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2 THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1897-12 LATE. NEWS BY WIRE|LOCKADE aT Dv EA] WEDDERBURN'S CASE Total Loss by Fire of D. Jayne & Son’s Chemical Works. -_—__ + ———_ SEVERAL FIREMEN HORT BY EXPLOSION iAcaictan Chief Engineer Charles McDade Receives Fatal Injuries. DAMAGE ESTIMATED, $100,000 PHILADELPHIA, August 4.—A fire which broke out at 11 o'clock today in the big chemical works of D. Jayne & Sons, at « Bermuda and Tucker streets, Frankford, which are operated by the Barrett Manu- facturing Company, importers and dis- tillers of coal tar and manufacturers of roofing, did damage cmounting to $100,000 before it was gotten under control. The fire originated in the big distilling house, and Is suppesed to have been caused by the expicsion of distilled oil. The distilling house and the valuable machinery was totally destroyed. Other buildings located near the burned structure were badly dam- aged by the flames, and were only saved after a hard fight. Seven firemen and two workmen were seriously Lurned by an explosion which occurred shortly after the fire broke out. Assistant Chief Engineer Charles McDade had all ef his clothing burned off, and 1s probably fatally injured. Others who were seriously Lurned about the face and body are John Newling, Granville Welsh, Samuel ard, John Muhr, Amos Clarrick and "Robert Robert ven other firemen were badly burned ut the hands, but after having their mds dressed left the hospital. The works occupy almost half a block, and will be a total loss. The damage thus far by the flames is estimated at $100,000. —_——>- CONLIN WILL NOT RESIGN. New York Chief of Police Denies Current Rumors. NEW YORK, August 4.—Chief of Police Peter Conlin has returned from a brief vacation in the. A’frondack mountains. He denied emphatically today that he had any intention of resigning from the head of the poiice department. There has been no ground, he said, for the sensational stories declaring that he would withdraw on a pension. “I Intend to hold my position,” he said, “and make effort in the improvement of the force. To this end I shall devote my- . Self as vigorously in the future as I have in the past. I hope to make the greater New York police department more and more a credit to the big city.” At the police board meeting today Com- missioner Moss charged that Acting In- spector O'Brien of the detective bureau had been uncivil to him, and that the method of doing business in the “detective bureau was overbearing and autocratic. He said that many complaints had been made of this, and he presented a resolution to disapprove of O’Brien course in certain matters. —_-——_ CANTON MINERS GO OUT. Resolve to Mine No More Coal Till Strike in Settled. CANTON, Ohio, August 4.—The coal min- érs in this locality cre new awakening to the situation. Over a hundred Osraburg miners, headed by a band, marched to North Irdustry and held a meeting. Afterward they visited all the local mines and succeeded in inducing all the miners to come out. An agreement was reached whereby no coal will be mined for any purpose whatever until the preseat minirg troubles are settled. A gocd deal of exeltement was occasioned by this visit of the Osnaburg men, but the result was ob- tained without trouble and amidst much enthusiasm. STRIKE WANES IN WEST VIRGINIA. Little Progress Being Made Except in Fairmont Region. WHEELING, W. Va., August 4—Except in the Fairmont region, where J. W. Rae and Joseph Wood appear to be making some headway, the strike leaders are los- ing courage. The strike in the Kanawha valley is a failure thus far, while in the New river region there has been but little to lend encouragement. On the Norfolk and Western there is nothing to indicate that a strike was ever ordered, aside from a few disheartened agitators, who are met coldly by the miners. Miners’ day tomorrow is looked forward to with the hope that it may effect a change, especially in the Wheeling district, where so much was expected and so little accomplished, all the miners but fifty be- ing at work’ again. The disorder at Cor- inth last night leads to the fear that seri- ous trouble may follow an attempt to ar- Fest the foreigners who were mixed up in it. ees, CLOUDBURST IN COLORADO. Damage by Flood to Property Abeut Castle Rock. CASTLE ROCK, Col., August 4.—A cloud- burst has occurred here, causing the most serious ficod ever known in this country. Plum creek became a raging torrent in a few minutes, and not less than a hun- dred bridges on that stream and its trib- utaries were washed away. The Denver and Rio Grande and Santa Fe Railway Companies suffered some, but the damage does not interfere with regular train service. Serio: ss NOTED CROOK IN CUSTODY. Harold Marqueise, Wanted in New Yo ca ed California. SAN FRANCISCO, August 4.—Harold Marqueise, alias Harry Kendall, a notor- ious crook, for whom the New York police have had a chase across the continent, and who is wanted in Utica, Y., for five of- fenses—two of burglary and three of grand. larceny—has left the city prison in com- pany with Van R. Weaver, sheriff of Oneida county, N. ¥. The prisoner was se- eurely handcuffed, and Weaver expressed bis determination to see that he remained so until he had him safely in prison in Utica. ; Marqueise, posed in Utica as a physician, and under the cloak of his profession rob- bed the houses and offices of friends, ac- usintances and strangers indiscriminately. He was arrested at Syracuse, N. ¥., !ast January, but escaped. He was recently captured at Los Gatos, in this state. ———___. TO INVESTIGATE INSURANCE LOANS. Claim Made That Kansas Securities Have Sbrank Matertally. vestigation is now being made of the actual value of property in Kansas upon which eastern insurance companies have loans. The investigation is directed by State Superintendent of Insurance McNaill, who will make a detailed statement of the condition of these mortgages and ‘hopes thereby to cause a general investigation of the insurance loan business all over the “country. He believes the security for many of these loans referred to is not worth one- fourth the amount of the loan. E Prospectors and Freight Waiting Transpor- tation to Klondike. Packing Charges Rising Rapidly— More Stenmers to Leave Seattle in See PORTLAND, Ore., August 4.—Jchn H. Smith of Portland, United States commis- sioner for Alaska, writing from Juneau, says: “There ere 500 people now at Dyea wait- ing to get over the pass, and there are several more steamer loads on the way. The Indian packers and the pack, animals have all the freight they can carry to the lakes by the time winter sets in, and hundreds of people will be camping at Dyea and on the lakes all winter,eating the provisions they have taken with them. Prices for packing across the pass. have risen to 25 and 27 cents per pound and the packers are independent at that.” Departure of Vessels From Seattle. SEATTLE, Wash., August 4.—The steam- er Geo. E. Starr got away shortly before midnight with ninety passengers and twen- ty horses. On August 9 the steamer Queen goes north. She will carry between 500 and 600 passengers. On the same date the steam barge Ajax, loaded with stock, will be towed to Dyea by a tug. August 8 the ship Klondike, chartered by Tacoma parties, will sail. On the same day the steamer Coquitlan will sail from Vancouver. August 9 the Mexico leaves. August 12 the Topeka and Rosalie, August 17 the Alki, August 22 the Queen, August 23 the Mexico and August 27 the Topeka. Of these all will go through to Dyea, save the Topcka, which will go no farther thar Juneau unless business justifies. RaSlroad Men Leave for the Mines. TACOMA, Wash., August 4.—There is no truth in the report that the Northern Pa- cific Company has refused to grant leave of absence to its employes. The railway officials say they have plenty of men to handle all their business. The street car companies, however, are having some trou- ble, as many of their employes have gone to the Kiondike country. ——— . MISS PARRISH MISSING. Beautifal Young Woman Disappears From & Chicago Hotel. CHICAGO, August 4.—Miss Mabel Par- rish, a beautiful young woman from San Antonio, Tex., since Saturday night at 11 o'clock has not been seen by her ac- quaintances, so far as known, and her trunks, which were left in room 177 of the hetel, have not been called for. Whether or not she has met with foul play is a question which is being seriously consid- ered. Miss Parrish ceme to Chicago to enter the Chicago College of Embalming, from which institution she was graduated last Wedneséay. The last seen of her was Sat- urday evening, when she was noticed in the woman’s parlor at the hotel talking to a young man. Not until Sunday evening was any notice teken of the absence of the young woman. Wher it was found that she had not been in her room Saturday night or Sunday Chief Kelley went to her apartment, and found that her trunks were still there. Beth were open, and several dresses were spread out on the bed, while a number of articles were scattered about the floor. The hotel people do not believe that she has taken her life. She seemed to have had a considerable sum of monéy with her all the time. ——S DUEL IN STREETS OF CHICAGO. Actor and Cabman Exchange Shots ith Effect to Each. CHICAGO, August 4—Alexander 1. James, who claims to be a vaudeville actor, and E. J. Curtis, a cabman, fought a duel with revolvers at short range in Wabash avenue early this morning. James received a shot in the forehead and Curtis was severely wounded in the side. The trouble was the outcome of a quarrel over 4 woman. A dozen shots were exchanged before the police arrived. —__s—____ WOMAN WARPERS TO STRIKE. Demand Higher Wages and Rein- statement of Former Employes. NEW YORK, August 4.—One hundred women employed as warpers in the Rhe- nania silk mills at College Point, L. I., made a demand today for an increase of wages and for the re-empleyment of the men who struck two months ago in consequence of a reduction of 30 to 40 per cent in their wages. The proprietor refused to grant the in- crease to the women, neither would he re- engage the old weavers at the old scale of wages, and he’ further declared that he would not discharge the Turks who have taken the places of some of the men. The women thereupon held a meeting and passed resolutions to strike and to stay out until they win, which they say they will do. Proprietor’ Funke says that before he gives in he will close down the works for an indefinite period. ——e JEALOUSY LED TO SUICIDE: Mrs. Jneger Notifies the Coroner Be- fore Turning on the G NEW YORK, August 4.—‘'This door not to be opened except by the coroner,” such was the wording of a note pinned on the door of # recom, in the New York Music Conservatory building, occupied by Mary Jaeger, wife of a local music teacher. Within the rocm was the body of Mrs. Jaeger, carefully arrayed in white. The woman visited Corcner Hoeber last night, told him she would have a case to report to him by 10 o'clock today, returned to her room, dressed berself in her best, pinned up the note above given, closed all the air- giving apertures, turned on the gas, sat down at a table and died. Jealousy on the part of a notably refined woman, wife of @ particularly gifted husband, was the cause of the tragedy. ed STRIKE ON COLOR LINE. White Women Refase to Work With Negroes at Atian: ATLANTA, Ga., August 4.—Two hundred women and girls employed at the Fulton bag and cotton mills in this city struck this morning because of the employment of negro help by the management. The operatives Tearned yesterday that twenty-five colored’ women were to be put to work in the folding department today. The white females employed in the mills gathered about the main entrance tiis morning and awaited the arrival of the president, Mr. Jacob Elsas. The newly em- ployed negro women were already there. When Mr. Elsas came the white women explained that they wanted to know wheth- er jt was true that he proposed to put ne- groes to work with them. He said that he did, and the white women refused to go to work.~ At noon the 400 men employed in the mills walked out in obedience to the orders of the Textile Workers’ Union and in sym- pathy with the striking female operatives. — forced the hme —- of the fac- ory. gathered angry grou! about the mills and for a time it looked ne if there might be a riot. ‘The Fulton bag and cotton mills is one of the largest concerns of the kind operating in the south. The corporation is successor to the old firm of Elsas, Nay & Co., and bout 800 Further Hearing Today Before’ As- sistant Commissioner Greeley. MANY AFFIDAVITS FOR THE DEFENSE Mr. Wilson Wanted to Cross-Ex- amine the Examiners. OPPOSITION TO THIS COURSE eo : The investigation into the affairs of John Wedderburn & Co., ordered to show cause why he should not be disbarred from prac-_ tice before the patent office, was continued this morning before Assistant Commis- sioner A. P. Greeley. Mr. Wedderburn was present at the opening of the session, be- ing represented by Judge Jere M. Wilson and Mr. Ford. Mr. Stouffer, for the government, offered in evidence correspondence between. Wed- derburn & Co. and several of his clients. Mr. Wilson, referring to the desire of the assistant commissioner to have counsel for the defendant submit evidence in the form of affidavits, said while he would sub- mit a number of affidavits he would insist upon the right ta introduce witnesses for examination and to cross-examine wit- nesses who had submitted affidavits... In submitting affidavits he wanted it distinct- ly understood that he did not waive his right to call witnesses. No objection was made by the assistant commissioner to this course of procedure, and Mr. Ford, of coun- sel for Wedderburn & Co., proceeded to read a number of affidavits. Affidavits for the Defense. The first cf these was by Wm. M. Stock- bridge, a son of the ex-assistant commis- sioner, now in charge of the search de- partment of Wedderburn & Co. He de- clared that since being in charge of the search department he had instructed the searchers not to make inccmplete searches, and wherever there was a doubt about the character of the search the case was given to some other searcher for another exami-. nation. Another affidavit was by Rexford M. Smith, a son of Addison M. Smith, who had been employed by Wedderburn & Co. since October, 1596, as a specification writer. He declared that Mr. Wedderburn had told him he wanted the work thoroughly done whether it took him one or two days to Erepare a singie case. He said Mr. Wed- derburn told him he wanted to get a repu- tation for the finest class of work, and wanted the work done better than by other attorneys. An affidavit of B. F. Funk, a recorder for Wedderburn & C was_ submitted. Mr. Funk declared that Mr. Wedderburn had instructed him toe make careful and complete searches, and to instruct and help any other searcher who might. be less capable to do the same. Deponent said when there were delays in the work Mr. Gillis, while in charge of the search department, had recommended that a box of cigars be purchased and distributed among the “‘puilers,” in order to facilitate business. While deponent was a reviser he made careful reports, never reporting a case favorable when it was unfavorable or unfavorable when it was favorable. He related he had been approached by a num- ber of people to testify against Wedder- burn & Co., but had said he would be mix- ed up in no such “dirty business.” He said in a conversation with Mr. Gillis after the latter had been removed from the em- ploy of Wedderburn & Co., the latter had declared that Mr. Wedderburn would be sorry he had incurred his enmity. An affidavit by Samuel N. Acker, a searcher for Wedderburn & Co., was read. He said his searches made for Wedderburn & Co. were as carefully made as were those h2 had made for other attorneys with whom he had been employed. He had been told to make complete and care- ful searches, and that Mr. Gillis had, when in charge of that department, insisted that such searches be made, and had declared to the searchers under him that if careful searches were not made he would see that they were made, and that in many cases when it was thought a complete search had not been made a second search was order- ed and made. What the Correspondence Showed. The deposition of Joseph G. Gurley~de- clared that he had been employed by Wed- deyburn & Company since September, 1896, in the correspondence department, and later was in charge of that department, in which capacity he had often returned fees to clients, and had been told by Mr. Wed- derburn that whenever he thought a fee should be returned to return it. Whenever. an invertion was found to be unpatentable no effort was made to prosecute the case further, and tke clients were informed of the true ccndition of their cases. - Max Abel gave an affidavit that he had been employed by Wedderburn & Company since August, 1896, and when Mr. Gillis was in charge of the search department he had been detailed to that department as a searcher, and was told by Mr. Gillis to make complete and careful searches, no matter how long it took him, and at times he spent an entire day in making one or two searches. An order was givea that if it was discovered that a searcher had made an erroneous search he would be “docked” for the time corsumed in making such search. He had never reported an inven- tion as patentable when ke believed it Lo be_unpatentable. ‘The affidavit of Wm. C. Gowan was read. He had entered the employ of Wedderburn & Co. in January, 1897, as a draughtsman, and later was detailed as a searcher, and was instructed to do his work thoroughly, and ia February an order was given that if a research was ordered in any case and a reference was found when none was dis- covered in the first search the person mak- ing the defective search would be dropped. Other Searchers’ Statements. Cc. L. Jackson’s affidavit declared that when a searcher for Wedderburn & Co, he was cautioned by Mr. Wedderburn that the work was to be done as well as possible. In no case did he make a favorable report when ke thought the invention not patent- able. ‘The affidavit of George Byrne declared he was employed by Wedderburn & Co. July, 1896. He was informed by Mr. Randall that he was expected to make careful and complete searches; that he didn’t care whether he made more than two searches a day, but that they must be caref: made. At one time, he said, there weré twenty- three searchers employed by the’ pany. Mr. Gillis, on taking charge of the search department, posted an order saying search- ers would be held responsible for their Searches. At one time Mr. Gillis posted an order that twelve searches should be made daily, if possible, but he did not un- gerstand that that order was mandatory, but merely to rush the work as rapidly 4s pessible consistent with ‘k. At the conclusion of the of affidavits, the attorney said he aeeennn oe those mak- |° Mr. Gree- the privilege of cross-examinii ing affidavits would bé allow: ley said that could be done, ‘of the recom. } Gne-hundres years:of age, and had a dis- on whost ‘tatdhents ‘t was proposed to distar him. The assistant commissioner sald he would defer his decision on that point, and Mr. Wilson gave notice that he was read; of Wedder- thenght that .such the form of an affidavit. @ recess for an hour was * Mr Fisher's Motion. When p Investigation was continuea at 1 o'clogk tha,question of the cross-ex- amination ¥f the thirty-three examiners of the patent Offite}py counset for Wedderburn & Co. was‘takef up. Mr. Fisher, counsel for the Patent Bar Association, asked the assistant éothmissioner that all that por- tion of the repasts of examiners which in- volve the ’.expression of an opinion be stricken from Those reports and from the charges, and that with that change there be no. cross-examination of the examiners. Mr. Wilson objected to this course. He said it had gone out that of -the 3,700 ap- plications for patents filed by Wedderburn & Co. 1,800 had na patentable matter in them. That, he d to show, was wholly false, and he made a strong appeal for the privilege of cross-questioning the examiners who had submitted testimony in the case. Wm. H. Doolittle, of counsel for the Pat- ent Bar Association, objected to having the examiners “6f the patent office cross-ex- amined. He saftt the records of the office were submitted in evidence, and the’ re- spondent could make any comment on those records he saw fit, dnd they were all sub- mitted and could be replied to. The inves- tigation in progress was based on the rec- ords of the-patent office, and it was not proposed to go into the question of the mo- tives-that influenced Wedderburn &-Co. in the manner of conducting their business, it-was not pertinent to go into such mat- ters as they might-relate to the examiners. ei SE AFFAIRS’ IN HAWAII tsken. No Material Ohanges Noted in the Political Situation, Dispatches Received at the State De- partment Today From Minis- ter .Sewall. Dispatches were received at the Depart- ment of State today from United States Minister Sewall at Honolulu giving a rec- ord, of events in Hawaii from the date of Fis last report up to July 21, showing gen- erally no material changes in the political situation and’ giying no special information beyond what has already been published in the newspapers by wire from San Francis- co. The instructions frem Tokio to the Jap- anese minister at Honolulu in regard to the propesed arbitration of the differences be- tween Japan and Hawai over the immi- gration question; and the sake tax had not reached Honolulu when Minister Sewali's dispatches were mailed, and consequently are not considered in them. The Alleged Affair at Palmyra. No reference is made in the dispatches to the reported seizure of Palmyra Island by the British, thus confirming the opin- ion of the-sefficials here that there have been no new developments with respect to the British gecupency of that island. From other sources itts learned that Palmyra is entirely unsuited for the purposes of a cable station, an that its use for such pur- pose is not contemplated by the British government,’ ~* Furtherméye, recent advices from Van- couver, B.U., to the effect that the British authorities have practically aban- doned the project for the laying of a cable between Vaficouver and Australia, because of the many natural diffitulties in the way, one of the ‘chief of which ‘is the difficulty of connecting the’ line with any of the Brit- ish islands {% the middle Pacific ocean. No Arrangement for a Protectorate. It 1s said at the State Department that there is*notfiug'!n the advices from Min- ister Sewall to justify the report that he had arranged, to establish a United States protectorate over the Hawaiian Islands on the 2d instant (the date fixed in yesterday's San Francisco dispatches) or at any other time. — 2 THE NEW LIBRARY. Nearly 7,000 Applications for Ap- ; peinguent There. Nearly 7,000 ‘applications for appointment in the new Corigressional Library have been received ty Librarian Young. There are just fifty-four places to be filled. Near- ly all the applications have been acknowl- edged by letter, the papers have been placed on file and Mr. Young has caused a brief te be’ made of each application. These briefs cover several hundred typewriter sheets of paper. When it is desired to make an appoint- ment the briefs will be scanned, and Mr. Young will choose from those that seem to have the best qualifications a list of per- sons to be sent before the examining board for examination us to their fitness. The one receiving the highest marks before this board will be appointed. It is said the qualifications of the majori- ty of the applicants for positions rank very high. Many of the applicants have hai previous experience in libraries, thousands of them are cellege-bred people with lite- rary tendencies, and there are a great num- ber who are graduates of institutions that have given a special course in library work. Women predominate in the latter class. Although the number of places to be filled by women in lbraries in this country ts ex- ceedingly Him:ted, hundreds of young wo- men take the special courses “in library work and graduate every year. ‘There is one person at icast who is not afflicted with the Alaska gold fever. That person is in Alaska already ‘and wants to get away: He has applied for a minor po- sition in tae library, and the tenor of nis letter would indicaie that any place in the brary would -be acceptable, if it would just get him out of Alaska. There will be a scramble for possession of the old library quarters in the Capitol. ‘The law passed‘at the last session express- ly provided that no one should occupy the quarters made vacant by the removal of the Hbrary until authorized by Congress. It is understood that the Supreme Court has a covetous.eye upon the space, and ‘will’ try to obtain possession of a portion Phe Senate and the House can each find -use for the rooms, ‘and their disposition will-probably be settled-by: the Appropriation committees next sessiom .1 ; 4 THE QLDEST. ARMY OFFICER. Death of ticul. Michael Moore, A: Nenrly 100 Years. eee ‘The War partment is informed. that Lieut. Michyel Moore died at his residence in Brooklyn yesterday. Lieut. Moore was the oldest_a#jicer jn the army, being nearly tinguished cereer. He enlisted as a mu- ih and was employed for in teaching music tothe mem- many years bers of . STORIES AFLOAT. - ce nigel wramene 5 ; NEWPORT’S DAY The Old Town Gaily Decorated for Her Aquatic Fete. LIVELY SCENES IN THE HARBOR New York. Yacht Club Fleet Off| With Fair Wind. CUTTER RACES TODAY Bei NEWPORT, R. I., August 4.—This is the day of Newport's great fete in honor of the New York Yacht Club and the North At- lantic squadron, For weeks committees, including in their membership some of the most prominent men in the country, have been planning for the festivities, with the intention of making the observance one that would overshadow anything ever at* tempted here, and the city’s permanent res- idents have werked in hearty co-operation with her summer guests. Decorators were busy this morning put- ting the finishing touches on their work, and the electricians were connecting wires and fitting the last of the multi-colorea lamps in their places. The old town has never before been deco- rated on such an elaborate scale. From narrow ‘Thames street, the principal bu:® ness thoroughfare, to Bellevue avenue, broad and beautiful, the stores and _resi- dences are a mass of bright colors. Flags and pennants and mottoes and bunting are on every hand, with welcoming words to the yachtsmen and guests of the squadron. Life in the Harbor. In the harbor the early morning saw more life than ashore. The yachtsmen already here were about their prepara- tions for the day almost as promptly as the disciplined tars on the warships. Tend- ers and launches were busily hurrying back and forth betweea the boats and the shore, ard scores of rowboats circied about the ships of the white squadron. The feature of the forenoon was the cut- ter races in the harbor setween the crews from Fort Adams, the Newport naval re- serve torpeflo ccmpany, seamen gunners from the terpedc station, apprentices from the training station and e Old Coleny repair shop, for prizes offered by Oliver H. F. Belmont. The race between the cutters of the squadron was to follow at 11 o'clock. The leaders:-of the New York Yacht Club were sighted off Bateman’s Point at They will probably finish the race from New London and come to anchor in the harbor in about an hour. . THE START FROM NEW LONDON. La New York Yacht Club Fleet Has a Fair Wind. NEW LONDON, Conn., August 4.—The yachts comprising the fleet of the New York Yecht Club got off for Newport short- ly before 19 o'clock this morning. The weather is fine. A good breeze show- ed Itself out of the west at an early hour, and as the yachts assembled about the starting line it freskened somewhat. The wind held steady and was better luck than had been looked for in the run to the east- ward and to Newport today. At the start the tide was a bucking one, but it was not running strong, and with the change at noon and a fair westerly wind the yachts- men abandoned consideration of the tide. The starting gun was fired at 9:45 a.m., and in a trice the yachts were bearing down and across the line for Newport. ——__ PRESIDENT AT BURLINGTON. Green Mountain Folks Extend the Glad Hand to Distinguished Visitors. BURLINGTON, Vt., August 4.—President McKinley, Mrs. McKinley, Vice President Hobart and the rest of thé presidential party left Hotel Champlain at 10:30 this morning and embarked on the steamer Maquamar for Burlington, Vt., just across the lake, to visit Fort Ethan Allen, where an excellent cavalry drill had been ar- ranged. When at noon the Maquamar arrived at the club house landing of the Lake Cham- plain Yachting Club, they received a royal reception. Capt. Dodds’ crack troop, F, of the 3d United States Cavalry, were waiting at the dock, and saluted as the President stepped ashore. A salute from the yacht club cannon was fired and the waiting crowds broke into loud cheers. The streets of Burlington were gay with bunting, and it was quite a triumphal march for the President's party from the club house to the house of Col. Legrand B. Canon, whose invitation to luncheon had previously been accepted. Troop F headed the party, which filled five carriages and consisted of the President and Mrs. _Mc- Kinley, Vice President Hobart and Mrs. Hobart, Gen. and Mrs. Alger, Mrs. Bailey and Gen. Guy V. Henry, U.S.A. ‘As the carriage stopped before ascending the hill, an old veteran stepped from the crowd and going up to the President of- fered his hand to him. The President grasp- ed it and smiled with pleasure. As the party pdssed city hall park a salute of twenty-one guns was fired at the state ar- ™mory on College stret. Company M, Ver- mont National Guard, was drawn up and presented arms. The guests at the luncheon at Col. Le- Grand B. Cannor’s home were Gov. Grout, Mr, Edward J. Phelps, Mayor H. S. Reck, Gen. T. S. Reck, ex-Collector Smalley and Cc. Kennedy. os WILL CALL ON THE QUEEN. Siamese King Starts for Osborne House This Morning. PORTSMOUTH, August 4.—King Chulo- longkorn and his suite arrived here today from London, on his way to visit Queen Victorje at Osborne. His majesty was re- ceived at the railroad station by the Prince of Wales. ‘Tne warships here were decorated with | bunting and fired a rcyal salute as the king proceeded on his way to the Isle of Wight. At Osborne the King of Siam will Junch with the queen end later he will take tea with the Prince and Princess of Wales on board the royal yacht Osborne. Before leaving London, the ing, accom- panied by the Crown Prince of Siam, Prince Chowfa Maha Vafjiravudh, and by Lord Harris, one of her majesty’s lords- in-waiting, who is in attendance upon the king during his stay in England, made a ‘surprise visit at midnight to an East End WAS NOT ASKED TO RESIGN Representative Walker Discusses President Andrews’ Case. Thinks Now That the: Ex-President Sleuld Not Be Reinsicted—Taught Other Objectionable Doctrines. NEW HAMPTON, N. H., August 4.—Rep- resentative Joseph H, Walker of Worces- ter, who is a member of the board of trus- tees of Brown Cniversity, and to whose op- position to the public utterances of Presi- dent E. Benjamin Andrews on the subject of free silver the recent resignation of Dr. Andrews Is attributed, admits that he start- ed the agitation about the matter, and says that in his opinion there is no chance that Dr. Andrews will be permitied to remain or to reconsider his resignation. In. answer to queries by an Associate? correspondent, Mr. Walker, who is spending the summer at his stock farm here, stated today that he personally start- ed the trouble at Brown at a meeting of the corporation of the university last June. This was done because the utterances of President Andrews were at variance with the views of the corporation on the ques- tion -of a national financial policy. Mr Walker said: “Nothing was said or done at the meeting of the trustees of Brown in June that was not clearly within the line of duty upon the part of every member of the board, and everything was said and done with a feel- ing of the warmest friendship for Dr. An- drews. There was not in the mind of a solitary member of the bourd the least idea of abridging President Andrews in thought or private utterances on silver or any other question. The corporation did not demand Dr. Andrews’ resignation. It sought a friendiy conference with its chief executive officer. : “That is all. In turning from the cor- poration every one of whom was his friend to the public and taking the posi- tion he has by himself and by the position of the faculty, I cannot see how, by any possibility, the relations which must neces- sarily exist between the president of the university and the corporation can be re- established.” Congressman Walker declared, in-closing the interview, that Dr. Andrews has taught other things than silver which were thought to be detrimental to the progress of the university. His position upon the wage question, Mr. Walker said, is bad. ————— POLICE INQUIRY BEGUN. Lieuten: tn Ss moned to the Pres- ence of Commissioner Wight. ‘The police investigation started this af- ternoon promptly at 3 o'clock at the Com- missioners’ office. Lieut. Amiss of the first precinct was the first lieutenant called, and for upwards of an hour he discussed af- “tairs in his precinct with Commissioner Wight. The hearing took place in the board room and all of the testimony was taken in short hand. Lieut. Amiss was followed by Lieuts. Teeple, Bovle and Vernen. No one knew what questions the Commissioner had in mind to propound, and were at sea as to what course the investigation would take. It is understeod that it is not Commis- sioner Wght's idea nor purpose to have a regular investigation of the force, but merely to inform himself through the Heu- tenants of the various precincts, and judge by their answers to his queries of their ability.to manage a precinct. ed TURKISH FLEET AT CRETE. Claimed That No Attempt Will Be Made to Land Troops. CONSTANTINOPLE, August 4.—The sec- ond Squadron of Turkish warships, consist- ing of seven vessels, commanded by Hari Pasha, which satiled from the Dardaneiles yesterday, has arrived at Sigri, island of Mitylene. Referring to the fears expressed here that the departure of the Turkish ships might lead to a collision with the inter- tational fleet in Cretan waters, in view of the announcement of the foreign admirals that they have decided to oppose the land- ing of Turkish reinforcements in the Island of Crete, the Turkish newspapers say that the squadron has only been ordered to car- ry out evolutions in the islands of the archipelago. ee PRESIDENT MAY STUMP OHIO. Senator Hanna Has Enlisted Promi- ment Men in His Cause. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 4.—All the Prominent leaders in both houses of Con- gress will make speeches in Ohio this fall in the interest of Senator Hanna. The list includes nineteen senators and at least twenty-eight members of the lower house. Senator Hanna himeelf will make short speeches of fifteen minutes in length in his journeys through Ohio. It has even been claimed that President McKinley will mak> a journey through the state. a WIHll Witness Casting of a Gun. Special Dispatch to The Evering Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 4.—Baron B. W. Herman, an attache of the German embassy at Washington, has been in Cleve- land for several days inspecting the prepa- rations being made for casting the new Gatling gun at the Otis steel works for the United States navy. —_.+ Move it ef Warships. The Lancaster has been given orders to leave Montevideo on the Ist of September for home. Her place on the South Atlantic station will probably be taken by the Cin- i. The Iowa has reported at Newport for duty with the North Atlantic squadron. The San Francisco has arrived at Cuxhaven and the Dolphin at Newport. Government Bonds, Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers. 2 registe: i Der conte, 4 per cents, r 4 per cents, 4 per cents, ‘of 1925. 5 per cents, Gaireacy 0 ‘per Currency 6 per aut FINANCE AND TRADE Something Akin to a Boom Prevailed on Wall Street Today. STRONG BUYING SENDS PRICES UP Bear Element Seems to Be Entire- ly Out of the Market. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Eveulng Star NEW YORK, August 4.—Public interest in speculaticn continues to increase, and prices, in consequence, continue to im- prove. The professional trader no jonger establishes the market price for securities, but is forced to accept the estimates of the legitimate holders of such securities. Evidences of business revival and the attendant crumbling of the disturbing po- litical arguments of last fall have increased cctfidence on all sides. The largest financial interests in the country, beth corporate and private, have purchased securities on a scale superior to the best record of a decade. The modest savings of the thrifty are cautiously ing openings whereby the multiplying pro- cess may be substituted for that of adi- tiow Wherever merit is a demand ts cor- tain, and this merit may be either present or prospective. Stocks are in strong hands, and the sup- ply of speculative issues is not large. i transactions are on a large scale, betw 400,000 and 50,000 shares, and new prices and a wider distribution of business are (he result. The desire to take profits is frequent, but new purehisers assume the risks relin- quished by the old—and thus far both have profited. Short selling is rarely attempted, and wher it is, the result Is not such as to encourage a similar undertaking. Buying breaks out afresh at every new decline and routine developments continue to form the advancing tendency. Rock Isiand’s report for July reflects a net increase cf $128,000, and St. Paul ts relied upon to do as well, while Burling- ton’s figures are likely to be the best of the three. These sccurities were all in good demand during the day at higher rrices. New York Central attracted a good de- mand by reason of an increased dusiness from the west to the seaboard. This prep- erty should attract a Mberal volume of grain traffic from now on. Throughout the west a scarcity of box cars-is reported. Car shops are running on full time in consequence. The farmers’ good fortune has already ircreased that of the mechanic. This means that the cars sent east filled with grain will return with a cargo of manufactured freight. The eastern merchant ts likely to put aside his pessimism in the near future by reason of this latter fact. The coal shares were in better demand, Reading issues in particular attracting buying from influential sources. The buy- ing of Consolidated Gas was again equ: to a rise of 6 per cent, making the pre: tion of 2%) for these shares extremely like of fulfillment. Laclede Gas was taken up and forced up 22 per cent, largely because it had beca pglected heretofore, but other reasons were urged in explanation. Several other low-priced issues were taken up with equal- ly successful results. American Sugar was strong under con- fident buying, which forced the price up to 147—a new high level. The Dingley bill continues to be paraded as a menace to the profits of this mpany, but as yet no one has liquidated to the extent of hurt- ing the price. Evidently the schedule has a double significance, and it is not un- likely that the tape reflects a familiarity with both. Tobacco was marked up, largely on ma- nipulation, and rumors of extra dividends were used to further the advance. T net result of the day's business was di. cidedly favorable. The market's abiity digest large offerings was a more encouras- ing development than the percentages cf gain recorded. —— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘The following are the opening. the 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 Spirits... My IN 14K merican Spirits, - 35 merican Sugar. American Sugar, pfd American Tobacco. American Cotton Baltimore & Ono ay State Gas... Canada Southern _- Canada Pacific... « Chicagoa Nortaw: Chicago Gas... ©. M.&3t Pan! ©. M.& St. Paul, pid... ey 14d Chicago, KI. & Pacitic.. x SK BK Chi St.Paul, M40 67 GTX 66% OF dated Gas....... 1903¢ 196% 190K 195 Del, Lack. & W “6 se Delaware & Hudson... National Lead Co., pta. New Jersey Central... New York Centra Sales—regular $50 at 110; riage, 200 at $1; type, 2 at 19%; 35 at 19; 16 at 19; 100 a Ls After call Columbia Railroad 119. Lamstou. District of bid. 30-year fund 6s, in, 1901, , 1908, Bonds. —20-rear far | Wasa. Wash- i ‘9 3 i iy e aes EEE ii f ! os i iy E 5 Pe