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Evening star., 1901-05-24
HOUSE OF DETENTION.
Feeding of Prisoners Charge
Against Its Appropriation.

ASa1HSt ltS
Some days ago Maj. Richard Sylvester,
the superintendent of police, addressed a
letter to the District Commissioners recon-
mending that the auditor Of the District be
requested to decide as to whether the ap-
preparation for the maintenance of the
house of detention can he used in feeding
prisoners after they have been tried in the
Police Court and the judge has returned
them to the house of detention to be cared
for until he decides what course to pursue.
Mai Sylvester said:
I'm my opinion the appropriation for the
maint tenance Of the house Of detention cam
not be used for defendants in United States
and District of Columbia cases after in
formations have been filed in the Police
Court, for after that has been done they
| cease to be subjects Of support under the
provisions Of the appropriation referred to
or that for the metropolitan police depart
ment.
Il can realize the Importance of not con-
fining such prisoners in Jail or elsewhere
while the judge may be making up his
mind as to what course to pursue, the priS-
oners being females or children under six
teen years of age, but l do not believe it
was ever intended that they should be re-
ceived at the house of detention after their
cases had been taken into the Police Court
, In the absence, however, of any other place
loI tie ueteHllou ol StiCi SUBJECTS, II IS eS-
sentfal thai the principles which prompted
the establishment of the house of detention
be maintained so far as may be necessary
to protect them from obnoxious contact"
Auditor Petty. in submitting report
upon the matter says:
This act Is very broad in it's terms, pro-
viding for the detention of those arrested
on charge of offense against any law in
the District of Columbia 1t also provides
that they shall be held pending investiga-
tion examination or otherwise No matter
what the nature Of the offense may be- or
what the cause Of detention, the arrested
parties are to be cared for at the house Of
detention until their cases shall have been
finally disposed of by the authorities 1
am Of opinion that the appropriation for
the house of detention is the only one avail
able for the maintenance Of those who may
be arrested in accordance with the terms
OF the act to which reference herein is
made
Evening star., 1901-05-24
A. VI. e. CHURCH CONFERENCE.
Vote to Expunxe Remark About
Booker L. Warrington.

HARRISBURG. Pa. May 2l.-By a vote
of 1o1 to the Philadelphia conference of
the African NJ. E. Church, which is hold
ing it's annual session in this city, today
struck from the secretary's report the ref
erence In the speech of c. w Justin Car
ter of Harrisburg to Booker T. Washing
ton as 'one of the greatest negroes in the
world
Bishop William B. Derrick Of Flushing,
n. Y. gave practical talk to ministers, in
which he said that the three things most
needed by the negro in America were ed
ucation for his head. religion for his heart
and money for his pocket
rev IL {. G. Astwood, pastor of Bridge
street A NJ. E. Church, Brooklyn, who was
found guilty yesterday of INSTRUMENTATION
misapplying church funds and conduct IN
becoming minister. has retained counsel
ana Will test the action Of the conference
IN the courts. Bishop Derrick says he will
sentence Dr. AstwoOd tomorrow
lhe doctor will not take the matter into
court until after he has been sentenced,
Evening star., 1901-05-24
COMBINE AGAINST JOHNSON
COL. KILBOURNE AND j. n. MCLEAN
FORM ALLIANCE.
They VIII Fight the Populistfc Ideas
of the Mayor In Con-
yention.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. May 24.-kilbourne
and Mclean have effected complete alli-
ance to prevent the Johnson-Lentz combi-
nation controlling the state convention.
The latter proposes to make Lentz tenn
porary chairman of the convention, and IN
that capacity he would sound the Keynote
of the campaign. Kilbourne and Mclean
propose to prevent the insertion in the
platform of the popuistic notions of Mayor
Johnson and Mayor Jones.
In order to prevent the convention COM
ing under Johnson's influence. Knbourne
and Mclean will endeavor to change the
location of the convention from Cleveland
to Columbus. The state central committee
has not formally fixed the place of the
convention, but an Informal vote taken
some weeks ago placed it at Cleveland,
July 2i-25. 1t looks as though the aues-
ton whether Mclean and Khbourne or
Johnson and Lentz are to control the con-
ventiOn would be settled in the committee
meeting here.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. May 24.-That Tom
l., Johnson has succeeded in building a po-
litical machine hsre to fight John r. Nc
Lean in a supreme contest for the control
of the party machinery in this state there
can be no doubt. He swept everything at
the primaries last evening. Mayor john
son has not the slightest fear Of the plan
which Mclean has adopted of reducing the
in this county TO fifteen
delegates. This is based the guberna-
torial vote of 1899. when john r. Mclean
only polled 1000 votes in this county.
on the basis of the vote for Bryan this
county would be entitled to eignty-fve
delegates. The main fact that SlcLaan con-
trolls the state committee makes his pro-
ject quite possible, but this county will
nevertheless send a delegation eighty-five
strong to the state convention and will
make fight to get them seated
Evening star., 1901-05-24
Reports to the Pension Bureau.

Information has been received at the PEN
sion bureau that Samuel Gaines of Balti-
more has been convicted in the United
States court in that city on the charge Of
having committed perjury in connection
with the pension claim Of Annie Gaines. g.
widow. The prisoner was sentenced to six
months in the county jail.
Everett B. Messenger. a notary public
residing at Marion, Ohio, was arrested on
the 21st instant on the charge OF violating
the pension laws. and in q preliminary
hearing held before United state Commits
sioner Atmore he was held IN the sum Of
$500 bail to await the action Of the grand
jury.
Stephen W. Wade has been convicted at
Jacksonville, Fla, on the charge of en-
bezzlement. Wade was the guardian OF
the minors of Anthony Tillman. snd in
that capacity, 1t was charged, appropriated
to his own use the greater part of the
money received as pension.
Evening star., 1901-05-24
GOLF PROGRAM TODAY.
Third and Semi-Finals to BE Played
at Rye.

at Rye.
RYE, N. Y. May 24.-The third and semi
final rounds of match play Is the program
of the metropolitan golf championship at
the Apawamis Club today. The weather
was delightfully."- fine for the game The
general opinion among the golfers here is
that the final tomorrow will be another
duel between Findlay s. Douglas Of the
Nassau Country Club and Walter J. Travis
of the Garden City Golf Club. the amateur
champion of America Each Of these play
ers has four wins to his credit out of the
eight times they have met, and If they
should meet again tomorrow there will be
a grand game. few weeks ago these
two met in the final at Lakewood, N. j.,
and Douglas won by one up after having to
play to nineteen holes. The four pairs in
the third round started off in the following
order today:
Walter ]. Travis, Garden City, against
Thomas r. Reid, Montclair; r. F. Mat
penter, Lakewood; Findiay s. Douglas,
Nassau Country Club, against c. b. Mac
Donald, Meadowbrook, and Charles H. See
ley. Weeburn Golf Club, Connecticut.
against Devereaux Emmett, Garden City
In the first half of the Travis-Reid match
the latter had the lead, being 1 up at the
turn. Travis won the tenth in 3. distance
of 34o yards. This evened the match. and
the next two holes were halved in fives.
Travis won the next two and the fifteenth
and sixteenth were halved in fives and
fours. respectively. Travis won the match
on the next hole the seventeenth a dis
tance of 512 yards, in to I, defeating
Reid by 3 up and l to play. .-
The match between Douglas and MacDon-
aid, both eX-amateur champions, result ed
in an easy win for Douglas by five up and
four to play.
a. Sidney Carpenter beat r. F. Mathews
by one up, after a very even game
Evening star., 1901-05-24

Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, May 24.-Flonr dull unchanged;
receipts. 25,8s4 barrels; exports. 16.037 barrels
Wheat duh and lower: spot and the month, 7sl.a
1871 June. TN asked; July, 74lsa74H; August,
73t.a73A; steamer No. 2 red, 14a.al5: rece{nts
91l0 bushels: southern by sample 7Oa79s; do. on
grade. 76s4a79k. Corn very dull; mixed spot, 463x
a47 the month md June 46S4 a6JS; July 46ss a47:
steamer mixed 457sa46; receipts. Ito, eos bushels;
exports. 1913. ia bushels; southern white corn so;
do yellow, ~. Oats firm; No. 2 white, 83la34
No. mixed. 3iaas2; receipts .. $40 bushels. Rye
nominal; No. nearby. osa59; No. western GOA
60; receipts. 4,535 bushels. Hay quiet and easy;
No. timothy, SIT asked. Grain freights steady,
unchanged. Butter firm. unchanged; fancy imita-
tion, 17a1S: fancy creamery, 20; fancy ladle 15a
10; store packed, 11a12. Eggs nrm. unchanged;
fresh. l3. Cheese nrm. unchanged; large. o: me-
dium 81 small, 9A. Sugar nrm, unchanged; fine
and coarse granulated, 6.66.
Evening star., 1901-05-24
ARREST ON BENCH WARRANT
SURPRISE SPRUNG TODAY IN STAR
RING ROBBERY CASE.
Indictment Reported and Defendant
Again Placed Under Arrest st-Ap-
pIicatiOn for Writ Dismissed.

United States Attorney Gould sprung a
surprise this afternoon in the Starring
robbery case. Justice Bradley several days
ago issued a writ Of habeas corpus direct
ing the warden Of the District jail to pro-
duce the man accused of the crime, Lewis
Francis Mortimer, or Monroe, in court at
2 o'clock this afternoon.
It developed that Mortimer, or whatever
his correct name may be, was indicted at
o'clock yesterday afternoon. At the re-
quest of the United States attorney and by
direction of the court the indictment was
not recorded, the fact that the grand jury
was taken into court for the special pur-
pose of reporting this particular true bill
being kept in the background. Indictments
In four minor cases were, however, spread
on the records. bench warrant was IS
sued for the arrest of Mortimer, and that
action was also kept quiet
When the defendant reached the city hall
shortly before o'clock Deputy United
States Marshal Springmann served the
bench warrant. The prisoner and his coun-
sci We're disconnected by the latest move in
the case, and Mrs. Mortimer, on hearing Of
It, gave way to tears.
When he left the Jail for the court house
Mortimer was confident that he would be
released from custody as the outcome Of
the habeas corpus proceedings, but when
the case was called Attorney Sands Of
counsel for the prisoner, announced that
In view of the fact that an Indictment had
been reported and bench warrant served
thereon, he would. of course, consent to
an order dismissing the writ. Justice
Bradley made the order and remanded
Mortimer to the custody of the marshal.
AT the conclusion of the brief hearing the
party adjourned to the office Of United
States Attorney Gould. Mr.. John J. Nc
Cluskey. merchant of Philadelphia, Pa,
was introduced to Mr. Gould. Mr. Nc
Cluskey stated that he has known Mr. Nor
timer for the past two years and believed
him to be a reputable citizen.
The conference was in progress at
O'Clock. 1t is believed that an application
for the release of Mortimer on bail was
submitted. Mr.. McCluskey being offered as
surety.
Evening star., 1901-05-24
FROM, LIST OF ELIGIBLES
RECOMMENDATION OF CHIEF DUT-
TON REGARDING APPOINTMENTS.
Suggests That Watchmen BE Chosen
From Among Those Who Have
Passed Examination.

Robert W. Dutton, chief engineer OF the
fire department, has forwarded to the Dis
trict Commissioners the recommendation
that the sixteen watchmen provided for
the department by the act of Congress
approved March 1, 1901. be appointed from
among the men who have passed the re-
quired examination, and who are eligible
for appointment as privates. Mr.. Dutton
says:
These watchmen were provided that
with the eight heretofore allowed, the
houses occupied by the several companies
would, upon the companies leaving quar-
tiers at night. be left in their care, a most
necessary precaution in view of the deli
cate instruments and other property OF the
municipality well that of members
of the commands located in the houses.
Heretofore, 1t has been the policy of
the department in a large measure. II not
wholly, to select watchmen members
thereof who had become incapa citated for
active service. Such course is believed
to have been due primarily to the limited
extent of the pension fund, which pre-
vented largely the retirement of incapaci-
tated members of the department upon
adequate allowance.
BY the provisions of the act of Congress,
approved February 2S, 1901 known as the
police reorganization bill, Congress author
lied and directed the Commissioners of the
District to also place to the credit of the
ponce ana nremen s RELIEF funds, to meet
the deficiencies therein, revenues derived
from the tax imposed upon owners of dogs.
THE relief funds WILL therefore, be ma
terially increased, thereby doing away
hereafter. it is believed, with the necessity
OF providing for incapacitated members OF
the department by placing them on the roll
of watchmen."
Promotions Provided For.
Mr. Dutton then makes the recommcnda-
tiOn concerning the aDpoint rnent of watch
men as stated above AS the watchmen are
to be appointed from the list of men eligible
for appointment as privates, he lecom-
mendS that hereafter vacancies occurring
among the privates be filed by the appoint
ment of such duly qualified watchmen.
Continuing. Mr. Dutton says:
The fire department of the District, un-
fortunately, has been and still is without
school wherein men might receive that
instruction which would better fit them to
become trained fire fighters.
There should be here such q school
wherein new and prospective members of
the IRE department could be thoroughly
broken in and trained. as is the case in
other large cities; but as there is none here
ana as none can be secured until Congress
SO provides prospective firemen could be
instructed and trained by first making
them Watchmen, to perform such fire-fight-
ing duties as would prepare and fit them
Tor actual duty of that nature when pro-
noted to be prvateS or when called upon
in cases of emergency"
Mr. buttons recommendations have been
approved by the District Commissioners
Evening star., 1901-05-24
BRANN REVOI>ES THE WARRANT.
New York Police Magistrate Rebukes
Game Protector.

NEW YORK, May 24.-POlica Magistrate
Brann today revoked search warrant Is
sued by him yesterday authorizing John E.
OEerton. state game protector. to search
the Arctic freezing warehouse FOR game
birds Kept out Of season. The magi strate
said TO Overton:
his case was misrepresentad ID to me. II
had known yesterday what / know to-
day l would never have ISSUED this war
rant l viii not allow this thing TO 20 gry
further This practice on the part OF rural
yaps coming 10 this city AMI disturbing
merchants who are honest and irving to
60 business Is all wrong. AT all events l
am not going to allow any further search
u be made under this warrant. These men
are taking perishable products and throw
ing them where they apt to spoil. and
lhlS makes me personally responsible. AS
lar Us this warrant is concerned il js now
ordered stopped"
Evening star., 1901-05-24
Washington Stock Exchange.

rfsassn ssS EsI ss T. OS9ss So
% % at l02H. 10 at lo2le; 20 at lo2la 10 at io.ls
at lssk. After call-U. 5. coupon ss, $500 at
lsss Issis 500 at Ie9 Merssnthalsr Linotype 10 at
coin National Bank, at l2i. 10 at l2l. West End
National Bank. at l2s1s. Metropolitan RAILROAD
District OF Columbia Bonds.-ssos. 1924, funding,
Miscellaneous Bonds,-Capital Traction As, 1osl.
bid loo asked. Washington Traction and Electric
road o. us Gi' is asked Ra Ra
road cert ,nasbt. lSs Toe s,a MstrsPGiifsn Rah
es, lis bid. Columbia Railroad "a mort. 81. io7
bid; Washington Gas as, series A. llo bid Wash
Light deb imp e; To- bid; .. $; Electric Light
Trust 4s 100 bid Washington Market eItn. Ss,
no bid Masonic Hall Association IS. 1o6 bid.
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. Washington
Loan and nd Trust G l72 bid American Security and
iass. ma s paa; ia asked Union Trust and Storage.
,S National naSk stOcksPa9k of wasaingtn 400
Farmers and Mechanics, 2l5 bid. Citizens. 10
End End 9 bs ,n.o ia9 bid loo ocRt9 3 $50 bid
Railroad stoeks.-capital Traction. Io2% bid.
lo2a asked City and Suburban, 81 asked.
Franklin, 4s bid. 90 asked Metropoian' i % 7a % bid
- n asked s, coss9ran S' IS bid Potomac % bid Ar
llta asked. riggs, IA bid, S1z asked. Peoples q
nial, lI asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Columbia Title a. bid
trict Title. 8 bid.
Telephone Stocks.-Chesapeake and Potomac 60
bid. 70S. asked.
Gas stocks.-washington Gas, 5ssl bid 59X ask
ed Georgetown Gas, 90 bid.
Miscellaneous Stocks-Mergenthaler Linotype
164ta bid 1851 asked Ianston Monotype 13as
bid. l3* asked. American Graphophone COM e5s
bid, Ion asked. American Graphophone pref. 11R
bid. IL asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage .Os bi,h
10 asked. Washington Market, is bid. Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat, l6O bid.
Evening star., 1901-05-24
MAY HAVE TO PAY ALL
CHINA UNABLE TO SECURE AN
ABATEMENT
Her Customs Duties Will Have to BE
Increased to Raise the In
demnity Wanted.

Count Cassfnt, the Russian ambassador,
spent an hour with Acting Secretary Hill
at the State Depart n ent this morning and
it is al med that the Chinese negotiations
were the burden of their talk. 1t has be-
come apparent that Russia will find it in
expedient to close with the proposition to
accept Chinese bonds at any of the interest
figures mentioned as indemnity unless there
is international guaranty. and the
United States finds it quite impossible to
assent to the latter.
In the case Of Russia, supposing she
guaranteed the large amount OF Chinese
bonds that should be required to meet her
indemnity claim, she would have to sell
these bonds, II obliged to market them
probably below their face value, thus in
curing considerable loss. The United
States, on the other hand could certainly
sell 5000 Chinese bonds guaranteed by our
government and bearing say, per cent
interest, at an enticing premium So there
Is direct clash Of interests in this matter
1t Is now nearly certain that by China 5
own action In SO weakly opposing the de-
mands or the ministers for an indemnity
amounting to 337O0,0OO, the United
States effort to secure an abatement OF
the claim has failed completely and China
must submit to pay the total, or at least
to agree to pay 1t, for there is grave doubt
entertained here of her ability to do so.
To Increase Customs Duties.
Chinese officials have been urging that
the first essential was to reduce the in
demnity, and II this could not be accom-
plished, that the alternative was to permit
China to increase the customs duties up to
5 per cent gold or 10 per cent silver SO as
to raise the enlarged indemnities. Since the
reduction OF the'indemnity has been aban-
doned, it Is assumed, in the best-post ed
Chinese quarters. that authority will low
be given China t0 raise her customs duties
This has been resisted thus far by the
United States, BECAUSE Of the large Amer
lean trade snterlpg China. and the desire
to avoid doubling; the tariff on this trade.
Japan has also taken this view as the
Japanese trade with China is SO large that
she doeos pot want it burdened by in
creased customs duties. Now. however.
it is expected that there will be little fur,
ther objections to granting China such an
increase Of her customs duties as will en-
able her t.. NEE, portion Of the large in
demnity.
Evening star., 1901-05-24
Responsibility for Water Rent,

John A. Limerick of 1880 9th street
northwest recently returned to the Dis
trict Commissioners a bill for water rent
for two houses at the above mentioned
premises. with the statement that they are
not his property. and he supposes the
rent has been paid The Commissioners
have ordered another bill sent to Mr. Lin
erlck, with the statement that the water
department looks to the consumer for un-
paid water rent bills and that the tenant
Of 1920 9th street is the recognized con-
sumner OF water passing through the SER
vice pipe Of the premises.
Evening star., 1901-05-24

A bundle Of clothing was found in the
river near the foot Of N street yesterday
by a man in the employ Of the CAPITAL
Traction Company. Policeman Jones of
the harbor boat tished the bundle from the
water and turned 1t over to the police
1t is held at the fourth precinct station for
q claimant
Evening star., 1901-05-24
CAPT HALL ExONERATED.

Record of His Rrial ON the Charge of
COvardice,
The record Of the court-martial in the
case Of Capt. Newt Hall. U. 8. Marine
ICorps. who was charged by Minister Con-
ger with cowardice in connection with the
defence of the legations at Pekin, has lust
reached Washington. Admiral Remey has
promulgated the finding in special order
which completely exonerates Capt. Hall
from the charge, and finds that the only
matter OF substance sustained in the
charges is an error Of judgment i'm con-
nection with the withdrawal of his troops
at critical moment from the Tartar wall
Evening star., 1901-05-24
Drainage Must Await Sewer.

Mr. C. c. Lancaster has written to the
blstrlct commissioners, requesting that
cutters be cleaned out on the east side Of
br1shtWood avenue, from Ontario to
Quimepaus streets. near Piney Branch
road. and that drain be laid to carry off
surface water The engineer department
mas reported that the natural outlet for
TINS drainage is over Mr.. Lancaster's land
ana until sewers are extended to this sec
ton, 1t is not seen how the water can
we'll be diverted
Evening star., 1901-05-24

Major Sylvester received a letter today
from the members of Friendship Lodge, No.
L. l. .. o. F.. informing him of their ap-
probation Of the police services during the
recent celebration. The letter referred to
the efficiency Of the force and thanked
the superintendent for the excellent ar
rangements for handling the specia.ors the
day Of the parade
Evening star., 1901-05-24
Additional Prote.t Filed

Ann NJ. Phillips of 400 w street north
west has written to the District Commits
sioners saying that the Phillips estate owns
sublots 75 and 76. in square 2O3, which con-
fronts the site of the proposed market on
the east side of 14th street between V and
w streets. She declares that the estate
contains 1853 square feet more than is
credited to it in its protest against the
market She further declares that il this
error Is corrected the majority in favor OF
the market will disappear.
Evening star., 1901-05-24
MILCAHY DENIES REPORT.
says Machinisfs at Newport News
Have Issued No UItimatum.

Special dispatch to The Evening Star
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, May 24-Presi-
dent Mulcahy Of the International Machin-
lists Association denies emphatically the
press dispatch sent out last night, in which
BUSINESS Agent Belk of the Central Labor
Union. this city. states that the shipyard
has been given until Saturday to answer
demands He characterizes the report as
Untrue and Injurious. All fnachinists are
at work. The state federation of labor ad-
1ourned today.
Evening star., 1901-05-24

In response to inquiries on the subject,
the Commissioners have stated that steps
are being taken looking to a confirmation
of the award Of the jury in the case of the
widening of Sherman avenue, but it can
not be predicted as to when the confirma-
tton will take place or whether it will be
confirmed at all. The Commissioners have
also stated that there is no authority in
vested in them to reduce assessments in
such cases.