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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-02
THE SUBURBAN RAILWAY,
The Latest Print of the Bill Has No
the Urban Trolley Feuture.

the Urban Trolley Feature.
When the latest print of House bill Gs16
reached the Capitol this morning from tie
printing office it was quite different from
the measure which was reported from the
District committee yesterday. This was
the bill extending the charter of the Dis
trict of Columbia Suburban Railway Com
pany, to which attention was called in
yesterdays issue of The Star AS it now
appears in print the bill is quite beyond
reproach. Although section 2 remains
with its provisions authorizing the COM
pany to use the overhead trolley, the route
Of the road is so laid down as to prevent
the encroachment of the overhead wires
within the city limits. The new line will
stop at the intersection of 18th street and
Florida avenue northeast, instead Of con-
tinuing up 18th street to East Capitol
There are now but twenty-four sections of
the BILL instead of twenty-five, which was
the number contained in the measure re-
ported from the committee on the District
yesterday morning. 1t was the 18th sec
ton, now eliminated, which authorized the
Columbia company to extend it's tracks
out the Benning road, and also out the
ladensburg road to the District line Had
this latter extension been built, together
with the line of the suburban road, as au-
thorized by the bill, there would have been
two lines of tracks on Bladensburg road
But section 70 no longer exists in the
latest print of this bill. The reason for
this may seem mysterious until it becomes
known that late yesterday afternoon there
was hurried consultation on the floor of
the Senate of the members of the District
committee on the subject of this bill The
1nadvertent provisions, to which attention
was called in yesterdays Star had been
noticed by the members of the Committee
who fastened to correct them. So the bill
was amended to it's present form the re-
pert being changed to this end after being
informally withdrawn. The committee at
its session yesterday morning did not in
tend to authorize these items as a part of
the bill, which We're Incorporated in the
report through misunderstanding,
And SO the error was corrected in time
to prevent possible legislation that might
al some future time greatly embarrass the
District committees and. the citizens of
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-02
SUGAR LEGISLATION.

An Effort to Secure Action by Con-
gress In the Closing Hours.
Secretary Searles of the American sugar
trust Is here making an affo-t to secure
important legislation relative to sugar in
the closing hours of the session. The
proposition of Mr.. Searles Is that Congress
shall insert an amendment in the diplo-
matte appropriation bill to repeal the one
tenth discriminating duty on raw sugar i'm
ported into this country. The argument
which Mr.. Searles has been using is that
the adoption of this amendment would re-
move the embargo which Germany and
France have imposed upon American meat
products. France. it Is claimed, agrees to
this, and the German minister is said to
have stated that such legislation would be
satisfactory to his government. Mr.. Henry
Reed OF Boston, a sugar refner, who is
also here, doubts whether such legislation
Is expedient. 1t is to be noticed that the
sugar trust does not seek to remove the
dinerential on refined sugar. 1t IS aiming
tc secure Its own raw material free, and
thus add to its profits by the removal Of
the duty upon raw sugar, by the claim
that such action would relieve the exist
ing embargoes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-02
THE REPUBLICAN LEAGUE
Meeting Of the Executive Committee Here
Today.
Arranging the Manifold Details of the
Great Convention to BE Held Next
Summer at Cleveland.

Thirteen of the forty-nine members of
the executive committee of the National
Republican League Of the United States
assembled themselves in a comfortable,
chatty little Group in one corner of the
north parlor Of the Arlington this morn
ing at IL o'clock, and began most i'm
portant business session. Mr.. William w.
Tracy, president of the league, acted as
chairman of the committee, and Mr.. An
drew B. Humphrey secretary of the league,
acted as scribe for the committee.
Members Present.
Those present were: w. w. Tracy, Chi
cage, ILL.,; A. B. Humphrey, New York
city: Maj. A. G. Negley, Florence, Ala;
Frank ]. Cannon. Salt Lake City, Utah;
Albert Campbell, Efhngham. ILL.,; Gen. e.
A. McAlpin. New York city: Geo. R. Gait
ner Baltimore. Nd; DIR. c. w. Marshall,
Ia; Col. H. De B. Clay. Newport News,
Va; Congressman-elect Mondell of Wyo-
ming, Dan A. Ray, Washington, D. c.; H.
8. Peck, Burlington, VT
The meeting of the committee was In
executive session. Necessarily it's trans
actions were under the seal of secrecy, and
as they were conducted in low tones in a
corner of the big parlOr remotest from
the only door, the committee had greater
success than the United States Senate has
in similar struggles for secrecy.
A National Convention.
The committee will be in session here for
three days. it's principal task being to ar:
range all details for the eighth annual
convention of the league, to be held June
10, at Cleveland, Ohio. The various ques-
tions gathered about the holding of great
rational convention are under considera-
ton today. The selection of a building.
raising of funds, contracts for transporta-
ton and similar details were up and under
discussion.
There's no politics in this meeting"
said Secretary Humphrey this afternoon.
1T Is strictly a business meeting. and
things are moving along at such a lively
rate, with everybody interested and either
making motions or voting, that it would
be impossible to say just what has been
or will be done. We are getting ready for
one of the greatest political meetings re-
publicans will ever see, and we propose to
do it thoroughly and WELL"
No Preferences Expressed.
The individual members of the committee
express no personal preferences for the
campaign of 1896. Some are known to be
strong Harrison men, and they hope to get
something for their man from holding the
next convention SO near his home. But
there are also Mckinley men on the COM
mittee. and they say the league convention
will be a stand-off, so far as it's proximity
to the two possible candidates is concerned.
All of the committeeman speak kindly and
admiringly of Tom Reed, who don't live
anywhere near Cleveland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-02
Rigid Examination Into the Mexican
Railway Disaster.
TEE ENGINEER PLACED UNDER ARREST
Trucks Of the Tender Slipped Out
of Place.
CONDUCTORS DECLARATION

CITY OF MEXICO. March 1.-The Mex.
lean government has commenced a rigid
examination of the train men and officials
Of the Interoceanic railroad in an attempt
to fix the culpability for the terrible rail-
way disaster.
The engineer conductor and brakemen
on the train which was wrecked were ex-
amined, and fuller reports of the disaster
are expected.
The engineer was John Neufer, and the
conductor, j. H. Steele, both Americans.
The Jefe Politico of Tenango had the
bodies of the dead laid out on the bank fol
Identification on the arrival Of the relief
train, and refused to permit them to be
brought to the city, awaiting complete Of
fetal examination of the scene of the wreck
They were still lying there at noon yes
terday when the regular train went by af-
ter the wreck was cleared away. The bodies,
terribly mangled, lie fostering in the sun.
piled up like cord wood. The entreaties of
friends and relatives have thus far been of
little avail in gaining possession of the re-
mains, the greater part of which will today
be buried in great trench, being dug near
the tracks.
Three policemen sent out from this city
en- the rescue train marshaled the wounded
when they were brought in last night.
Those who could not walk were carried on
utters.
So far as can be ascertained all the killed
and wounded were Of the lower class. No
person of any prominence nor any for
etgners were in the accident
The Engineer Disappears.
The engineer disappeared after the wreck
occurred, but was captured at Chalco. He
and the other trainmen are held as pris-
oners. pending the official investigation. A
number of the wounded cannot possibly
live.
Conductor Steele made a declaration be-
fore Judge in this city, and was allowed
his liberty or his own recogniZance.
The Jefe Politico of Chalco yesterday in
structed the Judge in whose district the ac-
cident occurred to give decent burial to all
bodies not claimed by relatives or friends.
Those that are not claimed will be finally
brought to this city for interment.
The Ito Rosas, the government inspector
of the 1nteroceanic, has gone to the scene
OF the wreck and will make his report.
Cause of the Wreck.
Oficials of the railroad say the wrecl,
was caused by the trucks of the tender
slipping out of place. The first coach or
striking them Immediately left the track
and was telescoped by the second coach
the remaining coach piling on top.
The thousands of Amecamoca pilgrims
although their tickets are good until the
4th instant, are all rushing back home, a
train load having already arrived
The religious festivities at Amecamoca
each year are among the largest gatherings
held in Mexico, the Sacred mountain being
visited at this period by thousands of re-
ligious enthusiasts, gamblers and trades
men.
S. o. Moran, grandson of Foreign Min
lister Mariscal died here yesterday from in
3uries received In the wreck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-02
THE DEFICIENCY BILL
A Growing Probability That It Will Fail
in Conference.
The Administration Prefers This Il
the Adoption of All the
Amendments.

It is regarded as possible, If not prob
able, that the general deficiency bill will
fail in conference. 1t Is understood that
the administration and the House commit
tee on appropriations prefer the failure of
the bill to it's adoption, with all the loads
that have been put upon it in the Senate.
No serious consequences would follow the
failure of the bill, and it is said that the
House conferees will take the position that
the Senate must recede from the amend
ments objected to seriously or else let the
bill die n conference. If the Senate re-
cedes the bill will become law, otherwise
it will probably fail. 1t is probable that the
Senate will yield some of the more objec-
tionable amendments several of which
were put on the bill to economize in time
by relieving the Senate of discussion, and
with the expectation that they could be
dealt with sumrlarily in conference.
The Allowance for Clerk Hire.
One thing put in the bill by the House
itself which the House conferees will not
want the Senate to yield on is the provis-
ion for an allowance Of an extra hundred
dollars on the account of clerk hire. 1t Is
understood that the President very Sc
riously objects to this on the ground that
it amounts to nothing more nor less than
the appropriation of an extra hundred
dollars to each of the members themselves.
This proposition differs very materially
from that for an allowance for the regular
employees of the two houses.
The Extra Months Pay.
The allowance for an extra months nay
for employees of the Senate and House Of
Representatives was first made in the
Twenty-ninth Congress, and continued un-
der the acts approved the following dates:
August 3. 1916; March 3, 1877; August Z.
1S4S; March 0, 1919; September 20. 1880;
March 30 1851. Commencing July, 1854, 20
per cent was allowed on the salaries of all
the employees of the Senate and House, in
lieu of the extra months pay, and so con-
tirued and was allowed by every Congress
up to 1860, when, owing to the large ex-
penditures on account of the war, it was
discontinued. In July, 1879, on motion of
Mr.. Singleton of Mississippi, a joint reso-
luton was passed by both houses for An
extra months pay unanimously.
Afterward the amendment was incor-
porated either in the sundry civil bill or
the deficiency bill, as follows: July, 1879;
March 3. 1880: July Z, 1854; March 4, 1885;
March 2, 1889; March ), 1891, and March
g. 1888. In the Fiftieth Congress Mr.. Cum
mings, of New York introduced the amend
ment: in the Fifty-first Congress Mr.. Wash
ington of Tennessee; in the Fifty-second
Congress Mr.. Wise of Virginia.
The matter has always been allowed, and
all resolutions and amendments in the ap-
preparation bill have always been approved
by the President, though it has always
been a subject of criticism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-02

The cruiser Montgomery, which has been
engaged in testing southern coal in the
Gulf of Mexico for about two months
sailed from Mobile, Ala, yesterday for
Trujillo, Honduras. 1t is stated at the
Navy Department that there is no trouble
known to exist at this port, and that the
vessel is on ordinary cruising service
which will wind up with her joining Ad-
miral Meade's fleet in the West Indies
There is nothing specially significant in
the orders to the Montgomery That ves-
sci has about concluded her experiments
in the gulf. and can try the southern mined
ccal on her. cruise to Honduras just as we'll
as by cruising along the gulf coast. Trujillo
is cable station. so that it will be possi-
BILE for the department to communicate
with the vessel as soon as she reaches
there, and TO dispatch her to any port in
that vicinity where the presence of an
American war ship may be desired
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-02
Agreement ON the Agricultural Dill.

Agreement ON the Agricultural Bill.
The conserees on the agricultural appro-
priation bill have reached an agreement
The House conferees receded on the prin-
cipal amendment made by the Senate, that
providing for the inspection of live cattle
the meat of which is to be exported, and
the Senate from the amendment appro-
priating $4,000 for the determination of
the gypsy moth. The appropriation of $15.-
coo to enable the Secretary of Agriculture
to continue his irrigation experiments was
left as fixed by the House, and not re-
duced to $s.O0O as proposed by the Senate.
The Senate provision increasing the total
appropriation for the weather bureau from
$S6O,O0O to sSS5, 900 is retained. The Senate
provision providing that the statistician,
botanist and other experts of the Agri-
cultural Department shall be chiefs of di-
visions was accepted by the House con-
ferees. but the increase of pay provided by
the Senate was objected to by them, and
the Senate conferees receded from these
amendments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-02
Nothing Heard From Minister MciKn
ney.
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
District Harbor Regulations.

D1str1ct H0rbOr Regulations.
The House today passed the Senate bill
establishing harbor regulations in the Dis
trict. This bill gives the harbor master
jurisdiction over matters relating to the
anchorage and wharfage of vessels on the
river front and in the channels.
Rcnssessments Provided For.
Mr.. Heard has introduced a bill In the
House, by request. providing that in all
cases where general taxes assessments for
laying water mains and other public i'm
provements in the District of Columbia.
shall be declared invalid or void by the
courts by reason of any defect in the pro-
ceedings relating to the assessment the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia
be authorized and directed to reassess such
taxes and assessments: Provided, That
such reassessment, whenever made, shall
be with reference to the value of the
property at the time the original assess
ment was made, and that such taxes and
assessments as reassessed shall be collected
in the manner provided by existing law.
The Milk Bill Agreed To.
The House today agreed to the confer
ence report on the milk bill This is bill
recommended by the Commissioners. pro-
viding regulations for the sale of milk, de-
signed to protect consumers from impure
and diseased milk.
The conferees struck out the Senate pro-
vision which relieved dealers from respon-
sibility for knowingly selling diseased or
impure milk. AS it now stands dealers are
required to know the character of the milk
they sell.
SeaIer of Weights and Measures.
The House today passed the Senate bill
creating the office of sealer of weights ana
measures and his assistant, and providing
regulations for maintaining correct meas
urements in the District. This bill has been
published heretofore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-02
District Bills Approved.

The President has approved the act OF
Congress authorizing the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia ito appoint
women as members of the board of trus-
tees of the public schools of the District
of Columbia, and for this purpose the
number of trustees of said board shall be
increased from nine to eleven
Another local bill approved by the Presi-
dent is the act authorizing the Rock Creek
Railway Company to increase its capital
stock and to lease or purchase connecting
or intersecting lines Of other street railwa!
companieS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-02
New Infantry Tactics shown.

VANCOUVER, Wash, March 2.-An in
teresting exhibition has been given at Van
couver barracks by Capt. Eastman of the
fourteenth infantry. U. S. A, who had his
company execute before Brig. Gen. Otis his
new system of tactics, whereby the COM
pany can be formed without counting Off
Its merit lies in its simplicity, enabling
the rawest recruits to perform all neces-
sary company movements after a few
hours instructions 1t introduces an i'm
proved group system in extended order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-02
STONED THE WORKERS.
Trouble With the Martins Ferry, o.
Strikers Continues,

Strikers Continues.
MARTINS FERRY, Ohio, March 2-The
order OF Mayor Westwood to the special
police on guard at the Buckeye Glass
Works to disperse all crowds of over two
assembling on the streets near the works
was enforced last night, and caused con-
siderable feeling among the strikers. Late
last night a brick was thrown at Special
Policeman Mitchell and an employe return
ing from a grocery.
Fred. Ritter and his daughter were stoned
this morning on their way to the works.
More warrants have been sworn out for
boys for assaulting employees. Manager
Humphrey was escorted to and from a so
cial assembly last night by policemen. The
output of ware is increasing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-02
Hurt by the "Free Zone,

Ell PASO, Texas, March Am employe
of the Southern Pacific railroad is circulat-
ing for Signatures a petition to President
Cleveland asking him to withhold his sig
nature from the resolution prohibiting for
eign goods from being shipped in bond
through the United States into the free
zone" of Mexico. The petition has been
signed numerously by railroad employees
and persons holding interests in the free
zone. The business men of Ell Paso and
all along the border on the American side
are greatly injured by the free zone"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-02
THREE MORE CoRpsEs FOUND.
The Disaster In Orchard Street, New
York.

York.
NEW YORK, March 2.-The fall of the
building in course of construction in Orch
ard street yesterday is found to have been
more destructive of life than was supposed.
Today three corpses were removed from the
ruins, making the casualties five killed and
eight seriously injured. The bodies recov-
cred today are those of John Marie, James
Ross and Joseph Mario. all of whom We're
employed upon the building. 1t is possible
that as the work of clearing away the de-
bris progresses other bodies MAY be found,
as there are still several men who were at
work upon the building who are not ac-
counted for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-02
SOUTHERN RAILWAY ACQUISITIONS,
Roads In the South Bought by the
Rig ORGANIZATION.

Big Organization.
ATLANTA, Ga. March 2.-The Southern
railway has bought from John H. Inman of
New York the controlling interest in the
Asheville and Spartanburg and Spartan
burg Union and Columbia railroads, in
South Carolina, and yesterday took formal
possession of and began operating the prop
critics. 1t is understood that the price in
cluded S20O0.OOO in Southern railway Sc
curities, besides considerable amount of
cash,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-02
Chicago Moldins Works burned

CHICAGO, Ill. March 2.-The Globe mold
ing works, Henry and Brown streets, were
destroyed by fire today. Loss, s1OO,OOO. The
building stood among a large number of
cottages, many of which narrowly escaped
destruction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-02
Naval Movements,

The flagship New York and the cruisers
Cincinnati and Raleigh arrived at Trinidad
yesterday where they will await the ar
rival of the Minneapolis before inaugural
Ing fleet evoutions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-02
Appointed A..istant Paymaster.

Mr.. Richard Hatton, appointed assistant
paymaster in the navy today, is a son of
the late Mr.. Frank Hatton. Postmaster
General under President Arthur and for
several years editor of the Post. He was
educated at Princeton College and has
made his home in this city for several years
past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-02
Library Clerk and cntn1oguer Wanted

HfUfHfy OferA HnU CutNIUSuer Wunted
The civil service commission will hold an
examination March % for the position of
library clerk, and March % and % for the
position of library cataloguer, Department
of Agriculture. The salary of the library
cataloguer is 1920 per annum and that
of library clerk $50 per annum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-02
Conference With the President.

Speaker Crisp escorted Gov. Atkinson of
Georgia to the White House this morning
and the two had a short conference with
the President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-02

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-11-14
ASKING THE CAPTAIN.
Just What Happened when Information
Was Sought From the Commander.

just What Happened When Information
Was Sought From the Commander.
"Once ON an ocean steamer, said
traveller, I'VE had heated shaft bear
ing, or something of that sort, so that
the engines stopped for five or six hours.
1 had often read and heard about how
the captain was the great mogul aboard
ship, how about all things pertaining
to the affairs of the ship he held aloof
and must not be approached by the pas
sengers, and that it was a sort of viola
ton of the unwritten rules of the sea
for a passenger TO ask the captain any
thing. And there may be some reason
IN all this; if ole passenger might ask
him, 40 might, and surely the command
er of the ship ought not to be unneces-
sarily disturbed by useless questions.
We had been lying there three or four
hours waiting. There was no danger
whatever, but it was delay and an in
cident Of interest. and Of course all the
passengers talked about nothing else
the common information was that the
delay was due to a heated bearing
Il was standing ON the upper dcck
by the door 10 the main companionway
leading to the deck below The captain
came along the upper deck from the
after part Of the snip and went below
by that companionway. He must pass
within a foot Of me, and under the cir
cumstances it did not seem like a vio-
lently unreasonable breach Of salt water
etiquette to ask him what was the mat
ter, which l did a passenger who stood
ON the other side of the doorway looked
at me with the amused smile Of an older
traveller. The captain said nothing. He
simply passed on, to all outward ap-
pearances quite unconscious of my ques-
tion or even my presence. New York
Sun