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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-20
BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT.
Cases Argued I'm the Highest Tri.
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The case OF Albert F. Holden plaintiff
in error, against Harvey Hardy, sheriff of
Salt Lake county, Utah, which involves the
constitutionality of the Utah eight hour law
for miners engaged in underground mines,
was argued in the Supreme Court today.
The case came up from the supreme court
OF Utah. Holden was convicted for EN-
ploying Anderson, a miner for ten hours
day. and sentenced to pay a fine of $50
and serve fifty-seven days in jail On the
trial Holden. while admitting the employ
ment of Anderson for ten hours a day,
pleaded not guilty because Anderson volun-
tarily engaged in the services; because the
facts charged did not constitute a crime.
the statute being repugnant to the Con-
stitution of the United States in that il de-
priVed employer and employe from making
contracts in lawful way for lawful pur-
poses; that 1t was class legislation and de-
prived the defendant OF property and lib-
erty without due process of law.
Upon conviction he filed a petition in
the supreme court of Utah for a writ
OF habeas corpus. which the court denied
whereupon it was brought to the Supreme
supreme court erred in holding the law
constitutional. Judge Jere NJ. Wilson ap-
peared for the plaintiff.
The case of Richard S. Williams, plaintiff
northern district Of California, was argued
in the Supreme Court today. Williams was
Chinese inspector at San Francisco and
was convicted and sentenced to three years
Imprisonment at San Quentin and to pay a
fine of $500 for extorting S1G0 from Wong
sam for the landing of Wong LIN Choy
Ten errors were assigned, the principal one
of which charges defect in the Indictment
in holding that the defendant was a Gus
toms revenue officer George ID. Collins ap-
peared for the plaintiff.
In the Supreme Court today the assistant
attorney general for the government con-
fessed error IN the case of Mary A Kitter-
ing ct al. agt. the United States, which
came up from the circuit court for the
western district of Arkansas. Mrs. Kitter-
ing was convicted of the murder of her
husband, largely upon the confession of one
Washington, one of the alleged accom-
plices, made to Chicago detective. AS the
confession was not made in the pre3ence
of the other defendants. Assistant Attorney
GeneSll Boyd confessed that 1t was a pal
pable error and the Supreme Court ordered
the case remanded to the lower court for a
new trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-20
BUSINESS is BOOMING
Opinion of Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury Howell.
Result of observations of His Visit
to the Customs Districts
in the West.

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury How
ell has returned to Washington from a
business trip to the west, in the course of
which he visited Detroit ard Chicago, two
large customs districts.
Everywhere in the west" said Mr.. How
ell to a Star reporter today, Il was struck
by the evidences of the return of good
times to business men and farmers. On all
hands the people seemed to be cheerful and
happy. They are busy, and that lack of
confidence which characterized them year
or SO ago seems to have vanished. Money
is easier. and the people are spending it as
well earning il.
"At Chicago 1 found similar condition
Of affairs. Some of the leading merchants
told me they had done more business with
in the past three or four months than in
twelve months previous. The wholesale
dealers We're working their employees night
and day getting out orders, and then were
behind in filling them.
Seen From the Car Windows.
'On the way back, coming through Penn
sylvania, we could see from the car win
dow the signs of the return of prosperous
times. On every side the mills were at
work. the furnaces were in blast and the
sky was ruddy for miles with the glow of
the coke ovens and the blast furnaces. 1t
dld not look that way a year ago. Then
you ccnld have seen hundreds of idle mills
aEd furnaces.
But one of the surest indications of good
times among the farmers and merchants is
the incre ise in domestic exports, as shown
by the books of the custom huoses. The
total value of the exports of provisions
including cattle and hogs, from the north
ern border districts during the month of
September last Were 1,2S1, ,243. The total
exports from those districts during the
month of September last year were S973, ,96S
In CT
SDo.co worth of beef hogs and dairy pro-
ducts. Chicago exported over $3.50 OO0 worth
OF bread stuifs last month. In addition to
these exports the returns will show a large
increase in the export of domestic manu-
factures over last year.
increase In the Export Trade.
The bureau of statistics mas prepared a
statement showing the total exports for the
United States, summary of which was
published In The Star few days ago. The
summary was for the month of 'Septem-
Der. and showed an increase in the total
exports of merchandise of ISL, ,8241 1873 for
the nine months ending September 30 last,
over the same period last year. The total
exports OF domestic merchandise for the
month OF September, 1897, were SOB 300 tasg
Details or the statement show tnat the
exports OF wheat last month were valued at
Si9,6eo1o1. compared with S6995213 for the
same month last year. The exports of flour
We're valued at $5,313, 1SS last month and
3D. ~" 3e6 i'll September, 1896 Corn was ex-
ported last MOI III to the value of S6 ley1
296, against S3. 1S:,,274 for the same month
last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-20
SAN PEDRo's ,HARBoR.
More Puzxling Language Found in
the Appropriation Act.

"AOAS usAu8 AuuSQ38e .FOun0 In
the Appropriation Act.
There was another hitch in the execution
OF the law relative to the establishment of
the deep-water harbor at San Pedro. Cal,
but the way has again been smoothed over
and the work will proceed. IL contractors
can be found willing to assume the respons-
ibiity.- A careful -perusal Of the terms of
the last river and harboF act has, con-
veyed the impression to Secretary Alger
that there was conflict between two Sec
tions that might negative both. In one
place authorization seemed to be carried
tor the. beginning of work at the place Sc
lected by the commission for the deep-water
harbor. whichw san Pedro. while in an
other section. maldpx an appropriation for
Wilmington harbor, whichsis identical with
San Pedro, It Vas pTovided that the appro-
prfatfon was to be available only in the
event that thespsaaeawas not selected as the
site OF the deep-water harhor.
Secretary Aiger was Impressed with the
belief that the act carried no appropriation
in this case for San Pedro, but he has de-.
termined to go on with the work OF pre-
par1ng specifications and advertise for pro-
posals for doing the work. leaving the con-
tractors 70 TOOK to Congress for their mon-
ey. He Will also submit with his regular
estimates 4an- iteua OF 4A30,000 1or the: flrst
years work on the harboE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-20
RECIPROCITY WITH FRANCE.
AmbassadOr PatenOtre Conferiuc
with Special onmIssiOuer k....,

AmDassadOr PatenOtre COnferiuc
With Special Comm ssioner kn.sons
special Commissioner Kasson, who was
appointed to deal with the negotiations rel
atlVe 10 reciprocity agreements undeS the
new tariff act, has entered upon the actual
work with which he is charged, beginning
with the enort to prepare an acceptable
agreement In the case of France. The
french ambassador. NJ. Patenotre. was at
the State Department today. and for sev-
efal hours was in conference with the COM
missioner. and the secretaries of the com
mission, the phase of the matter under
ooIslueratlon cons being. 1t is understood, the
wine and spirit clause of the act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-20
Personal Mention.

Assistant Secretary Cridler of the State
Department is confined to bis residence
with a severe cold.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jones re-
turned to the city today from visit IN
the west.
Mr.. Chas. W. BURY of New Philadel-
phia. Ohio, is In the city. the guest of
Enoch Fribley and family. 13l4h wallach
place.
Mr.. George s. Hobbs, who has resided I'm
Washington for the past three years, and
has been connected with the Southern
railway as auditor. has resigned his posi-
tion to accept service with another COM
pany. and will remove with his family TO
Portland, Me-, within a short time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-20
STREET CAR MOTORS.
Experimenting With Accumulatory
I'm Germany.

Thomas E. Moore, commercial agent of
the United States at Wefmar, Germany,
reports to the State Department that the
use of accumulators as a motive power for
street railways having proved success on
the Charlottesberg Pferdebahn. there is
every reason to expect the development of
this means OF locomotion in Berlin. Expert
rents are being made in Its application to
motor carriages in addition to street rail-
ways. The great weight of the accumulator
has been drawback, but efforts are being
made to overcome this. Mr. Moore says
that they run better on block and stone
pavements than on asphalt, as the latter
seems to retard the motor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-20
INFLUENCE ON STATE TICKET.
New York City's Vote VIII BE a De
texmining Factor.

texmfning Factor.
NEW YORK, October 20-Polfticians of
all sorts and conditions are greatly in
terested' in the probab BILE effect of the bit
terness displayed in municipal politics upon
the results In the state at large. The
effects principally discussed are those
affecting the chances of Wallace and Park
er, the respective republican and demo-
cratic nominees for chief judge of the court
or appeals and those of the legislative
candidates individually. 1t is conceded that
the bitterness tdeYeloped between the par
tisans of Low and Tracy, If not stronger
than that between George and Temmany.
Is more In evidence. and likely to be more
widespread in its results.
straight democrats claim-though they
can give no substantial basis for their as
sertlon-that Parker Will run SO far ahead
OF wallace in Greater New York as to as
sure his election. Already there are
charges OF trading In legislative candidates,
ana the unusual length and complexity of
the ballots, which cannot fail 10 confuse
the more llliterate voters, adds to the COM
plex1ty OF the situation. Broadly stated
the nuge mass of half a million or more
ballots to be cast on November in Great
er New York must be potent factor in
the general election, and as existing con-
dfttons have had no parallel prophecy as
10 the extent OF this potency, is impos-
sible.
Georges Vote In 1856.
Conservative men are beginning to COM
ment upon the belittling of the Gecrge
vote by leaders of the regular parties. and
call attention to the vote of 1886, in which
the single taxer received more than Ga, 600,
when before election no one would COLI
cede him third of that total The deduc-
ton the conservatives make is that George
Will surprise the minimizers of 1887 as he
confounded these of 1856
The straight republicans are leaving no
means untr:ed to make the mass meeting
at Lenox Lyceum tonight noteworthy tor
attendance and influence. Secretary of
the Interior Bliss win preside, General
Tracy and Governor Black will speak and
arrangements for overflow meetings have
been perfected. The assertions by the
Tracy papers that the Citizens Union claim
as supporters of Low many prominent busi-
ness men who have recanted and will vote
for the straight republican candidate are
strenuously denied by the Low journals,
which insist that the Columbia president is
gaining daily In strength.
Richard Croker is credited with the pre-
dict!on that Van Wyok will have a plu-
rality of $4,000. and that 50,0Oe is safe to
bet on. Meanwhile there is much more
talk OF wagers and odds than there Is out
ward and visible sign OF; betting, and the
actual placing of money has not as yet be-
gun to any marked extent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-20
NOT SIGNIFICANT.
The Offer of the bethlehem Works tn
the Government

lhere is no special significance in the
oner of the Bethlehem iron works to sell
It's entire plant to the government, mas
much as that company, as well as all the
otter large steel works engaged in the
manufacture of armor plate for naval yes-
sells, made similar offers at the time the
question of the purchase of armor plate
was under consideration by Congress at
It's last session. 1t is said that the RethIe-
mem company fix the value of their plant
at S2V,Gp.oOo- The offer of the Carnegie
company was to sell their plant TO the gov
ernment at its appraised value, to be de-
temined by the officers of the United
states So far the Secretary of the NAVY
pas taken no action with respect to these
offers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-20

Rear Admiral Gherarai Re-EIected.
PHILADELPHIA. >october ~. AT a
meeting To-Day of the commandery-in-chier
of the miiitAry order OF the Loyal Legion
OF the United States. Rear Admiral han
croft GherarM vas re-elected commander
tn-6hief Of IL eedes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-20
IN FAVOR OF PLAINTIFFS.
Verdict for 9l,s0O Obtained Axai,
Railroad Company.

VcKuhcI NOr SIsOOO ObtA1ned AXalu01
Railroad Company.
In the case of J. w. Brooke and wife
against Washington and Georgetown Rail-
road Company the jury today returned a
sealed verdict In favor OF the plaintifrs.
awarding the plaintiffs $780, This was
the third verdict rendered In favor OF the
plaintiffs. The first was for 5000 the Sec
cnd for $500. The plaintiffs. Represented
by Attorneys G. n. Smith and Edwin For
rest. claimed $4,000 damages for injuries
snusfained by Mrs Brooke nf fSth street and
Feunsyavnnta avenue June q 70e8
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-20

The Evening Star is the only
afternoon paper in Washington
that receives the dispatches of
the Associated Press. 1t is
therefore the only one in which
the reader can find the complete
news OF the world. directly trans
mitted by telegraph, up to the
moment of going to press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-20

Charles Foster. colored. was convicted in
Criminal Court No. 2 today OF the carnaI
knowledge Of Victoria Liggett. colored
girl under sixteen years of age. The prts-
oner was remanded by Judge Bradley for
pentence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-20
TIMOTHY HURLEY ACQUITrED
Not Guilty OF Assault With Mura..
ous Intent.

Timothy Hurley. alias Rome Hurley. who
was placed en- trial before Judge Bradley
in Criminal Court No. 2 yesterday, charged
with assauitipg Thomas Gorham, colored.
at North Capitol street and New York
avenue. the 9th Of last July. with intent to
Kill him. by striking him with a base hall
bat. was acquitted today. The defendan nj
was represented by Attorney Chas. j. Mur.
phy. -
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-11
FtnamctaI.

Context Renewed Between the ReactIonists and the Interests Combined on il Bull Campaign.
 New York, Dec. 10.-To-day's market was a renewal of the contest between the reactionists and the combined in- terests which have embarked on a bull campaign. The bears were encouraged by the evident stress under which the bulls labored yesterday in trying to sustain values at weak points and they were prepared for vigorous measures to break the market. Although they had the advantage at the outset of lower quotations from London, the earliest dealings here showed advances, Sugar leading. But that stock, together with Manhattan and the coalers was soon weakened by the liberal offerings to realize, and the reaction soon attacked the whole list. There were very heavy dealings in Northern Pacific preferred which has been sharply advanced re- gently on rumors of a liberal dividend to be declared to-day. The reaction on the dividend was timed for about the
 
 hour of closing of the market, and the street was kept busy all day with con- tradictory rumors on the subject. One of these had it that the action on the dividend would be postponed altogeth- CT and the resulting decline in the stock uncovered stop-loss orders. Covering of shorts in the final dealings and early information of the decision of the di- rectors to disburse the first dividend of per cent. caused a rally of nearly point in the stock but left a net loss of sharp fraction.
 The bears made vigorous attacks on all of the stocks of the local corpora tions which have been recently ad- vanced, the transit companies on talk that the underground rapid transit plan was about to fail and the gas
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NATIVE HAWAITANS AT THE
 STATE TaTaF,A I2TMFNT.

Washington, Hec. 10.--The delegation of native Hawaiians who have been in Washington for the last few days called at the state department to-day. and were admitted to an interview with Secretary Sherman. There were four in the party, James Kaula, president of the Hawaiian Patriotic leaglie: Joseph Heleluhe, K. c. K, commissioner of the league David Kalanokalina, president of the Hawaiian Association Hui Ka- laina, and William Auld, secretary and commissioner of the association. The interview lasted only a few minutes They presented the secretary with a memorial, represented to be on behalf of 10000 native Hawaiians, protesting against annexation, or, at least, solicit ing a secret plebiscite of the Hawaiian population if such a course was deter mined upon by the government of the United States Secretary sherman treated his visitors with courtesy and without making any promises and said he would lay the petition before the sen- ate, which body now had the annexa- tion treaty before 1t. Accordingly, he submitted the document to Senator Hoar, rep. of Massachusetts, a member of the senate committee on foreign re- latiOnS
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-11
MILFORD.

| The road to Meadows End, that has been closed for the past few weeks | while the new bridge at Great Lots creek was being built, is now open to the public. It was finished yesterday by John E. Buddington of New Haven. FOREFATHER's DAY IN MILFORD. Sunday and Monday Plymouth church celebrates Forefathers' day with relI- gious and social exercises. On Sunday evening at 7:3O an address on ."The Pii grims; Who They Were and What They did" will be given, In the morning, Men who have Hazarded their Lives" will be the subject.
 On Monday supper Will be served in the church parlors by the ladies, and af- ter the supper post-prandial addresses will follow, interspersed with music and other interesting things. Some of the subjects and some of the names of the ladies and gentlemen who speak on the topics follow:
 The Pilgrim Character
 Miss Charlotte M. Clark The Pilgrim Influence
 MT. Frederic Cornwall Pilgrim Pluck-Mr A. A. Baldwin The Pilgrim as an Educator
 MT. H. I. Mn:hewsor Pilgrim Heroism-
 Deacon Charles w. Merwin The Pilgrims as I Knew Them-Char- acter Sketches-Mr. E. c. Mallory The Amusements of the Pilgrims
 MT. Rhodes The Pilgrim Press
 MT. Deacon, Editor of the Milford Citizen.
 The Modern Pilgrim
 MT. Fred Cornwall The Business of the Pilgrims
 MT. M. T. Gregory The Women of the Mayflower--
 Miss Ensign
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-11
AGAINST CIVII SFRVTCE

During the five minute debate MT. Linney rep, of North Carolina made an argument in favor of overthrowing the civil service law, which set the gal leries in a roar He believed that the spells belonged to the Victors It was the only way to succeed. He fourished aloft picture from a paper represent ing New York overrun by Tammany tigers. He had never heard anything particularly good of Tammany he said, except that it was vouched for by Amos Cummings, yet Tammany had prevailed against all the forces of good govern- ment. It was invlncible, omnipOtent. Why? Because 1t respected friends. Look at this picture" he shouted. "The tigers surrounded by n1yriads of little tigers. How would the tiger look sur rounded by monkeys and mice?"
 He eulogized the stalwarts of the par ty who had stuck to their friends"
 All amendments offered, including those announced by MT. Allen yester day, were voted down or ruled out on points of order.
 The bill was then reported to the house and passed.
 MT. Hit, chairman of the committee on foreign affairs, asked unanimous consent for the passage of the bill re- ported by his committee to prohibit the killing of four seals. He explained the necessity for the immediate passage of the act owing to the diplomatic negoti- ations now pending.
 "The passage of this law would pro- hibit pelagic sealing by our citizens" interposed Mir. Hopkins, rep, of Illinois. Is there any assurance if it should be passed that the citizens of Great Britain and Canada will be similarly restrict ed?"
 MT, Hit replied that there was not. but if we were sincere in our contention we should pass this law.
 Mir Johnson, rep, of North Dakota. said he wanted time to oppose the bill. He said that under present conditions 1t was as impossible to preserve the seal herds as 1t had been to preserve the buffalo herds. Objection was made by Mir. Loud, rep, of California, and then at 4:5o D. m. the house adjourned until Monday.
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companies on alleged assurances of po- litlcal favoritism, These stocks all re- acted over 1 per cent. and up to 3 per cent. The stocks of the transit compa- nies recovered partly on the postpone ment of a decision on the underground plan. The break In this group, how ever, broke the market and precipitat- ed declines all through the list. Many leading stocks lost 1 per cent. or over and some as much as 2 per cent. The covering of shorts at the close and the rally in local transit stocks reduced net losses in most cases to fractions. The stocks of southern and southwestern railroads were comparatively firm and show the smallest losses. Union Pacl- f1c showed 0 tendency to rally, though it weakened somewhat later on a de- nial of the story that the reorganiza- tion committee had offered the govern ment the full amount of the principal of its claim for settlement of the Kansas Pacific controversy.
 Business through commission houses showed large falling off to-day and sales for London account continued on quite a large scale. The general news
 
 earnings, which were favorable, were disregarded and the course of the mar llet was due almost entirely to the con- test between professional traders.
 The feature of the bond market was the decline of points in the Kansas Pacific consols, due to the apprehen- sion that the possible purchase of the property by the government may debar the holders from a share in the Union Pacific reorganization plan. The de- mand for high-grade bonds continued good and a number of gains of from 1 to over ? per cent. was shown. The speculative bonds reacted somewhat in sympathy with stocks. The total sales were $3;150,000
 United States old fours registered were advanced to-day as bid and the lives 1s bid.
 Following are the closing prices re- ported by Prince & Whitely, bankers and brokers 46 Broadway, New York, and IS Center Street, New Haven:
 Rid Aaka3
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OF LOCAL INTEREST.

Sculptor H. Bartlett of Boston, for merly of this city ,lectured yesterday af- ternoon in Hosmer hall, Hartford, sub- ject, Jean Francois M;',et.
 The Valentine Stamp Go. has been or ean'zed in this city wi.h capital of $5,000 In 200 shares of S25 each, all paid in The subscribers are: William H Valentine, 172 shares; Albert M. Don . ker, 2O Adolph Rosenheimer, William J. Valentine and Alexander Van Wir, each two shares.
 The H. Wales Lines Co.,, of Meriden, has signed a contract with A. & 5. Blu menthal of 10 Green street, New York city, for the erection of a silk velvet mill at Shelton, Conn., The building is 22O feet by 110 feet, with boiler house forty-fve feet by thirty-five feet and steam chimney about seventy feet high.
 Mud, mud, mud" said a prominent gentleman last night. Did you ever
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-11
New York Cotton Exchange.
Quotations of Active Ro,ds

The following quotations on bonds are furnished by Boody Mcclellan ES Co. bank. CTS. 57 Broadway, New York, and ST Or. ange street, New Haven: