Evening Star Newspaper, September 28, 1896, Page 2

- THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1896—-TWELVE PAGES. LATE NEWS BY: WIRE Bryan’s Day in New England Marked by the Usual Interest. A SEP SPERCH MADE AT LYNN The Southern Route and Points for Speeches. INCIDENTS EN ROUTE ——— BOSTON, September 28.—Mr. Bryan and his escort had a taste of the hardships of campaigning this morning. Having left Bath, Me., at midnight, where there was a scramble for sleepers, the party was aroused from much-needed sleep at 5 o'clock when Lynn, Mass., was reached. The candidate was billed for a speech at this place, and at Newburyport a portion of the democratic city committee boarded the train to receive Mr. Bryan, and at the Lynn station the other members were in waiting. The committee had provided carriages, and the party was driven to the Hotel Seymour, where breakfast was served and an informal reception held. Shortly aft o'clock Mr. Bryan and Mr. Sewall were escorted to Highland Square, where the stand had been erected. Here Mr. Bryan delivered a brief address. At 8:20 the party caught the train for Boston. arriving at the Boston and Maine station about twenty minutes later, where the were met by several hundred enthusiasti admirers. A quick trip across the ci eS was necessary in order to make tions with the Colonial express, which left the Providence depot at 9 o'clock. Speech at Lynn. At Lynn Mr. Bryan said: “Mr. Chairman and Fellow Citizens: Our opponents are all the time asserting that business ought to take an interest in this cempaign in order to protect their business interests. It has always made me indig- nent that a few people in each community should assume to be the only business men in it, and should always insist upon thrust- ing their business interests forward in pref- erence to anybody else’s business interests. I have always believed that any one who contributed to a nation’s prosperity, who added to a nation’s welfare or a nation’s greatness was a business m: The man with small business interests has as much right to protect those smail inter- ests by his ballot as the man with large business interests bas the right to protect his interests by his ballot. (Applause.) I want to show you how the money question concerns the various classes of people. Sometimes our opponents try to array the wage-earning class, those who work in fac- tories, or by the day for an employer, against the farming classes. I want to show you that you cannot separate the in- terests of the wage-earning classes from the inter of the farming classes. You don’t produce shoes for ornament, but for wear. For the Understanding. ople cannot wear shoes until they are le to buy them, and they cannot buy joes unless they have the money to buy with; and they cannot get money to buy shoes until they sll something they ha and get that morey. Now, you sell shoes to the people of the west and south. If you drive down the prices of all the things which the farmers produce, so that when they seli thelr crops they cannot more than pay their debts and interest, and taxes, what money will they have to buy shoes with? Are you going to ald to the prosperity of Lynn by making more peo- ple go barefooted? (Cries of “No, no.”) The wage earners of Lynn will be idle un- til there is a demand for the products of the factories of Lynn, and there is no de- mand for that product as long as_y drive money up and property down. Fall- ing prices mean hard times, and hard times have never been advocated in a platform by any party, although the republican plat- form this year, without directly saying tion? I want you to look at that piat- form. It declares a gold standard is not desirable, because the party pledges itself to get of it. If the doubie standard is not more desirable than the gold stand- ard, why does the republican party want to make any change? If the gold standard is good, we ought to keep it. Gold Standard Incidents. “But when the republican party attempts to get rid of it, it admits it is not as good as bimetailism. But they promise you, notwithstanding their desire to get rid of the gol? standard, that they will keep it until other nations help us to get rid of it. Until then they say we must maintain the gold standard. (A voice, “Yes, but we won't.”) No, I don’t think we will myself. If we maintain the gold standard we must maintain those things which are necessar- ily attached to them. We must maintain this system of Issuing bonds for gold when- ever we want gold. When we issue bonds | and buy gold we create a demand for throughout the world, but we are con- tracting our currency by piling it up it the vaults at Washington, when it ought to be out doing business among the peo- ple. You manufacturers and merchants go to the banks for money. The banks teil you they are very sorry, but they cannot loan any money just now. There can be no more money in this country than the people permit. If you make your laws so you draw a part of the money out of circulation and lock it up, you can’t use it | in your business and have it in the vaults | at Washington both at the same time. ‘That leoks plain enough, yep there are) financiers who go on the ther that the more money you take out of circulation, the more you have left in it. Matter of Confidence. “There are financiers who actually re- seiced at the issue of bonds, and said it would restore confidence. They are tr, to run business in this country larger and larger per cent of contidence to} the amount of money on hand. And if they go on, the people will have all the conficence and no mone! has been that if the confidence man comes into a community the maa who has the least confidence has the most money when the feilow goes out. “You say ‘I am hungry.’ They say ‘I have got a remedy; just nave confidence | and if you have not had a full meal you | will be just as good as if you had.~ “You say ‘you can’t get work.’ They say ‘Just have confidence that you will have work und it will be ail right.” You say “We cannot fini a market for our shoes.’ ‘Just have confidence the peo- pie will buy and they will buy.” “There is only one place where they think the confidence game won't work. You go to one of these men who is all the time talking about confidence and ask him to borrow money. He says: ‘What security have you?” You say: ‘I will give you all the confidence you want.’ He will tell you he is not loaning on confidence this year. they don’t have any confidence in you? They want security, and tell you to get a{| good name on your note or put up some- thing that ts salable.” ‘The Injunction Plank. “The trouble is, things that used to be | usable are not so any more. Security that used to be good is not gocd security any more. They are driving down the value of your security by driving up the jue of money. There Is only one way to ré confidence and that is to give confidence a basis to rest upon. (A voice: “Talk about injunctions.”) I have been talking about that which is paramount in this campatga, and yet I realize there are other questions upon which people feel an interest. I know they are interested in the piank In our platform which declares against what is known as government by injunction. I Know the people are interested in that plank which demands arbitration, because, while our plank is a national plank, and is confined to arbitration between the em- ployes engaged in interstate commerce and their employers, yet the indorsement of the principle of arbitration is an important thing. It substitutes just and peaceable methods of settlement in the place of force. I believe the principle of arbitration will } | the final da: | with the Australians on the grounds of the | . My observation | | Why Is it these financiers are so anxious | jor you to have confidence in them when | y tore | | become as well settled in this country while | we younger men are still alive as the court of justice is well settled today. “Tf I have a difference with my neighbor i don’t fight it out, even if he wants to. I settle it in court. I want a place where we can go and present our differences and let en impartial arbitrator decide. The arbi- tration principle is nothing but an exten- sion of the principle of courts of justice. I recognize these things in our platform are material, and yet this contest is going to turn on the money question, because we have reached a point when we have got to decide whether we ar2 going to legislate fcr our people on the financial question or turn over the affairs of this country to for- eign nations and let them legislate for us.” (Applause.) The Red Flag Fire. ‘There was much surprise in the party when news reached it this morning of the burning of the underwear factory of W. H. Burns & Co., on Salem square, Worcester. This was the buildiag on which was dis- played last Friday during Mr. Bryan’s speech directly in front of it a large Amer- ican flag besring Major McKinley’s por- trait and an equally large red flag with Mr. Bryan’s picture. The police have been making efforts to secure the original of the dispatch forwarded from Worcester to Mr. Pryan expressing gratification that the factory had been burned, but the telegraph company has thus far declined to surrender it. Mr. Bryan refused to discuss the matter this morning. Mr. Bryan's departure from Boston was noticeable only for the enthusiasm evinced by the 1,500 people who saw him aboard the Colonial express at the Providence de- pot. He made no speech, and simply stood vpon the platform of his car and smiled a good-bye to his yelling admirers. Cheer sfter cheer greeted the party on its ar- rival at the depot. It was with the great- est difficulty that the party forced their way through the crowd. So intent were the people to see Mr. Bryan that the vice presidential candidate was entirely over- looked, until he, with more of the commit- tee, forced their way to the car and mount- ed its platform. Then he was recognized and given three cheers. He doffed his hat and smiled before entering the car. As the train meved away Mr. Bryan appeared on the platform and smiled a good-bye. The Seuthern Itinerary. Mr. Sewall may go south with the presi- dential romince. Mr. Bryan states that he will be in St. Louis on October 3, from which place he will go to Memphis, Nash- ville and then back to Indianapolis, and after that possibly to some points in Mich- igan and return to Burlington, Iowa, on Octeber 8. Rhode Island Hears Him. PROVIDENCE, September 28.—Before the train left Boston a reception committee from Providence, headed by John E. Con- ley, secretary of the state central demo- cratic committee, boarded it and sreeted Messrs. Bryan and Sewall. The train left 4’S | at 9 o'clock, and only one stop was made. (Applause. | This was at Mansfield, Mass., where, from the platform, Mr. Bryan spoke a few words. Providence was reached at 10:05. H a fifty-minute stop was made. There was @ multitude of people at the station, and they completely filed Exchange Place, where Mr. Bryan spoke from a stand di- rectly in front of city hall. Again in Connecticate NEW LONDON, Conn., September 28.— Mr. Bryan reached New London a Uttle af- ter schedule time and was immediately es- corted to the public square near the new monument, where, in the presence of about 3,000 people, he delivered an address. He | was well received, and spoke about forty | minute: George Fred Williams also spoke for ten minutes, after which the party left for New Haven atl > NST THE AUSTRALIANS. AG ‘The Philadelphians Trying Hard to Win a Victory. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., September £8.— With almost certain defeat staring them in the face, the Philadelphia cricketers opened play of their present mazeh Belmont Cricket Club today. With their first inning closed and four wickets down in their second inning, they have put together only 233 runs, against 422 scored by the | visitors in a single inning. The Philadel- phians may possibly make a draw, as it was late when play was resumed today. | The wicket was in good condition, but the {day was dark, and consequently distinctly in favor of the bowlers. Wood, not out, 11, and Coates, not out, 30, resumed their de- fense of the wickets. The day's play te- gan at 12:25 p.m., the bowlers being Giffen and Trott. Coates lifted one from Trott to Kelly's hands and retired with 49 to | his credit, the best score yet made by a | Philadeiphian against the Australians. | Score, 116-5-49. Bohlen partnered Wood. > CANVASS OF AL) THE STATES. New York Life’s 12,513 Correspondents Say Bryan's Beaten. From the New York Sun, today. | President John A. McCall of the New York Life Insurance Company is keeping tab on the political situaticn in all the states in a novel way. Beginning with Sep- tember 1, President McCall requested his correspondents in all the states to send to | New York their opinions, based on the best facts they could get, as to how the state each one wrote from would vote in | November. Up to Saturday Mr. McCall | peeved 12 std : gold and raise its purchasiyg power } 224 rived 12,513 letters. The following table shows how the 12,513 correspondents think the states are going. In Alabama, fer Instance, 124 correspond- ents say the state will go democratic, two say it will go republican, and three say it will go populist, and so on with the other states: Pop. 3 3 C 3 3 6 4 13 7 | Musstesipy os Mi-so0 637 3 13 oe 61 4 26 4 T é 32 1 200 3 52 1 orth Dakota. a 20 1 33 2 Orogon. 13 3 Penasyivan! 5 569 se Rhode T-land coe BB | South Carolina. + 98 1 ce Sonth Dakota. 12 23 7 5 i 23 12 1 8 83 EE 13 i 6 cs 102 = 381 i 9 1 Totals...... S111 99 This table gives the electoral votes of the following states to McKinley: Cocn-e Icut. §|South Dakota | West 7 '3| Wisconsin. 4 10} Totals....... 36 8 Hanne Balle There are 447 votes in the electoral col- lege; necessary to choice, 224. It will be observed that the table does not give Minnesota and Kentucky to Mc- Kinley, and yet Joseph H. Manley, to whom | the table was shown at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last night, said: “While that table Is a very important one and of great value in illuminating the actual situation, I am confident that before the end of October Mr. McCall's letters will demonstrate that McKinley is to have both Minnesota and Kentucky. You will observe also in the table that the vote in California is very close. Before Mr. McCall's letters are ended he will find that they will give McKinley that state also. “The table is especially valuable, as it does got record the wishes of politicians, but the opinions of citizens who feel the pulses of their neighbors. Then, too, you will observe in the table that Delaware and Wyoming are on an even keel. Before Mr. McCall's letters are ended those two states also will be found in the McKinley col- umn.” ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS Quiet Sunday and Well-Attended Church Services, Police Court Trials—The Light In- ‘fantry Inspected —Local Notes of General Interest. Yesterday was a quiet Sunday, and the congregations were large in the various churches beth mcrning and night. Rev. 8. A. Wallis, D.D., of the Virgimia Theologi- cal Seminary preached at Christ Church: Rev. P. P. Prillips, at St. Paul’s Church; Rev. C. E. Ball, at Grace Church; Rev. Father McCarthy, at St. Mary’s Church; Rev. J. M. Eberlein, at Immanuel Luth- eran Church; Rev. J. H. Butler, at the Baptist Church; Rev. C. I. McDougle, at Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church; Rev. D. H. Kern, at the Village Chapel, M. E. Ckurch South; Rey. F. T. Benson, at the Methodist Protestant Church; Rev. Mr. Henry, at the Free Methodist Church. W. S. Leete of the Theological Seminary preached at St. John’s Chapel, West End. Many strangers visited the city during the afternoon, and the streets were throng- ed with people, while a large number of Alexandrians cculd be seen taking an air- ing in the country round about. Police Court Trials. Mayor Thompson presided at his court this morring, and disposed of the follow- ing cases: Peter Arnaud, charge, @runk and disor- derly; fired 35. Hattie Luckett, drunk and disorderly; fined $. Vorgret H. Boyer, drunk and discrderly; dismissed. Henry Gaskins, drank and disorderly; fined $1. Louisa Gains, drink and disorderly; fined $250. Walter Ashton, charge, gambling; fined $5. Wm. Hammond, charge, gam- bling; fined $5. Edward Dixon, charge, gombling; fined $5. All the above are colored people. J. B. Welsh, charge, drunk and diserderly; dismissed. Thomas Downey, charged with selling whisky Sunday, was ned $12, and for selling it without a Hcense was ned $50. He ap- pealed to the corporation court. Wm. Ware, a member of the chain gang, for refusing to work, was put on the usual bread and water diet until he relents and works out his fine. Light Infantry Inspected. Assistant Inspector General Joe Lane Stearn of the Virginia Volunteers inspected the Alexandria Light Infantry and Third Regiment Drum Corps Saturday night. The drum corps had but few men out, while there were but forty-six members of the Light Infantry. Col. Stearn expressed no opinion as to the outcome, but while going through the com- pany called attention to several who had failed to have their hair neatly trimmed, others without proper neckwear, and still others who had failed to shave. Christian Relief Association. The Christian Relief Association held its first public meeting in Shiloh Baptist Church (colored) yesterday afternoon, and it was largely attended, many white people being present. An excellent musical program was ren- dered. Mrs. Sarah D. La Fetra, president of the Florence Crittenden Hope and Help Mission of Washington, delivered an in- teresting address on mission and rescue work. She was followed by Mrs. Amy C. Weech, Mrs. Harrie E. Johnson, Miss Ellen Tancii, Mary E. Holsendorf, Theressa 0. Johnson and others. The ociation is organized on a large scale, and bids fair to do some good and noble rescue work. Republican Muss Meeting. ‘The opera house was comfortably filled Saturday night by those who had come to attend a republican mass meeting, which was to be addressed by Col. R. T. Hub- bard. There was a great deal of enthu- siasm while Col. Hubbard was speaking. His remarks were forceful and strong, as he discussed the tssues of the campaign, mote especially the “sound money’ piank. Previous to the meeting a band of music paraded the streets to attract a crowd, but a free stereopticon exhibition kept many away who would otherwise have attended. General and Personal Notes. Sefer Blouse was robbed of $100 Saturday night by unknown parties. A large number of Alexandrians went to Clifton Beach yesterday for an oyster roast. Fully 3,000 people congregated at the corner of King and Washington streets Saturday night to witness a free stereopti- con exhibition. Mr. Frank S. Anderson will speak at Orange Court House today, advocating the cause of free silver. Saturday night he will speak at Clifton station. The Alexandria free kindergarten will re- open October 15. Misses Sallie and Eliza Kemper have gone to West Virginia to attend the wedding of their friend, Miss Faulkner, daughter of Senator Faulkner of West Virginia. > THE GENERALS SPOKE. A Big Meeting at Dubuque to Hear Alger, Howard and Sickles. DUBUQUE, Iowa, September 28.—Gens. Alger, Howard, Siegel and Sickles and Cor- poral Tanner. arrived from the west before daylight this morning, and even at that early hour were welcomed by a large num- ber of citizens. They remained in their special car until 9:30 o'clock, when they were escorted to Washington Park, where they spoke for two hours in behalf of Mc- Kinley. During the early morning special trains brought in hundreds of excursionists, and it is estimated that not less than 10,000 peo- ple were in line. Several hundred local and visiting G. A. R. men formed the escort, and these were accompanied by a detacn- ment of cavalry, a long line of marching clubs and several bands. On the platform at the park, besides the generais and other distinguished visitors, were Senator Alli- son, Congressman D. B. Henderson and Gov. Drake. Col. Henderson presided and presented the speakers, each being receiv- ed with enthusiastic cheer: esas PAYMASTER KILLED AND ROBBED. A Chesapeake and Ohio Fireman Does the Deed. < Special Dispateh to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., September 28.—A spe- cial from Staunton says: While on his way from Sewell to Harvey on the Lamb Creek branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail- road Saturday night W. L. Wilson, pay- master of the Harvey Coal and Coke Com- pany, West Virginia, was shot and killed and robbed of $2,000 by the fireman, who escaped to the mountains. There is a strong feeling against the perpetrator of the deed end if caught he may be lynched. pe For Sale and Partition. John H. O'Neil and others today filed a bill in equity against Lawrence O'Neil and others, praying for the sale and partition of sublot D, square 30; part of lot 19, square 37; part of lot 13, square part of lot 1, square 5, and part of lot 19, square 37, of the estate of the late John H. and Rosie O'Neil. Attorney Chas. W. Dorr represent the compla‘nants. —— Bicycle Cases. ‘Today in the Police Court while imposing a fine of $2 in a case of alleged violation of the police regulations relating to bicycles, Judge Kimball said he wished the riders of wheels would pay more attention to the regulations. He dislikes very much to im- pose fines in these cases, but when they are brought to his attention he cannot ignore them. ——— His Hand Dressed. Harry Smith, a young man who was on his way here from Indiana, and who had his right hand badly hurt in the railroad accident near Riverdale last night, had the injury dressed by Dr. Lawrence at the Emergency Hospital today. Se C. M. Tome, 2 prgminent young business man of St. Louis, shot and killed himself in bed. As there was no one present the coroner returned a verdict of accidental death. He was twenty-eight years old and leaves a wife and one child. WANT A RECEIVER. Objection led to the Assignment of Local’ Hardware Dealers. The hardwarg firm of Charles T. and "George P. Carfer, 606 Pennsylvania ave- nue, by whom én assignment for the bene- fit of their creditors was made to Wm. 3. Dvéail last we: , Was sued, together with the gasignee,| by the Buffalo Scale Com- peny this afterncon, the appointment of a recelver in Pldce of the assignee being asked. The cgniplainant ccmpany also asks that the trust be administered under the direction of the gcurt, and that all creditors be required to prove their cleims. The assets pf_the firm, the complainant company state, Were given as $3,505.15 and the Habilities as $18,462.00, a debt In favor of J. B. Cartar, father of the members of the firm assigning, of $11,400 being among those enumerated, as well as two aggre- gating $240 in favor of Sam and J. S. Car- ter, brothers of the assignors. The com- pany filing the suit say that the firm rep- resented to them up to within two days of the assignment that their total labilities did not exceed $3,500. The complainant company allege an in- debtedness in their favor of $1,092.50, and say that the assignors have made a ficti- tious claim of $1,206.09 against them, al- though the complainant compary charges that the assignors hold a number of their scales. The alleged debt in favor of the father of the assignors, it is also charged, is a pretense and fraud and not a debt due by the firm. The liabilities are also below what is represented, it is further charged, and the complainants say tnat the assignee is a close and intimate friend of the assignors and the:r father, and that he will thereby be handicapped in the prop- er performance of his duties. ‘The complainants are represented by At- torney Clarence A. Brandenberg. > BABY BUNTING. Prof. Mason’s Query us to the Verse Answered. Several letters have come to The Star in answer to Prof. O. T. Mason’s query, propounded in Saturday's issue, with ref- to the origin of the nursery rhyme Baby Bunting.” On other occasions Prof. Mazon has obtained from Star read- ers scme valuable additions to his stock of folk-lore, and it was his success in these ventures, doubtless, that led him to appeal through The Star for light on the subject of “Baby Bunting.” One of the letters to The Star, signed “T. R.,” is as follows: ‘The nursery rhyme quoted by Prof. Mason in Saturday’s Star was sung to English babies more than sixty years ago to my personal knowledge. It is one of those old country rhymes handed down from mother to daughter from time im- memorial, and may have been crooned by Mrs. Shakespeare as she rocked baby Wil- liam to sleep. The north of England ver- sion, as I remember it, 1s as follows: Bye, baby bunting, Daddy's gone a-hunting, To get a little lamb skin To wrap baby bunting in. In a somewhat recent edition of Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes (New York, 1X86), it is thus given: “Bye, baby bunting, Daddy's gone a-hunting: To get a little rabbit skin To wrap his baby bunting in.” Further personal testimony is furnished by a correspondent, whose leiter, signed “C,"" follows: he verse referred to by your corres- pondent in Saturday's issue was sung to us by our English mother and ran thus: “ ‘Bye a baby bunting, Papa’s gone a-hunting, To get a little rabbit skin To wrap the baby up in.’ Another correspon 7ent, signing his com- munication “John Spratt,” takes a humer- ous view of the inquiry and writes: have not had very frequent oppor- tunities to ponder ‘o'er many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,’ still I have some slight knowledge of nursery nes, etc., haying read Mother Goose's melodies and many others of a like char- acter. After givihg the subject the due de- liberation and mature consideration which its importance’ demands, I am clearly of the cpinion that “get! is the proper word to be used, and not ‘bring.’ ” “Had Baby Bunting’s pappy intended to purchase a robe .2.wauld have gone where such things are sold. But, we are told, he went hunting for a rabbit-skin robe.’ He doubtless took his dog and gun and went out to the woods where the rabbits live and shot a sufficient number of them to make a robe for his child. It surely re- quired more than cne skin to make a robe, unless the baby was a very diminutive one. As to his second interrogatory, Whether such a rhyme was ever sung to babies in Evrope? Iam unable to give him any in- fermation, but I do know that if the Bunt- ing family lived in Australia the father of the baby (if all reports are true) had a splendid chance, not only to go a-hunting, but to get all the rabbits’ skins he might want to make robes or anything else out of. “In Mother Gcose’s Melodies we read the following: “‘Who killed cock robin? I, said the sparrow, With my bow and arrow, I killed cock robin.’ “Wiil Mr. Mason or some one of your readers be kind enough (if they can) to tell me where the sparrow procured that bow and arrow? Did he make it or was it fur- nisned by a friend? Was the killing of cock robin a premeditated murder, or a justifiable homicide? Was the. sparrow ever arrested, indicted and tried Yor the offense; if so, what was the verdict?” —. REPUBLICAN DEMONSTRATION. Big Affair Arranged at Bethesda Park This Week. A big republican demonstration will be held at Bethesda Park Friday evening of this week, under the auspices of the Be- thesda and Chevy Chase Republican Club, of which Mr. Theodore Birney is the presi- dent. Arrangements for the meeting have been in progress for some time, and ail indications point to an enthusiastic and highly successful gathering of the cohoris of the gold standard. The park, of course, will be decked out in gala attire and music will be furnished by a band. A number of prominent speakers of Maryland and the District will be on the stand, and while the list has not get been officially made up, it will include a number of the best known republican stump speakers in this section. In addition to a number of Indi- vidual invitations issued by the commit- tee on invitations the members of the Na- tional Union Republican Club and the Mc- Kinley and Hobart Interstate Repubii- can Club have been invited to be present. It is understood that large delegations will be present from these organizations and a rousing affair is looked for by all con- nected with the enterprise. Se Missionary Societies. Wednesday will be an interesting day to the wamen of) the Methodist churches of the District becatise of the quarterly meez- ing of the home and foreign missionary so- cieties, which’ wiJl_be held in the Mount Vernon Place.M. E. Church. Mrs. T. L. Tullock, president of the Home Missionary Society, will preside at the morning ses- sion, and Mrs. S, L. Beiler, president of the Foreign Missionary Society, will occupy the chair in the afternoon. Annual reports concerning the work of the various depart- ments will be mate. Se Died of Hemorrhage. Phillip Victié, |, the demented individual who assaulted Dr. West, resident physician of the Emergency Hospital, at that insti- tution recently, died Saturday afternoon. A post-mortem: examination was made yes- terday, and it was found that death was caused by hemorrhage of the kidneys. The body was today taken to Lee's undertak- ing establishment. It will be interred by the Grand Army of the Republic, of which the deceased was a member. ——_— Whipping Post Needed. Charles Rudd, colored, twenty-four years old, is the father of two children, and to- day he was in the Police Court for having ill-treated his wife. He is a bartender by occupation, and supports his family, but two weeks ago when he had a row with his wife he cut her across the face with a penknife. The wife appared as complain- ant in the case, and while stating her com- plaint she said that her husband suvported the family. Judge Miller said he did not want to send him to jail, but thought a good dressing down with nine and thirty would do him good. But the law provides for no such punishment, and so the judge imposed a fine of $25 or sixty days in jail. AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN Stone Cutters’ Strike at Amerioan University Bottled Today. Rallying Day at Presbyterian Church —A Runaway and Other Leeal Notes, The stone cutters on the new American University went on a strike Saturday and refused to go to work, but the trouble seems to have been adjusted, and the men went back to work this morning. The cause of the trouble seems to be over the stone used in the building. When the plans for the university were let out to be bid upon an attempt was made to have an item inserted having all the store used in the construction of the building cut upon the premises. This was not done, as it repre- sented a much greater cost, on account of the waste. The statement got around that the stone now used, which is already cut and only needs trimming to be fitted in place, came from Vermont, and, more than this, from Proctor’s quarry, whtch has been a non-union place. At a meeting of the Stone Cutters’ Union held Friday evening the men were ordered to go out on a strike. Saturday morning the men appeared at the building and re- fused to go to work, being, it is understood, liable to a fine from the union aggregating $80 each. There were not over half a dozen stone cutters and several marble setters working on the place, and to lose no time the contractor, Mr. Parsons, telegraphed north for hands. Yesterday a consultation was held between the stone cutters and Mr. Parsons, in which the former decided to go back to work, and asked permission to re- turn. This was granted, and a telegram sent north to intercept the men who were on their way to take the places of the strik- ers, Everything was going on as usual at the building this morning, and no further trouble was anticipated. The stone. Mr. Parsons says, is not coming from Proctor’s quarries, and is a rumor circulated for false motives. Col. James L. Parsons, the contractor, when seen by a Star reporter, stated that there was nothing in the strike, and that the men had no reason for quitting work. He understood that there was no stone cutters’ union in Vermont, where the mar- ble came from, and where it was cut ready for use. The cutting is all done by ma- chinery, and it has been found to be much mcre profitable to have the work done at the quarry than brought all the way to the scene of the buildi: An attempt was made, he said, to ha’ him bring the rough marble to this city and do the cutting at the site. This would mean an increased cost of $20,000, and if he erected a machine- cutting plant, similar to the one at work at the Corcoran Art Gallery, it would cost in the neighborhood of $,000. If the contract stipulated on the work being. done at the site when the bidding was done, he could easily have calculated on that and bid ac- Conlngive “I have always employed union working- men,” said Mr. Parsons, “but I will stand no foolishness. The stonecutters had no reason to strike, and I telegraphed for men in Vermont. They were on the way when our men asked to be taken back, and I managed to telegraph and intercept them at New York. If another strike occurs cn the building, I will discharge all of the union men and employ non-union men. I can get bricklayers to work nine hours 2 day for $3 and $3.50, while at present I am paying $1 a day for eight hours’ work, and pe other ae in proportion. I could asily save $50) on the contr: em- ploying non-union men.” seared Lo Rallying Dey. s The rallying day celebration yesterday at the West Street Presbyterian Church was @ great success. The attendance of teach- ers and scholars was vastly larger than the previous Sabbath. The singing was excel- lent, conducted by Prof. Hunter, the pre- centor of the church. Miss T: chefatey presided at the piano and Mr. Swindvilc at the organ. The opening address by the superintendent, Mr. William Leetch, was @ forceful appeal to teachers and scholars to be regular and punctual in their at- tendance and faithful in their duties. Dr. Alexarder made an eloquent appeal along the same line, contrasting the strictness with which the day-school scholars attend to their weckly duties with the half-hearted manner in which many boys and girls at- tend their Sabbath school duties. Rev. Alexander introduced several impres- sive stories illustrating the value of par- ental obedience and the power of prayer to aid children in resisting temptation. ‘The assistant superintendent, Mr. John Leetch, made the closing address, using his experi. ence as a soldier to illustrate the im- Portance of standing firm when duty de- mands the surrender of personal enjoy- ments and privileges. Rev. Mr. Hall, who a pox pected to be present at the meeting, i OW up, owing to his 3 arrive in the city in time. aay fore Alarm of Fire. This morning shortly before 11 o'clock an alarm of fire was turned in for a blaze at the three-story building at 3069 M street, Occupied as a confectionery store. The fire was caused by an oil stove, but the fi Were extinguished before the arrival of the ergizes. Tae damage is placed at $20. A Ranaway. Isreel Crowell, a farmer living in the vicinity of Fairfax oCurt House, accom- panied by his son Harvey, while returning home from market Saturday afternoon af- ter 8 o'clock, whipped up the horse in or- der to reach home sooner. The horse be- came vnccatrollable at the M street and dashed on. Tha horse broke toose thin the wagon, and the father and son were thrown out, but fortunately neither were injured. The horse continued on and at 32d and N streets struck Mrs. Jennie Bet- tis of 2519 Peansylvania avenue, knocking her down, and apparently injuring her badly. She was taken to the Emergency Hespital, where it was found that whiie her injcries were slight the shock to her ner- yous system was great. From a number of persons who witnessed the starting of the runaway, the father and son were ar- rested. The former was held on a charge of intoxication, while the son was charged with reckless driving. Struck on the Head. James Fitzgerald, a resident of George- town, while over in Rosslyn yesterday forencen, became involved in a scrap in Lawiler’s tar room. It resulted in his be- ing struck in the head with a spigot, and the scalp laid open. Later he was brought to Georgetown by friends, and carried to the Emergency Hospital. A number of other minor scrays occurred in the Vir- ginia tcwn, but the results of none were very serious, as the participants did not cross the Aqueduct bridge to receive medi- cal treatment in this city. Arrested for Assault. Conductor R. A. Wood of the Great Falls electric road was the victim of a brutal assault Saturday evening, in which two colored toughs were the aggressors. The negroes, who were under the influence of Mquor, boarded the car near the Rock Springs Hotel, and refused to pay their fare. They were ejected, and by way of revenge picked up a stone and hurled it at the conductor, striking him in the face, breaking his nose and making an ugly gash. The assault occurred just outside the District line. The negroes waited for another car and started to ride in. They refused a second time to pay their fare and were ejected near the Foxhall road. In the meantime the police had heen noti- fied of the assault, and the negroes ar- rested by Policemen Heide and Sullivan on the Foxhall road. They were taken to the station house, but denied committing the assault, though they were identified. The negroes were taken to Rockville yes- terday, where they will have to stand trial for the charge against them. Epileptic Fit, Edwin Gerry, white, aged sixty, while walking on M street between Jefferson avenue and 30th street, last evening, short- ly before 9 o'clock, was stricken with an epileptic fit. The man was accompanied by his ten-year-old son, who was able to give the police the name and address of the father. The wagon of the seventh pre- cinct, with Policeman Lyddane in charge, carried the man to his home, at 1323 R street. ———— Thomas Hawkins, the oldest member of the West Virginia legislature, died today at Huntington, W. Va, aged seventy-four years. ‘ DISASTROUS FREIGHT WRECK. A Brakeman Buried Under the Ruins at Riverdale. One of the mest disastrous freight wrecks that has happened on the B. and O. railroad in a long while occurred yesterday after- noon shortly before 5 o'clock near River- Gale, on the Washington branch. As a re- sult, about twenty freight cars were de- stroyed, and one Ife was lost. William Moque, a brakeman, whose home was at Annapolis, was buried under the wreck. The accident was caused by the breaking or splitting of a wheel on the third car back of the engine. The engineer in charge of the train, as soon as he saw what had happened, broke the coupling and ran on ahead. The broken car turned over and the remaining cars that composed the train were piled up in a tremendous mass, which extended for a considerable distance on both sides of the track. ‘The train was a very heavy one, and was drawn by two engines. It was running at the rate of about fifteen miles an hour when the break occurred. There were nine box cars in the train, the balance being flat cars, and all were loaded with coal, fer- tilizer and various forms of merchandis>. The contents of the cars were scattered in and the scene after the wreck was one of the greatest confusion. A large crowd was attracted to the spot, and it required the efforts of a number of the employes of the road to prevent extensive William Moque, the brakeman, was last seen on top of one of the coal cars. There were two tramps stealing a ride on the same car, and Moque called to them to jump for their lives. It was too late, how- and one was thrown off ground, having his hand badly crushed. The other, a boy about sixteen, was on the bumpers, and he, too, w: escaped without injury. Moque is thought to have been on the third or fourth car from the one where the break occurred, and nothing was seen of him after the wreck. He was buried under the ruins, and he was probably instantly killed. two hundred or more number, from Baltimore, Washington and Alexandria, was put to work to clear up They worked all night long by the light of bonfires and lanterns. o'clock this morning the body of the dead brakeman was recovered and was sent The body was thrown off, but force of men, The wreck occasioned considerable delay to traffic on the road. Passengers between Baltimore and Washington both ways were compelled to get off and walk around the wreck and take cars on the other side, which carried them to their destination. Trains from this city to New York were sent around by way of Potomac Junction to Odenten. Early this morning, however, one of the tracks, the north bound track, had been cleared sufficiently to allow the and later in the day the second track was also cleared, so that there has been comparatively little delay passage of trains, —_—-—— Cencealed Weapons Cases. Two cases of concealed weapons called to the attention of Judge Miler today, the defendant in one case being a colored man named Timothy Munday, who lives on His arrest was made on com- plaint cf Thomas Jupiter, also colored, who thinks he is fortunate that he is now alive. One week ago from last night the men had a quarrel about a female, and Munday pointed a pistol at Jupiter and threatened to kill him. This morning Munday was ar- at his home, charge made against him. several witnesses in court, who gav dence against him, and Judge Miller im- a sentence of three months in jail, John Allen was defendant in the other exse, the weapon, charged being a razor. Ailen is a young man who says he lives in Nekesville, Va., and is a painter by tree. He came here to get some money owed him, and this morning he was found in Brook- land, where a policeman said he saw him begging. The razor found on him, Allen said to Policeman Barbee, he used for sygy- ing purposes. Judge Miller was satised that the young man had not the razor for an illegal pur- pese and was, therefore, merciful to him. ere Had the Bicycle. Detectives Weedon and Boardman today arrested Frank L. Clear, twenty-two years old, who says he is a painter and lives at Hyattsville. He had in his possession a bi- cycle belonging to C. M. wheel was taken from the Center market Saturday night and the young man, it ts alleged, was endeavoring to sell it. arrested he admitted his guilt,-but gave no Tomorrow he will 24th street. But there wi Billingsley. The e for his conduct. be taken into court and tricd. —— THE COURTS. Equity Court No. 1—Judge Cox. Dick agt. Dick et al Gitor’s report. order ratifying au- Ryan egt. O'Brien et al.; erder revoking aliowance of $100 to W. Risler agt. Barr; order pro con- fesso against defendant. Offutt agt. Frank- lin et aL; order finally ratifying sale. Rich- ards Brick Company agt. Noble; order di- recting payment of fund Macafee agt. Manogue et al.; time to take testimony limited to forty days. testimony before R. Willson, examiner, ordered taken. Circuit Court No. Eastwood agt. Eckelberger et al.; demur- rer of Jno. E. Roller to sci fa sustained, White agt. Boyle et al.; do. Baer agt. Smith et al.; do. Probate Court—Judge Cox. Estate of Arthur H. Baker: will admitted to probate and letters of administration. issued to Lizzie T. Baker: bonded and qualified. Estate of Thos. proved. In re John T. Clements, guardian, certified copy of decree in equity ratifying decree of this court filed. Estate of Emma L. Pettengill; decree of this court filed. L. Pettengill; Edw. T. Pettengill, adminis- bonded and qualified. Estate of Smith Townshend; petition for sale of per- Estate of Theo. F. McCauley: or- der sustaining exceptions and directing re- statement of executor’s account. order returned In re’ Wm. H. Shipley, guardian; order authorizing guardian to expend $2X.80 for education of ward.: in registry of Harris agt. 1—Jvdge Cox. with costs. A. Clements; will partly Estate of Emma Estate of Henry Estate of Alice Moran; will partly proved. ae Grain and Cotton Market. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. mann & Co., New York. Ladenburg, Thal- Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, September 28.—Flour quiet ani firm—western super, $2.10a$2.35; do. extra, $2.60a $3.40a$3.65; winter wheat pat- spring do., " $3.80a$1.1 -60a$3.9)—receipts, 20,309) bar- ports, none; sales, 150 barrels. “Wheat un- settled and higher—spot and mont tober, 69%a69%; December, T13%a 804 Dushels; ex: 140 bushels; sa: 40,000 bushels; stock, 2,000 bushels—southern wheal 69a70'4; do. on Net—spot’ and month, 27%a27%; ‘October, 44; November and Decemb 27%; January, 274a27%; —receipts, 111,656 bush stock, 11,346,327 bushels: southern ‘white corn, 29330; Oats steady— ts, 406,044 busivel western, 41a41 new and old, 2% 2ings: No. 2 intxed. 5 rby, B8tya30} 793 bushels; exports, firmer —choice 00. ights steady, steamer’ not active—steam to Liverpool per bushel, 4d, November: Cork for orders per quarter, 48. Oc Sugar steady—granul bf per 100 pounds. Butter stea lo. imitation, 13114; 11; store packed, ‘Zal0. Cheese firmm—fancy Ne Wiisky, '$1,30a81.31 in car loads; $1.31 Eggs firm—fresh Py do. r gallon for finished goo 32° per gall$h for Jobbing Government Bonds. FINANCE AND TRADE Buyers Were Busy in the Midst of Failures. ON THE MAKE GOING AND COMING Sellers Likely to Dip in on a Ree purchasing Movement. ST. PAUL SHOWS LOSSES pea penimnnnte Special Dixpateh to The Evening Star, NEW YORK, September 28.—A moderate increase in the demand from commission houses resulted in fractional improvement in stock quotations during the early trad- ing this morning. London boughi St. Paul and Nashville? during the first hour, but later prices from that center were a shade below the local level. The fortnight tlement had a tendency to restric the volume of foreign busine rumors of financial embarrassment being vaguely cir- culated throuchout the day. This change in foreign sentiment, couple’ with an ac vancing exchar-ge market, attracted real- izing sales by the professional trading el ment. Declines varying from 1 to 11-2 per cent were recorded in all of the more a tive issue toward the close of the noon hour. The short account was not extended ma- terially, end profits realized daring declining period are like! set- decrease of $175,871 in the net earnings St. Paul for the month of August was clearly reflected in the price of that pro} erty. he neighboring Granger shares were adversely influenced by the showing owing to the general presumpt that relatively discouraging figures would be submitted. The selling of Burlington by interests active in its recent advance @ noticeable feature of the transacti railway shares. Manhattan was als fluenced to a similar extent by sim! methods. A reduction of 1-4 per cent in all grades of refined sugars invited liberal selling of the stock of the American Compa duction of 1 1-4 per cent followin stock became dull at the decline, and was bought in moderate amounts by traders. A conflict of opinion between influential side interests as to the more profit market position of the property is said to exist. Such differences are rarely settled to the satisfaction of the small operator. An improving market, based on actual tm- provement in business conditions, would, in al: probability, be had by activity in the stock of this company. An advance of % per cent in posted rates for foreign exchange was not a wholly de- sirable announcement, but the gold move- ment will not be seriously impeded thereby, Negotiations looking to the importation of a round amount of coined gold are pending in the foreign market, and with every prospec: of success The volume of business fell off very no- liceably during the late afternoon, the trad- ing becoming wholly professional. F ings are not encouraging to outside int ests, and during lapses in political inc tive emphasize the prevailing speculati narrowness. A satisfactory conclusion of the London settlements under the new money conditions now prevailing may in- spire rei confidence and fractional vances in the local market. A dispos to force a further decline is noticeable on the part of those who have already taken profits, and it is extremely probable that this view is not opposed by those in charge of the present market movement. So far as the making of political capital is con- cerned, a reaction at this time would be a desirable precedent to a strong indication of confidence toward the middie of the coming month. — FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. as tion 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 & Schiey, No. 8) Broadway. Open. High. Low. Close, ug 1 10x 1X 100 100 98 % 664m BR Be By BY 18g 1 1B) ORK Ok “ow American Sugar. American Sugar, American Tobacco. American Cotton Oi Atchison... Baltimore & Ohio. Bay State Gas.. Canada Southern... Canada Pacific. Chesapeake & Ohi C.-C. C. & St Louis Chicago, B. & Q.. Chicago & Northwestern Chicago Gas. CM. & St. Fat CM, & St. Paul, Pid. Chicago. R. 1. & Pacitic. Consolidated Gas, Delaware & Hu ae Den. & RioGrande, Ptd. American Spirits. Erie... Minois Central. Laclide Gas. Lake Shore. Louisville & Nashville. Metropolitan Tractior. Manhattan Elevated.. Michigan Central. Missour! Pacitic Nattonal Lead Co. National Lead Co., Pfa.. New Jersey Central... New York Central Northern Pacific Northern Pacific, North American. Ont. & Western. Pacific Mail Phila. & Reading Pullman P ‘fenn. Coal and iron Union Pacific U.S. Leather, pia. Wabash, Pia. Wheeling & L. Erie. Wheerling& L. Erie,Pid. Western Union Tel Silver Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Wash- ington Gas, Ga2%2, 343%. District. of Columbia Bonds.—20-vear Fund. 5s, 101 bid. 30-yecr Fund. gold 6s, 110 bia, Water Stock currency 7s, 1901, 110 bid. V 203, 111 bid, Miscellaneous Bon road conv. 6s, 103 bid, 108 asked. politan Railroad cert © of indel 101% bid, 103 asked. Belt Railroad asked. Eckington Railroad 6s, 4 Ss Columbia Railroad 6s, 110 bid, 113 asker. Washington Gas Company, ser. A, 6s, 108 bid. Washington Company, ser. B, Gs, 109 bid. Chesapeake and Potomac ° > phone 5s, 101 bid. American Security and ‘Trust 5s, F. and A., 100 bid. American Se- curity and Trust 5s, A. and O., 100 bid. Washington Market Company Ist 6s, 106 bid. Washington Market Company imp. 6s, 106 bid. Washington Market Company 6s, 106 bdi. Masonic Hall Asso-ta- . 102 bid. National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Wash- ington, 270 bid. Bank of Republic, 140 bid. Metropolitan, 270 bid. Farmers and Me- chanics’, 174 bid. Capital, 110 bid, 122 asked. West End, 111 asked. Traders’, 103 asked. Lincoln, 104 asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.—Na tional Safe Deposit and Trust, 12% asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 119 asked American Security and Trust, 142 asked. Washington Safe Deposit, 5 bid. Railroad Stccks.—Capitai Traction tom- pany, "62% bid, GS asked. Metropolitan, 107 asked. Belt, 25 asked. Eckington, Ked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washing- ton Gas, 3%2 bid, 40 asked. Geor Gas, 40 bid. United States Electric 100 asked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen's, Franklin, 33 bid. Metropolitan,6y bid. Ger- man-American, 145 bid. National Union, 10 bid, 14 asked. Columbia, 10 bid, 14 asked. Riggs, 7 bid, 8% asked. People’: bid, @ asked. Lincoln, 7 bid, 8 asked. Coma cial, 4 bid, 5 asked. Title Insurance Stocks.--Disirict Title, 9 asked. Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 36 bid. Chesapeake and Potomac, 57 bid, 63 American Graphophone, 5% bid, ‘5% asked. American Graphophone, pfd., 10% asked, Pneumatic Gun Carriage, .13 bid, .20 asked. Miscellaneous Stocks.—Mergenthaler Lin- otype, 107 bid, 110 asked. Lanston Mone- type, 4 bid, Sig asked. Washington Mor ket,12 bid. Great Falls Ice, 13) asked. Lin- coin Hall, 90 asked. *Ex. div.