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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-19

the stocksof the. securities company was
in the clt2tody a6f the court, says:
1t may. be cNnceded that SO long as
property remains actually In 1udicfai GUS
tody any one asserting right thereto
or interest therein may intervene. all
though tie cas<1in virtue of which judi
cal custody way acquired has passed to
a final decree ~
NeverlA Assaulted Custody Of Stock.
This court. however. has never as
summed the custody of the stock of the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
companies, but=has studiously refrained
from so doing. 1t did not assume to di-
rect what should be done with the stock
in question when 1t enjoined the securi-
ties company from voting lit. and the
railway company from paying dividends
thereon to the securities company. Nor
was the bill, which was filed by the gov
eminent, one that placed the stock In
1udicfai custody when 1t was filed. The
Intervention cannot be allowed on the
ground last stated.
Our conclusion is that the petitioners
should not intervene and import into the
case new issues to be tried. The due
enforcement Of the decree does not ne
cessftate such action, and II 1t so happens
that the decree OF this court in favor of
the government creates situation which
shall give rise to controversies between
stockholders Of the securities company
as to how the holdings of that company
IN the two railway companys ought to
pc distributed or what should be done
with such holdings, these are questions
which can be settled among the stock
noIders themselves who are more Inn
mediataely concerned in these questions
ano, according to those principles of law
ana equity which any court having gen.
eral common law and equity powers
Is competent to enforce.
Leave to intervene is denied"
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LODGES A PROTEST.
Mining Company Manager Objects to
the Mission Of the Retribution.

James Deitrick, manager of an American
Mining Company operating In Nicaragua,
has called at the State Department and
lodged with Secretary Hay vigorous pro-
test against the action of the British
government in sending the warship Retri-
button to the Mosquito coast to coerce the
local Nicaraguan officials, as be alleges.
The State Department has taken the pro-
test under consideration.
To prevent any possible misunderstand-
ing the British government, through its
ambassador here, has explained fully to
the State Department the object Of the
dispatch of the British warship Retribu-
ton from Jamaica to the Mosquito coast
of Nicaragua, and that explanation is said
to be satisfactory. The British govern
ment Is anxious to have the Nicaraguan
government protect the Mosquito Indians
formerly under a British protectory, and
also to inquire into the claims of the cap
tains of certain small turtle fishing YES
sells now detained at Bluefelds that they
have been wrongfully arrested.
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York. representing American steamship
lines spoke in favor of the measure. say
Ing that the sole purpose of the bill was
to prevent discrimination against American
lines.
The House committee on post offices ana
post roads today heard j. "A. kldwei ni
Columbus. Ohio. president OF the Natiohai
Association OF Railway Postal Clerks Z. l..
Shaffer of Chicago. former president OF
the organization. and c. A. Young, MEM
Der of the executive committee OF the asso
citation, In favor of the Tawney bill for the
REORGANIZATION of the service. The bill pro-
vides for an increase in salaries amounting
to a total of s2.OO0.uoo a year. The average
salary now Is s1.065. The increase wouio
make II 81, 200.
The House committee on fnsular anairs
today authorized a favorable report on
Senate bill providing for the Naturalization
of Porto Ricans citizens OF the Cniteo
states the establishment of an agricuitur.
al experiment station in that island ana
the examination of the question or making
river and harbor improvements there.
Surgeon General X. NJ. O'Keiliy and Sur
geon Major ]. r. Kean of the army were
heard today by the House com :iifee on
military affairs In favor OF a bill providing
an increase In the medical corps "a tne
army.
The House committee on commerce today
referred all of the pending bills for the
government of the canal zone to SUD-
committee with Instructions TO report 10
the full committee tomorrow The subcom-
mittee is composed of Chairman Hepburn
and Representatives Stevens, Lowering.
Burke and Adamson.
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Election Murder in New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS. April 19.-The quadren-
NAL state election Is In progress in Louisi-
ara today. There are two tickets In the
field. full legislature. which win elect
United States senator. is being voted for
Senator Murphy ]. Foster was nominated
In the primary and will be chosen his own
successor.
The election resulted in a tragedy at Con
gales. In Ascension parish. where the lily
whites ard democrats are closely divided.
A big fight Is in progress there over the
local offices Capt. Sam Moore. former
sheriff under the democrats. who WAS lead
Ing the lilly white" faction. bscilne in
volyed in dispute at the polls and was In
stantly killed by Deputy Sheriff Ed Smith.
Moore was attempting to post pictures OF
negro Office holders under the democratic
administration. Smith interfered with hirn
on the 3 ound that the pictures would breed
trouble at the polls. Moore resented the Ia
terferenee. Il IS said. ard attempt % draw
q pistol, but Smith shot and killed him.
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OPENING OF SEASON.
Sunday School Athletic Associations
First Base Ball Games.

Messrs. George A, Provost and James E.
West, president and treasurer, respectively,
of the Sunday School Athletic Association
Of the city, called on the three Commissions
ers of the District building today and ex-
tended an invitation to the District officials
to be present at the opening base ball
games of the season under the auspices Of
the association. The opening games will be
played next Monday afternoon, beginning
at o'clock. The association this season
will have two diamonds. one on the ellipse
and the other at 18th and Lydecker avenue.
The Sunday School Association base ball
season will be opened by games between the
Wilson Memorial and Wesley Chapel teams
on the grounds on the cllipse, and by the st.
Alban's and Mount Pleasant Congregation
teams on the nth street diamond.
Messrs West and Provost also extended
an invitation to Major Sylvester to be pres
emit at the opening games of the season.
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RESTRAINING ORDER GRANTED.
Mrs. Rachel Metincore Seeks to Re
cover Certain Property.

Mrs. Rachel Metincore today petitioned
the Supreme Court of the District of Co
lumbia to restrain Moses Colman and Jo-
seph Marcus from trespassing upon or in
terfering with premises 1911 7th street, and
from disturbing certain property therein.
The court is informed that recently,
when he had been drinking to excess,
Mrs Metinore's husband executed to the
defendants two bills of sale covering the
property in question. including mechanics
tools and household furniture belonging to
her husband and herself at the number
mentioned. 1t Is added by Mrs. Mefincore
that the defendants have driven her out
of the house. barred the doors and placed
great padlocks thereon
She contends that the pretended bills of
sale were never executed by her, and that
the property involved is exempt under sec
ton 11O5 of the District CODE
Justice Gould, in Equity Court No. 2,
signed a temporary restraining order re-
turnable the 25th instant.
Attorney Hosea b. Moulton represents
the complainant. Attorney Leon Tobriner
will appear for the defendant, Colman.
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CHASE VS.. PATTERSON.
Republican Situation Resolves to a
Fight Between Them.


The local republican campaign 10 warm
ing up; Patterson and Chase republican
clubs are holding meetings here, there and
everywhere, and all sorts of platforms are
being put into the field. The Chase sup
porters have issued an announcement under
the caption Home Rule Meetings" and
declare their candidate stands for local
suffrage. This. they argue, will bring into
the ballot many Chase votes. But all we'll
posted politicians in the District remember
that Mr.. Patterson came out month ago
with local suffrage platform, and that
there is no difference Of opinion between
Patterson and Chase as to what the people
OF the District are entitled to in the way OF
privilege to vote for municipal officers.
The Platform upon which is based the
success of the ticket naming Mr.. w. +.
Van Wickle and John w. Patterson as del
egates and Mr.. Tindall and James w. Gray
as alternates, provides for, first, reduc
ton in the personal tax rate; second, in
creased school facilities; third, the erec
ton of new police court building and an
increase in the salary for the judges;
fourth, more improvements for South, East
and West Washington; fifth increased po-
lice force and an increase in the salary of
policemen; sixth, the exemption from tax
alton OF all property owned by religious,
charitable and eleemosynary institutions;
seventh, notifications of the tax sale law;
eighth, suffrage in the District Of Column
Uft ulllH, improvement anu eX-
tension of suburban streets. and tenth, the
placing ofasphalt on 7th street northwest
and other,streets in the business section of
the city not now SO paved"
A big mass meeting Of the supporters of
Mr.. Van Wickle and Mr.. Patterson has
been called for tomorrow night at a hall on
the corner of 18th and U streets. Many
prominent fcolored republicans will be pres
ent, and will speak, including Mr.. Patter-
son and Mr.. Gray
The republicansof the seventh district met
last night at. the West End Hall and APP
pointed committee of ten to attend the
convention of citizens which will meet at
Odd Fellows Hall, M street between 18th
and 10th streets, tomorrow evening, for the
purpose of urging Mr.. John F. Cook to
enter the race as delegate to the national
convention. n y
The white republicans of the eighth dis
trict met, elast evening at 1906 street
northwest and organized by electing Will
lam A. Hickey president and William War
secretary
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Husband Sues for Divorce.

Proceedings for divorce were instituted
this afternoon In the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia by Herman Bocor-
selski. through Attorneys Hallam & Hal
lam. against Barbara Bocorselski. A CO.
respondent is named. The parties were
married in this city December Is, 1893.
They recently figured In proceeding be-
fore Chief Justice Clabaugh, when Mr..
Bocorselski. by petition for writ of habtas
corpus. obtained the custody of the daugh-
ter Edna, nine years of ages with the un-
Outstanding that he place her in a local
educational institution, the mother having
the privilege of seeing her on specified oc-
easions.
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FINANCE AND TRADE
Market Shows No Strong
Tendency Either Way.
STOCKS SLUGGISH
DEALINGS MAINLY SPECULATIVE
AND VOLUME OF BUSINESS SMALL
Some Liquidation in Metropolitan, and
Other New York fractions
Decline.
STOCKS SLUGGISH

NEW YORK, April Happening prices
of stocks today moved sluggishly upward
small fraction and then wavered Trans
actions were very small and only few
stocks were traded in. A rise Of v in Ca
madam Pacific and decline of Y In U. 8.
Rubber were the only notable changes.
Selling down Of q. s. Steel preferred ~.
ex -dividend, killed the rally and prices
slipped back to below last night The mar
ket then became practically stagnant.
Lackawanna rose IN and dstillers securi-
ties lost IL. Bonds were irregular at noon.
Az soon az the opening buying orders
were worked of prices receded slightly.
Fresh purchasing orders came to hand at
the lower level, and the market sold higher
than before, notably In st. Paul and the
Pacif1cs. The refusal OF Hartman peti-
ton to Intervene in the Northern Securities
case operated against Union Pacific, and 1t
reacted to below yesterdays Close Active
stocks eased OF all around but met later
support which carried them back to the
best. st. Paul touched 145. Brooklyn Union
Gas and Westinghouse Electric advanced 1
and Anaconda declined 1.
Trading was only moderately active, with
smaller shorts and Europe the best buyers.
The pressing for sale of large amounts OF
Metropolitan Street Railway in the narrow
market existing caused rapid decline In
its quoted value. The tape was largely
given up for a time to recording these
transactions, and its fall Of 2A to Ill de-
pressed other local fractions. Metropolitan
Securities fell IL and Brooklyn Transit 1.
Standard stocks ignored this weakness for
a while, but gave way toward 1 O'Clock.
Cleveland, c. c. and st. Louis lost IN and
Delaware and Hudson gained ~.
A feverish rally by Metropolitan Street
Railway 10 above 112 was Intellectual in
checking selling. and 1t relapsed to 11O1s.
Meanwhile offerings were increasing in vol
ume elsewhere, particularly of Union Pa
cifc, which touched 1914, St. Paul at 1885
and United States Steel preferred STA. All
other favorites reacted to the lowest of the
day. Mexican Central fell below and
Southern Pacific lost point.
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PROMINENT FIL1P1Nos COMING.
Have Been Invited to Visit Japan on
Their Way Here.

The Philippine honorary commissioners
whom recent act of the Philippine COM
mission has authorized to visit the United
States. have been invited by Baron
Komura the Japanese foreign minister at
Tokyo. to visit Japan on the way to The
United States.
The gentlemen in the party are
among the leading Filipinos from all
parts of the islands and they come here
to study American institutions and be-
come acquainted with the United States.
and to see the Philippine exhibit at st.
Louis, in which they have had so much
to do in preparing.
Among tehse commissioners will be two
native Filipinos-Tavera and Legarda. The
commission will be In charge of the execu-
tive secretary of the Philippine Islands. Mr..
Arthur Ferguson. with Mr.. Hardeman as
disbursing officer. Commissioner Tavera
will be accompanied by his wife and three
children. Mrs. Prieto by one child. and two
or three other commissioners will be ac-
companied by their families.
In Tokyo the tea guild will entertain the
commissioners, and in Yokohama the For
eign Merchants Association. They will
visit Kobe, Nagasaki, Osaka and Kioto.
In Honolulu the governor will receive
them with the chamber of commerce and
exposition committee. Trips to plantations
will be made as gusts of the owners of the
plantations.
They will be met in San Francisco by DR..
Niederlein. representing the Philippine ex
hiblt board at st. Louis, which board will
make the preliminary arrangements with
regard to the itinerary and plans for en-
tertainment In the various cities they pass
through.
An itinerary will be furnished by the War
Department agreeable to such invitations
from prominent cities throughout the coun-
try as desire visit from this commission.
1t is suggested. similar In many ways to
the itinerary for the pan-American COM
missioners when Mr.. Blaine was Secretary
of State. 1t is probable that after a trip
through the United States these commits
sioners will visit the St. Louis exposition
in August and then return to the Philippine
Islands.
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ON HIS OWN INITIATIVE.
Vigorous Action Taken by the Minister
to San Domingo.

In making the reported strong represen-
tations to the Dominican government re-
speeding the demand for precedence in the
Central American claims involving a pos
sfble seizure of customs houses, Minister
Powell 1t Is said. acted entirely upon his
own initiative for 1t Is quite certain he
had nc such Instructions from the State
Department. There is no disposition to
censure the minister for what he has done,
but simply an Ignorance in official circles
as to what that may have been.
Minister Powell's energetic attitude in be-
half OF the United States claimants meets
the cordial approval of the officials of the
administration here. The United States
would not be pleased to see any interview
ton by a foreign government in behalf Of
its claimants that would tend in any way
TO prejudice the prompt settlement and
payment of claims which citizens of our
own country nave against San Domingo.
II is probab bly, along these lines that Mr.
Powell has communicated with the San
Domingo minister OF foreign affairs. There
are a number of claims of United States
citizens against San Domingo notably that
of the San Domingo Improvement Company
which are awaiting settlement. and this gov
eminent Is anxious that they should be
satisfied. The minister's action 1t Is be-
lieved here. was precipitated by recent pu )
lie actions indicating an intention on re
part Of the Italian government tn force
settlement of the claims of Its citizens
against San Domingo.
Not only the italian government but the
British. French and German governments
have large claims against San Domingo
and ii has been known for some time here
that all four countries were losing their
patience In the effort TO come TO an agree
ment with the Dominican government 1t
has been declared by European diplamats
Of high rank that Europe Will welcome
any steps the United States would take
in the direction of restoring order In San
Domingo and maintaining IL. Tnis the
Washington government Is loath to do.
though II is willing to give assistance to
the Doninicans in bringing order out of
chaos.
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Washington Railway bonds made an
ether upward movement today ut the meet
vanced to 7s,l. One bond was sold at that
figure and the bid was renewed. but there
were no bonds for sal, at that price. The
bid was finally Withdrawn and q bid OF
76K was made. The bonds were offered at
1874.
ready market was found for Columbia
Railroad SIS and the sales reached an un-
usual aggregate for the local market. al
though OF late the dealings along certain
lines have run into rather large amounts.
Altogether the recorded sales OF these
bends reached $4,000.
The first lot was a large one. and amount
ed to $4,000. and the price paid was los.
For the balance 1851 and 105h were paid.
with one lot at f05x There was a good.
strong demand for these bonds at 10Sl4.
while the asking price was 106. There was
no disposition to give more than 103it, al
though they were offered down after call
to 1O6h. and two lots went to the broker
who offered them at that figure. Yesterday
10sE was bid. while they were offered at
1O5H.
There was quite a sharp advance on the
bid price OF Washington Railway preferred.
but beyond raising the level of the quota
tons there was but little done. The sales
aggregated only 15S shares. The bidding
went from 47at of yesterday to 49h. and the
offering from 81 to 49a4. A range of 40 to
49k marked the prices of the stock sold.
During the call the offerings went as low as
491a. and the bidding at that time was 40i..
which indicates that the desire to trade was
not very keen. At the close the stock was
offered at 49%.
With the bid at SIS and the asking price
at 57ss there was no trading done In gas
stock. The certificates were offered at 10
and lis was bid. In the case of Mergen-
thaler lf6 was the asking price and I75x
was bid.
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Vote to Be Taken in the
House This Afternoon.
RULE rs ADOPTED
YEAS WERE $50; NAYS, lila
STRICT PARTY DIVISION.
Senate Agrees to Resolution to 1nyesti-
gate Condition of Natives in
the Congo Region.

Soon after the House met today Mr.. Dali
zell (Pa.} presented a rule for the immediate
consideration of the statehood BILL Fol-
lowing a brief explanation of the bill by
Mr. Dalzell, Mr.. Williams (Miss.), the mi
norIty leader, charged that the bill was put
a pretext to stay the demand Of the terri
tories for admission. He expressed the
opinion that the republicans had no idea OF
passing the bill at this session, or, IN tact,
any idea that 1t would pass at all Inc
bill, he said, simply was 'apples to the eye
and ashes to the taste" and onereo III
such a form that It was known beforehand
1t could not receive the appreciation and
votes of the minority.
In opposing the rule Mr.. Moon (Tenn.) de-
clared that the bill was an intensely WICK
ed and partisan measure, which, II passed.
would violate the plighted faith and honor
of the United States to the five civilized
tribes of Indians in the matter Of treaty OBJ
legations.
He inquired of the republicans If they
were going to pass the bill in violation or
their party platform. and OF treaty obliga-
tons. The territorial delegates IN the
House, he maintained, had protested "un-
til the hour of coercion by the republicans
to meet political exigencies.
Bad Faith Denied.
Denying that the republicans nau peeh
guilty of bad faith, Mr.. Dalzell said the
bill would take it's course as party meas
ure because it was reported by the majority
of the committee, submitted to a party eau
Gus and brought into the House pursuant
to rule adopted by that caucus. He JUS
titled the measure on the ground that We
are endeavoring to sustain the relative
power of the Senate and House of Repre-
Sentatives in legislation"
Mr.. Powers (Me.) defended the bill, which
he said furnished the only solution of the
statehood question that had any prospect
of passing the present Congress.
After the previous question had been or
dered, 137 to 123, party vote, the yeas
and nays were ordered on the adoption of
the rule.
Rule Adopted.
The rule was adopted $50 to Ill, strict
party vote The bill then was taken up,
the rule requiring the vote to be taken
at 4:30 o'clock today, with no opportunity
for amendment.
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Attempted Assault.

The police of the ninth precinst were told
yesterday of an attempted criminal assault
upon Mildred Hamblett. five years old, who
resides with her parents at 133 California
street northeast. The little girl was out
walking with younger sister near her
home about 10 o'clock and was enticed into
a shed in the rear of vacant house several
doors from her own home. The child was
taken to the Casualty Hospital by her
mother, where it was reported she was suf-
fering greatly from fright. A mulatto youth.
about fifteen or sixteen years OF age, was
charged with the crime.
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New Minister to santo Domingo.

Representative Curtis of Kansas. in an.
ticipation of the passage by Congress Of
provision that there shall be minister
from this country to the Dominican repub-
lic has been trying to have the President
look upon the qualifications Of a certain
Topeka negro with favor. but the Presi-
dent, 1t is said. will give the place to some
one else IL the measure goes through. WILL
lam F. Powell is the American minister to
Haiti and United States charge daffaires
for the Dominican republic 1t is proposed
to give each country a minister.
Senator Gallinger and Representative
Dixon of Montana presented some friends.
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CELEBRATE PATRIOTS DAY.
Massachusetts, a Cities Appropriately
Observe Lexington Anniversary.

BOSTON, ADMINISTRATORS day a holi
day throughout Massachusetts In COM
memoration, of the battle Of Lexington.
was made the oeGasion for the holding of
many sports and outdoor exercises in
Boston andeYicinity.
The weather was fine and there was
general participation in the celebration by
the people The sporting event of the day
was the MARA thon road race Almost ninety
runners took partp in the race which start
ed at Ashland, with the finishing point in
Boston, distance of twenty-five miles,
The principal patriotic celebration of the
day was at Lexington and Concord