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TIE EVENING STAR. VSGaUsonD DALE MLICr- SWDAK, AT THE STARBDUILDINGS. 1101 Puuylama hi. .e.,o Cor. 11th f1., by The Evemin ftu rew~pe Company. S. H1. k&UFMA4LNN. Preowt. ..a..their own .a.ct. at 10 edta . "" ",?ecent .r m a "th.T.. at the r toa you can .d Votled States Of C*aad&-V4Piiu PVQVW-ft e-NO per ILth - 7.: Qutm 4_a,. star. -. p.r year. wIt- -."=aI-.-h P. -e. Wa-t... 1 .T.YA G D. 0.. 1I.B W susWtow b &to*awf Nis 13,725. -WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1897-FOURTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. ATTITUDE OF SPAIN Extreme Reserve in Official Circles in Madrid. PRENIER IS HOLDIE CONFERENCES Criticism of the Position of Consul General Lee. DI10SED TO INVESTIGATE MAI Ril. Pebruary 2'.-Extreme reserve is maint.ijin-l in offijal tireles. and] much importane.- is .rtt ie.I to the secret con- ft r --n e bet ween th.. premi.-r. Senor cano- %as let #astillo. ;.nd the ni'nisters on the state of the var in Cuba. Th- :titudl or thelUnited States consul g-nerl. i ;.neral F tzhugh I.ee. is regarded as h tig "intolerably high-hanled." Th.- itovrr mntt is disposed to investigate and ni-eT the. reasonal.- dtmands of the 'nit.. t an. -laims of American (it- izen-. It Is tn:h'r d.-terminedi to punish thes,- who are f'uend guilty of having in- lib-Ite any iilbn'- upon [or. Ricardo Ruiz, the Aniri-an ize.n who is alleged to hal. 1.-n bei ae..ii to death in trie prison at 'rim. ilrial sayi-: -The Americans are avaslng thenilv. s .f the European trou- bii's ove.r I'r.-te. and m-an to precipitate M-Kinl.y it, a qia rrI with Spain.'' <'It~inunc. th. Inipark-ial adviscs the givernn.-n :,, pr-parn- Spain's defensi-es by sa ami by I.L maintaining that Spain hr.-s less to In s. than ihe *nited State-s itt t' .nt of war. Ih. r, , i ething abtiormal in the terms of K n.ote of :hi- Uited States minister, .%Ir ,_tiis Taylor. to the Spanish govern- n., T h. r"-lations letween Spaln and th. (*,1itd t.taes havei not Leen disturbed. Su:vnish nmeled ielner n "Het Fire." i.VANA. February 2;.-The Spanish g iboat I "n: rana-.str.- has landted forces a? ';allina and Santa Ttresa. They were ried t with a h.,t fire. .ut stueceeled in rpul-ing the inuiirg-nts. a4,4istel by the gunb-oat. .ithout anv loss :o the niarines. rwo sailors. howe--r. w -re !.ightly At .lt-dia I.0i.. n-ir .anz.inill. the Sp-anish guinbioat 'iuat Em -aui.lo tired en and disp-rs-I a band of insuirgtnt. The bItt. r later attake-d Ctiuo. bt wer.- to-- puils'ed w%ith he-avy loss. 4ohamn iefeat Reported. Snor lot io., tlie Spanish minister hi-r-. re, -ive -i t'h-grani last night from S-..r T.tuan. minst-r vf*foreign affairs at .ei-'d saing: ''Te rua~e.f (*.en.-ri's Gasco.. Ruiz i: - ', ra rnit i:i sa.-.-ession the forces * r:man bl by .\laxirno 4;omrz. defeating m a--tndt, Ii'ng thi-m to disperse in ie- ti,-i. T'-ntt -i;ai ar- countel. and! a j<at nun~.',ar-f t-Iebs we-re wounded. F'ur iha t. t iso y all the possiblt- su- I to " latanzas and l.as 'lias. and I pr-v.rn the ritreat of (oomez to the west. Th.e ha of . tIir .s. lmstcompletelIy ci-l. makf- it v.-rv diffi--ult for him to re-r.:it to the east. Sviin olunits are 1 *inig- e-t vi ni t he-s- lines in loursuit of O% ER THE sies-FOOT l.1il1T. The' Riser At 4IoInnati ReAhelsen. Iia 1itsimuna Height. CINCTNNATI. 4 iaL. V.bruary 1i-The river -Afpparenitly rece ts maximulm "I I o'clock thi mr:iiini. when the gautre shwow-l #1 fI ft, hh. . 'rhis Is the fifth tim- In !h1- I: -torv of th- city that the r i'r !as .x- e- th l# i00-foot limit. The oiti:- reords art-: IN~'. #4 1et :t inches: l-"-~ #;t fe- ir-h-,: 1 w::. z76 fe t -4 ichl es; %4. 71 ftet I iihe-s. R,-ports fr. 'm tippo-r river points in spe- tail.- to he Times-Star are as follows. l''mieruy%. fo Io,- ftivi-r fallen it It hes at . Sm.: at'. I:wh of snow. 4'Clottsbiurg. Ky.-Falling art inhi atn hur two iuhw. -f suow las: ight. liip v. O(hit.- .'r falling -luwly:- oily haif ar. inch sin-e mitillight. MtaY'Ville. Ky.-Rivr fell two inches last -ih; --icldedly colder: light snow. 40% TiiE T RKTIH FRONTIER. 3NIinsaing e.9 Troog. Proceeding With Fe'e-rimh teiisfity. r Al.'Ni.'A. Turk.y. February -4.-The vznassingl of Tr!kishi trool- and mnirtions vf wa r ,it t-- frittir is proceeding with fit-rish ?-as:t All the sodioiers en fur- ( -'h re n rtieti-. ard elev.-n bat- t ri-s,-r., a:li.-ry. a regintit of tavalry :. :.. ba:::tiniin of infant rv have gon.- fr i~r f-- - tona-ur and -ls-whe e to -l:.iCi'it. Tw ad-iitional 'atialons or i- far v hav- r.--" ".,I Kate-rina. Th ~ ~ ;i e' isva mrna. lIrusa.Tr ze .. ;tid elw.n '' in Anatolia are (On th-:r way he n,!ri- the frontier. whare a t -Ia:of t ::'.Slum id iw tornd, with teiesors Frons Athen,. I. iN. I' .: .ry 2;- --A tieli'gram ri- n o.a tm .\h--nis this a fternioonr by hj-l inte ntion; to a.- tii3 heo.us! u'th- loew.-rs. itu..iits',. Demans en 4.reece. iia :r-i-:gh t hi- issiani minhiste'r a I Ath r has allb I upon C ie.-ee to with- idraw al .. of nh-i troop si' and her fleet from t'e - althtr. thure ch. ys. S'OLD *N 'riE a: i EST. 'Turs.'trnnur iteicow Zue in Mo4,th ili.l.E~L. t* I '.. IF -briaary 1. --The ther- iin i t.-r ru-;letu- ' t lieltow z-r'o thi-s m -nit. T-re are Ilyl a few tons of w .ai in 'twn. a thl ?h. roadls blocked. U'n- b - b. rn- an-. mIay. which seems hmr ma. - 'i' i-tinared colnsi. lerable suar- f. -' w .! i i-at t:iirn a teal '.:am~ine. 'ik' king irnle'fui for' the Attimude ofn She GieeksL in Chticago. CH'ii te;c F.:ireary 2i. 'The Greek goy- i-rrun hs- uofle-ally trecognized the symt- padithetl. a: t:-ide ot thi- Greekse of eI hi- c:,Ki -a.: t :1-' i--s. tnt crisis regard'ing ** Ib II rlich. son. consaul general for th ,li ja-t r r re.iv-ed thre following cain ramt ::tr i 31t . Skiuzes. the Greek nrru'te-r it for-igni affairs. 'ahio cabled in ara i-r ', the- mre:-sage reemlty senit to the Ki, .f h;-.ev'. by thle Gr'eek commnun- - < e .-!ia: -il of G r'-re. C hicago: Wdil you -spress to the Gre'ek communIty in " hicatto the sfrecere thanks of the king and the gt'rrnment for the attitude which it has taken towar-d the mother country ia these si-rious time"- SKOUZEs, Wi'AMFORI Ci ).onn.. February 27.--Mrs. Henary Ward ZHetcher has rallied from her extreime exhaustion of yesterdjay. Rev. Samuel S'oville, hier e-on-in-law, however, says titat the-re Is r.e. hope of her recovery, andt tha- 'i-ettt fi- Cm taymne DISTRICT IN CONGRESS Bill to Acquire Water ight at Great Falb Pase the Senate. An Anti-Gasbllg Bill Introduced- Other Measures of Local Interest. The Senate yesterday passed Senate bill WiSZ, "To increase the water supply Of the city of Washington. etc." The bill provides for the acquirement of the Great Falls water rights. It has been considered in the House of Representatives, but has not been acted upon by that body. The Senate passed the bill without discussion as it came from the committee on the Dis- trict of Columbia. The bill authorizes the Attorney General and Secretary of War to obtain title for the United States by right of eminent do- main or otherwise, to all the water rights not now owned by the United States at and in the vicinity of (reat Falls on the Po- terrac river. the water so taken to be used for any and all public purposes. and also such land as may be necessary for these purposes: Provided, that the property, aater rights and franchises of the Ches- areake and Ohio Canal Company shall be eumpt frem the operation of this act. It provides that the Secretary of War and the Attorney General, in their dis- cretion, may appoint three commissioners to appraise the value of the land and of the water and of the water rights taken, ar.d of the damages to any property by rei son of the taking. or by reason of main- taining said government dam at its pres- ent height, or by reason of raising the dam to such height as may be necessary for the purpose of this act. In making the valuations the appraisers shall con- sider onl3 the present values of the land arid water rights., and shall not consider their values to the city of Washington for the uses for which they are taken or to which they may tie applied unde r the pro- visions of this act." The Metropolinan Fxtennion Bil. An effort was made in the Senate las^ evening to have the bill gra'!ting authority to the Metropolitan Railroad Company to extend its tracks returned to the Sefiat'. Mr. Allen offered a concurrent resolu- tion requesting the President to return the bill for furth',e consideration. Mr. Allen said it had bieei, his purpose to antagonize the passage of this I-ill. bur it was passed after 6 o'clock on the :t0 of February af- ter he had lIeft the Senate. not expectiig it would1e calle'i up. 31r. Mle1illan rei that tie was not aware that any one wished to oppose thw erierence report. He said the only oh- jecion to the bill had been on the part of Senator Coeckrell in regard to the issu- arc. of stock cirtificates. ,Ir. Allen wanted his resolution adoptel at orce. as ho- feared the President might sign the biti if action was not promptly taken, but il.r 31r. Faulkier's objtetioii it went over m:til the n.*xt day. An Anti-Gunabning Bill. The House committee on judiciary today reported a bill to protect state anti-gambling laws from nullification through interstate gambling by telegraph. telephone or other- wise. Tre bill prjvide4 that any person who, aith intent to exe-ite, conduct, pro- mote or carry on in any manner whatever any lottery, pool sellir.g bookmaking or gambling oi horse races; or who, with in- tent to aid, assist or abet in the executing, conductir.g, promoting or carrying on of any such lottery. pool selling. bookmaking or gambling. shall deposit with, send or transmit by, or cause to be deposited with, sen-t or transmitted by, any telegraph com- pany or telephone company any dispatch or message from one state or territory into another state or territory, or from or into the l)istrIct of Columbia, shall be guilty of a mis lenmean:r. aid shall be punished for the first offense by imprisonment of not more than two ye-iar, or by a fine of not more than $1.1mw,, or both, and for the sec- ond and each after offense punished by such imprisonm-nj only. No common earrier or corporation, or employe thereof. shall receiv for trans- miss:on or transmit or send fr)m one state or territory into another state or territory, or from or into the District of Columbia, any dispatch or message p-ohibited by scetimn one of this act; and -'very person who shall willfully violate any of tie pro- visions of this stetion shall be deemed guilty of a misderneanor, and shall be liable to the same penalty as is provided In said section one. To Pn Lenve of Absence. Mr. Hale. from the committee on print- ing. matte a favorable re-port to tile Senate tolay oi 'r. Voorhees' proposed amend- nerit to th deticiency 1,111 authorizing the I ublic printer to pay employ- s, former em- ;.loye4 an-d legal rer ress.ntatives of former emiploYes of the government printing office .such sums as may be due them for accrue.l ir1- unpaid havis of absence for the fiscal .oears 117 to lsiM. both inclusire, for which iirpose Xi7.A:! is appropriated. The pro- POSI amendment vas reterred to the com- mittre. on appropriations. DR. sttmiPNO PoPE. He inket some ('ommue on Souta Carolina Eieciionu.. The consideration (of the resolltion in- titiei by tepreseiative Murray for ar. investigation by the House of the South 'arolina elbetion laws was continued to- 'lay by the cominittiee on election of Presi- dir-t, Vice P'residenit and ri'lresentatives. Sy'.nehes were made by Dr. Sampson Pope, the recent indlependient candidate for gov'- meor of South Canrolina; ex-iiongr'essman S'ialls and others. The proceedings were gcod-natured, but often warm, and there we-re sevcral tilts between Dr. Pope and Hr presentative Talbe-rt. particularly wheni the latter rernarked that lyr. Pope had runa on every possibile ticket and kept on rur - rung. Chairmnan Curtis insited that the nearing should be confined to congres- sier at elections arid not deal with the ekec- tion of a governor. D ir. Pope characterizedl as a great fraud the c'onstitutional convention, and review- ei the circumstances attending it. I'n- easy for fear that the conservative ele- rint of the state would join the republi- carns arnd form a just constitution, the dlemocrat ic leaders. Senator Tillman, the governor andl others, enteied, he declared, Into a most damnable agreement. The scheme to which they bounid themselves arid their followers provided among othrt tI-ir'gs that no white man should be dis- frranchised except for crime; that the whites should be insured supremacy. and the constitution.'-when adopted, should not he aegain submitted to the people. iThe result was that thousands were debarred from suffrage. MRD. D.6VIS' Nl%.6TION. Senastor 1Hill ThInks lie WIN Seenre a Faworable Vote. Mr. Hill1 endeavored in the Senate this afternoon to secure the adoptior1 of a no- tion that at S o'clockt the Senate should ge into executive session. Objection was made and 'Mr. Hill gave notice that at a o'clocli he should move an executive mefsion. This motion is for the purpose Ooaesiderinaa Ihi nomination of Henry E. Darts to be Unite( States attorney for the Distict of Colum- bia. Mr. Hill believes that he wili' have no dif- ficulty in forcing a Vote of the Senates ot Mr. Davis' nomination. Mr. DavIs' name ii at the head of the list of nomInanions, a Mr. Hill proposes that no other nemanneta shall be consIdered at this mta. otten. gress, if the Snate does not act upon Mi navi.- case. AN ADVERSE REPORT Action of the Senate Committee on Mr. Sands' Nomination. HIS FORER CRIIC113 EAD Three of the Members Only Voted in His Favor. NINE WERE AGAINST HIM By a vote of 9 to 3. today. the Senate C mmittee on the District of Columbia de- cided to make an adverse report* on the nemination of Francis P. B. Sands to be Commissioner of the District of Columbia. The committee met at 11 o'clock today. every member being present except Ser.ator Harris, who is confined to his home by ill- ners. The vote on confirmation stood as follows: Ayes-Gibson, Smith and Baker. Noes--McMillan, Gallinger, Hansbrough. Proctor, Pritchard, Wetmore, Faulkner, Martin and Bacon. When the committee opened, it transact- ed a small amount of minor business relat- ing to measures before it, and then took up the subject of Mr. Sands' confirmation. The subcommittee, consisting of Senators Gallinger, Proctor and Faulkner. made a u'nanimous report against confirmation. At once a discussion was previpitated, which was taken part in by nearly every member of the committee present. Mr. G.allinger produced a copy of Senate document 13-, of the last session of Congress, wliaoh. he said, alone contained sufficient reason to cause the committee to make an adverse report on Mr. Sands' nomination. Although this docum'n t was printed atd circulated as other documents have be'n, every member of the comrnittce, with the exception of members of tie subcommittee which had acted on Mr. Sands' nomination, confessed their complete ignorance of its existence. The document referred to is a communication by Mr. Sands as coutnsil for the National Capital as]ight, Heat and Power Company of the District of tColumbia, and was presented in the Senate February ;), i8!;, by Mr. Kyle. .\r. Gal- linger rEad a number of paragraphs from this document. The paper was written by Mr. Sanets after he had failed to secure an incorporation for his company. GroundM for Rejection. The vortions of the document read by Mr. Gallinger as sufficient reason why tihe members of the committee should reject hi.A nomination follow: "These objections are simply a subter- fuge." The above expression referred to the Commissioners' advers,' report on his blill, giving as the ground( of 1itheir objection that the incorporation of the company he represented wouli result in the' tearing up of the streets of the city. The follow- ing are other portions .f Mr. Sand's paper: "Tnat such inteiligent nen as our 'om- mission'rs ar.± should make objection so utterly i.nreasonable makes thinking per- sons form natur.il Infertnees as to the mysterious infinencts which control their actions, so evidently hostile to th best interests of a suffering -ommunnity." "Is it not a notorious fact denonstra.ted by the evidence taken by the committee of Congress in 16 and IN1s1, and from the re- ports of the committecs based thereon that nith an actual individual outlay of cash its stock of less than $~Aytwom tie'stockhoid.-rs of the Washington Gaslight Company re- celved from the earnings of the company $2,0)0.40 of stock, the par value of each share of which is $21, and it has a market value of S30 per share. and its regul.tr ividends amount to from If' to 21 per cent per annum; the company, in addition to the payment of which large dividends, pays frequently extra dividends and a very heavy salary roll to its officers, and is daily accumulating and adding to an enormo-ts surplus fund which it proposes to convert into stock for distribution among its stock- holders whenever Congress shall authoriz,' ar increase of its capital stock." The objectionable feature of the above extract was the following conclusion, ap- parently drawn by Mr. Sands: "It is most strange that the Commission- ers of the District should have ignored that fact, and their silenice in regard thereto tells its own story to the bill-paying citi- zers whom the Commissioners are willing to see go on paying into the coffers of :heir favored company twice as much for a lad article as is asked of th.m for a better article by tie new company.'' Comaplinenuim to time C(snaanittee. Mr. Sands, after these remarks about the Commissioners, pays his complirnents to the committee on the District of Columbia in the following language. referring to their adv-.'ree report on his bill: "It starts out with i.. frank admission that 'your con.mittee was coifronte with a strong public sentiment in tLic District in faver of affirmative action on the part of 'ongrtns.' It conitains oi page nine an at- tempt to excuse the local company andi 'whitewash' the record as to the bad (tal- ity of gas supplied ndil concludes with anl expression of opinion that the gas company couilt voluntarily soon reduce the pr!ce of ga.;. and. therefore, they reported adversely 'in the bill. Admittedly. thlerefore, that ac- tion of the Senate committee was hostile to the inlterests of thle peopile of the is- trnt." 'This declaration on the part of Mr. Sands that the Sentate committee was hostile to th" interests, of tile people of the District was regarded as pretty severe by all the mtmbers of the committee. but the follow- hog sentence they lookel tuponi as reilecting utpon their own integrity. Mr. Sands, int his paper. stated: "That report was worth thotusands of dollars to the gas company." tie goes on to say; "it is fair and rea- sonable to assume and believe that their action (ref~rring to the committee) upon similar measures will be controlled by the same motives that gover ned the last Con- gress, when as between the public interest and the so-called rights of Invested capi- tal they made the former subiseryient to the latter, which they advocate throughout every line of their report." Again, Mr. f~ands says: "The Commis- sinrs of the District, in the inlterests of the local monopoly, sublmit as a second reason for their adverse report an asser- tion that since Congress can control this local company as regards the price and qu ilty of Its gas to consutmers no favor- able action upon Senate hill 14t8 should be taken." "Suppose, for the sake of argutment, that the company permits its fr'iends in Can- gress to consent to the passage of a bill re- ducing the price of gas to $1 for 1,1,40 cubic feet if paid promptly, and $1.25 if the cash Is not promptly paid. What is the advan- tage to the people? Abundant proof was presented to the committees showing that a simple reduction of 2i cents dlid tnot dinmin- ish the size of the bills rendered by the Washington Gaslight Company. They have protesttd against even that reduction, atid there are senators who have agreed with them, and up to date they have prevented any such reduction." Again Mr. Sands makes this remark: "A mysterious influence makes them advocate strongly in favor of a competing electric light company, with the 'necessary tearing -uap-of street surfaces for layIng conduits, and - oppose granting the same privilege when a new gas company is proposed whose benefits will be more far-reaching and for the benefit of a grekter number' of customer.. It is a mysterious influrene, but whose source is well understoodJ among our citisens." Mir. GrnMue,'g Stateameat. Mr Gefinger after the rea-n of thi pamphlet and calling the attention of al the members of the committee to the abovt extracts, said that no doubt could exist it the mind of any one that Mr. Sands bad in- timated that senators who had passed upor his bill in the committee on the District of Columbia were ruled by methods that should have no influence with honest men. He said that that document, deliberatey prepared by Mr. Sands, was an insult tc every senator of the committee. Mr. Gal. linger wanted to know how it would be pos. sible for members of the committee to re- ceive this gentleman, who had maligned them and who, if appointed a District Com. missioner, would necessarily have frequeni occasion to confer with the committee re- garding District business. He did not think it would be to the interests of the District of Columbia to have such a mar represent them. Mr. Faulkner. Who, with Senator McMil- ]an and ex-Senator Hunton, was on thi subcommittee that had Mr. Sands' gas bil In charge, also spoke against confirma- tion. He said that Mr. Sands' languagt was of an intemperate character and coulIk not be overlooked by self-respecting men. A reference was made to the fact that 'Ir. Sands had furnished to Senator Kyle t( he used on the floor of the Senate cor respondence between himself and Senatot Me~lillan regarding his bill and that this correspondence was the basis of an at tack by Mr. Kyle on the committee and of the charge that Mr. Sands had not beer given a proper hearing before that sena- torial body. .Mr. Me~lillan said that so far as he waE concerned he had forgctten about that little incident and that he had no ill feel. ing toward Mr. Sands tecause of that ae' tion. Mr. MeMillan said that he hoped that Air. Sands' act in turning over the correspondence to Senator Kyle would not be used against his confirmation. H thought the committee should base its rea sons on other objections. Senutor Glison Favorx Sanuis. St nator Gibson of Maryland at this point in the debate came forward and made a stror.g appeal in behalf of Mr. Sands Alr. Gibson sail that he was a member of the crmnittee oni the 1Dstrict of Colinia at the time Mr. Sanels made those charges. yet he ha: r.o ill :eliing toward b.m. lil sa4i th:tz Mir. Sands wis a man of high sonial chare,:e and that he hatl uiter.'.l the sentim.::ts attributecd to him merely as attornoy for a Cis comi-'iny. Mr. Gil On s l that Mr. Sar.dS had a perfet rignt to adv-je'te the caus.. of his client as strongly as s.le, and for otw h-- -id not fhit his character was mialigllne i- cause- of what Mr. Sai is had saio. M1r. Smith of Nc w .hirs-e and Mr. Iak,~ of, Kansas. it h of whom were neniit-', of :he committee :t th- time .1r. Sands maie his charge-s, spokv in favor of con- irniation. lr. Smnjin said that he <lIN tot feel injured I tout anything Mr. Sails h:al said in that comimucnication. Mr. Faulkner's Reply. Ser.ator Faulkner remarked that if Mr. San-d, ha, it, the heat of dlehate ani laboring under excitemetit, made the itate- tnts 1;at lie (IM rtke. th,-re might le some excuse fcr him. But he called the attintion of the members of the e-otnittee to ith far-t that these statements had 1,-en tale' after the hill had been avtAl uionI by the commnittee, and were made in the form of a paper prepared at Mr. San-' h isitrt nId itmsntcd to, the Senate by 3Mr. Kyle. ie coul,l si( but one purpose of uch a .cum,-nt. and that was to malign i tI nmbers of the - ommittee who had not di ne as Mir. Sanls wished thtem to do in gard to his bill * Pt hri tmtemnbrs of the c-mmittee spoke against .ir. Satndi c-onfirration, a iuinher of thten saying that they dii not believe a nian Ato woutd prepar- i3eh an !ilt em- leratc paper as the ono r-terred to was a lit mian to 1b a Commimion-r of the Di trit of C nlumbia. and th-y did not wish to have any business relations with Lim. he nonii.ation will lie reporte-l adversely to tho Senate by Mr. Mielillan as somn as the Senate goes into txecittive se-sion. ELECTRIC LIGHT WIRES The Potomac Company Makes and With- draws an Application. Owing, It Is said, to the refusal of the Eckirgton Railroad Cotnpany to li ng,-r furnish ltght to Eckington, claini- ing that all the power it can generate will he necessary t6 operate Its Washington ani Maryland road, the Potemac Electric coat- pany recently applied for permission to build ant underground and overhead rotte from its present condults ott Oth street to Eekington. Several days ago Receiver Schoelif noti- fied President Crosby of the Potomac comti- pany that he would cease lighting Ecking- ton after iarch 2. Immediate application was made by the Potomac company for permission to build a line front its existing tenduits on 9th street to supply the pole line it Eckington. Capt. Burr, the engineer officer in charge of street lighting. ap- ptoved the application, and the piap-is were sent to the attorney for the 1I strict, with instructions to report upon the vase at once. This opinion was delivered to the C(-mmissioners yesterday, but withheld ftrcm publication, although its contents have been shown members of both electric companies. Vice President Lieb was at the District building this afternoon. To a report- er of The Evening Star Ite ad- mitted that the report was favorable to his compatny. While he could not remem- ber the exgtet terms of the attorney's Opitt- iott, he said it gave the Commissioners. itn effect, the right to issue -the pertnit. It was not for an Overhead system. he ex- plained antd emphasized, as only atottt 2,- (S00 feet of overhead line would be con- strueteid If the Commtissioners issued the permit. Under the terms of Judge Cole's opinion the Commissionters could grattt the permit. When the permit issued, he said, It was the purpose of the company to con- struct an underground condutit from the present conduit on T street; along T street to a p)oint where the grading on that street stopped; thence by overhead- wirem-a dis- tance of about 2,0001 feet-to the existing overhead system in Eckingtoni; When the permit issued], he said, it woukd contain a l'roviso that as soon as T stl'eet is- gradeid the overhead wires were to come' down atnd undcrground conduit substituted. A reporter of The Star asked for pertmis- sion to copy the opinion, but it was- dettled. Commissioner Ross stated thatt he had not seesn the opinion, and when it capie- to him he should want to examine It very closely. Application Withdrsn This afternoon, however, the Potomac Company changed Its mind,' and sent the~ following letter to the Commiksioners: "Gentlemteni Referring to our aplication for a permit, mled. las- week; to connect cur present sub~way by underground wires with our Eckingtora public lighting, which was promnpted by the fact. that-the receiver of the Eckington and Soldiers- Homea Rail- way Company notified us that after March I he would be unable to futrmah us with steam to operate ouir Eckinto'tplant, lhe- cause he will need all the -power In 4hsat station after that date. to operate his elec- tric cars on the Washington and Maryland railroad, this road, according to its fraa chise, must be in operation by the 2d of March. He also expects to ha.ve the air *compressor for the air motor In operatiwaa on the same day. "This-afterrn~, e * eran~ by a citisent"o tees on they have auera faeposjg committee on SP ra~j the lighting of Eaki natf gl robaMIM be i "Very truly, GENERAL ALGER HERE The Next Secretary of War Now in the City. DMCIE TO TARL ON CBA Believes That Prosperity Will Come Gradually After a Tariff Bill. * COURTESI ES TO BE EXTENDED The hustling and bustling incident to the e it.augural season is beginning to manifes: itself more fully around the hotels of the city than elsewhere. Visitors are already 1 beginning to come in, and hundreds are ex- . peeted within the next few days. Inaugu- ial day will find all the hostelries crowded. c Tlire is ruch anxiety of visitors to secure f icoms that they have engaged quarters t fr em this time on. paying for the rooms as 1 if they were here occupying them. People of pr minence connected with the (erenionies are beginning to arrive. Gen- t Itussell A. Alper, the next Secretary of War, arrived last night, and is registered la at the Aii gton. Mrs. Alger and Miss Alger are in New York. and will arrive in i d 1. jr i aj the city tonight. The family will remain at the Arlington until after ih inaugural. t when they v-ill occu.y the house now oc- eupied by S cretary Liamdnt and family. Th, l.amont lbaso has not expired, and wai issumed by General Alger. Secretary and Mrs. Laniont %%ill entertain the incoming S+-relary and family at a dinner tomorrow #vening. At this reception General an) .Mrs. Alger will meet the most prominent s airmly anl navy people In the city. Witn't T lk ton cUan. e With (eneral Alger is ol. Gecrge H. hi Helikins of Detroit. ore of the close friends la of the new Secretary. General Alger re- it ,evie I newspapier correspondents and rt- V po' ters this morning, and made many new rr ornnds mong them. To a Statr reporter. Ii who dsked him abcut the Cuba situation, c General Alg, r bfegged toib' io. used, say- u ing that It would he out of place for hinm to talk on this subject at iis time. CoIn- lt nonting on the he'alth of Major McKinley, whom h.e has not seen for several weeks. General Alger said that It was wonderful 5 Lht the iPr sident-elect had held up so Ilng. The rush of visitors and place hun:- ers :o 'anton has been awful. hi said. He knew this from his own experience. Sin.o he had ac cepted the portfolio of war. he said. he has received thousands of letters, nmore than half of them from men seeking I-esitions. He has been so busy answering these letters that he has had no time for nis private business. which has been i- gle-ted since the election in November, and even before that time. (in. Alger said he believed the republican party would lroduce the prosperity which had lii promisei tile people. "I do not suppose it is coming with a rush." said % ('-n.Ala,-r. 'but I believe it will be gradual. whici will be all the better. The passage of a moditied tariff bill that has the ap- pe-trance of permanency wiil do much to bring better imes. The business men of the country want to adjust their business r on a permanent basis and will do this when u the tariff bill is I assed." ;i Diaa-gulohed leosle Comnl. - Quite a number'of distinguished Ohioans ar and others will arrive at the Arlington to- morrow. Chairman 'Mark Hanna. Senator- elect Foraker and Gov. Bushnell and stalf will be here some time du'ring the day. Gov. M Griag and staff of New Jersey are al- ex)ected tomorrow. ('ol. J. J. McCook of Ncw York. another h. of the new cabinet members. will stop at the Arlington. The date of his arrival has ri not Ie-inideternmine-d on. re Thie ne-w Postmaster General. James A. w (thirv. wife aid four daughters will arrive- b in the city Monday and have engaged quar- tbrS at tile Normanidie. At the Riggs iouse will be G'ov. Scho- h1.-I and staff of Wisconsin. They are ex- peetel Tuesday. t Among the officials of prominence who ' will be at the Shoreham are Gov. Tanner F and staff of Illinois and Gov. Lowndes and staff of Mary'land. The Illinois chIef ex- eeti ve wvili get hlere Sunday or Monday. and that Is thle time fixed for Gov. Lowni- des' arrival. Gov'. Drake and party of Iowa will have qutarters at Willard's and are to be in the j. city on Wednesday. The Marquette Club of Chicago will be hlere on the same day and will also stop at Willard's. Among the oth:'r guests booked for this hotel are di Col1. and Mrs. Fred Grant and Mrs. y- Gen. Grant. They will arrive here on the morning of the 4th and willt vilew the parade from the windows of their U! roams at the hotel. Mrs. Leland Stan- ft ford will arrive .from California with a si party anld will be at Willard's. sa MR. GAGE EXPECTED, us lie Wi Probably each Washington ti Tomorrow. h Mr. Gage, wbo will reliev'e Secretary Car- lisle of charge of the Treasury Department in a few days, Is expected to arrive here tomorrow from Hot Springs, Va., where he has been for several days past. He will be the guest of Mr. Bryan, on Rhode Island av'enue, until he selects permanent quarters. re Mr. Bryan will give a dinner In his honor se Monday evening, to which Secretary Car- til lisle and other distinguished ipeople have w been invited. Tuesday evening he will be enttertained by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nei-t son Page, at their residence In this city. er t MRt. HANNXA LEAVES CLEVELAWD. h< fis His Wife and Dlaughter Accompamy fa lina to Washington. CLEVELAND, Ohio, February 26.--Mr. sa Hanna spent the entire forenoon today get- lil ting his affairs into shape in order that he tt might leave for Washington during the at- esn ternoon. He denied himself entirely to g callers. At L45 o'clock Mr. Hanna. ac- ta companled by his family, left for Wash-~ or ington on~the Pennsylvania. No one ac- ccmpanled him save his wife and daugh- th ters- - h WHi Recommend Omnermaemm- is The Senate judtoiaqr cosamittee 'voted unanimously to lecneemond the comflrna- fr tion of 'U. r~t.Crgshw a United Stae p1 marshal fOr 1mwme ~g ..mssMen tad a -been held up for a few mars at the bm=-an-- at of renubrloan m....ur. of Ca.---m ci 'ASTEST IN THE NAVY orpedo Boat No. 6 Expected to Arrive ee This Afternoon. Ome Remarkhale Sparts of Speed That She Made During Hee Trip From Newport. Torpedo boat No. 6. the fastest vessel in te United States navy. will arrive here iis afte-noon about 4 o'vlock. According a telegram receive at the Navy Depart- lent from Admiral Brown, commanding le Norfolk navy yard, she left there at I o'clock this morning. Considerable in- rest is being shown in this vessel by aval experts and others. She has a ree- rd of 2S.Tif knots per hour. and can make ren better speed than that. Her trip from Newport to this city has ten made on fast time. Site made a re- iarkable run on the sound from Newport ) New York. and another one on the ,can from New York to Norfolk. In the )rmer run the little .-raft was permitA ) run at about tier natural draught, about 14) pounds ste:an pressure. But two of te three boilers were used, and only two- tirds of h'r minimum speed was main- tined. Between l'tint Julith and F'oulkners Is- md big s'as and ieavy northwest winds 'ere enounptered. the storm becoming so srritie that it was dee-med wise to slow Dwn until tht gale abated. and one at.d half hours wa-re lost in this way. During ie whole trip more (or less severe '.as nd adwinds were eciountered. it the boat 4.aveI adtmirabl.- Ih-spite the adv-:rse )iitions sip, traveld tih. distance, about in miles. i six and-i on.- half hours. mak- ig ii.r averaze speel 2- knots per hour. She atrived at Norfolk at K o'clock last iglit. having male thie run from New (irk in liften hours. th t fastest time ev.er Hade ibetw.-. -1the Iwo -it ies by anly vess-l. hie toirpe-to boat p-ass-d Calpe Henry light L 4; o'clook. thirteen houirs out. atu was tit.- havv yard at il.m. It takes anl or- mary %v- 1 three ionrs to make the run -om Cap- Ietirv tot Noirfolk. T'll-' exat listanic,- by water betwe.'.n ew York a i' Noir-. k is ::mi miles. At lit rate oif s-pd the tari'-do boat avpr- fei 20 knOts an hour1 fr lift.en t-11 -u- ve hour. Anmethr lisa.vantage was the -ry thick wa- tner tnat prcvaid.- o%,-r tht- tire coaist. togetier witn easterly winds PI a v'-ry ciop;y -a. 'I'h. toride-lo boat ill lay at ipe Iavy ;iardi h14'r- for sev,-ral eeks. and will mak. one or two trips iown It Potomas to show her st.. ecpl iti-s i the naval conmittaten of C'ongrss. HilS I.4'T 1lATH'S N6LARV. 'rrnut for 3t.41-1.p6.7 %ent to Mr. Cl14ecinned Tiodayit. Tlhe 1'ni'd Stp:.- tr-a-ti-rr cent a mod- I-looking ,;< kat, to 'resident Cleve.- nil liout nopindar. It wAs an official ivelcilo cotaining a Ire-tsury warrant in a favor for $lIG';. b-ing Mr. C'l.ve- nd's iest monpith'as M as I'resident of te I'nit-i $t.ptes. It was taken to the bite I ouse by %ifr. U'-ptpte L. Larson, a etssenger if tih, treasre's offlice. and de- .u red to Mir. 'rook. tie disburi ing otti- 'r at the Wlhite House. Following his zual custoin. ite 'r'silent will indor'se and deiir sit it witit iis hankekrs for col- etion. rhe ir--ih-nt tec-iv-s his sal.try of I.'N?. per an'un int n.onthly installments $4.10i;.Q; ''-1. i r to make the on thly p.tymnenis -unie litt even he is ild $4.141R;,t3 for ea-h of three months id $4.1t0;0; fotr each of th, t-remaining ne uonths. The outgoing President re- ive,' tihe' sal.ary of the office tip to mid- ght M 3larch :. and tihe salary of the nitag i'resilent hegins at that hour. tis ariangenint was iade many years to. betau.ice the Tr.-asurv I 'partment >es not recognize any frAction of a. day th- paypilent of .al iles. Presidiint ('letlii has bp-'n paid his lary to Alarebi 1t oil an ''aertountable ariant,' and hi, -alapry for the first three 3ys of Mar'h wll h, 1 paid onl what is town :ts a "set ti men-t warrant." shaw- g that lie las re-eive' $2hs.ntis for kis ur years' term of offic.- Mr. 4'lvela holis the smallest war- lt that wa er.va i 1%ued libt, Treas- -y Dest'ar twent. It an'int to I cent. d was issue. tt, iim to cover balanice at on nis salarsy for the tonth of June, if has n.-er casheI this warrait, 1l wilil tprotally hol'i if as a curiosity. __ T --H-' . __T hlapt Ulil Hi e said of thec Perrine Land Patent I"ane. riTe q-nate ct'mi titte'on pu.lie lands Ls concluded its intves' itrationp of the Per- -ie land grn't and has aut!'orized a port. whiah his not %,t i-n prepared. bichp will say thalt tie pateit was issued - the Inteior liepiartmet'f. it accordance th the i .w :a- 1.1 nd urec,- tlertts .ontrolling itn i matters S-natlt ilman, who is a ember of tie siblcommit ittee apotin01ted prepare th- r.e.nort. says that attention ill L- eallt also to the East Coast orida Itallroap 'Ompliany's connection (th the grant and to the fat that the alter was Iput thrpiouih iwmith tunusual phn J. Mc'(oola May Noitipo Into the C'ahi net. [t is under,'tstnood here' to 'lw e-xtremely' ubtful whether J1. J. Mcdook of New ark will go into the cabinpet. Quite a de- rmined light is being made agalitst him ider cove-r. This oippositiont comes in part om New York, but is not contined to that ate. A member of the Ohio delegation 1.1 today that he felt quite certain that e appointmeunt would nlot lie madle. HeI id that there was stronig New York in- Pence being exerted againist Mcdook, atnd at objectionis to his appointment were be- g urged in other quarters. FORC('lG REED'S KAM.4% anablation to Conal the Full Oe- gnisa~tion of the Rouse. rhe apprehension is general among those pcrsaibie for the appropriation bills that me of them may fail of passage. While e Cuban quesition no longer interferes th their consideration, the danger of eir failure is not relieved. There is time ough still in which to pass them, but ere is so much bad feeling in both uses that there is danger of stubbosa hts over every item in controversy. The ,t that there is to be an extra session Congress in March anyhow causes any to regard less seriously the respon- dulty for the failure of aar .appropria- an, since the bills can be passed at the tra session. But the gloat 'serious dan- r lies in a deliberate disposition in cer- n quarters to cause the failure of one more of the bills.- ose of the senatrs are cpedited with e purpose of using the appropriation Is to force Mr. Reed's band in the mnat- of oranhsntion of the next House. It an open secret amng senators that are is a combunation to kill appropria- us unless seime asuspunce can be had im Mfr. Reed that the House win be oem- at4Iy eamedam at thme se..an. The !tee ha inpissamuli 1alaEsn Ce.- s the tarir during- the extra a...s. SANGUILY'S PARDON Its Probable Effect on the Action of the Senate. THE STITE DMOWN T COURE ft Has Steadily Acted as the Friend of Spain. AN INTEIWsT'IN; RE\':XW The pardon of Sanguily na' 1.ik.n tl. point out of the Morgatt res oluin.i ini h. Senate. and, 1t is thought. -n-l .I .l prow woet of action by th. tnte r.I: IA' the Cuban matter. It is exwlam. I member of the tommittee that h.% -n proceed In the other cas.s of .ut v.si.. . American eltizens for the r.-as I that th. aunot get the official inform,iio i I:p 41A upon. They cannot aot .-n inlf.m- tit n derived through th- are- i.l th. ecutive drpartm.nt, whose luy it i. j! . Tain information anit to perot.t Am.-r6 4 2itizels. is devoting itself to -.n .A. o'c1ngress from doing anything ill the ..a:- t1-r. The most the Sna t., an i,, Ai., h At.- corum as to thtie ,a see 'f o1:'. m tioned In the pr-s disp.thes to ... upeon the Secretary ot State for inft.nnt. tion, and this Ith-y kinoew is us. 1. The %tale Iegeimetulenfent's 44 6rc. A .-r since thi< s.-siont I., an !,.. ,. lo partn4tii haIs be..--n staming .ff A. ti . A 'he forign relations cnmi :'tt- b.-i na a. suranes-s. we k alt, t wa. k. t i: .,: - 9.Iily Was alut too I.- g.A n ht II. l'inally the certaitN that t,. :two.. Wo.li delaY awti i To) lN;.ti. r 1.1 pal.hes being S-1.1 t.. Spain 01.40 aT ". Oh So-._t.- In st be anticip l., I- 1 I. .a - <l it of Saniguily bf r.a otl, Conl . .\l:o ran res<.lutions cou.l i.. al. T1,- 'A 7 .. matltr has been .otnt .-i a t. it, .1 .r: n-1t inl an attilub- of a it:. 4 Sp..' 4ivi.1 4' .-141AA' to t ve~t 1 t. a h 1. . ,1 , It'l - men-tt Irmin se-Oius it-- h n .h.ir a re ITo lonwe-r it beii.1 to b k ml 41 r 7 p4 isn int.'rests. 'SPauis Pretended tonedinme... A r.ealizatin of the falt that it. but a few r ore .,q.as I.-It t0 this 1Iieth administration is the stro.une.st J!" 4Im.1, nad- to the Spanish gove.r.I I In- 'cle the' to mtak. a lr-tnse o ..ntlla. tion. Th, purpos.e was tT ma:k. h pa- do n of Sanguily allear .1, al I- I -I I., lious consideration on the .4: ! #ISai chie-ty for the effect it mht ha. .1 jn i_ incomning :tdmrnnstration. Th'l. j, LIati of the vigor in the case- If ..t t ..I.I :7 (b4-laration that th. d.eath ,t Il.jiz x' 71 he.. thoroughly int sti;a;-d Ih *h S! pm government" is intended. for In1 sam 7.4 - pols... and to prevent the r. wignation ,,r General .ee. It is tho.ught th.t %%hs will relieve the prt--nt "im'rinistraion 1 :i. embharrasn t of furt her troul.:. wth Gn, ral Lee. Iterysttbil Dane im Spaee s Emieen..4 Whatever Is (1 ne is put in t,. light, o lving done in the interest of Spain to po- teet her against the possible AieticaniiAtii of the new administration. The- ery .It- reet statments of Alr. Shetrima :is te his position s-rves as a warning that Spain will riot nave the same sort of a "greai and good frienl" in the ne- a Imiista- tion as Mr. 4ieve-hnd L.as p4v,, t anI General W-eller may ltave to foe-go son- of his persec-utions of Anerian -itiz-ns. A Member of the foreign affairs '-onmitter sali today that the faels as to all i11-- outrages .n Amertcans in 'uba will 1.- ascertaineda and] giv.tt to the pub d . after the 4th of March. (o'r. 41 Mhe %el AdmIal era4 tom. A resolutIon eall ittg for all -,i r. rp -. es , on the subject will prol.aly I~e a-.lp-. I IA the Senate during the brief spec.' ial s, :4 now called for the confirntalion o4f ill .m- n.ed.iate- applointme-nts of the new Pr, si..-il 'fitlh new admiistrati.on is !x"4et.. avi-I teing invo!Av-d in any tlerf-r-.-ne, At presetnt betw.-- the cot 4 4nding ter.-." in, Culba, and to dvote, its.-If strictly and it, ab x igor to the prote.tiont of Ateriean, *ii ize 4I anti ititerests. As the regular or.ler th. M1ocrgall resol ii- tion was laid befotre the Sen-at at I to... k zoday, and it was nwlt at onM ith 3. propoosition to lay it asi-le in fa-vr f p priation hills. His 4'...mser'N Ii~cee. Thel position of t he frie-nds of Juli, s.ain- guily it the matter IS shonti il I 1.. r written to S.enator She'rmuat, -hairman .f the foreign affairs committ4-. yest.i-.lty by J. 1. tlodriguez. couns.-I for th pr1"ner, ftom which it aelptt-ars that th. only e.N l method of securing the. pr-isoner's lis.-ha rg.. sla-edily was that adoptel by his - ns. 1. namely. withdrawing the app.al hlai b.4l bee-n taken from the sell ten of the lo.-r court in 'uba. Perhaps the ,ane- . -1 -ould have be-n obtained by a 110'Atlwg th11 aplwal to be heardi by4 the courit a . r hut this involv..ed a long wait. n.o ..:.g as the~ aplpeal w~tSas endling the SpaiiliShI I;aw did nlot admit of a teardon. The with It t a a l of the appea'.l was witihout preeju.lai'e a fl doe~s ntot estop4 lthe prisone l r. 114m ma~k il a1 claim for indenity in l.:4"t1 h should . - eidie to do so. In his lett.er. Ii r. ltodlrigu-z says "eShall I lee prrmitte'd., nmy capacity of A4 counsel and represe.ntat:ive of Mr. .Julio Sanlguily. imtprisone' ini liavanja. 7o r'e'quest y~ou. itn all earne'st. Int the, namte of my) e.lxent. andi for his teeit,''ll to ler4etnt. if p4ossile. the' passage' of the re'solution dI- reeting a demnand to bie made Up~on the Spanish government for the' release ..f myl client? "Staidi release' having leton alreadly grantietI bay the Spanish gove-rnmnent, 'con ino other conditIon thant the fulfillment of4 a cetaIn technical requirement of the Spanish law. a conditIon to wiche I htere,. a'id San-. gully's lawyer int H avana, do r. adtily ass.m ; would it not Is' injurious to the IjtIlner to afford the Spantish governnment a pleaus- 1hde opportutnity to withdraw fr,.n.t its Ven- gagement in this respect "eOf tourse. I e..rnot b'ut le graltefull to the generous sp.irit ahown bey th~e resolut- lion to which I refer, as I am withI all raty heart, and my clie'nt Is, grat'-ful to the honorable Secretary of State fo~r hlis manl, untiring and betnev.olentt effiorts itn fa'.ot of Mir. Siangully. eel cannot hut see and recogtnise that the movement In the Senate is ineepired in The same generous feeling whIch from the be- ginning haa inspIred the honorablie Sieere- tary of State. But I am afraid that the effect whIch the resolntion, if pass5i1'e weill necessarily produce in the gove'rnment cir- cdes of Spain. and, perhaps among thet masses, will result In the defeat of the ef- forts both of the State l~epartment and of the Senate. "Il make to you, therefore, an earnest ap- peal in the name of Mr. Sangu~tlly, to suU- mit this letter, if propOe to the considera- tion of the Senate, which in it. wisdom will no doubt pay attention to the statements therein contained." ENa Oedem. Capt. 0. W. ColG. has been detachaed fmom duty as preswamt of the steel hoardi and ordered as memmber of the reliet-ing boarNd; Chief O5MOWene 0. CoWie, frem the Purfitan to the Termr.r; Chief manngt'e j. P. Miciey. froam the Terner to the Ptutaa; U~eutemaat Commane W. Swift, to the bureau ef erdutmane; Ainmaant Nasal Omi-- struMctor R. B. DasIen, themsehe stete board; Prof. 8. Newoemb, tream the mevat ohmakney med utnee n watam Orde..,

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Page 1: ,?e .rown ath.T.. you · ft r --n e between th.. premi.-r. Senor cano-%aslet#astillo. ;.nd the ni'nisters on the state of the var in Cuba. Th-:titudl or thelUnited States consul g-nerl

TIE EVENING STAR.VSGaUsonD DALE MLICr- SWDAK,

AT THE STARBDUILDINGS.1101 Puuylama hi. .e.,o Cor. 11th f1., byThe Evemin ftu rew~pe Company.

S. H1. k&UFMA4LNN. Preowt.

..a..their own .a.ct. at 10 edta. """,?ecent .r m a"th.T..at the r toa you can.dVotled States Of C*aad&-V4Piiu PVQVW-ft e-NOper ILth

- 7.: Qutm 4_a,. star. -. p.r year. wIt--."=aI-.-h P. -e. Wa-t... 1 .T.YA GD.0..1I.B WsusWtow b &to*awf Nis 13,725. -WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1897-FOURTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS.

ATTITUDE OF SPAINExtreme Reserve in Official Circles in

Madrid.

PRENIER IS HOLDIE CONFERENCES

Criticism of the Position of ConsulGeneral Lee.

DI10SED TO INVESTIGATE

MAI Ril. Pebruary 2'.-Extreme reserve

is maint.ijin-l in offijal tireles. and] muchimportane.- is .rtt ie.I to the secret con-ft r --n e bet ween th.. premi.-r. Senor cano-%as let #astillo. ;.nd the ni'nisters on thestate of the var in Cuba.Th- :titudl or thelUnited States consul

g-nerl. i ;.neral F tzhugh I.ee. is regardedas h tig "intolerably high-hanled."Th.- itovrr mntt is disposed to investigate

and ni-eT the. reasonal.- dtmands of the'nit.. t an. -laims of American (it-

izen-. It Is tn:h'r d.-terminedi to punishthes,- who are f'uend guilty of having in-lib-Ite any iilbn'- upon [or. Ricardo Ruiz,the Aniri-an ize.n who is alleged tohal. 1.-n bei ae..ii to death in trie prison at

'rim. ilrial sayi-: -The Americans areavaslng thenilv. s .f the European trou-

bii's ove.r I'r.-te. and m-an to precipitateM-Kinl.y it, a qia rrI with Spain.''<'It~inunc. th. Inipark-ial adviscs the

givernn.-n :,, pr-parn- Spain's defensi-es bysa ami by I.L maintaining that Spain

hr.-s less to In s. than ihe *nited State-s ittt' .nt of war.Ih. r, , i ething abtiormal in the termsof K n.ote of :hi- Uited States minister,

.%Ir ,_tiis Taylor. to the Spanish govern-n., T h. r"-lations letween Spaln and

th. (*,1itd t.taes havei not Leen disturbed.Su:vnish nmeled ielner n "Het Fire."

i.VANA. February 2;.-The Spanishg iboat I "n: rana-.str.- has landted forcesa? ';allina and Santa Ttresa. They were

ried t with a h.,t fire. .ut stueceeled inrpul-ing the inuiirg-nts. a4,4istel by thegunb-oat. .ithout anv loss :o the niarines.

rwo sailors. howe--r. w -re !.ightlyAt .lt-dia I.0i.. n-ir .anz.inill. the

Sp-anish guinbioat 'iuat Em -aui.lo tired enand disp-rs-I a band of insuirgtnt. ThebItt. r later attake-d Ctiuo. bt wer.- to--puils'ed w%ith he-avy loss.

4ohamn iefeat Reported.Snor lot io., tlie Spanish minister

hi-r-. re, -ive -i t'h-grani last night fromS-..r T.tuan. minst-r vf*foreign affairsat .ei-'d saing:

''Te rua~e.f (*.en.-ri's Gasco.. Ruizi: - ', ra rnit i:i sa.-.-ession the forces* r:man bl by .\laxirno 4;omrz. defeating

m a--tndt, Ii'ng thi-m to disperse in ie-ti,-i. T'-ntt -i;ai ar- countel. and! a

j<at nun~.',ar-f t-Iebs we-re wounded.F'ur ihat. t iso y all the possiblt-su- I to " latanzas and l.as 'lias. and I

pr-v.rn the ritreat of (oomez to the west.Th.e ha of . tIir .s. lmstcompletelIyci-l. makf- it v.-rv diffi--ult for him to

re-r.:it to the east. Sviin olunits are1 *inig- e-t vi ni t he-s- lines in loursuit of

O% ER THE sies-FOOT l.1il1T.

The' Riser At 4IoInnati ReAhelsen. Iia1itsimuna Height.

CINCTNNATI. 4 iaL. V.bruary 1i-Theriver -Afpparenitly rece ts maximulm "II o'clock thi mr:iiini. when the gautreshwow-l #1 fI ft, hh. . 'rhis Is the fifthtim- In !h1- I: -torv of th- city that ther i'r !as.x- e- th l# i00-foot limit. Theoiti:- reords art-: IN~'. #4 1et :t inches:l-"-~ #;t fe- ir-h-,: 1 w::. z76 fe t -4 ichl es;%4. 71 ftet I iihe-s.

R,-ports fr.'m tippo-r river points in spe-tail.- to he Times-Star are as follows.

l''mieruy%. fo Io,- ftivi-r fallen it It hes at .Sm.: at'. I:wh of snow.4'Clottsbiurg. Ky.-Falling art inhi atnhur two iuhw. -f suow las: ight.liip v. O(hit.- .'r falling -luwly:- oily

haif ar. inch sin-e mitillight.MtaY'Ville. Ky.-Rivr fell two inches last

-ih; --icldedly colder: light snow.

40% TiiE T RKTIH FRONTIER.

3NIinsaing e.9 Troog. Proceeding WithFe'e-rimh teiisfity.

r Al.'Ni.'A. Turk.y. February -4.-Thevznassingl of Tr!kishi trool- and mnirtionsvf wa r ,it t-- frittir is proceeding withfit-rish ?-as:t All the sodioiers en fur-( -'h re n rtieti-. ard elev.-n bat-t ri-s,-r., a:li.-ry. a regintit of tavalry

:. :.. ba:::tiniin of infant rv have gon.-fr i~r f-- - tona-ur and -ls-whe e to-l:.iCi'it. Tw ad-iitional 'atialonsor i-

far v hav- r.--" ".,I Kate-rina.Th ~ ~ ;i e' isva mrna. lIrusa.Tr

ze .. ;tid elw.n '' in Anatolia are (Onth-:r way he n,!ri- the frontier. whare a

t -Ia:of t ::'.Slum id iw tornd, with

teiesors Frons Athen,.I. iN. I' .: .ry 2;- --A tieli'gram ri-

n o.a tm .\h--nis this a fternioonr by

hj-l inte ntion; to a.-tii3 heo.us! u'th- loew.-rs.

itu..iits',. Demans en 4.reece.iia :r-i-:gh t hi- issiani minhiste'r a I

Ath r has allb I upon C ie.-ee to with-idraw al .. of nh-i troop si' and her fleet fromt'e - althtr. thure ch. ys.

S'OLD *N 'riE a: i EST.

'Turs.'trnnur iteicow Zue in Mo4,th

ili.l.E~L. t* I '.. IF -briaary 1. --The ther-iin i t.-r ru-;letu- ' t lieltow z-r'o thi-s

m -nit. T-re are Ilyl a few tons ofw .ai in 'twn. a thl ?h. roadls blocked. U'n-b - b. rn- an-. mIay. which seems

hmr ma. - 'i' i-tinared colnsi. lerable suar-f. -' w .! i i-at t:iirn a teal '.:am~ine.

'ik' king irnle'fui for' the Attimudeofn She GieeksL in Chticago.

CH'ii te;c F.:ireary 2i. 'The Greek goy-i-rrun hs- uofle-ally trecognized the symt-padithetl. a: t:-ide ot thi- Greekse of eI hi-c:,Ki -a.: t :1-' i--s. tnt crisis regard'ing

** Ib II rlich. son. consaul general forth ,li ja-t r r re.iv-ed thre following

cain ramt ::tr i 31t . Skiuzes. the Greeknrru'te-r it for-igni affairs. 'ahio cabled inara i-r ', the- mre:-sage reemlty senit tothe Ki, .f h;-.ev'. by thle Gr'eek commnun-

- < e .-!ia: -il of G r'-re. C hicago:Wdil you -spress to the Gre'ek communItyin " hicatto the sfrecere thanks of the kingand the gt'rrnment for the attitude whichit has taken towar-d the mother country ia

these si-rious time"- SKOUZEs,

Wi'AMFORI Ci ).onn.. February 27.--Mrs.Henary Ward ZHetcher has rallied from herextreime exhaustion of yesterdjay. Rev.Samuel S'oville, hier e-on-in-law, however,says titat the-re Is r.e. hope of her recovery,andt tha- 'i-ettt fi- Cm taymne

DISTRICT IN CONGRESS

Bill to Acquire Water ight at Great FalbPase the Senate.

An Anti-Gasbllg Bill Introduced-

Other Measures of Local

Interest.

The Senate yesterday passed Senate billWiSZ, "To increase the water supply Of thecity of Washington. etc." The bill providesfor the acquirement of the Great Fallswater rights. It has been considered inthe House of Representatives, but hasnot been acted upon by that body. TheSenate passed the bill without discussionas it came from the committee on the Dis-trict of Columbia.The bill authorizes the Attorney General

and Secretary of War to obtain title forthe United States by right of eminent do-main or otherwise, to all the water rightsnot now owned by the United States at andin the vicinity of (reat Falls on the Po-terrac river. the water so taken to be usedfor any and all public purposes. and alsosuch land as may be necessary for thesepurposes: Provided, that the property,aater rights and franchises of the Ches-areake and Ohio Canal Company shall beeumpt frem the operation of this act.

It provides that the Secretary of Warand the Attorney General, in their dis-cretion, may appoint three commissionersto appraise the value of the land and ofthe water and of the water rights taken,ar.d of the damages to any property byrei son of the taking. or by reason of main-taining said government dam at its pres-ent height, or by reason of raising thedam to such height as may be necessaryfor the purpose of this act. In makingthe valuations the appraisers shall con-sider onl3 the present values of the landarid water rights., and shall not considertheir values to the city of Washington forthe uses for which they are taken or towhich they may tie applied unde r the pro-visions of this act."

The Metropolinan Fxtennion Bil.An effort was made in the Senate las^

evening to have the bill gra'!ting authorityto the Metropolitan Railroad Company toextend its tracks returned to the Sefiat'.Mr. Allen offered a concurrent resolu-

tion requesting the President to return thebill for furth',e consideration. Mr. Allensaid it had bieei, his purpose to antagonizethe passage of this I-ill. bur it was passedafter 6 o'clock on the :t0 of February af-ter he had lIeft the Senate. not expectiigit would1e calle'i up.

31r. Mle1illan rei that tie was notaware that any one wished to oppose thwerierence report. He said the only oh-jecion to the bill had been on the partof Senator Coeckrell in regard to the issu-arc. of stock cirtificates.

,Ir. Allen wanted his resolution adoptelat orce. as ho- feared the President mightsign the biti if action was not promptlytaken, but il.r 31r. Faulkier's objtetioiiit went over m:til the n.*xt day.

An Anti-Gunabning Bill.The House committee on judiciary today

reported a bill to protect state anti-gamblinglaws from nullification through interstategambling by telegraph. telephone or other-wise. Tre bill prjvide4 that any personwho, aith intent to exe-ite, conduct, pro-mote or carry on in any manner whateverany lottery, pool sellir.g bookmaking orgambling oi horse races; or who, with in-tent to aid, assist or abet in the executing,conductir.g, promoting or carrying on ofany such lottery. pool selling. bookmakingor gambling. shall deposit with, send ortransmit by, or cause to be deposited with,sen-t or transmitted by, any telegraph com-pany or telephone company any dispatch ormessage from one state or territory intoanother state or territory, or from or intothe l)istrIct of Columbia, shall be guilty ofa mis lenmean:r. aid shall be punished forthe first offense by imprisonment of notmore than two ye-iar, or by a fine of notmore than $1.1mw,, or both, and for the sec-ond and each after offense punished bysuch imprisonm-nj only.No common earrier or corporation, or

employe thereof. shall receiv for trans-miss:on or transmit or send fr)m one stateor territory into another state or territory,or from or into the District of Columbia,any dispatch or message p-ohibited byscetimn one of this act; and -'very personwho shall willfully violate any of tie pro-visions of this stetion shall be deemedguilty of a misderneanor, and shall be liableto the same penalty as is provided In saidsection one.

To Pn Lenve of Absence.Mr. Hale. from the committee on print-

ing. matte a favorable re-port to tile Senatetolay oi 'r. Voorhees' proposed amend-nerit to th deticiency 1,111 authorizing theI ublic printer to pay employ- s, former em-;.loye4 an-d legal rer ress.ntatives of formeremiploYes of the government printing office.such sums as may be due them for accrue.lir1- unpaid havis of absence for the fiscal.oears 117 to lsiM. both inclusire, for whichiirpose Xi7.A:! is appropriated. The pro-POSI amendment vas reterred to the com-mittre. on appropriations.

DR. sttmiPNO PoPE.He inket some ('ommue on Souta

Carolina Eieciionu..The consideration (of the resolltion in-

titiei by tepreseiative Murray forar. investigation by the House of the South'arolina elbetion laws was continued to-

'lay by the cominittiee on election of Presi-dir-t, Vice P'residenit and ri'lresentatives.Sy'.nehes were made by Dr. Sampson Pope,the recent indlependient candidate for gov'-meor of South Canrolina; ex-iiongr'essmanS'ialls and others. The proceedings weregcod-natured, but often warm, and therewe-re sevcral tilts between Dr. Pope andHr presentative Talbe-rt. particularly whenithe latter rernarked that lyr. Pope had runaon every possibile ticket and kept on rur -rung. Chairmnan Curtis insited that thenearing should be confined to congres-sier at elections arid not deal with the ekec-tion of a governor.Dir. Pope characterizedl as a great fraud

the c'onstitutional convention, and review-ei the circumstances attending it. I'n-easy for fear that the conservative ele-rint of the state would join the republi-carns arnd form a just constitution, thedlemocrat ic leaders. Senator Tillman, thegovernor andl others, enteied, he declared,Into a most damnable agreement. Thescheme to which they bounid themselvesarid their followers provided among othrttI-ir'gs that no white man should be dis-frranchised except for crime; that thewhites should be insured supremacy. andthe constitution.'-when adopted, should nothe aegain submitted to the people. iTheresult was that thousands were debarredfrom suffrage.

MRD. D.6VIS' Nl%.6TION.Senastor 1Hill ThInks lie WIN Seenre

a Faworable Vote.Mr. Hill1 endeavored in the Senate this

afternoon to secure the adoptior1 of a no-tion that at S o'clockt the Senate should geinto executive session. Objection was madeand 'Mr. Hill gave notice that at a o'cloclihe should move an executive mefsion. Thismotion is for the purpose Ooaesiderinaa Ihinomination of Henry E. Darts to be Unite(States attorney for the Distict of Colum-bia.Mr. Hill believes that he wili' have no dif-ficulty in forcing a Vote of the Senates ot

Mr. Davis' nomination. Mr. DavIs' name iiat the head of the list of nomInanions, aMr. Hill proposes that no other nemannetashall be consIdered at this mta. otten.gress, if the Snate does not act upon Minavi.- case.

AN ADVERSE REPORTAction of the Senate Committee on

Mr. Sands' Nomination.

HIS FORER CRIIC113 EAD

Three of the Members Only Votedin His Favor.

NINE WERE AGAINST HIM

By a vote of 9 to 3. today. the SenateC mmittee on the District of Columbia de-cided to make an adverse report* on thenemination of Francis P. B. Sands to beCommissioner of the District of Columbia.The committee met at 11 o'clock today.

every member being present except Ser.atorHarris, who is confined to his home by ill-ners. The vote on confirmation stood asfollows:Ayes-Gibson, Smith and Baker.Noes--McMillan, Gallinger, Hansbrough.

Proctor, Pritchard, Wetmore, Faulkner,Martin and Bacon.When the committee opened, it transact-

ed a small amount of minor business relat-ing to measures before it, and then took upthe subject of Mr. Sands' confirmation.The subcommittee, consisting of SenatorsGallinger, Proctor and Faulkner. made au'nanimous report against confirmation. Atonce a discussion was previpitated, whichwas taken part in by nearly every memberof the committee present. Mr. G.allingerproduced a copy of Senate document 13-, ofthe last session of Congress, wliaoh. hesaid, alone contained sufficient reason tocause the committee to make an adversereport on Mr. Sands' nomination.Although this docum'n t was printed atdcirculated as other documents have be'n,every member of the comrnittce, with the

exception of members of tie subcommitteewhich had acted on Mr. Sands' nomination,confessed their complete ignorance of itsexistence. The document referred to is acommunication by Mr. Sands as coutnsilfor the National Capital as]ight, Heatand Power Company of the District oftColumbia, and was presented in the SenateFebruary ;), i8!;, by Mr. Kyle. .\r. Gal-linger rEad a number of paragraphs fromthis document. The paper was written byMr. Sanets after he had failed to secure anincorporation for his company.

GroundM for Rejection.The vortions of the document read by

Mr. Gallinger as sufficient reason why tihemembers of the committee should rejecthi.A nomination follow:"These objections are simply a subter-

fuge."The above expression referred to the

Commissioners' advers,' report on his blill,giving as the ground(of 1itheir objectionthat the incorporation of the company herepresented wouli result in the' tearingup of the streets of the city. The follow-ing are other portions .f Mr. Sand's paper:"Tnat such inteiligent nen as our 'om-

mission'rs ar.± should make objection soutterly i.nreasonable makes thinking per-sons form natur.il Infertnees as to themysterious infinencts which control theiractions, so evidently hostile to th bestinterests of a suffering -ommunnity.""Is it not a notorious fact denonstra.ted

by the evidence taken by the committee ofCongress in 16 and IN1s1, and from the re-ports of the committecs based thereon thatnith an actual individual outlay of cash itsstock of less than $~Aytwom tie'stockhoid.-rsof the Washington Gaslight Company re-celved from the earnings of the company$2,0)0.40 of stock, the par value of eachshare of which is $21, and it has a marketvalue of S30 per share. and its regul.trividends amount to from If' to 21 per cent

per annum; the company, in addition tothe payment of which large dividends, paysfrequently extra dividends and a veryheavy salary roll to its officers, and is dailyaccumulating and adding to an enormo-tssurplus fund which it proposes to convertinto stock for distribution among its stock-holders whenever Congress shall authoriz,'ar increase of its capital stock."The objectionable feature of the above

extract was the following conclusion, ap-parently drawn by Mr. Sands:"It is most strange that the Commission-

ers of the District should have ignored thatfact, and their silenice in regard theretotells its own story to the bill-paying citi-zers whom the Commissioners are willingto see go on paying into the coffers of :heirfavored company twice as much for a ladarticle as is asked of th.m for a betterarticle by tie new company.''

Comaplinenuim to time C(snaanittee.Mr. Sands, after these remarks about the

Commissioners, pays his complirnents tothe committee on the District of Columbiain the following language. referring to theiradv-.'ree report on his bill:"It starts out with i.. frank admission

that 'your con.mittee was coifronte witha strong public sentiment in tLic District infaver of affirmative action on the part of'ongrtns.' It conitains oi page nine an at-tempt to excuse the local company andi'whitewash' the record as to the bad (tal-ity of gas supplied ndil concludes with anlexpression of opinion that the gas companycouilt voluntarily soon reduce the pr!ce ofga.;. and. therefore, they reported adversely'in the bill. Admittedly. thlerefore, that ac-tion of the Senate committee was hostileto the inlterests of thle peopile of the is-trnt."'This declaration on the part of Mr. Sands

that the Sentate committee was hostile toth" interests, of tile people of the Districtwas regarded as pretty severe by all themtmbers of the committee. but the follow-hog sentence they lookel tuponi as reilectingutpon their own integrity. Mr. Sands, inthis paper. stated:"That report was worth thotusands of

dollars to the gas company."tie goes on to say; "it is fair and rea-

sonable to assume and believe that theiraction (ref~rring to the committee) uponsimilar measures will be controlled by thesame motives that gover ned the last Con-gress, when as between the public interestand the so-called rights of Invested capi-tal they made the former subiseryient tothe latter, which they advocate throughoutevery line of their report."Again, Mr. f~ands says: "The Commis-

sinrs of the District, in the inlterests ofthe local monopoly, sublmit as a secondreason for their adverse report an asser-tion that since Congress can control thislocal company as regards the price andqu ilty of Its gas to consutmers no favor-able action upon Senate hill 14t8 should betaken.""Suppose, for the sake of argutment, that

the company permits its fr'iends in Can-gress to consent to the passage of a bill re-ducing the price of gas to $1 for 1,1,40 cubicfeet if paid promptly, and $1.25 if the cashIs not promptly paid. What is the advan-tage to the people? Abundant proof waspresented to the committees showing that asimple reduction of 2i cents dlid tnot dinmin-ish the size of the bills rendered by theWashington Gaslight Company. They haveprotesttd against even that reduction, atidthere are senators who have agreed withthem, and up to date they have preventedany such reduction."Again Mr. Sands makes this remark: "A

mysterious influence makes them advocatestrongly in favor of a competing electriclight company, with the 'necessary tearing-uap-of street surfaces for layIng conduits,and - oppose granting the same privilegewhen a new gas company is proposedwhose benefits will be more far-reachingand for the benefit of a grekter number' ofcustomer.. It is a mysterious influrene,but whose source is well understoodJ amongour citisens."

Mir. GrnMue,'g Stateameat.Mr Gefinger after the rea-n of thi

pamphlet and calling the attention of althe members of the committee to the abovtextracts, said that no doubt could exist itthe mind of any one that Mr. Sands bad in-timated that senators who had passed uporhis bill in the committee on the District ofColumbia were ruled by methods thatshould have no influence with honest men.He said that that document, deliberateyprepared by Mr. Sands, was an insult tcevery senator of the committee. Mr. Gal.linger wanted to know how it would be pos.sible for members of the committee to re-ceive this gentleman, who had malignedthem and who, if appointed a District Com.missioner, would necessarily have frequenioccasion to confer with the committee re-garding District business. He did notthink it would be to the interests of theDistrict of Columbia to have such a marrepresent them.Mr. Faulkner. Who, with Senator McMil-

]an and ex-Senator Hunton, was on thisubcommittee that had Mr. Sands' gas bilIn charge, also spoke against confirma-tion. He said that Mr. Sands' languagtwas of an intemperate character and coulIknot be overlooked by self-respecting men.A reference was made to the fact that 'Ir.

Sands had furnished to Senator Kyle t(he used on the floor of the Senate correspondence between himself and SenatotMe~lillan regarding his bill and that thiscorrespondence was the basis of an attack by Mr. Kyle on the committee andof the charge that Mr. Sands had not beergiven a proper hearing before that sena-torial body..Mr. Me~lillan said that so far as he waE

concerned he had forgctten about thatlittle incident and that he had no ill feel.ing toward Mr. Sands tecause of that ae'tion. Mr. MeMillan said that he hopedthat Air. Sands' act in turning over thecorrespondence to Senator Kyle would notbe used against his confirmation. Hthought the committee should base its reasons on other objections.

Senutor Glison Favorx Sanuis.St nator Gibson of Maryland at this point

in the debate came forward and made a

stror.g appeal in behalf of Mr. Sands Alr.Gibson sail that he was a member of thecrmnittee oni the 1Dstrict of Colinia at

the time Mr. Sanels made those charges.yet he ha: r.o ill :eliing toward b.m. lilsa4i th:tz Mir. Sands wis a man of highsonial chare,:e and that he hatl uiter.'.lthe sentim.::ts attributecd to him merelyas attornoy for a Cis comi-'iny. Mr. GilOn s l that Mr. Sar.dS had a perfet rignt

to adv-je'te the caus.. of his client as

strongly as s.le, and for otw h-- -id notfhit his character was mialigllne i-

cause- of what Mr. Sai is had saio.M1r. Smith of Nc w .hirs-e and Mr. Iak,~

of, Kansas. it h of whom were neniit-',of :he committee :t th- time .1r. Sandsmaie his charge-s, spokv in favor of con-irniation. lr. Smnjin said that he<lIN totfeel injured I tout anything Mr. Sails h:alsaid in that comimucnication.

Mr. Faulkner's Reply.Ser.ator Faulkner remarked that if Mr.

San-d, ha, it, the heat of dlehate anilaboring under excitemetit, made the itate-

tnts 1;at lie(IM rtke. th,-re might lesome excuse fcr him. But he called theattintion of the members of the e-otnitteeto ith far-t that these statements had1,-en tale' after the hill had been avtAluionI by the commnittee, and were made inthe form of a paper prepared at Mr. San-'h isitrtnId itmsntcd to, the Senate by 3Mr.Kyle. ie coul,l si( but one purpose ofuch a .cum,-nt. and that was to malignitI nmbers of the - ommittee who had

not di ne as Mir. Sanls wished thtem to doin gard to his bill

*Pt hri tmtemnbrs of the c-mmittee spokeagainst .ir. Satndi c-onfirration, a iuinherof thten saying that they dii not believea nian Ato woutd prepar- i3eh an !ilt em-leratc paper as the ono r-terred to wasa lit mian to 1b a Commimion-r of theDi trit of C nlumbia. and th-y did notwish to have any business relations withLim.

he nonii.ation will lie reporte-l adverselyto tho Senate by Mr. Mielillan as somn asthe Senate goes into txecittive se-sion.

ELECTRIC LIGHT WIRES

The Potomac Company Makes and With-draws an Application.

Owing, It Is said, to the refusalof the Eckirgton Railroad Cotnpany toli ng,-r furnish ltght to Eckington, claini-ing that all the power it can generate willhe necessary t6 operate Its Washington aniMaryland road, the Potemac Electric coat-pany recently applied for permission tobuild ant underground and overhead rottefrom its present condults ott Oth street toEekington.Several days ago Receiver Schoelif noti-

fied President Crosby of the Potomac comti-pany that he would cease lighting Ecking-ton after iarch 2. Immediate applicationwas made by the Potomac company forpermission to build a line front its existingtenduits on 9th street to supply the poleline it Eckington. Capt. Burr, the engineerofficer in charge of street lighting. ap-ptoved the application, and the piap-iswere sent to the attorney for the 1I strict,with instructions to report upon the vaseat once. This opinion was delivered to theC(-mmissioners yesterday, but withheldftrcm publication, although its contentshave been shown members of both electriccompanies.Vice President Lieb was at the District

building this afternoon. To a report-er of The Evening Star Ite ad-mitted that the report was favorable tohis compatny. While he could not remem-ber the exgtet terms of the attorney's Opitt-iott, he said it gave the Commissioners. itneffect, the right to issue -the pertnit. Itwas not for an Overhead system. he ex-plained antd emphasized, as only atottt 2,-(S00 feet of overhead line would be con-strueteid If the Commtissioners issued thepermit. Under the terms of Judge Cole'sopinion the Commissionters could grattt thepermit. When the permit issued, he said,It was the purpose of the company to con-struct an underground condutit from thepresent conduit on T street; along T streetto a p)oint where the grading on that streetstopped; thence by overhead- wirem-a dis-tance of about 2,0001 feet-to the existingoverhead system in Eckingtoni; When thepermit issued], he said, it woukd contain al'roviso that as soon as T stl'eet is- gradeidthe overhead wires were to come' down atndundcrground conduit substituted.A reporter of The Star asked for pertmis-

sion to copy the opinion, but it was- dettled.Commissioner Ross stated thatt he had notseesn the opinion, and when it capie- to himhe should want to examine It very closely.

Application WithdrsnThis afternoon, however, the Potomac

Company changed Its mind,' and sent the~following letter to the Commiksioners:"Gentlemteni Referring to our aplication

for a permit, mled. las- week; to connectcur present sub~way by underground wireswith our Eckingtora public lighting, whichwas promnpted by the fact. that-the receiverof the Eckington and Soldiers- Homea Rail-way Company notified us that after MarchI he would be unable to futrmah us withsteam to operate ouir Eckinto'tplant, lhe-cause he will need all the -power In 4hsatstation after that date. to operate his elec-tric cars on the Washington and Marylandrailroad, this road, according to its fraachise, must be in operation by the 2d ofMarch. He also expects to ha.ve the air*compressor for the air motor In operatiwaaon the same day."This-afterrn~, e * eran~

by a citisent"o teesonthey have auera faeposjgcommittee on SP ra~j thelighting of Eaki natf

gl robaMIM be i

"Very truly,

GENERAL ALGER HEREThe Next Secretary of War Now in

the City.

DMCIE TO TARL ON CBA

Believes That Prosperity Will ComeGradually After a Tariff Bill. *

COURTESI ES TO BE EXTENDED

The hustling and bustling incident to the eit.augural season is beginning to manifes:itself more fully around the hotels of thecity than elsewhere. Visitors are already 1beginning to come in, and hundreds are ex- .

peeted within the next few days. Inaugu-ial day will find all the hostelries crowded. cTlire is ruch anxiety of visitors to secure ficoms that they have engaged quarters tfr em this time on. paying for the rooms as 1if they were here occupying them.People of pr minence connected with the

(erenionies are beginning to arrive. Gen- tItussell A. Alper, the next Secretary ofWar, arrived last night, and is registered laat the Aii gton. Mrs. Alger and MissAlger are in New York. and will arrive in i

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the city tonight. The family will remainat the Arlington until after ih inaugural. twhen they v-ill occu.y the house now oc-eupied by S cretary Liamdnt and family.Th, l.amont lbaso has not expired, and waiissumed by General Alger. Secretary andMrs. Laniont %%ill entertain the incomingS+-relary and family at a dinner tomorrow#vening. At this reception General an).Mrs. Alger will meet the most prominent sairmly anl navy people In the city.

Witn't T lk ton cUan. e

With (eneral Alger is ol. Gecrge H. hiHelikins of Detroit. ore of the close friends laof the new Secretary. General Alger re- it,evie I newspapier correspondents and rt- Vpo' ters this morning, and made many new rrornndsmong them. To a Statr reporter. Iiwho dsked him abcut the Cuba situation, cGeneral Alg, r bfegged toib'io. used, say- uing that It would he out of place for hinmto talk on this subject at iis time. CoIn- ltnonting on the he'alth of Major McKinley,whom h.e has not seen for several weeks.General Alger said that It was wonderful 5Lht theiPr sident-elect had held up soIlng. The rush of visitors and place hun:-ers :o 'anton has been awful. hi said. Heknew this from his own experience. Sin.ohe had ac cepted the portfolio of war. hesaid. he has received thousands of letters,nmore than half of them from men seekingI-esitions. He has been so busy answeringthese letters that he has had no time fornis private business. which has been i-

gle-ted since the election in November, andeven before that time.(in. Alger said he believed the republican

party would lroduce the prosperity whichhad lii promisei tile people. "I do notsuppose it is coming with a rush." said %

('-n.Ala,-r. 'but I believe it will be gradual.whici will be all the better. The passageof a moditied tariff bill that has the ap-pe-trance of permanency wiil do much tobring better imes. The business men ofthe country want to adjust their business ron a permanent basis and will do this when u

the tariff bill is I assed." ;i

Diaa-gulohed leosle Comnl. -

Quite a number'of distinguished Ohioans arand others will arrive at the Arlington to-morrow. Chairman 'Mark Hanna. Senator-elect Foraker and Gov. Bushnell and stalfwill be here some time du'ring the day. Gov. MGriag and staff of New Jersey are al-ex)ected tomorrow.

('ol. J. J. McCook of Ncw York. another h.of the new cabinet members. will stop atthe Arlington. The date of his arrival has rinot Ie-inideternmine-d on. reThie ne-w Postmaster General. James A. w(thirv. wife aid four daughters will arrive- b

in the city Monday and have engaged quar-tbrS at tile Normanidie.At the Riggs iouse will be G'ov. Scho-h1.-I and staff of Wisconsin. They are ex-

peetel Tuesday. tAmong the officials of prominence who '

will be at the Shoreham are Gov. Tanner Fand staff of Illinois and Gov. Lowndes andstaff of Mary'land. The Illinois chIef ex-eeti ve wvili get hlere Sunday or Monday.and that Is thle time fixed for Gov. Lowni-des' arrival.Gov'. Drake and party of Iowa will have

qutarters at Willard's and are to be in the j.city on Wednesday. The Marquette Clubof Chicago will be hlere on the same dayand will also stop at Willard's. Among theoth:'r guests booked for this hotel are diCol1. and Mrs. Fred Grant and Mrs. y-Gen. Grant. They will arrive hereon the morning of the 4th and willtvilew the parade from the windows of their U!roams at the hotel. Mrs. Leland Stan- ftford will arrive .from California with a siparty anld will be at Willard's.

saMR. GAGE EXPECTED, us

lie Wi Probably each Washington tiTomorrow. h

Mr. Gage, wbo will reliev'e Secretary Car-lisle of charge of the Treasury Departmentin a few days, Is expected to arrive heretomorrow from Hot Springs, Va., where hehas been for several days past. He will bethe guest of Mr. Bryan, on Rhode Islandav'enue, until he selects permanent quarters. reMr. Bryan will give a dinner In his honor seMonday evening, to which Secretary Car- tillisle and other distinguished ipeople have wbeen invited. Tuesday evening he will beenttertained by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nei-tson Page, at their residence In this city. ert

MRt. HANNXA LEAVES CLEVELAWD. h<fisHis Wife and Dlaughter Accompamy fa

lina to Washington.CLEVELAND, Ohio, February 26.--Mr. sa

Hanna spent the entire forenoon today get- lilting his affairs into shape in order that he ttmight leave for Washington during the at- esnternoon. He denied himself entirely to gcallers. At L45 o'clock Mr. Hanna. ac- tacompanled by his family, left for Wash-~ orington on~the Pennsylvania. No one ac-ccmpanled him save his wife and daugh- thters- - h

WHi Recommend Omnermaemm- isThe Senate judtoiaqr cosamittee 'voted

unanimously to lecneemond the comflrna- frtion of 'U. r~t.Crgshw a United Stae p1marshal fOr 1mwme ~g ..mssMen tad a-been held up for a few mars at the bm=-an-- atof renubrloan m....ur. of Ca.---m ci

'ASTEST IN THE NAVY

orpedo Boat No. 6 Expected to Arrive eeThis Afternoon.

Ome Remarkhale Sparts of SpeedThat She Made During Hee

Trip From Newport.

Torpedo boat No. 6. the fastest vessel inte United States navy. will arrive hereiis afte-noon about 4 o'vlock. Accordinga telegram receive at the Navy Depart-

lent from Admiral Brown, commandingle Norfolk navy yard, she left there atI o'clock this morning. Considerable in-rest is being shown in this vessel byaval experts and others. She has a ree-rd of 2S.Tif knots per hour. and can makeren better speed than that.Her trip from Newport to this city hasten made on fast time. Site made a re-iarkable run on the sound from Newport) New York. and another one on the,can from New York to Norfolk. In the)rmer run the little .-raft was permitA)run at about tier natural draught, about

14) pounds ste:an pressure. But two ofte three boilers were used, and only two-tirds of h'r minimum speed was main-tined.Between l'tint Julith and F'oulkners Is-md big s'as and ieavy northwest winds'ere enounptered. the storm becoming sosrritie that it was dee-med wise to slowDwn until tht gale abated. and one at.dhalf hours wa-re lost in this way. Duringie whole trip more (or less severe '.as ndadwinds were eciountered. it the boat4.aveI adtmirabl.- Ih-spite the adv-:rse)iitions sip, traveld tih. distance, aboutin miles. i six and-i on.- half hours. mak-ig ii.r averaze speel 2- knots per hour.She atrived at Norfolk at K o'clock lastiglit. having male thie run from New(irk in liften hours. tht fastest time ev.erHade ibetw.-. -1the Iwo -it ies by anly vess-l.hie toirpe-to boat p-ass-d Calpe Henry lightL 4; o'clook. thirteen houirs out. atu wastit.-havv yard at il.m. It takes anl or-mary %v- 1 three ionrs to make the run-om Cap- Ietirv tot Noirfolk.T'll-' exat listanic,- by water betwe.'.new York a i' Noir-. k is ::mi miles. Atlit rate oif s-pd the tari'-do boat avpr-fei 20 knOts an hour1 fr lift.ent-11 -u-ve hour. Anmethr lisa.vantage was the-ry thick wa- tner tnat prcvaid.- o%,-r tht-tire coaist. togetier witn easterly windsPI a v'-ry ciop;y -a. 'I'h. toride-lo boatill lay at ipe Iavy ;iardi h14'r- for sev,-raleeks. and will mak. one or two trips iownIt Potomas to show her st.. ecpl iti-s

ithe naval conmittaten of C'ongrss.

HilS I.4'T 1lATH'S N6LARV.'rrnut for 3t.41-1.p6.7 %ent to Mr.

Cl14ecinned Tiodayit.Tlhe 1'ni'd Stp:.- tr-a-ti-rr cent a mod-I-looking ,;<kat, to 'resident Cleve.-nil liout nopindar. It wAs an officialivelcilo cotaining a Ire-tsury warrant ina favor for $lIG';. b-ing Mr. C'l.ve-nd's iest monpith'as M as I'resident ofteI'nit-i $t.ptes. It was taken to thebite I ouse by %ifr. U'-ptpte L. Larson, aetssenger if tih, treasre's offlice. and de-.u red to Mir. 'rook. tie disburi ing otti-'r at the Wlhite House. Following hiszual custoin. ite 'r'silent will indor'seand deiir sit it witit iis hankekrs for col-etion.rhe ir--ih-nt tec-iv-s his sal.try ofI.'N?. per an'un int n.onthly installments$4.10i;.Q; ''-1. i r to make the

on thly p.tymnenis -unie litt even he isild $4.141R;,t3 for ea-h of three monthsid $4.1t0;0; fotr each of th, t-remainingne uonths. The outgoing President re-ive,' tihe' sal.ary of the office tip to mid-ght M3larch :. and tihe salary of thenitag i'resilent hegins at that hour.tis ariangenint was iade many yearsto. betau.ice the Tr.-asurv I 'partment>es not recognize any frAction of a. dayth- paypilent of .al iles.Presidiint ('letlii has bp-'n paid hislary to Alarebi 1t oil an ''aertountableariant,' and hi,-alapry for the first three3ys of Mar'h wll h, 1 paid onl what istown :ts a "set ti men-t warrant." shaw-g that lie las re-eive' $2hs.ntis for kisur years' term of offic.-Mr. 4'lvela holis the smallest war-lt that wa er.va i 1%uedlibt, Treas--y Dest'artwent. It an'int to I cent.d was issue. tt, iim to cover balaniceat on nis salarsy for the tonth of June,

if has n.-er casheI this warrait,1l wilil tprotally hol'i if as a curiosity.

__T--H-' . __T

hlapt UlilHi e said of thec PerrineLand Patent I"ane.

riTe q-nate ct'mi titte'on pu.lie landsLs concluded its intves' itrationp of the Per--ie land grn't and has aut!'orized aport. whiah his not %,t i-n prepared.bichp will say thalt tie pateit was issued-the Inteior liepiartmet'f. it accordance

th thei .w:a-1.1 nd urec,- tlertts .ontrolling itni matters S-natlt ilman, who is a

ember of tie siblcommit ittee apotin01tedprepare th- r.e.nort. says that attention

ill L- eallt also to the East Coastorida Itallroap 'Ompliany's connection(th the grant and to the fat that thealter was Iput thrpiouihiwmith tunusual

phn J. Mc'(oola May Noitipo Into theC'ahi net.

[t is under,'tstnood here' to 'lw e-xtremely'ubtful whether J1. J. Mcdook of Newark will go into the cabinpet. Quite a de-rmined light is being made agalitst himider cove-r. This oippositiont comes in partom New York, but is not contined to thatate. A member of the Ohio delegation1.1 today that he felt quite certain thate appointmeunt would nlot lie madle. HeIid that there was stronig New York in-Pence being exerted againist Mcdook, atndat objectionis to his appointment were be-g urged in other quarters.

FORC('lG REED'S KAM.4%

anablation to Conal the Full Oe-

gnisa~tion of the Rouse.rhe apprehension is general among thosepcrsaibie for the appropriation bills thatme of them may fail of passage. Whilee Cuban quesition no longer interferesth their consideration, the danger of

eir failure is not relieved. There is time

ough still in which to pass them, but

ere is so much bad feeling in bothuses that there is danger of stubbosahts over every item in controversy. The,t that there is to be an extra sessionCongress in March anyhow causes

any to regard less seriously the respon-dulty for the failure of aar .appropria-

an, since the bills can be passed at the

tra session. But the gloat 'serious dan-

r lies in a deliberate disposition in cer-

n quarters to cause the failure of onemore of the bills.-ose of the senatrs are cpedited with

e purpose of using the appropriation

Is to force Mr. Reed's band in the mnat-of oranhsntion of the next House. Itan open secret amng senators thatare is a combunation to kill appropria-

us unless seime asuspunce can be had

im Mfr. Reed that the House win be oem-

at4Iy eamedam at thme se..an. The!teeha inpissamuli 1alaEsnCe.-s the tarir during- the extra a...s.

SANGUILY'S PARDONIts Probable Effect on the Action of

the Senate.

THE STITE DMOWN T COURE

ft Has Steadily Acted as the Friendof Spain.

AN INTEIWsT'IN; RE\':XW

The pardon of Sanguily na' 1.ik.n tl.point out of the Morgatt res oluin.i ini h.Senate. and, 1t is thought. -n-l .I .l prowwoet of action by th. tnte r.I: IA'

the Cuban matter. It is exwlam.Imember of the tommittee that h.%-nproceed In the other cas.s of .ut v.si.. .American eltizens for the r.-as I that th.

aunot get the official inform,iio i I:p41A upon. They cannot aot .-n inlf.m-

tit n derived through th- are- i.l th.ecutive drpartm.nt, whose luy it i. j!.Tain information anit to perot.t Am.-r6 4

2itizels. is devoting itselfto -.n .A.

o'c1ngress from doing anything ill the ..a:-t1-r. The most the Sna t., an i,, Ai., h At.-corum as to thtie ,a see 'f o1:'. mtioned In the pr-s disp.thes to ...upeon the Secretary ot State for inft.nnt.

tion, and this Ith-y kinoew is us. 1.The %tale Iegeimetulenfent's 44 6rc.

A .-r since thi< s.-siont I., an!,..,.

lo partn4tii haIs be..--n staming .ff A. ti . A'he forign relations cnmi :'tt- b.-inaa. suranes-s. we k alt, t wa. k. t i: .,: -

9.Iily Was alut too I.- g.A n ht II.l'inally the certaitN that t,. :two..

Wo.li delaY awti i To) lN;.ti. r 1.1pal.hes being S-1.1 t.. Spain 01.40 aT ".

Oh So-._t.- In st be anticip l., I- 1 I. .a -

<l it of Saniguily bf r.a otl, Conl . .\l:oran res<.lutions cou.l i.. al. T1,- 'A 7 ..matltr has been .otnt .-i a t. it, .1 .r:

n-1t inl an attilub- of a it:. 4 Sp..'

4ivi.1 4' .-141AA' to t ve~t 1 t. a h 1. . ,1 , It'l-men-tt Irmin se-Oius it-- h n .h.ir

a re ITo lonwe-r it beii.1 to b k ml 41 r 7 p4isn int.'rests.

'SPauis Pretended tonedinme...A r.ealizatin of the falt that it.

but a few r ore .,q.as I.-It t0 this 1Iiethadministration is the stro.une.st J!" 4Im.1,

nad- to the Spanish gove.r.I I In-'cle the' to mtak. a lr-tnse o ..ntlla.

tion. Th, purpos.e was tT ma:k. h pa-do n of Sanguily allear .1, al I- I -I I.,lious consideration on the .4: ! #ISaichie-ty for the effect it mht ha. .1 jn i_

incomning :tdmrnnstration. Th'l. j, LIatiof the vigor in the case- If ..t t ..I.I :7(b4-laration that th. d.eath ,t Il.jiz x' 71

he.. thoroughly int sti;a;-d Ih *h S! pmgovernment" is intended. for In1 sam7.4 -pols... and to prevent the r. wignation ,,rGeneral .ee. It is tho.ught th.t %%hs willrelieve the prt--nt "im'rinistraion 1 :i..

embharrasn t of furt her troul.:. wthGn, ral Lee.Iterysttbil Dane im Spaee s Emieen..4Whatever Is (1 ne is put in t,. light, o

lving done in the interest of Spain to po-teet her against the possible AieticaniiAtiiof the new administration. The- ery .It-reet statments of Alr. Shetrima :is te hisposition s-rves as a warning that Spainwill riot nave the same sort of a "greaiand good frienl" in the ne- a Imiista-tion as Mr. 4ieve-hnd L.as p4v,, t anIGeneral W-eller may ltave to foe-go son-of his persec-utions of Anerian -itiz-ns.A Member of the foreign affairs '-onmittersali today that the faels as to all i11--outrages .n Amertcans in 'uba will 1.-ascertaineda and] giv.tt to the pub d .after the 4th of March.(o'r. 41 Mhe %el AdmIal era4 tom.A resolutIon eall ittg for all -,i r. rp -. es,

on the subject will prol.aly I~e a-.lp-. I IAthe Senate during the brief spec.' ial s, :4now called for the confirntalion o4f ill .m-n.ed.iate- applointme-nts of the new Pr, si..-il'fitlh new admiistrati.on is !x"4et..

avi-I teing invo!Av-d in any tlerf-r-.-ne, Atpresetnt betw.-- the cot 4 4nding ter.-." in,Culba, and to dvote, its.-If strictly and it, abx igor to the prote.tiont of Ateriean, *ii ize 4Ianti ititerests.

As the regular or.ler th. M1ocrgall resol ii-tion was laid befotre the Sen-at at I to... kzoday, and it was nwlt at onM ith 3.propoosition to lay it asi-le in fa-vr f p

priation hills.His 4'...mser'N Ii~cee.

Thel position of t he frie-nds of Juli, s.ain-guily it the matter IS shonti il I 1.. rwritten to S.enator She'rmuat, -hairman .fthe foreign affairs committ4-. yest.i-.ltyby J. 1. tlodriguez. couns.-I for th pr1"ner,ftom which it aelptt-ars that th. only e.N lmethod of securing the. pr-isoner's lis.-ha rg..sla-edily was that adoptel by his - ns. 1.namely. withdrawing the app.al hlai b.4lbee-n taken from the sell ten of the lo.-rcourt in 'uba. Perhaps the ,ane- . -1-ould have be-n obtained by a 110'Atlwg th11aplwal to be heardi by4 the courit a . rhut this involv..ed a long wait. n.o ..:.gas the~ aplpeal w~tSas endling the SpaiiliShI I;awdid nlot admit of a teardon. The with It t a alof the appea'.l was witihout preeju.lai'e a fldoe~s ntot estop4 lthe prisone l r. 114m ma~k il a1claim for indenity in l.:4"t1 h should . -eidie to do so.In his lett.er. Ii r. ltodlrigu-z says"eShall I lee prrmitte'd., nmy capacity ofA4

counsel and represe.ntat:ive of Mr. .JulioSanlguily. imtprisone' ini liavanja. 7o r'e'questy~ou. itn all earne'st. Int the, namte of my)

e.lxent. andi for his teeit,''ll to ler4etnt. ifp4ossile. the' passage' of the re'solution dI-reeting a demnand to bie made Up~on theSpanish government for the' release ..f mylclient?"Staidi release'having leton alreadly grantietI

bay the Spanish gove-rnmnent, 'con ino otherconditIon thant the fulfillment of4 a cetaIntechnical requirement of the Spanish law.a conditIon to wiche I htere,. a'id San-.gully's lawyer int H avana, do r. adtily ass.m ;would it not Is' injurious to the IjtIlnerto afford the Spantish governnment a pleaus-1hde opportutnity to withdraw fr,.n.t its Ven-gagement in this respect

"eOf tourse. I e..rnot b'ut le graltefull tothe generous sp.irit ahown bey th~e resolut-lion to which I refer, as I am withI all ratyheart, and my clie'nt Is, grat'-ful to thehonorable Secretary of State fo~r hlis manl,untiring and betnev.olentt effiorts itn fa'.ot ofMir. Siangully.

eel cannot hut see and recogtnise that themovement In the Senate is ineepired in Thesame generous feeling whIch from the be-ginning haa inspIred the honorablie Sieere-tary of State. But I am afraid that theeffect whIch the resolntion, if pass5i1'e weillnecessarily produce in the gove'rnment cir-cdes of Spain. and, perhaps among thetmasses, will result In the defeat of the ef-forts both of the State l~epartment and ofthe Senate."Il make to you, therefore, an earnest ap-peal in the name of Mr. Sangu~tlly, to suU-mit this letter, if propOe to the considera-tion of the Senate, which in it. wisdom willno doubt pay attention to the statementstherein contained."

ENa Oedem.Capt. 0. W. ColG. has been detachaed

fmom duty as preswamt of the steel hoardiand ordered as memmber of the reliet-ing

boarNd; Chief O5MOWene 0. CoWie, frem thePurfitan to the Termr.r; Chief manngt'e j.P. Miciey. froam the Terner to the Ptutaa;U~eutemaat Commane W. Swift, to thebureau ef erdutmane; Ainmaant Nasal Omi--struMctor R. B. DasIen, themsehe steteboard; Prof. 8. Newoemb, tream the mevatohmakney med utnee n watam Orde..,