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The Forrest City times., 1894-03-02
The Minority Report.

The following is the report presenting in part the views of the minority of the commit tee:
 Without denying or concerning in any man. ner the correctness of the facts as claimed or of the statements made. in said report con- corning other matters therein mentioned we especially dissent from that portion thereof which declares that the only substantial irreg ulariiy in the conduct of Mir. Stevens. the late minister was his declaration of d pro- tectorate by the United States over Hawaii. We are of the opinion. also that there are no valid reasons and course of dealing in our past relations with those islands which justities interference Uy the United States with the political internal affairs of Hawaii any more than with those of any other dependent state nation in this hemisphere. We can not concur. therefore in so much of the foregoing report as exonerates the minister of the United States. Mir. Stevens. from active office and unbecoming participation in the events which led to the revolution in the Sand wich islands on the i4th. 10th and l7th of Janu- arv. 1893.
 On the other hand. are not inclined to censure Capt. Wiltse. commanding the United States warship Boston. or the officers Of the vessel Their position was one of extreme anxiety to afford protection to the lives and property of American citizens. The force of United States marines of the Boston. With their ordinary arms, stationed Ut the Amer ican legation, and at the consulate in Hono- lulu would have enectually represented the authority and power or the United States goyernmcnf. and would have afforded whatever protection American interests might have reQuiret. ant. at the same time. would have avoided the appeara nee of coercion Or duress either upon the people or Hoaolulu or the queen in the controversy hetwcen them. This is our opinion after a careful examina-
 ton of all the facts ana circumstances disclosed l in the evidence. We can not, therefore, avoid
The Forrest City times., 1894-03-02

the conviction that the inopport Ine zeal of flln ister Stevens in the project of annexation CT the Sandwich islands to the United States caused him to exceed proper limits of his official duty and of hls diplomatic relations to the govern mentand people of those islands HIS conduce as the public representative of this government was directly conducive to bring aoout the con dition of affairs which resulted in the over throw of the queen, the organization oi tne provisional government the landing of the United States troops and the attempted scheme of annexation; and upon this cohclu, sion his conduct is seriously reprehenslole ana deserving of public censure.
 lSignedl Nj. c. BUTLER
 DAVID TURPIE.
 JOHN M DANIEL.
 GEORGE GRAY.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-12-22

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-26
PORT ARTHUR'S CAPTURE.
Reports by the Japanese Military and
Naval Comma nders.

According to the latest reports Port Ar
thur was captured on Thursday by the
Japanese and not Wednesday as first re-
ported. Marshal Oyama sent this report
from Port Arthur under the date of No
Vember %:
ION November q the Japanese army at
tackled the forts near Port Arthur. The
right division stormed and captured the
fort to the westward of the artillery pa
rade ground at $50 in the morning 1t then
advanced in the direction of Port Arthur
and stormed and captured Fort Robinson
The left division stormed and captured the
the two divisions took all the other forts
The enemy fought bravely throughout the
attacks. The number of japanese killed
and wounded exceed 200. The killed, wound
ed and prisoners of the enemy cannot now
be estimated. great quantity Of am
munition and other materials and lnany
carnon were taken. The enemy numbered
more than 10000
There seems to be dispute regarding the
participation of the navy. The fact Is that
the fleet kept up a fire on the Chinese sea-
ward batteries. Admiral Ito of the navy
thus describes the fight and the part taken
by the fleet:
Port Arthur was taken on the 22d, by
the army alone. The united squadrons
merely attracted the attention of the enc
I have been removing the torpedoes from
the mouth Of the port, dockyard and ar
senal The ships in the port are handed
over to the naval department. The dock
yard and arsenal are in perfect working
order"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-26
Washington stock Exchange.

sales-regular call-12 O'Clock m --washington ana
aair Ga & o $500 lss Eek
Cas- IS at 4sh; at an T. $ Electric msSt
at 129.
Government Bonds.--U S. Is, registered, 1l4H
bid: 1l5as asked. u. s. a, coupon, llsJs bid u.
District OF Columbia Bonds.-2o-year fund Is. 100
bid. 3o-year fund &c. gold. 10 bid. Water stock
Is; lsoi currency ~ bid Water stock Is 1903
bid. 3tss, registered. 2-1Os 100 bid
Miscellaneous Acknowledgment and George
Washington and Georgetown Railroad COW. CA I'd,
lsi bid lbs asked Metropolitan Railroad oony;
bid, IS asked. lexington Railroad cs, ios hid.
1881 asked. Columbia Railroad 6s los hid. Wash
Cans Company g. SERIES Ii bid Wash
ington Gas Company cow. 6s, 100 bid U. s. Elec-
tric Lght cow. IS, l25 bid: Chesapeake and Po-
tomae Telephone 5s, 1907 bid. io3 asked. Ameri-
can Security and Trust IS. F. and A, 100 bid:
American Security and Trust 5s A. and o., 100
Washington Market Company imp. 6s, los bid.
Washington Market Company ext. 6s, los bid.
Light Infantry LIST 0s, lo2la Did. Washington
Light Infantry ID Is. 90 bid.
asked. Bank of the Republic, 20 bid, 800 asked:
Metropolitan, $50 bid, 29I asked; Central. $50
I'D Pa FS%e5s and Msea2ns ,S g I'D did
1870 bid. Capital, rs bid West End lo7 hid.
lSs asked TadsFsj iSS Did "a l Is asked LIN
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. National Safe
Deposit and Trust, 1870 asked. Washington Loan
and Trust l22 bid, 1884 asked. American Security
and Trust, 1861 bid, 13sh asked. Washington
Safe Deposit, 100 asked.
Railroad stocks Washington aud Georgetown,
$50 bid $40 asked. Metropolitan. T61a bid, Sc
asked Columbia, IS bid. Belt. 40 asked Eek
ington 80 bid, 40 asked.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks-washngton Cas-
46t bid, Az asked Georgetown Gas, so bid. U.
S. Electric Light, l28 bid
Insurance Stocks.-Firemen's, 80 bid. 45 asked
Franklin, 40 bid 30 asked. Metropolitan, 20 bid.
Arlington, 100 asked. German-Amercan, 100 hid
National Union, 10 bid, IA asked. Columbia. 15H
asked Riggs, bid, IA asked. Peoples on bid.
5p4 asked. Lincoln, IN bid, TX asked. CONNER
cial, bid.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title, 118
asked. Columbia Title, rs bid, So asked. WASH
ngton Title, S1a asked.
Telephone Stocks.-Pennsylvania So bid, 80 asked.
Chesapeake and Potomac, so bid, 541s asked. Amer.
lean Graphophone, AZ bid, 5s asked Pneumatic
Gun Carriage, 80 bid.
bid, 20 asked. Great Falls Ice, 135 bid i5 asked.
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat. SO bid. LIN.
coin Hall, IS bid, 100 asked 1nter-0ccan Building,
so sAkAd-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-26
FIGHTING EPIDEMICs.
Keeping Cholera and yellow Fever
From This Country.

The report of DR.. Walter Wyman, surgeon
general of the marine hospital service.
shows that there were 81, sos seamen treat
ed by the service during the fiscal year
ending June &c. 1894.
A history of the cholera epidemic in
Europe and measures to ward 1t from the
United States are included. DIR. Wyman
says:
Cholera was not epidemic in any of the
great seaports with which the United
States has intimate commercial relations
though quite widely distributed in the in
terror of Europe. The regulation requiring
labelling of the baggage of all immigrants
and disinfection of suspected baggage with
detention of immigrants from infected To-
calities was a potent factor in the pro-
lection of this country. The surveillance
over vessels bringing merchandise and
immigrants from infected localities re-
Quired by the quarantine regulations was
exercised by consuls at points of depart
ure."
The surgeon general calls attention to
the ever recurring danger of yellow fever
in the SOUTH and the necessity of con-
tinued caution, due to the imperfect san
itary conditions at Havana and other West
Indian and South American ports. With
proper sanitation of these ports and more
perfect sanitation of the seaboard cities of
the south in the United States the danger
from yellow fever would be minimized If
not removed altogether and the embarrass-
ing and expensive restraints of quarantine
would become unnecessary. At present,
however, the danger can only be met by
quarantine.
Local authorities are said to have CO.
operated with the bureau willingly, and
the surgeon general recommends a fund for
purchasing and conducting those local
uuarantines whose authorities wish to
place them under control of the govern
meut. A commission to determine the
number of lepers in the United States and
devise means for their segregation is rec
commended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-26
1T HAS DISAPPEARED,
Oneials CONFIDENT Smallpox Has Been
Stamped Out.

Stamped Out.
1t has now been two weeks since the last
case or smallpox was reported to the
health office. and as the period Of incuba-
ton from the fii st exposure in this case
has passed, the officials feel reasonably
certain that the disease has been stamped
out. There have been eighteen cases Of
smallpox and varioloid here, in addition to
the case OF the Mundell woman who went
to Gylmont and was taken sick. 1t has
just been learned at the health office that
two children in the Mundell family at ely
mont took the disease from the woman
who went there from here. One was a girl
eight years old, and the other a girl thir-
teen. DIR. Compton, in his report on the
cases, made to the marine hospital service,
says: The disease is very little mitigated
modified by a previous vaccination Uoo
late, perhaps) by Dr. Stewart of the
marine hospital service. On the 10th in
slant 1 found the disease in the pustular
stage, and again on my visit on the 18th
found well-developed cases of continent
disease in the pustular stage. The disease
is confined to the Mundell family. NO IN
tercourse with the surrounding nelghbor-
hood.
The case appears in the last issue of
Abstract of Sanitary Reports issued by
the marine hospital service
In this pamphlet is also report from
DIR. Hamilton of the Vermont state board
of health, in which he gives information Of
another case of smallpox at Pomfret
where the Coston child had visited just
before she came here and was taken with
the smallpox.
The reports received from various parts
of the United States from October ~ 10
November Il show total Of 445 cases or
smallpox and l31 deaths.
Wisconsin seems to have suffered worse
than any other state, having 364 cases and
l12 deaths.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-26

At the advanced age of eighty-four years,
one of Washington's old and respected
citizens passed away last Friday. The death
of James Main occurred at his residence.
2009 Massachusetts, avenue. For more than
thirty years Mr. Main was employed in
the coast survey, resigning about twenty
years ago. He has lived a retired life
since then, and his death was due to old
age.
Mr.. Main was born in Glasgow Scotland
and was for several years professor of
mathematics in Edinburgh University. He
spent several years at the observatory at
Cape Town, Africa, where he had been sent
by the English government to make
astronomical observations.
He was distinguished as a mathema tician
and was q member of several mathematical
societies. He leaves two sons, Chief En-
gfneer Herschel Main, II. s. N, and Nichol
Main, superintendent of the Pullman Pal
ace Car Company. Funeral services We're
held at the residence of his son, 2009 Mas
sachusetts avenue, this afternoon at 2
o'clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-26
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Investigation Of Judge Rieks at
Cleveland.
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE SITTING
Charged With Withholding Gov
eminent Fees.
MENT OF COUNSEL

CLEVELAND, Ohio, November 26.-The
House subcommittee on judiciary, appoint
ed to investigate the charge brought by
The Central Labor Union against United
States Judge Augustus j. Kicks. began it's
inquiry In the Federal building here to-
day. The subcommittee consists of Repre-
sentative Joseph W-Bailey of Texas, chair
man; Mr.. Edward Lane of Illinois and Mr.
Case Broderick Of Kansas.
The Central Labor Union was represent
ed before the committee by Arnold Green,
while Judge Kicks was represented by
Vigil r. Kline, Judge 8. E. Williamson,
Judge Sanders and Mr.. Andrew Squire
The charge made by the Central Labor
Union against Judge Kicks is, in brief,
that while acting in the capacity of spe-
cial examiner in some forty patent cases
he failed to turn over about 81, 500 in fees
belonging to the government. 1t is alleged
that after Kicks was appointed judge he
approved his own accounts special ex-
aminer In these cases.
The session was opened by Arnold Green
Tor the prosecution, who read the charge
made by the labor union. Virgil +. Kline
replied for the defendant at length. He
stated that Judge Kicks had in 1893 made
full report OF the matter at issue, and
had received assurances from the Depart
ment OF Justice that his statement was
satisfactory and his account square.
Mr.. Green for the prosecution admitted
that Judge Kicks had rendered the report
as stated, but that he did not do so until
ten years after the fees had been collected.
He charged that Judge Kicks had only
made his corrected reports and RENTED
the fees at that late time to avoid any
possible scandal. He said that Judge
Kicks had received Information in 1893
warning him that the matter would be in
vestigated, and that his supplemental re-
under this a
cover any discrepancies which might
exiat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-26
Warrington the Declaration Of North
west Dividend.
LISTLESSNESS In SPECULATION
Lower Prices Predicted for the
CoaIers.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NEW YORK, November 26-Judged by
tooays hstless trading. the week promises
10 DE one or purely professional specula-
non. The success OF the bond issue was
not SUFFICIENT incentive to prompt activity
among the bulls and the bears are en-
titled to the benefit of the doubt on future
contingencies. The Northwest dividend is
holding the market in check, but will re-
suit in considerable activity within the
next forty-eight hours. The street has pre-
pared itself for at least a per cent reduc-
ton from the usual rate. AS per cent
stock the present price would not have to
be depressed materially in order to reflect
intrinsic value in the present condition Of
the money market. An effort will be made,
however, to duplicate last weeks action in
Burlington on the announcement Of the
reduction, and give the shorts an oppor-
tunity to cover.
The holiday on Thursday will add TO the
prevailing indisposition to trade, and next
week the reasserbling Of Congress will en-
dow the inddstrials with motive for ac-
tivity which will give that group Of stocks
a dangerous control of the speculative
situation. Under these circumstances the
volume of business and the character OF
operations of the room element
Recalling WIS again depressed / per cent,
the weakness in the stock being reflected
in the other issues of the company, and
Jersey Central declined l "a per cent on
a moderate amount of trading. The efforts
to relieve the discouraging outlook for the
winters coal trade have evidently met
with little success although definite in
formation as to the nature of these efforts
is known only to the officials of the roads
concerned. Traders continue 20 predict
lower prices for this group of stocks.
The grangers were inclined 10 weakness,
st. Paul and Northwest being the features
at a reduction of / Is and "a per cent,
respectively. Manhattan was sold by trad
erS for loss of ga per cent, and elsewhere
the extent of the decline was proportionate
to smaller volume OF business.
Chicago Gas declined Is per cent under
continuation of last weeks selling move
ment. and Sugar lost 3-4 per cent on trans
course Of this stock is very much in doubt
among the trading element, but IL the
power OF Congress be fully appreciated
the short side would seem the most at
tractive for the present. The recent buy
ing has been by brokers who usually act
profits on these purchases is possible at
any time. Until its market position Is more
clearly defined conservative operators will
not participate in its daily fluctuations
The last hours trading was dull and of
the same monotonocs character as that of
the morning. Prices Were Irregular, but
in the main not materially in advance OF
the lowest for the day. Sugar was given
good support by brokers, who were willing
to buy without bidding for the stock. Final
figures reflected fractional concessions from
the opening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-26
USED A KNIFE.
Samuel Butler Gets Pretty Well Cut
to Pieces.

Samuel Butler Gets Pretty Well Cut
to Pieces.
Samuel Butler, colored man, who lives
on a small farm near Benning, appeared
in Judge Miller's court this morning and
related a story of jealousy and violence
which came near giving an undertaken
work He was wearing the clothes he
wore Saturday night when he was on the
road not far from the race track. His
coat vest and shirt were cut in several
pieces, and blood stains showed that the
knife had penetrated his body.
Moses West, the colored man who was
responsible for this condition Of affairs, ap-
pared a prisoner. He had Threatened
SANS life and had told others that Sam
would live no longer than Saturday night
When the men met on the road Sam
life was again threatened. And if l don't
kill you this time. and am sent TO jail, III
kill you when 1 get out"
And what was all the trouble about?"
the judge asked.
mo more than he's been threatening me
for long time" replied Butler.
But" said Judge Miller, there must
have been something to cause the threats
What was it?''
well. Judge, he accused me of his wife,"
Butler answered.
Does his wife live with him?"
''They tell me she's left him"
Are you married?"
Yes, indeed; and I've got a wife and
seven children"
Policeman Boland who made the arrest
removed some of the disfgured garments
from the wounded man and explained the
nature of his wounds.
Moses made an attempt to justify his as
sault, but failed, and Judge Miller gave
him six months in Jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-26
Terms That VIII Likely He Insisted
on by Japan.

The capture of Port Arthur will probably
result in the prompt opening of negotia-
tons between China and Japan for a ces-
sation of hostilities. The time has arriy-
ed when the Japanese government is pre-
pared to consider overtures to that end,
and 1t is broadly intimated that the good
offices" offered by the United States may
yet be freely awaited of in fixing terms of
peace with the celestial empire. The Chi
ie5e customs chief is now in Japanese ter
ritory or that mission, and will undoabteI-
iy take advantage Of Minister Dunn's Off
cial position to forward the conclusion of
honorable terms of peace. 1t is undeTs: God
That China is willing to surrend ar all claim
Oh jurisdiction over Covea. and to pay a
cash indemnity of Sl15 G0o,OGU.
That amount is understood to be a mon
etary consideration beyond which China
VIII decline to go. even with the risk of
Continued Japanese advances
Ii is probable that Japan will insist on
holding the territory she has secured until
the indemnity agreed upon shall have
been fully satisfied. 1t is also asserted
that the victorious nation will also demand
that the Island of Formosa be coded to
japan. r
The Japanese legation has received off,
ciai information of the capture of Port
Arthur, the report being in the same
terms as Marshal Oyama's report, already
given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-26
New York Cotton
baltimore Mnryxets .
BALTIMORE. Noxemher 26.-Elaur aur

BALTIMORE November 26.-Flour dull-western
super, lS0a2O0; do. extra, 210a2. Is; do. family
2ooa2 20; winter wheat patent 2 S0a3. 10; spring
do, B 45a3 50; spring wheat straight. 3.25a3 AZ
receipts .s3l barrels; shipments 80 1871 barrels
December, 67Aa5I15; January, 5sha5Slz: May
81 %a62; steamer No. red, 53a.a54-receipts 26
as neshsts STOCK hoss s22 bushels sales $1,000
ern wheat on grade, 54ala57s. Corn weak-spot
51a51ls; year. 50a50A; January. 491aat9s. steamer
1893, 131 bushels; sales, 1900 bushels; southern
white corn, 45a52; southern yellow corn, 44a5114
mixed western, 34a34h-recelpts, 9,563 bushels
stock, 1s9, 700 bushels. Rye slow-No 2, 55-re
ceipts, 3,247 bushels; stock, Is, 7S5 bushels Hay
quiet and steady-good TO choice timothy So 50a
$500. Grain freights firm, unchanged. Sugar
steady-granuated, 4 33 per 100 lbs Butter frm-
ladle. 17a1S; good ladle. 15ai6 store packed, la
10. Eggs frm-fresh %; cold storage, l7a1s;
lined, 16 Cheese firm and actre-fancy New
York. 60 size, 11n do 35 size, liz; do. % size,
l1A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-26
Trial Board Gases.

Commissioner Truesdell was not at the
District building today. He remained at
home, going over the trial Of Sergeant
Daley. The recommendation of the trial
board in this case, it is understood, was for
the dismissal of the fighting sergeant. 1t
is not believed. however that the recon-
mendation will be approved by the Com
missioners.
number Of other trial cases are before
Col. Truesdell, some of which recommend
the dismissal of the offending officers. The
report Of Commissioner Truesdell upon
all these lc {: 80 ill be made within few
days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-26
VivfsectiOn and Christfanity.

The barbarity Of vivisection, especially
from the standpoint of the Hindoo, was
the theme of an address last evening at
MetZerott Hall by DIR. Ghandi. He con-
sidered that this practice was blot upon
the Christian religion, and said that the
Hindoo would never regard it as a religion
of love-
The idea OF universal love, the speaker
said, was the foundation of the Hindoo re-
ligion, and one of the logical results of
this idea was that cruelty to animals was
ban barity, and that kindness to them was
a divine inspiration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-26
AN HEIREsS' SACRIFICE,
Preferred imprisonment to Exposure
Ia Her Friends.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, November 26-On
July &c a woman giving her name as Mrs.
Adelaine Hall was arrested upon a charge
of larceny. Later she said her name was
Mrs. Holiey Strong. She was held awaiting
trial until last Thursday, when she sud-
DERBY decided to plead guilty, and received
a sentence of six months in the house of
correction. 1t is now asserted that her
real name is Mrs. Adelaine Featherstone
that her home is in Philadelphia, that she
Is the heress to a large fortune and that
she preferred imprisonment to an appeal
for aid which would acquaint her relatives
with her trouble. 1t is said that Mrs
Featherstone has been unable to secure her
legacy owing to litigation connected with
the will of her father-in-law, said to be
Gen. Featherstone, who made the bequest
The law suit is now pending in an eastern
court. Mrs. FeatherstOne is said to have a
sister in st. Louis Mrs. Featherstone
came here from Chicago