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aFFIXES PENALTY.
Bill to Require Removal of Refuse
From Sidewalks,

The attorney for the District has re-
turned to the Commissioners the draft of
bill designed to compel owners or occu-
pants OF property to remove snow and Ice
from the Sidewalks, and also dirt, gravel
and other refuse which may wash upon the
sidewalks. The attorneys draft is similar
10 that prssented recently by Commits
siOner Ross. which was published In full in
The Star and requires the owners or oc-
cEpants Of Improved property to remove
the snow from the sidewalks adjacent to
their property. under a penalty of a fine
Of not more than s. OF five days in Jail in
DE- fault.
Where it Is impossible to remove the
SNOW ice the owners or occupants arg
required to sprinkle the sidewalks with
s. Rd. sawdust or like material. like pen
ally being provided for failure or neglect
20 do 80. The same requirements are made
applica BILE TO the owners of unimproyed
property and both as to improved and un-
Improved property, IN default, the Commits
si'lners are directed and authorized TO re-
move the snow or sprinkle the sidewalks
and charge the cost thereof I'D against the
property involved. the same to be a tag
against the property, collectabls as other
taxes.
Both the penalty of a fine and the rax In
provided against the owners Of both inn,
proved and unimproved property, and ike
authority is granted the Commissioners
where property owners fail after due no
tics. to remove dirt gravel and other
refuse which has washed down the side
walks. the same fine and imprisonment be-
'rs Also provided IN such cases.
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MOLINEUX TRIAL RESUMES.
StenOgrapher Who Took Testimony ut
CorOner's Inquest TestiRes.


NEW YORK, February 5.-The trial of
Roland L. Molineux, charged with the muir
der of Mrs Katherine J. Adams by poison,
was resumed today after repeated adjourn
ments since January "A. on account Of the
illness of the tenth juror, Mannheim Brown
Today the juror took his seat in the jury
box at the usual time.
The first witness for the day was George
IL Gordon. recalled for cross-examination.
He was formerly Coroner Harris stenogra-
pher. and took part of the minutes of the
proceedings at the coroner's inquest. He
was not permitted to testify regarding an
alleged threat by the district attorney be-
fore the coroner's jury, to have Mr.. Weeks.
Molineuxs counsel, committed for con-
tempt .----s--
Mr. Weeks asked the witness II Molineux
had not been asked before the coroner if
he had ever hired q letter box in his life.
There was objection but Mr.. Weeks ex-
planned that he only wanted to put in that
part OF the testimony before the coroner
regarding the letter boxes. Mr.. Osborne,
having signiftd his willingness to admit
that the defendant testified that he never
rented letter box. the stenographer read:
life?"
mo. sir I never hired one. and never
knew Of any one who had ONE
Isaac E Emerson, president of the Emer-
son Drug Company of Baltimore, the
bromo-seltzer manufacturers. was sworn,
and testified that the bottle containing the
poisoned bromo-seltzer received by H. g.
Cornish was not one in which his concern
put up bromo-seltzer: 1t might have been
used In the laboratory for holding some
other chemical
No mercury is used about his place, the
witness said
Robert B. Mooney. employed in the New
York city general post office. was called to
testify ss to the weight of the hromo- seltx-
er bottle and box said to be like the one
sent to Cornish In which the bottle and
bottle holder were packed. He said they
weighed six ounces. e-'. s..--..,.-
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PARIS AIR Is ANGLoPHoBIc.
Sir Edmund J. Monsoon Takes Naca-
tion on the Riviera

TARIS. February Gas result Of inqui-
rles made in the proper quarters 1t Is
learned that the stories of the Echo de
Paris that the British ambassador to
France. Sir Edmund ]. Monson, and the
British ambassador to Italy. Sir Philip Cur
lie. conferred here recently on Italian af-
fairs.and that Sir Edmund mas gone to Rome
TO support Sir Philip in representa- to
Italy regarding the landing Of Italian troops
in Africa. are quite unfounded. What is
true is that Sir Edmund Monson has gone
10 the Italian Riviera, not because he is
uuwell or requires a rest, but because he
finds his position very unpleasant at the
present moment, owing 10 the strong feel
ing against Great Britain In the press and
society. which. perforce. is reflected to
some extent in the attitude of the French
government. diplomatic official said:
The French government Is undoubtedly
friendly to Great Britain, but il is unable
90 make a display of its real sentiment just
low because a demonstration of friendIi-
ness TO Great Britain would be act Of
suicide.
The bestowal of the cross of the Legion
of Honor on the artist Leandre, author OF
the outrageous caricatures of Queen Vic
tpTtd, furnished an example of the gov
ernmtnt's fear of offending popular feeling
Leandre had been promised the decoration
before he caricatured Queen Victoria and
the government felt it would be safer to
offend the English people than the senti-
ments Of its own countrymeu. In view OF
this situation Sir Edmund thought his
temporary absence from the Anglophobic
air of Paris would have a salutary effect
Webster Davis at Boer Camp.
LORENZO MARQUEE. Delagoa bay
February WEBSTER Davis, the United
States assistant secretary of the Interior
accompanied by a party of friends, is al
the head lager of the Beers at Ladysmith
aud Il closely inspecting the camps and Do.
siti6Hs around the besieged town.
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consent to submit brief eulogy OF Gen.
Lawton. whose remains now lie at Fort
Wayne. Ind. his old home. He paid q
glowing tribute to Gen. Lawton's patriotic
career from the time he left Fort Wayne
as a boy Of eighteen to the time when he
died upon the battlefield in the Philippines.
Mr.. Iinney On. CO submitted the report
In the Evans-Turner contested election case
from the fifth Kentucky district in favor Of
Turner.
The Diplomatic Bill.
Mr.. Hit Qr,), chairman of the foreign
affairs committee, then called up the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill.
1t was impossible to reach an agreement
limiting the debate, as several members in
Dictated purpose to discuss foreign ques-
lions in general Mr.. Hit said he expected
the foreign discussion to take a wide range,
and before this began he summarized the
provision of the bill.
Mr.. Dinsmore (Ark), the ranking demo-
crat on the foreign committee. then called
attention to some of the foreign questions
in which this country is concerned.
He said the jurisdiction over matters re-
lating to Cuba, which was not United
States territory. had been transferred from
the foreign affairs to the insular commit
tee. This was deliberately made for the
purpose Of giving color to our retention OF
control there and ultimately OF absorbing
Cuba He had always hoped that some day
Cuba would be part of the United States,
but would never favor annexation under
such conditions as surrounded the annexa-
ton Of the Hawaiian Islands.
Speaking of our duty in the Philippines
Mr.. Dinsmore said he would proclaim i'm
mediately to the people in arms against US
mat 1t was not our purpose to acquire
permanent sovereignty, but to offer our
friendly aid to set up stable government
When such government had been estab-
lished, he said, We should withdraw from
the islands. Democratic applause)
Proceeding, he inveighed against imperial
ism. He went into the history of the ne
gotfatfons with Aguinaldo in an attempt
success against the Spaniards would mean
liberty and independence for the Filipinos
Commenting upon Gen. Otis reasons for
changing the language of the Presidents
PROCLAMATION to the Filipinos, Mr.. Dins-
more said: THE biting. blistering sarcasm
of Gen. Otis constitutes INSTRUMENTATION at
the very least"
Mr.. Dinsmore said he was not given to
adulation, but he respected Aguinaldo as
one who had the courage to fight for the
liberty and independence of his own peo-
pie. ..-
In conclusion Mr.. Dinsmore said. speaking
of the alleged purpose of the administration
to hold the Philippines: Il believe as fully
as 1 believe anything that the moment this
obligation Is imposed upon us, as 1t will be
that that minute will mark the beginning
of the decadence and fail Of the American
republic. In this belief all history bears me
out"
Mr.. Adams Pa-} followed with some re-
| marks in favor Of the reorganization of the
consular service along the lines of the bill
of which he Is the author.
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COMMENT IN LONDON.
Surprised at Governments Attitude
Regarding Nicaraguan Canal.

LONDON, February 5.-The Westminster
Gazette this afternoon alone comments on
the Nicaragua agreement. 1t welcomes
the announcement, but says it is surprised
Great Britain does not get compensation
for distinguishing her undoubted rights"
The paper realizes that Lord Salisbury
may have good reasons for asserting to
this, but hopes Great Britain's friendly ac
ton will count in the settlement of the
Alaskan dispute"
While the publication Of the dispatch
from Washington regarding the annul1ing
of the Clayton-Bulwer Nicaragua canal
treaty and substituting for it the Hay
Pauhcefote treaty caused considerable sur
prise. it was fully confirmed at the foreign
office 1t Is intended to publish the terms
of the new convention in Washington and
London simultaneously. but the impression
exists that 1t will first be given to the Sen
ate though 1t is believed 1t contains moth
ing of Importance not included in the Asso-
ciated Press Washington dispatch, which is
declared to be correct in every particular
The apparent CELEBRITY in reaching an
agreement is explained by the fact that the
whole matter was practically settled by
Secretary Hay and Ambassador Pauncefote
in $685. and had not the Alaska dispute
cropped up 1t is probable the powers would
have signed the convention. Since then it
has been in allegiance. About a fortnight
ago, in consequence of the attitude of the
Senate. Mr.. Cn0ate, the OnlteQ states am
bassador here, received Instructions to en-
deavor to press the conclusion of the old
negotiations.
As a result Of his effort the British cabi-
net considered the matter, after first hav-
ing submitted the convention to Canada
and receiving the dominion's sanction to
grant the United States request. The ati-
tude Of the cabinet consisted in the belief
that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty was made
when the conditions governing the nations
were so utterly different that 1t was now
ont of date and impracticable.
Taking this into consideration and be-
lieying the present most inopportune time
for bargaining and haggling, the British
ministers decided to give the United States
a free hand.
1t can be definitely said, however that
this decision is based to no little degree on
the principle "Tll do you a good turn, but
remember 1t when you have the chance to
do me one" though this scarcely merits
being called even verbal understanding
and finds no place in the convention.
Though the cabinets action has scarcely
been published long enough to admit Of
serious criticism, 1t 10 believed it will meet
with the approval Of the majority. after the
government gets an opportunity Of publicly
Explaining its motives, as explained in the
foregoing, nothing OF which has yet APP
peared in England -
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is FIGHTING
This is the Report Which Comes
From Durham.
War OFFICE DOES NOT CONFIRM IT
General Impression in London That
the News is True.
RUSSIA AFT E r PO X Is

LONDON. February "a special dis
match from Durham, Natal, dated today,
says:
..-rhers Is no definite news from Gen.
Butler but it Is reported that there was
heavy fighting yesterday
The war office statement that it has re-
efved no confirmation OF the report that
Gen. Butler has recrossed the Tugela river
has failed to shake public belief that OPP
,Tations of tremendous Importance are pro-
,sadinc at the Tugeia and it is thought
that either the denial was prompted by
desire to keep the military movements as
secret as possible until something is ac-
CompIished or that Gen. Butler is keeping
the home officials in the dark pending re-
suIts.
Ii IS obviously extremely difficult to ex-
tract the ;ru1h from the conflicting state
ncnts shrouding Gen Buffers movement
hut most IF the commentators agree that
the aggregate OF the items tends TO con-
firm the belief that movements of import
aLce are in progress
Df.patches Are Conflicting.
Il is true that the correspondents at Gen.
Et.lIer's Headquarters convey the impress
sion that his main force is still south OF
the Tugela, but it is easily conceivable that
the DISPATCHES are so censored as to convey
a false impression. Possibly. though dated
Saturday and Sunday, the dispatches were
in reality written prior to the movements
reported to have commenced Friday This
Lar already happened on various occasions.
dispatches being detained by the censor
and related when actually released
Whatever may be the actual situation
there seems no doubt that Gen. Butler S
preparations for fresh attempt TO relieve
I.adysnith were completed Thursday or
Friday and though the start was possibly
deferred from the date first selected it will
not be long before ii is definitely known
that Gen. Buffers forces are again fighting
their way toward Ladysmith Those, how
ever, who expect Gen Butler to reach the
beleagured town tonight seem to have for
gotten the presence Of the Beers. The
best informed people, while sanguine. fully
realize that d British victory can only be
eel eved at heavy cost
No News at War Office.
The correspondent of the Associated Press
learns from official sources that absolutely
confirmation has been received by the
war office Of the report that General Butler
has recrossed the Tugela river and is
marching on Ladysmith. On the contrary,
according to the information of the war
office at the present moment, there is every
Indication that things are quiet at the
front and that no immediate movement Is
anticipated.
Regarding the dispatches from Ladysmith
saving that Buffers guns have been heard
there 1t Is surmised that some practice may
have been going on with the new batteries
which have just reached the front.
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Thi. Afternoons Session.
RECESS ORDERED.
Local Courts to Transact No Business
for Two Weeks.

for Two weeks.
At the request of the committee Of the
Bar Association appointed to examine the
proposed code of law prepared by Justice
Cox, a recess Of two weeks of the several
branches Of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. with one exception was
announced this afternoon. The recess will
begin with the close Of business today.
The committee mentioned Is giving the
final attention to the makeup Of the code.
This work requires the assistance of
large number OF members OF the bar and
also of the justices.
Therefore the courts will be adjourned
In order that the entire attention of all
Interested may be devoted to the code.
In view OF the large amount of criminal
business pending, Criminal Court No.
will not take q recess. Should 1t be neces-
sary Criminal Court No. 2 may also hold
sessions during the recess period. 1t will
be remembered that during January 1SD9
a similar recess of the courts was taken.
The trial Of Charles Bowen, indicted for
the murder of Samuel Jones August % last,
liz set for Monday next in Criminal Court
No, l.
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TO SUPPRESS FILIPINOs.
Provisions ofqBilfs Introduced in Boil
rs Houses.


rs Houses.
Representative, Payne of New York today
introduced bib similar in terms to. that
Of Senator spooaIsrG In relation to the sup
nrsssson Of thu tnsdrrection in the Philip
pines. and siySg TIE President power to
regulate affairs afteR the insurrection shall
have been suppressed. until otherwise pro-
vtded by congssss!ss -.
Mr.. Russell Of Connecticut, to incorporate
the American National. Red Cross; by Mr..
Smith, Illinois, calling on the commission
er of pensions for special report on de-
sirable amendments to the pension laws:
nv Mr.. Do,iiyer. Iowa, for the protection Of
prehistoric monuments and ruins on the
public domain from destruction or counter
feiting.
Among the bills introduced in the Senate
today were: By Senator Carter. to provide
a civil government for Alaska: by Senator
Proctor. to incorporate the Red Cross So
cIety: by senator Penrose. to compel rail-
roads to provide passenger cars with IRE
extinguishers. -,
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TAX OFFICE FACILITIES.
of the House Bill Passed
by the Senate.

Uy the Senate.
The Senate this afternoon passed House
bill 5o42 appropriating $4,000 to enable the
Commissioners 20 enlarge the rooms now
occupied by the assessor and collector Of
taxes for the District, and to rearrange the
space so as to better accommodate the pub
lie who have occasion to transact business
with these officers and to provide fixtures
and all other necessary expenses incident
thereto. and to put in operation the card
system for the Improvement Of the bust
ness Of these offices.
The Senate also passed House joint reso-
luton authorizing the Secretary of the Int
rior to give to each standing and select
committee of Congress a copy of the COM
piled statutes Of the District of Columbia.
The joint resolution is amended to author
ize the Secretary to give copy Of these
statutes to justices Of the several courts of
the District Of Columbia
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Night Service ON metropolitan.

Mr.. George Truesdell. president Of the
Washington Traction Company. said this
afternoon that the directors of the COM
pany several months ago decided to try the
experiment Of operating night cars on the
Metropolitan line, and storage batteries
were ordered. The batteries. he said. have
arrived. and the motors ought to have been
here by February /. II they are DELAYED
much longer. President Truesdell says, the
company will begin by running the regular
cars
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Mr. c. C. Philbrick, a Newspaper man
and a member Of the board OF traae of
Columbus, says that his city is an active
candidate for the headquarters of the dem
ocratic national committee during the COM
ing campaign He has been talking with
prominent democrats and presenting rea-
sons why that city should be selected.
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RUSSIA SEES AN OPPORTUNITY.
Government Urged to Secure Ports
While England Fights.

ST PETERSBURG. February 5-The
campaign in favor Of taking advantage Of
the present complications in South Africa
TO secure Russian ports on the Indian ocean
and Mediterranean is being pushed with
yigor- The newspapers openly advocate
p, "titing by Great Britains difficulties to
realize the schemes upon which depends the
ultimate prosperity Of Russia, and which
Gre al Britain has always frustrated.
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BALTIMORE, February b.-FIour quiet and
steady; western SUPER s. do. extrs. s. 20
a$2s 90 family, s.. 2oa$s.5o; winter wheat pat
Wheat dull; spot and month. 111sa71ss; March, 72St
bid; May, 74AaT4ss; steamer No. red, 6IAaeTx;
receipts. T. sS7 bushels; southern wheat by sample.
65a78; do. on grade, 6sa6sK. Corn firm; spot. Feb
ruary and March, 37%a3s; steamer mixed, S6%a37;
receipts t95 busheis: southern white and yellow
corn. 37lsa3Sh Oats steady; No. white. 31aS1 u
No. mixed, 2SEa29. Rye steady; No. nearby
81; No. western, IS; stock, ZIG. S72 bushels. Hay
firm; No. ! timothy, $i5-5oa$i6. Grain freights
firm; steam to Liverpool per bushel, Id. February:
Cork for ORDERS per quarter, Be-. Sd. February and
March Sugar, cheese and butter firm, unchanged
Eggs Ice.
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Sergeant PrOnoted to BE Captain.
Battalion Sergeant Major william r.
staff Of the oath Infantry has been APP
pointed captain in the 40th Volunteer
Infantry on account OF gallant and meri-
torious services In the Philippines Both
regiments mentioned are In that country.
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for peaceful settlement may be conduct
ed. Gov. Taylor's statement that the order
converting the legislature at London has
not been revoked is not regarded by those
who know the Hature Of the latest peace
negotiations asSessening the chances of
such adjustmepN
MAY RELEASE HAYES BY FORCE.
Rumor in Frankfort Regarding Con-
Wet In the Penitentiary.
q FRANKFORT. February ga report was
circulated today that. acting under the or
ders of Gov. Taylet. a force Of state militia
was to be sent to the state penitentiary and
force the release, of Douglas Hayes. who
lie serving a ;tarm> of five years for man
slaughter and who was pardoned by Gov.
Taylor last week. but whose release had
been refused By the prison authorities.
F Warden Lillard left here last night for
Louisville, but the state board OF peniten-
ttary commissioners was notified that such
action was to be taken. Commissioner
Fennen at once telephoned the prison au-
thorities to lock- the prison gates, but to
offer. no resistance outside Of that. even if
the militia undertook; to- batter down the
gates and take Hays. away by. force.
STATE MILITIA AT LONDON, Ky.
Few of the Expected Legislators Put
in Appearance.
LONDON, KY, February "a company
of state militia, numbering ninety men,
under Capt Powers. arrived from Bar
louisville at 10 o'clock today. The COM
pany marched from thu railroad station, a
mile from the town, up through the main
street and took. up station near the court
house. There was no special demonstra-
ton or excitement
Instead Of the expected importing of legis-
lators on the early morning train from
Frankfort, there was but one arrival. Sen
ator Hayes, from Jefferson county.
The next train from Frankfort will ar
rive at o'clock this afternoon. As the
regular term Of the Laurel county circuit
court opens today. probably twenty noun
taineers rode into town at daybreak. Their
presence in town has not excited the slight
est remark. as they say they have come
to attend the regular service of the Laurel
county court.
GEN. GOLFERS SIGNIFICANT TALK,
He Asks Why the Democrats Do Not
Meet In Frankfort.
FRANKFORT. KY. February 5.-No at.
tempt will be made by Governor Taylor Oh
Adjutant General Collier to interfere with
the meeting at Louisville today of the dem
ocratic members Of the legislature Adju.
tant General Collier said this morning
when informed that such a meeting was
scheduled to take place. that he had no in.
tention of going to Louisville or taking any
action whatever in regard to the matter.
why don't they meet here?" he asked
drily, II wish to impress upon you thor.
oughIy," said General Collier to an Asso
ciated Press representative, that since The
granting Of the Injunction Saturday re-
straining Governor Taylor from interfering
with the meeting Of the legislature a
Frankfort no demand has been made upor
us by the democratic members Of the legfs
lature to meet here. want you to under
stand this thoroughly can't say what ac
ton will be taken when such a demand Il
| made 1t will be time enough to climb tina
mountain when 1t is reached"
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Government Bonds.
Lieut.. HERON safe.

Information was received at the War De-
partment this afternoon that Lieut. Her
ron and party. who were supposed to have
persisted In Alaska. are perfectly safe -
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Steamahin ArriraIs.

Stedmbnip Arrivals.
At New York-Anchoria, from Glasgow;
Staatendam, from Rotterdam.
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Grain, Proyis

Grain, Proyisions and Cotton Markets,
Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers
and brokers, 1419 F St, members New York
stock exchange. correspondents Messrs. La
denburg, Thalmann & Co.. New York