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sweet will and pleasure. but under such
rea sonable conditions as the Commission
erS may require.
Mr.. De Almonds Annual Amendment.
At this point Mr.. De Almond made bis
usual amendment to strike out the pro-
vision that the government bear its snare
OF the expenses of the District. 1t was his
annual motion, and was supported by the
arguments advanced heretofore, with when
the readers of The Star are familiar by
long reBetition.
Mr. Henderson of Iowa said the discussion
of Mr. DeArmond is calculated to misiead
new members of the House This IS not the
city Of Washington. 1t is the capital OF
the United States of America. 1t belongs
to US as Eation.
The Governments Property interests.
Mr.. Washington of Tennessee submitted
TN report of the assessor for 1894. showing
the propcrtion of as5esSa BILE government
and private property. The government
owns over seven millions more than the
amount of private property taxed in the
District
Mr. Meredith of Virginia opposed Mr.. De
Almonds amendment and held that MS
amendment would cause the government to
shirk the duties devolving upon it at the
national capital.
1t is only fair and just that the obliea-
lions of the city should be borne equally
by the government and the city.
1t has been made the first city of the
world, something that the people of the
nation should be proud Of The citizens
of Washington have no control Of thefi
own affairs. Congress Is it's city council
He said he was believer in the present
system Of government, and he entreated
new members to study it so TO be ready
to treat the city with the same fairness
they would their own home town.
De Almonds Motion OverruIed.
Mr.. De Almonds motion was overruled
ON point of order made by MIR. Grout.
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One we,,-Mortxnsed Cow.

From the vermillion Is. d. Freeman.
.aThere are tricks in all trades but curs."
remarked the carpenter, land we some
times drive screws with hammer" A few
DAYS ago, not more than a thousand miles
from Lake county, collector called on a
farmer for the payment Of q note secured
by chatte1 mortgage. The farmer was OBJ
durate, and gave no satisfaction that he
would ever pay the note. Finally the col
Icctor said, well. I'll have to take the
eleven cows named in the mortgage
"Oh, no; you haven't got a mortgage en-
eleven cows on this farm
'sWhy, yes, I have And the collector
pulled out a copy of the mortgage and read
as follows: Zone red and white COW, enc
ccw spotted red and white. one red cow
with white spots, one COW with white spot
in forehead, one red cow with Two white
hind feet, one white cow with red spots en-
side, one white and red COW, one rcd COW
with two white fore feet, one white COW
with red spot on shoulders, one red COW
with white spots on hips. one white COW
spotted with red. Now, how do you like
tfat?" continued the collector.
"Oh, that's all right; see you've got
eleven mortgages on my old red and white
COW; there she Is down in the pasture; the
boys will so down and help you catch her."
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THIRTY CENTS A DAY.
The Expenses of Wealthy MiSer
Who Died i'm Paris.

PARIS, January 31.-The old American
miser who fell In a fit recently while walk
ing along the Boulevard des Capucines and
was taken to his lodgings, where he died,
was. it now appears. named Peters He had
lived il the poor apartment aseertained to
be his home for about twelve years, and in
an inside pocket of his coat was found an
envelope containing papers among which
was a check for %, 900 francs. The envelope
containing this check was postmarked Bos-
ton. and when the miser's domicile was
searched French bank notes and American
securities, etc, were found in various
places. The total amount represented by
these securities and notes Is 1, 200, eco francs
MIR. Peters deprived himself even of the
necessities of life, and only spent a franc
and half daily on his meals 0hirty cents).
He is supposed to have been interested in
a large concern in America, and to have re-
ceived from it checks for his portion of the
profits.
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THE BAYARD RESOLUTIONS
A Censure Likely to lie Reported b
the House Committee.

the House COMMITTEES.
The case of Ambassador Bayard is eX-
pected to come UP again in the House for
eign affairs committee tomorrow. The adj
minis:ration forces will continue their fight
against the resolution of censure, and the
result is in doubt. There vas no vote in
the committee yesterday. but it developed
that but seven of the fifteen members then
favored a strong resolution. Six of these
were republicans and one-Newlands-an
Independent silver man.
The democrats, of course, oppose any &C.
ton. and Messrs. Hit AMI Draper want but
a mild resolution adopted Mr.. Adams OF
Pennsylvania, formerly minister to Brazil.
Is the doubtful member, and he is inclined
to the views of Mr.. Hit. These three re-
puhlicans may stand in the way of the
adoption of such a resolution as the others
want
Yesterday afternoon Representative Cou-
sins, who is one of the six favoring a
strong resolution OF cenSure, drafted a
resolution different in form from any yet
presented to the full committee, in which
Mr. Bayard is censured. but his recall is
not suggested. Mr.. Cousins passed this
resolution around among members of the
committee and got the approval of seven.
Before the meeting tomorrow the republic
cans Will try to agree on something they
can all report.
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GRAIN.
Baltimore Markets,

BALTIMORE January sl 81 quiet but firm,
1855 barrels; sales, 7Eo barrels. Wheat Steady"
spot and month. Tsh BID; Ia May, 72Na7s-reesipts.
s
grade, 7la74. Corn easy-spot and month. 3aa.3is
February. 83a3ah March; !; 3sMass%; May. s5Aa
bushels; Shipments u i4G bshels stock, 1,a4s, sO7
bushels; Sales $4,000 hushels-southern white and
white western. 25a20s No. mixed do, 23a23l4-
receipts. 8576 bushels stock Ill 1874 bushels Rye
1902 1854 bushels. Hay quiet and steady-choice tim
othy. $1,000 asked. Grain freghts dull, rates easy
for orders per quarter, 3s.11 February, Sugar
firm, unchanged. Butter q9iet.fancy creamery,
ladle, "A; store packed, 10a12. Eggs weak-fresh,
10. Cheese steady. unchanged. Whisky unchanged.
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The Schooner Crosby Saved Thirteen
of the Wen From the Hawklns.

The Schooner Crosby Saved Thirteen
of the Men From the Hawkins.
BOSTON, Mass, Januery 31.-The schoon-
er Alicia +. Crosby, which YVES one of the
three vessels that rescued the members of
the Cuban filfbrstering expedition wrecked
with the steamer ]. W. Hawkins Monday
morning southeast of Barnegat, Nj, ar
rived at this port today.
From Capt. George w. Bunker of the
Crosby 1t is learned that great difficulty
was experienced In rescuing the men on
account of their unfamili2rity with the
sea, and that to this fact was due the loss
Of three men whom the captain saw go
down. The Crosby rescued thirteen men
who were in a boat, which the rescued
men claimed contained from eighteen to
twenty-four persons.
Capt. BunSer says:
However this may be, I saw but three
men drowned, but as the boat capsize1
soon after we began the work of rescue,
several probably went down. as they were
too bsnumbod and exhausted to make any
battle for their lives
One of those drowned Is said to have mad
$6oo In gold on his person.
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OYSTER PROTECTION.
Why the System I'm Virginia and
Maryland il a Failure.

Why the System in Virginia and
Maryland il a Failure.
Baltimore Letter New York Times.
Fifteen years ago Maryland and Virginia
furnished from the Chesapeake 100000
Of the 10000, 900 bushels of oysters eaten by
the people Of the United States. This year
they will not furnish more than 5,OOO,OW
bushels, and the largest oyster territory in
the world diminishes in it's productiveness
each year. The fact is. so we'll known, and
the refusal Of the two states to take hold
of the question and adopt those easy and
well-established reforms which have done
such great work both In Europeeand Amer
lea is so incomprehensible, that the only
thing to be said about it is that it is
another potent illustration of what prac-
ticai politics means when applied to a plain
business matter.
The oystermen have votes-a great many
votes; and they are against oyster farming
and leasing of oyster BEDS and the poll
ticians let them have their way. No party
is bold enough In either state to say what
it thinks upon the question.
Maryland appointed a commission of
scientists and leading men, and they made
a report that is quoted in both hemispheres,
but the legislature promptly ignored it. The
most that has been done has been to pass
a law allowing small farms, to compel the
oysters to be culled and the small ones re-
turned to the water and to close certain
| grounds for several years for recuperatlon.
In Virginia there has been fair planting
| law, but fight against 1t is now going on,
and the man who has invested his time
and money in oyster farming does not
| or not. The predatory oysterman in both
states stick to the view that the oyster Is
wild child Of nature, not amenable to the
regulations of a human legislature. So
they pounce upon the private beds with
| conviction that they are merely grabbing
l their own, t"''-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-31
LOUISIANA REPUBLICANS.

Delegates to st. Louis Chosen by the
Convention.
NEW ORLEANS. La. January 31-The
republican state convention has adjourned
sine die.
The following were elected delegates foI
the state-at-large to the st. Louis con
vention: VIM. Pitt Kellogg, A. H. Leonard,
Henry Demas, j. Madison Vance.
The statement is made that Vance, VINO
was a pronounced Mckinley man until he
ascertained that the convention was for
Reed, tnen made terms with Kellogg by
promising to vote for Reed
Demas, it is said, did not commit himself
on the presidential question, till he saw
that the Reed men had the convention. he
then made terms with the Reed people.
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VOTING AT FRANKFORT.
The Ninth Ballot for United States
senator Results in No Choice.

LOUISVILLE, KY, January 31.-A spe-
ciaI to the Post from Frankfort KY, says:
The ninth ballot in joint assembly for
United States Senator at noon today again
resulted in no election. The friends of Mr..
Hunter are considerably worried over the
decision of one or two republican members
to vote for some one else than the nominee.
Senator BIackburn's friends seem to be en-
couraged for some reason.
The ballot roll showed 12i members pres
Ont and voting. Necessary to a choice, 81
The ballot resulted: Hunter. 81; Blackburn,
80: McCreary. &; Carlisle 9; Evans, / !:
bate, I: Buckuer, 1.
Chambers. the republican member from
kenton. who voted for Holt yesterday, was
induced to pair with democrat today, and
this avoid voting against Hunter.
Poruiist Poor having met with no encour-
agement from the Blackburn people by
voting for Brown, went back to Bate.
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THE VENEZUELAN COMMISSION.

Has Not Yet Heard From the Other
Governments.
The Venezuelan commission held its reg
ular weekly meeting today, with all of the
members present.
Up to this time the commission has not
received notice from either the British or
the Venezuelan government of an intention
to avail themselves of the invitation ex-
tended to them to appear before the conf
mission in the person OF counsel or repre-
SentativeS.
William Atchson has been appointed
doorkeeper for the commission.
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Indians in Town.

A narty of Indians of the tribes of Chey-
erne. Comanche and Kiowas visited the up
town departments today to see the models
of warships and military equipments used
by their white brothers. The delegation
was headed by Col. Taylor, a full-blooded
Comanche, and his Indian wife, arrayed in
blankets of gorgeous hueS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-31
FALSE RUMoRs CLEARED UP.
Arrival of Cuban Refugees, With the
Latest News.


Latest News.
TAMPA, Fla, January 31.-TWo hundred
and thirty Cuban refugees arrived here last
night. Marcos Garcia, mayor OF Santos
Espiritu, a prominent autonomist and per-
sonal friend of Campos, has Joined the In
surgents.
Since Campos' departure numbers have
fiocked to the insurgents banner.
Maceo went into P,rar del Rio with 4OoO
men, but now has 12,G0O. He Is reported
at Cuines- where he has established g. new
city government.
The commander in charge of Atares Cas-
tie, near Havana, was taken prisoner on
Monday and sent to MORO Castle.
He is suspec ted of selling arms ana car
ttridges to the insurgents.
Maceo is not wounded. nor Is Gomez SUI
fering with consumption.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-31
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.

SubcOmmfft tees AnnOunceI.
subcommittee on the regular appropr.a-
ton bills for the fiscal year 1897 have been
announced for the Senate. That for the
District of Columbia Is as follows: Teller,
Allison, Cullom, Ccckrell and German.
For the Christian EndenvOrcrs.
TIE House today passed the resolution
authorizing the use of the White Lot and
Monument grounds by the Christian En-
deayOrerS,
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The Slack Case in New Jersey.

TRENTON, N. J.. January 31.-The Mer-
Ger county grand jury finished its labors
today, but failed to find an Indictment
against Col or Mrs. Perrine. An attempt
had been made to secure an indictment for
criminal conspiracy In connection with the
removal of the two Slack children from
of New Jersey.
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To Investigate Tariff Determination.
The House committee on ways and
means today adopted resolution providing
for an investigation of the tariff discrimin-
atoms against American products and Of
the effect Of the repeal Of the reciprocity
laws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-31
AFFAIRS AT JOHANNESBURG.

The British Agent mt Pretoria Ordered
to Investigate.
LONDON, January 31.-1n view OF the
alarming stories afloat regarding the sit
nation at johannesburg, Transvaal, the
secretary of state for the colonies, Mr.
Joseph Chamberlain, has ordered the Brit
ish agent at Pretoria, the capital. to go to
Johannesburg and report the true situation
of affairs to the colonial Office
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-31

BOSTON, January 31.-The brokerage
firm of George H. Stayner & Co., this city,
with branch offices in several cities in New
England, suspended payment today. No
account of their assets and liabilities can
he made today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-31
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

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 & Schley, No. so Broadway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-31
SENIOR REYES NOMINATED.

Liberal Candidate for President of
Chile.
BUENOS AYRES, January 31.-Senor
Vicente Reyes, president of the. Chilean
senate according to dispatch from Val
paraiso, Chile, has been nominated for the
presidency by the liberals.
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RESPITE FOR "BAT'' SHEA.
More Life Granted to the Convicted
Troy Murderer.

ALBANY, n. Y, January 31.-The gov
ernor has granted further respite to Pat
Shea, the murderer Of Robert Ross at Troy
in the election riot of November, 1894. until
February IL, because of Judge Mayham's
advice that he cannot give decision in the
matter of the application for 4 new trial I'M
til February q.
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Army Appropriation Bill.

The army appropriation bill was COM
pleted today by the House committee on
military affairs, and will be reported to the
House soon. The bill carries $23,275 9O2, a
decrease from the estimates made by the
War Department Of $4,000.
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A List of Inemlcient..

The House committee on civil service re-
form today favorably reported O resolution
calling upon the heads of all departments
to furnish the committee with list of en-
ployes falling below the standard of eff
ficiency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-31

Grain nnd Cotton Markets.
Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co, 1921 F
street members. New York stock exchange,
correspondents. Messrs Ladenburg, Thai
mann & Co.. New York.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-15

fore 1t. This will will be q record
breaking grand jury. The highest
number of cases ever disposed of at one
session before was 500, and that was
last September. So far there are near
ly 600 transcripts sent in and at least
25 more will follow. Alderman w. s.
Millar. of the Eighth ward, sent in IA:
out of this number.
Five constables were found who had
something to report. James w. Clark.
of the Eighteenth ward, returned three
licensed saloonkeepers for selling on
Sunday, Joseph Bolas, of Emmett
street, ]. NJ. Sheffield. of Scranton
street, and Isaac Houselander.
Michael McMurray, of the Twentieth
ward. returned Valentine Ankewich
for selling on Sunday and Jordan &
Connolly for selling without license.
Bernard Davis, of the Second ward,
found man named John Skipleton in
his bailiwick selling without license;
and N. F. McHale, Of the Third ward
of Olyphant, on his rounds learned that
John Fezko. a Hungarian, sells liquor
and has no authority Of law to do 1t.
William Bradley, of Carbondale
township, informed the court that the
Carbondale turnpike over Salem noun
tain Is too narrow to be passable. being
only nine feet wide and two teams
cannot pass. There are no cutters on
it either. All of the above complaints
were referred to District Attorney John
II. Jones.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-15
THEY FAVOR M'KINLEY.
Result of a Poll OF WOrkmen in Car
Shops Announced at Meeting Of
Central Republican Club.

The Central Republican club met
last night and from this time on until
after election will meet every Monday
night. Last nights session was an i'm
portant one. An interesting feature
was statement made by William
Connell. He said that in u recent poll
of $50 workingmen in the car shops to
learn their sentiment on the issues
presented by the two great parties, i.
was found that 200 of the number were
Democrats. but that sixty of them pro-
pose this time to vote for Mckinley
and sound money.
or the Republican majority among
these men only ten were found who
said they believed in free silver and
the Chicago platform. Mr.. Connel
said that there was no prearranged
selection OF these workingmen, they
were picked out promiscuously.
The club decided to purchase n Nc
F<inley and Hobart banner to string
across the street in front of the quar-
ters in the Price building, and In q
businesslike way subscriptions wers
taken up in the meeting and the $12t
that the banner will cost was sub
scribed in few minutes and there
We're no large individual contributions
but a number of small ones given with
willing hand and exemplifying the
enthusiasm that the object of the
money aroused. Colonel T.. II. Ripple
Major Everett Warren, and Hon. W
w. Watson were appointed a commit
tee on banner.
There will be a rousing mass meet
ing in October, and committees will
soon be set to work making the ar
rangements. Application for member
ship were received from William Mac
Lean, e. X. Hall, John F. Scragg, John
r. Howe. A. Y. Law, and Nelson G.
Teets, and We're acted upon favorably
Speeches We're made by Major War
rem, Mr.. Watson, Colonel Ripple, Sam
H. Stevens. George Okell, and Mr. Con-
nell. Each felt confident of substan-
tial victory for the party In the county
and country In November:
Colonel Ripple was chairman and IN
the absence of Alderman w. s. Millar
Captain George b. Thompson acted as
secretary.
John II. Thomas, chairman of the
county committee, desires to impress
upon Republican voters that October
3 is the last day on which taxes can
be paid to entitle voters who have not
paid within two years before, Their
rights to vote.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-15
LILLIAN RUSSELL IN
AN AMERICAN BEAUTY
Scored q Decided Success at the FrOth'
iugham Last Night.
LARGE AND. BRILLIANT AUDIENCE
Encouraged the Members of the Com.
yany to DO Their Best..Opera Was
Given with SmOothness and Fin.
ish Rarely Seen mt a First Perform.
ance..lts Success Predicted by
Manager Lcderer.

Lillian Russell achieved a decided
success last night as the dashinS
Widow Dalmont in IAN American
Beauty" a three act comic opera, the
joint work of Hugh Morton and Gus
tave Kerker. Last night it had its
first public production in the Frothing-
ham which was crowded by one of
Scrantons most representative audi
ence. A number of New York the
atrical writer's and men interested in
matters theatrical also saw the per-
formance.
There was an air OF expectancy about
the audience after the curtain went up
at $50. The moment when the fair LII
lian would get her cue to come on the
stage was awaited with intecest. ard
when it did arrive and she came trip
ping down to the footlights she was
given a magnificent reception. From
that moment she had her audience with
her and the unstinted applause given
encouraged Miss Russell and the men,
bers of the company to do their best.
They impaired dash and spirit to
their work that carried the opera along
with smoothness rarely seen on an
opening night.
OF the opera itself 1t must lie said
that 1t is not opera at all as that term
Is usually understood. but 1t certainly
is bright, clever, up-to-date creation
with music that is catchy and att,Sc-
tive enough to make it popular with
the great army Of theatregoe:s.
Miss Russell was in good voice and
every number she sang was heartily
encored. Three encOres were demand
ed after she sang that seductive ditty
in the second act about the French
maiden and the French ball. The
singing of Richie Ling. the tenor. was
greatly appreciated feature Of the
performance. The honors among the
comedians went to Jerome Sykes, al
though there are at least three other
very clever un-makers in the COM
pany.
The story of the opera was printed
in The Tribune yesterday morning and
II will be unnecessary to repeat 1t here.
1t is embellished with a wealth Of gor-
geous scenery costumes and stage eff
fects, in which poems of color have
been worked out with true artistic ef-
feet.
In the second and third acts there
were specialties by Lillian Thurgate,
Walter Simms, and the Rouge ct
Noir" dancers. From this city the
company goes to Williamsport
Manager George w. Lederer and the
author and composer, who saw last
nights production, were well pleased
and Mr.. Lederer unhesitatingly pre-
dicted that it will be big success.