Evening Star Newspaper, November 4, 1893, Page 2

THE EVE LATE NEWS BY WIRE. General Herandez, the Venezuelan Insurgent, Arrested. HE IS SUED FOR HEAVY DAMAGES. His Connection With the Capture of Bolivar. GIVES BAIL AND IS FREED. NEW YORK, Nov. 4—Gen. Jose Manuel Hernandez, who was one of the chief !ead- ers of the revolution in Venezuela during | the summer of 1892, was arrested today | by Deputy Sheriff Walgering on orders of arrest granted by Judge Cullen of the su- | preme court of Brooklyn in two actions | brought against him arising out of his cap- | ture of the City of Bolivar in August, 1 and the imprisonment of citizens of the United States. a Gen. Hernandez Was arrested at the Vic- | toria Hotel as he was preparing to leave | for the steamer on which he expected to |} sail at noon for his native country. | ‘The actions upon which the arest is bas- ed were broucht by George F. Underhill and his wife, Jennie L. Underhill. Mr. Underhil! declares that he lost his entire property because of Gen. Hernan- dez’s action, and, in order to save his life was obliged to leave the country. He asks $50,000 damages for the loss of his business, and $25,000) damages for the personal in- pertes he stiffered. The bail of the general this suft was fixed at $10,000. Mrs. Underhil’s suit ts based on substan- tially the same claims. She asks $5,000 samages, and bail in her suit is fixed at Gen. Hernandez secured his liberty shortly before noon by putting up a certified check for $15,000, the aggregate an:ount of the bail im_ the two actions. He left the sheriff's office accompanied by friends. paces Se BIG FOOT BALL GAMES. Princeton a ‘ennsylvania; Harvard and Cornell. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Nov. 4.—The ardor of the thousands of persons who will see | the University of Pennsylvania and the | Princeton foot ball elevens battle for supre- Macy at Manheim this afternoon was Somewhat dampened when they arose this morning and found a heavy rain in progress, fo signs of abatement. It, however. takes more than the elements to postpone & collegiate foot ball contest, and the play- ®rs and their thousands of sympathizers literally defied old Boreas. Long before noon crowds began entering | the So as to secure points of | vantage. The Princeton team, with 2 large | number of sympathizers, arrived thts morn- img and were quartered at the LaFayette | Hotel. Both teams went out to the grounds shortly ‘after noon. | Not the least bit deterred by the horrible | ‘weather, the crowds are steadily pouring | into the grounds of the Germantown Cricket | Club, where the great Princetoa-University | of Pennsylvania foot ball game is to be | Played. At ‘1 o’clock yelling, shouting, notse- | Producing adherents of the two teams are | grouped around the stout iron fence which | them off the playing field. the time for beginning the game was sixty minutes away, the lusty voices of the shouters aiready showed the effects of the coid, nasty northeast wind that brings with it little splashes of rain. No such interest was ever before manifested in a foot bail or any sporting event in this city, and there was hardly any doubt that fully | 25,000 people would lift their more or less | ‘tuneful voices when the rival teams lined up. A great mdny women were standing on the open seats, determined to see the game. The red and blue of Pennsylvania pre-| @ominated, although there was no lack of | the attractive yellow and black worn by the | ‘adherents of “Old Nassau.” | The great erowd fairly went wild when the teams dashed on the field for prelimi- mary practice. Less than ten minutes was spent in practice, and at 2 o'clock, after a final Tr conference, the two teams Med up ‘for the struggte. ‘Touch Down for Princeton. At 2:19 Ward made a touch down for ‘Princeton, but King failed to kick the goal. Weodruff of the Pennsylvania team was disqualified for slugging. Otto Wagen- dhurst took his place. Pennsylvania gradu- | ally forced the bail towards Princeton’s = a made ed magnificent ‘kick ya! and gave Princetons their ‘itst chance to enthuse. NEW YORK, Nov. 4.—Rain has fallen steadily all day and at 2 o'clock Manhattan field was in such a bad condition that the Managers of the Harvard and Cornell foot! ball teams decided to postpone the game | which they had intended to play today. The | date fixed for play has not been announced. | Later—It has been decided to play the | It ———o ‘LOBENGULA AT LIBERTY. Emeorreet Report That the King Had Been Captured. LONDON, Nov. 4—A dispatch from Fort Vietoria, Mashonoland, dated today, says that the report that King Lobengula had | been captured was erroneous. Lobengula, | the dispat¢h adds, rallied his forces and has| returned rapidly to the vicinity of Bulu- ‘wayo, where he fs apparently awaiting an ‘attack by the whites. The latter are keep- ing in laager, that is, behind the temporary deferses they Nave thrown up. A battle is it. en’ | —— EX-PREMIER TIRARD DEAD. The Watchmaker Who Became First Minister in France. PARIS, Nov. 4—M. Tirard, formerly -prime minister, died in this city today. M. Tirard’s death occurred this morning. His funeral will probably take place on M The Temps, In-an article on the death of rard, say: in him republican ideas Jost one of their oldest champions and best servants. He was an honor to his ‘party. The country loses a statesman who won the-esteem of other nations. M. Th have Pierre Emmanuel Tirard was bern a: Geneva, of French parents, in 1827. He w: working watchmaker by trade and kept @ small shop on the Boulevard Sebastopol, in ‘Parts, ‘till brought to the front by force of:eircumstances. He was elected a deput in 4871; was one of the representatives 6 Paris from 1876 to 1884, when he passed to the'senate. In 1879 he was minister of agri- culture and ecommerce and subsequently he was minister of finance TAKING BACK TH BELL. Despite the Rain Thousands Viewed the Relic. ‘SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa., ov. 4— Though rain fell henvily this morning the Patriotism of Allentown citizens could not be quenched and thousands of school chi!- dren marched to the public square, where the liberty bell was -sidetracked. An im lic off shortly afte Miense crowd saw the 10.o'clock and every w ed and evéry bet! rang out amid wild che ing as the train pulled slowly out of the city. At Béthiehem. when a short step Was made, a creat crowd stood under drip- ping umbrellas and cheered the oM ‘relic while the whistles strfeied and bells ranz out a weleome. same scenés as at Allentown were enacted as the train pulled eut and in the run to Philadelphia every Hittle station and erossing turned out {ts quota of patrio ee FIRE AT CLIFTON RACE TRACK. in town soun: A Laborer and Nine Valuable Horses Burned to Denth. PATERSON, N. J., Nov. 4.—One life was West and damage to the extent of 81.5% caused by fire at the Clifton Jockey Ciub stables this morning. The fire was dis- covered about half-past 2 o'clock at the eastern end of the club stables. A number of the track hands were sleep- ing in the building at the time. but all es caped safely except John Brennan, aged thirty-five years, whose burned body wes taken from the ruins after the fire had been extincuished. Nine valuable horses were burned to death. The fire is believed to have been of Incendiary origin. —— The Paeific Bank Insolvent. BAN FRANCISCO, N 4.—In reply to ae suit brought by the attorney ceneral the directors of the Pa Benk yesterday admitted their insolve The bank was thereupon turned over tz the commissioners “r liquidation | | was in Mr. sk: | masters, | a A BUSY YEAR. Mr. Maxwell Tells of the Work Don: in His Department. R. A. Maxwell, fourth assistant postmas- ter general, today submitted his annual re- port to the Postmaster General. The num- ber of post offices established during the fiscal year was 2.621, a decrease of 1,404 un- der the figures for last year; number of of- fices discontinued, 1,387; increase, 19; total number of offices, 68,403. During the year the number of resigna- ticns and term expirations was 9,151, an in- crease over the previous year of 1,903; the number of removals footed up 3,661, an in- crease of 2,456. The number of postmasters to die was 5 The number of appointments during the year was 16,238, and the number of names and sites of offices changed, 1,563. The number of offices established in Vir- ginia was 119, an increase of 59, and in Maryland 44, an increase of 32. The great- est increase was in Texas, 9%. Georgia got 9 new offices and North Carolina 88. In the year preceding the heaviest increase Wanamaker’s state, 158. Ne- braska shows the greatest decrease, 22, with Kansas a close second, 21. The Indian territory lost 8 South Dakota 6, Colorado 2, and Delaware, Massachusetts, North Dakota and New Mexico 1 each. Pennsyl- vania has the largest number of operative 4.951, and New York 3,610. Virginia and Maryland 1,158. 1,181 arrests were made post office inspectors for violations of the postal laws; ef the persons arrested, °27 | were postal employes and of this number © were postmasters. There were 1,195 pose tal burglaries. There were 5.546 complaints received on matters pertaining to regis- tered mail. Three hundred and eighty-one complaints were traced to the carelessness of postal employes, and these offenders were duly admonished. In 74 cases of al- lezed rifline this was found not to be true. Some persons take this means to avoid | the payment of debts and others believe that the.post office department is nsi- ble for things taken into its custody. There were 58.86) complaints received during the year relating to the ordinary mail. These were reports of missing letters and pack- ages. This is an increase over last year of 3,721, but this increase is not commen- Surate with the growth of the service. At- tention is called to the increase in the number of post office burglaries. ‘There were 530 burnings of post offices, 69 wrecks or burnings of postal cars, 37 robberies of mail stages, 1 robbery of a mail Messenger, 290 lost pouches and 335 pouches cut or stolen. By reason of the reduction of force necessary by the reduction of the appropriation attention could only be given to the current work of the office. Mr. Max- well recommends that sign boards of a uni- form pattern oearing the words “United States Post Office’ be furnished to post- an’ forrth classes. The alleged frauds committed by Rev. G. F. B. Howard, the Baptist preacher, and published in The Star at the time of the reverend man’s arrest, fs touched on in the report. It fs recommended ‘that'a competent translator be provided for the division of foreizn mails. On the whole, concludes the report, the year has been a busy and active one, and a new ore has bezun with the promise of unabated intustry and fidelity. _— BURGLARY AND ARSON. Crime Followed by Quick Retribu- tion in the Suburbs of Chiengo. CHICAGO, Nov. 4—Burelary, followed by a fire of probable incendiary origin at Frank B. Wheeler's house in Wilmette, a suburb of this city, early this morning, re- sulted in two deaths. The dead are: Un- known burglar, shot six times by Mr. Wheeler; Mrs. Cross, mother-in-law of Mr. Wheeler, injured about head and burned to jeath. About 1: o’clock this morning Mr. Wheeler was awakened by strange noises In the house. Taking his revolver he pro- ceeded to investigate. As he approached Mrs. Cross’ door at the end of the hall, a man peared in the entrance, and seeing Mr. Wheeler, made a dash for the stairs. Mr. Wheeler fired six shots at the retreat- ing burglar, all of them taking effect. When the burglar reached the hall he fell at the foot of a comrade. The latter, frightened at his companion’s fate, fled, pursued by Mr. Wheeler. The escaping marauder started across the prairie after leaving the house and was soon lost sight of in the darkness. When Mr. Wheeler réturned to his house he found the upper portion in flames, ani | Smoke pouring from all the windows. Ef-| Missioners that on the night of Halloween forts were made to reach ‘Mrs. Cross’ room, but the fire was burning so fiercely 1nd the smoke was so dense that it was found im- possible to do anything to save her. Shortly afterward the flames were extin- guished by the Evanston fire department, and Mrs. Cross’ burned and lifeless body was carried out. Her head and tegs had been burned away, leaving only the trunk remaining. — BUREAU OF PUBLIC HEALTH. An Important Bill to Be Introduced in Congress. NEW YORK, Nov. 4—The Herald says: With the personal indorsement of President Cleveland and the approval of practically every important medical society in the Uni- | ted States, a bill creating a bureau of pub- lie health in the Treasury Department has just been completed by the national quar- antine committee of the New York Academy | of Medicine. It is urged by the distingutsh- ed physicians, who are mainly responsible for the bill, that it is not fair to ask the coast states tc bear the whole “expense of protecting the nation. It is understood that the New York Chamber of Commerce will co-operate with the Aeademy of Medicine, together with many committees from. medical societies, in_sécuring the passage of the law. The new bill creates nine sanitary dis- tricts in the United States, which cover the whole country. A_ million dollars is appropriated by the bill and this is to be expended under the direction of the Presi dent and according to his discretion in meeting emergencies arising out of the enforcement of the act. ; > JOHN BARRY RESIGNS HIS SEAT. He Disapproves the Policy Adopted by the Irish Party. LONDON, Nov. 4.—Mr. John Barry, na- tionalist member of the house of com- mors for the south division of Wexfo: has accepted the “Chiltern hundred: which is tantamount to resigning his seat in parliament. Mr. Barry recently wrote a letter to the secretaries of ‘the county convention announcing that he intended to retire from the house. He complained that the policy of his party was directed by men of small minds intriguing in secret. He ‘sail they were mainly responsible ‘or the mistakes of the He says: “While such a regime continues, supported, as it is, by captured and emasculated nev papers, I prefer to work outside of parlia- ment. eee A Toronto Doctor a Fugitive. TQRONTO, Nov. 4.—“Doc.” Andrew, who is supposed to have fled to the states to | escape punishment for having performed an operation on Lucy Denning, who died on | Thursday night, is responsible for the death of another victim of his criminal practices, a_yor woman named Nellie Lafontaine. The © have discovered a quantity of office, showing pe correspondence in Andrew: he earried on an extensive business and had | of the country. > Only Th Lost Their Lives. HAVANA, Nov. 4.—It fs now positively known that three persons lost their lives through ‘the burning of the New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Company’s steamer City of Alexandria —— Yellow Fever at Brunswick. BRUNSWICK, Ga., Nov. 4—The new vel- low fever cases tod: number 12; five whites—A. D. Jaques, John Jaques, Mrs. C. A. Herfel, Mattie Braswell, Auugust Deu- lan. Seven colored. Discharged, four; col- ored. No deaths. ———___ vegroes Lynched by Their Own Race. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 4.—News just received here of a triple lynching near Lynchburg, Tenn., last night, of E. Wagner, clients from all part his son-in-law and daughter, all negroes. It fs said they were hanged by other negroes for barn burnine. perenne: com Receipts and xpenditures. The following ts an official statement of the receipts and expenditures of the United States: The receipts The receipts for fisc date for month to $4,075,730 itures for month to The date . ve 757,000 ‘The expenditures for fiscal year WO BBG0. cc isisscccastasesesdicse + 133,775,487 — There is a ent of warships of i 2 di- land, Rus: "d e and Spain in the rection of Tangier and Melilla. especially to those of the third | 108,008,598 | G STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 4, 1895—-LEWENTLTY PAGES. WAS THE BOAT SUNK Startling Story Regarding a Brazil- ian Transport. THIRTEEN HUNDRED SOLDIERS LOS?. The Republica Rammed the Rio Janeiro. DISCREDITED AT LONDON. — LONDON, Nov. 4—A private dispaten received in this city from Buenos Ayres reiterates the report published here on No- vember 1 to the effect that the rebel Brazi]- jan warship Republica ran into and sank the government transport Rio de Janeiro while the latter vessel was conveying troops from Rio Grande do Sul to assist | the government forces at Rio de Janeiro. |The first reports of the affair stated that five hundred troops had been drowned. To- | day’s dispatches say that thirteen hundred soldiers went down with the transport. | The story lacks official confirmation, but | Admiral Meilo's sympathizers claim that it Is true and that the insurgents have inflicted a severe blow on the government. ,The reporter of the United Press in this city today visited the brazilian iegation to ascertain if the officials there had any tn- formauion regarding the reported sinking | of the Brazilian transport Rio de Janeiro by the insurgent warship Republica. Viscount a’Areuos, the minister, was not at the legation, but the Count Dos Santos Lisbua, secretary of the legation, mainiain- ed that the story was untrue. The lega- tion, he said, had heard nothing of the sort | from Brazil and it would have been sure to | Vhear hed such a thing occurred. | , He believed the story was a concoction of | 2 certain news agency, which was Known | to be a vendor of falsehvods. Nearly all the ‘alleged Brazilian news circulated by this | agency had proved to be false. The siory published this morning, he declared, was | highly improbabie, for the reason that the troops being sent to Rio Janeiro and else-~ onveyed by the railroads. | wher are NEW YORK, Nov. 4—The Herald's - tevideo cable says: ‘The insurgent cmt | Republica is still cruising about off the mouth of the Plata river, hoping to inter- cept Peixoto’s loyal gunboat, the Tiradentes or any other Brazilian vessels which may put to sea from here. It is hardly proba- orth to join the rest orient ree go n of the re! tin estonia Rio harbor, as has been The Herald's correspondent in Buenos Ayres says that two of Argentina’s war- ships will ‘be sent to Rio to protect the interests of ‘that republic in Brazil. Brazil's New Forces. It is rumored that Flint & Co. were ne- gotiating with the Metropolitan Steamship Company for the purchase of one of the two of the fine steamers, Hernan Winter and H. F. Dimock. ‘These two steamers are among the abfest | Seagoing steamers engaged in the American ‘coast trade. Both the Winter and Dimock have been inspected by a board of United States naval officers, with a view to their utilization as United States cruisers in time ) of_war. | The crew for the new Brazilian war ship ically made up. It was an- El Cid is practi nounced yesterday that 250 American sea- men had been retained for this vessel. With hardly an exception, every man of the crew is under thirty-five years of age. It is said that the majority of the crew have seen | service in war ships or vessels of the mer- | chant marine. | ‘The Herald says negotiations for the ‘pur. | | chase of the steam yacht Vamoose for the Brazilian navy are under way. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. | Halloween Damages. Mr. Fred W. Collins writes to the Com- | @ party of hoodiums broke his new car- | Tiage stoop, entailing a loss of about $100. | He wants ‘to know if he has not a right to ‘be reimbursed, as he has suffered for want of proper police protection. ‘The Commissioners have referred the let- | ter to the building inspector, with instruc. | tions to make a thorough investigation of | the matter and report at once. Building Regatations. | Indications point to a new amendment | to the building regulations, Recently Capt. Fiebeger recommended that the regulations | be so amended that no projection of any | [tind ‘be allowed on any street or road out- \alde of the citien of Washington and George. ; town unless the streets or ri vi | sixty feet wide. oe The recommendation has |imspector of buildings for | Proposed amendment. A Transter Station Praposed. Vice President ‘Schoepff of the Ecki: gton and Soldiers’ Home and Belt Line vail has Indirectly made known 1 been sent to the | his views on the | ‘oO the Com- | | missioners that he is preparing alans for | 4 transfer station to be erected at the cor | ner of Sth street and New northwest, which will be Patrons of hts railway sy e location proposed is in the triangh ironies i K street market, whicn place Will aftord excellent transfer facilities pr vide that the site belongs to the «ove ment, a matter that the Engineer Co 1am stoner will Mauire into. As yet no upplica. | tion for a permit has it is | understood one will ber Seg aaa one will be asl ‘or at the | | Proper time. oe oe The District Not Responsible. There has been a chang ment of the National Sanitary Company's work, and Superintendent Arnold is no More. Immediately after Mr. Arnold left | the employ of the company he filed with the | auditor of the District a claim for services | | as superintendent of the National Sanitary | |Compuny, for the three months ending October 21, at ‘the rate of $250 per month, | jamounting to $750. 4 Pwo questions were raised by the auditor: | | First, should the amount of the ciaim be | retained from any money due the sunitary company, and, second, if Arnold should obtain judgment could he legally hold the | District responsible. Mr. Thomas fas given an opinion on the matter saying that “the Commissfoners have no authority to retain the arnount of Arnold's claim from money due the Sani- | tary Company and that upon any jude: Arnold might obtain agal Company in respect to his s not legally hold the District responsible for it. It makes no difference that he notified the Commissioners of the amount due him by said company, since he was not one of the class protected by the retain clause of the contract.” Permits Granted. Building Inspector Entwisle’s report, submitted to the Commissioners this after- noon, shows that during October were 59 permits granted for new buildings, 153 for repairs, 31 for miscelian pur- Poses. The amount of fees was $527.51. York uvenue for the benefit of stem, 0O- e in the manage- i} there Sega The Story of the Reformation. Active rehearsals have been In progress for the past two weeks by the young peo- | ple of St. Paul's English Lutheran Church, assisted by outside local talent and many prominent members of the Christian En- deavor societies of the city, for the enter- tainment to be given at the Rifles’ Armory | Monday and Tuesday evening, by which | the story of Luther and the reformation will be t in an impressive manner. The entertainment comprises a lecture by Mrs. | H. E. Monroe, and the story will be con- nected by stereopticon views and_actua Scenes in costume, representing the Erpwith Monk, Luther's Trial at Worms and the Nine Nuns Leaving a Convent in Saxony. Altogether the entertainment, which is to be for charitable purposes, will be well worth seeing. - A Public School Thief. Lula Harrison, a fifteen-year-old girl, was today sentenced in the Police Court to the reform school for girls, a new institution which will not Be ready to receive inmates for several days. Lula, whose name will stand first on the rolls, will stay in jail un- til she can go to the reform school. She was charged with stealing the coats of Miss Stockett and Miss Willenbucher, teachers in the Wallach building. -— Mrs. Randall's Will. ‘The will of the late Hagar Randall, filed today, leaves her daughter, Richard Etta rere pai? for her benefit, and the rest of her estate to her sua names 3. R, Bond as} bl executor. CIRCULATION OF THE STAR.” “EVENING SATURDAY, Oct. 28, 1898. MONDAY. Oct. 80, 1998...... TUESDAY, Oct. 31, 1893. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 1898 THURSDAY, Nov. , 1893... FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 1998.. Total + esos + 200,631 Daily average. stteseecerees + -SS438 1 solemnly swear that, the above statement rep- resents only the number of copies of Tag cvan- ING STAR circulated during the six secular days end- ing Friday, November 8, 1393—that is, the num- berof copies actually sold, delivered, furnished or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies so counted were returned to or remainin ‘the office unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this fourth day of November, A. D. isv3. CHAS. W. DARR, Notary Public. CoOL ING SILVER DOLLARS, Mints Resume Work Once More by Official Orders. The Secretary of the Treasury pus taken Prompt and important action on the silver question by the issue of orders to the super- intendents of the mints at New Orleans and San Francisco to manufacture the Ingots and blanks so as to be preparad at suort Notice to resume the coinage, suspend- ed some time ago, of standard silver dollars, in case it should be decided te do so. This action is taken under uuthor- ity of section 3 of the Sherman !aw of 1890, which is as follows: “That thé Secretary of the Treasury shall each month coin 2,000,000 ounces of ihe silver bullion purchased under the provisions of this act into standard silver doliars until the Ist day of July, 1891, and afzer that time he shall coin of the silver bullioa pur- | chased under the provisions of this uct as much may be necessary to provide zor the redempton of the treasury novos herein provided ior, and any gain or seigniorace | @tising from such coinage shall ve account- ed for and paid into the treasury.” The coinage of standard silver doliars is Tesumed, it is explained, for the purpose of utilizing the idle Seigniorage about which by tage has been said of late. le expectation is that abou’ ,f Standard silver dollars can be pacer ae once, which will give the United States treasury a seigniorage of about $500,000. ‘The Seigniorage bears the Proportion of one- third to the amount of silver coined. the intention of the Treasury Department, as the other mints become clear of gold coinage, to have them also coin silver and thus increase the coinage from three and one-half to«four miltions per month. This siegniorage is so much clear gain to the United States treasury, and if it could ali be placed to the credit of the government at once it would increase the balance by $53,000,000. The amount of Silver subject to began —— ounces. e administration has for several da: a eFeipat : considering the question as yO could use all the 2 once, thus making a Ten 00 Ome bak as far as can be learned no conclusion has yet been reached. No doubt exists as to the use of the seigniorage as the standard silver dollars are coined. Attorney General Olney and Secretary Carlisle have both been searching the statutes respecting the mat- ter, and the subject was further considered at yesterday's cabinet meeting. —o————____ MONETARY CONFERENCE. Little Prospect of an Immediate As- sembling of the Body. There appears to be very little, if any, Prospect of an immediate reassembling of the international monetary conference for the consideration of the question of the enlarged use of silver money in the com- mercial transactions of the countries con- cerned. The sessions in Brussels in May last were adjourned until November, at the suggestion of the delegates on the part of the United States. No particular date Was agreed upon for reconvening, and, as the conference was called at the suggestion of the United States, its deliberations will probably be resumed only at the request of this government, As far as can be ascer- tained Secretaries Gresham and Carlisle have at present no intention of making this request. Soon after the adjournment in May, Sen- ators Allison and Jones and Rep-esentative McCreary, comprising the American delega- tion, tendered their resignations to the Pres- ident. He did not accept them, but asked that they be allowed to remain unacted upon for the present. Representative Mc- Creary has recently received an official let- ter from the president of the conference end one or two other delegares, in which Wailable $53,000,000. but | LEADERS ARE UNEASY Lack of Confidence Among Virginia Politicians, BOTH SIDES MAKE BIG CLAIMS. Se Ee Defections Reported in Democratic Ranks. HOPES OF THE POPULISTS. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. Populists in this city this morning an air of excitement and uneasiness was plainly visible. a chairman, Mr. Ellison, moved nervously to and fro, and opened the numerous tele- grams, bearing tidings of battle through- out the state, with an unsteady hand. His usual placid and serene countenance sud- denly became corrigated to disapproba- tion when The Star man asked him for an opinion as to the outcome of the elec- oo pas omen Ae 5 in stout Squires as to how large or how little the democratic majority would, in his opinion, be, but of course thought the democrats would win. Inquiry among the other democratic managers in the city this morning showed the concensus of opinion to be that the majority would reach at least 15,000, per- haps 20,000. Some of them were of the opinion that O'Farrall and the state ticket would have a close = But all thought slature quite safe. rt an known democrat who was con- spicuous in his opposition to 0’ Ferrall, be- fore the nominating convention, but who accepted the result philosophically, said to- day that O’Ferrall would run far behird his ticket. He said Major R. hag a ndidate for lieutenant gove! +3 a4 ceive hundreds of votes which O'Ferrall nnot get. “ri is baliet was shared by quite a number of well-informed democrats, some of whom had supported O’Ferrall before the nomina- tion. News comes from the valley to the effect that the feeling there ts so bitter against the democratic nominee for gov- ernor that his =— will be scratched to ing exten! Sergi the populist candidate for governor, on the other hand, is stronger than his ticket and, it is believed, wil run | ahead of the other nominees. A number of democrats, it is said, will vote for Cocke on 1 unds. 1 Capt. WH. R. Alexander of Winchester, who made such a bitter fight against Col. O’Ferrall before the state conve.xtion, bas written another scathing excoriation, which he will publish.in the next issue of the pop- _ulist organ. In the article, which is in re- | ply to an alleged interview in a southwest- to the colonel some of the harshest epithets ‘that can be found in the English the colonel could not afford to | attack when it appeared. Mr. C. H. Pierson, the populist = chairman, says that the for a populist victory next Tuesday ere ex ly bright. ai a = to understand the situation,” said he, “it is only necessary to remember that the people of Virginia are almost unanimously in favor of free coinage, they regard purchasing clause of the Sherman act by a democratic Congress as unconditional surrender to Wall street. Then, Col. ‘O’Ferrali has failed to arouse and enthu- siasm. On the other hand, the populists have been pushing a vigorous campaign, aided by the populist members of Congress, and the country districts are almost solid for the new r. “The democrats will fall short of polling their full vote by one-third, and their only hope to make good this loss is by making inroads on the colored vote.” Mr. Pierson figures out a populist major- ity from 12,000 to 15,000. Judge W. J. Kerr of Colorado hes been on the stump for the populists since Sep- tember 1, and at headquarters today he | populists would carry the state by from | 40, to 65,000 majority, and that they | would elect at least seventy-five members of the legislature, which would give them control $f that body on joint ballot. —_—— FOREIGN FAIR EXHIRITS. What Assistant Secretary Hamlin Says of the Aileged Complaints. Assistant Secreta: Hamlin, just returned from Chicago, representative of the United Press today | that he had this morning seen a dispatch RICHMOND, Va. Nov. 4—The clos- ing days of the Virginia campaign are attended by marked activity. At) the headquarters of the democrats and | Even the imperturbable democratic | lined to give any! ern weekly paper, Mr. Alexander applies | fends said today that , z jay that | One of O’Ferrall's fri ) a | - the unconditional repeal of ihe gave it as his honest conviction that the who has | stated to a_ GROWING BETTER WEEKLY. The Bank Statements Show a Continued Improvement. A Remarkable and Gratifying Ex- hibit—Favorable Changes Every Week fer Two Mon: Past. ———_____ GROWING BETTER AND BETTER. The Weekly Bank Statements Show a Progressive Improvement. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, Nov. 4—The rapid and al- most unprecedented accumulation of money by the associated banks of the city of New York has attracted widespread attention in financial circles and makes a comparative study of their condition unusually interest- ing at this-time. The week ending August 12 was the most critical period of the de- pression, leaving the banks with crippled resources and no untried remedial inven- tion. The surplus reserve showed an alarm- ing deficit of $16,545,375 below the 25 per cent limit required by law and the lozns exceeded the total deposits by $39,592,200, or | | more than 60 per cent of the total capi- talization of all the banks in the associa. tion. In addition to all this the | house had issued certificates ageregating more than $20,000,000. From August 12 to September 9 the improvement was rapid and complete, so that on the latter date the entire deficit had disappeared, leaving nearly $3,000,000 in excess of the legal re- quirements. It is worth noting that while less ‘than three months ago a deficit of 16 1-2 millions was shown there is today a surplus of 52 millions, or a net increase in reserve of 68 1-2 millons since the 12th of jast August. The net deposits since that date have increased 7 millions, the loans decreased nine millions and nota dollar is left outstanding in clearing house certificates. The following table will shuw the improvement by weeks since the date |of the first improvement in the legal re- serve: Daw 1 Deposits. | September 9, .|$273,78 September 16.) 377.278. September i.) 383.947, September 30.) 31 October 7. ....| October 142 700) 3-800 392 N80, 00 October 21.2.2) 421, % October 28.. 2.) 433,261,700 ¢ November 4..-| 447/412)600 52,013,450 MR. CUVILLIER’S CASE. The Judges Discuss the Necessity for Reles to Govern Court Practice. Today in the Police Court, Judges Miller and Kimball on the bench, the matter of Lewis Cuvillier was called. Mr. Pagh, the District prosecutor, bad charge of the af- fair. As heretofore published in The Star, @ rule was issued against the attorney, growing out of his conduct in a case tried { some days ago. The rule required an an- Swer to show cause why he should not be | punished for contempt. ‘The principal witness in the case did not appear, as he had not been summoned. , Col, Christy and Mr. Hoehling represented the attorney against whom the rule had The judges discussed their power to make rules and to punish persons for contempt. Without making any reference to Mr. Cu- villier the judges concluded that there ought attorneys authorized to practice before the court, Mr. Pugh suggested that every man who appears to practice should undergo an examination as to his character and fitness, and the judge approved the suggestion. Owing to the absence of the witness the case went over until next Saturday, counsel remarking that Mr. Cuvillier wanted a complete investigation, as he knows he will be exonerated. clin nas THE RACE MEETING. More Horses Than Ever Will Be Here ‘This Year. The Washington Jockey Club hee decided upon the appointment of “Dick” McCann as starter for the eighteen-day meeting of the club, which will commence on the 234 instant and continue until the Mth of next month. Messrs. Geo. M. Oyster of this city and H. D. McIntyre, secretary of the Brooklyn Jockey Club, will occupy the judges’ stand. Mr. McIntyre was formeriy a resident of this city, was for a number of years the secretary of the National Jockey Club of this city. Six races wil be run daily throughout the coming meeting, the | first being called at 1:32, the amount of the purses running from $300 to $40. From the | epplications for stable room already re- | ceived it is evident that there will be the greatest number of horses engaged than ever before seen unusualiy jJarge fields. —__—_. | to be a bar of the court and a rojl of the, |FINANCE AND TRADE. Little of Interest in Wall Street Today. QUOTATIONS WITHIN NARROW LIMITS. Comparison of Weekly Bank Statements. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS. a ae an AY Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. | NEW YORK, Nov. 4—Today's half ses- | sion was almost entirely devoid of incident and quotations were confined within narrow limits. Prices at the opening compared |favorably with last night's closing, but | lacked incentive necessary to improvement. ,, london was irregular and did nothing of importance on this side. |The professional element controls the Present situation and is inclined to work | for profits on the short side. ‘The effect of the adjournment of Congress Was somewhat of a disappointment to the advocates of higher prices and left them without any argument in Support of their Position. The discounting process had an- | ticipated atl the good that came from that | event and treated the official announcement with indifference. The foreign market, however, is slowly responding to the happy termination of the | Strugele over silver and will willingly ex- change gold for our better class of securi- es as opportunity offers. ‘The plethora of money and the | bilities of moderate during the present week. While no sustained advance can be ex- pected, it is highly probable that shrewd ‘3 will realize profits from both ac- counss by @ careful manipulation of their holdings so as to foliow the rallies and reactions alternately. | Burlington, which was favorite | Pessimistic following early in the |feason of its having a dividend | Provide for and a falling off ceipts. is now being purchased interests that were instrument to force a decline. | Several thousand shares of jare said to have been quietly the market for Boston account | therefore, be lene pigptiful in the loan crowd and will disco: the ua | - ’ urage continuation j ‘he bank statement was of the | game faverabie as ican predecessors and shows a gein of over 6 lawful money. One-half amount will be required as | against the large increase of fourteen licns im deposits, lea ‘tes its, leaving nearly 3 j it bs: f ays i i ‘ E 4 z | millions in a z a3 to the new feature of the statement is ? | crease in increase | A detailed copy of the statement follows: Reserve increase, $3,.225.975:; loans 3.GS.500, in increased Dis. & Cattle Foo’ | Geveral Mectric. Lianots Cont | Lake uhoee. Este | Louis. 3 Vong Island \ NA & Ch fauhatcan Yes | Sachieon Cancal, | Mneourt | Ne ersta | from Chicago stating that foreign commis- mare Tetnl balenmunaniia atoeerber: and | Sioners accuse the exposition officials of asking for information as to what is to be| bene mM league with the U ited States done. M> McCreary does not know what | customs officers for the purpuse of retard- re en on oe cet ee Presi-| the departmental buildings, so that the ent'Cleveland on the subject within a day | the 4) rr zs, p : = tivo. The American delerates are of the | Projected Columbian Museum might get M WANTED BREAD, NOT MONEY. |A Crank’s Visit to District Commis- sioner Parker. |_The crank fever has struck Washincton. opinion that nothing can be accomplished | by further meetings, for the reason that En- gland stands in the way of an agreement on bimetallism now, as she did »when the conference was In Sesston, and her objec- tions cannot be overcome. Mr. McCreary will, however, ascertain, ff possible, what cou-se this government intends to pursue. The duties of the delegates to the confer- ence seem to be at an end, although they have not yet been officially informed of that fact. ee Deputy First Controner. Judge Force of Kentucky has succeeded Mr. J. R. Garrison as deputy first con- troller of the treasury, opened a law office in this city. — 0 Fate Tm mawwns Suffering: From Ma- aria. Judge Lamoreux, commissioner of the general land effice, is ill. malady. Whether he caught it in Washing- ton or on the o¢caston of his recent trip to Wisconsin is 2 question. Judze Lamoreux been working very hard, averaging about sixteen hours of labor each day. His friends fear that he is permitting his indus- try to run off with his disc-etion, and de- clare that unless he reforms and takes ad- vantage of the eight-hour law he will break down. We re ae A Quoram at the Treasury. Almost a quorum of both Houses of Con- gress was present during the morning hours in the treasury today. They called to wind up department business and to say @ final word for some constituent be- fore leaving for home. Outgoing trains carried many Senators and members. ceige ates Cyclers’ Oyster Ronst. Last evening at High View, Va., the mem- bers of the D. C. Division, League of Amer- ican Wheelmen held their annual meeting and oyster roast. There were about eighty members in attendance. In the absence of | Chief Consul Stinemetz, Mr. L. B. Graves presided. Mr. G. B. French of the Wash- ington Read Club and Capt. G. W. Cook of the Georgetown Cycle Club, were voted for as candidates for the chief consulship and the former won, having 55 votes against 29 tor his opponent. Dr. G. Holmes was elected vice consul and Mr. W. A. Stearns was re-elected sec- treasurer. J. H. Brittain and Wm. ere selected as the representatives of the division. —__. Mr. Gurrett’s Answer. In the case 6f Phillis Garrett against Ed- ward Garrett for the payment of amount due for alimony under a decree of divorce grante‘l‘in the corporation court of Alexan- dria the defendant has filed answer ad- mitting the allegations, save that stating that the decree is in full force and effect. He files in denial of this copy of a deed of January 14, 1876, wherein it is recited that she acknowledges the decree fully satisfied, and conveying her interest in the real es- tate for $260. —<———_ All About a Deed. John Savery has filed a bill to vacate deeds and remove cloud upon title to part of lot 1, square 71, on M street northwest, through Messrs. T. H. Callan and H. T. Taggert, against T. H. Williams, E. Carusi, W. T. Davis and John Burton. The bill states that agreement was enter- ed into between Williams und himeelf September 15, 1892, for the sale by complain- ant of the part lot in question to Williams for $7,500 and haa been violated by Williams. and the latter has | Malaria ts his | certain exhibits for little or nothing, and spectfying that prominent among the com- piainants were ine commissioners from Liberia and British Guine the Centrat and South Americar countries and the | Isiand of Trinidad. Further, that the foreign offici plained that preference was given to Ameri- can exhibitors and thet t could not even deliver the goods they had sold. Secretary Hamlin said he knew nothing whatever of these uilegzed acts of the cus- toms officials and he would promptly in- vestigate any complaint of that kird that might be made to the department. is time while in Chicago was occupied in con- ferences with the collector and other etfi- cials as to the best means of ex»aditing the exportation of foreign goods with as tittle inconvenience and delay to theit practicable. He found the colle: subordinates disposed to do ev their power to meet the wishes of foreign exhibitors, so far as the law and regulations would permit. There certainly appeared to be no desire | on the part of any cefficial to hamper or de- |lay exhibitors in taking their goods. The merchandise must, however, be transported in bond to the seaboard and there exported | according to law, and there might be some | Mecessary delay in the preparation of ex- | Port entries, the checking up of the goods | by the invoices and lading them upon the | cars. The tracks to bri the cars into the buildings were al ly jaid, and the | failway companies appeared to be diligent in their part of the work. —_———+._ THE FIRST CONTROLLER. Accounts Audited During the Past Year and Amounts Involved. First Controller Bowler in his annual re- port says that 29,419 accounts involving 35,846.287,525 have been audited during the past year. He recommends that Congress be requested to take away from district jand circuit courts the jurisdiction they now have in cases arising on claims of | officers of the courts of the United States }in the settlement of their accounts, and that the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims be made exclusive In such cases. If that is = —— on it is w there given to the United States right of appeal to the Supreme Court with out restriction as to the amount involved. coL. CASE, MILLS’ It May Take an Act of Congress to Restore Him to the Army. It has been discovered that Col. Mills of the army cannot accept the position of Mexican boundary commissioner, to which he was recently appointed, without forfeit- ing his commission in the army. The case is complicated by the fact that he has been nominated and confirmed to the civil office. He had also signified his willingness to act and his commission was forwarded to him. It ts believed, however. that he has not yet taken the oath of office. In case he has qualified, howeve:, it will take an act of Corgress to restore him to his place in the army. Oo Mortally Wounded While Hunting. BERLIN, Nov. 4.—While a party were hunting today near Schweidnitz, Prussian Silesia, Baron Kubmitz mortally wounded Count Pfeil with a stray shot. aes Philip Raymond tried to kill John Miler and Abram ‘Bean at Sodus, N. Y., yester- day. One shot passed through Miller's heavy clothing and bruised his breast. The other grazed Bean’s arm. Ecuador ts fortifying, but won't tell why. Dan Coughiin, ex-detective, who was sen- tenced for life for complicity in the mur- der of Dr. Cronin at Chicago, was placed on trial a second time yesterday. rzed that at least | | This afternoon a crank marched into Com- missioner Parker's room and in lord tones (demanded a loaf of bread. The Commis. | sioner dil not happen to have a loaf about } aim, but handed the knight of the road a quarter of 2 dollar tc get a loaf. But this was not pleasing to the crank, | Who indignantly looked at the silver piece | and remarked: “I am hungry and want bread, who else should I appeal to but the Commissioners. who kno thei for many years I was a | ay pave: A messenger was calied and the crank led out. Building Thoroughly Principal F. R. Lane of the Central High | School has called the attention «f the Com- missioners to the fact that the second and third floors of the Curtis building in George- town are now occupied by the western branch of the Washington High School. ‘The low pressure xives no water on ti third floor; the fire escape is St oniy for the use of firemen; the stairways are 2ld ani cf Wood; altogether making the stracture in case of fire a death trap. He suggests an examination of the building with the view to the construction of a fire-proof stairway, if this is deemed necessary. THE NORMENT ESTATE. Arguments Heard Today in Regard.to Mra. Norment’s Testimony. Judge Hagner, in the second division of the Equity Court today, heard a motion in | the case of Mamie E. Norment agt. Clar- | ence F. Norment et al. to declare a trast and | the appointment of a receiver of the estate | of the late Samuel Norment, Messrs. Shel- labarger & Wiison and T. P. Woodward for the complainant and Messrs. Davidge land A. S. Worthington for the defendants, j Mre rment claims that she deeded her | pre to a trustee and thence to her husband, who treated it al! in his will as | his estate, and seeks to have the court de- clare that such property is held in trust for her and her heirs. The case is before an j examiner in chancery, and Mrs. Norment aFe EF has testified, but under objection, and the motion now is that she be recalled and her testimony admitted. —_—_—_—_—_ Rance of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the ther- mometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 51; 2 p.m., 48; maximum, 51; minimum, 47. ———— Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Nov 1; t—No. 65; December, 661g: 2 red, 62% asked; mill receipts, 28,020 bushel shipments, 8,000 bushels; stock, 1,190,056 ‘bushels: sales, 56,000 bushels Corn firm—mixed, spot. 45'4u45%,: November. 40%: vor, 44%15%: January, 4in4s",: white meee by sample, 46 old, 43243 new: yellow corn Ine ple, 45% old, 41043 new—receipts, 18.652 bushels. shipments. 25,714 bushels: stock, ‘392.361 bushels: sales, 18,000 bushels. Oats firmer—Ne, 2” white western, Xo, 2 mixed western, 34—reevipts, 500 bushels: stock. @ull—No. 2, receipts, 600 hushela: stock, 26.511 bushels.” Hay quiet aod t0 choice timothy, $14.50a815.50. Grain freighis easy. unchanged. Cotton om aon age nominal—middling, §\,. Butter creamery, ¥, 20a30; do. Yair to choice, 26028: do. imitation, 28224: "Jadle, fancy, 21a2?- good to choice, 19220; rolls, fine, : "do. fair irzinia console, threes, 64; Northern Central stock, 68; Raltimore and Ohio Southwestern firsts, 104; do. first incomes, %%; Consolidated Gas bonds, 1095,; do. stock, 60460%. Goverment Bords.—U. §. 4s, registered, 1901, 111% bid, i127 7 compen, MUS wid 125, "eateg MS — istrict of, Columbia 20-year fund be, 106 bid. Water stock Ts, 1 S0-sear fund Gs, gold, 113 bid. "Water stock ta, Washington and George- hoe Company Ist 6s, 100 ates snd frat Se” 300b, merican Security and ‘Trust 6s, Amer. Security and Trust Washington Light Ip- sked. Washington Light Washington Gas Company A, 114 bid. Washington Gas Company Gs, series B, 115 bid. Washington Gas conv. Os, 120 thd. Bckington IR. @e. 100 ance, Chesapeake and Potomac 5s, 103 asked. Capitol and North O Street R. R. Se, 102 asked. Metropolitan K. R. Gs, 108 asked.” U.S. Blec- Insnrance Storks.—Firemen's, 36 bid. 40 vid, SO asked. National’ Union, 12 md. 19 asked. Arlington, *147 bid. 70 bid.” Go- Tumblin, 124 Md. 16 asked. Germs 0 vid. ‘ocks.—Real Estate ‘Title, 20T md. 129 asked. Columbia Title, 64 bid, 6ly sabed. Washinton Title. 6 bid, 8 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks. 445 bid. 45% asked. G. S._Fleetrie Light. 110 bid. orks. incton Market, 10 hd, 14 asked. Great Falls Ice, 100 bid. Bull Run Panorama. 40 asked. Pnenmatic Gun Carriage, 15 agked. Inter Ocean Rufiding, 100 asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. National Ref Deposit and Trost Company, 120 bid, 130 asked. mw fashineton Ioan and Trust, 104 ot American Serarity and ‘Trust, 117 wig, 2? St Ex @ividend.