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Evening star., 1897-05-08
THE POSTAL CONGRESS
Committees Reaching Conclusions on Propo.
n siBous Submitted.
Plans ia Prssre.s for the Entertain.
"e"t "f th7 Delegates. Reeep-
ion Tuesday Night.

The committees of the universal postal
congress continued today the considera-
tion OF Ne yarious propositions submit
ted for decision, and much progress was
reported. 1t was announced that no
changes would be made in the rules and
regulations now governing the system un-
der which registered mail Is handled. and
the statement was also given out that the
congress would be advised to adopt a re-
dueed schedule of rates for the maritime
transportation of mail. The reduction
recommended will be for five years on a
sliding scale. reaching from per cent in
many cases to Is per cent as a maximum.
1t Is believed that the congress will act
favorably on this report.
The Excursion to Richmond.
The committee on arrangements for the
universal postal congress will arrange at a
meeting Monday to. take the members Of
the congress on an excursion to Richmond
leaving here next Saturday morning, re-
turning on the following day. The board of
trade OF Richmond has arranged to enter
tam the guests. 1t has not yet been deter
mined just how the trip will be made but
the party on their return will probably
make short stop at Old Point Comfort
IL Is likely they will go to Baltimore
thence to Richmond on the Bay Line. Dur
Ing their stay here they will also be taken
on excursions to Marshall Hall and to Mt
Vernon.
The Postmaster General has extended in
vitations to the delegates for Il reception at
their headquarters in the old Corcoran Art
Gallery, on next Tuesday e5ening, from 8
to 10 o'clock.
An Appropriate Canceling Stamp.
A new canceling machine was placed in
the branch post office at the postal con-
gress today, and the letters which will be
henceforth sent out will be rare mementos
OF the occasion. The cancellation bars
which are of flag design. contain the words
Congress Postal Universal" The envel-
be sent only from the branch office during
the sessions of the congress
Inc delegates appreciate very highly the
courtesy extended them by the govern
ment In transmitting all their mail to all
parts of the world free of charge, and the
great convenience they are afforded by
having their mail sent to the congress
building
The Corean delegates are studying with
much earnestness the systems of the vari-
Gus countries in the postal union with a
View of recommending the Introduction of
modern postal methods in their native
country They are aware that Japan's
great progress is due almost entirely to
the readiness to adopt new ideas from
civilized countries, and they realize the
necessity for their own country to follow
a similar course
Col. MIN Sang Ho, the delegate from
Corea. Is n young man of superior attain
sympathy in his views of the Corean min
lister. Chin Pom Ye, who is a relative of
the king and q valuable colleague in ex-
Gov. Hoy1 of Wyoming.
Evening star., 1897-05-08
Washington stock Exchange.

Sales regular call-12 o'clock m.-Real Estate
Title Insurance. oat 100. Pneumatic Gan Car
6tz; 80 at 6ts: 100 at 6]s.
District of Columbia Bonds.-2O-ye fund Is, 103
Is, 1901, currency 1I2ls bid Water stock Is 1903,
currency, III bid sos, funding, currency, IOsa
Miscellaneous Bonds.-Metropotan Railroad 5s.
ia bid. Metropolitan Railroad conv. Us. ll6 bid.
SO bid. Columbia Railroad 6s, rs bid. Washing
ton Gas Company ds, series A, IA bid. Washing
ard Potomac Telephone 5s. 102 bid. American Sc
eurity and Trust 5s. f. and A.. 100 bid; American
ington Market Company 1st 6s, 100 bid Washing
ton Market Company imp u.s. i99 bid Washington = m
Association IS. 1o3 bid. Washington Light Infantry
LIST Is, 95 bid.
bid Bank of the Republic. 227 bid, Metropolitan.
2s0 bid, 800 asked. Central. 255 bid. Farmers and
cG6a 2 BID o capta @ T 40 'np bid West ss End
i03 bid. lo6si asked. Traders, 81 bid. Lincoln,
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies National Safe
Deposit anr Trust. IL Ia w asked Washington
curity and Trust. 14a lid Washington safe De-
asked Metropolitan, iis1s bid, iisA asked '' Co. ..
4s s ana "a ssss s Il S G. Gas
Electric Light, s67s bid, 30 asked;
IS ss s s C assa
s. bid Potomac, Gs,s ss I'D lid Arlington a .I2s bid
Sa Gam5a T. i'd s asked rss ungn n
81 asked. Peoples, 5h bill Lincoln, sh bid.
Title Insurance Stoeks-Real Estate Title. 9s bid
1Os asked. Columbia Title, hid, 5S asked.
Telephone stocks n AM IS bid so asked
ophone sss bid. sfs asked. American Graphophone
preferred. 80 bid. rheumatic Gun Carriage, so
Miscellaneous stoeks.-MergenthaIer Linotype. 12I
ss s2 %assnsou narss II e bid SIS
sEx div.
Evening star., 1897-05-08
COUNCIL OF REGENTS,
Ladies' in Charge of Historic Mount
Vernon.

Mrs. Hearst. vice regent for California:
Mrs. Pickins. vice regent for South Caro-
Ina. and Mrs. Walker. vice regen, for
Ncrth Carolina, joined the council yester-
Gay at Mt Vernon. and took part in the
Uork of the various committees to which
they are assigned A tour of inspection
over the house and grounds was made. un-
der the guidance of Superint -ndent Dodge,
and such repairs or restora.ions as may be
needed Were carefully noted
The relic committee. of which Mrs. Ella
Bassett Washington is chairman. has re-
ported the loan of great many interesting
articles. the most valuable of which came
from Mrs. Lewis Conrad of New Orleans
She mas also sent the cabinet in which
these treasures will be displayed
Rhode Island. through Us vice regent.
MIS- Ames. has furnished one of the rooms
1T the house servants quarters.
Routine matters concerning the manage
ment of the estate have kept the attention
or the council closely to business yester-
DAY afternoon and today. Tomorrow some
OF the ladies will attend service at Pohick
Church- The council will continue several
days of the coming week.
Evening star., 1897-05-08
Two More Victims of the Paris Char
ity Bazaar Fire.
REQUIEM MASS SUNG at NOrRE DAME
Great Celebration Attended by I'm
posing Ceremonies.
GERMAN EMPEROR'S TRIBUTE

LONDON. May s.-A special dispatch
vlasto. who were among the persons in
jured in the fire Tuesday last at the char
ity 's,zaar in the Rue Jean Goujon, expired
this morning.
Requiem Mass mt NOtre Dame.
PARIS. May S-A requiem mass for the
repose of the souls of the victims of the
recent fire at the charity bazaar was cele-
brated at noon today in the Cathedral Of
Notre Dame. The interior Of the building
was heavily draped with black. relieved
by silver embrofderies and the main door
way was draped with a huge pail spanslad
with silver. edged with ermine and raised
on either side by silver loops. Above the
doors were escutcheons with the initials
"R. F. (Republique FrancaiSe.)
AT an early hour the square in front Of
the cathedral was densely packed with
PEOPLE.
An imposing catafalque, covered with
flowers and erected in front of the choir,
contained the remains of the Comtesse
De Jallin and Madame Julian.
German Royalty's Tribute.
Conspicuous among the floral tributes
were magnificent wreaths sent by the En-
peror and Empress of Germany and the
Russian colony of Paris.
President Faure occupied a raised plat
form at the left Of the choir and behind him
were ranged the families of the victims.
the members of the government, diplomatic
and other notabilities.
Mgr De Lesoaille officiated at the mass
and Father Olivier preached the sermon,
taking for his text the words
Blessed are they who have passed from
life doing good"
majority of the large stores of Paris
We're closed during the religious service at
Notre Dame.
Evening star., 1897-05-08
Obstructing the Sidewalk.

An advertisement In The Star giving no
tice of a reduction in the price of Keating
bicycles was followed by rush of patrons
to Karl Won Rodenstein's bicycle store. No.
73O 18th street, yesterday morning. In Or
der to supply the demand Manager Won
Rodenstein got big shipment of wheels
Because of the limited space in the store
the packed wheels were piled on the side
walk. Policeman Barry called on the man.
ager and told him that such an obstruc-
ton could not be permitted. The bicycle
people were unable to attend to customers
and remove the wheels promptly. and In
consequence forfeited 81 collateral today in
the Police Court.
Evening star., 1897-05-08
Government Bonds

Quotations reported by Corson & Macart-
Il han
Evening star., 1897-05-08
ABOUT A BABY.
The Fight for Possession of the
YeaSer Child.

Yeager Child.
1t is said to be probable that more
charges will grow out of the trouble be
tween Louis Yeager and his wife. referred
to in yesler lays Star. Mr.. Yeager was ar
rested yesterday on charge of threats.
According to the story of the plaintiff in
the case, Mr.. and Mrs. Yeager. who for
some time lived in Richmond, Va, were
very unhappy together, and some time ego
the latter returned TO the home of her
mother, Mrs. Louisa Austin, in this city,
bringing their babe, VINO is between one
and two years old, with her.
Yeager followed later, and soon after
reaching here began to annoy his wife and
her mother by making threats that he
would take the baby from its mother. In
consequence of this the infant was kept in
the house for two weeks.
A couple of days ago Yeager sent letter
to his wife, telling her that he was going to
leave the city, and Thursday she took the
baby out for ride in the Washington and
Georgetown cars. intending to go to the
Zoo Yeager, who was evidently on the
watch, saw Mrs. Austin, with his wife and
child, enter the car at the corner of Penn
SyiJania avenue and Sth street southeast
snd followed on bicycle. When the ladies
a A.. the child alighted from the car at the
corner of 14th and streets. intending to
transfer to the line going to the Zoo, Yea
ger rushed up and seized the baby.
A fight between the husband and wife
ensued, but the former secured the child
and jumped in a carriage he had in wait
ing Mrs. Yeager also jumped in the ve-
hicle and the party proceeded to No. 81
9th street southeast, where Yeager has
room.
Arrived there Mrs. YeaSer got out of the
carriage, apparently thinking that she
could prevent Yeager from taking the baby
in the house, but the husband managed TO
carry off the prize. Later Yeager was ar
rested at his room on a warrant charging
threats He was taken to the station. still
CARRYING the baby. Mrs. Yeagar after
ward called at the police station and vas
given possession of the baby.
Evening star., 1897-05-08
BELT RAILWAY BONDS.
Important Move Made by Counsel for
the HoIders

Messrs- Nathaniel Wilson and A. B.
fro"he- representing the American Secur-
ity and Trust Company. trustee Of the hold
ers OF bonds of the Belt Line Railway Com
pany. today notified counsel of Receiver
Schoepf tnat they will ask the Equity
Court to sign an order next week making
the Hen in favor of the bondholders su-
perlor to any Indebtedness incurred by the
receiver or any hereafter incurred.
Ihey except, however, the Indebtedness
allowed by the court October -, 1896. to be
incurred for necessary operating supplies
The order. II signed. VIII prevent the re-
CelVeT from issuing any certificates without
the express order of the court, setting forth
that they do not displace or affect the prior
lien Of the bOndholders
Evening star., 1897-05-08
FLYNN IN POLICE COURT.
The Ex-Presldcnt of the BOOkbtnders
Held for the Grand Jury.

The Ex-Presldcnt of the BOOkbfnders
Held for the Grand Jury.
Edward P. Flynn, late president of the
Journeymen Bookbinders' Union, an ac-
count of whose arrest on charge of en-
bezzlement was published in yesterday 3
Star, appeared in the Police Court today
to answer the accusation. He was repre-
sented by Attorneys w. A. Cook and Will
liam Riley, who announced that they were
ready for trial.
Prosecutor Mullowny said he was not
ready to proceed, because of the absence
of material witnesses. The widow 20 whom
the money in question was supposed to
have been paid, he said, was in Baltimore.
Counsel for the defendant then announced
that they would waive an examination,
and the case was sent to the grand jury.
Bond in the sum of $500 was given for his
appearance.
1t was alleged by the prosecution that
the amount of money missing is about $50.
That sum, it is alleged. was appropriated
to pay a death benefit to widow and four
children. Before the present legal action
was taken the case was Investigated by the
society, and it is alleged that Flynn claim
ed to have lost part Of the money, and used
some of 1t to meet the expenses of paper
owned by his daughter in Massachusetts.
Evening star., 1897-05-08
MONETARY COMMISSION OFF
sails From New York for Hnvre .
Steamer La TOurafnc.

'"is from New York for Hnvre on
Steamer La TOurafnc.
Nh" YORK, May S.-Ex-Vice President
Aolal Il. stevenson, General c. J. Paine
anu United States Senator Edward O. VOL
coz VINO were recently appointed by Presi-
oeh' Mchlniey as commission to confer
win 'he heads Of European governments
relative 10 the holding of an International
.u nlihesainc conference, sailed for Havre on
the French liner La Touraine today VII
Before their departure Mr. Stevenson said
mat the commission would go directly TO
Paris. and after comforting with the French
government would visit London, Berlin.
Vienna and the capitals of the o,her Eurn
pean governments. He expected that much
good would be accomplished by the com
mission and did not anticipate any trouble
In inducing the governments to appoint
delegates to the contemplated conference
Evening star., 1897-05-08
Destroying Trees.
" OF The Evening Star:

To the Editor OF The Evening Star:
Sunday, Company A. 9th Battalion, n. c.
n. c., went on a road march to Fort De
Russy. in Rock Creek Park. and spent
several hours in skirmish drill That they
learned something. that 1t is necessary to
employ Sunday for such purposes. and
that the boys had a good time
make no question. 1 am told that
the trees around Fort De Russy were
in the way OF the skirmish drill and that
permission has been secured from the park
authorities to cut them down. To this
there ought to be prompt and forcible OBJ
lection. Those trees are chiefly peaches
and cherries, and they grew from pits
thrown away by soldiers stationed i'm the
fort during the war. There are also in
that vicinity, to my knowledge. many beeches
in the bark of which the soldiers cut their
names with the initials of their regiments
and states. These surely ought to be pro-
tected. The park authorities seem to have
power to cause the destruction of trees
and the removal of stone and road-making
material; can they not find some color of
support for the reasonable protection of
the territory intrusted to them? There is
no necessity for touching any of the nat
ural features of the park during the in
terval that must pass before a competent
landscape engineer Is placed In charge and
given authority by Congress to reduce the
park to the artificial and conventional con-
diticrs of beauty regarded as desirable.
Evening star., 1897-05-08
IN VETERANS BEHALF.
Representative james II. Young Urges
Reinstatement of Discharged Men.

Representative james II. Young Urges
Reinstatement of Discharged Men.
Representative James r. Young of Penn
syivanfa headed a committee of five G.
A. r. men from Philadelphia which called
on Secretary Gage at the Treasury Depart
ment today to urge the reinstatement of
thirty veterans of the war who had been
discharged from the Philadelphia mint
during the last administration.
The committee claimed that the old SOL
diers had been Disseminated against on
account Of politics, and they had concluded
10 appeal to him for justice. The commit
tee was composed of discharged soldiers
Secretary Gage promised to give each in
d1vfdual case careful consideration
Gen. Jas. r. O'Beirne headed a commit
tee from the q. A. r. of New York city
and county. which called on the secretaries
OF the State. Treasury. War. Navy. Inter-
lor and Agricultural Departments today to
thank them heartily in the name of the or
carnations they represented "for their
actlon already taken in reinstating veter-
ahs who had been discharged from their
departments for political reasons during
the past four years"
1t IS stated that at the cabinet meeting
Yesterday Secretary Gage was bantered by
ms 1eiiow-members because he had not re-
lnStated many veterans in his department
Mr. Gage admitted that he had been dere-
lict and promised to reform. Engaged in
his multitudirous duties he had not given
the matter the attention which it would
hereafter receive from him. He had sup
posed, he said that the subordinate officials
We're looking after these matters He was
heartily In favor of good treatment for the
veterans, he said.
a. j. Andrews, W. J. Simpson and j. c.
Henderson, a committee representing vet
Grams of the war discharged from the
Philadelphia mint during the administra-
tion of President Cleveland, submitted to
President Mckinley protest and appeal
for reinstatement. The President was
especially interested in the charge that
thirty veterans We're dismissed from the
mint on Memorial day, 1884.
Evening star., 1897-05-08
PROTESTING VIRGINIANs.
Representatives of the Bowden Fac
tfOn Call on Gen. Gary

Representatives of the Bowden Fac
ton Call on Gen. Gary.
A delegation of about thirty republicans
representing the Bowden faction In the sec
ond congressional district of Virginia had
an interview with Postmaster General Gary
today.
They protested warmly against the ef-
forts of the Wise faction to secure recoent-
ton. and denounced what they called the
intervention in Virginia politics of John
S. Wise of New York. who was Spokesman
for the Richard A. Wise delegation that
was recently here.
They said their speakers were Virgin
ians. and that all three members of the
state committee from that district sunport-
ed Bowden.
They were headed by Col John ]. Dwyer
recent candidate for Congress; ex-Mayor
Banks of Norfolk, State Committeeman II
B. Nichols of Norfolk, Thomas Lowry
chairman of the Norfolk city committee:
Col. H. B. Clay of Newport News. and
Chairman 8. L. Burroughs of the republi
can congressional committee, and G. P.
Corrigan. colored orator. They asserted
they represented the republican organtza
ton of the second district. the original NC
kinley element of Virginia, and were op-
posed Ito the Lamb and Wise faction fore
ing bogus Organization on the adminis
tration."sn j
Evening star., 1897-05-08
Man Of the Seat OF War.

The military information division Of thu
adjutant generals department has Just
completed. under the direction Of Major
Wagner, the second sheet OF a war map of
Greece. covering the topography from
Pharsalos, the lately abandoned Greek
headquarters, down southwark of Lebadera.
and close to Athens. The map In on a
scale of 1 to 100000. and contains a fund
of valuable data, such as railroads. high
ways boundaries. steamboat landing VIII
lagos. anchorages ETC.. all absolutely au-
thentic and taken from the Grecian gem
eral star map. The publication VIII be in
four sheets.
Evening star., 1897-05-08
Sugar Trust Gasc< >

District Attorney Davis stated to a Star
reporter this afternoon that there is moth
ing new in the matter of the indicted sugar
trust witnesses. He has he said received
no letter from the Department of Justice
directing him not to proceed with the trials
on the 18th instant, and he repeated his in
tention of going ahead with the cases on
that dav.
The application of the convicted witness
Mr.. EiVerton II. Chapman. for pardon has
not yet been referred to Mr.. Davis and un-
less he is, directed TO stay the proceedings
Mr.. Davis viii on the 18th ask for the
enforcement of the sentence. He does not
anticipate being put to the necessity OF
asking for a bench warrant for Mr. Chap
mans arrest at any time. being confident
that he will promptly report here at the
proper time.
Evening star., 1897-05-08
UNITY CLUB's FAREWELL.
Program OF Its Last Public Entertain
ment of the Sensou

Inc unity Club held its last public enter
tainment of the season in the parlors of
the National Hotel. with more than 30
members and guests in attendance.
The program was very pleasing. consist
ing OF vocal and instrumental selections of
a high order and other exercises.
Inc crowning feature was an essay by
DIR. W. w. Goddng. superintendent of the
Government Hospital for the Insane. The
music was entertaining. the program be-
ing as follows: Selection by the Rossini
Circle, composed of Miss Grady dhe blind
planlst) and the Messrs. Oates and Haskins:
c0fnet solo and duet by the Messrs. Colt
walls. with piano accompaniment by Prof
smith piano duet, by Mrs. Dodson and
MISS Huckert; tenor SOLO by Mr. Frederick
D. white, accompanied by Mrs. Carrie Kid
wen stewart; contraito solo, by Mrs. DIR
oiin Leech. accompanied by Miss Dorothy
fioucheh' soprano solo. by Miss Matti,
Stewart H.
Dlshihed and humorous recitations were
even by Miss Mary l.. Lloyd and DIR.
hhomas J. Jones, "St. Elizabeth"
Evening star., 1897-05-08
TO DISCUSS RAILWAY MATTERS,
Annual Convention of Raflrond Com
mfsstoners I'm So. Louis

!.
mfssfoners I'm ST. Louis.
MI Edward A. Moseley, secretars and
MI. Martin s. Decker assistant secretary
Oh the interstate commerce commission. will
ieaVe Sunday for st. Louis to attend the
rational convention of railroad commits
sioners, which is to assemble in that CITY at
Pianters' Hotel on Tuesday next. Messrs.
idoseiey and Decker are, respectively. secre-
tary and assistant secretary of the conyen
uon having been elected to those positions
annually since the first convention. which
vas held in 1889
Inc convention. which. until this wear
mas met annually In Washington since its
oisanization eight years ago will be conn
posed Oh the members of the railroad COM
missions OF all the states having such
pouies, ana IL is expected that almost every
stare IN the Union viii be represented,
The topics for discussion al the 81. I,ouis
convention are: Uniform classification. rail-
way statistics, powers, duties and actuaI
work OF state railroad commissions leeisIa
tioh' safety appliances and delays attend-
ant upon enforcing of railroad commissions
py procedure in the courts
Inc ofhcers of the last convention he
Sues Messrs. Moseley and Decker. were
isaac B. Brown of Pennsylvania. president
dent. VIC P'esi-
Evening star., 1897-05-08
PREDICTS HANNA'S ELECTION.
Tenn l.. johnson Talks on the POliti
cnI Situation In Ohio.

cnl Situation In Ohio.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May Sex Repre-
sentative in Congress Tom L. Johnson is in
the city on flying trip from New York.
He has announced that he will not be d
candidate for the Senate this ian, and
added that he was opposed to the candi-
dacy of John r. Mclean, and further that
he believed Mr.. Hanna would probably sue
ceed himself
Mr.. Johnson was asked what his attitude
toward Mclean was, and said:
Il have been very pronounced in my op-
position to Mr.. Mclean for some time
think it would be misfortune to elect him
to the United States Senate. 1 think his
candidacy will materially injure the demo-
cratic chances
why are you not candidate?'' Mr..
Johnson was ask ed.
That's long story" he answered. "Of
course, | should be glad, happy, proud to
lei>resent this great state in the United
States Senate But many other democrats
have better claim on the honor. II it
were a campaign to come squaraly before
the people, well, l might feel differently
atout II, but scrap at a caucus-no,
thank you. l don't want it that way and
of course, l couldn't get it,
What do You think of Mr.. Hanna's
chances for election?" Mr.. Johnson was
asked.
oh, think Hanna will be The man." re-
piled the ex-Congressman confidentallv
Il think he will be elected the way lines
are drawn now Mind you. l think ii
would be entirely possible to beat him If
We had a very pronounced man for a can
didate. man strong with the working peo-
PIE. don't think Mclean can beat him
though"
How does the Mckinley administration
strike you SO far, Mr. Johnson"
We'll. l don't think the gold democrats
have any cause to complain. Mr. McKin-
ley didn't fool any one. He didn't say that
he would get a currency bill passed first
He's doing what he agreed to do, attending
TO tarfn legislation. He can't be accused al
bad faith
What do you think of the Dingley bill o
oh. my opportunity of judging 1t is very
neaser. l think the German bill was
worse than the Mckinley BILL and the
D1ngley bill is worse than the German bill