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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-30
BRYAN AND THE PoPULIsFs.
Senator Jones Would Like to Have Al
Conventions Nominate Him.

Convention. Nominate Him.
1t has been, from time to time, repre-
sented that the friends Of w. ]. Bryan
would be embarrassed by the Sioux Falls
populist convention anticipating the demo-
Gratis in the nomination Of the Nebraska
leader.
Senator Jones Of Arkansas, chairman of
the democratic national committee, being
asked about the matter today, said that he
did not see how any complications could
arise from the nomination of Bryan by the
Sioux Falls convention
1T will be entirely proper" he said, "for
them to nominate Mr.. Bryan, and there
can be no embarrassment to the democrats
from their doing so. Indeed, 1 see no OBJ
lection, from democratic point of view
to the nomination of Mr.. Bryan by all the
national conventions to be held this year.
Even If he were nominated at the Philadel-
phia convention it would not embarrass U.S.
1t would be a good thing, l think, If all
people should agree on him.
There was some comment among demo u.
Gratis today on the expression of opinion
credited to Wharton Barker Of Philadel-
phta, that Bryan would lose possibly 20n-
600 populist votes this year, and, that the
democrats expecting this, would nominate
some one more acceptable to the gold demo-
Gratis. 1t is not expected that the middle
of-the-road populists, who meet at Cincin-
natl, will nominate Bryan, and it is re-
nate Barker. but the idea of Bryan being
abandoned in order to secure the gold demo-
cratic vote provokes smile.
The interview with w. L. Wilson Of
West Virginia, in which he is quoted for
the opinion that Bryan will win this fail,
attracts no further comment than that the
conviction that Bryan cannot be defeated
in the Kansas City convention. must be
very widespread when it reaches one as
radically opposed to Bryan as was Wilson
in '96.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-30
MiscelIaneous Mntters.

The Senate committee on public lands to-
day agreed to report the bill opening the
old Fort Buford military reservation to
settlement under the land laws. 1t con-
tains 500, 600 acres. The committee also re-
ported favorably the House bill allowing to
soldiers of the Spanish war and those who
have served in the Philippines the time OF
such service in computing residence upon
honlesteads.
Senator Stewart today introduced an
amendment to the naval appropriation bill
authorizing the Secretary Of the Navy to
contract for twenty Holland submarine tor
pedo boats.
Senator Foster today reported a bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for Typographical and
geological surveys in Hawaii and Porto
Rico.
Senator Carter today reported from the
census committee the bill passed by the
House allowing additional employees in the
census Office.
The Senate committee on military affairs
has reported a bill for ten additional yolun-
teer first ieutenants for the signal CORDS
The Secretary of the Treasury today sent
to the Senate, in reply to a resolution, q
statement showing that there was due
South Carolina from the government S17S,-
93S growing out of the claims of the Indian
and FLORIDA wars.
me interstate commerce commission to-
day Sent to the Senate, in response to a
Senate resolution, a statement showing the
nature and treatment of complaints made
to the commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-30
New York Stock Exchange Feverish
and Unsettled.
ACTIVITY In AMERICAN SUGAR
Its Unusual Fluctuations, Affected
the Days Trading.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS


Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NEW YORK. April 3o.-opening prices
TINS morning were generally steady around
last weeks closing parity. There was no
increase in the volume of legitimate BUSH
ness, out few specialties were paraied
by the chques in the hope of encouraging
ACTIVITY. London showed some disappoint-
nent with the course of the local market;
peins unwilling to buy. but relapsins into
guinness because of the failure to reconc,.a
the statements of visiting Americans with
the action of the local market The New
YORK Central labor trouble acted as a deter
rent TO activity in the general list, although
ho uehhite news from the scene of the dis
quiet was had during the morning hours
The meeting of the PENNSYLVANIA ,5iractor
tomorrow to act upon a dividend is ex
pected to influence the immediate market
Lor those SHARES. In circles until recently
lhcst conhdent of an increased dividend
or It's equivalent in the form of yal,,abIa
privileges, there were evidences of doubt
on inns point, followed by some selling n.
speculative long stock
Missouri Pacific was forcad I'm 80 On
ulaer Peei buying. accompanied with m
Ihors OF an important change in the directo
~ at To-Day meeting and the prospects for
d dividend Prominent directors denied ho+h
runnors, the stock receding per cent from
us Top prices In consequence Long STOCK
was said to have been freely sold ar tba
Ioe- ooutnern Pacific reported a net
decrease of S71600 in March earnings
Wnlch would seem to throw some light on
the recent disappointing action of that
property. Northern Pacific reports for The
thlrd week in April an increase of 500 On
069 'ois S-''oo,-
Ihese figures clearly demonstrate the
cohlpaEys ability to make the dividend on
lhe common sharSs equal to that on the
preferred. Baltimore and Ohio earnings
are said to be running into a double figure
rate on the common stock but the price on
the stock reflects the prevailing narrow
ness of the market
american sugar was feature of ;be
Gay. selling up 10 1211z, gain of per cent
from saturday, and yielding under liberal
se!-lhS by Two prominent commission houses
Tor decline of over per cent
inns transaction very naturally unsettled
the entire market and left traders without
any hNed standards of value. Denials of
the settlement of the trade war are adj
hered to by officials. but rumors of secret
conferences and of buying in Boston for
New York account lend the mystery noe
essary TO wide fluctuations.
The steel stocks were neglected during n
greater part of the day and were MOI a
FACTOR in the general trading Next Mon
days meeting of the steel and wire com
pany may result in some changes in per-
sonnet but immediate restoration to popu-
lar favor is unlikely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-30
MAY CANCEL HAwAIFS DEBT.
Secretary Gage Will Pay 1t at Once ii
the Terms Permit

When Hawaii was annexed to this coun-
try there was hanging over her bonded
debt of about 100000, at heavy rate of
interest. This debt still exists, but under
the act signed by the President today 1t
Is to be assumed by the United States Sec
rotary Gage does not intend that it shall
be added to the bonded debt of the United
States, if it can be paid immedia tely and
will cancel the obligation with cash, in
which the treasury abounds now. The
terms of the debt will be looked into, and
il they permit payment at any time the
debt Will be wiped out just as soon as the
law goes into effect-fn forty-five days.
Secretary Gage will soon send to Hawaii
money and treasury agents TO exchange the
American for Hawaiian currency. The ex-
change will be made just in Porto Rico.
II is understood that there is sl.O00,OO0 In
minor coins in Hawaii. which will have to
be exchanged for currency of this country
The gold coin of Hawaii Is practically all
gold of the United States, and will not have
to be exchanged
Treasury agents in Porto Rico have noti-
fed the department that the exchange of
Porto Rican money will begin tomorrow
and that everything is in good shape for
satisfactory work The agents have $500
0oO with them. but will send for more as
the work of exchange progresses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-30
DEWEY ON THE PRESIDENCY.
Regards Bryan rs a PopuIist apd
Hopes to He Nominated as u Democrat
From the New York World

Hopes to BE Nominated as a Democr,t
From the New York World.
WASHINGTON, April CT do not know
but l Will be happier on July 5 to receive n
message announcing that Bryan has been
nominated than am now as a prospective
candidate"
Admiral Dewey made this statement ia a
World correspondent yesterday. He was
sitting on the broad piazza of his country
mouse at Beauvoir luxuratng in the bright
shiny sunshine.
Really" he said. IT do not know WHY
should want to be President. The people
have given me everything could wish for.
l nave mad honor enough thrust upon me
by my countrymen, so it certainly could not
nave peen ambition that prompted my en-
trance into politics. Then why was it?"
The admiral finds the answer to his uues-
ton in the interview he gave the World an
nouncing his candidacy, wherein he said he
had received many urgent requests from his
oountrymen that he be a candidate and that
II the American people wanted him he
would be only too willing to serve
Yes, that was 1T. 1 said would be will
Ing to serve the people if they wanted me;
and so I am said the admiral
They have said am in my dotage. that
L must be crazy and other things of that
sort, but that does not worry me. 1 shall
not finch before the mud batteries am
In the fight and I shall stay in, but" and
here the admiral looked out at the peach
beautiful here"
The admiral is not without hope Of being
nominated at Kansas City. He regards
Bryan as the candidate Of the populists and
the exponent of populistics principles for
which TIP real democratic party is not will
ing to stand. He will go before the con-
vention as the candidate of democrats
standing for democratic principles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-30
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
CURIOSITY REGARDING SECRETARY
ROOTS RECENT UTTERANCE.
Impression Prevails That He Refer
red to German Emigration to
Southern Brazil,

There Is considerable curiosity in diplo-
matte and political circles as to what Sec
rotary Root meant in his speech at the
Grant dinner in New York city Friday,
when he said that the time was near at
hand when the United States must either
abandon the Monroe doctrine or fight to
maintain it.
The general impression is that he re-
ferred to the policy of Germany in extend
Ing her power and influence in Central and
South America, and particularly to the
German colonization of southern Brazil
Persons who take that view of the Secre-
tary's meaning say his remarks are virtu-
ally warning to Germany not to proceed
with her colonizing project.
Secretary Root Not to BE Seen.
Secretary Root locked himself in his Of
flee today and excused himself to all Wis
itors except g. few intimate friends. 1t is
said that he is Ill with an incipient attack
OF the grip, and Is exceedingly busy in try
ing to catch up with the current business
or the department which is much behind.
1t was therefore impossible to obtain any
information from him as to the cause or
meaning of his statement that force will
soon be needed to uphold the Monroe doc
trine.
Other officials were almost equally reti-
cent Several of them, although they did
not pretend to speak with authority. said
that they Were confident that Secretary
Root merely spoke generally Of the neces-
slty Tor UNFOLDING the Monroe doctrine and
tnat his remarks had been unduIy magni-
ned and by some misconstrued as an i'm
plied threat against Germany, on account
OF her Brazilian policy.
Views at the German Embassy.
Herr Won Hoiieben, the German ambas-
sador, is In New York, but the members of
the embassy do not hesitate to say that
Germany has no Interior purpose in Brazil.
and that the large German population in
that country is simply one of the results of
legitimate immigration
Germany would prefer to keep her SUBJ
3ects at home" said one of the attaches.
Thfs is impossible, however and MANY
nave emfgrated to South America and TO
ASA Minor. where they are peacefully de-
Veloplng the country. 1t has been fire.
quently reported that German Colonization
In south America was dangerous TO the
United States, but you may be sure that
germany has no hostile intentions against
TINS country, and that the emigrati ton of
Germans to South America is sirnnIy in
pursuance of peaceful business policy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-30
CLAUDE JOHNSON RESIGNS.
Relinquishes the Charge of Bureau
of Engraving and Printing.

Secretary Gage today received the resig-
nation of Claude NJ Johnson as director of
the bureau of engraving and printing. The
resignation assigns no reason for the act
Secretary Gage announces that he will ac-
cept the resignation in few days and fix
the time for it to go into effect It In prob
able the time will be fixed before the 18th
of May.
The resignation is the outgrowth of q re-
cent investigation by a committee of the
treasury. consisting of Assistant Secretary
Vanderlip, Treasurer Roberts and Mr. Iy-
man. the appointment clerk The treasury
is unusually reticent on the subject, and Mr..
Johnson gives no reasons.
1t is stated that successor to Mr. john
son has not been decided upon. Mr. Mere
dith. the former director. is an old soldier,
Is eligible and wants the place Several
other men are eligible in like manner The
position Is under the civil service and the
appointment must be under the same rules.
As there is no eligible list for the position.
a temporary appointment could be made or
promotion could be made from among
treasury officials. Mr.. Lyman Is among
those talked Of for the position AS APP
pointment clerk he could be promoted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-30
VIII Confer with the President.
INTEREST AROUSED.
School Trustees IndOrse the Anti
Cigarette Movement.


Great interest Is being aroused over the
statements made by Mr.. Willis Brown re-
garding the prevalence OF the cigarette habit
among the boys and girls Of the public
schools.
Comparing the schools OF Washington
with those in other cities he has visited, hs
states. he has yet to find a boy smoking on
school premises here, or boys with ciga-
rettes in the school, and highly commends
the board OF trustees and principals OF
schools for the strict enforcement Of the
order prohibiting cigarettes in and about the
school buildings. On the other hand. he
says the law against selling tobacco and
cigarettes to minors under sixteen years of
age is openly violated by the tobacco deal
ers. many OF whom have stores near the
public school buildings.
Mr.. Brown asked a boy Of twelve. who ad-
mttted he smoked cigarettes. how he Sc
cured them.
sometimes I buy them myself and some
times 1 get colored man to buy them for
me. and give HIM couple for his trouble"
was the answer.
Supt W. b. Powell of the District schools
comlInends the work of Mr.. Brown. He at
tended meeting of the boys and girls in
Pierce School and says the work is very
beneficial. Supt. Powell stated that the
school regulations only apply during school
hours. and that the boys are thus under re-
straint but few hours.
Trustee Harries, Mrs. NJ. B. Tulosk and
Mrs. J. r. Francis are much interested in
the campaign. and speak in the highest
terms of the present work In the schools
Supervising Principal W. B. Patterson
Of the sixth division stated that the work
of Mr. Brown and the agitation in four of
the schools in his division had accomplished
much good. and the Impressions created by
Mr. Brown on the boys the majority of
whom signed the pledge against using
cigarettes would, in his opinion, be lasting
Two cigarette smokers signing the pledge
were elected superintendents Of the Anti
Cigarette League Of their respective
schools.
Supervising Principal L. Fairbrother of
the fourth division visited the rooms in the
| Jefferson School with Mr. Brown. Eighty
per cent Of the boys there who admitted
having smoked took the pledge of the Anti
Cigarette League.
The superintendent of the colored schools
G. F. T. Cook. spoke in the highest terms
of the movement in the schools under his
control and Of the great interest the bows
and girls took in the matter.
The Federation pf Young People's So
cieties, now conducting the Campaign. has
selected Mr.. I. O.. H. Award of the city.
with offices Fat 40 Louisiana avenue. as
general superintendent Of the Anti-Cigar-
cite League Of thepistrict. Mr. Award will
select an assistant and vigorously push the
work along all lines
Mr.. Award addressed a union mass meet
ing at the First Presbyterian Church, Ia
koma Park. yesterday afternoon. A Dis
trict Anti Cigarette League was organized
with Mr.. Byron E. ,Blodgett as district sun
erintendent, boys league. and Miss Olive
White as superintendent of the girls
league. Mr. Mills Brown and Rev. John
Van Ness also addgessed the meeting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-30
Washington stock Exchange.

sale s5oc o call Y o'clock ,d mIU $ ss con-
FIJI @ Is So cp Traction 8 as
IoS- MeEgen gem! LnotyPe. 10 at 1921. at
Is az iss 90 al 1sI 100 at iss. American &C Grnpf
fsrrsd 10 at ss 49, After eall-MerEenthaleF Limo
district of Columbia Bopds.-ss 1902, so-year
Miscellaneous Bonds.1oapifai traction Is, ioell
bid 1914 asked Metropolitan Railroad S. 121 bid,
A. Ito bid, us asked. Metropolitan Railroad cert.
indebt., B. ITO bid. Columbia Railroad 6s, 126 bid.
ton Gas series a. Gs iIS bid washington Gas Sc
res B, 6s, 116 bid. U. S Electric Light deb. imp.
indebt, g. 1o6 bid, iii asked Chesapeate a and f Pe
tomac Telephone 5s, 1oi bid. Chesapeake and Poto-
American Security and Trust IS, 100 bid Washing.
ton Market ist ds, 10 bid Washington Market
bid. Masonic Hall Association IS. los bid. ITO
National Bank stocks.-Bank of Washington, 800
bid 400 asked. Metropolitan. 800 bid. Central.
1881 bid. Farmers and Mechanics, 30 bid. Sec
Sa capita tai $50 bsd leo asked e west Ed lis
bid Traders. 13 bid. 1S5 asked. Lincoln, 1ls
D s and Tsf e. ..s safe
INSURANCE stocks-Eirsmen's, 80 bid. FEanklin.
Potomac. q bid, Arlington. 100 asked; German;
ApesicaP 40 bid National ,S un,oI ,2 bid ls
asked. Peoples, eas bid, Ss. asked. Colonial. ile
bid
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title, so hid
90 asked. Columbia Title, Az bid. asked. WASH
ington Title, 3la bid. District Title, 81 asked.
Railroad sStocks.-Capital Traction, 104is bid 104h
asked Capital Traction scrip, 1864 bid 107l ask
ed. City and Suburban, IS bid, 2s asked.
Gas Stocks.-Washington Gas. 5sA bid SAC ask
ed. Georgetown Gas IS bid.
Telephone Stocks.-Chesapeake and Potomac, 81
bid. Pennsylvania, 81 bid.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Merxenthaier Linotype,
1921 bid 1929 asked Lanston Monotype. 13N bid,
1875 asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage. 20 bid, e
asked American Graphophoue preferred. 12k bid,
12S asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 20 bid. -
asked. Washington Market. II bid Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat, 155 bid l63 asked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-30
THE KENTUCKY CASE
Lobby Of the Supreme Court Room
Crowded.
DISTINGUISHED AUDIENCE PRESENT
Argument Over the Disputed Gov
ernorship.
MIR. BRUCE's PRESENTATION

The argument in the Kentucky governor
ship case was begun in the United States
Supreme Court at 1890 today. The first
presentation was made in behalf Of Gov
Taylor by Attorney Helm Bruce.
Mr.. Bruce had a large audience of distin-
guished Kentuckians. and the lobby of the
court room was crowded. All the members
Of the court were present, and from the
beginning gave close attention to Mr..
Bruce's plea.
He said that Mr.. Taylor's contention was
for constitutional liberty. and that it was
waged in court of Justice and not on d
field of carnage because in entering the
Union Kentucky had surrendered its right
of resistance. He came to this court on the
basis of the principle laid down in a former
opinion of the court to the effect that the
arbitrary exercise of power Of government
unrestrained by regard for private rights
and justice could not be tolerated.
Case Reviewed at Length.
Mr.. Bruce reviewed the case at length
contending that after the issuance Of the
certificate of election Mr.. Taylor was as
much the governor of Kentucky as any man
who had ever been inaugurated for that
office. He denied that the legislative adJu-
dication was any adjudication at all. con-
tending that to GUST Mr.. Taylor by TINS
process would be to deprive him of his ot1eo
by despotic power and not by due process
of law. The proceeding was not by due
process of law, as required by the conStttu-
ton.
Referring to the contest before the Ken
lucky legislature, he said that the report of
the committee of investigation presented no
evidence and stated no fact, and that 1t
was made at secret meeting OF. the as
sembly of which no republican member
had been notified. In this connection he re-
ferred at length to the charge that the bal
lots used were thinner than required by the
law. If this was true, he said, the wrong
was that of the state, if wrong had been
of the state could not be deprived Of the
right of franchise on such plea
All but Two Grounds Eliminated.
Mr.. Bruce contended that all but two OF
the grounds of contest had been practically
eliminated. 1t had been confessed that
there was no evidence in five of the ten
counts while of the remaining five three
were so f1imsy that they could not be In
sisted upon. The only two grounds remain
ing were: The charges of thin ballots used
in forty counties or a third of the state and
of intimida ton in the city of Louisville.
With reference to the first point. 1t could
not be contended that the state itself could
deprive portion of It's own population or
the right of franchise without due process
sought to disfrancllise 10000 voters, the
wrong, if any had been DONE had been due
to the action of the state executive. This
was another instance in which 1t was
sought to use the action of one branch OF
the government to prevent the exercise OF
a proper function. This was unjust and
could not be pleaded with any justice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-30
RESTRAINT ON COMMERCE..
Decision Against nm Illinois Train
Stopping Law.

In the Supreme Court today an opinion
was handed down by Justice Brown In the
case of the Big Four railroad against the
state of Illinois. The case involved tho
constitutionality of the state law of ILL.,
nois requiring all trains to stop at county
seats in the state, and the proceeding origi-
mated in the form of a petition for writ
OF mandanus to compel the Knickerbocker
special running between New York and
St. Louis, to stop at all county seat sta
tons.
The case was decided in favor of the state
by the Illinois supreme court, but today 5
ground that the law in this case is a direct
and unnecessary burden on interstate COM
merce.