Evening Star Newspaper, July 17, 1897, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1897-24 PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Turkey Finally Concedes the Demands of the Ambassadors. BACKED DOWN AT LAST MOMENT Sultan Was Relying on the Sup- port of Germany. FOTIATIONS CONTINUE \NTINOPLE, July 17.—The an- y Tewftk Pasha to the am- had erday that the sul ne principle of their d ared to accept their view lons of peace, was due to a m t him prior to the meeting to the > had not previo the ambassado: torily lon with ri ey the last moment ved that he had been instructed to accept the proposals of the powers. This of front is now u stood it of the action of German y of Emperor William to the personal note was ambiguous, a him to believe that Germany be to the the sen found n ambassador distinctly desiring acted his and state nt must to the decision of t to pre con pow- the counc sublime porte has infoi that it has inten The ha met this Palace to con- the negoti McLEAN NOT A CANDIDATE, ays He Has With- rink Race. Letter From Here drawn From Se: “al Dispatch to The Et . Ohio, July 1 a statement, ivate le presumably from John If, that he has conclude The Evening whi ased on a p te for the United tes da M.A Hanna. » Press adds that as Mr. McLean has » no formal ment of his can- announcement of his ary, and no more au- statement in the matter n d from him. a or Hanna here claim on the part of Mr. have been ex- ome time. The 2 populists have re in stingin remain prom: rats for be im- he should didate of the ip it would ut would p democratic party ortun its ae n for S carry the to an- stat the sen- can Out of the City. MeL is at the Hot nty, Va., and his views an ts who re spoker uch in nio were there was no fo in ¢ her question but sil- into this year's campaign atie le lature, tedly elect McLean drew and forbade 1 ally of his name na and those most i 4 heard nothing r. timate whatever Reported Brings Out 2 New € Withdrawal inte. ening Star. AND, Ohio, July 17.—Tae report on that John R. Me- from the senatorial that his retirement, . is merely to = e op- campaign and t new candidate for as been sprung in the id e formal ean of Mr. Hamilto y-tive of the Cincin- and a powerful councils in that Ohie Meb Contine ana out- and The Ur duplicat t lynched. er commi with several and set out and maddenec looke: a as though led. tely gave himself here was talk all ssault on the jail, but ort from Ottawa ‘says His victim is in a orities. & possible —— MANS ARE MUSSEL WARNED. Foreign & to miratx at Canca Threaten ete, July 17.—In con- i nes ® admirals ynal fleet have issued a procla- the Mussulmans and if a single European sol- med they will bombard the town. —— REID WAS NOT CONSULTED. Special Envoy Knew Nothing About Publication of Sherman Letter. LONDON, July 17.—The correspondent of BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION, A reference to the statement be- low 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 efrculation enor- mously, !n order to deceive adver- gers, 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 taousands in excess of any other Washington paper. Circulation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, July 1 MONDAY, July 12, 13% TUESDAY, July 13, 1997. YNESDAY THURSDAY, July FRIDAY, July °6. ily average I solemnity swear that the above statement rep- resents only the number of copies of THE EVEN- 1 PAR circulated during the six secular days ending Friday, July 16, isyi—that ia, the num- ber of espies actually sold, delivered, furnish- ed or inailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subseribers, and that none of e returnable to or remain the copies so counted 4 in the office unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. this Subscribed and sworn to before seventeenth day of July, A. D. 1 INO. C. ATHEY, Notary Public, D. C. me Los Angeles Suicide Was Member of a Prominent Family. LOS ANGELES, Cal, July 17- ‘The body of Wm. Neff of Cincinnati, Ohio, who com- mitted suicide at the Hotel F way on Ed is lying in an undertaking. shment in this city awaiting a claim- ant for the remains. 3 before his the cou of forg in th death detectiv ‘y to arrest } and if embezzle- far east just be- fore he came to California, and it is now committed ment certain that Neff commitied suicide be- se he had reason to believe the officers were close upon him. Neff’s family is among the wealthiest most prominent in Phiiadelphia and nati. Tie was, however, wild and ], and, after the death of his his relativ refused to furnish him wit in Philadel mabe: a He then ¢ ared and arrived in Los Angeles June 1 without funds. He r r from in his He secured took a who res he w eded in r telegram was om in of m her delivered, sits in- terment. SALVATION ARMY COLONE Boo rado asa P LAMAR, Colo. Ju of the Salvation Army, James A. Davis, I i com: er of the Santa Fe reute, and John E. Frost, land commission- er of is loo! over lands in this country with a view of se for ene of his colonies. ting a location He is making a tour of the west for the purpose of securing large areas of land on which to Iecate the poor people from the owded sections of th t oy » them to earn hood. He lected southern Col as the se commence operations, and will secu were € Ilxnd under some of the ul systems for the location of the He ts reported to be backe: colo John D. Rockefeller, the Standard Oil mil- by lienaire. —_ SAVED BY A CooL ‘Train E NEER, Southern Narrowly Escapes 17.—What accident morning > proved a averted narrowly this h the watchfulness of Engineer B. rington of the Southern railway. Train No. 26, on the Was! ton and Ohio division, in charge of Conduccor King, with } ton at the throttle, left Glencarlyn, ation on time, and had Just getten under way, when, upon round- ing a sharp curve, the engineer y frente s washout but a few motive. the ot until th » 200 passe ze the serious da to which the abjectod. S were sent ngton and nd Falls Church, and a force laborers w mi 8 Soon at work repairing the r a tire: tw - the nbankment and proceeder to Washington, arriving there at 10:45 o'clock. it is probable that all trains from that section of Virginia will be delayed until the break is repaired. = ————— WILL PLAY BALL ‘TromoRROWw. Anti-Sunday Base Ball League Gives Up at Clevei Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 17.—Up to noon today it looked as though the Anti-Sunday Base Ball League here would stop tomor- row's game between Brovklyn and Cleve- land. Yesterday it was given out that the game would be stopped if the nolse created y applause was sufficient to constitute a geod case of disorderly conduct against the players. CADETS REACH CAMP] AT THE WHITE HOUSE Washington Boys All Ready for the Big Oon- test Next Week. Even Getting on Them Thurston Rifles for First Place and the —Incidents of Camp. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 17.—The greatest interstate drill and encampment the south has ever seen is a reality and 45,000 soldiers, regulars and volunteers are under cafivas at Camp Culberson. The Morton Cadets are among the number, the Washington boys being already thoroughly at home and eager for the championship strife. The Mortons reached San Antonio after their long journey at 5 o'clock yes- terday afternoon in remarkably good con- ition considering the distance traveled. Then followed circumstances which taxed their patience to the utmost. The svecial esr of the Washington boys was shifted back and forth on track after track for an hour. Then the Mortons were hauled t to a dense wood and there left for what seemed an age. Finally an engine ar- rived more unexplainable shifting fol- lewed. Toward night the boys were landed at the camp, where they found eight small tent them to accommouate the ferty rs of the party. A Plunge in the River. No complaint was made, however, and in an instant it seemed every Morton Cadet was immersed in the San Antonio river that flows directly by in the rear of camp. The bath removed the stains of and brightened the spirits of the boy after supper they devoted themseives to reparations for the night. No one left mp, and all slept sound Bright and riy this morning Lieutenant Tralles had the boys on the field for practice eri for |, and two hours their work was watched the members of 0! panie: mm ail that can be ut tnis early sage the Washington com- greatly handicapped as it h favorably wita the other crack na All the te com nies will give exhibiti fternoon ir front of the 3 After dress parade the comm! to be presented to the Contest Begins Mondny. The contest in the big drill begins Mon- are dey, when the Thurston Rifles face the judges. The Mortons take the field Thurs. day. The drill grounds are all that could be desired. The judges are Lieutenants P. Whitworth and N. F. Grate of the 18th United States Infantry and Lieutenant A. aker of the Ist Artillery, All the inter- state companies are now in camp. T! well-known McCarthy Light Guard of 1 tle Rock at the last moment decided not to attend the drill. Following the decisive announcement of Adjutant General Mabry that the Mo Cadets is the champion milita comes the statement that at dre this evening Gen. Mabry will formaily t over the cup to the comps the ins “Morton is to ription Savannah, ¢ already eneray Mo 1s be added to those trcphy. In the betting the ons are even favorite i Company D of The Beik The bookmakers decline to consider Mortons and urstons lower t with the second, Have No Sponsor, The Mortons lave no spons: supplied with a trio of charming maids of henor, Miss Reed, Miss Pfeiffer and Miss They will entertain the comp: anner Tuesday even d side by side, the Mot and Thurstens do not speak as th but are or, ny by. The city is,in gala attire, | champion company from Was! ecntident of victory > A HORSE DEAL, ns Henry Simp Prefers | Charges Against “Rev. Cuddy, D. A colored man named Henry Simmor called at police headquarters here yester- y afternoon to lodge a charge against another colored man, whom he su a a minister, and who had introduced ef to the complainant recently as “the Suddy, D.D.,” of this city. Simmo: near Curtis bay, Baltimore, and he the man whom he tnought was a min- alled at his house and ne had a uable horse that he would sell cheap. short of funds, but if the Balti- 1 would pay his fare over her2 he would make the deal, and allow him the amount pa ; transportation. The Was a guest at Sim- mons’ few days and ‘Thurs day night they came over on the train te gether. W y reached the depot the alleged pre: ed for the loan of & cen but S who had no change, gave him what he supposed was a 3 bill, feeling confident that he would get the change. It turned out that he had really giv him a $10 bi i as the preacher friend had disap ed he called on the police and stated his grievance. Last night the de tives sent out to the several police stations and inst . description of the man wantec ucted the officers to arrest him. _ COMPANY SUED. INSURANC Milton ©, Mitchell « to Compel Puyment of Policy. Milton C. Mitchell, whose M street was burned the 28th of last Sep- tember, today filed a sult against the Po tomac Insurance Company of Georgetown, D. C., to recover $2,500 on a $5,000) policy he ms was issued to him by the company irough his attorney, Mr, Samuel Maddox, the plaintif€ charges that the company h refused to pay him the amount he lost though, as he asserts, he has fully formed his part of the contract of insurance matle between them, store at #108 Suit The sult of Clara L. Loeffler against George L. Loeffler, for divorce, was today dismissed by Mr. Wilton J. Lambert, her attorney. Mrs. Loeffter filed a bill against her husband some days ago, alleging ha- bitual drunkenness and extreme cruelty upon his part toward her and praying for an absolute divorce and alimony. Sub- sequently, however, the parties began ne- gotiations for settlement through their re- spective attorneys, with the result that peace has been once more restored, and the couple, it is understood, will again live together. ee A New Banking Firm, The announcement is made that George W. Silsby & Company, the well-known brokers, will add a banking branch to their business August 1 and confine their attention tas brokers thereafter to their bank customers. At noon today, howeve™ Rev. R.A. George, prime mover in the anti-Sunday base ball movement, made this announce- ment: “The people will, I think, take no action Saturday agairst Sunday's game. They will first make one more effort to induce the city authorities to prevent the desecration of the Sabbath at the park, An indignation meeting of the people in the neighborhood of the ball park was the Associated Press ascertains on inquiry at the United States embassy today that Whkelaw Reld was not consulted in regard to the publication of Secretary Sherman's dispatch on the sealing question, and that he had no knowledge whatever of the doc- ument until he saw it in print. ——__ MUST TAKE REGULAR COURSE. Decision Regarding the Trial of the Competitor's Crew. MADRID, July 17.—The superior counc!} of marine investigated the proceedings in connection with the trial of members of the alleged filibuster Competitor crew, in Cuba, and has decided that these must fol- low the regular course. called today. It will be held in Rev. Chalmers’ church, the Dunham Avenue Disciple Church, Mon. day evening. The object is stated as follows: “To pro- test against Sunday base ball playing in that community, and to petition the city authorities to have Sunday base ball abated on tae grounds that It ts a public nuls- ance and deprives the people of the com: munity of their Sunday rest.”” Maryland and Virginian Postmasters, B. H. Padgett appointed postmaster at La Plata, Md., today, and the following postmasters in Virginia were appointed: Coeburn, J. R. Litz; Baker Mines, L. R. Lindsay; Huffman, W. G. Duncan; H.W. Hill ee ee Opening Service Tomorrow. The opening service of the Episcopal Church, in the new chapel at Garrett Park, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4:30. The service will be in charge of Rev. H. Allen Griffith, and addresses will be made by several clergymen of the city. SS To Be Given a Silver Service. ‘The gunboat Helena has been ordered to the Washington navy yard to receive a silver service to be presented by the state of Montana. Senetor Carter will make the presentation and Lieut. Commander Swine- burne, commanding the Helena, ts expected to respond. —— Constable Sued for Damages. Wn. H. Slater, through Attorneys D. W. Baker, H. M. Earle and E. Richard Shipp, today sued Constable Thos. B. Stahl and Florence A. Hill and John W. Stahl, the last named two defendants being sureties on Constable Stahi's bond, to recover $5,000, The plaintiff alleges that the constable Jenuary 2, 1897, selzed and sold, to satisty @ judgment against Milton T. Slater, cor tein of lile (the plaintiff's) goods, The President Decides Against the Chicago Trip, ALL THIS MONTH WILL STAY HERE Conferring With the Postmaster General. THE REGULAR VISITORS When the 10 o'clock roll call was sounded at the White House this morning It was found that several old faces were missing. There was a horrible suspicion that the missing men had hecome despondent at iast and had done some rash act. The suspi- clon, however, was not well founded. The absentees turned up a half-an hour or so late, much to the relief of their fellow- candidates. Then the brigade went through the old routine. ‘They tried to look solemn, wise and dignified. They sat with the ut- most patience until 12 o'clock, the hour when tradition says the President receives them. At that hour this, to them, heart- sickening sign was pushed up: “The Pre: dent is occupied with public business and vill not receive any more visitors today.” Many lingered for a while, anyhow, and gradually disappeared. * said Secretary Porter, in er to a Star reporter 3 know that man?” It s the card of a candidate for a consul- ship. The candidate has-not missed a week day from the White House since the ith of Mareh, and nearly every day of chat time he has sent in a card to Secreta Porter. He does it, though, in a patient manner, and the secre takes it all sood-naturedly. 7 andidate is one of a type fami ecutive Mansion. tells of his labor the republican ‘ty and of hi. nal efforts for the esident. After a while he will realiz that he will not get a place. His next move ill be to threaten the extermination of the epublican party. re that his me. he picture is one familiar to all politi- cians, He will vehemently de- state will go democratic next Wi ot Go to Chicago. President McKinley today definitely de- ded that he would not go to Chicago next eek to attend the exercises of the unveil- ing of the statue to General Logan. e President was anxious to go. He would had to 1} Tuesday if he had de- ed to make trip. He no that it is uncertain when Congress will adjourn. He could not afford to leave with a pros- peet th 3 would adjourn during Ppt wiil not leave the city now, y cr two, until near the end unless for a of the month, Champlain for slow in appoinum He will go uls from now until about Most of the appoint- im will be of postmasters, t Offic engaged with Po: y today on posi offic thes: ose F ag: riovs complicatic! Wien the Pre 1 uch sha work while he rom out- reign ecmpli- mplications at all. promises to > himself raph of- ill split » cabinet yavaiel that they ther in a week. scare is at least up and get so. muck could not be ox Thus the spasmedic ¥ tog! courteous countenane he always of Minister Youdford, seon to be trans: ferred to the m of the 5 has ro disturbed look. ‘Phe Cuban: og on thout hope from this country. in Japan thinking has left i face must reveai use no alarming has been received from him. he foregoing tells how the general situ- ation !ooks at the White House. Some Congressional Callers, Senators on and Davis of Minnesota consulted with the President about a con- war applicant they would like to see ven a place. Representative Pierce of St. Lou companied Dr. J. L. Cressland of for an interview with the President. x Cre! nd is a colored man, and wants a consulate, Senator Thurston and Major Chureh Hcwe, the new consul gereral to Samoa, bad a pleasant interview with the Presi- 6th Massachu. tor inger and Representative Sulloway of New Hampshire talked with the President on a matier affecting their states Representative Groff of Mlinois and Gen. ker of the same state paid a Rinaker was a member but was defeated by W. Want Vindication, Senator Kyle has been on the hustle for the last few days, and wound up his en- deavors by a successful visit to the Presi- aent this morning. Several weeks ago three of the leading Indians of the Sisseton ge South Dakota came here to visit the President and other officials of the ad- ministration to col the government. Senator Kyle doesn’t re- ember the name of the visitors, but ows they are peaceful, good fellows. He thinks the head the delegation was named traight, but he is not sure, any rate, after remaining in awhile they went home and Ned a pow wow of the Indians of the gency to explain to them the result of mission. The newly appointed Indian nt thought the returned delegates were preaching violently against somebod. a he had them arrested. ipae The agent didn't know what they we saying, but knew they shouldn't have sald it. The Indians informed Senator Kyle of their predicament, and he has been trying to get affairs settled. Three-Fingers- Straight and his compatriots with less vility have been released, but they want hat the defeated. statesman calls vin- dication. Senator Kyle has secured the appointment of ex-Senator McConnell as a special Inspectgr to investigate the trouble. Representative Dovenner of West. Vir- ginia spoke to the President about West Virginians who want consulates. He also spoke in the jnterést of G. 8. McFadden, who wants to be Superintendent of the of ree-Fingers At Vashington th Hot Springs agency! : President's Dinner to Minister Wood- ford. At the dinner which the President will give tonight to Mintster Stewart L. Wood- ford the following will be present: Presi- dent and Mrs.\McKinley, Minister and Mrs. Woodford, Vice President and Mrs. Hobart, Attorney General McKenna, Secretary and Mrs. Sherman,;Seenetary and Mrs, Porter, Judge Day, Senator and Mrs. Davis, Rep- resentative and Mré. Hitt and Miss Buck- ingham, who is a guest of Mrs. McKinley. Last night President and Mrs, McKinley attended a diner at the home of Secretary and Mrs. Porter. Among those present were: Vice President and Mrs, Hobart, Sec- retary Bliss, Senator Hanna and Judge Day. oe Commodore Phythian to Retire. Commodore Robert L. Phythian, super- intendent of the naval observatory and formerly superintendent of the Naval ‘Academy, will be placed on the retired list on account of age next week. He will be succeeded at the head of the naval obsery- atory by Commander Charies H. Davis, at present a member of the board of inspection and survey. The orders announcing the change will be issued in a few. days. —__-o-____ AN the Elkhorn Men Win Strike. ELKHORN, W. Va, July 17.—Tonight every min r in this field will join the strike, ieave thie evening for Wiad Top a= THE BULLS AND THE BEARS Weather Brokers Are in Doubt About the Mercury Futures. A Possibility, However, That Cool Breezes Will Be Continued Tomor- row—Qaotations From the Field. How long the mercury market can re- main as it is at present, owing to the bearish onslaughts of cool breezes and a cold wave, while such famous bulls on ‘change as “High,” “Low” and Gen. Hu- midity are doing their best to force it up, is a matter which the weather brokers out on 24th and M streets have not settled yet definitely. They say, however, that mercury will remain as at present for to- TMLOrrow “anyway. They do not anticipate any crisis, though “a slight disturbance is central in the Ohio valley.” The temperature today is just about the same as it was yesterday. At noon it was so a while yesterday, at 4 p.m., it was ees. At when the rain commenced, or aftcr, the thecmometer registered 77 degrees, while at midnight it was down to ‘0, and the sleep of Wasningtonians was like unto the honey comb for swee:n. and heaviness. This mcerning when the milkmen were sing und seeing that thelr pumps were good working order, about 4 o'clock or bouts, the me y was down to 6S and ther was every that reoats might be cail: ui- light oy sition. i into On the Up Grade. Four hours later, when the gripmen and conductors were attending the matinee, with the orchestral aceompanim of cable-car gong and heli punch, the tem- ‘ature had climbed up, hand over hand, until it registered 72 degrees, and the ice- man, he of the chilling tone and frosty was going his rounds as usua! gh temperatures have by any point north of Georgia southw reported in the east, but the heat in th is intense. Phoenix and Eauretk Phoenix, Arizona, still manages to keep its name before the public. Fearful that the press Censor might cut out its name, it put on more steam than usual, and out- did its former efforts, making six points ahead of the century mark. Cal, had a first-class press who foresaw that such a feature rix advertised could not be possibly cured. The other extreme was looked after, and Eureka had a maximum tem- perature of 62 degrees, It would be well for all the readers of The Star to take their umbrellas en they attend church or Sunday school ap or perchance both tomorrow. The ather bureau predicts local show nd it must be remembered the rain falls eqvally on the just and the unjust. etme ES IL, CONRAD'S DEATH. His Remains Will Be Brought Here for Interment at Arlington, Adjutant General Breck received a tele- gram this morning saying that Col. Joseph Conrad, U . retired, died at Atlantic ‘ity yesterday and that his remains will be ht to this city tomorrow afternoon at jock for interment in Arlington y. Col. Conrad was a gallant sol- r and he will be buried with full mili- honors. He enlisted in the army at the outbreak of the war as captain of the 3d Missou and was mustered out at the a colonel of volunt receive brevets for itorious t the bat- nd > and in the the last brevet bein: 1 of volu He wa ounded at Nashville and never full recovered from the At the cl the war he was tr dishment a nd in Octoby nsferred to the regular »tain of the , ISS2, he was retired by ongress with the rank of nce that lime he has spent most in Washington, His wife died a year ago. —+ e+ IROWN OPEN TO COMPE Architects to Be Asked to Submit us for the Norfolk Building. Secretary Gage has determined to apply the provisions of the Tarsney act to the court house and post office at Norfolk, for the construction of which there is an ap- propriation of $200,000. ‘The matter will take official shape next week, when five hitects will be invited to submit plans and specifications for a suitable buiiding for the use of the government within the limits of the appropriation. The details of the propos -d competition have not yet been arranged. The most important of these are the selection of the competing architects and the appointment of the government commission to pass judgment on the plans submitted. The second public building to be constructed under similar conditions will be at Camden, N. J., provision for the con- struction of which has been made by Con- gress. ITION. a — Personal Mention, Secretary Bliss of he Interior Depart- ment left today for Oceanic, N. J., where he will spend tomorrow with his family. Commissioner of Pensions Evans and Ap- pointment Clerk Walter J. Brooks of the pension department leave this afternoon for Asbury Park, N. J., where they will stay tomorrow. They will be at their posts Monday. Surgeon N. H. Drake of the Minneapolis at Leugue Island, Pa., is in the city today on leave of absence. Mr. G. O. Totten, jr, will leave today for Brussels, where he will represent the government at the international congress of architects, to be held during August. A party of the Columbia Athletic Club, consisting of Messrs. Irving C. Brown, O. S. Scott, Frank Burroughs, Chas. McGuig- gan and H. C. C. Stiles, left today for a yachting trip on the lower river and Ches- apeake bay. SS Dr. Gabriel Grant Given a Medal. Secretary Alger has awarded a medal of honor to Dr. Gabriel Grant of Philadelphia, Pa. At Fair Oaks, Va., June 1, 1862, this cfficer, then surgeon United States volun- teers, removed severely wounded officers and soldiers from the field while under a heavy fire from the enemy, exposing him- self beyond the call of duty, thus furnish- ing an example cf most distinguished gal- lantry. ss Whereabouts of the Warships. The battle ship Oregon has sailed from Pcrt Angeles, Washington, for San Fran- cisco. The battle ship Iowa is at Newport. The battle ship Massachusetts has sailed from Boston to Tompkinsviile, N. Y. The flagship San Francisco sailed from Gibraltar yesterday for Copenhagen. a Government Receipts. Government receipts from customs, $494,- 819; internal revenue, $539,639; miscella- neous $75,968. National bank notes recelv- today for redemption, $382,064. —_—__-_o-—_______. Notice by Hawaii. ‘The Hawailan government has given no- tice that no foreign-built vessels will be admitted to Hawaiian register pending ac- tion on the annexation treaty. Similar notice was given in January, 1893, when annexation was first proposed. ——— eS ee ‘Wants to Be Controller. Among the applications filed at the Treas- ury Department today was that of R. H. Hackett of Oshkosh, Wis., to be controller of the treasury. —_—__e—_______ Looking Over the Proposed Line. The President accompanied Secretary Al- ger in a drive to Arlington cemetery yes- terday afternoon to look over the line of the ed extension of the Falls Church eicotrio railroad fromthe cemetery gate to the southern limits of the government reservation, Mr. McCORD CONFIRMED. The Se Nomini Myron H. McCord has been confirmed as governor of Arizona. The vete was taken immediately after the Senate went into ex- ecutive session today, and without further debate. Tae vote stood <9 to 1 After the confirmaticn of McCord the Senate took up the contested nomination of J. W. Hughes to be postmaster at itirmi te Acts Fa ham, Ala. The charges against Mr. Hugh were of a purely personal character, ar related mainly to his re cred- iters. Senator Chandler, ding ©) of the commitice, opposed confirmat while Senator Pettus, democrat. puss Hughes’ cause. After speeches by these senators a vote was taken, resulting in Mr. Hughes’ confirmation. ———— STER OF COrYR man MAY BER TS. Thorvald + Connecte: re, for Many Years With the Library. The librarian of Congress will probab! appoint Mr. Thorvald Solberg of ccpyrights, the new by law for the Congressional Mr. Solberg is a native of Wi: sin and of Seandanavian birth. in and of Scandinavian birth. tw rs he held a position in the law department of the Congressional Library sning it to law 9k publishing for whom he traveled extensively abroad. Mr. Solberg is the author of a book upon copyright law, z as an au- thority upon all matters connected with it. — TO COMMAND THE FL Commander Richards Ordered to Re- lieve Commander Hanford. Commander B, S. Richards has been de- ached from duty as inspector of light- house district at € nnati, and ordcred to the command of the cruiser Alert, re- lieving Commender F. Hanford, who is ordered home and granted three month: Commander G. A ‘Krell, from the Port Reyal to the Mth lightho rict, at nnati; Passed Assistant Surgeon L. ling, from the Norfolk hospital a ist from the to the Philadelphia hospital; Pas: ant Surgeon R, Kennedy Philadelphia h Norfolk ho: pv Surgeon the Min- neapolis, to await tant Sur- geon A. Farenholt, Oregon, wita insane patient, to Washi and then to the K. S. Vermen Surgeon W. M. Wheeler, from’ the Island ho: pital to the Oregon; Assistant Surgeon J. *. Pryor, from the naval laborator3 York, ‘to the Naval hospital, Mare Island, al. MAY APPOINT TURL' Speculation Regarding the Successor of the Lute Senator Harris, Speclal Dispateh to The Evening Star. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., July 17.—A special from Johnson City says: “The situation with regard to the senatorial appointment is about the same. Gov. Taylor is very much inclined toward T. ®. Turley of Mem- phis, however. A McMillan delezation ts on the way, and the governor will, in all Probability, not make any decision until after he received this delegation, which will arrive there this afternoon.” FATAL TROLLEY CAR COLLISION, One Man Killed and Seven Woundea in the Accident, HARTFORD, Conn., July 17.—Three trol- ley cars were in collision on the Hartford- New Britain line near Cedar mountain at 0 this mornin, Andrew Puppi, a rail- road laborcr, was instantly killed and seven other laborers were taure or less injured. vo C38 met in collision at the point ni d and nothing had been Gone to aighten out the mix-up when a third hing on and crashed into the latter car co! ned a party of railroad laborers on their way to work. Puppi was sianding on the iront platform and was frightfully crush ——___ Appraisers of Chippewa Lana. delegaticn composed of senators and ntatives from Minnesota called on » commissioner of the land office con- cerning the appointment of appraisers for the Chippewa lands in that state. A bill Was passed in 1889 to sell the land for the fine timber upon it. The greater part of it has been sold, and it was to urge the appointment of ‘appraisers, whose names were presented by the delexation, to value the timber, that the led. It'is under- stcod that the commissioner will recom- mend for appointment to Secretary Bliss the ones the Minnesotans wish. 2 Treasury Promotions. Royal E. Wilbur of Naw York has been promoted from $1,400 to $1,000, and Mrs. Kate B. Wood of Michigan, from $1,200 to $1,400, both in the internal revenue bureau, Treasury Department. ———_—_ +e -_____ Increase In City Post Office Receipts. The receipts of the Washington post of- fice for the quarter ending June 30, 1897, show an increase of $11,488 over those for the corresponding period of last year. The increase is 8.7 per cent for the quarter. Tris is due partly to the decrease of the receipts for the month of June, 1896, which were 14 per cent below those of June, 1896. There was no evident reason for this de crease. => ee No Report on Fitchie. The nomination of Thomas Fitchie to be commissioner of immigration of New York was consilered by the Senate committee on immigration, but owing to the absence of a quorum a report could not be made. A favorable report is expected when a quo- rum is secured. es Assistant Surgeon Wanted. An The civil service commission announces that an examination will be held on August 12 and 13 in this city and other places, where it has competent boards of examin- ers, to establish registers of eligibles for the grades of acting assistant surgeon, sanitary inspectors and interne in the United States marine hospital service. From the register established as the result of th's examination a selection will be made to fill a vacancy in the grade of act- ing assistant surgeon at Portland, Me., at a salary of $600 per annum. —-———_-e Baltimore Market BALTIMORE, July_17.—Flour, firmer— Western super, 260 ; do. extra, 300a370; do. family, 380a415; winter wheat patent, 425a430; spring, do., 410a440; spring wheat straight, 595a410—receipts, 2,819 barrels; ex- Ports, 304 barrels; sales, none. Wheat strong—spot and month, 7914a70%; August, T3%a76; September, 75ma76: steamer, No. 2, red, 77\ga77%—receipts, 91,865 bushels; ex- ports, 48,000 bushels; stock, 536,517 bushels; sales,98,000 bushels--southern wheat by sam ple, 76a80; do. on grade, 78a80. Corn strong =spot and month, 304331; August, 30%a31; September, 314a31%2; steamer mixed, 27 27%—receipts, 49,463 bushels; exports, none; stock, 676,352 bushels; sales, 65,000 bushels; southern white. corn, 22333; do. yllow, 33a34. Oats firm—No. 2 white, 26a26%; No. 2 mixed, 2%a23%—receipts, 13,725 bushels exports, none; stock, 145,585 bushels. Rye firm—No. 2 nearby, 40%; No. 2 western, 41 bid—receints, 585 bushels; exports, none; stock, 12,049 bushels. Hay firm—choice timothy, $13.50a$14. Grain freights quiet, advance in grain checks business, unchang- ed. Sugar, firm—granulated, 495%. Butter quiet—fancy creamery, 15a16; do. imitation, 12a13; do. ladle, 11; good ladle, 9a10; store packed, 8a10." Eggs firm—tfresh, 10%. Cheese steady—fancy New York, 60 pounds, 9; do. 35 pounds, 9%; do. 22 pounds, 93. Whisky, unchanged. SE es Grain Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York tock exchange, correspondents Messrs. burg, ‘Thalmann a Co., New York. = ™ 27 me 757 7.60 a 42 40 42 FINANCE AND TRADE Generally Higher Prices Prevailed on Wall Street Today, ATTENTION DIRECTED 10 THE GRANGERS Good Crops and a Good Foreign Demand Expected. > MARKET GENERAL REPORTS - Special Dispateh to Th SEW YORK, July ng Star A fair dema and an absence of pressure to ombined in establishing a high of prices in today’s stock marke mest impo: ial t fa is rin th situation tion uistuifs is of Pp excellent vests the dest imable fies. pr at home insur interior to the 1 to an Spe abundant dy in process of dis perity of the fall sea the atiroad in coincid: the per. Pi s corpo in bankrupt IMINUNiti ss, It is therefore encouraging to see the future prosp of the individual through the medium of corporate activity. When it is con: 4 what ave que finance and polities hi directly on divi I satis: tien in this ui significance of the présent outlook be recognzcd. It is ly surprising in view of these facts t closes the week in an opt & The the tariff bill and the adjournment of Congress are factors which will become conspicuous during the com- ing week. The market is ed upon to reflect this relief from legisiation in a higher level of prices. Just at the ciose of t S recent predictions tive to the adopticn of the House sugar schedule were confirmed in Washington d This triumph for the Hou: manding almost universal admiration, had little or the price of the stock. 4 needed as the prospe h action became more and more apparent, but no significant de- cling followed pected to exert a marked influence i market, when more definite infermation will be obtainable and the news becomes more widely distributed Expert opinion varies as to the immediate action of the stock, but ft is thought that the lowest prices will come from the first shock. ‘There will be disappointment in speculative circles, ho r, and not @ few of the larger operators ‘will take ad- vantage of this fact. The rest of the market ma sitate, but Sugar's troubles will not deter the move- ments in the mystery-lacking properties accepting law rather than making it to suit every emergency The weekly reflects an increase of over $1. in cash, the bull ot which has come from the The increase in loans is slight, be than $400,000, but the reserve fund is in- creased $4, The total surplus re- serve holdings riod of re sla vlate an active and bet - FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, er market. The foliowing are the openin and the lowest and the closin New York s th pr by Cerson York stock exchang: Messrs. Moore & Schley, ) Broadway. Open. Low. Close, in Spirite. 11% 1% 11% ican Spirits, pid Boy wy Bog ican Sugar 183% Vtg 158% in Sugar, pid. ee : c American T American © Atchison . Baltimore & On Bay State Gas... Canada Southern Canada Pacith ago Nort Chicago Gas CM. & Consolidated Gas Del. Lack. & W Delaware & Hudson, Den. & Rio Grande, ptd. Erie Gel plectris lilinois Central. Lake Shore. Louisville & Nashvilie Metropolitan ‘Traction Mahattan Elevate Michigan Central Missouri Paci National Lead Co. National Leau Co., pid. New Jersey Central. New York Central Northern Paciti Northern Paciil Ont. & Western Fulunan ¥. C. Southern Ry. ‘Tenn. Coat & Union Pacitic. U.S. Leather, pia!” Wabash, pid’... ern Union tel Sliver... Laclede Gas. spe, 10 at 1 Lanston M National Cnion District of 101 i id. Fund. ‘currency Metropolitan Railroad i, vid. bid. bi lus I ‘company, ser. 18, Tuited States Electric Light) Debenpar 110 asked. Chesapeake a 101 bid. American & . 100 bid. Ames y Ist Gs, 10 . pany Imp. 68, 106 bid. By Exten, Gs, 106 bid. Masonic Hall Association Fine 108 bid National “Bank Stocks, Bank of Ws 200 bid. Met olitan, id, B10 aske tral, bid. anmers and “banal Second, 130 bid. Citizens’, 1 bid. Columbia, 125 bid. Capital, 117 bid. West Bad, 104 bid, 107 asked. Ancoln, 101 bid, 105 asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. onal Safe Deposit and Trust, 115 asked. Wasi om Lown a Trust, 119 bid, 1: sked. Ameri urity and Trust, 142 bid. nd Washington Safe Deposit, 54 vid. Katiroad | Stocks. Capital Traction Company, vopolitam, 113 bid. Co.vambia, 56 bid. Belt, 20 xsked. Eekington, 2) asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, x41% bid, 44 asked. Georgetown Gas, 42 bid. United States Electric Light, 05 bid. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen's, 30 bid, 40 asked. Franklin, 36 bid. “Metropolitan, 65 bid, SO asked. Corcoran, 56 bid. Potomac, 67’ asked. Adlingt 138 bid. German-American, 190 bid. National 5a bid, 56 arked. Union, 10 bid, 14 asked. Columbia, 12 bid, 16 asked” Riggs, 7% vid. 84 axked. People’s, Lincoln, x8% bid. Commerchat.4% bid. Title’ Insuance Stocks.—Iteal te ‘Title, 108 asked. Columbia ‘Title, ‘"felepbone Stocks wana, 38 bid. peake and Potomac, 2684 bia, asked. ‘Graphopuone, Suet: can ‘9 bid, 9! ‘American afer i 10 polomcoes Gua Car ee a ame tar np