Evening Star Newspaper, November 9, 1896, Page 2

2 LATE NEWS BY WIRE Kentucky Tanaeiedtiae the State to McKinley. BRYAN BETTORS PAYING THEIRWAGERS A Grave Charge Made Against a Sailor. NEW YORK’S HORSE SHOW LOUISVILLE, Ky., November 9.—Head- quarters of both the repuh cratic campaign committees are closed, it being conceded now that on the face of the official returns from 115 of the 119 counties that McKinley has carried the state. The ¢fflcial returns from the missing counties will not alter the general result. Chair- man Roberts figures McKinley's plurality at +H, saying that the official returns from the four counties will increase this figure. On the same number of counties the Courier-Journal figures the plurality at 49S, and the Times this afternoon places it at Bettors who wag: ey that Bryan would carry Kentucky now concede that MeKinley has carried the state by a small, but safe plurality, and are paying their bets. Mate Duquett story is that the So- nora was siruck by the gale at 8 o'clock Thursday evening. Her rigging, sails and deck ioad of green oak timber, were swept away. Aficr vainly endeavoring to regain of the vessel, the captain decided ion her. The crew all left the ves- t the mate, who He saw to aban sel in the yawl boat, exce preferred companions wash re from the yaw] boat and drow quett clu to the el until about 4 o'clock Friday morni when he drifted ore en a haichway. The vessel soon ces on a reef off Pi ys he went to a farm day tried to find some but gave them up for drove here to take a train for in, the ewner of the YEW YORK HORSE SHOW. Few Present at the Opening This Morning. r 9.—The twelfth an- Horse vy YORK, Novemh: exhibition of the ew York 2 opened under ausp lison Square G and arrangements colors of the ation, number of —115—is somewhat 1 th. st but the d . it & is more than made up the high of the entries. The total sum to awarded in cash es is over $I to th ould be added many some trophies in plate. Probably not over the garden when show opened in- formal th a pr trial over the } jumpy all horses 1 in class No. os. which will be open to all the jumpin with performances over fenc When the comes up for the > lot may be looked for. Previous to this a number ot : reised in the Morrow, the 3 ap in 1882, and whose owner hopes to win a blue ribbon with him in the thoroughbred cla: A nimber of novel features will be in- troduced into the show, including the carts of the street cleaning department and those of the fire and police departments. The trotting, hackney and park classes prom- ise to show up to rare advantage. From this time until the close, on Saturday night, the garden will contain the usual brilliant and well-dressed crowds, and, unless all sens fail, the annual exhibition will be in every way worthy of its predecessors. SURVIVOR TO BE TRIED. It is Claimed That He Aided in Wrecking His Vessel. CHICAGO, November 9.—Frank Duiath, th survivor of the crew of the scaoon- er Waukesha, which was lost off Musk>z9a Saturday, will have saved his life only to lose it for mutiny if the ind'gnant marine men of this city can fix the crime ave him. A subscription was started today prosecute the sole survivor in the fed. courts, his sworn statement being taken as sufficient evidence of his crime. A fair-sized purse was raised among the ng associates of Captain Duncan Cor- sole bett. Dulach’s arrest will quickly follow. “The evidence against Dulach on his own statement will convict him of the murder of the crew of the Waukesha,” said tain Dennis Sullivan, slipping the hig anchor, thereby letting the schooner xo toward the beach. Dulach and his companions committed murder on the offi- cers hemseives. It is a test examinati e Dulach ought to be convicted ¥, of which he is guilty beyond a —_-. — LORD MAYOR'S DAY. . me-Honored London Show Imposing ox Ever. ING, by the Associated Press.) November 9.—Bright, crisp r toda The time-honored “lord show” took place, and the new d mayor of Londen, Mr. A. Faudel-Phil- was formaily installed in office, suc- Sir Walter Wilkin. mittee having charge of the ar- nts wisely determined to eliminate sbsurd features from the parade. been customary to have a ‘The LONDON, sem certain Hith orcal subject, upon ous young women have shiver- ovember wind. In place of in today’s procession, the cars were eceupied by groups, showing the various of London's industries during sme} ion started from the Guildhall lock a.m. Along the route the and ‘orations were dis- proce The new, lord m n street pageantr also advocate of military bands and military and this feature was largely ¢ The (s Grays fur- | nisned the escort, and several line regi- | Tents also marched in the procession. The { hips Arethusa, Chichester and Loys of th ted much attention, and mented by a division of the Boys’ Orphanage. The fire bri- gade also made an interesting showing, and the advance which had been made jotion during the century was de- by one of the most perfect in contrast with an old-style pped with coachman and at- tendan old-fashioned liveries, which followed. Mr. § in udel-Philips, the new lord mayor, ovnger son of the lat lips, who was allerman ot ward of Farringdon Within from 185 ISs¥, and-who served the office of syor in IS66. a member of the firm of Messrs. >udel-Philips & Sons, warehousemen and manufacturers, Newgate street. He mar- in 1S67 a sister of Sir Edward Lawson the Daily Telegraph. —— The Torrens Act Unconstitutional. OTTAWA, Il, November 9.—In an opin- fon filed today in the supreme court of Hll- the Torrens land title act of the Hlt- nois legislature is held unconstitutional. ae A Town Swept by Fire. PITTSBURG, Pa., November The towa of Spencer, W. Va., was almost de- Stroyed by fire last night. hirty-nine stores and houses were burned. The total less is estimated at $200,000. the to lord winner of | e Sir Benjamin | A Discredited Oracle. To the Editor of The Evening Star: While a morning daily is showing how close Mr. Bryan came to election, it ig also interesting to examine ‘the forecast of a great prophet, and to see’ how far from be- ing correct the predictions were. Among the states reasonably sure for Bryan the paper in question gave North The list of doubtful states were: Iino! went 150,000 the other way; Oregon McKinley); California (6,000, McKin- Maryland (30,000, McKinley); Dela- ware (1,500, McKinley); West Virginia (1 000, McKinley); Minnesota (40,000, McKin- Michigan (40,000, McKinley); Wiscon- McKinley); Iowa (60,000, Mc- diana was given as a sure thing to Mr. Bryan about 20,000 votes out of the way, and the largest plurality ever given at any election since 1872, Our Washington Cas- sandra epitomizes that if Bryan could have carried Kentucky and West Virginia he have won. If he had carried those tes Mr. McKinley would still have Again, that if he had carried Ili- j cis or Michigan and Maryland he would have been elected. The vote shows that Mr. Bryan could have carried all three, and yet left Mr. McKinley 2380 votes. If Mr. Bryan had carried all tive of the above he would have won, and that fs just as near as he came to it. Never mind, the oracle will have another chance in 1000. 8. H. aS aes Ridiculous Attempt to Crawfish. To the Editor of The Evening Star: It would be amusing were it not dis- gusting to read the crawfish statements of a sheet published in the vicinity. For instance, in a recent number it says it “has rever at any time resorted to de- nunciation of those who disagreed with it ete., and a day or two later it said: “The — still insists that the best way to go through a campaign is to keep cool and refrain from calling names.” And yet, in the editorial column adjoining that containing the first of the above state- ments, in speaking of Palmer and Buckner, it stigmatizes them as “decoys,” “a couple of transparent mountebanks and mum- mers"—that “Robert Macaire and Jacques Strop were not more impudent impostors,” with much more of a similar character. Comment is unnecessary, further than to say that this sheet must think its read- ers are not much better than idio! if it expects them to believe its, professions, with such proof to the contrary in its own columns. A READER. ———— ABLE. A TRANS-PACIFIC Conference at the Colonial Office in m by the Associated Press.) SDON, November 9.—The Pacific cable ‘ence resumed its s ions at noon to- day in the room of the Earl of Selborne, parliamentary under secretary for the col- ted, 1896, onies, at the colonial oifice. The Earl of Selborne presided, and W. Hepworth Mercer acted as secretary. All the delegates were present. After an hour and a half of in- 1 chat, during which the routine of nd the order of the witnesses were it was decided to begin with tions. The firsi regular on of the conference will ‘Thursday. rl of Selborne will entertain the at dinner. y Mercer, talking over the situ- ha representative of the Associ- S. said: “The conference will now get to work in ‘Two meetings have aiready been held—cne in June and one in July last. At the June meeting it was found difficult to arrange fer immediate subsequent sittings owing to the Australian delegates } obliged to go to Budapest to attend a c gress. At the July session, a change of gevernment having taken place in Canada, the Cunad an delegates felt some delicacy about soing ahead until the atutude of the ew Canadian minister was ascertained his necessitated an adjournment until the autumn. Though these two meetings were little more than formal, still matters w gone Into and considerable ground cleared. it is not, however, permitted to me to say just what took place, as the government <annot, of course, make any public state- rent until the conference is over and the i results arrived at communicated to the | governments of the colonies interested. This cannot be done quickly, as the ques- tions involved are very large—the chief i sue being, of course, the cost of the cable. Its praclicability, ‘from an engincering stancpoint, is not in question.” —— Maryland Judicial Appointment. ‘h to The Evening Star. ORE, Md., November 9—It is stated today that Gov. Lowndes will ap- point tomcrrow the successor of Associate Judge Brook of Prince George's county, | Whose term of office has just expired. The governor's appointee will hold ortice until the next election. It is claimed that F. Snowden Hill, ex-deprty collector of :nter- nal revenue, will be appointed. He is in town today and has given the governor an indorseme of his candidacy sigued bers of the bar in this rants are Assistant Secre State Lowery and George C. Merri _ Sarony, the Photographer, Dead. NEW YORK, November 9.—Napoleon Sa- rony, the phviographer, died at his home in this city today. Next to Brady, he has probably photographed more celebrities tlan any other artist in the United States. i ib aa Merrian for the Treasury. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., November 9.— The Tribune believes that the staie of Minnesota is entitied to recognition at the hands of the incoming aum.nistration, and editoriaily nominates ex-Gov. William It. Merrian, for the treasury portfolio. GUTHRIE, O. T., November from ail the legisiative districts of the ter- ritory show that that body wil be con- trolied by the free silverites, who have elected a good majority of its members. —_~— Ocenn Steamship Arrivals. NEW YORK, November 9.—Arrived— Tauric, Liverpool; Hindoo, London. CHERBOUi:G, November 9.—Arrived— Saale, New ork, tor bremen. age Stole Cash Bexes, A cash box, containing $11.16, was stolen October 12 last from a herdic at North Capitol and K streets. The driver, Charies R. Reeves, bad stepped inside the vehicie for the purpose of reversing the registe! and when he returned to his seat he saw two men running off. A glance showed the césh box to be missing. From Driver Reeves’ description, Police- men O'Day Hartley yesterday arrested Henry Hensen and Joseph Dent, two col- cred men. They admitted being concerned in the robbery, but each accused the other of taking the box. In the Police Court to- day they were senienced to jail for six montas. —_-—— Throwing Glass in Streets. “This practice has got to be stopped,” said Judge Kimball, in the Police Court to- | day, when Baresin Mazzein, an Italian fruit vender, was arraigned for throwing glzss in the street at 2uth and K streets. “It is dangerous to horses, and particularly so to bicycie tires, and causes the expendi- ture of hundreds of dollars each year by our citizens for repairs. Hereafter 1 shall be very severe in dealing with this class of offender: ‘Through ar interpreter, Mazzein claimed ignucrance of the law, his plea causing the court to remark that it would be impossible to transiate the laws of the District into all the known languages for the benefit of foreigners. Common sense, he added, should prevent people trom doing such a thing. In view of the circumstances, Mazzein escaped with a fine of $2. SS Motion Overruled. Judge Hagner has overruled the motion of Hollister G. Pond to revoke the court's order of October 26, directing the marshal to arrest Pond for contempt of court in failing to pay his divorced wife, Rose L. Pond, certain alimony in arrears. Mr. Pond is allowed, however, to renew the mo- tion after paying the alimony in arrears, = Appointed Receivers, In the case of John B. Rock and others against the Capital Coffin and Casket Com- pany and others, Judge Cox today relieved Wm. E. Poulton as assignee of the com- pany, but appointed Mr. Poulton and Mr. Tracy L. Jeffords receivers of the same, fixing their bonds at $5,000 each. and South Dakota, Wyoming and Indiana. | A GOLDEN TORRENT Treasury Resources Taxed to Meet the Demand for Paper Notes. LARGE DENOMINATIONS NOT PLENTIFUL Secretary Carlisle's Policy of Retir- ing the Sherman Notes. LEGISLATION NEEDED A golden torrent has been submerging the United States subtreasuries since Wed- nesday morning last, which has risen so high that some of the subtreasurers are begging for time within which to count the gold and get the paper money to pay for it. The resources of the treasury are being severely taxed to meet the demands for paper notes of all denominations, which the holders of gold are eager to obtain in exchange for the more bulky yellow metal. The telegrams of distress which reached ‘Treasurer Morgan during the critical hours of January and February, 1895, and again during the heavy gold losses last summer, are now turned into a plea for greenbacks, Sherman notes and silver certificates in- stead of for gold coin. Reports reach the treasury from various directions that mer- chants are paying gold across their coun- ters to their employes or in change for large bills, “The scramble for gold,” which formed so frequent a tneme of Mr. Bryan’s lamentations, has ceased as suddenly as it arose, and the flow of the metal into the markets of the country recalls the famous outpouring of gold and silver in France when the legal tender quality was taken away from the masses of depreciated paper assignats Assistant Treasur O'Neil at Boston is being supplied as rapidly as pos- sible with large notes to pay for the gold deposits which are offered him by the lead- ing bankers. The gold reserve, which was officially stated at $114 10s Thursday, had climbed this morning close to $120,000, v0, and the reports received by telegraph represenied only a part of the big influx of the yellow metal. The official figures Saturday were $11 SG, but this did not 000 deposited in the New York Friday, nor deposits of $200,000 at San Francisco and x) at Boston, These amounts definitely reported are b lieved to be only a fraction of the amour which are already awaiting examination or which will be covered into the treasury as soon as they can be handled. Scarcity of Large Denomination Notes Assistant Treasurer Jordan at New York will be compelled to adhere for the present to his rule of paying greenbacks for gold only upon transfer orders. These orders come from the south- West, and usually request the payment of paper notes at New Orleans or some other central point in return for the delivery of gold at the New York subtreasury by the reserve agent of the bank desiring the notes. The usual request at present is for United States notes of large denomina- tions, but many of those who offer gold express a willingness to take small notes rather than to be delayed in getting rid of their gold. The demand still centers upon United States notes rather than upon silver certificates, because these ndtes are avail- able for bank reserves, and can also be exchanged for United States currency cer- lificates. A bank desiring to put inio the nN ost compact form its cash reserve is able to exchange gold for greenbacks without regard to denomination, and may then de- pesit the greenbacks in the subtreasury in exchange for currency certiticates, whose denominations are not below five thousand dollars. The treasury is not very well equipped with legal tender notes of large denominations because of the requirement which has been foisted into the appropria- tion bill for several years past, that the meney appropriated for the bureau of en- graving aid printing shall not be used for converting notes of small denominations into larger ones of equal gross value. The whole amount of notes for $1,000 in exist- ence on October 31 was $75,008,000 in Unit- ed States notes, $6,780,000 in Sherman notes, and twenty-eight thousand dollars in na- tional bank notes. Most of these large notes, however, are already in bank re- serves or in the hands of the public. The treasury, with its legal tender holdings of $54,883,185 in United States notes, and $39,- 558,174 in Sherman notes, holds mainly notes of five and ten dollars, which are not very eagerly desired by the banks. It is possible that an arrangement will be made to turn some of these into larger denominations, if the pressure for such notes continues. The present movement to surrender gold for currency, however, sim- ply indicates a desire to change the char- acter of bank reserves and to be prepared for large transactions. An active revival of business would increase the demand for small notes and might make the present supply desirable. There is no difficulty in printing notes through the present facil- ities of the bureau of engraving and print- ing. The trouble simply relates to the margins outstanding, which are likely to be materially reduced as the gold reserve in- creases. The banks are subjected to criti- cism in some quarters for not accepting silver certificates instead of legal tender notes, upon the ground that they would thereby testify their confidence in all the money of the country. Silver certificates are not available for bank reserves, and the treasury officials are very well content that they are not called for, in view of the fact that the margin of free silver in the treasury against which they might be is- sued is only $12,627,179. Seeretary Carlisle's Policy. The policy pursued at the treasury up to the present time has been the payment of United States notes in preference to Sher- man notes, although the banks show no unwillingness to receive the latter. Secre- tary Carlisle has not yet abandoned his policy of retiring and locking up Sherman notes in order to reduce the pressure upon the gold reserve at subtreasuries outside of New York and San Francisco. It is only at the latter points that United States notes are redeemable, while the Sherman notes are redeeemable at all subtreasuries. The volume of Sherman _notes originally issued was $155,941,002. The policy of retiring them when redeemed in stanéard_ silver dollars has wiped out of existence $33,079,- 722, leaving the amount in the hands of the pubfic, the banks and the treasury at $122,- 851,280, ‘The more recent poticy of hoarding these notes in the treasury has locked up nearly $40,000,000 and reduced the ar.ount act- ually in the hands of the banks and the Public to $83,000,000. The question now pressing for settlement at the treasury is whether these locked-cp notes shall be paid out for gold. It is probable that they will be paid out after the bulk of ihe United States notes have been got rid of. The present pressure for currency and the offer- irgs of gold make it highly improbabte that the Sherman notes will return to piague the treasury by the demand for gcld rederaption in the near future. They can be hoarded again as they drift into the treasury in current receipts, and they can be cancelled and retired when presented for redemption in standard silver dollars Trese redemptions have reached nearly $21,000,000 within the past fifteen months, ard it would require cnly a few years to wipe out the whole oatstanding volume by the continuance of this process. Legislative Treatment Needed. The partial settlement of the problem of the gold reserve by the influx of $75,000,000 from Europe, a large part of which is reaching the treasury, enables Maj. Mc- Kinley to enter upon his administration without the embarrassment whtch he would have faced if the gold reserve had been dwindling and a new issue of bonds had seemed to be required. Some of the more far-sighted of the treasury officials do not believe, however, that the problem can be left where it {s without further legislative treatment. The republicans insist that the restoration of adequate revenue will solve the problem of the g.ld reserve. Members of the administration declare that whether the revenue and the peserve are closely re- lated or not, the resumption of gold settle- ments at the New York clearing house is an important element in the problem. These settle its came to an end in when neither the treasury nor the banks were equipped with a surplus of gold after the big exports to Europe. Several efforts have been made to secure the redemption of gold clearings, and the result. seemed upon the eve of accomplishment after the bond syndiéat& dentradt of 180%, when-Mr. J. P. Morgan threw his powerful influence with the banks into the scale to secure gold clearings. Just at that moment gold ex- ports began again, the efforts of the syndi- cate to-control exchange broke down in a measure, gnd’ the plan fell through. The apportinity has“now come again for gold’ resumption.at\ the = clearing house, and every ‘effort willbe made to secure it”~The very aot ofTreasurer Jordan at New York in: refusing“ currency. for gold the clearing house of the banks are turning irpose of getting rid of it, ly to.do so if the treasury This temporary condi- by treasury officials, will w of gold back and forth easury and the clearing house banks, ever, until the assistant treasurer himself{begins to pay gdld in set- tlement of clearipg house balances. This Course may be decided upon in the future if the banks will lend their support. This is one among geveral problems which will be discussed between the, assistant treasurer at New York and Assistant Secretary Cur- tis during the visit of the latter to the me- tropolia. tion, it is-claimt not restore the’ between the su Se — OPPOSED TO REPUDIATION. Some Interesting Figures From the United States Census. To the Faltor of The Evening Star: The accompanying table tclls the simple story of the‘ election in regard to the popu- lation, wealth and illiteracy. It is based on the last United States census reports. There are 45 states. with a-population of 70,360,000 and’ an tndustrial~ wealth of $64,065,000,000, or an average per capita of $910. Twenty-five states with a population of 45,500,000 voted for McKinley and 20 states with.a population of 25,000,000 voted for Bryan. ‘This shows that nearly two- thirds of the population are in states that repudiated free silver. "The total industrial wealth of these 25 McKinley states is $47,384,717, while the 20 Bryan states have but $16,680,384,984, or about one-thii as much. The ayerage amount of the 25 McKinley states is $1,5 719, while the 20 Bryan states average but $834,019,219, or a little less than one-half as much. From an educational standpoint the sta- tistics show a still greater contrast. Just ‘2 per cent of the population of the silver states are unable to read or write, while but 7.5 per cent of the population of sound money states are thus deficient, showing that there ate three times as m: ny illiter- ates in the silver states as in the sound out, the 24 McKinley states have @ population nearly twice as large as the 20 Bs yet they contain but 3,408, es to 5,48 illiterates in the Bryan states, as shown by the fol- lowing table: Stutes tor McKinley. Per cent of Population, alth. illiterates, a. 1,220,000 Soo;000 We Ulinois. . Indiana e Wealth por tmpita. States for Bryn $1,044 ae ent of Population. 7,600.61), 1607400 $70,000, 4854 Louisiana Silssissippie-- Missouri. Montana. Netiaska.. mith Caroling ‘Tennessee $16,680,384,984 Recapitulation, Number of states. Average population ‘Average wealth Average per cet Average wealth per caplt = Sees INTEREST OF HEALTH. Important Cases to Be Tried Before Judge Kimball. Health Officer Woodward is looking for- ward with considerable interest to the man- ner in which Judge Kimball holds a case brought under the health ordinances. The case will be tried Wednesday, and upon the court’s decision hinges the right of the health officer to compel the substitution of running closets for the old-style box privies. Fer a long time Health Officer Woodward has been making an effort to get rid of all the old-style privies in sec- tions where water and sewer connections are possible, and only this year he suc- ceeded in getting Congress to enact a law to this effect. The law also defines the manner in which cases must be brought under the law. Under the law the department arranged notices to be served on owners, and when cases were laken in court the law, so far as it related to drainage, was upheld, and now the question cf compelling the owner to replace the privy with a running closet is to be determied. A case brought a few days ago was dis- missed because of an alleged defective noe tice. In that case the property was de- scribed by the house number, while the new notices give the number of lot, square and house. Should the court sustain the prosecution it will mean that in most sections of the city the box privy must go. In conversa- tion with a Star reporter today Dr. Wood- ward said it was the intention of the framers of the law that it should force out box privies where there were water and sewer connections, and he confidently ex- pects the court will so hold. If, however, the court should decide that the law does not go so far an effort to have another and more effective law passed will be made. Last year there were 11,565 complaints con- cerning box privies made to the health office, more than one-half of all the nuisances reported, and unless something is soon accomplished in the law the health officer Will! ask that two inspectors be ap- pointed for juét this’ work. 1 ee Representative Tawney Jubilant. Representative Tawney of Minnesota has arrived In the'fity, jubilant and full of glee at the big repyblican majority in the state. He {s'also pleased gt his majority for Con- gress, which was the largest given in Min- resota. at al Mr.’ Tawney ‘thinks that the coming ses- sion of Congréss yi not be able to pass the Dingley bil], atid that an extra session 4p réVise the tariff, will be ig be. Perry jfleagh in the City. Col. Perry 8.:Hedth, the former Washing- ton correspondent, {who has been in charge of the press bureau at republican head- quarters in Chicago during the campaign, was in Washington today. He is escorting @ company of newspaper men who are visit- ing the east as guests of Mr. Mark Hanna. A dinner was given the party in New York Saturday night, and the men are now on their way back to Chicago. They will stop at Canton, en route, to visit Major McKin- ley. of Congress, inevitable. —_—__—_—-o+____. The Minister to Haiti. Mr. Smythe of Virginia, United States minister to Haiti, was at the State Depart- ment today arranging for his immediate return to his post of duty. He has been home for about three months on leave of absence. His health has been bad most of the time, but is now much improved. He will sail from New York tomorrow for Port au Prince. TRAFFIC REVIVED Exteiisive Railroad Improvements . Soon to Be Begun. WINLEY'S ELECTION STARTS WHEELS Ss Outline of Work Planned by the Pennsylvania. MORE RAILS WANTED The Pennsylvania Railway Company will, it is understood, soon resume the comple- tion of a vast system of Improvements which were begun early in the year at various points along its lines, but upon which work was suspended when the pres- {dential campaign opened. A prominent official of the company says that during the last week business has shown signs of improvement and that many cars that have been lying idle on the tracks are new in use. It is urged that the election of Mr. Mc- Kinley will benefit the railroads as well as other business, as railroads will be com- pelled, owing to the increase in business, not only to purchase cars and rolling stock, but will also have to buy steel rails—some- thing that has not been done since early in the season. In the early part of the year the directors of the Pennsylvania appropriated a large sum of money for the purpose of making a number of changes in the grade betwe Philadelpnia and Pittsburg, and at the time work was stopped considerable head- way had been made between Harrisburg and Pittsburg. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has work on hand which it is said it will no doubt undertak: dition of business warrants it. stood that work will soon be be tending the piers at the Market between Philadelphia and Camde will crect a two-story fe on the Philadelphia side. This house will be so con- structed as to allow the running of the trolley cars of the Market street line to the second story, and to do this the trolle will be elevated from Front sireet Delaware nue. By this in passengers can at all time: Delaware avenue by the overhead bridx: Rebuilding the Big Bridge. Another Important piece of work which it is understood the Pennsylvania Railroad Company has under consideration is th erection of a new bridge the Susqu hanna river between Columbia and Wrights- ville, to take the place of the bridge which was recently destroyed. The work of cl ing away the « way, and to do as soon as the con- it is under- and it over the er said to be prepa e for new bridge. The matter is id to be at this time before the road committee, and it is thought t a report on it will be made at the next meeting of the boerd cf di- rectors. Besides the changes above m company has, it is said, had plan: and in some s work has menced, for the changing Kheems, and for doing aw at Greensburg by the cons nel near Radabaugh. ‘There is also, it is understood, work to be done between Kenzer’s and Leamans, and a big change of line for about ve miles between Lilly and Portage. It is said that it is almost certain that a war will break out shortly between the lines compé@sing the Joint Traffic Associa- tion and the Southern Pacific on the immi- grant question. As heretofore stated, the Joint Tratlic Association has during the past allowed the Southern Pacific a commission on immigrant business, but now that a mu- tual understanding has been reached be- tween the steamship companles on the one hand and the roads in the Joint Traffic As- sociation and the Western lines by which the agents for soliciting business in New York are to be done away with, the cus- tom is to be discontinued, and it follows that elther the Southern Pacific must now pool its immigrant business with its west- «rn competitors or incur unpleasantness that must result from the strong combina- tion of the steamship, eastern and western lines. ned, the prepared, ) com. line at h the curve ruction of a tun- Prosperity in the West. Advices from the west are to the effect that the offices of the railroads out there are looking for a great increase of business within the next few weeks. It is said that the election being over, the merchants throughout the south and southwest who have been deiaying the ordering of their goods will, now that they have some as: surance of the way the markets are likely to turn, procure their winter stocks, and this is expected by the roads to make a vastly impreved business, in which eastern roads will also participate. In addition to this, the grain movement will begin almost at once. The directors of the National Company, which is the parent organization of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Com- pary, have determined to increase the cap- ital stock of the former to $40,000,000, It is understood that this is only a part of the general plan for the reorganization of the Philadeiphia and Reading, but it is regarded as the most important step that has taken place since the sale under fore- closure proceedings, and is said to be in- | tended to pave the way to put the P. and } R. on a paying basis, a position which it has not enjoyed for many years, so far as the steckholders were concerned. It is also said that a part of the plan as already devised contemplates the opera- tion of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company as well as the railroad. ‘A proposition has been made to the Southern Railway Company to lease the Atlantic and North Carolina road, which runs between Goldsboro’ and Morchead City, a distance of ninety-six miles, and a meeting will be held today at New Berne, N. C., by the stockholders to consider the matter. It is thought that the lease will be made, as the Southern offers a 6 per cent annual rental. — DISTRICT GOVER: ENT. New Sewer The Commissioners have ordered the con- struction of the following new sewers, un- der the assessment system: ast and west alley of square 68; north side of K street between 12th and 33th streets southeast, and in the -cuth side of Georgia avenue between 12th and 13th streets southeast; Lamar street between Morgan and Eslin streets northwest, and in Morgan street northwest from Lamar street southward 120 feet; east side of 10th street between E and F streets; 165 feet of 15-inch sewer in north side of I street southwest from 4% street west, to replace present defective sewer; estimated cost, $330; chargeable to current appropriation for replacing obstructed sewers; New York avenue between Florida avenue and cul- vert under B. and O. railroad; estimated cost of 355 feet of 21-inch sewer and two manholes, $93; chargeable to appropria- tion for suburban sewers. The following work has been ordered to be dono, under appropriation for main and pipe sewers: 190 feet of inch sewer and one manhole } in Lamar street northwest between Eslin and Morgan streets; estimated cost, $520; catch basin in alley square 736; estimated ecst, $44; 170 feet of 12-inch sewer asd one manhole in north and south alley of square 68; estimated cost, $264; 150 feet of 15-inch sewer in north side of K street between 12th and 13th streets southeast; estimated cost, $345. 4 Some Orders. ‘The Commissioners have ordered that the following work be done under the pro- visions of law governing the assessment system, the intention to do the work hav- ing been duly advertised as required by law: Construct sewer in north side of G street southeast between llth and 12th streets; estimated cost, $279. Sewer in north and south alley in square 276, entering from R street, and in the most southerly east and west alley of square 276. Sewer in east side of 12th street northeast between I and K streets. Sewer in north and south 15-foot alley and in east and west 41.21- foot alley of square 1042. Sewer in south side of Florida avenue between 12th and 18th streets northeast. Sewer in south side of Georgia avenue between 18th and 14th streets. THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1896—TWELVE PAGES, : MURDERED WIFE’S MOTHER. & Brutal Crime Committed in Car- rell County, Va. Special Dispated to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., November 9.—One of the most brutal murders ever committed in Carroll county has just come to light, and the sheriff and a posse are in pursuit of the murderer, who is an Italian named John Salego. On November 2, Mrs. Ann Mitchell left her house to go to Woodlawn, about five ‘mfles from Hillsviile, to get medicine for her daughter. Salego, her son-in-law, started to a blackemith shop near by, got a mattock, cercealed himself in a thicket through which Mrs. Mitchell had to pass, and crushed her head with the mattock. He buried her body in a pile of rocks, where it remained several days. Salego then car- ried the bocy through his yard on a sledge and left it in the woods. He then joined in the search to find it, until the marks of the sledge were discovered, when he fled to the woods. ———__ Gen. Vincent to Be Retired. Gen. Thomas L. Vincent, assistant adju- tant general, one of the best known of the older officers of the army, will retire for age on the 15th instant. Gen. Vincent is the second ranking officer in his corps, and bas been stationed in this city for many years past, first on the staff of Gen. Scho- field, and afterward as chief of the bureau of military intelligence. He is a native of Ghio, and is a graduate of the Military Academy of the class of 1853, which was one of the most distinguished in the history of that institution. He was twice brevet- ted for distinguished services during the war, once as colonel and the second time as brigadier general. He was on duty at Washington during the latter part of the war in close association with Secretary Stanten, and was at the bedside of Presi- dent Lincoln when he breathed his last. ———— Hotel Arrival; Releigh—M. C. Blain, O. Saxe, A. J. Mar- tin and J. P. Hall, New York; J. Birkey, Grand Rapids, Mich.; D. Sauchey and J. H. Hampson, Denver, Col.; W. St. John, At- jlanta, Ga.; A. A. Wood, Boston, Mass. Cc, Smith and wife, Chicago, Il. Willard’s—H. R. Kent and E. T. Thomas, New York; L. N. Rodgers znd wife, Loui ville, Ky.; R. H. Graham, Philadelphia, Pa S. ©. Wynn, Toledo, Ohio; E. R. Brainard, Chicago, HL. Oxford—S. T. Roller, Philadelphia, P: W. H. Spelman ard T. Me York; J. McLinden, Brooklyn, N. Y. Hamilton—O. Bright, Philadelphia, Pa v ‘ischer, anderland, er, Albany, Ann Arbor, Mic! aS A Brunswick, Main Coch . F, Nicholson, Chicago, T. . Thompson and wife, Keokuk, Jow: naugh, New York; E. H. Fairbank, L. Roberts, Boston, Mass.; daughter, Detroit, h, St. Louis, Mo.; H. H. I.; Perr Heath, Cinein- M. Crane, Dalton, Mass na mit r, Chicago, i, Ohio: W. B.C. Smith, J. Jennin nd iams, New York; A. B. adelphia, P: Shoreham—J. A. Wood, W. H. Knight, ©. W. Hunt, New York; J. A. Turner, Bost pman and M. Gilbert, Pi rehild and S. C. J. J. Hamilton, H. A. New York; A. L. Ebbitt—J. nhattan, Smith and F. ease, Atchison, Kan. Wellington—C. H. Swan H. M Black and wife, New Yo on, Mass.; kK. Riggs—J. B. Bennett, Sandusky, Ohio; L. Kingsbury, Baltimore, Md.; R. C. Fran- cis and wife and H. Moller, Boston, 1, New York. y York oc: - Paul, Minn.: nton, Ohio. tional—H. J. Mendel, Whee 1, Cincinnati, Ohio tis, mestown, N. Y.; J. A. York; I. Tahl, New York; W. H. n Philadelphia; A. M. Weigart, New York. James—Thos. E. Pipper, Lexington, J. Books, Dallas, Texas; W. H. Greg- Atlanta, G ler and Wi Ird.; W. T. Brewer and wife, Chicago; V =. Brown, New York; W. A. Smith, St. Louis, Mo. —_—-—>— Case le Prossed. Assistant District Attorney Mullowny, in the Police Court this afternoon, nolle pressed the charge of libel standing against Mr. Alfred Henry Lewis, Washington cor- respondent of the New York Journal. The charge was brought several weeks azo at the instance of Prince Augustin de Iturbide, who objected to a published article, written by Mr. Lewis, referring to alleged trouble between Prince lturbide and his valet. —_—- Testing Engines. Two new fire engines were tested this morning on the plaza at the east front of the Capitol by the fire department before they were finally accepted from the manu- facturers. They were tested first as to the lime it took to get up steam, and how much pressure they could exert in throwing a stream of water. Both tests were sati factory. One these engines will b placed with No. 6 Engine Company, while the other will find a home at No. 10 house. ——— Claims Damages. Michael L. Sullivan, through Attorneys Campbell Carrington, James C. Coleman and Irving Williamson, today sued the District, claiming $10,500 damages because of injuries received by him the 12th of tast August. Mr. Sullivan charges that the District built a wooden sidewalk on the Tenley town road between Grant and Brookv' road3 in such a careless and negligent w and in such close proximity to the tracks of the Georgetown and Tenleytown Rail- road Company that the cars of the com- pany projected over and on said sidewalk one or two feet in front of Shoemaker’ store. While walking on the sidewalk o1 the night of the day in question, says the plaintiff, he was run into by the cars, sus- taining serious and dangerous injuries. ——— Grain and Cotton Market. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F Street, members New York stock exchange, corresponients Messrs. Ladenburg, Tha!l- mann & Co., New York. Gr Wheat—D» aE wT nBeasbes Close. 8.01 BL Government Bonds. Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers, Bid. ry per cents, registe: 4 per cents, coupe 109 4 per cents, regis 09 4 per cents, coupon of 19 120 4 per cents, + 120 per cents, ¢ 2 ny G per cents. reg 11h Currency 6 per cents of 1s 101 Currency 6 per cents of 1 M8 ai © per cents of 1899. 104% seine Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, November 9,—Flour_dull western super, 2.G0az.S5: do, extra, 3. 4.00a4.40; winter wheat do., 4.25a4.50; spring wheat straight, 4 receipts, 6,254 barrels. Wheat strong ‘and hie! spot_ and "month, 87i4: December, steamer No. 2 red, S3%,a! exports, 69,038 bushels: 78 bus! els; sales, 24,000 bushels—southern wheat by « ple, 84288; do .on grade, $3%a87%. Corn firm spot, month, November, aod December, nest aul |, 30a30%; January, 30%a31 ; bruary, 31 %a: Reamer mnfred, 2sa20i,- teeelpt 0, 2 white, 26a 2644: 78.859 bushels: exports, 70,000 ‘bushels; stock, 1,649,309 bushels, Rye firmer—No. 2 nearby, 42a43; western, 44 sales —receipts, 1,706 bushels: exporis, 25,714 bushels: si 144,081 bushels. Hay firm—choice timothy, 13.00a$13.50. Grain’ freights steady—steam to verpool per bushel, 444d. January; Cork for or- ders per quarter, 45.a46.1%44. November and. De- cember; 38.9d.a36.10%d. January. Sugar steady— lated, 4.45 per 10) pounds. | Butter “drm — creamery, ; do. imitation, 14015; do. ladle, 12818; good ladle, 10a11; store packed, 8a 10. Bags firmm—tresh, (21; cold storage, 16a17; Himed, IBai6. | Cheese frni_tancs New York, 10%; do. 85 pounds. 10%a10%: do. Eas eek isa ais car loads; per Jobbing 06 2 for for FINANCE AND TRADE Foreign Interest in American Invest- ments Revived. MONEY OFFERED IN LIBERAL AMOUNTS Prices Should, Barring Surprises, Tend Toward Improvement. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS ——a Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, November — Opening prices this morning were about on @ parity with Saturday’s final figures, and were not significantly improved by subsequent trad- ing. The volume of commission buying Was noticeably improved, and the stab of the market was due entirely to business of this character. The room element was unanimously in favor of a reaction and operated solely in the interest of lower prices. The recent sharp advance was the only argument used for this purpose, and was not seriously considered outside of the room. Stocks recently purchased have gone into strong hands, and the natural recessions of an advancing market will not add any considerable volume of long stock to the present floating supply. Fractional declines are consequently likely to multiply external evidences of confidence in ulti- mately ffigher prices. London cables reflecte a slightly lower level in the.market for international is- sues, but reported a revival of in in American investments. The fature course market is largely of the foreign exchange rpendent upon the volume of the fore and for local ities. ‘The in import as the result of « i commercia ons restocking of depl S must be offset L “s of stocks or grain. es of this kind are probal e season perhaps, the present of the market is toward level. tes were uring the mc sed sup) na d from re Money continues to be offered in Mberal amounts from 1 to per cent under the legal rate, and bankers are nt overcoming th itfons reflected in we bank it. Routine develoy j ments are ing rather than other- wise, and prices should, in the absence advanced ning as th of surprises, tend toward further improve ment. The reassembling of Congress may in- spire ion in the industrial shares, monly regarded as trusts, and, if pre | be followed, thi jiroad list will be in- fluenced sympa y. The possibility of faverable action on the pooling bill m offset the effect of possible tariff revision. | Washington news is almost certain to Gominate the early wint and th ent movement is likely to t mina moment telegraphic advices from that city begin to increase. The Cuban and Venezuelan affairs are being watched carefully, and are certain to be reflected in the course of th or later, and present indies a favorable outcome of Well-distribu but un relative to a consolidation and the Metropolitan Traction Com of Manhattan nies resulted in an advance of 23-4 per cent in the price of the former security. Wed- nesday’s annual meeting will demonstrate the real status of these negotiations, and rumors previous to that time are likely to be re with extreme caution, now that the stock is again above par. Realizing sales of speculative hol were credited with the 2 per cent decline in Chic but the buying at the declin dered to be for the ac- count A trader's effort to repurc stocks sold during the morning resulted in a fractional rally in prices during the final hour. The market as a whole is acting entirely to the satis- faction of the large speculative interests. Dia LAAT, FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, ngs The following are the opentng,the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as "eported by Coreon & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schicy, No. 80 Broadway. Open. High. Low. Close. American Sugar... TIN 1 BON eR American Sugar, Pid... 102% 103" 102 108 American Tobacco. wo RR BO SIX American Cotton Oli. 16% 16% 17 Atchison... 16% 6y 16% Baltimore & Ohio. Tis Vig 13g Bay State Gas Big 1B Canada Southern... a ue Canada Pacifi . ‘Chesapeake & Ohio. ©. C. Cae St. Louis illinois Central. . Laclide Gas Lake Shore. Louaville & 3 Metropolitan Traction. Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Central Missouri Pacific Natic Natic New Jersey Central, New York Central. Northern Pacifi Northern P% North American. ‘Ont. & Western. Pacific Mail Wheeling & L. Erie Wheeling& L. Erie, Pf. Western Union Tel Silver... Washington Stock Exchange. ales—regular call—12 o'clock m. al Trac y at GO: 15 at SY. Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 Disiriet « yyear fund fs, gold, 11 110 bid. Wate: ; 3.658," funding, 20-vear fund Ss, 103 Water Stock 13, 103 “currency ids.—Metropolitan Rulilroad fs. 1. Metropolitan Railroad cons. Gs, 116 bid Aitan Railroad certificate 112 bid. Ts Ruilrwad 6s, asked, rity and ‘Trust Washington Washington Washington Masonte Halt bid. Rank of Washington, 270 . Bank of th 0 bid. Metropolitan, 255 bid, 300 asl 1 bid. Farmers and_ Mechantos’ 10 bid. Cit ens, 120 bid ia, 120 bid. bid. "West End, d, 111 asked. ‘Tra asked. Lincoln,’ 98 | Safe Deposit and ‘Trust Deposit and Trust, 113 bid, 125 asked. Loan and Trust, 119 bid, 125 esked. curity and ‘Trost, 138 bid, 150 asked. Safe Deposit sked. ayaa tes Ohio. ‘Natfonal Wa ‘apital ‘Traction Company, 56 Metropolitan, 98 bid, 110 asked. Belt, 20 asked. F t Stocks. —Firemen’s, Metropolitan, 65 bid. 125 bid.’ German-Amer! at : 2 ae asked. izes, 7% bid, Lincoln, 8 bid, 85, naked Title Tusurance Stocks. asked. Columbia Title, 8 asked. Washington Ti- tle, 8 asked. District ‘Title, 10 asked 33 Pot Telephone Stocks. and Potom bid. American . 6% bid, American Gray one, preferred, 11 asked. Miscellaneous: ocks. — Mergenthaler Linotype, 130% bid, 131 ed. Lanston Monotype, ‘asked. Washington kK Tce, 180 asked. Lincoin Brazil's President 111. RIO DE JANEIRO, November % president of Brazil, Dr. Prudente J. De Moraes, is seriously ill.