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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-23
APPROACHING THE END.
The Methodist General Conference Votes to
Adjourn on Thursday.


OMAHA. NEB., May 23-Bishop Warren pre-
sided today over the general conference. No
time was lost, business being theoretically taken
up The committee on episcopacy filed re-
port recommending that an Episcopal residence
in Europe be added to the present list. The
committee revisals recommends that the
many petitions to abolish the six months pro-
stationary term be denied. A minority report
recommends that the time be reduced to three
months.
The committee on temporal economy recon-
mended that the conferees demand an adequate
number of chaplains to be appointed in the
army; that they he regularly commissioned
officers and not mere contract men; that three
BIZ hops be selected to recommend suitable can
didates for appointment in the army; that the
nearest Sunday TO July be known in the
church as army and navy day and that services
on that day pertain to the welfare of those
bodies.
The committee on judiciary reported that
they had decided that no other Interpretation
of the words LAY delegates than that now had
can be had namely, that "ay delegates"
means male delegates and not female. The re-
ports were laid aside for the present in order to
take mp pending business.
DIR. Smith Of New York Mt once moved sns-
pension of the rules to take from the table his
resolution to adjourn Thursday at pm. 1t
was So ordered. On putting the motion to ad-
journ Thursday ii was carried-200 to 1877
DIR. Whitlock of Ohio moved to suspend the
rules To appoint sitting committee, but was
voted down. DR.. Little moved that night ses
'lohs DC heid at I'D. DR.. u. MeCabe
amended 10 hoil Afternoon sessions as wei, ana
waf 80 oructed ahhiu nineh applause Many
eiesstes Wlsh 10 80 west Is the reason Tor THIS
carry adJonrnment:
ne ron OF conferences Tor the presentation
Of appeals, &C., called for the last time this
morning
Eomer Eaton was elected treasurer OF the
SUNDAY Hehooi Union society ana the Eplsco-
pal board WIN Lewis Curtis as his assistant
Daliei Dehham was appointed treasurer OF the
tract society:
Inc salaries OF Dr; warren, editor OF the
Northwestern, and A. L. Albert OF the South
resI Adcocnte we're continued for three months
untii they can secure appointments.
on motion OF Sanford Hunter the bishops
were instructed TO appoint members OF the va
tl1us boards controlling the societies.
James T. BrlSgs Of Wisconsin offered reso-
luton denonncnS capital punishment and
recommending solitary confinement, bnt it was
laid ON the table:
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speech had no bearing ON the question Of ex.
tension Of streets, but il was interesting
II wAs all about the Rock Greek Park.
Mr.. Rabbit drew an effective picture Of .
client Of his who was being robbed out Of his
property by the park proceedings. Mr.. Babbitt
said the Rock Creek Park proceedings had been
marked by suborned witnesses, midnight
meetings and by prices set by the President
OF the United States, who knew less Of
prices in the District of Columbia than !he (Mr.
BabbitO knew of the pearly gates of Jerusalem.
The whole proceedings, he said was a scheme Of
a lot OF sharpers. Two thousand acres of land
were TO be taken out Of the market and tax Of
s150 an acre placed on the adjoining
property. The act, he said, was
disgrace 10 the legislators who had passed it
and disgraee to the city of Washington In
tact, said Mr.. Babbitt, becoming excited, the
whole plan was damnable. Sodom and Go
morrah did not more deserve destruction than
did this beautiful city Of Washington if this un-
holy act was allowed TO stand. ..
r. Ex-sPEAKER REED FAvoRs THE BILL
sEx-Speaker Reed favors the bill strongly.
He said that he took great interest in the city
of Washington, which had already become the
most beautiful city in the world. This
had been brought about in a
large measure by judicious expenditures
more called for in the interests of the city Of
Washington than the passage Of such measure
as this. The gentleman from Massachusetts,
(Ar. Walker) has shown the evils in
pecuniary way. which would result from
delaying the passage of the bill. Mr. Reed
gave clear description Of what the bill con-
tanned and showed that all interest had been
well guarded in that before any money
could be appropriated or any provision actually
established 1t was necessary to secure the
assent Of the District Commissioners, the spe-
cial commission, the courts and Congress itself
Gentlemen have said" continued Mr.. Reed.
that we are inviting tremendous expense by
such measure. but he denied that fact II
is not Congress, but the great growth
OF this beautiful city which was inviting ex-
pense. In concluding his remarks Mr.. Reed
said, with o drawl: at seems to me 1t is a
pretty sensible bill" The bill was further op-
posed by Mr.. Blount and favored by Mr.. Chit
man Of Michigan and Mr.. Hemphill.
THE COST OF THE IMPROVEMENT.
The reading Of the bill was not interrupted
until the fifteenth section was reached, which
provides that one-third the amount of
damages awarded for streets opened shall
be assessed on the property benefited
thereby. Mr.. Fithian proposed an
amendment providing that the remainder Of the
award shall be taken from the revenues Of the
District Of Columbia. This amendment was
adopted and leaves the entire cost of the i'm
provement to be paid by the benefited property
and by the District, the government paying no
share whatever.
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IN A HURRY TO UNLOAD.
Corn Sold Right and Left on the Chicago
Board.

CHICAGO, May 23-Unloading right and left
was the fad in the corn pit today. The Quinlan
crowd, which loaded up Saturday with about
$50 900 bushels, was dumping the stuff in
lively fashion and there seemed
no end to the country selling.
II was clear and warm all over the corn belt,
and there were forty-two cars Of contract in
the receipts here, Q suggestion Of what the
grading might be if the good weather should
hold out for several days.
There was no trading whatever in the fancy
May option. July opened l% lower at 45155,
declined to 451sa1, rallied to 453k and weak
ened to AN. Wheat was more or less feature
less, pending the posting Of the visible supply
total, which was expected by the crowd to
show q decrease of 1900, 900 bushels.
Logan was q fair buyer, but cables were
Eas<d. lower and Chief Inspector Claussen Of
Minnesota was quoted as declaring the Dakotas
and Minnesota, which last year raised
150. 900 900 bushels, would this year pro-
duce only 100, ZOO, 900. The entire west
and northwest were clear today with tempera-
lures normal and predictions extant for con-
tinuance of perfect conditions. July wheat
opened q lower at S2l, touched 62%, receded
10 812< and reacted to S1Xa82
Provisions were active and weak. The sell
ing was by commission houses having Q scat
tered business. Buying was by the local
scalpers, who seemed 10 be playing ths bull Gds
ON breaks
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TALKING BLAINE.
That Formed the Burden OF Political Con
versation In the SENATE

That Formed the Burden OF Political Con.
versation I'm the senate.
Nobody seems to be able to explain IL why
or the wherefore, but it is undoubtedly true that
the preponderance Of political. conversation
around the Senate this afternoon Is favorable to
the nomination of Blaine. Perhaps Il wss be-
cause some Of the strong Harrison men were
away or it might have been due to
the prosecuting influences which are abroad.
but no matter what the cause the senatorial
voice on the republican side of the chamber
was heard, in the corridors and COMMITTEES
rooms, saying pleasant things about tie man
from Maine.
MR.. JESSE COWS REMARKS
The foundation for much Of this feeling
comes from the remarks dropped by Jesse NJ.
Cove, ''the original Blaine man." Mr.. Cove.
who came from Boston to taIh with
the Secretary Of State. h quoted
as SAYING that Blaine would no longer
place obstacles in the path of those who were
his friends. This is important, il true. Mr.
Cove also says that eighteen out of the thirty
Massachusetts delegates will surely vote for
Blaine.
Then there are people who seem to Be put
ting in their whole time calling attention to the
revolt in Illinois and who insist that il Is but
sample of what must take place everywhere
else. The Illinois delegates-at-large were
instructed for Harrison, but Delegate @. F.
Swift, member of the ''big four" beef COM
bine, says he will vote for Blaine, because
he feels satisfied that the convention
acted hastily and thoughtlessly. 1t is
claimed by Blaine advocates that the Illinois
development is not anti-Harrison move
ment, because Illinois people have always IA
vored Blaine.
SENATOR PErTIGREw's OPINION.
Senator Pettigrew, who has always spoken
well of the proposition to renominate Gen.
Harrison, said today that had the South
Dakota convention had any idea that
Blaine would accept the nomination II would
never have instructed for Harrison. "1f the
South Dakota delegates" continued the Sena-
tor, do not vote for Blaine at indianapolis
they will not represent the sentiment Of South
Dakota republicans"
very few of the republican Senators insist.
however, that Mr.. Blaine could not, under any
circumstances, honorably accept the nomina-
ton,
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SECURING FLORIDA swAMPs.
BloodhOunds and Men Seeking for the
Murderer of Express Agent Saunders.

bIOOOnOunOS ana wen seeking TOT the
Murderer of Express Agent Saunders.
SANFORD, FLA, May 23.-The entire coun-
try is fully aroused, and armed posses are scour-
ing the swamps and hummocks through this
country seeking the murderers Of Express
Agent Saunders. Sheriff Kurtz of Valusa
county came over Saturday night with
half dozen big blood hounds, and offered
their services to Sheriff Anderson, which was
accepted and on Sunday large bodies Of men
were thoroughly searching the wilds Of this
county. The express company has used the
wires freely. and every sheriff and constable
within radius of 100 miles. as well
as every railroad agent, is fully
posted and all are on the qui vive to report on
all suspicious personages if it is found impossi-
BILE to detain them. circuit of forty or fifty
miles around the scene Of the crime is now fully
covered by guards and officers, who confidently
expect to capture the criminals before another
twenty-four hours pass.
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A MamarOneck Stonecutter MOurns Chief
Over Their Taking His Child.

MamarOneck StOnecutter MOurns Chiefly
Over Their Taking His Child.
Antoine Frather, a stonecutter from Mama
roneck, n. Y, reported at police headquarters
the elopement of his wife with Charles Strobel,
a teamster who had boarded with them. Frather
said his wife had taken their eleven-months-old
child with her He did not care particularly
about his wife, but he wanted his child.
The couple have been married nine years and
have three children. The wife is twenty-eight
years old and Strobel is twelve years her senior.
The clipping couple took with them several
pieces Of furniture and articles of value. They
we're tracked to the Pennsylvania railroad depot
here, where they are supposed to have taken a
train for Philadelphia.
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DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
TO PROMOTE ANATOMICAL SCIENCE

TO PROMOTE ANATOMICAL SCIENCE.
"For the promotion of anatomical science
and to prevent the Dissertation of graves in the
District Of Columbia" is the title Of Senate
bill passed by the Senate this afternoon
The measure provides that any public
omcer or officers having lawful control
over any hospital, prison, jail, morgue or idiot
or insane asylum within the District may,
with the approval of the health officer,
deliver to the duly authorized agent of
any medical college or colleges in the District
the bodies Of such diseased persons as are
required tob buried at the public expense,
such bodies to be distributed among the sew
erai colleges in proportion to the number of
students in each. 1t is provided that If the de-
ceased person requested during his or
her last illness to be buried, or II
within forty-eight hours after death any rela-
tive or friend claims the body and asks to have
the body buried or il such deceased person was
a stranger or traveller who suddenly died. the
body shall not be delivered to medical college
but shall be buried
Other bills passed and Of local interest are:
bill to provide for the appointment of com
mi sion to examine and report relative to the
employment OF the pneumatic tube system
or other process for the rapid dis
patch Of mail in large cities; a bill
to purchase a painting of Abraham Lincoln.
and bill for the erection of a statue to the late
Robert Dale Owen Of Indiana, to be placed in
VIC 6Ioouus VI tuc SultusOnlan lnstltutlCn.
THE SCHOOL INVESTIGATION.
This afternoon, commencing shortly after
ESQ O'Clock, the Senate subcommittee charged
with the duty Of finding out, if there is anything
to be found, why graduates Of the High School
are not by the High School course fitted to
enter Harvard commenced its work Of investi-
cation.
Tomorrow the subcommittee on garbage will
continue its odorous occupation.
THE DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL.
If there is delay in coming to an agreement
on the District appropriation bill the RESPONSE
bility therefor rests entirely upon the House.
The Senate members of the conference COM
mittee are ready for business and have been for
some time past. Three or four times has
Senator Allison notified the legislators at the
other end of the Capitol that conferences could,
80 far as he and his colleagues were concerned,
commence at once.
TO ABOLISH GEORGETOWN.
Two hundred and twenty-five citizens Of
Georgetown have forwarded to Senator McMi-
Ian. q petition praying for the passage of the
bill abolishing whatever is left Of the corporate
existence Of old Georgetown and joining to-
gether more thoroughly Washington and its big
western suburb. The petition will be presented
to the Senate tomorrow.
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Contracts for St. Elizabeth,s,


The award Of contracts for furnishing gen
eral supplies to the government hospital for the
insane for the year ending June 80, 1898, have
been recommended to be made to the follow
ing Washington bidders: ]. T. varnell l.
Son, Hyman Podemaker, Frank Hume,
Barbour & Son, VIM. NJ. Gait & Co., B. B.
Earnshaw h Bro, Somerset r. Waters, s.
Daish 4 Son, Browning & Middleton, J. G.
Ergood 4 Co., Bernard Murphy, J. B.
Bryan h Bro, G. G.. Cornwell 4 Son.
Weaver, Kengla Co., Brooks Bro, Poole 4
Brook, J. H. Chesley L Co., W. A. Pate, Mel
vile Lindsey, NJ. W. Beveridge, ChaA
T. Carter l. Co., Blum Bros, B. Rich
4 Sons, A. Lisner; W. B. Moses &
Sons, Lapsburgh & Bro, JOS. Auerbach,
Julius Lansburgh, F. Peterson, VIM. Hahn 4
Co., Geo. Ryneal, jr., Hugh Kelley, Mackall
Bros. h Flenner, Scheller 4 Stevens, S. F.
Ware, z. d. Gilman, Robert Leitch & Sons, L.
H. Schneider & Son, W. E. Clark i Co.
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A Raid Upon q Clothing Club.

About noon today the officers of the first
precinct made q raid on a clothing club at No.
sls street northwest and arrested Robert NJ.
Williams, Silas G.. Baker and William
C. Cannon on charges of violating the
lottery law. 1t is alleged that members Of the
club paid 81 week and the lucky ones at the
drawings received suit Of clothes. The mat
ter will be taken into court tomorrow when q
test ease will be made Of it. The officers took
possession of all the paraphernalia, including
books and papers, and secured the names Of
several hundred witnesses, most of whom are
government clerks
Cannon was released on bond this afternoon
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Contempt Of Law.

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
Your pointed editorial in Fridays Issue dep
recating the course pursued by the chairman q
the House committee on appropriations and
the hesitation Of the Secretary Of the Treasury
to obey the order Of the court to pay over TO IL
the amount of the Rock Creek Park appropria-
fion is timely. The people of the United States
are often praised for their respect for and
obedience 10 law, but here is law
maker in high position recommending
disregard and contempt Of the mandate 81
the court, and n cabinet official. too ready 70
oblige him, DELAYING dav after day the execu-
ton of the mandate. Why should the common
people be expected TO obey the law il their rep
resentatives in high Legislative and executive
places do notI Are these latter above the law,
and only bound to obey such laws as suit themf
A. p ID.
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FOR HIS GIRL WIFE.
An Elderly Georgian Shoots His Father-in-
Law From Ambush.

Law rom Ambush.
MADISON. GA, May 23.-S. W. Conley was
shot and killed from ambush Saturday evening
by E. A. Cochran. Conley had a daughter Of
fourteen, who attended the neighborhood school
up to three months ago, when she disappeared.
1t was then discovered that she had eloped with
Cochran, a man Of ffty-fve years of age, who
had lost leg in the war and an eye in bar
room fight.
The Conleys are people of means. So soon as
the girl and Cochran were located the former
was taken from her husband and restored to her
father by order Of court. Cochran about u
month ago, with gang Of friends, surrounded
the Conleys' residence for the purpose of rescu-
ing his wife, they expressed 1t. A volley
of shots from the residence scattered
the besiegers, several Of whom we're severely
wounded. Mr.. Conley was returning home
from Madison on Saturday and when passing
through a clump of woods near his house he
was fired upon by Cochran, it is believed, the
bullet going through his head. The neighbor-
hood is greatly aroused over the assassination.
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Thought to Be the Dennison Fiend.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 2S.-It was rumored
here yesterday that the police had incarcerated
a man who is strongly suspected of being the
fend who murdered four women at Dennison,
Tex, several days ago. The mans name
is Jack Burke and he is nominal
" held on the charge of vagrancy
He has a bad record, having served time for the
attempted murder Of Bill Lewis and Sergt. Sill
vers Of this city. He was discharged from
prison nine months ago and is known to have
just come from Texas. Inquiries at police
headquarters failed to either confirm or contra
dict the report.
DENNIsoN, TEX, May 23.-In nearly all of
the churches Yesterday the recent horrible MUIR
ders were alluded to. Feeling tributes were
p6id to the memory of Mrs. Haynes, the first
victim killed 1t 10 reported that a New Or
leans detective has got q clue which will clear
up The mystery Of the murder of Miss Toon
Hawley, The detective is known to have left
here suddenly last night for Texarkana.
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The Market Was Dull, but Prices Were Up
Some what.

= NEW York, May 23.-Trading on the stock
exchange this morning was fairly active, with
most Of the dealings in Burlington, Atchison,
Union Pacific, st. Paul, Northern Paci6c pre-
ferred, Rock Island, Erie and few Of the special
ties In the early dealings there was some irregu-
hrity and Erie preferred dropped Is per cent,
but toward II o'clock prices strengthened and
advanced steadily until noon, at which time
they were up Is to 1 y per cent from Saturday g
figures. At this writing q 80 IN the market
Is dull. The sales amounted to I76, 800 shares
Money on call loaned easy at u per cent.
Exchange, quiet and easier; posted rates, ASIA
4ss19 actual rates, 4S61 la4S61S for sixty days
and 4S719a487s< for demand. Governments
dull but steady; currency IS, 109 bid As, COUP,
1l7as bid; extended 2s, registered, 100 bid.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
The following are the opening and closing prices Of
wire to Carson Mccartney, 14l9 + street.
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No Room I'm Germany for : Russian Suspect.
BxaIaS, May 2s.-The police Of Dresden,
Gaxony, have informed the suspected Russian
panslavist agent Herr Won Weselitzsky-Bo
ieslavitch, who was recently ordered ont Of
Prussia ct the instance Of De kaiser, that be
SAphot take up his residence in Dresden- he
yill, u il believed, have 70 leave GtsnAny
sltogs9her, - II u not thought hkely that bs-
he Il u most valuable agent that Aussia has
Svr had In Germany, aud that be has kept the
epurt q st. Petersburg carefully informed - to
iany 4attsrs which The German government
dotfro4 should be secret
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yfcfed of Iarceuv

In the Criminal Court. Justice Cox, today Q
colored man, Henry Bowie, aims Scott, was con-
victed of the larceny Of gold watch and chain
from Philip S. Brown on May L. IL was testified
that at the races at Benning Mr.. Brown
felt his watch leave his pocket % the prisoner
brushed past him in the crowd and be at once
pursued him and he was caught and secured
after some resistance
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Burning Of q Northwestern Town.

PORTLAND, OREe., May 23.-News has just
been received in this city Of the almost total
destruction by fire Of the town Of Chehallis,
Washington. Much Of the valuable property
in the town was burned. Sixty-two buildings
were destroyed. It will be difficult to obtain
particulars as the telegraph Office was burned.
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Chicago to Have a Strike.

CHICAGO, May 2s.-The tin and sheet iron
workers and cornice makers have formally de-
cided to strike tomorrow in two shops at time
for an eight-hour day and minimum rate Of 81
cents an hour. Fifteen hundred men are ita,
volved. Heretofore they have been receiving
20 to IS cents and working ten hours. -
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Under Iane,a Cour.e Indorred.

KANSAS CRY, NO., May 2s.-Judge E. 7. Lane,
presiding judge of Cass county, Mo-, who with
Associate Judges wray and George have for
some months been prisoners in the jackson
county Jail for refusing to obey an order of the
United states district court to direct a tax levy
to pay bonds voted by Cas- county, was noni-
mated for the legislature by the cemocratic
primaries in Cass county Saturday. He had
three opponents and received more votes than
al of them.
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An Insahe Patient Killed by Attend.u,

An Insahe Patient Killed by Attendsuts.
LouIsvILLx, Ky, May 2s.-Michael J. Carey,
an inmate Of the Anchorage Insane Asylum
near this city, was killed Friday evening by At
tendants Buchanan and Ellis. Carey was vio-
lent and attempted to kill the attendants. A
struggle occurred between the lunatic and the
two men. Buchanan and Ellis threw him upon
the door and fell heavily upon him with their
the struggle says that the attendants used un-
necessary violence and kicked the unfortunate
lunatic In the stomach after knocking him down.
buchanan and Ellis have been placed under
arrest