Evening Star Newspaper, August 31, 1897, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1897 LATE NEWS BY WIRE|°#!0 MINERS STaRVINGIMR, FORD'S Pennsylvania Democrats Cheer the Name of Wm. J. Bryan. STATE CONVENTION AT “READING Temporary Chairman Ermentrout Stirs the Boys Up in a Speech. A FIGHT ON THE STAGE CONVENTION HALL, READING, Pa., August 31.—The democratic state conven- tion to nominate candidates for auditor general and state treasurer met in the Academy of Music today. A conspicuous feature of the decorations was a handsome banner, adorned with a portrait of Wil- liam J. Bryan and bearing the inscription, “Liberty, Justice, Humanity, Equal Rights to All; Special Privileges to None.” A band played “Stars and Stripes For- ever” an dother popular tunes while the Gelegates, of whom there were 435, located themselves in the seats set apart for them. State Chairman Garman cailed the con- vention to order at 12: p.m. and an- Bounced the temporary organization as agreed upon by the executive committee. Congressman Ermentrout, temporary chair- man, received a round of applause when he feceived the gavel from Mr. Garman. Mr. Ermentrout’s Speech. He spoke as follows: “This is not a con- vention of men who are about to become emocrats, but of men who are democrats already. Those who would participate and hold the commission of the party should be such and only such as have shown the rity of their principles, by open and hotorious devotion to our platform and candid: It would be an outrage on the brave men, who in the great campaign of 1896, so fear- lessly fought under the banners of our matchless leader, Wm. J. Bryan, and the Chicago platform, not to allow the admin- istrative offices of the organization to re- main in the hands of those who by their de- sertion brought about our defeat. Had it not been for such as they, the situation today would have been far ciffer- ent. The country would have been spared the spectacle of Mark Hanna in command of its legislators and legislation. There would have have been no repnbli- can Congress—no Janus-faced Dingley bill, which, in the twinkling of aa eye, put into the pockets of a monstrous trust $4,000,000 and made the nation tributary to it in the future. The last campaign proved that the democratic party does not need such feaders as the late President or the late serator from New York or others in your own state, whe <ither voted against you or did pot raise their voices for you while you were battling bravely for the good old cause. It is not for me to say to this convention what shall be the policy of the coming campaign. That is for the convention +0 jecide. lds Out a Warning. tever policy this convention jude, however, I warn you that ou may take or any declai uu may make that will reflect di- on the candidates or leago convention, or cn At for them, will invite y demoralization, and i the approval of usion let me hope that you will pspiration from the memories that around the county in which you embled. Inspiration to be true to cn to be firm in execat- in tion in a determination ony, inspiration never to yield lemocracy, the party of the peo- Kai ss the high places of husiasm followed Mr. of mention of the © name Delegates and spec irs and waved h. they clieered their leader. Fight on the Stage. a s long and tedious, owing hstitutions. After the calling of the roll John T. Lea- -of Wilkesbarre 2 and were not Ermentrout tlared the con- adjourned for an hour. T. Marpky of Philadelphia, a sec- grabbed the gavel from ‘Ermen- trout and attempted to preside. Ermen- trout tried to recover the gavel, and a free fight ensued on the stage. The police were called i. 1 the riot. Murph finally ejected from the ge, and the belligerents ordered to take ts. Nobody injured in tae but much bad blood was en The convention took a reces retary at OF CANTY & CO. THE tants Give Bail and Trial Set for October 9. Messrs. Dennis J. Canty and W. H. Van nden, comprising the firm of Canty & Co., the details of whose arrest and the character of the charges against them were given In The Star, were late yes- terday afternoon taken before Judge Kim- ball in the Police Court, in order that the amount of the bail required in each > might be agreed upon. strict Attorney Davis appeared for the government, and Mr. Andrew A. Lipscomb, who had been retained as additional coun. sel. appeared with Messrs. Wolf and Cohen for the defense. Mr. Davis explained the nature of the case to the court, adding that two other charges of embezzlement of smaller amounts had been preferred, one by Mr. Emerich and the other by Dr. Mc Mertrie. He asked that $5,000 each be re- quired in two cases of embezzlement, $1,000 The Defe each in the third and the personal recog- niz: of the defendants be taken for appearance in the gambiing case. Mr. Lipscomb protested against the mount of the bail demanded. Finally, Cohen intimated that the required would be satisfactory, Mr. Lipscomb agreed. Hienry W. Heine, a wealthy grocer, wa Offered by the defendants as surety. H don the witre:s stand and qual- e satisfaction of Mr. Davis, and The preliminary hearing of set for Thursday, Ocicber 9, Judge Kimball. defendants claim whatever illegal or th ants. TT 3 received -by The nethin, that in there was we conduct t ad deposi 2 the bank with the rest of their fun it was drawn out, as it was the habit of either member of the firm to draw out ery da nough cash to meet current 4e- r Vv pairons like unds. y few of the paid in check, and ney was necessarily k large supply of ton hand in the Both defendants well known in the the confidence community. It ir friends that ly exonerated when $ are brought to trial. prt era MARSHAL Seleure of a Pinno the Damage Suit. _ Greene D. Williams today filed a suit Marshal A. A. Wilson and John F. Co., claiming $5,000 damages spass und damage to the p - of mind in entering his hi zing his plano. Attorney Perri W. ¥ represents the plaintiff. >—— mmissioner Black will return to his duties tomorrow. Commissioner Wight will be back September 15. > Government Receipts. Government _receipts—From internal rev e, $170,274; customs, $338,505; mis- neous, $12,928. National bank notes received teday for redemption, $145,153. Situation in Eastern Seotion of State Growing ~ Very Serious. Camp Isolation Also Ran Out of Pre- visions Yesterdny—Women : March- ers Clash With Deputies. WHEELING, W. Va., Angust 31.—The organizers working in the mine strike in West Virginia are not losing any time waiting for the St. Louis congress of labor leaders to act. Things are being made as comfortable and attractive as possible at the camps, but the cold nights of the past few days have made it decidedly un- comfortable for men not used to outdoor life. A gain of fifteen men was added to the strikers today. Many of the native miners are leaving the mines in disguise since the rew men have been imported. The Fairmount output is rapidly showing DEFENSE Methods of Wedderburn & Co. in Dealing With Clients Upheld. MISTAKES BUT NOT FRAUD ADMITTED Only Twenty-five Cases Out of Over Three Thousand. DISCUSSING THE TESTIMONY The proceedings in the investigation of John Wedderburn & Co., required to show cause why they should not be disbarred for unprofessional practices, were resumed this morning before the commissioner and assistant commissioner of patents. Mr. the cut, but there is enough coal being |eFord, of counsel for Wedderburn & Co., was produced to supply the normal demand. The starving in eastern Ohio is growing more acute daily, and some vigorous meas- ures of relief must soon be taken. Emma Haas the Leader. PITTSBURG, Pa., August 31—Under the leadership of Emma Haas, the Joan of Are of Camp Isolation, twenty-five women, wives of the strikers, marched to the mine back of Center, Pa., at 4 o’clock this morn- ing and succeeded in inducing four miners to stay out of the pit. The women were stopped several times by the deputies, but they forced their way past them and went ahead on their mis- sion. The campers went to bed hungry last night d started out breakfastless this morning. because of a mistake in shipping the provisions to Sandy Creek camp instead of Plum Creek. A liberal supply of pro- visions was arranged for today. a ESTATE OF H. 0. CLAUGHTON. Hix Son Applies for Letters of Ad- ministration. Rodolphe Claughton, the son of the late Judge H. 0. Claughton, who was kill- ed at the Deanewood crossing the evening of the 20th instant, today peti- tioned the Probate Court to grant him !et- ters of administration on the estate, his father having dicd intestate. The personal estate is valued st_ $7,500, consisting of money, household and office effects, and life insurance due and unpaid The value of the real estate is not men- tioned. With the vetition was flied the es- sent of the other heirs-atdew and next of kin, the three daughters of the deceased lawyer. —_—_— The Unlucky Thirteen. From the Boston Journal. The superstition that thirteen is unlucky, which is traced back to a sacred souree, meets with as many contradictions as con- firmaitons. The fact that the horrible fire in the Paris bazaar started ai booth thirteen was telegraphed all around the world, whereas little notice is attracted by } sen’s success with thirteen men. At time two was a dreaded number in England owing to the dynasiic disasters 10 all mon- archs second of their name trom Ethelred | If to George II. Yet Napoleon's number througb all his life was two, and who could wish for better luck than came to Goody "wo Shoes, or than that which results at times from having two strings to youc bow? Three, which since the days of Pythagoras has been the divine number, shows that it is not invariably fortunate, for, though the tates are three, so also are the fur The graces are thre but also are the judges in hades and the heads of Cerberus. Then there are the rec of three disloyal tribes in Welsh h | there are the taree robbers in Orion's beit; | tere were the three tyrants at Athens, | and three in mythoiogy is as unlucky a: is divine. Just so clearly as it has been | shewn in time that the unlucky two can be lucky and that the pleasant three ur pleasant, the foliowers of the late Fowler would show that the unlucky thi a be the juckiest number there is. may as well regret his departure, | ish success to his associates. eos pod Thing. From the Cine! bupe. “Say,” said a rounder who is used to getti the best of every game he goes | against, “these restaurants in this town are dead eas I can get my grub, and powerful gocd, too, for 20 cents a day. How’s that for low? “Come off,” said the other, “you've been feedin’ your mug down on John street at an all-night restaurant.” “Not on your life. I live way up in G. Get my feed right next to the million- aires and bankers. Ch, I'm movin’ in good socie “Where'd you git all them luxuries for 20 ts a day? Put me on.” Sure. Its this way. About noon, when I git up, I go to one of then restauran Where they give you checks, and you tle at the counter. I drink'a sup of cof- fee and eat a few rolls, or get some cai- meal. Any ole thing, so the bill's only a dime. The duck gives me a check cailia’ for 10 cents, and I tuck it in my vest. When I git troo I get another one. He’ fergo:ten in the rush. One of ‘em I pay an’ the wider one I keep till evening. See? Well, when supper time comes I don’t do a ting to that grub foundry. Beefsteik, murphies, coffee, pie, ice cream and all the rest. Everyth goes. Den I conceal de big check, an’ pays de 10-center dat I car- ried over from the mornin’ meal. See? Next day, same way at s’mother house. Oh, it's great, but I can’t work the same walter twice. He'd catch on. But it's geod for a while, anyhow, just when things ain't comin’ your way. =a ee The Idenl School House. From the Atlantic, To begin with, the entrances of a school house should be made as Inviting as those f a home. If there be a yard, no matter how small, {t should have, first of all, ever- green trees in it, or some bit of leafage, vhich, winter and summer, would bring a message from the woods; it should havo flowers in their season and vines should be planted wherever possibl>. Within the school every color should he agreeable and harmonious with all the rest. Ceiling, floor, woodwork, walls, are so to be treated as to make a rational and beautiful who! In entrance halls, for instaace, whers no studying 1s done, a fine pleasing red or cheerful yellow is an excellent choice: in bright sunny rooms a dull green is at once the most agreeable color to the cye, and perfect as a background for such objects as casts or photographs. In a room where there Is no sunlight a soft yellow will be fovnd of admirable use. The ceilings should be uniformly of an ivory white tint, which .will by reflection conv=rge light, and will be refined and in key with all. other colors. The treatment of wood is a study ia itself. Briefly and for practical use, wood can be treated in two legitimate ways—either it can be painted with rela- tion to the wall colors or it can be stained to anticipate the results of time upon wood surfaces. a See Depreciated Farm Property. From the Northampton (Mass.) Gazette. A farm in one of the western Hampshire towns was sold about fifty years ago for $2,000. The man who bought it built a new house on it at a cost of $1,200. At his death the farm was sold for $900. This pur- chaser built a new barn at a cost of $300 and died after a few yéars, when the farm of 100 acres, with house and barn costing itis to open his argument, and the great inter- est felt as to the line ef the defense was shown by the large attendance in the room of the commissior er. How Evidence Was Secured. Mr. Ford opened his argument by de- claring that the manner in which evidence had been secured against Wedderburn & Co. was unique, that a dragnet had been set to catch everything that could be se- cured against the firm. F. A. Lehmann hed sent out a circular letter asking all Persons who had any complaint against them to send them in; that Wm. Small, “who had styled himself as counsel for the ‘reputable attorneys,’"’ had advertised in the leading journals in this country, asking all persons who had dealings with Wedder- burn & Co. to correspond with him; an- other attorney who has a weekly letter in four or five thousand smail papers had made a similar statement; other attorneys had sent out what was known as the Laura A. Peck letter, and he believed the patent office also sent out a circular letter to a number of the clients of Wedderburn & Co. to get information, and he would say that in some cases the patent office had sent out the wrong circular by mistake. “If that had been done by Wedderburn & Co.,” remarked Mr. Ford, “it would have been the subject for some criticism.” The whole country, he said, had Scoured to get evidence. ‘Patent attorneys in this city,” he went on, “are banded together to drive John Wedderburn & Co. out of business. The examiners of the patent office have made microscopical examination of the business of this firm and prosecuted their searches into their business with zeal; there is po doubt about that. I do not think any other patent attorney has ever had his business subjected to such thorough examination as made by the examiners of the patent eftice. ‘They found mistakes, and it was reasonable to suppose they would in examining 3,73% applications. The whole number of im proper searches found had dwindled down to twenty-five. This was a reasonably small number of mistakes. Mr. Ford told the commissioner that of ccurse his decision in this case would be based on the evidence and not on any in- formation he might have privately. Mr. Ford then argued to show that the respondents could not be disbarred because of mistakes,but willfullness must be shown. Carelessness or negligence did not consti- tute gross misconduct. Gross misconduct must be fraudulent. He said a court never disbars an attorney except for fraudulent practice. No Disbarment for Mistakes. Commissioner Butterworth remarked that he was satisfied that an attorney could not be disbarred merely for a mistake. Mr. Ford argued that the principal was not responsible for acts of his employes ex- cept they be by his command. Comnissioner Butterworth—“Then do I understand that if a man advertises him- self as a surgical institute, and says he! the best skill for the performance of! gical operations, and then employs butchers to do the work reauiring skill, ‘he’ is not responsible?” Mr. Ford said it had been shown that Wedderburn & Co. had employed skilled as- been jome of the criticisms of Wedderburn & Co.,” Mr. Ford continued, “appear to have been made on the assumption that every- thing that John Wedderburn did must have been wrong.” The commissioner commented on the fact that Mr. Wedderburn had failed to appear before him in his own behalf in this case, but Mr. Ford said it was well understood in law that nothing could be inferred against a defendant !f he did not see fit to appear. The Award of Prizes. Mr. Ford spoke at some length on the practice of Wedderburn & Co. in giving prizes. He said Wedderburn & Co. adver- tised to give prizes and did give them. It had been shown that another attorney had advertised to give prizes, but didn’t give them. Mr. Ford went on to say that prizes were the order of the day. Magazines offer them to make their journals popular, soap makers give them to sell their commodity and every kind of business resorted to the same method to promote its interest. He said it had been shown that in only six out of 11,000 cases, were medals sent to inven- tors in whose cases unfavorable reports had been sent. Such a small number might readily, he said, be attributed to mistakes, and he thought they were an exceedingly small number. Considerable discussion followed between the commissioner and Mr. Ford regarding the character of evidence that should considered in the case under investigation, the commissioner claiming that the strict rules of evidence as applied in the cour: did not apply to the case under considera- tion. Only Twenty-Five Cases Out of 3,673. There were only seventy cases, Mr. Ford said, to sustain the charges against Wed- derburn & Co. Of those cases twenty were shown to be patentable, fourteen were doubtful, but there were only twenty-five which could be considered to sustain the charges. It was apparent to him that such a small number out of a total of 3,73 cases showed that they were the result of mistake, not for purposes of fraud. If fraud had been intended there would have been more cases like the twenty-five cited in which applications were filed when the invention was not patentable. Gillis’ Testimony Discussed. A recess was taken, and at 12:30 o'clock Mr. Ford resumed hfs argument. He cpoke of the testimony of Mr. Gillis, who, he said, was a discharged employe who had said he would “get even” with Mr. Wedderburn. He spoke of Mr. Wedderburn’s letter de- posing Mr. Gillis as chier of the search de- partment, and said there could be no doubt why he was deposed, which was that he said he was not a patent expert aft he had been in the place for some time, and the work was unsatisfactory. He read an order issued to searchers that any wne making a favorable report on a case later reported by the examiner would be dis- charged. These orders, he said, contra- dicted Gillis’ testimony and showed why he was deposed. The testimony of Giilis, he said, not only failed to show any fraudu- Jent intent on the part of the respondents, but showed that good work was sought by the attorneys. Mr. Ford asked why ail the safeguards shown In orders should have been taken to get competent work, and why 62 per cent of all the cases examined by searchers should have been reported un- favorably if fraud was intended. Why would they have not reported them all favorably? The twenty-five cases cited, he said, showed only that mistakes were made and nothing more. A Claim of No Jurisdicti, In the argument over the Wedderburn case this afternoon Mr. Ford claimed that | $1,700, was sold for $600. The land is as productive as any -in Northampton meadows. Where has the value of that farm gone to? The man who once lived on it was telling this story while sitting on the court house railing the other day. He was jooking at the stores on Shop row. “It bas gone in there and other places like this,” he said. “The farms ve gone Jown in value and the value of the real estats in the centers has gone up. No one wants stay on the farm and work—the boys want to get into the centers where there t« more solng OB and where there is less hard work an ler pay. And I don’t m8 them a single bit” ig the coramissioner of patents had no juris- diction over John Wedderburn & €o., and could not disbar them, as they had never practiced before the patent office. The business of the company was done by John Wedderburn. The commissioner, he argued, could not disbar any one who was not practicing before the patent office. The commissioner agreed with the attor- ney on this point. - Mr. Ford closed at 3 o'clock. His »rgument had labted about four heurs, had becn Mstened to with the ut- most attention, and upon concluding he was congratulated by many of thase pres- ' PAGES. ent for the ability he had shown in pre- senting the case. Judge- Wilson will address the commis- ofrow, beginning at 10 o'clock, to sioner which xe the ings were adjourned. THER OF THE WEEK. State Af the ~The Nericguity Department weather bureau in its too cool and in the states of the owptral valleys too dry for best results. the middle and south Atlantic and gulf states, and generaliy through the mountain and Pacific Coast regions the week has been favorable. “Early corn is maturing rapidly in Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and South Da- kota, but it hus made slow progress in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, and the late crop generally needs warmth and moisture. In Ohio early cern is maturing nicely, and willbe ready to cut in sbout two weeks. Cuttfhg is be- coming general in Kansas. -In Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas the crop promises to be very short owing to drought. As a result of generous rains of the previous week late corn in the gulf states has been generally Improved. “While the general absence of rain in the southern states has been very favorable for cotton picking, which is becoming gen- eral over the southern portions of the cotton belt, the crop has not made favor- able progress, althergh doing well in some sections. Im Georgia, Mississippi, Virginia and portions of North Carolina ‘cotton is generally doing well, but in other portions of the cotton region complaints of rust, shedding and insects continue, though somewhat less numerous than in the pre- ceding week. In Texas recent rains have improved late cotton and have started the ‘top” crop, but more rain is need. In cen- tral and southern Texas the crop is well advanced, but’over the northern part of jhe state it ts from two to three weeks late. “Spring wheat harvest is nearly com- pleted in Minnesota and North Dakota, and threshing is’ gereral. In Washington and Oregon the weather has been especially favorable for threshing the heavy wheat crop which has been harvested in these states. “Tobacco has not improved in Kentucky, where the outlook is less encouraging than previously reported. Cutting continues in the principal tobacco states, and, except in Tennessee, Kentucky and New England, the late crop is generally good. “Owing to the dry condition of the soil plowing for fall seeding has made slow progress in ‘the states of the central val- leys and the lake region, but the condi- tions have been more favorable in New England and the middle Atlantic states, where favorable progress has been made. Some wheat has been sown in Kansas, Michigan and the Atlantic coast states.” ——___-o._____ TOM CLARK’S ISLAND. Stolen From England by a Man Who Wanted to Remain an American. From the New York Sun. Above the village of Caribou, Me., on the St. John river, is an tsland which Tom Clark, its original proprietor, stole from England away back in the days of the Aroosteok war. This bloodless conflict de- gan in the latter part of the third decade of the preseat certu: and did not close untii the Webster-Ashburton treaty had been signed. While ;the treaty was under considera- tion Thomas Clark learned that the St. Johz river was to be the boundary line between Maine and New Brunswick, and that the ‘natural channel of the river was to mark. the exact division. His island, which cginprised about 300 acres of wood and gras lands; was in the river, but on the wrong side ‘for him, the channel run- mug on the southside and annexing Clark and his farm to. New Brunswick. For nearly a month Clirk and his two brovhers ;were cbusy carting».ston: gravel and dumping them in<t As the dam grew higher and ihe waterway, -became narrower the river flowed back “ind, made a detour around ato the portho side of the island. In. two weeks Cjark had shifted the channel, but, wishing to unake;his work sure he’ con tinued te, pile yp. stones until there could be no dgybt as 49 where the channel ran. When the beyadary commissioners came alongs and, @ividedup the disputed ter- ritory, according. to treaty, they annexed Clark and his island farm’ to the United States, and, although the spriag freshets have Since gguged a channel through the dum, the island belongs to Maiue, und its proprietors pay taxes in the United Stat "During the civil war a resident of t istand who Gid not approve of fighting and was eppesed to the draft :nade an effort to become a British sub{ect by revealing the secret which Clark and his friends had kept so well. Letters were sent to St. John telling all avout the theft and offe ing conclusive proof. When these failed the 1 ary in the English” eab- inet was d <0, also in vain. Mean- time the man who wanted to renounce his allegiance to the United States was drafted and had to pay $4) commutation money to avoid going to the front. Since then he and his heirs have spent a deal of time and postage in petitioning the legislature to pay back the $300, with interest, claim- ing it was obtained by fraud and intimida- tion. A resolution is introduced every ses- sion. It is read by the speaker, goes to committee, and dies there. The chances are that this particular claim will never be paid. — +2 HIS RING IN HIS MELON. A Seasonable Tale Which is Solemnly Vouched for by the Teller. From the Memphis Commercial Appeal. Walter L. Herron, general delivery clerk at the post office, has enjoyed a good repu- tation for veracity among his friends, but the story that he told to them yesterday was all that the most credulous of his” friends could stand, and too much for fhe majority of them. It was late In the efter- noon when Mr. Herron called a reporter off to one side of the building and prefaced his remarks with the following: “Now, I would not be the least bit sur- prised if you did not believe the story that I am going to tell you, but it is a fact, nev- ertheless. “During the early portion of the spring I was down in the vicinity of White Haven, aid one Sunday was strolling in the patch which my father-in-law, Dr. B. A. Shaw, had planted in melons. ‘Some time during the afternoon I ost a heavy gold ring that I had been wearing upon my watch chain. ‘The chain broke and I spent an hour look- ing for the ring, but {t was all in vain. Nothing mere could I see of the ring until yesterday. Dr. Shaw had sent us a fine watermelon for a Sunday dinner, and down in the center of it £ cut into something that looked strange. Imbcdded right in the ceu- ter of the red fruit there was a white sub- stance like the inner portion of the rind. Into this J cut, and there was the ring that I had lost, severalsmonths ago.” Here Mr. Herron saw that the reporter was seripusly embarrassed, and he pro- tested that the story was as true as any- thing that he had ever told in his life. “You cgn provg it by Dr Shaw,” contin- sued the ‘ferk, “and several of the others at the hoiise that saw it. Now, I have not the slightést ided“How the ring got in there, but it evidently must have done so when the melon. was quite small, and then the melon grew up around it. [I fully intended preserving the piece of the rind in which the ring Was found, but the cook let it get destroyeds ~ Mr. Herfon was said rem: sition in |a melor corresponding to that which Jodah occupied for a short time In earing the ring that he ned for iseveral months in a po- the whale. It was & large heavy ring, not re very thick, but near y half an Inch broad. oe The “wrong Boy. From the Weatherly Herald. At a country -sckoo! not a hundred miles from Weatherly-one of the directors is a clergyman. He sent word that he, with the other directors, would visit ihe school last Friday. The teacher, a young girl, was de- sirous of making a-goed impression, so she drilled the children carefully as to just what to say on the occasion of the visit. The first boy was to be asked, “Who made you?” His reply was<to be “God.” The second boy was to be asked, “Who was the first man?’ His, answer, of course; was to be “Adam.” _ Stic’ o The appointed hovr came and in her flurry the teacher failed to notice that the first hoy was absent. She walked over and asked, “Johnny, who made you?” “. am," God. what was ‘the reply. “No! No! Johnny; you.” “No he didn’t. Hot ima tayed avneos cane 1 Lite in water. GEORGIA WANTS ALL Southern Riflemen at Sea Girt After " Everything in Sight. DISTRICT MEN IN POOL MATCHES Scott, Stewart and Farell Sum- moned to Join the Marksmen. SCORES OF THE ENGINEERS Special From a Staff Correspondent. SEA GIRT, N. J., August 31.—The state of Georgia has sent to Sea Girt a team of riflemen who mean to take home with them every prize in sight. From ail indications this determination is very likely to be, to @ great extent, carried out. No one doubts that the Georgians will win the Hilton and Elton state matches, hands down. The District of Columbia is not entered in these competitions, and the sharpshooters from down south are not go- ing to content themselves with winnings in the team contests alone. They are entered in all the individual matches and unhesi- tatingly declare that unless they sweep the field trouble is very apt to follow some- where. Georgia will certainly make a re- markable showing during the meet. The Georgians are particularly well equipped financially. In the individual matches if two men are equally proficient with the rifle the one with the bulkiest pocketbook carries off the prize. Up to date Georgia is sparing no expense in any direction. Sijzht Change in Program. A slight change has been made in the program ef the meet. Pool and individual matches are again in order today, the reg- imental, company and carbine contests will be shot tomorrow, the interstate and in- dividual competitions are booked for Thurs- day, the Hilton trophy and inspector of rifle practice match Friday, and the Wim- bledon cup and President's matches Sat- urday. Unfavorable weather will result in further changes. The District contingent has been plugging away at the targets, in pool matches, since the bugle sounded “commence firing’ this morning. Some of the Washingtonians will try their rifles in the individual matches late this afternoon. The sun is shining brightly, with a rather strong wind blowing from the north. Both the Engi- neer and 2d Regiment teams were in the rarge shortly after daylight for skirmish practice. The men from the District are probably as efficient in this line of the work as any of their competitors. Sergt. Dickey reached camp this morning. Sergts. Scott and Stewart and Private Farell have been summoned from Washington by tele- graph. Should they fail to report tomor- row morning the Engineers will enter.only one team in the company match, the mem- bers being Corporal Wetherall, Corporal Carleton, Sergt. Appleby, Lieut. Hutterly ard Private Scott, with Private Taylor as alternative. Score of the Engineers. In the pool shooting yesterday at 200 and 500 yards, silhouette target, the scores of the Engineers were: 200 yds. 500 yds. Ty 48 44 46 Sou 47 48 ood a 42 aT 43 d Regiment team is on. Hut The record of the as follows: 900 yds. Total. 200 yds. 4 44 od 46 41 ST p 40 41 SI Rell. 38 ro) Davenport. 40 Si bs. 3s 3B Lieut. Wilson's Scores. Lieut. Wilson of Georgia yesterday scored possibles at both ranges in the Trenton Fair match. He tKen duplicated the performance, and aiso made two scores of 69 points cut of a possible 70. Wilson made seven possibles during the day. Private William Hayes of New Jersey scored the only possible of fifty points in the pool matches. The first detachment of New Yorkers reached camp today. Four entries have been received from New York for the regi- mental match, the 12th and 23d Regi- ments sending one team each and the 7th Regiment two teams. A possibility exists that Delaware may send a team and several members of the Sth Maryland have signified their intention of participating in the competitions. Nothing has been heard frum Masachu- etts and the probabilities are that the bay state will not be “in it.” The 13th United States Infantry will have a team in the company match. The men from New York are keeping very quiet, but they expect to surprise even the knowing ones. It is stated that the New Yorkers have been practicing diligently at Creedmoor for months past and are in excellent condition. They are stopping at the leading hotel in this locality and living in style. C. F.C. a UNITED STATES LIABLE. Mr. Beique’s Argument Before the Bering Sea Commissio: Mr. Beique cpened his argument at Hal- ifax, N.S., yesterday before the Bering sea commission, aking to the question of the scope of the convention. He re- ferred to the seizure of British vessels, the imprisor ment of their crews and the hard- ship to these men by the United States. The case when brought before the Paris tribunal he said, was decided against the United States on several points. Mr. Beique took issue with the statement of the United States’ brief that the scope of the convention was limited by its own statements. The speaker contended that the United States was Mable by the de- cision of-the Paris tribunal for all damages caused by the claim of that country to control over fur seals. Under article 8 of the treaty he thought that England was justified in submitting any disputed case to the convention- The several arrests, warnings and seiz- ures were, he claimed, for. violation of municipal laws, only: Mr. Beique referred to th action of the Secretary of State of the United States in ordering the seizure of all vessels for viclation of such laws aficr due notice had been given. He sub- mitted chat even after seizure had taken place, fol’owing this order the United States still denied Mability in the matter. Nevertheless, he ccntended that no claim was made by the United States against submission of any claim by Great Britain. ‘The United States’ brief claimed that sec- tioa § of the treaty of 1892 referred to the schedule of damage of Great Britain. Se aig The Mickomotoxcope. From the Boston Transcript. A micromotoscope has been which is a kinetoscope for photographing shell life in motion as seen in the micro- seopic field. The pictures are taken by th gelatin film at from 5,000 to 15,000 mag- | stock exchange, correspondents | Messrs. nifications and at a rate of 16 to 2,800 per | Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. minute. The images being magnified thou- ‘Open. High. Low. Close. sands of times when projected upon a ee 2 Sereen, the views of some of the families 2 - Be «20% 20. 30. of microbes are very realistic. It has been oo ae ee learned that some of them possess great ar ees zy Bag intelligence. The photographs of blood in 7 Set Ses SB circulation in the thinnest part of the ears + 987 910 8H 8.95. and webs of the fingers, showing its ca- . oor eo pio oF Pillary and arterial motion and the changes 0s Sas oe. tee going on in the white cells, afe of great ~ Si Git. eae eae interest. They indieate something of the COTTON, nature of life and disease. The stream cf Open. “High. Low, Close, circulating human blood is so swift that be SS hs the eye cannot keep pace with it, and the cc a2 oe changes in the white blood cells are cor- Seo Ser a7 GD show a white cell” on stream, like a white cap stantly cl its shape. tion of ppencurena of COBURN SHORT OVER $4,000 His Attorney Promptly Confesses Judgment in His Name. Order Insue@ to Attach Personal Ef- fects of Defendant—Case Will Go te the Gran Jury. The Post Office Department officials hav- ing ascertained that the money order ac- counts of Frederick S. Coburn, the leged defaulting superintendent of substation 21 ot the Washington city post office, located in the Mount Vernon Pharmacy, 9th street and New York avenue, are short $4.20, District Attorney Davis this afternoon filed a suit against Coburn to recover that amount. Attorney Thos. C. Taylor, rep- resenting the defendant, at once confessed judgment, admitting, on ‘behalf of Coourn, the indebtedness, and Judge Bradley di- rected the marshal to attach the stock and other property of Coburn to be found in the Mount Vernon Pharmacy, of which Coburn is said to be the owner. Mr. Taylor stated to Mr. Davis that the property to be attached will far exceed the amount of the judgment, the alleged short- age. Speaking of the matter to a Star reporter District Attorney Davis stated that not- withstanding Covurn’s readiness and will- ingness to make gcod to the government the amount found to be short, he will pre- sent the case to the grand jury when thi body reassembles after the summer recess, the 15th of September. That an indictment will be promptly re- turned against Coburn, Mr. Davis said, he has not the slightest doubt. The Other Side. Mr. Taylor, on the other hand, explained to The Star man that while he is at present merely attending to a settlement of +o- burn’s financial affairs, he has no fear of a criminal prosecution. Mr. Taylor said that he really does not know just where the missing man is, but smilingly “guessed” that he will be on hand to answer any indictment that may be returned against him. While Mr. Taylor dectined to further cuss the case, there is little doubt but t Coburn, now that the alleged shortage in bis accounts has been made good, wiil soon return to the city, and give bail to answer the charge made against him. His friends say that the man intended no fraud again: the government, and explain that he mere- ly used the money orders he anticipated to pay the running expenses of his store. His purpose was io make gogd such an- ticipated orders before his accounts were reached in the ordinary settlement of them at the sixth auditor's office. Government Not a Lower. Coburn’s friends say, too, that the gov- ernment nor any one else will lose a cent. They aiso say that Coburn would tomor- row have been promoted to a $24 s tion in the sixth auditor's office, it hav- ing, they declare, been the intention of the department to make him chief of a di- vision. —s WOMEN CARPENTERS, Teachers Taking Courses in That Branch of Trai From the Kansas City Star. “Traditior. si that woman cannot sharpen lead pencils,” said President Jesse of the Missouri Siate University at tne Midland terday. “Four women at cur summer school are overturning that pl ant bit of fiction by becoming tirst- carpenters. “You know we anti mendations of the Tes as- a pated tRe recom- hers’ Association at Milwaukee regarding shop work tieultu’ for the common schools. ort was made the Missouri ity had already introduced things in the summer course tor teac of public schools. Four of the women ers are now doing shop work at Columbia. “How do they succeed?” was esked. “Very well, indeed,” he answered eu siastically. “They do not lift any n timbers, but the things the; me as those required in only on smaller pieces of wood. : the shop the other day and one of the you! women gave me a skillful exhibition wit. the, plane. I think the tende of the times is to introduce shop work into the common schools, and these young women will be prepared to teach it. President Jesse said that no ci foot ball team has oodruff ha wkers. rs Office Changes. ‘ommissioners today made the fol- in lowing appointments: George Earle, transitman, at §225.per day, in the surv or’s office, vice Thomas McFadden, to take effect October 1; Edward Talcott, chai man, at $2.25 per day, vice Richard fell, to take effect September 1. Serie rene: Hit by a Timber From a Balloon. From the St. Louis Republic. Mary Zimmerman, a widow living at 1 President street, is at the city hospital with a serious wound in ker side, which she re- ceived in a peculiar manner. She went to Neff’s,Grove yesterday evening. A balloor- ascension was among the entertainments. Two heavy timbers were arranged to holi the balloon in position while it was being inflated, and through some mismanagement cne of these timbers was not released when the balloon was ready to go up. As the balloon rose the timber was taken up some little distance with it and then fell ints the crowd. The crowd was so dense that Mrs. Zimmerman was unable to get from diner the timber, and it fell on her. crush. ing her to the earth. Her clothing was torn from her by the timber, the end of which struck her on the side, making a long, deep gash eee 2 J. The Greatest on Earth. From Puck. Jenny Gay—“Why, Nelly! Back from the seashore? And just freckles! I declare, show Nelly Flypp (exhibiting engagement rings)—“Yes; and a three-ringed show, at that.” covered with you are a perfect Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, August Flour dull and lower— Western super, $2.75a$3.10; do. extra, $3.40a84.10: do. Zeus. $4.50a$4.90: winter wheat patent, $5.15 a5. 40; spring do. $5.40a85. spring ‘wheat straight, $5.15a$5. eceipts, 10,573 barrels: ex- 9859 barrels: sales, ‘567 barrels. Wheat Himer—spot and. moni, a97; steamer No. 2 red. 92% a92% —ree“ipts, bushels; 282.403 Lushels; stock, 1455,558 35,009 bushels southern win sample, 95a982 do. ‘on grade, Y8a97. Corn Bo 34%4a35; month, 34%a34%; September, 34% October, 35.a35%: steamer mixed, 32% 192%. 342 bxhe’ southern white and yel.ow cor, —No. 2 white western, 24025; receipts, 42.988 busieis: export 3 820 bushels. Bye easier—No. 2 nearby, 49a49', No. 2 western, 49%—receipts, 22.794 bushels; ex ports, 17,142 bushels; stock, 98,602 bushels, Grain ai Cotton Markets. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st. members New York . BAS, FINANCE AND TRADE Sugar Scored a Sensational Advance Low-Priced Shares Continue to At- tract Attention. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS - Special Dispatch to the Evening Star. NEW YORK, August 31.—Opening prices this morning were fractionally irregular, but in the main steady at fractional ad- vances from yesterday's closing level London cables reflected concessions vary- ing from % to % per cent, and some seiling for foreign account was noticeable during the first hour. Traders revived the stories of crop dam- age in the corn beit, which, coupled with the far-fetched significance of recent Ger man selling, forced moi throughout the eat The buying of these sha temporarily discontinued by s been son of the fact that the low-pri shares are now monopolizing ihe balk of the new buying The earnings of the roads have not de creased, and indications the complete fulfillment uons as to incre As an instan. ing which has i» prices, a cons; nted of recent ed dividends of the msible trad nm ved to depress puous movement in Burling- rly to dic- irr em, ton may be a. The trad! in this stock during the early morning reflected some re r 1 a air volume of professional shor( selling These combined influences forced de- ne in the stock dvring the most buoyant riod of the low-priced issues. The leading interests in the market wer identitied with the decline. The tion of a buying crcer during the mi rhoon attracted the attentior the who had sold during the morning, and a sharp covering moverrent ensu The price was forced from {M7 to a very few minutes. The trading had jumped at the conclusion tha earnin were out, and overed theory. The dis: ¥ of the reflected by 4 1 per cent react fairly be argued from a acter that even in pro’ onfidence in lower prices ‘anger shares, however, are a trifle attractiv? than heretofore. Missourt Pacific made a new high le uring the day, and is being confidently vought at the high prices. Pacitic Mail was in cood demand up over 36 on buying attributed solety > ne in- ing cvidences of a large b bash preferred, Atchison nnessee Coal and’ Iron and © nd Ohio were given excellent suppor: retarded hat by frequent re: Tht re croup of £0-called low- ed stocks seems destined to earn a new in the near future American Sugar, which for s¢ has cessed to attra sensaticnal advance of 6 per cent the day. Thesi thought to be y's ection x« ont ement July upon this r error was n. eral weeks made a ‘uring such a sproves mors of an extra dividend and buying interests which became oOnspiCU dus ring the conference debate forced price up sharply from 149 to -2, ter price is per cent betier than vious high lev The ividend dation, and if not certain is as ne any of the mysteries of this gorporation ever arc. The industrial list generally was rong. The undertone of the market and the facts that go to make up the domina ing incentive are favorable to continued improvement. 1 oof ape FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, following are the opening. and the lowest and the clos ‘ew York stock market t y Corson & Macartney members: rk stock e: ng Moore & Schiey, ponden Broadw vy Low. Clos 18% 14 Baltimore & Oano. Bay State Gas. . Canada Southern’ Camada Pacific. . Chesapeake & Oin0., c.. CC. & St. Lom Chicago, B&Q. Conse Del, Lack. Delaware & liudson, Den. & Rio Grande, ptd Erie... ives General electric. Mlinois Central. Lake Shore... Louisville & Nashville. Metropolitan ‘tw Manhattan Elevated. Michigan Central issouri Pacite. National Lead € Nationai Leau o.. pid.. New Jersey Centra: New Lork Centra... Northern Pacitic Northern Pacitle, pf Ont. & Western.” citle Mat... Phila. & keading. Pulunau PF. ©. Co. Southern Ry., pid. Phila. Traction . Linotype, 2 at r fund Ss, 30-year fund 6s, gold, 113% Water » 1901, currency, 113% bid. Water stock oui 1i3ig bid. 3.658, funding, cur- Miscellaneous Bonds, Metropolitan Railroad 5s, 115 bid, 116% asked. Metropolitan Ratlraad co ‘Ches- a. Amer. A.. 100 bid. , A. and OW. 1 Ist 6s, 110 bis ake and Potoma~ 1 jean Security and Trust ds, F American Security and Trust Washington Market shington Mas imp. Gs, 311 bid. Washington Market Company ext. 6s, 111 bid. Ma- sonic Hall Association 3s, 104 bid.” National Bank Stocks. Tank Washington, 273 305 asked. Metropolitan, 270 tral, Faomers and Mechanics’ 1 Second, 136%, bid. Colambia, bia. End, 103 bid. Lincoln, Sate Deposit and Trust, 115 bid, Loan and Trost, 118% bid, 120 asked. Amer Security and Trust, 142% hid, 145 asked. Washing- ton Safe Depastt, 55. bi Ratlrond Ntocks.—Capital Tr: asked. Metropolitan, -x116% 0 x33 bid. Georgetown Jum}ia, ZF asked. Gas and Kiectrie Light Stocks.—Washinzton Gas, SNe MA ated Georgetown Gas, 44 bid. UC: . Electric Light, Insurance Stocks. Firemen's, 20 bid. Franktin, 3) bid. Metropolitan, 68 Wid. ask cnnallytowa,