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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-20
PREACHERS MUsT:NoT DRINK
Bishop Gaines Will Not Give Bibulous
Ministers Appointments.
An Announcement That Caused a
Sensation Today in the A. NJ. e.
COnference-ClOsing Sessions,

Bishop Gaines produced sensation at
this mornings session of the Baltimore
conference of the A. M. E. Church, when
after devotional exercises, he told the
ministers that all who used whisky or
were guilty of any immoral acts would
not receive any appointments, so that if
they were left out they would know the
cause. He further said that his church
had assumed high grounds, belle wing the
ministry tc be the highest calling in the
world, and thought that it should not lie
disgraced by unworthy men.
The bishop also stated that he desired
the members to give their attention to
the business Of the conference, as it was
his desire to close conference tonight by
making the appointments for the ensuing
year.
State of the Church.
The report of the committee on the state
of thc church she wed that Bishop Gaines
had rendered good service during the past
four years and had done much for the
elevation Of the race and the promotion OF
the church work in this part of the coun-
try. The report commended very highly
the bishops work for the educational in
stitutiors of the COZ neCtion, and especially
the school at kittrcll, n. c., which is fos-
tered by the connection.
The committee stated that while during
the past four yelrs there has been a great
financial depression, yet the receipts foI
the educational work and general work OF
the church were larger than ever before
This was due, 1t was said, to the united
Efforts of pastors and people under the
leadership of their bish up.
In order to show the success that has
attended Bishop Gaines efforts the re.
port stated that when Re took charge OF
the second district in 1882 there were 7 76S
members, S94 probationers, S202 Sunday
school pupils, 123 teachers and officers )
Now the church has a membership of 10
I'5, besides 1888 probaticn.rs
The Financial Statement.
THE Baltimore conference, comprisiue
Maryland and the District of Columbia >
continued the report, "own church prop.
erty valued at s45S,525. The amount of in.
debtedness OF the church is $S9, 43961. The
dollar money for the general running ex.
perses Of the church in this district has
tten increased from 81, ,2C0.6f to $3 ISL 96 >
This amount was collected at this confer.
ence and paid over to the financial secre.
tsry and to the widows OF deceased min.
listers and Superannuated preachers
Bishop Tanner, before leaving the con.
terence his morning for Newark, Nj
delivered short address, congra tula ting
the bishop and conference op their work
and spoke of his connection with the Afri
can Methodist Episcopal Church which, he
SAID, was over thirty-six years
There Is much speculation among the
they will be stationed during the next con.
ference year, and every one seems to think
that many will be doomed to grievous dis
appointment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-20

American citizen who had been for eight
cen years resident of China.
How much have we obtained for the
outrages committed in China last summer
asked Mr.. Mercer.
Nothing as yet" replied Mr.. Hit.
1t will take us thirty years to get 80
CENTS" said Mr.. Mercer.
Mr.. Hainer (Neb), who said he had thor
oughly investigated the circumstances,
thought the indemnity should be paid. The
Item was passed without amendment
For an International Conference.
Mr.. Willis Oel) offered an amendment
authorizing and directing the President to
invite the commercial nations of the world
to meet in international conference for the
purpose of fixing an international ratio for
The coinage of gold and silver. 1t also
directed the appointment of three members
OF the House, three of the Senate and three
to be appointed by the President to repre-
sent the United States. Mr.. Willis said his
purpose in Offering the amendment was to
bring the subject before the House. On ac-
count of the peculiar attitude of the re-
publican party on this subject, he said, he
thought th.s was as little as could be done.
Mr.. Cannon promptly interposed a point
of order to go of debate. He said that SUBJ
stantially such legislation already existed,
but ii had not been executed Mr. Willis
called attention to the difference between
the existing and proposed legislation. The
present law authorized the President to ac-
cept the invitation of a foreign govern
ment for monetary conference; his amend
ment would force this government to take
the initiative. The point of order was sus-
tanned.
Collections OF Customs.
A prolonged discussion Of appropria ations
and expenditures was precipitated by Mr.
Hopkins. who asserted that it cost s73i 900
more to collect s1G9,0O0000 from customs
last year than ii did to collect Slg2 600 600
from customs in the last year OF the Har-
rison administration. A deficiency Of $50,
0U0 for the collection of customs was re-
ported in the pon6jnp hill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-20
FORD'S THEATER DISASTER.
The Joint Commission Began the Ex.
animation of Damage Claims Today,

The Joint Commission Began the Ex-
animation of Damage Claims Today.
The joint commission on the Ford's Thea
ter disaster met this morning after a re-
cess af several weeks, and started in cii the
adjudication of the individual claims for
damages, which now aggregate one hur-
dred and eleven in number. There were
present Senators Harris and Faulkner,
Representatives Updegraf, Daniels and
Piggott, and ex-Representative Brooks!lire
who is still a member of the commission,
When the commission met last the claims
were referred to a subcommittee, consist
ing of Senator Faulkner and Representa-
tive Cpdegraff, but they have been unable
to agree upon any results, and, CONSIGNMENT
ly, the commission decided to take up each
case in turn and settle ii. At todays ses-
sion two claims were SO disposed Of but
no public announcement of the names Of
these claimants or the amounts awarded to
them was made.
AT II O'Clock noon the commission ad-
Journed to meet at 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning, when the work of adjudication of
cases will continue, probably at a more
rapid rate than today, as the commission
becomes more familiar with the details of
the claims and with the various standards
applied to determine the extent of 6isahflitv
in each c: Sc.
The maximum amount to be granted in
any case has already been fixed at 5000,
and IT is probable that there will be COM
foAo'A'S-y &c" ticlittiUlS AWARDED lnlS
amount, perhaps not more than four or
hVe, while the remainder will range down.
ward with every variety of amount to
about 800, which will probably be the
minimum for all cases except those actual
iy thrown out as Eot entitled to any dam
ages whatever
1t is the expectation of the commission
that sufficient progress will be made wi. h
the exc nlination to permit the presenta ton
OF bill at this session, and perhaps it's
passage. 1t will be remembered that the
death CLAIMS were paid by appropriations
carried on the sundry civil bill, and were
just put through at the very end of the
last session, and it may be that something
OF the same kind will be done this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-20
HELD on SUSPICION.
Ed. Wright May know Something
About Wesley Halls Murder.

Ed. Wright, alas William Robinson, a
young colored man, was arrested Saturday
night in an eating house In Boston by
Policemen Harrison and Maher on sus
picion of being the murderer of Wesley
Hall, the crippled shoemaker, who was so
brutally butchered. The arrest was made
principally upon the story of Cassie
Thomas, colored resident. who has been
intimate with Robinson, who has been liv-
ing in shanty in Virginia near the first
quarry. One night last week, when both
were drunk, she wanted him to come over
to town with her. He walked as far as
the Virginia end of the bridge, hut refused
TO go any further, remarking that The COPS
were after him for the murder of that GRIN
pied shoemaker, whom he thought had
some money. This remark was mixed with
profanity
Cassie told Policemen Harrison and
Maher Of this, and they have been waiting
for the negro, but Saturday WAS the first
time he came 10 town. He tells a number
OF contradictory stories and Will be held Tor
an investigation in his case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-20
THE HOUSE.

For the first time this session Speaker
Reed was late in arriving at the Capitol,
AT several minutes past noon Clerk of
the House Mcdowell called the House TO
order, and announced that in the absence
OF the Speaker a speaker pro tempore
would be elected. Mr.. Hull Of Iowa was
UNANIMOUSLY elected, and took the chair.
He mad been seated but few moments
when Mr.. Reed appeared, and amid much
laughter and applause said, The House
will be III order.'
Although TINS was suspension day un-
der the rules, Mr.. Cannon, chairman of
The committee on appropriations, insisted
en- projecting with the general deficiency
bill, and his motion the House went
into committee of the whole for its con-
sderation. This vas the last of the regu-
lar appropriation bills.
The Dawson Claim.
When the items relating to indemnities
to be paid to Frederick .. Dawson, wife
and daughter, for loss of property and in
1urles inflicted in Nebraska, were reached
Mr.. Mercer (Neb) called attention to the
great vigor with which Great Britain had
pressed this case, $4,000 having been
claimed from the state OF Nebraska He
commended The vigilance of the British
government in the protection OF her sub
Jects, and said it was in strange contras 81
with the action OF our own government
but he thought that the testimony showed
that the DawsonS were as much to blame
as the McCarteys in this particular case
1t was brawl on the highway
Mr.. Hit, chairman of the foreign affairs
committee, said that the testimony showed
that the woman had been outrageously mis-
treated. AS result of the injuries. the
daughter was today suffering from chronic
epilepsy.
Mr.. Hopkins Qll0 thought inasmuch as
the Dawsons were in Nebraska with a view
of making it their permanent home, al
though they had not been naturaliZed,
they should not be permitted to in
woke the protection of the British govern
ment after becoming involved in a brawl
A Matter of International Honor.
MIR. Cannon said that the claim was rec
commended by the State Department. 1t
was a matter of international honor We
had exacted heavy indemnities from China.
Mr. Livingston (Ga.) called attention to
the fact that we were now preparing to
make claim against Spain for the i'm
prisonment of Bishop Diaz in Cuba.
Mr.. Hit said we had not asked whether
the Dawsons had intended to abandon their
British citizenship because we would not
permit any government to make such an
inquiry Of our subjects abroad. We had
brought Chinese city Under the guns of
a United States war vessel and had threat
ined to lombard the town unless s20.OoO
was paid for injuries sustained by an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-20
NO MARKS OF VIOLENCE.
An Autopsy Held on the Body OF rhe
Late Young Mazzochi.

What was left of the body of the late
Bumbiglia Mazzochi was thoroughly ex-
amined this afternoon by Deputy Coroner
Glazcbrook. The task was an exceedingly
difficult one, for the reason that the body
was decomposed beyond recognition. AL
though there had been statements OF
threats OF murder in the case before the
disappearance of the Italian, the autopsy
showed conclusively that there had been
no violence committed. There was 10 evil
dence Of a stab wound, nor were any bones
fractured.
The jury ir the case was sworn at =
O'Clock this afternoon, and the evidence
card
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-20
Medal of Honor Awarded.

The President has awarded a medal of
honor to De Witt Clinton Lewis of Morton,
Pa, late captain of company F. ninety-sev-
enth Pennsylvania volunteers. for most dis
tinguished gallantry in action at the battle
of Secessionville. S. c.. June 1G, 1862. This
officer, while retiring with his men before q
heavy fire Of canister at short range, re-
turned in face of the enemy's fire and res.
cued an exhausted private of his company.
who, but for his timely assistance, would
have lost his life by drowning in the mud
of the morass where he had fallen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-20
E A r lY ELE ECTlON S
Seven States Will Cast Their Votes Pre-.
vious to November.
The officials to Dc Bnllotcd for and
the Issues That VIII Form
the Campaign.

Elections will be held in seven states of
the Union prior 10 the general election of
November. In five of the states the cleo
ticns will be for state, municipal and
county officials only, but in the two other
states will Include also the election of
members of the national House of Rep
resentatives.
Vermont will hold a general election Sep
tember l for the election Of governor state
officials, legislature and county officials
and the members of the national House Of
Representatives. Maine will held an cleo
tion September a. and will choose a gov
erDor. a legislature and county officers
the legislature selecting the higher state
officers. At this election the members of
the national House of Represer tatives will
also be chosen.
Arkansas and Ala abnma.
Arkansas will hold an election September
Z. at which will be chosen all state, county
and municipal officers, from constable to
governor, with chief justice of the supreme
court, associate justice and legislature.
The contest is mainly between the demo-
Gratis and republicans. bu: the democrats
ere confident of carrying the state.
In Alabama, August 3, has been set
aside for the election of governor, other
state officials, the legislature, and some of
the county officers. The contest will be
democrats, unless the populists and the
republicans should make a combination.
The democratic state convention will be
held tomorrow.
Florida and GeOrGia.
In Florida an election will be held Octo-
Der to choose governor, other state Of
ficials, majority of the county officials, all
Of the lower house of the legislature and
half of the state senate. The campaign has
not fairly opened, and the contest for the
nominations has not begun 1t is said there
is little doubt that the democrats will carry
the state, and the democratic state conven-
tion has been called for June 16
Georgia will hold an election October Z,
at which will be chosen everything except
the federal officials. 1t is said that the
governor and the other state officers will
doubtless be renominated. The democrats
are confident of carrying the state, and will
hold their state convention June %
Louisiana will hold an election tomorrow
for governor and state officers a legislature
and district, parish and local officers The
legislature chosen will elect Senator to
succeed Mr.. Blanchard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-20
THAT WOODEN ROOF.
Mr.. MilIikcn Surprised That Such n
Thing Should Be Undertaken.

Chairman Milliken of the House commit
tee on public buildings and grounds has re-
turned to the city and has read the resolu-
ton of the Senate relating to the wooden
roof on q supposedly fireproof post Office
building.
Il can't understand why in the world 1t
Is proposed to erect an expensive nreproof
building and put fire trap on top OF it, -
said Chairman Millikcn 10 q Star reporter
this afternoon. who Is doing 1t and wha
is the excuse for it? 1t seems preposterous
and am at a loss to comprehend why such
a thing should be undertaken"
The committee will hold a meeting nex.
Friday, and Chairman Milliken will Law the
resolution before 1t for consideration
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-20

CHICAGO, April 2o.-A special to the
Tribune fiom ST. Paul, Mimi. ssys: Nearly
80 per cent of the members of the Saliva
ton Army in this city have declared for
Ballington Booth. and only await his arriv-
al or that of one OF his officials 10 make
known their position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-20
EX-CONSUL WALLER,

He Called at the State Departm ent To-
day With His Stcpson.
EX-U.S.C Consul Waller visited the State De-
partment today, in company with Mr.. Paul
Bray, his stepson. He had A short inter-
view with Assistant Secretary Adee and
also with Chief Chiffon of the consular
bureau in regard TO his accounts, and will
endeavor TO see Secretary Olney later in
the week. Meanwhile he has gone to Bal
umorc to deliver the first of a course of
lectures on Madagascar, which will involve
tour of tie states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-20
Naval MoVefn entx.

The flagship Newark sailed from st. Lr-
cia this morning for Hampton Roads. The
Yorktown has sailed from Swatops for Woo
sung. The Columbia arrived at Hampton
Roads this morning frona New York. Tho
Detroit arrived at Chinpiang today. The
Indiana is at New York. The flagship
Philadelphia has gone from Santa Barbara
to San Pedro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-20

The annual meeting OF the National
Academy Of Sciences will begin tomorrow
at 30 pm. These meetings will be held
in the hail of the National Museum at 80
p. m. daily until Saturday, and will be
open to the public. A large number of
papers have been presented to be read.
Several relate to the new X rays discovered
by Professor Roentgen. Biographical
memoirs have been prepared of Admiral
Charles II. Davis and Prof. James E
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-20
Cen. Brooke in the CITY.

Brigadier General Brooke. commanding
the department of the Platte, with head
quarters at Omaha, arrived in this city to-
day on leave of absence. He is accompanied
by Second Lieut.. A. G. c. Quay, fifth cav
airy. OF his staff. who is at his fathers resi-
deLce, 1912 Z street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-20
KILLED BY THE HEAT.
Nelson Payne Dies Shortly After BE-
ing Frustrated.

The somewhat remarkable record of a
death from sunstroke on the Goth of April
was made by Washington today. Shortly
after o'clock Nelson Payne, a colored
man about thrty-fve years old, living OH
NJ street southwest between 1st and One
half Streets was prostrated by the heat at
the fish wharf, foot of llth street. The
police sent him TO the Emergency Hosn!,al
Upon reaching the institution, and as he
was being carried inside, Payne died.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-20
FIFTEEN LIVES LOST.
a british Bark Sunk by the Stc,mer
Marsden.

uhAsGoW, April 2o.-The steamer Mars
den collded with the British bark Firth Of
SolWay, Capt kenGrick, yesterday near
h1sh Nghtsh!p, causing the latter to sink.
thirteen men ard the captains wife ana
child we're drowned. The Firth OF Solway
was built at Glasgow in 1sS5 She was of
l,l99 tons register, was 22S4 feet long had
ABOUT 90 ttet beam and Was l. feet deep
One was cVRed 10y j. Spencer & Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-20
A Warrant for HI. Surrender.

The Secretary Of State today issued a war
rant for the surrender to the British authori-
ties of David Rreen. now in custody n New
ork, on charge os embezzlcnent, CON-
nitteG in Dublin, Ireland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-20
Germans Expect Trouble.

ZANZIBAR. April 2o.-Steamers fun OF
German troops are passing daily ;belr
way to Tanga. German East Africa. II is
supposed that trouble is expected VITA the
insurgent chief Moarukaziz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-20

Why buy a half a loaf of
bread at one place when the
same amount of money expend-
ed elsewhere will buy a whole
loaf, and of far better quality?
The Evening Star covers the en-
tire business and residential
field of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-20
THE BURDEN ROBBERY.
warrants for the ENtradition of Dup.
lOp and Turner Granted.

fVP "Hu Iufher Granfed.
LONDON, April 9.-Warrants for The
extradiion to the United States of Wm.
Dunlop aid Wm. TIN er. the two men ar
rested h>re on the charge OF being in pos
session of stolen jewelry, recognized as
havlng been the property of MIR. l. Town
send BuToer of New York were granted
today.
The herald., 1896-10-06
A REVERSAL OF FORM

The Republican authorities who are
responsible for the presence in our
midst of the Hon. Benjamin Butter
worth to convert us to the single gold
standard cannot be congratulated on
their selection. AS late as the 18th of
July, 1896, Mr.. Butterworth declared in
telegram to General Warren that he
was devoted to the cause Of bimetal-
lism, firm as a rock" Alas! there has
been an earthquake since that date
which has sadly disturbed Mr.. Butter
worth's consistency. Was it the skill.
full engineering of Marcus Aurelius
Hanna that undermined that rock?
Was 1t frequent and copious injections
of gold cure prescriptions that disturbed
his devotion? No doubt Mr.. Butter
worth will explain tomorrow evening.
The Cincinnati Enquirer thus tenderly
dealt with Mr.. Butterworth's sad case
few days since:
"Hon. Benjamin Butterworth, ex-con-
gresham from this city, is now making
speeches in the west advocating the
election of Mckinley. On the race
course the gamblers have an express
sion that means much-'reversal of
form 1t is used when a known fast
horse suddenly develops remarkable
sluggishness or a notorious laggard,
without warning, is changed into Der
by winner. Such reversals are always
attended by Investigations by the stew
ards of the jockey club. Mr.. Butter
worth has undergone one of these sud-
den and inexplicable reversals of form.
The major has been strong and uncom-
promising bimetallist, and even after
his party at st. Louis left him he con-
tinued in the faith. Several weeks ago
he appeared at Canton, and then came
the announcement that he was to take
the stump for Mckinley. His form had
been suddenly reversed"
Mr. Butterworth seems to have dis
covered at Canton on which side his
bread was buttered. In April, 1896.
Benjamin Butterworth was avowedly
a low protectionist and free silver man,
as recorded in the archives of the United
States senate from the mouth of Senator
Henry M. Teller, who read letter from
Major Butterworth, which we shall take
some pleasure in publishing as an able
argument for the cause in tomorrow's
issue.
The herald., 1896-10-06

two coins. No dishonesty ever was
claimed because of the exercise OF this
legal option for the benefit of the peo-
pie. Why should they now? What right
has president Of the United States
to pay the federal debt in any manner
not to the greatest advantage Of the
people that is permitted by the con-
tract? Why should federal officials as
sumo a virtue of doubling the public
debt in way no private person with a
similar option would think of doing?
When to all these points is added the
admitted fact that the present gold in
depreciation of our contracts does ac-
tually and substantially double the pro-
ducts in which the public debt must be
paid, it becomes plain that the dis
honesty and the "unsound money" is
in the policy of the money syndicates
and not with the plain people of this
coIptrv