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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
Prices Yielded in the Face of
Light Demand.
SOLICIqUDE OVER THE MAINE REPORT
Probable Hawaiian Sugar Output
Affects Prices.
ESTERN CROP NEWS
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Evening Star
NEW YORK. March 23.-opening prices
TINS morning were fractionally lower in
sympathy with London. and subsequently
yielded further by reason Of the reduced
cemand. Prices yielded throughout the
day, but the market was free from actual
indications of weakness. The narrowness
OF the market and the absence of all in
centive to buy made il necessary TO reduce
prices in order to trade at ALL Washing
ton advices predicting radical criticisms of
Spain in speeches to be made in the Senate
during the week added to the general nm
easlncss of the situation. Liquidation is
being held well in check, but the task in
creases with each succeeding day
III investment holdings are retained dur
ing the trying period incident to the close
OF this week and the beginning of the next.
the market may be held slightly under the
Prevailing Level. Should new LIQUIDATION
set in at the close of the week confidence.
IN securities around the present level Will
De reduced 10 a minimum. on all sides
there is open concern as to the probable
outcome of the next few days
The report on the Maine disaster is now
regarded as fixing date for more impor-
tent developments than the fixing of the
responsibility for that event While inter-
20 10 Sehteleu IN pOntical events, there
are several factors outside justifying con-
slderauon of stock market Influences The
building of an independent sugar refinery
In the Hawaiian Islands. equal i'm capacity
10 the demands of at least one-half of the
territory west of the Missouri river is "A
factor adverse to the American monopoly
ana recent selling has clearly empha sized
the fact.
The weakness of the shares of tb,. lat
Ter company today were largely resDousi-
BILE for The unsettling of the general mar
ket. The proposed railway legislation at
Albany is a matter of considerable concern
10 the local traction companies also and
these shares have occasional movements
not based wholly on our foreign relations
The possible crop damage in certain sec-
lions OF the west came at a time when
news of any kind was likely either to lose
as the situation retains its present COM
plexities dull market is the only safe
guard to prices.
Money continues to be cheaper on call
but the experience of the borrower is not
certain Of deserving a similar description
Consequently there is little prospect for an
Immediate employment of idle capital
Speculation, investment and commerce
must all wait on overhanging devel-
OK ments. Business conditions are not
10 be considered separately for the
time being. But the climax TO the
depression is being awaited on all sides
and few shrewd judges at least will
recognize the limit of the decline. Sub
seauent to such recognition a prompt re-
ccvery of the gradual but persistent losses
mand nor is there likely to be until Mon
iaV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
HAWAIIAN LEGISLATION.
Contracts for Coolies to BE Made
VOidable.

Contracts for Coolies to BE Made
VOidable.
HONOLULU, March IL, via steamer Bel
gic.-A bill is about to be introduced in the
legislature providing that from and after
July 1 no labor contract will be enforced
in the Hawaiian Islands. The central COM
mittee has Endorsed the bill by carrying a
motion to the effect that in future labor
contracts be abolished by the present legis-
lature.
The Hawaiian legislature will be asked
to appropriate $4,000 for the coinage of
nickels and dimes. Minister Damon states
that there is a scarcity of this class of
coinage, and the banks were compelled to
send to the United States several times for
sufficient small coin to meet the needs of
their business. The new coins will be
minted at San Francisco, and this govern
ment will make a handsome profit on the
transaction.
At the last session of the legislature the
duty on Japanese sake was materially in
creased, in order to protect the California
wine growers. The result has been a
great increase in trade in this parti .ular
line. Now the Japanese want cheaper
sake, and have petitioned the legislature to
restore the old duty. They claim that the
cost to the consumer under the old tariff
was reasonable, and that the present duty
is prohibitive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
SHOULD DECLARE WAR,
Representative Mann Gives His Views
on the Cuban Question.

Representative Mann of Chicago said to-
day with respect to the Cuban situation:
AS Is well known, have been earnestly
In favor of preserving peace. if possible,
and have not believed it desirable for this
country 10 embroil itself in war over tie
domestic relations of Spain and Cuba The
existing condition of affairs has entirely
changed my attitude. / knew that both the
Cleveland administration and the present
administration were thoroughly informed
as to the condition of affairs in Cuba, and
1t was inconceivable 10 me that any Presi-
Gent of this country would sit idly by and
60 nothing. if he knew that the Spanish
were deliberately starving the Cubans to
death, like rats in a pen.
mat fa1t Is now established by outside
informa ton beyond controversy. 1t is no
longe.,, therefore. a political question or n
come question of humanity.
AS the dominant nation of this CONT
nent, We VIII not permit any other nation
10 interfere for the purpose of preventing
the deliberate starving of the Cubans and
hence. the sole responsibility Is upon our
selves.
The question is like this: Suppose / had
neighbor who was inclined to be some
what harsh TO his child. l woull feel dis
Inclined to interfere in ny neishbor's af-
fairs where the child was rebeliious and
was receiving ordinary punishment But
II my neishbor, for the purpose of punish
ing the child and reducing it to subsection.
was hogSing and starving it to death and
1 had given nCtice to the world that no one
else should step the cruelty, would it not
De my duty to interfere and protect the
cfiid! Every sentiment in my heart saws
yes. every drop of blood in my body saws
yes And for one / not only believe that
this country must now at once stop Span
ish cruelty in Cuba and make Cuba free,
nut L propose to carry out my belief in a
practical manner.
III any of our leaders in the House at
tempt To stand in the way of Cuban indie
pendence those leaders will soon receive a
shock Just as the Spanish will The re-
publican members of the House have been
trusting President Mckinley up to the
present time and will be glad to do so
longer If he will act / have made a care
Iui canvass amcnf large number of the
republicans who We're formerly opposed to
even The recognition of Cuba, and nearly
every oae OF them now says that from this
time on he is in favor of establishing the
independence of Cuba. IL the leaders do
not recognize this fact they will very soon
be run over.
II expect that war will come out of this
but II can never come from a ulster cause
We ought to have declared war at the
same time when we passed the $50 900 600
appropriation, for war was the only posi-
bic excuse for such an appropriation
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foreign subject received attention. 1t can
be stated that the consensus Of opinion OF
the committee, based on information which
has been received from the administration
by various members Of the committee, was
tfat the President is pursuing wise and
conservative course, a course which is
rendered necessary in issues which involve
peace or war.
A member Of the committee said that
the course Of the President was surely
convincing the government and intelligent
people of the world that the United States
was justified in it's policy and would have
tie moral support of Europe when the
crisis came.
Tends Toward n Rupture.
1t was the opinion. however. that the
inevitable tendency was toward a rupture
with Spain, and that the United States
position was becoming stronger and strong
er every day. The committee is aware that
the Maine disaster will be treated as a
separate and distinct incident for the
present. There was some discussion as to
what would be done with the report of the
court of inquiry when it reaches the Sem
ate Monday, and it is probable that a mo-
ton will be made to Immediately refer it
to the committee on foreign relations.
1t is known that the naval committee will
seek jurisdiction of the report and will
contest the right of the foreign relations
committee to a matter involving the de-
struction of battle ship upon which a
naval board has made a report The for
eign relations committee is confident. how
ever. that the Senate will consider that the
Maine disaster involves foreign questions
which make it properly the right of that
committee to consider the subject. Mem
bers of the naval committee will claim
that the Senate having authorized it to
investigate the Maine disaster, this COM
mttee should have the report of the naval
board referred to it as a matter of courtesy
as well as right.
An effort will be made, however. to ad-
just the whole matter by the time the re-
port arrives, so that no debate will occur
until after committee has considered the
report
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baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE March 23.-F1our quiet unchanged
receipts. 1925 barrels; exports, GEES barrels
Wheat dull-spot and month. 99aa991s; April 995s
a1O0ls; May, l00Aa1001a; steamer No. 2 red, s;a
96horeceipts q, 702 bushels exports. none: stock
wheat by sample. 97a10eA; do. grade. GOA 100
Corn frm-spot and month. 337sa33ls; April, 33Na
1885; May, 34a341s; steamer mixed, 32Jsa33-re-
cepts. 202 1856 bushels exports. 400 bushels stock
1SS4, 015 bushels; sales, 80 900 bushels-southern
white corn. 33Aa34&: do yellow, 3sas4 Oats
dull.No. white. s4as4le; No. mixed slas1Is~
receipts, 23S bushels; exports none; stock 24
ISa bushels Rye ste ady-Ne nearby 55Jl; No.
western, ssh sales-receipts. H. $50 bushels:
exports, none; stock. 2O1 1881 bushels
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
WASHINGTON stock Exchange.

,,s saies - cal-I2 o'clock mGartal Trae
riase, 100 at IS cents. Lanston Monotype. 100 at
District of Columbia Bonds.-2o-year fund IS.
1ol12 bid. 3o-year fund Is. gold, Ito bid. .65s,
funding; currency; l15 bid
100 asked. Metropolitan Railroad certificates u
certificates Of Indebtedness, Is. liz bid Belt Rail-
road 5s, As bid. Eckingtcn Railroad 6s 80 bid.
ington Gas Company 6s, series A. Ill bid. WASH
ington Gas Company Is. series b. liz bid. 4. 5.
peste aid foto@se Teiephanep S. iS2 bid a%cr
lean Security and Trust IS. F. and A.. 100 bid.
bid Washington Market Company LIST ss i09 bid.
Washington Market Company imp. Is, 1c9 bid.
Mas@nie Han ASSOCIATION IS iO7 bid wasSinstS a
Light Infantry n LIST &C. 30 bid
is5 bid Farmers and Mechanics', iss bid SEE,
lumbia, 1880 bid Capital, LIS bid. West End.
log bid. los asked Traders, IS bid. Lincoln,
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies National
Safe Deposit eS us snd Trust ia bid washnGtsn
and Trust. i4S bid 1856 asked '
Railroad stocks.caPi!al Traction, z2,s bid; 70
bia, 20 bid Belt. 80 bid; il. asked '''''
Gas and Electric Light Stocks; -washngton Gas,
46A bid 46%t asked. U. 5. Electric Light. xIo0
insurance s;ooks-Firemen's 30 bid. Franklin.
20 bid. Metropolitan. 40 bid Corcoran. 90 bid.
Potomac, IS bid Arlington. 12o bid. las asked
German American. 1855 bid. National Union. 8 bid
l1H asked Columbia. II bid. i2ls asked Riggs,
Commercial 81 bid AZ asked.
Title Insurance Stccks--Real Estate Title, 80
bid. 90 asked: Columbia Title. AZ bid. asked
Washington Title. 2 bid. D'st;i let Tile, bid.
Telephone NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IS bid. Is
asked Chesspeake and Potomac. SO bid. AIneri-
can Graphophone. l5h bid, 16h asked. American
Graphophone. preferred 16h bid. Pneumatic Gun
csTiags, 81 BID, ,se asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks - Mergenthaler Linotype
x140 bid, 141 asked Lanston MonoyTe, l3 hid
IA asked. Washington Market, II hid Great
Falls Ice. III hid, 100 ASKED Norfolk and WASH
tngton Steamboat, 80 asked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
ARMY ORDERS.
A Board of Survey to Meet Mt Fort
Sumter.


A board of survey, 10 consist of Major
Ernest HI. RuffEer. Corps of Engineers:
Capt. William p. Van Ness, 1st Artillery.
and First Lieut.. Frank S. Harlow, LIST Ar
tillery. will assemble at Fort Sumter, South
Carolina, March "a, or as soon thereafter
as practicable. for the purpose of ascer-
tanning and reporting upon the question
of responsibility for the loss of certain
engineer property belonging to the United
States, for which Capt. Frederic V. Abbot,
Corps of Engineers, is accountable. The
junior member of the board will act as
recorder.
The following transfers are made: First
Lieut.. Robert Alexander, from the 18th
Infantry 10 the 11th Infantry, Company c.;
First Lieut.. Willis Uline. from the 11th
Infantry to the 18th Infantry, Company II.
Lieut.. Henry A. Reed, I'd Artillery, will
report in person to Col John 1. Rodgers,
9Th Artillery, president of the examining
board at New York, for exanina ton as
to his fitness for promotion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
Slater Not Guilty.

The greater part of the session OF Crimi-
nal Court No. today was devoted to the
discussion of prayers and arguments to
the jury In the case of Benjamin Slater,
who was placed on trial yesterday. Slater
1t will be remembered, was indicted for
ranslaughter in.connection with the fatal
slant.
Judge Bradley concluded his charge at
2:30 O'Clock this afternoon and the jury
thereupon retired to consider verdict
After a conference Of fifteen minutes the
jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
Talk ON Classification.

Major John w. Powell, director Of the
bureau of ethrology. will give a talk OH
Classification before the members of the
Washington Theological Club this after
noon at 4:15 o'clock
The meeting Of the club will be held IN
the chemical laboratory of Columbian UNI
verSity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
GLADSTONE'S ILLNESS,
He Begs the Newspapers Not to Dis
cuss His Condition.

QUINN HE COhU1t1On.
LONDON. March 23.-Sir Thomas Smith,
surgeon extraordinary to the queen, and
senior surgeon of st. Bartholomew Hos
pital, etc, who was called in consultation
upon the case of Mr.. Gladstone, said to an
interviewer today that after the examina-
ton Mr.. Gladstone begged him not to say
a word about his condition unless the
queen asked for information on the sub
ject. The surgeon confirmed the report
that Mr.. Gladstone was suffering intense
pain and was very ill. He added that Mr..
Gladstone would regard it as the greatest
Kindness if the newspapers and public
would not discuss the details of his sick
ness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
OREGON POPULISTS,
Want to Swallow the Democrats and
Silver Men.

Silver Men.
PORTLAND, Ore, March 23.-The dem
ocrats, populists and silver republicans of
Oregon are holding state conventions in
this city today to nominate two congress-
men and full state ticket. Democrats and
silver republicans are for fusion but the
populists threaten to cause split. Fifty
two middle-of-the-road delegates, inciud-
ing Chairman Young, held a caucus last
night, and, after reciting that an attempt
was being made to disrupt the people
party and deliver il over 10 the democracy,
under the gu!se OF fusion, adopted the
following resolution:
Resolved, That We demand that any
Union or fusion shall be on the people $
party platform and under populist leader
ship
They say if their demands are not COM
piled with they will nominate d separate
ticket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
Scrip for Pensions.

Special D1spatch TO The Evening Star.
CLEVELAND, March 23.-John Orme
Cole, former chief clerk of the United
States pension agency at Washington, now
living in Portsmouth, Ohio, has induced
Representative Payne Of Franklin county
to introduce into the Ohio legislature a
joint resolution memorializing Congress to
pay all pension claims. past present and to
accrue, in irredeemable scrip. In the aR-
gregate this would mean the floating of
81 600, 100000 of scrip. The bill was intro
duced yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
RENoMINATED FOR CONGRESS.
Capt. Lybrnnd Victorious After a
Hot Contest.

Hot Contest.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
DELAWARE, Ohio, March 23.-The re-
publican congressional convention of the
eighth Chic district met here yesterday and
renominated by reclamation Archibald Ly-
brand for Congress. There were contest
ing delegations from two counties who
withdrew from the convention. They are
recognized as the opposition of the admin
istration. The denomination of Capt. Ly-
brand is considered an administration VIC
tory. When the fight was made by Nc
kisson against Hanna Capt. Lybrand was
called from Washington and did yeoman
service for the Hanna contingent. 1t was
to his efforts more than any one else that
the vote of the delegate from Union county
was cast for Senator Hanna.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the Opening. the high
est and the lowest and the closing prices of
the New York stock market today. as re-
ported by Corson & Mccartney members
New York stock exchange. Correspondents
Messrs. Van Emburgh * Atterbury, No. >
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
Trial of DR.. Carr Resumed.

The trial of DR.. Cassius NJ. Carr, who is
charged with practicing dentistry without
having his name registered at the Office Of
the board of dental examiners, was resum-
ed this afternoon before Judge Scott and
jury in the United States branch of the
Police Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
The Menocal Court WIN Ad,ourn.

NEW YORK, March 23-The court of In
quiry appointed by Secretary Long to in
vestigate the alleged culpable negligence
of Civil Engineer Menocal in the construc-
ton Of dry dock No. 3. at the Brooklyn
navy yard, will be called tomorrow At
the commandments Office ii Is said that
probably as soon as the court convenes 1t
viii adjourn again indefinitely, on account
of the illness of Engineer Menocal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23

P1TTSBURG. March IA general strike
OF river coal miners viii be inaugurated on
April unless some OF the conditions Of
the Chicago agreement are conformed with
by that date, or the operators agree to
pay the men upon run-of-mine basis. A
strike will affect about 5000 men,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
A veterans Attempted Suicide.

CONVICTION, Va. March &c p. Bish-
op, an ex-Union veteran and shoemaker,
hailing from Washington, attempted last
midnight to commit suicide by cutting his
throat. The cash Is from ear to ear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers
and brokers, 1927 st., members New York
stock exchange, correspondents Messrs.
Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-23
Advices From Mark,

FOrffytnS TOrtuEas.
The outcome OF the conferences which
have been in progress between Secretary
Alger and his subordinates for the past
few days, ending with that of this morn
ing in regard to Dry Tortugas, was the
determination TO make improvements at
that place which will put 1t in a formula
BILE defensive condition. The island is now
under the jurisdiction of the Treasury
Department, which maintains a quarantine
station there. Some time ago application
was made by the War Department to the
treasury officials to have the island turned
over to the former department, and the
supposition Is that this has been done.
as Assistant Secretary SpauIding was in
conference with Secretary Alger in regard
to the matter before this mornings con-
ference began. Considerable work will
have to be accomplished to make the forti-
fications now there of formidable nature,
and it is understood that it has been de-
termined to expend upward of a half mill
lion for that purpose. Work win begin at
the earliest moment practicable with its
importance and as soon al arrangements
to that effect can be made. It was de-
termined to supplement the old-time bat
terry now at Fort Jefferson with some mod
ern effective guns, but just how many will
be placed there the officials at this time
are not prepared to say.
Garrison for Fort Jenerson.
During the morning Secretary Alger was
also in conference with Gen. Miles, COM
n anding the army. respecting the occupa-
ton of Fort Jefferson by q battery Of ar
tiIlery. The determination to garrison and
improve rhis fort was reached by the Sec
retarySafter conference with hts aids and
the Navy Department officials. The ques-
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all frst-class United States battle ships,
cruisers and monitors shall be named for
the states, territories ard districts of the
United States, and shall not be named for
any city, place or person until the names
o. the states shall be exhausted.
Successor to Admiral Sicard.
There is a general impression at the
Navy Department that it will shortly BE-
ccme necessary to relieve Rear Admiral
Sicard of command of the North Atlantic
station on account of his iil-health and
grant him indefinite leave of absence for
purposes of rest and regeneration. Several
officers have been mentioned as likely to
succeed him in case a change becomes nee
essary. OF the number, Commodore w. s.
Schlcy, chairman Of the light house board,
is regarded as most likely Of selection.
Other officers mentioned as possible sue
cessors to Admiral Sicard are Admiral
Bunce commandment of the New York yard
Capt. Sampson, president of the Maine
court of inquiry; Commodore Charles s..
Norton. commandaItt of the Washington
navy yard; Commodore John A. Howell,
now IT. command of the abandoned Euro
pean squadron. and Commodore N. H. Far
quhar, in command, of the Norfolk navy
yard. V IN
commodore dOWefPS selection is regarded
as likely for the reason that he has just
begun a tour Of sea duty and will soon
be without command He is now on
beard the flagship SUN Francisco at Grave
send, and will probably come home on that
vessel, which has been selected to convoy
to the United States the cruiser New Or
leans, formerly the Amazonas. recently
purchased from the Brazilian government
According to present outlook he will prob
ably arrive in this city in about three
weeks.
In the event that the President does not
&C nfine his selection to officers on the ac-
tive list. 1t is said to be not at ali i'm
probable that Rear Admiral John q.
Walker, now on the retired list, may be
placed in supreme command of all naval
operations In home waters.
Discussed the Cuban Situation.
The Senate committee on foreign rela-
tic MS did not transact any business at Its
meeting today, but informally discussed
the Cuban situation. In fact, the interest
in Cuba at the present time Is such as to
overshadow everything else, and no other