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Evening star., 1894-03-06
WANTED TO Jolt HIM ONE
Representative Funk on His Contro-
versy With Mr.. Meredith.

CHICAGO. March 6-Congressman B. +.
Funk of Bloomington was in the city last
right on his way from Washington to pay
a visit to Mclean county TO see if any OF
his political fences are out of repair He
was quite cheerful, and expected another
term in the House.
Speaking of the episode in the House re-
Gently when he and Mr.. Meredith OF Vir-
ginia caused excitement, Mr. Funk said
NO, did not run away from Washington
at this time to avoid being licked. That
misunderstanding was all settled up before
i left. Mr.. Meredith is a good big man
almost as big as i am. He started for me
like mad bull, but l was not disposed to
back away. and he modified his pace 1t
was exciting for a time, and 1 presume
that but for Mr.. Payne of New York, VINO
stood between me and Meredith, we might
have come to blows. for | did want 10 Jolt
him one just then. but could not reach
over the desk. None of the newspapers
had one-tenth of what was said between
US. MIR. Payne prevented a personal col
lision. and. of course, 1T is better things
happened that way
Evening star., 1894-03-06
DASHED DOWN A HILL.
Passengers i'm N Trolley Car mt Sing
Sing Injured.

SING SING. y. Y. March 6-In coming
down hill at Central avenue at 6:45 this
morning trolley car No. III became urman-
ageable- At the curve into Water street
the car was going SO rapidly that 1t iump-
ed the track and ran across the street.
crashing into the sidewalk and an awning
on the opposite side
At that time there were In the car about
eight passengers, two of whom were Sc
fiously hurt. Mr.. Bedell was thrown
down and the stove was upset on his hand.
burning him quite badly.
Miss Carrie Young Vas thrown from one
end or the car to the other and was taken
out unconscious. She was carried to a
saloon near by and DIR. Collard called
She recovered and was taken home in
about an hour. but is injured internally.
DR.. Collard would not say whether she
Was injured fatally not.
The motorman has been connected with
the company about nine months but has
had one or two similar accidents before.
The grade where his car got away this
morning Is very heavy and there are sew
eral curves. The wheels slipped until the
Car gained such momentum that the re-
verse current did not mold II or retard it's
progress.
Evening star., 1894-03-06
TRIAL OF THE INDIANA.
The Big Ship Goes Out to Test Her
Speed.

PHILADELPHIA March f-The new
battle ship Indiana started on he- prelimi-
nary trial trip today. The big vessel left
Cramp & Sons dry dock at a:3n, with Ed
win s. Cramp In charge of her. Besides a
crew of 2SO nen. Edw in =. Cramp. Gen. l..
F. Merrill. DIR. Lieber. Lewis Nixon. Inspec-
tor Jamison, Lawrence Paul. Or. Hopkins.
Benjamin and Walter Cramp and a few
others are on board.
Today the Indiana will steam down to the
hay and adjust her compasses. and tomor-
row she will push out TO sea, returning to
the breakwater tomorrow night. On We'd
nesday she will make another trip out to
sea. and she will he back again in Phila-
6elphia some time on Thursday
The interest in the Indiana's trial is prac-
ticaly nothing compared to that which sur
Rounded the Columbia and will surround the
minneapolis. as she is but Il IL knot vessel
The BattIeship Indiana.
The battle ship Indiana Is 34s feet long on
the water line. with an extreme breadth Of
81 IA feet: "a feet draught forward and aft
1o2ss tons displacement. 10 knots of sus-
tained sea 81 eed. and a normal coal supply
or 40 tons She is built of steel The hull
ls protected by belts of heavy armor . 1-2
teet wide. three feet of which is shown
above water. This protection runs along
Doth sides of the vessel for a distance of
~hich the armQr turns in toward .he CEN
Ter line at an angle of 40 degrees for a lon
eltudinal distance of four feet affor,iing a
total oroadside protection of 1876 feet. and
passlns around and supporting the armor
Ior the l3-inch gun tu-rets. on top of THIS
sioe arnor Is placed steel deck = 81 inch
es thick. under which are the MAGAZINES
and machinery
ABOVE this belt OF side armor and extend
ing from redoubt to redoubt the side ~.
nve inches thick. with a backing of ten feet
OF coai. The vessel is cut I'D forward he
neatn the water line, making a powerful
san DOW and doing away with excessive
70" waves on account of the easier lines
% obtained. as well as greatly adding TO
She maneuvering qualities. The Indiana
ranks IN size with British battleships Vic
tona, Nile. Trafalgar and Sanspareil. bur e
2och superior in power of arrnor and
strensth or armament. Size compares favor
ABLY with the great English 14.0n-.on shIps
Hood and Royal Sovereign. the pride of the
British navy ~ e
Sne was launched during 4 hailstorm On
Eeoruary 2s. 1898. in the presence of the
Fresldent OF the United States (Harrison)
ana Miss Jessie Miller. a daughter of At
torney General Miller OF Indiana. christened
her as she touched the water OF the Della
aware in front of the establishment of her
builders, Messrs. Cramp K Sons of PhiladaI-
phia-
Evening star., 1894-03-06
GUTTENBURG TO OPEN.
The New Jersey Law Prevents Racing
Only In the Winter Months.


Only In the Winter Months.
NEW YORK. March 6-Eastern turf fol-
lowers who, since November. last year. have
been forced to journey south or west in
order to enjoy their favorite sport will be
pleased to learn that 1T is the present in
tention of the managers of Guttenburg
race track to reopen the Hill Top course on
or about March -. A prominent horsenan n
Is authority for this information. He states
that upon announcing his intention Of TAX
ing his race horses west, one of the Hudson
County Jockey Club officials advised him
to remain at Guttenburg, as matters were
shaping themselves very favorably for the
New Jersey race track people, and in all
probability the spring meeting of the Hud-
son County Jockey Club would be inaugu-
rated and continued without fear of legal
Interruption In the course of a fortnight.
Although racing with betting is per-
mitted in that state. the New Jersey Rae
ing Association. because of threatened legis-
lation. have refrained from reopening their
tracks. waiting, apparently, for the legisla-
tive bodies to adjourn without interfering
with the present law. which only prohibits
racing and betting during the months of
December. January and February.
Evening star., 1894-03-06
GEN. GROUT PROTESTS.
Cutting Down Trees He Calls the
Worst Kind of VandnIism


Fifteen stout and sturdy monarchs of the
forest have been felled by the woodman's 8
AK on the north side of PENNSYLVANIA
avenue between 1st and Sd streets under
the pretext that they were scaly and in a
few years would die. This is the prelim-
mary move toward planting a line of orr
entail sycamores on both sides of Penhsyl-
vania avenue. But a halt has been called
and the work stopped. Shortly after the
Commissioners arrived at the District
building this morning. Representative Grout.
who was at one time chairman OF the
House committee on the District. and whose
interest I'm District affairs has never been
questioned came into the office very much
excited. He wanted to know why II was
that those beautiful silver naples which
had been the pride Of Washington for over
half century, were being cut down.
Commissioner Ross knew nothing Of the
matter and referred him TO the engineer
department. Here he learned that the trees
which had been ordered out were rotten
and incrusted and would be supplemented
Dy oriental sycamores. which had been de-
e1ded upon as the most available tree for
Washington's principal thoroughfares. II
came In to find out the reason for this van
dalism." said Gen. Grout This morning I
noticed 1t for the first time. and my first
Impulse was to write a resolution of inquiry
and introduce it in the House. but 1 thought
pei maps IL WOulu De better 10 see you gen.
tlemen first. l called upon several of the
property owners to find oh if they had pe-
tltioned for the removal of the trees but
could find none
An examination of the trees showed be-
yond question that they were perfectly
healthy and there was absolutely no good
reason why they should be sacrificed AS
came along the street one grand old pa
triarch, fully seventy-6ve feet high came
crashing to the earth! l tell you gentle
men, II made me sick at heart to see such
a thing. Why, trees are more valuable than
human beings, they live hundred times
At my home in Vermont l have trees all
about me and whenever l can succeed in
making new one grow 1 feel that l have
done something. No one disputes that the
chief attraction of Washington Is its trees,
and no one should be permitted to remove
any of them without good and sufficient
reason. 1t is not good policy to remove
trees that have lived for many years and
have attained good size for the introduc-
ton of some new species, and 1 am heartily
opposed to any such idea AS long as l am
a Representative ! shall do my utmost to
save the trees.
Capt. Powell assured Gen. Grout that
the order was only for the removal of the
dead trees. and il any had been cut down
that were not in that condition the order
had been exceeded.
Mr.. Lanham. the superintendent of the
parking commission afterward reported to
Capt. Powell that nearly all the trees re-
moved were rotten, and should have been
removed for public safety: that the sugar
maple complained of was removed because
which were fine elms. and which he de-
sired retain
Evening star., 1894-03-06
Washington Stock EXCHANGE.

Sales-regular call-12 o'clock m-Wash-
ington Market exten.6s. 81. .4OOa1O5. National
Safe Deposit 5a13S.
Government Bonds.-U. 8. As. reg, ll2I
bid. 1131s asked. U. s. As. coup, li3x bid,
1l4% asked. U. S. IS. 117ls bid.
District Of Columbia Bonds.-2o-year fund.
5s. 1o1 bid. S0-year fund. 6s. gold. Ils bid
Water Stock currency as. 1901. 115 bid Wa
ter Stock currency as. 1903, 12O bid Fund.
currency 3.05s. ITO bid. Reg. 2-1Os. 3Iss, 100
bid
Miscellaneous Bonds.-washington and
Georgetown railroad conv. 6s, 1st l25 bid
Washington and Georgetown railroad cony.
6s I'd. lbs bid. Metropolitan railroad conv.
6s 1O1 bid, 1O5 asked. Belt railroad IS AZ
asked. lexington railroad IS. 100 asked
Washington Gas Company, ser. A. 6s ll6
bid, 125 asked Washington Gas Company
ser. b. 6s. III bid. 126 asked. Washington
Gas Company conv. 6s 126 bid United
States Electric Light conv. 5s l24Is bid l25
asked. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
5s 1O3 asked American Security and Trust
Trust IS. A. & o., 100 bid. washin gton Mar
ket Company list 6s, los bid Washington
Market Company imp. Us. Jos bid. Wash
ington Market Company exten 6s, loi bid,
ITO asked. Masonic Hall Association rs. lO2
bid. Washington Light Infantry LIST Us, I02
bid. 1O3 asked. Washington Light Infantry
I'd as, 100 bid.
National Bank stocks.-Bank of Washing
ton. 800 bid, 800 asked Bank of Republic,
235 bid. 245 asked. Metropolitan. 20 bid
296 asked. Central 2S0 bid Farmers and
Mechanics, 1870 bid Second 140 bid, l50
asked. Citizens, 130 bid, 40 asked. Column
bia. 123 bid. Capital. 10 bid West End
1O1L2 bid. 10Si2 asked. Traders, iOlis bid
Lincoln. " bid. Ohio. 100 asked.
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies
tional Safe Deposit and Trust Company. l30
bid. 140 asked. Washington Loan and Trust.
lbs bid, 13O asked. American Security and
Trust. 1881 bid, 135 asked. Washington
Safe Deposit. 1O2 asked.
Railroad Stocks.-W ashington and Georpe
town, $50 bid, 295 asked. METROPOLITAN 81
bid, 81 asked. Columbia, - bid, 65 asked
Belt, Is bid. lexington. IL bid
Gas and Electric Light Stocks-Washinp-
ton Gas. 4S bid, 40 asked. Georgetown Gas
4S bid. United States Electric Light, Io5
bid, 121 asked.
Insurance Stocks.-Firemen's ~ bid, 20
asked. Franklin IS bid, SO asked Metro
politan. I2 bid. Corcoran, 90 bid. Potomac,
% bid, 70 asked. Arlington. 80 bid Ger
man American, $50 bid. National Union. IL
bid, 10 asked. Columbia, IL bid. lG asked.
Riggs. bid, asked. Peoples. bid. 81
asked. Lincoln. bid, s asked. CONNER
cial, : bid q asked
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title
III bid, 40 asked. Columbia Title, Gs. bid
~ asked Washington Title "a. asked
Telephone Stocks.-Pennsylvania As asked
Chesapeake and Potomac, a. bid 20 asked
American Graphophone, 3Is bid : asked
Pneumatic Gun Carriage. 40 asked
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Washington Mar
ket, IL bid, Il asked. Great Falls Ice lis
bid. 145 asked. Bull Run Panorama l6 bid
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat 100
z SIX ed. Lincoln Hall, 50 bid. Inter-Ocean
building, iVv asked
Evening star., 1894-03-06
THE SUGAR MARKET,
Talk nf Investigating It's Alleged
Manipulation by enatOrs.

Manipulation by enatOrs.
There is talk Of resolution to be intro
duced in the Senate for the investigation Of
the alleged manipulation of the sugar mar
ket by Senators for the purpose of specula-
ton. There is the most dire confusion sur
rounding the action of the committee, and
without any particulars being given it is a
matter of common report that the market
is being manipulated from the Capitol by
statements given out with the pretense of
authority. 1t is matter of common talk
among members of both houses The mar
ket reports are watched with the greatest
eagerness and excitement.
The action of the committee on sugar is
in as much doubt today as 1t has been for
week. but the determination of most of
the democrats of the committee not to yield
anyt thing to the trust is strong as ever
and the chances are that every report ia
vorable to discriminating duty in favor
Of the refined sugar is without the least au-
thority.
The committee have not done anything yet,
but it is positive that their purpose is to
avoid sugar duty if 1t is possible for them
to do so. They will not yield this unless
their yielding Is the only means of saving the
bill from defeat. and then they will go only
so far as is necessary to hold the votes of
the Louisiana Senators and not to satisfy
the trust
Evening star., 1894-03-06
LOCAL TRUST COMPANIES.
Their Condition ns stated to the Con.
trolIer of the Currency.

The controller of the currency has re-
ceived reports OF the condition OF three
trust. loan and mortgage companies In the
District OF Columbia at the close Of busi-
ness February Is last, from which the
following figures are taken: Loans and
discounts S5ol291s; due from national
banks. s523 ss5: due from state banks and
bankers. s262 eU2; lawful money reserve In
bank. sse1 321: capital stock paid in. 81
,-o Uo. surplus fund, S2.Oev,: due to ma
tional hanks $,.33s: individual deposits
81 JalI 597; liabilities other than already
stated. s1l4.a67. The total resources and
liabilities are stated at G.3li,S46.
Evening star., 1894-03-06
LATE NEWS BY WIRE.
Violence From Idle Men at Youngs-
town, Ohio.
ATTACK MADE ON THE ELECTRIC CARS
Threats of the Mob to Use Dy-
Mantle.
A LOUD E LO S ION

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio, March 6.-At
1oon today the Youngstown Electric Street
Railway Company. which has been tied up
by strike since Sunday morning. ran
out the first car manned by a non-union
crew.
of idle mill men, who greeted the ap-
pearance of the car with loud cries of
'black sheep and hurled epithets at the
men on the car. No passengers were on
board.
When the car reached the public square
q wild rush was made for il by the crowd
and in an instant every window pane was
smashed to atoms.
A heavy explosion has just occurred and
II Is feared that the mob have resortet to
dynamite to blow up the cars, as they
hstye frequently threatened during the
past two days.
Evening star., 1894-03-06
HELD Up BUS DRIVER.
Daring Highway Robbery in the
Streets of Buffalo.

BUFFALO, n. Y, March 6-Shortly after
10 O'Clock last night two shabbily dressed
men mounted the drivers seat oil a Rich
mond avenue bus. and when between
Bryant and Utica streets covered him
With their revolvers and forced him to
give up what money he had. The driver
whose name is Vandusen. did not carry
his tickets and change in a box but in his
pocket, so one of the robbers assisted him
in turning his pockets inside out. The
search revealed about 81 and silver watch
None of the passengers were molested.
When the highwaymen had concluded
their mission they dismounted and disap-
poared The police have descriptions of
the men, but not the men themselves So
quietly was the transaction accomplished
that three women passengers had no inti-
nation of what was transpiring on the
frCnt seat.
Evening star., 1894-03-06
New York Cotton.
baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. March G.-Flour dull unchanged
receipts. 20. 135 barrels: shipments. $3.50 barrels
sales, LOIS barrels Wheat nrm-spot. Goi1A1oAs;
March, eoisaGoA: May, e2s s,ao25s; stenmer No =
red. 56la bid-receipts, s.siI bushels shipments.
336 bushels. siock logo 537 bushels: rales.
5000 bushels milling wheat by sample, Ons9i
Corn strong-spot, 4il-a41S: March, ulsa4l~:
ii bid-receipts. l3o, ,3s1 bushels shipments "a 80
bushels; stock, s70.6s6 bushels; sales. 1ls.So
bushels-southern by sample. 42a4S' do. On
grade. 4lai2 Oats mere active. price steady -
No. 2 white western. 3Ta3Tis: No. mixed west
ern, 35a35Is-receipts. Loo bushels; stock llo.-
30a bushels. Rye quiet. steady-No. = 5saS. y
receipts. 200 bushels: stock 2l.5a2 bushels. hay
firm, improved demand-good to choice Timothy.
S1s 50aSi5!O0 Grain freighis quiet aud STEADY.
unchanged. Sugar unchanged Rutior dull. de-
nloralized-fancy creamery. 25a26; do. Imitation.
Isaa0: do Iadie i6al1: good ladle. 14al5; store
packed l2al4 Eggs easy-i4. Cheese unchanse Sd
Evening star., 1894-03-06
Undrawn Poultry

Commissioner Powell has disapproved the
recommendation of the health officer that a
regulation be passed prohibiting the sale Of
poultry that has not been kept from food
at least twenty-four hours before killing.
Commissioner Ross was in favor Of such a
regulation. Captain Powell thinks the data
on which the health officers conclusions
were based altogether too meager to war
rant such regulation. He believes that a
notice to dealers that undrawn poultry with
filed crops Is deemed unfit for food Ia all
that is warranted by present Information.
Evening star., 1894-03-06
MORE TROUBLE EXPECTED.
A Body of Men Move ON the Fayette-
willie. W. Va, Jail.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, March Ga special TO
the Post-Dispatch from Charleston, w.
Va, says:
The crisis which was expected to come at
Eagle last night failed to materialize.
There is unusual activity and secrecy at
the military headquarters today. Two gat-
ling guns and full supply of ammunition
are on their way to Eagle
This afternoon it was announced that a
large body of strikers had left Montgomery
for Fayetteville, where the jail is located,
to free their fellow strikers. while another
large body was moving toward the same
point from Mount Carbon.
Evening star., 1894-03-06
Nominations Confirmed,

The Senate yesterday afternoon confirmed
the nomination of George Truesdell to be
Commissioner of the District; also the fol-
lowing:
United States consuls-Adolph Billhardt of
Ohio. at Moscow, Russia, and John NJ. Saw
age of New Jersey. at Dundee. Scotland.
john w. Arnold, United States marshal
for the northern district of Illinois.
Frank G. Hoyne, appraiser Of merchan-
6ise at Chicago.
Anton NJ. Keller. agent of the Sisseton
agency, South Dakota.
Eugene Townsend, superintendent of the
United States mint at Philadelphia, and
number of postmasters
Evening star., 1894-03-06
Variety Halls Notified to Close.

LEANENWORTH. Kan, March 6-Mrs.
Eva Blackman. Leavenworth's woman po-
Hce commissioner. has set in to rid the
e wn of variety theaters. Last evening she
had official notice served on the proprietors
OF such places to close up and leave the
city within thirty days. Mrs Blackman's
new movement may lead to interesting
legal contests.
Evening star., 1894-03-06

Twenty-First Annual Convention of
the Grand Lodge.

ROCHESTER,. y. Y. March 6-The
twenty-first annual convention of the Grand
Lodge, Ancient Order of United Workmen,
began this morning at Odd Fellows Hall.
About 800 delegates are in attendance.
Morning session was devoted to routine
business. The annual reports were received
from Grand Master 3. E. Mead, Grand
Recorder y. j. Horton. Grand Medical Ex-
aminer A. II. Briggs and the finance COM
nittee.
The most important recommendation from
the finance committee was the reduction of
the per capita tax from 81. 80 to 50 cents.
Evening star., 1894-03-06
Examining Board.

Capt. T. o. Selfridge has been ordered to
temporary duty with the naval examining
board, and will probably succeed Com
modore Meade president Of the board
when the latter is ordered ~ sea.
Evening star., 1894-03-06
Bond MhlakY.

The recent heavy receipts from internal
revenue indicates to the treasury officials
that large quantities of whisky are being
taken out of bond In anticipation of an in
crease in the tax on whisky. The receipts
from this source yesterday were over a mil
lion dollars.
Evening star., 1894-03-06
A LAND OFFICE CLERK
Arrested on the Charge of Receiving
"a Brfbe.

David Lescallett, clerk in the general
land office, was arrested at the Office this
afternoon by one OF Marshal Wilson's dep
uties on an indictment returned in the
territorial court of the territory of OKLA
homa charging him with receiving Q
bribe in land matters in that territory
Evening star., 1894-03-06
Pension Arrests,

The commissioner Of pensions has been
notified Of the arrest OF Mary Smith and ].
Howard Swami of Sewelrs Point. Va. last
Saturday. The former was charged with
committing perjury in her own pension
claims, and the latter with procuring and
transmitting a false and forged affidavit in
her claim.
Evening star., 1894-03-06

The term of Paymaster General Stewart
of the navy will expire early in May, and
there are reasons for the belief that he will
be reappointed for term of four years.
Evening star., 1894-03-06
Stealing Railroad Property,

Three colored men, James H. Jack son.
Nathan Ashton and John Mitchell were
held for the grand jury today on the
charge of stealing a quantity of railroad
iron belonging to the Washington and
Georgetown railroad from a lot in the rear
Of the b street stable.
Evening star., 1894-03-06

The following are the opening. the highest and
the lowest and the closlag prices of the New York
stock market today, reDorted by Corson A
Macartney memoers New York stock exchange.
Correspondents Messrs. Moore schley. No. =.
RroaaWar.
Evening star., 1894-03-06

Abraham Kizil, the crank who vas
arrested at the White House yesterday, was
pronounced insane by the police surgeons
today. He was sent to the insane asylum
this afternoon.
Evening star., 1894-03-06
Over Time.

Judgments aggregating 81, 600 were given
in the Court Of Claims yesterday in favor
of fifty-four letter carriers Of station X
New York, for working over time.
Evening star., 1894-03-06

See first page of supplement for ad an
nouncing the sale of the " H. Woifs.ein
stock now being held at the Bon Marche,
U4-3I5 18th street.-Adyt.
Evening star., 1894-03-06
Range of the Thermometer.

The following were the readings OF the
thermometer at the weather bureau today:
s am. 53; 2 pm. 20: maximum. 90; miaa-
mum, 81
Evening star., 1894-03-06

See first page Of supplement for ad an
nouncing the sale of the y. H. Wolfsten
stock now being held at the Bon Marche,
oli-jl5 Ith street.-Adyt.
Evening star., 1894-03-06

The Illinois democratic convention will
meet in Springfield, June %
Evening star., 1894-03-06

See first page Of supplement for ad an
nOunCing the sale of the n. II. Wolfstein
stock now being held at the Bon Marche,
314-310 7th street.-Advt.
Evening star., 1894-03-06

Reported by Silsby 4 Co.. bankers and broken
Metropolitan Bank building: