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Evening star., 1899-03-02
House Refuses to Consider Resolution
to Vacate It.
BUFFALO and TOLEDO EIPOSlFIONS
Alaska Code Bill Passed by the
Senate.
NAVY BILL DISAGREEMENT

The public business in both houses is in
an excellent condition of progress, holding
out prospect of avoiding unusual crowding
toward the end of the session. 1t is even
possible that some time will be left for the
passage of meritorious bills by unanimous
consent.
The river and harbor and the suEdry civil
appropriation bills are the only bills out
standing presenting troublesome problems.
Those bills are in conference. The status
of other measurers Of importances is as
follows:
The compromise army bill has passed
both houses.
The conference reports on the census,
omnibus claims and navy personnel bills
have been agreed to by both houses.
The House has passed the general def
cheney bill. the last of the appropriation
bills.
The Senate still has the army appropria-
ton bill. the fortifications bill and the gen.
eral deficiency bill to act upon.
The House has agreed to the conferees'
report on the post office appropriation bill.
The District bill Is stiM in conference. a
partial agreement having been reached.
The Senate has passed the naval appro-
priation bill with amendments.
The House disagreed to the Senate
amendments and the bill has gone to con-
ference.
Evening star., 1899-03-02
Washington Stock Excbaupe

regular call, II O'Clock MI. s as ro,,s
$50 e 1o5 s Electric Light Gn dep e a6 do,i
tian,s A siooo S at l2l 81 900 III West End Ss a.
s Gspta Trac1sa as lSS le asss sF Fire
20 sS's at ssss A. es's, 40 sea at ss. at sst,
10 at se5 IL se 10 at sss 10 at @ @kal5F9ad WSl
inoype 10 at nt as asa dl u s at g. Mer$enthaer
sf iAnston Mcnotype; 25 at 1sa, so at is, IS
After call-Chesapeake and Potomac TaeItLa az i"s;
a, aa,S S' s 20 a1s a. So 50 at sS Meiropotan Rail
ng,on at $3.50 Capital Trsaon if hSHk 10 t Of ss Wash
,d0 Dis1Eict hd Of Columbia @ BONDS soyear funding.
M Miseellaneous Bonds-MetropoIitan Railroad IS
lid 2s5 asked Metstan Fsr9sd eons
ndebt rnde & A. IA bid $50 asked Metropolitan Rail.
i2s bid Columbia Railroad 0:sTDla ID ma,, Rail
s.o912 bid 10 asked City and Suburban Rarsmd
bid, i24 asked. L. s. Electric Light cert, IND ipiehf
10 bid 123 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac Teie.
100 bid. washingto Market Compsn I st itasi eH rs
bid Washington Market Company imp. 6s' III b;d
Washington Market Company eItn 6s liz bid Ma. Ma
sonic Hall Association 5s los bid American 1;ranb
ophone deb IS, lO1 bid, '''H ui''pn'
bid. $50 asked. Metropolitan SS1 bid Cent? hi
Farmer, Farmers and Mechanics, 1so hid second lac bid
bid; lincoln ll6s bid. l2o asked. -i'
Deposit and Trust, 119ha bid. Washington Loan snd
Trust, les bid, It's asked. ' anu
insurance Stoeks.-Firenen's IS bid. franklin
.sts bid - asked Metropolitan. 30 bid Corcoran
30 bid. Potomac, 65 bid. Arlington. Io1 bid IN
asked. German American. 1876 bid. National In
ion, l015 bid, II asked. Columbia. i2 bid 13 asked
Riggs, SIS bid, S1s asked. Peoples. @ bid IiDcoln
1OS4 bid. IL asked. Commercial 4 bid
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title 81 bid
70 asked; Columbia Title, bid. District Title
bid 5 asked. ''
Railroad Stocks.-Capital Traction Company. ss
bid s6is asked Metropolitan, 215 bid 2i7s, ash
ed Columbia, 12o1s bid, 12Sk asked. CITY and
Suburban. 35ls bid. ~ "i'h
59l4 bid 60 asked. Georgetown Gas So hid r. g
Electric Light, $50 bid. ~ - %
bid. &C asked Pennsylvania 40 bid so asked S
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mergenthaler Linotype
1851 bid. lSSa4 asked. Lanston Monotype I7aI bd
Is4 asked. American Grsphophone xI2iS hid, Il
asked American Graphophone preferred I25s hid.
l31e asked Pneumatic Gun Carriage 30 hid al
asked. Washington Market I3 bid. Great Fails
Ice. lis bid. 122 asked. Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat 101H bid
vEx
Evening star., 1899-03-02
WILL PLEAD NEXT TUESDAY.
NO1ineuN's Case Set for That Date by
Recorder GOff.

NEW YORK, March 2.-RoIand Burnham
Molineux. indicted on the charge of murder
IN the first degree for the killing of Mrs
katherine j. Adams by sending poison to
Harry Cornish was brought into part | of
the general sessions court today for ar
raignment.
Mr.. Weeks asked that time should be
given to the defense before pleading Re
Corder GOff asked how much time he would
reed. and Mr. Weeks replied any reasona-
bic time-about a week Recorder Goff set
next Tuesday as the day for pleading. The
recorder refused to require the district At
torney when he purposes to move the in
dlctment for trial, adding that the proper
time Tor the question would be when the
plea was made and the issue joined.
Roland b. Molineux was indicted by the
grand jury i'll New York yesterday after
noon for murder in the first degree in caus-
ing the death of Mrs. Katharine j. Adams
The Indictment contained four counts:
First, that Roland Z. MoIineux sent a poi
son through the mails to kill and Whic n
did kill Mrs. Katharine j. Adams: second.
that MolineuN did send through the mails
a poison for the purpose of killing some
unknown person; third. that Molneux sent
through the mails cyanide of mercury viii h
intent to kill; fourth, that Moiineux sent
an unknown poison to kill some unknown
person.
The witnesses upon whose evidence the
grand jury based the indictment were Coro-
ner's Physician Albert E. Weston. to prove
death; Prof r. A. Witthaus, to prove the
cause of death; H. $. Cornish, to prove re-
ceipt of the poison package and the motive
for sending it; Nicholas Heckmann to iden-
TRY NoineuX as the renter of the letter box
in 42d street. and Experts William ]. Kin
sley. F. B. Hay, Persifer Fraser and Henry
l.. TalUan, TO prove that Moineux's hand
addressed the poison package to H. S. Cor
uiSh
Evening star., 1899-03-02
THE USE OF METERS.
Recommendation Made Resnectir,
Supply of Water to Churcha.

Recommendation Made ResDectiny
supply of Water to Churches.
Mr.. w. A Mcfarland, superintendent NJ
the District water department, has recon-
mended to Capt. Beach, the Engineer Com
missioner. in view of the provisions of the
District appropriation act of June 30, 1895
authorizing the Commissioners to furnish
Potomac water to charitable institutions
and to such others as receive annual an
preparations from Congress. under certain
conditions. that the metering of these var
ious institutions be required He also
recommends that the per capita per diem
rate. based on the average number of in
mates during the period considered, be fly
ed at fifty gallons. 1t is the opinion of Mr.
Mcfarland that the maximum amount per
capita per diem is much greater than there
Is any necessity for. Fifty gallons. he be-
lieves, with proper plumbing is an ample
supply.
Mr.. MeFarland's letter. giving list of
these institutions, has been referred bv
Capt. Beach to Commissioner Ross. with
the request that the superintendent of char
tiles be asked to give the number of per.
sons, inmates, employees, etc.. in each.
Evening star., 1899-03-02
Rudyard Kipling's Condition Contin-
ues to Improve Steadily.
PASSED ANOTHER COMFORTABLE NIGHT
Two Little Children of the Author
Are Also Sick.
ONE H AS PNEU NJ ON A

NEW YORK. March 2.-There were indi-
cations about the Grenobie Hotel early to-
day that the physicians and friends of Rud-
yard kipling were feeling degree of con-
fi6ence not hitherto experienced that the
sick man is progressing toward recovery.
DR.. Jareway left the hotel about midnight.
Drs. Dunham and Conland remained in
the hotel, but did not visit the patient s
apartments during the night. The nurse
was with Mr.. Kipling throughout the night.
F. N Doubleday. who had been a. close
watcher by the bedside of the poet retired
to his own room shortly after midnight to
rest.
The Official Bulletin.
At 9:10 am. the following bulletin was
issued:
AS no rapid change is expected in Mr..
Kipling's condition, bulletin will not be
issued until after 2:3O pm. today. after DIR.
Janeway has been in consultation
1t was not signed.
Mr.. Doubleday came down soon after the
bulletin was issued. He said Mr.. Kipling
was resting quietly.
Mr.. Kiping is enjoying natural sleep.
The signs of recovery he exhibits are very
encouraging. All was quiet in the room
last night, the patients wants being few
and the nurse not having much to do.
Mrs. Kipling is said to be doing remark
aDly Well unOer the great strain 11ef Doy,
it is said. is not allowed to see her because
she has been so much with the sick man
and the sick children.
His Two Children Ill.
Mr. Doubleday this morning positively an
nounced the rather serious illness of two of
Mr.. Kipling's children. They are the two
girls, Josephine. six years old, and Elsie,
three years.
Josephine was taken sick the day after
her father. and she has now been i'll for
nine days. She had pneumonia. and has
been in a somewhat serious condition. She
Is in about the same condition as she has
been for several days.
Almost Immediately after she became
sick she was taken from the hotel to the
house of a friend. There DIR. Janaway has
been visiting her and eating her.
Elsie had a bronchial affection the day
before yesterday, which was pronounced
bronchitis. Now it is pneumonia. She was
isolated from her fathers apartments and
taken to a room in another part of the
hotel Her mother was allowed to visit
her. DIR. Conand has been treating her
since the beginning of the illness She is
not dangerously i'll.
The boy, John. TWO years old the young
est of the family. has not been allowed to
visit either of his sisters or to enter his
fathers room
His Improvement Continues.
Mr. Doubleday appeared again at half
past 10. He said that Mr.. kipling showed
advanced signs of Improvement and that he
had rested a good deal during the morning
The night was comfortable one and the
morning was passed comfortably. He had
not been delirious and is rational
There were many callers during the fore
noon. The majority left cards and appear
ed to be we'll satisfied with the reported
condition of the author.
There has been no change in Elsie Kip
ling's condition during the morning. and
ii was said that nothing has been heard
Of Josephine since last night.
Evening star., 1899-03-02
The Brooklyn Navy Yard Fir.

In order to settle certain disputed points
IN regard TO the origin Of the fire at the
navy yard. Brooklyn. y. Y, Secretary Long
has requested the Brooklyn fire department
10 investigate the matter. The naval board
OF survey which investigated the fire re-
ported that II was unable to fix the blame
or even 10 find evidence of neglect or Grim
iEahty. is was suggested that the civil au-
thoriries. having more extensive powers in
such matters, might have better success in
locating the responsibility, especially Ii the
fire was the work OF outside parties The
naval board was handicapped by its inabil-
ity to compel civilians to give testimony
Evening star., 1899-03-02
HOBsON PROMOTED.
Advanced Ten Numbers and Made
Naval Constructor.

The President today sent these nomna-
ticns TO the Senate:
Vivian J. Fdgin, marshal Of United States
southern district OF Ohio: Elias r. Monfort
postmaster at Cincinnati. Ohio.
Assistant Naval Constructor Richmond p
HObs0n. to be advanced ten numbers, from
No I of the list of assistant naval con-
StructOrs TO be No. on list of naval con-
sJructOrs for extraordinary heroism.
War: Iufantry-Captain T. F. Forbes. 9TH
Infantry. to be major; 1st Regiment Volun-
teer Engineers-First Lieutenant Julius a.
ScEuelke. assistant surgeon, to be surgeon
with rank of ma ior.
Medical iepartment-Captain z. c. Car
ter. assistant surgeon, to be surgeon with
rank Of major.
Evening star., 1899-03-02
MARTIN MAHON STILL MISSING.
Trial of Mrs. Moore Again Postponed
in Consequence.

NEW YORK March 2.-On account of
the continued absence of Martin Mahon,
the complaining witness. the trial of Mrs
Fayne Strahan Moore for alleged robbery
by the badger game was today adjourned
to March q. Assistant District Attorney
Mcintyre said all the resources of the de-
tectiv.. force of the city would be called
into requisition to find Mr.. Mahon The
court reduced Mrs. Moores bail from 81 800
to 5000.
Evening star., 1899-03-02
Bringing the Deaa From Cus,

The transport Roumania. which has been
collecting the bodies of the dead OF our
forces In Porto Rico and Cuba, Is now at
Santiago, where she has been lying since
Tuesday. When she sailed from San Juan
130 of the dead taken from the fields on the
island traversed by our forces were aboard
ana much larger number EiIl be taken on
at santiago. 1t Is likely that the Roumania
Will De at Santiago for three weeks longer.
and, leaving there on the return voyage.
she will stop at Guantanamo, where she
VIII take aboard the bodies of the marines
who were killed on Caimanera hill. the first
OF our men WHO foai on Cuban soil.
Evening star., 1899-03-02
CITY POST OFFICE INVESTIGATION.
A Meeting of the Committee Expected
Tomorrow.

Mr. Wellington. chairman of the subcom-
mittee of the Senate committee on public
buildings and grounds 10 investigate the
methods Of construction of the new city
post office. expects to have a meeting of
his committee some time tomorrow, when
the testimony of former Superintendent
Steward will be continued. Mr.. Wellington
said today that he expected he would ask
the Senate for permission to carry on his
investigation during the recess of Congress
as IL was evident there is not now time
enough To complete the investigation and
10 prepare a report TO the Senate.
Evening star., 1899-03-02
THE PARTITION OF SAMOA.
No Formal Proposal to That End
Being Considered

LONDON, March 2.-Repiying to ques-
ton on the Samoan situation in the house
of commons today, the parliamentary sec
retary OF the foreign office. the Right Hon.
William St. John Broderick, said no formal
proposal for the partition of the Samoan
Islands had been made by any power.
Negotiations, he added. were proceeding
between the three powers interested re-
Specting the recent disturbances.
Evening star., 1899-03-02
TO MAKE INVESTMENTS IN CUBA.
New York Syndicate Organized to Buy
Up TObaccO Interexis.

NEW YORK March 2-The banking
house of H. r. Ho!iins & Co. of this city
is financing a syndicate which proposes to
acquire control of the larger tobacco plan
tations. cigar and cigarette factories and
tobacco trademarks on the Island of Cuba.
The company will be known as the Havana
Commercial Company, and it already has
options on some of the more important to-
bacco properties of the island.
Evening star., 1899-03-02
Was Inclined to Suicide.
In His Own Defense.

The trial Of Frank ii. Miles, indicted for
embezzlement in connection with the issue
of patent certificates while he was in the
employ of the District of Columbia, was
continued today before Justice Cole in
Criminal Court No. i. The defendant was
on the stand the greater portion Of thu
day. His testimony tended TO show that he
was not guilty of the allegations contained
in the Indictment
Evening star., 1899-03-02
WILD DUCKS PLENTIFUL.
The Flocks Very Numerous Since the
1se-fl Alizxard.

The FIocks Very Numerous Since the
1s--l blizzard.
Reports from the upper Potomac Indicate
that Wild ducks. aaffa very plentiful. At
some points along the river. it is reported.
canvasbacks are especially numerous The
same conditiorf4of ahairs, it is reported, ex-
lists along the usqSSehanna river in Penn
sylvania. In some localities. it is stated.
the ducks areo benig slaughtered by the
wholesale and etshipped ito the markets in
the larger cities. So far as reports show,
there has been no. such slaughter of the
ducks in this. seetipn. although many of
them have been see4 about here Maliards
have appeared Sn the river since the break X.
ing Of the ice |and although several flocks
of them have been seen. the gunners who
have gone in sserchi9f them have not been
say they have reoeihed no ducks from local
gGnners.
Evening star., 1899-03-02
baltimore Markets.

reeeipts $3.50 barrels; exports, 1Oifs barrels:
sales sas 200 barrels Wheat duII and lower; spot
!IE; steamer Nc. red. 73iza1aas: receipts n 1se
busht IS; exports, noce; stock. 514 756 bushels:
Sles, 2asOO0 bushels: southern wheat by sample 10
All do, on grade. 73ha76k. Corn easy: spot and
month. as%a39; April: s9Aase1s: May, 40h asked:
steamer mixed 37ka37M; receipts 258, 327 bushels;
.exporh. x65 2s9 bushels stock i.2s2o04 bushsls
sales. 800 bushels; southern white and yellow
Evening star., 1899-03-02

mixed. % asked; receipts. sss tasheis; exporta
bone: stock. llb, <$s bushels Rye easier; 10 4
eushels e!ports none; STOCK. 3, lle bushels. Hay
very steady; No. ! timothy, tiiasiils0. Grain
ed Butter steady. unchansed,. Esxs nrm. Cheese
steady, unchanged. Lettuce. - 90 per bushel bo1
Whisky UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1899-03-02
Death. of Soldier. in Cuba.

General Brooke. at Havana, reports to
the War Department today the death of
Private William w. Ward. hospital corps
of typhoid fever. and Private Browniow W.
Whitner. Company X, Sd Immunes, of hae-
maturia-
Evening star., 1899-03-02
LOCAL STREET EXTENSION.
Agreement in the House to- the Con-
ference Reports.

The House today agreed 20 the confer
ence reports on the several local street
extension bills which have been pending
In dispute between the House and Senate
Evening star., 1899-03-02
Mr.. Cranford,s Condtt,o,

Representative Cranfofd of T,xas cont,n.
ues CRITICALLY III at Providence Hospital,
where he has been confined for several
weeks past. This afternoon it was report
ed his condition ia synehangsd. A collapse
may come All any moment.
Evening star., 1899-03-02
wife Alleges Cruelty.

Elizabeth MainWaring this afternoon in
sututed proceedings for divorce against
VIM. H. Mainwarfag. alleging cruelty on the
part of the latter.
Evening star., 1899-03-02
Believed to BE Out of Dnnrer

Mrs. John A =. Logan, who has been seri-
ously i'll at her residence. No o520 18th
street northwest, is resting easier this after
noon and Is believed to be out of all danger.
Evening star., 1899-03-02
Government Bonds.

Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets.
Furnished by W. B. Hibbs a. Co. bankers
and brokers, 14l9 + ST.. members New York
stock exchange. correspondents Messrs. La
denburg, Thaimsnn d Co.. New. York
Evening star., 1899-03-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

There was great scramble for unani-
mous-consent legislation when the House
met at IL O'Clock today. With the end of
the Congress only forty-eight hours off, al
most every member had some local measure
he was trying to rescue from death on the
calendar, and they stood in the area in
front of the Speakers rostrum ten deep
clamoring for recognition Bills were pass
ed follows:
To authorize the Secretary of the Treas
ury TO donate life-saving apparatus to the
Imperial Japanese Society for Saving Life
From Shipwreck: for the relief of r. r.
Mason of Adatrville, KY, and a series tof
bills authorizing various officers of the gov
ernment to accept decorations from foreign
governments; c. r. Dobbins, keeper of the
Moose Peak life saving station, to accept a
gold watch from the Dominion Of Canada
for saving life from the wrecked British
steamer Ashton; Joseph X. Kinyon sur
geon marine hospital, to accept gold med
al from Venezuela for scientific service; B.
III. Buckingham, u. s. N, to accept books
from the Mexican government: Clifton
r. Breckinridge. ex-United States minister
to Russia, Admiral Selfridge, and other
naval officers to accept medals from the
Russian government presented on the oc-
casion of the coronation of Car Nicho-
las II. -
Mr.. Payne tN. Y), the floor leader of the
majority, moved the passage. under sus-
pension of the rules, of the bill appropriat-
ing 100000 for the pan-American exposi-
ton to be held at Buffalo, N. Y. In 1901
Mr.. Alexander IN. W took the floor in
support of the bill, explaining the scope of
the scheme for the exposition. the assur-
ances of cooperation received from South
work Of the people of Buffalo in further
ance of the exposition. Already S1,50O 600
had been raised by the people of Buffalo.
and this was to be supplemented by Il ,oOO.-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-11
LAND!
LAND!
LAND!

l have One Thousand Acres of good land on
SAT- W ter and on the Atlantic & North [ aro-
Inns Raj 0 d in signr Of Morehead Citv. art
improved and part un improved. Wi sell in
quantities t. sutT the p rChase at low prices.
fret las Toba co Ct Truck lands STICK live
al writer vi hOut any fed. Good Water and
very Healthy Cool in sum ner and waIm in
w inter-. F. h Oyst r a-d Game plentiful. 2
Sets o. bui dinGs on III land and go"0 aw-
mil. Iwtil s-n you any kind Of lnnd you want
and a m ch or liJtl5 AS you want. Cone to
Morehead itv an Sc me. i will suit yoa in a
home j. 7. EATON.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-11

tracts, therefore becomes q myth and
no contracts can be secured whereby
this value can be obtained in actual
practice, yet all those making contracts
have relied on the statements of the
agents Of the company that ''your cot,
ton contract will be sent you fully GOV
ering all the claims"
I have been in the ginning business
ever since when I sat on the lever and
drove the teams around in the old
horse g~inneries, and every single i'm
provement in ginning or baling or the
methods OF hauling cotton has brought
increased value to the cotton and addi-
tional profits to the ginner at a lower
take out than was common, but here
comes the round bale press and does
none Of these things, but makes an
actual loss on the ginning business on
top of the fact that it proposes to ad-
vance the take out from the customary
charges, and yet the claims for it are
larger than all the claims combined
ever made for a single Improvement.
My experience would say that it all
appears to me a lot of talk, fostered
and pushed by those interested in the
new venture.
The President of the American Cot
ton Company, after visiting the South
in the interest of the round bale, gave
an interview in Baltimore in which he
went right eff talking and elaborated
on the advantages Of the method Of
baling, the lap, the savings Of insur-
ance, freights, storage, etc. but he did
not show his lessees while South how
they were going to get their money
back, or show any new people how
they were going to make money OUT OF
the CONTRACT offered.
also notice in Cotton Facts, that
Nj. D. Q. Ball has quite a lot to say
concerning the uniform bale adopted
by the square bale people last season,
and says that the interior folks are
now beginning to receive returns from
this bale and that the little 50 cents ex
pected on this cotton has not material
izsd. 1t is a bad thing for him to talk
about those returns, " for his people
have at last received some return S and
all the mighty claims of the round bale
goes into the air.
II all my mistakes and losses OF q
life time thus far were added together,
they were not % Ial the harassing ex-
perience I have had with the round
bale. Yours truly,
E K. MIDDLETON
P-cRhOntes, Miss