Evening Star Newspaper, July 6, 1897, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1897-12 PAGES. e = state. It broke the last big strike, and it will probably break this ore. CLEVELAND MINERS GO OUT. Ninety Per Cent of the 75,000 Men There Have Quit Work. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July, 6—Reports from the mines orerated frem this point received this morning indicate that 90 per cent of the 75.000 miners who are under direct orders from Cleveland have thrown down their tools and that beforg another week transpires the larger part of the other 10 per cent will have quit work. The magnitude of the strike is appalling, and never before in the history of mining in this state have Cleveland operators con- fronted so gigantic avstrike as the pres- ent one. It is the opinion of the operators here that unless the men get an advance speed- ily the struggle will be a protracted one, possibly lasting into the autumn months. Cleveland operators control mines in Ohio, Pennsylvania and a few in West Virginia. In ISM they were considerably discom- model by a Strike lasting just one month. That struggle commenced April 22 and was over June It is the opinion here that the present strike will far exceed in grav- ity the one of three years ago. A large number of the operators left town this morning for their mines. Those who remain state that they are in good shape to stand g leng siege, all having on hand a large supply of coal. The opinion of Horace S. Chapman, dem- cratic candidate for governor, on the bearing of the strike on the political sit- uation is published here this afternoon. Mr. Chapman says: “I with other Ohio operators approve of the demand for an advance in the price of mining and am ready to pay same whenever our competi- tors can be either prevailed upon or per- suaded to do so. Mr. Chapman is ene of the leading south- ern Ohio operators. WEST VIRGINIV’S OPPORTUNITY. Miners of That State Will Make Capi- tal Out of the Strike. CHARLESTON, W. Va., July 6—Chief Mine Inspecter J. W. Paul, who has been keeping in touch with the several coal fields in West Virginia, said that there is at present no indication that the mixers ef this state will go out. “This,” he says, “ts West Virginia's opportunity to find new for her coal. 1f the miners of other neighboring states go out and there jon of coal production in these est Virginia can very nearly sup- the demand. “In 18% West Virginia produced one- fifth of ail the coal produced in the states of West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Ken- tucky, Indiana and Mlinois, and this when the collieries were running at less than half their capacity. If this general strike is in- augurated, and the West Virginia miners keep at work, West Virgima coal will find new markets, and will hold them after the strike ends indefinitely.” STRIKE IN PITTSBURG DISTRICT. Meager Reports Coming In, but Claim Many Are Out. PITTSBURG, Pa., July 6—The strike cf coal miners is on In the Pittsburg district, but reports as to its extent are so conflict- ing and meager that it is difficult to tell how many responded to the strike ord The miners’ officials had not heard from oue-fourth of the mines in the district at” 1 o'clock, but they expressed themselves a3 confident that the order had been generally obeyed, and that all the miners would be out in a few days. The reports received say that all the mines on the Wheeling division of the Bal- timore and Ohio railroad are idle. Among the mines shut down are those of the Pitts- burg and Chicago Gas Coal Company, whose men, it was said, would not quit work, as they had individual contracts. The Usceola mines are also idle, as are also those at Shaners. Idle im Panhandle District. In the Panhandle district the Champion mine is idle. The only report received of mines that are working in that district are from the Panhandle mine of M. A. Hanna & Co and Beadling Bros. All the Banksville mines are idle and but sixty men are at work in the Jumbo mines. The most encouraging reports for the strikers comes from the river mines, and it can be stated that fully 6,000 river dig- gers are idle. But few mines are in oper- ation, and the indications are that by Thursday every mine will be shut down, as the miners are determined in their de mand Operators Say Men Will Go Back. The operators admit that the mines on the Wheeling division are fdle today, but say it is due to the fact that this is a Slav holiday, and that the men will be at work tomorrow. A strong effort was made to bring out the men at the New York and Cleveland Company mines at Turtle Creek, Plum Creek and Sandy Creek, but it was not suc- cessful, as all the men went to work as usual, and say they will not join in the movement. PLEA FOR ARBITRATION. Indiana Labor Commission Trying to Settle the Strike. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 6—The In- diana labor commission today sent letters to the labor commissions of Ohio, Pennsyl- vania and Mlinois, inviting them to meet with the Indiana commission in this city at as early a day as possible to consider the possibilities of arbitrating the coal miners’ strike. The Indiana -ommission hopes for favor- able responses to its invitation, and ease the labor commissions of the four States meet the coal operators will be ask- ed to meet them in an endeavor to termi- nate the strike before it is far under way. Symputhetic Strike at Mowengua. MOWEAQUA, IIL, July 6—Hyery miner in the coal shaft here went out this :norn- ing. They have made ne demands increase and are orderly and well-benaved. ‘The strike is purely out of sympathy. Se LIBRARY APPOINTMENTS. Mr. Young Announces His Future Policy in Making Selections. John Russell Young, librarian of Con- #ress, sail to a Star reporter at the Arling- ton today, in reference to the appointment of a registrar of copyright: “I have made no appointment yet, and will carefully consider the fitness of every c before £ do so. The New York hors’ Union, Aypleton’s, Harper's, and ether publishing houses have recommended a man whose application I will look into. The postition p “I have ys 33.000 a year. n greatly worried as to the I shail make. There are vout 100 of these, and about 5,000 applica- bat I have been kept exceeding- I shall make no appointment ex- cept upon assuranee of fitness. I shall put the places under the civil service.” Mr. Young stated that he would appoint Mr. Thomas G. Alvord, jr., formerly of the News of this city, to a position. What it was he said he could not tell at the pres- ent time. ti > DRY IMPORTATIONS, ANTICIPA Secretary “Gage Sagge Import- ant Amendment to the Tariff Bill. Sceratary Gage hay written u letter to Senator Allison suggesting an important amendment to the sugar scheiule of the tariff bill, designed to deprive the sugar ust of the pecuniary advantages it has ned by recent heavy importations of ar in anticipation of the action of Cor- Acting as Chief. Commander Dickens is acting chief of the bureau of navigation in the absence of Capt. Crowninshield, who i8 away on- a tour of inspection. Moactary LONDON, moneta: Stevenson July ommissioners, Messrs. Wolcott, 6—The United States and Paine, called upon United States Ambass: 'y¥ today, who will make arrange ts fer them to interview a number of British officials. in} LATE NEWS BY WIRE Laborer in New York Qity Has a Narrow Escape, CAUGHT IN A HOLE*BY QUICK SAXD Took Twelve Firemen Several Hours to Shovel Him Out. WITNESSED BY THOUSANDS NEW YORK, July 6-—A gang of fire- men were engaged nearly all the forenoon in a struggle to save a workman from be- ing engulfed by quicksands in Henry street, where excavation for a new building has been in progress for several days. Rev. Father Spellman of St. James’ Church is on hand, prepared to give the man extreme unction, if it becomes sm- possible to save him. No more is known about the man than that his name is Jones, and that he lives in Brooklyn. He was at work twelve fect down in the excavation, which is twelve fect square gnd lined with planks. : Without warning the planking gave way, and the quicksand of the street poured in on him. Befcre he could give the alarm, he was engulfed to the waist. His cries brought two plumbers to his aid, and while one held him by the hands, the other rush- ed for assistance. Word was sent to a fire truck house for help. Twelve men who were detatled, hur- cled to the spot with shovels, and began “igzing the sand cut. Their efforts appear- ed to be of no avail, as the sand entered faster than it could be shoveled out. The imperiled man cailed for a priest, and Father Spellman was summoned, and he ut once prepared to administer the con- solation of religion. For two hours the battle has waged, but without avail. The man’s life hangs almost literally by a hair. The slightest slacking of the tremendous labor of digging and the sand will gain the snastery and the man will be engulfed. ‘The news of the struggle sprea? thrurgh- out the East Side, and the crowd anout the scene of the streggle numbers nearly 1,000. Jcnes was released from his perilous po- sition at 12:20 o'clock. A short time be- fore that be was almost hauled out, but the sand fell in around him, and he was again buried as badly as before. He was im- prisonec three hours. On being extricated, Jones said he felt all right, and that at no e during his confinement did he lose ufidence that he would be saved. —_—_—— J. W. FOSTER I) LONDON, He Talks of the Seal Question and Hawalinn Annexation. LONDON, July 6.—John W. Foster, the United States seal commissioner, has ar- rived here from St. Petersburg, and has paid a visit to United States Ambassador Hay. Messrs. Foster and Hay will co- operate in pressing the Bering sealing ques- tion upon the British government. To a representative of the Associated Press Mr. Fester said the details of arrangement arrived at with Russia could not be re- vealed at present, but when disclosed they would be entirely satisfactory. Mr. Foster had no doubt that Japan was equally ready to co-operate with the Unit- ed States in the protection of seals. Mr. Foster said that he was not going to Ja- pan, but he had conferred with the Jap- anese minister at Washington, and thought an agreement could be reached directly be- tween the two governments. The meas- ures to be agreed upon, however, would not be made effective before , but had Great Britain shown the same willingness as Russia they might have been applied this season. Speaking of Hawaii, Mr. Foster said “We learned the sentiments of + and France during our visit to Peters- burg and Paris. They won't object to nexation, and regard it as natural and evitable. I do not believe Great Bri will object. The European sovernments may not like it, cut they are reconciled to it. The annexation of Hawaii would not presage the annexation of Cu of the two islands are entir- Hawaii is settled in large 1 , and the United Stat to fulfill there, wherexs coiony of a foreign governm A RUMOR FROM BERLIN. ussia, Reported That the German Ambaxna- dor Will Be Recalled. An interesting report comes from Berlin to the effect that Baron Max Von Thiel- man, German ambassador to the United States, will be recalled and appointed si retary of the imperial treasury. The am- bassador is at Lenox, Mass., and the em- bassy here is temporarily closed. Conse- quently no confirmation of the report «an be had at this end of the line. No informa- tion of an impending change in the amhas- vadorship has been recsived at the State Department. — oHING W! LL FOLLOW. Kentucky Negro Arrested for Axsault om Aged White Woman. LEXINGTON, Ky., July 6.—A negro who ecmmitted a brutal assault on Mrs. John McCann, mother of the famous turfmen, McCann Brothers, was arrested at rooa teday, and identified by his aged victim. He was placed in jail. It will be almost impossible to prevent his being lynched, as irdignation is widespread, and threats are openly made against him. W. J. BRYAN AT LOS ANGELES. Late Presidential Candidate Talks to Silver Republ nm Club. LCS ANGELS, Cal., July 6.—Late last night a bonquet was given in honor of W. J. Eryan by the silver republican club. In his speech Mr. Bryan sald he used to think that all good was contained in the demo- cratic party ard all bad in the republican party, but lately he had seen so many gcod republicans he had changed his opin- ion. He wanted to give the silver republi- cans the front rank in the battle now be- ing wage. “I am glad to be permitted tonight.” he sald, “to be able to speak to the middle classes, not the poor and not the opulent. “Grover Cleveland is more interested in bimeiallism than any other individual in the United States today. “The single standard means that the few alone who hold gold shall make serfs and bondsmen of the people. “An influence, alien, reaches out from Lombard street, London, to the New York banker, from the New York banker to the bankers of all the United Staies, from the banker to the business man and thence to everybody. So we find that England has interests. Are you surprised, my hearers, that we failed to reach all the people? “The disappointments which have come from the holding out of false hopes will make it impossible to repeat tae judgment of the last election. In a test of endur- ance the west and south will outlast the east.” leven in the Lead. LONDON, July 6.—The cricket match between elevens representing Oxford and Cambridge, which began yesterday at Lords’ grounds, was continued today. The Cambridge men yesterday were all out in their first innings for 156 runs. The Ox- ford cricketers today were all out for 162 Tuns in their first innings. ————— Widow as Exccutrix. The will of the late John H. Brooks, a well-known colored citizen of the District, was filed today. It is dated February 15, and names his widow, Hannah Fran- | cis Brooks, as executrix and guardian of their children. ‘The widow is given the sum of $1,700, and a life interest in premises 927 18th street, the latter provided she remain unmarried. Upon her remarriage or death the estate is to be equally dividec among the children of the testator. OFFENSE ALLEGED A GRAVE 8. P, Williams Obarged With Forging Sena- tor Mason's Name. q A Letter Addressed to a Railread Company Requesting Passes—Ac- cused Says He is Innocent. A young man named 8. P. Williams, whose home is in Bismarck, N. D., is un- der arrest here on a charge of having forged the name of Senator William Mason of Illinois. it is alleged that he wrote a note to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, asking for railroad passes, and to this note, it is charged, he forged the senator's signature. The case is a novel one, and the arrest of the young man was accomplished only after considerable effort on the part of the members of the Capitol police force. Capt. Garden and Officers Sin- nott and Joyce of the force of Capitol po- licemen have worked on the case for sev- eral days, and the young man was cap- tured in the Maltby building about noon today. It appears that some time ago the letter asking for the passes was sent from here to hte main offices of the raflroad company, and the senator was soon made acquainted with the fact that such a letter had been written. He turned over the matter to the police for investigation. It was well known that the senator's mail was delivered at the committee rovms in the Maltby building, and the officers con- cluded to put a watch upon it. A Decoy Letter. Today the railroad letter, said to be a de- coy, was delivered and placed on a table. The young man now under arrest came along, and, it is charge, he picked up the | decoy and was prompily arrested. He was |. idently much surprised, and declared the | onicers had arr: sted an iznocent man. His tes‘ ation of innocence did not secure his releas , however, and he was seat to the sixth precinct police station aeked up. Later he was taken to py headanarters, but was again returned to the station, where he is now held a prisone:. Williams’ Statement. Speaking to a Star reporter, the prisoner said he was innocent of any wrong doing. He went to the Maltby building, he said, to get his mail, as he had been doing every day since the last of April. His letters, he said, he had caused to be directed there, and he had frequently received them there. The mail, he said, is put on a big table, where everybody has access to it. “I picked up a letter,” he said, “and had it been directed to 3. P. Williams I should have taken it.” ‘The letter, he added, was not addressed to himself, and he was about to put it down when an officer grabbed him. Wil- liams is about twenty-five years old, and is one of the army of office-scekers| who have been here since soon after President McKinley was inaugurated. He has been a clerk, he said, in the office of the second controller, having been appointed under President Harrison's administration. More than two years ago he lost his. situatio: and in April he returned and has been tr: ing to get reinstated. He said he had fair prospects of getting back, and raflroad passes would have done him no good, for he intends to remain here until his appli- cation is finally acted upon. Since his re- turn here he has been stopping at 1126 11th street northwest. Tomorrow he may be given a hearing in the Police Court. in of William J. Joyce of the nf On the oa) pitol police force, a warrant was th rnoon issued for the arrest of P. Williams, alias C. J. Dowling,’ alleged crime of forging Senator ¥ name to a request of the Penns Company for the isstance of two round- trip passes from Washington, D. C., to w York ei he witnesses named on the warrant are: | Senator Mason, A. H. Washburn, Colin Studds, W. R. Williams and Capitot Fo- licemer J. J. Sinott and William J. Joyce. oe ADDITIONAL JAIL GUARDS. Prisoners to Be Arrayed in Red and Black Stripes. In the employment of the sentenced jail prisoners in the erection of the wall about the prison grounds Warden Leonard will be compelled to appoint som or eight additional guards. He has applied to the | court and to the Attorney General for au- There is no doubt that the warden will be so authorized, the additional guards to be paid evt of the appropriation of $10,000 made at the last session of Congress for the building of the wall. That sum is not xpected to complete the wall, which will be of brick and stone and about twenty or thirty feet high, and an additional appro- priation will be asked for at the next se: sion of Congress. The District Supreme Court having au- thorized and directed the warden to clothe the employed prisoners in a distinctive dress, to prevent their escape, and thetr ready detection should they succeed in es- caping, they will be arrayed in the striped ciothing characteristic of penal institu- tions. The workhouse prisoners are clothed in stripes of white and black, and in order to prevent a confusion of prisoners those from the jail will, in all probability, be arrayed in red and black stripes. Cuban Meeting Postponed. At a business meeting of the Woman's National Cuban League, held today at the home of the director general, Mrs. Clara Beil’ Brown, it was decided by vote of the committee to postpone the entertainment announced for Thursday and Friday after- noons, respectively, at the Columbia Thea- under the patronage of Mrs. Carrie Danicis Harper. Owing to sudden iilness in her family Mrs. Harper was called from the city this morning, and it was thought best by the league to celay the affair till me as Mrs. Harper cun take part Metzeroit, who is chairman of the entertainment committee, reported that the Cuban dresses for the march proposed were well under way, and one which was exnibiied was as pretty as a flower. The National League is receiving flat- tering indorsements trom the states, and several state charters are under discus- sion, notably in Virginia, California and Missouri. —_— For Divorce. Robert H. Pearman today petitioned for divorce from Florence Maud Pearman, who, he states, is living with one Fredk. A. Yer- bury at Norbiton, in Surrey, England. They were married, he say, at Frome, Somerset- shire, England, May 2, 1887, two children being born te them. They lived together until November 1, 1891, when, he charges, she deserted him and has since lived, he further charges, in constant adultery with said Yerbury, by whom a child has been born to her. Mr. Pearman, who is represented by At- torney G. Thos. Dunlop, came here August 16, 1892, and has placed his children in St. John's Orphan Asylum, in this city. He prays that he may be granted the care and custody of them. 5 The Thieves at Work. J. E. Shaw, a bicycle dealer, hired a wheel to a colored man about ten days ago. The man failed to return It, and today the case was reported to the police. Another victim of dishonesty who made complaint was Mr. J. B. Beason of Brook- land. He left his gold watch and chain in the toilet room at the city post office yes- terday, and when he returned in a few minutes he found both had been taken. George E. Aitman of No. 342 L street southwest reports stolen from his stable a set of harness. John Winkfield, who lives at No. 1017% 7th etreet southeast, complains that he has been robbed twice within the past two weeks. The 24th of June he was robbed of $12, and yestefday he was relieved of $13.15, The money was taken from his trunk. Mrs. Mary Bowle of 425 ist street south- west complains of the theft of a wrapper. a Policeman May Resigns. Policeman M. L. May of the second pre- ¢inct tendered his resignation to the Com- missioners today. tkerity to appoint them. FINANCE AND TRADE| CONDUCTOR STOLE TICKETS|FOR BETTER PLANS Professional Sajfing Dopreses Priots on Walk:Street Today. ~ ¢ ‘Sugar Advances Under Advices Regarding Tariff. American : GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Spacial Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, July 6.—Under the influence of a lower London market, local prizes yielded to professional selling during the opening hour this morning. Foreign houses sold a few stocks, but there was no pres- sure to sell, except to take speculative profits. The market, as usual, became dull at, the decline, and commission buying of small proportions came in as a factor. The bituminous coal strike was a dis- turbing element for a time, but later ad- vices from the strike districts had a ten- dency to belittle the significance of the movement. In consequence of this change of view the stocks sold during the morn- ing were, in many instances, repurchased during the afternoon. The undertone of the market was de- oidedly encouraging even at the periods of the greatest depression. Liquidation was apparently as little contemplated as it was evident. Dullness was entirely natural, but the resistance developed was regard- ed as an indication of future improvement. Washington advices on the tarift bill were somewhat more hopeful than hereto- fore, and an early vote is generally ex- pected. The caucus abandonment of the beet sugar bounty was taken as an argument favorable to the American company. A fair buying demand followed the receipt of > this news. ‘The short interest in Sugar ts said to be approaching unwieldy proportions. One reason for the continued holding out of this interest committed to lower prices is that the House conferees are expected to insist upon a return to the Dingley rates. Expert opinion differs widely as to the utility of the House tariff rates for the purposes of depression. ‘The preseni dividend rate is not likely to be jeopardized by any action now probable. Should a compromise between the two propositions be agreed upon in conference or the Senate retain its schedule a distri- bution of the compahy’s surplus is believ- ed to be in contemplation. It may or may not be significant to note that the bulk of the short interest in the property is out- side of the city and furthest from the se- crets of the management. The Granger roads were disposed to re- cede during the morning, the weakness of Burlington being especially pronounced. ‘The weekly crop report and the full report for the month, to be given out at the end | of the week, are relied upon to stimulate activity in these Shares. Earnings received during the day were generally favorable, and would have been more fully reflected in a less narrow mar- ket. : The holiday;intefruption was as much of a disadvantage thé day after as it was the day before. Until a vott on the tariff bill is taken the n arket is likely to be neglected, except py the room éYemént. Should this vote be taken at an parly,date, and the bill be sub- jected to vigorous business treatment in conference, the industrialghares are relied upon to become conspicuous as leaders of the entire market, The low-priced stocks are second preference upon the happening of the same Contingency. —_ = LAND COMMERCIAL. The following aré the opening, th@highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today. as reported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. " Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. Open. High. Low. Close. American Spirite....... American Spirits, pfd. American Sugar. American Sugar, American Tobacco. ‘American Cotton Oil Atchison ....... laltimore & Onto. bay State eee Canada Southern Canada Pacific. . Chesapeake & Ohio. ©. CC. & St. Louls. cago, B&Q... Chicayo& dortawestern, Chicago Gas. M.& St. Paul... ©. M. & >t. Paul, pte Chicago, R.I. & Pacific. Consolid: “Del . Lack. Delaware & lindson Den. & Rio Grande, p! Erie General Electric Illinois Central... Lake Sitore.. Louisville & Nashviile. Metropolitan ‘Traction Mahattan Elevated Michigan Central. Missouri Pacite National Lead Go....2. National ead Co., pid. iew Jersey Central. New York Centrat Fulunan P. ©. C Southern Ry., pfd. Phila. ‘Tr ‘Yexas Pacific... .. 108% 106 Teun. Coat & Iron. 8 ny Union Pacite. 635 6% C.3. Leather, pia. 89; Wabaaliny pfdis=seet 2c coi erage career weer A big EB) *Hx-div. 1 Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12_ o'clock _m.—Metropolitan Rathond Sonds, $590 At 109. Metropolitan Rail- read, 10 at 11 United States Electric Lignt, 0 Monotype, 20 at 16, 100 at hingtun Gas, 10 at 42%, 8 District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year Fund. 5s, 101 30- rund. old @s, 112 bid. Wat 1yul, 110 bid.” Water Stock cur- Fand. currency 3.058, r is, , AL Bid. Misceilancous Bonds.—Metropolitan Railroad 5s, 116 vid. Metropolitan Mailrotd cony. 6s, 113. bid, sked Metropolitan Railroad Certificate of cdvess, A, 109 bid. Metropolitan tailroad, wate Gf Indevivdacas, B, 10542 bid, 110 asked, Columbia Railryad 6s, 116 bid. sitington Gas Company, ser. JA, 10 bid. Washlngion Gas Company, ser. 11 vid. United States Ete me Light 0 100 bid, 106 asked. Unesapeake ang Votumac ‘telephone ‘5s, 103 bid. American Security atd Trust 5s, £. at 100 bid. America Sq urity apd Trust 5s, A, apa O., 100 BEL Washington Market Company’ Tit 6s, "108 bid. Washington Market, Company imp. 6%, 106 bid, 108 bid. Masonic’ ital Association 5s, 103 bid. Natiouaj Bank Steeks.—Bank of Washington, 270 Lid, 900 uaked, | Metropolitan, 210 bid, 305 asked. Was: Market ‘Company exten. 66, Farnters an Mechames’, 200 asked. oad, 325 bid. Citizens’, vid. Columbia, “12 bid? “Capinal, 116 bid.” West End, 1u3 bid, 108 eincoing, 100; 11d, 108 Lor ere Safe Deposit ad Lest Compantes.—National Safe Deposit und. Thiet, 113. asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 1194,b.dy 122 asked. Amerieaa iSecurity and Trast, 11414 bid.) Washington Safe Deposit, 54 PAtallroad Stocks. ital Traction Comy Bi roe —t tal ‘raction pany, bid, 56 usked. “Metfopolitan, 114% bid. Columbia, 56 bid. Belt, 20 asked. Eckingtou, 20 asked. Gas and Eiectric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, 42% bid, 44 asked. Georgetown Gas, $2 bid. United States Electrie Light, 03 bid, 94 asked. {nsorance Stocks. Plrem<n's, 30 bid, 40 asked. Franklin, 38 bid. \tetrepolitaa, 65 bid, 90 asked, Corcoran, 36 bid, Potomac, 67% bid. * Arlington, 136 bid,” 150 asked. Gernian-Aierican, 190 bid: Natiowal-Un.on, 10 bid, 14 asked. Columbia, 12 bi 14 asked. Riggs, at bid, 8% asked. People’s, bid, Lincoln, sig bid. | C relal, 4% bid. Title Insurance Stocks. I Estate Titie, 108 asked. Columbia Tite, 5 bid, 6 asked. ‘Telephone Stccks.—-Pennsylvania, 38 bid, 50 asked. Chesapeake wnd Potomac, O4 bid, 07 asked. | Amert- can Gtapbophone, Si4 bid, asked. American Graphophone, pfd., 10 bid: eumatic Gun Car- Flage, .50 asked. ‘Misceilaneoos Stocks —Mersenthaler Linotype, 117 bid, 118 asked. Lanston ronty be, 12% 15 asked. Washington, Market, 10 bid. Great Toe, 115 bid, 125 asked, 1Bx.. div. Will Filed. The will of the late Benjamin Pettit, dated February 7, 1884, and filed today, names Smith Pettit, a brother, as exccu- tor, and makes the testator’s widow, Han- neh V. Pettit, sole beneficiary, Johm Valcatine, Employed on Glen Echo Bond, Makes Confession. im Default of Bepd He is Decked Up at Rockville — An Alleged Accomplice Bailed. John Valentine, white, aged twenty-eight years, employed as a conductor on the Glen Echo electric ratiroad, was arrested shortly after 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon by De- tective Frank Burrows and locked up at the seventh precinct police station on a charge of grand iatceny. With him was Benjamin Clements, aged twenty-seven years, who ts employed on the same road as a motorman, who was arrested and held on suspicion of being an accomplice of Valentine. The two men were wanted for the theft of a large number of tickets from the office of the Glen Echo road. Just how many tickets were stolen is hard to tell, owing to the manner in which the coupons are numbered, though the value is sufficient to make the gharge one of grand larceny, with plenty of prospect of the guilty parties serving time in the penitentiary. Up to last evening only a few packets of the tickets were recovered, but more are expected to be secured and returned to the company. Valentine’s Opportunity. The power house of the railroad corpora- tion is located near the southern terminal of the road, a short distance from the Conduit road, being in Maryland. The power house was erected when the road was constructed. The office of the com- pany is located in the building, and Valen- tine, it 1s said, was at one time employed in the place and was familiar with everybody. The rébbery is supposed to have occurred last Saturday, though the officials of the road were only made aware of the occur- rence yesterday forenoon, and then through no effort of their own. A man had been seen in town. offering to sell a big bundle of car tickets at cheap rates. It is said that $4 worth of tickets were sold for $1. The matter reached the ears of Detective Burrows, and he visited the office of the Glen Echo road and made inquir¥ as to whether or not any tickets had been stolen. The superintendent, Mr. W. A. Armstrong, said he thougat not, and then the detective told what he knew. A short time after- ward one of ihe conductors of the road turned in a ticket, the number of which Was several thousand ahead of any ticket theretofore given out. An investigation was started, and it was found that some packages had been stolen. The Police Notified. Superintendent Armstrong. immediately visited the seventh precinct poiice station and reported the theft to Lieutenant Swin- delis. The police had learned of the name of the men who had been offering the tick- ets for sale, and the superintendent was advised to go to a justice of the peace in Maryland and swear out a warrant. This he did. In the meantime Detective Bur- rows started out to hunt for the men. It was thought they could be found at the In- ternational Athletic Park, where they would in all probability attempt to sell some of the tickets. In leaving the station a few minutes after the departure of the superiniendent cf the road, on his way to the park, Detective Burrows saw the man he wanted enter a saloon on 32d street, a few squares from the station, «nd waiting unul they came out he placed both under arrest. Clements was under the influence of liquor, but Val- icntine appeared to be none the worse off for drinking. When searched at the sta- tion no tickets were found on either. A sum of money, between $7 and $8, was | found on Vallentine, while Clements had nothing of value in his possess The Maryland authorities were notified, and this morning Deupty Sheriff Embreys appeared at the station and took the men away to appear before ‘Squire Austin, who issued the warrants for their arrest. Admits Hin Guilt. Just before leaving the station” Vallen- tine admitted he had taken several pack- ages of tickets. He claimed that he weat into the office and every one in the place was busy. The safe was open, and, seeing his opportunity, he made a grab and tock several packages. The railroad people do | not believe this. They state that there was no one in the office at the time the theft was cemmitted, or that Vallentine opened the safe himseif and took the tickets, as he probably became ecquainted with the combination through working about the place. Among the packages of tickets recovered ene packet was secured from a conductor on the road, to whom the same had been sold. From outside parties other tickets have been recovered, and all of these will be used as evidence. Vallentire is looked Upon as the guilty party alone, Clements being regarded by the local police as hav- ing had nothing at all to do with the rob- kery. Held for the Grand Jury. At the hearing given the two men before "Squire Austin, shortly befcre noon, Super- intendent Armstrong stated that about $25 worth of tickets had been stolen, most of which had been recovered. There were several conductors present who stated that Valentine offered to sell them tickets. In his own deferse, Valentine claimed that Clements took the tickets from the of- fice, but this was denied by Clements, who disclaimed any knowledge cf the theft, though he stated he wus with Valentine when the latter attempted to sell the plun- der. "Squire Austin held Valentine for the grand jury, and in default of bail in the sum of $500 he was committed to the Rock- ville jail. Clements was put under $100 bend, which was furnished by his father. | The witnesses were placed under personal bonds to appear at Rockville against the prisoner when the trial shall come up. SS Government Bonds. Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers. 2 per cents, registered. 4 per cents, coupon of F... 4 pex cents, registered of 1907. 4 per cents, coupon of 1925... 4 per cents, registered of 1925. 5 per cents, coupon of 1904.... 5 per cents, registered of 1904. Curcency 6 per ceats of 1898. Currency 6 per cents of 1899. > Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Md., July 6.—Flour dull—western super, $2.50a$2.75; do. extra, $3a$3.75; do. family, $3.900$4. winter ‘wheat’ patent, "$4.50a$4.65; spring do., $1a$4.30; spring wheat straight, $3.58 $4—receipts, 11,944 barrels; exports, 9.324 barrels. Ww it firm—spot, 70a70%; month, O94a69%; Au- 684009) September, 62a69! receipts, 140,- 768 bushels; exports, 72,000 bushes; stock, 305,181 bushels; sales, 188,600 bushels—southern wheat by sample, 62272: grade, G6}%a71%. Corn strong —spot and mi 141 20%; August, 29%a30; Sep- tember, | 304a30%; steamer mixed. 27%a28—re- ceipts, 217,027 bushels; exports, 191,571 bushels; stock,” 79 bushels: “sales, 61,000 bushels southern white corn, 20033; do. yellow, 33233%. Oats steady, demand Ight—No. 2 white western, 25Ma26; No. 2 mixed, 2a23i—receipts, 26,247 stock, 169,810 bushels. 0, 2 west- ipta, 871 bush exports, none; stork, 69,191 bushels. Hay steady—choice timothy, $13.50a$14. Grain freights firmer—steam to Liver- pool, per bushel ., July; Cork, for orders, p2r quarter, 25.64.228.734., July; 28.10%d.a38., August. Sugar steady—granulated, $4.83. Butter’ steads— faney creamery, 15a16; do, Imitation, 12413: do, ladle, 11; good ladle, 9a10; store packed, 810” Ezgs' steidy—fresh, 9%. Cheese firm—tancy New York, 60 pounds. i; do. $3 pounds, 914; do., 22 nits, ‘Whisky, $1.27a$1.28 Hon for fred goss In ear loads; St 129 fer gallon for Jobbing lots. 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. GRAIN. es a ae 28) 2Tk 273 Bi | 4.20 4.20 412 4.17 430 439 4.27 «4.27 4.50 452 445 4.50 COTTON. Open. Bt Low. Close. 50 7. 7.39 7.39 781 782 7.20 7.21 TIT 7.20 7.08 7.06 . 7.160 7.01 «67.02 Architects to Compete on Public : Buildings, 10 RAISE GOVERNMENT STANDARD Secretary Gage to Enforce the Tarsney Act. REGULATIONS PREPARED One of the most important functions of Secretary Gege in his administration of the affairs of the Treasury Department is the practical enforcement of the so-called Tarsney act providing for competitive plans and specifications for public build- ings. The act in question was approved February 20, 1893, but it has never been put into operation. Secretary Carlisle held that the act was vague, indefinite and in- complete in its provisions, and he sug- gested to Congress several important amendments and additions, in order to have it meet his views as to the necessi- ties of the situation. “No action was taken by Congress, how- ever, and the law remains on the statute books in its original form. Although not entirely agrecing with the provisions of the act, Secretary Gage thoroughly in- dorsed the general idea of competition in designs for public buildings, with a view to an improved architecture, and he de- termined to put the act to the test of a practical operation. With that end in view, he instructed Mr. Kemper, the acting supervising architect, to prepare a series of regulations predi- cated on the law. Mr. Kemper prepared a scheme, and it was thoroughly consid- Secretary Gage and Assistant Sec- Spaulding. The result was the promulgation today of the following regulations for the enforce- ment of the ac Regulations Prepared. Regulations for the enforcement of the act approved February 20, 1893, to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to obtain, by competition among architects, plans, drawings and specifications for public build:ngs, to be erected under the super- vision of the Treasury Department. By virtue of the authority contained in the act of Congress, approved February 20, 1893, entitled “An act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to obtain plaas and specifications for public buildings, to be erected under the supervision of the Treas- ury Department, and providing for locai supervision. of the construction of the same,” the Secretary of the Treasury here- by declares his purpose to enforce said act with reference to such buildings as may be hereafter selected by him, subject to the following regulations: 1. At least five architects of goo profes- sional standing, who are citizens of the United States, shall be invited by the Sec- retary of the Treasury to submit plans, drawings and specifications in accordance with the conditions set forth in these regu- lations; and such plans, drawings and specifications shall be passed upon es to merit by the commission herein provided for. 2. A commission shall be appotnted by the Secretary of the Treasury, consisting of the supervising architect of the Treasary Department and two architects, or experts in the construction of buildings, whose duty it shall be to fudge and report to him as to the relative merit of the designs and plans submitted. 3. The office of the supervising architect will furnish full data and information as to cost and general requirements of the buildings placed in competition under these regulations, and the successful architect will be awarded a commission to prepare ecmplete plans, drawings and specifications and to locally supervise the buildings won in any competition. 4. The architect to whom said commis- sion is awarded will receive in compensa- tion for his full professional services, in- cluding local supervision of said building, a fee computed at the rate of five per cen- tum ( per cent) upon all sums up to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), three and one-half (3) per centum upon the next five hundred thousand dollars ($500,- 000) or any part thereof, and two and one- half (2%) per centum upon any excess be- yond one million dollars ($1,000,000). 5. It must be understood that no claim shall be made upon the United States by any successful competitor for any fee, percentage or payment whatever, or any expense incident to, or growing out of, his participation n this competition. 6. The departr-ent agrees to make se- lection from the designs submitted if, in its opinion, one + aitable in all respects, as to design, detail and cost, be submitted; but expressly reserves the right to re- ject any and all plans, designs and speci- fications submitted, and to reopen the com- petition, if, in the opinion of the commis- sion herein referred to, or of the Secretary of the Treasury, no design suitable in all respects has been submitted. Estimate Must Go Along. 7. Each competitor must submit with his plans a detailed estimate of cost. 8. It must be understood that a competi- tor will forfeit all privileges under these regulations who shall violate any of the conditions governing this competition, or who shall seek in any way, directly or in- directly, to gain advantage by influencing in his favor any of the commission. 9. No member of the commission herein referred to shall have any Interest what- ever, direct or indirect, in any desig: sub- mitted in this competition, or any associa- tion with, or employment by, any of the competitors, and no employe of the Treas- ury Department shall be allowed to enter the competition herein provided for. 10. Each set of drawings, with its accom- panying description, must be securely wrapped i sealed, and addressed to the “Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, D. C.," plainly and conspicuously marked with the name of the building under com- petition, and without any distinguishing merk or device which might disclose the identity of the competitor. 11. There must be inclosed with each set of drawings, etc., a plain white opaque en- velope, within which the competitor will place a card bearing his name and address. ‘The envelope must be securely sealed with a plain wax seal, having no impression, legend, device or mark upon it which might disclose the identity of the competitor. 12. Upen opening the packages containing the drawings, the commiésion will number the envelope containing the name and ad- dress of the competitor, and will place the same number upon each drawing, plan, specification, etc., submitted by him, and will preserve unopened the envelope con- taining such name and address until final selection shall be made. 13. The commission shall place out of competition any set of drawings as to which the conditions of these regulations have not been observed, and examine those remaining, giving to each the rank to which—in their judgment—its merit en- titles it, and submit their findings to the Secretary of the Treasury. Fh Selection. 14. The selection of one of the designs by the Secretary of the Treasury, and its sub- sequent approval by him, the Postmaster General and the Secretary of the Interior, shall be final and conclusive. 15. In the event that the architect to whom the commission is awarded should prove to be an incompetent or improper person, the Secretary of the Treasury ex- pressly reserves the right to remove him, to revoke the commission awarded him, and to annul the contract entered into with him; but such architect shall receive equitable compensation for the work prop- erly performed by him to the time of Nis removal, to be fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury. > 16. The architect to whom the commis- sion is awarded shall revise his competitive drawings to meet the further requirements of the Secretary of the Treasury, and upon the basis of these revised preliminary draw- ings shall prepare full detailed working drawings and specifications for said build- ing; a out written authority from the Secretary of the Treasury. 17. The architect to whom the contract awardod shall, at his own cost and ex- pense, when required tc do so by the Secre- tary of the Treasury, make such revision and alteration in the working drawings amd specifications of said building as may be necessary to insure its proper construction and completion within the limi( of cost as furnished by the office of the supervising architect. ° 18. The sum upon which the architect's commission is to be computed shall be the sum of money expended for the actual con- struction cost of the building, as ascer- tained by contracts awarded, not including forniture, gas and electric light fixtures and electric light plants. 19. The compensation herein stipulated to be paid to said architect shall be in full payment of all charges for his full serv- ices, inclusive of all traveling and other expenses. Architect's Commission. 20. The architec? commission shall be paid as the work progresses, in the fol- lowing order: One-fifth of fee when preliminary draw- ings are completed and approved, in the manner herein provided; Unres-tenths of fee when general working drawings and Specifications are completed and copies «i livered to the supervising architect, and balance of percentage monthly, upon the basis of vouchers issued in payments for work performed. 21. Until the actual cost of the building can be determined the fee of the architect will be based upon the proposed cost of the work, as above indicated, and will 1 pald as installments of the entire which will be finally based upon the actual construction cost of the building when completed. 22. The department wil provide a com- petent superintendent of construction, whose qualifications shall be passed upon by the architect, but the selection must be made from a list of not exceeding six names proposed by the Secretary of the ‘Treasury. 23. The architect is to provide for the use of the Treasury Department one set of tracings of all working drawings and of revised competitive drawings, two copies of specifications and one copy of deta’ estimate of cost of entire building; all « which will remain in the custody of the department, and to be and remain the Property of the United States and not of the architect, but such drawings and spect- fications shall not be used for any other building. And the office of the supervising architect will furnish for the use of inte ing bidders all necessary photographic plications of plans and copies of the spe fications. . Upon the award of the contract to thi architect all designs of unsuccessful c petitors will be returned to them, and r use will be made of any of the ‘rawiags not accepted, or of any part that may be original, without consent of the author thereof. 2. Payments upon the work of constru:- tion under contract will be made month at the rate of ninety (0) per cent the value of the work actually execu and in place, upou vouchers certitied the architect in charge and countersi by the superintendent of construction resenting the United States governmen which will be paid by a disbursing offi appointed by the Secretary of the Tre ury. 26. The the Treasury Department will receive the pro- supervising architect of posais for contracts to be awarded, and shall likewise determine the manner in which the various branches of the work are to be contracted for. 27. All contracts, except for exige expenditures, shall be properly adverts fer thirty (30) days, and shall be award: by the supervising architect, with the ap- proval of the Secretary of the Treasury, tc the lowest responsible bidder. 28. All further details aecessary properly to carry out these regulations may be ar- ranged by the supervising architect, trom time to time, provided they do not conflict herewith. 2. The foregoing regulations shall te subject to modification and change at the pleasure of the Secretary of the Treasury. L. J. GAGE, Secretary of the Treasury. —————--—__— HELD UP A CARRIAGE, Robert Harrison Arrested After At- temptt Highway Robbery. A daring holdup occurred on the Long bridge shortly after 3 o'clock this morning, lughway robbery, and perhaps murder, be- ing narrowly averted. In fact, had it not been for the presence nearby of Policemen Schrader and Harrover there is no telling what might have happened. For several days past the policemen have been assigned to duty on the bridge be- tween midnight and 6 o'clock in the morn- ing, on the lookout for thieves and policy runners approaching Washington from Jackson City. They were posted in the shadows shortly after 3 o'clock this morf- ing, when agonizing shrieks were heard from the direction of the middle of the bridge. Hastening toward the source of the outcries, the policemen intercepted burly colored man, running full tilt. A lit- tle further on they come across a care riage, driven by James Carroll, the occu- pants being two ladies and two gentiemen, all well-known residents of the northwest section of the city. “This man halted our driver, stepping cut suddenly from behind a bridge up- right,” explained one of the party to the policemen. “He then asked for a match, snd a moment later drew and flourished # pistol. One of the ladies fainted, and the other cried out hysterically. Hearing you officers approaching, the man ran off.” At the station house the prisoner was recognized as Robert Harrison, who was arrested last April for working a “flim- flam” game in South Washington, pretend- ing to be deaf and dumb ana fieecing prom- inent church members. He was sent to the workhouse for three months as a vagrant. in the Police Court today Harrison was charged with carrying concealed weapons and with vagrancy. He pleaded guilty. “What were you doing on the bridge?” esked the court. “I just got out of the workhouse and was leaving town,” was the answer. “Where did you get that pistol?” “I bought it from a fellow I met for 20 cents,” replied the prisoner. “I got it be- cause my life was in danger.” “In what way?” the court wanted to ene th ae “At the workhouse I caught a ner who was escaping,” declared the man. “The rest of them threatened to kill me as soon as they got me on the outside, and I was afraid.” “So you prepared to kill the first person you met,” remarked Judge Kimball. “You Will go to jail for four months.” ——.—__ HAD A STREET FIGHT. nd R. F. Perry Dis agree Over Business. There wes an exciting encounter on om street northwest between E and F streets this morning between 9 and 10 o'clock, be- tween Mr. U. 8. J. Dunbar, the weil- known sculptor, and Mr. R. F. Perry, son of an ex-gevernor of South Carolina. The men had met in a wine room and the fight took place on the sidewalk. Both were somewhat disfigured, but no arresis were made, although there was a police- man near the scere of the fight when it occurred. the witnesses This was met with a blow from Perry, and then the two went down 9th street and renewed the fight near the E street cor- ner. Bodth men went to earth, the witness. Dunbar His face was bruised, there was a cut in the back of bis hot Perry went in another It is said - a eee pSRo ge 8 The police will swear warran’ against the men for vagy