Evening Star Newspaper, September 20, 1897, Page 2

2 plea : LATE NEWS BY WIRE|E. P. BALDWIN DEAD Two Thousand Tribesmen Attack a Flying British. Column. si ENEMY USED SHELTER OF ROCKS Fighting Lasted Two Hours-- British Had Two Killed. TROOPS DEFEATED FRENCH PESHAWUR, from Hangu say that ‘Thursilay last attacked a flying column of British troops at Socda. The fightmg last- ed two heurs, but the British only lost two killed ind Nad four men weunded The fighting at Sodda began at il o'clock st night, in an attempt to rush the pickets, the enemy having collected unseen in the dwarf palm jungle. and gradually inclosing the British foree. The enemy fired contin- kind rocks and heaps cf ‘ss enabling them to rush making use of the many small around the pli until within rds cf the British. At midrizht targe numbers of the tribes- September 20. — advices 2.000 tribesmen on men i ed together for a rush; but, courage ‘failed them and they could be heard abusing each other for not advanc- ing. French Troops Routed by Natives. PARIS, September 21—It is officially s of Chief Sam tro! - the Afric: n » territory ad. jcins the Ashantee, surprised and rout e. French de- tachment s sent to occupy territory d offered to evacuate. two officers end forty- SHERIFE MARTIN Warrants Served This ARRESTED. Afternoon on Cow nty Detective. WIL Pa.. September 20.— The court ants today for the arrest of S 2 and his ¢ The court officers will g puties. to Hazleton this afternoon to serve the warrants. The in- formation upon which the warrants were issued was made by County Detective ‘ert. The defendants will have to appear in court tomorrow afterno for a hearing. The warrant was serv ftern He declined to make comment. it is exp i to have at beast thirty of the de afterncon. Great efforts w in court tomorrow re the ac- tion of the court « eared i? the report gets abroac rarrant is out for the dep em, especially those vill leave the state. ee GRAXD JURY REPORTS, Two Indictments Found, Both Charg- anal Libel, s afternoon made its month, returning an Thomas J. Staley and Hooker, each charz- Staley is to the} ast June, while the } E. White to be was pending in the! fendant) wrote a letter to| y and iousiy ac- ted_man of being a gam- acer ami frequenter of saloons. me Bes morn- nomination justice of t Senate, he (th Senator Gear that he caused ing paper t tain false and lolph C. t y treated and assaulted a boy Mr. Ru malicious ginia farm from the German Orphan A: lum of this city. —__._— MADE THREATS. Richard Turley, Pension Office Clerk, Arraigned in Police Court. Hamlicher Turley, colored, a clerk in the pension office, was placed on trial before Judge Kimball shortly before 3 o’clock this afternoon to answer a charge of making threats to kill Samuel J. Thompson, also colored. In the course ef his testimony Thompson toid Judge Kimball that he was afraid of Turley, and had been dodging him = several weeks, especially since Friday last. : Lawyer Hewlett, counsel for the de- ferdant, subjected Thompson to a severe cross-examination, but did not cause him to contratiict his direct testimony. When Ar. Hewlett stated to the witness that he had no more questio: sk him, Thomp- son turned in the witness stand, and, ad- dressing Judge Kimball, said Your honor, I do not wish to say any- thing improper or out of place, but I give notice here and now that if that man Tur- attempts to attack me on the sireet or makes a move that $ me to think ne mMtends to attack me, I will kill Judze Kimball made no reply, and the é e case was proceeded e ied when The AUTHORIZED. Property mbont of the Marshail mpany. petition of M 5 E noch L. White, Mount Vernon and Mar- Company, teday au- nem to forthwith offer for Mm the p of the Its p ale at company y including the Charies Macalester and River nd th arsion grounds at Mar- . sale to be made by ail liens and other © libels recentiy The terms in the daily the r fireum filed SECRETARY'S \EW SCHEME. Head of Axricuttural Department Wants Another Subordinate. Secretary Wilson of the Agricultural De- partment said today that he had concluded to ask Congress (o put in permanent shape ertain work now heing done along lincs suggested by him. A particular feature of this ts that the agents abroad are se- curing plants, bulbs and the like for the departs No feature is relegated to any Da ar depa erything that comes from fore! tries is under the personal supervision of the Secretary, which, ‘nm addition to hix other duties, takes up too much cf he Secretary pro- congress to esiab- ibe in communica- ei of the world. « with ministers of ates abroad, consuls and consular agents, particularly in. localities inhabited 1m, The system will be introduced of bringing — pls and the lke ic the United States Siberia to the indian Archipelago an] from the mouth of Nile to the Cape of Good Hope. Investigation will be made throughout alasia to find out what particular plants are successful under certain conai- ticns and circumstances. Reports will be made of these, the products themselves, whenever it is thought they can be applied successfully here, will be brought here. —_—__— Sale of the Binckburn. ‘The Commisssieners have authorized the harbormaster to sell the hull of the old po- ce boat Joe Blackburn. LEN ee “Want” ads. tn The Star pay because Shey bring answers. Unsuccessful Result of a Difficult Surgical eS and Edwards. End of a Long amd Useful Carer in the Pablic Service — The Final MORE TRAINS “ARE ABANDONED HIness Was Brief. Louisiana and Mississippi Shut Off From the World. E. P. Baldwin, late auditor for the Treas- ury Department, died at Atlantic City this moruing, as the result of an operation per- formed for appendicitus. Mr. Baldwin had been at Atlantic City for about ten days, and it was thought that the change of gir at that resort would result in bringing him back to health. The operation that was rerformed, however, did not turn out as Was expected, and his death took place this morning. Mr. Baldwin's residence is at Laurel, Md. He leaves a wife and three children—two daugiters and a son—and his daughter is at present employed in the Treasury De- partment. He has had since the severance of his connection with the Treasury De- partment a law office in the Randall build- ALARM IN ILLINOIS NEW ORLEANS, September 20.—Three more cases are announged in New Orleans this afternoon, making thirteen reported today. NEW ORLEANS, September 20. —Dr. Joseph Holt, ex-president of the board of health, has reported nine cases of yellow fever in his practice. He says they were all stri¢ken violently, but were much re- ing, on G street between 14th and 15th | 'eved by prompt medical attention. streets, and carried on there a lucrative} A considerable fall was noted in the business. temperature this morning, and, though the Mr. Ernest P. Ballwin was forty-seven ‘ooler weather is not entirely helpful to the sick, it encourages the physicians to believe the fever will spread less rapidly. All patients heard from, except one or two, were doing well this morning. The illinois Central discontinued two trains on its valley and two on its main line. Quarantine regulati have caused their withdrawal. Very few trains are run- ning on any of the roads, and there is con- sequent slowness in the delivery of the mails. years of age and well known in this city through his long connection with the Treasury Department, where he rendered faithful and efficient service to the govern- ment. He was bern in Bladensburg, Md., Iss], and served in the navy during the ar as an apothecary on the United States stip Penobscot of the north Atlantic he the moved to Missouri and en- in practice of law there. He gaged Was prosecuting attorney for three terms tate In and was a member of the from the twentieth district. senate Augus 1885, he was appointed chief of a division} Many towns continue to refuse to re- in the office of the controller of the cur-| ceive New Orleans papers, fearing infec- rency, and two months afterward was ap-; tion. The Charity Hospital has offered to pointed deputy first auditor, in which he rendered excellent service. He was prominently identified with the work of revising the methods of business in the Treasury “Department. While deputy first auditor, he was directed by the See- ry of the ‘Treasury to take charge of instruct the ‘representatives sent» by the Japanese government to this and the governments of Europe to investigate their financial methods, with a view to formu- lating a financial system for the new form of government granted by the Emperor of Japan. In this work he visited European coun- tries and Japan, and was thanked by the government of Japan for his services. The system he recommended was adopted by send free physicians and medicines to the indigent who are attacked with fever. The ithorities do not care to receive yellow fever patients In the Charity Hospital. New Cases at Edwards. EDWARDS, Mis September 20.—New eases which have developed since last re- pert are Dr. Wallace Champion, John Cuy, Frank Argelo, Mrs. Rattliff, Ernst Birdson, Mrs. Emery, Mrs. Frank White, Jesse Sharp (colored), Mary Leonard (colored), Cynda Garrett (colored), Louis Thompson (color- ed). Total nimber yellow fever cases reg- istered, fifty-four. Col. Robb is reported very sick. Nahtan and Hudaken also quite apan, and is now in successful operation. | sick. In March, 1893. he was made auditor of |} They recently came here from Louisville. the treasu and served in that capacity | All other cas: reported are doing well. until June § last. verything is moving along smoothly and ——— COL. CHOPTANK AGAIN. every one working harmoniously together. Our quarantine is as strict and effective as possible to make it. Dr. Purnell is in rge. Dr. Waldauer of Vicksburg, Dr. lum, Dr. Ratliff and Dr. Pool, local : jal praise for their aldauer is fumigating Discourses Upon Plunkett of Massachusetts and the President. ‘Well, the President is goin’ away ag’in,” remarked Colonel Choptank to The Star idences and distributing disin- man today, in a very disgusted tone of | fectants where nest needed. voice. ploveall Yes; they say he is going to see Mr.| JaCKSO} eptember Plunkeit of Massachuset “Jest so. bama and Vicksburg railroad, being unable Now, I'v to run trains, today laid off all their em- been making seme inquiries about this here man Plunkeit,” | ployes at this point, with the exception of continued the colonel. “Why the Pre. the agent and telegraph operator. dent should go to Massachusetts, with its Vicksburg’s Strict Quarantine. stern and rockhound coast, when there yr SURG, ss., Sep 20. Is the eastern sho’, with oysters just turn- | | VICKSBU eis pa ae ae ime ae dd jules: eather is cool and bracing. This*tow icks queks | healthy and - | board of h is comin’ into glorious cat rigidly q th has orde luded from state; also s fumigated. ‘antined. State ed tropical fruit newspapers, un- with things to ed and drink—lying ready to the hand, be the ory of good me.” He ing to see Mr { Plunkett.” | some inquiries about this here Plunkett. oan Chae omens, cute tents £00 Who is Plunkett? Whoever hearn tell camp. State board is ad- of\Plunkett until his name is flashed ka, Miss., were the golden shores of the Pacitic to the p ¢ of persons in quarantine demanding ri clad cliffs of Maine in -etion with the | at state line The board wired Adjutant President's vi: No Ge Henry requesting that Capital good man and an ornan Light Guards of Jackson be sent there. making, leather-stitch: Two suspicious cases are reported near community in which he lives and has hic | Smith Station, Hinds county. These will being, but v he should step in this | be in gated at once. Very rigid quaran- juncture and claim the attention cf the | tine ebtains on Big Black river. A negro, President, while we fellows who have paid | WhO had twice slipped through the lines board bills all the sum: another week, is w! “Well, did you find out?” “Yes, I did, and it seems Wes captured and was ducked by gvards and half drowned. Situation at the : lcridian. me the laugh is on Plunkett. You see, this man Plun- | MERIDIAN, Miss, September 20.—At. a kett was one of them original McKinicy | Meeting of the cotton exchange this men in Massachusetts. And they were morning a resolution was adopted accept- ing the olive branch extended by Vicks- burg looking to the restoration of traffic on the Alabama and Vicksburg railroad. The board of health was requested to open negotiations with General Manager Har- vey at Cincinnati to run a train for mails and freight from Meridian to Forest and Brandon and return every day, no passen- gers to be carried. Meridian continues free from suspicious ses. Some of the refugees have gotten over their fright and have returned. Busi- ness improved today on account of confi- dence in the quarantine. Danger at Cairo, 11. SPRINGFIELD, Ul, September 20—Dr. Egan, secretary of the Lllincis state board of health, in charge of the yellow fever inspection at Cairo, IL, wired today from Cairo, establishing general quarantine against Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi, both passer gers ‘and trainmen be hibited from leaving cars en route north. Dr. Egan states that danger Cairo from future development of disease owing to the large number of refugees al- blamed few « year ago last June, although { some have cropped up since. “When the Mas8achusetts Reed delegation to the St. Louis convention started wes Plunkett attached himself to the expedi- tion as a delegate. Then he proceeded to tear up the Reed pictures and pasted the car windows full of McKinley pictures. Every time the train would stop Plunkett would get off and yell for McKinley, and while going through Ohio of course he made a zreat hit. ca “At St. Louis he still badgered the dele- gation, and finally convinced the McKinley people that Plunkett was a big man, and had done big things for McKinley. Well, it ain't long after election un Plunkett shows up again, with a wistful look in his eye. That's where the President feels em- barrassed. He really wants to do some- thing for this here Plunkett, but, afier Cousin Osborn is provided for, there are the Massachusetts senators who bar Plunkett's way. This here picture-pasting Plunkett don't go with them. “So, as a compromise, the President says he will go and visit Plunkett, not being able to confer office upon him. And from what I can learn that will be satisfactory to Plunkett, for from that time forth he will be able to hold his head high above | T@4¥ arrived ther the dudes of Lenox and them places, who have dooks and things to visit them, but pA don’t have Presidents. But what we all thinks is this: That| A Rosslyn Magistrate Arraigned for Plunkett might social recogni us poor fello’ drawers of w: summer, restrain his ambition for fall and give ot wood and 2 been he all the President.” Sees Loverock to Be Given U The Secretary of State has issued his warrant for the surrerder to the British authorities of James Burslem Loyeroc who is wanted in Dublin for embezzling postal funds to the amount of about a thousand dollars. Loverock was arrested and held in Denver by Judge Hallett, and consented to waive formalities and return to Ireland. —_—_-e-_____ Check Books Returned. Our government has just done a rather unusual thing in sending back to the Brit- ish government check books calling for de- posits amounting to over six thousand dol- lars. This was the estate of William Clark. Clark was an enginzer on the Brit- ish steamer Barracouta, and died suddenly. He left property in England, and also in this country, the latter being deposits in certain savings banks in New York and Sun Francisco. The British foreign office sent the check books here in order that the government mignt collect the money and apply it as required by United States law. The State Department officials, however, found that there was no warrant for col- lecting the money, in the absence of any evidence that Clark was an American citi- zen or that he had heirs in this country, so the check books were returned to the British foreign office, which It is believed will distribute it between the sister and brother of Clark’s mother, who are stil. living in England. ——_—_—__-e—_____ A New Chief of Division. Another important change has been made in the office of the supervising architect at the ‘Treasury Department. Richard Fourchy, chief of the computing division, has been reduced from his position to an $1,800 clerkship, Frank Pease, formerly chief of the division, was restored to the chiefship. ene ITs Recent Pensions Granted. Pensions have been granted as follow: District of Columbia—William D. Duff, John 8. Hahn. Maryland—William Hoffner, Point of Rocks; Susan Ann Hutchins, Chestertown; Mary Jane Miles, Baltimore. _ é Virgiria—Charles A. BicClung, National Soldiers’ Home, Elizabeth City; special Sep- cial Septem! ‘iliam B. Marye, Fred- ericksburg; Sallie M. Moran, Alexandr'a. Alleged Ansault. Evening Star. eptember 20, 1897. 2Heis of Rosslyn was de- ing In an interesting as- #1 taking place in de- > at fendant fault this case, the t fendant’s court room shortly before noon. ‘The arrest was made late Saturday even- ing by Constable Massey upon a warrant sworn out by James Moody, a resident of Ro: , and the « continued until this morning, bail, which was fixed at $100, be- ing furnished by John Clark, a saloon keeper of that town. When the case was called for trial this morning Attorney Ciements appeared for the defendant, and sprung a surprise upon the prosecution by his motion for ali fus- tices present, five in number, to sit in the ca she opinion of the majority to pre- vail. Objection was made by the prosecution on the ground that, Justice Hull of Wash- ington district, who issued the warrant for the arrest of Sellers, had sole jurisdiction in the case, but the objection was over- ruled. Justice Sellers pleaded not guilty. Attorney Clements proceeded with his opening add outiining the nature of the defense, und stating that he would produce evidence to show the character and reputation of the complainant. James Moody, the complaining witness, then took the stand and testified to stand- ing at the front gate of the defendant's home late Friday evening, when Special Officer Gaines was in charge of a pris- oner, udding in reply to a question by Jus- tice Hull that besides being en interested spectator in the proceedings he was anxious to see Gaines on a personal mat- ter. The witness further stated that he made several requests to Officer Gaines for an opportunity to speak with him without avail, and, upon persisting in his endeavor to see the officer, he was placed under ar- rest by Justice Sellers. a charge of con- tempt of court being entered against him. Continuing, the witness stated that after considerable discussion the justice relented from his original intention of committing him to jail and released him on condition of good behavior, . “As I did not leave the premises at once, the justice again attempted to arrest me, and when I did not return at his order he fired two shots at me,” said the witness as he left the stand. A discussion regarding the prosecuting officer took place at this point ‘and con- tinued “until after The Star’s report of the trial closed. ‘The opinion in Rosslyn and about. the court room seemed unanimous in favor of acquittal. It is more than probable that the trial will continue until late in the Many New Oases at New Orieaas | “™™ Qen Bo Used in War * fad “se, sete Long Trip of (Rh Infantry—Re= eam , a Lieut. James A~ Fa 25th Infantry, has made an interesting report to the adjutant general of the atmy “in regard to the bi- cycle trip of twenty-one men of the 25th Infantry, commanded by himself, and ac- companied by assistant surgeon, from Fort Missoula, Mont., to St, Louis, Mo., an ac- count of which appeared in The Star some time ago. Lieut. Moss summarizes his ex- perience of the trip as follows: “1, Too much stress cannot be laid on the fact that all the members of a bicycle corps should be experienced, intelligent men, who thoroughly understand and can take good care of their machines. Had I to make the same trip again I would not, for a moment, think of taking a single man who had not had at least three years’ experience in cycling. “2. A bicycle corps. should have a good cyclist mechanic, and a complete set of re- pairing tools. ‘8. A co} of cyclists should be armed with carbines, which should be carried on the bicycle itself. “4. Only when in clay or gumbo mud, or in ascending or descending grades steeper than 45 degrees did we find our wheels to be a hindrance; at other times, when we could not ride, the wheel was a great aid, as it was much easier to roll our bicycles than to carry them on our persons. “5. Everything should be carried on the machine itself, and nothing on the rider. If placed on the body, in addition to carry- ing the actual weight of the object, the rider also experiences a certain amount of physical exhaustion from the weight bearing on his body. Besides this, one fall- ing from a wheel with any weight secured to the body is much more likely to sustain an injury than one whose limbs and body are entirely free and unhampered. “6. Brakes are necessary on military bi- cycles. Going down even slight grades, it would be impossible to control, without brakes, bicycles as heavily loaded as ours were. Furthermore, it is sometimes neces- sary to make sudden stops, which could not be made without the aid of brakes. “7. In my _ opinion, it is impossible for one commander to handle more than forty or fifty men on bicycles.. It is impossible to keep any kind of a formation while traveling over ordirary wagon roads; every man naturally picks the best way, and a detachment is sometimes. unavoidably strung out over long distances. If, how- ever, it Is absolutely necessary to keep the command intact all the time, it could he accomplished, in a measure, by having the corps dismount and walk over the rough- est stretches of the road. “8. The wind is one of the worst and most discouraging things to contend against. “9. Steel rims or the ordinary single wheel wood rims will not answer for mili- tary purposes. By experimenting, however, I think the question could be readily solved. “10. Although some of the tires used did remarkably well, the military cyclist will never feel safe and easy unless he has non- puncturable tires; and one of the most im- portant points to be solved in military eycling is the construction of a resilient, puncture-proof tire. This will very likely be attained within the’next two or three years. “11. Bicycles to, be used for military pur- pcses should (a) be supplied with gear cases; (b) the varfous parts should be made interchangeable as far as possible, and the machines so constructed that a tandem could be readily made from two single wheels; (c) the crown of the front fork and the front axles should be unusually strong. “12. No fixed rules can be adopted as to the method of traveling, i. e., riding so Many minutes and then walking so many these things are deter- id minutes, etc., ete. mined by the georaphy of the country a: other matters. The commander of a bic: cle corps must simply use his judgment about such mattets. “18. Some han@le-bar device for taking up the vibration,''or a~part of it, is badly needed. On several’eccasions myself and some of the soldiers suffered during the day, and were kept awake at night from pains in the hands and arms, caused from the constant jarring of the machines while riding over rough roads. “l4. The regulation ration is not suffi- cient for a cyclist who does much riding. Two days’ rations generally lasted us for fcur meals. The question of rations, like many other points, will have to be deter- mined by. experiment. ‘Military cycling in our army is in its very infancy, and no one but a person who has had actual experience in this line can fully appreciate the possibilities’ of the wheel asa machine for military work. “The bicycle has a number of advantages. over the horse—it does not require as much care; It. needs no forage; it moves much faster over fair roads; it is not as con- -Spicuous and can be hidden from view more easily; It {s noiseless and raises but little dust, and it is impossible to deter- mine direction from its track. Further- more, the fighting strength of a bicycle corps is not diminished by ‘horse -holders.’ Under favorable conditions the bicycle is Ivaluable for courier work, scouting duty, road patrolling, rapid reconnaissance, &c. A bieycle corps as an-adjunct to infantry or cavalry could rénder excellent service where speed rather than number is requir- ed, such as taking possession of passes, bridges and strong places ahead of the command and holding them until reinforce- ments could be gotten from the main road. On the other hand, in rainy weather, over bad roads, &e., the horse is superior. The |- very thought of the, bicycle doing away with the cavalry altogether is ludicrous. Each has peculiar functions of its o a particular fleld in which, under certnin conditions, the one is superior to the other. The question, therefore, which confronts us is: Should not a modern, up-to-date army have both, that it might avail itself of the advantages of the one or the other, as the proper conditions present them- selves.”” SENATOR WEL LANGTON CALLED. dia L z Talk With the Presi- dent. Senator Wellington of Maryland called at the White House this afternoon and had a long talk with the President. He was ac- companied by Postmaster General Gary. It was Senator Wellington’s first visit to the White House since his withdrawal from the chairmanship of the republican state committee of Maryland, and the with- Arawal of his indorsements from those who opposed him at Ocean City. Soe OLICE COURT EXPENSES. Aggregate of Estimates $3,000 Less Than Last Year. According to the estimate of the judges of the Police Coutit @ total appropriation of $53,196 wilt be n&cessat'y to properly con- duct the busines#'of thb ‘courts during the next fiscal, year.,;; fhe only change made from the estimait®s oft:last year is a re- duction of $3,000%in the amount asked for witness fees. LaSt yeat it was $7,000, this year they ask for $4,000. This was made possible by reasey of @ ehange in the law which reduces the amount to be paid wit- nesses testifying before; the court. There is an estimate of $1,090 for repairs to tne court building. ,An inerease is asked in the pay of the deputy,glerks and provision asked for placing;the badlifts on the regular roll, which will gnable,,them to get leaves of absence. 9" £y Named an Delegates. The pana oe cf agriculture has been-named" usa, delegate to the na- tional irrigation congress, at Lincoln, Neb. Kansas Short ef School Teachers. From the Larned (Kau.) Times, There is a shortage of. teachers for the district schools of ‘western Kansas this year as the result of the extraordinary questions submitted by State Superintend- ent Stryker as @ test.of qualifications to teach? Fully 75 per cent of the teachers in the western half of the state have failed to secure certificates end a large number of the district.schools.are.without teachers. Superintendent Stryker is THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER ‘90, 1s0T-12 PAG FEVER STILL RAGING|'N PLACE OF CAVALRY/DANGEROUS FIRE Tacoma Park Threatened by a Serious Conflagration. FANNED BY THE WINDS Sparks Flying and the Woods in 3 TROUBLE WITH ENGINES A fire that threatened for a time to wipe out everything within a radius of a mile started this afternoon in the east side of Tacoma, D.C. It is feared that the resulis cf the conflagration will be as serious as those of the fire that visited this place in 1898. The, blaze started in the upper portion of the house in which James Wilson and James A. Dean reside, at Carrot! and Ethen Allen avenues. They were eating dinner at the time, and were startled to hear the alarm of fire given by some one on the outside. When they inveptigated they found almost the entire upper portion of the structure in a light blaze. The flames spread quickly, and when the house had been about half consumed the house next door caught and burned down in a short space of time. This house was occupied by Arthur Criswell and Thomas Rhine. As soon as possible the chemical engine that is kept at Takoma was turned out, but it has not been used for so long that it was of hardly any use at all, and the ckemical compounds it contained seemed to have nc effect on the flames whatever, As soon as this condition of affairs was noticed the chemical engine at Brightwood was speedily sent for, and it arrived at the height of the fire. On the way, how- ever, owing to the heavy condition of the roads, it became stuck, and Mr. Chas. B. Graves hitched his horse to it and hauled it and the men and boys engaged in trying to take it, from Brightwood to Takoma to the fire. = As soon as means began to be found to fight the fire another serious obstacle thrust itself in the way. There has been no rain for a long time, and all the wells in this vicinity are practically dry. This condition hampered the efforts of the fire- fighters to the greatest degree. The origin of the fire is unknown. The gale of wind which has been blowing all the morning seemed to gain strength about the time the fire started, and throughout the afterneon fanned flames and cinders and sparks this way and that to the great- est terror of all who had property in the immediate vicinity. A great deal of the effects of the occupants of the two houses that first caught fire were saved, but the loss on furniture and other like articles is entire, as there was no insurance on them. It is stated that the two houses carried insurance. The chemical from Brightwood arrived in time to save, for a time at least, the stable and residence of Jonathan King, but the direction and velocity of the wind makes it impossible to say whether any of the property in the nearby vicinity will be saved or not. The two houses burned are owned by Mrs. Quinter. A handsome Swiss cottage is located about 100 yards from the fire, and is look- ed upon as being Hable to be fired by a spark at any moment. It is‘owned by Mr. J. K. Faulke, who is a teacher at the Brightwood school. The woods around the burning houses are also burning fiercely and nearly the whole population of Ta- coma, men, women and children, is out fighting the flames. Beaters are employed in the woods while little back fires are being iighted everywhere to stop the pro- gress of the destroyer. Under Control. At 2:45 o'clock the fire was declared to be under control, and a little later the flames were entirely subdued. ee THE DISCRIMINATING DUTY. Attorney General McKenna’s Opinion - Expected This Afternoon. Attorney General McKenna was in con- sultation with Acting Secretary Spaulding and Assistant Secretary Howell at the Treasury Department this afternoon in re- gard to the construction of section 22 of the tariff act. His opinion cn the subject may be made public late this afternoon. It is understood that he holds that the discriminating duty provided in ihe said section applies only to goods purchased in contiguous countries like Canada and Mex- ico, and not to goods purchased abroad and passing in transit through those coun- tries. ———— MAJOR DICK IN GOOD SPIRITS, Much Pleased With Republica pects in Ohio. Maj. Dick of the republican national com- mittee, and at present the executive officer of the republican campaign committee in Chio, was in the city for a few hours to- day. He made a flying visit to Washington for the purpose of consulting with some re- publicans of note about campaign matters. Maj. Dick brought the most cheering news to republicans. He informed those who asked him about the situation in Ohio that it was entirely satisfactory to the re- publicans, and presented a bright outlook for a republican victory this fall. The campaign is well under way now, the re- publican forces are united and the state is being thoroughly canvassed in the inter- ests of the republican party and the prin- ciples it represents. After visiting several of the departments and conferring with the officials he came to see, Maj. Dick left on a late train for Ohio. From this time he will devote his entire attention to the Ohio campaign, and anticipates a season of hard work. see JURY OF APPRAISERS. Names of Those Who Will Serve in Street Extension Cases. Marshal Wilson today summoned the fol- lowing well-known citizens as the jury of appraisers in case 419, Denison and Leigh- ton’s subdivision of Mount Pleasant and Pleasant Plains, the first of the street ex- tension cases to be taken up, the selection o? the first six having been exclusively an- pounced in Saturday’s Star: Robert I. Fleming, Clarence F. Norment, George W. ¥F. Swartzell, John A. Hamilton, Thomas Somerville, W. Clarence Duvall and Geo. H. Plant, jr. They will appear in the District Court ‘Wednesday morning, but it is doubtful if Justice Cox will take up the case for the purpose of hearing testimony before the 4th or 5th of next month. ‘Phe jury summoned today will, it is ex- pected; it in all cases in which they shall not be disqualified by reason of interest. Case 453, Ingleside subdivision, il next follow 412, and the remaining forty or more cases will be taken up as promptly as pos- sible thereafter. - In cases 419 and 453 new trials have been awarded as to certain parcels of land in each subdivision, and are the only ones so, far tried. Pros- en Mrs. Norman J. Colman Dead. 8ST. LOUIS, Mo., September 20.—Mrs. Norman J. Colman, wife of N Col- man, ex-Secretary of Agriculture, dead at the family residence, 5471 Delmar ave- months past she had suffered from a com- Blication of diseases. GENERAL SCOTT AS JUDGE ‘An Incident of Camp Life During the War With Mexioo. Plea in Behalf of Six Marauders Con- vieted of Marder and Sentenced Coelly Overruled. | Sear Gen. W. W. Duffield, chief of the coast and geodetic survey, is a veteran of the Mexican war. He relates an interesting story concerning General Winfield Scott, which goes to show that the old hero had @ judicial turn of mind in addition to one of military strategic character. “We were stationed at a beautiful little town in Mexico,” said General Duffield, “when a circumstance occurred which ne- cessitated the calling of a court-martial, of which I was junior officer. Several of the soidiers of our army broke into the house of a Mexican one night, killed the Proprietor of the place and his son and assaulted the women. They were arrested red-handed and confined in the guard house. “After General Scott had heard of the outrage, he call the court-martial, which, after a careful* investigation, decided that the men, in number, should be hung the following Friday, the court-martial taking place on Friday. The finding was sent to the commanding general. Wanted a Record. “It happened that four of the men sen- tenced to be hung belonged to a regiment of which the colonel was a well-known lawyer, who had gone to the war with the intention of running for Congress on his military record. The four men were from his city and were ward heelers; so he wantel them reserved for his own pur- Poses, if possibie. He requested General Scott to hear his plea for the setting aside of the finding of the court, which was granted. We were summoned to appear at the general's headquarters, and attended in full uniform. he general’ had c- mp stools set out for us, and furnished a glass of sherry to each, with a biscuit to nibble on. He presented ‘a magnificent figure as he rowley his chair. He was a splendid looking “When we had finished our refreshments the general si he was ready to hear the colonzl’s argument. The latter rose, and spoke as if he was at the bar. He argued that before the sentence should be carried cut, according to military law and usage, in the case of murder or dismissal of an officer, the finding of a court-martial should be sent to the commanding general to be transmitted by him to the Secretary ot War, and by him to the President, who could exercise his prerogative of pardon if le chose. His argument was that if the finding of the court-martial should be car- ried out the President's prerogative would thus be disregarded. “General Scott sat unmoved during the lawyer's plea, and did not speak until the argument was finished. I thought the law- yer had rade an unanswerable argument for the postponement of the men’s sentence. His idea was to postpone it so influence could be exerted in Washington, and their pardon secured. General Was Supreme. “General Scott calmly and deliberately declared that he was no lawyer and had no pretensions to being, but that he was -probably as well posted on the law of na- tions as the officer who had made the plea. The conditions on which the argument ef taking away the President's preroga- tive in the way of pardon might apply to the case if it came in the United States. It was in a foreign country, he said, and the commanding general under such cir- cumstances had full control over affairs connected with the army of which he had command, and he ended by ordering tha: the sentence be carried out according to the finding of the court-martial. “One o1 the men managed to escape, but the other five were executed. See BOY INSTANTLY KILLED. His Skull Crushed by a Piece of Re- fase Asphalt. There was a fatal accident on the Rock creek dump near the M Street bridge this afternoon about 1:30 o'clock. A small col- ored boy, named Thomas E. Fletcher, was the victim. He was struck on the head with a piece of refuse concrete and in- stantly killed. Fletcher, with several companions, among them Joseph Marshall, was seated in a clump of bushes, about half way down the embankment, and could not be seen by the drivers of carts who were dumping the refuse in the usual place. A piece of the concrete from John H. Reddick’s cart rolled down the bank and struck the boy on the head with such force that his skull was crushed, He died al- most instantly. The deceased was about twelve years old, and lived at No. 2705 N street. Joseph Marshall was struck on the side by a piece of the same material, but he was not in- jured. Policeman Howlett tock charge of the body and arrested Reddick, the driver of Uhe cart, who works for Andrew Gleason. He will be detained until an inquest can be held, when he will undoubtedly be ex- onerated. eee Her Funeral. Mrs. Mary Jennette Fitch, wife of Wil- liam S. Fitch of the penson office, who died on Saturday at the residence of the family, No. 100 Massachusetts avenue northeast, will be buried from St. Joseph's Catholic Church, eorner 2@ and C streets northeast, tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. Interment at Mt. Olivet. ee Gen. Miles in London, LONDON, September 20.—Gen. Nelson A. Miles, U.S. A.; Mrs, Miles and the gen- eral's aid-de-camp arrived here today from Paris. They Will make a tour of Scotland and Ireland before embarking for home. pee sees Grain and Cotto: rkets, Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., New York. GRAIN. ory 1% wa 30" Government Bonds. Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers. 2 per cents, registered... 4 Ber ceate’ of 1907. 4 per cents, tered of 2907... 22. 4 per cents, coupon of 1925... 2 125% 4 per cents, rogisterel of 1025. 12341 5 per cents, coupon of 1904. . 144 5 per cents, registered of 1904. nay Currency 6 ‘pez cents of 1598, 102 Currency 6 per cents of 1899, 105 Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, ember eg ae $5.00" spring dor) “Saass.oor, prise’ Sent 5-603" -65855.90; sp G Straight, $5.iva$5.75—receipts, 10,880 barrels; ex- none. Wheat steady: and month, 96%a g Octover, 97a9T i; December, OT uavT%,; teats. er No. 2 red, —receipts, 91,01 ; exe ports, 155,000 bushels; stock, 1,095,125 bushels; 78,0:0 bushels—southern wheat by sample. 7 j.. Corn firm: , Saddigs Ni Dece Few or old. Sai, tds Jenuary, 31 207, = 3 stock, 1, 5 FINANCE AND TRADE Sharp Bear Sentiment Developed New York Board. COMMISSION BUYING STAYS DECLINES Granger Shares More Than Held Their Own Again. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Bvering Star. NEW YORK, September 20.—In sympathy with lower London prices opening figures generally reflected concessions from Sat- urda closing level. Foreign houses were moderate sellers of the more active international issues, but the trading for that account was hot significant in vol- ume. ee The professional element was dispos: to take profits on Jong stock and sel! mod- erately in the shcrt account. The one ar gvment offered in justification of the lat- ter position was that the market had had an unusually protracted advam There was no special effort on the part of the leaders of the opposition to thwart this desire for lower prices. The commis sion house demand was, however, fully equal to the task of confining the reactioa in fractional limits. rnittgs were uniformiy favorable. Predictions as to the nature of fut pcrts were entirely optimistic. Thore was not the slightest indication of a change in the undertone of te market, and conser- ative houses were more conspicuous in extending their lines on recessions than 1a tiquidating at advaace. The familiar group-by-group moveme t was pronounced as ever, the Granger shares again coming to the front. Rock Island’s expected increase in dividends uence, an advance of 1%, per cent in the price of that stock being pertially reflected throughout the entire group. In addition to actual carnings, Bur- lington was conspicuously strong up over 12, and is said to be eclipsing al! pre- viou= records for earnings. he August Statement, due toward the end of the month, will probably reflect an increase of $750,000. Less conservative the amount at $900,000. Burlington is one of the principles to a project for consolidation which will estab- lish the most thorough tem of railroads in the west. All things considei the enormous earnings of the grain-carrying roads and the future outiook seem Ikely ta estimates put keep them conspicuously to the front in speculation. The coal shares were i obut it merit alone ix considered, perhaps justly Central failed ty find sup- level, whil F laware .nd Hudson me cood buying. The delayed construction to be officially placed on th y-second section of the doa tendency t hoid the « s, Northern Pacific and Pa- cific Mail, in check. The prevailing opin ion hac shifted to the belief that efits and injcries to American corp l be deftly divided so as to pres: present field intact. The low priced issues liberal volume of business y gains. The oft un md the government w ure in the case of Union Pacing al influence on shares of notwithstanding sates by vering movement in Nashvt 2 increased earnings, was or tures of the afternoon. A and Western and Oregon 1 of the FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the cpening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, New York stock exchang: Messrs. Moore & Schley. Open. American Spirite........ 14 American Spirits, p! Bt, American Sugar.... 2. 1513 American Sugar, pf... 125 American Tobacco. 9136 American Cotton Oil ay, Atchison ... 16% Baltimore & Unio. 195 Bay State Gas.. n Canada Southern. a Canada Pacific. .. Chi ce & Obi €.,.C. C. & St. Lou ohicago, B. & Q CRicagoa Nortnwestern. Chicago Gas. Cc. M. & St. 1. CM. & St, Paul. pi Chicago, RI. & Pacific. Chic: , St. Panl, M.240 Consolidated Gas Del. Lack. & W Delaware & Hudson, Den. & Kio Grande, pfd Erie .. Louis ; Metropoittan Tract Manhatian Elevated Michigan Central... Missouri Pacitic 3 National Lead Co....... 41 Nationai nea Co.. pla, 108 New Jersey Centrai 100% New York Central. Northern Paciti Northern Pacific, pid Ont. & Western. Pacific Maul. Phila. & keading Pulunan V. ©. € Southera Ky., pid Phila. Tra Sales—regular call—12 o'clock _m,—Washingeor Gas, 2 at 45. U.S. Mlectrie Light.” 1 at 118 American BO ato Carriage, 50 5 190 at 55 Monoty After’ call surance, 20 at 33. District of Columbia Bond: 40145 Wid. 30-year fund 6s, stock 7s, 1901, currency, 114 bid. 20-vear fund dl, 113 bid. Water Water stock 7s, 1908, currency, 114 bid. 3.658, funding, currency 11i vid. . Mirceilancous Bonds.—Metropolitan Rafl-ond Gs, 115% bid. Metropolitan Ratiroad conv. Gs, 11S bid, 12044 asked. Metropolitan Railroad A Gertiiracs Indebtedness, 122 wld. “Metropmlitan Ruficoal. It Certificate Indebtedness, 110% bid. 211M axked. Belt Railroad Ss, $0 asked. Eckington Kailroad 6s, 200 asked. Columbia Railroad Gs, id. Wasi ington Gas Gs, series A, 112% bid. Wash ington Gas C Gx, series B, 112 bid. U.S Electric “Light Debenture Imp., '105 bid. Chesa- peake and ¢ Tel fs, 104 bid. Ameri can Security and Trust Ss, F. "and A., 100 Lid. American id Doh WwW: Washington Washington Market ny extovés, 110 bid. sonic Hall Association 5s, 104 bid. q Xational Bank Stocks. Bank, of Washington, 270 bid. Metropolitan, bid, ed. ri 255 bid. Farmers’ and Mechanies’, 173 bid. Bec~ ond, 140 bid. Citizens’, 132 bid." Colamiia, 134 wid! pital, “120 bid.” West End, 104 bid, asked. 104 bid, 108 asked. Ohio, .—National Safo Ma- 7 Bo Stocks.—Capital Tract! xB6lg bid, 54 asked. “ 2G used. C'S, Bloctric Light Sinz thd, TTR atkod. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 3i Wid. BS bid. ‘biel. Potomac, 6 | HH i i } i | i 4