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Send for illus trated cata ing complete list and descrip- tion of all articl's; also tells how to get them. THE BLOCH BROS. TOBACCO CO.. Wheeling, W. Va. my2d-m,w,f,tf RAZORS, PICTURES, articles In exchange for a fu Hen of certificate | THE CONVENTION Continued from Second Page. eral thrift and founds the strength of all on the strength of each. In its responsible application it is just, fair and impartial, equally opposed to foreign control and do- mestic monopoly, to sectional discrimina- tion and individual favoritism. Democracy Denounced. “We denounce the present democratic party as sectional, partisan and one-sided, and disastrous to the treasury, and de- structive of business enterprise, and we de- mand such an equitable tariff on foreign imports which come into competition with American products as will not only fur- nish adequate revenue for the necessary expenses of the government, but will pro- tect American labor from degradation and the wage level of other lands. We are not pledged to any particular schedule. The question of rates is a practical guestion, to be governed by the condition of the times and of production. The ruling and uncom- promising principle is the protection and development of American labor and indus- try. Reciprocity. “The republican party renews its pledge for the protection of all American indus- tries against foreign competition, and de- clared its faith that the supremacy of the United States amorg the nations is the result of such a policy. We believe in lib- eral reciprocity and just relation, and de- mand the application of the golden rule of commerce to all future legislation affecting the tariff and the foreign trade. We be- lieve the repeal of the reciprocity arrange- ments negotiated by the last republican ad- ministration was a national calamity, and demand their renewa! and extension cn such terms as will equalize our trade with other nations and remove the restrictions that now obstruct the sale of American products in the ports of Europe and secure new markets for the products of our farms, forests and factories. “We favor restoring the carly American pelicy of discriminating duties for the up- Luilding of our merchant marine, and the protection of our shipping in the foreign carrying trade, so that American shipping, the product of American labor employed in American shipyards, sailing under the stars and. stripes, and manned, officered and owned by Americans, may regain: the car- rying of our foreign commerce.” Then follows the financial plank given in another place. “We condemn the present administration for not keeping faith with the sugar pro- ducers of the countr: he republican pacty favors such protection as will lead to the Production on American soil of all the sugar which the Americans use and for which they pay to other countries more than $100,000,000 annually.” Foreign Policy. The foreign plank drawn by Senator Lodge is general in its nature, outlining a pelicy in regard to all current foreign ques- tions. It contains a declaration for the protection of American citizens abroad; re- affirms the position of the party in favor of the Monroe doctrine; indorses the ad- ministration of President Harrison, on the attitude of this country toward Hawall; de- mands protection for American mission- aries in Armenia; expresses sympathy for the Cubans in their warfare for indepen- dence, and takes a position in favor of awarding to them belligerent rights. Civil service reform is approved, and the extension of the principle wherever practi- cable. The use of public money for sec.ar- ian purposes and the union of church and state are opposed. A declaration is made in favor of arbitration between employes and employers, but no specific legislation is demanded. A declaration is made in favor of liberal pensions, and the present administration is denounced for dropping from the rolls, without examination, deserving soldiers. ‘The building of the Nicaragua canal by the United States government is favored. THE CONTESTED SEATS. The Findings of the National Com- mittee Arc Genernlly Ratified. ST. LOUIS, June 17.—The co:nmittee on credentials today adopted by a vote of 37 to 13 the resolution to ratify the findings of the national committee in all contests except those from Delaware and Texas. The coramittee also settled the Texas con- test by deciding to rez>mmend to the con- vention the seating of the Grant faction, the vote being 28 to 16. A resolution offered by Mr. Sutherland of New York to seat the Cuney faction was lest by 16 to 29, and another resolution by Mr. Sutherland’ to seat both delegations, giving each delegate half a vote, fatled by 14 to 2. The Grant delegates are McKinley men, while the Cuneyites support Allison and Reed. The committee will report this afternoon. THURSTON SUGGESTED. The Nebraska Senator Mentioned for Second Place. Special from a Staff Correspondent. ST. LOUIS, June 17.—Thurston of Ne- braska is being talked of this afternoon for Vice President in case the contest as between Hobart and Morton keeps up in its bitterness. It Is said that the east, having secured the gold plank, has what it most wants, and that it would be good politics to go acrcss the Mississippi for a Vice Presi- dent. J. P.M. LIKELY TO BE DELAYED. Delegates Slow in Coming Together After the Recess. ST. LOUIS, June 17, 1:50.—There are only a few stragglers in the delegates’ seats in the Cor.vention Hall and the session will be delayed. THE ORDER OF BUSINESS. Program Adopted by the Committee on Rales, The committee on rules and order of busl- ness of the republican cunvention met last right at St. Louis pursuant to its ad- journment after the meeting at the close ef the convention. Representative Bing- ham of Philadelphia was clected chatr- man. The committee decided to allow six ycetes to each of the territories and two to the District of Columbia, as arranged by the national committe2 in the call for the convention. It was also decided that the rules of the House of Representatives of the Fifty-fourth Congress shall be the governing rules of the convention. Ac- cording to the rules as adopted, the conven- tion will proceed in the followirg order of busjness: 1.;, Report of the committee on creden- tials. 2.,Report of the committee on perma- Rent organization. 3. Report of the committee on resolu- tions. 4. Naming members of the rational com- mittee. aang y resentation of candidates for Presi- lent. = 6. Balloting. 7. Presentation of candidate for Vice President. 8. Balloting. The committee decided that four votes should be allowed the district of Alaska. The rule covering the manner of select- ing national cormmitteemen and of calling the convention provoked a lively discus- sicn. Gen. Powell Clayton of Arkansas in- troduced a resolution providing that some rew method of selecting national com- mitteemen and delegates should be found. Gen. Clayton offered no suggestion as to tLe method best to be employed, and de- clared that the presence of 170’ contests, such as confronted the credentials com- wittee, proved that there was a crying er- ror in the present method of doing things. It was decided to refer the matter to a subcemmittee of seven, which is to report to the main corimittee on rules at a time subsequent to the report of the commit- tee to the convention tomorrow. {t was also decided to recommend that the national committee issue the call for the convention sixty days from the date selected, Instead of six months, as hag been the practice heretofore. THE MONEY PLANK. Declaration Adopted by the Subcom- mittee on Resolution: The subcommittee of the committee on resolutions appointed by Chairman For- EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian time. bars, or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth of an fncb. ® Partly covey “9 Croudp @ *ale, O Snom Solfd lines are tso- Dotted lines are fsotherms, oF Mnes of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain or snow has fallen daring preceding twelve hours. The words “High” and “Low show location of areas of high and .ow barometer Small arrows fly with the wind : UNSETTLED. The Conditions Are Favornble for Showers Tonight—Cloudy Tomorrow. Forecast till 8 p.m. Thursday.—For the District of Columbia, Delaware and Mary- land, unsettled weather, with conditions favorable for showers tonight; partly cloudy weather Thursday; variable winds. For Virginia and North Carolina, showers tonight; Thursday showers in eastern por- tions, fair in western portions; variable winds. Weather conditions-and generalgforecast. —The pressure is relatively high over the Atlantic states, also on the north Pacific coast, and relatively low in the Rocky mountain districts, but there is no well-de- fined storm center. ‘The barometer has fallen slightly in all districts from the At- lantic to the Pacific coasts. ‘The temperature has remained nearly stationary in all districts. Occasional showers have occurred in southwestern New England, the lower lake region, the middle Atlantic states, the east gulf states, and the lower Missouri valley. The weather will continue threatening and unsettled, with occasional showers in New Engiand, the Atlantic and east gulf states, also the lower lake region. Generally fair weather is indicated for the west gulf states. The temperature will remain about sta- tionary in the Atlantic and gulf states, The following heavy precipitation (in inches) was reported during the past twenty-four hours: Tuscumbia, Ala., 1.7 Condition of the Water. ‘Temperature and condition of water at’8 a.m.: Great Fails, temperature, 70; condi- tion, 1; receiving reservoir, temperature, 74; condition at north connectio1 condition at south connection, 4; distributing reser- voir, temperature, 75; condition at influent gate house, 5; effluent gate house, 7. Tide Table, Today—Low tide, 6:30 a.m. and 6:53. p.m.; high tide, 0:02 a.m! and 12:24 p.m, Tomorrow—Low tide, 7:30 a.m. and 7:50 p.m.; high tide, 0:57 a.m. dnd 1:20 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Sun rises, 4:34; sun sets, 11:48. : The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted @y 9:04 p.m.; extin- guishing begun at 2:58 a.m... The lighting is begun one hour before the time named. Naphtha lamps all lighted by 9:04 p.m; extinguishing begun at 3:13. Range of the Thermometer. The following were thé readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 68; 2 p.m., 74; maximum, 78; min- imum, 62. moon sets, aker to consider the financial plark last night at St. Louis adopted the following: “The subcommittee on resolutions resolve to recommend to the committee on resolu- tions the following financial plank: “The republican party is unreservedly for scund money. It caused the enactment of the law providing for the resumption of specie payments in 1879. Since then every dollar has been as good as gold. “We are unalterably opposed to every measure calculated to debase our currency cr impair the credit of our country. We of silver except by international agree- nent with the leading commercial nations of the world, which we pledge ourselves to promote, and until such agreement can be cbtained the existing gold standard must be preserved. All our silver and paper cur- Tency now in circulation must be main- tained at parity with gold, and we favor ail measures designed to maintain inviolably the obligations of the United States and all cur money, whether coin or paper, at the present standard, the standard of the most enlightened nations of the earth.” Senator Teller of Colorado offered four propositions the subcommittee. First, in for free and unlimited coinage at the ratio of 16 to 1; second, for the free coinage of the American product; third, that protec- tion is impracticable unless free coinage of silver is adopted, and the fourth, for the coinage of the American product and for a tariff on all foreign silver imported into this country. All of these propositions were voted down, Mr. Teller being the only man who voted in the affirmative on any propo- sition looking to the recognition of silver. Mr. Teller would offer no cther proposi- tion on silver, as he has all along said that he would not agree to anything like a straddle. He did not believe in any of the three propositions he submitted, but at the request of the silver men he made the propositions, although he knew that they would not be accented. Mr. Teller will submit a minority report en the money plank, but not upon any oth- er feature of the platform. The Colorado Senator says that the subcommittee was made up unfairly, and that the silver men should have had more than one man on the subcommittee, as their representation entitled them to. Mr. Teller decided to carry his fight to the full committee today, but he had little hope cf success, as he did not believe there are more than ten or fifteen men on the full committee who would vote against the sub- committee's resolution. CONVENTION COMMITTEES. Full List of the Selections Made at St. Louis. The following are the committees of the national republican conventio1 Resolutions—Alabama, H. V. Casten; Aleska, C. S. Johrson; Arizona, J. A. Se- hiskie; Arkansas, John McClure; Colorado, H. M. Teller; California, A. B. Lemmon; Connecticut, Samuel Fessenden; District of Columbia, Andrew Gleeson; Florida, I. L. Purcell; Georgia, W. H. Johnson; Idaho, F. T. Dubois; Illinois, R. W. Pattersdn; Indiana, Lew Wellace; Indian territory, J. P. Grady; Iowa, John H. Gear; Kansas, C. A. Swinson; Kentucky, Leslie Combs; Louisiara, H. C. Warmouth; Maine, Amos L. Allen; Maryland, James A. Gary; Mas- sachusetts, Henry Cabot Lodge; Michigan, Mark S. Brewer; Minnesota, W. R. Mer- riam; Mississippi, E. W. Lawion; Missouri, F. G. Niedringhaus; Montana, Charles S. Hartman; Nebraska, Peter Jansen; Nevada, A. C. Cleveland; New Hampshire, Frank S. Struth; New York, Edward Lauterbach; New Jersey, Frank Bergen; New Mexico, Solomon Luna; North Carolina, M. L. Mott; North Dakota, Alexander Hughes; Ohio, J, B. Foraker; Oklahoma Territory, Henry E. Ash; Oregon, Charles S. Moore; Penn- sylvania, Smidley Darlington; Rhode Is- land, Walton A. Reed; South Carolina, William D. Crum; South Dakota, David Williams; Texas, Webster Flanagan; Ten- nessee, F. B. Brown; Utah, F. J. Cannon; Virginia, James B. Brady; Vermont, H. D. Holton; Washington, A. F. Burleigh; West Virginia, F. M. Reynolds; Wisconsin, Rob- ert M. Lafolette; Wyoming, B. F. Fowler. Rules and order of business—Alabama, H. A. Carson; -Alaska, W. A. Kelly; Arizona, Charles H. Akers; Arkansas, W. H. H. Clayton; Colorado, James M. Down- ey; California, F. H. Short; Connecticut, John M. Douglass; District of Columbia, Andrew Gleeson; Florida, J. N. Combs; Georgia, E. $. Richardson; Idaho, Ben. E. Rich; Illinois, ——- McKnight; Indiana, G. L. Vanduzen; Indian territory, W. . Morgan: Iowa, H. W. Macomber; Kansas, T. D. Fitzpatrick; Kentucky, J. L. Butler; Louisiana, Mayer Cohen; Maine, J. T. Davidson; Maryland, W. D. Straughn; Mas- sachusetts, W. M. Butler; Michigan, John P. Starkweather; Minnesota, C. L. Sander- son; Mississippi, W. E. Elgin; Missouri, Nathan Frank; Montana, T. C. Marshall; Nebreska, F. M. Witherall; Nevada, G. F. Turrittin; New Hampshire, Charles T. Neans; New York, John A. Raines; New Jersey, George Hyers; New Mexico, T. D. Burns; North Carolina, George H. White; North Dakota, J. W. Devine; Ohio, George W. Wilson; Oklahoma, Charles Day; Ore- gon, Chas. H. Dodd; Pennsylvania, H. H. Bingham; Rhode Island, Albert C. Chester; South Carolina, Robert Moorman; South Dakota, Carl G. Sherwood; Texas, J. M. McCormick; Tennessee, G. T. Shannon; Utah, Thomas Kearns; Vermont, Orin M. Barber; Virginia, William Lamb; Washing- ton, L. ©. Carner; West Virginia, J. L. Hunt; Wisconsin, C. S. Taylor; Wyoming, W. F. Brittain. Permanent orgenization— Alabama, J. Dawson; Alaska, D. W. Young; Arizona, Isaac C. Stoddard; Arkansas, H. L. Re’ Colorado, J. W. Rockefellow; Cali- fornia, O. A. Hale; Connecticut, James M. Cheney; Delaware, ; District of Co- lumbia, Perry H. Carson; Florida, E. F. Skinner; Georgia, B. F. Brown | Berry; Idaho, Alexarder Robertson; Illinois, J. 0. Humphrey; India..a, O. L. Montgomery; Indian territory, R. E. Ross; Iowa, F. C. Roech; Kansas, Grant Hornady; Kentucky, L. C. Neat; Louistana, J. B. Donnelly: Maine, A, M. Nash; Maryland, W. J.Smith; Massachusetts, ! ~ NT are, therefore, opposed to the free coinage ; Arthur Bruner; Verm i bach; Wisconsin, W. D:'Hébard; R. O. Harris; Michigan, “ steamer New Yon. Frank W. Fait; Minnescta, S. L. Swenson! Mississippi, Wesley Creighton; Missouri, Samuel Jordan; Montana, J. W. Strevels: Nebraska, George H. Thummell; Nevada, C. H. Sproule; New Hampehire, J. H. Brew: er; New York, W. L. Preston; New Jersey, Thomas McEwan; New Mexico, John 8. Clark; North Carolina, W. T.’ O'Brien: North Dakota, O. 8. Hanson; Ohio, C. H. Grosvenor; Oklahoma, J.C. Roberts; Ore- gon, J. W. Meldrum; Pennsylvania, Chas. H. Mullen; Rhode Island, Col. E. Charles Francis; South Carolina, ‘T. B. Johnson: South Dakota, H. T. Mc@hun; Tennessee, W. M. Randolph; ‘Texas, H. O. Grace; Utah, 101 victor P. Spear; Virginia, Stith’ Bowling! Vashington, Hi, A.Fatrehilds;West Virgthialsicnry: Schumi- Wyoming, Otto Gramm. 1m Credentials—Alabama, Alaska, C. S. 1 H. Alexander; Brenakett; Arizona, Charles W. Wright; Arkansas, Jacob Trieber: Col- orado, Frank C. Goudy; California, Geo. A. Knight Williams;. Dis- Connecticut, Hyber trict of Columbia, Perry John G. Long; Georgia, ‘MM. Dent; Idaho, Lyttleton Price; linois, .W.;A. Rosenberg: Indiana, A. L. Brick: Indian territory, P. L. Soper; Towa, W. P. Hepburn; Kansas, J.-E. Lambert: Kentudky, J. B. Haffey: Louisiana, Henry Demes;:!Maine, Forest Goodwin: Maryland, Robert P. Graham: Massachusetts, Jesse M.-Cove; Michigan, Gen. O. L. Spaulding; Minnesota, W. P” Hunt; Mississippi, A.?M: Lee; Missouri, John L. Bittinger; Momtangy Alex. Metzelt! Nebraska, Gen. John C, Gewen; Nevada, W. D. Phillips; New. Hampshire, Charles W. Gaffney; New York, W. A. Sutherland New Jerscy, J. Franklin Fort; New Mex- ico, W. H.-H. Llewellyn: North Carolina, c. J. Harris: North Dakota, George Bin. genhelmer; Ohio, A.C. Thompson: Okla- hema, O. A. Mitcher; Oregon, Wallace Mc- Comant; Pennsylvania, W. H. Andrews: Rhode Island, W. K. ‘Allen: South Caro- lina, J. H. Fordham; South Dakota, M. V. Lucas; Texas, Tennessee, - Utah, C. E. Allen: Virgiria, J, Mclaughlin Vermont, Washington, J. M. Gilbert: West Virginia, O. W. 0. Harden; Wiscon- sin, C. O. Sedgewick; Wyoming, B. B. Brooks. S ‘arson; Florida, ee _____ THE NEW YORK POST IS PLEASED. The Moncey Plank Meets With Distin- guished Acqutescence. EW YORK, June 17.—Regarding the financial plank of the St. Louis convention the Evening Post says: “The convention has adopted, or will to- day adopt, a gold-standird platform. By taking this course it will make the money question the real issue of the campaign, as, indeed, it would have been even if the con- vention had attempted to straddle it as the two previous conventions did. “It is fair to say that this declaration is not a dodge. The talk about international bimetallism has a familiar sound and Is slightly ludicrous, but is harmless for the reason that the thing proposed is impossi- ble. Until this impossible thing takes place the platform says that ‘the existing gold standard must be preserved.’ It says also that all the obligations of the government must be inviolably maintained on that basis. “The republican platform is as unambig- uous for gold as the other one can be for silver. As the expected purpose of the democrats to make a silver platform pre- vented the republicans from adopting a straddle, so the platform of the latter will prevent the democrats from indulging in that diversion.” _———— Stocks Sold. At the auction rooms of Duncanson Bros. today there was a sale of local stocks, which attracted a good attendance. The sales made were as follows: 283 shares of American Graphophone Co. stock, 8 8-8 per share; 15 shares of Metropolitan Railroad Co. stock, 116% per share; 10 shares Wash- ington Loan and Trust Co., 119%; 10 shares National Safe Deposit, Savings and ‘rust Co. stock, 118%; 50 shares of Columbia Railway Co. stock, 54%; 67 shares Chesa- Peake and Potomac Telephone Co. stock, 61; 5 shares District. Title Insurance Co. stock, 7%. ——— To Establish Mrs, Carroll's Will. A bill in equity was, filed today by John Marshall Brown, execi teen the late Sally Carroll, against Sally),Virginia Esterhazy and others, to establish Mrs. Carroll’s will and execute the trusts, therein. The pecu- niary legacies amount to $37,100, whilst the assets, after payment of debts and ex- Penses, will not exceed $28,000. The exec- utor, therefore, asks that the assets may be applied under the courtts direction. He is represented by Attorneys Phillips and McKenney. e ee ea Pro-Cubans to He Tried. NEW YORK, June‘J7—Judge Benedict in the United States ‘distyjct court today set the trig’ of John p. Hart, Capt. John O'Brien, Mage Edwar. Murphy and Emilio Nunez, jointly indicted, jen aiding and atetting a military ‘expedition to Cuba by means of the filibustering steamship Ber- muda, for Monday next. The men were ar- rested in Philadelphia three months ago. —_—--—_. é One Released, the Other Held. NEW YORK, June 17.—Edward McCor- mick, arrested on May 30 on suspicion of being the murderer of the child Mamie Cunningham, has heen set at liberty. Jo- seph Ferrode, the boy upon whose evi- dence McCormick wag arrested, was today indicted for perjury, Lady Pauncefote Sails. NEW YORK, June 17.—Lady Pauncefote ard the Misses Patncefote, respectively the wife and daughters cf the British am- bassador at Washington, sailed for Scuth- amptoa today on beard the American line FINANCE AND TRADE The Gold Plank Makes the Market Feel Better. RUMORED SILVER BOLT DEPRESSING Moderate Number of Deals and Slight Rise in Prices. —__+—_—__ THE DAY’S DEALS Sen es a ey Special Dispatch to ‘The Evening Star. NEW YORK, June 17.—The successful passing of the currency crisis at St. Louis and the triumph of fair dealing has giyen @ new significance to values in all depart- ments of finance. Debtor and creditor alike are to be protected from the evils of am- biguous money transactions. Contracts in- volving a money consideration are to be protected from the posstbility of having half the amount involved legislated into satisfaction for the whole. One element of chance has consequently been removed from the speculative field, nd confidence in a revival of prosperity restored. Interest continues to center in the deliberations at St. Lovis, as the -con- servative element in the street Is unwilling to begin any significant movement until the present program is absolutely adopted. ‘The exercise of prudence has not prevented a decided improvement in the general tone of speculative comment and insures intelll- gent action later cn. The course of prices during the early trading this morning was almost identical to that of yesterday. Lon- don sold about five thousand shares of the more active internaticral shares, traders contributing moderately to the reaction. At the decline a moderate improvement in the demand was noticed and fractional gains established. Toward the close of the noon hour a revival of realizing sales re- sulted in a sharp decline in al! parts of the list, as the result of St. Louis reports pre- dicting an outbreak among the silver dele- xates. Threatened ccmplications in the routine work of the convention were predicted in a variety. of private telegrams, and selling for a time immediately ensued. Move- ments of this character are, at the mo- ment, directly in opposition’ to the pre- vatling sentiment, and can scarcely be pro- lerged. There {san almost general con- fidence in a strong platform in every es- sential particular. Momentary drawbacks are scarcely worthy of serious considera- tion, under the circumstances. The refer- ence to sugar in the new platform promises te be unusually gratifying, from the stock- holders’ stardpoint. The engagement of $400,000 for export by tomorrow's steamers attracted little com- ment, owing to the fact that the shipment was generally known to reflect the com- pletion of an old contract. Exchange rates were disposed to yield under increased of- ferings of bankers’ drawings and indica- tions point to an early recession from the specie point. In the main, the day's devel- chments were favorable to values, a broader market being essential to a proper reflection of actual conditions. The granger shares and the more promi- nent members of the international group continue to be favored by buyers. The in- dustrial list has been a secondary consid- eration during the recent period of im- provement, a probable reference to trusts in the political platform acting as a deter- rent to buyers. ee FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. Open. High. Low. Close American Sugar. 13 198% 1928; 3933; American Sugar, 104 308 * 108" 108 American Tobacco...... 63% 65% 634% 651 American Cotton O! Wy 13 19% 13 Atchison. 15% 15% Sy BY Balto. & 1° «19y 19” 19 Canada Southern. 50, ¢ Canada Pacific. = Chesapeake & Ohid- 16% C..C., 6. & StL 8375 Chicago, B. & Q’. 60% Chic, & Northwestern. 1044, Chicago Gas, Cfs C. M. & St. Paul. C.M. & St. Paal, Pid: Chic., R. I & Pacitic. Del., Lack. & W... Delaware & Hndson. Den, & K. Grande, Pfc Dis. & Cattle Feeding. General Electric Dilnois Central Lake Shore. Erie . Louts e Long Island Traction Metropolitan Tractioa. Manhaitan Elevated Michigan Central Missouri Pacitio, National Lead Go. ational Lead Co., Pfd. 5. Leather, Pfd New Jersey Central New York Central N Y¥.&N, Eng. Cts... N.Y¥.C. & St. Louis. Northern Pacific... Northern Pacific, Pid North American. Ont. & Western. Vacific Mail, Phila. & Reading. Pullman Pal. Car Co.. Southern Railway, Pfd. Phila. Traction. ‘Texas Pacitic. Tenn. Coal & Union Pacific. Wabash. Wabash, Wheeling & Wheeling & L. Erie, Western Union ‘Tel. Silver... Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12_ o'¢ and Potomac ‘Telephone, 10 at 63: can Graphophone, 5 at 9. After call— t 113. U. 8. Ele peake and Potomac S. 48, registered, 108% bid, 109 asked. U.S. coupon, 109% bid. U. S. 48, 1926, 117% bid, 118% asked.’ U. S. 5s, 1904, 112% bid. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fand, Be, Water 102% bid. 30-year fund Gs, gold, 110 bid. stock 7s, 1901, currency, 110 bid.’ Water stock 7s, 1903, currency, 110 bid: 8.658, funding, currency, 108% bid, 111 asked. Miscellaneous Bonds.—Metropolitan Railroad 5s, 106% did. Metropolitan Railroad conv. 6, bid, 123 asked. Belt Railroad 5s, 81 bid, 86 asked. EcKington Ratiroad Gs, 95 bid, 98 asked.” Columbia Railroad 68, 111 bid, 113%) akked. Washington Gas Company 6s, series A, 113 Mid. Washington Gas Company 6s,’ series B,"113% bid. Washington Gas Company conv. 68, 200 Did. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5s, 100 bid. “American Securit and Trust Gs, F. and A., 100 bid. American Se- curity and Trust ‘Ss, A. and 0., 100 bid. Washing- ton Market Company Ist 6s, 169 bid. “Washington Market Company imp. 6s, 109 bid. Washington Market Company ext. 6s, bid. Masovie Hall Association 5s, 106 bid. Washington Light Infan- try Ist 63, 90’bid. National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 275 bid. Bank of the Republic, 240 bid. Metropolitan, 285 bid, 300 asked. Central, 280 bid. Farmers. and Mechanics’, 180 bid. Second, 133 bid, 138 asked. Citizeas’, 130 bid. Columbia, 130. bid. 116 bid.” West End, 105% bid,”111 asked. 98 bid, 100 asked.” Lincoln, 104 bid, 107 |. Ohio, $5 bid. 95 asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. National Safe Deposit and Trust, 115 bid, 120 asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 119% bid, 128 asked. Americar Security and Trust, 140 bid. Washington Safe De- posit. § Obid. Railroad Stocks.—Capital Traction Company, °69% Did, 72% asked. Metropolitan, 110 bid. Colum! 55 bid. “Belt, 85 asked. Eckinzton, 20 bid. Georg: town and Tennallytown, 6% bid. Gag and Electric Light Stock 44 bid, 46% asked. Georgetown Gas, 40 did. U. S$. Blectrie Light, 119% bid, 123 asked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 33 bid. Franklin, Corcoran, 50 bil. 35 bid. Metropolitan, 70 bid: Potomac, 65 bid. Arlington, 130 bid.’ German- National Union, 10 bid, 14 American, 160. bid. asked. Columbia, 10 id. 14 asked. Rigse,’ 7 ‘Washington Gas, Did, 8 gsked. People's. 5% bid. Lincoln, 7% bid, Bie. | Commercial, 4% vid. itfe Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Tat!e, 100 Did. Columbia Title, 514 bid. Washington. Title, 3 did, 7 asked. District Title, 7 bid, 10 asked. Telephone Stocks.—Pennsslvania. 38 bid. Chesa- peake and Potomac, (624 bid, sis asked. Ameri. can Graphophone, #84 bid, 014 asked. American Graphophone, preferred, 10 bid. 13 asked. Pneu- matte Gan Catriage, 2) bia. 25 asked. Miscellaneous Stocks. — Mergenthaler_ Tinatype, 194% bid, 127% asked. Lanston Monotype, 7 bid. 8h “asked. “Washington Market, 13 bid. Great Falls Ice, 120 bid, 180 asked. “Lincoln Hall, 90 asked . —_—————_ Assigned to a Vacancy. Additional Second Licut. Brooke Payne, 4th Artillery, has been assigned to a va- cancy of second lieutenant, 5th Artillery, Battery B. FINANCIAL. 10 PER CENT INVESTMENTS! Homes at Cleveland Purk are better. CLEVELAND PARK ©0., G10 14th at. nw. The Savings «. Salaried len And women, anywhere from $1 to $2,000 can be deposited here. more Wenelciat atter “thea pertage "wet matter mn ‘think. It requires but a few ‘ohare sets minutes’ time to open an account y money is always at your command. if the need arises for its ‘use—it can be drawn out at HIT any time—not needing 1t—you are pai cent for letting it remain. Wh this over—better still—act upon It? Union Savings Bank, je16-28d 1222 F ST. : Protection from THIEVES, MOTH & FIRE. The ONLY Fireproof Storage House in town. Rooms, $2.50 up. Moth-proof rooms for furs, carpets, clothing, &c. Clean, dry and freez- ingly cold. Burglar-proof. vaults of latest construction for silverware and valuables. Lowest rates for best service. Inspection invited. Estimates any time. Am. Security & Trust Co., 1140 15th St- ’Phone 463. Je15-28d _ Washington Loan and Trust Co. PAYS INTEREST ON DEPOSITS, SUBINCT TO CHECK. -$1,099,000 159,000 JOHN JOY EDSON, President. Je13-m,x&8% CORSON & MACARTNEY, MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK STOCK 1419 F st., Glover building, Correspondents of Messrs. Moore & Schley, Broadway, Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds. Deposits. Excha Loans. Rallroad Stocks and Bonds and all securities listed on the exchaage of New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore bought and sold. A specialty made of investment securities. Dis- trict fonds and-all local Railroad, Gas, Insurance and Telephone Stock dalt in. - American Bell Telephone Stock bought and sold. "G. T. BAVERNER, ROOMS 9 AND 11, ATLANTIC BUILDING (VEMBER WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANG! Real Estate & Stock Broker Direct Wires New York and Chicago. Commission on Wheat, 1-16. Telephone 453. Jel3. SUNK WITH ALL ON BOARD. An English Steamer and 250 Lives Lost. LONDON, June 17.—A dispatch received here by Lloyds from Ushant, near Brest, France, at 3:40 p.m., says that a steamer, supposed to be the Drummond Castle, Brit ish, of London, has gone down near Ushant with three hundred and fifty persons cn beard of her. Two men were picked up by fishermen. The Drummond Castle was of about 2,300 tons register. The Drummond Castie was from Cape- town, and was last reported at Las I’: mas, Canary Islands, on June 12, Friday last. She was commanded by Capt. N. W. Pierce. The owners of the Drummond Castle con- firm the report that she has been wrecked. The Drummond Castile, for London, col- lided at midnight with an unknown steam- er and sank three minutes later with 144 passengers and 103 officers and crew on board. Two men were picked up floating on some wreckage by fishermen off Ushant, near which point the steamer went Jown. It is hoped, however, that some of the pas- sengers and officers escaped In the boats. Tugs have been sent out to the scene of the disaster in the hope of picking up sur- vivors. The fate of the steamship with which the Drummond Castle coliided is not known, and it is hoped she may be afloat and some of the passengers and crew of the Castle liner are cn board her. ee ADDITIONAL CHARGES Said to Have Been Filed Against Warden Leonard. It was rumored at the City Hall this afternoon that additional charges of mis- management were filed against Warden Leonard of the District jail today. The judges are still considering the charges re- cently filed against Mr. Leonard, but Judge Cole stated that he thought no conclusion would be reached much before the first of the month. ———_ The New Policemen. ‘The Commissioners are preparing to ap- point the fifty new policemen provided for under the new appropriation bill. In fact, the civil service commission notified the Commissioners that examinations were be- ing conducted today to judge of the appli- cants’ fitness for the position. The greatest interest in the new appoint- ments is the fact that there will be ten pro- motions from the present force to the high- er grade. Word was sent to the Heutenants of all precincts today by Commissioner Truesdell, through the major of police, directing them each to submit a list of ten names whom they recommend for promo- tion. As there are nine precincts, the Com- missioners when they make the promotion will have a list of ninety names from which to select the ten men. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS Page 12 ATTORNEYS. Page 4 AUCTION SALES. +-Page 19 BUSINESS CHANCES. ‘Page 4 CITY ITEMS. oe ‘Page 12 CUMMISSIONPRS OF DEEDS. ‘age 5 COUNTRY BOARD... Page 4 COUNTRY REAL ESTATE. Page 4 DEATHS ...... Page 7 DENTISTRY . Page 5 EDUCATIONAL Page 5 EXCURSIONS ... Page 12 FINANCIAL ... Page 3 FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE Page 5 FOR EXCHANGE. Page 4 FOR RENT (Flats). Page 4 FOR RENT (Houses). Page 4 FOR RENT (Miscellaneous) Page 4 FOR RENT (Offices) Page 4 FOR RENT Booms), Page 4 FOR RENT (Stores), Pase 4 FOR SALE (Bicycles) age 4 FOR SALE (Houses). Page 4 Page 4 Page 4 HORSES AND VEHICLES. we 4 HOTELS . we 5 LADIES’ 5 LEGAL 4 LOCAL MENTIc 4 MARRIAGES 7 MEDICAL . 5 MONEY W 5 OCEAN TRAVEL. 3 PIANOS AND ORGAD 11 POTOMAC RIVER BOATS... Page 5 PROPOSALS . Page 4 PROFESSIONAL . Page 4 RAILROADS .. Page 5 SPECIAL NOTICES. --Page 3 STEAM CARPET CLEANING Page 5 STORAGE ... 33 3 SUBURBAN PROPERTY. Paze 4 SUMMER KESORTS....... age G UNDERTAKERS u WANTED (eip). --Page 4 WANTED (Houses)..... --Page 4 WANTED (Miscellaneous). ‘Page 4 WANTED (Rooms). -- Page 4 WANTED <Situat:ona) 4 FINANCIAL Washington Safe Deposit Co:, 916 Penn. Ave. You ought to see us now— The improvements have been completed ang our building is a veritable Gibraltar. Abso lutely burglar proof. The only really fire proof storage building in Washington, By its location—intgrior arrangement and modern protective appliances—it offers you the best possible facilities for the safekeeping of your personal avd household effects. In its secure vaults are 3,000 Sofe Deposit Boxes of all sizes. If you want a safe place to keep your silver— trunks—or boxes of valuables—there are sepa- rate fireproof aults—cspecially constructed for their reception. If you're leaving town for the season—and want tc store your furnitmre—we can provide You with separate rooms that are commodious— convenieat—durglar proof—fireproof—dust proof. If you have pictures you want to put out of harm's way send them to us. We have se- curely protect-d wall space upon which to hang them. Ip @ word—we've the most modern and thor- vaghly equipped stronghold—for the safekeep- ing of anything and eversthing—that's to be found in ths District of Columbia. And your goods won't “eat their heads off,” as the say- ing ‘s—Decause our rates and rentals are as reasonable as the service is secure and satle- factory. Inspect us. Washington Safe Depesit Co., 916 Penn. Ave. Jel3tojy1 MOORE & CO., BANKERS AND BROKERS, ‘ Rooms 9 and 10, WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST BUILDING. ‘elophone No. 1098, It-edge” service. Our facilities for Strictly BROKERS AND DEALERS. . STOCKS, OOTT)N, GRAIN AND I ROVISIONA Rooms 10 and 11, Corcoran bidg., cor. 15th av” F sts, and 605 7th et. n.w. OFFICES. Philadelphia, Bsltimore and Washington, Ge10-16:f* Depends Architect. tinea A house is either fine or otherwise—just 299% as Lis ideas are good or bad and his exye- 299 © reace wide or Mmited. £2 Depend on us for the best work obtaige aee able. F. B. Pyle, Architect, 85-86 Loan and Trust bldg. “Phone 1780, apl6-3m,16 Silsby & Company, BANKERS AND BROKERS, Office, 613 15th st. n.w, Naticral Metropolitan Benk building. Telephone 505. THE BEST SECURITIES That can be obtained are those repre- serted by first deeds of trast on real estate in the District of Columbia, valued by ccnservative parties. We can supply & Umited nuaber of “gilt edge” 6 per cent loans in amounts from $500 t $0,000, at par and accrued interost. Drop a line for our booklet, “Concern ing Loans and Investments.” B. H. WARNER & CO., re 916 F St. N.W. The National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company Of the District of Columbia, CORNER 15TH ST. AND NEW YORE aVB mbit Chartered by special act of Congress, Jan., 1867, and acts of Oct., 1890, and Feb., 189% CAPITAL: ONE MILLION DOLLARS, SAFB DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT. Rents safes inside burglar-proof vaults af $5 per annum upward. Securities, Jewelry, siiverware and valuables of all kinds in owner's package, trunk or case taken on deposit at modcrate cost. SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT. Deposits received from TEN CENTS upward, and interest allowed on $5 and above. Loaus money un real estate and collateral: security. Sells first-class real cstate and other securities in sums of $500 acd upward. TRUST DEPARTMENT. This company is a legal depcettory for court ‘and trust funds, and acts as administrator, executor, recelver, assigtee, and executes trusts of all Kinds, Wills prepared by @ competent attorney in Gally attendance, OFFICERS. THOMAS R. JONES. E. FRANCIS RIGG! GEORGE HOWARD.. ALBERT L. STURTEVANT. CHARLES E NY¥MAN.. -Third Vice President. ++++s+. Treasurer, -Assistant Treasurer, -Assistant Secretary, Ea DIRECTORS. Benjamin P. Snyder, John G. Parke, Albert L, Sturtevant, | E. Francis Riggs, George H. Plant, clu F. Rodgers, Lewis Clepbaue, Thomas R. Jones, Henry A. Willard, bert O. Holtzman, Thomas Hyde, Woodbury Blair, ‘Andrew. Wylle, William E, Edmonston Zenas C. Robbins, Matthew G. Enery, James M. Johnston, my22 W. B. Hibbs & Co., BANKERS. Members New York Stock Exchange, 1421 F Street. Correspondents of LADEABURG, THALMANN & CO., de6-16d w York. Toney at 5 Per Cent. Loaned in sums to sult on first-class D. C. real estate security. No delay. No unreasonable cx- pense to borrower. HEISKELL & McLERAN, ap22-tt Thos. P. Morgan, LIFE (INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES, Office, 1333 F st. aw. Assets 0? Company, over $21,000,000. Telephrme 1178, : mb23-2m,16 George T. Dunlop, John Cammack, W. Riley Deeble.