Evening Star Newspaper, July 20, 1897, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1897-12 PAGES. = = ay . BY r es LVE! ae . : = 4 : aa, ASSAULT ae 2 ar ag PETS LATE NEWS BY WIRE oo pea genes GOING TO HAWAII READI NG T H E Bl LL MORTONS STILL FAVORITES Be FINANCE AND TRADE Hlect Delegates to State Convention. = * Offense. baie a, Spectal Dispatch to The Evening Star. Admiral Miller to Sail for Honolulu Au- vase ed Their Chances for the Cup Enhanced by Error | Mr. 2nd Mrs. Frederic B. Keefer of 3d Baltimore News Comes Out for Mal-) ‘tactstsrows, ut, ny 31 the some soe Tariff Conoco Report Taken Up erect si, "eoeen ces, oars 2 |Bugar Stock Was Again the Featare stor for Mayor. eapeeogaaesen fie eigen in, the Senate, Pea ee orien of Wall Street, SSS delegates to the state convention, which | He Will Be in the City This Week to a Eas ae The Washington Boys Are Working | from the opposite direction, and, according ANYTHING T0 BEAT GORMAN > Claim is Made That Malster Can | Carry Independent Vote. rr ARE WARNED = today as an editorial in boiling by ws openly a Mr. William T. s of the he | s ere | | ma. at the sfore one of the Mr. Maister’s r statement that him if he should to have ainst support to support thi supporters the the 1 without to nominatl rman. he re-election of Gor- ates Senate would he a natioral calamity. The triumph of this elitician 1 test after all the tack on him will be hameful ending of the might years of pre! n made for the bette a} condition. The peo) imore cannot rd to make aw this vital matter. The mayor is two years. If orr choice should for bad one the ease is epen for Bu to send German ad plunge us into ical wret Ars. in the for polit when seek to 4 lic opi ndidates has paper should of enlizhtened y situation created in this city by over-ze ‘al managers. Ax to Wr. Malster's Fit “As te Mr. Malster’s fitness for the mayor alt shall know better after ne h Those who do so rather on the basis of political company he keeps than be- of anything directly touching him- All of us can readily recall the cold- with which Hooper's candi- was regarded and the pleasant con- to all th ich his honest an straightforward course as mayor has fur- » corrective m to the grav tl we been in office a few menths. cerdemn the cause self. him nished. We shall hope that in the event of Mr. Malster's nomination and election he will not disappoint these prophecies. But the question of fitness aside, there can be no doubt of his strength as a candidate. He has been showing every day for weeks Bis popularity with the people, and there seem. article of doubt that if he rec nomination by gaining a ma- jcrity of the votes east in the primary he nz out a solid party support at the e@tion. e An» hing to Beat Ga man, “This is what is n Unite the ri ndents wil 1 to beat ty, and the inde ugh votes to ov legislative ticket. lican party tion of it Db ised, and G aplicate situation, we say hands © their own should be Will- 1 rot be a sing] Baltimore who alster’s name heads the republican city ticket.’ — NOW COME: SYRUP TRUST. Meeting in Chieage to Organize an Association of Mixers. CHICAGO, July The glucose trust Will have a little bre soon. He will pr¢ one of these days ably be called for short the “Syrup Trust.” Last evening there wer assembled at the Commerc Exchang: representatives of nearly all the leading makers of syr and jams—known to the trade as “mixers’—in the country. The meetirg was held behind closed doors, but it was learned that a committe of three was appointed to confer with C. B. Matthi ef the glucose trust. The committee had three propositions to place before Mr. Naturally the one ef most in had to do with his fu ture pi ng with the “mixers.” The commi Mr. Matthiesen, but he was non-« al. Wait until August 1,” sald he, ‘and I will be able to talk with you. He had only reached Chicago, he In his new possessions. Indeed, tories would not be operated by eiati until after Aug 1, and so he could nut be ted to say what he id do until after that. commit which comprised John radshaw of Chicago, P. J. Towle of ul and Mr. Winterman of St. Louis back t ting result confer some debate ielegates ney would take no toward an association un- y ew Matthiesen’s inten- So & was xdjourned, to be reconvened t at the call of the chairman ss of Ka: City. ——- BOYD MINERS sTRIK Mad Quit Once and Then Returned to I 20.—Throngh the efforts ‘ameron Miller the 1 41 Works, Hurst & Co., at Smock’s station, and the Lynn Coal Works, jay and the mines are closed. These men quit last week, but returned to work when the companies All the mines on the nia and Charleston ratl- granted the advance. Pittsburg, Virg ALTIMORE, Jul contest for tutions adopted, seven in numbe republican nomina mayor has | ¢cntained a mild indorsement of thi : eego platform. Three of the seven road are r v closed. Mr. Mill n work today in the coke region. He says that te the an- mouncem! hat not more than fifty cars of coal are being sai oad om the region “have irformation that a of coal ¥ out from region, these shipments have be- come a pre gle. —-_-+-_— COUNT CREIGHTON ROBBED. factor in the labor strug- Beaten by Highwaymen at the of His Home, OMAHA, Ne July 2.--Count John A. Creighton was held up at the gate of his home last night, severely beaten about the head and robbed of a valuable diamond stud and a considerable sum of mone John Schenck, Count Creighton’s brother- in-law. who answered his cries for help, was also robbed of a valuable diamond. Count Creighton’s injuries are very severe. — Coffeen Miners Get a Ratse. HILLSBORO’, ML, July 20.—The Coffeen Miners have received an additional raise of @ve cents, making ten cents in all since the beginning of the strike. The mine re- eeiver says he will continue to make rea- ate @onable raixes to keep his men at work, and will pay the scale agreed upon at th end of the strike. —_.___ Firemen Will Give Atd. PEORIA, Ul, July 20.—The Grand Lodge @f the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen im convention here today sent out an ur- gent request to all subordinate lodges to contribute financial aid to the striking coal miners. meets in Raltimore to name a state ticket. As the gold democrats were ignored at the prin on Saturday they had no representatives in the convention, and as the white metal men and i it all their own way. Suchanan Schley, the lately de- posed surveyor of the port of Baltimore: consequ Moore, late superintendent of the nd House of Cort tion, and P. A. . late councy schools superintend- | iherents of and work« men, active on t ntion, and were large nee in ing its course and ac A. Witmer was president of the ation. to a loud denunciation of ington for his course in the United States Senate on the Cuban question and his interfer in local matters of his eded to ar ganization of its party m 1 an « resolution which provided for the ousting of the present three members of the state central committee and the elec- tion of five new members. This was dope ha view of getting rid of E.W.Mealey. a member of the old_commi nd who yd democrat. The members ches: J Wade, T. A. Poffenbderger, Dr. rand Moore. were selected to the ention, of the twenty-five riects of the naming one member. ee MINES. RAILROAD TO THE Capitalists: WI Sebeme war Have ests in Atask 1 Dispeteh to The Evening Star. WILMINGTON, Del., July 20.—This state ferment of excitement over the g reperts of discoveries of gold in Yukon distrie:. ‘The real cause of the is the fact that a large section strict is owned by t syndicates, which have formed during the past is start the agitation Yukon « in be n and r, © now almost ready to begin cperations. One Ned the British Co- lumbia jold Mining Company J. Edward Addicks is at the head of it. The compan: capitalized at $5,000,000. Four million of stock have already been sold, and tomorrow Mr. Addi privete tary, Charles H. I er, will open n office at 65 Broadway, New York, and ining million on the market. Kittinger of Seattle, who has interest in the syndicate, rut the re Georse a large financ telegraphed to Mr. Addicks yesterday that he would start today for St. Michael's Is- investigate the situation there. A vareans, particularly friends in Kent have subscribed land to large number of De among Addi poli and Sussex counties, heavily for the stock. iby ature last spring. 009,000 and has an from the Canadian and the Wes It is capital important con government. Th ate compris ral well-known Yerk capitalist well as a larg’ number of Delawareans Willard Sauisbury, who was a candi¢ for United States senator hi win- ter: Preston Lea and Superintend De Hutchings of the W ngton City Railway Company, are the ng fact syndicate. H. L Packard, an plorer, who terested in th has hee for a com sements for the o n of its cl i the He will leave here in ow Jureau. The Saulsbury mplates sheme to bul the heart of long i the gold fields. ———— EXCHANGE E) LIVE S'TOC D. Be Organized in Opposition ton CHEN, Held to the Mo., July 20.—In KA (SAS federal court here Judge Phillips has is- sted a temporary injunction, di the traders’ live stock exchange of Kan- sas City, pending nal hearing of the case in November. ange is sociation of about 150 mene al live stock inst them w District. Attorney the at- peculation on the lo and the proceeding az: y United r under instructions from general. tion of the Sherman anti-trust law is charged: the charges resulting from a rule of the exchange which prevents its members from trading with non-members or trading with commission firms which b from or sell cattle to local dealers not members of the exchange. > — ING OF LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN. MEE Convention at Cincinnatl Atte! Representatives of Other Orders. CINCINNATI, Onio, July 20,—The Brot erhood of L omotive Firemen begin a three meeting here today. ‘This sting will have a collateral attendance of the kindred brotherhoods and orders of railway engineers, conductors, and trainmen. To at th agzoon, W Enes centering here morrow will be th All proceeding outiv sion. Thursda3 y. will be given up to excursions at wili about the city. : __ HANSEN dled by switchmen at sock, Dp offic meet the wiil ness day. will be MRS. With Swindling Dr. Held in $1,000 Bail, NEW YORK, J Mr who was thought to be the notoric on are con- fidence operator, Ellen Peck, voluntarily surrendered herself to the Brooklyn police today and was held in $1,000 bail to answer an indictment charging her with conspiracy. is alleged to nave borrowed large sums of money, some say $10,000, from Dr. Lott of Brooklyn, who died recent It was stated that she repre ed her- self to be the widow of a Danish admiral. This Mrs. Hansen den! She also says that there was no conspiracy in the mat- ter and that Dr. Lott lent her y in an ord y, without any fraud on her part. She admits that part of the loan has not been repatd. She has been living in City with one of her daughters. ef Murphy of the Jersey City police said he had known Mrs. Hansen to be a swindler sine 1803. During the centennial ar, he said, she lived in Philadelphia, was then known as the wife of Henry son, a lawy: Chief Murph sald the woman had trav- eled under the aliases of Hansen, Gibson, Klink and Keck at various times, ‘and that she was not Ellen Peck. The’ Brooklyn pelice share in this belief. _>- Wedding in High London Soctety. LONDON, July 20.—The Honorable Assh- ton Nathaniel Curzon, brother of-the Right Hon. George N. Curzon, under secretary of state for the foreign affairs, was married u afternoon to Miss Merey Lilian O’Keozer. ——— Mr. Day Will Summer at Canton. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 20.—Assistant Secretary of State Day is expected at Can- ton today. He is to be accompanied by his son Will and expects to spend the sum- mer at his old Canton home, preferring it to any other place for recuperation, —— Killed on a Grade Crossing. ALLENTOWN, Pa., July 20.—William H. Laubach of Catasauqua, aged sixty years, a prominent coal dealer, tried to cross the Lehigh Valley railroad ahead of a moving freight train, in this city at noon today, and Was struck and instantly killed. —_~+ = Increased Force in Burlington Shops. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., July 20.—The force of men in the tin department of the Burling- ton shops in this city have begun working ten hours a day, and all employes of that company are now working full time, for the first time in several years. The force has also been increased in all departments. A great rush of work necessitated the in- crease in hours and number of employes. . Consult About His As- signment. Rear Admiral J. N. Miller, who repre- sented the United States navy at the queen's jubilee, has notified the Secretary of the y that he will be in this city before the end of the present week to con- fer with him regarding his assignment to the command of the Pacific station as the relief of Rear Admiral Beardslee. He is now in New York, where he arrived Sat- urday on the cruiser Brook! ampton. yn from South- Orders were issued this afternoon for Admiral Miller to. ser rd for the examination of € . Ni ten, commandant of the yard, for promotion to hington navy the grade of rear admiral. ‘The other members ef the board Will be Admirai Sieard, commanding the squadron, and Admiral Mat- . of the bureau of js and docks, y Department. It is expe that ihe board wili complete its work fore the close of the pre nt week. Uniess present plans are chang! miral Miller will sail for Honolulu on the mail steamer leaving San Francisco on the Sth proximo. He will reiteve Admiral Beardslee immediately upon his arrival at the Hawaiian capital. He will fly Hag on ihe cruiser Philadelphia, now at lulu, until his new flagship, the Balt fitting out at San Francisco, is ready which will not be much before xt. It is understood thai the lip Oregon, which has just arrived an Francisco from a cruise in Puget , will be sent to Honolulu shortiy, i that the gunboat Bennington will be nt to the same place to relieve the cor- vette Marion, which is to be in need ef repairs But for the fact that the Oregon has no accommodations for fag oft would be usec Mille zship_inste or the Philad or the Baltimore. By the changes pre the United States will soon be represente in Hawaiian waters by three warships in- Stead of by two, as at present. The is- crease is due to the expectation of favor- able action by the Senate on the annexa- tion treaty. If the tr is not itied at this session of ( it will the licy of the administration to maintain tus quo in Hawaii until the Senate for action had an opportunity on the tre reguiar beginn xt. No interfe ipated, but it is - ed the part ef wisdom to see that the Ha- an republic is fully ected in all its rights pending the of the an- settlement DELEGATES. n Stormy Meet- Houxe. The Democrats Hay ing at Fairfax Court Correspondence of ‘The Evening FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE, Va Suly, 19, 1597. A mass meeting was held here today to elect to the democratic state which meets in Roanoke. The had a stormy time. It was to sr by Judge Jas. M. Love, county chairman, after which npson was elected permanent chairm delega convention, participants called the ore After considereble di to the manner of choos! tne it was om each of the several id get together ion of them. The ed: From Provi- t. W. Moore, 8. R. Dono S. Swarts; Mt. Verne G. Moore, Dr. Ii. Nevitt; Lee, M.D. Hall, Thornton rshail; Centerville, S. F. Ast Lewis Machen, Dr. A. G. Coombs Dr. Leig amuel W son, Alfred iment w: mously in favor Tyler ernor, and the m Instructed th for hin: but when a motion was made that they b also instructed for Jas. R. Caton of Alex- andria city for lieutenant governor it was found that was 3 ided dif- ference of opinion. m which had been threatening then burst forth, and great c ensued, . D. Hall stood up in a chair in order to ure a position of elevation, and made a vigorous speech the resolution. R. W. Moore then climbed upon the table used by the members of the bar, and also ad- Tessed the meeting in opposition. He was followed by Jos. E. Willard, R. E. Lee, Lewis I. Machen, and others, all using tha ame rostrum, and all being considerably interrupted. A motion to adjourn wi citement and me. The ch s then made, and confusion again reigned irmar, jumped upon the ffort to preserve order. djournment was put, and and noes seemed equally vovif the meeting was declared ad- Journed. ge MES. BROWNS CHILDREN FOUND. pany of n Woman Named Jennie Crosby, CHICAGO, July 20.—Mrs. Jennie Crosby, who dl red from a steamer at the docks in t y on aturday with Dewitt T. gnd John, the little sons of Mrs. Annie Brown of this city, has been arrested at Batavia, on the charge of abduction. The boys, who are ten and eight years old, re- tively, were ined and with- out shoes or stockings. They were ragged Were In Co and presented a generally forlorn appear- ance that cate they passed through experiences, Mrs. Crosb: ldren had not been abducted, but were n with the consent of thelr mother, who was anxious to get them away from their father, who whipped them on the slightest provocation. She suid that the understanding was that Mr Brown was to join her at Aurora, where the two women and the boys would live together. says she first met Mrs. Brown and latter's sons at the Ho: for the Fric s, where Mrs. trying to place her so: v perintend- ent refused to take them and she and Mr: Brown began talking about the . The result was, she said, that it was agreed Mrs. Crosby should take the boys to Au- rora, where Mrs. Brown would join them. On leaving the boat at Chicago she bought tickets for Aurora. Arriving there she went to the police station and secured supper and lodging for the might. The next morning, Mrs. Crosby said, they started north. Upon arriving at Batavia, having ralked all the way, they were arrested. Mrs. Crosby admitted her identity at once and apparently made no effort to conceal the fact that her charges were the children of Mrs. Brown. She said that her home was at 258 Wash- ington street, Boston, and that she was a cireus performer. ile showing in San Francisco two years ago, she said, she fell from the trapeze bar, and, alighting on her head, received injuries from which she had never fully recovered. Since this accident she has been subject to epileptic fits. ——.__ Glove Contest Pletures Prohibited. LOS ANGELES, Cal. July 20.—An ordi- nance has been passéd by the city council, and {ts now in force, which prohibits the public exhibition of pictures of glove con- tests by the vitascopes or other similar devices, The ordinance is the result of the petition of the Women's Christian ‘Temper- ance Union, and was passed upon the rec- ommendation of the public morals .commit- tee. aa Prominent Pennasylvanian’s Suicide. LEBANON, Pa., July 20.—John Brendle, aged forty-five years, of Schaefferstown, this county, committed suicide today by shooting himself in the head with a 38- caliber revolver. He was a prosperous farmer and was for many years justice of Heidelburg township. He was a brother of A. 8. Brendle, a prominent attorney of the Lebanon bar. A widow and two deughters survive the suicide. It matters little what it is that you want scwhether a situation or a servant—a “want” ad. in The Star will reach the person who can fill your need. ~ ANIMATED DEBATE ON LUMBER a Mr. Teller Denounces the House Provisions. THE COMPE¥ITOR PRISONERS + The tariff struggle was removed to the Senate today, but there was little evidence of an exciting contest when the session opened. Several of the senators who have been absent from the city, were back again, anticipating that every vote might be needed. . The gallery attendance was greater than usual, although there was no crowd. On the desk before Mr. Allison (lowa), in charge of the tariff bill, was the ponderous manuscript of the tariff conference report. Immediately after the prayer a message from the House announced the agreement of that body to the conference report. Con- siderable routine business was disposed of before the tariff repert was cailed up. A resolution by Mr. Morgan (Ala.) was agreed to, asking the President as to what indemnity, if any, had been asked of the Spanish government fcr the arrest and sub- uent expulsion of Samuel T, Tolon, an Am ean citizen, from Cub Mr. Allison then forn conference report and a on. try (Ark.) interposed the request resolution empowing the ident to take steps for the release of Ona Melton and other Competitor prison- ers be consic 1. He urged that it was more important to protect American citi- unjustly held by Spain, than to pa: f bill. If this resolution was not eon- sidered now, the tariff discussion would cut it off, With some reluctance Mr. lison agreed to let the resolution be considered, with the agreement that there should be no de- bate and an immediate vote. The import- ant resolution was then put on its final passage, and without comment and by unanimous vote was » call, The Vice President sponse to an inquiry by Mr. that the pending Union was the unfinished business, come up at 2 p.m. unless displaced. ‘This drew from Mr. Morgan a statement as to the purpose to have full discussion of the pending question. It was intended, he said, to discuss the tariff report in all its po- litieal, financial and historical bearings. Aside from this it was proposed to secure sed without a roll announced in_ re- Allen (Neb.) Pacific resolution and would consideration for the Union Pacific resoln- tion, efther by itself or during the tariff debate, if th me ess . It was not an orderly ce, but, said Mr. Mor- gan, when men re tied up and last over the back they were not disposed stand on the niceties of procedure, It was more important, he said, to save $59,000,000 by the Union Pacific resolution than to pass the tariff bill. Mr. Allison mildly suggested ti was no disposition to cut off all able consideration of the repo: too important, over, to give ot questions which might be brought ward. Confer The cont detail, When Jones (Ark.) made an fainst proceeding on the techal F planation on no opportunity rt Read. s then wi ArNest c Re report read in s read prote nee Ww me een for the contre ronsider it in committee, It had b 1 through the House in a » day, without time for preparation to discuss it there. It was fue to the American peoph he declared, that some explanation be giv The readin f the long conference report then proceeded rapidly. There w fre- quent inquir hy Mr, Jon nd bricf ex planations from Mr. Allison these did but not cause niaterial delay. Seven pages of the printed report, covering thi ight pages of the bill, were disposed of in the helt hour. Wien the item of window glass was reached Mr. Jones read a telegram just re- ceived from leading window glass dealers of New York, saving the restoration of the Dingley rate would place a duty equivalent to 140 per cent on this article, which would prohibitory and would stop all revenue from this source amendments led to a long ate, ‘Teller and Mr. Vest contended that the $2 rate on white pine and the retaliatory clause against Canadian logs in effect per- mitted a double tax. Mr. Teller declared that the whole thing was conceived in the interest of a few mill men of Michigan, Min- nesota and Wisconsin, by which they would be enabled to r the price of pine $3 to $4 per thousand. Mr. the Pettigrew confers >.) severely criticised amendment, making per- sto the Michigan senators. id the $2 was izned to benefit a a who own What standing pine there Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesata. n Was worth $10,- and was prominent in republican politics. He is the man who “manipulates the election of se s in Michigan,” as- serted Mr Pettigrew. This condition made the lumber amendment an important one ” This one lum- 000.000 counted against the in- and votes of 10,000,000 men of ordt- means. ‘The conference report ought pe rejected on Ut one lumber item. It full of tricks, 1. mmenting ona newspaper clipping as hering of lumbermen in Mr, Bur- room, Mr. Pettigrew said it showed the pine amendment would take over GAKMOK) Out of the pockets of the people put it in the pockets of “this. litt nbermen gathered in Burrow: While the bill full of such Mr. Pettigrew asserted that the rate was one of the worst and most e¢d tricks of the whole bill. sbi se is in One Michigan lumbern 000,000, to the “Michizan machine berman 5 $1 t x and group of 1 reem.”” tricks, lumbe bare New Inter Collector. The President has directed the removal of Charles M. Shannon, collector of inter- nal revenue for the district of New Mexico, al Reve: aud has selected A. L, Morrison as his successo! — a ixempted From ‘Taxes. The new tariff bill makes a new con- cession to American vessels in foreign trade or trade between the Atlantic and Pacific by exempting from intefMal revenue taxes distiHed and fermented liquors, to- bacco and cigars used as suppiles on such vessels. ee “Naval Orders, Lieut. C. J. Boush has been detached from the Naval Academy and ordered to the An- napolis, Assistant ‘Surgeon C. E. Riggs, from the Vermont to the New York navy yard. The orders of Lieut. R. Hunt to the Annapolis have been revoked, and he is or- dered instead to this city.for examination by the retiring board. phim eee Te Contract for Battery Emplacements. The War Department has contracted with Jones, Pollard & Co, of Baltimore, Md., for the construction of emplacements for a rapid-fire battery at North Point, near Baltimore, af their bid of $15,796.50. eats eo To Bicycle Abroad. Senator Kyle, Dr. Chas. W. Brown, H. W. Thomas and A. B. Dent will leave for New York tonight, and sail for Southamp- ton, England, on the steamship New York Wednesday morning. The party take bi- cycies with them, and intend visiling points of interest in England, Sco: id and Ire- land awheel, and may exténd their trip to the continent. Suburban, Mail Delivery, Superintendent Machen of the free de- livery division of the Post Office Depart- ment has not yet taken up the question of the extension of the free delivery sery- ice to suburbs of this city owing to the demand on his time in attending to other work of his office. Mr. Machen expects to take up this question during the latter part of the present or early in next week. Like Beavers and Failure Seems Almost Impos: le. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. + SAN ANTONIO, Tex., July 20.—The Breatest competition of recent years in the Interstate military drill is now fairly under way, the Thursten Riftes of Omaha, Neb., having yesterday broken the ic. The Thurstons tock the field pefore thou- sands of spectaters, and for thirty-four pinutes maneuvered in a manner that, speaking generally, was noticeably superior to their drill t won the championship at Memphis in 1895, Capt. Foye, however, made a most glar- ing error, that may cut pretty much of a figure in the rating of his comp The manus: of arms by the numbers executed and then closed. The company bad loaded and was standing at “ready when of the judges interrupted the drill ard directed the attention of the eap- tain to a number on the program Capt. Foye hesitated a moment, brought his command to order arms again, opened ranks and preeecded to execute the manual without the numbers. The fire by the ecmpany was to complete flank right hb file from coiumn of fours, and was poorly executed, several individual crrors being noticed, Boys Were Heartbroken. When they returned to their quarters it is known that many of the Thurstons were almost heartbroken. Aside from the drav backs mentioned, however, the drill was prize winner, and the Omaha team is b no means out of the race. The Seeley Rifl who always like a and the Lloyd Ri will compete afternoon in class A. Captain Boyd ing his men constantly since of camp, and will undoubtedly the op make a strony pul! for the cup » in- spection of the Seel morning as viewed from the gr: nd was perfect. After dress parade last evening the Mor- ton Cadets gay ibition ‘drill that held thousands of spectators spelibound for fully an hour. The maneuvering has not been equated by any company that has yet appeared on the field. Captain Shilling and the boys are working as they never worked before. At daylight they are on the field, and for several }ours during the morning the company is formed in the woods, near the river, where the utmost care is given to the manual of arms, load- ings and firings and inspection. All spare moments are devoted to the preparation of the inspection _parapher- nalia, and until Thursday morning half a dozen sergeants of long experience in the Asth United States Infantry will be con- stantly going over and over the rifles to be used in inspection. These rifles reached San Antonio from Washington yesterday. Attending Strictly to Business. Except for dress parade and meals the Mortons are not permitted to leave the im- mediate vicinity of thelr tents, and at 9 p.m, every cadet has retired. The boys are working conscientiously and faithfully, and if the championship is lost it will not be due to lack of earnest endeavor. Directly beneath the Little Rock inscrip- tion of the National Fencibles the Galves- ton cup now bears the words “won by Mor- ton Cadets of Washington, D. C., at nah, Ga., May 14, 1806. ‘The commissioned officers attended a bril- liant bail last evening at the Hotel Menger. The Mortons this evening are to be enter- tained by their maids of honor. Tomorro has been set asic n Antonio day at camp. All the business houses of the city » Rifles and will be closed, and th Company 1 of Minnesot cup. The Morton Cadets have distanc competitors which is brisk toc Personal ¥ ‘Tom 13. Gardner and Louis Fah- . jr, have left on their wheels for town, Md., where they will visit Mr. J. Nelson Morris of thet place. Irwin B. Linten has gone to Island Heights, N. J., to stay until September 1. hief Roger O'Mara of the Pittsburg po- lice force is In the city on a‘visit. He called on Maj. Moore at police headquar- ters this morning. Judge Day, assistant secretal ate, left here last evening for his home in Can- ton, Ohio, where he will spend a short va- cation. Mr. Eckels, controller of the currency, has returned from a week's visit to friends at Saugerties, N. Y. Capt. C. M. Chester, commanding the cruiser Minneapolis, is at the Army and Navy Club. Licut. J. A, Norris of the Naval Acad- emy is at 1221 15th street. Surgeon Wm. S. Dixon of the Brooklyn is at 1421 29th street, on leave of absence. commander W. H. Emory, executive offi- cer of the Brooklyn, which has just re- turned from the queen’s jubilee, ts at 1701 Rhode Island avenue for a few da) Mieut. James Bayliss, 10th Infantry the city on leave of absence. Capt. George F. Foote, retired, is at 1602 K te a trip to He , is in A, Chapin is weeks at Ocean City, Md. Mr. At R. Serven, chief examiner of the vil service commission, returned day to his desk atter a week's was summoned to his old home, Waterloo, N. Y., July 10, by the iliness of his fathet whose death occurred Monday, July 12. Mr. Serven hty-six years old, and had been in failing health for some months, Appointment Clerk John W. Holcomb of the Department of the Interior, has gone to Indiana to spend his vacation. Mr, A. Heward Clark of the Smithsonian Institution has returned from a_ two months’ trip to Europe. a Wherenhouts of the Warships. The batUe ship Oregon has arrived at San Francisco, and the torpedo boat Ericsson arrived at New York. The cruiser Thetis has been put out of commission at the Mare Island navy yard. The Monoeacy has arrived at Hankow and the Michigan at Detroit. The Marblehead has arrived at Charlottetown, P. B. 1. The cruiser Raleigh left Tangier yester- day for Mogador, Morocco. ‘The cruiser Adams is at Sausalito, Cal. ee A Hospital Steward Wanted. The civil service commission gives notice of examinations to establish registers of eligibles for appointments under the gov- ernment August 16 in Washington and other cities where the commission has com- petent boards of examiners for the position of hospital steward in the marine hospital service. A vacancy in this position now exists at San Francisco. = SS vA Medal for Exceeding Orders. A medal of honor has been awarded to Capt. Wm. E. Milier, Carlisle, Pa. At Get- tysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863, this officer, then captain 3d Pennsylvania Cavalry, and com- manding a squadron of four troops of his regiment, seeing an opportunity to strike in flank an attacking column of the enemy’s cavalry, that was being charged in front, exceeded his own instructions, and without orders led a charge of his squadron upon the flank of the enemy, checked his attack, and cut off and dis persed the rear of his column. * -——____ To Be Built at Portland. The contract for the construction of a torpedo boat on the Pacific coast has been awarded to the Wolff & Zwicker iron works of Portland, Oregon. Mr. F. Wolff, the president of the company, is now in this city arranging for the execution of the contract. ————_—+2+—_____ Mr. Bissell at His Old Office. Ex-Postmaster General Bissell visited the Post Office Department today, called on Postmaster General Gary and saw a num- ber of officials: with whom he had been associated during his administration of the department. He was introduced to Mr. Gary by Private Secretary Dawson, who acted as Mr. Bisseil's stenographer while at the head of the department. Mr. Bissell looked well, but he has lost con- siderable fiesh since leaving this city. spending a few to Mr. Keefer, made an insulting remark to Mrs. Keefer, who called her husband's attention to ihe same. Mr. Keefer thereupon dismounted from his wheel, after overtaking the Lakes, and demanded an explanation. None being forthcoming, he proceeded to enga of the assailants in Fitzsimmons manner, and the result was about even until the cond took a hand in the affray and dis- colored Mr. Keefer's eye with his umbrella handle. This was returned with a similar discoloration inflicted by a monkey the only available weapon the cyclist at hand. At this juncture Mr. rege Rosson of No 310 N street northwest, who Was instructing sume ladies in the park, appeared on the scene and followed the as- one Sailants, who retreated upon his appear- nee, while Mr. Keefer sought the bman, Tem O'Neal. The latter shortly on the spot, the assailants in meantime disappearing in a dark pc of the park, watched closely, however, Mrs. Keefer, who was still on her wheel As soon as she located them, Mrs. Kerfes returned and notified Mr. ¢ ul, who, springing on a wheel, so overtook the pair, and placing them under arrest, ried them to police he held them for identification. time, Mr. Rosson met Off and Turner, whom he intor red of th fair, and they in “I to head- Mr. Kee ely identi- assailants ney stoutly maintained the so far as to innocence, and even went ‘laim any knowledge each other. Se Perry, however, quick- ly called the turn on them, and they finally admitted they were 1 hey were station, wher a to a 1 up over > bail each for their appearance this m in the Police Court. When the case was the complaining witnesses, with ception of Mrs. Keefer, were on h decided to forfeit their collar attachment was issued by for their appeal morning, when the case will be heard. => s afternton held by Judge Mills in $400 bail for the ac- tion of the grand jury to answer the charge of having entered the vacant house of Mr. James Kane, with intent to rem ve therefrom the lining of a bath tub and other plumbing fixtures. There have been a large number of rob‘. of vacant houses reported to the police authoritics, and the latter are very anxious to catch the miscreants. Dr. Hickling Appointed. The Commissioners today Perey Hickling, M.D., visiting physician the Washingten Asylum for three years from August 2, 1807, vice J. W. Mover, M D., whose term expires August 1, pursuant to the order of November, 1896. —— Death of Chas, N. Hood. Charles N. Heod, one of the electricians of the Capitol, died at the Providence Hos- pital this morning. Mr. Hood born and raised in this city, was a late H. O. Hood, and a brother M. Hood of the Associated Pre il for many months. The fur tomorrow morning, and will be private. aes The Estate Divid The will of the late Rebe worth Humphreys, widow of v. to was on of the Holiings- ne Andrew A. Humphreys,United State dated October 30, 1896, was filed today. testatrix’s daughter, — Leti Atk Humphr is name oirix and the estate is divided I the testatrix’s sons, Henry Charies Humphreys. SS Clatmed to Be an Examiner. Upon an indictment returned in Ken- tucky, United S Marshal Wilson has arrested Otis Walker, colored, and placed him in jail here to await a hearing tefore United States Commissioner Mills tomor- row afternoon. Walker is charged by Joha Jackson, colored, a pensioner livirg in Lexington, Ky., with having represented himself to be a special examiner for t pension office, and with haviag collected certain fees from him in June, 189%, Walker denies the charge. aS Many Fourth-Clasxs Postmaste One hundred and thirty-five fourth-class postmasters were appointed today, this being the largest number acted on any one day for over a menth, when 15 ments recorded high-water mark changes in that class of post office following were among the appointme day: Maryland—Blenheim, Baltimore Henry Trapp. i jallston, Alexandria county, C. Douglas, Lee county, O. Mendota, Washington county, M. Hamilton. coun — Government Receipts. Government receipts—From customs, $1,- 9,631; internal revenue, $209,553; miscel- laneous, $26,)72; national bank notes re- ceived today for redemption, $317,882. —s ‘Transfers of Real Estate. Columbia Heights—James M. Samer et ux. to Samuel H, Bacon, part lot 16, D1 2 $5,500. Marshall-Wm, A. Gordon et al., trustees, to Hemy M. Taibott, lots 1 to 29, bik. IS: 3450, Shepherd Road—Wm. F, King to Jno. J. Peters’ Mill Seat; $14,016 50, nd T strects— t sq. 904; $10, Nwormstedt ot sq. 782; Ki, Ado ghth street southeast by f Ve t to Minna 5 Bd street nort rustees, to Jul tween Nand O streets $2,600. patheast between Land M to Martin L, Weltley, lot Is. lot 14, bik. 1 vin Robert C. lots 63 and 64, bik, 3; $25. — Government Bond: Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers. Bia Asked. 2 per registered. seer 9 soe. 4 per coupon of I ii, 4 per registered © 12 4 per ¢ coupon of 19 125 4 per registered of coupon of 1904... registered of 1904 per cents of 1808. per cents of 1899. ————— Grain and Cotton Markegs. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York curren Currency 6 GAINS $37 A SHARE SINCE MARCH - rs Some Attention Paid to Low- Priced Stocks Today. =< GENERAL MARKET ——— REPORT: petal Dispateh te Tin NEW YORK, July 20.—Lower prices tt | the London ket and sales of upward of 20,00 shares for that account 4 tone to promote a reactionary feeling in local market this morning. ‘Tradera sold a few stocks in both accounts, but no cant ¢ of t S Were re usiness was well dis mmission house #uying at the decline Was seeur at i be- | 10 foreshadow renewed ivity in the coal group. The ngers, while strong beneath the | ce usional loss of gererally well erstood and repre rit sched an advance My marked per share since present extraordins | The iotai appreciatio ization of is in re LON. With prohibi aimst the for- eign refined produ timated that the trust can refine its present holdir cs of raw Sat a profit of §6,000.N00, Add this profit to the lary perce a of routine sales, * enormot ronservatively ed at more 00.000, and the arguments behind surplus, than $2 the present advance are disclosed. Extra dividends and 12 per cent regularly are likely to encourage a demand for these Shares outside of professional Wall street. Expgtt opinion continues te come out in demoartration of the idea that the new tari’ ts jess 2 jal than its immediate ss of all such conclu- es to improve. The f mystery in the advaner stock is wantin ig. licable to the American Tobaceo Company's product are said to be more favor » Is shown on the sur- face. VProvisions, seemingly unimportant to the layman, are sald to have been incor- ated into the bill whereby substantial tits o be had. The f. to demonstrate this argu- ment by higher prices for the stock is credited to the super civity and mon- opoly of Su uritles of th tional Leal Com- mo: ive and « oved new tariff rates are su ory to this f interest hases of th aring your th h ithe nipulatio t wit opinion is market will lead « few days m¢ PENANCIAL The following he st i the ch of the New York stock market today, as reported Corson & Macartney, members New rk stock exchange Correspondents, srs. Moore & Schley, No. 89 Proadw High. Lo 5 11% ints, pl... $ in Sugar American Sugar, pid in Tobacco n Cotton Oli AUN: cn neciosnes, > Baltimore & Omo. Bay State Canada Si > M. & St. Pay & St. Pau Del. Lack. & W . Delaware & # Den. & ito Grande, p Erie Generai_ F Miinois Lake 5! National 1 Nation: New Jerse New York Central. Northern Pacitic. Northern Pac Ont. & Western miral.... ‘enn. Coal & iron Union Pacitic. U.S. Leatner, pf, Waiash, pfd_ Wes c Sliver Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—resutar call—12 o'clock m. nuthaler Linotype, 10 ac 119, 10 at 11s%. Lanston Mono- type. 100 at 19% Distriet of Columbia Bonds. —20-sear Fund. hs, ar Fund Gs, 112 bid. Water 6, 101, 110 bid, Water Stock 1 bid. Fund. currency 3.658, ancous Bonds.—Mctropoliatn Metropolitan Ratiro: Railrosd Cerificate of Metropolitan Kailroad B, 108 bid, Mo asked stock exchange, correspondents Messrs Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York 7: 73% id Rake eet test 7 3 i ares sass BERS: fatty Baltimore Market PALTIMORE, Md., Jul; changed—receipts, 7.515 "barrels: exports, non sales, 675 barrels. Wheat unsettled—spot, 50 by month, 79% bid; August and September, bid; steamer ‘No. 2 red, 76 bi bushels: exports, none;” stock, sates, 62.0.0 bushels “soathern wheat by sample, ashy ; on grade, 70a8i. Com firm les, th and t, S1aB1%; ber, 3 Steamer mixed, Malet eceintas eo 107 eXports, 400 bushels; stock, 708,577 bushels 3s ‘southern white | corn, Fellow, S834. Oats rm—No. 2 Ne, 2) mixed, 23024 firmer"No. 2 uearby, 41; No, 2 western, 11% receipts, 5,436 i ‘Bone: bushels. —ehoice timothy, $13.50a514. Grain ts, more do’ng—steam to Li bushel, 1 r; Cork, for quarter. 36-24. Sake 36.84., Femier. firm, unchanged. unchanged. 110 bid. 111 bid. “United States mp 110 asked. ‘elephone 5s, 101 bid. in Security and Trust Sx, F. and A., 100 bid. American Security and Tiust 3s, 4. 100 bid. Washington Market pany 1s 106 iid. Washington Market Company 106 bid. auzton Market Company Ext tion Ss, 108 b Barak bid. 310 ‘armors and Mechanic 130 bid. Citizens’, 132 bid. 125 asked. Capital, 118 bid. West Eni 107 asked. Lincoln, 102 bid, 106 ask Safe Deposit and Trust Companies Deposit and Trust, 115 asked. Wa a Trust, 119 bid. 125 asked. American Security and Trust, 142 bid. “Washington Sate Deponit, 0 jd. Railroad Stocks.—Capital Traction © mpany, 54% bid, 56 asked. Metropolitan, 112% bid. Co- lomibia, "36 bid. Belt, 20 asked: “Belington, 20 asked. Gus and Electric Light, Stocks.—Washington Gas, x42 bid. 44 asked. Georgetown Gas, 42. bid. United States Electric Light, 954 bid. Insurance Stocks.— Firemen’ bid, 28 asked. Frranklin, 38 bid. Metropolitan, 65 bid, 80 asked. Corcoran,” 56 bid. Botomac, 6714 bid." Arlingt it ‘ational Safe ington Loam 138 bid. German-American, 190 id. Eaton, 10 bid. 14, asted. Daeoda, 12 pia, ie 28% 1d. Commercial, 4% bid, Title arance | 3s ‘teal Estate ‘Title, 108 bid. Columbia Title, 5 bid, 6 asked. ‘Telephone Stocks,—Pennsylvania, 38 bid. - Chesa. O% asked. |. American Preumatie Gua Car- iscellaneows Stocks. — Mergenthaler 1 By 118% bid, 129% asked. Lanston Monotype, Lid. 16 asked, Washington Market, F Fails Ice, 125 asked. some xEx. div. Great —_———_—_ Steamship Arrivals. At Liverpool—Gallia, from Boston; Lau- rcertian, from Montreal.