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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-17

Silver Legislation the Subject of q Talk
With Mr.. Villas.

Silver Legislation the Subject of q Talk
With Mr.. Villas.
NEW YORK. Jan. l7.-Prosident-elect Cleve-
land came to town yesterday from Lakewood
to meet certain persons with whom he had np-
pointmentS. He spent large portion of the
time at the Lawyers Club with Senator Villas,
who. it is said, was summoned to give an idea
of the prospects Of silver legislation in the up
per house. 1t is understood that Senator Villas
departed at the end of the interview with
surances that the President-elect hoped no ef
fort would be spared by the democrats in the
Senate to secure the proposed repeal OF the
Sherman act before March 4.
Tr. Cleveland spent last night in town. not
having completed the business which he had in
hand. He will return to Lakewood this after
noon.
President-elect Cleveland remained in New
York last night ut the residence OF his friend,
Mr.. f. G. Benedict. at No. 10 West 51st street.
He arrived at his Office in the Mills building
about IL O'Clock, and was soon joined there by
ex-Postmaster General Villas. with whom he
was In consultation for over an hour.
The President elect also expected Mr.. Tucker
of Virginia to call on him some time today.
During the morning Mr.. Cleveland expressed
his qualification at the harmony that exists IN
the democratic party and the undOubted sim
cerity of all parties concerned in their success
full efforts To obiiterate whatever petty differ
ences that may have been enSendercd during
the campaign.
For instance said he, II am convinced
that the recent strife in Colorado has left no
chasm between the representatives of the DEM
ocratlc party who held different views upon GER
tain local issues. but that all now are united in
their efforts for the general good of the party"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-17
A TRAIN IN FLAMES.
Singular Disaster on a Russian Rail-
way.
Mr.. HAYES CONDITION THE SAME.
Telling the Story Of the Homestead
Poisoning.
Burning of Russian Passenger Train
FILLED With Soldiers.


FILLED with Soldiers.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. ia most peculiar
and fatal railway accident occurred today on
the line between Slatousk and Samara.
\ train composed of several cars
filed with recruits was running from
Slatousk TO Samara, when flames burst
from the foremost car. The train was going
full speed and the tongues of fire swept back
ward and IN u few minutes all the cars were
blazing. The engineer for some unaccountable
reason did not stop the train until he had run
considerable distance.
The recruits. at least as many of them as
could do 50. lesped from the windows and
doors. Some of them landed ulinjured in the
heavy snow banks. while others who landed III
the cleared track were killed.
Those who were unable to ge. out of the cars
were burned to death. for the train was entirely
consumed. Some Of the men were terribly
burned before they jumped.
When the confusion had somewhat subsidized
the officer IN charge OF the recruits who saved
himself by jumping. called the roll Of his men
IL was found that forty-nine OF them were dead
and twenty terribly burned, and otherwise
injured.
\ strict investigation will be held to deter
mine the cause of the fire. 1t is supposed now
that some of the men in the forward car we're
skylarking and upset the stove. The draft
caused by the on-rushing train caused the
flames to spread with such great rapidity that
nothing could be done to extingush them.
1t Is claimed that the engineer was guilty CT
criminal negligence in not stopping the train as
he saw the fire. Had he done 80 the
loss of life would have been very small.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-17
THE NJ STREET BRIDGE.
Capt. Rossell Does Not Consider 1t Strong
Enough to Have "A Monument.


Enough to Have a Monument.
q That the Engineer Commissioner has fears of
the strength OF the N street bridge was proved
today by his refusal to allow Frederick Spring
man, the eApressman. to transport a granite
monument of Gen. Crook from the Penn
sylvania depot to Arlington by way OF
that bridge. Mr.. Springman explained that
the monument weighed in the neighborhood of
twenty tons and he had every reason TO be-
lieve that the NJ street bridge was capable of
outstanding the load.
Capt. Resell, on the other hand. considered
the bridge incapable of outstanding such a
strain. The bolts and trusses of the bridge,
he said, were all bent out of shape
moment the bridge would give away. A
contract was about to be entered into whereby
the bridge was to be materially strengthened
but until that was done he would not con-
sent to its use. He suggested. however
that the monument be taken across the J.
street bridge. but Mr.. Springman said that it
would hardly be fair to the Metropolitan Rail-
road Company and it would virtually blockade
that road for a day and half during its trans
portation. Capt. Rossell saddle thought
it would be good plan to transport the mon.
ument by boat but Mr.. Springman contended
that this would be out of question. first on &C.
count of the expense, second of the frozen
condition of the river. Capt. Rossell said that
this matter appeared to be quasi govern
mental affair and he did not see why the Pa. av.
bridge could not be used. No decision, how
ever. was reached, although 1t is understood
that qhat the War Department, under whose
jurisdiction the Pennsylvania avenue bridge
comes. will be appealed to to grant the requi-
site commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-17

Sales-Regular call, IL o clock III: W. and G. II.
II. scrip, $3.50 AZ $780, Bank Of Washington, S at
315. Traders Nat. Bank. 10 at III. Met. r. r.. 10
al W. Cap. and y. o 81. RK-. 20 at So. Com. Fire
ms. 100 al So 100 at 81; 80 at 5a. Real Est ate
Title ms, at l2i. Wash Loan and Trust, 10 at l3s
Government Bonds--u. ). ~, registered, 1885,
1881 bill. ll4a asked. L. - Is. coupons. 1891,
l.3A bid. liIS asked
District of Columbia Bonds-2o-year fund, Is
1889, geld Jos bid, asked. Water stocks, IS
currency, 1901, III bid. asked. 3o-year fund. 6s.
gold, 1909 llOL bid asked. Water stock. -. 1898,
currency. Ills bid. - asked 3.65s, 1924 fund, cur.
rency, 1874 bid. - asked sIas, reg. 7-lus, ls93-
1901 io0 hid. - asked
Miscellaneous Bonds-W ashngton and George
town Railroad Convertible is, 1871 bid, I40
asked. Masonic Hall Association IS. 100 bid.
asked. Washington Light Infantry Is: mort
gage 6s, 1904, 100 bid, = asked. washington Light
Infantry I'd IS 100 bid - asked. Washington Gas
Company, series A, 6s, I2z Did, asked. Washing
ton Gas, series Ii, is, 1913 bid. - asked. Washing
ton Gas Co. Convertible Gs. l9J I32 bid l4i asked.
lexington Railroad. Is. ~ bid. asked Chesa.
peake and Potomac Telephone 81. bid, l03
asked. Capitol and North o street Railroad LIST
IS, l3Sl. lvj bid. i03 asked. Metropolitan Rail-
road Convertible s., l04 bid, lt3 asked u. 8.
Eiectric Light Convertible IS, i2s bid. asked.
American Security and Trust ss 1905, A. q o.. 100
bid, - asked American security and Trust 81.
1895, =. Il A., 100 bid, asked American Security
and Trust So. i9od, A.. o.. iv0 bid. - asked.
Washington Market Co. imp. O., los bid, - asked
Washington Market Co extcn o.. lei bid, -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-17
PENSION DEFICIENCIES.
Three Millions More Needed for the Pre-
ent Fiscal Year.

Three Millions More Needed for the Pres
ent Fiscal Year.
Secretary Foster of the Treasury Depart
ment sent to the House today communica-
ton from Secretary Noble submitting an
estimate of an appropriation Of s3,-
1851 for deficiencies in the appro-
pr,ation for army and navy pensions for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1898. Secretary
Noble, in his letter to Secretary Foster, SAYS:
1.-The original estimate for deficiency of
$40, 50s,62i was made by me on a careful ex-
animation of the matter and after eonsulta-
ton with the commissioner OK pensions
And no sufficient facts have been presented
to me to change my view as to the ac-
curacy Of that estimate, but q due regard
for the commissioner and o desire that
enough money, at lenst. may be provided by the
present Congress to meet the demands of
pensioners to the end OF the fiscal year with
out any doub) induces me to. forward this
additional estimate for your consideration
and transmittal by you to Congress-"
Commissioner Raum's letter to Secretary
Noble on the subject is very brief and simply
states that he sends the estimate for SO, 335 8l6
for army and navy pensions. required for the
fiscal year ending June so, 1888.
This makes the total deficiency estimate for
this j~srpoee I'll, 644, zS7.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-17
Gy the Greatest Exertions the Patients Were
All Rescued.

LoSDoS. JAN 1.-THE military hospital at
Stoke one of the suburbs of Davenport. caught
ire this morning. The greatest excitement pre-
vailed among the officials nurses and patients
when the fire made its presence known by dense
volumes of smoke that filed the wards and cor
ridOrs. Those patients whose condition per-
mitted them to do so thinly clad from
the building and were taken in and cared for
by people living IN the vicinity.
IL would have been expected that in hos
pital Of this character some sort Of discipline
would have been maintained. but there was
none ut all. The greatest disorder prevailed.
but despite this every effort made to re-
move the patients who were confined to their
beds. They were all carried out in safety and
then attention was turned to the fire, which
ws- burning fiereely in the lower stories. The
troops from the Davenport garrison were or
dered to the scene and they rendered most ef-
feetive aid in removing the sick and afterward
assisted the iiremen in fighting the flames.
The fire not extinguished until two
stories OF thehospital were completely gutted.
IL is supposed that the fire vas caused by an
ovcrheatei hue. the extremely cold weather of
The pas, few days necessi,ating very hot fires in
the furnaces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-17
Baltimore Markets,

BALTIMORE, JAM IL. - Flour firm, unchanged
receipts, 545z barrels: shipments, 59,s25 barrels;
sales, el5 barrels. Wheat easy-No. 2 red spot,
s0,4asl: January S0slas1; February, SASH; May,
s37saN: steamer No. 2, red. Il bid - receipts,
1891 bushels; shipments, ll4,95o bushels; stock.
996,22T bushels; sales, 1900 bushels Milling
wheat, by sample. 1sas2. Corn strong mixed spot,
54k ASK: January, 3<a53A; February, 5i7,a5 3;
March, 81 a5lk: May, 52ss asked; steamer mix ed,
53h bid-receipts, 24,429 bushels; shipments, OS6
bushels: stock, 1850 Bushels sales, 900 bush
els. White corn, by sample, 53a65; yellow corn,
by sample, 54a56. Oats quiet-No. white west
ern, 4a4.; No. mixed western, 3oassk-recepts,
1000 bushels; stock, 1898 bushels. Rye firm
No. 63-recepts, 600 bushels; stock lll1S1 bush
els. Hay firm, steady-good to choice timothy Y,
l5.50al6.50. Grain freights dul-steamer to Liver
pool, per quarter, Cd. Cotton Notwithstanding,
1915. Provisions hrm-mess pork, lsk; others un-
changed. Lard. refined, les.. Butter firm, quiet,
unchanged. Eggs uncertain-4O: refrigerator very
firm, 80. Coffee nrm-Rio cargoes, fair, 1881; No.
Z, l'i5. Sugar steady, active graduated, AZ.
Copper unchanged. Whisky unchanged
BALTIMORE, Jan. l1.-Virginia threes, 71ka
y; Northern Central Stock 6sa.a'O; Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern 1rsts, lO6 bid; do. first in-
comes. TN; do. second incomes, 33S bid; do.
third incomes, 9&al0h; Consolidated gas bonds,
ll3ail4; do stocks, 6s4a6
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, JAN IL COMMUNICATIONS
,6ss; May, 50. Corn - January, -; February,
~ May, As. Oats - January, BIZ; February,
32h: May, 3sN. Pork - January. 1907; May,
ls5lk. Lard-January, 1885, MAY, 1850. Short
rlbs-January, 9.4; May, $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-17
MIR. BLAINE'S ILLNESS,
No Change In His Condition Reported-The
Physicians Statement.

There has been apparently no change
OF any importance in the condition of Mr..
Blaine during the past twenty-four hours.
The night a quiet one at the Blaine
mansion and there were no happenings of in
terest about the house then or during the early
morning hours. There were few callers this
morning, mostly personal friends of the fam
lily, who called to inquire to the ex-Secre-
tary's condition, and were admitted to the
house.
DIR. Johnston did not make his usual morning
call today until after ii o'clock. Then he drove
up in a sleigh and entered at once and was with
his patient for over half hour. When he came ont
he said that t.ere had been no change and that Mr.
Blaine seemed to be about as strong as he was
yesterday. Later inquiry al the door was an
swered by the attendant with the statement
that Mr.. Blaine had had fairly good night and
was resting comfortably today.
THE MYSTERY OF THE ILLNESS.
Mr. Blaine's disease still remains u mystery
to all but the family and the attending physi-
clans. The latter decline without the express
authority of the family to divulge the nature
of the complaint which has now kept their pa
tient continuously in bed for seven eight
weeks, with constantly diminishing strength
and frequent ''sinking spells threatening i'm
mediate dissolution.
1t was hoped yesterday when the physicians
announced that at a specified hour they
would be prepared to issue a fuller state
mcnt on this subject than had hitherto
been given out that some facts would
be made known which would satisfy
the natural desire of the public to ascer-
tain the truth in regard to the illness of one of
its most distinguished citizens and at the same
time stop the crop Of contradictory and sensa-
tional rumors now prevailing.
SThls anticipation WAS not realized, There
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-17
ROCK CREEK PARK.
Effect of the Decision by the U. S. Supreme
Court Yesterday.

Effect of the DecisiOn by the U. S. Supreme
Court Yesterday.
The decision Of the Supreme Court yesterday
in the Rock Creek Park case practically gives
over to the District of Columbia the land in
cluded within the limitso Of the park as fixed by
the Commissioners. All Of tho property has been
decided to the District and the money paid for
it with the exception of the Shoemaker tract
The money for this property is now in the
hands OF the court, and will be paid to M
shoemaker as soon rs he submits his deed
The area OF the park as now constituted is
about 500 acres.
fixing of assessments for benefits This work
will probably be begun by the Commissioners
at once and all Of them, it is understood, are
now in the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-17
STORY OF THE POISONING.
Testimony for the Government still Being
Given ut Pittsburg.

Given ut Pittsburg.
PITTsBURG, Pa. Jan. 1.-THE Dempsey case
was resumed this morning, with full court
room.
Willie Stanley, the Gistric. messenger boy
who delivered Beatty's Cincinnati message to
Mr.. Dempsey. testified to that fact.
:. VI. Hebron. who worked in the Homestead
mills. testified to his brother having been also
employed there; to his having been taken sick
twice: described lis last illness and death.
:. II. Hebron. ST., father of L. b. Hebron.
deceased testified to his son S illness and death
that DIR. Holman had attended his sol, who died
after i've weeks Illness
Mrs Hebron. mother of the deceased cor
roborated her husbands statements and had
buried the stools evacuated BY her son dur
ing his last illness. These, she said, were
buried in glass fruit jars; were dug up and re-
moved by colored man and Capt. e. A. Hunt,
chemist.
Capt. Hunt of Pit.s5urg. who made an analy-
sis of the contents of the fruit jars. began his
story Of the analysis.
The defense however offered special objec-
ton TO Capt. Hunts evidence. on the grounds
that L. Il. Hebron was not named in the indict-
NEXT; defense had notice that defendant
charged with felonious assault upon
Hebron and that the commonwealth had not
shown that the grand jury was not without
knowledge Of Hebron.
Judge Stowe. however. overrulcd the OBJ
iections and directed witness 20 continue.
Capt. Hunt then said An analysis made of
the excremen. showed that il contained nine
drops of an oil containing and largely COM
posed OF croton oil. Ii also con-
tanned about one-twelfth of grain
Of arsenic. The analysis was made
under M personal supervision. and
have no hesitsncy in saving that the material
annlyzed contained cotton oil and arsenic. The
brown paper was also tested. but contained no
arsenic. Don't think the croton oil and arsenic
could have been absorbed from the surround
ing ground by reason Of atmospheric change"
Mr. Hunt was subjected to critical cross
examination. During the cross-examination
Capt. Hunt repeated in detail how the analysis
had been made. Attorney Porters efforts to
confuse the witness were a failure.
Capt. Hunts evidence corroborated by
J. @. Handy. chief chemist Of the Pittsburg
Testing Company.
J. ID. FLYNN, manager of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, produced a copy of a tele-
gram from Cincinnati on September &c ad-
dressed 70 Dempsey. reading: Send me go
In pinch. Two good agents on the road.
signed Beatty"
District Attorney Burleigh wanted to place
the telegram in evidence as a confederation of
Gallagher testimony.
This. however. Judge Stowe would not permit
until The prosecution would submit corrob-
orative evidence that the telegram
had been delivered to Mr.. Dempsey.
Court adjourned for dinner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-17
IN WALL STREET TODAY.
The "Industriais'' MonOpolized the Dealings
in the Morning.

In the Morning.
NEW YORK Jan. 1.-The opening of the
stock market this morning was made on a some
what smaller business than that of yesterday,
but the industrials were again very prominent,
and monopolized large proportion Of the
dealings.
First prices show some irregularity, but gains
were in a majority. while changes were small in
the general list throughout the hour.
The hquidatinS pressure was marked at the
opening and some concessions we're made in dis
~ per cent, but the sentiment of the street
remained decidedly bullish. and purchases for
the long" account continued on large scale,
and Northern preferred. The insiders bought
freely in sugar and its price was run up to 1923
from 12llt.
New England rose about l x per cent on the
talk of the new through line and the contest
for control. New York and Northern
perferred rose 2 per cent to IS for
the same cause. The grangers were
still prominent in the dealings, but the inter-
ruption to traffic sufficient to neutraize for
the moment the expectation of large business
and increase of dividends.
The general list was comparatively quiet and
DISPLAYED no decided tendency, while exhibit
ing firm undertoue. Az II o'clock the market
was active and firm with tue active stocks at
the best prices.
The market maintained its large volume of
business after IL O'Clock, but the preponder-
ance OF the leading shares in the dealings be-
came more marked. Manhattan was bought
again freely. rising to l7I24 from 1885,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-17

PRISONERS SANITY AND THAT THE CRIMINAL
COURT SHALL FIX THE MODE OF INQUIRY
A jntimoted in Tup Sr,p Howard
Sch,ai1.r aon,arooa g., no hro, r;, -.
Co. ,h. ,,,,raau 80 ,,;s ,;ro IN -, -,
a.. d., rrho CO., - o., IT,, az,
-. .o.;aa., 49,, 81. ;~S,an -.
% Tho Condemned ,ron,s emit, 90 20 ,,arr,,t =
,.a.,,o-s.-. - l....,.;s. 49,
% VI. anu an 'i'4u'i9
as 10 MS mental CONDITION.
The court room was crowded In anticipation
OF the expected decision, AND Chief Justice
Bingham after reading the motion and the five
aflidsvits submitted in support of it said it ap-
peared that there was no statute here in refer
ence to the subject. and therefore the court
was compelled to look to decisions in similar
cases in the courts of the country 1t was evil
dent that there is no precedent here in such
cases. but the court had found a PENNSYLVANIA
case which reflected some light upon the matter
In that case the defendant was convicted of
murder and plea in bar of sentence was made
and overruled. On appeal to the supreme
court of the state the conrt said the plea was an
appeal to the humanity of the court, and it
rested in the discretion of the court Where
insanity was the defense il could not after con-
viction be urged as a plea in bar, In some of
the states provision had been made for such
cases. said Chief Justice Bingham, but in others
the matter was left to the discretion of the
court. and it seemed that where the court is
convinced that there exists a doubt as to the
prisoners sanity the court will exercise its dis
erection, postpone the execution and order an
inquiry as to the prisoners mental condition.
rur sracrsrIxr rv,Drxcr srp,,,rrn
TIL. .r;a.rc. snbni,tsd in .nnnor, % ,ha
motto, con,;nr.d tho chief ;r.,ico 40 Gov ,,os
,,oro,r srora..ir. I'm. ara,o;ontI, 90 %
donb+ NJ tho nr;soner,s saritv and tho COW,
had concluded to direct the inquiry asked for
to be made. The court was not called upon to
fix the mode OF inquiry. In the opinion of the
court the Criminal Court was the proper one to
do that. The postponem,nt OF the execution
by that court would follow as a matter OF
course. In the Cross case the Cont in General
Term had. without discussion and reflection
postponed the day of execution. and consider
able litigation resulted. But the United States
supreme Court had decided that the trial court
had inc power AT All unles 10 postpone the day
T1 49,, Iii .h.rn.or. ha ua n% -. .h.
Criminal Court. with an order that the inquiry
be made and the execution postponed
District Attorney Cole suggested that the
Criminal Court in certifying the motion to the
Court in General Term, asked decision as to
the form of ipnuiry and he asked the court 70
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-17
LABOR COMBINING.
The Building Trades in Chicago viii De-
mand Increased Wages on April 1.

mand Increased Wages on April 1.
CHICAGO. Jan. D7.-Every trade engaged in
the building line in Chicago will make demand
for increased pay April 1. In addition to
the demand for an increase in wages all the
unions will insist on an agreement with the con-
tractors to employ only union men in their re-
spective lines of work.
Both these demands have already been de-
cided on by the building trades council and
only await ratification by the unions repre-
scented in that central body. So far the re-
fusal to work with non-union men is con-
cerned the point has been practically settled.
the delegates to the council have already
been instructed by their respective Unions to
insist upon that stipulation in future agree
ments with contractors.
The individual unions are at present busy
with the question of what increase in wages will
be asked under the new agreements. With the
exception of the bricklayers' union, which has
an agreement with the contractors which runs
nearly two years longer, all the other unions
engaged in the building line are prepared to
make the demands mentioned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-17
BIG rYpEwRrrER ~coMBrxE..
The Remington People Reported to BE a,
the Head Of 1t.

the Head Of II.
BRrDGEroRr. CoSs., Jan. l7.--It is reported
here that great combination Of typewriter in
terests is to be consummated, bringing under
one control tine Remington, the Caligraph, the
Hammond, the Yost and the Smith Premier.
{. c. Fowler OF New York Is buying up con-
trolling interest in the Remington stock. and
has secured contrUl of the Caligrsph and Ham
mond, and Mr. Franklin Yost is negotiating for
the purchase of the Smith Premier of Syracuse
Mr.. Clarence ". Seamans of Wyckoff. Seamans
x Benedict of New York is to be president of
the new company and Mr.. Fowler secretary.
New YORK, Jan. I'LL is learned here that
some negotiations looking toward combine
ton of typewriter interests are under way, but
they are not yet ripe for the public eye.