Evening Star Newspaper, October 6, 1897, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1897-14 PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Six Girls Perish in a Fire at Plank- inton, South Dakota. = BLAZE AT THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL Many of the Girls Escape in Their Night Clothes. er ORIGIN OF FIRE UNKNOWN s. at the State Ind misnight. The following girls D., October 6.—The rial School burned at ed in the Hooper, lames: in charge of the sewing peri ‘Tilli> department. Nellie Joanston, aged thirteen, of Graf- ton, N. D. Mabel Fot sessie Kerby, Springs Eva Warner, aged sixteen, of Watertown. Christina Bergmen, aged eleven, of Yank- ten perished in the building. Twenty-five aped in their night clothes. The loss is about $2500, The origin of the fire is unknown, but probably caused by a lamp exploding. rt, aged nine, of Sioux Falls. aged fourteen, of Hot ————— NEUMA SONA NON GRATA. ernment Refuses to Re- “nize New Consul to Cologne. BERLIN, October 6—The German gov- ernment h refused to recognize Mr. Fer- German G dinand Neumann of Illinois, who was nom- inated by Pre nt McKinley on May 2 to be United States consul at Cologne. offic! usal of the jal notice as yet rman government to umann at Cologne, caused United States the news of no surprise at the ann was ap- and went to ion functions of ni the in but th: tolerance of the Germ: to afford order them is said, charges it ny it Department received offic against the appeint kere that that if support lection properly man government. neet ly but rec: P alle 1k cert . as far as any post in Germany neerned, for it is a well- recognized right of a nation to withhold an exequatur at its own pleasure. > ROBBED HIS EMPLOYER. in his ca ‘Tramp Farm Hand First Ties Mrs. Murphy With Ropes. BINGHAMTON, N. Y., October 6.—Gus Schneider, who worked for a Mrs. Mur- ma farm about five miies from this , bound his employer with ropes early morning, in the absence of her son, stole $1,0 in gold and bank notes from her trunk and @ red. Schneider went to the Murphy residence about three weeks ago as a tramp and was given employment. —— COMPANY'S DILEMMA. INSURANCE Two Judgments for Same Policy for Different Claimants. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., October 6.—Judge Bahrs has rendered j Mrs. Alphonse sdgment in favor of McGrew and against the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New Yerk for 35,000 insurance on the life of her former husband, Henri McGrew, who died in 1804 at Honolulu. MeGrew was divorced from his wife at the time of his death, and the insurance company refused to pay the , as the exec aim tot Honolulu nt ren¢ rs of his estate also money. Suit was brought the executors and judg- in their hy favor. Now that Mrs. MeGrew has also received a judg- ment the insurance company doubt as to whom the paid. still in should be money —_—--—_. BIG CITY ON ALASKAN COAST. Major Baldwin Predicts a Duplicate | Mansfield, Ohio, last night, and, it is » Will Rise. thought, Mr. Work died soon after re- October 6.—Maj. M. R. } tiring. r repre in Con- a2 i t 6 sR NON-CATHOLICS. gress from Minnesot here next = See Sees = week for Alaska. intention fs to, dur-| pestis and German Ministers Make “ the winter, visit different points along Peruvian Government, ast where it is likely that a city will be built, and next spring make a trip up the Yukon and into the Klondike ¢ He will prospect on the Co quartz leads. and if he fine will zo to Copper river, ecveries have been made to rival thos: Mr. Baldwin sat ° was con- vineed tha her San Francisco will be speedily built on the Alaskan coast. _— FAST MAIL FROM NEW York. It win Arrive ery 7240. Beginning next Sunday morning a fast mall train will be run over the Pennsy: vania railroad every day from New York to Washington, scheduled to leave New York at 2:10 a.m. and arrive in Washing- ton at » This service is due to the ase of business between the two les and to the efforts of Assistant Post- ter General Shallenberger, by whom the negotiations have just been concluded. ‘This will enable the publishers of all the leading dailies in New York to piace their papers on sale here several hours earlier than heretofore and to make direct connec- tions with the west and south atethis point. It is also expected to be of tmmense bene- fit to the public generally in New York, as all the midnight collections, which are how extremely heavy and have heretofore had to wait for the 4:3u train out of there, can « be forwarded on this earlier train, and is for the south and west given quicker Gispatch. The new train incidentally will take the place of the special Sunday train eperated by three large New York paper: Morning at and service, instead of being restricte to certain papers, will be open to all mails and broadened into daily service. There been a large demand for t! early 1 and the pestal officials expect great ults from the expedition secured. == British Guiana Sugar. Consul Patterson, at Demerara, British Guian reports to the State Department that sugar crop of that country is same as that of last year. He 3 some of the states will make yellow als for the Erglish markets, but a majority will make dark crystals for the United States. the about the 8: ————-e—______ Court-Martial at West Point. By difection of the President. a general court-martial hes been appointed to meet at West Point tcmerrow for the trial of such prisoners as may be brought before it. Capt. James Parker, 4th Cavalry, is president and Lieut. S.C. Hazard, Ist Ar- tilllery, is judge advocate of the court. Attorney Indicted for Riot. FULTON, IIL, October 6&—Among the bills of indictment returned by the grand jury of Whiteside was one against J. J. Johnston, ‘Yeud attorney of the Modern Woodmen of America. on the charge of riot. Johnston was the man accused of having organized a party in Rock Isiand, September 13, which came to secure the head office of the Modern Woodmen of America. e “Ifyou want anything, try an ad. in Ths Stat. If anybody bas what you wish, you get an answer. 7 fi E i : 1 : S were current have made his erly ctionable to the Ger- Some of these are con- { with the world’s fair and a certain concert enterprise in which is said to have been interested, w ed_disastrously to some German artis The action of the German government NORTHERN OHIO FIRE SWEPT Country Dried Up by a Long and Severe Drought. Large Amount of Property Destroyed and in Some Cases Cattle . Have Perished. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, October 6.—A drought has spread throughout rorthern Ohio, and disastrous prairie and forest fires are rag- ing at several points this morning. The fire at Chicago Junction, which has been burning for two weeks, has destroyed sev- eral thousand dollars’ worth of property. Forest fires are raging fiercely at Wake- man and have been since early yesterday morning. The farms have been burned over already, and the fire is now burning into the timber. One hundred and fifty men are now fighting the flames, and every available man in the vicinity was on guard all-night Fears are entertained for many dwellings which in the direction in which the fire . Pitsburg and Western railroad engines set grass aflre between Savenna and Camp- bellport yesterday afternoon and did great damage on farms. The fire spread rapidly, taking fences and crops with it. Live stock was burned and singed to some extent. Several buildings were saved by plough- ing around them. MAJ. HINE NOMINATED. Fairfax County's Republican Candi- date for the Legislature. Special Dispatch to ‘The Evening Star. FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE, Va., October ‘The regular republican convention of Fairfax county met here yesterday and nominated Major O. E. Hine for the house of delegates. Major Hine, in a brief speech, accepted the nomination. The following was unanimously adopted: ‘Resolved, That we, the republicans of Fairfax county, in convention assembled, indorse the action of the state committee in deciding not to call a state convention, recognizing the fact that it is useless to place a ticket in the field while the pres- ent unfair and dishonest election laws ex- ist. We deplore the course taken by some republicans in this county in placing them- selves in opposition to the regularly con- stituted authorities, and we desire to ex- press our confidence in the state committee headed by Park Agnew, and we tender our loyal support thereto, believing that the best interests of the republican party ] throughout the state will be served there- by. We pledge our earnest ort of the nomination of this county convention. Py vote the county chairman was in- structed to communicate with the several istrict chairmen, urging immediate organ- ization for the campaign, which promises to be a vigorous one. Major Hine is prob- ably the strongest man that could be nomi- nated. ——— MILLIONAIRES ARE BARRED. Novel Demands on Democratic Candi- dates for Ohio Legislature. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, October 6.—Ex-Rep- resentative Tom L. Johnson, who is taking an active part in the mayoralty canvass of Henry George in New York, has written a letter to Arnold Green, a democragic man- ager here, in which he declares he would not be a candidate for United States sena- tor under any circumstances. On receipt of this letter the democratic campaign committee of this county was asked to consider a resolution demanding that the legislative candidates pledge them- selves not to vote for any millionaire, in- cluding Brice, Holden, McLean and Jonn- son, for the Senate. It was decided that the’ legislative candidates be asked to pledge themselves simply not to vote tor any millionaire. Wm. J. Work Expires on Chicago“and Erle Train. 2 CHICAGO, Octgber 6-—When Mrs. Wm. J. Work awoke in her berth, just before the Chicago and Erie train from the east drew into the Dearborn station today, she discovered that her husband, whom she supposed had been sleeping, was cold and apparently in a faint. An examination by a physician on board the train disclosed the feet that Mr. Work had been dead for sev- eral hours. He had been spending the summer in New London, Conn., in the hope of relief for an affection of the lungs. He and his wife took the train for Chicago at Request of LIMA, Peru, via Galveston, Tex., October —The United Sta‘es, British and German ters here have reiterated the repre- kad previously made asking for 6. min sentations which th to the Peruvian government, the legal register of non-Catholic citizens. The minister of foreign affairs replied that the government had strongly recommemled to congress the approval of a bill intro- duced for this purpo: ———— WARREN SWITZLER FOR JUDGE. Nominee of Nebraska National Demo- erats for Supreme Bench. OMAHA, Nels, October 6.—The state committee of the national democratic party has nominated Warren Switzier of Omaha to be a candidate for supreme judge, in- stead of James M. Woolworth, who resign- ed. Switzler was chairman-of the conven- tion in this city, and has attracted consid- erable attention by reason of his speech on that occasion. : > MISSISSIPPL NEGRO LYNCHED. He Had Accomplished the Ruin of n | Young Girl. MEMPHIS, Tenn., October Crower, a negro, was taken from the court rcom at Hernando, Miss., at 9:30 o'clock this morning by a mob of séventy-five men and lynched. Crower accomplished the ruin of fifteen-year-old Dovie Ferguson. Se jam B. Bement Dead. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., October 6.—Will- iam B. Bement, for many years head of the machinery manufacturing firm of Bement, Miles & Co., died suddenly today at his home in this city. Death was due to hem- orrhage of the lungs. Mr. Bement had just returned from an castern trip and was ap- parently in good health. oe Death of a Very Old Woman. SAN DIEGO, Cal, October 6—Mary Ortez, an Indian woman, died yesterday of old age, which is variously estimated at 102 to 146, her daughter believing her 6.—Henry wil to have been at least 130 years. Mrs. Ortez was born in Old Town and lived here ail her life. —_——__ Additional Space for Our Exhipit. PARIS, October 6—Major Moses P. Hanay, the special United States commis- siower to the Paris exposition of 1900, has secured 25 per cent additfonal space for the American exhibits, making the space of the United States equal to that of the other big nations ef the world, a nt to Keep Out Foreig4 Grail: V.ENNA, October 6—In the reichsrath teday Herr Ebenhoch submitted an inter- pola:fon of the government ‘aS £9 the best means of combating the competition of foreign, and especially American, grain. Sa aa Proposal to Complete Ottawa Cana}. LONDON, October 6—It ‘fs understood here that Sir Weetman Dickinson Pear-' sen’s Com has submitted a proposal to complete the canal froth Ottawa Georgian bay, on conditions whic! Meved to be satisfactory to the government. of ‘h are be-) Se Se ie st MORE NEW CASES OF FEVER| MASS MEETING ARRANGED Dread Disease Still Keeps Its Hold on | Colored Citizens to Protest Against School New Orleans. Ocean Springs, Where the Disease First Made Its Appearance, is Now All Right. NEW ORLEANS, La., October 6.—Dzr- ing the sixteen hours ending at 1 p.m. to- day the board of health reports fifteen new cases of fever and five deaths. Four new cases are reported from Mobile, Ala. Dr. Carter of the marine hospital told a conference at the sugar exchange that the Formaldhyde generators would be used here in the disinfection of freights until cold weather sets in in Mississippi, Ala- bama and Arkansas. He believes that as soon as the states have frost the quaran- tine against New Orleans will be raised, because yellow fever germs will not thrive after frost, and he looks for frost in those states inside of thirty days, or considerably earlier than it will be had in New Orleans. The sugar and rice dealers will embody Dr, Carter's views in a circular and send it broadcast through the three states men- tioned. Ex-Gov. Warmouth and other planters down the coast have practically arranged to receive on their plantations the Sicilian immigrants coming on the Chateau Yquem. The board of health will consent and the steamship agents are expected to. Baton Rouge has quarantined the levee camps in her suburbs. La Fourche parish has decided to receive laborers to work on the sugar plantations, provided that they have undergone detention at Fontainebleau or some other station. Parishes of northern Louisiana are to confer and modify their quarantine regulations, in order to permit the shipment of cotton to New Orleans and in order that properly disinfected freight may be received from this city. General Manager Thorne of the Texas Pacific is in Louisiana and is co-operating in this movement. Gov. Foster has ten- dered his assistance in the premises. Alexandria declares that fumigated cars are safe to receive, and her action will have a good effect on the other parishes of northern Louisiana. Ocean Springs is free from fever now, and refugees are flocking into that town. The result will be a rigid quarantine by Ocean Springs against infected points. Surgeon Wasdin will continue his bac- teriological .work in New Orleans, and is coming here from Ocean Springs. Marine Hospital Service Bulletin. The daily bulletin sent out today by the surgeon: general of the Marine Hospital’ service shows the new cases of yellow fever yesterday to have been as follows New Orleans, 38; Biloxi, 6; Scranton, 2 McHenry, 2; Edwards. 9; Nitta Yuma, 1. There Were ro new Cases at Ocean Springs. The only deaths reported were two al New Orleans and one at Edwards. In his last report to the surgeon general of the marine hospital service Dr. Brunner, United States sanitary inspector at Ha- vara, gives warning of the danger of yel- low fever infection from cattle steamers plying between Cuba and the United States. He mentions the fact that preparations are beirg made to ship cattle from Galveston, New Orleans and ports on the west coast of Florida under the new tariff regula- tions admitting cattle at a smaller rate of duty. He says the cettle-carrying craft necessarily are filthy, and being obliged to go alongside Cuban wharves there is danger they may carry the disease back with them. +--+ _____ PRESBYTERY OF WASHINGTON. Fall Meeting of the Body at Neels- ville, Md. The presbytery of Washington held its fall session with the church at Neelsville, Md. The presbytery was opened with a sermon by the retiring moderator, Rev. J. Russel Verbrycke. Rev. Dr. Bittinger was elected moderator. There was an unusually large attendance ef ministers and elders. Rev. David W. Montgemery was received from the. pres- bytery of Hastings, and James A. Marshall of the presbytery of Chester was invited ts sit as a corresponding member. Rey. French W. Fisher asked and was granted leave to resign his pastorate of the churches of Lewinsville and Vienna, Va., The Rev. David W. Montgomery was ap- pointed to declare the pulpits vacant, and the Rev. James S. Westcott was appointed moderator of the sessions. The following persons were appointed trustees of the presbytery to fill vacancies: Drs. Luecock and Fiske and Messrs. Sar- gent and Bailey. The committee on temperance reported, recommending that the members of our churches not only abstain from the use of intoxicants, but also foster and advance all educational and legal measures, having for their object the abolition of intemper- ance, which is recognized as the baneful source of crime and misery. It also rec- ommended that persevering efforts be made by pastors, superintendents of young peo- ple’s soc! nd sabbath schools, to fur- ther this work of reform. Recommenda- tions also were made that the members of our consregations refuse to sign applica- tions for hice: erty for the sale of intoxicating drinks. Church sessions and Sabbath school of- ficials were also exhorted to discounten- ance, as far as possible, the patronizing, by excursions of boats or places where liquor is sold, so as to avoid bringing the young into contact with a vice, which we are laboring to abolish. It is authoritatively stated that the re- port that professors in Princeton University were denounced for requesting license for .2 saloon is without foundatiqn in fact. No allusion, it is said, was made to them in tke report or in any of the transactions of presbytery. There were exhibited to presbytery the ecntents of a box found in the corner stone of the building recently occupied by the Hebrew congregation. ‘The box contained a copy of the Holy Bible and copies of city newspapers. It also contained a copper plate designating May 27, 1845, as the date of laying the corner stone of what was then known as the Presoyterian Church of the Northern Liberties. On the platz was inscribed the names of the President of the United States, James K. Polk, and mem- bers of his cabinet as trustees, together with the name of the then mayor of the city, John P. Van Ness. The church afterward passed into the possession of the Southern Methodists, by whom it was sold to the Hebrew congrega- tion, who occupied. it until the time of its demolition, preparatory to the erection of a Jewish synagogue. Presbytery ordered the articles thus found to be deposited in the Presbyterian Histor- {eal Society, in Philadelphia. At noon, for the accommodation of the members of presbytery and invited guests, a bountiful collation was served py the ladies, in a large tent provided for the pur- pose, when Maryland hospitality was dis- pensed with time-honored generosity and gracefulness. ‘Thus ended a meeting of presbytery char- acterized by the utmost harmony and kind feeling, to meet again at’ the call of the moderator during the session of synod in Georgetown, D. C., October 20, 1897. es EX-SECRETARY FOSTER Has Received No Information That Grent Britain Has Declined. _ Mr. John W. Foster, ex-Secretary of State, who is in charge of the interests of the United States in the matter of the Bering sea seal fisheries, sald this after- noon that the United States had received no advices confirmatory of the statement that Great Britain had declined to partici- pate in a seal fisheries conference with the United States, to which Russia and Japan should be parties. Mr. Foster was asked regarding the statement in the London dispatch that the result of the refusal of Great Britain would be the holding of two conferences, one be- tween the United States and Great Britain and the other between the United States, Russia and Japan, but he refused to dis- cuss the matter until he had received offi- cial-advices of Great Britain’s refusal to be a party to a conférence of -the four rations. Until such official news was re- ceived, he said, it would be premature to discuss the next step to be taken. eo ——___ ‘The Rowena kee, la@en with cotton, was se, and decline to rent prop- | ‘thade much headway ‘when the Trustee Selections, Various Meas. ase on the Pend- ing Contrbvergy —From Sympa- tntzed Wigh Both Sides. “ Arrangements arg in progress for the holding of a colore@mass meeting Monday evening next gt the/Vermont Avenue Bap- tist Church for the purpose of protesting against the appointment of Rev. Sterling M. Brown and George H. Richardson as members of the board of school trustées. It Is stated by the promoters of the gather- ing that some of the most prominent col- ored men of the. District will make ad- eresses on the subject. The colored min- isters will also consider the subject on the same day. The interest in the contro- versy that has arisen over the appointments does not show any sign of abatement, and both sides to it are discussing the matter with unmistakable warmth. A Puzzle Needing 2 Wizard. One of the observers of the present agi- tation was corsiderably puzzled this after- noon when he met a Star reperter. “There is one phase of the present trus- tee school fight,” he said, “that bothers my poor brain mightily, and I would be happy if I could have it explained. It 1s this: Dr. Shacd, against whom there seems to have been no charges made, was replaced by the Rev. Mr. Brown on the sole ground that Dr. Shadd, while representing the county, no longer lived in the county, be- cause he moyed into the city some years ago. Now, if it is true that Dr. Shad? cannot represent the county because he lives in the city, how is it that Mrs. Ter- rell, who lives in the county, continues to represent a district of the city? I tell you when you come to look at all these various questions that have arisen over this scliool trustee fuss and try to figure out a sensible conclusion on it you will find that the 15- 14-13 puzzle is an easy thing to solve in comparisen.” The Position of the Majority. Another well-known colored man, who did not care to have his personality thrown into tke present controversy, said: “E believe the colored people, after years of silence, during which they have seen their schools slowly but surely placed in the hands of certain selfish individuals, are determined now to take earnest meas ures to stamp out the evil which jis men- acing the very life of their schools. I Go not think that there is very much division among the colored people when it comes to a protest against the appointment cf Mr. Brown and Mr. Richardson. A very great majority of the respectable population of the District will be found against their se- lection.” Trustee Richardson's Record. Mr. George W. Jackson, 1223 Linden place northeast, had the tollowing to sey on the subject: “It is to be hoped the public may not be misled as to the influences which were brought to bear upon Commissioner Ross, inducing him to appoint Dr. Geo, H. Rich- ardson a trustee of ouf public schools. Phe scholarly attaffiments of the doctur are so well known amongiall classes of :olored people, both in:this.eity and throughout the country, that iv seems a waste of time and space to recount them. He was born and educated in Cleveland. Since residing here he has takenya scjentifie course at How- ard University. and is also a graduaie of both the law and medical departments. He has always been an indefatigable student and writer, having contributed many able essays on scipntific, and educational sub- jects to the Bethel Juiterary and Historical Association, ag well as to several other well-known literary; societies. “His breadth, and depth of thought,” con- tinued Mr. Jaekson, “chaste and forcible style and versatility; are confessed, and he was publicly referred to by the late Fred Douglass as ‘the philosopher of his race.’ This in itself is sufficient to stamp the dector as an-able and efficient man. He entered the government service at a low grade and advanged step by step until he became a clerk of class %. In his rela- tions with his friends and associates he has always manifested a courteous and kind disposition, and has their respect and esteem. In addition to the large number of letters, petitions and interviews pre- sented to the Commissioners urging Dr. Richardson’s appointment as trustee, every erk in his division joined in a letter testi- fying to his capacity, sobriety and entire fitness to fill the position. “It is unnecessary to refer to the mean- ness of the charges recently vreferred against him, for his exoneration was com- plete, and he now enjoys the confidence of his superiors, whom he has always served with marked ability and credit. “The appointment of Dr. Richardson,” said Mr. Jackson, in conclusion, “is ‘a fitting expression of the deep interest Com- missioner Ross has taken in the conduct of our public schools, and an evidence that he is not only satisfied of the moral fitness of the doctor, but also that he possesses every qualification necessary to meet the requirements of a. trustee.” Rev, Wm. A. Creditt said today that a mistake was made in the statement that he, had called upon the Commissioners in regard to the new School trustees. He un- dersiood that a number of gendemen were arranging to call upon the Commissioners, but whether they earried out their purpos? Dr. Creditt does not know. The doctor also.said that although the Baptist clergy= men expressed their views at the Monday meeting, yet they ‘had not decided on any plan of action. — THE HIGHWAY CASE, Justice Cox Passes Upon an Important Point Involved. The introduction of testimony in case 419, Denison and Leighton's subdivision of Mt. Pleasant and Pleasant Plains, of the high- way extension condemnation cases, closed before Judge Cox’ and the jury of seven appraisers in the District Court this after= noon, and tt 1s: expected that Judge“Cox will instruct the jury tomorrow morning. The testimony giyen today was on behalt of the iand owners, the witnesses being Real Estate Dealer E. B. Townsend and a number of the owners. "~ After excusing the jury until tomorrow, Judge Cox. stated to counsel that-any sas- sessment of berefits against property adja- cent to the subdivision would be null and void, for the reason that no notice has been served on the-owners of other prep- erty, the law being settled, remarked the judge, thut notice must in’ such cases first be served on lard owners interestea remotely, as well'as on those immediately concerned. The- jury, xplained the court, might re- port what adjacent land would be bene- fited, when’ the owners thereof could be served with notice,or the owners of land might now bé?notified, otherwise the pro- ceedings would! fail. = Counsel for the Pistrict stated that they would accept he provisional verdict sug- gested by thetourt, and the case was ad- Journed until tomotow morning. Again Sent Down. Branch P. Pin who was released from the workhouse several days ago by Judge. Kimi 9m, the possibility that friends of the gan might work reformation in his case, was in the toils again today. ‘I have now/abangoned all hope for you,” is le ive sx the future I shalliplace no faith nee promises, and; wil: not listen’ to your friends.” fo t ey Branch ‘wi agaly Sent down for six months. a ; ss ‘ is eB Small Fire, ne ‘This afterncon, about 2 o'clock, there was an exciting scene in Lee & Woods’ bi- cycle repair shop, at No. 407 Florida ave- nue, when a gagoline lamp exploded: . In response to a cry of “fire” an alarm was sounded from box 214, but the fire had not reached the building. It is thought that the. joss -will amount:to not more than Os ane Sy nin. Biperneches BONANZA FOR MERCHANTS Fabulous Prices Paid for Goods at St. Michael's, Alaska. Dangers of Navigating the ¥ ” Six Men Swept Out to Sea ikon— by the Current. ST. MICHAEL'S, September 16.—The gen- €ral impression here is that the boats that leave here from this time on will not be able to get over 1,000 miles up the river befcre they will be frozen in. Ali inde- pendent steamers will be compelled to carry coal, as the natives have cut up all the drift wood along the river's bank for over 100 miles and have sold it to the steamers owned by the two big companies. The new finds on Minook and Hunter creek continue to cause excitement, and there are now about six hundred miners on the ground. In St. Michael’s sugar is 25 cents per pound, shot shells are 25 cents each, bacon 35 cents a pound, blanket trousers, $8; chocolate drops, 3 for 25 cents; 5c. calico, 30 cents a yard; cotton bandanas, $1 each; flour, $$ a hundred weight; candles, 35 cents a pound; small box of sardines, 50 Six men have probably lost their lives near here as the result of a foolhardy attempt to sail up the 1,850 miles of river, which in some places runs down at the rate of eight miles an hour. The men, two of whom are named Abercrombie and Tate, were last seen drifting out of the meuth of the Yukon to sea in distress. Three men in a sailboat started up the river from here last week and have not been seen by anybody since. Their names are Matthews, Roberts and Schultz. STOUGHTON DOYLE BURIED. Funeral Today From the Residence of His Parents. The funeral of Frederic Stoughton Doyle took place this morning at 10 o'clock from the residence of his father, L. S. Doyle, Le Droit Park. The pallbearers were B. Frank Meyers, B. Welch, J. Bell, F. F. Reisner, H. C. Metealf and Perry Hay. Interment was in Rock Creek cemetery. Rev. J. Russell Verbrycke, pastor of Gurley Memorial Church, officiated. Sunday evening the Christian Endeavor Scciety of Gurley Church, of which the de- ceased had been one of the most active members during his residence here, passed resolutions expressive of the sincerest and deepest sorrow over the untimely death of their friend and fellow-Endeavorer. He was referred to as one of the first. members of this society, and one who, for the quali ties of honesty and integrity, of gentlen and patience, of temperance and of stead- fastnoss of purpose, was admired and re- spected. Sympathy was extended to his sorrowing parents, his brothers and his sisters. —_———__- WILLS FILED. ’ Bequests of Several Persons Recorded Today. The will of the late Katharine W. Smith, dated May 18, 1895, and naming her two sons, Christien W. and Lincoln A. Smith, as executors, was filed today. The testa- trix directs that her house, 1707 Massachu- setts avenue, and its contents, excepting the library, be sold, the library to be given to her son Lincoln. To her son Christian she gives $3,600, and to her sister, Ellen A. Sheaff, the interest on $20,000. ‘To Kath- arine Hemmick, a grandchild, certain per- scnal effects are given, the resilue of th estate being equally divided among th testatrix’s four children. To Rey. Charles McKenna, “a cousin, the sum of $5,000 is left, and $300 to Louisa Brent, a servant. The will of the late Almira M. Faehtz, dated August 18, 1893, was also filed today, George Francis Williams, a nephew, bemz named as executor. Out of money held or invested for her by Albert J. Brown, a brother, the funeral expenses are to be paid, he to keep the balance. All real es- ate is given to said nephew, George F. Williams, In trust, he to take one-third and Errestine F. Terflinger, a take the residue of it and of the ate. An exemplified copy of the will of the late Adrian R. Wadsworth, formerly of Montgon.ery county, Md., was filed here today, the criginal having been filed in | Henderson county, N. C., in 1891. ADJUSTING DIFFERENCES. Prince George’s Republicans Trying to Get Together. There was a gathering cf Prince George’s county republicans at the National Hotel teday, the Mudd and Coffin factions being well represented. The meeting was ar- ranged by members of the factions in or- der to settle the differences existing, and to settle upon candidates for the county of- fices and the legislature before the election next month. Representative Mudd was very much in evidence about the little groups of politicians who congregated in the hotel corridor. Although the confer- ence will not be held until 4 o’clock, the Mudd people are very confident that the rank and file of the Coffin faction will agree to reasonable terms. The troubles the Muéd people think will be adjusted, although they seem confident that Messrs. Coffin and F, Snowden Hill nhs hold out against a compromise of any kind. “The younger men of the Coffin fac- tion,” remarked a Mudd follower to a Star reporter, “are willing to do the fair thing to insure success at the polls in November, but the older men, who are looking ahead of this election, will oppose anything other than a complete surrender.” Representatives of the Coffin faction ar- ranged for a conference with Postmaster General Gary at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and it was thought that Mr. Mudd would also be present. Chairman Scott of the state central committee also arranged to be present. Just what this conference is expected to accomplish the Mudd men are at a loss to understand, fcr they certainly do not receg- nize the Postmaster General as an au- thority to settle disputes in the ranks of the party. It is stated that the re gulars or Mudd faction will concede the Coffin fac. tion a state senator, sheriff, surveyor, two members of the legislature and two mem- bers of the state central committee, while they will take three members of the house ot delegates, county clerk, county commis- sioner and two members of the state cen- tral committee. Among those of the Mudd faction who were in attendance at the conferences in the hotel today, besides Representative Mudd, were Henry Clagett, Arthur ‘Suit, W. T. 8. Rollins, James. McKee, Thoraton Roilins, John W. Bowles, Samuel Jennings, George Holmes, John T. Fisher, Wallace T. Pyks and others. F. Snowden Hill, ae = Soren. of bat on Bell, Benja- mi lardesty and others represented the Coffin faction. si —_>___ Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the following: i White—William C. Cole and Bessie War- den; Louis P. Kenney and Jennie D. Ford; Goven Kelly and Fannie Farmer, both of King William county, Va.; Charlie L.. ‘Thompson of Prince George's county, Md., and Gertrude I. Hayes of this city; Francis B, Kelly and Carrie M. Rout; Edward 8. Wid and Bessie N. Renner; Wm. Ashton Smith and- Elizabeth D. 8. O'Neill; James M. Young and Elsie D. Gunnell; Robert L. Campbell of this city and Permelia Smith of Prince William county, Va.; Daniel R. Lewis and Virginia A. Foote, both of Menassas, Va.; Harry J, Allen and Ejja ¥. Reyburn; Ernest H. Djureen and Nelly G. Woodbury; Bayard K. Gibson and Bes- aie L. Latham; William -Conradis and Helen M. Barnard; Oliver J. Hughes and Sadie M. Whitney. _ bn < Cclored—Frank and Charlotte At- kins; Thomas Jones and Adaline Lynch; Wm. L Simms and Jennie E. Wanzer; Henry Smiley :and Marselina El BOTH THINK OF SUICIDE Correspondence Between Mrs. Nack and - Thorn Discovered. Alleged Murderers of Guldensuppe Thiek Their Chances of Free- dom Are Very Slim. NEW YORK, October 6.—As a sequel to the letter which Mrs. Augusta Nack is said to have written to Martin Thorn, who, with her, is accused of the murder of William Guldensuppe, the Turkish bath masseur, Sheriff Doht of Queens county gave out for publication today the follow- ing letter, found in Thorn’s cell in the jail at Jamaica. The letter, which is tncom- plete and unsigned, is believed by the sher- iff to have been written by Thorn in reply to the letter from Mrs. Nack which came to light yesterday, and in which Mrs. Nack suggested suicide, and made use of phrases that might easily be construed as admis- sions of her guilt and that of Thorn. According to the statement of Sheriff Doht, the discovery of the letter alleged to have been written by Mrs. Nack to Thorn suggested the existence of other letters ia Thorn’s possession, and search of his cell was instituted. Thorn made a desperate fight to prevent the officers from getting possession of his letter, but was overcome. The letter, which was written in German, is translated as follows: ‘My Dear: You wrote of self-destruc- tion. That would be the best. 1 have thought it over long ago, and came to the conclusion that, it would be the best for me, but not before all is done to gain lib- Perhaps it would be the better way, and it will and it would be easy to accomplish be it, I have a prescription that I can or buy at any drug store, but have tierce and endurance and say what I would write to you, and if it comes to extremes then it is time and I will arrange it so. It is not on acccunt of living I would like to get free, but in spite of people aere.”” A reporter was permitted to hold a con- versation today with Mrs. Nac sheriff acting as interpr admitted that on Monday been arraigned in court she wrote a let- ter to Thorn, but she denied tuat it was ever printed. She added: “I sent Thorn some potaices ard the short note with this fuod. I heard that he had a poor bill of fave, and as I had the potatoes lett over 1 sent them to him. In the note I requested Thorn to have his sister call on me at the and bring me sume money, so that I could get some win- ter clothing. I own some property in Gut- tenberg, N. J., and it was my intention to have Thorn’s sister call on the agent of the property and get some money from him for me. “That was about all the note contained.” Mrs. Nack had her attention called to a part of the published letter which int!- T™mated that she contemplated committing suicide if she got a chance. Mrs. Nack exclaimed hysterically: “Oh, my God, I could kill myself at any time. I can lay on the bed, put something around my neck and nobody would know anything | tions of th about it. I would have done this lon; had ti not been for my poor mother.” Mrs. Nack sobbingly added that it seemed as though every one was clamoring for her life. Sheriff Doht has placed an extra guard over Mrs. Nack and Thorn. Mrs. Nack is in a hysterical condition. The sheriff said that he would not be surprised if she broke down compietely and made a confession. Thorn is in a very sulky mood, but not so nervous as Mrs. Nack. ——_— NAMES HIS COMMITTEES. Actio of the President of Brightwod Park Citizens’ Associatio: A very well attended meeting cf the Brightwood Park Citiveas’ Association was held last evening in the hall at that place, chiefly for the appointment of committees, wkich important duty had been left to the president. The committees are as follows: Streets—E. L. Tolson, chairman; R. T. Donovan, W. F. Walsmith, C. A. Devers. Sewers—W. F. Reynolds, chairman; L. N. Simpson, Chas. J. Beck, W. M. Clayton. Lights—James R. Sands, chairman; Wil- Mam Wannan, Geo. H. Jones, Theo. F. Brown. Single fare-—Wm. McK. Ciayton, chair- man; E. L. Tolson, Jefferson Middleton, Sidewalks—J, Chas. Heitmueller, chair- man; Geo. MacElwee, W. R. Vanhorn, Tkos. Gorman. Schools—Chas. J. Beck, chairma Geo. W. Osborne, E. T. Elliott, Richard Kerr. Free postal delivery—Benjamin F. Mar- tin, chairman; B.-L. Tolson, F. J. Mct- calf, Harry Gwinn. Street extension—Ja: cob Franz, chairman; R. B. Blundon, J. Clifford, Geo. W, Osborne. Subpolice sta- tions—J. C. Graves, chairman: J. W. E. Gist, W. G_ Widmayer. Shade trees—Frank J. Metcalf, rman; S. T. Harding, Jefferson Middleton, Fred. Grimm. Fire department—Chas. KE. Gar- vey, chairman; Giles Pitt, Sam J. Wooley, A. L. Koon. Churches—Diller 8B. Groff, chairman; Wiliam ‘Thomas, Thomas Ward. All the applications for admission re- ferred to the committee on membership at the last meeting were favorably repor: and the applicants unanimously ected. The new members are Mess Jefferson Middleton, Thomas Ward, Wm. Thomas. Those to apply fer membership were Dr. Cc. A. Davis, Wm. W. Herron, Jacob Franz, D. B. Groff. A communication from W. Tindall, sec- retary to the Commissioners, addressed to Mr. Wm. McK. Clayton, was read, in which it_ was promised that the streets of Brightwood Park, especially Flint, would be improyed as soon as pCssible. Cemdnt sidewalks, the entire length of Flint street have already been order. the only reason in Gelay being the inability of the con- tractor to keep up with the work. Mr. Clayton spoke cf the inadequacy of the Brightwood school io accommodate the number of children sent there for tuition and also mentione? the recent addition to the building and its failure to provide the room’ required. ‘The present time, he said, Was a most opportune one for beginning the agitation of a schoo! for Brightwood Park. Mr. Diller B. Groff of the church com- mittee has promised tiat he will, at any time, furnish a lot free of charge for the building of a church in the park, and Mr. Jacob Franz offered to dynate land for extension of Flint street to Shepard road. oa ee Grain and Cotton Marketa, Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st., members New York stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg. Thalmann & Co. New York. High. ee ye Warat—Dée: May. Corn—Dec. ay. 22d 2 Poik_Det suf” Sal Lud—De 437 4.37 Bivs—Dee..... 462 462 Month. ~ Low. Close. November. 640 6.45 = i March... 655 661 Government Bonds. Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers. ° Eber cuts, “onpon of 1907.77 13% iis cents, registéred of 1907. 1iz'y ia on of 1325. “ 4 ¥ FINANCE AND TRADE New York Stock Market Dull and Prices Lower. BEARS MAKE A RAID ON CHICAGO GAS Depression Charged to Unsatisfa tory Political Conditions. —_-——_ GENERAL MARKET REPORTS ween SL Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, October 6.—The increasing Pprominerce and significance given the local mayoraliy contest and the important em- phasizing of the objectionable features of last year's presidential campaign, had an adverse influence on prices this morning. Coupled with this is the agitation of sim- ilar issues in the state campaigns, and traders are taking advantage of the pru- dence reflected by inaction on the part of the larger interests to offer prices down at every opportunity. The volume of busine: noticeably, and there is no an improved demand. buying on a down scale Is reported, but stocks are undoubtedly in weaker hands then they were one month ago. Brokers’ offices and not safe deposit boxes are carrying the majority of recent purchases, anc this condition usually pre- cedes a shaking out pro: As the ad- vance culminated with transactions exces ing 800,000 sh. for a single day the de cline may be as vividly marked by a some- what similar record. Routine developments continue to be en- couraging and intrinsic merit is not depre- has fallen off indication of Some rather good clating in proportion to the decline In prices. In fact, an increase in the same ratio would more nearly express the sitn- ation. The importing of $2,000,000 in gold from Europe, $509,000 of which is t1 from the Bank of England, must be re as an influence of more than usual importaace. Other and larger imports are tain to follcw in the near future. This inflow ts not forced, as was the orig- iual consignment, by a sacrifice of the com- fon, but represents the elation of a debt in the ordinary business sense. Breadstutts shipped abroad have been paid for in securities about as far as the foreiga holdings would permit, and now money is reluctantly sent as the result of necessity. All this means much to the American market and to American politics, Europe no longer can compel our yieid- ing to measures simply because of the threat of a financial panic resulting from the wholesale return of our securities, Financial independence, if not achieved absolutely, has assumed unusual propor: tions since the Venezuelan episode. Earnings from all sources today again demonstrate the improvement in all sec: ne country and were frequen’ 28° | accompanied with assurances that the fu- ture reports would be still better. Notwithstanding these returns, however, the market was too professional to war: rant the heeding of events so extensively predicted. An important selling movement in Chi cago Gas based on rumors of a consoli tion of rival Chicago companies unsettled the entire market. Western houses ¢s- pecially were prominent in the selling. The listing of the new stock of the Bay State Gas Company by the New York stock exchange, after its refusal to do so, was the signal for new selling in those shares. The property may now be traded in with some degree of equality between this city and Boston. The addition of $20,000,006 w stock to a corporation already capi- talized at $15,000,000 is not an argument for immediate accumuiation. This property, however, may come inte the great massing of capital in consolid: tion enterprises so conspicuously marked in this particular industr, The rest of the market moved rather litslessly toward a fractionally lower level, the only buying in quantity coming from the short interest. Politics and professios alism seem likely to divide the responsibi ity for the prices of the next few days. ees FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 8) Broadway. Open. High. Low. Close. American Spirits... 2 ty 2 American Spirits,pfd... ..... 0.2... 5 obs American Sugar 146 146 ee 144% American Sugar, pfd.. c American Tobacco. American Cotton Oil Atchison . Baltimore & Ony Bay State Canada Souths Canada Pacific Chesapeake & Onio.. c..C.C. & St. Lous. M. a St. Paul...) . & St. Paul. pid. Chicago, R.1. & Pacitie.. Chicago, St. Panl, M.c0 Consolidated Gas. Del, Lack. & W . Delaware & Hu Den. & Kio Grande, pi Erie... General Hlinois Central Lake Shore. Louisville x Nashviiie. Michigan Central Missouri Pacitic. National Lead Co...... Nationa! Leaa Uo. pid New Jersey Centrai. New York Centrat. Northern Pacific. Northern Pacific, Ont. & Western Pacitic Maul... Phila. & Keading. Puliman F.C. Southern Ky., pf Phila. Traction . Texas Pacific Tenn. Coa & iron. Union Pacitic.. L.8. Leather, pfd. Wabash, Western Sliver... /nion 1 Washington Steck Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—Metropolitan Railroad, 0 at 120, Washington Gas, 1 at 4%: Su at 471g; 9 at 47%; 6 at 47%. Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 at 115%;"10 at 11s%. “After cail— Metropolitan Railroad, 8 at 129. Great Falls dee, 12 at 117. District’ of Columbia Bonds.—20-vear fund 5s, 101g bid. 30-year fund Gs, gold, 112 bid. Water stock 7s, 1901, currency, 112 bid.) Water stock 7s, 1908, currency, 112 ‘3.658, funding, currency, 111 bid, 113 adked. Misccilaneous Bonds.—Metropolitan Railroad Ss, 115% bid. Metropolitan Railroad conv. Gs, 120% bid, 124 asked. Metropolitan Railroad A’ Certificate 122 bid. Metropolitan Rattroad B rate Indevteduess, 110% bid, 111 asked. Belt Ratlroad 5s, 8) asked. ' Eckinzton Railroad €s, 100 gated. Columbia Railroad 64, 116 bid. Washington G ee pany series: bid. ‘ashing ton Gas Company ds, series By 112 bid. U. SB. Bleetrle Light Debenture Imp., 16 bid. C Potomac Te