Evening Star Newspaper, September 6, 1895, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY,-SEPTEMBER 6, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE The Defense in the Sumner Court- Martial. STROCTOR TESTIFIES A NAVAL Lieut. Commander Marix Speaks for the Prisoner. ADJOURNED UNTIL MORNING NAVY YARD, BROOKLYN, N. Y, Sep- tember 6.—The court-martial which ‘s try- ing Capt. George W. Summer on charges of neglect of duty and culpable inefticiency on account of the injuries sustained by the United States cruiser Columbia while in dry dock at Southampton last July will proba- bly finish its work this evening. Licutenant Commander Marix, who rep- resents the accused captain, was early on hand this morning, and as soon as the court reassembled he called Naval Constructor Francis.T. Bowles. bs The witness testified that he had docked the Columbia in the Brooklyn dry dock af- ter the cruiser’s return from Southampton. He examined her injuries and said that they were not serious. He described them as beifg generally local in nature and not structural. He found the edges of the flat keel bent and some of the stanchions buc- kled. After having studied the docking plan of the cruiser, the witness said that these injuries were surtained through the bad alignment of the keel blocks fore and aft in the Southampton dock. From what he had learned these blocks were not square athwart the ship. This question was then put to the wit- ness: “When the docking plens of a vessel and all other necessary information have been given to the docking master and injuries to the vessel have been the result, who do you think is responsibie?” After some hesitation the witness re- plied: “If the captain gave me the docking plens and information I should hold myself responsible.” “As a naval officer or as a civilian?” asked President Sicard. “As a civilian, sir,” was the naval con- struetor’s reply. In reply to ancther question as to the shoring after docxing, the witness said that it would be useless, and to prevent further straining it would be necessary to have a larger quantity of shoring timber than that which is usually available at cry docks. The witness further stated that, in his opinion the injuries to the vessel were all sustained during the first day of docking, and th» information which was received about the matter was so contradictory that he felt confident there must be some error in the repcrts. s As an expert constructer, Mr. Bowles de- scribed how a ship shovld be dry-docked, but he would not say what the captain should have done. It was very evident that the object of the defense in calling the naval constructor was to show that Capt. Sumner was rot to blame for the imperfect’ docking of the cruiser, and that the respon- sibility rested with the docking company. As soon as the witness was allowed to go, the men who testified yesterday were called in and. handed. back the copies of their testimony with all the necessary correc- tions. Lieutenant Commander Marix then said that he had no more witnesses to call for the defense. Argument for the Defense. The defendant's counse! then addre: the ccurt in behalf of Capt. Sumner. He said that everything Capt. Sumner did was done with due care, and at no time did he exhibit the slightest negligence in the per- formance of his duty. His interest and concern in the ship he commanded amouut- ed to almost perfection, for he was proud of the honor of commanding the Cotumbia. ‘The unfortunate chain of circumstances in- dicated that blame must be attached some. where, and the captain was ready to ac- knowledge any wrong of which he may have been cuilty. It was only in the first charge and specifi- caticn that Capt. Sumner considered that he might be considered partly responsible, fer had he to perform the same duty again he would perform it in a somewhat differ- ent manner, He then went on to tell how the captain had received orders of an urgent nature to prepare for a speed trial across the Atlan- tic, and that there was only dock in South- ampten that would take the Columbia: The captain had assured himself of the retia- bility of the firm owning this dock and the capability of the men employed, and wes perfectly satisfied with their assurances that everything would be all right. Capt. Sumner was aware that th> safety of his ship at all timés was his chief duty on earth, andthe failure to execute that duty was only an error of judgment. It never reached the gravity of the first charge, and his ability was well known, and ali his time and thoughts were devoted to the proper performance of this duty. It ngw remained for every member of the court, each of whom has commanded ships, to ask himself whether he would, under the * same circumstances, have done more in the premises than Capt. Sumner did. Referring to the second charge and spccl- fication, the defense claimed that there was no proof whatever te sutstantiate them. The captain's opinion as to the safety of his vessel was paramount to all of those under his command. Cupt. Samner’s Examination. His ship had settled in the dock; the ac- cused commander made a thorough exam- ination of the state of affairs, and was con- vineed that whatever damage then existed Would rot be increased. In this he was backed up by the dock master, and the testimonies of the navigator, ‘chief en- girecr and senior assistant engineer show- ed that they were of the same opini The trip across the Atlantic and the na- ture of the damage found when she rea¢ ed here proved conclusively that the ship herself had not been injuriously strained, although the outside skin had been injured. In regard to the third charge and specifi- cation, Lieut. Commander Marix referred to Capt. Summer's evidence. He said thé captain's conduct, instead of negligent, was commendable. To have a man-of-war leave a foreign port without having paid her bills wou!d not have been a ple: port to have spread, and e: jaily a things are always very much garbled. ‘The docking firm, he said, was a well estab- lished one, and any claim upon It could he as easily arranged now as it could have been before the Columbia left England. ‘The Payment under protest wolld, he believed, be considered the proper course by the court. In concluding, he stated that the standing ot Capt. Sumner and his reputation iad Not been touched upon. The captain was an officer of high rank, and well known to every member of the court. ‘The proceedings were then adjourned un- til 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. a WILL CUT DOWN PURSES. Reducing the Size of the St. Asaph Prizes. It ts officially announced that, commenc- ing Monday, September 9, the purses in each race at St. Asaph will be reduced to $100. Owners and trainers do not look very favorably upon this, and several say they will not race there. The officials of Alexander Island say there will be no further reduction at their track. The card as originally presented at St. Asaph today was a very good one. But owing to the heavy condition of the track it was somewhat reduced by scratches. ‘This, however, did not interfere with the day’s sport. Weather, rainy and warm. Attend- arce, small. 3:x books were on. Ss. The McCarthy Man Won.” DUBLIN, September 6.—The parliamen- tary election in the south division of Ker- ry, where so much bitterness was caused Hf the nomination of a candidate by the ealyites In opposition to the candidate previously put forward by the followers of Mr. Justin McCarthy, bas. resulted in the choice of Farrell, the McCarthyite nominee, by 1,209 votes, against 674 votes cast for Murphy, the Healyite candidate. > Gold From Cape Colony. CAPE TOWN, September 6.—The amount of gold exported from Cape Colony during the month of August was £830,622. Yes- acer £96,000 in gold was shipped to Lon- jon, FOUND HIS DAUGHTER End of the Relentless Search of T. M. Douglass, Affecting Meeting in Frederick,Where the Wayward Girl Had Been Traced by Washington Authorities, T. M.-Douglass, a well-known citizen of Norfolk, Va.. where he is engaged in busi- ess as a marine engineer, was made happy in Frederick, Md., yesterday by finding his wayward seventeen-year-oid daughter, Bes- sie, who had run away from him three mcnths ago, and whom he had besn vainly searching for ever since. With tears cours- ing down his cheeks, the father 1arrated a pitiful tale, and spoke of the many days of constant worry and nights of ceaseless terment he had spent to find the wnhere- atouts of his wandering child. He said he had traveled several hundred miles by rail and steambeats, and spent over $1,000 go- ing from ctty to town and hamléts in hope of obtaining some clue to his chili, only to find his cherished hopes prove fruitless. Mr. Douglass said his wife.died on April 4 last and left him four children, the eldest of whom is Bessie, who is a very_prepos- sessing and vivacious brunette. He said her striking appearance attracted the at- tention of a young widow, who had come into possession of some life insurance money, and she Induced his daughter to leave her comfortable home and travel arcurd the country as her companion, and they would lead a life of iuxury and ease. Being infatuated with her bright-pictured future she assented, and on May left for Washington, where she soon fou herself in a place where a self-respecting girl should not be found. On realizing the yosi- ticn in which she was plaved, she was ashamed and afraid to communicate with her people, as she felt they would disown her. The poor girl said that being driven to desperation she continued in her evil course until found today by her heart- broken father. The meeting between father and daughter was very touching, and the child was overjoyed at the sight of her parent, and expressed great delight to know she had not been discarded and aban- dened, and immediately left for her home, accempanied by him. Mr. Dougless. said he had been searching all the principal southern cities, and had beermkindly axsist- ed by the police departments, as he felt cerfident his child had been deluded and deceived. He obtained his first definite in- formation of her a few weeks ago through the Washington authorities, who Iccated her in Frederick. ——___ GEORGE PARKER IS DEAD. He Was Proprieter of Fine Sporting Houses for Many Years. The death of George 5. Parker, which oc- curred at his residence, No. 1411 10th street rorthwest, late Wednesday night, removes another one of the links that bound the old regime to the present. He was ill but a short time, ind it is believed his sickness was made serious by the worry he indulged in over some recent business affairs which did not result to suit him. His funeral will take place from his late home tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. For years George Parker was one of the best-known sporting men in the country. His short, thick fig- ure, close-cropped mustache and keen eyes peering ingviringly through glasses, was familiar to every man of note who indulged his fancy in pursuing the smiles of fo1 tune. Mr. Parker was a native of this city, and shortly after the war he became pro- prietor of the leeding gambling room in this city. In the seventies he had his place over the store now occupied as a saddiery establishment at the corner of the alley on E street near Lith. Here he attracted the votaries of gaming by the most elaborate form of cptertainmert, He furnished his familiar callers net cnly with nightly sup- pers, but with treakfast and dinner as well, and the games were patronized by the best in the land who indulged in such pastime. ‘After remaining here several years he re- moved next door over what is now Lough- ran's cigar store, and continued his course tntil the authorities closed gambling houses in this city. The Congressional Club was then formed and used Mr. Parker’s rooms and their magnificent equipment for its members. When the National Capital Press Club came into existence it ieased the premises, and purchased Mr. Parker's silver- ware and table furniture. Of recent years he has been engaged in capitalistic ven- tures, and while some of them have been recently unfortunate, he leaves a-consider- able fortune. He was a man of,kindly di: pesition, and charitable to a degree, and bis friends were numbered by those who made his acquaintanee. While he presented every attraction in the way of elegant sup- pers and creature comforts to bring players of games to his place, he was always or the alert to discover these who were un- able te afford the exciting pastime and to warn them to change their pace. One night along in the winter of 1882 a young man, who is now occupying a re- sponsible financial position with a western institution, came into Parker’s, and sat down at the faro table. He played reck- lessly and lost steadily. In an hour all his money, about $200, was in the dealer's drawer. He was flushed and excited, but with devil-may-care bravado went out to supper. After the meal Parker beckoned him into the front room and bade him to be seated. The youth complied, and Parker fastened his eyes on him. He stared at the young man until the latter grew un- comfortable. Then he said he wanted to talk with him. “I knew your grandfather and your father, boy,” he remarked. “They were cooi-headed men, who-never would have turned a hair if they knew lightning was going to strike them. They were good drinkers, because they never took a drop until dinner, and never kept it up after 1 o'clock. They were good gamblers, because they never tried to buck against bad luck. You are like neither of them. You are hot- headed and. thoughtless. Take an old gam- bier’s advice, stop playing and stop drink- ing, for as sure as you sit in that chair you'll be 4 thief if you stick to cards, and a bum if you stick to liquor.” The young man had an eminently well- defined streak of common sense in his nature, and he instantly appreciated the truth of Mr. Parker’s divination. Better still, he religiously took and followed the advice. There will be no more sincere mourner over George Parker's death than he will be. THEIR WATCHES GONE. Pecple Who Are Anxious About the Closing of a Jewelry Store. According to complaints received at po- lice headquarters, the jewelry store of Gus- tave Reichgott, No. 1018 7th street north- west, has been closed during the past few days, and several persors who had left watches there to be repaired are anxious about their, timepieces. Albert Busch of No. 615 Rhode Island avenue, was the first to make complaint, and soon afterward Anna Spencer and Charles Jordan made complaints. So far as they could ascertain, the owner of the store had not only left the place, but their watches had also left there. Inspector Hollinberger has detailed a de- tective to investigate the case. —— THE PARIS BOMB THROWER. Trying to Learn the Identity of the jan. PARIS, September 6.—The man who at- tempted to explode a bomb in the vestibule of the Rothschilds’ banking house in the Rue Lafitte yesterday still refuses to re- veal his identity. All he will say about himself is that he is a deserter from the army. 2 In the hope of obtaining information as to the man and his antecedents, the police will distribute 500 photographs of him in the various tribunals throughout France. Analysis of the contents of the bomb taken from the prisoner shows that it was composed of 60 to 70 grammes of chlorate of potassium and 15 to 20 grammes of vr- dinary gunpowder. ——__. No Free Sheep. The Secretary of the Treasury has in- formed Mr. F. C. Curtis of the Iowa Agri- cultural College that there is no provision of law which would permit the free im- portation of sheep for “scientific investiga- tion” by that college. ' TWO PRIZES ARE WON| The Hilton Trophy Taken by Dis- trict Riflemen. ENGINEERS TAKE THE BRONZE HORSE Features of This Year's Compe- tition. RECEPTION OF THE VICTORS —_+—___ Special From a Staff Correspondent. STATE CAMP, SEA GIRT, N. J., Sept. 6. A more glorious victory than that won by the brigade team of the District Na- tional Guard in the Hilton trophy match yesterday has no known place in the annals of rifle shooting. Many times has the fa- mous Hilton shield been shot. for, and many times has the competition brought forth extraordinary scores, but never since man began to shoot at targets has there been such a score by a team of twelve as was put up at Sea Girt yesterday. New York, Maszachusetts, Pennsylvania, Georgia and New Jersey did their level best, through their representatives, to get away with the coveted prize and the honors that accompany it, but the District marksmen settled right down to business from the start and showed conclusively that the ma- terial of which the team from the national capital is composed is ‘superior to that which fs to be found in any similar body of troops in at least the United States. It is a reasonable probability that there does not exist elsewhere in the world a brigade of 1,400 men which can put at the firing point a dozen sharpshooters as skill- host of others reany times too numerous to mention, showered enthusiastic congratu- lations upon Major Geo. H. Harries, the District's team captain. Then Mrs. Ordway and Mrs. Mosher and Mrs.,Henry had all sorts of pleasant things to say and they said them. A remari feature of the affair, how- ever, was t! eneral lack of enthusiasm. Héretofore %xImning- teams have been cheered and “using teamis have been cheered, @Verybody has hurrahed for everybody but this time there was comparative ssiléice, General Wingate ex- plained this byysaying that everybody was stunned at the)jachievement; i* was unex- pected, eve those who had no doub* whatever thatthe District team would win. Me ony! Perhaps tat was-a good reason. It was the best une. offered, and seemed to be concurred in by several others of the authorities. The District Scores. The tabulated scores for the District team at 500 and 600 yards are herewith ap- pended: 444554 445555 555445 445555 B45544 554555 B55 46 4 445554 354454 B45445 554555 445555 -44455 5 5-2 133 8 4 4 5 5-27 4.35 5 5 5 5-32 45544 4 5-31 5545 5 6 53+ 54355 5 5-32 58445 4 4-2 D444 5 3 3-23 B43 5 4 4 3-25 53545 4 5-31 75.5 5 45 4 5-33 Hutterly. 15°45 3 5 5 3-80 Total ...... The other team: totals are as follows: Ay Yards. 500 = 600 gate. New York.. 368 349 1,051 Masachuset! 366-334 1,051 Pennsylvania. 384 B45 1,037 Georgia . 361 331 1,034 New Jersey. 864 Blk 1 THE HILTON TROPHY. H ful as those who not only won the Hilton trophy yesterday for the third time, but who, in the doing of it, broke the world’s record. The greatness of the achievement may not be at once apparent to the uninterested citizen, but to those who are concerned, in | the cleanest of amateur sport the magni- tude of the result must be instantly: and | conspicuously evident. | Last year the trophy was won by Peénn- | sylvania with a total of 1,088, the District | being second with a score of 1,082, but that | was done on a perfect day with very little wind to annoy the competitors. Yester- day's score was put up with wind enough at 200 yards to prevent anything like a record being made at that range. In fact, the District’s total of 351 was seven points less than the District team made last year at the eame range, and fifteen points less than was made by New Jersey in the same contest a year ago. The Star's readers know, however, what was done at yards, thus securing a comfortable lead. ‘The match, however, was anybody's when the second range was finished, although the local team had quite a comfortable lead. With ordinary aggregations of a dozen sharpshooters there is a great deal of guessing at 600 yards. It is the most dif- ficult of ranges, and any number of teams that can do well enough at 200, or 300, or 500 yards fail completely when they lie down at 600. Last year the District total at 600 was 351, and it was better.than any other 600-yard score in the match. This year the total was the phenomenally large one of 365, and that gave the Washingtonians an aggregate cf~1097, the world’s- record being thus broken by one satisfacto-y point. Exciting Terminatior. The conclusion of the competition was in- tensely exciting. All of the persons con- cerned except those who were shooting #& coaching on the District target knew when the tenth District man had completed his score that 62 points made by the two last men would tie the world’s record made by Massachusetts at Creedmore in 1887, and as a consequence everybody was figuring as one shot after the other was fired. Gen. Ordway, Gen. Guy V. Henry, U.S. A., and Adjt. Gen. Mosher were immediate- ly in rear of the District score board, and while no one would accuse those three sol- diers of being nervous under any circum- stances, yet it was evident to any one who cared to watch the proceedings that they were at least deeply interested. Private FP. L. Graham and Lieut. A. O. Hutterly, both of the engineer corps, were the men on whom the hopeful ones leaned for the points necessary to the breaking of the recerd, and many heads were shaken when it was suggested that they would surely pull out at least 31 points each. An individual score of 31 at 500 yards is comparatively easy, but at 60) yards there are so many chances in favor of threes and even twos and perhaps misses that not even the opti- mistic in the watching crowd felt assured as to a successful outcome. The tabulated score will show hew the respective totals were piled up, but the figures cannot possibly convey any im- pression of the half-suppressed groan that followed Hutterly’s fourth shot that was a three, nor can they sketch the appearance of things when he followed the “Magpie” with two “bulls.” ‘Then Graham finished his 33 by putting in a final bull’s eye, and it was at once apparent that even a two by Hutterly would tie the record. But to tie the record was not sufficient. It had to be beaten, and there was no good reason for believing that it would be beaten by at least 8 points, for just then there did not seem to be any likelihood of Hutterly getting away from the bull’s-eye. He did, though his front sight slipped into the black and was lost just at the critical moment, and then as the black crossed white disc moved away up toward the upper edge of the target the threatened groan was instantly succeeded by an outburst of applause and a chorus of congratulatory handshaking and other evidence of temporary mental derangement on the part of several people who are ordinarily supposed to be sane. A Joyous Time. General Ordway was undoubtedly the happiest man Sea Girt has ever known, and he and General Henry and Colonel Mosher and General Spencer and General Wingate and Colonel Minor, Pennsylvania’s in- spector general of rifle practice, and Cap- tain Williamson of the Georgia team, and a Victory of the Engineers. One big victory, however, was not enough for the Washington contingent, so it developed this morning that the team of the engineer corps had won for the third time the bronze horse, which was captured in+1$91 and. 1892: by the first~D. regiment,.and singe then. by. the engin- cer sharpshooters. The competition was red hot from the start, Georgia having evi- dently set its mind pon taking the horse 'to Savarfah. In preparation for that the ‘ Georgians had devoted a great deal of at- tention to skirmish work, expecting to get the better of all their opponents by a close attention to that variety of rifle shooting. They did ‘nobly, but ‘not quite nobly enough, for although they put up a better skirmish total than did the engineers, they failed to overcome the twenty-one points of advantage the engineers had at known distance, and so had to be content with second places They were sorely disappointed when the official announcement was made, for they felt satisfied from the rumors that had been floating around for several hours +4 that victory was with them, but they bore their defeat manfully and tried their very best to be warmly sincere in the matter of congratulations, Of course, the’ engineers were very proud, but once more was there lack of that noisy enthusiasm which was so much of a feature at. Sea Girt during the past four years. Capt. Pollard of company A of the engineers was delighted, but he more so than was Lieutenant G. B. who was captain of the engineers’ team and who had worked so hard to save the bronze horse from a long southern tour. * The ho-:) sow remains permanently in Washing:. :, the rules prescribing that it, showld become the property of the tedm winning it three years, not necessarily in succession, In this competition Lieut. A. 0. Hutterly signally distipguished himself by making a skirmish run of twenty snots and securing a total of ninety-nine po.nts out of a possible hundred. Lieut. Hutterly’s other skirmish run was a 90, and the big: total of 99 will undoubt- edly give him the special prize offered for the best individual skirmish. This prize- winning run establishes a new record for Sea Girt, and is probably as good as any- thing ever done by a rifleman on any range. It eclipses the 96 made here by Lieut. Him@augh of the first District of Colum- bia regiment in 1892. The known distance and skirmish scores and the respective aggregates are as fol- low: Skis. Agere- mish. te. Engineer Cops, D: ©.. 10st T Ses First Georzia Battalion. Vori 1,557 First Alaska Cavalry 978 «1,470 First D, 9661447 930 Lalt 921 1,381 885 1,341 808 1,291 8430 «1,278 Thirteenth U. S. 8881275 Sixth New Jersey. 7oo 1,181 ‘Third New Jersey. 748 «1,159 M10 (1,188 Fourth New wWerses- The Reason For Advertising. Advertisers use The Star beeat et. pola papi vertising in it. They “know, also, that each one pays a like price ga lee ising space is not apes —— it it may act as a duck for others. No “discount” for one, “special discount” for an- other and “extra i discount” for still another. Like price for like service is the only fair way. The Welcome at Washington. Just how much of festal display will be on exhibition on Monday night, no one at Sea Girt can possibly know, but that there will be an opportunity for the people of ‘Washington to welcome the victorious rifle- men home {s as nearly certain as anything human can be. Gen, Ordway, who left here early this morning, last night instructed Adjt. Gen. Mosher, who leaves here tomorrow morn- ing, to telegraph orders to Maj. Ross and Maj. Suess to turn out respectively the first and fifth battalions. Telegraphic provision has also been made for the organization of a provisional battalion for the purposes of Monday evening's parade, that battalicn being composed of such company organiza- tions of the National Guard as are not in the first or ey eee) and who desire to be. a part of the escor' Some ot the members of the brigade team will reach Washington before Monday evening, because business engagements compel their presence there, but others will not show up until just before the hour set for the parade. Hight o'clock is the time fixed, ond that allows ampie margin for all likely delays, xo that there is almost no probability of those good people who care to stand on the sidewalks being wearied by long waiting. ‘The brigade team will be assembled within the station, and will maren in two platoons up Pennsylvania avenue, to 15th street, to New York avenue, to L street and the brigade armory, with the National Guard Band at the head of the column. It was arranged last night that a lieu- tenant colonel, probably Col. Walton of the first, should command the parade, but nothing has been done about the minor de- tails; they will be attended to by Col Mosher. who will be in Washington Mon. Gay next. The. President’s Match. Today is being devoted to the President's Match for the military championship of the United States, now held by Sergt. C. W. Dickey of the engineer corps. Tomorrow the Wimbleder Cup match and the Department of Rifle Practice match will be the features. It is not anticipated that the number of competitors in either of those competitions will be as large as it was last year, but both matches are like- ly to be quite exciting. TO RECEIVE THE RIFLEMEN. National Guardsmen Will Give Them an Escort. - When the news of the victory of the Dis- trict riflemen at Sea Girt, N. J., yesterday was received here last evening the mem- bers of the District Natioral Guard at once decided that their victorious comrades should be received with full military hon- ors upon their return to the city. They are expected to return Monday evening, and Col. Wm. G. Moore, the senior brigade officer here, Gen. Ordway and Col. Clay being absent from the city, decided to or- der out the brigade for escort duty Monday evening. This morning, however, Col. Moore was informed that Gen. Ordway would tele- graph orders from Sea Girt, ordering out the first and fifth battalions for escort duty, with music, and such other com- mands as volunteered. Thereupon, Col. Moore telegraphed his congratulations to Gen. Ordway, early this morning, asking for instructions. He expected an early re- ply, but stated to a Star reporter this after- noon that he had not heard from Gen. Ordway. There is no doubt, howeyer, that the brigade will be ordered out Monday even- ing for escort duty, provided the riflemen return then, as is now expected. ———— CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. Reports for the Past Yenr Received by President Tracey. "i Col. John Tracey, the superintendent of charities, today made public the annval reports of the variovs charitable insti- tuticns under his authority. ‘The report of the National Colored Home states that nine aged women and 96 chil- dren have been inmates during the year; 26 were admitted, 18 sent to homes, 1 to a hespital and 1 died. The report states that by the strictest economy the institution has been enabled to live within the appro- priation of $),909. An increase of 31,570 is asked for the ensuing year, including $1,000 for fire escapes, required by law, and $500 for’ renovating the coal vault, for which Congress appropriated $2,000,/ but which ewing to defective construction is useless. The Wcman's Dispensary asks for an in- crease of 31,000 in the next appropriation, Out of receipts of $500 from the Coramis- sioners and $362.33 from other sources, the dispensary compounded and gave away 4,000 prescriptions; treated 123 male and 1,630 female medical cases; 52 male and 189 fe~ male surgical operations; made Sib e: ternal applications, and attended 3,568. pa- tients. No salaries were paid, except a very small one to the apothecary. There is great need of funds to pay nurse hire and provide proper food for these who require hospital treatment, this iack necessitating the closing of the hospital portion of the institution. The German Orphan Asylum asks an appropriation of $2,900 for the maintenance of the inmates during the next fiscal year. The average daily number of inmates was 39, and at the close of the year there were 43. The greater share of the meats and provisions was derived from contributions; the groceries and household goods used were furnished by the Ladies’ Aid Society; wearing apparel by the Ladies’ Sewing Society and the vegetables were largely raised on the institution's. farm. ‘These items are not included in the finan- cial report, which shows receipts of $6,- 522.91, including $1,800 from the govern- ment, $1,000 from the late John L. Vogt and $600 insurance on the stable burned in July, 1894. The disbursements were $8,- 028.54, including $2,300.75 for a new stable ang barn, leaving a balance of $484.37. ——.__ “LETTERS NOT DELIVERED. Mail for Cuban Insurgents Sent to the American Consul. —- Acting under instructions from the Sec- retary of State, United States Consul Hyatt at Santiago de Cuba has forwarded to the cepartment at Washington all the letters addressed in his care to and from Cuban insurgents. In other words, the United States consul will not be the medium of commupication between the insurgents and their sympathizers in this country. It ap- pears that some of the latter, who have had difficulty In getting their mail through the Spanish lines, thought they could reach their friends in Cuba more readily by send- ing their mail to the care of the American consul. Many of the insurgents acted on the same theory, and as a result a big thail from both ends of the line has accum- ulated in the office of the consul. He did not forward them, because of his belief that such action would be a clear viola- tion of the neutrality laws. The letters have recently arrived at the State Depart- ment, where they will be kept until the question of their: final disposition shall have been settled. ——__ +... __ CAINE FOR GOVERNOR, Nominations of the erats. OGDEN, Utah, September 6—At last evening’s @ession of the territorial con- vention John T. Caine was nominated for governor on the first ballot. The vote was: Caine, 487; Preston, 132; Ivans, 8; scatter- ing, 11. = The ticket was then completed as fol- lows. For secretary of state, Fisher Har- ris; treasurer, Aima Greenwood; attorney general, A. J. eber; superinten - struction, C. M. Maeser. = ‘Sasi eas In Memory of Fire Chief Lowe. A handsome set of framed resolutions have been drawn up and signed by the officers of the fire department, commemor- ating the death of First Assistant Chief Louis P. Lowe, who died some days ago. They will be sent to the deceased’s family.’ —.__ Cut With a Razor. John Tayler was left to guard his em- ployer’s property at 1326 D street north- east this morning, and did so until a gane of boys teased him into a fight. When th thing was over the gang had cut John with a razor on the temple, forzhead, breast and hand. He was taken to the Emergency Hospital, where Dr. McDonald dressed his wounds. Utzh Demo- His Pocket Picked. George Bagwell, a colored boy, left home yesterday to go on an excursion to Notley Hall, and he claims that while on the boat his pocket was picked of $6.25. ey Wet Grounds Prevent Games. The two games with Cincinnati will not be played today on account of wet grounds. DR: GODDING Oondition of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital for the Insane. Report of the Visitors—Improvements Needed and Asked of Congress— The Hospital Farm. The board of visitors to St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Insane have filed their re- pert with the Secretary of the Interior for the current year. The visitcrs are Dr. Toner, Surgeon F. M. Gunnell of the navy, Dr. Sunderland, Supervising Surgeon Gen- eral Walter Wyman of the marine hospital service, Mr. William A. Maury, Surgeon John Moore of the army and Mrs. Dr. Mary E. Fuller. The report is comprehensive and elab- orate in its narrative of the work of the hospital during the past year. There have been 371 admissions, an aver- age of over one a aay. This is a larger ac- cession of patients than in any year since the last two years of the war. The whole number under treatment is 2,052, a num- ber far in excess of that of any previous year. There have been ninety-eight recoy- eries, which is twenty-eight per cent of the discharges. Deaths there were to the number of 179, a mortality of 10.73 per cent on the average number of inmates, and 8.72 per cent of the whole number under treat- ment. Of the deaths ninety-three were of soldiers and sailors. The report states with unmistakable directness that “the in- salubrity of the flats of the Eastern branch of the Potomac, in a great measure due to the abortive efforts of the United States government to fill them, is every year in- creasing and is the probable cause of more than one-half of the sickness occurring at jt. Elizabeth's.” Malarial Conditt Competent engineers have studied the problem and say that by filling the flats the channel can be narrowed, the current quickened, hundreds of acres of valuable land recovered and the malarial conditions removed. Despite all. the preventable causes of disease there are still living, however, at the Eospital two men and two women, who, of the sixty-three persons who were ad- mitted prior to June 30, 1855, and during the first six mcnths afier the hospital open- ed. One of the men styles himself “King,” the other “The High Priest of Nature.” The hospital grounds embrace 300 acres and the village of seventee buildings house a population of over 2,00. The asy- lum is divided into six groups of build- ings. The main building is that where all cases are received and kept for a time under observation. The female depart- ment mekes the second group. Here the cclored females and the epileptics are kept. There are inmates in this group. The third group is for the criminal and homi- cidal patients. It con: 's of the four wirgs of the Howard Hali.. Here 120 pa- tients are provided for.,The fourth or eastern group is for the male patients of the quiet, chronic class, a majority of whom come from the Soldiers’ Home. Pro- vision is made for 500 patients. The build- irgs are Atkins Hall, the Relief, the Home and the common dining hall. Eight acres of ground, inclosed and beautifully laid out, surround this group. The fifth or southern group is a thousand feet from the rest, but connected by a_ subterranean galley, leading to it from the central and eastern groups, is for the male invalid and epileptic class. This comprises the Toner building and the Oaks, numbers one and two. This group cares for 300 pa- tients. Insanity Treated as Disease. This group represents the most ad- vanced method of caring for the insane, its key-note being to treat insanity as a dis- ease which, like any other, may yield to medical treatment and good nursing. All about this group the grounds outdoors are made beautiful and attractive, and every effort is made to divert, rest and build up the patient into the conditions of health, | strength and mental integrity. The sixth group is the agricultural one at Godding Croft, where harmless, but chronic, male patients are given steady and helpful em- ployment in gardening and field work. This department is in its beginning stage now with a nucleus of buildings to which others wiil soon be added. Theré are about fifty men employed here, and there are as many acres of the finest gar- dening ground to be found in the district. There are also twenty-five acres. of hill- side for vineyard and sixty acres suited to fiell crops, with over 100 acres of wood- tand and pasture. Estimated Expenditures. The estimates for the next fiscal year ending June 30, 1897, are as follows: Cur- rent eXpenses, $368,500; general repairs, $20,000; rebuilding shops, $7,000; laboratory extensicn, $1,500; heating apparatus for new buildings, $4,500; electric fans and re- sistance coils,” $6,000; renewing and fire- proofing floors, $2,400; kitchen and dining rcom, $2,500. The basis of estimate for current expenses is $220 per capita for an estimated average number of 1,675 patients. The appropriation is usually divided Be- tween the sundry civil and District bills. The amount in the District bill, based on’ the number of District patients, will be $104,049, that in the sundry civil, $264,451. The amount asked for repairs covers the preservation of fifty-one buildings, seven. teen of which are hospital structures con- taining an average of 100 patients. It is desired that the carpenter and machine shop be rebuilt. The old building was put up forty years ago, and has settled and gone to ruin. The enlargement of the I ratory is in the line of the important Pathological work that has been carried on at the hospital for years. There are incorporated in the repert reso- lutions of respect, adopted by the board at the time of the death of the late Dr. Well- ing, who ‘was for eighteen years a member ot the board. In closing, the report says: “Hospitals, lke nations, are happy when their annals ate tiresome. The daily routine of hospital life may well seem that the same work is done over again; a quiet glance that may require to change nothing, but the over- sight is there; a word for this one, a smile for that one, and an outstretched hand for a third—a cup of cold water only—that shall not fail of its reward; these make up their day, a day that becomes their life.” —o—_____ AK, of P. Anniversary, Webster Lodge, No. 7, Knights of Py- thias, celebrated its twenty-ninth anni- versary Tuesday evening. An claborate program was rendered. Those who took part in the musical exercises were Mr. Anderson, Miss Annie Baister, the Mont- rose Mandolin and Guitar Club, Mrs. Fior- ence Wiber, Messrs. Kraus and Muth. A brief speech, &t the opening of the enter- tainment, was delivered by Dr. D. BE. Wiber. In conclusion refreshments were served. The committee on entertainment was composed of Messrs. Richard Whiting, Martin Leese and Dr. Wiber. —— Gov. Altggld of Illinois has issued a proclamation calling a special election for Congressman in the eighteenth Illinois dis- trict October 5 to sueceed Fredk. Remann, deceased. Graim and Cotton Markets. Cotton and grain markets, reported Ww. B. ‘Hibbs, stock, grain aan coticn broker, 1421 F st. —__~-__ Baltimore Markets, BALTIMORE, September 6.—Flour dull, unchang- ed—recelpts, 9,004" barrels; shipments, &511 bar- rels. Wheat quict—spot and month, 62a63'4; Octo-" Bica, Oso pevine Lo Genes eee , 5HA50%— rece! ) bushels; stock, 649,- 449 bushels; ‘sales, £9,000 ‘busbele; southern ‘wheat by sample,’ 6264; do. on grade, 59a62%. Corn Quiet—spot, 303503; mon October, 39% th, A Did; year, 84% fanuary, 34a34%,—receipti 34,089 bushels; shipments, 350 bushels; stock, 169,- 155 bushels; sales, 13,000 bushels; southern ‘white corn, 42 \, Fellow, 41a42%. Oata steady, fairly active—No. 2 white ‘western, 26402 3 mixed, 24a24%—recelpts, 5,456 bushels; stock, 759 bushels.” Rye inactive—recelpts, 571 bushels; Stock, 69,382 bushels. Hay frm—chotce timothy, $15.00 Grain freights, frm, unehs 6 > upehal utter firm, unchanged. Eggs firm, unchap; Cheese firm, unchanged. CHARGE! FINANCE AND TRADE Foreign Houses Buyers of American Stocks, EFFECT OF HE YACRE RACE Week's Gold Shipments Amount to Five Millions. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, September 6.—Opening prices inflicted fractional gains over those recorded at the close of yesterday's busi- ness, a higher London market encourag- ing the process. Foreign houses were buy- ers of St. Paul for the first time in many days, and this action was taken “as an in- dication of a favorable change in senti- ment at that center. Prices were difficult to hold at the high level, however, owing to liberal realizing sales, and yielded the Sreater part of the early gain before mid- day. The yacht race tomorrow will be respons- itle for a decreased attendance at the board and the evening up of contracts, which would have naturally occupied the attention of traders on that date was be- gun by the prospective absentees today. The market for foreigi exchange was extremely dull as the result of an almost entire lack of offerings. Rates are merely nominal and all remit- tances are being made by actual shipments of coin. The amount to go out by tomor- row’s steamers will be upward of two mil- lions, raising the week's total loss to five millions, the bulk of which is refiected in the loss in specie reported by the clear- ing house banks. The treasury is none the worse off on account of these shipments, but its maintenance of the reserve is ac- complished by artificial means, which, at test, are never permanent. The best feature of the weck’s banking operations is found in the item relative to the interior currency movement, which re- fiects an excess in shipments to out-of-town banks of $1,500,000. This growing demand for money is a positive indication that the improvement in trade and commercial cir- cles is responsible for the recent advance in values, and not a mere caprice on the part of Wall street's active operators. Reading was a feature of the railway shares during the morning, selling down on sales for both accounts, the failure to force out some definite information on the coal situation resulting in the wise conclusion that all recent statements have, to say the least, been premature. The coal stocks, however, have not retired but temporarily fro m the active speculative features, The granger shares sold off fractionally on profit, taking, as was the case yester- Gay, but the extent of the adWance in this group is tre only argument not favorable. The market Gwindied into a_ narrow and professional affair during the later trading, and the course of prices was consequently void of all significance. American Tobacco was advanced 2% per cent on the covering of short contracts, but the movement was unaccompanied by any new developments. The Sugar directors declared the regular quarterly dividend of 3 per cent on the common and 1°3-4 on the preferred stock of that company, the books closing on the 13th instant, dividend payable Gctober 2. ‘The market for the refined product of the company continues to show an advancing tendency, but the price of the stock seems to lag a trifle at the present level. The trading of the last hour was dull and irregular, the railway Ist steadying up fractionally, while the industrials, with the exception of General Electric, reflected con- cessions from previous prices. The reac- tion is gererally regarded in a favorable~ light, and was not unexpected. » » Commission houses are confident “that, next week’s business will again refiect an excess of purchases over sales, and’ that there is no radically discordant elements in the present situation. —_—_—_»—____ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The foll»wing are the opening; the high. est and the :owest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New Yor: stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. Etocks, American Sugar. pen. . Low. Last. tiie 13% 112K American Sugar, "3 . are American Tobacco... American Cotton Oil. Chic., R. I. & Pacific. Del., Lack. & W.. Delaware & Hudson. ven. & RK. Grande. Pfd. Dis. & Cattie Feeding. General Electric Milinols Central . National Lead Co. National Lead Co., Pfd U. S Leather..... New Jersey Central New Yoi Northern Pacific........ Northern Pacific, Ffd. North American. Cnt. & Western. Wabash, Pra... Wheeling & L. Erie. Wheeling & 1. Erie,Pfd. Western Union Tel. Wisconsin Ceutral Silver ... Washiagton Stock Exchange. 4 ica call—12 o'clock .—Wasbington Gas, ai Government bonds—U, 8. 4"s, registered, 112 bid; ked. U. 8. 4’s, coupon, 1124 bid. U.S. x S. 5's, 1904, 115. bid. currency, 115. ‘Water stock 7s, 1903, 117 bia! 3.é8s funding currency, 100% Bia registered, 2-198, 1893-1901, 100 bid. beuds—Wakhington and George- st, 155 bid. Weshington and 2a, id. Me- Gs," 1901, 112 bid; 115 82 bid; 87 asked, ose Miscellaneous town conv. Georgetown ratiroad conv. 6s, trepolitan Railroad cony. Ral Washington Gas Company” cony. 8. Hlectric Light conv. Be, 125 and Potomac Tele curity and Trust 5s, 100 Did. American Security and “Trust A. and 0., 100 bid. Washington Market Company Ist, Ga" 111, bid; 116, asked. Washington Market Company tip. “6x, 111 bid; 16 asked, Washington Market Company extd. Gs, 108 bid. Masonic Hall Association 5s, 103 bid. ington Light Infantry 2d 7s, ocmfw ac wewymatp Washingtou Light Infantry Ist Gs, 100 bid. National aBuk stocksivank of "Washington, 275 bid. Bunk of Republic, 250 bid. 275 vid. Ceutral, 270" bid. chanics, 170 Citizens’, 130 bid. 130 bid. Traders, ‘Safe Deposit and Trust Compantes.—National Safe Deposit and Trust, 122 bid. Washington Loan and Trust, 121% bid. ‘American Security and Trust, 140 bid. "Washington Safe Deposit, 80' asked. Raliroad Stocke.—Washington and Georgetown, 265 Iyid, 285 asked. Metropolitan, 95 bid, 10) asked. Belt, 30 asked. Eckington, 30 asked. Georgetown and Tennallytown, 30 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Wash $034, bid, 50% asked. Georgctown Gas §. Hlesttie Light, 134 bid, 136 asker remn’s, 35 bid, Franklin, 49 69 bid. Corcoran, 55 bid. Potomac, 68 bi ton, 145 bid, 11 asked. German-American, 160 bid. Xational Union, 9 bid, 15 asked. Columbia, 13% Did, 16 asked. Th bid, 8% asked. “People’s, * bid. “Linco, bid, 84 asked. Title Insurance Stocks.—Columba Title, 7 bid. District Tithe, 10 bid, 15 asked. T on Gat bid. el tocks.—Pennssivania, 38 bid, 50 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, 55 bid,'569 asked. Amer- ican Graphophone, 8 1d, 4% asked. Pneumatic Gua Carriage, .30 bid, 32 asked. Miscelianeous Stocks.—Washington Market, 14 bid. Great. Falls Ice, 185 asked. Mergenthaler Linotype, 195 asked.