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PORTO RICAN AFFAIRS.
Mr.. Allen. the New Governor. in Con-
ference With Secretary Root.

AcEcuCc WI secretary NOot
Mr.. Allen. the newly designated governor
of Porto Rico spent good part OF the
morning in consultation with Secretary
Root in his private Office, in reference to
the turning over to the civil authorities of
the administration of Porto Rico. Secre-
tary Long reached Washington this after
noon from Colorado Springs. Mr.. Aliens
REIMBURSEMENT of his post as assistant
secretary of the navy will depend somewhat
upon the Secretary's pleasure.
The Mayfioflwer, which was yesterday or
dered to be put in commission May IL at
New York, will be sent to Porto Rico to
serve as a station ship the governor and
other island officials. She will be used by
the officials in travelling about the island
and In making special trips to Cuba and the
United States in case of need.
The Mayfower was formerly the private
yacht of Mr.. Ogden Goelet of New York
and was purchased by the government for
about $4,000 at the outbreak of the Span
ish war She is luXuriOusly appointed, and
Is said to equal in sumptuousness the royal
yachts of the Queen of England and the
Emperor of Germany. She has a high rate
of speed and rendered effective service as
an auxiliary cruiser during the Spanish
war. Her commanding officer has not yet
been announced. Mr.. Allen will probably
be conveyed to San Juan on the battleship
Texas of the North Atlantic squadron,
which Is due at Hampton Roads from Ber-
muda In about a week
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NOT ADVISABLE.
Com m issiOners' View of Proposed
Purchase of Anaiostan Island.

Commissioners View of Proposed
Purchase of Anaiostan Island.
Reporting today on an amendment which
Senator Gallinger proposed in connected
with the pending District appropriation
act, which amendment authorizes and di-
reefs the Commissioners of the District to
acquire, by purchase or condemnation, An
alostan Island, for not more than s125.oU0,
the Commissioners stated to the Senate
District committee that, while it might be
convenient on general principles for the
District to own the island, they are aware
Of no municipal purposes to which the
property could now be devoted In view
of the extraordinary demands made upon
the revenues of the District at this time
for purposes which are of the utmost ne
cessity and Importance, the Commission
ers further stated they do not deem it
advisable to recommend favorable action
on the proposed amendment.
March %, 1896, the Commissioners re-
ported to the Senate upon a resolution
adopted by that body directing them to
inquire into the propriety of purchasing
the island for the erection thereon of a
contagious hospital The Commissioners
named the then assistant Engineer Com
missioner, Capt. G. j. Fiebeger; the health
officer and the inspector of buildings as
commission to examine the island and re-
port thereon A copy of this report the
commissioners today sent to the Senate
District committee. in which it appears
that the probable cost of the island in a
condition to use for the proposed hospitaI
would be about S2S1 $50
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LARCENY BY TRICK.
Defendant Confesses and is Fined
Fifty DOlIara.


Fifty Dollars.
Mortimer B. Westcott, who was recently
arrested by Detectives Horne and Weldon
on a charge Of pawning fake" watches at
two pawnshops. as published in The Star a.
the time the arrest was made, appeared in
Judge Kimball's court this morning to an
swer two charges Of larceny. Prosecuting
Attorney Mullowny explained that he
charged the defendant with larceny by
trick. In one case the defendant was
granted a loan of SIS and got s21 on the
ether. There was an inscription on the
case of one watch to show that 1t was pre-
scented to IN. B. Westcott'' by his friends
and the name &c. ]. Beach was inscribed
on the other.
Witness stated that the watches were
fake" timepieces, the rims being made of
composition, while the cases were gold.
They were marked 14-karat. but the witness
stated that it was not more than 1O-karat.
The watches, the witnesses said, were
worth not more than So.
The defendant admitted that he had
pawned the watches in question. A third
watch he had tried to pawn he won in a
game of cards. He said the watches were
presented to his friend Beach and himself
by the Thirteenth Ward Republican Club of
Philadelphia in February.
Westcott said that when the watch was
presented to him DR.. Walter J. Cathrell,
president of the club, and j. H. Ridgeway
made speeches.
Judge Kfmban put the defendant through
q rigid cross-examination concerning the
presentation Of the watch and also asked
him about his friend Beach. The sugges-
ton was made by the court that the police
authorities might make an investigation of
the prisoners statements
Before the hearing was concluded the de-
PENDANT changed his plea He entered a
plea of guilty in each case and the court
fined him $50 in addition to ordering resti-
tuition of the property.
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COURT ASKED TO DECIDE.
Controversy Between Railway Com
panies Over TrackaEe

p8n1es over TrackaEe
A petition has been filed In the Supreme
Court Of the District of Columbia by the
Anacostia and Potomac Railroad Company
against the Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Railroad Company, affecting
the reciprocal use of tracks by the COM
panies named. The court is informed that
the companies have been unable to reach
of the tracks on 14th street between +
street north and street south. Justice
Barnard recently made ruling, in connec-
ton with a suit in which the companies
figured, by which action was practically
suspended for the time being, the court re-
marking that the best way out of the diff
Guilty was for the companies to reach an
agreement. The Anacostia Company, in
its petition, explains that it proposed to
purchase one-half interest in the tracks,
which was agreed to until release was
asked from an obligation of $100,o00 bonds,
and this caused the Mount Vernon Com
clared by the Anacosta Company that the
officers of the two roads unable to
agree upon terms for the common use of
the tracks. Therefore the court is asked to
determine the matter.
In the petition the Anacostia Company
offers to supply bonds to secure the proper
conduct of any work that may be necessary
to perform in connection with the matter.
It is further stated that the company has
been unable to complete its line within the
time specified by Congress, this failure be-
ing due to the inability to reach an agree
ment with the Mount Vernon Company. In
addition to inconvenience and annoyanceS
to the public, it is said, the complainant
company is subject to fine of $50 a day
for each day the road remains uncompleted.
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Northeastern Saengerbupd.

The Northeastern Saengerbund is the
name Of the united German singing socie-
ties Of the northeast Atlantic states, hav-
ing nearly 6000 singers, who are making
preparations for the grand singing festival
at Brooklyn from June 30 to July T. 1890
AS has already been stated the united local
singers have held one rehearsal under Mr.
Claassen of Brooklyn, the musical director
OF the festival. The united singers of
Washington present at this rehearsal were
the Saengerbund. Mr.. Henry Xander, di-
rector. and the Arion, Mr.. Emile Holer, d.
rector. The fullest satisfaction expressed
at this rehearsal by the visitor from Brook
lyn was directed to both societies equally,
and fatteringly alike to both directors,
Mr.. Holer and Mr.. Xander.
The two societies will again sing together
for rehearsal under Mr. Ciaassen on Nav
81 at Arion Hall, No. 430 sth street north
west.
The executive committee at Brooklyn
notified the Saengerbund and the Arion that
in the Brooklyn festival they would have
the post of honor in the front row and as
sist In the singing of solo parts"
The Arion has about perfected arrange
ments for special coaches for its members
and friends
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TELEGRAPH WIRES CUT.
Trouble on Knoxville Division of the
Southern Road.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. April 14.-In a
bulletin issued by the striking operators of
the Southern railway today they insist that
the strike is spreading.
The Southern railway officials state that
wires have been cut on the Memphis. Knox
vile and Atlanta divisions of the Southern
railway and that there is considerable in
reference with the operation Of trains, es-
pecially on the Knoxville division. The
passenger train from Washington. due here
at $40 o'clock this morning, was annulled
The Birmingham division has not been seri-
ously disturbed.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn, April 14-Organizer
L. w. Lusk. stationed here, claims forty
seven operators are now out on the Knox
Vile division. Two, he claims. went out of
the superintendent office here this morn
ing. Superintendent C. l.. Ewing says only
twenty-eight men are out The division is
the strike opened. as passenger trains due
here this morning are all late One from
Washington, due at 4:15 am, has not yet
arrived. Wire trouble is claimed by the
railroad officials. presumably caused by in
reference of strikers. Organizer Lusk
claims every operator on the Knoxville,
Cumberland Gap and Louisville division of
the Southern from Knoxville to Middles-
boro' is out.
NORFOLK, Va, April 1.-THE Southern
railway at this point is not affected by the
teegraphers' strike. Not a single operator
on the Norfolk and Carolina or Atlantic
and Danville divisions have gone out. All
trains are making schedule time.
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M0NTAGU WHITE IN CHICAGO.
He Says Americas Sympathy for the
Beers is Growing.

CHICAGO. April 14.-Montagu White,
consul general to Great Britain from the
South African Republic prior to the break
ing out Of the war in South Africa and at
present the unofficial representative of the
BOer republics IN the United States, arrived
in Chicago last night from the east
Mr.. White came to Chicago to attend the
banquet of the Holland Society, to be held
Monday night. He said:
Il find the sympathy for the Boer cause
growing daily IN this country. 1t was strong
at first and has been strengthened by the
bravery shown by the Beers in their effort
to retain their country.
Whether Mr.. Fischer Mr. Wolmerans
and Mr.. Vessels, the ENJOYS sent to Europe
by the Boer republic, will come later to
America is matter of doubt. | am con-
V1nced That popular sentiment in all the
countries of Europe is favorable to the
Beers, but thus far none of the rulers has
taken action in accordance with this senti-
ment. and thsy may not do SO in the flu
ture.'
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IMPRISONED IN, BURNING NINE.
Terrible Situation of Two Men at
Hazeltine, PA.

PITTSBURG, Pa, April IA number of
miners variously estimated at from two to
sixteen, are imprisoned in the Essen No. 8
mine, at Hazeltine station, behind wall
of flame and smoke. They were caught
yesterday by the fire, and all last night
men fought the flames and women walled
in helpless agony about the pit mouth.
State Mine Inspector James Blick of Idle
wood Is on the scene. and has very little
hope that any OF the men will ever come
out of the mine alive. The smoke and
gas have probably done their deadly work
now.
The Essen mine Is fourteen miles from
Pittsburg, the Pittsburg, CHARTERS and
Yeughiogheny railroad. It is owned by the
Pittsburg Coal Company.
Geo. w. Schellendeberg, general superin-
tendent of the Pittsburg Coal Company
stated at O'Clock this afternoon that the
fire was under control Only two men are
missing. and it is not known that they are
in the mine.
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The following changes have been made on
vessels on the Asiatio station: Lieutenant
L. M. Mutton. from the Concord to the
bennington; Lieutenant Commander Q. A..
Adams. from the Baltimore to the Oregon:
Medical Inspector G. E. H. Harmon, from
the Baltimore to the Oregon; Lieutenant
W. g. Hannum. from the Yokohama hos
pital to the Yosemite; Lieutenant Com
mander G. B. Ransom, from the Baltimore
to home; Lieutenant Commander W, N.
Little, from the baltimore to the New Or
leans; Lieutenant Commander A Mo.
Crackin, from the Oregon to home: SUR
geon F. B, Stephenson, from the Oregon to
the baltimore: Lieutenant Commander +.
timore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-14
THE ANTI-CIGARET-TE CAMPAIGN.
Mass Meeting OF School Children Held
Last Night.

A mass meeting of the children of the
Stevens, Sumner and Magruder schools and
their parents and friends was held last
night In the Shiloh Baptist Church, cor
ner of l. and nth streets northwest. About
1000 pupils of the higher grades of those
schools have taken the pledge of the Anti
Cigarette League.
This is the result, 1t Is said, of the vista
ton of DR.. Struble and Mr. Brown in the
schools named, Last night addresses were
made by Mr. Austin Battle, anti-cigarette
superintendent Of the Stevens school; Mr.
Willis Brown and DR.. Wallace R. Struble
or Chicago, and Rev. J. Anderson Taylor,
pastor of the Shiloh Church
The newly elected officers OF the various
ems School. Mr.. Austin Battle, superintend-
ent for boys; Miss Theresa Washington,
superintendent for girls. Sumner School,
Mr. John H. Younger, superintendent for
boys; Miss jamie Cole, superintendent for
girls. Magruder School. Mr.. George Sum-
merville. superintendent. for boys; Miss
Annie Curtis, superintendent for girls.
DR.. Struble and Mr.. Brown will tomorrow
speak in a rally meeting of the boys and
northeast section, to be held in the Douglas
Memorial NJ. E. Church, corner 18th and II
streets northeast. A league has been Or
ganized in that section. The parents and
friends of the young people have been in
vited to the meeting.
In furtherance of the campaign against
the cigarette in the nations capital a con-
ference of the leaders of the young people 8
Christian societies has been called. The
campaign in Washington will probably
close with great gathering of the children
and their friends in some large auditorium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-14

The State Department has received q
communication from Consul Barnes, at Co
logne in regard to the formation there of q
company for the sale Of agricultural ma
chimes and implements. The orippling OF
Germany's supply Of farm labor by the
tendency of the farmers to move TO the
cities and the increased necessity for fac
tory labor have made the demand for farm
ing machinery greater than ever. The sup
port of American and English manufac-
turers in the enterprise Is desired and look
ec for. Consul Barnes certifies to the re-
liability of the parties concerned, and be-
teves that the step will further American
interests in that line.
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Naval Orders.

Lieuts. W. W. Buchanan and W. v.
Bronaugh have been ordered to the Ver-
mont.
Lieut.. G. A. E. King, from the Buffalo to
the Asiatio station.
Lieut.. J. N. Pickrell, from the Solace to
the Mare Island Hospital.
Lieut. p. w. Hourigan, from the Marble
head to the Lancaster.
Lieut.. P. n. Olmstead, from the Iowa to
the Asiatic station.
Lieut. G. N. Offiey, from the Marblehead
to the Iowa.
Lieut.. W. B. Fletcher, from the Wabash
to the Soiace
Passed Assistant Surgeon s. G. Evans,
from the Marblehead to the Independence.
Paymaster E. b. Rogers, from the Oregon
to the Baltimore, relieving Paymaster S. L.
Heap. who is ordered to the Oregon.
Passed Assistant Paynaster H L. Rob-
bins, from the Marblehead and wait orders.
Carpenter J. Jacobson, from the Wabash
to the Asiatic station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-14

PARIS, April 14.-The story published in
the United States yesterday that Charles
II. Simms, the assistant director Of the
United States department of liberal arts
and chemical industries at the Paris exhi-
billion, had been challenged to fight duel
by a Partisan editor, who, 1t is alleged had
taken offense at certain criticisms made by
Mr.. Simms in regard to French lack OF
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All Hall to Fort Jefferson.

NAW
There are few bits of the days news
more satisfactory than that the island Of
Dry Tortugas, with it's mighty fortress, has
been transferred to the navy, is to be freed
from the hospital and quarantine folly and
will henceforth serve as fortified naval
base and coaling station. 1t is the first
such station ever possessed by the United
States, and it is just where such a one is
most needed. 1t will be a veritable "Gibrai-
tar of the Gulf" for the protection of our
southern coast. the guardianship of our
Caribbean possessions and sentinelship over
the eastern approaches to the canal that
is to be. We salute the flag upon Fort JEFF
ferson! Long may it wave!
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The swindrius Pension Agents.

From the New York Hines.
1t is the swtndling, pension agents, and
not the veterans, not even the dishonest
veterans, whose number is not large, who
are responsible for the pension frauds
These attorneys are Keen. active, skilIful
and experienced. They make large sums
of money even on claims that are never got
through, and still larger on those that are
successful. They are the organizers Of the
pension lobby, and are the promoters of all
the agitation among the so-called veterans
associations. Aid the hopeless feature of
the matter is that their services are under
the law wholly needless for honest claim
ants, whom theogovergment 10 ready to pay
without any solicitation from others Com
missioner evans mas sun hight with these
sharks on his hands, ind Is entitled to the
support of all DECENT :soldiers.
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THE HOUSE.

The ceremonies connected with the ac-
ceptance of the Richaus statue of Oliver p.
Morton, lndiana's great war governor.
which has recently been placed in statuary
hall, were held in the House this after
noon. They consisted of addresses by men,
bers of the Indiana delegation and several
others. In the absence of Speaker Hender-
son. who has gone to New York, Mr. Dali
zell pa was designated as Speaker pro
tenn, and presided at the session today.
Some preliminary routine business pre-
coded the exercises. Bills were passed to
provide for the use of timber and stone for
domestic and industrial purposes in the
Indian territory
Mr.. Foss QllD. acting chairman of the
committee on naval affairs, gave notice that
he would call up the naval appropriation
bill Monday.
The fifty-three pension bills favorably
acted upon in committee of the whole yes
terday were passed
The Morton statue Ceremonies.
At L o'clock the exercises in connection
with the acceptance of the statue of Gov.
Morton began.
Mr.. Steele Und), the dean Of the Indiana
delegation, delivered the first address.
After describing in detail the long and dis
tinguished career of Mr.. Morton, Mr.. Steele
concluded as follows:
1t Is a source OF satisfaction to the nso-
pie of our state. especially to those Of us
who We're more or less on the active stage
of life during the troublous period in which
Morton achieved his fame, TO be able TO
record that twenty years after the death OF
Gov. Morton the general assembly of the
state of Indiana, composed for the most
part of men who were unborn when the
war of the rebellion was begun, and who
were but lads when Morton died, passed
resolution authorizing the governor Of the
state to appoint commission to procure a
statue of Indiana's great war governor to
be placed in statuary hall. thus recognizing
him a Industrious for his historic
renown,' for distinguished service to the
state and as most worthy of national COM
memoration.' As citizens of Inuiana we
are proud to know that through the years
to come the statue of Oliver p. Morton Will
stand in that great hall among those Of
the eminent men of other states-an evil
deDce of our supreme appreciation of mis-
great and glorious service to the state aud
nation. He was courageous patriot, a
loyal friend, an honest man"
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IN CONGRESS TODAY
At Mr.. Chambers Instance Quay
Case is Laid Aside.
Mr.. PEffIGRBW ON TIE BOER War
Hopes EngIand's Soldiers and Land
lords Will Be Destroyed.
MORTON STATUE SPEECHES

At the beginning of today's session of the
Senate. Mr.. Morgan Gala, offered and Sc
cured the adoption OF a resolution requiring
the Attorney General to transmit TO the
Senate all papers filed In the Union Pacific
railroad case, and to inform the Senate
why the Union Pacific received in settle
ment of the case S4.e00009 and the United
States only about $4,000.
A bill granting a deed of quit claim and
release to Lorillard Spencer his heirs and
assigns. of all the right, title and interest
In and to certain land at Newport, r. L,
was passed.
Election Of Senator'S
Mr.. Berry (Ark.) directed attention to the
fact that the House Of Representatives hal
adopted a resolution in favor of the election
of senators by the people, and he appealed
to the committee on privileges and cleo
tions, to which his resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution for the cleo
ton of senator's by the people had been re-
ferred. to present a report either in favor Of
or against the resolution. lie regarded IL
as one OF the most important questions be-
fore the country.
Mr.. Chandler, chairman of The cnn7mittaa
on privileges and elections, said the COM
mittee had been very much engaged thus
FAR this session. but now that the opinion
of the senator from Arkansas has been Ie-
irforced by the action of the House, doubt
less the committee will Immediately pro-
coed to consider the subject.
Mr.. Chandler said that, personally he was
opposed to the election OF senator's by the
people, but he would be glad to have the
question considered.
The Quay case was laid before the Senate
but, at the instance of MIR. Chandler, was
laid aside until Monday.
The South African War,
Then the senior senator from South Da-
kota resumed his speech on the history Of
the Boer war, advocating the adoption of
Mr. Masons resolution expressive Of SYM
pathy for the Beers in their fight against
Great Britain.
The senator mathematical England in
every phase of her government, and de-
cIared that her colonies were cursed by her
control
Il hope the day will come-and hope the
Iransyaal war will furnish the opportunity
when Ireland will rise and sweep every
British soldier and every British landlord
into the sea-
At the conclusion OF the speech a bill was
passed extending the privileges of immedi-
ate transportation to the port OF Greenbay
| WIS. also to make disposition of the in
crement and accretions upon the sums re-
served by the State Department from the
fund received by the United States upon
the account Of the payment of the awards
Of the late Spanish-American claims COM
mission and TO pay and distribute the same.
The Alaskan Bill.
The Senate then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of the Alaskan civil code bill. The
pending question was that relating TO the
location of mining claims by aliens, offered
by Mr.. Hansbrough, but owing to the abb
sence of the author it went over until Nom
day.
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COLES BOND RAISED TO s75, 900.
Globe Bank President Pleaded Guilty
to EmbezzIement Charge.

BOSTON. April 14.-Charles H. Cole. for
mer president of the Globe National Bank.
under indictment for embezzling and mis-
application of the funds of the bank, plead
ed guilty today In the United States district
court. Sentence will be pronounced later.
On motion of District Attorney Boyd D.
Jones, Mr.. Coles bail was increased from
$4,000 to $4,000. The specific counts of
the Indictment to which Mr.. Cole pleaded
guilty are three to which exceptions had
been taken. Ths exceptions were over
ruled by the distgict court and the United
States court of APPEALS.