Evening Star Newspaper, October 30, 1897, Page 2

2 __THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1897-28 PAGES. @ignified protest against existing conditions in New York city. The men who have made the nomination assert that there fs no intent of taking ad- vantage of this tragedy, which has stirred New York up to manifestations of sym- pathy as it has not been stirred in many years. Even in their wildest dreams the members of the Thomas Jefferson de- mocracy do not, for one moment, imagine that Henry George, jr, can be elected mayor of Greater New York by any pos- sible combination of circumstances. In the first place, his youth is against him. In the second place he has had absolutely no ex- perience in political, executive or legislative work, which would fit him for the post which he has been nominated to fill. ‘The business men of New York city, who after all undoubtedly hold the destinies of the metropolis in the hollow cf their hands, are not likely to be swept away from old- time, old-line moorings by mere sentiment. They will never consent to the placing of @ young and almost unknown man in such an important position under circumstances which border nearly on the sensational. Should it become apparent that there is any possibility of a wholesale stampede of workingmen and others toward Mr. George as a result of the death of his father and the outcome of the funeral planned for Sunday next, no doubt new combina- tions would be fermed, a new alignment of men of thought and action would un- doubtedly take place and the conservative votes of careful, calculating citizens would be concentrated upon some one single can- didate. Som and Father Compared. ‘There are those familiar wita the charac- ter of the younger man who assert that he would in reality make a better mayor than his father, owing to the fact that he h: mere of conservatism and stability in his mental make up. But this is not the point. Henry George, jr, enters the canvass handicapped by extreme youth, a lack of education in the broadesi sense, with no following except a following which transmitted from sire to son—naturally neither very large nor influential am the representatives of an extreme possibly a new and a true democracy, . had promised to he regarded as of which Henry George si lead in a contest. which world-wide significance. Those who know rt young George best assert that he enters tke race simply and solely because he is of the opinion that it would have been his father’s wish for him to do so under the mstances—because of his familiarity with his father’s ideas and methods, and because of the inability in the short ‘ore the closing of the campaign der of men to pick up the tangled threads and broken cords of the political fabric which fell from the hands of the leader of the Thomas Jefferson democra When he passed away the campaign had already been fought to its practical finish. It is true that large meetings would have been held last night and tonight; now only memorial meetings are being held. Funeral on Suaday. On Sunday comes the funeral. Ordinarily, Monday is devoted to arrangements for getting out the vote and to political wire- pulling rather than to monster mass meet- ings. The utter imposibility of a new leader, substituting new methods, on a twenty-four-hour notice, and making any kind of a showing at all, even wiih the magnificent campaign made by Henry George behind him, and the threats to pun- ish persons “in high places” to nerve him on to daring deeds, is apparent to all. But it was this belief that his father's wish would have been for him, under the circumstances, to pick up the flag dropped from lifeless hands, even though that flag should not be carried forward, onward to a gicrious victory; that it was his father’s wish that opposition to the existing po- litical machines should be continued along democratic lines; that the fight again Croker and Tammany Hall should be ~ar- ried into state and national conv-utions; that the force of the democracy of Thomas Jefferson should be given an opportunity to reform and renew the contest imme- diately after the election of next Tuesd: All heiped young George to decide to sa as big-hearted ex-Representative “Tora Johnson approached him with the prope tion as he sat by the bedside of the dead teader, “I accept.” Faner: Arrangements. Meanwhile the dead exponent of the over- throw of “bossism,” the champion of the people Im the political struggle, is lying in a room in the Union Square Hotel. There it will remain until midnight to- night without pomp and ceremony. Hundreds of persons are passing intu the shaded room to take their last look at the face ui Henry George To all those who are friends of the family or known to the committee which has the funeral ar- rangeny charge, such privilege is ac- corded. © who have been admitted say that the face of the dead ieader shows no trace of the utter fatigue which marked his closing days. 1t is calm and peaceful as if he were asleep. The oid, haggard, ¢ereworn lock which was constantly upon him for two weeks has passed, leaving the trac? of a smile. The floral offerings are rapidly filling another room assigned by the hotel people for their reception, and last night one re- membrance ef the loving regard of heart- breken friends was permitted to the rcom of the dead. This was a pillow of violet the deep biue field picked out with littl whit» flowers. Across it lay a satin ban bearimg the legend, “Progress and Pov- erty. It rested near the head of the coffin. In one corner of the room near the window Was a little vase with a dozen red roses drooping over its edg ‘The body will be removed at midnight to- night to the Grand Central Palace, and here it will he in state, the great doors thrown open and the public tribut2 will be paid. It will be thus until 3 o'clock Sun- afternoon, and it is expected that in this interval thousands of men, women and children will bow their heads before the casket. Building Draped in Mourning. The building will be completely covered with the color of mourning. The flowers will be placed at the head of the casket. © Services will commence at 3 Their exact nature is still prob- \«matical. Great numbers of men, lifelong frends of Mr. George, leaders in every walk of life, have prayed for opportunity to . word rT. All of these red, first to th request ccmmittee, and through them to the family. This 2 is certain: The service will haracter. Mr. George be non-sectarian in was 4: sconal; but dwarfed his orthodoxy 10 his belief in the goodness of all men, irrespective of creed. So it is but natural that clergy of every denomination have volunteered their services. The Rev. Dr. McGlynn, than whom no man was closer to Mr. George, will prob- ably deliver the chief eulogium, and it is believed that Rev. Father Ducey will be one of the speakers. The immediate mem- rome of Mr. George's family will decide Services to Be Short. While the services in the Grand Central Palace will be as short as possible, it is not probable that they will be finished under two hours. The body will be taken from the Grand Central Palace at 7 o'clock Sunday night en route for Brook- jyn. The funeral procession will be com- posed of the full strength of hundreds of the labor and political organizations in Greater New York. It is the special request of the committee that no transparencies or torch be display- ed, but banners, without mottoes, desig- nating the organization, may be carried. The procession will proceed by a route yet to be decided upon to the Brooklyn bridge, thence to city hall, Brooklyn. Here the procession, after circling the square with bared heads, will disband. In_all probability the interment will be in Greenwood cemetery, beside the grave of Mr. George's daughter, Mrs. Atkinson. The family has not said whether it wishes the body to rest in city hall, Brooklyn, all Sunday right or take it to = ee Se at Fort Hamiltou. As as poss! the men who supported Mr. George in 1886 will be massed together and given the place of honor in the public procession. ee Articies Incorporation Filed. The Enterprise Athietie Club was incor- Jas. R. Tune and Elbert F. Burdine, trus- tees, for the first year. The capital stock is placed at $5,000, of shares of $1 each. if you went anything, try an ad. in Th Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer. BEFORE THE -ELECTIONS Republicans Are Hopeful About Ohio and Maryland. Alleged Colonization of Washington Democrats in Cincinnati—Tendency to Regard Van Wyck a Winner. The conditions preceding the forthcom- ing elections in the various states, and es- | pecially in Ohio, Maryland and Greater | New York, became so full of interest dur- ing the past week that many department | clerks having votes, and who had hitherto shown no inclination to go home to cast them were awakened to the importance of the election, and consequently there has been a great demand for the transporta- tion at reduced’ rates ‘secured from the railroads for the occasion-by the various Political committees. There will be quite an exodus to Ohio tonight ‘and tomorrow, and Monday will find Maryland - bound trains well laden with prespective voters. Reports received in Washington today by influential republicans are regarded by them as being very cheering. From Ohio the word comes that republican chances for victory are rapidly imcreasing, and that there has been a great revival of interest on the part of voters. One report stated that the advent of Bryan had stirred up’ things amazingly. Ur to introduction into the campaign there had been really no vital issue of an exciting nature to arouse the activity of the voters, but Bryan’s appearance brought the silver question again to the ront. The statement went on to declare that every man who was a gold man in 1896 was a gold man-yet, and besides there had been many additions to the gold forces from those who supported the silver ban- ner last year, because the fallacy of price harmony existing between silver and wheat had been fully exposed by actual facts. This had resulted in winning many thoughtful men away from the silver is- sue, and the coming of Bryan had caused this class to become ardent in favor of republican principles. Colenizing Charged. There was interesting gossip up town today among those who are familiar with the way in which things are going on po- litically over the rather positive assertion that a number of residents of the Dis- trict of Columbia kad been hired to go to Ohio to work and vote in behalf of the ‘atic ticket. It was said that a party of these individuals have been sent incinnati, scattered around through @ houses and that each had been register2d in several different wards under several different names. It was also de- clared that the republican managers had marked these men and would cause their arrest on election day as soon as they at- tempted to carry their plens into effect. Repcris received from Maryland by lead- ing republicans claim the election of a re- publican legislature and the consequent overthrow of Senator Gorman. The impressicn seems to prevail among okservant politicians, regardless of party affiliations, who have been watching the New York mayoralty contest, that the death of Henr: orge will insure the elec- tion of Van Wyck. Republicans of prim- inence do not care to give public expres- sicns to such views, but they do not nest. tate to privately state that their conv tions are to that effect. ———— DENIED BY JUDGE SANBORN. Rumor of Injunction Stopping Sale of Union Paeftic. ST. PAUL, Minn., October 30.—Up to 2 o'clock this afternoon United States Judge Sanborn had no knowledge of any applica- tion for an injunction to prevent the sale of the Union Pacific at Omaha on Mon- day. When asked about it by. an Associated Press reporter he said he thought there could be no truth in the story, as he had heard nothing about it. He explained that he had heard that out in Colorado there had been some talk of an injunction be- cause of some land deal there, but no ap- plication had beer made to the court here, and he had no reason to anticipate any such action. ee PRESIDENT REACHES OHIO. His Arrival at Cincinnati -the Occa- nm for Demonstration. CINCINNATI, Ohio, October 30.—Presi- dent McKinley and party arrived promptly on time on the 10:45 a.m. train, debarking at Torrence Road, a station two miles fram the terminal depot. A great crowd had gathered at the little station, which. is merely a crossing, where Torrence read be- girs the ascent of the hill bordering the Ohio river. ~ A salute of twenty-one guns was fired, while cheers from the multitude mingled with the echoes of the cannon. The Presi- dent was gracious in his recognition of the honor shown him, as he appeared on the platform with Chairman F. G. Scheedlapp of the reception committee. He bowed repeatedly as again and again the cordial greetings were conveyed to him. The party immediately took carriages for Mr. Schmedlapp's home, where the Presi- dent and party will be entertained. President and Mrs. McKinley left Wash- ington yesterday at 3:40 p.m. Secretary Porter accompanied the President. After stopping in Canton and Pittsburg the party will return to Washington next Thursday. ee M S. IDE KILLED. WILLKA Shot by a Coachman, Who Demanded Money of Him. ILUMBUS, Ohio, October 30.—Wm. S. Ide was shot and killed today by a man named John Smith. Ide is a banker, and brother of Commander Ide, U. 8S. N. Smith was arrested. He followed and shot Ide as he ran. Smith is an English coachman, sixty-five years of age, who has worked for Wm. A. Neil for eleven years, and says Ide owed nim $1,700. Ide’s extensive property is in the hands of a receiver. Smith says he asked Ide for the money, and Ide said he would pay when he got ready, and attempted to pass into the court house. Smith shot him in the side and then in the head, Ide falling dead in the au- ditor’s office. Smith says he was sane and sober, but exasperated. ——_~ BLANCO REACHES CUBA. Madrid Government Adviscd of Gen. Weyler’s Retirement. MADRID, October 30.—An official dis- patch from Havana, received today, an- nounces that Marshal Blanco, the new cap- tain general ef Cuba, has arrived there and has taken over the command of that island no Gen. Weyler, the retiring captain gen- eral. es Situation at New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, La., October 30.—At 1 o'clock the board of health reported twen- ty-three new cases of yellow fever and five deaths. ——_.s—__ Commissioner Handy Returning. A cable message was received at the State Department this morning that Mr. M. P. Handy, commissioner to the Paris exposition, sailed from Southampton today for New York. ———_____ Mrs. Hearst Resigns. Owing to Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst's con- tinued absence from the city and her in- ability to-participate in the m = ean cRteeetade eyeestng nd ie position of President of the mothers’ congress. A SSS RSS Dined by Sceretary Sherman. Secretary Sherman gave a dinner last _ BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION. A reference to the statement be- low will show that the” circulation sworn to is a bona fide one. It is easily possible for a news- _ paper with an elastic conscience to swell its legitimate circulation enor- mously, in order to deceive adver- tisers, by sending out thousands of papers to newsstands, which are re- turnable, and which are in fact re- turned, but nevertheless are in- cluded in what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, howev. Judge by results, and bogus circula- tions don’t give them. The family circulation of The Star is many thousands in excess of any other Washington paper. The variance between the circula- tion figures furnished by the Adver- tisers’ Guarantée Company and... those given in the weekly statement published by The Star is due to the fact that the former figures in- clude only those sold for cash, while the latter include copies for which other valuable consideration is given, such as copies furnished employes and others for services to advertisers and to exchanges. Circulation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, October 28, 1897. MONDAY, October 25, 1897. TUESDAY, October 26, 1397. WEDNESDAY, October 27, 1997. THURSDAY, October 28, 1897. FRIDAY, October 29, 1897........ 34,017 28,130 28,111 28,231 28,366 33,886 Daily average. I solemnly swear that the above statement rep- Tesents only the number of copies of THE EVEN- ING STAR circulated during the six secular days ending Friday, October 29, 1897—that is, the num- ber of copies actually sold, delivered, -farnish- ed or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies so counted are returnable to or remain in the office unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this thirtieth day of October, A. D. 1997. CHAS. G. MORTIMER, Notary Public, D. c. AGRICULTURAL REPORT Secretary Wilson’s Plans to Extend Foreign Markets for Americans. Belief Expressed That This Country ‘Will Within a Few Years Raise All the Sugar It Needs. The annual report of Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agriculture, submitted to the President yesterday, recommended that agents for the department should be detailed in each of the more important foreign covntries to collect interesting in- formafion for the farmers of this country. He says: meting “There is necessity for: American agents in‘every foreign country to which we send representatives, who have had education in the sciences relating to agriculture. The agricultural colleges endowed by Congress are educating along these lines.’ Such men can now be had who are competent to re- port intelligently on the plants of countries where man has lived by tilling the soil for thousands of years, and they -could Keep the farmers of the United States in- formed regarding crops, markets and their tendencies much more intelligently than agents not scientifically educated.” He refers to the efforts of the depart- ment to extend the foreign markets for dairy and live stock products, which he thinks cen be done by making the for- eigners familiar with them, as can be done by getting and spreading information con- cerning them as to what the foreign mar- kets require. Instead of sending abroad for seeds, he says, the policy in the future will be “‘to encourage the introduction of wheat to enable our people to diversify their crops and keep money at home that is now sent abroad to buy what the United States should produce.” Mr. Wilson says the department will con- tinue its pioneer work in the encourage- ment of the sugar beet and expresses the opinion that the country will within a few years raise all the sugar it requires. He expresses the opinion that nearly all of the 000,000 sent abroad last year for sugar, hides, fruits, wines, animals, rice, flax, hemp, -cheese, wheat, barley, beans, eggs and silk might have been kept at home. He also thinks the United States should grow their own chicory, caster beans, lav- ender, licorice, mustard, opium, ete. With reference to horses the Secretary says: “The American farmer can grow horses as cheaply as he can grow cattle; we have a heavy and profitable export trade in cat- tle and may have an export trade equally heavy and -profitable in horses. The de- partment is gathering facts regarding our horse industry at home, end the require- ments of purchasers abroad, so that our tarmers can learn what foreign buyers de- mand.” The extension of the meat inspection work to abattoirs engaged in interstate business is recommended, as is the contin- uance of the inspection of export animals, in order to maintain the market «which has been secured for them in other codun- tries. The most important work in which the animal industry bureau has been engaged is, he says, that looking to the destruction of the cattle tick, for which, it is believed, that an agent has been found in a petro- leum product known as peraffin oil, in which infected cattle are dipped. The re- sult is to destroy the tick and thus prevent the spread of fever by their means. If all hopes are realized in regard to the efficacy of this remedy it will, the Secretary says, result in the saving of millions of dollars to the southern states. The Secretary recommends an increase in the appropriations in aid of the bureau of animal industry, of the weather bureau and the publication offices. He thinks the department should be enabled to place the result of important operations at agricul- tural colleges before the entire country, “‘so that the farmers of each state may get the result of the good work done in other states.” * ‘The Secretary criticises the present sya- tem of crop reportirg. He says it is ex- tremely cumbersome, and that instead of conducing to completeness and accuracy, it would appear from the report of the statisticlan to in scme measure defeat its own object by its unwieldiness and by the fact that the indefinite multiplication of crop reporters weakens the sense of in- dividual responsibiiity. “I strongly favor the meking of some slight pecuniary ac- knowledgment of the service of a carefully. selected cro} nts located PS mainly in the and t] upon the state that = a a0 stat agents for information regarding. minor. agricultural import- | the states. of - the employment of a ance.’ He recommends principal statistical agent in each state. KIECKROEFER'S. DEMURRER Kieckhoefer,. at. one time afsbursin; and chief of the bureau of -atcot 0{-the Department of State, who was-recegtl} reindicted for,the alleged Snibeasiened? tan ‘taking of more than $50,000 of goveynigent funds, today with- drew his pl nat gulity to the three in- dictments, aia, through Attorney A. 3. ‘Worthingtén,9Mled a demurrer to each of the later indictments.. Chief Justice Bing- ham set thé matter down for argument the latfer part of next week. Grounds’ Alleged. The grounds of the demurrers are that the facts conStituté no offénse; that no of- fense is staté of Which the court'has ju- risdiction; that the cliarges are so general and uncertaig that the defendant is not informed of what he has to meet or pro- tected from, another prosecution for the same suppobed offers; that the indlct- ments do not set forth what person or offi- cer Intfusted ‘the ttefendant with the prop- erty alleged-t have been converted by him to his own uge-nor how it came into his possession ag. disbursing clerk or as chief of the bureay.of accounts; that the indict- ments do not charge that the money was public money, the di¥ers-funds belonging to other: natiéns‘and individuals of which the Department cf State has control not being any part of. public money; that the indictments do net charge that the money was. in the possession of the defendant by virtue of hi§ office, either as disbursing clerk or as chief 6f the bureau of accounts; that the charge that the defendant con- verted to his own use m some way un- known divers moneys that cannot be de- scribed, taken with the generality of the other averments, amounts legally to no More than a Charge that there is a balance due from thé’ defendant to the government, an averment which might be made the basis of a civil action, but which is insuf- ficient to sustain an indictment; that as chief of the bureau of accounts it is charg- ed that the defendant was a disbursing officer, and, there being no statute author- izing the chfef of & bureau to act as a dis- bursing officer, this charge is a mere con- clusion of law; that’the facts whith consti- tuted the chief of a bureau a disbursing officer should’ be set forth. Daplicity Charges. Also that the“ indictments are bad for duplicity im charging the defendant, both as disbursing clerk and as chief of the bureau of accounts, and also bad as charg- ing an impossibility, or in that the same nan could hold the same money by virtue of two different officeg at the same time; that if the earlier indictments are good tke later ones are bad; that it is not shown how the alleged conversion of the money and bonds was done, nur does the indict- ment excuse this omission; that there is no stetute ‘authorizing the chief of the bureau .of accounts, as such, to receive, hold or disburse moneys or bonds of the United States, and that the act of March 3, 1865, entitled “An act to punish ce-tain larcenies, “and” the receivers of stolen goods,” dows not apply here, because there is not inethe, District of Columbia any “District gr Circuit Court of the United Francis. Juifu States.’ tad Assistany Digrict Attorney Shillington stated to irt that it is the intenion of District Attogney Davis to try the cases at the very earflest day possible. PROMPTLY DECIDED Continuga froin First Page.) ther’ théat how>to get tothe collector's of- flee nor DUH 97° an io Major ‘Otey selgimed: that in:the territory around:Lynchburg 31,900,597 pounds of to- bacco’ are’ raised. yeanly, and in the Alex- andria territory 110,564 pounds. He thought that was sufficient, nt. Major Otey throughout his speech ham- mered ,at the statement that, the. change was simply one to benefit the personal con- venienge of. Mr. Agnew. Representative Rixey answered Maj. Otey in a ggad-natyred speech, in which he said this was the first time he had ever seen people pleading that they wanted to be near the tax 9ffice. He thought they pre- ferred to be far away. He again contended that the interests of the people of the Dis- trict would be best served by the office going to Alexandria. Considerable Feeling Shown. Commissiorer Forman began a statement of the matter, among other things saying to Maj! Otey: “You seem to attach no im- portance to the fact that the collector would be convenient to Washington.” Maj. Otey+“'You make this point against the convénienée‘of the people. How about collector -in 'Illihois?” Do those collectors come here to see you?” Mr. Forman—"Mr. Agnew will place a stamp deputy at Lynchburg for the con- venience of the people.” Maj. Otey—“You seem to have decided the case. I'presume the hearing given us Was as'# matter of courtesy, and that the facts we presented are not worth anything. So far as politics are concerned, we would rather hive Mr. Agnew away from us than with u: Commissioner 'Forman—“Your wish gratified.” Maj. Otey—“In other words, you decided the case before we got here. This is a new kind of court.” Commissioner Forman—“Well, I decide it now.” Then he decided In favor of Alexandria. During the dialogue Commissioner For- man said there was too much feeling and that bitterness was arising. Maj, Otey de- nied this, but‘thé shots continued. is - —__. -COLUMBIA-COLUMBIAN. The Line-Up for This Afternoows Contest. - The following 1s the line-up in the foot ball contest between C. A, C. and Colum- bian University-teams at National Park, beginning at. 4:15 this afternoon: C. A.‘C.Humphreys, Curtis, left en Smith, léft tdéckle; McConville, left guard; Claudy, . Bright,.-cemter; Saunders, right guard; Wells, captain,’ right tackle; Exley, Taussig, right tnd; Dickinson, Watson, right half back; R. Lewis, Maupin, left half back; Parapn,, Hooker, quart back; Dyer, Bright, full back.) “Tt? a Colum! i—Fglly, left end; Louchs, left tackle; Cijmmt left guard; Harlan, cen- ter; Heath, right guard; Chaplain, right tackle; Meigs,;.right end; Tindall, right half back; Jojly, Weaver, left half back; Glaizebrogk, Jolly. quarter back; G. Lewis, captain, full bagk. MORE) MEDALS OF HONOR. rae : Gen. Dantel-#.' Sickles Among Those 1 a : sting aished. A medal. of Bpnor..has been presented to Major Gen. -Daniel E. Sickles, U. 8. A., re- tired, forbmost @istinguished gallantry while in comméMd 6fthe 34 Army Corps at Get- tysburg, ae. 2, 1863. 3 A meda has been presented to Mr. James. ence yee Fort Custer, Mon., formerly privat®'Company A, 24 New York Cavalry,sand'dcbut at Gen. Shdridan’s head- quarters, fot, distinguished. gallantry near 1885. all 1 sof Company D,:104th Ilinois Infantry, for most. dist iin at Bik River, Tenn., July 2, 1868. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR UNION Final Sessions of the Sixth Annual (on- Topies Discussed Today and.Program -of Evening Session—Proceedings of Last Evening’s Meeting. The final sessions of the sixth annual convention of the District of Columbia Christian Endeavor Union began at 10:30 o'clock this mornirg with a “City Evan- gelization Conference” in the First Con- gregational Church. : After devotional exercises, Mr. George A. Hilton made an address on “How to evangelize a city.” An “Open Parliament” followed, conducted by President E. D. Bailey cf the Central Union Miss’ Mr. Bailey referred to “suggestion: ‘experi- ences,” silent. evangelism” and “hand pick- ing.” A general discussion followed. At the conciuston of the conference the members of the convention repaired to Market Space, where an evangelistic ser- vice was held under the leadership of Rev. D. W. Skellinger. The gospel wagon of te Central Union‘ Micsion was brought out, and ite crew, composed of Endeavorers and iission workers; took part in the exercises. Speeches ‘were made by Major Hilton. and others, and cards with appropriate texts and tracts were distributed. At 2:30 o'clock this afternoon a junior rally was held in the First Congregational Church, Rev. C. H. Butler, president of the Junior Societies of Christian Endeavor, presiding. The exercises were opened with a “Marching Song.” The work of the various committees was represented by speakers selected for the occasion. During the session Miss Laura Wade Rice of Baltimore will make an address on “Why We Work for Missions.” At 4 o'clock a conference for all officers of socteties, with Mr. W. W. Millan as leader, will be held at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. The convention will close this evening with a consecration meeting in the New Ycrk Avenue Presbyterian Church. An ad- dress will be delivered by Mise Ella D. Mc- Laurin of Boston, and the quiet hour and censecration will be conducted by Mr. E. Lawrence Hunt. Proceedings Yesterday Afternoon. After the close of the report of yester- duy’s proceedings of the District Endeavor Union, as published in The Star, the pro- gram as outlined for the afternoon session was carried out. The evening session began with a song service at 7:30 o'clock, led by a choir of seventy-five voices, under the direction of Mr. Page L. Zimmerman, with Mr. Harry G. Kimball as organist. After the singing of a number of hymns familiar to all En- deavorers, Rev. Dr. George N. Luecock of the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church con- tributed devotional exercises. An address of welcome was delivered by Rev. Dr. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor of the church in which the convention is being held. Messrs. H. G. Kimball, E. E. Ricks and H. W. Smith were appointed a committee on resolutions. . Secretary Sleeman announced that a re- ception will be given this evening, com- mencing at 7:5 o'clock, to Miss Ella D. McLaurin of Boston, who is attending the convention as a visitor. After singing the anthem, “Ye That Stand in the House of the Lord,” an open parliament was held, during which the workings of the Tenth Legion were ex- plained. Addresses on “Systematic and Preportionate Giving” were made by Miss McLaurin and Rev. Dr. George B. Stewart of Harrisburg, Pa. —— SUPPLIES FOR THE KLONDIKE. Another Letter Received From Capt. Ray at Fort Yukon. The adjutant general of the army today received a telegram from Capt. Ray, dated Fort Yukon, Alaska, September 17, say- ing that he had landed 600 tons of pro- visions at that point and that the trans- portation company there is arranging to freight them with dogs to Circle City and Dawson as soon as the river closes. He seys there are no supplies at Circle City, but that the situation may be relieved in the spring by way ef Dyea. APPEAL TO BE TAKE Higher Court to Pass Upon Commis- sioner Milly’ Status. District Attorney Davis today gave notice of an appeal to the Court of. Appeals from the decision of Judge Cole rendered yes- terday in the matter of the questioned validity by him of the appointment last July by the District Supreme Court of United States Commissioner Samuel C. Mills, reported at length in The Star. FARRALL GIVES BOND. Ex-Deputy Collector Obligated to Ap- pear When Wanted. Thomas Richard Farrall of La Plata, Md., charged with violating the internal revenue law by practicing extortion during his term as a collector of internal rev- enue, appeared in the Police Court this afterncon and was arraigned. He pleaded not guilty, and waived examination. Bail was fixed at $2,000, Mr. James H. Richards becoming surety in the sum named. To a Star reporter Mr. Farrall said he was entirely innocent of the charge, and would have no difficulty in proving at the proper time that he is guiltless. ——— WEDDERBURN’S CASE. to Be Week. The case of Wedderburn & Co. will prob- ably be decided by the Post Office Depart- ment next week. Gen. Tyner is reviewing all the testimony in the case with a view to determining whether a fraud order, de- priving the patent firm of the use of the mails, should be issued. His conclusions will be submitted to the Postmaster Gen- eral, who will sign the order if one is is- sued. _ z An interesting legal phase of the Wedder- burn case in the Post Office Department may be touched upon in the decision in the court proceedings in matter of the applica- tion of the firm for an order requiring the Secretary of the Interior to grant counsel for the firm a hearing in the case of the firm's disbarment by the patent office. By some it is thought that should the court grant this order, and should the Postmas- ter General issue a fraud order, counsel for Wedderburn & Co. may seek to have the Postmaster General personally hear their case before the order is put in execution. It is claimed, however, that cases be- fore the patent office and the Post Office Department are not analogous, as the Postmaster. General is authorized by law to issue a fraud order whenever “in his opinion” an attempt is made to make use of the mail for fraudulent purposes, there being no provision for any hearing in the roceedings. ae DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. It is Likely Decided Next Information Prepared for the Senate Committee. Mr. Charles Moore, the clerk of the Senate Mr. Moore has sent to the various hos-' pitals of the city proof sheets of sketches of the hospitals prepared to accompany the ties, ic its reassembling. © Mr. expects to heve the ? i | FINANCE AND TRADE Slight Gains Made in Prices of Stooks for the Week. CONSOLIDATED GAS THE EXCEPTION The General Market, However, is Dull and Irregular. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Sta: NEW YORK, October 30.—The net re- sult of this week's operations at the stock exchange is reflected in advances varying from 1 to 3 per cent. The most conspica- ous exception to this statement is shown in Consolidated Gas, in which a decline « 15 per cent, the bulk of it recorded today, ie represented. The entire week has been given over to dullness, no significant trading being noted at any tinte except, perhaps, the early sell- ing of Union Pacific on the advance in the yndicate bid. Politics have been far more influential in Girectirg prices than actual financial de- yelopments. Speculating on next Tues- day’s election results has been fully as ex- tensive among down-town operators as in stocks and bonds. Otherwise, the increased prices in the railway list might have been —Fioar firm, uneten 16,002 barrels; « 15.858 bh " sales, ba.rels. Wheat p= ws mont and A December, 1005,a101; 1 2 red, s5ai5! S4.936 “bush none; stock, 1.246.350 iushels: sales, s—soutbern wheat by sample, ial on grade, #falol, Corn steady—spot, month and November, 313081 weniber or December, new or oid, 3ta8l\; ary, S1%aR2; steamer mixed, 29'4a294—reveipts, 52.602 bushel 42.557 bushels; stock, 708, Dashed 51,615 bushels Stock, 261,727 bushels, thy, $13.00a§13.50, 5 e—ehotee time: Grain freights, steamer fairly angel. Sugar strong, anchanced. Eges firm, iy, unchanged. Whisk; Quotations reported by Corson & Macart- ney, bankers. 2 per cents, registered. 4 per cents, coupor of 4 per cents, registered of 1 4 per cents, coupon of 1925 4 ber cents, registered of 1925. 5 per ceni 5 per ceu Currency 6 ‘per cents Carrency 6 per cents of 1899) Stipes Bid. Asked. wn ei Grain ai Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & C and brokers, 1427 F st. members York stock exchange; correspondents _ Messrs. Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co. New York. Low. Close more substantial, earnings being all that | No could be desired, in many instances. Under the surface of the situation there are unmistakable evidences of confidence in improving merit, once the political situation gives way to less complicated conditions. There is consequently no pressure to sell well-margined cr investment holdings, the unsatisfactory situation being reflected in the refusal to increase present lines of long stock. London’s holiday on Monday, and Tues- day's holiday locally, will make Wednesday a day of more than usual interest to those contemplating some action, the moment the prospects for the immediate future clears asufficiently. Of today’s narrow trading there is little analysis possible. Traders bid up stocks at every point of demand, Burlington leading the list while the bal- ance ef the granger group responded to he extent of a few fractions. Union Pacific was weaker than the gen- eral market under the ‘nfluence of its pend- ing sale. The bank statement reflects a gain of $2,480,000 in legal tenders and a small in- crease in specie, making the total gain in lawful money $3,335,000. An increase of over $5,000,000 in loans is a particularly en- couraging feature of the statement. The narrowness of the market indicates very clearly the increasing demand for money outside of Wall street, although several of the financial transactions of the week are undoubtedly represented in this increase in loans, The changes above noted result in a gain of $7,874,000 in the deposits, which in turn require an increase of $1,307,000 in the re- serve. The surplus reserve is, therefore, something over $24,010,000. All things considered these figures are encouraging in the application to stock market movements. With the conditions of business so prom- ising, it is altogether likely that activity will return to the financial markets during the coming week. The local mayorality elections have been magnified unduly so far as their bearing on prices is concerned, and conservative in- terests now agree that the influence of having had the elections will prove superior to the triumph of a particular faction. In the states, however, much more is involved, and prudent operators will look to such sources for guidance during the next few days. Conditions being in harmony with the desire for improvement there would seem to be no good reason for postponing the movement. Any material delay at this juncture will throw the market into the hands of the room until after Congress gives some assurance of its purposes at the coming session. ——._——_ 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, as re- Forted by Corson & Macartney, members New York stcck exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 8) iroadway Open. Low. Ci American Sprits... American Spirits, pf American Sugar.... | American Sugar, pfa American Tobace: American Cotton Oil, Genel ZI Mlinois Central Shore. New Jersey Centrai New York Centrai.. lon Plaie oS Be Be Re Be Wabash, 74 o” 3 Washington Stock Exchange. Sal call--12 o'clock _m.—Metropolitan National 9 at 200. U. 8. Electric Light, 10 at 111; 10-at i11; 10 at 111; 10 at 111; 10 at i11; 10 at 111; 10 at 112%; 10 \%. ” Pneuina: 1 tic Merzenthaler Lino- » 5 at 18; 50 ‘cents. 19 Wid. Washiagton 110, bid. ‘Washington Fi oF asked. Lin- age “Tocerges tea “F 3 es Potomac, 66 150. bid. a Old Practice of the Treasury Em- bodied in a Decision Controller Tracewell of the treasury has rendered a long and important ¢ to the payment of claims against the gov- erament which have been assigned to sec- ond or third persons. Corgress some time ago made appropria- tions for the payment of two judgments rendered in favor of James C. Reed of New York. Mr. Reed, who is now dead, as- signed these judgments to Elihu Root, the New York lawyer. Mr. Koot made inquiry of the Secretary of the Treasury whether the warrants in payment of the judgments would be issued to him. The controlier holds in most un- equivocal language that the warrants can- not be issued to Mr. Root, for the reason that the government will not issue a war- rant to any person who holds a transferred claim. In the case of Mr. Reed, the government may issue warrants to his administrator or legal representative. Mr. Root will then have to deal with the administrator. The decision applies to ail claims for which Congress Las made appropriation and which have been wansferred. The treasury has been following this plan for some years, but the question has never before beea decided by a controller. o-————_———— CHARGE OF LARCENY. Maud Cook, Colored, Accused of Ap- propriating a Pocket Book. Maud Cook, a colored woman, twenty-one years of age, was arrested yesterday after- noon and locked up at the first precinct police staticn on the charge of larceny. The complaining witness, Mrs. Florence Cole, was shopping in Kann’'s store, 8th and Market Space, and laid her pocket book, containing something more than $, on the counter. A moment later she missed the pocket bock. Two colored women, one of whom was Maud Cook, were standing at the counter, and Mrs. Cole spoke to them about it. The older woman showed her pocket bock, but Maud Cook refused to oven her hal and indignantly denied that she knew anything about the matter. Mrs. Cole followed her out of the awwre, and on the corner recognized her pocket bcok in the hand of the younger women. She took it away by force, and then f lowed after ihe two womer until the reached the corner of 9th and D street where the met Policeman who placed the suspected wo. At the station house the prisoner insi: that she had found the pocket book on the floor. The police of the first precinct say the woman under arrest answers very well to the description of a woman about whom a number of compl. have been made from down-tewn sto for just such work, and think that a rather important arrest has been made. a Would Not Take the Prize. Messrs. Lansburgh & Brother state that in announcing the names of the successful contestants in the Belding embroidery con- test at their store, Mr. Chas. B. Fonda, the resident agent of the Belding Bros.’ silk, had opened the envelope containing the Y 25th street instead of that of Miss A. B. fi to whom the judges had awarded the eighth prize. Miss Guwans, when tendered the amount of the prize, refused to accept that which it was the intention of the judges to award to Miss Johnston, and did it in the most gra- cious manner, even though she has been credited through the press with having been awarded the prize. name of Miss Gowans, No. { northwest, Seine Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the following: White—James P. Fox and Alice A. Tay- lor, both of Richmond, Va.; Richard W. Owen of Bridgewater, Va., and Fleeta L. Landys of Mt. Crawford, Va.; Samuel L Wood. and Neliie Houchens; Louis D. Pierre of Chicago, I, and Marie B, Steuart of this city; James T. Hunter and Emma C. Milier; James A. Philip and Emma E. Dove, both of Alexandria, Va.; W. J. Keyton and Lydia A. Blosser, both of Harrisonburg, a. Colored—William Harris and Maggie Ma- gruder; James A. Carter and Fannie Gra- ham; Thomas E. Todd and Mary E.Adams; Edmund Spiver and Ella Davis. —_>—_—_. . A Story of Dr. © ers. From the New York Observer. Lady Betty Cunningham, having had some difference of epinion with the parish minister, instead of putting her usual con- tribution in the coilection plate, merely €ave a stately bow. This having occurred several Sundays in succession, the elder in charge of the plate at last lost patience, and blurted out: “We cud dae wi’ Ices o’ yer manners and amair o’ yer siller, ma leddy.” Dining op_one occasion at the house of a nobleman, Dr. Chalmers happened to re- Peat the anecdote, whereupon the host, in a not-over-well 3 eit i E i f E f i | | fF | : ? [ [ : it i md i 2 [ i i i