PRESIDENT ]. D. STETS0N SAYS.

Pacific Mail Subsidy from
the railroads, to stife
competition and retard
tie growth of San Fran
cisco, from August 1877,
to June. 1884. at S11O,-
600 a month .-...... Ss.ooo,ooo
From June, 1884. to June,
1885, at $4,000
month. ................ ..... l,I4O,Ooo
From June 20. 1885. to
March 20, 1886. at SS5.-
600 month ............... 10000
From January l. 1887. to
= March l. 1892. at S75,-
ooo month........-....... 4,e5O,OoO
Total. 555, 900
Big as those figures are they do not rep
resent tenth part of the actual loss to San
Francisco as a mercantile community from
the results of the choking off of steamship
competition by the railroads. For years the
merchants have known OF this great drain
upon them, but all they Lave been able to
The morning call., 1892-03-05
THE HOUSE.

An Animated Discussion Between Speaker
Crisp and Ex-Speaker Reed.
Greek met Greek in tie House to-day,
and for few minutes lively parliamentary
colloquy was carried on between Speaker
Crisp and ex-Speaker Reed over the vexed
question of ''no quorum" The entire day
had been consumed in the desutory con-
sideration of minor measures, and Kilgore
of Texas moved recess until o'clock in
the evening.
On the division the vote stood IS to "a.
Enloe demanded tellers. and they being
refused he raised the point that no quorum
had voted
"The gentleman from Tennessee" said
the Speaker, "makes the point of no quorum
on the motion, and the Chair will have to
appoint tellers."
Here Mr.. Reed interposed with the re-
mark: The gentleman does not make the
point OF no quorum; he makes the point
that no quorum voted"
Under the rules of the House and under
the present administration Of the house."
said the Speaker, gentlemen are not pres
ent unless they vote" fApplause on the
Democratic side.
THAT shows" said Mr. Reed, 'that there
has been a new system adopted since ths
last Congress"
THAT shows that the present occupant OF
the chair will endeavor to enforce the rules
Of the House as they now exist" ret0rted
the Speaker.
Nevertheless" replied the ex-Speaker,
the observation l made is entirely cor
rect"
Perhaps 1t is" said the Speaker with
dignity, ''but it is entirely out of order"
1T is entirely correct" persisted MIR.
Reed. "and the Chair has no right to maks
such remarks
A Difference of Opfniou.
''rhe Chair thinks the gentleman is el-
tlrely out OF ORDER" reiterated the Speaker.
The point of no quorum was made by
somebody else and the chair entertained the
point, whereupon the gentleman from Maine
made suggestion"
"And thereupon," interposed Mr.. Reed.
Il said TO the Chair that the gentleman
made the point that no quorum had voted,
and the Chair stated 1t to be the point of no
quorum, which is different proposition.
nave the right to call the attention Of the
CHAIR to that. The Chair had no right to
ported by the disorderly applause upon his
side, which he permitted"
The Chair will state," said the Speaker,
There is no distinction under the present
rules of the House between the point of
no quorum and of no quorum voting
There was distinction between those
points under the rules of the last Congress"
During the colloquy between the Speaker
and Reed both gentlemen appeared to lose,
In some degree, their customary eQuanimity
and their retorts were characterized with
some degree of warmth.
The House afterward took recess until
o'clock in the evening, the evening session
to be for private pension bills etc.
The second night session of the House for
private pension bills proved no more sue
ceSsful than the first, .Kilgore OF Texas
being on hand with his point of no quoruir.
The morning call., 1892-03-05
POLITICAL MATTERS.
Conference Of Republican Leaders-Iowa Del
egates for Blsine

Conference Of Republican Leaders-Iowa DEL
egates for Blaine
NEW YORK, March At is stated that
the leaders of the Republican party in this
State held an important conference last
evening, which was devoted to the discus
sion Of the best means of achieving sue
cess at tile coming national election. Sec
retary Tracy, Senator Hiscoch, Chaun.
cey NJ. Depew, j. Sloat Fassett, Cor
neiius n. Bliss. Collector Hendricks.
Postmaster Van Colt. ex-senator Piatt
and several other well-known leaders were
present. The majority Of the conference
believed the ren nomination OF President Har-
rison was probable, although many express
sions favorable tu other candidates were
made, among them being that OF Secretary
Rusk. If Morton retires Secretary Tracy is
regarded as one of the strongest candidates
for Vice President. 1t is stated some Of
Platt's friends propose 10 nominate him for
President In order TO show their confidence
in him.
CHICAGO. March A Washington spe-
cial says the Senators opposed TO the re-
nomination of Harrison have decided to use
the name Of Secretary Blaine, his health
permitting, for secoRd choice. The paper
says they have selected j. 5. Clarkson and
asserts the Iowa delegation, to be selected
at the State convention March %, will be
Instructed for Blaine first, with Garrison as
the second choice.
Dies MONIES. Iowa, March 4.-The first
Republican County Convention of the pres
ent year was held in Adair County to-day
and the delegates Instructed for Blaine for
President,
The morning call., 1892-03-05

Noah Porter was born at Pennington,
Conn, December IA. 1911. He was educated
at Yale and received the degree of Bachelor
of Arts in 1881. He taught school at New
Haven from 1881 till 1898 and was tutor at
the same time. Iu 1886 he was ordained
pastor OF the Congregational Church at New
Milford. Cenn. and Ia 1913 was settled at
Springfield, Mass. He returned to Yale as
Professor OF Metaphysics and Moral
of DIR. Woolsey in 1871 was elected President
of the college, which position he held until
his resignation In 1856.
He was the author OF Historical Dis
courses" THE Human Intellect" Books
and Readings" American COLLEGES and
the American Public" elements of In
telleetual Philosophy" and "The Science
of Nature Versus the Science of Man." Dr.
Porter was the principal editor of the latest
revised editions of Webster's Dictionary.
The morning call., 1892-03-05

provisions of the Thurman act. passed on
April "a, 1873, the amount which the roads
were required to pay was increased to Is
per cent. The net earnings, according to
this act, were defined as that portion of the
gross earnings which remained after oper-
ating expenses, repairs and interest ON
the first mortgage bonds had been
deducted. Before the passage of the
Thurman act. or in August, 1877,
the Central aud Union Pacific Railroad
companies entered into contract with the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company by Which.
in consideration of certain sums, payable a
regular stated periods, the steamship corpo-
ration agreed to maintain rates on such
basis as would prevent ANYTHING like actual
competition in overland traffic. That con-
tract has been renewed on three different
occasions since that time, and has been
modified in that instead of the Central and
Union Pacific guaranteeing the subsidy IL
is now guaranteed and paid by all the lines
in the Transcontinenta Association. Some
Of those lines, and particularly the Northern
and Canadian Pacific, derive no benefit from
the arrangement, and they have made re-
peated protests against paying their share
of the Doodle that goes to the Mail Company.
But they have paid just the same, for they
must do this in order 10 belong to the asso-
ciation and they would not miss the benefits
1t bestowS for good deal
In the view taken by the Government
so bsidy paid to q competing carrier cam not
be rightly regarded AS operating expenses"
and If Horace A. Taylor the United States
Railroad Commissioner, who is now exam
lining the books of the Southern Pacific
Company. can find data showing the pay
ment of the subsidy-which, of course. he
cannot, as the books are not kept that way
-he viii discover mares nest in which
the Government revenue plays or should
play part.
For a long time after the interstate CON-
merce law went into effect the railroads, not
being sure Of their position, cautioned the
steamship people to keep the matter of the
subsidy out of sight as much as possible,
which they did. 1t was not long, however,
before it was seen by the members OF the
TranscontiDental Association that the law
was not destined to do them any particular
injury. aud they made no attempt to con-
ceal the fact that they we're in combination
with the steamship corporation, though
they would never tell what the subsidy con-
sisted Of. what its total amount was or how
1t was paid. Those facts are, however, now
In the possession of THE CALLS readers.
The steamship company does not seem
to want to carry westbound freight from
New York If it is destined for San Fran
cisco" has been remark frequently made
by merchants of this city.
Not long ago a local firm offered the COM
pany large shipment of merchandise from
New York to this port. The ste amship
agents did not exactly refuse the shipment.
but they plainly intimated that they did not
The morning call., 1892-03-05
THE CHICAGO TRAGEDY.
Dr. seudder, the Alleged Murderer, Believe;
TO Be Shamming INSANITY.

III. SsAuucis tne hAeSeO murderer, Believed
TO Be shamming Insanity
CHICAGO, March 4.-The case of DR.. M.
Scudder. accused of the murder of his
mother-in-iaw, Mrs. Dunton, was called for
INQUIRY at the Insane Court, but was post
poned this morning for one week. A re.
porter who interviewed Scudder had the
Impression that he was shamming insanity.
Scudder denied that he killed Mrs. Dunton.
DIR. Lyman, an insanity expert, howe YER,
believes that Scudder is insane.
Who drew up the forged will p is the
FIRST question tonight in the Jekyll-Hyde
case that is puzZling all Chicago. But for
the alleged discovery OF DIR. Scudder's sur
reptitious handling of the private papers of
the rich woman he is charged with having
murdered, ne might never have been sus-
pected of the crime. The forged will is In
the possession Of Attorney Toman, repre-
senting the dead woman's husband and
sister: The circumstances under which
Scudder had 1t drawn. IL he did, will likely
go far to prove or disprove his sanity and
guilt 1t seemingly was preserved by the
lawyer, and the question of the attorneys
identity and possible completely is being
carefully put toward solution. 1t is said
that an expert to whom the two wills were
submitted before DIR. Scudder's arrest. and
who knew nothing of the circumstances in
the case. decided without hesitation that
the two documents were not signed by the
same person. one signature showing the
tremor incident to old age or feebleness
and the other firmly written with forced
attempts at irregularity Of outline.
EVANSVILLE, Wis.,, March "A dispatch
tonight says that at the undertaking esta5-
lishment where the examination of the body
was made this afternoon, the relatives were
afforded an opportunity to see the dead
woman's face. When the body was in
Chicago the head was kept covered. it is
said. ut Scudder'a Instance hocause il vas
wholly unpresentable. The autopsy showed
the head of the dead woman to have been
terribly bruised and the skull fractured in
several places