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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-02-17

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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-02-17

La prensa francesa discute la eventualidad
de que los yankees intervengsn en- los asun-
tos politiccs de Europa
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-02-17

Hubo t6mbola aver tarde.
Dedicada los ni1os de Ponce, acudieroy
6stos en- tropel, dejando en- manos de las da
mas que vendfau las papeletss, 81 pesos
En la noche del m6rcoles Sc repetirS; Y
como va Sc dljo, al dar las diez subirar
las bellas y los jovenes al piso principal de
edifcio, Sc bailaI& hasta Ia una las do
de la maiana.
Evening star., 1896-03-02

Sales regular call-12 O'Clock m-Ianston Mono
type, 80 At SIS; 80 at s. After cali-Cartal Trac-
Government Bolds.-U. s As. registered. loss,
sskea ss los r. aSs'd l. u 5 Is IS coupon g los bid III
5, is. 1904. 1l2s, BID, IL issktd
District of Columbia Bonds-ooyear fund 5s l1s
currency. ll2 hid s.sss. lr,Iing. currency. los
Miscellaneous Bends Metropolitan Railroad IS,
M 10; hid Metropolitan Railroad conv. IS, lI2',
bid 1l3l2 asked. Belt Railrosd 5s ~ hid ii
asked Egiing,on Railroaoi is, 9s bid, l02 asked,
Columbia Railroad rs. 1l4I2 bid ll5is asked.
lls asked. Washington Gas Company Is. series Is.
~ bid Washington Gas Company cony. is 20
S Sd iS bssaake asHs and ss,is Pdmsc Fh Gony IS @
bid lbs asked. American Security and Trust Is.
A and a.. 100 bid American Security and Trust
pany LIST Us. 1V3 bid. Washington Market Company
imp 8s. Ioa hid. WASHINGTON Market Company
lid Washington Light Infantry LIST Gs. 30 lid
IA National & Bank R si.cks1liank Of Washington PSI
and Mechanics, $50 bid. second. 1873 bid. liO
asked. Capital. Ils bid Vest End. io7 hid. iio
asked. Traders'. !9[s bid 1oel2 asked. Lincoln.
safe Deposit aud Trust Companies. National Safe
Deposit and Trust. III bid. II. asked wa>hington
Railroad Stock. Capital Tractlon Company. .iI
Columbia. - hid. Belt. - asked
Gas and Electric Lig!,t Stocks.-WaShinGton Gus.
- bid. ltis asked. Georgetown Gas ~ IBID. L.
: Electric Light. loo hid ia asked.
Insurance Sioek>.-Fiisi4en'>. 81 bid. 10 asked.
80 h!'i, Potomac. G5 hid. Arlington. Ii2 hid Ia5
asked. ticrinau-AmcIican. l6a I'D National Uniua
II h.d. u asked. Columbia, l2lI bid. IA asked.
Riggs. az. hid. sii asked Peoples. 5is bid 5N
asked. Lincoln, rs bid. asked. Commercial. A.,
bid. -, asked.
T,le InsIlrarce stocks-Real Estate TItle 1o7
bid. III asked. Columbia Title 6s. bid. a.. asked.
District Title. 5 hid. IL asked
Telephone Stocks.- -Pennsy yiyania. IS bid. Chess
peaike and Potomac. 52ia lid. s. asked. American
Graphcphone. a.. bid, 5l4 asked. Pneumatic Gun
Carriage. -; hid.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Nergcntha,er Linotype
,old,. 21s bid, 225 asked. Mefgeathaler Linotype
,newl 1925. lid rs asked Ianston Moaotcpe. ~
hid. sasked Washington Market. 13te hid. Grsat
Falls Ice. 12o bid l30 asked. Lincoln Hall, 81
asked.
Evening star., 1896-03-02
NO ELEVATED SYSTEM.
Pennsylvania Road Will Not Conside
Such a Solution.

Pennsylvania Road Will Not Consider
Such a Solution.
The Pennsylvania Railroad for the first
time showed it's hand this afternoon In re-
lation to the railroad situation in South
Washing ton. Chief Engineer Brown Of The
road, to whom was entrusted the scheme
for doing away with grade crossings. had
an extensive conference with Major Powell
this afternoon, and stated that the PennsyI-
vania Railroad Company refused absolutely
to consider any scheme of elevation for its
tracks within the city of Washington.
The road, however. was willing he said
to put down a semi-depressed system in
accordance with the plans made some time
ago. which were printed at the time in
The Star.
1t at this hearing that Maj. Powell
suggested that Engineer Brown make a
set of plans which contemplated an ele-
waited system, and today was set aside as
the one for a second conference between
the two.
Engineer Brown brought with him another
set of plans, which did not differ materially
from those referred to at the last hearing
Major Powell asked him If he had prepared
the plans for the overhead system, and his
reply was, as stated above, that the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company would lot cor
slider. under any circumstances, any ele-
waited system.
Evening star., 1896-03-02
Mrs. Van Riswick.. Will.

The will Of the late Mary Van Riswick.
dated February II, 1894, was filed this
afternoon by Mr.. Wilton ]. Lambert as
one of the executors under the instrument.
The will devises her country place, known
as Van View" on the 7th street road. in
the District Of Columbia, to her grandson,
Wilton J. Lambert. Her residence. known
as 1413 X street northwest, Is given to her
daughter, Martina Carr, for life, and
are devised to her granddaughters. Maud
and AM MILDRED 1I,6 Lambert. respectively. House
her two g4anddaughters aforesaid in com
mon. Al The rest and residue of her prop
erty. inclH1ing stocks. bonds and real es-
tate. is dsYise4 l, Ito. to her grandson, Wilton
J; j.! Lambert. IN tfust, to manage and divide
the interest therefrom share and share
b between MI Hfr ~, two daughters, Avariila Lam
bert and Maruna Carr. and upon the
lutely to iier issue, or. failing that, to the
survivor, TO her heirs-at-law. She names
Wilton J. Lambert and Martina Carr as
executors. The estate is valued at about
$500, 600. i
Evening star., 1896-03-02
SCENES IN THE LOllBIES.
Much Interest Shown In the Cuban
Resolutions.

So soon as it became known that the
Cuban resolutions were TO be taken up in
the House the lobbies became quickly de-
serted. and there was rush for seats in
the galleries. '' .''.'- .,-,a,. -oa
Qniet but unbounded enthusiasm reigned
Those who were not so fortunate as to
have kept up with what was transpiring
ir the hall of the House were informed by
the doOrkeepers, who seemed to be the
IEost excited and interested Of all those
around. .4.-l - ---.-.-
BY the time it became known that the
House was to proceed with debate, and wss
10 take only seventy minutes In deciding
the question. all those who remained in the
iobbes FASTENED TO The galleries to find
seats. AS they FASTENED away where they
could see and hear they invariably express
ed exultaton in the position taken by the
House. ,.,...,
On all sides. too, were heard expressions
or readiness 10 volunteer In case of war
Several southern men said that no sooner
were tie rights OF helligerency given the
Ctbans taan hundreds of Texans, Missis-
sipptans Iouisanains. Alabamians and
from other states in close proximity to
Cuba would seeK" raears forget across to
the islard 10 enter the ranks of the pa
triots. If the inter ference of the United
States Was removed Cuba would soon have
enough Americans to clean uu the Span-
iards, was what everybody said.
Evening star., 1896-03-02
EXAMINATION POSTPONED.
Legal Proceedings Over the Jacksop
City Shooting.

Legal Proceedings Over the Jackson
City Shooting.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, MaIch 2.-The
county court house in this city was crowd
ed this morning with spectators to hear
the preliminary examination before Justice
j. II. Lane of the county of John Nelson.
who shot and killed Deputy Constable
Hines. colored. at Jackson City on the
night of the Goth of February. Harry
Gambler. Frank Myers and Grant spears
who were charged with being accessories
or the murder, were also to have had a
hearing " ="
Attorneys for the prisoners said thew
were unprepared to plead today, and the ex-
animation was continued until Wednes.
day at IL o'clock. in the county court house
In this city. In the meanwhile the prisoners
will remain in the county Jail, where thew
have been confined since the murder
Il. NJ. Deuterman and Milton johnson
deputies who were badly wounded on the
night of the murder, were present
The prisoners are represented by Messrs
Edmund Burke. John Green and Louis G.
Bailey, and the commonwealth by Attor-
ney johnson and Assistant Commonw ealth
Attorney Marbury. 1t is generally CON
ceded that the prisoners will waive the
examination and be sent on to the grand
jury.
Evening star., 1896-03-02
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Disaster Caused by the Storm in the
Naugatuck Valley. -
DAMAGE In new YORK and TEE EAST
Ice Gorge Forms on the Hudson
River Railroad.
NAVIGATION WAS CLOSED

WATERBURY, Conn.,, March To-day
news is arriving from all surrounding points
detailing the damage done by the wors.
storm of Its kind ever experienced in the
Naugatuck valley. Rain fell to the depth
OF $40 inches. and the Naugatuck river is
fully two feet higher than it was on the oc-
casion of the memorable storm of Febru-
ary 6. The chief damage is to the various
country roads and the Naugatuck division
of the New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad Company.
No train communication was had between
Waterbury and Winstead from late Satur-
day afternoon until about 10 o'clock this
morning. There are many washouts all
along The line. some of them extensive.
Trestles have been carried away, bridges
rendered unsafe and tracks for miles are
submerged. The country roads are impass-
able.
Evening star., 1896-03-02

for a public building at jamestown, n. Y.
The credentials of Senator Allison for
the term beginning March 4, 1897, were
presented by his colleague from Iowa. Mr..
Gear.
A resolution by Mr. Alien. ,(Neb.) was
agreed to calling on the Secretary Of the
Treasury for information on the earnings
of the Pacific railroads from the time of
their organization.
"A disagreement on, the army appropria-
ton bill was reported and Messrs Quay,
Hale and Faulkner We're named as Senate
conferees. -
The Arizona Land BILL
Tie Presidents veto of the bill concern
ing Arizona lands, with report from the
House that the bill had been passed over
the veto in that body. was presented and
the entire subject referred to the commit
tee on public lands. ,,-,,,
The bill was passed to prevent the carry
ing Of obscene literature and articles de-
signed for indecent and immoral use from
one state or territory to another The
and common carriers. The Senate then
took up unobjected bills and resolutions on
the calendar. ''.'7' --'
To Increase the Navy. r--
The first measure passed was the i'm
portant one for the increase Of the navy.
1t provides for the enlistment of 1.O00 ad-
d:tlonal men at an annual cost Of $5S0.000.
The bill further provides:
That Whenever an -exfgency may exist
which in the judgment. Of the President
renders their services necessary. the 'Secre-
tary of the Navy is further authorized to
enlist. for e period of two years. unless
sooner discharged, such of the naval militia
ard Other men az may be required for the
purpose Of manning vessels of the navy
not having full crews. and such other SHIPS
as. under laws now existing. or under the
authority conferred by section of this
act. lhe President may deeisieata cal, into
service; 'ror :.t!. that men SO enlis Ted
shall y. discharged! whenever in the jiidg-
ment Df the President the exigaucy under
which ih'i,- s-rv:Jes were required shall
have paSsel.
Tina: Whenever in the judgment Of the
President an eXia;ency exists rendering such
action necessary, tie Secretary of the Navy
Is authorized to charter for temporary
service any private vessel or vessels which
may be required for the transportation of
officers and men for naval purposes at such
rates of compensation and upon such terms
ana conditions as naE be deemed proper
for tie protection OF The public interests -
The bill also provides for emergency com
hlfss'Oned officers to command the emer-
Sency enlisted forces.
Evening star., 1896-03-02
THE. SENATE.

The Spanish-Cuban question came to the
attei.tion of the Senate soon after the ses-
Sic N opened today. when Mr.. Call (FlaJ
urged the adoption of the following resoiI-
ton.
Resolved by the Senate, That the Pres
ident Of the United States be requested to
demand Of the government of Spain &
statement as to the truth of the charges
made in a litter published in the 1,ews-
p&pers pLrporting TO be from Mr. Gomez
Late editor of La Lucha, newspaper pub
hshed in Havana. that he had been tor
ttfeu Willie CO mined IN dungeon in the
pare ground for two months i'll Cet,ta The
penal colony of Spain, TO extort from him
. sni1enes ag tinst Ju!lus Sanguily, nat
urdfiZet. citizen or the United States and
subsequently killing the said Gomez also
to insist on full report of the evidence
ana all the proceedings in the alleged civil
trial OF Julius Sanguilly, in which it is
charged that the said Sangully was con-
demned 70 Imprisonment for life at Ceuta
or suspicion only and without evidence:
aiso to demand the release of Charles Mi
caeisen snd Lorenzo Betancourt, corre-
Spondents OF the New York newspapers
EEo are charged only with entering within
thc insurScnt lines to obtain lnforna tion: ::
also 10 demand of Spain that ali American
c'tizens who shall be captured by the SPAN
ISN FORCES snail be treated as prisoners of
war. and be accorded humane treatment
and 10 inform the Spanish government
tfat the United States will Insis; oil this
demand"
Bnrbarities Perpetrated.
Mr. Call read from newspaper extracts
the report of the barbarities perpetrated
on Gomez ard others. These set forth that
the wife of Gomez had received a letter
arom him written in his blood shortly be-
tore ne died In the Spanish penal colony
in Africa.
The Senator declared that Americans
serving In the Cuban army were being shot
10 eeath without trial. He declared that
the recent action of the Senate should he
supplemented by steps to secure humane
treatment of prisoners taken by the Span
Isl; troops
Mi. sherman moved to refer the reso-
:utlon TO the foreign relations committee,
which was agreed TO.
The bill was passed appropriating S1JOOOO
Evening star., 1896-03-02
Assaulted an Old Man,

Richard johnson. colored boy about
eighteen years old. was before Judge Miller
today. chareed with having participated in
the assault onMr. John T. Norris Ole day
last weekp The assault. as heretofore pub
lished in The Star, occurred near the mouth
Of o street alley. ard several boys arrested
at the time were sentenced to Jail for a
year sent to the reform school. John
was shown to have taken pert in the as
sauit, ana was sentenced to join his COM
panions IN jail. Charles Fortune. who was
charged with him, was acquitted.
Evening star., 1896-03-02
NEW SECRETARY.
Mr.. Multer Accepts the Office of Local
Y. VI. C.. A.

letter received: today by L. Cabell
Williamson, president Of the Young Mems
Christian Association, from w y. Nulter
of West Philadelphia. who was recently
offered the position of general secretary
of the association III this city, stating that
he will accept the position, and will b..
ready to enter upon his duties April L. The
Cificefs of the association, of course feel
gratitied that Ilr. Multer has come to this
decision. especially as 1t is felt that there
Is good deal of work of Importance that
a general secretary can do just at this
time
Evening star., 1896-03-02
IN NEW YORK STATE.
Ice Gorge Forms on the Hudson
River Road.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, March "A
great ice gorge has been formed on the New
York Central and Hudson river railroad
tracks between Hudson and Albany, and
no trains are running on the Hudson river
covered with ice. in some places ten feet
high, and the tracks and telegraph poles
for distance of 100 feet have been washed
cut. large force of laborers are at work
clearing away the ice and repairing the
damage, but it will probably be three days
before trains can be run between Hudson
and Albany.
The railroad company Is sending most Of
the Harlem branch and the Boston and
Albany read via Chatham. The Empire
State express went up on the Hudson d.
vision this morning, taking the Hudson
branch Of the Boston and Albany to Chat
ham and thence TO Albany. All the ice IN
the river is on the move.
Navigation between Poughkeepsie and
New York will be opened tonight. The fer
rieS at Kingston Newburgh and Poughkeep-
sic are running with difficulty.
MONTICELLO, NY, March 2.-The storm
of Saturday and Sunday did much damage
throughout Sullivan county. The Beaverkill
and Neversink rivers overfiowed their banks
and carried away property and drowned
stock. The Old stone bridge built at Falls
burgh forty years ago at cost of many
thousand dollars was carried away.
Eugene Mattison of Mongaup valley was
struck by lightning and seriously injured.
WHITEHALL, n. Y, March 2-Charles
and William Rousseau, farmers, while at
tempting to cross Poultney river with a
team Yesterday afternoon four miles east
of Whitehall. were drowned.
Evening star., 1896-03-02
Her Will Filed.

The will of the late Sarah c. Wilcox,
dated May 6. 1893. and filed today, ap-
points William Mayse and Mrs. c. NJ No
bic as executors of the estate. To Mr..
Mayse s10O is given for the care of the
property of the testatrix, and the same
amount each to Mrs. Mary I. Smith. Sarah
F. G. Glover and Susan Glover of Findlay,
Ohio. One-haf of the residue of the estate
is given to Mrs. c. NJ. Noble and the bal
ance is to be equally divided among S. F.
Chamberlain. P. Kelley. l. Breckenridge
and L. Hidden.
Evening star., 1896-03-02

The Secretary of State Is Informed of the
election of Judge Somerville Tuck, the rep
resentative Of the United States In the in
ternational tribunal at Mansourah, to the
position Of vice president Of that court The
appreciation thus expressed by his col
leagues of various nationalities is accepted
at the department as a signal commitment
TO the American jurist, especially in view
of the fact that he has been "a member of
the mixed courts of Egypt for only a little
over eighteen months.
Evening star., 1896-03-02
To Distribute Seed,

At 1:30 pm. the Speaker recognized Mr..
Willis Oel) to move to suspend the rules
and pass the Senate resolution directing
the Secretary of Agriculture to purchase
and distribute the seeds authorized by the
cur1 ent law.
In reply to question by Mr. KEN Neb.)
MIR. Willis said that he thought the seeds
could be distributed in time for planting
this spring. The resolution was passed.
Evening star., 1896-03-02
DECLARED NOT GUILTY.
Second Trial of the McCnnna-FrOs
BiEamy Case.

BiEamy Case.
For the second time Margaret A. Nc
Gamma alias Frost, was placed on trial
here today in Criminal Court No. 2, charged
with bigamy, the first trial. several months
ago. having resulted in a disagreement of
the jury. The woman was represented by
Attorney W. L. Bruen, Assistant District
Attorney Jefords prosecuting.
The government, said Mr.. Jeffords, would
show that the woman. January 26. 1851,
then the Widow Collins. was married in
Baltimore. Nd, to Charles B. McCanna by
Father James F. Mackin, pastor now OF
st. Stephens Church. this city. and was
married here August 3, 1892. 10 Robert NJ.
Frcst.
The jury retired at noon, and. deliberat-
ing about an hour. returned in court at
l O'Clock a verdict of not guilty. Mrs Nc
Gamma, or Collins. as she claims her name
IL. was thereupon discharged.
Evening star., 1896-03-02
THE BONDnoLDBRs' PLAN.
The Why They Would Have the Unio
Puciiie Financed

FUElHE FIHNNceu. -.
The House committee on Pacific railroads
gave a hearing today to Mr.: L. j. Nor
rison of New York. the attorney for hold
ers of about s5.GDOUO Of Union Pacific
first mortgage bonds.
The plan which he outlines proposes to
provide funds for the satisfaction of the
first and second mortgages by issues OF
bonds based on the present rates of earn
inss of the roads. for which the junior
interests would be compelled to subscribe
Mr.. Morrison thought he could guarantee
that responsible parties would agree to
carry cut this plan, which would require
Sl61 .nD,'s0 OF bonds. He also declared that
the hand of the vanderbilt interest was 10
he seen in the present proceedings
Evening star., 1896-03-02
To Recover an Unearned Grant.

g Secretary Smith has written a letter to the
Attorney General asking that suit be
brought to compel the restoration to the
United States of 10000 acres of land granted
the Portage and Lake Superior Ship Canal
Company thirty years ago. The company.
failed to build; the canal, but has retained
the land
Evening star., 1896-03-02
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
More Than $.OO,OOO Damage Done at
Dover.

DOVER n. H. March 2.-Mora than
S2l1OOO damage has been lone by food in
this city The principal losers are The Cho-
chtco Manufacturing Company, $4,000;
BraCewell block, s50.O0O; F. II. Foss, ar
fists materials. stationery, books. etc.
$4,000; Misses Flynn, milliners. 5000; Rob-
ert Bros, shoes, $4,000; Drew G Boomer.
photographers; Mayor Mason. law office: w.
H. Roberts, law off &c. 10000; city bridges.
$4,000; Converse & Hammond lumber deal
ers. 10000; Sawyer W'oole1 Company, slo,-
OGO.
Converse & Hammond whose property
was damaged by fire caused by vet lime.
will he the only ones TO recover any tnsur-
ance.
featuring Company's five mills are flooded
and the mills are close1. The company also
suffers a heavy money loss by the de-
struction Of valuable chemicals stored in
the basement
The big iron bridge Central avenue,
which Is the main thoroushcare of the city,
has been swept away. and a large section
of Bracewell block. which is two stories
high and 100 feet long, has been com pletely
wrecked.
The city loses two other bridges, and
property for two miles along the hank OF
! the river is badly damaged The river.
| which normally IS not more than Is to 200
| feet wide, is now more than one-c;.uth of
| mile wide. and houses and sheds along the
paEks are compIc.nly surrounded by water.
At Sawyer's woolen mills. on Bellamy river
| the water flooded the basement heavily
damaging goods and machinery.
Early this morning fire, caused by wet
| lime, broke out in Converse 4 Hammopd's $
i'me shed 1t soon spread to another build
! ing, filled with dried spruce and hard lum-
| Der. Both buildings were destroyed, to-
gether with an adjoining building belonging
to the Chocheco Company where old ma
chinery was stored.
Railroad travel is demoralIzed, as there
! are several washouts between Dover and
North Berwick.
Evening star., 1896-03-02
IN MAINE.
Damage Caused by Ice Jams nnf


Damage Caused by Ice Jams and
Flood.
LlNERMORE FALLS. Me, March Q
The main building Of the Record pulp mill
was wrecked early today by the big ice
jam. which carried away the county bridge
at this point.
The rush of waters still continues. and II
Is impossible to estimate the damage
LEWISTON, Me-, March 1.-Two bridges
connecting Auburn and Lewiston we're
swept away today by food The An
been known before
Evening star., 1896-03-02
MINNEAPOLIS ELEVATOR BURNED.
The Total Loss Three-Quarterx of a
Million Dollars.

Million Dollars.
MINNEAPOLIS. MIMI, March 2.-Ele-
vator Az, owned by the Minneapolis Ter
minal Elevator Company, operated by G.
W. Vandusen & Co., is burning and will be
destroyed. The fire caught in the stair
tower and quickly spread. There were
1,O75, 900 bushels of wheat in the building
worth about 100000. The spouts were
opened and great quantity ran out on
cents a bushel is probable
The building cost s25OOOO, making the
total loss in the neighborhood of S75O.OG
There Is ample insurance to cover the loss
Evening star., 1896-03-02
FINANCIAL AND CoMMERiCIAL.

The following are the opening, the highest
and the lowest and the closing prices of the
New York stock market today, as reported
By Corson & Mccartney, members New York
stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs
Moore G. Schley. No. SO Broadway.
Evening star., 1896-03-02
@, Grain and Cotton Markets.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1921 F.
street. members New York stock exchange
correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg Thai
mann & Co, New York.