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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-28
AN EDUCATIONAL EXCURSION.
4 Battalion of New York School Boys
to Visit MnailinEtou.

to Visit Washington.
Washir gton will be visited about May Ia
by 100 members of the first battalion Of
the American Guard, pupils In the grammar
schools on the Upper west side of New
York city. The pilgrimage is to be made
in order to reinforce the theoretical knowl-
edge of the boys in civics by a tour Of
the government departments. Incidentally
there will be a trip to Mt Vernon. a review
and dress parade on the White Lot and one
CT two receptions.
Preparations are almost completed for
the reception of the boys, the arrangements
being in charge of Mr. William Walton
Eldridge, who is In charge of the matter of
introducing military training in the public
schools, as representative of the Depart
ment of the Potomac, Grand Army of the
Republic. An effort was made to have the
American Guard met at the depot and es-
corted to their hotel by the regiment of
High School Cadets, but as 1t is against
one of the rules Of the school to permit the
High School Cadets to parade at night,
that idea had to be abandoned.
Capt. Eugene G. Edwards of the Cor
coran Cadet Corps, however, rendered the
services of his company, and the Cor
corans will, therefore, perform escort duty
and also entertain the visitors at the Ma
t!onal Guard Armory on the evening Of
Friday. May Is. 1t is not known vet
whether the guard will reach here MAY
Il or May Is.
President Cleveland will receive the bows
at the White House, and perhaps review
them on the White Lot II is also expect ed
that General Miles and Senators Sherman
Proctor, Mcmillan and HawIey will also
lend their presence at the ceremony. At
ter a tour of the departments, the BOYS
and their escorts will go to Mt Vernon to
home before Monday, May 1s. in order
not to miss any session Of the school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-28
Washington stock Exchange.

Sacs-reguar call-12 o'clock Washington
g. 5000 at 12i; 500 at ig4s. A@e fi"
Graphophone, 100 at S. Chesapeake and Potomac
Government Bonls.-U. S. As. registered, 1oss
bid, io9i+ asked. g. 5 Is: coupon Io9'a bid HOY
District of Columbia Bonds. aO-year fund IS. lG
It'd 3oycar fund Is; gold, los bid. Water stool
bid; ~ asked; S'4si registered 2-ios, 100 bid
107 bid. 1u3 asked. Metropolitan Railroad conv.
Is. l24 bid 10 asked. Belt Ratlroad 5s, IS hid,
ha Railroad Gs, lib bid. Washington Gas Company
ds, series A, llo&. bid. li3 asked washngtos
washington Gas Company COW Is, i5a bid Z. 5
Electric Light conv. 5s, 100 bid: Chesapeake and
can Security and Trust 5s. f. and A, 100 hid.
American Security and Trust 5s A. and o., ioe
Washington Market Company imp. g. 10 sid
Washington Market Company ext 6s. los bid Ma.
Light Infantry list U.s. 100 hid.
National Bank stocks;nBank Of Washington; $50
2Ss bid SiG 800 asked centrai $50 bid Farmer;
and Mechanics, $50 bid; Second, l3o bid, lio
esk Sa Is S 1 O End f COZ Rd i asked sa
Traders. 80 bid, 1902 asked Lincoln, LOB bid, Ito
asked. Ohio: s. bid. IS asked.
and Trust. :l2l bid, ~ asked Amcrican Security
and Trust, l42 bid, LAG asked. Washington safe
Railroad Stocks.-Capital Traction Company, 73E
bid, 1S asked. Metropolitan, l20 bid l22l2 asked.
Columbia, 10 bid Belt. 80 asked lexington, 10
bid. 30 asked. Georgetown and Tennallytown, 80
asked
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-Washington Gas,
'i6h bid, Ala asked. Georgetown Gas, - bid, 80
asked. L. s. Electric Light, 100 bid 1891 asked
Insurance Stocks-Fipmen's. 81 bid. 31R asked.
Franklin. IS bid, - asked. Metropolitan, 15 bid.
90 asked Corcoran 80 bid. Potomac, 65 bid.
Arlington, 40 bid. $50 asked German American.
l75 bid. National Union. II bid, IA asked. Co
Pies 5ls bid. asked. Lincoln, bid So asked.
Commercial, AZ bid, 5Ls asked:
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title, 100
bid no asked. Columbia Title, So bid, asked.
Washington Title, bid. District Title, bid, II
asked. ~
Telephone Stocks-Pennsylvauis, 81 bid. 30 asked
Chesapeake and Potomac, 50 bid, 80 asked. Amer
lcan t;raphOphone, bid. 81. asked. Pneumatic
Gun Carriage, . 0bid. .S5 asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks. - Mergenthaler Linotype,
10 bid, 1876 asked. Ianston Monotype "a hid
Washington Market, Is bid. Great Falls Ice 10
bid, 100 asked. Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
05 bid. Lincoln Hall, 80 asked
'EI Civ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-28
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
Col. Ludlow Has Doubts of the Feast
bility of the Plan.

bility of the Plan.
Investigation Of the Nicaragua canal by
the House commerce committee was re-
srmed today with Lieutenant Colonel Lud-
low of the engineer corps, who was chair
nan of the canal commission and who had
just been recalled from London, before
the committee.
Referring 10 details of the work. Colonel
Ludlow criticised Lieutenant Menocals
plans for the Ochoa canal and lola basin
as impracticable. While expressing his I'M
qualified approval of the project for a Mic
aragua canal, he asserted that the iSthmus
presented physical conditions which made
the work one of the most formidable ever
undertaken. Every precaItion should be
taken to see that the engineering fasco of
Panama vas not repeated.
One thousand millions might be sunk he
said. without result if proper and sufficient
plans and data were not perfected before
the work was begun. So far as could be
foreSeen, from seven to ten years would
be required for the completion Of the canal.
but no man could foretell all the difficulties
which might arise.
The question whether he regarded Mr..
Menocal as competent engineer Col. Lud-
low asked to be excused from answering,
but in that line said 1T was inexplca BILE
that with all the time spent by the COM
pany in its work it had omitted to secure
certain information which every engineer
would regard as Indispensable.
In conclusion Col Ludlow stated that
while he had gone to Nicaragua with IA
vorable impressions concerning the COM
panyS project he had left with grave
doubts of the feasibility of the whole plan;
his doubts inspired by the company's fall
ure 20 furnish necessary Information.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-28

MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS.
Delegates Are Already Assembling Mt
Detroit.
SPecial Dispatch to III. Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to III, Evening Star
DETROIT, Mich. April 2s-The demo-
cratic state convention will be held iomor-
row, and the delegates are already assem-
bling for the fray. 1t will from present
prospects, be fray in all that the word
implies. and the indications are that the
free silver element will come out on ton
The silreri,es have carried majority of
the counties. and have an easy majority of
the delegates elected in sight, if the dele
gates only attend.
The sound money people hope that they
may gain some advantage in the absence
or many of the silver Delegates and there is
talk of allowing only the delegates actually
in attendance to vote, instead of allowing
the delegates present to east The solid vote
OF their respective counties.
This viii be bitterly opposed by tho Gill
verites and Il they have a majority of tne
delegates on the ground il is needless TO
say that il Will rot go through. The sound
money men have the advantage in the fact
that the convention is in Detroit the home
OF Don Nj. Dickinson. All the federal Of
flee holders will be on duty tomorrow in
the convention hall. and Wayne's solid vote
VIII De cast for gold and as Dickinson di-
reefs.
Kent county, the second in the state.
VIII be represented by a solid silver delega-
ton. and 50 will Ingham. Ottawa and Ionia.
three OF the counties in which referees live
The silverites are confident of controlling
the convention, and will force through
resolutions declaring in favor of unlimited
flee coinage. regardless of what other ma
lions may do about it.
The candidates most prominently men,
toned for delegates at-large: w. F. Nc
Knight of Kent; Judge John w McGra III
of this city, Justin r. Whiting of Port
Huron, with whom Dickinson had a pic
ftresque contest two years ago. and Spen-
Ger .. Fisher of Bay. 1t has been customary
to send an upper peninsular delegate-at-
L&rge. out the upper peninsula will be
represented by sound money delegation,
and viii not be recognized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-28
TIME HAS EXPIRED.
Legal Move to Get Rid of Some Eek
inxtOn Railroad Tracks.

Prosecuting Attorney Pugh will now go
into court and champion the cause Of the
lexington Citizens Association In their
complaint against the lexington and Sol
diers' Home Railroad Company. The citi-
Zens of lexington want better street car
facilities. and If they can't succeed in this
undertaking they want the railroad COM
pany to give some reasonable explanation.
The prosecuting attorney, who SO success
fully prosecuted the company in the fight
of the citizens against the overhead trolley
on New York avenue, is confident that he
will win the case started today and bring
about some satisfactory result. The move
made To-Day Is an effort TO make the COM
pany comply with the provisions Of the
amendment to its charter or take up one
OF its latest extensions of track
Speaking of the case today, Prosecuting
Attorney Pugh said that by an act of Con-
greSs, entitled AN act to amend the char
ter of the lexington and Soldiers Home
Railroad Company" authority was given
to the company to lay its tracks and run
Its cars thereon through and along certain
streets, one of the extensions being: Be
ginning at the intersection of G street and
New Jersey avenue, thence across New
Jersey avenue to and along G. street 10
North Capitol street, thence along North
Capitol street to New York avenue, con-
Meeting with its main lire and North Cap
itol street branch.
said extensions are commenced within three
months and the cars run thereon within
enc year from the passage of this act, ex-
cept as otherwise expressly provided for
the authority hereby granted shall be
void"
The tracks provided for in this act have
been laid, and Mr.. Pugh says his informa-
ton is that no cars have ever been run
upon them. For this reason he determined
to take the company into court on charge
of occupying the public streets for priva tie
purposes. 1t was under this act that the
prosecution for maintaining the overhead
trolleys was brought.
These tracks complain ed of constitute
an obstruction and Illegal occupation, which
Is really public nuisance" said Mr.
Push, and come within the lines of the
decision In the trolley case
1t is charged that the company has there
fore violated section of the act Of No
vember D. 1852, which reads:
No open space, public reservation, street
or any public grounds in this city shall be
occupied by any private person. or for any
private purposes whatever. under a penalty
Of not more than 500 nor less than SD per
day for every day or part of day any such
place shall be so occupied: to be collected
as other fines, penalties and forfeitures are
collected for the use of the city
The citizens association has made every
effort to bring about prosecution of some
kind in this matter. Attorney General
Harmon was requested to take action in
the matter and he referred the REQUEST to
District Attorney Birney. Then the atten-
ton of Prosecuting Attorney Pugh was
promptly ordered the issuance OF a warrant
against the superintendent of the road
1t Is likely that the case will reach The
court for hearing later in the week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-28
Unwilling Witnesses.

The case of Mrs. Mary Moore whose
house. on Missouri avenue, was raided Sum
day night. may prove sensational when
tried in the Police Court later in the week.
Some Of the witnesses, it is said will re-
fuse to attend the trial for fear of expo
sure. One woman, who gave her name as
Louisa Douglass did not appear yester
day. and an attachment was issued from
court today for her arrest Although the
witnesses were permitted to give fictitious
names their identity is known by the no.
Zee and they will be compelled to attend
the trial -o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-28
DECLARED NOT Guilty,
Young Splitter Exonerated From the
Charge of RObbinG His Employer.

Charge of RObbfng His Employer.
Israel Splitter. a young man of nineteen
years, who was the cashier of Samuel F.
Friedlander, engaged in the clothing bust
ness at 81 TIN street. was placed on trial
yesterday before Judge Cole, In Criminal
Court No. 1, charged with embezzling sew
eral small sums of money from his en-
ployer last November, December and
January.
The testimony for the government, as in
troduced by Assistant District Attorney
Jeffords, tended to show. SO the government
claimed that the young defendant, who
was represented by Attorney c. Maurice
Smith, had become infatuated with GER
tain young woman, and that. although he
received but small salary, s. week, he
spent not small amount of money in en-
pertaining her. AS cashier of Mr. Fried
lander, the prosecution charged, young
Splitter received the money representing
sales made In the store, of which records
were kept by slips or memorandum
The Both of last November, the govern
ment claimed, there was a certain sale.
for which the sum of s. was received; the
9th OF the following month a $3.50 sale:
the 18th one of 81; the 9th of January a
sale of s., and one of s.. and the 18th, one
of $50. These sums. the prosecution as
serted, the defendant appropriated to his
own use
On behalf of the defendant many wit
and he also testified in his own defense.
He emphatically denied any wrongdoing,
stoutly insisting that he never appropriated
a penny of the various mentioned sums to
his own use, or, indeed, a penny of any
other sums. The defense also claimed
that Mr.. Friedlander and several Of his
relatives also acted as cashier of the store,
and that there was such a general loose
ness in keeping accounts of sales that IL
was simply impossible 20 keep an accurate
record of sales and of the money received
therefrom.
The defendant admitted his infatuation
for the girl; that he sometimes furnished
her with small sums of money, and that he
attended race tracks and prize fights, but
he insisted that it Was his own money
which he foolishly spent.
The defense intimated that there was a
conspiracy to prosecute the defendant, and
claimed that a Mr.. l.. Stargardter was
connected with IL. But the latter emphat-
ically denied the intimation, remarking
that his only connection with the case was
an effort to do all he could for the unfor-
tunate defendant and his family. Judge
Cole, upon Mr.. Stargardter's explanation,
held that no conspiracy against the de-
fcndant had been shown, and instructed
the jury to wholly disregard such an init
nation.
After arguments by counsel for the gov
eminent and defendant, the jury retired 10
consider their verdict about 12:30 O'Clock
They returned in about an hours time with
a verdict of not guilty. The young man
Was thereupon discharged from custody
much to the qualification of his family and
friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-28
THE SENATE.

The Senate resumed consideration of the
naval appropriation bill after some rou-
tine business had been disposed Of TODAY
The pending question was on the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Chandler on HI
making it unlawful for retired naval ofi-
GERS to enter the service of contractors
furnishing naval material to the govern
ment Before proceeding with this amend
ment Mr.. Bacon (Ga) reported an import.
ant new amendment from the committee
on naval affairs 1t provides as a condi-
ton to the building of four battleships, as
provided by the bill, that in case the Sec
rotary Of the Navy makes separate con-
tracts for armor or armor plate he shall
not accept bids exceeding $3.50 per ton for
such armor, and in case the Secretary can
not make contracts within such limits he
shall delay action and report the facts to
the next session of Congress.
Debate ON Ar1nor Plate.
The Chandler amendment led to general
debate on armor plate Mr. Hawley
Comm spoke of the early movement, with
which he was identified, toward inducing
American manufacturers to go into the
business of making armor. 1t was not a
mere matter of dollars and cents, Mr.
Hawley said, but patriotism had no little
to do with the opening of armor shops in
the United States which had reflected great
credit on this country.
MIR. Cha ndler severely criticised the prac-
tice of allowing naval officers to enter the
service of naval contractors The Sem
ator spoke of the difficulty of accomplish
ing any reform, owing to personal friend
ships and sentiment brought to bear on
Congress.
Mr.. Tillman Is. c. also participated in
back to a moral basis in this branch of
the naval service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-28

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND. Va, April 2s-The steam
ship Wyanoke, which sunk off Newport
News early this morning. had on board
about forty passengers from northern
points. a number of them from New York
All the passengers were saved by Chesa-
peake and Ohio tugs Hinton and Wanderer
and carried to Newport News, two miles
distant. All their baggage was lost. to-
gether with all the freight on the ship, in
Guiding sixty tons of manufactured .o5ac-
co shipped from this city to northera and
western markets. This was all ms Ired
Seine of the passengers lost valuable jewels
which were in their trunks and other val
tables.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-28
The WiIkesbarre Way With TIL;

From the Globe Democrat
sensation was caused in Wilkesbarre.
Pa, recently by a poorly dressed woman.
with a basket her arm, paradine the
streets and bearing upon her back a pla
card containing these words:
II am a shoe thief. Look out"
Crowds collected at doorways, wondering
what it meant, and when they learned that
the woman was simply obeying the SEN
tence imposed by the mayor some laughed.
while others pronounced it an outrage
The woman is Mrs. Jones. a Confirmed
thief and has been before Mayor NichoI
son on the charge of stealing more than a
dozen times. She has also served several
terms in the county jail. She stole a pair
of mems shoes from a stand in front Of a
shoe store and was caught in the act. She
was taken to the mayors Office and was
permitted to choose between a term I'm
Jail and wearing the sign. and she took the
latter. A policeman walked in the rear
while she carried out the sentence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-28
DECORATION DAY,
United States Troops to Participate in
the Ceremonies Here.

Preliminary arrangements have been
made at the War Department for the par
tic!pation of the military in the exercises
of Memorial day in the District of Column
bia. At the request Of the department COM
mander of the Department of the Potomac
G. A. R., the artillery band and a detach-
nent Of soldiers Of the fourth artillery at
the Washington barracks will be present
at the Soldiers Home, and a mounted
guard will fire a salute at noon at the
Arlington cemetery. where detail of SOL
diers will also be in attendance to prof ect
the cemetery and preserve order. Instruc-
tons to this end have been issued to Gen.
Ruger at New York, commanding the mill
tary department of the east According
to the usual custom, the Marine Band will
supply the music for the ceremonies at
Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-28
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE April 2S.-Flour dull. unchanged
receipts 1885 barrels: shipments, 1,2SS barrels.
Wheat weak-spot, 09laa6Ssi; May, 0Ss,aG9 July
6S9.a69stock, 81, l72 bushels: sales 100000 bush
southern wheat by semple, "a asked; do. on
347a35; June. 351s asked; July. 35s4a36: steamer
mixed. S51aasSA-receipts, 1861 bushels; stock,
666, IS1 bushels; sales. 600 bushels-southern
white corn, 35N; do. yellow, 81. Oats firm No. 2
white western, 26a26A; No; mixed do, 24I9a25-
steady-No. 2, 40a41 nearby; 42a is western-stock
66,7l3 bushels Hay frm-choice timothy, s1700.
Grain fretghts steady, engagements light, un-
fancy creamery. isalo: do imitation. 1Sa14; do.
ladle. llal2; good :edis, 10; Store packed, Sale.
THtaSJ uncaar1s4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-28
NEW FRENCH MINISTRY.
List of the Members Selected by NJ
MeIine.

List of the Members Selected by NJ.
McIine.
PARIS, April 2S.-The Meline cabinet, it
is announced this afternoon. is almost COM
pleted, and will be about as follows:
NJ Meline, premier and minister of agri-
culture; NJ. Barthon, minister of the in
terror; NJ Hanotuax, minister of foreign
affairs; NJ. Cookery. minister of finance;
NJ. Deschanels, minister of the colonies;
NJ Lebond. minister of commerce.; Gen. Bill
lot, minister of war.
The above have already accepted the
portfolios opposite their names, and the re-
naming offices will probably be filled as
follows: NJ. Darlan, minister of justice;
Admiral Besnard, minister of marine; M.
Vale minister of public works: NJ. Ram
band. minister of public instruction.
The ministry will probably be gazetted
Thursday, as NJ. Meline wishes to be in
office May l, in order to accept the re-
sponsibility of maintaining order on that
holiday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-28

The President has approved the reports
of naval examining boards in favor of the
promotion of the following named officers:
Commander Colby NJ Chester Lieutenant
Commander Frederick w. Croker Lieut.
Arthur q. Speyers, Ensign Jno. T. McGuin-
ness, Lieut.. Frank w. kellogg, Ensign
Chas. NJ. Fans, Surgeon William G. Far
well, Surgeon Jno. e. Wise, Assistant Sur
geon Jno. NJ Moore.
Lieut.. Samuel Seabury and Lieut.. Han
son X. Tyler have been placed on the re-
ured list on account of disabilities incurred
in the line of duty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-28
HEAR THE VOICE OF AN EXPERT,

Walter E. Edge, an advertis-
ing agent of close observation
and long experience, being
asked by an interviewer as to the
best advertising medium in
Washington, answered, prompt
ly and unreservedly:-
The Star. That is one OF the
exceptions to my belief in
morning papers. I think that
The Star has more influence
with the best class OF Washing
ton people than all the rest Of
the papers il Inc city :oili-
"hined.s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-28
GnsOIine EXPLOSION.

This afternoon about o'clock there was
an exciting scene in the house Of Michael
Meehan, No. $40 10th street southeast,
where there was an explosion of gasoline.
There was enough of the fluid about the
stove to make a big blaze, and damage to
the amount Of 500 was done before the
irsmen could extinguish the flames.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-28
JAMES MCMILLAN.


Still further corrections in the record
made by the battle ship Massachusetts in
her speed trial Saturday last show that she
developed an average speed Of 5000 knots
instead of 1929, as previously reported.
This makes great difference to the build
ers, inasruch as it reduces her premium
from S125,O0O to s1O0,000. That amount,
however, is $4,000 more than the speed
premium in the case of the Indiana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-28
Murder Trial.

Owing to inability to complete the jury,
because of the exhaustion Of the panel, the
trial Of Samuel Patterson and VIM. Hooks
for the murder Of Lewis Dade, January 3
last, in Pleasant alley southwest, was not
begun this afternoon. The trial viii On
doubtedly be started tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-28
Hanged Him to Save His Life.

William Penn, an Indian. living at Elm
wood place, Cincinnati, was seriously in
jured about the spine on January by
being buried under several tons Of Ice at
the Chester lake ice house in ST. Bernard.
Since that time Penn has been unable to
move and his physicians decided to adopt
heroic measures. He was hung by the
neck and left in that position for several
hours until his spine had again assumed
its normal position A strap was placed
under his shoulders to avoid strangulation.
He was able to walk about the day after