Evening Star Newspaper, November 5, 1895, Page 2

2 = THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1895-SIXTEEN PAGKS. eS SSS = are resulting in rapid voting here. The in- dieations are for a large vote. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, November 5.—The weather is delightful here, and unusual in- tevest is shown in the election, particularly by the republicans. Vot:ng began early all over the city and will be heavy. IRONTON, Oh‘o, November 5.—Weather clear and cool Unusual activity at voting places, and heavy vote will be polled. County ticket is being Iberally scratched. DAYTON, Ohio, November 5.—The weath- er is bright and bracing. Every prospect of a inrge vote, judging by the increased Tegistration and the attendance at the polls, An exciting struggle over the county ticket and for representatives is expected. FINDLAY, Ohio, November 5.—Weather warm and bright, which is bringing out a large yote. Country vote will be mucn larger than for two years past. MASSILLON, Ohio, November 5.—The day is fine and a heavy vote is being polled. Coxey 1s likely to secure a handsome vote. AKRON, Ohio, November 5.—This is an ideal guturan day, and workers of both parties are out in force. The registration was unusually heavy, but the voting up to 10:30 wus rather light. iOWA CONCEDED REPUBLICAN. Secretary Walsh of the Democratic Committee Blames the Gold Plank. OTTUMWA, Iowa, November 5.—C. A. Walsh, secretary of the state democratic central committee, interviewed while home to vote, practically conceded the election of Drake today. He said: “If he has over 40,- © 0 plurality, I will be fooled, but think he wili have something under but near that figure. If it had not been for the Marshall- town convention adopting the gold stan- dard Babb would have been elected."" ‘The weather seems to be good all over the state and everything favorable for election day. The general feeling here in both parties is that the vote will be light. The republican plurality will be about the same in proportion. There is little enthusiasm in regard to state issues, and the interest ence between this and the last election ences between this and the last election will be on the nominees for the legislature. Some republicans will be defeated this year where they were elected last. The state re- ports ar slow coming in. Indications con- tinue for a light vote. ——__ PROGRESSING QUIETLY IN JERSEY. Vote on Both Sides Reported to Be Strong. TRENTON, N. J., November 5.—The re- ports received here indicate that the elec- ticn is progressing quietly throughout the state. Both the democratic and the repub- Mean vote is reported to be coming out strong, and that the contest is being fought on party lines. The democrats say this is favorable to the election of Chancellor Mc- Gill for governor. It is conceded by the leaders of both parties that the contest for governor will depend mainly on the vote of Essex and Hudson counties. Senator Sewell and Chairman Murphy of the republican state committee venture the op:nion that Griggs will carry the state by at least 20,000, and that the republicans will elect forty of the sixty assemblymen, as well as five of the seven senators. Chairman Young of the democratic state committee, and Governor Werts believe that McGill will carry the state by from 5,000 to $000, and that thirty of the sixty as- semblymen will be democrats. CAMDEN, N Novemter 5.—A_ very heavy vote is ing polled in south Jersey. Griggs is running aNead of his ticket in this county, while the county candidates are being cut considerably. Party lines are being tightly drawn in Cape May and At- lantic City counties, but cther counties re- pert considerable ‘atchil —_—__— APATHETIC. PENNSYLVANIA Little Interest Manifested in the Elec- tion. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., November Notwithstanding the fact that the weather is all that could be desired reports from all over this state indicate that a light vote is being polled and that but little interest is being manifested in the election. The polls opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m. PITTSBURG, Pa., November 5.—Very Ht- tle interest was manifested in the election here today. There are no close contests, and it is only a question of the republican majority. The weather was clear and mild. Up to 1l o'clock a very little vote had been polled. —_— CHICAGO’S LACK OF INTEREST. Indications That a Light Vote Would Be Polled. CHICAGO, November 3.-‘The election in this city today was for two judges of the superior court, nine trustees of the sanitary district and fer or against what is known as the “Torrens land title system.” There were four tickets in the field—republican, democratic, people's and socialist-labor. Comparatively little attention was paid to ‘the two latter, and republican and demo- cratic leaders spoke of a woeful lack of interest on the part of the voters. ‘The weather was all that could be de- sired. The police orders closed all saloons during voting hours and prohibiting elec- tioneering within one hundred feet of poll- ing places, were rigidly enforced for the rst time, and this contributed to the quiet third of the regis- st, and the indica- tions are for the lightest total vote in years. Besides an upparent general lack of interest the fact that more “suspect” no- tices were sent out in what are common- ly called the lodging house districts than ever before aided in holding down the vote. So far there has been little scratching, and as near as can be ascertained the vote o& the Torrens bill is largely in its favor. ports from Evanston and other sub- ints indicate a vote proportion- ht as in the city. ——— VOTERS KEPT AT Rain and Disagreeable Weather in Virginia. RICHMOND, Va., November 5.—The cloudy and threatening weather seems to have kept the voters at home. There has been & very light vote. The democratic ticket will win easily. Specials from Staunton and Williamsburg to the State report light vote and every- HOME. thing going democratic. Very little en- thusiasm is manifested. Special Dispateh to The Evening Star. PETERSBURG, Va., November 5.—The election here today for members of the legislature is passing off quietly and but a small vote is being polled. The election of W. P. MeRae, who served as a member of the last legislature, is assured, as is also that of Thomas B. Ivey, Mr. Ivey is a very promiuent member of the Junior Order United American Mechanics and is state secretary of the order. Both of these gen- tlemen are democratic candidates. In Dinwiddie county the contest will be very close between T. E. Clark, democrat, and S. Y. Gilliam, the nominee of the “fair- election” party. It is cloudy and the temperature is raw d agreeable. E “1 to The ALEXANDRIA, Va., November ejection which has been going on here since early morning has been the quietest ia the history of the city. The vote polled is the Up to e only s had been cast—744 white and 180 co! . Every indication shows that Mush- Yack, for the senate, and William H. May, for the house of delegat by a handsome majority —— Activity In Prince George's. Dispateh to Th ing Star. + Will be elected MARLBEORC November 5.—There will be a much larger vote polled in this Gistrict today than last year, when Coffin, Yepubiican, received 376 votes against Rog- @rs, democrat, 211, giving Coffin a ma- fority of 167. republican, claims 125 Rnajority over Claggett, democrat. thought the democrais will elect th tire local ticket by from 100 to $ority in the A good many c People a ticket for the democratic es. A picked bowling team of five men, with three substitutes, from the Linden Grove Bowling Club, which holds the champion- stip of New York and Brooklyn, will soon sg west to meet the crack bowlers. KANSAS CITIES INTERESTED. General Indifference Shown Through- out the State. KANSAS CITY, Mo., November 5.—Re- turns up to noon indicate but little of what the result will be in Kansas, where a chief justice of the supreme court, two state sen- ators, several minor judges and county of- ficers are being voted for. The only points where the result seems positive are at Atch- izon and Olathe, where the republicans ap- parently are having everything thelr own way. The weather is universally pleasant, with rain threatened this afterncon. At Leavenworth, Wichita, Olathe and To- peka great interest is shown at the polls, while at Lawrence, Atchison, Emporia and some other points only a passing interest is manifested. As a rule a light vote will be polled, and at this hour an average of 15 per cent of those registered have voted. ge THE BRITISH CABINET. Matters of International Importance Considered Today. LONDON, Ncvember 5.—Urusual interest is attached to the cabinet meeting which was called for noon today, as it is helleved that several matters of the utmost Im- portance will be discussed, including the situation of affairs in the far east, the dis- orders in the Turkish empire and the dis- putes betweeg Great Britain and Venezula ard Brazil. Lord George Hamilton, secre- tery of state for India, and the Rt. Hon. C. T. Ritchie, president of the beard of trade, were the only members of the cabinet who were absent. A Conference With Mr. Bayard. ‘The niinister of the republic of Salvador in Paris, who has acted in a friendly ca- pacity for Nicaragua, especially during the recent difficulty between the latter country and Great Britain, paid a hurried visit to London yesterday, had a conference with the United States ambassador, Mr. Thomas F. Bayard, and then returned to France. —._—_ “AMERICAN AND VULGAR.” A London Paper’s Comment on the Wedding Ccremony Rehearsal. LONDON, November 5.—The Standard says that the marriage of the Duke of Marl- borough to Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt will be celebrated on all the duke’s estates. The bells will be rung in all the churches where he has property, and the employes will be given a holiday and a dinner. The news- papers here eagerly print the reports from New York of the preparations for the wed- ding, but the Sun, referring to the so-called rehearsal of the ceremony, says: ‘The re- hearsal was essentially American and vul- gar. No clergyman here would permit it.” The Westminster Gazette this afternoon prints a cartoon headed: “The Duke's Return From the Land of Dollars.” The cartoon represents the Duke of Marl- borough recl!ning in the stern of a pleasure boat, with his bride on top of a pile of dol- lars. THE BLENHEIM DEEDS. They Are Brought Out From Their Resting Place. NEW YORK, November 5.—All of the par- ties directly interested in the marriage set- tlement of Miss Conseulo Vanderbilt met at the residence of Mrs. Vanderbilt, in East 72d street, today. The Duke of Marlborough and his lawyer, W. Mjlward, were met at the heuse by W. K. Vanderbilt and ex-Judge Henry Howland, representing the family. The Blenheim deeds, which date from the reign of Queen Anne, were handed to Mr. Vanderbilt's lawyer to be copied, and the memorandum of the bride's settlement was read and commented upon. ‘All information on the subject of the set- tlement was refused, but it is said around the hotel corridors that the yearly income which Mr. Vanderbilt has settled upon bis daughter will exceed $250,000. The Maine Goes to Sen. NEW YORK, November 5.—The battle ship Maine left the navy yard this morning for sea, passing out at qugrantine shortly after 11 o’clock. The Maine goes first to Gardiner’s bay to test her battery and fittings in target prac- tice. After tais has been accomplished she will go to Newport, R. L, to take on board her torpedo appliances, and will then pro- ceed to Portland, Me., where a silver service will be presented to her by the citizens of the state in honor of her name. English Protection Sentiment. LONDON, November 5.—At a meeting of the chamber of agriculture today, the Rt. Hon. J. J. Lowther, conservative, member of parliament for the Isle of Thanet divi- sion of Kent, said that the great bulk of the agriculturists regarded protection as being the only practical means of restoring agricultural prosperity; but, he added, every one of that opinion had been vigor- ously excluded from the commission of ag- riculture. —_——__ A Maryland Murder. BALTIMORE, Md., November 5.—Capt. Frederick Lang and his wife were murder- ed at their home,. on Franklin avenue, Gardenville, last night. Harry Gatch, a milkman, drove up to Capt. Lang’s house this morning, and there found the captain and his wife in bed dead. Their skulls had been crushed and the house ransacked. It is supposed that robbery was the in- centive of the double murder. Capt. Lang was a Baltimorean. He was about fifty years old and very wealthy. He owned a great deal of property aside from a number of oyster vessels. ——— Formerly A. T. Stewart's Associate. NEW YORK, November 5.—Wm. Libbey, a retired merchant, who formerly was as- sociated in business with A, T. Stewart, died suddenly at his home today. Mr. Libbey was found unconscious in a room. Se Light Voting in Utah. SALT LAKE, Utah, November 5.—Streets are muddy on account of melting snow and voters were slow In getting out. The weather is bright and cool. The voting precincts are widely scattered ard up to 11 o’clock the voting had not been heavy. —— After American Fishermen. SANDUSKY, Ohio, November 5.—The Canadian government is again after Ameri- can fishermen. The revenue cruiser Petrel, Captain Dunn in command, seized a large amount of nets and fish belonging to Sandusky fishermen. Fifteen steamers and several hundred men are engaged in fish- ing out of this port and in the vessels left for the fishing grounds. During the afternoon the Petrel bore down on the American men and for several miles chased them. Unable to overtake them the Petrel returned and confiscated the nets and left for Rendeau. The seized property is valued at several hundred dol- Jars. It is believed here that the Vetrel was justified in confiscating the nets, as it is presumed they were over the Cana- dian line. Here is a suggestion that may save some business man money. A business man advertises for profit—not to see his name in print. Advertising that does not be- get profitable results is dear at any price. Advertising space in one pa- per costing fifteen cents a line may be profitable investment, while in another space at a cent a line may be excessively dear. Note that The Star’s advertis- ers are the prosperous concerns of Washington. DOUBT AND EXPECTANCY Such an Air Pervaded All the Government Departments Today. e President Not at the White House —Speculation as te His Where- abouts. Affairs were extremely quiet in the up- town departments of the government today, and a general air of doubt and expectancy was noticeable in all quarters. The White House was practically deserted. The Presi- dent was not there, and the regular Tuesday meeting of the cabinet did not take place. It is supposed that the President spent the day at his country home on the Woodley read, preparing state papers for the consid- eration of Congress. There is no certainty on this point, however, and Private Secre- tary Thurber diplomatically declined to say anything one way or the other. The lack of reliable information on the subject gave rise to various rumors that the President had gone away to stay until after the elections, and there was one silly story to the effect that he had gone to New York to vote. The story is easily disproved: ‘The President having failed to register this year, of course, had no right to vote. . One story, which may be true, is that Pres- Ident Cleveland spent the early morning hours in exhilarating pursuit of the frolic- seme squirrels which dwell in large num- bers in the thick woods, a few miles distant in Maryland, and that his faithful door- keeper, Charles Loeffler, was with him. At any rate, Loeffler was absent from his usual post of duty today. The railroad officials all denied that the President had gone out of town on their lines. Bulletins at the White Hou: No special arrangements have been made to supply the chief executive with election returns, beyond what is usually done on such occasions. Copies of all the bulletins received by the Associated Press and the ‘Western Union are sent to the White House and the executive departments. Private Secretary Thurber says that the President is not coming into the city at all today or this evening. Although he did not say so. It therefore follows that the only election news the President will receive today, outside ef that furnished him by The Star, will be such as Mr. Thurber regards as sufficiently inter- esting to be communicated to him by tele- phone, over the special line running between the White House and Woodley. The most important bulletins will probably be sent to the White House over its special wire from the Western Union office. Mr. Thurber and Lis essistants at the Executive Mansion will undoubtedly be on duty until a late hour to- night, and the chances are that such of the cabinet officers as are in the city will spend the evening there, In order to get the first cemplete news of the elections in the states where the vote is particularly close. How the Cabinet Officers Voted. The members of the cabinet who took part in today’s elections are Secretary Carlisie, Secretary Lamont and Attorney General Harmon. Secretary Carlisle voted in Covington early this morning and start- ed at once for Washington. He will be here tomorrow morning. Some of his fur- niture is in the residence of his frien-l, Mr. Queen, and he voted in that ward. e uldn't tell how he voted, vut it is lieved by his friends here that he scratch- ed the name of Hardin from the ballot he deposited In the box. Secretar amont also voted early, and is expected to return to Washington tonight. He is believed to have voted the straight democr teket, including the Tammany candidates, At- terney General Harmon is an intimate friend of Candidate Campbell in Ohio, and has made a personal campaign in his in- terest. He undoubtedly voted the entire democratic ticket In Cincinnati without a single exception. He will return to Wash- ington in time to attend the next meeting of the cabinet on Friday. Few Went Home to Vote. he- Among other prominent officials who voted at today’s elections are Assistant Secretary Hamlin in Massachusetts, As- sistant Secretary Curtis in New York, As- sistant Secretary McAdoo in New Jersey, Controller Bowler and Auditor Pugh in Ohio, Auditor Baldwin and Immigration Commissioner Stump in Maryland, Station- ery Chief Rhoads in Massachusetts and Mall Chief Gaines, Private Secretary Van Senden, Law Clerk Fleming and Draughts- man Caruth in Kentucky. It is said at the Treasury Department that the number of absentees on account of the elections is smaller this year than usual, and that so far as known very few republicans have gone home to vote, the vast majority of the absentees being of the opposite political faith. The same {s substantially true of the other executive departments. — STAMPS FOR WHISKY BOTTLES. Some Suggestions Made by the Com- missioner of Internal Revenue. The commisioner of the internal revenue will, it is understood, embody some recom- mendations in his forthcoming report of special interest to the liquor interests of this country. Among these recommendations, it is understood, he will urge the bottling of goods ir. tond with a view of increasing the export trade of this country in those goods. ‘The prevent law requires all whisky export- ed in bottles io pay the Internal revenue tax of $1.10 per gallon. This, of course, acts as a bar to the exportation of the well-known brands of case goods. It is also proposed that each bottle shall have affixed across its reck an internal revenue stamp of small denomination, bearing the signature of the collector,thus giving a guarantee to the pur- chaser that the whisky in the bottle was put up under the supervision of the collector, and that its quality is properly represented. It is claimed by internal revenue officials that such a provision in the law would give a great impetus to our export trade, and its effects would be appreciably noticed by the dealers in bottles, the box makers, the cork dealers and others. It ts said that it is the gcvernment stamp that is attached to every bottle of Canadian whisky that gives‘It its hold on the trade in this country. It is un- derstood that these recommendations are heartily approved by liquor dealers. Sag eaeecu ie Personal Mention. Mr. Clinton B. Davis, a prominent demo- crat of Connecticut and a member of the state committee, is a guest at the Arling- ton. Mr. Jose F. De Navarro of New York is at the Arlington. Mr. Navarro is the father of the husband of Mary Anderson. Bishop Talbot of Wyoming and Idaho is a guest at the Ebbitt. Assistant Paymaster Dick Hatton of the navy {s enjoying thirty days’ leave, and is spending it in Washington with his mother, Mrs. Frank Hatton. Mrs. A. E. Haines has returned from a week's visit to New York. Capt. John R. Bartlett of the U. S. N., Col. W. S. Worth, U. S. A. and Mrs. Worth, and Major J. B. Quinn of the army are at the Ebbitt. Pay inspector R. W. Allen, U. S. N., is criticaily ill at his residence, 1749 Corcoran street. Lieut. Commander B. 8. Richards of the Michigan is in the city on leave of absence. He is stopping at 2025 Columbia road. Lieut. L. M. Garrett of the coast survey steamer Endeavor is on temporary duty in the hydrographic office. Owing to an advantageous business change, Capt. D. L. M. Peixotto will here- after reside in New York city. During his residence here he made a large number of acquaintances, who will learn of his de- parture with genuine regret. o—____ An African Explorer's Safety. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., November 5.—A cablegram was received in this city last night from Dr. Donaldson Smith, dated Aden, bearing the one word “successful.”” This news established the safety of the plucky Philadelphian, who for the past year and a half has been exploring the wilds of eastern Africa, and at the same time puts an end to the doubt as to his safety which had been felt by those interested in the expedi- tion for the past few months. a One-Sided in Mississippi. JACKSON Miss., November 5.—The weather here and throughout the state ts warm and close, and a heavy vote will be pclied. The cortest is entirely too one-sided to cause much interest. THE HIGHWAY: ACT Defeoti Said to Have Boon Discovered in the Law. ; eer CONGRESS MAYBE ASKED 10 AMEND I? ee for Collecting ments. p= AFFAIRS OTHER DISTRICT Deubt has been raised as to the efficacy of some portions of the highway act,which provides for a permanent system of high- ways in the District, and the District Com- missioners are said to be scmewhat anx- ious over the matter. The constitutionality of the law in several respects hd8 been se- riously questioned, and the Commissioners have, it is understood, decided to ask Cor- gress to amend the act at the next session. First of all, the, Commissioners are not satisfied that the method of collecting the assessments provided by the law is suffi- ¢ient. The section referred to is not clear. It reads as follows: “When confirmed by the court the assessment so made shall be a lien upon the land assessed, and shall be collected as special improvement taxes in the District of Columbia have been collect- ed since February 2t, 1871, and shall be payable in five equal annual installments, with interest at the rate of “4 per centum per annum from the date of confirmation of the assessment by the court.” Then there is a clause which provid that one-half of the damages shall be a: sessed against the land benefited thereb; It is well known what view the courts hay of such provisions, and thcre is consider- able doubt as to the constitutionality of such a clause. The Commissioners have discussed this matter, and it is Understood that the at- torney for the District has advised them to request Congress to chaoge the law in some peints. A Star reporter sought an interview with Attorney Thomas upon the subject, but he declined to be interviewed. The matter be- lorged to the Commissioners, he sald, and if they desired to give out any of-the s the reporter could get them at the District building. Application was made to the Ccmmissioners, but they respectfully de- clived to say anything on the subject. Sewer Bids Accepted. The bids opened October 24 for the con- struction of sewers have been accepted hy the Commissioners as follows The pro- posal of T. M. Leher & Son, ston, Pa., for the construction of a sewer in [rook- land; Andrew Gleeson, for constructing the Kenesaw avenue sewer; lowest and best received. Wa these being the coled. ¥ Assexsments Ca The Commissioner have water main assessments against the following the decision in 19, sq block lots, je Phirgdort re 12S; jot 8, s lot 7, block 11, Bypukland Hill ‘road, Brookland. Brfdge Keeper. G. B. M. Rigkgn she bridge keeper on the tempor per month, vice R= MeCh, c nt Sidewa A cement sidewalk thas been ordered laid im front of 1746) Massach avenue northwest, and dn. front northwest, under.,the provi. mit system; estimated cost, yi AMey Sewer. It was also ondened that a sewer 1 structed in alley between South Chasapeake and, Ohto canal, streets (square Us) under the provi the permit system, at, an. estimatec #21, tts 0) No etreet per- of the Absentee Market Dea Owing to the continued a! market dealers and their neglect to o thelr stands, the Comm have ers is- sued an.order previding that such negti- gence in future shall work forfetture of the stand after one day's notice has been given to the market misters. In case of sick- ness, or for some good and sufficient rea- son, the market masters are authorized to waive this order. A Troublesome Railroad Crossing. A serious condition of affairs ex at the crossing of the Belt Line railroad over the tracks of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad on the line of 11th street, where it intersects with Maryland avenue. Some years ago the street railroad compa’ in a frog at this place. The heavy t% ef the steam railrodds has worn the frog down to a dangerous point, and the au- thorities fear that a serious accident will result there unless the place is immediately repaired. The street railroad company re- fuses to repair the crossing on the ground that it should be done by the road, which is responsible for its condition. The crossing has been examined by the general inspector, and he reports the condi- tions there as alarming. The pavement in the immediate vicinity of the crossing is loose, the frog is badly worn, and there is a general sagging. Underneath the crossing a large water pipe runs north and south. This is leaking, and the ground is soft. Unless something is done at once to correct the defects a serious accident is likely ¢ result,. The railroad company i s that as the frog belongs to the Belt Line com- pany that concern should stand the ex- pense. It is likely that the Commissioners will examine the matter and issue an or- der compelling one or the other company ing from this crossing are manifold. A railroad train is likely to be derailed at this point, or a street car in crossing may get caught and its passen- gers exposed to great danger by incoming and outgoing trains. Building Permit. A building permit was today ued to John L. Weaver for the construction of five two-story and basement brick dwell- ings at Nos. 1928 to 1936 17th street north- west, to cost $20,000. Club Licenses, ‘The first liquor licenses of the new license year were issued today to the Metropolitan and Army and Nevy clubs. These two clubs failed to make application at the beginning of the year on account of the decision of Judge Miller in! the Press Club case, in which he held that cfuds were exempt from the operations of the lav. The police, how- ever, were directed td, proceed against these clubs, together With the others that failed to take out a lic#ose, and, rather than have the police interfere, they paid the license fee under protest and received their license forthwith. iota Police, Appointments. The Commissigners have appointed J. M. Offutt a private on the police force, having satisfactorily @nyed his probationary term of twelve montis. John B, anderson has been appointed an additional private on the police force for three'years for duty at the National Zoological Park. Engiieer Licenses, Engineer licenses Bave been granted to the following: Pirst ¢lass, Isaac G. Small- wood; second cla$s, Wm. D. Macomber. Electrical Banner, The Commissioners have granted John M. Berger, representative of the Electrical Workers’ Union, No. 26, permission to sus- pond agpanner across 7th street, from prem- izes to 828, on condition that the lower edge shall not be less than twenty-five feet from the surface of the street. ~ Fire Chief's Report. ‘The monthly report of the fire department was submitted to the Commissioners today by Chief Parris. During October there were thirty-one alarms for fire, an increase of eighteen over the previous month. There were twenty-seven local or still alarms ‘for fire sent in by telephone mes- sages. The estimated losses were $0,060, covered by an insurance of $5,917, against a loss of $1,763 and an insurance of $975 for the previous month. THE ELECTION .NEWS Preparations Made by The Star for Re- ving the Returns. The Political Clubs Will Also Have Special Wires Run Iate Their Headquarters. Little has been talked of in political cir- cles today except the probable result of che elections. So far as the weather ig con- cerned it was conceded to be a republican day, if the old idea that sunshine is more favorable to tnat party than it is to the democrats should prove true, as it has gen- erally in past years. But even the partl- sans have hesitated in most cases to deal in figures, there being a great feeling of uncertainty. Beside the preparationg made by The Star and other newspapers for furnishing election news, republican and democratic clubs have arranged to give their members late returns hy wire in their headquarters. The Union Kepublican Clb, which has headquarters at Willard’s Hotel,will post the returns on a bulletin board in the hotel parlors for the benefit of members and their friends. The club numbers nearly 600 members, and it is expected that the parlors of the hotel will be tested to their full capacity. g Tne Young Men’s Democratic Club will have headquarters at the Metropolitan Hote! and election news will be received by special wire. The following committee will have charge of the arrangements: J. Fred. Kelley, James L. Skidmore, M. F. Taity, G. B. Coieman, R. H. Yates, James F. Keen- an, Arthur Small, Robert E. Doyle, S. G. Nottingham, Wm. F. Hart, R. B. Gettings and others. Mr. James Saffell, who for a pu er oe oo _ aie the election wire for the club, wi = form that service. piece be The Interstate Democratic Club, located at 1328 New York avenue, will also supply its members with election news, and Mr. Lawrence Gardner will have a wire run in his office at 1410 G street, the headquarters of the democratic congressional committee, where a limited number of his friends will be able to learn how the voters have behaved during the day. The Star has special facilities for display- ing the latest news. A large screen in front of The Star office will be used to display the news by stereopticon, this screen being in plain view of the large space in front of the new city post office building, where many thousands of people can be accommodated comfortably while waiting for the returns. Seve pecial wires will be used for this purpose, and the regular bulletins of the Press associations will be supplemented by bulletins from special correspondents sta- tioned at country all the important points in the from which information can be ee KNOCKED SENSELESS. Harry Wolf Badly Hurt by Thomas Reeves at Cobb's Hotel. As the result of an affray at Cobb's Hotel about 11:30 this morning Harry Wolf, a well- known young man who has been empioyed for the past four years at the National Thea- ter as a ge mechanic, is now suffering from a lacerated wound of the for, dand Thoraas las a ves, colored, «bell boy, i 8 be! rs of the first pre- cinet static rged with assault and bat- tery. It is med that wale in an intoxi “ ed coaditina Wolf incited the anger of Reeves end the letter struck him, some say with a ie, while the prisoner claims it was with bace fist. At Wolf was nbulauce Surgeon noved him to the Emer- found that it was necessary stite, in order to close the made abo head of the uncon. as able io leave the afterncon, but was ount of the trouble. hospital at unable to gi ‘TING STEAMER BOILERS. New Gun to Be Equipped With Water Tube Systems. Chief Engineer Perry has just returned te the Navy Department from a 2,000-mile voyage on the great lakes on the steamers Zenith City and Victoria, undertaken in pursuance of the investigation that Chiof neer Melville is making into the re- spective merits of shell and water tube boilers for naval uses. The water tube boil- ers of the Zenith City were found to be well adapted to marine uses, and they gave no more trouble in their management than the old type Scotch shell boilers in place on the Victoria, It is probable one of the twin- serew gunbeats which the Union Iron Works will build will be equipped with the Babeock and Wilcox boilers and two of the four single-screw gunboats to be built on the Atlantic coast will be likewise supplied. ————————— SHE KEPT HER WORD. Walted for the Detective, Her Cap- tor, Until He Returned. Paris Letter to the London Telegram, A detective was bringing a woman whom he had arrested at Boulogne-sur-Seine upon a steamer to the prefecture, when at the Concorde bridge a well-dressed man threw himself into the river and was drowning. The detective is an excellent swimmer, and it cost him a painful struggle to see a fel- low-creature lose his life. “If only I were alone,” he said to his prisoner, “I would jump into the water to save him.” The woman, who had been sentenced to fifteen days' imprisonment for assaults upon the police, at once replied: ‘Do so; I will wait for you at the pier, and will not run away.” The detective thereupon plunged into the stream and seized the drowning man by his clothes, when a boat struck against him violently and made him lose his grip. He dived again, but in vain, and, quite exhausted, he was pulled aboard a small skiff, which was nearly smashed by a steamer coming from the opposite direc- tion. ‘apiaumont, as the brave fellow Is called, wv enthusiastically cheered by the on- lookers. The body of the man he had tried to save was recovered a few hours later. On her part, the woman who had been in custody acted quite as courageously, for, true to her word, she waited for the de- tective at the Pont Neuf, and handed to iim his coat, in the pocket of which was the warrant upon which she had been ar- rested. It is satisfactory to add that when -he chief of the department was apprised of her conduct he immediately ordered the woman to be set at liberty in recognition of her devotion. —_____+0+—_____ Confederate Money in Germany. Berlin Letter to Chicago Record. It is astonishing that a well-recognized fc1m of confidence game in Germany Is that played with bogus American paper money— old “‘confeds,” ‘“‘shinplasters,” notes long become valueless, &c., and still the victims do not grow scarcer. A few days ago a couple of well-dressed men, believed to have been Americans, took a gorgeous meal at Dressel’s, the Delmonico of Berlin, and when the moment of payment came tendered a $100 note of confederate money, issue of 1864, in payment, This note was promptly accepted, and $00 in good Ger- man gold was returned to them as a bal- ance. This, too, happened at Dressel’s, where several thousands of Americans eat dinners and lunches every year. Petrified Oysters. From the Philadelphia Public Ledger. A bed of petrified oysters has been found on the top of Big mountain, just back of Forkston, Wyoming county. A short time since A. Judscn Stark and William N. Rey- nolds, jr., of Lafayette College, amateur geologists of Tunkhannock, spent a day on the mountain and brought back a fine col- lection of the petrified bivalves. Some of the specimens are of mammoth size, one in Mr. Reynolds’ possession measuring twen- ty-two Inches long by nine inches wide and weighing forty pounds. The specimens range in all sizes, from this down to the ordinary edible oysters of the present time. Some of the specimens show the eye of the oyster perfectly, and in all of them the meat is easily removed from the shell. The bed seems to be confined to a small mound, resting on a broad plateau, at the extreme top of the mountain, near the Sullivan county lire. —-—--—+se90—_—___ Every colliery and coal stripping in the Lehigh region, which were forced to shut down and have been idle for several weeks owing to the drought, resumed work this morning. re ANDREW WALL CONVICTED. Found Guilty of Conspiracy to De-| A Grievance frai Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. PITTSBURG, November 5.—Andrew Wall, vice president of the Fidelity and Columbia Building and Loan Association, was this morning found guilty of ccnspiracy to de- fraud in connection with the conduct of the business of the association in this city. All the other defendants were acauitted. The ecurt instructed the jury that a conviction of any except Wall would not be allowed to stand, and the jury, after being out but half an hour, found Wall guilty as fi Surprise at the Verdict Here. The news of the conviction of Andrew. Wall, late president of the Fidelity and the Columbia Loan and Investment companies of this city, was not generally known in Washington this afternoon, and a Star re- porter, who carried the infcrmation around and requested opinions on it, found that in- terest In the case had nearly died out. Several gentlemen who had followed the af- fairs of the defunct companies expressed surprise at Mr. Wall's conviction upon the testimony given in the Pittsburg court, and one of them said that Receiver Williamson, whcse testimony had been depended wpon by the prosecution to make a strong case against Wall, had testified that his close examination of the books and accounts had discovered no instance of any diversion of furds by the accused, ror had* he found that the latter had in any case overdrawn his regular fixed salary. Mr. Harrison Dingman said that during the two days he was in attendance on the trial in Pittsburg he had heard no testi- mony to convict any one of conspiracy to defraud or other offense of such a charac- ter, and he seemed surprised at hearing that a verdict of guilty had been rendered. It is not thought that the result of the trial ia Pittsburg will lead to any further complications in the affairs of the com- panies here, which are in the hands of the courts and are awaiting settlement. —>. GREAT NORTHERN STRIKE. The Movemeat Has Met With Partial Success. SPOKANE, Wash., November 5.—The strike on the Great Northern is only partial at this place. The eastbound passenger trains went,through on time, and the offi- cials claim that all trains are moving regu- larly. At the car shops at Hillyard a part of the employes went out. The strikers claim that about sixty have gone out, but the master mechanic says the number was only eighteen, and of these six have returned. KALISPELL, Mont., November 5.—Roy Gcodwin, director of the A. R. U., who has just been released from jail, where he was sentenced by the United States court, with E. V. Debs and others, called a meeting of that order here last night. Only ten em- ployes of the Kalispell division were pres- ent, the balance being men discharged from the service. It was voted tp strike, and Goodwin called the strike to take effect at 11 p.m. At the appointed hour the train crews responded promptly, but when it was announced that Gocdwin called a strike, they took a strong stand in favor of the company, and ex- pressed a determination to defeat the strike. Goodwin was denounced as an agitator, un- worthy of notice. His anarchist speech at Spokane a few days ago lost him any su- premacy he may have enjoyed among the railroad men: SAN FRANCISCO, November 5.—The threatened strike of the employes of the Great Northern railroad has caused no little comment among local railroad men, and especially among the members of the A.R.U. The dissatisfaction of the hill men has a peculiar significance in this city and Sac- ramento. and it is generally admitted that on the success or failure of a strike on the Great Northern railway system at this time Finges the future of all organized railway labor wi of the Missouri. Incidentally it may be said that on the Southern Pacific system there has been un- usual activity of late on the part of labor unions. . Within the past month it ts officially de- clared by the local A.R.U. officers that nine icdges of that order have been successfully organized on the Pacific coast. All this work has been effected through the instru- mentality of James Hogan of Salt Lake City, who Is the general western representative of E. V. Debs, and one of the nominees for Con- gress In the coming election in Utah on the people’s party ticket. Hogan, it is said, has three traveling dele- gates in this state, who have reported to him that A.R.U. sentiment is stronger than ever on this coast, and promised within three months to bring almost every railroad employe in California and Oregon into the camp before the new year. ——__ APPLIED THE TORCH. Attempt to Wreck a Grent Northern Train. SPOKANE, Wash.,November 5.—A Spokes- man Review special from Kalispell, Mont., says an attempt was made to wreck a Great Northern westbornd passenger train near Columbia Falis. A torch was applied to a bridge just west of the big cut this side of Columbia Falls, and the fire was just gain- ing headway as the train dashed onto the bridge. The engineer applied the air brakes, and the train was stopped on the bridge. A reward of $00 has been offered by the Great Northern and $300 by Gov. Rickards for the apprehension of the persons who at- tempted to wreck the train. _ —_—.__ HORRIBLE MUTILATIONS. Stories Related of the Trebizond Massacres. LONDON, November 5.—A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Vienna says that highly respected European witnesses write horrible descriptions of the Trebizond mas- cacres. Feet, hands, ears, eyes and tongues were severed, it is said, before the Ar- menians were finally dispatched. The Athenian journals of today affirmed that the sultan has appealed for the protec- ton of the English fleet against the young Turks. Radicalism Boldly Advocated. LONDON, November 5.—The Paris corre- spondent of the Times praises the cabinet fdr having the courage to advance frankly a radical policy whose premeditated am- biguities scarcely conceal the real goal to- ward which they tend. “Such boldness,” he goes on to say, “is a new thing for France, who thus knows whither it is desir- ed to lead her and may choose to follow or not.” —_——_—_ Indiana Swept by Fire. VALPARAISO, Ind., November 5.—The villages cf Hamlet and Davis, on the Fort Wayne road, twenty miles from this city, are in danger of destruction. The fire which started on the Kankakee marsh last week is sweeping through the southern part of La Porte county. Last night the Pennsylvania officials ordered out all sec- tion hards between Plymouth 2nd Valpa- raiso to go to Davis and Hamlet to fight the fire. The company’s bridges and tracks are in danger. The west-bound passenger trains were nearly two hours late last night. The whole country south of Hamlet and Davis is ablaze, and farmers were obliged to leave their homes in order to save their lives. —— — Bimetallists to Organize. NASHVILLE, Tenn., November 5.—Ten- nessee Committeeman James M. Head of the National Bimetallic League has issued a call for a meeting of all bimetallist dem- ocrats of this state to meet in this city on the 16th for organization within the demo- cratic party, according to the plan adopted by the league at Washington. ——__ Sovereign’s Term of Office. MASSILLON, Ohio, Nevember 5.—J. R. Sovereign, general master workman of the Knights of Labor, who visited this place cn business, before leaving sald that he did not believe in third terms, and expects to retire from his office as soon as his present term expires. He has still a year to serve and after that expects to raise fruit on his farm in Arkansas. = Sugar Bounty Sults. NEW ORLEANS, November 5.—The sugar planters, through Col. J. D. Hill and attor- reys, filed two sugar bounty claim suits in the United States circuit court, under the agreement with the Washington authorl- ties, who will aid in speedy trial and appeal to the Supreme Court. ‘WANT THEIR COFFEE. om Part of the Police- men. Policemer in several of the precincts think they have a grievance, and one which they think will prove a hardship to them when the weather gets colder. Their complaint is that they are no longer to go in lunch rooms while on duty and get a lunch or a mug of coffee. This con- dition of affairs was brought about be- cause Night Inspector Cross had officers up on charges for this alleged infraction of the rules. If the officers are not permitted in severe weather to stop in lunch rooms long enough to get a cup of coffee to pre- vent suffering from the effects of the Weather it is thought by some of them that it will result in more serious trouble for a few members of the force. An officer who goes on duty at 6 o'clock in the evening turns in at midnight, and many of them have to remain at the station on reserve, and then do what ts called “dog watch” frcm 6 to 8 o'clock. An officer doing this duty usually gets his dinner not later than 4:30, and gets home about 9 o'clock the next morning. With a cup of coffee during the trick of duty on the street the officers Say they are in better condition for duty and less likely to get sick. Some of the officers think tbat the strict enforcement of this rule during the winter will result in the use of something stronger than coffee, and perhaps more serious trouble for them would follow. ge Tomorrow's St. Asaph Entries. First race, six and one-quarter furlongs— Tioga, 110; Imp. Plunderer, 110; Devisee, 110; Luke Richards, 110; Courtney, 110; Plack Beauty, 110; Flakewood, 100; Electro, 100. Second race, four and one-half furlongs, two-year-olds, selling--Grassmere, 105; Bag- net, 100; Mario, 100; May Pinkerton, 97; Cadiz, 97; Torresdale, 9%. Third race, tive furiongs—Herndon, 115; Misery, 108; Nemo, 105; Belle of Fermoy, 105: Clansman, 105; Gaiety, 105. Fourth race, half mile, all ages, selling— Flagrant, 112; Duke John, 112; Carnalite, 112; Ike 8S, 112; Somage, 107; Clair W.. 107; Arundel, 107; Potash, 107; Body Guard, 89. Fifth race, six and one-quarter furlongs— Ninety-seven, 110; Fox Glove, 110: Bella G., 110; Frank Fuller, 110; Mattie Chun, 130; Cheddar, 110; Siberia, 100; Mohawk, 100. ixth race, six and one-half furlongs, selling—Harry M., 110; Air Plant, 107; Lum- berman, 107; Siva, Renaissance, #5; Leporelio, 92. — A Boy Missing. Augustus Benjamin, a fourteen-year-old boy, has been missing from his home since Monday, and his father, W. T. Benjamin, at 1312 North Capitol street, would be glad of any information in regard to him. —_———_ Cc. M. Lipp Assigns. An assignment for the benefit of his creditors was filed today by Carvallis M. Lipp, dealing in stoves at 1529 7th street. The assignee is Mason C. Grasty, and the liabilities are placed at $2,583.65. The as- sets include $760 worth of stock, $600 in book accounts, parts of lots 118 and 119, square 981, this city, and lot 10, square 89, Colonial Beach, Va. — He Went to the Emergency. As the result of a row, Walter Tait, a bar- ber of 409 New Jersey avenue northwest, sustained a lacerated wound of the head about 2 o'clock this afternoon. He was struck with a lump of coal. At the Emer- gency Hospital Dr. Furlong dressed the wound. os Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: Henry G. Lewis to Geo. W. Talbert, iots So and 91, block 2, Trinidad; $10. Jacob Franz et ux. to Andrew Koerner, part lot 26, block, 5, Mt. Pleasant and Pleasant Plains; $10. Henry M. Baker, trustee, to Rachel M. Padgett, south half original lot 21, square 990; $2,200. Augustus Burgdort and Allen S. Johnson, trustees, to Louis Fa- ber, lots 26 and 27, square 8i2; $5. Eugene Carusi and Rebt. M. Morrison, trustees, to Thos. H. Hall, original lot 18, square 1041;” 32,718.43. Peter H. Heiskell et ux. to Thos, lot il, block 5, Kalorama Thos. B. Dapray to Florence , Same property; $10. Chas. T. Hughes to Heanna V. McGee, lot 30, block 11, Trinidad; $10. Jno. G. Holden et ux. to Geo. U, Rose, jr., lot 6, Pleasant Plains; $10, S. Holman to Jos. 8. Beail, lot 91, 34,000. Geo. W. Lewis to Jose- lot 28, block 22, Isherwood; $10. Murphy et ux. to Chas. H. Clark, lot 8, square 561; $1,400. Abraham Rawles et ux. to Mary F. Hall, lot 4, square 2, Reno; $1. Elizabeth A. Smith to Fannie Brown, part lot 9, section 8, Barry Farm; $, Henry C. Stewart, jr., et al, trustee, to Henry W, Heider, part lot 22, square 550; $5,5W. Led Simmons et al. to Victor Anderson, part original lot 3, square 575; $1,600. Virginia ‘Alabama Company. to Samuel Cross. part lot 8, square 690; $10. eee Capable of Lifting 100 Tons. From the Philadelphia Record. League Island navy yard will soon have hoisting shears capable of lifting a weight of 100 tons. They will be the largest in this country, with the single exception of those at the shipyard of the Maryland Steel Com- pany, at Sparrow's Point near Baltimore, Md., which landed the great Krupp 120-ton gun. The shears at League Isiand are ins tended to handie heavy guns and ma- chinery. The weight of these shears is 110 tons, and the two front legs are 120 fees high, while the back leg is 140 feet long. Bf me2ns of an immense screw, running hori- zontally through the base of the back leg, the tap of the shears can be moved back- ward and forward forty-five feet out ovea the water, or twenty-five feet inward from the edge of the wharf. The screw is sixty- eight feet long, eleven inches in diameter ard weighs fourteen tons. The shears stand on the Broad street wharf, each of the front legs resting on an iron padestal two feet by three feet, upon massive concrete foundations. A steel rope, one and one-half inches in diameter, 1,800 feet long, and weighing five tons, will be used for noist- ing. There are two separate engines of fifty horse-power each. The cost of the whole apparatus, including the machinery, will be between $38,000 and $40,000. —____ —___ + #e_—____— Washington Stock Exchange. ales —re; 12 o'clock m.—Columbia Rall- sont oa, Siow at Tit, American Security and 460 at 102, Capital Traction, 2 at SI ee at Siig; Svat ST; 100 M3 BO. Electric Light, 2 at 135; 10 at 134%; G S. 4s, STE bid, 11234 asked. U. 4s, coupon, LL ey. oss Ie bid. U. S.Se, 1W04, 114% bid. District of Columbia Bonds,—20-year fund 5s, 104 bid So-yeur fund Gs, gold, 112% bid. Water stock Je 1901, currenes, 119 bid. Water stock 7s, 1 currency, 118. bid. 3.653, funding, currency, 11: bid. Sys, registered, 210s, 100 b:d. Mis“cilaneous Bonds. Metropolitan Raliroad conv. 6s. 114g bid, 115 acked. Metropolitan Railroad 3s, 100% bid. Belt Rallroad Gs, 82 bid, 85 asl Evkington Railroad 6s, 100 bid, 105 asked. Coium- bia Rallroad 6s, 110% bid, 111% asked. Washington Gas Company 63, series A, 112 Gas Company Gs, series B, Gas Compsny cony. 6s, 128 i Light conv, 5s, bid. American ai ican Securi ‘Trust 5s, Wasbington Market Company Ist 66, ‘Washington Market Company inp. 68, 110 bid. Washington Market Company ext. 6s, 130 bid. Ma- conte Hall Association, (Se, ie bid. Washington Light Infantry Ist és, nid. ser tiomal, Bank Stocks. Bank of Washington, 280 bid, 300 asked. Bank of the Republic, 240 bid. Metropolitan, 285 bid, 300 asked. Central, 270 bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, 180 bid, 195 asked. Sec- ond, 182 bid, 140 asked. Citizens’, 130" hid, 140 asked. Caj West End. 106 bid. Traders’, 103 bid, 106 asked. Lincoln, 97 bid. eé Safe Deposit and Trast Compantes.—National Safe Deposit and Trost, 125 bid, 140 asked. | Washingtow Loan and Trust, 119 bid, 121 asked. American Se- curity and seaat 5ne bid, 142 asked. Washington Safe Deposit, 7 é Mallrond, Stocks. Capital Traction Company, Bed Did, $3 asked. Metropolitan, 100 bid, 101% asked. Columbia, 40 bid, Belt, 340 asked. Eckington, 30 sked. Georgetown and Tennallytown, 30 asked. setae and Electric Light Stocks. Washington Gas, 45 Wid, 47 anked. | Georzetown Gas, 45 bid, 0. 8 Electric Light, 184 bid, 13414 asked Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 36 bid. Franklin, 36 bid. Metropolitan, 70 bid. 50 bid Potomac, @8 bid. Arlington, |. National See 13 asked. Co nia, 12 Riges, 7% Oi My Peo- pi SQ bide Lincola, 7% bid. Commercial, 4% fs I Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 107 bid tie asked, Columbia ‘Title, 7 bid, 8 axed. Washington Title, 8 asked. District Title, 9 bid. ‘Telephone Stocks.—Penneylvania, 38 bid, 50 American, 160 1 wid. ake and .. 50 bid, 60 asked. Ameri- Ger deapuopbone, 3% bid, 3% ‘asked. Pneumatia Gun Carriage, 27 bid asked. Miscellaneous Stocks. shington Market, 34 bid. Great Falls Ice, 9125 bid, 135 asked. | Hail, 60 bid. Mergenthaler 'Bpe, 210 bid, asked. °Ex div.