Evening Star Newspaper, October 31, 1894, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1894—SIXTEEN PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Exciting Scene During the Lerow SEN. CANTOR MAKES A LOUD PROTEST Declares That the Chairman Does “Run” the Commit'ee. LEXOW CALLS HIM TO ORDER NEW YORK, October 31.—Chairman Lexow of the'senate police investigating committee intimated at the opening of to- day’s session that should Police Commis- sioner Sheehan show further recalcitrancy Mr. Goff would be likely to take nim off the witness stand and certify the matter to the grand jury. Commissioner Sheehan was accompanied into the investigaton chamber by his brother, the Neutenant governer. The com- missioner had brought some bank books with him, concerning which he said: “Because I have my bank book it does not mean that Iwill tell whats in them am accused of depositing money illegally, and then I will produce them.” James W. Boyle, a Tammany leader of the ninth assembly district, was first piaced on the stand today. “Did you send out a notice,” asked Mr. Goff, “calling for a list of people who are under police protection?” T did not.” ‘Now, here is a typewritten slip attached to a circular bearing your name. It is ad- to the election district captains. Will you swear that the slip was not sent out from your headquarters?” “I swear I don’t Know anything about it.” “When a saloon keeper wants a license do you not force him to join Tammany Hall?” “I ask him, but use no thre: “You go before the excise interests?” “No; I appointéd an excise committee.” “Oh, that’s interesting,” broke in Chair- man Lexow. ‘The witness attempted to amend his ad- mission, but Senator Lexow: said, sternly, “How could a poiitical, organization look after excise matters?” “Well, the committee consisted of one man who was a member of the Liquor Dealers’ Association.” Commissioner Sheehan . Recalled. Commissioner Sheehan was called to the stand. He was holding several packets and t¥pewritten paper, but declined to tell Mr. Goff what these articles were. Mr. Goff read an interview with Com- missioner Sheehan published several years ago. He laid stress on the extract in which Mr. Sheehan was purported to have said, “It is also true that arrangements have been made by Tammany Hall to stop the payment of police blackmail.” “fs that true?” asked Mr. Goff. The commissioner wanted to explain. He would not answer positive'y. “You can be committed for contempt,” exclaimed Mr. Goff. “You'd better try it,” defiantly retorted the witness. “You'll answer the questions as counsel wants,” Chairman Lexow said. “fll answer them in my own way.” “You have done enough to be committed for contempt a score of times,” exclaimed Chairman Lexow, rapping for order. “Did you ever hear that some one, acting in your name, had news stands which sold Papers politically opposed to your organiza- tion?” resumed Mr. Goff. “I heard something about it. The man had no authority to use my name.” “Was a saloon keeper named MeDuif of 8th avenue told in the rooms of the Pequod Club that the newsdealer in front of his saloon would have to cease selling certain paper: Not that 1 know of.” “Did you know that certain newspapers had to establish a special delivery system in youc district?” “I heard so. It was a filthy sheet. people in my district ‘were sick of re ft, I suppose.” “What is Its name?” “I am not prepared to say.” “Are you afraid?” The commissioner colored and shifted in his seat, and sald in a low tone: “No, I'm not afraid-of new papers.”* “What 1s its name?" The ding An Exciting Scene. “I'm not prepared to say.” “The. witness must answer, chair. Then occurred an exciting scene. Senator Cantor spoke up excite: put that down, stenographer.” ehairman, Lexow: to a vote? ruled the Don't Then to the “Why don’t you put the You are not the whole The chairman attempted to cut him off with his gavel, “Bang! Rang!” “You can’t down me,” shouted Senator Cantor. “Come to order,” shouted Senator Lexow, who betrayed considerable excitement. “T'lk have my say,” shouted Senator Can- tor. The spectators joined in the uproar. The excitement grew intense, and Senator Canter and Senator Lexow kept up a fiery word battle, the latter all the while ham- — bis desk until he cracked his ivory gavel. Then Mr. Goff caused additional excite- ment by saying in a high pitched voice: “Information has reached me that the m ix packed with Pequod Club members, who came here through an arrangement be- tween Senator Cantor and Sheehan to ap- plaud the commissioner. Let the Senator explain.” “Why, this is astonishing, sped tor Cantor. “I aecused of that? is preposterous.” “I do not think Senator Cantor would do such a jena- Why, it thing. It must be false,” said the chairman. “I want the spectators removed,” de- manded Mr. Goff. “There is a clique here. While [ can’t belizve Senator Cantor has Passed these men in, they are her “They must not make any demonstration or they will be ordered out,” said the ehatr- re are only three Pequod Club mem- here,” broke in the commissioner. n Counsel Goff asked for the commis- sioner’s bank books. The commissioner re- fused to give them up. He said he would let Mr. Goff look at the bank books at any specified date, but he would not let have the free use of his bank books. He read an answer, prepared before he took the stand, setting forth his reasons for refusing to st p his bank books. He di t of the committee to affairs unless some epted a bribe. “I will turn to said the date and explain deposit “We are not such fools as to suppose you would deposit the money on the same date you received it,” said Mr. Goff. “Are you an honest man? 7 ‘Did you say Commissioner McClave was @ fool for producing his books?” No; 1 held that he need not have done 80. “What did you do with the 86,000 Police- man Townsend paid you to be promoted to @ sergeancy, when he received $10,000 from @ railroad company as indemnity for his parents’ death?” The commissioner said he had nev: ceived the money. “I am standing on my legal rights,” said Commissioner Sheehan, when he again re- fifsed to turn over his bank books. You refuse to give them up ‘Lay his refusal before the district at- torney and the grand jury,” ordered Chair- man Lexow. Commissioner Sheehan smiled as he step- ped down from the stand. > — CAR FACTORY BURNED. re- An $50,000 Fire at Newburyport, Mass., This Mornin NEWEURYPORT, Mass., October 31.— Fire broke out this morning in the shops Newburyport car factory and soon ed that large wooden structure. flames communicated with the large five- story wooden shoe factory of Burly & Ush- er, and that 1s now a mass of flames. Sev- eral frame dwellings were burned and the big shoe factory ef Dodge Brothers was threaicued. Ald was summoned from Ports- mouth, H., Haverhill, Salem and sev- eral places near by. At 11:80 the fire was believed to be under control. The loss will Probably exceed $80,000. The | AN AGRICULTURAL BUREAU Proposed Addition to the German Em- bassy Here. The Rumor That Comes From Berlin— “It is Dircussed With Interest in Thin City. BERLIN, October 31.—The usual crop of rumors are in circulation today in regard to possible ministerial changes in addition to those already announced. One of them at least seems to obtain some credence. It is thé report that Count Herbert Bismarck is to be made an ambassador to one of the great powers, while another version of his unexpected presence in this city is that he is to be made councillor to the chancellery. The newspapers of this city confirm the report that Herr Kari Heinrich Von Heyden Cadow, the Prussian minister of agricul- ture, domains and forest, is to resign, @ step which they connect with the con- ference of the ministers on October 29, and where, it is understood, the most serious matter discussed was the disturbance among the peasants at Wiesau, Bavaria, which resulted in the sending of troops to suppress rioting. In this affair two peas- ants were killed, being bayoneted by the soldiers. It is stated that Prince Hohenlohe has come to an agreement with Emperor Will- jam which will change the imperial policy in several important respects. The first visible sign of this is the issuance of an order to establish agricultural bureaus in connection with the German embassies at London, Washington, Paris, Vienna and St. Petersburg. This step is looked upon as evidence of a stricter protective agrarian policy, which is known to have been con- templated for some time past. But diffi- culties in this connection arise with the old ministry. It is also said that the government in- tends to establish an imperial colonial min- istry and this is looked upon as a sign of an active colonial policy. The Propesed Agricultural Bu ‘The Associated Press cable from Berlin announcing the establishment at Washing- ton of an agricultural bureau in connection with the German embassy here excited muclr interest at the embassy. It was statel there that such action lad been contemplated for several months, ant an unofficial notice of the plan had been made some time ago. Now that the officiai order is issued, it is expected the question will go before the German reochstag, as an ap- propriation for sustaining the Washington bureau is a necessary result of the order establishing it. It is believed that the bureau will not be actually established here until the reich- stag has acted. As yet the embassy has heard no names suggested for the position, which would have the rank of a technical attache, similar to the naval and military attaches. Such an officer would be entirely new to the diplomatic service of Washing- ton. The extent of his duties is not clearly understood, but it is supposed they would cover an attention to the trade in beet sugar and other agricultural products, which recently has been interrupted by the termination of the reciprocity treaty. The German embassy already has a trade attache stationed at Chicago, his duties being wholly of a commercial! character. From the fact that the new officer is to be located at Washington, it is presumed among government officials that he will have a watchful eye on the national legis- lation affecting German agriculture, and will earry out the policy stated in the Ber- lin cable of a@ stricter protective agrarian policy. The United States now has Col. Murphy, a special agent of the Agricultural Depart- ment, operating in Germany, but he is not attached to the United States embassy as the new German official will be attached to the German embassy here. It is thougnt that the activity of our Agricultural De- partment in pushing American corn and other produets in Germany may have in- spired the creation of the agricultural at- taches here and at other capitals. WRECK ON THE LACKAWANNA. Engiacer and Two Firemen Killed in a Collision. PITTSBURG, Pa., October 31.—A Chroni- cle-Telegraph special from Scranton, Pa., says: Express train No. 7 on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad, north bound, running at the rate of forty miles an hour, dashed into a freight standing on an open switch at Forster, twenty-seven miles north of here, at 1 o'clock this morn- ing. ‘Three persons were killed and a large number injured. The train was a through one from New York at 7:30 p.m., and due at Buffalo at 7:10 this morning. NEW YORK, October 31.—President Samuel Sloan of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western road said that in the wreck on their road at Forster, near Scranton, Pa., the three killed mentioned In the Asso- ciated Press dispatches were the engineer and two firemen, and that his advices were that no passengers were killed. SCRANTON, Pa., October 31.—The acci- dent was the result of the express train plunging into a coal train engine which was backing down the south-bound track, and which by reason of the open switch passed on to the north-bound track just as the fast fying train came along. The coal train crew consisted of Engineer James Lynott of this city and Fireman r Ul of Moscow. The former was instantly killed, and Scull died at the hospital here of his in- Juries. ‘The express train engineer was Valentine Butler of Binghamton, and his fireman was William C. Hosey of the same city. Hosey was also instantly killed, but Butier crawi- ed out from beneath the wreck of the two engines-with scarcely a bruise, and entirely escaping the scalding steam, which par- boiled the other victims. There were no serious injuries to pas- sengers, as first reported, they only suffer- ing from a shaking up when the engines came together. ——_ LIKENED TO JUDAS. Gov. Altgeld Refers to the President and Attorney General, MATTOON, IIL, October 31.—Gov. Alt- geld addressed a large audience at Lynche's Hall last night. After discussing the rela- tion of republican tariff laws to the panic the governor sald: “The important question which you must now consider is, from which political party can you probably get relief? You say it was a democratic President who sent the troops into Illinois. That is true; he was elected as a democrat, but the democratic party as > party always has been and is today opposed to that policy, while the re- publican par.y, as the party, is a unit in favor of it. You say that the Attorney General of the United States advised the bringing of the injunctions which I have de- scribed, and that he is called a democrat. Well, that is true, but here, again, the re- publican party supports what he did. The democratic party does not. Judas betrayed his Master, but the world did not reject the teachings of the other eleven simply be- cause one of the twelve had accepted thirty pieces of silver.” ——— PWENTY-0' DROWNED. Striking of a Steamer on a Rock Near Milford Haven. MILFORD HAVEN, October 21.—The steamer Tormes struck Crow Rock, near Milford Haven, last night. Twenty-one men, including the captain and oflicers, were drowned. Seven of the crew were saved. So FIFTEEN BURNED TO DEATR. Destruction of an Asylum for the In- snue in Sweden. STOCKHOLM, Sweden, October 51.—An asylum for the insane at Joenkoeping has been destroyed by fire. Fifteen of the in- mates of this institution were burned to death. i The Butler-Strong Appeals Dismissed On motion of Attorney Browning Jvdge Cox today dismissed ail appeals in the liti- gation of Butler against Strong. A LITTLE BREAD WAR A Sequel to the Recent Cut in Prices. BAER SCHNEIDER GETS OUT POSTERS The Result of a Beef Company's Selling Below Rates. le TALK OF THE BOSS BAKERS = The bread situation continues to be in- teresting, and the latest phase of it is a war between Chas. Schneider, the baker, and the Emrich Beef Company. The Star man talked this afternoon with Mr. Schnei- der and Mr. B, B. Smith, the manager of the Emrich Company. Mr. Schneider has been supplying the Em- rich Company with bread at 4 cents a loaf wholesale, and they have been retailing it at 3 cents. Mr. Schneider claimed that this was an injustice to his other retailers; trouble ensued, and now other bakers are furnishing the beef company with bread. Mr. Schneider has posted flaming notices around all the Emrich branch stores and in other places setting forth that they no longer handle his bread. Baker Schneider was not in the happiest mood when the reporter waited upon hit. After looking The Star man over and pull- ing several vigorous puffs out of his cigar, he remarked that The Star probably thought that it had settled the bread ques- tion, but it was wrong. “The question, he said, “could not be settled by the press. It was impossible to make bread at such prices as the papers were putting the peo- ple up to demand. Just give calf rope enough and it will hang itsel! and Mr. Schneider took severa! more whiffs. ‘There is no trouble between me and the Emrich Beef Company. There was some trouble, but it has been settled, and the papers have got it wrong. “They are all mixed up. They never do get anything right on the bread business. They know too much about other people's busi- ness. The Emrich company were selling my bread cheaper than they bought it, and I-refused to let them continue it. It was wrong to the other buyers of my bread, who bought it at 4 cents and sold it a’ ‘Th bought it at 4 and sold it at 3 cent: puffs, ‘Then they went to buying cheaper bread at 2 cents a loaf, and are now selling it at 2%. Most of their customers thought that they were still getting my bread, and 1 refused to have the public believe this, so I notified the public by poster and news- paper advertisement that my bread could not be bought from that company. I re- fused to have them sell their inferior bread and palm it off on the public as mine.” The Other Side. Mr. B. B. Smith, manager of the Emrich Beet Company, told the reporter a some- what different story. “We were buying Schneider's bread at what was asked for it and sold it at our price. We had a right to do that. When the cut in bread took place we reduced the price. Schneider could not follow the cut, because he had entered into a year’s contract with a flour firm, and is paying, and will have to pay for months to come, the prevailing price of flour a few months back. That is why Schneider says it is impossible to sell bread cheaper than he has been selling it. Because of his long contract he cannot get the benefit of the reduction in flour. We are buying bread from other bakers now at 3 cents a loaf and selling it at 2 1-2 cents.This 3-cent bread is as good as any we were paying Schneider 4 cents for. I will bet on this.” Mr. Sehneider and His Workmen. The reporter also had a conference with Mr. Schneider on the subject of his reported trouble with the Knights of Labor. It has been charged that he dismissed two local bakers and imported two from New York. He explained the matter in this way: “Last summer two of my men went to Europe. It was a busy season, Bread was gelling in big quantities and bakers were searce, for many of them were out of town, being employed at summer resorts. I sent to the bureau of labor here for two men and they could not furnish them. I had to have them. Then I went to New York and asked the labor people there to send me two bakers. They were to pay their own fare to Washington, and, if they didn't suit me, they were to pay their fare back to New York. In time they came and were put to work. They paid their $25 each and were admitted to the Knights of Labor here. A little while ago when you people got every- thing excited about bread, people went to making their own bread, and now the buck- wheat season is on and families are buying that. Last week I could have done away with three men, but I laid off only two, During the last day or so two of my men have been sick, and the two men I laid off last week at work today.” Mr. Schneider puffed his cigar again, and the reporter got out. The Noss Bakerw’ Side of It. The Star man had several talks this af- ternoon with the boss bakers. As a rule, they do not care to be quoted. They all say that if the question is allowed to rest right here a solution of the problem will be brought around all right. It may take some time, but it will come. bakers are dissatisfied with the situation. If the profits were such as the public seem to think, they say everybody would be rushing into the bakery business, ‘They told the reporter that the public did not seem to appreciate the cut in rates. The sales had not increased, they had ab- solutely declined. Storekeepers sent in statements that their customers were in- quiring for five-cent bread. As a rule they did not seem to feel that the four-cent bread was of the same quality as that for which they had been paying five. Those who use a pass book, in a large number of cases, did not seem to realize that a re- duction had been made at all. Business all round, they say, is in an unsatisfactory condition. The bakers with whom The Star man talked drew for him a dark picture of the bakery situation. —_—_—_—_. HAS APPLIED FOR PARDON. Ex-Policeman Terry Wants From the President. It is understood that ex-Policeman Chas. B. Terry, recently sentenced to three years in the Albany penitentiary for shooting Willis Washington, has made application to the President for- pardon. It is also known that both District Attorney Birney and Judge McComas, who presided during the trial, were asked for their opinions re- garding ‘the same, and that they -have re- ported adversel} lemency eae Sa The American University. The officers of the American University expect, within the next two weeks, to sub- mit to the District of Columbia Commis- sioners a complete ground-plan of the Uni- versity, with plans for three main buildings and about fifteen lesser ones. This will be done in order to show the local authorities just what {s proposed, so that’ the grades of streets may be conformed to the neads of the extensive institution, Se ae Took Her Imperial Life. A Shanghal dispatch to the New York Herald says: The young Empress of China committed suicide. She was rebuked by the emperor, slapped her face, poison, who whereupon she took ——-+e-+ — Mr. Watts’ Picture. A portion of the correspondence with Mr, G. T. Watts, the English artist, in regard to the disposition of painting, “‘Love and Life,” has just been made public. It shows conclusively that in presenting it to this government he expected that it would be placed on exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York until the country should have a gallery of its own, and that this plan was changed by Secre- tary Gresham. Rac e \. The first race at Alexander Island today, half a mile, was won by Scio, even money; Columbus second, 8 to 1, and Judge Post third, 12 to 1. Time, .50. ENCOURAGING, SITUATION No New Cases ¢f Smallpox in the Dis- Mary Mundel’s Sister Found Near Gly- mont Widh alpind Cane—At the Hospital. —- This afternoon Health Officer Woodward said that the condifion of affairs, so far as the smallpox is concerned, was extreme- ly encouraging. Several alleged suspicious cases have been reported during the day, but not a single case of the disease had been discovered. There was one suspicious case reported on 16th street, which caused some alarm, but Dr. Beall soon discovered that the case was pussibly one of chicken pox. The only remaining suspicious case at 3 o'clock was one in the county, although the doctor felt satisfied that even this would prove to be something other than smallpox. A physician from the Marine Hospital, who went to Hyattsville yester- day and saw Van Buren Norwood, the man supposed to have the smallpox, reported that the patient was only suffering from the eftects of his vaccination and has not the smallpox, as was reported yesterday to the health’ office, The steam disinfector has arrived and 1s now in position at the quarantine station. By the use of this apparatus it is thought @ great amount of the bedding and clothing will hereafter be saved instead of destroy- ed, as is now dcne. At noon Dr. Nevitt telephoned from the hospital to the heatth office that all the patleats, with the exception of Mary Brown, were doing and Mary Brown, he said, was not alarmingly ill. The Girl Fow Dr. W. J. 8. Stewart, assistant surgeon of the marine bospital corps, went to Gly- mont yesterday and succeeded in finding the young colored woman, Lettie Mundel, who left here a week ago last Sunday. He found that she had the smallpox in a light form, known as the “discrete variety.” She was in bed only two days. The young weman lives with her mother in a small log cabin on the farm of a Mr. Roe. The Mundel house is isolated as weil as pos- sible, belng fully a quarter mile from the nearest dwelling. Besides Lettie there are several children in the family, but none of them have shown any symptoms of the disease. The food for the family is supplied from the house of Mr. Roe, and is left in the field several hundred ‘feet from the house, where a member of the Mundel family gets it. Dr. Stewart saw Dr. Compton, the at- tending physician, who will report any other cases which may arise, and the doc- tor will also .ftumigate the house when Let- tle recovers. Dr. Stewart vaccinated the members of the Roe and Mundel families mores = murely at vaccine points and sul- Mitchell. ry rs. Compton and The report of Dr. Stewart shows that the young woman went to Glymont on Sunday and that on her way down she had in her arms the child of some one living near In- dian Head. This child will be found and watched by the Charies county doctors. In event of the child's becoming sick the phy- sicians will do thelr best to check the dis- ease. : FOREIGN MISSIONARY WORK. The Reports and Other Matters Con- sidered at Today's Sexsion. There was a small attendance at the morning session ‘of the twenty-fifth annual meeting of the eXecyjfive board of the Wo- man’s Foreign Missionary Society. The first report submitted was that of the Foo- chow mission by Mrs, E. B, Stevens, It recited the names ‘of’ the missionaries en- gaged there, the condition of the schools and ‘the state of, the interest felt by the heathens in the work of the missionary. It also gave the statistivs of the medical work. Mrs. M. P. Alderriiah presented the report from north China, After the close of this report Mrs, La Fetra announced that Mrs. Cleveland ‘would recéive ‘the ladies at 3 o'clock, The invitation was accepted. Mrs. Skidmore presented the report from central China. Miss Hodgkins, ‘editor of the Heathen Woman's Friend, {8 booked for an address at this evciing’s session on “The Place of Missionary Literature in Christian Cul- ture. Miss Hodgkins was this afternoon ten- dered a reception at the residence of Sena- tor Teller. It was largely attended. Yesterday the ladies were given a com- plimentary excursion to Mount Vernon, The party, later in the day, also visited Arlington, througiy the courtesy of Mrs. Clinton Morgan of Baltimore. _—- HEADING SOUTH. The Army of Tramps Passing Through the City. Rudolph Kimball, a stranger in the city, was in the tolls today because he had been an uninvited guest at the Executive Mansion. He could not get inside the home of the chief executive, and so he contented him- self in the sreudita,, where he made his bed beneath the trees. Policeman Lyda of the White House sqgad -arrested him, and found on him two gold rings. “I’m from Pennsylvania,” answered the young man, when questioned by the court this morning. “What part of the state?’ asked the court. “Pennsylvania is a large state.” “The hard coal fields.” “Where are they?" ’m from Shamoki “What are you doing here? “Looking for work, and I’m on my way toward Newport News.”” The court suggested that most of the tramps are now headed south, and gave him ten days. Charles ‘Tracy and Frank Thompson, young men who have been seen about the neighborhood of the Baltimore and Ohio passenger yard some days, were complained against by Officer Green of the railroad company. © It was stated to the court that one of the prisoners went to Pittsburg from here, and took with him a small boy. At Pittsburg he sent the boy to the house of the pastor of a Catholic church, and the clergyman in- terested himself in the boy’s behalf, and had him sent to a reformatory, where he is being cared for. This statement was denied by the pris- oner. Judge Kimball gave them ten days on the farm. DISTRICT GOVERNMEY rics: apa Changes Made Today. ‘The following chamges were made in the engineer department *teday: J. F. Oulahan,, promoted from clerk at $1,000 to clerk at $1,200 per annum; E. A. Fuller, promotedt from clerk at $3 per day to clerk at 31,000 per?’annum. Daniel Garges, oted from clerk at 3600 per annum {ff clétk at 83 per day. John Bippus, ‘@ppoffted a clerk at $600 per annum. pve a) An Appointment. C. Von Horbiilis tas been appointed superintendent of cohstruction of the rew fire engine house to be erected on Maryland avenue northeast between 13th and 14th streets, at $4 per day, On the Shed Relative to the communication of L. G. Hine, a short time ago, requesting the Com- missioners to gravel T street between Lin- coln avenue and 2d street before the win- ter sets in, Capt. Fiebeger in his re- port to the Commissioners recommends that Mr. Hine be irformed that T street from Lincoln avenue to 2d Street northeast has been put on the schedule for improvement during the coming fiscal year, as the ap- propriation for “repairs to country roads” is too.small to permit making the improve- ment. To Construct a New Engine House. ‘The Commissioners opened bids this after- noon for the erection of a new engine house in Mt. Pleasant. The contractors submitted proposals as foliows: J. M. Dunn, $7,800; Peter MacCartney, $9,128; John H. Howlett, $9,000; J. R. Young, $8,040; C. Thomas, $7,996; R. Leathers, $9,350; Timothy O'Connor, $8,235; Brigham & Lowe, $8,242. PRIMARY METHODS Mrs, Craft’s Address Before the Sun- day School Convention. STATISTICS OF THE DISTRICT SCHOOLS How to Attract and Hold the At- tention of Children. JONCLUDING SESSION The morning session of the second and last day of the District Sunday school con- vention was opened this morning in the Sunday School House of the Calvary Bap- tist Church, After singing and prayer,Rev. Dr. Worden gave a Bible reading on the 91st Psalm, which he called the traveler's psalm. Various reports from the officers and the committees were read, which was followed by addresses by Mrs. Crafts and Frank Hamilton and a paper by Miss E. Robertson. The repert of the secretary, Mr. James L. Ewin, was submitted by Mr. Ewin, and gave an interesting summary of the one hund and thirty-five schools in the Dis- trict Union, including two mission schools of the Fourth Presbyterian Church located outside of the District. The report stated that all the evangelical denominations ex- cept the Independent Methodists were repre- sented in this Union, as well as in the con- vention. The election of Lucius D. Alden as field worker for the Union was spoken of as one of the features of the work dur- ing the past year. President Bristow, who is also the presi- dent of the union, spoke of the importance Jercme F. Johnson. of the work which the union had to do. He said that it was not doing the duty which devolved upon it, and this convention w: really designed to do a portion of the union’s work. He believed that every evangelical church in the District ought to be represented in the union He called on Dr. Worden to say something about the use of a union, and that gentleman re- sponded promptly by saying that the object of a convention or union was to find out the work that was being done, and to see what ought to done. He advocated a systematic canvass of the city by the rep- resentatives of the churches, so that every house should be visited and the families in- vited to attend church and the children brought into the Sunday school. Various Reports. The report of Dr. D. Percy Hickling, the treasurer, was read by Mr. Ewin, showing the number of schools contributing to the union. The total receipts were $217, leav- ing a balance of $125. Mr. Wm. B. Matthews, from the com- mittee on credentials, submitted a report, which stated that 74 of the 135 schools had reported, having a total enrollment of 20,078 scholars. The number of delegates to the convention that reported was 437. ‘The report of the statistical committee was presented by Colonel Weston Flint from the figures which were displayed upon a large sheet of paper. The delegates learned that of the 74 Sunday schools send- ing reports to the convention 69 have pri- mary departments, with a membership of 4,608; 42 have intermediate, with a mem- bership of 2,876; 14 have juntor depart- ments, with a membership of 1,965, and 45. have adult departments, with a member- ship of 2,967. The total collections re- corded for the year were $21,600, Mrs. Crafts’ Talk. One of the best known Sunday school workers in the country, Mrs. W. F. Crafts, was introduced, and spoke of Bible teach- ing adapted to primary teaching. The im- portance of the idea which children gain of the Bible was first spoken of by Mrs. Crafts. She thought that the Bible should have an important place in the home liv- ing room and the children encouraged to use it. She thought that it would be well to have an illustrated volume. The speaker then discussed the best method of teaching the lesson, advising that the teacher should not begin by read- ing the lesson from the Bible. Rather she advocated what she termed an approach, and illustrated her point by holding up a penny, when she would ask the children if they knew what it was. Then she would secure the attention of the children. In the lesson about the catch of fish she recommended as an “approach” a chalk illustration of a fishing net and its uses, or an actual net if one could be secured. In the same way a piece of bread could be shown to the children In teaching a lesson about the bread of life and something said about hunger for bread and hunger for be- ing good. Mrs. Crafts showed a good dcal of expertness in the use of the chalk and she illustrated what she was seying by some clever outline sketches on the biack- board. She advised that the children be shown the Bible and it be explained that the texts used are found there. Emphasis was laid on the value of drawing the illus- trations to be used in the presence of the class, and she said that she always kept talking while making the drawing, although perhaps what was said might not amount to much; still it serves to hold the attention. Mrs. Crafts showed how paper patterns of different articles could be effectively used. She said that blackboard work was very simple, and that it was not necessary ‘for a teacher to be an artist in order to make use of this aid in teaching the lesson. Sme of the kindergarten exercises, Mrs. Crafts explained, could be employed, and she cited one or two of what is known as the finger exercises. 2 She advocated giving children home work that would serve to deepen the impression of the lesson. The speaker exhibited speci- mens of cardboard werk, which the chil- dren were given to take home and sew during the week. Repetition was spoken of as of importance in teaching children, and, Mrs. Crafts sald, correct spiritual truths should be taught. Other Addresses. The svperinteadent of the Primary Union, Mr. Frank Hamilton, gave a talk of the impressions he received while visiting the normal and primary school at ‘Trenton, where the importance of presenting an idea in a variety of ways was emphasized. Impressions could be given through the eye and the ear and in other ways, and multi- plicaticn of the presentations was pointed out by the speaker a4 of value. The eye, he thovght, was of paramount {mportance, and he spoke of simple methods of present- ing to a class a graphic representation of the scenes and surroundings of the lesson. ‘A faper entitled “A Dream,” by Miss E. Robinson, was read by her sister,which was a story of the infuence on life of words spoken in Sunday school. The morning ses- sion was continued beyond the usual hour at the suggestion of President Bristow, in order to allow Dr. Worden and Mr. Rey- nolds to talk about the home department. Afternoon and Evening Sessions, The session this afternoon began at 3 o'clock, and the program included a primary class session conducted by Mrs. Crafts, the teaching of the lesson for next Sunday by Miss Nowlin, an account of the journeys of Jesus by Frank Hamilton, and a discussion of the primary teacher's work. ‘The program for this evening is as fol- low: , prayer; 7:35, song and praise service, Scnday school choir, Percy 8S. Foster, dire: tor; 8, training of teachers, Rev. J. E. G! | October, bert, D. D.; 8:20, report of nominating com- mittee and election of officers; 8:30, cur- rent study of the Life of our Lord, Rev. Teunis Hamlin, D. D.; 8:45, power of object teaching, Rev. T. C. Easton, D. D.; 9.05, question drawer, Rev. Ji A. Worden, D, D., Pa.; 9:15 first principles, Rev. Dr. 9:30, music, selected, Percy S. Foster; 9:35, The Teacher, His Aids and Inspiration, Rev. Hugh Johnston, D. D.; 9:50, address, selected, Rev. Jas. A. Worden, D. D., Pi Ls Sel and benediction, Rev. F. D. Power, Yesterday's Meeting. The feature ef the afternoon session yes- terday was the teaching ‘of the lesson for next Sunday by Miss Catherine J. Laws of the Foundry M. E. Church to a number of the members of her Bible class. The ses- sion was opened by a prayer and praise service conducted by Rev. E. B. Bailey. Dr. Worden gave an address on the con- version of our scholars and Mr. Reynolds spoke of various methods of teaching. The audience room was hardly large enough to accommodate all who wished to attend the evening session. Rev. I. N. Earle of Delaware gave an interesting ac- count of the life and journeys of Christ through the Holy Land, which was illus- trated by a large chart. A suggestive and thoughtful address on the Sunday school and its future possibilities was delivered by Rev. Dr. Greene, the pas- tor of Calvary Baptist Church. Mr, W. H. H. Smith, superintendent of the Western Presbyterian Sunday, school, spoke of the spiritual application of the lesson. Mr, Reynolds also contributed to the interest of the occasion. —— > TRACK DEEP IN MUD. Next Tuesday's Racing at S¢. Asaph's Postpone: Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ST. ASAPH’S JUNCTION,Va., October 31. The large crowd attending the twelfth day's racing of the Virginia Jockey Club at the St. Asaph track this afternoon found the track deep in mud. But, while slow, the track was not dangerous, and the talent at once proceeded to back the mud larks—those which the going suited. In consequence of the heavy track so many were scratched in the fourth race that the club declared it off. To still make the card one of six r.ces the first race was @ivided after the Whizgig colt had been | scratched. Son Erreur Marengo, Sabina filly, ritan, Pallanthus gelding and Edna May making up the first race, and Saluda filly, Iroglen gelding, Pearl, the Scalper and Tartuffe starting in the second. The club has decided to postpone next Tuesday's races, that the New York people may go home to vote. os badges are very numerous at the rack. In the second race Our Jack, Capt. T. and ng and Dance were scratched, Longbrook in the fourth and Terrapin in the fifth. Jockeys and odds in the first race: Son Erreur (Coudrier), 7 and 2; Morengo (Midg- ley), 8 and 3; Sabina filly (Penn), 6 and 2; Samaritan (Carrigan), 6 and 2; Pallanthus geldirg (Doggett), even and 2 to 5; Edna May (Carter), 10 and 4. First race, half mile, Samaritan first, bapa May second, Sabina filly third. Time, ‘Second race, half mile—Tartuffe, 3 and 1, first; The Scalper, even and out, second; Irogien geldir:g, 6 and 2, third. Time, .54 14. z Tomorrow's Eptries at St. Asaph's. Entries for St. Asaph November 1: First race, five and a half furlongs—Har- rington, 109; Derfargilla, 114; Will Elliott, 102; Restraint, 94; Hullnut, 94; Walcott, 109. Second race—Three quarters of’ a mile— Romping Girl, 115; Little Ella, 100; Emma, 111; Carter filly, 100; Thyra, | 100. Third race—One mile. Galilee, 130; Cock- ade, 195; Paris, 115; Illume, 118; Bonaven- ture, 105; Pulitzer,’ 115; Lizzie,” 110; Gov. Sheehan, 122; Judge Morrow, 120;, Emma, Fourth race, six and a half furlongs— Flirt, 109; Mic Mac Queen, 100; Star Ac- tress, 111; Virago, 109, Gleesome, 110. Fifth race, five-eighths mile—Ella Reed, 95; Etesian, 108; Punch, 98; Amsterdam, 100; Jack the Jew, 102; St. Vincent, 95; Ap- prentice, 98; Benefactor, 102; Marigold filly, 107. Sixth race, mile and a_sixteenth—West Chester, 102; Little Tom, 93; Gov. Sheehan, 103; Little Mat, 103; Leonardo, %; Tcm Skidmore, 112; Paris, 100. pancarrap «ara MARVELOUS LUCK, The Skies Are Favorable to New City Post Office. The marvelous luck of the contractors on the city post office building in the matter of weather was well {Illustrated by the ac- tion of the weather today. When the morn- Ing broke the rain was falling in torrents and there was every indication of a tremen- dous storm. But in half an hour or so the clouds broke away and the contractcrs were given one cf the most perfect days of the veason for their work. But several of the iron hand- lers, thinking that there was to be a rainy day, did not report for duty, and so, al- though the brick was begun on the east wal!, the total for the day was diminished instead of increased. In order to give all the delinquents a chance to get in and to maintain the gener- osity of treatment The Star has accorded, in this matter from the start, the daily count was not made until after 1 o'clock, when there were fifty-three men at work. One-half of the stone masons were laboring on the east arch at the main entrance and the other half were working on the east wall, giving the half-dozen bricklayers engaged this morning, a chance to carn a few dollars. arab ike Real Estate Transfers, Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: J. Wilmer ‘Fisher to Mary E. Stuart, lot 20, block 17) Brightwood Park; $1,750, Jno. C. Hurst et ux. to Jno. A. Girvin and Geo, E. Pruett, Iots 26 and 27, block 3,White Haven; $848.60, Frank G. Henry et ux. to Jas. and Rebecca Reed, lot 370, sq. 674; $1, Thos, G. Jones to Henry Eberbach, lots 27 and 28, sq. 693; $10. Wm, H. Manogue et ux. to John Curtin, lots 40 to 69, sq. 45, George- town; $10. Virginia M. O'Hare et al. to Jno. R. Wright, lot 28, sq. 367; $6,000. Edw. F. Riggset ux. to Richard H. Goldsborough, lots 1, 5 and 6, block 7,Tunlaw Heights; $10. Jno. 8. Swormstedt and Henry to Thos. G. Jones, lots 2 24.63. Aldis B. Browne and W lot 43, sa. $3,000. Jno. P. Glaney et u: to James A. Callahan, lot 20, sq. S20; $10. Geo. Y. Worthington et ux. to Meyer Loeb, lot 145, sq. 861, and lot 53, sq. 520; $i0. Meyer Loeb et ux. to Geo. Y. Worthington, lot 15, block 7, Effingham Place; $10, Leon E. Dessez et ux. to Henry M., Annie, Jos. L. and Paul Pearson, lot 115, sq. 5 M.Warren Mitchell et ux. to Annie B, Koh! mann, lot 103, sq. 5; $10. T. Walter Fowler to Fanny R. Bethune, lot 12, hock 6, West Eckington; $7,000. Will A. Coulter et ux. to Wm. H. Davis, lot 7, block 26, Columbia Heights; $10. od Chicago Grain and Provision Markets Reported by Silsby & Co. Bankers and Brokers, CHIC, Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, 31.—Flour dul —recelpts, 10,08 shipments, 21, sales, 900 barre 59% bid; steamer 37, “4 000 pts, 580. Ibusliels: 4 j_sales, 120, milling wheat by sample, 6544. Corn dull January, 52 bid—receipts, 8,206 11,825 bushels; sales, 4, southern white corn bs 50053. vestern, 3414 asked: Ni 1,581 bushe! firm--No. Goad4; Sout! tock, ice timothy, $12.00a$1 er, unchanged.” Sugar firm, unchanged. Butte eggs steady, unchanged. Cheese firm, unchar > At Ottumwa, Ia., the mineral springs sanitarium and hotel were burned Sun- day. Loss, $25,000; insurance, $15,000, and ? FINANCE AND TRADE The Coal Stocks Still the Center of Interest. PRICES RECORD SUBSTANTIAL GAINS Sugar Freely Sold at the Opening. ——_+_— GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, October 31.—Liquidation in the coal stocks gave way to a spirited cov: ering movement in those properties this morning, prices recording substantial gains in consequence. The general ‘situation is unchanged, but the rapidly decreasing sup- ply of stock available for delivery against short sales made purchases necessary, Profits cn both sides of the account will accrue io the conservative operator before the problem now confronting the manage- ment of the several coal-producing roads is satisfactorily solved. The trade reports lean strongly in favor of the bear side, but in a rarrow and professtonal market, such as the present one, artificial conditions are too potent to be disregarded. ‘The liquidation of long stock, assisted by moderate short selling by the room, which has been noticeable in Northwest for sev- eral days past, was emphasized by a larger volume of business this morning and a sharp decline of 11-2 per cent in the price of the stock. ‘The earnings of this property are bad and not likely to improve materially in the near future, but the recognized ability of the management warrants the belief in a con- tinuation of the present dividend rate, pre- vailing gossip to the contrary notwithstand- ing. The selling was very confident today, however, and lower prices are not unlikely. St. Paul’ sold off 1-2 per cent on a reported decrease of $161,559 in net earnings for Sep- tember. The balance of the railw: list was inclined to irregularity, though steady in, the main. Sugar was freely sold at the opening, re- sulting in a decline of 1 per cent, which point it advanced beyond first prices on purchases by both classes of traders. Good judges of the property are opposed to purchases at these prices, in view of the forced closing of refineries and the entire lack of profits on present business. A fa- vorable decision on the German tari sched- ule may be utilized by the pool as a means of Mquidation. Chicago Gas was given good support by its frieads, gaining 1 per cent over first prices on a fair buying demand. ‘The market for foreign exchange opened dull, with rates a trifle easier than those quoted yesterday. The yielding is due to @ somewhat less urgent demand re- mitters. The supply of bills continues good, but barely in excess of the demand. Should the inquiry be corfined within present limits the necessity for shipping gold dur- ing the week will be overcome. The trading of the last hour was dull and Irregular. The coal stocks recorded substantial improvement on the day’s bus- iness, while the grangers, in sympathy with the attack on Northwert, were de- cidedly weak in tone. The sentiment of the street at the close was mixed, with the pessimistic view predominating. —_—> — FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members Correspondents ‘0. 80 Broadway: Close New York stock exchange. Messrs. Moore & Schley: Stocks. American Sugai American Sugar, pid. American Tobacco. American Cotton Oi Atchison ja Pacific... ‘Chesapeake and Onio. C.6.C. and St. L, Chicago B. and Q. Chic. Cn nll ipeh Delaware and Hndson.. Denver and RioGrande. 5% Dis and Cattle Feeding 0s General Electric. . & Ditnois Central. Lake Shore. Erie. Ont. and Western. Pacific Mail. Paila. and. Reading. Pullman P. Car Co. bash Wabash, pid Wheeling & Lake Erie.. Wheeling & L. E., pfds.. Sestern Union Tel. isconsin Central Sve... 20 200. tered, 115 bid, U.S. 4s, coupon, 115 bid. &. 118 bid. District of Columbia Bonds. Wd. | 30-year fund Gs, gold, 11 bid. Water stock 7s, 1901, currency, 115 Id. Water stock Ts, 1s, currency, 121 bid. 3.653, fund! currency, 115 bid. 8145, registered, 2-108, 100 Miscellaneous Bonds.—Wasbington and George- town Railroad conv. Gs, Ist, 130 bid, 13244 asked. Washington and Georgetown’ Railroad’ cony. 6s, 2, 130 bid, 132% asked. Metropolitan Railroad copy. fs, 100 bid, 101 asked. Belt Ratlroad 5s, 80 bid, 8D asked. Eckington Ratroad Gs, 100 bid, 104 asked. Railroad Gs, 106% id, 108% asked, Wash Company 6s, series’ A, 114 pid. Wash- Compa y 6s, series B, 115 bid. Wash- jas Company conv. 68, 181 bid. U. 8. Bees Light conv 130 bid, 132 asked. Chesa- 108 bid. shington Market Company tup. 108 bid, | Washington Market Company ext. Masonic Hall Association Ss, 104 bid. Wash- ‘ashing- t 2% bid. Wi ton Light Infantry 102 bid. National Bank Stocks. Bank of Washington, 200 bid, 315 asked. Bank of the Republic, 270 bid, 290 asked. Metropolitan, 280 bid, asked. |. Cen- ee Matias Sh ae 2 asked. Seco 5 — bid. Col [30 bid, 145 asked. Capital, 11 bid. ‘Went. Bod, 110 bid. 105 bid, 112 asked. Lincoln,” 100 bid, 105 asked. Ohio, 74% bid. # ‘Safe Deposit and Trust Compantes.—National Safe Deposit and Trust, °126 bid, 130 asked. Washing- ton Loan and Trost, 120 bid, 125 asked. American Security and ‘Trust, 133 bid, 134 asked, Railroad Stocks. Washington and Georgetown, 10 asked. Metropolitan, 75 bid, 80 asked. ia, 55 bid, 65 asked. Belt, 25 bid, 40 asked. Eckingtou, 33 bid. Georgetown and Tennallytown, 35 aw ed. ‘Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, 280 bid, 3 < “471g Did, 48% asked. Georgetown Gas, 52 00, aated: Te so Blectete Light, 128 bid, 129% asked. Tnstirance Stocks.—Firems , 42 bid, 46 asked. Franklin, 46 bid, 55 asked. _ Me: 76 asked. Corcoran, 57 bid, bid.” Arlington, 190 bid, 108 asked.” German-Arner- 00 tonal Unton, 12 bid, 14 asked, id, 10% asked.’ Ailges, 7 bid, 7 cople's, 6% bid, 5% asked. SAncoln, 7 asked. Commercial, @ asked. e Insurance Stocks.Real Extate Title, 108 bid, 118 asked. Columbia Title, 7% bid. ‘Telephone. Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 35 bid. Chesa- peake and Potomac, 60 bid, 5 dasked. phophone, 54 bid, G asked. Pneumatic Gum Carriage, .30 bid, .32 asked. Miscelianeot Washington Market, 15 bid, 18 asked, Tee, 140 bid, 156 asked. Bull Run Panorama, 25 asked. ' N mboat, 93" hid. Linc Mergenthaler’ Linotype, —_——. ome ter. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: . 38; 2 p.m., 61; maximum, 63; mini-