Evening Star Newspaper, August 16, 1897, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1897—12 PA‘ LATE NEWS BY WIRE Yacht Glencairn II Wins Second Race at Pointe Claire. 0 IN STIFF BREEZE OUTSAILED Mt The Canadian Crossed the Line With Lead of a Mile. FINISH WITH SAILS REEFED psf POINTE CLAIRE, Quebec, August 16.— 2:36 p.m.—Glencairn crossed the finish line winner of the second race. “MONTREAL, August 16.—Saturday’s race in the Seawanhaka-Corinthian interna- tional challenge cup series, despite the ac- cident to Glencairn, was pretty generally accepted by the Canadian yachtsmen as showing that Mofno, in a moderate breeze, was the better boat. Consequently the hopes of Mr. Duggan and the crew of the Canadian defender rose high when, at 7 o'clock this morning, a good stiff wind was Kicking up the white caps on Lake St. Louis. But the wind soon began to fall, and their hopes with it. About 7:30 o'clock this morning a heavy rain storm came on, and by 9 o'clock the weather had become very muggy, and the wind had fallen to less than three miles an hour. At 1 o'clock more favorable condi tions vegan to prev: The wind had freshened somewhat, and was biowing from the south at a rate of a trifle over four m The weather began to clear, and the prospects of a good race after all began to look brighter. No Harm From Accident. Glencairn II is now none the worse for her accident. Immediately on her arrival at the yacht club house after the race work was at once begun on her, and by 7 o'clock a strip of new plank about 3 feet long replaced the hole in her side. At 10:30 o'clock, about half an hour before the start, the wind was stiffening considerably, and was blowing about seven miles an hour, with the prospect of growing stronger. ‘This. it was thought, would favor the Canadian boat. The Race in Detail. POINT CLAIRE, Quebec, August 16,10:15 a.m.—Today’s race for the Seawanhaka cup will be over the triangular course. The weather is clearing up. There is a light wind, avout four miles an hour. bt » a.m.—Momo and Gilencairn have ar- rived at Dorval in tow. Momo hoisted mainsail and proceeded under canvas to starting point. m.—The yachis have started en one-third miles each leg. to windward. first. 11:39 a.m.—Glencairn passed the one and one-third-mile mark, with Momo 2 yards behind and to windward. 1159 a.m. id is increasing. Glen- cairn passed the first buoy one and a half minutes ahead of Momo. p.m.—Glencairn turned the four-mile . owed two minutes later by Momo. » wind is freshening and at 12:14 p.m. both boats were compelled to reef sails. 12:34 p.m.—Glencairn rounded the first buoy on the second round, tiiree minutes and forty-five second shead of Momo. 12:35 p.m.—Glencairn passed the six and two-fifths raile buey a good half mile ahead of Momo. p.m.—At the nine-mile mark Glen- cairn was three-quarters of a mile ahead of Momo. Tke wind is blowing twenty miles an hour. —S— BONA WINS A@GAIN. The first leg is Glencaira crossed the line Duke of Abbruzzi's Yacht Victor on Time Limit. PORTSMOUTH, August 16.—At the re- gatta of the Royal Albert Yacht Club to- day the Duke of Abbruzzi’s Bona, iu a splendid breeze, obtained the weather Gauge and led to the Nab, where Emperor William's Meteor overhauled her. At Stokesbay Meteor was first und Aurora, the property of Mr. Charles Day Rose, was Second, being two lengths ahead of Bona, then third in the race. At the end of the first rouné Meteor was seven minutes ahead of Aurora and the latter was one minute ahead of Bona. The following were the t the finish times of ‘he yachts Meieor.. na won on time allowance, and Aurora as disqualified for fouling Bona at the art. ————— BISHOP EMBRY FUNERAL. ‘Tremendous Crowd Attends the Obse- quies of the Colored Divine. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., August 16.—The funeral services over the body of James Crawford Embry, bishop of the South Car- olina district of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, were held today at the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Bish- oy Turner of Atlanta officiated, and in ad- dition to his remarks addresses were made by Bishops Salter of Nashville, Derrick of Flushing, N. Y., “andy of Baltimore and lee and Arnett of Wilberforce, Ohio. ‘The services, it was announced, were at- tended by a greater number of colored Methodists then at any other funeral of a urch dignitary. In addition to the bish- . there were 167 ministers and ten pre- «ling elders present from all parts of the country. Over two thousand persons crowd- ed the church, and hundreds were unable te gain admittance. During the crush atterding the ceremo- nies several policemen and a woman were slightly injured, and a number of women fainted. The interment was made at Olive cemetery. —— EUROPE’S WHEAT CROP. Mark Lane Express Gives Estimates of the Yield. LONDON, August 16—The Mark Lane Express, in its weekly review of the grain situation, says: The French wheat harvest overyield is estimated at 25,000,000 quarters, though ex- cellent judges say it is not so much. The German yield is expected to be 1,000,- 900 quarters below that of 1896. Austria-Hungary will be almost self-sup- porting, with nothing to spare for export. Russia reports that her wheat is some- what below the average, though not seri- ously so. In conclusion the Mark Lane Express notes the curious fact that England last week exported wheat to France. —S SEVERE STORMS IN COLORADO. S, Cloudbarst and Hall Storm im Vicin- ity of Pueblo. PUEBLO, Colo., August 16.— Storms around Pueblo have damaged railroads northwest and south. Twenty miles north f Pueblo hail fell in great quantities and drifted to a depth of three feet in some places. Twenty miles south of Pueblo a cloudburst sent Salt creek and the Arroyas on a tear and damaged a thousand feet of Ivenver and Rio Grande tracks, besides the approaches to several bridges. Chico creek, fifteen miles east of this ity, is badly swollen and has carried out ® county bridge in addition to one span of the Missouri Pacific bridge. No rain has fallen in Pueblo nor the west.* ——__—_ INTEREST IN AN ARSON CASE. Three Alexandriavs on Trial at Fair- fax Court House. Special Dispatch to The Evenmg Star. PAIRFAX C. H., Va., Acgust 16.—The August term of the Feirfax copnty court convened this morring. The grand jury has been in session all the morning, but has reterned no indictmefits. There is a very large crowd in attendance, most of whom have come to hear the trials of Rich- ard Burnett, George Chichester and Ed- ward Jamieson, whe were indicted at the June term of the grand jury on the charge of setting fire to the tarn of Mr. Con- stant Ponnet, in West End, about one mile west of ——— we ——_ part of May, which commenced this afternoon. The cases are exciting a great deal of interest and the outcome is hard to-de- termire. Nine blue. coats from the Alexandria police force are in attendance as witness- es in the cases, besides a number of cit!- zens from Alexandria. Burnett and Chi- chester have been out on bail until today, when they were returned to the custody of the law. —_>——_ CONVICT PATIENTS ESCAPE Edward Mareh and George Wroe Steal Away : From St. Elisabeth's. . Roth Were Nearly Restored to Sanity —They Were Liable to Re- tarn to Prison. Edward Marsh and George Wroe, pa- tients in the convict ward at St. Elizabeth’s Asylum for the Insane, made their escape from the asylum some time last might, and tke officials of the institution, as well as the police, are looking for them. It was shortly after daybreak this morning when the watchman on his tour of inspection made the discovery that an outer window overlooking the grounds had been tampered with, and he felt certain that some of the inmates had gone. A rope made of the bedding hung from the window to the ground, and this was all that the watch- man could find as the basis of his suspi- cions until an examination of the ward revealed two empty beds. Then he knew that the men mentioned had gone. ‘The escaped patients were men who had virtually recovered and who would have Leen returned to the penitentiary in a short time, had they not escaped. No one was aware of this fact better than were the men themselves, and it is thought they had planned the affair several days ago, al- though they had shown no evidence of such zn intention. The men were in bed when the watchman made his rounds late lasi night, and nothing unusual was noticed until the early morning round was made. The late occupants of the empty beds had dressed themselves, and they were careful not to arouse any other of the inmates of the ward. It required very Little exertion to remove the iron guards from the window and this rendered their escape easy. The bedding made a rope without much addi- tienal trouble, and when this was accom- plished the men were soon out of the build- ing and were on their way to some place where they hope to evade the officers of the jaw. Complaint was made to the police, with a request that the men be apprehend- ed if possible. Description of the Men. Fugitive Edward Marsh is forty-one years old and {3 nearly six feet tall. He is of medium build, has-reddish hair and mustache, blonde complexion, and has a scar on the left side of his throat extend- ing to the jaw. He is a machinist by trade and is quiet in his manners. When he left the asylum he. Wore the cotton underwear of the institution with his name stamped on it, a blue checkered shirt, white straw hat and dark coat and trousers, but no vest. Marsh was sent here to the asylum from the military prisor at Fort Leuven- worth, wkere he had been incarcerated for selling whisky. His companion in flight, Gorge Wroe, is enly twenty-five years old. He wore a light sack suit, with the other asylum gar- ments, similar to these worn by Marsh. He was sentenced in this city in May to eigh- teen months in the Trenton penitentiary for having stolen a bicycle. Wroe was a victim of the cocaire habit, and his condi- tion probebly resulted from his being un- able to get more of the poison. He was a painter by trade, and it is thought he may apply for work in this line. Clues to Their Wherenbouts. It is thought that when the two men got out of the building they went through the grounds and got on the railroad trestle. Two strange men answering their descrip- tion were seen on the railroad tracks near Sheprerd, end it is thought likely they were the fugitives. A report was received later in the day that the men had been seen in Alexandria, and Dr. Witmer has gone there ip search of them. ——_+——_ PREDICTS MUCH SUFFERING. Daniel Gabic, an Old Miner, Talks of Klondike Stampede. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., August 16.— Daniel Gable, an old.and experienced min- er, who was one of the first to join the rush to the Klondike, has returned, and tells a story calculated to deter others from going north in search of gold. ‘There is hardly a trail in California, Ari- zona, Nevada or Montana with which Ga- ble is not familiar. When the news of the gold strike reached this country Gable left his mines in Arizona and started for the Klondike, via Juneau and the Chilcoot pass. Now he is back, having sold his out- fit, which cost $235. He learned from many experienced mining men at Juneau and further up that it would be suicide to go, before spring. He says: “When we reached Barnum's bay, which is a little way from Dyea, I gave up the idea. I left the vessel, intending to go to Work in the Comet mines there and wait Until next spring, when I intended to go into the Klondike. I found the mines de- serted, as the men would not work there at this time of the year, owing to the wa- ter, which filled the mines. The Alaskan mining men are positive that nearly all who ar trying to get to Dawson City will be frozen up en route until spring, ani that their fate is uncertain. I will not answer for the lives of the tenderfeet who are now going.” The Alaska Commercial Company's schooner J. M. Weatherwax has sailed for Unga with a cargo of supplies and six mit ers,»who are to work in the company’s gold mines on that island. The Klondike excitement struck Unga with full force, and meny of the miners who had been working the-e have gone to the new fields. ee INTERMENT AT ARLINGTON. Late Mrs. Walbridge to Be Buried Beside Her Husband. The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Alberta Wal. bridge, widow of Capt. George R. Wal- bridge, who died yesterday at Epiphany Church Home, will take place from the chapel there tomorrow afternoon at 2 O'clock. The services will be conducted by Rev. Mr. Woods, assistant rector of Epiphany, and the interment will be made in Arlington cemetery by the side of the remains of her deceased husband. As heretofore stated in The Star, Mrs. Walbridge was uccidentally knocked down and injured by being run over livery wagon Saturday a week age at the ccpner of 13th and H streets northwest. She was picked up in an unconscious con. dition and carried into the home, where everything possible was done for her re- lief, but without avail. She*did not again regain consciousness. Mrs. Walbridge died at exactly the same hour cf the day as when she received her injuries, and will be buried in_ precisely three months from the date of her en- trance into the home. ——__ APPLIES FOR DIVORCE. Mrs. Fricss Charges Her Husband With Desertion and Deception. In applying today for divorce from John’ J. Friess, Marie Friess states they were West, Fia., inder on enatobs- tare ried one Caroline ian her, whom, Mrs. Friess declares, aa is resent also A WIRE TO KLONDIKE|THE LONGEST TERM Proposals Made by the Canadian Government. PERMANENT WAY "0 THE GOLD FIELDS Conveying Mails and Messages to the Interior. REPORTS OF OFFICIALS The Canadian government has. submitted formal proposals to this government to es- tablish communication with the Klondike region in Alaska by the construction of a telegraph line from the head of winter navigation on the Lynn canal into the center of the Klordike district. The proposals have ‘been taken under advisement. They have been approved by the British principal secretary of state for foreign affairs and were forwarded by the governor-general of Canada, through the British embassy, to the State Departmeat and referred to the Interior Department. The papers’ are locked up pending consid- eration: The proposals, while reserving the right of either country pending the settlement of the international boundary line between the United States and Canada, south of Mount St. Elias, urge the expediency of* establishing a permanent route giving ac- cess to the interior at ail seasons of the year. The most feasible route, in the judg- ment of the Canadian authorities, would be to start from the head of winter naviga- tion on the Lynn canal (the body of water running from near Juneau np beyond Dyea and Chileat, forming part of the present overland route), crossing the mountains by White pass or by any other pass which may seem more accessible, and proceed northward to Fort Selkirk and thence ta Kiondike. The Canadian government asserts its readiness to undertake to open communica- tion by constructing a telegraph line from the head of winter navigation on the Lynn canal, traversing a distance of eiginty miles across the summit of the mountain range to a convenient point northeast of the mountain range, from -which a trail can be followed to Fort Selkirk and to Klondike. The government also signifies its intention, in case the propositions are adopted, to erect suitable places for shelter at periods from forty to fifty miles elong the line and keep up dog trains during the months of winter for the conveyance of the mails to and from the interior. Cauadinn Reports Condensed. The minister of interior of Canada has sent Secretary Gage an official report on the Yukon mining district. The report is a condensation of ‘the reports of various Canadian officials, and a map of the Yukon country is presented. Among other chings, the minister says: . “The object is not to induce any one to go to that remote country at the present time. Until better means of communica- tion are established a man undertakes serious risks in going there, unless he has sufficient resources to tide over the long winter. After September egress from the country is practically impossible until the following June, and a person who has not been successful in locating a paying claim has to depend for his subsistence upon finding employment. Wages are at times abnormally high, but the labor market is very narrow and easily overstecked. “It is éstimated that up to the middle of May 1,500 to 1,600 persons had crossed the Dyea pass this year. Several hundred more will go by steamers up the Yukon. Whether employment will be available for all and for the considerable population already in the district is somewhat doubt- ful. It will therefore be wise for those who contemplate going to the Yukon dis- trict to give serious consideration to the matter before coming to a decision.” The Climate. An eytract from the report of A. E. Wills, assistant surgeon, for 1805 is given to indicate the climate of the Klondike, characteristics of the inhabitants and the mode of living. He also describes the kind of men that should go to the Klondike. He says: “Men should be sober, strong and healthy. They should be practical men, able to adapt themselves quickly to their surroundings. -Special care should be taken to see that their lungs are sound, that they are free from rheumatism and rheu- matic tendency, and their joints, especially knee joints, are strong and have never been weakened by injury or disease. It is important to consider their temperaments. Men should be of cheerful, hopeful disposi- tions and willing workers. Those of sul- len, morose natures, although they may be good workers, are very apt, as soon as the novelty of the country wears off, to be- issatisfied, pessimistic and mel- A PEPARTMENTAL CENSUS. Old Soldiers, Soldiers’ Widows Army Nurses in the Treasury. Assistant Secretary Vanderlip of the Treasury Department has issued instruc- tions that a census be taken of the old soldiers, soldiers’ widows and army nurses in the employ of the Treasury Department throughout the country. The object is to know how many of this class are in the treasury service and where they are at work. A complete record will thereby be secured and will-be kept in the Secretary’s office. Blanks will soon be sent out. They well go to every division of.the service and will be filled in by the proper officials, after which they will be returned to the depart- ment here and recorded in a set of books for that purpose. The names, ages and po- sitions will be kept. ————— DEATH PENALTY IMPOSED. . Assassin of Canovas Collapses When He Heard His Doom. MADRID, August 16.—Michel Angiolillo, the anarchist assassin of Premier Canovas del Castillo, who was tried by court-mar- tial yesterday at Vergara, was found guilty and was sentenced to death. Upon hearing the sentence Angiolillo turned deathly pale and had to be assisted from the court room. x gee ADHERE TO GEN. AZCARRAGA, Robloedo’s Attempt to Assume Lead- ersaip of Spanish Liberals Fails, MADRID, August 16.—The atttempt of Senor Romero Robloedo, the Spanish miu- ister of justice, to assume the conserva- tive leadership has failed. Following his public declaration in favor of the retention of Captain General Weyler in Cuba and against any reconciliation with the dis- sident conservatives. The principal conservative leaders have given their adhesion to Gen, ‘aga, the actitig premier and minister for war, who remains at the head of the government. ——-__ SCHOOL TEACHER MURDERED. Charred Remains of Mrs. Kate Gal- lngher Foun, Galveston. GALVESTON, Texas, August 16—Mrs. Kate Gallagher, for twelve years a school teacher in this city, who lived with her son Virgil at 13th and K streets, was found today with her throat cut from ear to ear and the body charred beyond recognition, . No arrest , though Police: have @ suspect under Surveillance, meg es : MONGIN WAS TOO OFFICIOUS. ceived the resignation of J. H. B. Mongin, second deputy se-retary of state, on charges of over-officiousness and conduct tending to Tastice Field Has Sat 34 Years on the Su- a Justice’ Field ofthe United States Su- Preme Court today the milestone which marks hfs service as the longest of any man on the ‘bench. He has served thirty-four years, five months and six days, or one day longer than former Chief Justice John Marshall, Whose record of service hes hitherto been the ‘longest of all the justices since the establishment: of the national tribunal of last resort. It has generally been understood that he would retire after completing this record. He is physically unable, but mentally there is no indication of deterioration of his vi- tality. d The opinion is that he will retire just before or immediately after the court re- convenes, but he remains silent on the subject even to his most intimate friends. He may retire at any time without ssying anything about it in advance. He desires that his successor should be a man of recognized ability. The belief is that Attorney General McKenna will be appointed whenever Justice Fieid retires. The Field ‘Family. Justice Field is one of a remarkable fam- ily, and himself the most distinguished. He is @ brother of Cyrus West Field, who moored the old and new hemispheres s'de by side, so that time and distance are anni- hilated by means of the Atlantic cable. Another brother was David Dudley Field, one of Arfierica’s great lawyers, and stil! another brother, Henry Martyn Field, who, as a preacher and editor of religious journals, added luster to the name. Mrs. Jcsiah Brewer, wife of a missionary, was a Field and the mother of Associate Jus- tice Brewer. This remarkable family has presented an uncle and nephew illustrious enough to sit on the bench of the most celebrated tri- bunal at the same time. Such a thing hi never occurred in the history of the voun- try before, nor is it likely to occur again. Justice Brewer was born in Asia Minor while his parents were at their missionary post. Mr. Justice Field also lived in Smyrna with his aunt. He lived long enough in the Levant to become familiar with the 1nod- ern Greek, the French, the Italian and Turkish languages. On account of his early familiarity with those languages, particularly the Turkish, he is one of a small group of statesmen and jurists which last winter devoted it- self to the study of Oriental languages. Senator Hoar, who will be seventy-one years old on the 20th instant, was a mem- ber of the group. Althbugh these men are above the three-score and ten span allotted to man, they are still pursuing knowledge both useful and ornamental. His career on the Supreme bench has been distinguished. He was appointed by Lincoln to a seat in the Supreme Court bench of the United Sfatex in 1963. Wil- liams College has ‘tonférred upon him the degree of LL. D., end he is an honora-:y professor of lawsof the University of Cal- ifornia. Bicate SALUTE 7 THE PRESIDENT. He Reviews |he 2ist Infantry at Pinttsburg, N. Y. PLATTSBURG,’N. ¥., August 16—Presi- dent McKinley “and “party reviewed the 21st Regiment, hited States Infantry, to- day at Plattsburg barracks. On his arrival at the military post and on his departure @ salute of twenty-one guns was fired. The regiment Grawn up on the beautiful parade ground Was ‘fn command of Col. Jacob Kline and@"recefved the President at Present arms. ‘i! ' ' The 21st Infantry Band played the Presi- dent's march. ident McKinley acknowl- edged the salute"By rémbving his hat. The troops then marched tn review. th MANY CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR, Prospect of a Lively Contest at Iowa Republican Convention. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, August 16.—Ail the candidates for governor are here today either in person or by representative. Each has headquarters opened. The situation ,is unsettled as ever. No possible prediction can be made. It is safe to say it will be the most largely at- tended and hotly contested convention ever held by the republicans in the state. SS Failure of a Cotton Broker. NEW YORK, August 16.—The announce- ment of the failure of William Mitchell, a member of the cotton exchange, was made on the first call this morning. Mr. Mitchell had few outst: rdirg contracts. ee ee More Men Strike in West Virginia. MATEWAN, W. Va., August 16.—Eight hundred miners at Simmons Creek and Lo- gan joined the strikers this morning. Fif- teen hundred men are now out in the Nor- folk and Western district. ——_>+__. Naumkenag Mills Start Up. SALEM, Mass., August 16.—The Naum- keag steam cotton mills resumed opera- tions today, after a shut down of sixteen days. The mills, will run forty-two hours @ week for the present, but will run on a full-time schedule before long, if the mar- ket 1s satisfactory. The pant employs 1,400 people. —_+—__. Silver Continues to Fall. NEW YORK, August 16.—The price of silver fell again today to a new low record. The fall in London since Saturday for bar silver was % of a penny to 25% pence, and in New York the price declined 5-8c. to 543-8 cents. Mexican dollars were quoted at 415-8 cents, as compared to 42 cents on Saturday. —_—-—__ Race Horse Stolen. CINCINNATI, : August 16—Animosa, a three-year-old brown filly, was stolen fronr the Newport, Ky., race track early this morning. Some one saw a colored man riding her in a gallop from the stables of Adams & Turner, her owners, and pass out at the carriage gate. It is thought the theft is for the purpose of entering her under another ‘name. She ‘recently broke the track record at ‘Newport, and is valued at $5,000. i Cotten Mills Get“Ready to Start. LAWRENCE, Ma%s., August 16.—The re- pairs in progres#¥ af"‘the Methuen’ cotton mills at Methuenboreibeing pushed forward rapidly, and it fs: expected operations will be resumed ini#omie of the departments next Monday. The-nttlls shut down August 7, at which time itcwas statedthat they would be idle three wéeks. It was given out today that mangi ofthe operatives would be red nexts Monday, Ti ut 500 hands. a Killed Hid* Sif¥cessfal Rival. CHICAGO, August16—Vincent Syzjka THE GULF STREAM Captain Parker’s Reported Discovery Off Coast of New Foundland. HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICIALS DOUBT I? They Believe He Was Mistaken in Views and Observation. THE REASONS ASSIGNED Officials of the hydrographic office at the Navy Department do not regard the re- port of Capt. F. W. Parker of the British steamship Prudentia as authentic, that he found the gulf stream further north than ever before known off the east coast of New Foundland. The captain recently ar- rived in Philadelphia from a French port, and sent ‘his report to the hydrographic of- fice here. Capt. Parker stated in his report that he observed the guif stream from latitude 51.30, longitude 43, to latitude 50.30, longi- tude 45. The water, he declares, had the deep blue color characteristic of the gulf stream, while the temperature was uni- formly at from 57 to 58 degrees. ‘What struck him as peculiar, Capt. Par- ker says, was the fact that the belt of blue water occurred only between the Green- land current and the polar current, setting down the Newfoundiand coast, as laid down on the charts of the locality. Gulf weed, he says, was observed floating be- tween the limits he mentions. The hydrographers think that Captain Parker was mistaken in his views and ob- servations. The strongest point he strove to make probably was the fact that the water's temperature was as high as 58 de- grees. Reference to the charts of the lo- cality show that the normal temperaiure for this season is from 50 to 54 degre2s, not a very marked difference, and it is probable that the thermometer used was slightly out of gear. The blueness of ine water was no particular criterion. Views of an Official. Commenting on Capt: Parker’s repert, one of the hydrographers, said: “The gulf stream has never been observed north of latitude 48 degrees, as an ocean river, which the stream really is, flowing between aqueous banks instead of carthy ones, as is the case with ‘land-locked riv- ers. Neither does it exist as an‘ oceanic river east of the 60th imeridian. Its wa- ters there are lost in the general easterly drift of the north. The drift of the equa- terial waters is west, owing to the in- fluence exerted by the trade winds. The course of the flowing is not always the same, as its direction is sometimes greater eastward than at others, owing to the effect of the winds on it. It is not confined to any particular course, a3 has been alleged, but has never been known to exist, as an oceanic river, beyond the limits stated. Of course, its waters may be caught in the general driit. “The gulf stream is a current flowing alcng the northern coast of the United States. One of its greatest furctions is to carry the warm equatorial waters to the rorthwest coast of Great Britain. “Its existence as an oceanic river can be explained in this manner: All of the equatorial waters are carried leeward by the action of the trade winds. They are banked up in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean sea, finding an outlet by the straits of Florida Part of the Caribbean sea water comes into the Gulf of Mexico and the other is carried direct through the straits from the Caribbean. The Currents. “The currents have been noted running at the high rate of ninety miles in twenty- four hours, just after leaving the outlet of the straits between* the Bahama Islands and the coast of Florida. The currents of the stream are entirely perceptible, moving northeast, along the cogst of the United States, until Cape Sable is reached. The water is considerably bluer than that of the surrounding ocean, and its course can be plainly defined, on this account. As high a temperature as 80 degrees has been noted in the stream just after passing through the straits of Florida.” The hydrographic office has just pub- lished a chart, giving latest accessions to the knowledge of ocean currents obtained through floating bottles. On the chart is marked the course of the bottles whose drift was confined to the Atlantic. Of the bottles recovered, $1 were cast overboard within the limits of the North Atlantic, 9 in the South Atlantic, 8 in the North Pacific, 8 in the South Pacific and 3 in the Indian ocean. Three bottles crossed the equator, two in the Atlaniic, both go- ing from scuth to north, and one of the Pacific and Indian ocean list, in the China sea, going from north to south. Two buoys are included in the list, one a life buoy which was thrown overboard from the 8.8. Palatia September 24, 1896, and was picked up on the west coast of Ireland Island, one of the Bermudas, “January 25, 1807; the second of the Pacific and Indian ocean list, a buoy which was swept overboard from the Japanese cruiser Banjo April 22, 184, and was picked up by the S.S. Kilanea Hou in the strait between the islands of Hawaii and Maul. The longest drift was that of bottle thrown overboard from the Sp. Al- lerton to the south of the Falkiand Islands, and foynd, -after an interval of slightly less than three years, near Eyre Patch, on the shozes of the great Australian Bight, the distance between these two points, measured (approximately) along the parallel being 8,500 miles. Of the more extended drifts, the one having the highest daily average, 17.6 miles, was confined, as usual, ‘wholly to the equatorial current, being that of bottle No. 38, thrown overboard from the Sp. Euphemia to the south of the equator, and picked up on the shores of Martinique. Quotations From the Chart. The chart says: p: “Taken collectively, the courses followed by these bottles serve to elucidate the main principles of the current system of the North Atlantic, and to show the close agreement that exists between the motion of the surface water and the direction of the prevailing winds. The latter, circulat- ing around the region of the high baro- metric pressure to the southwest of the Azores, blowing on its southern side with almost unfailing regularity, but on its northern side frequently interrupted by the passage of temporary areas of low pres- sure, give rise to ‘drift’ currents, which are merely the effect of the wind on the sur- face of the water, -as, for example, in the region of the @ade winds, where the whole surface of the sea, generally speaking, is sea, the volumes of water carried thither by the action of the equatorial drift, is a stream current, and, as such, torial current, must have been transferred 12 the Sxeeptonnliy "northern postion on to jon on —— Africa, at which it was recov- A table has been made of the drift of the bottles, the average dr'ft per day being ig for each latitude, as follows: North o! and 20 degrees, 9.8 miles per day. In these averages only those drifts which «x- ceed 300 miles in length were considered. NEW BICYCLE REGULATIONS Some Important Amendments Contemplated by the Commissioners. Sections Five and Thirty of Article Ten of Police Regulations to Be Changed. ae CE The Commissioners have in contemplation some important amendments to the police regulations governing bicycles. Sections five and thirty of article X of the police regulations of the District of Columbia to be amended so as to read as follows: Section 5. As a general rule, every ve- hicle in motion on a public highway shall keep on the right side thereof. Pennsy)- vania avenue shall be considered as two streets, separated by the car tracks, but the general movement of vehicles thereon stall be subordinated to the business of the shops and stores. Every vehicle when passing another ve- Hicle facing or movirg in the opposite di- rection shall pass to the right; but in pass- ing another vehicle moving in the same di- rection, shall pass to the left. Every ve- hicle turning to the left into an intersect- ing street shall leave a sufficient space be- tween it and the left-hand curb to permit the safe passage of another vehicle. Ev- ery vehicle in turning a corner to the right shall keep to the right of the center of the street. No Crowding Allowed. No driver of any vehicle with a draft animal attached shall so drive as to crowd any person on a bicycle on or against the curb of the street, or on or against any other vehicle or object in such street, or off or over any embankment, or into any aperture or depression. Sectior 30. No bicycle shall be propelled across any intersecting street on which there are car tracks in the city of Wash- ington at a greater rate of speed than six miles an hour; nor at a greater rate of egpeed between intersecting streets and avenues or across streets on which there are no car lines than twelve miles per hour; nor at a greater rate of speed on any public street or roadway outside of said city than fifteen miles per hour. Must Be Under Control. Every bicycle on a public highway shall at all times be under the control of the rider. Riders of bicycles on public high- ways must not sit with their heads and bodies bowed down so as to thereby ex- pose themselves or others to hazard of in- jury. No more than three persons mounted upon bicycles or similar vehicles shall ride abreast on any public highway. —_.——_ Chicago's Italinn Child Marriages. From the Chicago Int’r-Ocean. Marriage at fifteen or sixteen for girls is positively obligatory if they expect to hold up their heads at all in the very best Ital- lan society. Plenty of instances are to be found where these iittle, oldish, dark-eyed, shrill-voiced women have :narried at twelve. A rather ludicrous and curious example came under the notice of a factory inspec- tor two or three years ago. If an Italian girl is not marr‘ed before she is eighteen the neighbors begin to talk and tc say to each other what a pity it is that Angelica is an old maid. They usually marry one of their countrymen, or some- times an Irishman. The Irish and Italians mix better than the Italians and any other class. The men marry older than the wo- men. There seems to be no period of hap- py girlhood for Italian women. They are children until they are twelve. Then they marry jin two or three years and begin the cares of life. Besides the urging of parents and the tat- tle of friends, Italian children are induced to marry by the advice often of their priests. Their condition of life is wretched at home. One room or at most two suffices for a family of a dozen. The little girls go out on the streets unprotected at night, selling gum, or making music, till 11 or 12 o'clock. In the crowded factories they are subjected to all sorts of temptation. For this reason the priests usually maintain that an early marriage is the best for the girls. It is a notable fact, attributable per- haps to this, that Italian women and girls nearly always lead virtuous lives. Setting up housekeeping is the simplest thing in the world. A settlement worker who has made af especial study of the Italian neighborhood mantains that they expend $6 on a housekeeping outfit. This does not include a bed. The parents of the girl, if possible, send to the old country for a bed as.a wedding present. ——_+-e-—___ Long Cotton From Peru. From th: Galveston News. Old Herodotus, though apparently not sure he was telling the truth, described a sort of ‘‘wool” that in his time grew on certain trees in India. His description fits with great accuracy the fast becoming fa- mous cotton of the Peruvian province of Piura. It first came into the market as a result of the high prices caused by the civil war in America, when shipments of the Piura cotton rose from 236,000 pounds in 1862 to 4,084,000 pounds in 1865. Since then, owing to its pecultar qualities, the de- mand has constantly outdistanced a con- tinual Mcrease in its production. This cot- ton is of the “long staple” variety, the fibers. however, being of an extraordinary length, and in structure and in their crink- ly character having so close a resemblance to wool that a microscopical examination must be supplemented by chemical tests to distinguish one from the other. It is this quality that has made the fame of the Piura cotton, since it is an invaluable adulterant for high grade woolen goods. When combined with wool in the warp it gives additional strength without seriously affecting the texture of the cloth. This be- ing its sole use, the price of this cotton fluctuates, not with the cotton market, but with the value of wool, and on an average it may be said to command from 4 to 5 cents a pound more than the highest grades of other cottons. ——_+o+_____ Grain and Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st, members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. burg, Thalmann & Co., New York. 2 GuAIN, Bes FE ae doe Bue 18 ze f 1 ae 8s 820 822 815 815 4 447 442 «447 457 457 (455 457 415 4315 492 492 COTTON. te 7 Low. Close. $2. 6% 67 Ss Ci 668 rey 676 6.70 ts i | * i i 3 » ie ————— 55SEC EEE se FINANCE AND TRADE Fair Volume of Commission Orders Make Higher Prices in Stocks. LONDON MARKET IRREGULAR Sugar Stock Advanced on Report of Increased Dividends. —— ee GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Eveninz Star. NEW YORK, August 16.—The execution of a fair volume of commission orders established a higher range of prices dv ing the opening hour this morning. As during the previous week, Londop cables reflected considerable irregularity in the American market, and brought few buy- ing orders to this side. Later in the day fereign sentiment changed slightly, and moderate amounts of St. ‘Paul and Nashb- ville were taken for London account. The professional element was again disposed to sell, but the difficulty in repurchasing dis- couraged in portant undertakings in the short account. Dullness was substituted for a reaction and prices showed continued sensitiveness to the slightest increase in the demm.ad. The grangers were in good demand, Bu lington making a new high record duriag the opening hour. St. Paul and Rock Island Were liberally bought, but the latter pre erty lacks the ability to withstand pre taking sales. In conservative circles this particular group of securities continues 10 attra¢t the most attention. All reports from the grain districts indi- cate an earlier shipment of grain than usual, and September is expected to be a month of large earnings. The low-priced issues were in good de- mand at improving prices. Missouri Pa- cific was given excellent support around 30, as the result of increased earnings and rather significant pool buying. Northern Pacific common was in better favor than of late on the theo had not followed the preferred as conditions warranted: Its present price is only slightly in excess of the full-paid assessment, and consequently organized buying shouid prove successful. With the dividend on the preferred stock a very distant prospect, it is not likely that merit alone could be urged successfully in advancing the common stock. The American Spirits Company's iesues were also in better demand, pool buying be- ing noticeable throughout the day. The predicted advance in these shares, if it ma- terializes, will add to the many striking demonstrations of what can be accom- plished by large capital and concerted ac- tion, American Sugar was advanced on buying in which Boston houses took a prominent part. The advance was accompanied with rumors of an increase in the dividend rate, 16 per cent being substituted for the pres- ent 12 per cent rate. In well-informed cir- cles an increase in the regular rate, or a liberal extra disbursement, is relied upon. The market Is likely to become irregular from now on unless London buying comes in as a feature. The holiday season has vndoubtedly cut into the local velume of commission busixess, and while encourac- ing reports will find reffection in higher prices, it is not likely that the recent daily average will be maintained. Discriminating purchases are not likely to reflect the evil results of short sales. All the news features of the situation are encouraging and profit-taking on a idrge scale alone threatens present prices. _— 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- ported by Corson & Macartacy, members ‘New York stcck exchange. Correspondent: Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadwa: Open. High. Low. Close, American Spirits....... WA 4 BK 14K American Spirits, pid... 38 G4 BIg BAY American Sugar:..... 148 149g 1481488, American Sugar, pfd... 16} 16y 16 116, American Tobacco...... 4° 9% M8 95% American Cotton Oil...) .... ae RO Atchison.........-- is; 16 15a; “38% Baltimore & Omio....... 15%; 16 15%, 16%, Bay State Gas... + Wy 4% My AK Canada Sonthern....11. 5555 BS Canada Pacitie Be Be BE Chesapeake & Ohio Ry BR EB ©. C.C. & St Lous. BEY By BB Unicage, Bok Q...... 2. Wy WY TA OR Chicagos-Nortnwestern, 1203, 1203, 119s Uy Chicago Gas, > 108 10055 108" 208 i. cron... Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call_12 o'clock m.—United States 4s, registered, $1,000 at 112%." Lanston Mono. » 12 at 14, 35 at 14, SBiarit ‘of Columbia Ja, 1903, 1 currency 3.055, 112 eucy, 78, Mi —M tan Raflroad - fe, 113% bid. Met politan Rail conv. Gs, TD 120% d. ee Rallroad Certificate of A. Metropolitan Kallroad Certificate of B, 109% bid. Col Ratirord 6s, 118 bid. Washington Gas Company, ger. A, 111 bid. Washington Gas Conmany, ser, B, Gs, 112 bid. United States Electric Light De- benture » 103 bid. e and Povormnc 103% bid. American Security and ‘Trust F. and A., 100 bid. American Security and Trust Ss, $. and O., 100 bid. Washington Market Company Ist Gs, 108 bid. Washington Market Company Gs, 108 bid. Ee Mraket le Association, . National a bid. Farmers Columbia, 130 bid, 135 asked. West 108 2 tbs bla Safe et and Trust aod Trost 115 and Trust, 148% Railroad 8 ocks. Tambie, 38 30 asked. Gus and Electric 1. 36 abi eee Potomac, 67 asked. # i ft ete a3483 i ool