Evening Star Newspaper, July 3, 1895, Page 2

LATE NEWS BY WIRE Investigating Suspiciously Correct Predictions of Deaths. THE FIGHT FOR THE FAIR MILLIONS Arrested for Forging Chinese Certificates. A CALIFORNIA DIVORCE CASE CHICAGO, Ill, July 3.—The police and irsuragce men are investigating a death in the family of Chales J. Uhl, a barber who has accurately predicted sudden death of relatives and who puts great faith in spirit Information and life insurance poli- cies. His wife and his mother-in-law each died suddenly and the police consider it a striking coincidence that both women car- ried Ife insurance. Uhl’s two children, young girls, are insured. The barber de- nies all cornection with the deaths. Truxt Clouse of the First Fair Will. SAN FRANCISCO., Cal. July 3.—The at- torneys and trustees and heirs under the Fair will are said to be desirous of testing the validity of the trust clause of the doc- ument first presented for probate. It is argued by the attorneys and heirs under the holographic will that the trust to se- cure the first will js illegal and much time and money would te saved by obtaining a legal decision on this point. If, for in- Stance, the trust should be declared void, then there would be no objection to the document, if the heirs do not object to its probate and would at once enter upon their patrimony. Thus all litigation would be at an end. If, on the other hand, the trust clauses should be sustained, the action could be had directly on the genuineness of the will, and the contest would be clear of entangling collateral matters. It is elaimed that an agreement has been prac- Ucally reached that the validity of the trust clauses should be tested at once. Forgery of Chinese Certificates. SEATTLE, Wash., July 3.—The first Infor- Maiion, which led to the arrest of James Graham of Idaho, for forging Chinese cer- tificates, came te J. P. Gleason, deputy collector of internal revenue, in this city, last May. One of Graham's accomplices confessed, and from him and another man aflidavits were obtained that Graham had furnished the money for them tv do the work, and received the bogus certificates from them. Gleason reported to Washing- ton, D. C., and Special Agent Yarberonz was sent here. The latter went to Gorur d'Alene and obtained confirmatesy *y:dence and then corfronted Grabam swith it. Gra- tain. Spal Agent Sch 4 wi #® work collecting evi- dence, with inCructions that in case any one tried ty leave the country he snould GT" all of the suspects. A few days ago he received information which caused him to nave Graham arrested. Denies That It is His Wife. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 3.—Dantel H. Foley, a capitalist of his city, who was recently sued for divorce, will soon file an answer to the suit, it is said, in which he will deny that tke plaintiff is his wife. In 1876 he was married to the woman who now claims to be his wife, and soon after- ward moved to Eurekz, Nev., where he bought a gold mine. According to his story Mrs. Foiey soon developed an appetite for intoxicating liquors, and suddenly disap- peared. He heard nothing from her for fourteen years, and during her absence ob- tained a divorce by default. ———_— GAS TRUST STOCK SOLD. The Standard O11 Company Disposes of Its Holdings. CHICAGO, July 3—A spS&ial to the Times-Herald from New York says: The Standard Oil Company has sold every dol- lar of its holdings in the Chicago Gas Trust. This inforrration is based upon of- ficial authority. It accounts for the recent sensational decline in Chicago Gas and fur- nishes rich food for speculative gossip. This chenge was consummated about ten days ago, but it was not until yesterday that the details of the deal and the reasons therefor became known, and then only to a few. It is admitted that the Standard Oil Company is no Jenger interested in Ch gv Gas, and thet the transfer of a majority of its hold-ngs was made to Norman B. Reame of the Chicago Gaslight and Coke Company, who is stpposed to represent a syndicate of Chicago capitalists. Henry BL. Payne, representing the Stand- rd Oil Company, held $14,000,000 of the 5,000,000 worth of Chicago Gas shares. His transfer of his holdings to Norman B. Reame was made through the Chase Na- tional Bank of this city. John PD. Rockefeller, Senator Brice and other Standard O'l magnates held a con- ference upon receipt of the news that Gov. Altgeld had vetoed some of the measures which, had they become laws, would have materially tenefited the trust. Mr. Rocke- feller, it is said, expressed the conviction that it was no longer good policy for the Standard Oil Company to invest In outside enterprises on account of the growing hos- tility of the public to such enormous ag- Bregations cf capital, and the suspicion with which, in this case, they were regard- ed by the people of Illinois. He therefore decided that the Standard Oil Company had better get out of Chicago while it could do so withcut losc. CHICAGO, July 3.—The publication of the fact that the Standard Oil Company has disposed of its interests in Chicago Gas created much comment in financial circles here today. It developed that the sale was made about three months ago and that the stock was largely held by Colonel Payne of the Standard Oil. It is not gen- erally believed among stock exchange peo- ple that Norman B. Reame Is at the head of the purchasing syndicate, but it is thought that the greater part of the stock was purchased by Chicagoans. It was common talk on ‘change that Chicago Gas would pay Its quarterly 1 per cent dividend this month. —_—.__ INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS. Arnunl Competition Between Oxford nnd Cambridge. LONDON, July 3.—The annual athletic games between Oxford and Cambridge universities began at the Queen's Club grounds at 4:30 p.m. today. The prospec’s of an international contest between the winning team today and a team repre- senting Yale University greatly increased the interest taken In the meeting between Oxford and Cambridge today. Both teams arrived here from Brighton this morning. G. Jordan, Oxford, won the 100 yards dash. Time, 10 3-4 seconds. Watson, Cambridge, won the weight-put- ting contest, with 37 feet } inches. G. A. Fardiner, Oxford, won the high jump, with 5 feet 9 inches. The mile run was won by W. E. Cambridge, 4m, 43 2-5s. ey, Oxford, won the hurdle won by W. . Cambridge, in 50 seconds. ‘The running broad jump was won by Mendelson of Cambridge, who covered 22 feet 432 inches. In throwing the hammer G. B. Robertson, Oxford, won, with 116 feet 7 Inches. This made the contests a tle. The thre ile run was won by F. 8S. Horan of Cambridge, who thus scored the victory for his university. The time was 14m. 50 25s. The score at the end of the games stood Cambridge, five firsts; Oxford, four firsts, —_——.—__ ASTRONOMERS PROTEST. They Oppose the Removal of Prof. Davidson. SAN JOSE, Cal., July 3.—The astronomers of the Lick observatory today sent a Joint telegram to President Cleveland protesting against the removal of Prof. George W. Davidson, chief of the coast and geodetic aurvey, and asking for his reinstatement. The astrenemers declare that recently pub- Ushed scientific records demorstrate that Davidson is still one of the most active workers in the survey. THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1895—TWELVE PAGE DEFENSE ALL IN. Testimony Regarding Riordan Given at Syracuse. SYRACUSE, N. Y., July 3.—The defense In the trial of Bob Fitzsimmons was closed with the testimony of Dr. G. A. Lyon of New York. From the description given of Riordan’s heart he would juage that he was affected with hypertrophy, which gives the heart a spasmcdic action. He thought that the kidneys were affected . with Bright's disease, also from the description of Riordan’s condition he would judge he had an enlargement of the liver and an af- fection of the left lung. ‘Is it not true,” was asked the witness hy Attorney House, "that when there is a diseased condition of the. internal orzans of the abdomen the arteries of the brain are degenerated” “Yes, sir; and these conditions increase the probabilities of a hemorrhage of the brain from the skull.” ‘ He said that he had found in performing autopsies that the brain was more or less lacerated in removal. flow of thirty drops of blood into the fourth ventricle would cause immediate death. He said further that when he examined Riordan a year ago he found symptoms of disease, as described by him, and tak: this into consideration, with the swell! cf Riordan’s feet, be would judge that h had symptoms of dropsy. At that time he warned Riordan not to drink alcoholic beverages or take violent exercise, as it would prove fatal. The minutes of the autopsy were placed in evidence by the defense, after which they rested. NIAGARA WAS BEATEN. Eucharis Won the Race for Yachts. HUNTER'S QUAY, Firth of Clyde, July 3.—In the race for twenty-raters today they started in the following order: Eu- charis, Zenita, Niagara and Dakotah, but there was only ten seconds’ difference be- tween the t:me in which the first and last of the yachts competing in the twenty- rater class crossed the line. Zenita and Niagara almost immediately after crossing the line engaged in a luiling match inshore and thus let Eucharis get a big lead. Dakotah finished twenty minutes behind Eucharis, which won. Mr. W. Fife, the designer of Eucharis, who steered that yacht to victory, to a representative of the Associate after the race: “It is safe to say today’s weather suited Euch and I have every r at having heat fact that Buch: trim. Some of her view of the et in her Secong Day of the Newmarket July Merting. NEWMARKET, July 3.—This y second day of the Newmarket first meeting. There were twelve runners the*Piantation stakes, inciuding M ard Croker’s Montatk, who, hower not placed. The course was over the last five fu longs of the Bunbury mile. Mr. J. ter’s Chinkara wen; Mr. Dovglas Baird's Donegal was secord and Lord Radior's Longford Lady, third. —- ONLY TEN WENT. California Christian Endeavorérs Stayed at Home. OAKLAND, Cal, July 3.—The Christian Endeavor excursion train which left Oak land at 7 o'clock this morning for Bos for the mternational mecting of the s ciety carried only about ten per cent of the members who had originally intended to go. The ) per cent who remained are saying that they are victims of prom! made to them on the part of the Southern Pacitic that were not kept. They cI that the company tacitly agreed to i round-trip ticket good for three month and after many had decided to make the trip and made all arrangements the com- pary at the eleventh hour gave out tickets gcd for only three weeks in the east. As a result only ten per cent out of the one hundred who had intended to go lett for Boston today. PRICE'S COUNSEL INDIGNANT. Chaiges Sheriff Berry With Neglect of Duty. BALTIMORE, July 3.—Millard Taylor, one of counsel for Marshall Price, lynched last night, expresses great indignation at Sheriff Berry's alleged neglect of duty, At the suggestion of Attorney General Poe Mr. Taylor wrote Sheriff Berry, at Denton, las Monday, that Price would surely be ly ed if not immediately taken away, earnestly urged the sheriff to return the prisoner to Baltimore. —_—.—_—_ Ocean Steamships Arrived. NEW YORK, Liver- pool. LONDON, July 3.—Steamer St. Louis, New York for Southampton, passed the Lizard at a.m. MOVILLE, July 3.—Circassia, New York for Glasgow. HULL, July 3.—Martello, New York. HAMBURG, July 3.—Persia, New York. SOUTHAMPTON, July 3.—Spree, New York for Bremen. BREMEN, July 3.—Willehad, Baltimore; Salier, New York. Failed to Heed the Warning. Special Dispateh to The Evening Star. PETERSBURG, Va. July 3.—Abram Pankey, colored, was run over a¥d almost instantly killed this morning about 10 o'clock by the dummy train on the Peters- burg and Asylum railway. The accident occurred a few yards outside of the city Hmits, and almost in sight of the unfortu- nate man’s house. He had been walking down the track, with a hoe on his slteulder. He remained on the track, although the conductor called to him to get off and the engineer biew his whistle. Pankey leaves a widow with children, ———— Terrible Tale of Married Life. LONDON, July 3.—The suit for divorce instituted by Mrs. Pearl Craigie, the au- thoress, best known by her pen name of “John Oliver Hobbes,” was heard today. Adultery upon the part of the husband, who is a clerk In the Bank of England, {s al- leged in the complaint. Mr. Craigie pleads condonation and connivance of his wife in his illicit relations with women. Mrs. Craigie took the witness stand today, and, sobbing hard, reiated a terrible story of her married life. ee Wire Drawers Go on Strike. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 3.—Three hun- dred drawers at the works of the American Wire Company went on strike today for a 10 per cent increase in wages. The men made a demand for the advance several days ago, and on being notified this morn- ing that it could not be granted went out in a body. —_—_. The Ulinois Speaker Dend. CHICAGO, July 3.—Speaker Meyer of the Illinois house of representatives died at Freeport, Ill., today. His death was unex- pected, although he had been ill for some time. qa San Francisco’s Treasurer Dead. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 3.—James H. Widber, the treasurer of the city and county of San Francisco, died last night of pneumonia. He was born in Portland, Me., in 1828, and came to California in 1849, —_— The Jury Disagreed. NEW ORLEANS, July 3.—At midnight a minstrial was entered in the case of the state vs. Cullen, Burk and Collice, three prominent screwmen, who had been on trial for three weeks for the murder of a negro screwhian on the levee on the morn- ing of March 12 last, The jury stood nine for conviction. —_~._—_ Would Back Ryan for §5,000. SYRACUSE, N. Y., July 3.—“Tommy” Ryan, champion welter-weight of the world, recelved word from Chicago today that Hugh Maher of that clty would back him for $5,000 against “Mysterious Billy” Smith of Boston, and says that he will now force Smith to fight or keep still. GIVEN TO THE JURY End of the Anffort-Desmond Safe Gragking Trial. BILLY WILBHAMS SEVERELY SCORED Counsel Close Their Arguments and the Jury Charged. MR. BIRNEY’S. REMARKS SS The trial of Charles, alias Buck, Anffort and Edward, alias Eddie Desmond, the al- leged safe blowers, was delayed this morn- ing because of the attendance of District Attorney Birney in another court. It was 10:30 before Mr. Andrew A. Lipscomb com- merced the concluding argument to the jury on behalf of the defendants. At that time the court room was literally packed. Beside Auffort sat his wife, who held in her arms their litde goiden-baired child. Close by also were the young man’s mother and sister. Mr. Lipscomb's Address. Lipscomb referred to the maiden ef his associate, ex-Congressman . H. Turner, yesterday, as a master- ful and really wonderful effort. Mr. Tur- ner, he said, had so fully covered the case that there was very little for him to say. Yet, he wished to speak for a while of the chief witness fur the government, Wil jams, the thief, scoundrel and murdere who had spent so many years in prison that he had suffered a cast in his eyes by ‘ining them looking through prison bar: wished, too, to briefly speak of the Stupidity of the District detective force and of how Billy Williams had fooled not only the local detec! but also the guileless and all too-confiding district attorney. Mr. Lipscomb stated that he did not deny that the robbery had been committed, nor lid he dgny that Williams participated in i In fect, said Mr. Lipscomb, the case without Williams was as great an absurd- Mr. ity as it w fatal to the contentions of the government. Williams was the very keystone of t vho! Jfuir, and unless ernment The Ja ond had made e had been r Liscomb, a: vs guilt. He ish ad Jackson City, but be- here th Stones they fore the stated Mr. to the D: ulate. Last Sunda: comb, he saw on a vi no less than half a dozen di zmes of crap on the Ww For himself ww littig differcace between Washing- toa crap ard Jacksoa City potic That Famous Raid. Mr. Lipscomb pictured the raid on Jack- son City, made by the gallant Smith of Alex- andria and the grave and digniied Ho! linberger of Washington, at the head of two .lexandri and a dozen or more alleged detectiv ac- companied by correspondents agton war two The net result of that Lipscomb, of & stupid, frightened boy of twenty-thr lise was then searched rger, who, Mr. Lip: not bright enough to di was the thortught, Desmond a iagless dog. No dynamice cartr found ia the val uid Mr. Lips- ud he strongly intimated that it was placed one antas therein subsequently by some gonistic to Desmond. s ag Billy Williams. Mr. Lipscomb paid Billy Williams the compliment of devoting the greater part of his speech to reficetions upon the reputation of the man. “Should the devil,” exclaimed Mr. Lipscomb, “dive down into the deepest dep: and bring up the most de- pr. he would bring up with him Billy Williams, the thief and who counts time by the mmitted, and whose only he met in the half of his rd prison bars. It is on the ha being the district at- you, gentlemen of the jury, x husband and father from send him to prison, ved s the i m™ to tear a your bis wife and child and on such testimony you are asked to t Desmond, a foolish, wandering boy. you will do that, gentlemen, I do not a moment bel nye. The one real question in the case, said Mr, Lip b, in conclusion, was whether Williams timony, wholly uncorroho- rated, as he claimed it was to be taken in preference to that of the sixtec witnesses for the defense, who flatly cor ed him. The government claimec ufYort and his relatives were actuated 1 motives in giving their testi- t, gentleme exclaimed Mr. ‘do not forget that Williams ven more personally actuated. By and through his fats ‘stimony Williams hopes to secur If you believe him you will enable him to regain that Hberty, and you will be a party to the turning eagun upon the community of a man hese hands are red with the blood of an beings, and whose Ife from child- en darkened with innu- Are you willing to take upon yourselves? For, him and convict these de- will be the result. I do not ferdan believe ave or will dare to assume such a ibility, The murderer should be Killed the steps from the jeil, for if the district attorney be so foo!- ish’ as to Mberate the villain and seif- confessed thief and scoundrel, the lives and. property of the people of this com- munity that very moment will cease to be safe.” Closing Argument. . Mr. Lipscomb closed at 12: when Dis- trict Attorney Birney arose to make the closing argument in the case. He besought the jury to allow no mere sentimental considerations to influence them. It was not pleasant to prosecute any one, but a crime had been committed, and the sole question W Did the defendants commit it or participate in it? If they did, they should be convicted, whether they were young or old, or whether they were or were not husbands and fathe Mr. Birney said he acknowledged the very bad character of Williams, but he declared that the witn es for the defense were for the most p: from that notorious plague spot across the river, Jackson City, and the characters of those frequenting that place were as bad as that of Billy Williams. The defendants frequented Jackson City, Desmond living there, and they were, therefore, far from immaculate. Williams undoubtedly hoped for liberty through his testimony for the government, but the defendants sought liberty through similar means. Defends the Police. Mr. Birney warmly defended the Wash- ington police force from the reflections cast upon it by Mr. Lipscomb, saying that {ts members ranked as high In intesrity and intelligence as those of any other lo- cality in this or any other country. He also defended the wife of Williams. It might seem strange, remarked Mr. Birney, that she Ieved such a man as Williams, but if women loved only good men man would soon become an extinct animal. In concluding his address Mr. Birney con- tended that the testimony of Williams had been sufficiently corroborated to warrant a verdict of guilty as to both Auffort and Desmond, and he begged the jury to allow nothing to lead them from rendering such @ verdict. The Judge's Charge. Mr. Birney concluded at 1 when a re- cess was taken until 1: Upon the reas- gembling of the court after recess Judge Cole proceeded te charge the jury. The in- dictment, he explained, contained three counts, charging, respectively, housebreak- ing in the daytime, in the nighttime and the larceny of $679. There was no doubt that the robbery was committed, and if the defendants were guilty of housebreak- ing it was fair to conclude that they were gullty of larceny, and vice versa. It was claimed, said Judge Cole, that Billy Will- jams was an accomplice, and if he was, the jury ought not to believe his testimony un- less they fourd that his testimony was corroborated by that of others or by cir- cumstantial evidence. The jury, however, might convict, even though they found that Williams was an "coat: tncorroborated accomplice. But Judge Cole advised the jury not to do so, al- though they were at liberty to so do. _What is meant in law by the corrobora- tion of the testimeny of an accomplice was fully explained by Judge Cole, and, refraining from explaining, because of a recent decision by the Court of Appeals, what constitutes a reasgnable doubt, he simply told the jury that if they enter- taiped a reaspnable doybt as to the guilt of the defendants they should return a ¥erdict of not guilty. Givep to the Jury. The judge concluded his charge at 2:30, when the jury retired to consider their verdict, not, -hoywever, before Judge Cole told one of the jurors that the court could not tell.him which of the two satchels be- lorged to Desmond. — CHEERS FOR THE RIFLES Crowds Witness the Drills at Camp Hancock. Competing in the Free for AH Glass— Excellent Showing by Wash- ington’s Soldiers. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CAMP HANCOCK, St. Louis, Mo., July The National Rifles of Washington, D. reported for inspection yesterday at 2 pm., but had to wait thirty-five minutes cn account of some neglect or change in the arrangements. This was the hottest part of the day, and owing to the fact that many of the men had been suffering from the effects of the water here, several be- gan to feel very badly before it was over. The report that two men were affected with the heat was a mistake. There is not a sick man in the Rifles’ camp this morning. Byerytiing and everybody is ready tor the big drill that comes oft today. The Rifles passed a good inspection in white duck pants, their own fatigue coats and white duck caps, the nattiest uniforms in camp. Their time was longer and in- spection more severe than that of any other company, but they stood it like veterans, and did not once indicate by a iack of herve or premptness of action that they Were a maiden company. They marched off the field amid deafening applause. The Mount Pleasant Field Band has been very courteous to the Rifles. They played throughout their entir spection, and at dress parade escorted them to meet their sponsors. The little fellows are hot favor- ites, and deservedly ge. Capt. Manson was congratulated by the jud on the condition of his arms and equipment. ‘The National Rifles of Washington, D. made the hz ‘omest show on parade terday of any company in camp, the tain said: “Boys, I am proud of you.” The Other Companies. The Belknap Rifles of San Antonio,Texas, entered the field for inspection at > and Were through at 10.10, their time being twenty-five minutes. They were inspected in white duck unitorms, white helmets and black belts. Their untidiness was painful to witness; besitles this there were several breaks rte T zouave companies, with the excep- tion of the Walshes, were excused from inspection. The Indianapolis Light Artillery on next. : Their entire gun ca Be Wi tion over a ton, but the boys as if It was a toy. Their steadiness was excellent. ‘Time, ‘twenty: Next came the Branch Guards of St.Louis it a natty wuniferm of Nght blue trousers eid dark blouses and caps. They count some of the Thursion Rifles among their team. Steadiness good. ‘Time, twenty-two minutes. The Dallas Artillery came next. Time, twenty minutes. Their inspection was ex- cellent. It will be a close score in thi: class between them and the Indianapolis Battery. The Phoenix Light went Infantry came next with full marching equipment, and y inspected in sweater! two lieutenants failed to come to “about face” during the inspection, and thus lost six points for their company. minutes. me, twenty-four Today's Program, Today's program is as follows: 9:00 a.m., guard mount; great interstate infantry contest for the grand prize, $3,500, and the National Competitive Drill Association champiorship cup, value, $1,000, donated by the citizens of St. Louis. The companies entering in this class and the hour of their respective drills will be as follows: 10 a.m., National Rifles, Washington, D. c., Capt. O. Marson; 11 Bullene Guards, Kansas Ci Mo., Capt. C! E. Wami p.m., company F, first infantry, St. Louis, Mo., Capt. E. V. W: p.m. Phoenix Light Infantry, Dayton, Ohi Capt. John A. Miller; 4 Guards, St. Mo., Capt. C. A. Sin- clair; 5 p.m. Rifles, San Antonio, Tex., Capt. B. Green; 10:30 am., exhibition drill by the noted Dallas Artil- lery Company, Dallas, Tex., First Lieut. P. Blythe; 11 a.m. to 12 noon, grand con- by the Mount Pleasant’ Drum and gle Corps and Band of Washington. D. 2 p.m., exhibition drill by the Aurora Zouaves, Aurora, Il, Capt. A. H. Tarble: 30 p.m., exhibition drill by the Rockvill . Rockville, Ind., Capt. F. B. p.m. to 6 p.m., grand military the ‘band of the third regi- nd the Mount rps and Band nt Drum and Bugle of Washington, D. C.; ) p.m., dress parade; 8 p.m., grand promenade concerts by the military bands, exhibition bugle drill by company A, first infantry, N. G. M.; 10:30 p.m., taps Cheers for the Rifles. ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 3.—The third day at Camp Harcock opened with fine weath- er, which became warmer as the day ad- vanced. After the ceremony of guard mount the competition in the free-for-all infantry class for prizes aggregating in value $7,100 was begun. Judging from the large crowd present throughout the day this part of the program was very pop- ular. The following United States army oflivers acted as judge First Lieuts. W. F. Han- cock, fifth artillery; W. H. Johnstor teenth infantry; Ernest Hinds tlery, and H. S. Schumm, seco: A great cheer went up Rifles of Washington, D. white pants and c the parade ground. Ldent. J. O. Man- son commanded, taking the company through an intricate program in a very creditable manner. The Bullene Guards of Kansas City, un- der command of ‘aptain C. E. Wagar, and uniformed in the regulation blue fa- tigve, came nex Theti oldierly appear- ance’ and precision elicited considerable applause. Company F, first infantry, National Guard of Missourl, of St. Louis, followed. ‘d in blue marched upon Their uniform was also the resu TY fatigue, and their commanding oflicer Capt. EB. V. Walsh. The Phoenig Light Infantry of Dayten, Ohio, under the command of Capt. Jobn A. Miller, also appeared in the well-known blue. Their work‘in the manual of arms and on the march was commendable and well received; by the spectators. Fol i them came the Branch Guards, the ite company of this city. Capt, Carin put them through a tling drill, whi brought the applause of the many friends of the company present. —— Mz. Uhl Gbing to Europe. Acting Secretary Uhl of the Department of State, accompanied by Mrs. Uhl and his son, will sail Saturday from New York on the steamship Columbia direct for Ham- burg. He will make an investigation of the affairs of the United States consulate at that point, and afterward, visiting the prin- cipal European capitals, will look generally into ‘the state of consular business, al- though the trip was primarily designed to be one of pleasure, and is at Mr. Uht's own expense. He will sail from Genoa for the United States, expecting to be home in the course of six or seven weeks. Meanwhile Assitant Secretary Adee will act as Secre- tary of State. ——-e+___ The Montgomery at Colon. COLON, Colombia, July 3.—The United States warship Montgomery Is here wait- ing a supply of coal. The Nicaragua canal commission members are all well. They are now visiting the Chagres porticn of the route of Panama canal, and will leave here about Saturday next for Mobile, Ala. ITHE OPEN DOOR Schedule of Givil Service Examina- tions for the Next Six Months. VARIOUS RULES AND DIRECTIONS District Applicants for the Lower Places Must Travel. POINTS FOR ASPIRANTS The civil service commission has ar- ranged a schedule for the examinations to take place in all parts of the country dur- ing the next six months. Examinations as usual will be held in every state and ter- ritory in the Union. The commissioners intimate, however, that examinations in certain states will extend greater hope of possibility than in others. For instance, they say the share of appointments re- ceived by Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Dis- trict of Columbia, Maryland, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming is at present ex- cessive, and no applications for any de- pertmental examinations will be accepted trcm legal residents thereof, unless there is a failure to secure eligibles from other states. Applications from residents of these states and territories will, nowever, be accepted for all railway mail and In- dian service examinations. It also appears that California, Colo- rado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, ll- lincis, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylya- nia, Vermont, Virginia, Washington ard West Virginia have also receive an ex- cessive share of appointments, sithough to a less extent than the first list above, and during the last half of this year no applications for the clerk-copyist, the watchman or the messenger examination 1 be accepted from legal residents of these last named states. Applications from legal residents of thesc states and terr!- terles will be accepted for all railway mail and Indian service examinations and for ell departmental examinations except the clerk-copyist, watchman and messenger examinaticns. Schedule of Dates. The schedule of dates and places where examinations will be held is as follows: Alabama—Monigomery, Octeber 25, Ari- zona—Tucson, November 4. Arkansas—Lit- tle Rock, October 30. California—San Fran- cisco, October 25; Fresno, October 28; Los Angeles, October Colorado—Denver, September 30. Connecticut—Hartford, Oc- tober % Delaware—Wilmington, September 80, District of Columbia (Washington D. C.)—For departmental service (specials), October 2; for Indian service, October 2; for typewriting and stenography, October 3; for railway mail service, October 4. Flor- ida—Jacksonyille, October 11; Tampa, Oc- tober 14. Georgia—Thomasyille, October 16; Atlauta, October 28. Idaho—Pocatello, October 7. Wlinois—Chicago, October 9; Bloomington, November 6. Indiana—In- dianapolis, October Evansville, October lowa—Des Moines, November 1; Daven- port, November 4 Kansas — Wichita, October 21; Salina, October . 23; Gar- den City, November 11. Kentucky — Louisville, November 6. Louisiana—New Orleans, October 18; Shreveport, October S$. Maine—Augusta, October 21. Maryland —Cumberland, September 30. _Massachu- setts—Worcesier, October 11; Boston, Oc- tober 16. Michigan—Detroit, October 4; Grand Rapids, October 7. Minnesota—Du- luth, October 16; Minneapolis, October 18. XN sippi—Vicksburg, October 21; Me- ridian, October 23. Missouri—St. Louis, October 11; Kansas City, October 14; Springtield, October 1 Montana—Hel- Ne ka — Hastings, ena, October 9. October 25; Omaha, October 28. Ne- vada—Reno, pectober 21. New Hampshire— Manchester, October 18. New Jersey—‘Tren- r 4. New Mexico—Albuquerque, New York—New York, Oc- ton, Octob November toher 7; Albany, October 25; Rochester, Oc- tober Binghamton, October 30. North Carolina heville, October 4; Wilmington, October North Dakota—Fargo, October 21. Ohio—Cleveland, October 2; Cincinnati, October 4. Oklahoma—Oklahoma, October 18. Oregon—Portland, October 16; Rose- burg, October 18. Pennsylvania — Pitts- burg, September 30; Philadelphia, Oc- tober 2; Altoona, November 1. Rhode Island — Providence, October 14. South Carolina — Charleston, October 9. South Dakota — Aberdeen, October 23; Sioux Falls, October 25. Tennessee—Chattanooga, October 30; Bristol, November 1; Memphis, November 1; Nashville, November 4. Texas. —Dallas, October 21; Austin, October 23 Galveston,October 23; El Paso, November 6. Utah—Salt Lake City, October 4. Vermont —Rutland, October 23. Virginia—Richmond, ember 30; Danville, October 2. Wash- 1—Spokane, October 11; Seattle, Oc- tober 14. West Virginia—Parkersburg, Oc tober 2. Wisconsin—Milwaukee, October 11 Stevens Point, October 14. Wyoming—Chey- enne, October 2. Various Directions, Applicants may select from this schedule the date and place of examination most convenient for them, whether the place is in their own state or in some other state. No special examinations can be given to in- dividual competitors at any other dates or places. Ofily one kind of examination will be xiven to an applicant at the same place and on the same date, except that an appli- cant may take both typewriting and stenog- raphy, or several modern languages, on cae Schedule date. ‘Applicants are cautioned to file their ap- plications a considerable time in advance of the examinations, in order to prevent delays. For examinations to be hi at joints east of the Mississippi river, appli- cations in complete form must be filed with the commission at least six days before the date fixed for the examination; for ex- aminations held at points between the Mis- sissippi river and the Rocky mountains, at least ten days before the examination, and at points west of the Rocky mountains, at least fifteen days before the examination. Persons taking the typewriting examina- tion must provide themselves with type- writing machines. Those taking the book- keeper, drafting or cther examinations re- quiring the use of implements, must fur- nish the implements required. All appli- cants must provide themselves with pens, holders, pencils, erasers and ink. Appli- cants are cautioned not to bring any paper for use in the examination room. Scratch paper and blotters will be furnished them. No applicant will be admitted to an exam: ination who has not filed a completed ap- plication with the commission. Washington Applicants. The examinaticns will be held by special officials sent out for the purpose, on routes arranged to Include the points mentioned in the schedule. No examinations will be held in Washiggton for the cleri-copyist, the watchman and the messenger examin- ations. Persors residing temporarily or permanently in the District of Columbia cannot be examined at Wilmington, Del., Cumberland, Md., or Richmond, Va., owing to insufficient accommodations. They may, however, be examined at Philadelphia, Pa., or other points mentioned in the schedule. Railway Mail Examinations. The railway mail examinations will oc- cur at the foliowing-named places on the dates mentioned: Atlanta, Ga., October Boston, Mass., October 17; Chicago, Il. October 10; Cincinnati, Ohio, October 5 Cleveland, Ohio, October 3; Des Moines, Towa, November 2; Detroit, Mich., October ctober 8; Kansas ilwaukee, Wis., n., October 1! Omaha, Neb., Indianapolis, In City, Mo., October October 12; Minneapolis, Mi New York, N. Y¥., October $ October 29; Philadelphia, October N. Y., October St. Louis, | Rochester, Mo., October 12; Washington, October 4. Some Special Examinations. The assistant examiner examination for the patent office, the special examiner ex- amination, the medical examiner examina- tion, the bookkeeper examination, or the exemination for physician, Indian service, cannot be taken at all poinis mentioned above, but they will be given at only the foliowing places: Pailadelphia, Danville, Va.; Cleveland, Ohio; Parkersburg, W. Va., nd Cheyenne, Wyo., October 2; at New York city, Wilmington, N. C.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Indianapolis, and Pocatello, Idaho, October 7; at Hartford, Conn.; Charleston, S. C.; Chicago, Evansville, Ind., and Helena, Mont., October 9; Worcester, } Noveaib, Mass.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Milwaukee, Wis. St. Louis, Mo.; Spokane, Wash., Octobe: 11.; at Boston, Thomasville, Ga.; Minr., and Portland, Oregon, October 16; at Rutland, Vt.; Meridian, Mass.; Aber- deen, S. D.. and Austin, Texas, October 2 at Rochester, N. ¥Y.; Atlanta, Ga.; Omaha, Neb.; Shreveport, La., and Fresno, Cal., October 28. No arrangements have yet been made for examinations for applicants for positions in the government printing office. Those Will appear later. - i Graduate ANNAPOLIS, Md., July 3.—Ensign W. S. Crosley, U.: Was married here today at the residence of Dr. Thomas O. Walton to Miss Pauline Stewart of Georgia, Miss Stewart has resided here for several years. Mr. Crosley is a native of Connecticut and has just gradvated from the academy. THEY ARE AT BAY Marries, Thorn & Bond Will Not Surrender the Post Office Contract. New York Statg Legislators. Appear at the Treasury and Make Argu- ments in Their Behalf. ‘Thorp & Bond, contractors for the iron work on the Washington post office, are not going to surrender their contract if they can possibly avoid it. They have enlisted the services of Representative Sulzer of New York and State Senator Atkins of that state in their behalf. These gentle- men had an interview yesterday with As- sistant Secretary Hamlin, who has been given special charge of the case, and se- cured an extension of time until Friday next before final action is taken. It is asserted on their behaif that they are not wholly to blame for the delay in the Gelivery of the material, and they say if they are given until next week the iron beams, upon which the immediate prose- cution of the work depends, will be on hand and placed in position. If Assistant Secretary Hamlin refuses to grant their petition and follows the advice of the supervising architect the contract will be abrogated next Saturday and the work continued by the government at the expense of the contractors. —_—_-e Cadet Appointments, The following cadet appointments have been made to West Point during the week: Walter S. Grant, Ithaca, N. ¥.; Emmett B. Carter (alternate), Owego, N. Verne La Salle, Rockwell, Monroeton, Pa.; Harry M. Jordan, Bedford, Pa.; Frei. P. Pfahler (al- ternate), Meyersdale, Pa.; Frederick L. Buck, Erie, Pa.; Claude Davison (alternate), Horbourcreek, Pa.; William T. Graham, ‘Allegheny, Pa.: Pressley K. Brice, Wins- boro’, S. C.; Paul T. Hayne (alternate), Greenville, S. C., William S. Edwards, Mas- sillon, Ohio; Charles W. Hall, Franklin Sta- tion, Ohio; Alfred A. Maybach (alternate), Dundee, Ohio; William S. Neely, Charles- town, Ark.; Charles F. Martin, Indian Bay, Ark.; Harry M. Jordan, Bedford, Pa.; Ed- ward F. Downes, Crockett, Tex.; Henry P. Gejsendorff_ (alternate), Woodville, Tex.; James T. Davis, Patterson, Mo.; Jesse Blankenship (alternate), Ark.; W. M. Blocher (alternate), Little Rock, Ark. Hugh Harrison, Greenfield, Mo.; John A. Jones, Wartburg, Tenn.; William H. Ed- wards (alternate), Coal Creek, Tenn.; Jas. T. Fitzpatrick, Concordia, Kan.; Christian Kenny (alternate), Manhattan, Kans. Pe The New Portuguese Minister. Mr. Ade Sequeira Chedim, the new Por- tuguese minister plenipotentiary, has ar- rived in the city for the purpose of pre- senting his credentials. He has served in a diplomatic capacity at Rome and Mad- rid, but this Is his first visit to the United States. He is a scholar and a linguist, and speaks English with a slight accent. Like the newly arrived German ambassa- dor, he will be recognized provisionally by the State Department for purposes of rou- tine diplomatic business pending his formal presentation to the President in the fall. —_—____-e+___ No Half-Day Holiday. Owing to the absence of the President and the heads of most of the executive de- partments the clerks and employes had to forego their usual half-day holiday on the day before the Fourth of July. It has been the unbroken practice for years past to close the departments at noon on July 3. There was no one in the city willing to take the responsibility for such action today, and there was general disappoint- ment in all the departments. —______+2-____ The Colored Exhibit at Atlanta. ‘The tenth session of the womens’ auxiliary ccmmittee of the Atlanta exposition for the colcred exhibit, was held in the commission rooms last night, at 906 F street north- west. Mrs. B. K. Bruce presided, and Mrs. Jesse Lawson recorded the proceedings. The women who have a part in making the celcred exhibit from the District a success were present and determined upon such weys and means by which they hope to make the colored exhibit from the District eclipse all other exhibits in the negro build- ing. Reports were received from commit- tees showing that the work is progressing satisfactorily. Disapproved by the Secretary. Secretary Herbert has acted on the find- ings of the court-martial held at Mare Island navy yard in the cases of Lieut. W. W. Buchanan, division officer, and Lieut. J. Dorn, ordnance officer of the Olympis, who were tried for culpable negligence, result- ing In an accident to a gun, and causing the death of Gunner Johnson. Secretary Herbert approved the acquittal of Buchan- an, but in the case of Dorn disapproved the findings of the court-martial, which also acquitted him. Both men, however, have been relieved from arrest and restored to duty, and there will be no further proceed- irgs. ee ey Hit With Twenty-One Shots, CLEARSPRING, Washington County, Md., July 3.—Alexarder McCarthy was shot and killed last evening, and Jefferson Nes- bitt has been accused of the shooting. Mc- Carthy had bargained with Nesbitt for some corn in trade for fence rails, and had called at the home of Nesbitt for the corn Nesbitt was sleeping, and did not answer immediately, whereupon McCarthy, with a small boy, proceeded to measure the corn. While thus engaged Nesbitt emerged from the house and ran to the barn with a shot- gun and shot between the lattices of the corncrib. Twenty-one shots entered into the unfortunate man's side and penetrated the heart. McCarthy ran from the crib, but fell dead a distance of thirty feet on a ledge of rocks. —__ A 850,000 Fire at Worcester, Maan. WORCESTER, Mass., July 3. ‘ire broke out in the blacksmith and tinning shop of the Wright & Colton Wire Cloth Company today, and did $50,000 damage. Over 200 men will be thrown out of employment by the fire. ‘ —_—_—____ Baltimore Market BALTIMORE, Jaly 3.—Flour dull, unchanged —re- Ipts, 9.182 harrels; shipments, 10,162 barrels; FINANCE AND TRADE Stock Fluctuations Narrow and Insignificant. PROF? Til SUGAR TRUST EARNINGS Proposed Erection of Chicago Buildings Reported. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, July 3.—Speculation this morning consisted chiefly in the evening up of contracts over tomorrow's holiday, fluc- tuations being narrow and insignificant in consequence. London's, carly advices re- flected moderate improvement in the mar- ket for international securities, and some purchases of siccks, principaily St. Paul, Were credited to for2ign account. The selling of the Grargers to close out the account of a prominent operator in this group preparatory to an extended absence from town was continued during the morn- ing, but a fair buying demand prevented any marked decline. The general list was steady, and the sentiment of the street en- couraging. The charect@ér of the trading at times suggested some apprehension of bear raids, but the more conservative op- erators are opposed to short selling. The committce in charge of the reorgani- zation of Northern Pacific reports the scheme under consideration to be defecti in certain matters of policy, and that the date of the final announcement will have to be postponed. The members of the com- mittee are making every effort to advance the best interests of the company, and the perfected scheme will be submitted for approve! at the earliest possible moment. Sugar opened strong, but sold off almost immediately for a loss of 1 per cent. At the decline a good buying demand was en- countered, and the price advanced during the noon hour for a net gain of 1 per cent from opening figures. As evidence of the increasing demand for the retined product of the company several grades were ad- vanced 1-16 of a cent a pound. The earnings of the company at the pres- ent level reflect a handsome profit, and geod judges of the property do not con- sider the prevailing price of the stock a proper reflection of intrinsic value. ‘The company is said to be contempiating the building of a large refinery in Chicago for the purpose of facilitating western de- liveries. Chicago Gas sold down 1 3-4 per cent during the first hour on room operations ac- companied by rumors relative to dividends, The disappointment expressed in some quarters at the omission to declare a divi- dend at the time is the result of a too care- less interpretation of the policy defined by the new management in acquiring control of the property. It was clearly intimated at the time of the last dividend payment that a semi- annual disbursement would in the future be substituted for the quarterly payments previously prevailing. Stockholders may therefore be assured that no dividend will be paid, excepi at the longer interval above noted, earnings in the meantime determi ing the rate. Final dealings were unchanged in char- acter, prices yielding slightly from the best under professional trading. —> 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 New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway: Stocks. n. High. Low. Close. American Sugar........ W0a% “HO Wss, 109% American Sugar, Pid 997%, 997 American Tobaceo. ..)) mix 119 American Cotton O1i..! By BY Atciison Canada Pacitic Chicago Gas... C. M. & St. Paul C.M. & St. Pani, Pid!!! Chic, RT. & Facifie.: *Del., Lack. & W : Delaware & Hudson... Den. & K Grande. Pfd. Ds. & Cattie Feeding. General Electric. 5 Tilinots Central. Lake Shore, Erie Louis : Long Island ‘fraction . Metropolitan | raction.. Manhatiaa Hlevated. - Michigan Central. Missouri Pacific Nationa! Lead Co. U. & Corlage Ci ig Cl Louls. North American Cnt. & Western. Pacific Mail. Yhila. & Reading. Pullman Pal. Car Co. Southern Kaliway. Phila. Traction. ‘Texas Pacifi Tenn. Coal & Iron, Union Paciti Wabash. Wabash, Ptd. si Wheeling & L. Erie...) Wheeling & L. Erie,Pfd. stern Union Tel. Wisconsin Central U. 8. Leathe U.S. Leathe EX-div. s Metropolitan Ratiroad, Electric Light, 10 at 134, Ameri- one, 10) at 31 Bonds.—U. registered, 111% ean Grapho} Gore 4s, bid, 1123 48, coupon, 1124 bid. U. - 4s, . U.S. Ss, 1904, 116 bid. ia Bonds. fand Se, 108 ear fund 6s, Water stock 13 Water stock 7s, Li, 83 currency, 111 136 asked. town Railroad conv. 6s, 2d, Metropolitan Railroad conv Belt Railroad 5s, 85 bid, iton Ttaflrond. 6s, 103 Itailroad Gs, 110. vl mpany mpany ea. Wastington Washing! Washington ¢ et Company 115 a. on Market . 119 bid, 115 asked. hinzton 68,104 bid. “Masonic Hall a. W on Light Infa Washington Light Infantry B: fay Ast, Gs, 1 Rank Rank of the bid Central, iso bid, 1 Citizens’ tock: bid. Capita bid, "109. asked. ‘Traders’ i bid, 10344 Deposit 500 barrels, spot and month August, be a: 4.537 bus h orn | Oa bush- Sugar firm, unchanged. Grain and © Cotton and grain Hibbs, stock, grain taver. Loan curity, Sate I Amert: Poeamatic — Seeretary Morton's Retarn, Secretary Morton has returned from a visit to the President at Gray Gables, and Ras resumed his duties at the Department tof Agriculture.