Evening Star Newspaper, January 12, 1894, Page 2

Murder Foliowed by Suicide in Two Cities. Sf. LOUIS AND CINCINNATH CRIMES. Lynching of a Colored Boy in Ohio. PUNISHING TWO EMBEZZLERS ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 12.—About 8:30 last night Mrs. Josie Ranke, alias Stevenson, was shot and killed by Steven J. Wilsko, who then turned the pistol to his own breast and shot himself through the heart. ‘The tragedy occurred at 1412 Olive street. ‘The woman was about twenty-five years of age and very handsome. From a lot of let- ters found upon the two a series of liason had been carried on by the woman. She was the wife of Wm. Ranke of Burnham, Mo., but left him several years ago and lived with John Stevenson of Joplin, Mo. @he afterward became acquainted with Wil- sko, who lived at Independence, Mo. On her arrival here some two months ago she found employment with the Lundberg Tailoring Company. There she became ac- quainted with P. H. Mason, a cutter. All this time she was corresponding with Ste- venson and Wilsko, each of whom thought her true to him. Yesterday the woman changed her rooming place and wrote a mote to Mason, asking him to call last night. She returned from a walk, accom- panied by Wilsko, whom she met, no doubt, at the tailor shop. The note to Mason was found on Wilsko’s person, showing he had called at the tailor shop and had seen Mason, who gave him the woman's letter. When found both bodies were partly @ressed for the street. Wilsko left a short scrawl, saying he was going to die and asking his brother Knights of Pythias to bury him. Stevenson's letters to the wom- an were very tender. He asked her to re- turn to him, get a divorce from Ranke and marry . One theory is that Ranke and Wilsko are identical and that one of his names is an alias. A Similar Affair at Cincinnati. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 12.—Ed Lewis, a young carpenter, and his wife have been leading an unhappy domestic life in two Tear rooms on the third floor of a tenement house at 309 West 6th street. Yesterday Mrs. Lewis had her husband arrested for beating her. As she was leaving home this morning for the police court with a neigh- bor, the two women were confronted by Lewis at the bottom of the stairs. He was livid with rage. Sefzing his wife by the throat he pressed a revolver against her temple and fired. she fell he fired a sec- ond shot through his own brain. Both died almost instantly. —— LYNCHING IN OHIO. A Colored Boy Hanged by a Mob of Masked Men WEST UNION, Ohio, Jan. 12.—Roscoe Parker, the colored murderer, was taken from jail and lynched early this morning by an armed and masked mob. Four weeks ago Pit Rhine and his wife, an aged couple Mving at West Union, were murdered in their cabin for $10 in money—all they had. One body lay on either side of the stove. A heavy club and a butcher knife had been used as the weapons of murder, and the eight in the cabin was one of horror. ‘The throats of the aged couple were cut from ear to ear, and the murderer had not stopped there, but had fearfully beaten the bodies with a bludgeon. Suspicion pointed toward Roscoe Parker, @ shiftiess colored lad of sixteen, who had worked for the Rhines. He was examined b~ aay coroner and was then remanded to Jail — PUNISHING AN EMBEZZLER. Rockafellow, the Wilkesbarre Banker, Sent to the Penitentiary. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Jan 12.—Ex-Bank- er F. A. Rockafellow, recently convicted of embezzlement, sentenced this morning by Judge Lynch to two years and two months’ imprisonment in the Eastern peni- tentiary and to pay a fine of $1,200. The prisoner was calm for a time, but finally broke down and wept like a child. He was removed to the county prison in cab, his wife accompanying him. There = eighteen other indictments against im. Six Years Embeazler Redwi : ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 12—Judge Pardee this morning sentenced Louis Redwine, the Gefaulting assistant cashier of the Gate €tty National Bank, to a term of six years’ imprisonment in the Columbus, Ohio, peni- tentiary, Redwine having plead guilty yes- terday to embezzlement as assistant cashier Of $105,000, N. J. Hammond, leading attorney for the defense, presented a physician's certificate concerning Redwine’s health, showing that he was not in strong physical condition, and begged the judge that his sentence be ‘such as to admit some hope. Capt. Harry Jackson, who is the leading Prosecuting attorney, and whose son, Tom Cobb Jackson, committed suicide, it is gen- erally supposed on account of complica- tions relating to Redwine’s embezzlement, quickly rose and demanded justice, saying: “I want the long arm of the law to reach out and take in whom it may. The way to the rum of the Gate City paved with gravestones. oT REOPENING WORK SHOPS. dustrial Revival in the West. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 12—The Valley steet Company, which recently purchased tne Plant of the Belleville Steel Company under @ reorganization plan, has completed pre- Parations for starting the works. Five hun- dred men will be given employment. ‘The plant is expected to strat shortly. GENEVA, Ohio, Jan. 12—The Forest City electric works, after several months of idleness, resumed work with a small force of men yesterday. The proprietor gays he believes the worst of the depression fs over and that he can keep the works going henceforth. OHIO’S INTERPRETATION. The Reorgantznation of the National Republican Committee. Bpecial Dispatch to The Evening Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. —The election of Wm. M. Hahn to be secretary of the Rational republican committee is generally connected by politicians with the visit and consultation of Thos. H. Carter with Gov. McKinley and Mr. Hahn a week ago, and the whole development in the committee at Washington is interpreted as a move- ment in favor of McKinley for 1806. selection of Manly for chairman is re- garded as unfavorable to Mr. Reed, be- cause Manly was Blaine’s close friend, and Blaine did not like Reed. | Foraker was very close to Blaine, but | the selection of Hahn as secretary inclines | Politicians to believe that Manly has gone over to McKinley, and that the whole Movement is as much against ex-President Harrison as it is against Mr. Reed. ian EE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. | District Hearings. | ‘The subcommitte of the House appropria- | tions committee is still at work on the District bill. Further hearings were given today to Mr. Tracey, superintendent of | charities, and to the representatives of the | different charitable and benevolent asso- | ciations upon the estimates for charitable appropriations for the coming year. ‘The committee expects to complete the hearings upon the bill within a day or two, and will then commence consideration of it by | sections. j ammeter, i Director of the Mint Confirmed. Robert E. Preston, nominated to be di-! vector of the mint, was confirmed this after- mon | i THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1894—-TWELVE PAGES. LATE. NEWS BY WIRE, |NON-PARTISAN PLAN [WALLACE TESTIFIES,| “™* Sevens me Foo Mr. Walker Says Finances Should Bol. Ontside of Politics, | sia Bond Issue Plan—Loane Payable | at Different Times as Bid for. Representative Walker of Massachusetts, who is the leading republican of the bank- ing and currency committee of the House and who is regarded as one of the best informed men on finance in Congress, is very earnest in his declarations that the financial questions should be taken out of partisan politics and believes that until this is done the business interests of the country must suffer. A Star reporter asked him today for an expression of his views as to what would be done in the present exigency arising from the growing deficit in the treasury. “I think,” said Mr. Walker, “that the proper thing to do would be to advertise for a loan of whatever sum they think they will need for the next twelve months not to exceed three per cent, time not longer than eighteen months nor under twelve.Let each bidder set the time for which he will take the obligation and the amount and the interest. “They will get a loan cheaper by letting the bidders set the time of payment within the limits, than by any fixed rate and time they can set, for there are hun and thousands of people in the community now that have money on deposit that they want to use on a specific date and they will let it very much cheaper to be paid on that date than on a longer or shorter time with- in the limits named. After the government has its tariff bill and these ob- ligations matured they will know the funded debt that they will need to carry and the length of time they will need to carry it and then they can advertise for loans to pay these short time obligations to be taken on dates convenient to the gov- ernment and paid at such time as will be convenient to the government. That is finance; it is not politics and it is not any such management as we have had.” “In what form would you issue the evi- dences of this indebtedness?” “I would issue it in a different form; in sny form that the treasury might choose to give it. I should pursue the policy of Massachusetts in all cities and towns, bor- rowing on notes and adding simply the umits between which they are to be paid. This scheme is for supplying a deficiency until the revenue bill which the democrats are contemplating gets into normal opera- tion. Of course, if the democrats have wit enough to run the government (which is now exceedingly doubtful), they will frame an internal revenue and tariff law that will afford sufficient revenue to-meet the de- mands of the treasury and gradually ex- tinguish the bonds as they become due.” “What are the probabilities of legislation on this subject?” “I think the probabilities are that they will dawdle and dawdle and do nothing.” “What condition will it leave the treasury in if no provision, is made for this rapidly increasing deficit?” nT presumed that Mr. Carlisle will sell bonds under existing law, for a time and of a character which the tic party has unanimously con and which all sound finance forbi ‘The Bond Proposition. “What do you think of the proposition that was reported this morning from the com- mittee on coinage, weights and measures, the Bland proposition to issue $55,000,000 in certificates against the surplus silver, and to coin all the silvér bullion in the treasury?” “There is not the slighest economic justi- fication of it in the condition of the treas- ury. It simply adds $55,000,000 to the ereen- back and the treasury note issue with noth- ing behind it. The action thus far indicated is anarchical. That is to say, it 1s to force the government into impol: and unjust revenue measures to gratify party or sec- tional spleen of a small faction of the dem- ocratic party.” “What wculd you advise the Secretary of the Treasury to do under the circumstances in order to seeure temporary loans?” Non-Partisan Actio “I would advise him, by all means, to make a new precedent in the treatment of the legislative branch of the government in relation to financial matters. The House has no finance committee. What Mr. Car-| lisle ought to do is to absolutely declare that the question of raising money to pay the bills contracted by the government un- der existing law is not a party question; irvite to his office for consultation Mr. Voorhees, chairman of thé finance com- mittee of the Senate, Mr. Morrill, the chai man upon the part of the republicans; Mr. Wilson, chairman of the ways and means committee, and Mr. Reed, chairman upon the part of the republicans; M>. Springer, chairman of the banking and currency com- mittee, and the chairman upon the part of the republicans, and submit the case to them. Ask them what they would advise. “They would agree unanimously in thirty minutes upon a measure that might be car- ried through Congress in forty-eight hours, thoroughly satisfying the country, and which would be in accord with the best eco- nomics and the best politics as distinguish- ed from objectionable party politics—politics as a synonym for statesmanship. In other words, party contests on such questions are thoroughly disgraceful to this country, as they would be considered in England, France or Germany. The treatment of such ques- tions in the manner they are being treated and have been treated is thoroughly dis- graceful to the country. “When Mr. Windom was Secretary of the Treasury he was under the great strain of being severely let alone, feeling that he was absolutely isolated from the great rev- enue committees and money committees of the two Houses, and their attitude toward him was such that he did not feel at lib- erty to invite them to his office to confi- dentially consult them, and it seems that Mr. Carlisle has not the courage to do so. This thing ought to end, and the Secretary of the Treasury, whichever party is in power, ought to assume, and his party de- fend him in it, that the questions of finance are not party questions.” —_—_—__-+-e-______ ONLY TWO DOLLARS DAMAGES. All That a Father Could Get for the Lynch of His Son. SALINA, Kan., Jan. 12.—In the district court yesterday the case of Adams versus the city of Salina was concluded and the jury returned a verdict allowing $2 damages to Adams (colored) for the loss of nis son, who was hanged by a mob last April. Adams sued for $5,000 damages, claiming that the death of his son represenied a pecuniary loss to him of that amount. The jury decided there should be no actual dam- age sustained by the plaintiff, but allowed the sum stated above as “nominal dam- ages.” oe Death of Mrs. John A. King. Mrs. King, the wife of Mr. John A. King, a@ well-known resident of New York, and herself a relative of the late George Fan- croft, died at the Arlington today shortly after noon, after a week's illness from pneumor ia, brought on by an attack of the grip. Mr. and Mrs. King had spent their winters for a number of years past in this city. She was related to Mr. Davis, and had many friends in Washing- ton, although she was an elderly woman and led a comparatively retired life. —_>—_. The Ca Balance. The cash baiance of the treasury is slow- ly but surely diminishing. So far this month the expenditures have exceeded the receipts and the principal expenditures for th month are yet to be made, including ten millon dollars on account of pensions. —_—_———_+ e+ ____ Hotel at Gettysburg Burned. GETTYSBURG, Pa., Jan. 12.—The Eagle Hotel, the largest in town, was destroyed by fire. together with stables and several outbuildirgs this morning. Several dwell- ings caught fire from flying sparks, but were extinguished hy the ocupants. The departments of Hanover and Hagers- town came by special train. on the property will rot exceed $25,000; in- sured, $16,000. The wind subsided during the progress of the fire, or it is probable | that nothing would have saved the entire northern end of the town. > William Slattery of Rochester, N. yes- terday defeated C. C. Smith, the “Biack Cyclone,” of Washington, D.C., in a five- round prize fight near Dolgeville, Herkimer county, New York. Charley Bennett, the ball player who was run over by the cars, has had both legs amputated. He may recover. Pitcher John Clarkson is with him. Bancroft | | spirits tell me only kind things, He Explains Just What Sort of a Medium He is. WITNESSES CALL HIM WONDERFUL Mr. Pugh is Likened to an Objec- tionable Animal. THE TESTIMONY TODAY oo The hearing in the case against Jules Wallace was resumed before Judge Kimball shortly before 11 o'clock this morning, and it having been intimated that some inter- esting developments would occur during the day, an unusually large crowd was in at- tendance. Mr. Wallace took the stand for cross-ex- amination and said he was mistaken to Detective Carter being the officer who call- ed him a d—4 scoundrel. The, officer who said it, however, was called “sergeant.” To Mr. Pugh Wallace said he was born in Ireland in 1862, and came to this country in 1881. For eight years he ‘was on the stage in Ireland. In this country he played in New York, at the Star Theater, with Dion Bouctcault. He left the stage in San Francisco in 1889. He went there first in 1886. He was never in Newark, N. J. He stated that he had played “every character from the ordinary every-day Dago to the high-toned Congressman.” From San Fran- cisco he went with a dramatic ‘company to ustralia, and played there. From Austza- la he went to Honolulu. Played there for six or eight months, and on Off nights ap- peared before the king or queen of the Ha- waiian monarchy. ited by Monarchs. “Ever visit them at the palace?” inquired Mr. Pugh. i “Often,” replied Wallace, “and they vis- ited me, too, enjoying my mediumistic powers.”” “Why did you leave the stage?” “Because often in enacting the different roles I became semi-unconscious, and—" “The audiences got tired of that,” re- marked Mr. Pugh. “No, sir; it was because I became con- scious of my hitherto unknown mediumis- tic powers.” “Why did you leave the Sandwich Is- lands?” “Because the theatrical business became unprofitable.” “Weren't you chased off the islands by bette hae “No, sir. “Did you not pose as a clairvoyant there?” “No, sir; I do not claim to be a clair- voyant.” “Well, as a mind reader, then?” “No, sir; I'm no mind reader, although I Predicted the death of the king. Mr. Wallace then explained that he left Honolulu for San Francisco. Remained there in the medium business until it be- came bad; then went to Portland, Spokane Falls, Tacoma and other Factfile coast towns, finally reaching Denver, Col. He only left the various towns because busi- ness became dull. Called Him a Fake. “Weren't you referred to by the news- papers as a fake?" “Oh, yes; they often did that. But,” ex- claimed Wallace, amid much merriment, “I never place any reliance in what report- ers say or write.” “Wallace stated that the opposition of the Denver Rocky Mountain News was due to the fact that he had there predicted through the spirit of Mrs. Barnabee, who, it was said. was poisoned by Dr. Graves, that the docter would in some way escape the death penalty.” “But,” inquired Mr. Pugh, “other papers roasted you?” “Oh, yes; but not all papers. For the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, the most influential and popula: journal there, like the Wash- ington Star is to the other papers here, treated me fairly and never raised a word against me.” “Are you sure dullness of business was the only reason for leaving the places you have mentioned?” Feels Cramped. “Quite sure. You see, when one month in and one month out sees the same faces and the same four walls about him, a pe- culiar tired feeling comes over one, and one wishes to get away. I feel that way now naively remarked Wallace, amid consider- able laughter. Wallace said that he reached St. Louis in March last. A reporter of the Globe-Demo- crat visited his seances, became convinced that Wallace possessed great spiritualistic | powers, and so reported to the editor of the paper. The opposition of one of the St.| Louis papers was due to the fact that Wal-! lace refused to have anything to do with | the paper. Wallace said that he had been | challenged by a mind reader or hypnotizer, named Tindall, in St. Louis, and he and Tindall gave an exhibition of their respec- tive powers before an audience of 1,54" there. During their exhibition Tindall fell from the platform, and the people claimed that he had hypnotized him. Then the St. Louis papers, the Globe-Democrat excepted, began to abuse him. Wallace denied that he owed anyone here or elsewhere a penny. Knew Only Kind Spirits. Being handed the slips of paper found on him at the time of his arrest Sunday even- ing, containing memorardums referring to two men, Wallace said that they had been sent to him by a Mr. Howard of St. Louis, who had sent him the data that he (Wal- lace) could know befcrehand all about the men (newspaper men) should they. attack him. “But why,” inquired Judge Kimball, “did you rot call upon the spirits for such in- formation?” “Because, your honor,” replied ‘Wallace, “the spirits communicate nothing dis- graceful about people. I am of a kindly nature and attract like spirits.”” 7 “But kindly people,” remarked Mr. Pugh, “often have to say disagreeable things.” “But, nevertheless,” said Wallace, the “Kind spirits,” remarked Mr. Pugh. “Intelligent spirits,” retorted Wallace. Wallace denied that other memoranda re- ferring to people was found on: him and said he knew nothing of the holding test nor of the needle-threading, music-play- ing, bird cage or other tests. He practiced no fraudulent methods in his seances. He j denied that he had ever proposed or at- tempted the preparation of an original | Bible. “What are your visible means of sup- port?” inquired Mr. Pugh. “Oh,occasional public exhibitions and con- tributions’ by my religious follo “What for?” “Because he sympathized with me, and desired to aid me. And he is one of ‘twenty here who have agreed to hand me % each to assist me in my defense and give me a testimonial.” “Do you know a Mr. Jewell?” | “I do.” “Did you not give an exhibition in New- ark, N. J., attended by Mr. Jewell?” “I swear,” exclaimed Wallace,dramatical- ly, “by all that is holy that I was never there as an actor or medium in my life.” “Can you make a spirit come to you at any time?” inquired Mr. Pugh. “No, sir; I cannot. I do not command the spirits. Sometimes I am a perfect failure. I have appeared before an audience of 2,000 and was unable to do a thing.” “Have you ever been convicted of any criminal charge?” inquired Mr. Fleming. “Never. I was never before arrested in 16,502 barrels; sales, barrels. Wheat dull and easy—No. 2 red spot, atid, | January, 61%a61%; February, 65%a66; May, | corn on grade, 3 my life.” This concluded the testimony of M>. Wal- lace, and a recess was taken until 1 o'clock. Rapping Mr. Pugh. The first witness after recess was A. M. Hinman, who stated that Wallace did not attempt to pass any papers to Mrs. Whit- man. Mr. Hiram F. Hover testified that he at- tended the sittings and seances of Wallace In this city, and from the many wonderful things told him by Wallace witness’ con- sidered him the most wonderful medium he had ever met. “Did Wallace,” asked Mr. Pugh, “tell you a thing you did not know before?” “No,” reluctantly replied the witness, “I cannot say that he did.” Let All Subscribe Something, No Mat- = ter How Little. 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FOR THE RELIEF OF THE POOR. “How many kinds of mediums are there?” “Oh, very many.” mVhat are the em 7" “Oh, you would not understand them it | I should tell you. You are no more capa- | ble of appreciating the differences than swine are capable of learning grammar,” glaring at Mr. Pugh. “Here, sir,” interrupted Judge Kimball, “we want no such remarks.” 3 pardon, your honor,” said the witness, apologetically. Sam’l M. Baldwin testified that he had told Wallace nothing whatever about Mr. Hover, although he believed that he did tell him that Hover would come to see the | pers. Mr. Baldwin stated that from what | Re had seen of Wallace’s powers he con- sidered him one of the greatest mediums he had ever seen or heard. of. Mr. Frank A. Austin, police telegraph operatcr, and Detective Rhodes were called in rebuttal and testified that all the papers handed Mr. Wallace for identification and differences between some of which he denied having been taken | C1 from him at the time of his arrest, were | actually taken from him at the time. | Proposed Tests. Mr. Pugh’s missing witness finally turned up, and turned out to be Mr. Wm. E.| Jewell, who, it was stated, is now perform- ing at one of the local theaters. that six or eight years ago he attended a so-called demonstration of spirituulistic tests at Newark, J., and saw a man} making them whom he had picked out dur- ing this trial as the defendant, Wallace, and while witness acknowledged that he might be mistaken, the two men were the same to the best of his belief. The witness | ¥ then mentioned some of the tests which | were made at the performance during the evening, and with the assistance of r. Mullowney, the assistant to the district ‘at- | torney, showed how one of them, the head test, was done. | ow, your honor,” explained Mr. Pugh, | “this witness will expose right here in open | court, if ‘Wallace will agree to it, every so- called test of the defendant. Will you agree | to that?” asked Mr. Pugh, turning to Wal- Ia ‘ | No, sir,” exclaimed the defendant. “I do! not recognize the man.” “Weil, then,” replied Mr. Pugh, “that is sufficient, I submit, to prove that Wallace | Ww: is a fraud.” } “If the defendant objects,” remarked Judge Kimball, “you cannot compel him to submit to any attempt of the witness to | Wi expose his alleged powers.” part toes FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. Satisfactory Reports Presented at the An i Meeting Last Night. The annual meeting of the First Congre- ‘gation al Church, corner of 10th and G streets northwest, took place last night, a) large number of persons being present. Reports, discussions and the election of offi- cers cccupied the attention of the congre- gation during the evening. Mr. Walter L. Clift, the clerk of the church, read the re- port of the work for the past year, ond Mr. L. A. Conner, jr., secretary of the standing committee, also reported the do- ings of that body for the same period. ‘The report of the superintendent of the Sunday school, Mr. Jerome F. Johnsoh, showed an enrollment of 514 scholars at the close of 1893, a considerable increase in member- ship since the year before. The music committee, through their chair- man, Mr. Cushman, "recommended that $1,000, the same amount as last year, be appropriated by the trustees for inusic in the coming year. The officers of the Sunday school, elected last Tuesday night, were con- firmed as follows: Mr. Jerome F. Johnson, superintendent; Mr. L. A. Conner, jr., and Mr. H. M. Kintz, assistant superintend- ents; Mr.Arthur Hood, secretary; Mr. James L, Clift, assistant secretary; Mr. Walter E. Allen, librarian; Mr. Wilbur Hawkhurst. treasurer; Col. Flint, musical director, and Mrs. Flint, organist. Deacons were elected to fill the vacancies | caused by the expiration of the terms of Mr. Cushman, Prof. Hazen and Mr. Wood, as follows: Mr. William Lamborne, Mr. J. B. Johnson and Mr. Hughes. Miss Frances Catlin was elected a deaconess. Mr. Walter L. Clift was re-elected clerk of the church, and Mr. Willlam Lamborne, _ treasurer. Three members at large were also elected to the standing committee, besides the three deacons. They were Mr. Weed, Mrs. New- man and Miss Robinson. Mr. ‘Conner was re-elected to the music committee and Mrs | Youngs was elected to succeed Mr. Paul on that committee. aes Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Jan. 12.—Flour steady, un- changed—receipts, 7,460 barrels; shipments, 69iga60%; milling wheat by sample, 60: steamer No. 2 red, 6144a6114—receipts, 27,433 bushels; shipments, 33,851 bushels; stock, 1,364,462 bushels; sales, 6,000 bushels. Corn dull—mixed, spot, 41%a41%; January, 4la 41%; February, 41%a41%; March, 3 May, 434a43%; steamer mixed, 39% bid; | southern corn by sample, 3Sa42; southern sa41%—receipts, 81,458 bush- | shipments, 141,427 bushels; stock, 1,3¢ bushels; sales, 17,000 bushels. ‘Oats ‘No. 2 white western, mixed western, ,000 bushels; stock, 187 Rye neglected—No. 2, 48—stock, 58,248 bush- els. Hay firm—$15a$15.50, Grain freights dull, unchanged. Cotton firm—middling, 8%. Provisions firm—mess pork, $15.50; shoulders, 7 long clear, 8%; clear rib | sides, 64; sugar-cured shoulders, 814; hams. | llal2; lard, 9% Butter weak—creamery, fancy, 2 do. fair to choice, 2824; do. imi- | tation, 20a21; ladle, fancy, 1%a20; choice, 16a17; rolls, fine, l5al7; d good, 14a15; store packed, 14al Eges weak—lials8. Coffee quiet—Rio, 19%; No. 7. 18%. Sugar quiet—granulated, 4%. ‘Copper steady—refined, %'a%. Whisky—1.24a1.25. BALTIMORE, Jan. 12.—Virginia threes, 69% asked; Consolidated Gas bonds, 112% bid; do. stocks, 53%a54%,. —_— Range of the Thermomete: The following were the readings of the ther- mometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a. m, 28:2 p.m., 32; maximum, minimum, 23. eae Capt. Powers, for twenty-three years custodian of the Lincoln monument at Springfield, Ill., died suddenly yesterday. The British Medical Journal says that the Princess of Wales is recovering from her recent illness and all cause for anxiety is past. She had a relapse after the influenza and was threatened with diphtheria. els; FINANCE AND TRADE, |D&4TH OF 8. H. waRoeR. Money Pouring Into New York From the Interior. INABILITY 70 MAKE INVESTMENTS. A Slight Rally by Traders in Wall Street. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, Jan. 12.—The opening of today’s stock market was entirely void of incident and prices dragged through the first hour at fractional concessions from closing figures. London was dull and sold | a few stocks here, principally St. Paul. The supply of stocks for borrowing purposes increased visibly during the day and several prominent operators returned stock borrow- ed earlier in the week. Western Union and General Electric are still in demand, how- ever, at a slight premium. Traders worked successfully for a short rally just before noon and prices moved up from 1-2 to 1 per cent in response to their efforts. The market lacked both snap and energy and periods of stagnation followed every | | spasmodic spurt of activity. There was no news of sufficient importance to attract at- tention as a factor in speculation. The receipts of money from the interior during the week have been very large a will correspond favorably with last week’ figures, although the gain from subtreas- ury operations will be a trifle less, owing to the completion of interest payments on the public debt during the first week of the year. Four of the more prominent down- town banks have gained $1,500,000 during the week and basing estimates on these figures the net gain in currency received by express will reach $5,250,000. Holiday money contines to flow into the vaults of banks situated in the interior and is promptly shipped here in order to earn the 2 per cent interest allowed by our banks to out-of-town correspondents on credit balances. In the present congestion of the money market the local banks lose the interest thus paid in accordance with custom, as they are unable to increase their loans proportionately. The banks have received from the subtreasury dur- ing the week $12,000,000, and have paid $12,800,000, showing a balance of $800,000 in favor of the subtreasury. The clearing house statement today re- Ports exchanges, $76,690,041, balances, $6,- 216,316, and the subtreasury’s debit balance $1,487,942. —————-+ee— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the the lowest and the cl ‘ices of the Ni Stock market tees eee E+ ore and ed. by Corson aa Fey New Tork stock exchange. its Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Macartney, members Corres; Broadway: Stocks Hieh. Low. B26 BL, Ra Rae | He stated Dal | isabiniad Wueteanaan Dies in Oairo Today. His Death Was Quite Unexpected and Will Cause Great Regret in This City. House Cleaning In 1 Our Underwear News was received here this afternoon cf the death in Cairo, Egypt, today of Mr. B. H. Warder of this city. Mr. Warder was Washington, home here only for about ten years. He ‘wee in Washington during the fall, tut in December sailed, with his wife und two daughters, for the uther side. From cable- grams received in this city within the past | few days it was xnown that he was in bed | health, but the news of his death will come with great sadness :9 maay peuple. Mr. Warder was a prominent manu- facturer of Springfield, Ohio, and made a large fortune before he retired from active business and came to this city to live. As soon as he decided to make Washington his permar-ent home he built one of the somest houses then in the city at 1516 K street. Mr. Warder was a man of ‘quiet | tastes and of great refinement. Although he never went to an extreme, he was well known in the social life of the capital and was a member of the Metropolitan Club, the flag on which is at half mast today. He was also a director in the American se- curity and Trust Company and was quietly engaged in a number of other business en- terprises. Mr. Warder was a charitable and benefi- cent man, though not in a public way. His home life was his principal joy, although it may be said that everyone who knew him liked him for his unassuming worth. Last ; fall, before the family went abroad, one of his daughters was married to Mr. Ward ‘Thoron of this city, and the wedding at the | house was one of the handsomesi affairs of | the sort seen here this year. Mr. Warder | was a man of about sixty years of age, and seemed to be in the best of health when he left here in the fall. He was quite 4 trav eler, and spent the summer of IS¥2 abroad, returning to this city in November of that vear. For some days past it was know here that his health was not the best, al- though the end was entirely unexpected. The cause of death was inflammation of the lungs. It is not known whether tlie re- mains will be brought back to his home for interment, though it is probable that this will be done. On December 20 a letter was received from Mr. Warder from Sorrento, to the effect that he and all the members of his family were then in the best of health. He leaves a wife and three daughters. Since his residence in this city Mr. War- der has engaged largely in the buying of property, which he improved. It is esti- mated that his investments here amount to over a million of dollars. —_—— TO STOP WILLIS. The Cabinet Said to Be Unanimous in The Hawalian ques‘ion was fully corsid- ered in all its bearings ac the regular meet- ing of the cabinet today. All the members were present. The session began at 11 o'clock and lasted until 2:15 o'clock, The report of Minister Wiilis telling of bis fail- ure to convince the provisional government of the justice and propriety of abdicating in favor of Queen Liliuokalani was befure the meeting, and was discussed in ail its details. It is understood that the cabinet was unanimous in its indorsement of the propo- SBC j sition that further action by the executive Phila. & Kesdi vullman P. Car Southern Paciie. Fezeskectte. =a enn Coal & iron. Union febesbr ene Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 _m.—Washington Light Infar.try Ist 6ss, $200 at 100%. Wash- ington and Georgetown R. R., 5 at 300, Riggs Fire Insurance, 100 at 7. Washington Title Insurance, 75 at 5. National Safe De- Posit, 10 at 130, Government Bonds.—U, S. 4s, registered, 1907, 112% bid, 11319 asked. U. S. 4s, coupon, 112% bid, 113% asked. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 105 bid. Water stock 7s, 1901, currency, 115 bid. 30-year fund 6s, gold, 115 bid. Wa- ter stock 7s, 190%, currency, 120 bid. 3.658, funding, currency, 109 bid. Miscellaneous — Bonds.—Washington Georgetown R. R. con asked. Washington and Georgetown R. R. conv. 6s, 2d, 140 bid, 155 asked. Masonic Hall Association hs, 103 bid, 110 asked. Washington Market Company Ist 6s, 105 bid, 111 asked. Washington Market Com- pany imp. 6s, 105 bid. Washington Market Company ext. 8, 100 bid, 110 asked. Ameri- can Security and Trust 5s, 1005, A. and O., 100 bid. American Security and Trust 5s. 1905, F. and A., 100 bid. American Security and Trust 5s, 1906, A. and O., Washington Light Infantry Ist 6s, 98 bid. 101 asked. Washington Light Infantry 2d 7s, 97 bid, 101 asked. Washington Gas Com- pany 6s, series A, 116 bid. Washington Gas Company 6s, series B, 117 bid. Washington Gas Company conv. 6s, 125 bid. Eckington R. R. 6s, 100 asked. Chesapeake and Po- tomac Telephone 5s, 103 asked. Capitol and North O Street R. R. 5s, 90 bid. 97 asked. Metropolitan R. R. conv. 6s, 10213 bid, 104 asked. U. 8. Electric Light conv. 5s, 114% id. National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Wash- ington, 300 bid, 350 asked. Bank of the Re- i) bid, 275 asked. Metropolitan, |. 243 asked. Central. 260 bid. Sec- 40 bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, 170 Citizens’, 140 bid. Columbia, 119” bid. Capital, 110 bid. West End, 9 bid. Tra- ders’, 100 bid. Lincoln, 87 bid, 92 asked. Ohio, 82 asked. . Railroad Stocks—Washington and George- town, 27% bid, 303 re Metropolitan, 100 asked. Columibia, 60. bid, and Gs, Ist, 140 bid, 155 80. bid, Tm asked. Capitol and North O Street, 32 asked. Eckington and Soldiers’ Home, 32 asked. Georgetown and Tenallytown, 32 asked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 39 bid, 47 asked. Franklin. 46 bid. 5 asked. Metro- politan, 72 bid. National Union, 12% bid, 16 asked. Arlington, 150 bid. 160 asked. Cor- coran, ® bid. 80 asked. Columbia, 13% bid, bid. Rizes. 7 bid, 7% asked. People's. bid, 54% asked. Lin- coln. *7% bid, 8§ ask Commercial, 4 bid, 3% asked. Title ‘Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Ti- tle, 112 bid. 125 asked. Columbia Title, 65% bid. 7% asked. Washington Title, 5 bid. Gas and Flectric Light Stocks.—Wrshing- ton Gas, . 50 asked. Georgetown Gas. ™ bid, 60 asked. U.S. Electric Light, 115 bid, 118 asked. Telephone Stocks—Pennsylvania.47 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, 44 bid. American . |Granhonhone, 2 bid, 24 asked. Miscellaneous Stocks.—Washineton Mar- ket. 13 bid. Great Falls Ice, 119 bid, 120 lesked. Rull Run Panorama, 20 asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, .70 asked. Lin- coin Hall, 100 asked. Inter Ocean Building, 100 asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Compantes.—Na- tional Safe Deposit and Trost Company. 129%, bid. 130 asked. Washington Safe De- vosit. 108 asked. Washington Loan end Trust, 106 bid, 112% asked. American Se- curity and Trust, *127 bid, 135 asked. *Ex dividend. —_—_ Chicago Grain and Provision Markets. Reported by Silsby & Co., bankers and brokers, Metropolitan Bank building. CHICAGO, Jan. 12. 1994 Highest. Lowest. mm. Cloaty Wheat—Jen, OM") 61 iy a Mey oak g Aa 6 duly am (7 Cag a Ss & auy ne eT Oate—3an. OTe 76 May 4 ay Bet Re ae Sq Ad ie &90 885 100 bid. | branch of the government in the Hawatian affair be governed entirely by the action of Congress, and that Minister Willis be in- structed to'proceed no further in his efforts to enforce the President's ultimatum for the restoration of the queen. It was decided to withhold the contents of Minister Willis” report from the public for the present, and with that object in view it w: thought best to postpone its delivery to Congress. To Be Withheld. This action is said to be due to a desire to hear the views to be brought from Honolulu by the City of Peking, now overdue at San Francisco, before sending the Willis’ report to Congress. There may have been import- ant changes in the situation since the Warimoo left Honolulu, January 1, news of which may possibly be brought by the City of Peking. ‘The failure to send in the Hawaiian cor- respondence today and the possibility of the Senate’s adjourning this afternoon until Monday will be sure to keep the public in ignorance of the latest official news from Hawaii until Monday at least. . is not considered etiquette to send a mes- sage to acmcan unless it can be delivered to both houses at the same time. It ts still an official secret whether dis- patches to Willis will be forwarded by the Mariposa, which leaves San Francisco to- day, or whether the Corwin will be used for that purpose. CRICKETS AS CANNIBALS. Sometimes Eat Each Other. In an assemblage of, many crickets kept for certain observations in a rearing draw- er or box (caja de herbcrizacion) the num- bers diminished from day to day; at last only one—not a little fattened—remained by the side of the remains of his former companions, says Natural Science. Hith- erto cannibalism among the crickets has been noticed only among captives, but I am now enabled to state that under certain conditions cannibalism is present among some crthoptera in the free state, at all events among the locusts. . In the summer of 1883, in which the ex- cessive heat and drought had brought |about the nearly entire disappearance of | vegetation in a good part of the country, and more particularly in the broken coun- try of the Band Oriental, I had occasion to make a journey from San Jose to Mercedes, At one place, La Piedras, at which the dili- gence stopped I noticed great numbers of locusts of the species pezatcttix vittiger, pezotettix maculipennis and pezotettix ar- rogans, which covered the ground and rocks. My attention was attracted by the fact of seeing around one locust a number of other individuals of the same species, which were eating its soft parts even while it was yet alive and protesting vigorously. I saw different attacks, in which the con- querors, two or three at a time, got hold of the weaker members of their own kind, throwing them over and opening the abdo- men in order to devour the entrails, these being the softer and mere savory portions since they still contained some of the vege- table food. Canr‘balism here appeared in its lowest development, and the numerous remains of those which had been eaten bore witness to the extent to which the process had been carried. In che face of facts of this char- acter it seoms certain that nothing is sacred in nature when the prolongation of life for the sake of the preservation of the species is concerned. cos RRIED BY BULLETs. MICROBES CA’ Taken From Infected Flannel Through Which the Projectile W Fired. that whatever germ developments were found in the popione (which is a great growing medium for microbes) would be presumed to have ccme from the bullets. Th: tracks of the bullets through the gela. tine were duly scrutinized, with the result that in each case germ growth took place correrponding to the particular microbes with which the bullets had been respective- ly infected. In another series of investiga- tions the bullets were made to pass through infected flannel before penetrating the gela- tine, the bullets being of the ordinary kina. Here, again, microbic growths appeared in the geiatine, showiag that the flannel had yielded up its microbes to the bullets as they traversed it. If non-infected and or- dinary bullets were used, the gelatine de- veloped only the ordinary germ life, such as the air contains. The bullet is, therefore, a erm carrier of very decided kind, and it is iso clear that if clothing is penetrated by a bullet prior to its ertrance into the tis- ‘sues, the missile will be liable to carry into the wound it makes the bacteria resident on the clothes. one of the richest and Lest-known men in | ——~ although he had made = ie of NS. ¥. Mille Cotton Some interesting experiments were lately ee made by Dr. Mesmer, says the London holes hand worked “and a News, by way of sclving the question fe cok ee oe whether or not rifle bullets are liable to at te, be Dem F carry infection with them in their course of nex | im the city! entry into the body. He made his trial Hose “tall Eeatton eet. "Bases with bullets which had been infected with to % Were Bie. Now “Be, ) germs of a particular kind, and the in- — | fected bullets were shot into tin boxes a a hart & Leid - distances varying from 225 to 2 meters— a meter being nearly 3 feet 3 2-4 inches. | \(Q28 7th St. & 706 KSt. Inside the boxes were placed gelatine pep- | so ror tone in sterilized or germless condition, so | ¢ = Department. We are right im the midst of invem tory—pulling things about—getting inte all the holes and and bundles—counting thing ®s it comes in is we come across the quantities are too lange for ONE bores Mating every- ‘The result of which and sight. goods easily get suited if you come early. Tbe window display gives a faint idea of the WEX'S RED ALL-WOOL URDER- CRAY UNDERWEAR. The 61.00 grade... 75¢- ‘The 91.50 and @1. 75 «rates. $1.00 1 LOT OF WHITE UNDERWEAR, The 50c. grade. All drawers. -B5Co» spe. tren WOMEN'S WHITE UNDERWEAR ‘The 50c. grade all vests... 35 C+» Store. ‘The $1.50and 91.75 erades........ 91 25 LADIES’ RED UNDERWEAR. ‘The @1 grade... The 81.50 grade. CRAY UNDERWEAR FOR LADIES ‘The @1 and $1.25 grades.............7 90° saseee DOO BLACK TICHTS FOR LADIES. ‘The @2, $2.25 ana 2.30 erate. .51,§0 COMBINATION SUITS. The $1 quality...... 75¢- CHILDRER’S UNDERWEAR. _ grade shirts were... 15C.., 2pr. torte. ‘The 35c. grade... --BOCey 3 pe. tor 500. The The. grade........35Ceoy3 pr. tor @1 UNDERWEAR DEPARTMENT, FIRST FLOOR, NEAR MAIN DOOR. aa | “Plen’s Wear.” W ye DON'T SAY MUCH Jar about our Men's ~urnish- Department, but tt Plates for Receptions. Those who are receiving at this season will do well to juspert onr stock of FINE DECORATED CHINA PLATES. All sizes. arek srs BREAD AND BUTTER PLA’ $1.35 to $20 doz, EXQUISITE TEA PLATES from $2.75 to $22.50 a BREAKFAST PLATES, $3 to $40 doz. OYSTER PLATES io many pretty decorat $2.75 to $2 per deren. mead DINNER PLATES. Some as low as $3.75 dan, Otners as high as $250 dos. good all «izes. No meed to hunt tua, but come to us and we please "TI. W. Beveridge, ¥_AND 1215 F and 1214 @ et. jaz