Evening Star Newspaper, November 22, 1895, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE|ARMY REGULATIONS Firemen Baried Under Walls of a Burning Building. ——> FATAL INJURIES OF INMATES Leaped From Windows te Escape Fiames. Zornes ee INSTANCE OF DARING RES ® SS CUE CHICAGO, November 22.—Tkis morning a disastrous fire broke out in the Exchange luilding at Van Buren and Market stree! ms were injured. They were ‘urrer, 209 North Center avenue, jumped from third-atory windcw. Internal injuries and will die. Removed to hospital. Kittie Landgraf, jumped from fourth-story window. Internally injured and will prob- ably die. Taken to county hospital. Harry Neil, 102) West Van Buren street, seven- teen years old, jumped from the fourth- window and interrally injured; may ‘aie McLain, fourteen years old, over- er. Hattie Bren- will recover. Ed- me by smoke; will reco’ yan, overcome by smoke ra Rittert, overcome by smoke; will recover. Mary cover. Pinto, overcome by smoke; will re- Olga Kellar, overcome by smoke; John Gruenheimer is missing. n-story terra cotta building at Nos. 276 Street, extending in an “L’" to Van Buren Street. The first and second floors were oc- the third iy Newman, clothing; n Clothing Company; sixth, collars ard cuffs; seventh, e, clothirg and dry goods, clothing; The bui stroyed, Each of the firms employ as soon as the presence of the fire was made known all were thrown into a state ling will probatly be entirely de- ts. with all its conte women, and ment. Panic reigned every- and before some of the girls could strained they had climbed cut of the and jumped. . of the first to appear at the third- story window was Nellie Turner. She screamed for help and scme one on the ground shouted for her to jump. She did not notice this, however, and left the win- dow. A moment later she appeared at an- other, near a fire escape, and climbed upon the sill. She clung to the fire escape and commenced to end. Officer Flaherty was also on the fire escape between the first and second story, and when he saw the girl above him he started up to aid her. He was too late. She suddenly lost her balance and fell headlong to the street. Officer Flaherty tried to catch her, but could not reach her. She was picked up almost unconscious. The injured girl was carried into a drug store and stimulants were administered, but she did not revive. She was removed to the county hospital The building ¢ for = ne st $151,000 and was insured It {is owned by Kul, Nathan & The fire seemed to lave broken loose on ral floors of the big building at the me instant and spread rapidly. A Brave Rescue. The escape of Olga Kellar of 575 Wau- bauhia avenue is regarded as marvelous by those who saw her when she appeared at a fourth-story window. She was em- ployed by Stien & Bien, and when the room where she was working began to fill with smoke she ran to one of the win- dows overlooking Van Buren street. She threw up the sash and climbed out on the ledg clinging with one hand to the nar- row strip of wood on the outside of the sash. She saw a few feet below her the ladder on which two firemen stood, and sh2 prepared to jump. Wait, don’t jump,” sheuted Capt. Her- ™Manson, who kad almost reached the win- dow. ireat voiumes of smoke poured out the window where the girl stood, and at times her form was entirely obscured. To the hundreda of persons who were watching her from the street the seconds seemed like hours. (Cheer after cheer went up for Capt. Hermanson as he climbed up. He had almost reached the woman when he suddenly stopped. None on the street knew the cause. He had heard the girl scream, and as he looked up he saw her reel and release her hold on the window sashing. She had been overcome by the oke and had fallen. Captain Hermanson braced himself,and as the unconsclous form dropped, he seized it with his right arm. The effort nearly cost him his own life, for he narrowly escaped falling. From hundreds of throats cheers were heard as the brave captain descended the ladder with his human burden. He was sreeted with unmistakable signs of approval as he carried the girl across the street into a drug store. She was unconscious, but a physiclan said she would recover. The fire started on the fourth floor, it is} thought, in rooms occupied by Stein &’ Biea. Thirty girls were employed there, and they all made frantic efforts to escape. hmong the first to come to their ald was Joe," the janitor of the building. He as- sured the girls that if they would remain quiet and composed they would «ll get out safely. He led as many of them as he could induce to accompany him to the main stalr- and they reached the street without in- ‘Those who remained behind, however, fared worse. Six Firemen Buried Under Ruins. A few minutes before 1 o'clock the sec- ond and third floors fell, carrying with them the first. On the latter six members of engine company No. 2 were working. They were Capt. Louis Feine, his lieuten- ant and four Hnemen. Al were buried in the debris in the basement, where the three floors fell, and, it is believed, all were killed ‘The loss on the building and to the te ants is estimated at from $350,000 to $400,- ou, The building was valued at $120,000, — oe RAID ON TREASURY GOLD. It ix Not Caasing Much Concern at the Department. It is not believed that the present raid on the tre: ry gold is causing as much concern did the raids earlier in the sum- mer, It is likely to keep up until the re- serve Is reduced to a low point, but the department can stand very heavy with- drawals without being forced to a bona issue before the me: ng of Cons: serve is today re: > gold toa shove $82,000.00, Te could sini meng millions below that before an issue of bonds would © to be made, pending action by Congress, if any were promised. -o-— GOLD SHIPMENTS, So Far 4 > Will Aggre- wate Over Seven Millions, WV YORK, November 22.--The actual up to 1:30 including agere: $4.600,000, 1.) in gold coin and $3,100,000 in bars. he shipments for t eek so far an- nounced aggregate $7,054,044), ——— Ex-Senator Ingalls HL DENVER, Col, November 23. x-Sena- tor J. J. Ingails of Kansas was to have lec- tured in the Central Presbyterian Charen here last night, but a telegram came late in the afternoon from him at Colorado Springs ‘ing that he had been ili and shall start home once. Nothing is known here » of his illness. — for of the cau: of ganda to be the fcan College Father pontitical the propa- rector of the Amer- The nomination of will be submitted for new here. O'Comnell sanction, ae Rev. Frank H. Smith Insane. BOSTON, November 22.—Rev. Frank Hy- att Smith was adjudged Insane in the Unit- ed States cireult court today and will be committed to the Washington Federal In- im. Mr, Smith was recently in- muiling obscene postal cards. The Revised Edition, After Oareful Prepara- tion, Has Now Been Issued. It is Much More Simple Than Those Now in Use and All Specinl De- tails Are Eliminated. The long expected revision of the army regulations has at last been issued, having first been gone over by a board of officers of the adjutant general's department, then being thoroughly revised by Gen. E. S. Otis, commanding Department of the Columbia, and finally having been again gone over paragraph by paragraph by Gen. Doe, assist- ant secretary of war;Major George W.Davis, eieventh infantry, and Capt. J. T. French, jr., assistant quartermaster. A thorough and complete Index has been prepared by Capt. French and Mr. Moody of the war record office. In the revision an effort has been made to eliminate from the regulations those rules and provisions which have application only to a limited number of officers of a special class, and to leave only such regulations as are general in their character. For example, meny of the old regulations in regard to minute details of the work of commissaries, rredical officers, judge advocates, etc., have been omitted. In place of the old regula- tions in reference to the staff corps, there will be issued special manuals or hand books for each staff corps, which will have the force of regulations, but will be more con- venient for all concerned. An attempt has also been made to elimi- nate,sofar as practicable,all detailed instruc- tlans as to the filling up of official blanks, and, instead, it 1s provided that wherever Llanks are to be used, they will be furnish- ed by the adjutant general or other proper officer, and will be filled up in accordance with the directions printed upon the blank. An effort has been made to simplify and improve by cutting out unnecessary papers and proceedings (by lessening the “red tape,” In a word), the regulations in regard to recruiting, the issuing of clothing, prop- erty respcnsibility and the methods of pur- chase of army supplies. A most painstaking and laborious effurt has been made to improve in the direction of brevity and clearness the composition and phraseology of the regulations. Many paragraphs of the regulaticns of 1889 sre phenomena in the way of bad construction and faulty syntax. Under the new regulations an applicant for promoticn frem the ranks will be re- quired to serve honorably not less than two years in the ranks, “exclusive of tech- nical service due to furlough or other ab- sence from duty in his own interest. An aid to general officers must have serv- ed with troops three out of the preceding five years. Service as an aid is limited to four years, except when a general officer is to retire within a year of the expiration of that period. Leaves of absence for officers for more than two months require the action of the Secretary of War. An officer on the active list who accepts or exercises the functions of a civil officer thereby ceases to be an officer of the army. No officer on the active list can accept or hold any office, military or otherwise, cre- ated by state statutes. —————-+2+______ OPENING A STREET. The Legal Difficulties Over 37th Street. Several weeks ago the District Commis- stoners filed a petition praying for the opening and extension of 37th street, and cendemnation proceedings and the appoint- ment of a commission of appraisers were asked for, pursuant to a recent act of Con- gress providing for the opening and ex- tension of the said street. Plans preparel by the Commissioners were filed by them in the case, and in cue time the owners of the lands proposed to be taken filed their answers. On the part of those owners represeated by them, Messrs. Gordon and Gordon objected to the granting of the petition, contending that the proposed plan of condemnation, as filed, was not in conformity with the pro- vistons and requirements of the act of Congress in question. The matter was submitted to Chief Jus- tice Bingham yesterday, and this morning he decided that the point made by Messrs. Gordon and Gordon was well taken. The court, therefore, denied the petition of the Commissioners. It is understood, however, that the Commissioners will late: file an- other petition in the matter in conformity with the provisions and requirements of the act. ————___— KNIGHTS OF LABOR. Sessions of the* General sembly. ‘This is the last full day’s session of the General Assembly of the K. of L., and it is a busy one. This morning a vote was taken on place of meeting next, and with compli- mentary votes for Washington, Dallas, Hot Springs, Chicago and Columbus, Rochester was selected. A cemmittee from the Woman's Suffrage Association of the District of Columbia was received, and the order was asked in petl- tioning for suffrage for women to ask this right for women all over the United States as well as In the District. An amendment to the constitution was adopted limiting the term of general of- ficers to two ye District assemblies were directed, of discipline, to ald in resisting the boycott against a New York firm who employ Knights of Labor and the have incurred the opposition of the Federation of Labor. The general assembly will adjourn sine die tomorrow. I Vright of Philadelphia was chosen past general master workman to succeed . VY. Powderly, suspended, ogra Stock Broker: Cases. Attorney Chas. C. Tucker of counsel for Samuel Heaid, r., and Daniel Ferry, man- agers for Hodgen & Co., the stockbrokers, and who were indicted yesterday for set- ting up a gaming table, stated to a Star re- porter today that he would endeavor to have one of the cases called up before Judge Cox in Criminal Court Ni 2 this afternoon. These are the cases In which, as was stated in The Star Monday last, the ques- tion of the legality of the usual stock bro- ker’s business is to be tested, pursuant to an agreement between District Attorney Birney and counsel for the indicted parties. cnn es tis Repairs to the Alert. ‘The cruiser Alert has been put in dry dock at Callao, Peru, to receive repairs necessi- tated by a recent collision with the British merchant steamer Condor at Guayaquil. The expense of the work will be borne by the steamship company. It is estimated that the ship will not be able to leave the dock before the Ist proximo. Final As- Resignation Accepted. The erences has eaecepted the pesienae Here is a suggestion that may save some business man money. A business man advertises for profit—not to see his name iz. print, 3 Advertising that does not be¥ get profitable results is dear atk any price. & Advertising space in one pa- per costing fifteen cents a lined may be profitable investment,? while in another space at a centj a line may be excessively dear. Note that The Star's advertis-- ers are the prosperous concerns of Washington. MURDER Coroner's Jury Investigate Death of Robert Barnes, c WOUND ON THE HEAD — 2 Testimony as to a Family Quar- rel. —_—_-+—__—_ MEDICAL EVIDENCE Sarah Barnes and Andrew Williams were present this afternoon at the inquest held at the sixth precinct police station over the remains of Robert Barnes, the woman’s late husband, whose alleged suspicious death at his home in Nolan's court, South Washington, was mentioned in yesterday's Star. Present at the inquest were several neighbors of the deceased, and some of them were there as witnesses. Deputy Coroner Glazbrook was the first witness examined, and he told of the au- topsy made yesterday. The deceased was in a healthy condition and his organs showed no evidences of his having been a drinking. man. His skull was unusually thick, but a blow upon it had been inflicted with such force that the concussion had produced hemorrhage and this had caused the man’s death. The wound was not such a one as would probably have been inflict- ed by a fall down the steps, but there was another wound which might have been made in this way. Beneath the skull, which was half an inch thick, there was a blood clot on the brain. This was about the size of a silver dollar. Witness describ- ed the contents of the man’s stomach, which, he said, contained no odor of al- cohol, Policeman Testifies. Policeman Romeo R. Bowle, colored, tes- tified that he was called to the house Wed- nesday night, and Mrs, Barnes sald she ‘anted her husband taken to the hospital, saying he had fallen down the steps and had hurt himself. Wituess looked ut the man and saw that he was dead and had his body placed on a shutter, Mrs. Barnes told him that her husband came home drunk and she tried to take him upstairs and he fell down. She denied that there had been any altercation what- ever, but there had been a quarrel. Wit- ness said he examined the premises and found blood stains on the floor of an upper room. He found a broken curtain pole in the room, on which were blood stuins, and scattered about the floor he found 3&7 cent: indicating, as witness sald, that there had been a fight. Witness also told of a conversation he had with Andrew Williams, who told him that the deceased had come home intox!- and he (Williams) and others had assisted in getting him In the house. Not a Drinking Man, A colored girl named Ladonia Griffin, who lives next door to the house in which the Barnes family lives, testified she last saw Rebert Barnes alive on Sunday. She said that there was a club meeting held at her house Wednesday night, and she heard Barres and his wife engaged in a quarrel in front of the house. This was about 8 o'clock. Witness heard the Barnes couple talking, but she did not pay attention erovgh to them to know what they said. She remembered that on one occasion the man Barney came home and his wife would not let him in the house. “Was Barnes a drinking man asked. “I rever saw him drunk In my life,” was her response. “Wes it a house at which many persons congregated? » sir." she was The Quarrel, William Young, a colored resident of No- lan’s court, who lived next door to the house in which Barnes lived, testified that he saw Bzirnes Wednesday morning. He was pres- ent at the club meeting mentioned by the last witness, and he heard the quarrel men- tioned by her. When the Barneses had gone in the house he heard a noise that sounded like chairs and other household effects tumbling cver the floors and down the steps. Presently h2 heard them in the yard, and he heard Barnes say: “Eliza, where's my money?” Barnes and his wife went in the house and in a few minutes he heard what he described as a “rumbling” sound. Andrew Williams was not in the house then. Some of the peo- ple in the alley wanted him to go in the house, but he declined to go, and one of the men who did enter came out and sald: “Bob's itness had never seen Barnes drunk. He and his wife had frequent quarrel: Just before he heard Barnes fal body screamed, “Lord, have merc: “Who uttered the cry “I think it was Barne: She Got Out. Mary Williams, sister of Mrs. Barnes, tes- tified that she was in the house when her sister and brother-in-law started the quar- rel. “Something tcld me to leave,” she sald, “and I went out with the baby.” She said that Andrew left the house be- fore the trouble occurred. Witness had heard them engaged in disputes a number of times, but Fad never seen them fight. She said that Barnes was so drunk that evening that he had to be picked up and carried In the house. “Was he In the habit of getting drunk?” Yes, si She sald he got paid off that day, he got on a spree. questioned by a juror as to who told her to get up and go out with her baby, and she said it just came in her mind. “Was there a man or there?" “No, sir; I suppose it ing me out of the house. Another Witness. Samuel Hill, club meeting, and had heard. “They were fussing about said, “and it ‘peared that th and higher and fusser and fuss He saw Mrs. Barnes standing husband with a poker in her han heard her use threatening langu: +. Barnes had complained that ke had be « robbed, and he wanted to know what gu,: his wife to him. They went upstairs and later ke heard a rumbling nolse, and 4s. Barnes’ sister rushed in und sald that 3,,°.-Barnes and woman about vas the Lord lead- colored, who attended the testified to what he knew money,” he yot higher near her and he bad “busted Bob's head open. Witness went in the hous Fra asked Mrs. Barnes what she had d™+ to her Eusband, ard she ordered him + Barnes: was then alive. Wiiness said%ae heard Mrs. Bar tell her husban'® that she would straighten him cut with “ chair. Mary. ams, the sister-if law, was recalled and she denied that shi#had made statements attributed to her by “he witness Hill. John Griffith, who was also prijent at the meeting, was called, but he krpy nothing material about the case. Nannie Tolliver, colored, testif#1 that she was at the meeting, and’she hégrd a man say: “Don’t hit me on my head. Young Witne Mary Smallwood, a small cored girl, was questioned as to her compegency.- She knew it was wrong to tell a fal@-hood, and said if she did she would be ¥pnt to the “farm school.” H She said that Barnes was drunk, and fell down the steps. Witness said?that Mrs. Barnes 1s hep mother, and she teferred to the decease as her uncle. “Her aunt Rachael told her to say she didn't know any- thing about the trouble. Rachael Williams, the aunt of the little child, and the dead man's sister-jin-law, was called. She said she was In Alexandria when the trouble occurred, and denied that she had told her nlece to make @ denial, as stated by the latter. —_—_—~.__. A Fraud Order. The Post Office Department has issued a fraud order against Lorrimer & Co. of Bal- timore on the ground of using the mails for obtaining money bad== ~iew -—“susas, -a ball-at: the Mytsone ‘Another Phase of the Olmstead Will ase, All the restimoay Har Been Intro- duced—My. Perry Begins Hin Speech. 2 os The testimony in fhe Olmstead will case, in which more thiin-$100,000 is said to be in- volved, was conéluded on both sides yes- terday afternoon, and this morning, after Judge Bradley had passed upon the prayers presented by either side, Mr. R. Ross Perry, on behalf of Mrs. Linda Hutchinson Webb, who is contesting the will of her sister, Mrs. John F. Olmstead, commenced the ar-~ guments to the jury, The arguments will hardly be concluded before Monday after- noon, so that a verdict is not expected much earlier than Tuesday morning. Mr. Perry, in opening the arguments to the jury, explained that they were not there to impugn the right of anyone, man or wo- man, to make a vill, but they were there to determ!ne whether Mrs. Olmstead, at the time of making her will, June 6, 188%, pos- sessed the requisite testamentary capacity to do so; whether she.then had mind enough to fully understand its effect; whether she was unduly influenced by her husband, who she made her sole and absotute beneficiary, and whether he procured the will through fraud. Ordinarily, said Mr. Perry, a will is made for one's children, and the law is exceedingly jealous where one attempts to cut off those bound to the testator by ties of blood. When that is attempted, he re- marked, the law looks at the will with the closest scrutiny and seriously questions it when the natural course is departed from, demanding that the great law of natural affection and blood ties shall be observed. Such an unnatural departure, Mr. Perry intimated, had besa made in the present cese, the effect of Mrs. Olmstesd’s will be- ing, he said, to forever cut off her sister, mother and olece, and all other blood rela- ending her estate, after her hus- 's death, to his and not her own rela- tlves. Hence, said Mr. Perry, her will and all matters and persons cornected with the making of it should be closely scrutinized. Calls It a Scheme. Mr. Perry then proceeded to discuss the testimony in the case, claiming that It con- clusively showed that Mrs. Olmstead’s will was nothing more or tess than the result of a cunningly-laid scheme on her hushand’s part to obtain control and part possession of the late Hayward M. Hutchinson's estate. ——_ — ANACOSTIA, Policeman Dyer of the Anacostia sub- station had 1 lively experience while in Washington yesterday. The officer was at- tending to some police business, when he noticed three white youths going from house to house, ringing the door bell of each. One of the party would go to the door, while the others went to the base- ment and acted in a suspicious manner gen- erally. Officer Dyer approached them, and was about to take them Into custody when they noticed that he was in uniform, and ran. He pursued them for some distance on foot, but, finding he was getting behind, jumped into a wagen and drove rapidly atter them. By 'golrig through alleys, the boys were at last'Tost sight of, and Officer Dyer was about to Hive up the chase, when two of them, who'lgave their names as Harry Evans anf William Gill, and are aged sixteen and, sgyenteen years, respect- ively, ran into his arms. They claimed to be begging for something to eat, but the authorities of thesixth precinct, where the prisoners were locke up, seemed to think that they are a portion of a band of thieves, and will make further inves}igaton. The marriage ‘of Miss ‘Estella Fort, daughter of the laté’Rev. Mr. Fort of Ana- costia, and Mr.(Witiam F. Middleton of Baltimore took plaéé at the Anacostia M, E. Church Wedtiesday morning last. Mr. and Mrs. Middleton will reside in Balti- more. S16 The drivers of the Anacostia Railway Company, who have been locked out for the last three we#ks#! hitve arranged to have Tf, Anacostia. It is understood the Street Railway Assembly will take an interest,in the matter, and that it and other societies: of organized labor in the District will give the move- ment their hearty support. There is much sympathy in Anacostia for the ex-employes, apart from the opigions as to whether they were right or wrong in the course they took in refusing President Griswold's wage scale for the winter, and it is said that pa- trons of the railroad are freely extending aid to those of the unfortunates who need assistance at this time, ——._ FALLS CHURCH. Mr. William A. Mankin, son of Mr. and Mrs, Geo. W. Mankin of this town, was married Wednesday afternoon‘to Miss Bes- sle Guy of Alexandria. The ceremony took place at the home of the bride’s parents, Rey. C. E. Ball, rector of the Grace Epis- copal Church, officiating. The house was decorated with palms and chrysanthemums and the room darkened and lighted by gas. Only the immediate families of the con- tracting porties were present. Many hand- some and useful presents were received. After a stort brical trip to Staunton the happy couple will make their home in Al- exandria. Mrs. John E. Febrey has moved to Wash- ington, and will make her home for the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Shreve. Mr. William Beck left Thursday for a visit to a number of southern cities, in- cluding Lynchburg, Petersburg and Fred- ericksburg. Mr. EK. S$. Smith left Thursday night for the Atlanta exposition, and will spend a week or more on the trip. —_—=—__ RELEASE OF DEBS. His Friends Prepare to Give a Recep- tion, CHICAGO, November 22.—Nearly 1,000 rep- resentatives of the various labor organiza- tiors of Chicago left on a special train of ten ecaches over the Nortwestern road for Weodstock, Ill, shortly after noon today, to give a reception to Eugene V. Debs, when he steps forth a free man from the jail at that place this afternoon. —— Lunenburg Prisoners Held. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. D, Va., November 22.—In the supreme court today an order was made holding the Lunenburg prisoners in the custody of the city jaiior of Richmond until further action on the part of the su- preme court. ‘This will break up for the present the movement for ordering out the military to protect the prisoners at Lunen- burg, as was expected would be done to- day. -- a Grain ang Cgtton Markets. Cotton and grain, ee reported by W. B. Hlbbs, stock, grain a cotton broker, 121 F st. en soe Low. Close. Wheat—Dee. ia 56%" ore May. Corn—Dee ai May. Oats—Dee bead Ma: Pork Jan, “8: feats aecgets May an. gee gepn? Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, November 22,—Flour qulet—re- celpts, 16,869 barrels;. shipments, 24,734 barrels; 150 barrels, Whest dull’ and easy—spot, 44: month, ‘G4ia6AXs; December, Hhan61%; at Steamer No. 2 red, Ge adi y—re- ushel: Bie in 20,000" bushels; els; h8 bushets—south- ern Wheat by sample, 63a65%4; do. on grade, 61%a rN easy—spot, 34144843;; month, 34140 November, anew ‘and, old, S4vinsi%s wear, sa84; JInnuary, 844603 ee a3: mer mixed, s2%ass retiasts, ah ments, 66,225 bushels mig ueked “receipts, 8,006 posh. 952 bushels. Kye Inactive—N ‘Moa47 ‘western—receipts, 1,141 bash: 24,866 bushels. Hay firm-—cholee timo- $15.50 asked. Grain freights dull, demand raies easy-steam to Live=pool unchanged; Sngar steady, un- Eggs—tresh, thy, slow, Cork’ for orders chanzed. ‘Gliese firm, unchang INTIMATED|{4WYERS ARGUING] FINANCE AND TRADE Tomorrow’s Gold Exports Expected to Be Five Millions, nd RATES ON BARS WERE REDUCED Opening Prices Were Generally Lower. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, November 22.—The total outflow of gold coin and bars by tomor- row’s steamers, based on actual engage- ments so far, will be five millions. The subtreasury voluntarily reduced the rates on bars from 1-10 to 1-16 per cent, in order that no further inroads should be made on a depleted coin supply. The engagements are so well distributed among the reliable foreign banking houses that recent charges of forced shipments are completely disproved, barring the pos- sitility c. collusion, which is extremely re- mote. Opening prices this morning were gener- ally lower than those prevailing at the close of yesterday’s business, liberal gold shipments and depressed values in the for- eign markets being the responsible agents. Traders made several ineffectual at- tempts to rally the market on the publica- tion of last month’s earnings, the unsatis- factory exchange situaticn being superior to all other force Values were not al- lowed to recede materially from the open- ing level, however, the lack of confidence in immediate improvement being expressed in dullness rather than in hostile activity. Northwest's statement for the :onth of October reflects an increase of $869,257 in earnings as compared with the same period last year, id a total increase since June 1 of $2,177 8. Reports of this character published in conjunction with a satisfac- tory federal balance sheet would inspire purchases for both speculative and invest- ment accourts, but the inharmonious ex- cess of debits exhibited in the latter par- ticular dwarfs activity and encourages a form of financial dry rot. The Tennessee Coal and Iron Company's October earnings are estimated to be $122,- 000 in excess of those for last_year in the same time or an addition of $73,600 lo the surplus fund. The stock was rallied back to the opening price on the announcement of the above figures, a decline of 1 per cent having pre- vicusly intervened. The selling of Chicago Gas on rumors of further legal complications was resumed this morning, with the result that 1 1-4 per cent was detracted from the market price of the stcck. It is difficult to judge of teh reliability of these rumors, the Attorney General beirg extremely reticent relative to his intentions, although it is understood that unless the plans meet his approval he will begia action during the coming week. In the meantime friends of the reorgani- zation perty hope to demonstrate the le- gality of the proposed proceedings. ‘The trading of the last hour was purely professional in character, the irregularity during that period being due to the cover- ing of short ccn:racts and continued sales for that account by room trader: The prospects continue favorable to a protracted period of hatless trading, in which concessions are the more probable, —_—-—_ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest uad the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New Ycrk stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Bene. No. fee eee American Sugar. American Sugar, Pfd American Tobacco. Amerioan Cotton Oil. sChicago, B. & : chic. & Northwestern. Ricago Gas, Cf. Delaware & Hudson. Den. & RK. Grande, Pid. Dis. & Cattle Feeding... General Electric. Ulinois Central, Tong Island Teactio Metropolitan Tractiot Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Central Missouri Pacitte. National Lead G National Lead Co., Bid: U. 8. Leather, New Jersey Central. New York Central; Pacific Mail... Phila. & Reading Pullman Pal. Car G Soutnern Railway, Pf Phila. ‘Traction ‘Texas Pacific. Tenn. Coal & iron. Union Pacific Wabash... Wabash, Pfd. Wheeling & I. Erie. Wheeling & L. Krie,Ptd. Western Union ‘Tel Wisconsin Central. Silver. +Ex-div. L. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12_ o'clock _m.—Metropolitan Hated, 20 0 100y. Séncein) Fire Saeurance, 25 at TH. 4s, registered, 1114 coment Bonds: 0, 5: bid, 11 4s, coupon, 11119 wud, 11h asked. 10%, bid.” U. 3. 1904, 11444 bid. District of Columbia Bonds,—20-year fund 5s, 104 Did. 30-year fund Gs, gold, 111% bid. Water stock 7s, 1901, currency 116 bid. Water Stock 7s, 1903, bid! 3.65: e aii currenc; ng. ered, 2-108, 100 bid. etropolitan Railroad cony. American Security and Trust 5s, 4 bid. Washington Market Company Ist ington Market Company tmp. 68, “Washingtya, Market pany ext. €s, Masonite Hall Association 5s, 103° bid. nt Infantry Ist 6s, 100 bid. Stocks.—Bank of Washingion, 280 Bank’ of the Republic, 240° bid. Metropolitan, S85. id, G00 asked, “Central, 240 bid. Farmers and Mechantes’, 160 bid, Second, 183 bid, it 130 bid. Columbia, 130 120 asked Capital, 116 bid. West Ind) 108 bid. Traders’, 10% bid. "Lincoln, 98 bid. Ohio, ate bid. Safe Deposit snd ‘Trust Compante: ial Safe Deposit and Trust, 123 bid, 133 asked, Washington Loan and Trust, ‘119 bid, 121% asked. Ameriean Security ard Trust, 139 Bid, 142 asked. Washlug- fe bid. ton Sale Deposit, 60 3 asked. Fete aeeks “capital Traction Company, 75 bid, 80 asked. Metropolitan, 100% ‘asked. Cofambia, 40 bid, Belt, 30 amet |. Georgetown and ‘Tennallstown, “Gas and Blectrle Light Stocks. Washington Gan, Sig ble AT aaked., Georgetown Gas, 49 bid. lectric Light, i318 eked. Tosurance Socks Tircintn'ss 40 isked. Metro- Mid. Corcoran, 50 bid. Potomac, 68 Pelltan, id. *helington, 140. bid. bid. National ‘Union, 9 ‘bid, bia, 12 bid, 13% asked. Itiges, German-American, ' 160 12% asked. Colum % bid, Fa ae Feople’s, Bis bid. 6 asked. Lincoln, 1, 1% ed. “Commercial, 4% bid, 54 jas an ‘le Insurance Real Bante mi, ne bid, 116 asked. fimbia ‘Pitte bid, 8 uske Washington Title, 7 asked. District Title, 9 id, 12 a: ‘Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 37 bid. Chesa- ake and Potomac, 60 bid, 52 asked. American Heriot 3 oe age eaked. Poeumatic Gan Cal is orks oe shiugton Market, 14 Great Falls Tee, 125 bid, 135_nsked..’ Bull un Panorama, 30 asked. Lincoln Hall, 60 bid. Mergenthaler Linotype, 214 bid. —__—.—__ Earthquake in Wyoming. LANDER, Wyo., November 22.—A slight earthquake shock, lasting three seconds, was felt here at 5:20 yesterday morning. ——_-__ Redfern, the Tailor, Dead. LONDON, November 22.—John Redfern, the well-known tailor, is dead. Barber & Ross, : Cor. G and 11th sts. About the best igas & oil peeeaey the market the “Turitan’ is con- cededly the best make." Made by a manufactory that ts considered fore- most, the “Puritan naturally leada. And it not only leads because it gives out more heat to the amount of gas or oil consumed, but it is more handsome and much snore easy to manage and keep clean. There are few houses which need no additional heat, for a perfect heat system hasn't been found that will sufficient! and “crann heat every “nook’ in every room. Gen- erally the bath room is “off from the register, and oftentimes the nursery, which must be kept at a certain temperature, fails to be t so by insufficient heat furnish- py the latrobe ur furnace. cd “Puritan” Oil {HEATERS $4. ‘This size will heat a medium-size room, yet consumes but Se. worth of oll in ten hours. It has round wick and six-inch heating drum. “Puritan” Oil Heaters run up as high as $12.50, which size, the man- ufacturers say, will heat several rooms. ‘ombination O Heaters and Cookers, $2 each. “Puritan” Gas EATERS, 53-25 The “Puritan Gas It $3.25 will heat a medium All “Puritan” Gas Heaters ave said to distribute the heat nore evenly about the room than -any other heater. “Home Comfort" 25 each. Small, Round Gas icaters, $1.25 and §: | i | i | Gas H ters, Gas Radiators, $4.50 and up. “Fire King’? Gas Radiators are undoubtedly superior to any others. the good points a tor ought to have—and many which others lave not. ‘The lowest-priced “Fire King” ts $7. which has 12 jewels and 4 extra $12 for large ornamented tubes. the best. A Fine Radiator for $4.50. 4 tubes, 1 and fs full Je Felt Weather strip, 2c. foot. You may not know it, but It is a fact nevertheless—you can save at least one-fifth of the amount you usually spend for coal in oue wiater by felt-stripping the doors and win- dows of your house. Few windows or doors that do not let in some cold air. Valentine's Felt Strip “lasts a Iifetime mort, and is very easy to put up. We do it for you if you do not care to put them up yourself. 2c. foot. A postal will briug a man up to take measures, &c. Porcelain bath tubs re easily ‘‘chipped’’ —and are as easily rinde new again. A pint can of our Enamel Paint at @0c. will re-enamel the entire bath tub, and hot water will not affect it. Small jars of it, 2c. 16-inch Japanned Coal Hods, 20c. each. Furnace Scoops, 50c. ea. ‘Covered Ash \sh Sifters, 6oc. Has plated base and top ed. Galvanized Iro: Iron hh Cans, $2.40 each. Any size Ash Can you want. ‘The sete size 1s about as large as a aber oss, arber & Ress’ Cor. Gand uth Sts. Es oa ae ss 2 Oe Sk we 2 MLL ELRLLLLLLBLLLLLLL LISS IO EE Ssecenevenec QS LS OH St Ot) OO -4O 3-49 If You Get Lucca Olive Oil You're sure of getting the finest, rich- est, purest oll In the world. Pretty hard to get the real Lucca Olive Oil. We handie only THE CHOICEST of Oo Lucca Otl—import it ourselves, ‘That's why we can honestly recom- mend Ii. ae CF Full qvart bottles—$1. ‘¥: Thompson, 7°3 ¢ - PHARMACIST, '5t ; “ooo te 2s -se te so Oo <F ; NG FOR 2A GAME DINNER. Every variety of game that’s seasonatle. Make your sele-tions from the finest show- ing of game in t ‘Or, if you're unde- elded about the n you'll gestions eminently proper. itles on what to have for dia of all_ kinds. EF Woowkeack, Grover, Quail, Tame Turkeys, Sayats, jus Farragut Parke Becta EPP P PIP TCLS MNOS Dainties For Thanksgiving. *Ywould be an extraordinary taste that Ever} delicacy that’s arsoclated will Tae is bere. \T ABRIE'S MINCEMEAT makes ideal ples. Such rich, delicious goes as vou nad about. “In glare 7 HOME-MADE PLUM PUDDING. es Just prime, Liberals allo with fruit—and toothsemely prepared. i. ea ESH NUTS—FRUIT-CANDY, 4 lagruderé guna r parties Witd aod POPEG EHEC | Oooo evi TWO S STORES, 347 N.Y. ave, a FIOPOOSS SL SIO SSIS SOO SSL IIOS —We've the finest HONEY that’s been sold here for years. Pure bees’ honey. Rich and de- licious. In 5-lb. cans. Only 75c- N. W. Burchell, 1325 F St. 022-144 | “CROCKER’S” Shoes, 939 Pa.Ave. Open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ‘Men's, Women's and Children's Shoes polished free, Reception and house slippers, & carriage boots. The soctal Season's winter foot- Wear requisites are ready in the greatest profusion, More beauty and brightness (coupled with quality and Jow prices) than ever distributed in any shoe store in America. Crocker's guarantee goes with every pair. Here are “introductory prices’ to tempt au immediate inspection of this mag- uificent stock of Kid, Satin and Felt Slippers, Jullettes, Oxfords, Carriage = Boots, &e. i | | i | | Whitekid slippers $1.25 & $1.50. ' These are with and without straps, a and the quality usually sold at $1.75 3 and $2, i White kid oxfords! ‘$3 value for $2.40., These have sharpest of sharp toe with tip. Beaded slippers, $4 value for re] These are black, n open-work pat- tern, richly beaded, and will be the most popular Slipper of the season. ‘Bronze slippers, | 55 value for $3.40. ‘These are gold beaded and exceed- ingly sty $ ‘Satin slippers, $4 value for $2.90 ‘These are first quality satin, with strap richly beaded, finished with bow. Have Louis XIV heel and are g shown in white, pink, light blue, nile green, lavender, fawn, black, &e. $4 value for $2.90. ‘Carriage boots, $4 value for $2.90. ‘These are of rich velvet, lined with white fur and edged outside with Diack fur. These Sit over slippers or shoes, and in addition to being warm and luxurious will save many a doc- tor’s bill. $4 value for $2.90. ‘Jenness Miller’? Shoes. ‘The sterling qualities of this shoe are best expressed thus: ‘A sensible shoe, invented by a sensible woman for sensible women." Yes! they are ‘worn by the most “‘senajble’’ women throughout the United States of America. Its increase in popularity and sales is simply marvelous. But one quality—the best—and but one price—$5. CROCKER’S eS 939 Pa. Av. nortan 5 5 5 5 E xvi avo King’s Palace. Special Cloak and Jackets Opportunity. We started in today with another Special Sale of Cloaks and Jackets. The most wonderful prices are prevailing. We mention a few items below, but you have to see the goods to appreciate what bargains they are. $13.98 Boucle Jackets, $9.98 Mundolin sleeves, 2-button effect, Mned_through- out, bex seofer frost, rhple back, extra ¢ 8 quality 99-9 $15 Plush Capes, $9.98. Very handsome Full-sweep Capes, silk $9.98 lined throughout, 26-inch. $10 Jackets & Capes, $6.98. Seal Plush Capes, Cloth Caps, Ladies” and Misses’ Jackets, Boueles, Chevrons, Kerseys, Bea- vera, Diagonals, &.; pltin and fancy effects, Viack and ‘colar; braid, satin, jet and fur trimmed; the latest box styles, full <p ripp! Good ae at pomces and = 310, $6, foe ee ee 98 $8 Boucle Jackets at $5. 98. Very stylish ripple backs; $7 Beaver Jackets and Capes at $4.98. Very ae Tailor-made Jackets and Capes. Jackets are all in full 4-button Tests, bex shapes; txtra qual $4. 98 Millinery Specials. $s and $6.50 Trimmed Hats, $3.69. A beautiful selection of exquisitaly Trimmed modish med Hats, in the most gl ore lane ered $3.69 $4 and $3.50 Trimmed Hats, $1.98. A table full of Dainty Hats, most trimmed. This lot Wack and brown. this Je 49¢., 59c. and 6gc. Felt Hats, 25c. In all colors and black seen BRC 33¢. Tam O’Shanter, 19c. Children’s Dept. COATS. ildren’s Eiderdown Coats, with pointed with braid, with square revere 51.49 ‘out, with wide, med with ‘Joubie Tow of white Scat Reewlar ince © $4.25 HEAVY UNDERWEAR. 25 dozen Ladies’ Heavy [Ribbed Vests, ficece lined, with silk crocheting around neck’ and down front. Rezular price, 50c. Special. ZOCe Pants to mateb. sation fashionably fo 1.98 includes Velvet Toques, Bargains mdecd in One lot of ¢ collars, over shoul Regular Very stylish square collar, tri fur. 109" dimen Taidies’ Tutia Linon Aprons, ne Jace around bottom, tuck Regular p21Z¢6 price, 18e. Speclal..... ae ° Targe-sized Nurse Aprons, with deep hem, tock abore, “wide strings. Regular price, 3 ee Soe. Special = 35 King’s Palace, 812 AND 814 7TH ST. N.W. 715 MARKET SPACE. :When In Doubt iWhat To Have t--don't puzzle over the prob- For breakfast-dou't puzzle over the prob Jem. Just erder Li PORTER or VIENNA SAUSAGE, ‘That'll please every one in the family. Isn't a more a er net = oh cdr i Loettier’s. 'T ‘8 the polot. ns havi ee Tocmter's, Come to our stands Af jester hasn't it. ener filer, 2 Center Marker © st. and 65 Western mts. car A. : ‘Tel 618-620 X. L., 72 noz2-2060