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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-07
A MEMORIAL SERVICE
In Honor of the Late President Wei
ling of Columbian University.

Services in memory of the late DR.. James
g yelling will be held at Columbian Uni
yersity Hall next Wednesday evening, the
18th instant. They will be conducted under
the auspices CT the Columbian University,
of which DR.. yelling was the honored
head for many years, and of the various
societies and organizations of which he
vas valued member. The program in
cludes an opening address by Prof. S. H.
Greene, president of Columbian University,
and addresses by Prof S. p. Langley, rep
resenting the Smithsonian Institution; Mr..
w. l.. Wilson, representing the alumni;
Prof A. ]. Huntington, representing the
Columbian University; Mr.. Calderon Car
Isle, representing the Corcoran Gallery Of
Art; Maj. ]. w. Powell, representing the
Philosophical Society; Prof. o. T. Mason,
representing the Anthropological Society;
DR. f. M. Gallaudet representing the Lit
erary Society, and DR.. j. Gardiner Hub
bard representing the National Geographic
Society.
Appropriate music will be rendered by
the quartet choir of the First Baptist
Church, composed of Mrs. Thomas c..
Noyes soprano; Mrs. Z. D. Rheem, alto:
Mr. Alexander Mosher, tenor, and Prof. N.
Dushane Coward, basso, with Mr. Percy s..
Foster as director. Benediction will be
pronounced by Rev. Chas. w. Shields Of
Princeton, a personal friend OF DR.. yelling
of many years standing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-07
EXTRA SESSION TALK.
Prospects for Assembling the New
Congress Not So Great.

Prospects for Assembling the New
Congress Not So Great.
The impression heretofore so strong that
an extra session of the Fifty-fourth Con-
gress will be called soon after the adj
journment Of this has been very greatly
modified by recent events. But a short
time ago hardly any doubt was entertained
that there would be a special session. 1t
was accepted as a foregone conclusion.
The disposition of the administration, how
ever, to proceed to doctor the situation by
the issue of per cent bonds changes the
has now been delayed several days be-
cause of the delicacy of the situation pre-
scented by the fact of Congress having a
financial measure under consideration.
III Congress were not now in session the
administration would be freer to act. Both
Mr. Cleveland and Mr.. Carlisle feel this
and will probably hail the adjournment of
Congress with relief With Congress not
in session and having the authority to is
sue an indefinite amount of four per cent
bonds the administration will be free hand
ed TO deal with the financial situation. III
the next Congress is called in session IT
will be with the foreknowledge on the part
of Mr.. Cleveland that the desired legislation
cannot then be had and he would have
another Congre IS ION his hands to ham,
per and embarraSS his actions. The con-
clusion is reached. therefore, that he will
probably not call an extra session and
will attempt to handle the question in an
executive capacity rather than attempting
1t further through legislation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-07
The Denison Hotel at Indianapolis
in Flames.
Loss HUSFAR ESTIMATED AT $1oO,00o
Two Men Hurt Badly by a Falling
Conice.
LEGISLATORS ARE ALARMED

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, February IA
few minutes after 10 o'clock this morning
fire broke out on the fifth floor of the Deni-
son Hotel, in the southeast corner. The
entire fire department answered the alarm,
but, owing to the intensely cold weather,
the firemen were handicapped from the
start.
The Denison Hotel is located at Ohio and
Pennsylvania streets and is the largest
hotel in the city, having 900 guest rooms.
1t is five stories high and occupies the full
northwest quarter of the square.
The hotel quickly filled with smoke and
guests proceeded to leave quietly and no
panic resulted. The hotel was full of
guests. 1t at once became apparent that
the fire would be stubborn one.
For time IL seemed as though the fire
would spread to the Grand Opera House
Immediately across the alley south, and
to the Empire Theater in the rear.
Fireman Frank Nutter and an electric
light man, Patrick Ryan, were knocked
from a ladder forty feet high by piece
of falling cornice. Both men were picked
up insensible. and Nutter is probably IA
tally injured. and Ryan seriously.
The flames at this hour Q2:iJ PM are
still confined to the southeast portion of
the building, though the fire is not by any
means under control The hotel is valued
at Si0O,00O, and tine loss thus far is esti-
mated at close to 100000.
When the fire became known at the legis-
lature. in session in the capitol that body
Immediately adjourned. and many mem
thither to save their families and personal
effects
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THE POLIGLOT CONVENTION.
Completing Arrangements for the
Big Meeting.

The Wo-nens Christian Temperance I'm
ion of the District of Columbia has about
completed the details for the great conven-
ton of the w. C. I. L. of the world. which
will hold its session at Convention Hall on
Friday evening. February 10.
Miss Frances E. Willard will preside.
and Lady Henry Somerset. vice president
at-large, will deliver an address. On FRI
day morning, at Metropolitan NJ. <.
Church, at 10 o'clock. there is to be con-
secration and prayer meeting. preliminary
to the great polyglot petition meeting at
Convention Hall.
1t has been suggested that the great Pc
tition which now bears 1000, 900 signatures
shall be drapeG around the hall 1t is be-
lieyed that the meeting will be a monster
one despite the fact that slight admission
to regulate the attendance will be charged
Ten cents will be general admission, but
reserved seats are held at . and 80 cents,
for sale at Ellis February 8.
Among those who will make addresses
are: Lady Henry Somerset, Miss Willard.
Mrs. Katherine Lente Stevenson. corre-
spending secretary of the National w. G..
T. L.; Mrs. Clara Cleghorn Hoffman. re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Helen NJ. Barker.
treasurer; Mrs. Emily Mclaughlin. presi-
dent of Boston w. c. T. u; Miss Belle
Kearney, national organizer of the we
branch, and Mrs. Ellen A. Blair. national
chalk talker.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-regular call-12 O'Clock m.-Lncoln Fire
Insurance, AIS at SIS.
Government Donds.-U. 8. IS. registered, 1lOM
bid, III asked. U. S. As, coupon, HOS bid. L. s.
5s. ia bid.
bid 3O-year fund 6s gold, lis bid. Water stock
is, 1901, currency, 116 bid Water stock 1s i9G:
currency, 1T bid. 365s, funding, currency, 1l11a
bid. 1884, asked 3I.s. registered. 2-10s 100 bid
Miscellaneous Bonds. Washington and George
Washington and Georgetown Railroad conv. 6s. ID
1877 bid, 139 asked. Metropolitan Railroad cony
Cs, 95 bid 9St, asked. Belt Railroad 5s, 50 bid,
IS asked lexington Railroad Is, 101 bid. Colu.n-
bia Railroad 6s, 1881 bid 1101s asked Washing
ton Gas Company IS, series A. 1ls I'D Wasting
ton Gas Company colv. 6s, 1873 bid U. s. Electric
Light conv S. 12S bid Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone IS, 101 bid, 103 asked American Sc
curity and Trust IS, L. and A, 100 bid. American
Security and Trust S. A. and o., 100 bid. Wash
ington Market Company LIST 6s, 10 bid Wash
ton Market Company ext. Is, 106 bid. Masonic Hall
Association S. los bid Washington Light Infantry
LIST 6s, 1O1 bid. Washington Light Infantry I'd Is,
100 bid.
bid. 300 asked. Bank Of the Republic $50 bid.
275 asked. Metropolitan. $50 bid. Central, 265
bid, 295 asked Farmers and Mechanics, 1s5 bid,
200 asked. Second. 1856 bid, 145 asked Citizens.
1870 bid Columbia. 1870 bid. Capital. lis bid
West End 10 bid ILL asked loo Traders 5Ss bid
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies Safe
Deposit and Trust, 40 bid, 100 asked. Washington
Loan and Trust. III bid, t19 asked. American Sc
curity and Trust, 1874 bid, 1854 asked. Washington
Safe Deposit, 100 asked.
Railroad Stocks Washington and Georgetown.
275 bid. 2s5 asked. Metropolitan, IS bid, rs asked
Columbia, 6lh bid. 6s asked. Belt. Is asked. Eek
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-07

The Resolution Revolving Trolley
Line Franchises.

BROOKLYN. N. Y, February Mayor
Schieren has vetoed the resolution adopted
by the board of aldermen Monday re-
voking the trolley franchises of the Brook
Ign city and Atlantic avenue street rail-
road companies.
The mayor says:
1T is plain beyond doubt that the re-
spective grants sferred to are not revOk-
able at the will of the common council, and
that the revocation sought to be declared
is void. The resolution could have no eff
feet whatever in law and no effect in fact
except for mischief. There has been al
ready much disturbance of the public or
der. Anything tending in the least degree
to the continuance of disorder ought
promptly and positively be discouraged.
I'm my judgment, such would be the
tendency of the resolution now being con-
sidered. / desire and shall do all in my
power to to it that the fundamental
right of every man freely to work on such
terms as satisfy him shall be recognized,
and protected. and that any interference
of the exercise of this right shall be pre-
vented
Will Investigate the Strike.
ALBANY, N. Y, February THE ways
and means committee of the house decided
today to grant the request for a special
committee to investigate the Brooklyn troll
ley strike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-07
baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. February Flour dull unchanged
receipts, 1852 barrels; shipments, 4l72 barrels
sales. 20 barrels. Wheat steady-spot and month,
receipts 36,S16 bushels; stock, 763.057 bushels
sales, 10000 bushels; southern wheat by sample,
and month, 47ia47la: March, 47Ika47si; May, 49N
bid steamer mixed, 46ia bid-recepts, 13. 40 BUSH
els; stock, 7.432 bushels; sales, 1000 bushels;
southern white corn. 47iza4s; do. yellow, Asa -.
Oats firmly held at higher prfces-No 2 white west
ern. 36i36R; No. mixed. 3Ilsa35-receipts, 4.642
bushels: stock, 1885, as bushels Rye inactiye-No.
= "Gao'.rcceipts. 1889 bushels; stock, 3i.356
bushels Hay frm-good TO choice timothy SD Goa
Sl250. Grain freights steady, offerings light. SUI
gar quiet-granulated 4.0S Butter-fancy cream
good ladle. 1ia15; store packed. 1Oa12. Eggs firm
fresh. 2Ia2I: Cheese quiet and steady-farcy New
York, 12a12k.
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q pound or three ounces per square inch OF
surface in the conduit. which is simply in
cor Siderable
Will Not Endnnger the Aqueduct.
How IL Is that there is any fear on the
part of any one who has any knowledge
of the aaueduct that the two-foot raise of
the dam will endanger the aqueduct passes
my comprehension. Twenty years ago
had charge Of il, ard during my present
term of service on IL L have mad 1T in my
charge for nearly six years. and my whole
term of service is longer than any other
officer since Gen. Meigs, except Major Ly-
decker. whose term exceeds mine by about
a month. There is no part of Ii, inside or
out. that don't know. 4 have been through
a considerable portion of IT in boat when
i have lowered the water in 1t. and nave
been up to my knees in the mud that is In
the bottom when the water has been drawn
out Of il. 1 know all its weak points, ana
there are weak points, bet this increased
height of the dam will rot try any of them.
There is absolutely no foundation for any
fear that the proposed increase In the
height of dam will injure the aqueduct.
THE pressure on the aqueduct at Great
Falls and at no point On it's twelve miles OF
length will he increased to the pressure II
now sustains at it's lower end where ii en-
tiers into the distributing reservoir. and this
latter pressure will remain unchanged.
'In view of the trouble in the city,it is not
only necessary to raise the dam at Great
II
supply that we get there into the city. If
the tunnel be completed, that work can
probably be done in one year. III new
4S-inch main Is to be laid, IL can be laid IN
much less time. So that,aS the raising of the
dam will take double the length of time re-
quired for either of the other works, it is
important the work should be begun as
early as possible
Gain i'm Raising the Dam.
1.-THE main thing we should secure by
raising the dam is head of water. We
would gain 200OO.OOO gallons daily in sup
ply ard a head consequent on filling the
reservoirs that would increase the velocity
Of water in the mains and reach the high
err levels of the city.
Now. one thing more-and this Is per-
sonal / go out of this office in month by
retirement. / am sixty-four years old and
forty years of service have used me up.
I am glad to get out. My only desire in
this matter is to avert a public calamity
which is sure to come. At best we can only
avert IL in part 1t Is time to begin"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-07
THE BOND ISSUE.
London Bankers Insisted That New
York Should Subscribe.

York Should Subscribe.
1t is confidently expected that the an
nouncement of another bond issue will be
made tomorrow or Saturday independently
of the action of the House this afternoon
on the Springer bill The net result Of the
negotiations which have been in progress
during the last two or three weeks Is said
to be a practical agreement among the
London and New York bankers and the
per cent bonds ON an interest basis of at
least 3 IA per cent, if not greater.
OF late the London bankers have ex-
pressed a Discrimination to handle any part
of the issue unless the New York bankers
took part in it. They do not seem to share
the confidence of our own people that there
was no question but that the bonds would
be redeemed in gold even if the stipulation
was that they were redeemable in coin,
should have direct and personal interest
in the redemption of the bonds in gold ard
very recently informed Messrs. Morgan
and Belmont that under other condi-
lions will they accept any part of the ISSUE
This condition, it is said, has been accept
ed by the New York bankers and it now
seems almost certain that $50,UO0,OO0 will be
offered for sale to our own people and the
other S5O,OOOO0O sold in London.
Today's statement of the condition of the
treasury shows: Available cash balance
$1i3, $50. 433; geld reserve, $40, 769506; net
silver, $l5O92, sos; net silver of $780, $3.50;
United States notes in the treasury. $751;
U91 OIL; treasury notes of $780, $34, $50, 96i ;
total receipts this day, $685., 624; this month,
S56SS, 4S1; total expenditures, this day, ST.
421 $50; this month, IS, 1O2, 4S4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-07
NO STARTLING TEsTIMOY.
Howgntc Case Continued Before
Judge 1IcCOmas Today.

OuoSS -hCSOh'astS
The trial of Capt. Henry w. Howgate
was continued today. the morning session
being devoted to the examination of Treas
urer Rochester of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, Edward t. Mckay, Alex
ander Ashley and Edward Webster. Their
testimony was in relation to the accounts
of the telegraph company and the numer-
Gus vouchers issued in connection there
with. Mr.. Rochester testified that the
company had never received the proceeds
of the disputed checks. and that in his
opinion the name of Henry w. HowgaIe on
the alleged forged vouchers was in the
handwriting of the defendant. AS to who
signed his CRochester's) name to them, he
could not say. The other witnesses ex-
amned this morning testified to the loss
of the papers, their evidence developing
nothing materially new in the case. Mr..
A. s. Worthington is still confined to his
home by Illness.
During the afternoon session of the trial
James A. Sample and Edward r. True,
Treasury Department officials, testified as
to memoranda of drafts issued on United
States treasurer at New York In favor of
the defendants acquisitions. Nothing of
startling character was developed by their
testimony, however.
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THE sASSOUN MASsACRES.
British Consular Reports on the Sub.
ject Give Grave InfOrma ton.

British Consular Reports on the Sub
ject Give Grave Information.
LONDON, February I'm the house of
commons today. replying to Mr.. James H.
Dalsiel, member for the kirkaldy district
Of Scotland, Sir VIM. Vernon Harcourt an
nounced that the government intended to
move the appointment of committee to
consider the extent Of the distress due to
want of work in the United Kingdom, and
to report upon the steps which shall be
taken by the local authorities, and upon
the legislation necessary to prevent or to
mitigate the distress.
MIR. Charles E. Schwann. liberal, asked
the government to produce the consular re-
ports from Armenia from 1890 to 1884. The
parliamentary secretary to the foreign Of
flee. Sir Edward Grey, in reply. said the
papers, as the publication of the contents
would not tend to the advantage Of the
Armenians. To this Mr.. Schwann Ietorted:
Are the reports SO terrible as to be unfit
for publications.
NO" said Sir Edward, 'but the Informal
tor received about the Sassoun incident is
much graver than anything contained in
previous reports.
nI-Treatment of Armenlnns.
CONSTANTINOPLE, February IA let
ter received here from Moosh states that
prior to the departure of the Armenian
commission another commission, composed
of Mussulman officials from Birmingham,
was sent to Moosh by order of the sultan
to inquire into and report upon the true
condition of affairs there.
AS soon as the first commission arrived
at Moosh each inhabitant of Sassoun who
had escaped the maSsacres and sought
refuge at Moosh wished to submit state
ment of his grievances in the Turkish Ian
guage, but Tashin Pasha ordered all the
professional letter writer's to write nothing
for the Armenians under severe penalties.
The ArmenianS then attempted to pre-
sent a memorial to the commission in Ar
menia, but they were driven from the
palace where the commission was sitting
by the guards. The letter also says that
the members of the first commission in
cluded among their number q certain Tur-
kish ma jor, who took part in depressing
the Armenians who were charged with
causing disturbances
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-07
ington, SO bid Georgetown and TennaIlytown, 81

Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-washngton Gas,
SsA bid ASH asked Georgetown Gas. 10 bid. U.
Insurance Stoeks.-Firemen's, 80 bid. - asked.
Franklin, % asked Metropolitan, 90 bid, 80 asked.
COrcoran. 81 bid. Potomac, IS bid. Arlington,
1881 bid. Germans American, 1881 bid. National
Union, 1917 bid, Is asked Columbia. 1855 bid i5ls
asked. Riggs, rs bid. asked Peoples. So bid,
5% asked. Lincoln, S bid, SIS asked Commercial.
bid, 5ts asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Eeal Estate Title. 10s
bid. l16 asked. Columbia Title. az bid, s asked.
10 asked
Telephone Stocks.-Pennsylvania 81 bid. Chesa-
Peake and Potomac, so bid, 52ls asked American
Carriage, % bid. .35 asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks Washington Market, Is
lid. Great Falls Ice, 100 bid Bull Run Panorama,
IL bid. 20 asked. Norfolk and Washington Steam
boat, 100 asked Lincoln Hall, 75 bid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-07
WRAPPED IN MYSTERY.
Eugene Bush Says Two Men Cut His
Throat and His Wrist.

The plumber, Eugene Bush, who was
found in his room at the house of Hugh
Harten, 232S G street northwest, Tuesday
afternoon, with his left wrist and throat
cut, will recover. He still sticks to the
queer story he told the doctors at the
Emergency Hospital Of two men Selling
him in his room and cutting his throat
and wrist. This the police discredit en-
tirely. They say the door of the room was
locked ON the inside and had to be broken
In when they heard Bush grooming. DR..
Church of the Emergency Hospital says he
should think it was a case Of attempted
self-dcstruction. He has seen a great
many assault cases, and this certainly did
not resemble that class of wounds. The
cuts were very neatly done. The doctor
said today Bush was on a fair way to re-
cover.
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DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Report Submitted.

w. w. Godding, superintendent of the
Government Hospital for the Insane, has
submitted a repor: to the Commissioners
for the month Of January, 1898. noting the
changes among the inmates of the hospital
and admissions during the month by order
of the Commissioners. During the month
there were admitted nineteen white and
five colored inmates. During the month
there were fifteen dsmissals, of which
number nine died, four being colored and
five white, and the remainder on visit and
improved.
TOday's Orders.
The Commissioners today ordered:
That the intersection of Connecticut ave-
nue. and Florida avenue be paved with as
phalt, to connect pavements north and
south of same.
That the contract of Andrew Haig be ex-
tended from January 10. 1895, to March 1,
1885
That the following water mains be laid:
800 feet of 12-inch main in Florida avenue
between 1st and 4th streets; 100 feet of
6-inch main at Lincoln and Elm streets;
SD feet of 6-inch main at Linden and F'lori-
da avenues; IS feet of 6-inch main at Hare
wood and Florida avenues; 65 feet of 6-inch
main at Maple and LIE Droit avenues.
Actions Approved.
The action of the board of trustees of the
Girls Reform School in accepting the resig-
nation of ]. T. Berry as overseer, and the
appointment of William Mahoney as over
seer, at that school, and the fixing of his
salary at s72O per annum, and the appoint
ment of Frank A. Booth as engineer of the
school, and the fixing of his salary at $3.50
per annunl, has been approved by the Com
nissioners.
Hearing.
The Commissioners will give hearing to
representatives of the Capitol City Gun
Club in the matter of the proposed bill to
prohibit the killing of birds in the District
of Columbia, at IL o'clock a m, Tuesday,
the 18th instant.
Has Been Relieved.
Private G. L. Wheeler of the metropolitan
police force has been relieved from duty on
the detective force, and private Edward
Horne has been designated to fill the
vacancy on the detective force.
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He Cannot Recover.

about thirty-five years old fell into an area
way on Louisiana avenue near the Central
Union Mission and received several severe
injuries, in addition to internal injuries.
1t is thought that he was under the infiu-
ence of liquor at the time the accident oc-
CURED. When picked up he was uncon-
scious. In the fall he had struck his head
against the brick work. but no bones were
broken. The police ambulance was sent
for, and the injured man was removed to
the Emergency Hospital. At the hospital
the doctors found q trowel in the mans
pocket, indicating that he is a bricklayer.
a man called at the hospital and recog-
nized the patient as Frank Conner, a
bricklayer who came here from Newark
N. j., looking for work. This afternoon
the patient was still unconscious, and the
physicians say he cannot recover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-07
Reported Release of Officers.

ent In Shanghai says that the men from
the American warship Conc ord who wers
seized by natives near Chin Kiang have
been released, but this report has not been
confirmed.
Officials are inclined to think that the
whole affair has appeared in America ID
a more serious light than at the place of 1T
occurrence assuming that published 70
ports have been accurately. They think
that II any Chinese was shot 1t Is quits
likely that the Chinese. following theft
usual custom. merely created more or lesl
disturbance over It ip order to get pecuu
MARY PREPARATION for the injury done, apA
that this was capable Of adjustment q
easy terms.