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Every worker ig requested to get ready with full reports. ——— Pleasant Days and Evenings at Mar- Hall. ‘The mild summer days of early September, and the still, starry nights, says Capt. Blake, are ideal times for an outing to Marshall Hall and Indian Head. In this the merry maidens*agree with the handsome and popular captain of the Macalester. The regular weekly Marshall Hall and Indian Head trips of the Macalester will be given on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings of this week, leaving at 6:4 o'clock. Steam- leave daily for Marshall Hall at 9:30 and 10 a. m., 2, 5 and 6: p. m. Returning ‘teamers leave the Hall at 1:30, 4, 7:30 and 9:0 p. m. The fare for the round trip is & cents. —— Mi jer Tharston Returning. Lorrin A. Thurston, Hawaiian minister to the United States, who left San Francisco | for Washington before departing: Rexation goes, are just as they were three months ago. Whether the present sess.on of Congress will take up the matter is a Problem. I know the President will be guided in his action by Blount’s report, but what that is, I have no means of knowing. I shall return to attend to my consular du- ties, awaiting result of Congressional ac- tion in the matter. —— eee Col. Ronaparte’s Funeral. The remains of the late Col. Jerome Bonaparte were conveyed to St. Margaret's Catholic Church at Beverly, Mass., yester- day morning, where a simple requiem mass was celebrated by Rev. Francis J. Carran | of St. Mary's Church, assisted by two geminary students, Daniel Carney and Jas, urph ‘body remained in the church until! 4 och when it was placed in a purple | Plush lined cedar box, with eight hea gold-plated handles, and put on board a| Special train for Baltimore, } | coe == jored Odd Fellows. The annual parade and celebration of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, con-| sisting entirely of col eld at Bridgeport, Conn., y¥ . Fully 1,000 visitors are in the city. Lodges were in Ine from New Haven, Hartford, Waterbury, | were | At, md members of the house | ‘der for women, closely allied | Srand United Order of Odd Fel- a Broken. | and, yester-| of Leiceste t the nile record of A. A champion. Ils so Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the ther- mometer at the weather bureau today: 3 a.m., 69; 2 p.m., 86; maximum, 86; mmimum, 65. | i hoe Again Reaten. | Sept. 7.—The Britannia again | Navahoe this morning off the | m EH 2d EDITION. FATALLY CARELESS. Many Killed in a Railway Colli- sion. TWELVE DEAD BODIES REMOVED. Not a Person in the Smoker Es- caped. MANY CORPSES IN THE WRECK. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 7—A special from Lima, Ohio, says: The east-bound Pan Handle and west-bound Chicago ac- commodation trains collided about 9:30 this morning at Fleming Park. Loss of life heavy. LIMA, Ohio, Sept. 7—The trains were the Pam Handle express, east bound, and the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne, Chicago and Val- paraiso accommodation, west bound. The baggage car of the express was telescoped and in the smoker not a «oul escaped. Twelve dead had been taken out at 15:30 and more can be seen. * It will take all day to get the bodies out. One man had his head out of the window pinioned by the debris and he is stone dead. A tramp riding between the engine and baggage car was literally crushed to jelly. Bodies can be seen pintoned in all shapes under the debris. ‘The cause was carelessness on the part of some one. CHICAGO, Sept. 7.—A head-on collision between a milk train of the Chicago, Pitts- burg and Fort Wayne railway and an east- bound passenger train on the Pan Handle, or Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis railway, killed twelve persons and injured as many more. ‘The collisfon occurred in the “L” running from the main line"Just south of Colehour to East Hammond, Ind., at the point of a curve and in a sparsely settled locality. ‘The baggage car of the east-bound pas- senger train was ground into pieces, and from tMls most of the killed and injured were taken. — BRAZIL'S SQUADRON REVOLTS. The Government Unable to Prevent Rombardment at Rio Janeiro. ROME, Sept. 7.—The Bragflian minister to Italy has informed Rremier Giolitti that the Brazilian squadron has revolted, and that the government, although strong enough to preserve public order, will not be able to prevent the bombardment of Rio Janeiro. ‘The Italian cruiser Dogall, now at Bahia, has been ordered to proceed at once to Rio Janeiro to protect the Italian residents. LONDON, Sept. 7.—The Brazilian govern- ment has stopped all general communication by wire with Europe. NEW YORK, Sept. 7—James A, Scrym- ser, president of the Mexican Telegraph Cabie Company, received a dispatch from Buenos Ayres this morning, saying that the morning papers of that city reporte: that there had been a revolt against the government at Rio Janeiro on the part of the Brazilian naval fleet stationed there, but that the Montevideo papers declared that the reports lacked confirmation. Private advices to Mr. Scrymser. how- ever, from correspondents whom he regards as well informed confirmed the report of the revolt. ee ge NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT. Last Days’ Session of the G. A. R. at Indianapolis. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sapt. 7.--When the Grand Army encampment adjourned last night it was with a forcibly expressed ad- monition from the retiring commander that he would not tolerate any delay in getting together today and that the dilawory dele- gates that delayed the proceedings yester- day would be reproved if they failed to put in an appearance on time. Most of the officers and members of the encampment are anxious to get to Chicago in advance of the Grand Artay celebration at the world’s fair on Saturday and upon which occasion Capt. “Jack” Adams the new commander-in-chief from the bay state, will make his inaugural appearance in his official capacity. Report Pensions. At this morning’s session of the encamp- ment the report of the committee of pen- sions, I. N. Walker, Indianapolis, Ind., chairman; H. E. Taintor, Ha:tford, Conn.; J. W. Burst, Sycamore, Ill.; A. R. Greene, LeCompton, Kan., and A. M. Wagner, Cin- cinnati, Ohio, was presented and laid over temporarily for distribution among the del- egates. It arraigns the prevent administration for its activity in the line of cutting off the pensions of old soldiers and compelling them to produce evidence that their piti- ful allowance was not procured by fraud, instead of placing the burden of proof on the numerous government officials who are lavishly paid for their services in this di- rection. ‘The action of Secretary Smith in nullify- ing the act of June 2%, 189, relating to the rating of pensions is condemned as unjust to the old soldier and pensioner. ‘Commissioner Raum’s ruling on this same law Is cited as fair and just to the soldiers, and the present Secretary of the Interior is asked to adopt this ruling. A large number of memorials from the committee on resolutions were presented to the encampment and ordered to be taken up seriatim. ‘Tempest Among the Wom: In today’s session of the women's relief corps, a tempest was precipitated over the case of Mrs. Ada F. Clark of Ohio, who a couple of years ago was tried by a court of inquiry and, suspended on various charges. Last year the national conven- tion upon a report that she had accept- ed the conditions imposed, also accepted the pass word, and that the Department of Ohio had received the money in dispute, ordered the suspension removed, and_fer- mitted her to enter the convention. Now, however, Mrs. Clark insists that she did not accept the conditions, nor comply with the requirements of the convention; that the report was all wrong, and that she is the only individual who can say what she did and what she did not do. Thereupon the national president, Mra. Wickins cf Kansas, this morning declared her again suspended, and an acrimonious debate was | thereupon inaugurated, and is stiil in progress. ed LEFT FOR W The Japanese Prince With His Pri- vate Secretary Coming Here. NEW YORK, Sept. 7.—Prince Yorihito Komatsu, the Japanese naval Meutenant, and scion of Japanese royalty, who has been ‘stopping at the Windsor Hotel, left this afternoon for Washington. H. as accompanied by M. 8. Nagassaki, his pri- vate secretary. They will return after a few days for a longer visit to this city. and will sail for Europe later in the month. — Chief Judge Boyd Chosen. Special Dispatch to tie Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., Sept. 7.—Chief Justice Andrew Hunter Boyd of the fourth Maryland judicial circuit w nominated by the democratic judicial convention to- day at Hagerstown. Miday's Body Found. N, N. Y., Sept. 7.—The body ; husband of the woman Paul MIDI of Paul under Halliday hous: oe Mrs. Halliday Attempts Satctde. NEWBURG, N. Y.. Sept. fr fidletown reports dalliday has attempted suicide. Mr. Newman's Charges. Walter E. Newman 1s seeking a divorce from Elizabeth J. Newman. They were ried March 2, 1886, have three childr and he charges aduitery on the Sth in- stant. He prays a divorce and the custody of the children. Mr. J. T. Sotheron ap- pears for him. : REACTION IN PRICES. A Drop Follows the Recent Great Rise in Stocks. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, Sept. 7—Owing to the re- cent heavy liquidation, prompted by the un- precedente rise following the vote in the House on the silver bill, today’s market was uregular and hesitating. The reaction did not run far, however, and was only a nat- ural incident following a rise in prices of from 5 to 10 points. The dilatory character of the proceedings in the Senate Is also as- signed as a reason for checking the ad- Vance. Foreign capital will not risk any in- Vestment in our securities until the repeal 4s an assured fact, and large orders condi- tional on sueh legislation are said to be al- ready in the hands of brokers on this side. London was a trifle higher this morning, but was not sufficiently active to absorb the | few stocks picked up yesterday by the for- elgn arbitrage houses. he market has had no important news for several days to work on and conse- quently is suffering for lack of an incentive. The market is extremely sensitive to good news and responds promptly to any” In- dication of improvement in the yeneral situation, but a too sudden advance, as many are inclined to consider the present one, must eventually precipitate a reaction come to a stand still pens comes pending further The Bank of England rate of discount remains unchanged, contrary to expecta- tion, a lower rate having been predicted. The report was circulated varly in the day on what was considered good author- ity that the General Electric Company Would be obliged to pass its next dividend. The stock was a point and a half cheaper than yesterday, but the decline was prob- ably due to natural causes, us the indus- trials were all under yesterday's best figures, ‘The clearing house loan committee can- celed $175,000 certificates this morning, mak- ing total amount outstanding $37,540,000. ‘The statement of today’s regular business in the clearing house shows: Exchanges, $88,941,485; balances, $1,553,072, and subtreas- ury's debt balance, $380,585, ‘Time loans are now being made on mis- cellaneous securities at 6 per cent without commission or other charge by some in- stitutions, but such accommodations are not yet general. The immense increase in circulation last month has contributed largely to this result. ‘The market continued dull and irregular during the afternoon, with prices in the main fractionally lower than the opening. The stocks most affected by the day’s trading in the general list were Burlington, which declined from §& 8-8 to 8 1-2. Western Union lost a point and a half to 81 1-4. Mis- souri Pacific also declined a point to 2. Manhattan gained 1 1-2 per cent to 122, and New England advanced 1 3-4 to 24 1-8, Sugar opened at $8, advanced in the first hour to 89 1-4 and dropped back to 87 5-8. General Electric sold down from 47 1-4 to 445-8, and Chicago Gas declined to 60 3-4, @ loss of 2 1-2 per cent from the opening. ‘The last hour developed nothing to change the course of prices. and the tendency toward lower figures was a trifle more pro- nounced by reason of the continued dull- ness and entire lack of news. — FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, | The followine are t! ing, the highest and the lowest anil the chosing brlery oF the Nee York stank market today, a8 repo by Corson & Macartney, menubers New York stock exchs ‘Correspondents American Sugar pfa.-7 American Tol Phil. & Keading.- Pull. P. Car Co. ichmond Termi Southern Pacifi:. Texas Pacific. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular cali—12 o'clock m.—D. C. 3.658, $1,000 at 405, $1,000 at 15. Goverument Uonds,—U. 8. 48, 1907, registered, 110% bid, 11ty sited.” U. 8." 45, 1007, coupon, ALL bid, 1124, asked. Dastrict! of Columbia Bonds.-20-year fund 5s, 106 bid.” Water stock 7s, 1901, curreney, 111 bid.” 30- Fear fund Gs, gold, 110 bid Water stock 7s, 1003, currency, 118 “bid. 8.658, funding, curreucy, 10 Did, 110" asked. Miscellaneous Bonds.—Washington and George- town R. Kt. conv. 6s, Ist, 120 bid. Washington apd Georgetown R. Rt. conv. 6s, 2d, 120 bid. Washing. fon Market Company Ist Gs, ‘100 bid, 110 ‘asked. Washingtoa Marxet’ Company imp. 6s, 100. bid. Wasbiagion Market Company exteuded ts, 102 bid, 105 asked. American Security and Trust’ 38, 1005, A. and 0., 1ity asked. American Security and ‘Trust 5s, 1405, F and A., Loly asked. Auierican Securliy und Trust 5s, 1006, A. and O., 101% asked. Washington Light Intuntry ist 66,96 bid, 1u2 Washington Light Infantry 2d 7s, 6 bid, 102 asked. | Washington Gas Company 6s, ‘series A 11S bid. “Washington Gas Company 6s,” sertes By ins Company conv. 6s, 120 | R. 65, 103 asked. Chesapeaice | phone bs, 93 Capitol and North O Street R. Rt. 5s, 05 bid, 103 | asked. Metropolitan R. R. conv. 6a, 104 bid, 105% aaked: U.S. Blectrle Light cour. 84, 108 bid, 11 National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 330 | bid, 400 asked. Bank of the Republic, 220 bid, 200 —s 270 bid, asked. Cet 05 asked. Farmers’ and Mechanics’, us’. 180 asked. Columbia, 130 bid, . Capital, 130 asked. West asked.” Traders’, jeorgetown, Metropolitan, 81 bid, 98 asked. 2N5 bid, 345 arked. Columbia, 50 bid, 70 asked. Capitol and North 6 Street, 20 bid, 30 asked. Eckington and Soldiers’ ome, 30 Georgetown and Tenallytown, 40 asked. Rock Creek. 100 bid. Insurance Stocks.—Piremen's, 41 Did, 45 asked. Franklin, 43 bid, 53 asked. National Union, 1st, ked. Arlington, 105 bid, 180 asked. Columbia, ‘id, 15 asked. German-American, 160 bid. Po: mac, 85 Rizgs, 714 Did, 8i4 asked. Peo- s, SN Lincoln, 7i bid, 9 asked. Com- e's, —Real Estate Title, 112% . Columbia Title, 6% Did, OY asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.— Washington 50 naked. Georgetown Gas, 48 bid. U.S. Light, 108 bd. phone Stocks. —Pennerlvania, 30 bid, 40 asked. ‘85. bid." 45 asked. Amer- 2% asked. isked. insurance Stoc! MMi St Washington | Market, 12 ‘wid, 15 asked. Washington Brick Machine, 130 naked, Great Falls Toe. 100 Did. 130 asked.” Rall Run Panorama, 30 asked. Pneumatic Gun Car- ringe, .30 bid. .50 asked. Lincoln Hall, ed. Inter Ocean Building, 100 ‘asked. 5 % 95 asked. Norfolk and Washington Steamboat, 05 asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. Safe Deposit and Trust Company, 115 bid. 13 asked. xhinzton Safe Deposit, 90 bid, 105 asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 105 bid. 120 asked. American Security and Trust, 114 bid, 125 asked: ae Chicago Grain and Provision Markets. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CHICAGO, Sept. 7, 1893. Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing. 66, VA 64% ar i Wheat—Sept. aes Oct. Dec. Corn—Sept. ‘Oct. Dec. Oats—sept. ‘Oct. Dec. Pork—Sept. ck, 2 red, ber, Oot 2" red, shipments, 202 buntieis: inquiry—good to freights very” dull ess firm—15%a16. Coffer steady—refined, 914, t. 7. Virginia congols, 38, 65 and “Ohio steck, Gtaz2; Northern and_ Onle second incomes, 2: solfdated Gas bonds, wid, 103 asked, | 2% ONLY THE SENATE. But One Branch of Congress in Ses- sion Today. MR. WOLCOTT RATHER OUT OF TEMPER Senator Walthall Speaks for Bi- metallism. ALSO FOR FREE COINAGE. THE SENATE. Among the numerous petitions presented and referred was one by Mr. Wolcott (Col.) for the immediate repeal of the McKinley tariff bill. He said that the petition was one of the printed forms sent out by the New York banks for the repeal of the Sher- man act, but that the petitioners (all the citizens of a town in Colorado) had subst!- tuted the McKinley tariff bill for the Sher- man act. Mr. Wolcott also offered a resolution call- ing on the Secretary of the Treasury for in- formation as to what sums have been puid as bounty on maple sugar under the :aw of October 14, 1890—the statement to be made by fiscal years and states, He ashed for immediate consideration of the resolution, “unless the financial condition is such that it should go to the finance committee. The Vice President asked whether there was any objection to the request for im- mediate consideration. “What is the resolution?” asked Mr. Voorhees. Then he added, “Oh, let it go.” The Vice President—Does the Senator from Indiana desire to have the resolution again reported? Mr. Voorhees—No. A Sngwestion Not Accepted. Mr. Gallinger (N. #1.) spggested that the information should apply to bounty on all kinds of sugar, but was informed rather tartly by Mr. Wolcott that he knew how to prepare his own resolutions. Mr. Gallinger—I object to imm-diate con- sideration. ‘The resolution went over until tomorrow. Mr. White (Cal.) offered a resolution cali- ing on the Secretary of ‘he ‘Treasury to furnish information as to the expenditures made under the appropriation for the en- forcement of the Chinese exclusion act, and what portion of the fund 1s now avail- able, and whether any and what appro- priation is necessary in order to curry out the provisions of the act. Mr. Dolph (Oreg.) said that it had trans- Pired the other day (in the debate on his Dill appropriating $500,080 for that purpose) that there was $23,000 of the appropriation for last year unexpended, and covered back into the treasury. He ‘observed in this morning's papers that Judge Ross of the southern district of California had made an order for the deportation of a Chinese laborer, and although it was stated that the Attorney General had not satisfied the district attorney that there was no appro- priation for the deportation of Chinese, Judge Ross had held that the Attorney Gen- eral could not designate whether the fund should be expended for this or for that purpose, ‘That ‘emphasized what he (tr. ph) had said the other day, that the question was one which had to be taken up and considered, and could not be tam- pered with. After some further colloquy the resolu- tion was agreed to. ‘A resolution for the payment of $2,000 to Mr. Beckwith, who had claimed a seat under appointment of the governor of Wyoming, was reported from the commit- tee on contingent expenses and went over until tomorrow. The Repeal Rill. At 12:3 Mr. Voorhees, chairman of the finance committee, moved to proceed to the consideration of the House bili to repeal the purchasing clauses of the Sherman act. Mr. Morgan (Ala.) remarked that the res- olution offered by him (for joint select com- mittee on finance) was on the calendar and could not be taken up without a vote of the Senate. But he did not wish to antagonize the repeal bill. The Senator from Indiana and himself had had some conference about the matter, and he had agreed not to press his motion’ today. ‘Mr. Voorhees’ motion was agreed to with- out division, and the House repeal bill was laid before the Senate. ‘Mr. Stewart (Nev.), who was entitled to the floor to proceed with the third install- ment of his speech (begun on Tuesday), ex- pressed his willingness to forego his right until the Senator from Mississippl (Mr. Walthall), who desired to address the Sen- ate today, had concluded his remarks. Mr. Walthall on Bimetal Mr. Walthall (\liss.) then addressed the Senate, his speech being in favor of bimet- allism. He expressed his readiness to co- operate with the chairman of the finance committee, who urged prompt action on the bill, and suggested that there was a simple mode of arriving at prompt action. If the declaration of policy, he said, which the substitute contained were embodied in the form of an agreement he believed that a Vote could be reached in half the tim ‘There seemed no reason why that declara- tion should not be given the form and force of a statute to effectuate that policy. He argued that the bill should be addressed to some other legislation than the mere repeal of the Sherman act; that Congress should strike at the root, not merely at the fruit. Tf {t were found that the Sherman law and not the McKinley law had been the culminating atrocity of recent legislation ste should be made to supplement the Educational feature of the campaign of 1892 by teaching the people now that that campaign had been conducted to a success on a mistaken issue. The people of the southern states had no toleration for the | idea that the party which that section had done so much to put in power could, with propriety or impunity, violate its vows by putting the country now on the single gold standard. He admitted that all the demo- crats of Mississippi did not favor, as he did, the free and unlimited coinage of sil- ver; but those who favored a single gold standard in that state were about as rare as the advocates of a high protective tariff. They were equally pronounced against both. They knew that a single gold standard meant a reduction in the volume of money and an increase in its value. A Gigantic Crime. He quoted Mr. Carlisle's declaration that the demonetization act of 1873 was the most gigantic crime of this or any other nation, and said that he found enough in the warnings of that speech to deter him from giving his sanction to any proposition tencfng in the direction of disorganization and distress for a single day. He wanted to see sflver restored to its rightful place. He wanted to see how far a free coinage of silver bill at the present ratio would go, of Itself, toward restoring parity between the two metals. He ready to make '! reasonable concessions if the bimetallic po icy could be established. If the pledges of the Chicago platform were broken now, the power of the democracy and {ts influ- ‘ence for good will be weakened and special injury would be inflicted on the agricul- tural interests of the country. That could not be done by his vote or with his con- sent. Mr. Stewart’s Third Installment. Mr. Stewart (Nev.) again took the loor and proceeded with the third installment of his speech (begun on Tuesday). He opened by reading extracts from today’s New York World—“‘a paper,” he said, “which gave the law to the Senate” (although its editor was a foreigner), and from the New York Her- ald, whose ‘editor, Mr. Bennett, who, al- though born in this country, had resided abroad for the last quarter ofa century. * The editors of these papers assumed to be more famillar with public sentiment in the United States than those who had lived here all their ves. The article in the Her- ald contained these words: “If Senator Stewart and his associates were wise they would cease their harangues and filibuster- ing and yield at once to the inevitable. If they refuse to do so, the means will be found to sweey them out of the way. There—said Mir. Stewart, with a wide sweep of the arm and a contemptuous cas: ing aside of the paper—is another voice from across the ocean. ° A Conference With Mr. MeAdoo. Health Officer Jenkins and Dr. Edron of New York had a long conference with As- sistant Secretary McAdoo at the Navy De- partment today. ————_+-e+______ The House Rules Adopted. The House yesterday adopted the code of rules and adjourned until Saturday. Mr. Burrows’ substitute was lost by a vote of 148 to 65 and the rules were then adopted without a division. The rules are not mate- rially different from those of the Fifty- second Congress, CHINESE EXCLUSION. ‘The Deportation Olause of the Geary Law to Be Enforced. Conference Between Secretary Oar- Lisle and the President on the Sub- Ject—To Ank for Money. The recent decision of United States Dis- trict Judge Ross of Los Angeles that the deportation provision of the Geary Chinese exclusion law may legally be enforced in spite of the lack of funds, has caused the authorities at Washington to seriously con- sider the advisability of a strict enforce- ment of that provision of the law. Jt had been suspended pending an appropriation by Congress to permit its execution. Conferences With the President. Secretary Carlisle has had several con- ferences with the President on the subject during the past few days, and the best policy to be adopted by the government is understood to have been the subject of discussion at Tuesday's cabinet meeting. Assistant Secretary Hamlin and Represen- tative Geary of California had a consulta- tion with the Attorney General at the De- partment of Justice this morning with re- gard to a strict enforcement of the law re- quiring the deportation of Chinese in the United States who have failed to register in compliance with the terms of the law. But Little Money Left. ‘The appropriation for the execution of the Chinese laws for the current fiscal year was $0,000 and of this there ‘1as already been expended about $35,000, mostly for pay of inspectors, leaving but $15,000 available for the remainder of the year for expenses of deportation of unregistered Chinese. Chinamen Unregistered. There are about 105,00 unregistered Chinese now in the United States subject to deportation under the law. ‘The esti- mated cost of deportation to China is $35 per head in lots of five. In larger numbers the price per head would be less. It is proposed to ask Congress to make immed- ne provision for the inforcement of the 2+ _____ ROCKVILLE FAIR. Premiums Awarded Work. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 7.—This, the second day of the agricultural fair, opened with clouds and fog, but notwithstanding this fact, all roads leading to this place were early crowded with all descriptions of vehicles, At 12 m. it was estimated that at least 7,000 persons were on the grounds. This morning the following additional premiums were awarded: Housebold do- tic manufacture carpeting, Mrs. L. for Excellent Lyddane; second, Miss Rose Wagner; rug, Mrs. Hamiiton Peter; second, Miss Lizzie Jones; silk=quiie-Miss Belle Viers; second, Miss Mary Simpson; crochet quilt,” Miss M. A. Isherwood; second, Miss Ellen Far- quhar; calico quilt, Miss Belle Viers; sec- ond, Miss Ella Ricketts; knit quilt,” Miss Ella Unsted; second, Miss Ella Rawlings; button holes, Mrs. P. D, Laird; second, Mrs. V. Laura Beall; silk stockings, Miss Mary Dearing; second, Miss Lizzie Joni cotton stockings, Mrs. Benoni Allnutt; se ond, Miss Rose Wagner; darned stockings, Miss Ella Stonestreet; second, Mrs. P. D. Laird; machine sewing, Mrs. 'P. D. Lat second, Miss Lily Bennett; hand ‘sewing, Miss Ida Offutt; second, Mrs. P. D. Laird; embroidery by ‘hand, Mrs. P."D. Laird; second, Miss M. C. Darby; embroidery on flannel, Mrs. P. D. Laird; second, Miss Belle Viers; silk embroidery not on flannel, Miss Amy P. Miller; second, Miss Belle Viers; household patched garments, Mrs. P. D. Laird; second, Miss Lily Bennet! sii embroidery on ‘flannel, Mrs. P. D. Laird; second, Mrs. R. J. Slaymake: worsted embroidery, Mrs. P. D. Laird; sec- ond, Mrs. J. Walter Ashton; drawn work, Mrs. R. J. Slaymaker; second, Miss Lizzie Jones; fancy knitting’ worsted, Miss Susie Darby; second, Mrs.Benoni Allnutt; crochet wi 2 tton, Miss Janet Miller; sec- Mua Riise” Suste Durby; crochet work, silk, Mrs. L. " Sheppard, second, Mrs. P. D. Laird; hand made lace, Miss Belle Viers, second, Mrs. Dr. War- field; sofa cushion, Miss M. M. Stabler, second, Miss Mary ‘Holmead; hemstitching, V. Laura Beall, second, Mrs. L. Sheppard; outline work, Miss Isabel Miller, second, Mra, P. D. Laird; royal lace work, Miss J. D. Hodges, second, Miss Belle Viers; royal art embroidery, Miss Belle Viers, second, Mrs. L. Sheppard; Kensington ‘art em- proidery, Miss May Dearing, second, Mrs. P. D. Laird; chenille work, Miss May T. Holmead, second, Mrs. C. J. Corrick; ar- rasene embroidery, second, Mrs. J. Walter Ashton; toilet pin cushion, Mrs. P. D. Laird, "second, Mrs. J. Walter stamping, Mrs. Rebecca J. Slaymak ghan, Miss Rose Wagner, second, Miss Belle Viers; crochet work on linen, secon: Mrs. H. Griffith; harness and vehicles, baz gy, dayton, road cart, phaeton, jump-seat carriage, best display, Jacob ‘Poss; iol- stein cattle, bull, three years old, J. R. Beuchler, second, Albert Fields; bull, one year old, second, J. R. Beuchler; bull’ calf, J. R. Beuchler; cow, three years old, J. RL Beuchler; heifer, one year old, J. R. Beuch ler; helfer, two years old, J.’ R. Beuchler; helfer calf, J. R. Beuchler; Holstein grades, bull, three years old, J. "H. Bogley; cow, three years old, Albert Fields; heifer, two years old, J. H. Bogley, second, Albert Fields; hogs, Berkshire boar, W. E. Mun- caster, second, Chas. Viers; lot of shoats, Chas. Viers, second, W. E. Muncaster; far- row sow, W. E. Muncaster; sow and ‘pigs, Chas. Viers; Poland China boar, Jno. Bent- ley; lot of shoats, Viers; farrow sow, Jno. Bentley; Chester white boar, Albert Field farrow sow, Aibert Fields; grades, farrow sow, W. E. Muncaster; sow and pigs, Chas. Viers, second, Lee Offutt. ‘Tomorrow's Program. Program for Friday, 10 a. m., grand cav- aleade of premium stock; 12:30 p. m., races. —— HAMILTON FISH DEAD. Passing Away of a Distinguished Statesman, GARRISONS, N. ¥., Sept. 7—Hamilton Fish, ex-secretary of state, died at his country residence here today. Hamilton Fish was born in New York city, August 3, 1808 He was graduated from Columbia in 18%7, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1830. He was sev- eral years a commissioner of deeds. In politics he was a whig, and was the defeat- ed candidate of that party for the state as- sembly in 1834. In 1848 he was chosen governor by about 30,000 majority, the opposing candidates being Jahn A.’Dix and Reuben H. Wals- worth. In 181 he was elected United States Senator in place of Daniel 8. Dick- inson. In the Senate he opposed the re- peal of the Missouri compromise, and acted with the republican party from its form: tion to the end of his term, though he wé not specially prominent in the party. Hamilton Fish. In 1868 he aided in the election of Gen. Grant, was appointed Secretary of State by him in March, 1859, and was re-appointed at the beginning of his second term in March, 1873, serving from March 11, 1869, to Mareh'12, 1877. He introduced a system of examinations of applicants for consulates to test their knowledge of subjects con- nected with their duties. On February 9 1871, the President ap- pointed him one ‘of the commissioners on the pert of the United States to negotiate the treaty of Washington, which was signed by him on May 8 of that year. ‘In November, 1873, he negotiated with Admiral Polo, Spanish minister at Wasl ington, the settlement of the “Virgintus question. He was for some years. presi- dent of the New York Historical Soctety and was president general of the New York Society of the Cincinnati. Bvckinowau’s DYE for whiskers is a popnlar TRIAL OF THE COLUMBIA, ‘The Preliminary Test of the Pride of the District. The triple screw cruiser Columbia, the Pride of the District and the gem of the ocean as well, started from Philadelphia to- day for her preliminary contractcr’s trial in Delaware bay. Secretary “He>bert ex- pected to accompany the vessel on this trip, but was reluctantly compelled to forego the pleasure. He is deeply interested in this vessel and will await the result of her trial with no little curiosity. The Columbia will reach the capes tomorrow and if the weather is favorable a trial run at full United States Steamship Columbia. speed under forced draught will be made in the deep water off the coast of New Jersey on Saturd: ‘This trial is merely preliminary to the official trial, which will take place as soon after the ship gets back to the yards as the builders may find it expedient, and at pres- ent it is expected to be about the last of this month. The purpose of the preliminary run is to enable the builders to discover any inequalities in the working of the com- plicated and delicate machinery if any ex- ist and to furnish general data to the of- ficers in handling the ship so that no mis- takes may be made when the critical time arrives for them to get the highest notch of speed out of the ship that steam and pow- erful machinery can generate. The Trial Will Be Thorough, ‘This trial will be as thorough us to de- tails as the official trial, but probably the run under forced draught will not be sus- tained longer than may be necessary to obtain an average of her speed, for a vessel like the Columbia, with 21,000 horse power engines, when steaming under forced draught, with all three screws working, consumes an amount of coal in an hour that is appalling. The officers who have been so fortunate as to be appointed to the Columbia so far are Capt. Sumner, formerly stationed at the New York navy yard; Lieut. Commander Charles O. Alibone, executive officer, for- merly at the Washington navy yard; Chief Engineer Cipriano Andrade, who for the past two years has been superintending the construction of the vessel for the gov- ernment, and Past Assistant Kngineer Henry W. Bevington, Even though this is not to be the official trial all persons who are interested in naval affairs are deeply interested in it, because it will be the first practical test of this new type of crulsers. The ship has been widely known as the Pirate ever since she was launched in July, 1891, because of ex- Secretary Tracy's proud ‘boast that she would be able to catch and destroy any merchant steamship in the world. ‘The contract requires that the Columbia shall make not less than twenty-one knots an hour. There is not any doubt among experts but that she will do that, and she is confidently expected by many’ to make the marvelous speed of twenty-two or even twenty-two and one-half knots an hour. If she reaches twenty-two knots on this trip it will be strange if che doesn’t make pretty close to twenty-three knots on the A Coronor’s Jury Exonerates Brooks a He Is Released. Coroner Woodward held an inquest this morning over the body of John Gordon, who died at the Emergency Hospital yes- terday as the result of injuries recetved on Saturday night after an altercation with Henry Brooks. ‘The testimony showed that Gordon, who was very drunk, was struck by Brooks with the palm of his open hand, and that in ‘his intoxicated condition Gordon fell into a stall where there was fractious horse. The horse kicked the man, fractur- ing his skull and breaking his arm. It was stated by eye witnesses that the blow in- fileted by Brooks was not sufficient to have knocked down a sober man. Brooks, who was arrested at the time, and has been in jail ever since, testified in his own behalf, saying that he and Gordon had been friends, and that the altercation was the result of the fact that both had been drinking. He denied any intention of injuring Gordon when he struck him, he Jury rendered a verdict exonerating Brooks from any evil intent in the matter and finding that death was caused by the kicks of the horse. Brooks was then re- leased from custody, ——— Treasury Department Changes. The following changes have been made in the classified service of the Treasury De- partment: Appointments under civil service rules— Herbert G. Hopkins, California, clerk, $1,000 class; Wm. T. Faulkner, Mississippi, clerk, $1,000’ class; Robt. E. Williams, Pennsy vania, clerk, $1,000 class; Thos. J. Clark, New Jersey, clerk, $810 class; H. C. Water: bury, Minois, clerk, $84 class; Frank E. Williams, Illinois, clerk, $840 class; J. Julius Lund, Hilnois, clerk, $840 class; James M. Ranch, New Jersey, clerk, "320 class Norman E. Webster, Michigan, clerk, $120 class; Martin C. Flohr, Pennsylvania, clerk, $720 class; Frederick Davenpeck, New York, clerk, $720 class; James F. Casey, Louisiana, clerk, $720 class; Walter T. Casey, Iilinois, clerk, $400 class, Promotions—Office of Commissioner of customs: John Pestell, $1,200 to 31,490; L. W. Speer, $1,000 to $1,200. First auditor's ‘office—T. H. Gibbs, $1,200 to $1,400; G. G. Dennison, $900 to $1.209;"J. M. Harrison, $900 to $1,200. Register's office—Chas. J. Brown, $1,000 to $1,000; T. H, Armstrong, $1,000 to $1.20. Secretary's office—-H. E. Smith, $1,000 to $1,800; John Culbert, $1,400 to $199; Miss C. M. Comstock, $1,200 to $1400; "Miss A.M. Spencer, $1,000 to $1,200; Miss J. W. Tanna hill, 3900 to. $1,000; "Miss M. “V. Harrover, $840 to $900; Mi L. Waddill, $620 to $340. Coast survey—F. C. Doun, $1,400 to $1,800; C._H. Deetz, $1,200 to $1,400. Bureau engraving and printing—E. F. Gibbons, $1,000 to $1,252; Geo. H. Ripley, $900 to $1.00; W. L. Curry, $626 to st; W. C. Stierlin, $48 to $626; G’ H. Sullivan, $48 to 3626; Miss M. H. Hart, $626 to $7). +e ‘The President's Callers. The President remained in his office all the morning and the early part of the ternoon, receiving callers on official busi- ness, among whom were Speaker Crisp, Senators Blackburn, Mills, Lodge and Hu: ton and Kepresentatives Springer, Ringyol. Berry, Stone and the Missouri con,res- sional, delegation. The bishop of Liberia and the world’s fair commissioners. trom that far-off country called to pay their re- spects. ———_-e.______ A Veteran Musical Critic Dead. John §. Dwight, the veteran musical critic, formerly editor and owner of Dwight’s Journal of Music, and one of the most earnest promoters of musical culture in ome) died at Boston Tuesday, aged eighty. ———-e+___ WIN Not Interfere. Judge Ewing at Chicago yesterday decid- ed that he would not hear arguments on @ motion to set aside Judge Goggin's order continuing proceedings in the Clingman injunction sult. He declared that it would | be a breach of judicial courtesy. Banks Resume Business, The Commercial National Bank of Og- den, Utah, which suspended payment July 10, 1888, having complied with the conditions imposed by the controller of currency, and its capital stock being unimpaired, bas | been permitted to reopen its doors for busi- | ness. | The following national banks have also | resumed business under authority from the controller: The First National Bank of Mankato, Minn.; the National Citizens’ Bank of Mankato, Minn., and the Mankato National Bank of Mankato, From the Chicago Times. Gentlemen intending to witness the prize fight at Roby tonight will please write their | names on their shirt fronts, thus saving time and trouble for the coroner. ——— A Maxim Amplified. From the Chicago Tribune. Frank Lawler has hopes of being post- master even yet. If at first you don’t suc- ceed try, try, try, try, try, try again. 2 Government Receipts Today. Preparation inoue porte, and colors evenly a prown oF black: Any person can easily apply it at home. ‘The receipts from internal revenue today were $217,543; from customs, $607,051. DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. The Norfolk and Western Bill Introduced Again. The Prospects for Its Passage Seem- ingly Brighter—Other Local BiU Presented to Congress. The bill to permit the Norfolk and West- ern Railway Company to extend its lines within the District of Columbia and the city of Washington was introduced in the Senate today by Mr. Hunton. It is the same bill which figured before Congress at the last session, with the exception that the limitation for the commencement of the work 1s fixed at two years and for its completion at four years, It is said that a strong effort will be made at this session of Congress to pass this bill, and it is reported that a considerable amount of the opposition made to the bill by rival interests last session has been dis- sipated and that the prospects for the road coming to Washington are much brighter. Water and Sewer Connections. Senator Harris, by request, introduced a bill today authorizing the Commissioners, whenever a street ts about to be paved, to make a service connection for all abutting lots and premises with any water main and sewer which may now or hereafter be !aid from the main water main and sewer to the parking line; the entire cost of the im- provement to be assessed against abutting property, and collected in like manner as assessments which are levied under the compulsory permit system for laying water mains. Local Bilis in the House. In the House yesterday afternoon, after the adoption of the rules, the introduction of bills became in order, and 412 bills and 27 resolutions were presented. Among them were the following local measures: By Mr. Richardson of Tennessee—A bill to extend North Capitol street to the Sol- diers’ Home, also a bill making the sur- veyor of the District a salaried office, and to provide for more efficient service in the surveyor’s office; also a bill to incorporate the Washington ‘Traction Company. By Mr. Heard—Bill to pay for alley con- demned in square No. 48%. By Mr. Breckinridge (Ky.)—A bill grant- ing the right to sell burial sites in Wash- ington parish for the benefit of the Con- gressional cemetery. By Mr. McKaig—A bill to incorporate the Washington, Burnt Mills and Sandy Springs Railway Company. By Mr. Wolverton—A bill for the con- struction of a memorial bridge from the naval observatory grounds to Arlington cemetery; also, a bill for the erection of a monument of a statue of Gen. Grant in this ty. By Mr. Caruth—A bill making the second day of April a holiday within the District. By Mr, McKaig—A bill to provide for a producer's wholesale and retail market in the city of Washington. By Mr. Richardson—A resolution making available the sum of $250,000 ted for the government printing office. By Mr. Heard—A bill to provide for a com: to prepare a municipal code for the District. —__+ POLITICAL NEWS. Prohibition Republicans of Iowa Nominate a Ticket. The republicans who deem prohibition the most important political question before the peuple of Iowa held a state conven- tion at Des Moines Tuesday and parted company with the regular republican or- ganization for the remain3er of this cam- paign by nominating a can-lidate for gov- ernor and repudiating the liquor plank adopted at the August convention. L. 8. Coffin of Fort Dodge was nominated for governor. The nominee has been prom- inent in the republican party for many years. He served three cerms on the board of railroad commissioners and hes been identified with the movement in favor of the safety of train appliances. Towa Populists. ‘The Iowa populist convention held at Des Moines Tuesday was entirely harmonious. The attendance was up to the average of similar gatherings in recent years, about 300 accredited delegates being reported. A full state ticket was nominated as follows: Governor, J. M. Joseph of Creston; Meuten- ant governor, E. A. Ott of Des Moines; su- preme judge, A. W. C, Weeks of Winterset; ae pin gence J. A. Gray of Mus- caune, State superintendent, Airs. Withrow of Marshalltown. Maryland Republicans. Mr. Joshua Horner, jr., president of the American National Bank of Baltimore, was nominated for controller of the state treas- ury by the republican state convention in that city yesterday. Provision was made for filling the vacancy in the event of his declination. hina The convent isposed of two important questions to the republicans of the state. It wiped out the entire republican organiza- tion in Baltimore city, placing the manage- ment of party affairs here in the hands of men to be named on Wednesday next by the chairman of the state convention. Then it emphatically repudiated the effort alleged to have been made by certain repub- lican leaders in this city to disrupt the party by arraying the white republicans against the negroes. The resolution accomplishing the latter purpose was adopted with a load shout, followed by continued cheering. The resolutions adopted reaffirmed the Minneapolis platform of 18%; commended the administration of Benjamin Harrison as worthy of imitation; indorsed the McKinley bill an@ the policy of protection: condemned the action of the democratic administration on pensions a8 unpatriotic; denounced the action of the last democratic state legisla- ture in extending the terms of county com- missioners beyond the period for which they were elected by the people, and declared that the head and bust of Abraham Lincoln be adopted as the party emblem. Massachusetts Populists. ‘The Massachusetts convention of the peo- ple's party was called to order at Lynn yesterady by Henry R. Legate of Boston, who was chosen permanent chairman, yes- terday afternoon. There were about 200 dele- gates present, as the convention wag a mass meeting open to all who vote the people's party ticket. The chair appointed a commit- tee on platform, which reported a long dec- laration of principles, and they were adopted. A State ticket was nominated, with George H. Cary of Lynn as candidate for governor. Nebraska Independent Convention, ‘The independent state convention of Ne- braska Tuesday night nominated District Judge Silas R. Holcomb of Broken Bow for associate justice of the Supreme Court. The platform in all essential details retter- ates the principles enunciated at the na- tional convention at Omaha last July. Free coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to i ts fav- ored, and United States Senator Allen and Congressmen Bryan, Kem and McKeighan are upheld in their fight for the white metal. Massachusetts Prohtbitionists, A state ticket headed by Rev. Louis Albert Banks of Boston was nominated by the Massachusetts Prohibitionists at Worcester yesterday. Virginian Prohibitionists. Col. J. R. Miller of Pulaski county was nominated by acclamation for governor by the prohibition convention at Richmond yesterday. The ticket was completed by the nomination of John 8. Tyler of Acco- mac county for Heutenant governor and W. B. Kagley of Wytheville for attorney gen- eral without opposition. A Brave Woman. A New York dispatch says: It has just leaked out that Mrs. Cyrus W. Field, jr., has become # milliner, in order to help her husband pay his debts. Young Cyrus W. Field is consul in Braunschweig, in Ger- many. He was appointed by President Harrison on the solicitation of Mrs. James ‘A. Garfield. When Garfield died the elder Cyrus W. Field raised $200,000 for the widow; he gave $20,000 of it himself, Mrs. Garfield returned the obligation by securing Cyrus W. Field's appointment as consul. The salary is very small, and he is trying to pay some notes for $20,000, which he indors- ed for his brother Edward. Mrs. Field is daughter of John Andrew of North Adams, ‘Mass., the man who fought the cotton fight \im the war days, and a grand niece of Nathaniel P. Willis, the poet of 1830. ‘She had $6% a year from her father’s estate. Of this she had saved $2,000. She put the money and her name into a bonnet maker's shop. And thus Mrs, Cyrus W. Field makes bonnets. — see. Capt. Byron Wilson Dead. Capt. Byron Wilson, U.S. A., retired, died yesterday morning at Philadelphia of heart disease. He served under Admiral Porter on the Mississippi with distinction. A cream of tartar baking pow- der. Highest of all in leavenine strength.—Latest United States Govern ment Food Report. Royal Baking Powder Oo, 106 Wall 8. B. ¥. DISTRICT AFFAIRS. An Allotment for Sewer Work for Next Year. Other Work Ordered to Be Done by the Commiastoners—Many Matters of Minor Interest. The Commissioners today orlered that the sum of $34,800 is set apart as an allotment for sewer work to be performed under eon- tract 1888, chargeable to various appro- priations, as follows: Suburban sewers, 1894, $15,209; main and pipe sewers, 18%, $11,600; permit work, 1894, $5,000. That a sewer in M street between North Capitol and Ist street northeast to be added © the provisional schedule of sewers to be built under the appropriation for main and pipe sewers, 18%, at an estimated cost of 04. That the six-inch cast iron pipe adjoining the tracks of the Brightwood Railroad Com- pany in 7th street north of Grant avenue be, Durchased from the said railroad tor ‘That @ sewer in alley, square 7%, be added to the provisional schedule of sewers to be built under the appropriation for main and pipe sewers, 18%, at an estimated cost of $100, That permission be granted W. K. Ful- ton to replace a street washer in the park- ing of his house, No. 1211 Vermont avenue. That the sewer inlets on the Superior street sewer at Ontario avenue and on Superior street between Ontario and Cen- tral avenues be extended, at an cost of $123. That four manholes at ist and M streets northeast .be removed ayi built in new positions, at a total cost of $240, chargeable to appropriation for improvement and re- pair, hortheast section, 184. That James D. McGrath ané R. C. Hill be not registered and licensed as master plumbers and gas fitters. The Capitol Centenntal. ‘The committee on invitations of the Capl- tol centennial, composed of Gen. Duncan 8. Walker, Dr. J. C. Welling and M. W.Wines, had a conference with the Commissioners this afternoon. A list was agreed upon of persons to be invited to seats on the grand Stand and to whom souvenir invitations should be issued. The committee also agreed to recommend to the general committee the erection of an additional grand stand to ae commodate at least four hundred guests. Work Ordered. ‘The Commissioners today ordered that the well at Sth and B street southeast be filled, at an estimated cost of $15. That the iron tops of basins at Pennsyl- vania avenue and C street, and Pennsyl- vania avenue and North Carolina uvenue be replaced by tops 26 inches by 26 inches, at an estimated cost of $40. That August Miller ts 08, extn Spector on the temporary roll at $2.5 diem, to assist in the inspection of Canton See SO MteNt So talee effect September: That P. F. Hannan, T. 8. Donaldson, Daniel A. O"Donnell, John A. Butler, M. A. Enright and M. Gaghan each be and licensed as a master plumber and gas fitter after filling proper bond. That George W. Ashton be registered and licensed as a master plumber and gas fitter after filling proper bond. Wants a General Permit. Superintendent Miles of the District tele- graph and police telephone service has re- quested the Commissioners to issue him @ general permit for the current fiscal year ‘80 as to avoid delay in making repairs. Sidewalks Not to Be Occupied. Attorney Thomas holds in an opinion ren- dered to the Commissioners today that per- sons have no right to occupy the sidewall ‘on 20th street between I and K streets for the purpose of selling vegetables and other country produce. Big Sewerage Appropriation. Capt. Derby, the officer in charge of the sewer department, has recommended to the Commissioners that an estimate of $5,000,000 be submitted to Congress for carrying out the plans proposed by the sewage commis- sion in the reconstruction of the system of sewers for the District. Short Notes. The roadway in front of the new No. engine company on U street near 37th has been ordered paved with asphalt block. Permits have been issued by the Com- missioners for admission to the insane asy- jum of Margaret J. Nicholson and Robert Carter. Capt. Derby will begin laying the Fort Reno water main as soon as the District shall have secured a deed to that pre Wallach School Repairs. ‘The Wallach School has undergone needed repairs during this vacation. wooden stairways have been slate ones of the nicest kind, supports. The bell, which ceased the latter part of the session because feared that it might fall from office, as the bricks which supported i were failing away, has been removed to @ more secure position on the back and is now ready to call many hundreds pupils to the road to education, i set on to Wh Bai Thomas McCavan and Night Wi Henry Finley be paid a monthly salary $12 and $15 respectively. Damage to Wires. Superintendent Henry R. Miles of the District telephone and fire alarm service today submitted to the Commissioners his report of the damage done to the District wires by the recent storm. He states that great damaze was done to the wires and poles. He further states that the storm fully demonstrated the immediate need of & rebuilding of the entire fire alarm and po- lice signal system. —_——— THE FLAG AT BALP MAST. ‘The News of Mr. Fish’s Death Received at the State Department. News of the death of ex-Secretary Hamfl- ton Fish was received at the State Depart- ment with profound regret. Several of the employees remember the dead statesman very well, and two of the messenger force, gvho were members of hi houschol4, ana Whose appointments to the department were made by sh, were thrown into such Intimate association with him that they feel his death as a personal loss, Shortly after the department had been tn- formed of Mr. Fish's decea: issued directing that the flag on the depart- ment building be displayed at half-mast until after the funeral. pes Tcmtsay ts Placed on the Retired List. ajor James Hi. Lord, quartermaster 1, 5 ae was pinced on the relired lst today on account of disability. This will promote Capt. Daniel D. Wheeler and leaves @ va- cancy in the grade of captains, nee: 7 Purchases. si The Treasury Department yesterday pur chase? 35,000 ounces of sfiver at their coun- ter offer of 89.7350 per ounce. The purchases thus far this month amount to 513,000 ounces,