Evening Star Newspaper, August 7, 1897, Page 2

2 LATE NEWS BY WIRE INVESTIGATING CHARGES | ee Two People Murdered at North Adams, Massachusetts. MUTILATED REMAINS FOUND TODAY May Have Been Victims of Rob- bery or Revenge. RANSACKED HOUSE WAS NORTH ADAMS, Mass., August 7.— Henry J. Reed, a money lender, and his sister, Blanche M. Reed, were found dead in their home here today. They had, ap- parently, been murdered by burglars. The house had evidently been entered @uring the night, and the burglars dis- covered by Miss Reed, who was killed be- fore she could make a disturbance, and then the brother was beaten to death be- cause he refused to disclose the hiding piace of his money. The house had been ransacked from top to bottom. Everything was in @nfusion. The body of Miss Reed, battered and almost unrecognizable, lay acros threshold of her bed room, while room on the bed, concealed by the covering, lay the body of Henry Reed, gagged and also covered with blood. The bodies were in such a state that it was almost impossible to determine how death had been inflicted. In the man’s head was a wound which looked as if it had been made by a bullet, but from other marks it was apparent that a heavy implement of some sort had been used to beat the head almost to a pulp. A piece of quilt had been forced into the man’s mouth as a gag, and he had ap- parently been slain in bed. The woman's body was in much the same cendition. She may have been shot, but that can be determined only by the medi- cal examination. As the body lay partly in and partly out of the room, it appears if she had stepped out of bed on hear- x a noise below stairs, and was either led or readered unconscious by a blow before she could investigate further. The police are inclined to believe that the mo- tive of the crime was robbery, but it is thougat by many that the mutilated condi- tion of the bodies indicates a desire for revenge on the part of the murderers. Mr. Reed was well known in this victni' and was highly respected. He was abo forty-five years of age. His sister was fifty. the —_—_—_ FLOOD AT FLORENCE, COL. Heavy Rainfall Causes. Chandler Creek to Leave Its Banks. FLOR! E, Col., August ‘This lo- cality was visited by a terrific thunde and rain storm, deluging the country and causing great damage to property. The rain fell in to.rents for over an hour, turn- ing motntain gulches apa creeks into reging rivers. Chandler creek, which rises in the Green Horn mountains, and empties into the Arkansas river one and a half miles west of town, was a wild and dangercus torrent The volume of water was too great to flow in the channel allowed for it where the Rio Grande railroad crosses the creek. Debris lodged against the bridge, ercating a dam, which turned the stream out of its natural course, ran down across the prairie and washed ever the premises of a ranch- man %) yards away, washing away his outbuildings and threatening his hox with destruction, but the flood receded and the building was saved. Consiterable damage is reported along e Chendler brarch of the Rio Grande. At Oak creek half a mile east, the flood ‘S cyen greater than on Chandler creek. » Santa Fe r oad tracks were co 1 with water ond debris for a distance Tat hundred feet, but it was soon FRED PFEFFER TO SUCCEED HURST President Young Orders the Aspiring Umpire to St. Louis. CHICAGO, August 7.—Fred Pfeffer has received a telegram from President Young telling him to report at St. Louis at once for duty. “Unser Fritz” will be given a trial in the mound city, where Hurst was to have umpired, and there is a strong probability of his being piaced on the reg- ular staff of umpire In the two games that he umpired this Week he gave satisfaction all around. —_—-+ MAILS FOR KLONDIKE. Arrangements Made With Canadian Authorities for Their Transmissio: PORTLAND, Ore., August 7-1. V perintendent ef the rai has returned from a trip where he arranged w mail cuthorities regarliag yin of the mails into the Klo gion. He says that the Canadiaa authcrities have created a post office at Dawson City This makes three offi established by them: in that portion of the Northwest ter- The other two offices are at Forty Mile and Fort Cudahy. The mail will be Canadian r carried by the movrted police from Dyca and Skaguay. The service will be estab- lished in about four we¢ks. —_<— BIG STRIKE EXP: Building Trades Council Calls Out Workmen on School Buildings. HICAGO, August Union workmea employe on the forty-seven public school buildings in course of erection 1a Chicago will be ordered out on strike Mondey mern- ing. Th» Building Trades Council has decided en this action in the hope of forcing the vard of education to r-cognize organiz-d labor. Two thousand workmen will be in- ‘TED IN CHICAGO. ——-_—-- —_ DLE TO TERMITES. Wreck on Big Four Indirectly Caused by These Pests. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, August About twe weeks ago there was a fatai accident on the Big Four road at West View, Ohio, in which the engineer lost his life and a fireman was badly injured. Prof. Uden- bach of St. Ignatius College now gives it as his opinion that termites, the African pest, had undermined the stone masonry, thus sing the accident. Colonies of termites have been discovered in and about the city. They were recently found in two different places on Monroe street. A gen- tieman who lives in Glenville village, re- perted to the college thit the insects had gotten into his hitching posts. This was tound to be true upon examination. f Willis L. Moore of the weather bureau in Washington, may appoini Prof. Odenbach as a special ag ni of the depart- ment to make closer observations. ‘Th. fentlemen ar> in correspondence over the watter now, and the professor will acecpt if he cen spare the necessary time for this extra work. ——__.> -— ‘THEIR MISSION A FARCE. Westminster Gazette So Characterizes Senator Wolcott's Party. LONDON, Avgust 7.—The Westminster Gazette this afternoon commenting upon the letter sent by Str Michael Hicks- Beach, the chancellor of the exchequer, to the United States monetary commission now in London, postponing until October the reply of the British government to the invitation of the United States and France to take part in @ conference upon the sub- ject_of bimetallism, says: “Everybody knows that the mission of the silver envoys is a farce of the baldest kind. We hoped the English gcvernment would not have lent themselves to its pro- longation. Of course, the answer of both the Indian and English governments in October is a foregone conclusion.” Mixed Conditi ion of Engine Company No, 4. Alleged Drinking by the Company— Thefts of Money From Lockers. ‘The internal organization of engine com- pany No. 4 is in a very mixed state of af- fairs at present. Sunday morning last, when Fireman H. L. Pierce looked in his locker, where he usually keeps his val- uables, he found that the sum of $45 had been abstracted during the night. As no one entered the room, to the knowledge of any of the men, during the night, it was naturally supposed that a member of the company had taken the cash. Quite a stir was made about it in the engine house, the affair was reported to the police, and Detectives Weedon and Horne assigned to the case. After diligent inqviry the mystery seem- ed no nearer solution than before, althongh the firemen suspected one man. Yesterday afternoon about 1 o'clock Fireman Pierce his surprise saw the money lyirg intact In the bottom of the receptacle. The find was immediately reported. Pierce is sure, however, that the mo1ey was stolen in the first place, as he almost took his locker to pieces in the effort to find it, thinking that perhaps a .nouse had selected the wad for its nest. During the course of the investigation some of the men were of the opinion that one of their number had taken the money. Yesterday afternoon Fireman Sauer ap- peared in the office of the chief engineer of the fire department and made a state- ment, citing that liquor had been brou; fo seven into the premises Saturday night I: at five men, by name H. L. Pierce, C. W. Buhler, H. F. McConnell, A. Malone and himself had partaken of beer, six bot- tles having been brought in by a man name] Kelly. The statement went to say that this thing had happened a few times in the past. It recites that the beer w unk in the bunk room and that Kelly made away with the bottles. ‘The men re lying in bed and upon a suggestion that heer would be acceptable Pierce spoke up and said that he had the money to pay for it. He gave a dollar to Sauer, wno passed the money to Kelly downstairs, and the latter brought in_the beer. This afternoon Prosecuting Attorney Pugh, who has recently taken hold of the trials in the pclice and fire departments, conducted an investigation into the affairs of Engine Company No. 4, at the engine house near the corner of 42 street and Virginia avenue southwest. The larceny of the money was not the subject of the investigation, but the charges of drinking liquor on the premises filed against the five men mentioned above. When it came to the time for the men to plead all but Sauer emphatically denied the charge. They were each put upon the stand, and under oath denied in toto all of Sauer’s statements, except that he had re- ceived a dollar from Pierce. Tne they told seemed straight so ward appeararces were concern investigation speedily resolved it state of affairs where one m pitted against eight or nine, as several wit- nesses were summoned for the defense. Szuer was the only witness for the pro: cution, the man Kelly having gone to Bal- timore some time ago. Sauer was put on the stand and confirm- ed all of the statements made in his afh- davit the day before. He also stated that if Foreman W. T. Sorrell had not been away on a vacation the affair would not have happened. Foreman Proctor of chem- ical engine No. 1, who was ecting as for: man cf No. 4, in the absenc> of Foreman Sorrell, took exception to this. Questioned by Pierce, Proctor and one or | two others, Sauer appeared to have erred | a little in his direct testimony, and severa times became so tied up that he had to stop. Pierce and Sauer had quite a little tilt, the former asking some pertinent ques- tions, one of which was, “Did you make the statement that you would get even with the boys because they suspected you of taking the money?” This Sauer denied emphatically. Engineer Donnelly was calied, and he Stated that Kelly had not gone from the building until 10 o'clock. Foreman Proctor also testified that Kelly was with him the entire evening, and that he saw him go home and not come back | to the engine house again. Detectives Horne and Weedon were call- ed upon to testify as to the veracity and truth of Sauer, but could say nothin against him, as they had not known h previous to being assigned to the larceny a E ag out- 4, and th Foreman Proctor’s statement rather r futed some of Sauer’s allegations. He that Kelly came to the engine house twe and 8 o'clock; that he t A with him the whole evening up pout 9} o'clock, when he went ups cigar, and that sven after u Kelly took his departure. He his knowledge there had been no drinking going on in the engine house, and that there had been he would, of course, known, as it was his business, of ths establishment, to see that thing went straight. At this point Mr. Pugh closed the dis- on and the investigation. The case difficult a one as could be devised to tax the energies of a trial board, as there are many phases to it and each as credible as the othe Assistant Chief Belt an interested | spectator of the investigation, but did not take an active part in it. The charge that drinking had been ca ried on in times past on the premises of the engine house was denied by Foreman Sor- rell, He said that he bad never seeu an thing of the kind, and had not ev such a thing mentioned with his adminis- tration of the affairs of the company. == EXPRESS TRAIN I eve COLLISION, Engineer on a Switch Engine Killed in Indianapolis Yard. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., August go express, Wo. 10 on the Pernsylvania line due here at 3:30 this morning and a Monon switch engine came together in a —Chi head end collision at the market streev crossing at 4 o'clock this morning. William Martin, the Monen engineer, was instantly ‘killed and beth en- gines Were completely wrecked. ‘The Penn- sylvania train was marked late and the switch engine had taken the track to do switching. None of ihe passengers was injured. The property loss will be heavy. aa DEMOCRATIC PAPER. NEW Gorman’s Friend $45,000 for an Organ. Special Dispateh to The Evening Star. BALTIMOR! Senator Raise central committee caised $ ptions in two heurs’ time to be used in establishing a morning paper in Baltimore. Mr. John E. Hurst heads the subscription list, which includes Senator Gorman, Mr. I. Freeman Rasin, Chairman Vandiver, Col- lector Frank T. Shaw and other weil known demecrats. It is reported that an effort may be made to buy the Baltimore Ameri- can and cervert it into a dem cratic organ. ee PRESIDENT ENJOYS FINE WEATHER Another Dress Parade of the 2ist Infantry. PLATTSBURGH, N. Y., August 7.—An- this morning, democratic Witnesses dent and ‘his party. The twenty-first in- fantry under command of Lieutenant Col- onel McKibben agaia marched to Bluff Point and gave a reception to the dress parade. The President remained on the balcony of his own apartments, Vice-president Hobart, Secretary of War Aiger and Gen- eral O. O. Howard, U. 8. A., retired, bp ay the varade from the reviewing stand. THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1897-94 PAGES. BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION, & reference to the statement be- low will show that the circulation sworn to is a bona fide one. . It is easily possible for a news- paper with an elastic conscience to Swell its legitimate circulation enor- mously, in order to deceive adver- tisers, by sending out thousands of papers to newsstands, which are re- turnable, and which are in fact re- turned, but nevertheless are in- cluded in what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however, Judge by results, and bogus circula- tions don’t give them. The family circulation of The Star is many thousands in excess of any other Washington paper. Circulation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, July 31, 1697. MONDAY, August 2, 1897. TUESDA THURSDAY, August 5, 1897. FRIDAY, August 6, 1897..... Total.. Daily average......... J solemnly swear that the above statement rep- Tesent# only the number of copies of THE EVEN- ING STAR circulated during the six secular days ending Friday, August 6, 1897—that 1s, the num- ber of copies actually sold, delivered, furnish- ed or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies so counted are returnable to or remain in the office unsold. J. F. NEWBOLD, Supt. Circulation Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this seventh day of August, A. D. 1997. JNO. C. ATHEY, Notary Public, D. C. CHARGES INVESTIGATED. Accusation Made Against Capt. Ran- dall Officially Inquired Int @n investigation was held this morning at the custom house in Georgetown to :- certain the truth of the charges not long since preferred against Capt. E. S. Ran- dall, captain of the steamboat Samuel J. Pentz, an excursion boat running between Washington and River View. Tuesday tial 13, the Macalester carried au excursioh party of Knight Templars to Marshall Hall. Qn her return trip the Pentz overtook the Macalester and passed her as she was making landing at the Nor- folk wharf at Alexandria, the Pentz pro- ceeding to her wharf just above. As the Pentz passed, it is claimed, there was great excitement and a tendency to panic because of the close proximity of the two vessels, the passengers fearing a collision. ptain Ross, master of the Macaiester, testified that Captain Randall had handled the Pentz in a manner worthy of a seaman, and had no complaint to make, except that asion, early in the season, the Pcntz had run in between the Macalester and the wharf when making a landing. To witne: knowledge this slight mistake had been the orly breach in the regulations and laws governing steamboat navigation. On the occasion in question Captain Randall was forward, and did not see the excite- ment aft among the passengers. The Pentz {came up clcse to the Macalester, which was et forth in the charges. Mr. Thomas P. Morgan of 1333 F street northwest was a passenger on the Macales- ter July 13, at the time the charBes say tne master of the Pentz crowded and jockeyed the Macalester. He used years ago to be master of a tug, and knows something of river navigation. He has been a dredgivg contractor in the past. Pentz Forged Ahead. He said: “The Pentz was astern of the Macalester, and my attention was attract- ed by the passeengers of the Macalester going to the starboard side of the boat, on which side the Pentz seemed to he forging ahead quite rapidly. I noticed a good deal of cheering on the part of the passeng of the Peniz, and the band was play The Pentz’s search light was in operation, and the impression [I had that Pentz was trying to reach the Alexandria ahead of the Macales when they arrived abreast of the Macales- ter’s wharf, in my judgment, the Pentz was crowding the Macalester a little too close from the standpoint of safety, when both boats were so well loaded with px sengers. The Pentz sheared over our way little, and went into our wharf, I think, fore the Macalester got her lines out. Macalester waited until the Pentz had red her wharf before proceeding yashnigton.” Mr. Dorsey Clagett, collector of customs at Georgetown, was of opinion that the Pentz crowded and jockeyed the Macales- ter, and that it was done in order t the passengers of the Pentz could show their ex ion over their victory. The engineer of the Pentz was placed on the stand. He swore to the ability of the master to properly manage the steamer, and claimed he showed judgment beyond his years and experience. ss CLAIMS HEAVY DAMAGES, John R. McNally Sues Chesapeake and Ohio R. R. Company. Suit at law to recover $26,000 damages was filed this afternoon in the District Supreme Court by John R. McNaily, who numes the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad as defendant. The basis of the suit was al- lered false arrest, McNally stating that Iroad caused him to taken into custody by cflicers of the He was wrongfully accused, he says, of embezzling four ticket punches, a railroad and $31.65 in casa frem the rail- The arrest, he adds, was of great in- jury to him, and he therefore seeks repara- tion in the manner stated. He is represent- ed by Attorney Joseph J. McNally. — waboy Hurt. Uzzell Wright, a small newsboy, thirteen years old, received a contusion over the ribs this afternoon. While waiting for his papers at The Star office a colored boy struck him. The first precinct patrol wagon carried him to the Emergency Hos- pital, where he was treated and sent to his home, SI7 Sth street northwest. Money to Pay for Pontes. Assistant Secretary Vanderlip today is- sted warrants aggregating $3,203, being awards made to the heirs of certain In- dians in compensation for ponies taken by the military forces of the United States from the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Indians {n 1876. Among those receiv- ing warrants are Four Fingers, Left Hand, Her Red Horse, Very Hungry, Going in Day, Kills Her Own, Savior, Appearing Day, Josephine Afraid of Nothing, Around the White Cow, Holy Boy, Alice Eats With other beautiful day has greeted the Presi- | the Bear, Makes the Road, Samuel Shot At, Front Weman, In the Head and Mrs. Luke Gets Off. The G. A. R. Encampment. It has been decided by the trunk lines that the tickets to the G. A. R. entcamp- ment at Buffalo may be extended to Sep- tember 20, provided the holders go to the ilway office in Buffalo between the 23d nd 27th of August and make request, and —__.—— FRENCH CABINET SCANDAL. One of the Ministers Charged With Selling Decorations. PARIS, August 7.—La Lanterne, today Says there is a great scandal in the sur- roundings of one of the cabiret ministers recalling the scandal in 1887, growing out of the sale of decorations. The scandal, La Lanterne adds,will shcrtly be vent ated, three arrests having already been made on the charge of selling decorations. deposit their tickets for extension. ——— No Trace of Foults. Detective Lacy has been engaged for several days in running to earth the many remors that Dorsey Foultz, the fugitive murderer, is in the city, and to the effect that the aforesaid Foultz has be® seen masquerading about the streets in female attire. There were no development? today in the case and no prospects of the early Seoemnenien, ef the much-wantetl individ- ual. WORK OF SEARCHERS wn uired Into in the Case of Wedderburn. STILL GIVING TESTIMONY it The Question of Fees Brought Out by Mr. Greeley. EACH CASE ON ITS MERITS Tke investigation of the firm of Joan Wedderburn & Co, before the assistant’ commissioner of patents this morning was opened with an explanation by E. H. Bond of the manner in which records of searches have been kept by the firm since Mr. Bond has been connected with it. Mr. Bond produced jackets of cases merked to show the manner in which searches were made, the cases he read showing that the reviewer had questioned the favorable report of the searcher, or- dered a research by another employe and finally, cn the evidence brought out by the research, the invention was pronounced unpatentable. Assistant Commissioner Greeley inspected the records and Law Clerk Stauffer in- quired how Mr. Bond had selected the cases he exhibited. The witness replied that they had been selected at random. Judge Wiison—‘Have you a record of cases of searches while you were in charge of the search depattment of John Wedder- burn & Co.? If so, give us the whole num- ber and the number of favorable and un- favorable reports.” Mr. Bond—“While I was in charge of the search department there were 7,128 origi- nal searches, of which 2,781 were favorable. Sixty-two and one-half per cent were re- ported unfavorable. That includes the re- Searches, but not the cases that were per- sonally examined and in which further in- formation was called for from the client. In many cases there was obscurity of de- scription or in the drawing and further in- formation was asked before being put in the hands of searchers.” Judge Wilson—“What was the period in which these searches were made?” M ‘Between February 5 and May Sarah Faulkner's Case. Mr. Greeley asked the witness to read a letter written to Sarah Faulkner by Wed- derburn & Co, on November 24, which was Gone, and it disclosed nothing regarding the previous rejection of the case. It was further shown that it was in response to specific inquiries in a letter from the client of November 12, 1896. Mr. Greeley—What was the condition the case when that letter of November was written?” of 24 Mr. Bond—“It was under rejection of October 31.” Judge Wilson—“I wouid like to under- stand right here whether, it is claimed that it is the duty of the attorney to advise tke client of every action taken by the patent office. If that is claimed I wish to Fut in'vidence bearing upon it.” Mr. Stauffer—“I would not say that, but it is the duty of the attorney to keep his client genepally informed of the status of the case. Judge Wilgon—“I would like to know, cause J want to meet your contention. Mr. Stauffer—“That would depend upon the condition of each case.” Mr. SVintey—“We undertake to show that throughout ‘the whole of that particular case the attorneys did not keep the client informed.”. Judge Witson—“In other words, each in- divicug] case stands on its merits? Mr. Winter—“Exactly.”” Ww The Case of Beardsley. In thé case of Beardsley search was made October 3, 1896, and application rejected December 42. A letter to the client by Wedderburn & Co. of January 2 was read, stating that the firm was doing everything in their power toward the end of getting the patent. Mr. © ley to expedite the case? Mr. Bond—‘I do not know, but I do know the office was some two months behind- hand with their amendments, and the method of doing business was to take up cases in order of rejection. Business was done there on the same principle in that respect that it is done in the patent office. We take up papers in their regular turn.” It fy hown that the amendment in the above case was filed March 16, which was the first action by the firm after its rejec- tion, December 12. The client had been advised to take out foreign patents after the search had been made and before the application was filed. The Caxe of Magaye. The case of Magaye was taken up. The search had been made August 14, 1896; ap- plication rejected September 26; rejected three times; amended three times, and finally rejected. The invention was of a thin and scft rubber finger tip to prevent irjury to finger in counting money or pa- pers rapidly. Judge Wilson—“It was amended to mect the objections, was it not?” Mr. Bond—“It was; and the office had to go into the division of stationery in order to finally reject the claims. Judge Wilson—‘In view of the first ref- erences, give your opinion as to the pat- entability of the invention.” Mr. Bond—“In that view I regard it as patentable In this case it was shown that Wedder- burn & Company had advised the client t they regarded the invention worth 00 if sold outright, or, would yield a handsome income for several years if sold on the royalty plan. In response to a let- ter, Wedderburn & Company said they would give, free of charge, advice as to patentability and salability of any inven- ticn. “What was being done then A Pateniable Invention. Mr. Greeley—“What is your” understand- irg of the expression that an invention is of a patentable nature?” Mr. Bond—“Many times we get letters asking if a device for making a thing of five Instead of seven parts; of celluloid in- stead of some other material; making a fence post of galvanized fron instead of wood, would be regarded as patentable. We always advise them regarding the character of features that would be regard- ed as patentable. Wedderburn & Co. have never regarded their offer to advise as to the patentability of articles as an offer to make an exafnfuation of the records of the patent office withowt charge.” After; the: client was advised as to the jeatensabllline of his device it was shown that he had been asked for a fee of $5 for making a Special search of the records before-that #earch-was begun. In the!cas of Howroyd, search made July 3, 1806)and application for patent filed Sep- tember 30, ejection was made under one British and two United States patents; ap- plication was amended and again rejected; again amensed and rejected, and afterward finally reected, January, ’97. Judge WiiSon—“Take the American pat- ents, éxamthe them and state whether the American pittents fully anticipate that in- vention” i Mr. nd-yI think there was nothing patentaple jn it.” @ A>Question of Fees. The ‘assistant commissioner questioned Mr. Bond regarding thé fees charged clients with the se of discovering whether the $5 search ‘fee was deducted from the fee for preliminary search. Mr. Ford—“Mr. Wedderburn has told me that in the early part of 1896 his prelim- inary foe was $50, making the total cost of patent $70... In the middle of that year he changed his plan and began to deduct the $5 fee for a first search trom the $50 fee, making the preliminary fee $45 instead ct $50." ‘Two sheets cf drawings in a single case were shown to"Mr. Bond, and he was ask- ed if he thought they weze necessary. He said he thought not. To explain how the two sheets of drawings had been called for when but of’ was necessary, necessitating two fees of $ instead of one from the client, Mr. Bond said that by reason of the fact that the patent office had in many in- stances called for views on a larger scule, and required’@ second sheet of drawings when but one was used, Wedderburn & Co. had instructed their draughtsmen to Illus: trate inventions sufficiently large to satisfy the patent office. But in the case before him he said he thought the second draw- ing was not necessary. Mr. Ford of counsel for the respondent explained that oe been discovered by Mr. Rex Smith cf Wedderburn & Co. that an unnecessary drawing was made in a case, which he thought was the one under consideration, and an order was issued to prevent its repetition. A Sensational Statement. An hour’s recess was taken, and at 1 o'clock the investigation was resumed. Mr. Bond continued to testify regarding cases that had been placed among the exhibits by the government. An incident which approached the sensa. tional was brought out when Mr. Bond, re- ferring to cases in Mr. Witherspoon’s di- vision, stated that it had proven almost impossible to get any favorable action on cases filed there by Wedderburn & Co., since the date of the commissioner's order calling for information on which the pres- ent investigation is being carried on. The assistant commissioner rematked that if Mr. Bond had any case that would be patentable, which had been rejected by the area referred to, he should like to see it. In the case of H. F. Hawkins it was shown that an opinion that the client's in- vention was worth $5,000 on direct sale wi given before the application was filed, that a silver medal was awarded the inventor and that he was advised to take out for- eign patents at least in Great Britain and Canada. The application was finally re- jected. Some More Letters Read. After The Star's report was closed yes- terday afternoon of the proceedings in the case of Wedderburn & Co., under investi- gation before the assistant commissioner of patents, it was shown that Miss Anna Peck had withdrawn her power of attor- ney from Wedderburn & Co. and given it to Edson Bros. Mr. Bond stated that be- tween the rejection of the application for # patent for Miss Peck and the filing of an amendment there was an interval of seven weeks, and Miss Peck complained of the delay. Correspondence between Wedder- burn & Co. and Miss Peck was read. Mr. Greeley produced a letter-head of Wedderburn & Co., and read: “Number of patents procured last week, 515; number sold, 146.” He asked Mr. Bond what he thought of that statement. Witness re- plied he certainly would not think it meant ee refer to the business of Wedderburn & So. Mr. Greeley—‘‘Is not that word ‘procured’ rather unusual? Would not the word ‘granted’ have been more to the purpose if it was intended io show the work of the patent office?” Mr. Bond thought that no construction could be placed on it to mean that it was the work of Wedderburn & Co. Mr. Greeley handed Mr. Bond a letter by Wedderburn & Co., offering to sell a pat- ent, saying their fee was contingent, but that $20 would be required for advertise- ment, and also suggesting that foreign pat- ents be taken out. Mr. Greeley—“‘What was the condition of that case when that letter was written?” Mr. Bond—The application had been re- jected.” Mr. Greeley asked the witness whether he would zdvise a client to take out a for- eign patent when his application for the patent had been rejected in this country. Mr. Bond—“I never had a case of that Kind and consequently cannot say.” Judge Wilson—‘Suppose you were merely instructed to take out a foreign patent and opinion was not asked?” Mr. Bond—‘I would probably prepare the case.” Anna S. Hartman’s Letter. Mr. Greeley had correspondence of Anna S. Hartman in the above case read and asked the witness what he would judge ot the education of the writer. Judge Wilson—And her financial stand- ing, ycu might add.” Mr. Bond remained quiet a moment, and Judge Wilson said he knew of people worth a million who could not write better. The letter of Miss Hartman said she trusted the attorneys and wanted to take out foreign patents if they thcught best. Mr. Greeley—" ‘If you think best’—is that not asking the advice of the attorneys? And yet Wedderburn & Co. wrote that letter even in view of the fact that the applica- tion for a patent for the same device had been rejected by the United States patent office?"”” Judge Wilson objected to the manner in which the assistant secretary put his ques- tion, and had the reply of Wedderburn & Co. to Miss Hartman’s letter read to show that it gave no advice, but merely stated the price of foreign patents. In the case of Faulkner, the assistant commissioner asked Mr. Bond to read a letter that had been sent to the client, ad- vising him that his device should be worth $5,000, or that -f he choze to handle it on the royalty plan it ought to yield him a good income for some years. The device in ques- lion was a tissue paper device to be placed in envelopes to show if they had been tampered with. Judge Wilson asked questions to show that efforts had long been made to some sticcessful device to detect the iam. pering with letters, and that such a sue: cessful device would be valuable. The case of Dressel and Matern for a stovepipe device was referred to. Judge Wilson—That is a device to pre- vent men from swearing when they put up stovepipes, I believe. It seems to me such a device would be very valuable. Perhaps some of you have not had to put up stove- pi he remarked, amid some Iaughter. Mr. Small—“You have tried it, judge? Judge Wilson—“I have put up many a stovepipe, but not your kind.” Mr. Bond did not think the device was patentable in the way it was presented in the application. At 4:15 an adjournment was taken until 10 o'clock toda: CLAIMING THE REWARD. Police Board Hearing Those Said to Have Captured € The detective office was well filled today with claimants for the reward of $100, or a part of it, offered by the police department for the capture cf James Carr, the al- leged assailant of Rosie Robinson, and the witnesses in behalf of each. The board ap- pointed yesterday by Major Moore to take the testimony, consisting of Captain Aus- tin, Inspector Hollinberger and Lieutenant Heffner, met shortly before noon. The pro- ceedings were held behind closed doors in the private office of Inspector Hollinberger. The claimants were called into the room one ata time. The statements of each were recorded, and the testimony in detail, after being placed in proper shape «nd signed by the board, will be submitted to the attorney for the District. That official is to deter- mine what is due the several cluimants. The fi to appear before the board was Frank J. Beuchart, who claims to have captured Carr anassisted. His story was substantially the same as heretofore pub- lished. The inost impcrtant witness for Beuchart, perhaps, was a white youth z:amed Ber- nard Jewett. He told the board that he saw Carr rush out of Fowler’s stable and then observed Beuchart subdie him after a struggle. * Both before and after he was called into the board room Mr. Chas. O. Fowler, the other principal claimant, dechned to say anything for publication. A new claimant appeared at headquar- ters today and softly made demand for the reward. H. is Henry Schroeder, a little white boy, and he explained that he “head- ed off Carr and called the police to arrest him.” Schroeder says he was too small to catch the man all by himself. “Frog” Baldwin and Charles Doten think they are entitled to a share of the reward for supplying valuable tips. The witnesses who appeared before the board, in addition to Jewett, were Louis Rock, Policemen Donovan, Raedy and ‘Trumbo, a grocer named Burns, Miss Burns and Mrs. Hasmond. oe Retirement of Col. Lacey. Lieut. Col. F. E, Lacey of the 34 Infantry, who was recently promoted, will be placed on the retired Ist of the army tomorrow on .account of age. Colonel Lacey was born In Ireland and entered the army as a private in 1858. He served with great cred- it during the war’ and was brevetted cap- tain for gallant and meritorious services at Gettysburg. He is now ‘stationed at €o- lumbus barracks, Ohio. Berea aa Cruise of the Marbjehend. The cruiser Marblehead left Charleston, 8S. C.. this morning on a cruise with the South Carolina naval reserve. THE N. E A CONVENTION | FINANCE AND TRADE Efforts of the Committees to Have Next Ses- sion in Washington. Meeting of Executive Board Today— Cirevlar Issued to Hotels, Railway Companies and Others, The local executive committee of the N: tional Educational Association held a meet- ing today at 1:30 o'clock at the board of trade building, on G street. The commit- tee consists of Col. Henry F. Blount, chair- man; S. W. Woodward, Thomas W. Smith, Mrs. Sara A. Spencer, Albert M. Read, Miss Anna Tolman Smith, 8. B. Hege, Colin Studds, John F. Cook, Gecrge M. Bond, Archibald Greanlees, Theo- dore W. Noyes, General Ellis Spear, Rev. B.L. Whitman, D. D., A. T. Stuart, Prof. William B. Powell, Dr. Marcus Baker, B. K. Bruce and E, M. Brown. Celonel Blount presided at today’s meet- ing. A letter was read from the Milwaukee committee which had charge of the ar- rangements for entertaining the National Educational Association cheve. Extracts from the letter were as follows, and will prove of interes! “The executive committee of the N. E. A. came to Milwaukee last October. They usually select that month for inspecting towns. September is a busy month in or- genizing school work. They came and were received by a dozen gentlemen in- terested in securing the convention. The Methods Adopted. “It was @ sort of self-constituted com- mittee, consisting of leading school men and business men of this city. The guests were taken to a Icading hotg] upon their arrival and served with a dinner, after which we presented a map of the city showing location of leading hotels, hails, depots, boat landings, etc. We gave exact figures on hotel and hall capacity and rates for quartering guests in hotels and private families. A drive was then taken and one of the halls visited. “In the evening a reception was ten- dered to the guests. Two hundred lead- ing citizens were invited.” The letter further stated that a fund of frcm $10,000 to $12,000 was subscribed al- most immediately by the citizens of Mil- waukee. The school forces set to work, through the aid of the superintendent, the principals of the schools, teachers” and pupils, collecting amounts all the way from 10 cents to $100. The finance committee looked after the business men and corporations. The whole subscription, however, was under the di- rection of the finance committee, and care was taken that the school people did not oid upon the territory of the business center. Committees’ Report Progress. Preliminary reports of the subcommittces on finance, transportation, hotels and halls were made at today’s meeting and showed that progress was being made in every line. It was deemed best that the formal invi- tation to the executive committee of the National Educational Association, which selects the place for the convention each year, be deferred until the meeting which will be held at the same place next Satur- day afternoon, when the finance commit- tee will be ready to make a definite report. Circulars have been sent to members of the board of trade, officers and boards of directors of banks, street railway com- panies, boards of directors of all steam railroads entering the city, hotels, flats and large boarding houses, boards of school trustees and teachers, members of the local committee, universities and colleges. These contain all information necessary regarding the proposed convention here of the Educational Association. Subscriptions are solicited. ETRURIA’S GOOD RUN. Makes the Trip Ac: ia S Days, 21 Hours and 10 Minutes. NEW YORK, August 7.—The Cunarder line steamer Etrutria arrived in port early this morning from Liverpool and Queens- town, beating her best previous record across the Atlantic. This is a wonderful performance, when it is considered that the Etruria has been in service for nearly thirteen years. The Etruria left Daunt’s Rock at the en- trance of Queenstown harbor at 8:57 a.m., August 1, and arrived at Sandy Hook light ship at 1:32 a.m. this morning, making the run in five days twenty-one hours and ten minutes, actual time. Her daily runs were: Seventy-one (from Daunt’s Rock to nova 4 486, 481, 495, and 27S (to Sandy Hook lightship. Total distance, 2,786 knots, Her average per hour was about 20 knots. —S— New Pastor for Metropolitan M. E. Charch. CHICAGO, August 7.—Frank N. Bristol, D.D., pastor of the First M. E, Church of Evanston, Ill, nas accepted a call from President McKinley's church, the Metro- politan M. E., at Washington. Dr. Bristol is one of the best-ktown ministers in the west. He will remain at Evanston for some time. and will probably take charge of the Metropolitan early next summer. —_.+_—_ 2 Martin to Give Bail. It is probable that Thomas Martin, the cqlored laborer who was arrested Thurs- day while assisting in the count of silver in the treasury vaults for abstracting a number of silver dollars from one of the bags, will be released on bail late this afternoon. Martin was committed to jail by United States Commissioner Mills, in default of $3,000 bonds. ‘ The friends oi the pr'soner were active to- day in their efforts to secure his release. They departed from the city hall for the residence of Judge Hagner, in order to have surety examined and acepted. An order was sent to the warden of the jail by the clerk of the court directing that Martin be taken to the court house at once. >— Attorneys Disbarred. Jared Van Fleet, a lawyer of Flint, Mich, and Jacob E. Leonard of St. Peter, Minn., have been disbarred from practice before the Interior Department. Irregular work in regard to pensions is the charge made. See Bultimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Md., August 7.—Flour quiet chanzed—receipts, 5,780 barrels; | export barrels; siles, G00 Carrels. Wheat qu Spot, “SdahSig; mouth, Sdass!4: S4; steamer No. 2 red, S13 bushels; exports, 246,20 bushes; . bushels; sales, 40.000 bushels southern” wheat sample, 8087; do. on grade, S3tqai steady—spot, | 31503154; month, 31" a3! Sep- tember, 31a314;" steamer mixed, S9ia30%, ceipts, $9,562 bushels; exports, 308,492 bushels: stock,’ 427,44: sales, 44.000 bushels —south: ern whit yellow, 3536. Oats y 2 mixed, 23.0 exports, none, stock, choice timothy, $13.50a$14. 59,940 busie!s Grain’ freighas quiet Grain’ treights ‘auiet, unchanged. Stra: Sinn “granulated, $3.05. Butter Steady: uuschanged. Eas firm fresh, 11%, Cheese firm, unchanged. Whisky uachanged, a Government Bonds. Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers. 2 per cents, registered. 4 per cents, of 1907. 4 per cents, registered of 1907. 4 per cents, coupon of 1925. 4 per cents, registered of 1925. 5 per cents, coupon of 1904 5 per cents, tered of 1904 Currency’ 6 per cents of 1598. Currency 6 per cents of 159. _ Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st, members New Yorx stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ledenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. GRAIN. Low. Close. 764 76% 27 te ia iat 790 720 42350 425 430 480 475 45 Taw Close. 728 7.28 Tis Taz Tet ToT Tie 710 Manhattan Took a Sudden Boom on Wall Street Today. ON ROMORS OF A CONSOLIDATION. London Was a Buyer of American Stocks---Better Prices Prevail. oe GENERAL MARKET REPORTS — Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, August 7.—Opening prices this morning reflected the presence of néw buying orders and a further spreading of optimistic sentiment. London discontinu the selling of Atchison securities and was @ liberal buyer of Nashville and St. Paul. The entire international list was frac- tionally improved under an increasing de- mand, in which continental money centers Were represented. ‘The chief feature of the di was the unexpected and sensational advance in Manhattan. An effort to cover 2.4) shares of this stock at par resulted in an initial transaction at_J02%¢ and an almost simul- taneous advance to 108. From this pr @ reaction of nearly 4 per cent follower but new buying served to steady the price and hold it well above this low level. Rumors of a corner in the stock were numerous. The company has really made scme progress along the line of a consolida- tion with the Metropolitan Traction, 4 clange in motive power being a part of the ecntract now under consideration. The present market is peculiarly adapted to the promulgation of enterprises of this character. In this particular case, how- ever, the necessary expenditures ineident to a change in motive power can scarcely be provided ior without prejudice to stock. That the property has a valu franchise is not questioned, but it has tra/- ed for a long time on this sole asset, aud any changes making for the future welfare of the road must be extremely radical and comprehensive. The floating supply of stock has gone it.:o strong hands. The Granger shares were again in good demand, and at least two of the group - Burlington and St. Paul—are relied upor ‘o sell at their face value in the near future. A slight improvement in the iron tae may be noted among the significant com- mercial changes of the week. Should ‘he demand for manufactured iron increase, and indications point encouragingly to the probable fulfillment of this prospect, a considerable number of securities would be immediately benefited thereby. The low-priced shares are likely to con- tinue in good demand, now that London has come to appreciate the change in under- lying conditions. The factors which forced foreign in- vestors out of this market are daily sinkiag into insignificance, and funds must seoner or later be attracted to this side solely be- cause of the supericr inducements offered. Indications already point to London's be- coming an important influence in the local market. The significance should not be underesti- mated. There are no stocks pressing for sale. Profit-taking goes on day by day, and new high levels are datly recorded. In- crease the demand of 5 per cent and prices will increase in proportion. The interna- tional list will be watched with unusual in- terest during the coming week. The bank statement reflects a loss of nearly $4,000,000 in lawful money, mostly In legal tenders and chiefly on account of gold exports. The loans have been in- creased a trifle over $6,500,000 as the result of increased purchases of commercial pa- per and larger speculative undertakings, The increase in deposits ts about consistent. -with the two changes noted. The net result of all the changes is re- flected by a decrease in reserve, bringing the total surplus down to $41,000,000. All things considered this week has been the most satisfactory since the Inaugura- tion of the advance. ape FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- orted by Corson & Macartney, members ew York stcck exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schiey, Broadway. Open. High. American Spirite... 1% 15% BS American Spirits, pfd Bf Boy Bg 35 American Sugar..... 2. Mag 145q 4d 143, American Sugar, pfd... 116 16) 1B 153g American Tobacco. an a ae! American Cotton Oil. Atchison . Baltimore & Ono... Bay State Gas. Canada South chicago, B. & Q.. Chicagox Northwestern. Chicago Gas, c : icago, RI. & Pacific. icago, St. Paul, M.&O Consolidated Gas. Del, Lack. & W Delaware & Hudson. Den. & Kio Grande, pfd Erie. Generai Elec Mlinois Central Lake Shore. Louisville & 3 % Metropolitan Traction. Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Central Missouri Pacitie National Lead Co. National veaa Co., pta_, New Jersey Central. ‘ew York Centrai.. orthern Pacific. Northern Pacific, pfd ‘Ont. & Western.” Pacitic Maul... Phila. & Reading: | Puliman F.C. © Southern Ky., pfd Phila. Traction ‘Texas Pacific ‘Tenn. Coal & Union Pacific. . 5. Leatner, pfa. Wabash, pfd_. Westeru Union Tei. Steck Exchange. call—42_ o'clock 30 at vt Preumatic Gun ‘s 100 eae a a 7, 100 at 15, 9 at 15, at Nstrict of Columbia Bonds.—20-rear Fund 11 bid. 30-year Stock currency r currency 7s, 1908, 112! ‘’ U0 bid, 115 ask Misreilaneous Bonds.—Metropolitan Railroad 5s, 113 bid. Metropolitan Railroad conv. 6s, 117 bid. 120 asked. Metropolitan Railroad Indebtedness, A, 108 bid. Metropolitan rtitkeate of Indebtedness, B, 108 bid, 110 . Columbia Railrvad @s, 117 bid. Washington Gas Company, ser. A, @8, 110 bid. Washington Company, ser. B,’6s, 110 bid. United States Elec tric Light Debentare Imp., 102 bid. Chesapenke aud Potomac Tele pe Se, 103 bid. American Security and Trust os, F. and A., 100 bid. Ameri- can Security and Trast 5s, A. "and 0.,” 100 ‘askington Market Company Ist 6s, 106 Washington Market Company Imp. 6s, 106 Washington Market Company Exten. 6s, 106 Masonic Hall Association Sn, 108% Wid. National Bank Stocks. Bank of Washington, bid. Bank of Re ropolitan, 275 vid, Farmers ‘and Mecha ond, 180 bid. . 5 bid! Capital, 118 bid. West End, 103 bid. Trad- ers’, 90 bid.” Lincoln, 104 bid, 107 asked. Unto, cate Deposi and Trust C fe it ‘rast Compantes Deposit acd Trust, 116! asked. and Trust. 118% "bid, c : curity and Trost, 144 bid. “Washington Sat post, Kailroad Stocks.—Capital Traction bid, Metropolttan, HS tid, 120 aaked. Gas ht Stocks.—Washington Gas, bid, 44 asked. > wn Cas, vid. Untied States Bettie Ligne ss bia. rae Insurance Stocks.—Firemen's, 30 bid, 38 asked Franklia. 38 bid. M tan, GS bid. Corcoran 35_wid.” Fotomae, 67 tld, 72" asked. Ariington 137 bid, auked. | Germay- Atecican, ish 1% umole, 3A id, "St axked, 3 bid. Comaerctat, Be. ete’ bid vo iaamaacs re 5 bid. . lumbia Title, 5 bid. “4 ton’ Tithe, 2 bid. District Tite, 4 mia, atin ‘Telephone Stocks, Pennsylvania. 78 WiNd.50 axked. and Potemac, 63 bid, 67 asked. Amer!. Sa rappin, 94" bids OY" nked American Tlage, 5 bid, "93 asked. 5 a Misceilancous Stocks. — Merzenthaler 122 17 asked. Market, 10 bid. x ‘ fee, 115 Estate Title, 29 At the meeting of the Public Owners); League, to be held at Sheldon’s Hail t.- morrow . an address will by Mr. James Cowdon. ae