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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
MAINLAND Y. d. G.. Il.
Meeting of the Grand Lodge at
GaithersSurg.

Special Dispatch 10 The Evening star.
GAITHERSBURG Md, December .
An event Of unusual interest to this town
and its population was successfully mi
tiated last night in the Town Hall, that OF
Ell tertaining the Grand Lodge Independent
Order of Good Tempfrs of Maryland. dur
ing its eighteenth annual session, which
will continue during today and Thursday.
Delegates and officers. representing the
forty-five lodges and twenty-five temples
throughout Maryland. arrived on every
II ain and they We're greeted with public
burg Lodge. one OF the leading lodges of
the jurisdiction. Councilman Lee NJ. Lips
comb for the town government welcomed
the visitors. Miss +. Jennie Waters OF
Gaithersburg, grand vice templar, presided.
Grand Counsellor Rev. u. II. Brawning OF
Ellicott City led in prayer. Past Grand
Chief Templar L. }. owen of Gaithersburg
Lodge made the visitors welcome in its
behalf. Rev r. Nj. Moore of kensington,
Dr. ID. II. Mann of New York, interna-
iCnal supreme templar, and Rev. G. j.
Burdette, grand chief templar, We're the
SPEAKERS of the evening. The local lodge
choir, with Miss Minnie Smith. organist,
and Miss MnDa r. Hobbs. interspersed
temperance songs.
The lodge held it's opening session this
morning with all the officers present. A
large number took the Grand Lodge degree.
Officers for the ensuing year will be elect
ed, and other important matters affecting
the interests OF the order will be consider
Ell at the session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
THE BOND ISSUE QUESTION
An Expression of Congress to Be Made on
the Subject.
MIR. BaiIey's Resolution of the Last
Session to BE Called Up and
Passed.

The first move toward expression of
opinion by Congress on the question of
bond issues is expected TO be made shortly
During the last session the committee on
judiciary reported favorably a resolution
introduced by Mr.. Bailey, providing: Re
solved, That it is the sense of the House
of Representatives that the Secretary of
the Treasury has no authority under eX-
listing law TO issue and sell the bonds of
the United States. except such as is con-
ferred upon him by the act approved Janu-
airy II, 1870, entitled, An act to provide
for the resumption of specie payments,
and that the money derived from the sale
of bonds issued under that act cannot be
lawfully applied to any purposes except
these specified therein"
To Call the Matter Up.
1t is the intention of the judiciary COM
mttee to call this matter up for consid-
GRAFTON as soon as possible. The chairman
of the committee, M. Culberson, is not
now in Washington, but as soon as he
returns there will be a meeting of the
committee for the purpose of deciding
upon the length of time they shall ask
for its consideration. The probability Is
that they will ask the committee OH rules
fer two days, and there is no doubt that
they will get the time required. The dis
cuSsion Will be one of considerable interest
in view of the recent bond issue. If this
resolution is adopted it will be declared to
have been made without the authority OF
distinct law. Representative Bailey says
that while there will be long discussion,
probably, he does not anticipate much OPP
position, and believes that the resolution
Will be adopted by a good vote.
What Mr.. Bailey Says.
THE question presented" he says, rs
one of law; therefore the lawyers in the
House are very reluctant to vote against
the resolution, whatever their feeling to-
ward the administration may be.
IT., he says, lit were more a question
of policy, members friendly to the admin
istration might vote against the resolution,
but the point of law is so clear that law
yer does not like to discredit his legal
knowledge by opposing il"
If the resolution is adopted by the House
it will be pressed Immediately for action in
the Senate, and will very probably he
adopted there also. This being done, 1t
will be very bold thing for the admins
tration to continue its present policy, 10
matter what opposition might confront II.
Should it again issue bonds, the chances
are that some decided action would he
taken by Congress. AT all events, the TAX
ing up of this resolution will be the iirst
shot of the opponents to existing financial
met hods
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
Reported by silsby 4 Co.. Banker. and Brokers.
New York Cotton.
AGAINST THE FIDELITY.
The Case which VIII Come Up This
Afternoon.

The case of Courtney Garter of Lynch
burg Va, against the Columbia Building,
Loan and Investment Association, success
sor to the Fidelity Building, Loan and In
vestment Association, is set for hearing
before Justice of the Peace O'Neal at
O'Clock this afternoon. If the case goes on
as per schedule the public will know the
status of the company.
There is strong probability that counsel
for defense will ask for continuance, as
they have a right to do, and that after
gaining this delay will certiorari the case
to the upper court. This is likely to be the
line of action.
The statement of the case is that C. A.
Brandenburg attorney-at-law. brought ac-
ton in favor. of Courtney Carter against
the association in question to recover the
withdrawal value of two shares OF stock
of the par value of $780, issued on July -.
1892 At the time of the institution of suit
the magistrate granted subpoena duces
tecum addressed to Harrison Dingman.
Andrew Wall and Alonzo Tweedale. re-
qCiring them to produce at the hearing set
down for this afternoon all the books of
the association showing receipts and dis
bursements since July %, 1872: also the
present withdrawal value of certificates
and the number of people entitled TO with
drawal at the present time. The prose-
cution will maintain that there is no
money in the alleged loan fund with which
TO pay Withdrawals, and that computation
will show that at the time of the issue
of the certificates the association officers
knew that the loan fund could not meet
the promises made in the contract; that
the association officers knew at the time
of the issue of the certificates that they
could not he redeemed at maturity. The
certificates of the association, ii is charged
by the prosecution, contains paragraph
claimed to have been cut from The Even
ing Star of August /, 1871, commencing the
integrity and excellence of the Fidelity
Association. The prosecution expects TO
show that this paragraph was never print
ed in The Star " the hearing comes off
the developments will be of great interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
THE HOUSE.

The attendance on the floor was again
small when the House met at noon today,
and the indications pointed to another dull
day. Immediately after the reading of the
journal Mr.. English On. j. asked unani-
nous consent for the consideration of bill
appropriating $4,000 for additional ground
for the custom house at Newark. y. J. Mr..
SayerS TexD objected, whereupon Mr. En-
glsh promptly objected TO a resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Blair On. H) calling on the
President 10 furnish the House, if not in
compatible with the public interest, with
all correspondence, telegraphic and other
wise, between this country and China, re-
lating to the war between China and
Japan. The resolution went to the com
mittee on foreign affairs
Mr. English then demanded the regular
order.
Timber on Public Lands.
In the morning hour SIR. McRae tArk.).
from the committee on public lands. called
up the bill to prevent the free use of tim
Der on public lands, and to prevent future
Issue OF permits for cutting timber in wy
cming. New Mexico and Arizona. The sec
ton of the bill repeating the act of March
3. 1891, fixing a limitation OF five years
against the United States for the insttlr~
titn of suits to vacate land patents met
with strenuous opposition, and ii was
Individual settlers.
As amended the bill was passed. \ bill
authorizing the Secretary of the Interior
to receive unsatisfied military bounty land
warrants under the act of 1855. at the rate
OF Sl.25 per acre in payment of lands To-
Gated under subsequent acts, also
passed.
The Printing BiU.
Mr.. Richardson Crenn) then called up
the conference report on the printing BILL
which was under consideration yesterday.
In the course of the debate Mr.. Morse
CMass) took occasion to call attention to
the poor work of the bureau of engraving
and printing on the new postage stamps.
on a rising vote, the conference report
was adopted. SIS. but Mr.. Dunn CN.J)
demanded the yeas and nays.
The report was adopted 136-95. Mr..
Cultivate, from the committee on rules
tkereupon presented the special order for
the consideration of the railroad pooling
bill each day after the morning hour until
disposed OF. The order was agreed to with
out division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
ONE MAN DEAD
<pd Another Severely Injured i'm an
Accident Today.

Another fatal accident, the result Of
fail from q scaffold, occurred about twenty
minutes before 3 O'clock this afternoon.
Chas. H. Nalley of 6l9 10th street and
VIM. Hardy of AL IL street northeast
both painters. were at work near the ROOF
of the market az 9TH and o streets north
west.
They were suddenly pcecipitated TO the
pavement. The second precinct palroi
wagon removed the men to Freedman
Hospital where Nalley died within Few
minutes from conclusion of the BRAN;
Both of Hardy's arms were fractured anu
he also sustained severe cuts about the
head,
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DIDN'T FAKE PLACE.
M Trial Oft the Charge Of Larceny
Against Two Women.

The case Cd Iona Creagh alias Irere
Green and Bessie Clayton, alias Dolly
Mitchell charged with robbng VIM. Simon
Capps of Norfolk, Va, in a downtown
hotel in this city on the 10th of last month,
was set for trial before Judge Cole, in
Criminal Court No. . today. The trial did
not go on however for the reason, so ii
was stated. that Mr. Caps could not be
found The women, it is stated, came on
here from New York TO attend the races
across the river, The missing man, who is
said to be in Bermuda at the present time,
met the women on the avenue and accom-
panied them 10 the hotel There, ii is al
legged the party ate and drank and made
merry; and there, it is further alleged, Mir.
Capps was relieved of the amount charged
in the indictment. The women gave bail
for trial. The amount alleged to have been
stolen from Caps consisted of two promis-
sorry notes of $50 each and one of $50, all
payable 10 bearer.
r District Attorney Birney will endeavor to
secure the attendance of Mr.. Caps, the
trial of the case being postponed until he
returns.
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GERMAN SUGAR DUTIES.
The Presidents Letter to Secretary
Gresham Forwarded to Congress.

The President today sent to Congress tha
statement of the German contention In
reference to the discrimination against the
Importation into the United States of
German sugar, to which reference was
made in his annual message to Congress-
The statement is In the form of q letter
from the President TO Secretary Gresham.
In substance. this is a recital of the Ger
man protest made August % last against
the additional duty OF one-tenth of a cent
per pound, imposed by the Wilson act, on
sugars imported from bountypaying cOun-
tries. The protest is based on the fact
that the measure is in violation of the
most favored nation clause, and really
amounts to unfayorable treatment OF Ger
man sugar.
1t would render the effects of the most
favored nation clause illusory and expose
the contracting parties to arbitrary du-
ties. No protest was made against that
paragraph of the Mckinley law which I'M
posed an additional duty ON refined sugar
coming from bounty paying countries. ap-
parently for the reason that only about
100000 worth Of sugar vas imported into
the United States from Germany, a.. insIg
nifcant amount.
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blackmail," declared the Senator. Amend
ments TO bills are offered under the deliber-
ate threat that II they are not accepted an
tudefinite opposition win be inaugurated."
= Mr. Vest said the Senate had been
brought into public disrepute by its rules.
IL was popularity regarded as impotent and
unable 10 perform its functions of legisla-
ton. Bills Of vast public Interest fingered
here until they were dead, and the people
were weary and Disguised with the spec
tacle OF a powerless Senate. Even when
bills passed after such contest they were
SO discredited as TO have no moral support
from the public.
Mr.. Vest said he had no Interior purpose
of securing the advancement of the sep
arate tariff bills He would vote for those
bills. But I'm the present case his only
object was to secure the change of rules,
which was essential and inevitable.
do L understand" said Mr.. Aldrich Or.
II. with irony. that this new rule is not to
apply to legislation this session-not to the
pending tariff bills?"
1T applies to everything. said Mr.. Vest.
III this new rule is adopted" asked Mr..
Allen (Neb), will any effort be made to-
ward financial legislation on the lines of
the Presidents message?'
MIR. Harris Favors Cloture.
Mr.. Harris CTenn.) added his opinion in
favor of a change of rules. But he sug-
gested that the absence from the city OF
the chairman of the committee on rules
Mr.. Blackburn, made ii unwise to compel
report OF a form OF clOture by December
Is. AFR. Harris said he would undertake
to promise that some such resolution would
be reported soon after the return of Mr..
Blackburn.
Mr.. Vest said he was not authorized to
state what would be done in that regard.
In order to terminate the random dis
cussion, Mr.. Harris moved to go into exec
UtiYe session.
MIR. Ransom On. c. secured recognition
to present the credentials of Patrick
Walsh fa-plpctaf
gia. Arm in arm, Messrs Walsh and Ran
som went to the desk of the presiding Off
Ger. where the oath of office was admins
tered
Mr. Vest gave notice that he would re-
new his motion in behalf of the resolution
tomorrow.
Then, at 2:4J y. M, the Senate went into
executive session. and at 2:J5 p. M. adj
journed.
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baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, December 5.-Flour dull unchanged
receipts, 1880 barrels; sales. 45O barrels.
Wheat hrm-spot. 60l3a60As; December. G015a60as;
January 6lS: steamer No. . 5TI~a57A-rec eipts.
15.054 bushels; stock. 11OG. 494 bushels; sales,
100000 bushels; southern wheat by sample Goa
6ll9; southern wheat On grade, 5Sa6l. Corn steady
spot, 5O3sa5O3I; year, J0aaJO5s; January, 50Aa
5O5s: steamer mixed 4Sl.a4S%-recepts. $50
bushels; stock. 3S7344 bushels; sales. $4,000 bush
els; southern white corn, 45a505g; southern yellow
corn, 46a5l. Oats frm-NO. white western, 3115a
3S No. mixed western, 34i2a35 receipts, 11,9l2
bushels; stock, 1Sg. 542 bushels Rye dul-No. =.
53l2a54-rccepis, 40 bushels; stock, -. 7s2 hush
els. Hay frm-good TO choice timothy Sl2.JOa
$1,000. Grain frcights steady, unchanged. Sugar
quiet unchanged. Butter and eggs steady, I'M
changed Cheese firm unchanged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
Minister StEobeI Transferred to Chile
"A Marshal for Massachusetts.

The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
Treasury-Louis A. Kelly of Pennsylva-
MIA, to be special examiner of drugs med
icines and chemicals in the district of Phil
adelphia, Pa; Horatio n. Wood of New
York, to be second assistant engineer in
the United States revenue cutter service;
George C. Carmine of Maryland, to be Sec
ond lieutenant in the United States rev.
enue cutter service.
Justice-Henry w. Swift of Massachu-
sets, to be marshal of the United States
for the district of Massachusetts.
State-Edward Fl. Strobel of New York
Uow envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary of the United States to
Ecuador to be envoy extraordinary and
minister plenpotentiary of the United
States to Chile, vice James d. Porter, re-
signed
a long list of recess appointments was
also Submitted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
BRAZILIAN CONSTRUCTORS.
Fourteca Officers Secretly Sent to
Confinement.

NEW YORK, December ga dispatch
from Rio de 5aneiro to the Eveline World
says:
Fourteen officers have been secretly sent
to Fort VILE GaCnon, charged with con-
spiracy.
: An increase of 5000 men 70: the navy
has been voted by congress. President
Moraes hiss sent three colonization bills to
congress.
The presiden: is severely criticised for
iguorirg in his message the financial scan
da!s in his predecessors administration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
THE MICHIGAN DEMOCRACY.
Leaders to Meet mt lansing for Re
organization.

Special Dispatch 10 The Evening Star.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, December g.
A meeting VIII be held in Lansing Friday
to discuss a reorganization OF the Mchi-
gan democracy On free silver lines. The
invitations viii not be confined to demo-
Gratis alone, but many republican free sil-
ver men viii! receive cards. Geo. i. Sum-
mers, T. l.. Barkworth and Justice r.
Whitney are al the head of the movement.
and mo Referees" and mo Bosses" VIII be
among the notices hung high on the wall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
MAY E.TEs the MINISTRY.
The Eepn; tEo;st senator Daniel That
CnIncx From, cIinrInitcsNiI We.

RICHMOND. Va. December "a private
letter received here today from Char
lottes lie, Va, SAYS 1T IS rumored that
United States Senator. Daniel win er;sr
the ministry. The letter said the tragic
death Of his son Iscently has caused him
to decide TO become a preacher.
Mr.. Daniels friends here do not believe
Che report has an" foundation whatever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
Major PATTON HERE.
What He Says of His Prospects for
Reelection.

Senator Patton returned to the city from
Michigan last night and was in his seat
in the Senate, today. He is a candidate for
election for the uneXpired term of the late
Senator Stockbrdge, to which Gov. Rich
appointed him during the recess of the leg
islature. and he will held his seat under
that appointment until the republicans of
the Michigan senate and house, who num-
Der 13l out of 49, shall get together and
choose his successor. The term of Senator
StockbIidse would have expired in March,
1929. ana so the choice OF the legislature,
which meets on the ID of January, will
serve until then, over four years. Thus it
Is almost as good plum as a tirst-hand
Sena torship which Mr.. Patton hopes to
cure. for he is after the votes of the legis-
lators, and he said today to d Star reporter
tina. he believes he has good chance in
the fight. There are three principal candi-
dates now in the field Senator Patton,
Representative Burroughs and Schuyler
ODDS. who was Senator Stockbridges con-
hdential adviser.
The Recent Election.
II did not expect that the state would
be so Overwhelmingly republican, said
Mr.. Patton today, and the unprecedent-
cd majority Of the party in the legislature
has certainly helped my canvass. l have
nothing TO say about my candidacy be-
yond the fact that l am seeking a return
to this seat ana that l shall go before the
legislators as an avowed candidate. L can
not, of course, make any estimate of the
outcome"
Senator Patton made a most vigorous
canvass of the state and covered every
part of the state. He did not hesitate to
go into democratic, as well as republican
strongholds, and the wisdom of this course
was seen when the state returned every
republican candidate for the legislature
but one, the nbw famous John Donovan of
Bay City. He says that, of course, he would
personally prefer to stay at home in the
thick Of the tight until the legislature had
made it's choice, but that this is his post
OF duty and he does not feel justified in
neglecting his senatorial work to further
his personal aims.
Mr.. Patton has become very popular In
the Senate during his brief course here,
and il is the general hope of his colleagues
that he may succeed himself. He is young
than the average member of the upper
house and has taken hold of his work with
ylgor that gives promise of very
full career il the legislature should ratify
the governors selection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
Mrs. Cleveland VIII Attend.

Mrs. Cleveland expects to attend tn, lag
ture by Walter Damrosch on Wagner and
the Musical Motives of His Music Dramas
at Metzerott Hall tonight. She has re-
served box A. The opposite box has been
taken by Mrs. Frank Il. Loring and the
upper boxes also have been reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05

Gun Carriage. .2S hid. 80 asked.
Miscellaneous StOcks.-Washngton Market 14k
bid rs asked. Great Falls Ice, l35 bid. 100 asked
Norfolk aud Washington Steamboat, 96 bid. Lin
coin Hall. 50 bid, 40 asked Inter-Oce1n Building
so asked. Mergenthaler Linotype, l25 bid 100
osia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

i he following are the opening, the high
est and the lowest and The closing prices
of the New York stock market today as re-
ported by Corson d Mccartney, members
New York stock exchange. CORRESPONDENTS
Messrs Moore d Sohley, No 50 Broadway;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
Committee Changes.

Mr.. Geissenhainer of New Jersey has
been appointed chairman of the House COM
mittee on naval affairs, relinquishing the
craftsmanship of the committee on natural
ization and Immigration to Mr.. Epes of
Nirginia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
Range of the Thermometer.

The following were the readings oil the
the rrnorrieter at the weather bureau TO-DAY!
8 am, ~; 2 PM, AZ maximum, ID, MINI
mum, "a
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Tie Army Appropriation Bt,,.

Chairman Cultivate of the House COM
mtttee on military affairs expects to have
the army appropriation bill before the full
committee for action next Tuesday. The
first draft of the bill is now before the sub
CDfuflittaa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
CAPITOL TOPICS.
For the Free List.

In the House Mr. Robbins of Alabama has
Introduced bill to place textile machinery
upon the free HIST
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COUNCILMAN DUoussAT GUILTY.
New Orleans '.BOOdler" Convicted of
Bribery.

NEW ORLEANS. La, December 5.-The
jury in the case of the state Us. Numa
Duoussat, member Of the city council,
charged with bribery, which has been on
trial for more than a week. after thirty-six
hours elaboration, returned a verdict of
guilty.