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: THE EVEN mcn-law doctrine of prescription, as ap- plicable to an international dispute, is said ~ to be in line with the views laid down by international writers, who have differed only as to the length of occupancy essential to established title. Most of our states have adopted from ten to twenty years. The original English rule was that the occupancy should be so long that “the memory of man runneth not to the contrary. international twenty, thirt: as one hu sary to writers have fixed . and in some cases as high red years as the period nec stablish title. No international writer*has placed the period below twenty years, so that if Am right in his belief th: constitute the test of B cates a disposition to extent. The Arbitration Commission. Differences of opinion prevail in official circles regarding the arbitration commis- sions personnel. Those who have followed the question closely said today that if the arbitration was on the Venezuela boundary only. then Great Br and Venezuela weuld be the parties to the arbitration. At no time has the United States asked to be a party, or arbitrator, to the trouble, but from the first simply has urged that Great Britain should accede to the Venez- uelan request for arbitration. Among diplomats it is felt that the ef- fert of the Venezuelan sion has not been in vain. It is regarded as the moral force which has helved toward the present result. Moreover, the commission has accumulated a mass of evidence bear- ing directly on the facts of British oceu- pancy, which is now the test of settlerient. The fullness of this information gained by the commission leads to some general c ment as to the probable choice of Justice Brewer, or others of the commission, as arbitrators, should the United States be 3 will tish right, it indi- eld to the fullest called on to act, but this is purely specu- lative. Mr. Coudert’s View. Mr. Frederick R. Ceudert, a member of the commission, said today that it would be much better for the boundary to be de- termined by arbitration than by a decision of the commission. Tne report of the commission, however, if one should be made, woulg be of ‘much value in de- termining the matter in ¢ ute. DISCUSSED IN CABINET MEETI ‘Lord Salisbury’ Acknowledgment the Cause of ‘Congratulation. The important developments, in the Vene- \ zuelan and Cuban affairs are believed to have engaged the attention of the President | and his cabinet ministers at their regular \ semi-weekly meeting at the White House today. The success of- the diplomatic ef= forts of this government to secure the arbt- tration of the Venezuelan ‘boundary dispute, as publicly acknowledged by the British + Premier, was undoubtedly the subject of { Seneral congratulation, in which the Pres- ident and Seeretary Olney naturally came jin for the principal share. Whatever action was decided upon by this government as a result of Lord Salis- bury’s statem‘ent hai not been made known up to a late hour this afternoon, further than the virtual discontinuance of the work of the Venezuelan commission. The correspondence between S. cretary Olney and Lord Salisbury leading up to the agreement to submit the issue to arbi- tration will probably not be made public until it shall first be submitted to Congress early in the session. The terms of the pro- posed treaty of arbitration will also remain an official secret until communicated to that body. main interest in the Cuban situation in the announ t that Gen. yler left Havana yesterday: to take im- mediate personal command in the field for the institution of active operations for the overthrow of the insurgent: This information was oti y communi- cated to Senor de Lome, the Spanish min- ister here, by the Duke of Tetuan, minister of foreign affairs at Madrid. It is ender- stood that Minister de Lome has informed Secretary Oiney of his advices trom Ma and has added his persenal opinion ¢ the campaign on the-isiand will with gre. surgent: ed vigor from now on wniil the in- have been complet it will be awaited w TWENTY YEARS’ POSSESSION. Mr, Bayard onthe Probabte’ Rule in the Venezuelan Matter. LONDON: “November 10.-Thc United States an:bassador, Mr. Thomas F. Bayard, in an interview with a representative of the AssociatedPress today, expressed warm appreciation of the cordiality of his re- ption last evening at the Guildhall ban- quet. and incidentally expressed the opin- ion that the United States law of twenty years’ possession will prevail in the case of the settlers in Venezuelan disputed dis- tricts. The afternoon newspapers today are unanimous in expressing satisfaction at the Marquis of Salisbury’s announcement in his speech at the Guildhall banquet last evering of the practica! settlement of. the Venezuelan difficulty. The Pall Mall Gaz “The presence of Mr. Bayard at the ban- quet gave additional enthusiasm the satisfaction with which it was received The solution is in.every way honorable and final and will materially strengthen the tles between the two nations. The Globe says: “The amicaile and honorable settlement 1s creditable alike to ays: the diplomacy of Great Britain and the United States.” Westminster Gazette s. “Both Secretary Olney and Jord Sa ry are entitled to say that they vifived no principle for which they originally con- tended. According to the St. Jamas Gazette “The question still remains as to who is to be the arbitrator. If it is the United S: the so-called settlement covers a suri for the United States has been a party the dispute and is not qualified to be its judse THEY OPINIONS. Lively Time Over the Burber-Wood- bury Assault Case. A fusiliade of personal! charges fi Charles by M rles Wood- bury, both patent attorneys, resulting from @ fight in which the two engaged in at and G strects last wees. i » atto: were charged by the United States with af- fray, ¢ charged the ota sth assault, and in add.tion Mr. Wooa peured a Warrant for the arrest of Mr. isarber for destroying private property. The case of assault against Mr. Barber was first called, and Mr. Woodbury tov the stand and deserived the affray from his point of view. With the cross-examination of Mr. Woodbury the lively times began. Mr. Barber appeared as his own attorney, and he stated to the court that he desired to prove Mr. Woodbury to be grossly dis- honest and unreliable. “I wanted to protect that drunken man, Hartman, against Woodbury, as I would | against a thief,” said Mr. Barber, warm-{ ing up. Mr. Barber made various accusations against Mr. Woodbury. “It's :a wonder that you men didn’t fight jong ayo,” suggested the court, rapping for order, “if this is the way you regard each other. George J. Green, George J. Bringleman and 4 Mr. Denham gave testimony tending to bury. It was agreed that Mr. Barber “sicked” his St. Bernard dogs on Mr. j Woodbury. Mr. Barber also placed an array of wit- nesses on the stand to show that he Was in the right. ‘The hearing had not been concluded when The Siars report closed. gees To Redistrict Kansas. KANSAS CITY, Mo, November 16.— When the Kansas legislature convenes this winter the first thing on the program after the election of a United States Senator to succeed Peffer is to push a congressional riet reapportionment bill through. ‘The Plan of the demoecratic-populist members who will control the legislature is to divide the state into eight districts instead of seven, as at present, and to so arrange the districts as to make seven of them safely upport the statements of Mr. Wood. | LATE NEWS. BY WIRE Steady Stream of Callers on Major McKinley. GRERTS NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS Ex-President Sends Congratula- tions by Mail. CURRENT POLITICAL MATTERS CANTON, Ohio, November 10.—The usual steady stream of callers was at the McKinley home today. Among the first to arrive this morning were Judge A. L. Mor- rison of New Mexico and Wn M. Haha, who had charge of the speakers’ bureau at the Chicago headquarters of the ha- tional committee. 3 At 9:30 the President-elect, with several friends, started for a drive in the bracing November air. At 10:21 they drove to the Pennsylvania station, where Major McKin- ley stepped into-the train yard and onto the special car of the Chicago. newspaper men who toured to New York and Wash- ington. : Informal greetings were passed, and a chatty ten minutes passed. Upon return- ing to the hcuse he found a good-sized crowd waiting to greet him. Amor g the congratulations the following letter has been received by Major McKin- ley frem ex-President Harrison: ‘The use of the mails, instead of the wires, as the carrier of my congratulations does not imply that they are less, but, rather, that they are more thoughtful and deliberate. It is a great honor, indeed, when a personal success is identified with a great national triumph. “The issues forced to the front by the Chicago platform put the fight on such nes that the republican party could use the old breastworks, and make an unfall- ing appeai to the patriotism of the south, as well as the north. “I sincerely hope that you may be given sdom and strength neede@ in this to restore and establish the prosperity of the nation.” Congratulnted by the Veterans. SAN FRANCISCO, November 10.—The following letter has been sent to Maj. Mc- Kinley ‘ My Dear Sir and Comrade: On behalf of the soldiers and sailors of California, 15,000 strong, who have stood nobly and loyally by you, I send greetings and congratula- tions. The same sririt of patriotism and love of the flag which moved them in “1861 pos- sessed them in 1896. We all rejoice with you over the glorious victory, and that the honor and integrity of the nation has been vindicated and pre- served unsullied. Sincerely yours, ROBERT A. FRIEDRICH, Commander-in-chief. SENATOR PETTIGREW’'S POSITION. Will Not Protect Trusts and Will Fight for Silver. SIOUX CITY, 8. D., November 10.—Sena- tor Pettigrew opened the campaign of 1900 last night, and addressed one of the largest audiences ever gathered in this city. It was announced as the beginning of the bi- metallism fight of four years hence. The Senator said that he would render McKin- ley every aid possible for him to demon- strate that the tariff was what ailed the country, but he wanted to put himself on record by saying that he wouid resist every section of a tariff bill that provided for tariff on any article controlled by a trust. This created a sensation, and the demon- stration that followed’ was ” tremendous. The Senztor received a great reception at the close of his speech, | Shafroth’s Record-Brenking Majority. DENVER, November 10.—The offi- cial returns show that the majority for John A. Shafroth in the first congressional district is This is the greatest ma- jority ever a member of Congress since the foundation of our government. Speaker Reed Banqueted. PORTLAND, Ore., November 10.—Thomas B. Reed, speaker of the House of Repre- entatives, was tendered a banquet last night at the Hotel Portland by the New England Society of this city. Tomorrow ne continue his journey eastward over the Canadian Pacific road. 5 le RS FROM THIS CONGRESS. NOT Mr. Dingley Han Little Hope for His Revenue Bill. LEWISTON, Me., November 9.—The Evening Journal publishes an interview with Congressman Dingley as to an exi- gency tariff bill, in which Mr. Dingley said: “While, of course, it is possible that the Senate may take up the House bill and pass it, in view of the recent verdict of the country, yet I know of no change of opinior. on the part of any Senator who voted against the bill last winter, with one possible exception. It will be remembered that the Senate refused to take up the Bill by eleven majority, five Senators who had been elected as republicans uniting with all the democrats in defeating it. “As two republican Senators, Pettigrew and Squire, who voted last winter to take up the bill, and four of the five republican Senators who last winter voted against the bill went over to Bryan, there fs a probability that the bill would be defeated S$ were passed | in the Senate, if an attempt should be during the hearing this afternoon before ! Judge Miller of the charges and counter , «to bring it up, by as large a majority en. The suggestion has been made at perhaps some of the democratic Sen- ators, particularly the sound money Sena- ‘ors, who voted against it last winter, would now vote for it. It would probably require the votes of at least six or seven democrats to pass the House bill, and I see no chance to obtain these—indeed, I know of no democrats who would yote for it. It should be remembered that there are only five, or at most seven, demccratic sound money Senators—Palmer, Lindsay, Vilas, Cafferey and Mitchell of Wisconsin-- to whom perhaps under some circum- stances Hill and Murphy of New York may be added. Gorman’s position is un- certain. My own opinion is that there is not the slightest ground for hope of the passage | of the bili by the Senate at the approach- | ing short session, notwithstanding the need of additicnal revenue is as great as it was one year ago. Indeed, the deficiency aj- ready since the House passed the bill in December 1. has exceeded the $40,000,000 which it was expected it would yield.” In reply to an inquiry of the Journal re- porter as to the probability of an extra session of the new Congress, after McKin- ley shall be inaugurated, to provide revenue | by some revision of the tariff, Mr. Dingley said: ‘So far as I know, no decision has been reached, and none probably will be made urtil Congress meets and the republicans have an opportuniiy to exchange views and confer with the President-elect. 1 think there is a very general feeling among re- publicans, and I doubt mot Mr. McKinley shares in it, that there must be secured threugh tariff legislation at the earliest possible time sufficient revenue to run the government and leave a reasonable surplus for an exigency, and that the sooner what- ever tariff legisiation is proposed is ac- complished the better. The probable status of the Senate on such tariff legisla- tion after March 4 will have much to do in determining the course to be pursued. I cannot believe, however, that a majority of the Senate, it will be constituted after March 4, wiil refuse to concur with the republican House in such tariff legisla- tion as may be necessary to run the gov- ernment without a resort to the issue of bonds, and to ald in restoring” prosperity to the country. “The House will not propose” anything Populist. Far-sighted politicians see in this | further in this direction at the ap an opportunity of electing a populist Sena- tor to succeed United States Senator Lu- cian Baker, thus gaining both members of the Senate, and all but one of the Congress- men. The bill is said to now be in course of construction. preachy short session, as it passed a revenue bt and sent it to the Senate last December, ana if the Senate desires to do anything in this line it can take this bill from the Ben= ate calendar any day and pass it as it stands or pass it with an amendment.” TEACHERS OF FARMING Annual Convention of Agricultural and Ex- periment Workers. Various Sections of the Convention— Questions of Husbandry to Be Discussed—The Day's Work. The tenth annual convention of the As- sociation of Agricultural Colleges and Ex- periment Stations opened in Grand Army Hall at 9 o'clock this morning. There were present 112 delegates, representing nearly every station and agricultural college in the United States. Samuel W, Johnson, di- rector of the Connecticut experiment sta- tion at New Haven, president of the asso- ciation, called the convention to order. President John H. Washburn of the Rhode Island College of Agriculture acted as sec- retary. The order of business for the morning session was the reception of special reports of committees and chairmen of sections. The plan of work adopted by the conven- tion is to devote the morning hours to a mecting of the entire convention, and the afternoon, beginning at 2 o'clock, is devoted to the meeting of the various sections, be- fore which carefully prepared papers on & great variety of agricultural topics are read. Irrigation. The convention had hardly got under full headway this morning before there arose @ question which has for several years been a bone of contention between farmers of the east and of the west—the proposi- tion to establish a section on irrigation. At the Denver convention a year ago the matter was given thorough discussion and laid on the table for one year, being made a special order for discussion at Washing- ton. To the farmers of the west and neces- sarily to the agricultural colleges of that section the subject of irrigation is one of first_importance. “We can have no agriculture in many perts of the west,” said Prof. Jordan of the New Mexico experiment station this morning. ‘In New Mexico agriculture be- gins with the problem of getting water. To us it is important that the subject should be recognized by this association and given a distinct place in {ts organization. It is true that the work may be divided up so that the section on engineering shall have jurisdiction of # part of it, and that on horticulture and on agriculture another. But it would be wise to keep the subject intact as the work of a separate section. Many years may not go around before you farmers of the east will be forced to con- sider irrigation as not only an aid but a necessity in all culturai problems and pro- cesses.” Dr. Smart of Indiara, President Fairchild of the Kansas Agricultural College, Presi- dent Etherton cf the Pennsylvania State College, Director Connell of Tex- as and Mr. Mason of Kansas op- pcsed the idea of erecting a section on irrigation. The principal ground of objec- tion was the expense. President Patterson of the Kentucky Agricultural College in a strong speech marshaled the arguments in favor of the proposition, and when the vote was taken it was decided by a small majority to lay the matter over for a year. Delegates Present. The delegates in attendance were: W. L. Brown, B. B. Ross and J. Daggar, Ala- bama; John J. Ryar and J. L. Lawren:2e, Colorado; Samuel W. Johnson, B. F. Coons, W. O. Altweler, C. D. Woods and C. S. Phelps, Connecticut; Arthur T. Neale and A. N. Paul, De Powers, Floridi Redding, Georsgt: O. Clute and H. C, White and R. J. and Cc James H. Smart Charles 'S. Plumb, Indiana; G. W and C. F. Curtis, lowa; George T. Fairch: N. S. Mayo, S.'C. Mason and Prof. C. C. Gecrgeson, Kansas; James K. Patterson, F. P. Anderson and M. A. Scovell, ixen- tucky; G. E. Munson, A. W. Harris, W. M. Munson and Whitman H. Jordan, Maine; W. Silvester, Robert H. Miller and Harry J. Patterson, Maryland; G. E. Stone, H. H. Goodell, J. B. Lindsey, E. B. Hol- land and R. B. Smith, Massachusetts; C. D. Smith, G. C. Davis and Edgar Kidwell, Michigan; Otto Lugger, Minnesota; S. M. Tracey, Mississippi; H. J. Waters, Missouri; F. W. Cord, Nebraska; J. E. Stubbs, Ne- la; F. W. Pane and Charles S. Murkland, New Hampshire; E. B. Voorhees and B. D. Halsted, New Jersey; C. T. Jordan, New Mexico; J. P. Roberts, E. G. Lademan and R. H. Thurston, New York; T. F. Hunt, Ohio; L. H. Bolley, North Dakota; Gerald McCarthy and W. F. Massey, North Caro- lina; G. W. Atherton, William Frear, Penn- sylvania; John H. Washburn and H. J. Wheeler, Rhode Island; Charles W. Dabney, ‘Tennessee; J. H. Connell and R. H. Jesse, Texas; M. H. Buckham and J. L. Hills, Vermont; J. M. McBryde, Virginia; J. L. Goodknight, W. S. Aldrich, L. 8, Randolph and J. A. Myers, West Virginia; E. S. Goff and W. A. Henry, Wisconsin; H. E. Alvord, A. C. True, Milton Whitney, E. W. Allen and Dr. D: E. Salmon, Washington, D. C. ———__ ASKS BIG DAMAGES, Mr. Offutt Claims $50,000 From the Capital Traction Company. Geo. W. Offutt this afternoon filed a suit against the Capital Traction Company, claiming $50,000 damages. He is in business at 3209-11 M street, and he claims that the use by the company of the street since July 1, 1892, in switching cars there, has caused him to lose at least 1,000 customers. Attorneys A. S. Worthington and Henry E. Davis represent the plaintiff. ——— Judge Brooke's Successor. Special Dispatch to Ths Evening Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., November 10.—Gover- nor Lowndes snnounced this afternoon that the successor to Judge Brooke of the south- ern Maryland circuit would come from Prince George's county. The name of Wm. A. Meloy of Prince George’s was suggested to the governor today. F. Snowden Hill and Geo. C. Merrick, also candidates, were here today in their own iaterest. ———— Baltimore Markets, BALTIMORE, Nov $3.35; . t patent, $4.050 spring’ wheat oY barrels: ex- 4; De SHioass yr stock, G48 Wi; do. 34.5084 “fecelpt, 0,19 exports, 20,000 bushel do. on grade, BONGABU5H: old, 30% us0r4: steam y sample, Corn tirm—spot_ and new 2 e exports, 17,057 18; stock, 1,208, bushels; sales, 64,009 bushels—southera white corn, 29030; do, 28430. Oats steady to firm— ixed, 2244423 — re unchanged. Exgs and cheese firn:, aged. Government Bonds, Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers. Bu. 2 per cents, registered, 95 4 per cents, coupon of i! Jug! + per cents, peels sre of 1907. ino 110 4 per cents, coupon of 1925 159% 1204 4 per cents, rezist. it 119" 5 cents, coupon of i904. 1b cents, registered of 1904. 110 ‘rency 6 per cents of .8)T. 101 rency 6 per cents of 1995. 203, 6 per cents of 1899) 104% —_>—___ Grain and Cotton Market. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, corresponients Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York. GRAIN. ‘Open.’ High. Low. Close. Br 314% 80 a4 3 20) i 22 BEEEEE Et pom moe ce cater Lieut. Commander J. G. Eaton school ship Enterprise has reported Ni i ee oie tapes for examination “2 é BR eae: & z Ee RECEIVER'S: REPORT ae in Court, as : PROPOSALS 10. Compressed Air M tor: Companies. Proposé to ¥ ake Tests AN INTERESTING DOGUMENT, Pursuant to the order of Judge Cox made several days ago, Receiver W. Kelsey Schoepf of the Beckington and «Soldiers’ Home and the Belt Line railroad companies today submitted to the court the bids re- ceived by him for equipping the two roads with rapid transit . motors, Mr... Schoept also, in obedience to the court's order, filed with -the bids received: his’ tecommenda- | tions as to them. ‘The court,’ however, upen the suggesticn of Mr. Nathaniel Wil- son of counsel for the stockholders of the Toads, postponed the hearing in the mat- ter until Monday, that the parties inter- ested might have ample time in which to examine the bids submitted.and the re- ceiver’s report. ie The Receivers Report. _ Mr. Schoepf reported that in accordance with the order of the court.he had as re- celver obtained propositions for the equip- ment of the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home railway and. the Belt railway,’ and had made personal visits of inspection to ex- amine into all systems of compressed air in operation or under construction in this country. He had also investigated electric systems which do away with the over- head trolley. Continuing, the report read as. follows: 3 the propositions for permanent equip- ment have all been. submitted for the equipment of the two roads as-one system, because’ of the greater economy thus se- cured. The cost for a separate equipment for the Belt Railway: Company on the basis of these combined propositions will be hereinafter stated. A copy of the propo- sition of the H. K. Porter Company of Pittsburg, Pa., who had a contract with the Ecku gton and Soldiers! Home Rail- road Company previous to the appointment of a receiver, ts. herewith filed, marked receiver's exhibit No. 1. This proposition is only for the experl- mental equipment of one car and one com- pressure, for ihe use of which for thirty days they charge $2,000, the aparatus to be returned at the end of that period. ‘They state that they could have it in operation in forty days. ‘They decline to make any proposition at this date for equipping the entire line, assigning as a reason that they have never had a profile of the road nor a statement of all the conditions of service, and also because of their doubt of the abili- ty of the raflroad company to pay for the caquipment. The recetver visited Pittsburg for the purpose of inspecting the Porter plant. He saw there one truck with this motor practically completed, though not running, there being “some arrangements necessary to be completed before a test could he made. ‘The truck resembled some- what that of a locgmotive, though, of course; it was built iow enough to take a super-imposed cay-body. It had substan- tially the usual parts of a locomotive en- gine, built in a workmanlike and thorougi: manner, and judging from its general ap- pearance the recelven;has. no. doubt of its being powerful enough to do the work for which it is designed., The receiver-could, of course,form no optriidh as to its smooth- ness and noiselessnes#of operation with- out seeing it run... >e ‘The Hardie Motor. “The recelver also’ filés herewith, a Copy of a proposition frony*the American Air Power ‘Company of 100 BrodUway, New. York, N. Y., as revefvet’s exttbit No; 2, in which they offer a complete ‘dne-car equip- ment for the sunt of’ $9,800. and ‘aii “adal- tional sum of $1,000‘Weing Charged, for, the operation of the eat: for’ one mdiiffi,’ so that the equipment: would cost~ $10,500. “They also offer a praposition. for equipping the entire line. Their proposition is.based upon an equipment of sixty cars with thé, Pintsch gas lighting system, together with a power house equipment and a storage reservoir of 1,00) cubic feet. The propo- sition, however, does not include any build- ings. They offer the same for $399,000. On the basis of eighty cars, the number being necessary for both roads, the re- ceiver has computed that their price will be $574,000, which would include an allew- ance of $30,000 for buildings and $12,000 for Pipe line: “The cost for a separate equipment of the exisling system of the Belt Railway Company on the basis of the eighty-car Plant would be $279,000, as such separate equipment would involve the additional cost of at least $10,000 for a separate build- ing. ne receiver, together with Mr. Todd, the superintendent, visited New York and inspected the cars of the Air Power Com- pany on the 125th street line of the 3d Ave- nue Railroad Company, where the cars are being operated successfully, and, so far as he could judge, satisfactorily. The ma- chinery on the car resembles that of the Porter car, though it lacks the covering on the lattet, and ap: have a great number of unnecessary parts. The cars seem to require considerable time for charging. The car is shown in the photograph filed as receiver's exhibit No. 4, and the receiver has grave doubts as to the durability of so many moving varts exposed, as they are, to the dust and slush of the street. The controller of these cars is composed of a series of handles on the platform, one being for reversing, cor- responding to that used on @ locomotive; one being the throttle, one for adjusting cut-eff, one controlling the air crake and one for closing valve between reservoirs and motors. ‘The Hondly Motor. “The receiver has also obtained a propo- sition from the Compressed Air Company of New York, in which they propose to fur- nish a trial car, compresser, etc., for a thirty days’ test, absolutely free of charge to the railway compapy and without any obligation {n any event to pay any sum whatever for the apparatus or the use thereof unless the court shall decide to accept the same, the price for compresser ard car, if accepted, being $6,000 cash, such acceptance, however, being entirely optional with the court and subject to the provision that the apparatus shall prove satisfactory both to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia and the court. ‘This company agrees in the event of the non-acceptance of the’ apparatus to take it back without any,expense whatever to the railroad company. - “Under this proposition the utmost ex- pense to which the railway company would be subjected by the-test would be the value of a car body,’ which would not ex- ceed $500. “Said company also makes a proposition to ccentract for the ‘whole equipment of both roads, estimating for eighty cars, pipe lines, ‘storage reservoir, and a 3,000 horse power station. equipment complete, including butidings, for the -pricé of. $508, 000. “The cost for a separate equipment of the existing system ot the Belt Railway Company on the basis of this proposition would be $264,000, as such separate equip- ment would involve aw additional cost of at least $10,000 for a ‘separate building. Description of the System. “The receiver while in New York inspect- ed their cars operating on Lenox avenue, which is the uptOwn extension of the Broadway line, where the air cars are run- ning together with underground electric cars. He found them running smoothly, and, so far_as he could see, satisfactorily. A photcgraph marked receiver’s exhibit No. 6 shows the appearance of the car, which is a standard Broadway cable car, and has a standard electric or cable car truck and standard wheels and axles, so tht the char- acter of these important features can be definitely known, as they are of a class which long experience in the street railroad business has rer.dered.fixed and certain, The mAtors are two Jn nvwAber, and resem- ble electric motors, One being mounted on each axle. The motors weigh about ene- ralf as mvch as electric motors, and are encased, so that all the ‘moving parts run in oil, thus insuring, it woulj seem, a min- imum expense for the maintenance of.wear- ing rts. Lubrication is automatic and “A very radical departure claimed for this -estimate ,of the American Wheelock En- ING STAR, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 189¢-FOURTEEN PAGES car over other cars is the system of con- trol, which is reduced to a single handle, being in this respect simpler than an elec- tric car. The one handle starts, stops and reverses.the car. It controls all the various functions of the motor in their proper se- quence without the operator being obliged to éxercige any judgment in the selection of handles. The operator can, therefore, keep his left hand constantly on this lever and his right hand on the brake, and there will never be any excuse for removing his hands }from them. S8his, it is claimed, will give the greatest security Jn the matter of the prompt stopping of the car or in case of emergency. The car is reversed with per- fect ease. It was shown that it could be entirely operated without the use of the ‘brakes. Oharacter of the Car. Although this car was of the heavy Broadway type and was thirty-four feet long, it had no difficulty in ascending a 7% per cent garde when fully loaded. The cars had no difficulty in maintaining the schedule with the electric cars and were operating in datiy service without the pub- lic being aware that they were other than electric cars, “The receiver was given to understand that the Metropolitan Traction Company had bought these cars, ten in all, and was about to introduce them throughout the city of New York. At the time of the re- | ‘celver’s visit the Metropolitan Company “was engaged in building an extensive new power station for the putting in of a com- pressed air. plant, all.of which he was in- farmed was being done whoily at its own expense. “From a careful examination and all the information which the receiver has been able to gather, he is of the opinion that the | compressed air cars of this system when [| fully charged will not exceed in weight by more than 500 pounds that of the closed cars now operated by the Metropolitan Railroad Company in this city on its east and west line, and as half of this weight is spring supported the cost of track main- tenance will be reduced to a min‘mum. The severest grade on the Belt road is a 4% per cent for a distance of about 250 feet. “The receiver has estimated that $50,000 will have to be expended on the tracks of the company to put them in shape to with- stand the service of motor cars of elther of the compressed air systems. For an Underground Electric. “A combined proposition from the General Electric Company, the American Wheelock Engine Company and £. Saxton, which is herewith filed together as receiver's ‘ex- hibit, No. 7,” has been received for the equipment of the roads with an under- ground trolley system, similar to that used by the Metropolitan Railroad Company of this city. “The total cost for the equipment of the roads with this system would be $1,791,103, and for the -Belt railway would be $1,019,- 08, A copy of said proposition is herewith filed as receiver's ‘exhibit No. 8." “It does not seem to the rece.ver that the enormous expense of an underground con- duit Would be justified on these roads, even assuming that the money could be raised for that character of equipment. The receiver would point out to the court that | in addition to two cents per car mile, which the electric car would cost, there would be an additional charge of about three cents per car for maintenance of the con- duit, and so forth. This upon the assumption that the con- duit would last fifty years and that 2 per cent of the cost would be consumed annually in cleaning out and maintaining It. The power of consumption of the air cars, according to figures obtained in New York, will not exceed two and a half ¢ents per car mile for the motive power. Ur- derground conduits have not been in use for a sufficient length of time to demon- strate their duration. The Westinghouse Electric and Manufac- turing Company has also submitted a proposition for equipping both the roads ; with the electro-magnetic system, at a cost of $2,074,350, to which be added the gine.Company for steam equipment, which is common to this and the general electric system, and is filed as part of the proposi- tion for the latter system. which estimate is $195,000, making the total cost for the electro-magnetic s}stem $2,268,536, for both roads, and $1,305,840 for the Belt railway, A copy of said. proposal of the Westing- house Company is herewith filed as re- celver’s exhibit No. 9.” Objections to the Underground. ~itn-case either of the electric systems | were adopted the underground electric sys- ‘tem-would also be subject to the serious objection of causing the streets to be torn up for the.larger part of one year, incom- *moding both the public and the ratlroad company, and would be subject to tne fur- ther objection of being liable at times io a complete shut-down from short c.reuits or grounds that might occur. “For the purpose of operating any sys- tem of rapid transit-it would be necessary for the eompany to acquire additional real estate for location of the power plant. The exact cost of such real estate canaot, of course, be ascertained until its size and location has been ascertained, which ttems would be dependent upon the character of the systems adopted. The Belt company owns real estate at the corner of 3d and B streets southwest and at the corner of 12th and G streets nerthwest, which is not now used for its purposes, and which could probably be utilized in procuring such real estate. ss “In view of the fact that the act of Con- gress of June 10, 1896, seems to require a test of compressed air propulsion to be made; that such a test under the proposi- tien of the compressed air company can be made without apy expense except the value of one car body, and without im- pesing obligation to adopt that system, and that by such test valuable information will no doubt be obtained, the receiver respect~ fvlly recommends that the proposition of the compressed air company for test of the! trial eqdipment be accepted, and that the decision as to the equipment of the entire line be deferred until after that test, when, if the system shall be deemed satisfactory and shall be adopted, the method of pro- viding for the cost thereof can be deter- ined. Mumrhe receiver further recommends that authority be granted him without delay to stip a car body to Wercester, Mass., for the purpose of equipment with the motor of the compressed air company.” An Important Statement. Mr. Hambleton was asked by a Star re- porter if he would consent to give a state- ment of the intentions regarding the nrop- erties which have been the subject of so much controversy in both the remote and recent past. Mr. Hambleton expressed himself as entirely willing to do this, and made to the reporter the following state- ment: “The object of myself and associates is the completion of the Columbia and Mary- land railway between Baltimore and Wash- ington, including the terminals in beth cities. By terminals in Washington we mean the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Railway Company and the Belt Railway Company. one. accomplish this will require a large sum of money, and the present bondholders ot the Columbia and Maryland railway have been requested, and have generally consented, to turn in their present first mortgage bonds, and allow a new issue of bonds to be issued to take percedence over theirs. To have this new issue of bonds underwritten by strong and reliable parties before proceeding with the work, thus se- curing to the new organization ample money to complete the enterprise, it is proposed to take into the Columbia and Maryland railway all of the properties, al lowing the Columbia and Maryland to com- plete connections, and make one continuous | line between Washington and Baltimore. “In doing this they hope and expect that the holders of securities of the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home and Belt Railway com- panies will meet them in an equitable spirit, not being disposed to freeze out any of the interests in either company, and be- Neving that by the successful completion of the line it will be made a profitable in- vestment for all concerned. “The line of thought at this time is to operate the terminals in Washington with the most approved compressed air system, the balance of the line, including the ter- minals in Baltimore, to be operated by the overhead trolley system. With this in view, we are now securing all evidence pos- sible as to the present compressed air sys- tems, believing them to be not orly the mcst economical, but, at the same time, where the overhead trolley system is not permitted, the most satisfactory to the public. S “This wculd apply only to the properties in the city of Washington, and would be subject, ae a metter of course, to the Com- missioners of the District of Columbia. “The details of the reorganization are not fully matcred, but are in process, and we in the near fu- to hope to ceach a compl Effect of the Settlement of the Vene- -suelan Dispute. FAVORABLE INFLUENCE ON PBIC Oversubscription to the New York Loan. GENERAL MARKET REPORT. Special Diepatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, November 10.—Today stock market-opened under extremely au: picious conditions, the news of the day be- ing wholly of a character favorable to prices. The.triumph of American diplom- acy in the Venezuelan boundary dispute concludes, in a manner creditable to all concerned, an episode identified with the greatest speculative hardships of the year. While the progress of the controversy hy been, in the main, favorable to the result now officially announced, our international relations are vastly improved by the knowl- edge that the affair has passed into history The over-subscription to the new cits loan wes a factor inspiring confidence in the theory that money is now seeking profitable investment, and that stocks will be taken up once the supply of bonds is re- duced to u point making prices prohibitive. The sale of four million government bonds by the Bank’ of England and the payment for the full amount serves as an explanation for the recent strength of the foreign exchange market. A reduction of 1-2 per cent in posted : aves followed the announcement that the final payment had been made on this transi tion, Telegraphic advices continue to indi- cate en increasing business revival, and conditions point to an active holiday see- son, for which preparations are already well under way. Traders were willing to concede the natural force of these facts, but argued that. the recent advance in prices justified a more substantial reaction than had yet been recorded. Securities purchased yesterday were sold in considerable volume for professional ac- count, and declines extending beyond frac- tional Mmits were recorded in many in- stances, The buying at the reduced level was su- perlor to the selling, commission houses having a good supply of orders slightly under the market. Concessions cannot rea- sonably be considered as an evidence of weakness, in view of the accumulating evi- dences of national prosperity. Manhattan was marked up between sales on the familiar rumors of consolidation with the Metropolitan Traction. Denials of the rumors are abundantly distributed from official sources, but the stock move- ment is not embarrassed thereby. The re- cent statement of the company’s earn- ings do rot justify present prices, and it is difficult to sce how these items are to be immediately benefitted by any of the schemes now proposed. ‘Western Union was advanced to a new high level under a good investment demand ivspirec by satisfactory earnings. Rumors ot a possible bond issue by Buriington in- spired some realizing in that property, but the failure to trace the reports to a re- liable source subsequently resulted in a re- vival ct the buying movement. The disposition to buy low-priced secur- ities is still marked among the larger op- erator who’ are accustomed to a careful consideration of the interes: items. For this reason sates of the higher priced stocks, which have recently had smbstan- tial rises, are hkely to be made and the proceeds invested in double quantities of the less expensive issues. London sold St. Paul and bought Nashville and Seuthern preferred, and local traders followed ‘the suggestion to a marked degree. Money was in good supply throughout the day around 4 per cent, and-is not likely to ad- vance materially in the near future, © to the steady return of hoarded funds. ———_$_$__ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, 's The following are the opening,the highst and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as -eported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley. No. 80 Broadway Open. High. Low. Close. American Sugar........ 122% IBY "1X 1:24 American Sugar, Pid... 103" 103” 103-103 American Tobacco...... 813% Sig 81% American Cotton Oil. rts Wing Atchison... 16% 16% 16% Baltimore & Ohio. Ss 9S Bay State Gas.... ... Canada Southern...... Canada aah a e. 5 chen &8e Lous Chicago, B. & 9. Chicago & ‘Chicago Gas. = , & St. Pani. CM. & 1. cago, R. I. & Paciti Consolidated Gas. Del., Delaware & Hudson. . Den, & RioGrande, Pid. American Spirits.. Erie... General Hieciric. ilinois Central. Laclide Gas. Loussville & Nashville. Metropolitan Traction... Manhattan Elevated..., Michigan Central Missouri Pacit ‘0., Pid... New Jersey Central. New York Central. Northern Pacific, Northern Pacific, Pfd North American. Ont. & Western. Pacific Mail. Phila. & Read: Puliman P. Southern Ry., Pfd. Phila. Traction. Texas Pacific, ‘Tenn. Coal and Iron. Union Pacifie. U.S. Leatner, pi Wabash, Pfa.... Wheeling & L. Eri Wheeling& L. Erie,Pia. Western Union Tel. Silver... Os Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Columbia Rafl- road 68, $1,000 at 110: $500 at 110. Traders” tional Bank, 7 at 100; 10 at 100, Laucoln 3 tional Bank, 1 at 100 100, Capital Traction, 10 at 59%; 10 at 50%; 15 at 59: 5 at 59; 18 at 59! Metropolitan Rajlroed, 10 at 110._ Firemen’s In- strance, 25 at 33. Mengen: 131; 15 at 431 13%; 10 at 131, “Lanston Mouot; District of Columbian Bonds.. ear fund 5s, 108 bid. 30-year fund 6s, gold, 110 bid. Water stock 7s, 1961, currency, 110 bid, Water stock 7s, 1903, qurrency, 111 bid. 3.05," fanding, currency, 103 Miscellancous Bonds.— Mati 106 bid. Aetrop Metro 1:6 Did. Belt allroad 38, $5 aeked. Teckington Railroad Os, {S asked. Columbia allroad éx, 109 bid, 112 asked. Washington Ges Company 6s, se- ries A, 112 Washiag:on Gas Company 6s. se- Hes 113. Md. | Chesapeake ‘and Totowae “Tele. phone Ss, G3 did. Awerican Security and ‘Trust » F. and A. 100 bid, 305 asked. American Se- qutity and Trust 58, A.‘end 0., 200 bid, 105 asked. Washington Markt” Company Lat 6s, 100) bid. Washington Market Company imp. ds, 209 Wid. Washington Market Company ext. 68, 109° bid. Maxonic. Hall Asgo-iation 3s, 102 bid. National Rank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 270 bid. Bank of the Republic. 240 bid. Metropolitan, 285 bid, 300 asked. Cenzral, 270 wid. Farmers and Mechanics’, 175 vid. Seromd. 120 bid. Ciel zens’, 120, bid. Columbia, 122 bid. Capital, 114 Md. "West Hod, 100 bid; FON asked. Trader’. 98 BG, 20 naked.” Lincoln,’ 98 bid, 765 ceked. “Ohio, Safe Deposit and Trast Companies.—Navional Safe epost: and ‘Trust, U4 9M, 125 asked, Warbington Loan and ‘Trost, U9 bH, 125 askel. A: n Security and ‘Trust, 138 Wid, 145 asked. Wash'ng- ton Sate Deponit, 38 bid. Railroad, <ioanital Teneison Company. 23% “pol MS bid, 22 i. Did, GO rapol:tan, ee — te: asked. Columbia, 50 pid. Belt, 20 asked. asked. Gas and Poctric Light Stock: —Washing:on Gas, 45 Wid, 48 naked. 43 we vans, 49 Lid, U.S. EI ia Electric Light, 33 "5, 33 144, 87 a Franklin, can, 6 Potomac, Of bid.--, 150 bid. at ‘alan, Fal ia Mts scked’ Coluaiis ‘Titer ® poked. Westdnghin x “elephons Stocks. ‘a We have bought two lots of vel- vets because we were offered them greatly under price, and we knew you would appreciate our turning them over to you proportionately low. Lot One. 24-inch Black, Garnet, Seal, Peacock Rine, Moss ( olden Brown, on, avy Blue and Tobacco Brown Silk-faced piv ~and you cannet buy it anywhere under See. a yard We offer it Wednesday for 29 cents. Lot Two. 32 pieces Silk-faced Velvets—in bunters” myrtle, garngt, cardinal, brown, seal, tobacco cannot bay in navy, and black which under a dollar a yard, 63 cents. 7th street annex, We quote the following special prices for linings for one day—to- morrow, Ordinarily our lining prices are lower than others’: Genuine Se. French Haircloth fe Extra Heavy 0c. yard. 12%. Percatine, Ye, yard. Be, yard. All-ifven Canvas, 140, ard-wide Black and Colored Rustle yard. Heavy Twilled Silesia, all colors, Gye. inch Farmers’ Satin, 50c. sort for 3! yard. 7th street st Bedwear. With ready-made sheets and _pil- low cases so cheap—and the work- manship better than home making— it doesn’t pay you to buy the material and make them yourself. 45-inch “Mohawk” hb hem—worth 124ye., e. Cotton Pillow for Sige, inch Hemstitched Pillow felled—4le. ench— material mare of “Lock- ton and hemmed, Be. each, Hemmed Sheetsmade of B9e, each, Sheets—all seams felled—deep hem —worth Soc. for Ge. each. K street annex. Flannels & Skirts. For a day we sball sell the 12%. quality Heevy Fleeced Cream Shaker Flaunel for Bic. vard, For a day we shall sell the 18c. quality Gray Wool Twilled Flannel for skirts for 12}c. yard. For a day we shall sel Al-woot Cream Heavy Quality Flannel—usual price, 85e., for 25¢. yard. All-wool Red Medi od Flannel, All-wool Gray Twilled FI nnel, All-wool Navy ‘Twilled Flanvel—urual price, 30 and wi be offered tomorrow for 25c. yard. Fast Black Satine Unibrella Stand-out Ua- derskirts—15-iuch rue, with extra corded with flannel and stiffened All-wool Flannel and biue striped patterms—such as othem ad- kirt Patterns, red, gray vertise as being weeth Wednesday for 69c. each. $1—will be offered Mohair Brilliantine Umbrella Underskirts— lined throughout, stiffened flouncing and corded ruftle—worth $3. Wednesday for $2.39 each. - Specials in Hosiery Men's High-splieed Heel and Sole Herms- dort Dye Half Hose—our regular 25c. goods for Wednesday shall go at 25¢. pair, 5 for $1. Women's All-wool Cashmere Hose—spliced ankle and seles—Freych foot —ugual price, Svc, For Wednesday 3 pairs for $1. Boys’ School Hose—fast black double kkneos and high-spliced heels—the best 12%ec. bose ever 30ld—Wwill be offered Wednesday for Joc. pair. Upholsteries. Two yards wide Plain Colored usual dollar sort, for zoe. yard. Dark and Light Figured Cretonce—such as fs usually sold for 10c. yard, for Wednesday, osc. yard. 45 pairs Fine Nottingham five new designs—fali 34 long, usually sel! for $2.75. Wednesday for $1.98 pair. - Oak and Walnut Cartain Poles, complete with trimmings—never been sold except by us under 25c., for 17¢. set. Hand-made Linen Window Shades, ig all new colors—Hartshorn spring rollers, 5c usually—for a day, 2ic. each. Felt—the Goldenberg’s, 926-928 7th—706 K Sts. STCEANEO0O 0900000904000 00 “The best is none too good.” We spend our time trying to improve value. Others waste their energy tinkering price. Right quality will seek right price as naturally as water will its level. It’s quality that you want in Furniture — : and Draperies. That’s all you will find here. HOEKE, It Pa Ave. and 8th Street.