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7) a THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1897-24 PAGES. vices, have not yet reached Volo, which is now completely evacuated by fhe Greek troops. The foreign legion took part in the fight- ing at Pharsalos. An Englishman and two Italian officers were killed. ATHENS, May 8.—Riccotti Garibaldi’s Volunteers started for the front yesterday evening. marching to the railroad stat shouting “Long live the social revolution These cries were resented by the specta- tors. Mixston of Assassination. LONDON, May &—The St. James Ga- zette this afternoon publishes a report that two Cretan Christians have started for Constantinople to assassinate the Germain ambassador, Baron Saurma Von Jeltsch, and the Austrian ambassador, Baron Von Calico. Views of Turkish Legation. At the Turkish legation here the occupa- tion of Volo is regarded as the most im- portant and decisive movement since the war began. It is pointed out that the re- sult of it leaves the Greek army cut in two, with General Smolenski's army out- flanked and unable to communicate with the main body of the Greek army, under Prirce Corstantine. The Turkish forces now occupy a line extending from Milouna Pass southward to Volo. General Smo- len:ki's army ts east of this line, with a ‘Turkish army between him and Athens. ee MR. BAYARD EN ROUTE HOME. Received by the Mayor and Citizens of Southampton. SOUTHAMPT( May S.—On arriving at Southampton today, on his way to New omas F. Bayard was received by or and a deputation from the cham- ber of commerce of Southampton. The re- uring United States ambassador was sented with an eulogistic address. Mr. Ba: 2 responaed brietly. ee POISONED THE SPRING. Sersons Loxe Their Lives From a nds Act. The Evening S! May ILLE S—Some fiend put poison in pring on Ball creek, thirty miles east of here, and as a result Amber Free, son of a prominent farme two farm hands, Annie Low, a little girl, and an oi colored woman are dead, and five others in the community are dying. They died in the most terrible agony, after suffering from convulsions, waich indicat arsenical poisoning. There is no chew to the perpetrator. ———e ‘TS OF LYNCH LAW. THRE Gov. Lowndes Notified That Wm. An- drews is in Danger. ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 8 — Governor whoes this morning received a telegram from Sherifi Nelson of Somerset county, Md., saying that there is serious danger that Wm. Andrews, a negro confined in the Jail at Crisfield, will be lynched if he is not remov-«d from that place at once. Governor Lowndes ordered the prisoner's removal to Baltimore. Andrews is accused of a crim- inal assault upon Mrs. Mary Kelly, a younz white woman the mothe aes EATEN BY CANNIBA of two children. rent Young Were slishman and the Victims. rding to private srday F. M. B. EXx-Missionary 1A, May 8. orrible js in the South COUNCIL OF REE t for California; at for Séuth Caro- vice regent for Nerth Carolina, joined the council yester- day at Mt. Vernen, and took a the rk of the various committees to which they are assigned. A-tour of inspection over the house and gro’ was made, un- a guidance of Superint-ndent Doig: and repairs or restorstions as may bé needed were carefully noted. ‘The relic committee, of which Mrs. Ella Bassett Washington tis chairman, has re- porte the loan of a great many interesting articles, the most valuable of which came from Mrs. Lewis Conrad of New Orleans. She has also sent the cabinet in which these treasures will be di played. Rhode Island, through {ts vice regent, Mrs. Ames, has furnished one of the rooms in the house servants’ quarters. Routine matters concerning the manage- ment of the estate have kept the attention the co cil closely to business yester- on and today. ‘Tomorrow some he ladies will attend service at Pohick Church. The council will continue several days of the coming week. ——__ ‘T RAILWAY BONDS. Important Move Made by Counsel for he Holders, Nathaniel Messrs. Wilson and A. B. Erowne. representing the American Secur- ity and Trust Compan . trustee of the hold- rs of bonds of the Belt Line Railws y Com- pany, today notified counsel of Re choepf that they will ask the Equi ‘ourt to siga an order next week making Men in favor of the bondholders su- perior to any indebtedness incurred by the er or any hereafter incurred. t, however, the indebtedness to be cates without ting forth im was engaged to- ts In the matter of to Chicago of President 5. 7. eretary Chas. H. Coons and o. Lumbert of the National Capital Life Associatien, indicted there last month for alleged improper use of the Is. eir attorney acy L. Alphonso Hart argued that the in- ent charged commission of no ase, and that the ace should not, therefore sent to Chi Assistaat District A Taggart. of course, ar- sued just the other way. The hearing had hot been concluded at a late hour this af- ternoon. Personal Mention. Captain Joseph W. Getray of ed, is on a visit to this city. Commander C. F. Goodrich of > is In the cit tC. BE. Vreeia city on the army, the Naval for a few days. dof the Massa- leave of a e. M. Ack lighthouse In- Metropolitan Club. y itton, special examiner of office, left for his station at this ternoon. ——__-o— A Veteran Reinstated. T. ©. Green was today reinstated on watch force of the Treasury Depart- a veteran of the war. oo Government Receipts. Natienal bank notes received today for redemption, $535,8 Government receipis —From customs, $06 integnal revenue, 276; miscellaneous, $25,141. = — aes. = Injunction Agninst Strikers. CLEVEL D, Ohio, May &—Judge Sage of the United States circuit court this morning allowed the temporary Injunction @gainst strikers of the Consolidated Steel Company to stand. Judge Sage maintained that the proof was couclusive that violence had been done the mea in the employ of. the company. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Two More Victims of the Paris Char- ity Bazaar Fire. REQUIEM MASS SUNG AT NOTRE DAME Great Celebration Attended by Im- posing Ceremonies. GERMAN EMPEROR'S TRIBUTE LONDON, May 8—A special dispatch from Paris says that Mesdames Suze and Vlasto, who were among the persons in- jured in the fire Tuesday last at the char- ity 'e-zaar in the Rue Jean Goujon, expired this morning. Requiem Mass at Notre Dame. PARIS, May 8—A requiem mass for the repose of the souls of the victims of the recent fire at the charity bazaar was cele- brated at noon today in the Cathedral of Notre Dame. The interior of the bullding was heavily draped with black, <elieved by silver embroideries, and the main door- way was draped with a huge pall spangled with silver, edged with ermine and raised on either side by silver loops. Above the doors were escutcheons with the initials “R. F.” (Republique Francaise.) At an early hour the square in front of the cathedral was densely packed with people. ‘An imposing catafalque, covered with flowers and erected in front of the choir, contained the remains of the Comtesse De Jallin and Madame Julian. German Royalty’s Tribute. Corspicuous among the floral tributes were ma; ficent wreaths sent by the Em- peror and Empress of Germany and the Russian colony of Paris. President Faure occupied a raised plat- form at the left of the choir and behind him were ranged the families of the victims, the members of the government, diplomatic and other notabllities. Mgr. De Lesoaille officiated at the mass and Father Ollivier preached the sermon, taking for h‘s text the words: “Blessed are they who have passed from life doing good.” A majority of the large stores of Paris were closed during the religious service at Notre Dame. Sa PREDICTS HANNA’S ELECTION. Tem L. Johnson Talks on the Politi- cal Situation in Ohio. Special Dispeteh to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 8.—Ex-Repre- sentative in Congress Tom L. Johnson is in the c¢ en a flying trip from New York. He has announced that he will not be a candidate for the Senate this ‘al, and added that he was opposed to the candi- dacy of John R. McLean, and further that he believed Mr. Hanna would probably suc- ceed himself. Mr. Johnson was asked what his attitude teward McLean was, and said: “I have been very pronounced in my op- pesition to Mr. McLean for some time. I think it would be a misfortune to elect him to the United States Senate. I think his ndidacy will materially injure the demo- cratic chances.” “Why are you not Johnson was ask~d. at's a long story,” he answered. “Of ould be glad, happy, proud, to great state in the United But meny other demecrats have a bet im on the honor. If it were a campaign to come squarely before a candidate?" Mr. the people, weil, I might feel differentiy atout it, but a serap at a caueus—no, { thank you. I don’t want it that way, and, of course, I couidn't get it.” “What do you think of Mr. Hanna's chances for election?” Mr. Johnson was asked. “Oh, I think Hanna will be the man,” re plied the ex-Congressman, confidentally. “I think he will be elected, the way lines are drawn now. Mind you, I think it would be entirely possible to beat him if we had a very pronounced man for a can- didate, a man strong with the working peo- pie. I don't think McLean can beat him, does the McKinley administration ke you so far, Mr. Johnson?” “Well, I don’t think the gold democrats have any cause to complain. Mr. McKin- ley didn’t fool any one. He didn’t say that he would get a currency bill passed first. He's doing what he agreed to do, attending to tariff legislation. He can’t be accused of bad faith.” “What do you think of the Dingley bill?" “Oh, my opportunity of judging it is very meager. I think the Gorman bill was worse than the McKinley bill, and the Dingley bill is worse than the Gorman bill.” —_.—__— PORT ORCHARD DOCK ALL RIGHT. Commander Whiting Denies the Re- ports Regarding Its Collapse. SAN FRANCISCO, May 8.—Commander W. H. Whiting, U. 8..N., who is in com- mand of the Port Orchard dock, arrived from the north yesterday with his wife and child. He declared the story recently published concerning the rumored sinking of the dry dock under the weight of the battle ship Oregon io be unfounded. “It the dock has sustained any damage,” he said, “it is too trivial to cause even the slightest comment. After the Oregon was docked we tested the floor of the dock with levels and found that the dock had sunk only apout hal? an inch. “After the Oregon is taken out of the dock and another level is taken, I believe the dock will be found to be in precisely the condition it was before the ship was docked.” Commander Whiting says that the dam- age sustained by the Oregon by grinding on the bottom of the sound is slighter than has been reported. A few of the plates are depressed, but the depresston is so slight, he says, that ft cannot be detected wits the naked eye. ——— MONETARY COMMISSION OFF. Sails From New York for Havre on Steamer La Touraine. NEW YORK, May 8.—Ex-Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson, General C. J. Paine and United States Senator Edward O. Wol- cot, who were recently appointed by Presi- dent McKinley as a commission to confer with the heads of European governments relative to the holding of an international bimetallic conference, sailed the French liner La ‘Touraine toate T® oP Before their departure Mr. Stevenson said that the commission would go directly to Paris, and after conferring with the French government would visit London, Berlin, Vienna and the capitals of the other Euro. pean governments. He expected that much 00d would be accomplished by the com- mission, and did not anticipate any trouble in inducing the governments to appoint delegates to the contemplated conference. ———__ ARRIVAL OF W. L. SCRUGGS. He Brings the Reeently Ratified Vene- suelan Treaty. NEW YORK, May 8.—Among the pas- sengers who arrived today per steamer Venezuela from LaGuayra, etc., was W. L. Scruggs, who brings the Venezuelan treaty which was recently ratified by that government. He will start for Princeton, . J., this afternoon to meet ex-President ‘leveland. From there he will go to Wash- ington. —_.___ WANTS GLEASON ARRESTED, John P. Madden Asks for a Warrant for the Mayor. NEW YORK, May 8.—John P. Madden, the leader of the Jeffersonian gemocrats in Long Island City, applied at the police ecurt there for a warrant for the arrest of Mayor Gleason on a charge of assault, growing out of a row at the meeting of the Long Island common council last night, at which Madder received numerous kicks and the mayor became possessed of a cut cheek, owing to a punch alleged to have come at the hands of Madden. . *BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION. ‘A reference to the statement be- Yow will show that the circulation Sworn to is a bona fide one. It 1s easily possible for a news- Paper with an elastic conscience to swell its legitimate circulation enor- mously, in order to deceive adver- tisers, by sending out thousands of papers to newsstands, which are re- turnable, and which are in fact re- turned, but nevertheless are in- cluded in what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however, Judge by results, and bogus circula- tions don’t give them. The family circulation of The Star Is many thousands in excess of any other Washington paper. Circulation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, May 1, 1897................-35,636 MONDAY, May 8, 1997. 30,035 TUESDAY, May 4, 1997. WEDNESDAY, May 5, 1997. THURSDAY, May 6, 1897. FRIDAY, May 7, 1897. Total... Daily average. 30,961 I solemnly swear that the above statement rep- Tesents only the number of copies of THE EVEN- ING STAR circulated during the six secular days ending Friday, May 7, 1897—that is, the num- ber of copies actually sold, delivered, furnish- ed or inailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the coptes so counted are returnable to or remain in the office unsold. 3. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this eighth day of May, A. D. 1897. JOHN B. SLEMAN, Jr., Notary Public, D. C. IN VETERANS’ BEHALF. Representative James R. Young Urges Reinstatement of Discharged Men. Representative James R. Young of Penn- sylvania headed a committee of five G. A. R. men from Philadelphia which called on Secretary Gage at the Treasury Depart- ment today to urge the reinstatement of thirty veterans of the war who had been discharged from the Philadelphia mint during the last administration. The committee claimed that the old sol- diers had been discriminated against on account of politics, and they had concluded to appeal to him for justice. The commit- tee was composed of discharged soldiers. Secretary Gage promised to give each in- dividual case careful consideration. Gen. Jas. R. O'Beirne headed a commit- tee from the G. A. R. of New York ¢ and county, which called on the secretaries of the State, Treasury, War, Navy, Inter- ior and Agricultural Departments today, to thank them heartily in the name of the or- ganizations they represented “for their action already taken in reinstating yeter- ans who had been discharged from their departments for political reasons during the past four years.” It ts stated that at the cabinet meeting yesterday Se:retary Gage was bantered by is fellow-members because he had not re- instated many veterans in his department. Mr. Gage admitted that he had been der et and promised to reform. Engaged in Lis multitudinous duties he had not given the matter the attention which it. would hereafter receive from him. He had sup- posed, he said, that the subordinate officials were looking after these matters. He was heartily in favor ef good treatment. for the veterans, he said. A. J. Andrew: psoa and J.C. Henderson, a committee representing vet- erans of ‘the war discharged from the Philadelphia mint during the administra- tion of President Cleveland, submitted to President McKinley a protest and appeal for reinstatement. The Presijent was especially interested in the charge that thirty veterans were ‘Usry mint on Memorial day, 1494. ~~ BUILDINGS AND Col. Bingham Reports on Operations During April. It took eight men three days to ciear up the litter left by the children in the grounds south of the White House, as a result of the Easter egg-rolling festivities, says Col. Bingham, commissioner of public buildings and grounds,in his report on op- erations during April. The usual care and attention were be- stowed on public buildings and grounds in the District during the month. A thorough examination was made of the plumbing, drainage and sewerage systems at the Executive Mansion. Minor repairs were made, and five sewer traps were walled around with gement concrete, three of which were covered with stone slabs and two with iron frames and covers, so as to be easily accessible. Extensive repairs were made to the tin roof covering. All the old tin was removed from the gutters, and for a distance of about eight feet up the slope of the roof (excepting that por- tion over the north portico, which was found in good condition) and replaced with new tin. A portion of the old sheathing found to be rotten was replaced with new boards. A plank walk in thirty-three sections was Placed in position along the roof gutters, where there is most travel in the inspec- tion and repair of telegraph and telephone wires. ‘There were 14,881 visitors to the top of the Washington monument during the month, of which number 10,270 made the circuit in the elevator and 4,611 by the stairway, making a total of 1,386,088 per- sons who have visited the top since the shaft was opened to the public October 9, 1888. Five new flower beds have been made in Henry Park. A plank walk 150 feet long and two feet wide has been constructed in Seaton Park. Boxes of water lilles have beeen placed in the fountain basins in Stanton and Fol- ger Parks. A new greenhouse is being erectcd at the propagating gardens. In Hancock Place the ground has been spaded up, sown with grass seed and rolled, and the mound around the statue resodded. ae Statistician Robinson Resigns. Henry A. Robinson of Michigan has re- signed his position as statistician of the Agricultural Department. The office pays $3,000 a year, and is protected by the civil service law. Mr. Robinson, however, holds that the administration is entitled to fill this position, and he informed Secretary Wilson some time ago that he would re- sign whenever his resignation was desired. ‘The resignation will take effect on the let of July. Secretary Wilson has decided to appoint in Mr. Robinson's place Mr. John Hyde of Nebraska, the editor of the year book of the Department of Agriculture. + New Custodian of Dies, Secretary Gage today appointed Joseph E. Ralph of Illinois custodian of dies, mates and rolls at the bureau of engraving and printing, vice George W. Castle, resigned, by request. Mr. Ralph is now employed at the bureau as a platecleaner and his new eppointment comes to him as a promotion. He was formerly employed in the Jollet, Il, steel works and has been prominent in labor movements in the west. At the de- partment he is regarded as a representative of organized labor, $e ——_____ ‘Their Esteem Shown in Flowers. When Mr. Warner Wilthite.of Indiana as- sumed the position of chief of the eastern, division of the pension office yesterday he was surprised by being presented with a nt floral piece by the clerks of his division with whom he was associated four Tones OBO 20d With MI, Re Proved: to very popular. 5 hard-trodden THE POSTAL CONGRESS Committagg Reaching Gonclnsions on Propo- Plans Pie for the Entertain- e f ment of fon esday Night, x ey Ces The committees of the universal postal congress continued today the considera- tion of & fous propositions submit- ted for isiog, and much progress was Teported. It [was announced that no changes would be made im the rules and regulations now governing the system un- der which registered inail is handled, and the statement was also given out that the congress would be advised to adopt a re- duced schedule of rates for the maritime transportation of mail. The reduction recommended will be for five years on a sliding scale, reaching from 5 per cent in many cases to 15'per c2nt as a maximum. It is Believed that the congress will act favorably on this report. The Excursion to Richmond. The committee on arrangements for the universal postal congress will arrange at a meeting Monday to-take the members of the congress on an excursion to Richmond, leaving here next Saturday morning, re- turning on the following day. The board of trade of Richmond has arranged to enter- tain the guests. It has not yet been deter- mined just how the trip will be made, but the party on their return will probably make a short stop at Old Point Comfort. It is likely they will go to Baltimore, thence to Richmond on the Bay Line. Dur- ing their stay here they will aiso be taken on excursions to Marshail Hall and to Mt. Vernon. The Postmaster General has extended in- vitations to the delegates for a reception at their headquarters in the vld Corcoran Art Gallery, on next Tuesday evening, from 8 to 10 o'clock. An Appropriate Canceling Stamp. A new canceling machine was placed in the branch post office at the postal con- gress today, and the letters which will be henceforth sent out will be rare mementos of the occasion. The cancellation bars, which are of flag design, contain the words “Congress Postal Universel.” The envel- copes containing stamps thus canceled will be sent only from the branch office during the sessions of the congress. The delegates appreciate very nighly the courtesy extended them by the govern- ment in transmitting all thelr mail to all parts of the world free of charge, and the great convenience they are afforded by having their mail sent to the congress building. The Corean delegates are studying with much earnestness the systems of the vari- ous countries in the postal union, with a view of recommending the introduction of modern poste! methods in their native ccuntry. They are aware that Japan's great progress’ is due almost entirely to the readiness to adopt new ideas from civilized countries, and they realize the necessity for their own country to follow a similar course. Col. Mm Sang Ho, the delegate from Corea, is" young man of superior attain- ments art! quick perception. He has the sympathy"in his views of the Corean min- ister, Chin Pom Ye, who is a relative of the king;*and-a valuable colleague in ex- Gov. Hoyt of Wyoming. oe BARNARD’S BALLOON, Delegates—& Recep- Prof. Langley Thinks It is Little or No Advance. At the Smithsonian Institution those in- terested M the-subject of airships are not inclined to corgider the flying machine cf Prof. Bafnard, which was exhibited at Nashville, a day or two ago, as being an advance jnuthe line of experiment and in- vention of airships proper. While nothing is known of the plans or construetion of the machine “Which Prof. Barnard has made, it {g assumed from the published accounts that there is nothirg new or novel in jit. It is said- that balloons have been made in cigar shape. for fifteen or twenty years, and have been navigated in the alr with some degree of success by inventors from time to time. Prof. Langley said that these balloon ma- chines are radically different from the acrodreme, which is propelled through the air without sustaining power of its own. The other type, or the balloon type, per- forms:its flight by being lighter in weight than the air, but up to this time it has been possible only to obtain a propelling power sufficient to drive them a few miles an hour against a wind. It is assumed that if Prof. Barnara’s balloon attained a greater speed than that, it is due to the fact that in the upper regions of the atmosphere it encountered a current of air and moved with it. Prof. Langley’s airship is nearly one thousand times as heavy as the atmos- phere, yet successful flights of from a half to three-quarters of a mile have been made with it. Longer voyages have been im- possible from the fact that the airship is not strong enough to sustain the weight of man, but one could be constructed which would de this, and longer flights could be made, —_+>__. VROTESTL VIRGINIANS, Representatives of the Bowden Fac- tion Cal on Gen. Gary. A delegation of about thirty republicans representing the Bowden faction in the sec- ond congressional district of Virginia ‘had an interview with Postmaster General Gary today. They protested warmly against the ef- forts of the Wise faction to secure recogni- tion, and denounced what they called the intervention in Virginia politics of John S. Wise of New York, who was spokesman for the Richard A. Wise delegation that was recently here, They said their speakers were Virgin- jans, and that all three members of the state committee from that district support- ed Bowden. ‘They were headed by Col. John J. Dwyer, recent candidate for Congress; ex-Mayor Banks of Norfolk, State Committeeman H. B. Nichols of Norfolk, Thomas Lowry, chairman of the Nosfolk city committee; Col. H. B. Clay of Newport News, and Chairman 8. L. Burroughs of the republi- can congressional committee, and @. P. Corrigan, a colored orator. ‘hey asserted they represented the republican organiza- tion of the second district, the original Mc- Kinley element of Virginia, and were op- posed “to the Lamb and Wise faction forc- ing a bogus osganization on the adminis- tration.”’9 4 LARCENY. Mr. Chirles'|E. Durber Accused of iy Sthpling « Puppy. A wanrfant swas issued from the Police Court today for the arrest of Charles E. Barber, 9! jocal patent attorney, on a charge of petit larceny, the complaining witness being Mra, Elias Petrola. Accordiig to Mrs. Petrola, Barber, in compan: pt! with? another man, visited her residencé'a féw days ago. While Barber held opetr the-door, she says, his compan- fon forcibly took from the house a St. Ber- nard puppy. Mrs. Petrola owns the moth- er, and pate the father of the pup- py, and Both Claim possession of the little doz. which is a month old, and valued at It was stated about the Police Court this afternoon that the courts have decided that untagged dogs are rot property. In that event, the friends of Mr. Barber fall to see how the larceny caw be sustained. The rul- ing of the Police Court judge in the case, which will be called for hearing Monday, is awaited ‘with sbme interest. ee Painfally, Hurt. Mrs. Devereaux,aged seventy-eight years, living at Rosedale, D. C., was painfully cut about the head’ by being run over about noon today, at the corner of 12th and F streets northwest, by a bicycle, which was ridden by a lady, who is at present un- known. Mys. Devereaux was taken to the Emergency’ Hospfial, where*she was at- tended by Dr. Junemann; who thinks that her injuries are not necessarily dangerous, a “CHAKGE or HE COMMITTED BURGLARY Oharles Bodemer Arrested Today on a Seri- ous Charge. The Son of a Prominent Druggist Con- fesses to Having Stolen Cigars From a Wholesale Store. Charlie Bodeme-, son of the 7th strect druggist, was arrested about noon today by Detectives Boyd and Helan, and now is be- hind the bars, a confessed burglar. Bode- mer is only twenty-six years of age, and his arrest was as complete @ surprise to the officers as it was a shock to his parents and friends. For a number of years the young man has been a clerk in his father’s drug store, which is located at No. 805 7th street northwest. Adjoining the drug store ts the wholesale cigar and tobacco store of Wright & Lynch, and it was for the theft of cigaits from this store that young Bodemer arrested and locked up. For two or three months the cigar dealer has been robbed in a systematic manner, as many as eight or ten boxes of cigars and many packages of cigarettes being taken at each visit. The police were called in and an investi- gation was made. How the burglar man- aged to get into the store proved to be a puzzle. Before the proprietors discovered that their place had been robbed they learned that a cigar drummer had been disposing of cigars of their brands at extremely low prices, and they naturally supposed that some other manufacturer was selling an inferior quality, and had stolen their trade- mark. When shown some of the boxes, however, and after becoming aware that their private mark was on them, they be- came convinced that their goods were being stolen. A few days later their stock showed evidences of another robbery hav- ing been committed. Then the detectives wanted to find the young man who had been seliing the stolen goods. He appeared to be an ordinary drum- mer, it is said, and carried his stock in his hands. When visiting a store he dis- played his goods on the show cases with- out any effort at concealment, and there was nothing about his conduct to indicate that he was not doing a legitimate bus- iness. He sold his stock so ch2up that other dealers could not compete with him, but this did not arouse suspicion. Another haul was made from the cigar store last night, and when out on his rounds today one of Bodemer’s customers called up the detective office on the tele- phone, and a few minutes later the sup- posed cigar drummer was found at the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 13th street and placed under arrest. He had several boxes of the stolen cigars on him at_ the time. When taken to police headquarters he ad- mitted his guilt, and told the story of his wrong doing. According to hiz account he had a duplicate key to the back door of the tebacco store, and he made his trips at night after the place had been closed. Last night, he said, he felt that if he went in there again and committed a robbery he would be caught, but he could soz resist the temptation, and so he went ‘n and pro- cured the cigars. When he came out he re- solved that he would never go there again, and without giving himseif a chance to change his mind he chrew the key in the sewer. Bodemer has told the names of persons to whom he made sales, aad this after- noca he is visiting their places of busin with the officers, who hop> to recover muc! of the plunder. It is thought thar about $300 worth of cigarettes and cigars have been taken since the depredations began. ‘The young man may be to court Monday. Se ABOUT A BABY. The Fight for ‘Possession of the Yeager Child. It is said to be probable that more charges will grow out of the trouble be- tween Louis Yeager and his wife, referred to in yesterday's Star. Mr. Yesger was ar- rested yesterday on a charge of threats. According to the story of the plaintiff in the case, Mr. and Mrs. Yeager, who for sume time lived in Richmond, \ were very unhappy together, and some time ago the latter returned to the home of ber mother, Mrs. Louisa Austin, in this bringing their babe, wno is between one and two yeurs old, with her. Yeager followed later, and soon after reaching here began to annoy his wife and her mother by making threats that ke would take the baby from its mother. In consequence of this the infant was kept in the house for two weeks. A couple of days ago Yeager sent a letter to his wife, telling her that he was going to leave the city, and Thursday she took the baby out for a ride in the Washington and Georgetown cars, intending to go to the Zoo. Yeager, who was evidently on the watch, saw Mrs. Austin, with his wife and child, enter the car at the corner of Penn- sy'vania avenue and 8th street southeast and “ollowed on a bicycle. When the ladies a.. the child alighted from the car at the corner of 14th and U streets, intending to transfer to the line going to the Zoo, Yea- ger rushed up and seized the baby. A fight between the husband and wife ensued, but the former secured the child and jumped in a carriage he had in wait- ing. Mrs. Yeager also jumped in the ve- hicle, and the party proceeded to No. 2% 9th street southeast, where Yeager has a room. Arrived there Mrs. Yeager got out of the carriage, apparently thinking that she could prevent Yeager from taking the baby in the house, but the husband manazed to carry off the prize. Later Yeager was ar- rested at his room on a warrant charging threats. He was taken to the station, still carrying the baby. Mrs. Yeager after- ward called at the police station and was given possession of the baby. — IN POLICE COURT. FLYNN ‘The Ex-President of the Bookbinders Held fog the Grand Jury. Eaward P. Flynn, late president of the Journeymen Bookbinders’ Union, an count of whose arrest on a charge of em- bezzlement ,was published in yesterday’ Star, appeared in the Police Court today to answer the accusation. He was repre- sented by Attorneys W. A. Cook and Wil- liam Riley, who announced that they were ready for trial. Prosecutor Mullowny said he was not ready to proceed, because of the absence of material witnesses. The widow ‘o whom the money in question was supposed to have been paid, he said, was in Baltimore. Counsel for the defendant then announced that they would waive an examination, and the case was sent to the grand jury. Bond in the sum of $300 was givea for his appearance. It was alleged by the prosecution that the amount of money missing is about $190, That sum, it is alleged, was appropriated to pay a death benefit to a widow and four children. Before the present legal action was taken the case was investigated by the society, and it ts alleged that Flynn claim- ed to have lost part of the money, and used some of it tu meet the expenses of a paper owned by his daughter in Massachusetts. Obstructing the Sidewalk. ‘An advertisement in The Ster giving no- tice of a reduction in the price of Keating bicycles was followed by a rush of patrons to Karl von Rodenstein’s bicycle store, No. 730 15th street, yesterday morning. In or- der to supply the demand Manager von Rodenstein got a big shipment of wheels. Because of the Mmited space in the store the packed wheels were piled on the side- walk. Policeman Barry called on the man- ager and told him that such an obstruc- tion could not be permitted. The bicycle people were unable to attend to customers and remove the wheels promptly, and in consequence forfeited $1 collateral today in the Police Court. ° sd Valuable Clnims Involved. ‘The case of the Aspen Consolidated Min- ing Company against Williams, the subject of considerable litigation, and involving land claims alleged to be worth at least a half million dollars, was given a hearing yesterday by Assistant Attorney General Vandervanter. The issue is whether the roperty involved, at Aspen, Colo., is min- {ng or agricultural land, the contention be- ing made that if it belongs to.the latter class it.is subject to pre-emption. 1 | 6: 50 at 6 FINANCE AND TRADE Only Fractional Fluctuations Re- corded on the Stock Market. BROKERS HE ONLY SPECULATORS Little Improvement Expected Until a General Return of Prosperity. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Spectal Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, May 8 —The local siock market opened strong around last night's parity, notwithstanding fractional declines throughout the American department in Lendor.. The volume of business was small and almost wholly professional in charac- ter. Legitimate trading is merely a mem- ory and a hope. The present situation fails to reflect more tkan the possibility of its existence. Fluc- tuations which extend beyond fractional limits are almost invariably the result of concerted action on the part of experienced room traders. The public mind 1s prejp- diced in faver of improvement, but until Prosperity becomes apparent outside of Wall street no sustained improvement is to .be relied upon. Liquidation, except in a few discredited issues, has ceased, and this fact supplies the strongest argument in favor of an im- proving situation. Meritorious issues de- Pressed below the prevailing lull should find a ready market. Earnings are likely to compare favorably with last year’s reports. The great drawback to immediate activ- ity based on routine developments is the uncertain business condition resulting from fe chaotic and doubtful position the tariff bill. 4 ~ne The Sugar schedule continues to inspire hostility. The decision in this matter is ot vital importance to the entire speculative situation. It is consequently a matter of first im- portance to determine the direction of the Most active member of the speculative list. The developments of the next fortnight will throw some light on this subject. The Gould shares have been the features of the week’s market, sharp declines having been frequently recorded in the three active members of the group. Missouri Pacific has apparently been improved by the radical means adopted in order to force a state- ment of facts from inside sources. The prospects for a receivership having been officially denied, as well as stock issue rumors, the stock would seem to be entitled to less pessimistic comment. Western Union and Manhattan are less fortunate, however, the evils of competi- tion not being so easily explained away. The covering of more than 5.00 shares of the former stock late yesterday afternoon, and the fact that closing figures were fraction under those of the evening pre ious, are significant commentaries cn the vulnerability of the property. ‘The granger shares are strong and are growing in favor with conservative inter- ests. The weekly bank statement reflects a de- crease of neariy $5,00),00) in resery a decrease of $6,502,600 in_ deposits. loans have decreased nearly one thereby indicating an ausence of < for either speculative or commerc poses. es FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs, Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. Wheat—July cro Corn uly. Re oats daly rid it Pork July. sad Lard—July. 4.07 aig 470 472 Close. August. bS September... + 4 TO DISCUSS RAILWAY MATTERS. An on oi al Convention of Railroad Com- missioners in St. Lout: Mr. Edward A. Moseley, secretary, and Mr. Martin S. Decker, assistant secretary, of the interstate commerce commission, will leave Sunday for St. Louis to attend the rational convention of ratlroad commi stoners, which is to assemble in that city at Planters’ Hotel on Tuesday next. Messrs. Moseley and Decker are, respectively, secre- tary and assistant secretary of the conven- tion, having been elected to those positions annually since the first convention, whica Was held in 1889. The convention, which, until this year, has met annually in Washington since its organization eight years ago, will be com- posed of the members of the railroad com- missions of all the states having such bodies, and it is expected that almost every state in the Union will be represented. ‘The toptes for discussion at the St. Louis convention are: Uniform classification, rail- Way statisiics, powers, duties and actual work of state railroad commissions; legisla- tion; safety appliances and delays attend- ant upon enforcing of railroad commissions, by procedure in the courts, The officers of the last convention, be- sides Messrs. Moseley and Decker, were Isaac B. Brown of Pennsylvania, president. and George W. Perkins of lowa, vice presi- dent. > UMTY CLUBS FAREWELL. Program of Its Last Public Entertain- ment of . The Unity Club he tainment of the season in the parlors of the National Hotel, with more than 250 members and guests in attendance, The program was very pleasing, consist- ing of vocal and instrumental selections of a high order and other exercises. The crowning feature was an essay by Dr. W. W. Godding, superintendent of the Government Hospital for the Insane. The music was entertaining, the program be- ing as follows: Selection by the Rossini Circle, composed © s Grady (the blind pianist) and the M Oates and Haskins: net solo and duet by the Messrs, Gott. h pizno accor paniment b Prof. piano duet, by Mrs. Dodson and ss Ruckert; tenor solo, by Mr. Frederic! 7s by Mr. Frederick accompanied by Mrs, Carrie Kid- Stewart: contraito solo, by Mrs, Dr. ech, accompanied by Miss Doroth ‘n; soprano solo, by Miss Mattic accompanied by .Miss Letitia Stewart. Dignified and humorous recitations were given by Miss Mary L. Lloyd and. Dr. ‘Thomas J. Jon Elizabeth.” A Dinner by Commissioner Wight. District Commission = + Wight entertained ‘The following are the opening, the highest | @t dinner last night at his residence on (Q and the lowest and the closing prices of the | Street. The guests were John Dalzeil, New York stock market today, as repors Cres) 2, Wm. J. Boardmana, >y Corson & Macartney, members New phe iAieek Pore. York stock exchange. Correspondents, decal iV: Waotwara: dobu Messrs. Mcore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. wre peep h Be Low. Close. non iia7y 115K m1 % u Spirits, pfd. Sugar. American Sugar, pfd. American Tobacco. American Cotton Oi Atchison .... Baltimore & Oi Bay Sta Canada South Canada Pacific. Chesapeake & Ohio. ©. C.c. & St. Louis. cago. Chicago Gas... Cc. M. & St. Paul. GM. & St. Paul, pia. Chicago, KI. & Pacific. - Chicago, St. Paul, M.£0. Consolidated Gas. Del.. Lack. & W Delaware & iudson. Den. & Rio Grande, pfd. Erie : Generai Electric. Hilinots Central Lake Shore Louisville & 3 Metropolitan Traction Manhattan Elevated... Michigan Central. Missouri Pacific National Lead Co National Leaa Co., pid New Jersey Central. New York Centra! Northern Pacific. Northern Pacifle, pfd. Ont. & Western. Pacific Maul... Phila. & Reading. Pullman P. €. Co. Phila. Traction ‘Texas Pacific ington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12_ o'clock m.—Real_ Est Title Insurance, 1 Oat 100. Pneumatic Gun ¢: riage, 100 at r- District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fu . 103 bid. 30-year fund 68, zold, 109 bid. Water stock is 1, currency, 113% bid. Water stock Ts, 1:03, currency, 114 bid. 3.65s, funding, ney, 10D bid. Miscellancous Bonds.—Metropoiitan Railroad 5s, 114 bid. Metropolitan Railroad conv. 6s, 116 bid. Belt Railroad 5s, 80 asked. Eckington It 89 bid. Columbia Railroad 6s, 115 bid. eres A, 114 bid. Washing. any 6s.’series B, ‘115 bid. “ Chesapeak Potomac Telephone 5s, 102 ‘American curity and Trust 5s, F. Ameri Security and Trust Ss, A. a. Wash- ington Market Company Ist 6s, 109 bid. Washing- fou Market Compazy imp. 6s, Got bid. | Washington Market Company 7 209 bid. Hall Washington Light Infuntry National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Wastington, 260 Md. Bank of the Republic, 227 bid. Metropolitan, 280 bid, 300 asked. Central, 255 bid. “Farmers and Mechanics’, 173 bid, 190 asked. Second, 133. bid. Columbia, 127 bid." Capital, 120 bid. West End, 105 bid, 106% asked. ‘Traders’, 95 bid. Lincoln, 104 bid, 108% asked. Sate Deposit and Trost Companies.—National Safe Deposit and Trost, 114 Vd, 117 axked. Washington Loan and Trust, 118 bid, 125 asked. “American Se- curity and ‘Trust, 142 Id. Washington Safe De- t, 50 bid. posit, 50 bi Se Co- Association 5s, 103 bi Ist 6s, 95 bid: Raiiroad Stocks.—Capital Traction, 52 asked. ee 112% bid, 113% asked. jum’ bid. Jas And Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, 43 bid, 44 asked. Georg-town Gas, 44 lid. U. 8. Electric Light, 865, bid, 90 asked. Insurance Siocks.—Firemen’s, 28 bid, 40 asked. Franklin, 38 bid. Metropolitan, 68 bid. Core 5S bid. “Potomac, 68% bid. Arlington, *128 German-American, 183 bid. National "Union, bid. Columbia, 12 bid, 13 asked. Riggs, 7% bid, Su asked. People's, 5% Whi In, 8% bid: mercial, . Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title. 98 bid, 108 asked. Columbia Title, 5 bid, 5% asked. ‘Telephone Stocks, “Penngyivania, 35 bid, 50 asked. 10 Chesapeake and Foromac, 6 bid.” American Graph- ophone, 8% bid, 8% axked. American Grapbophune, Preferred, 10 id: vneamacic Gun Carriage, 5 id, .34 asked. MusceNaneous Stocks.—Mergenthaler Linotype, 121 bid, 122% asked. Lanstoa Monotrpe, 6 Did, 63% asked. Washington Market, 11 *Ex div. Government Bonds, Col. Geo. Truesdell and Char Sugar Trust Cases, District Atterney Davis stated to a Star is afternoon that there is noth- matter of the indicted sugar He has, he said, receive sr from the Department of Justice 5 him not to proceed with the trials th instant, and he re ‘ad his in- tion of going ahead with the cases on te that dav. The application of the convicted witness, Mr. E on R. Chapman, for pardon hi ‘not yet been referred to Mr. Davis, and un- less he is. directed to stay_the proceedings Mr. Da’ will on the 17th ask for the enforcement of the sentence. He does not anticipate being put to the necessity of asking for a bench warrant for Mr. Chap- man’s arrest at any time, being confident that he will promptly report here at the Proper time. —_—— Compulsory Sanitary Improvements. To the Editor of The Evening Star: May I ask a small space in your columns to present a grievance arising from a r- cent order of the District Commissioners relative to sanitary improvements being made compulsory in all dweilings. That the merch of civilization demands so-called “slums” be eradicated from our midst is undisputed. In the meantime should not the authorities take into account the suf- fering it brings upon evicted tenants until suitable habitations are provided for them? Another large class of victims should also be considered, viz: poor women whose only income is derived from small houses now under the ban and who are unable to fur- nish the cost of modern improvements. When these houses are condemned should not the Commissioners in common justic allow them a sum equivalent to the valu of the land? E. F. HORT. ———— Destroying Trees. ‘To the Editor of The Evening Star: Sunday, Company A, 5th Battalion, D. C. N. G., went on a road march to Fort De Russy, in Rock Creek Park, and spent several huurs in skirmish drill. That they learned something, that it is necessary: to employ Sunday for such purposes, and that the boys had a good time I make no question. I am told that the trees around Fort De Russy were in the way of the skirmish drill and that permission has been secured from the park authorities to cut them down. To this there ought to be prompt and forcible ob- jection. Those trees are chiefly peaches and cherries, and they grew from pits thrown away by soldiers stationed in the fort during the war. There are also in that vicinity,to my knowledge,many beeches in the bark of which the soldiers cut their names with the initials of their regimen:s and states. These surely ought to be pro- tected. The park authorities seem to have power to cause the destruction of trees and the removal of stone and road-making material; can they not find some color of support for the reasonable protection of the territory intrusted to them? There is no necessity for touching any of the nat- ural features of the park during the in- terval that must pass before a competent laréscape engineer is placed in charge and given authority by Congress to reduce the park to the artificial and ccnventional con- diticrs of beauty regarded as Gesicabie, . — She Wants the Alimony. Kathleen K. Gentry today filed a bill in equity against Jokn W. Gentry praying that a decree of the circuit court of Kanawha county, W. Va., for alimony, made the 2ist of last January, be enforced by the Equity Court of the District. nee Map of the Seat of War. The military information division of the