Evening Star Newspaper, November 3, 1897, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1897—14 PAGES. 129; eleventh, 166; twelfth, 147; thirteenth, K F district, 239; second, 204; Kirk — First district. 239; : is third, 270: fourth, 381; fifth, 253; sixth, 146; nth, 121; eighth, 420; ninth, 218; tenth, eleventh, twelfth, 142; thirteenth, Gould—First district, 238; second, 203; third. 274; fourth. 392; fifth, 248; sixth, 149; venth, 125; eighth, 402: ninth, 203; tenth, eleventh, 183; twelfth, 140; thirteenth, thirteenth, second, 213: fourth, 462; fifth, 259: sixth, enth, 138: eighth, 413: ninth, tenth, 14; eleventh, 181; twelfth, 140; thir- teenth, 34) Page—First district, fourth, 301 23: eighth . 157; twelfth, 131; thi third, dis secord, 198; 3 sixth, 143; ighth, 30 : tenth, eleventh, 1: twelfth, thirteenth, —First district. 236 fourth, fifth, eighth, second, 201; sixth, 143; ; tenth, thirteenth, ; ninth, Ifth, 140; First district, fourth, 390, ighth, 44 a; 233; second, 19 th, 267; sixth, 1 = ninth, 208; tenth, twelfth, 138; thirteenth, third, 265. seventh, 4 202; tenth, 12; eleventh, 1 27. thirteenth, twelfth, 140; Democratic Ticket. Smith—tst district, 197; 2d, 216; 3d, 4th, 415; Sth, 208; 6th, h, 1 loth, 184; lth, 173, 12th, Ford—tst district, 200; 2d, 216; 3d, 4th, h, 200; 6th, 217; 7th, 194; 319; loth, 184; 11th, 119; 12th, 2d, 214; 3d, ith, 194; ; 12th, 4th, 417: 50 oth, 217: 13th, 325. White—tst district, 189; 2d, 211; 3d, 4th, 403 h, 203: 6th, 206; 7th, 190 loth, 173; 11th, 163; Carroli—First district, 135; third, 208; fourth, 339; fifth, h, 189; eighth, 192; ni eleventh, 169; twelfth, 25 10th, second, > sixth, ‘hirteenth, on—First district, 174: second, fifth, 205; sixth, ninth, 28; tenth. thirteenth, seventh, 1 ele third. 21s; f seventh, a 158; eleventh, 339; fifth, 196; sixth, 2 h, 194; ninth, 28S; tei twelfth, 2 t district, 201; th, —Fist district, 199; second, 21 fourth, 4; fifth, 166: 192; eighth. 208; tenth. 17; eleventh, thirteent hirteenth, second, Kr; sixth, 2: 308; tenth) blank; t PRINCE GEORGE'S DOUBT. rations, However, All Point to Republican Success. ‘Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. BLADENSBURG Md.. vember 3.—The situation ir Prince George's county -s doubtful, but the indications are that the republicans have carried the county. Only six or seven districts have been heard from, the majority of these having gone repu'lican. In Bladensburg district the entire republican ticket was carried. The voie was as follows: Goldsborough, controller, rep., Smith, dem. court vf appeals—Rutherford, Ford, dem., 325. Judges—Crane, rep. 377; Magruder, dem 3. State senate—Gordon, 4, Clagett, dem., 322. House of del- egates—Fisher, rep., 273; Underwood, re} 374; Rollins, 376; Dove, dem., 325; White, «i Downing, dem., 320. Sher- if—McKee, rep., 380; Roby, dem., County commissioner—Rawling, rep., Baden, dem., 526. Aquasco also carried the entire ticket througi, as jid Brandywine. The vote in Marlboro’ trict, the home of the candi- dates for judgeship, is badly split; Controi- rough, rep., 3% 3s. Clerk court of a: Smith, dem. pea ls—Rutherford, Mitchell, dem., 336. Senate—Gerdon, Clagett, dem., 376. House of ‘—Fisher, rep., 330; Underwood, Ro! * Dove, dem., Downing, dem., 3352. &8; Roby, dem., issioners—Rawlings, rep., Baden, p —Belt, rep, 352; : Surveyor—Latimer, rep., 335; English, dem., ns claim Bowie district by 2 good majority The democrats won in Vansville district, the home of ex-Representative Charles E. Coffin. They cleo claim Surratt’s, but this dJatter rict is thought to be very close. Laurel carried through the entire demo- cratic ticket Though Queen Anne haz not been heard fr: it is generally believed that it has moeratic. ‘rats are also counting on Oxon Hill and Spaidings. Republicans are very confident and claim nine out of the fcurteen districts. Claimed by Both Sides. to The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, Md., November 3.—Both republiccns and democrats are today claiming the legislature on joint ballot, at 1 p.m. the result of yesterday's election, so far as the general assembly is concerned, is still in doubt. The latest figures received give the dem- ocrats fifty-eight members on joint ballot, Whieh is one less than necessary to win. Four are in doubt, and the democrats claim they will have at least one of the number, which is all they need. Other © iieations Likely. Another complication is likely to arise even should the democrats secure a ma- jority; and that arises from the fact that Several cf the democratic members are Pronounced anti-Gorman men, and have heretofore been strongly opposed to the senator, and will probably refuse to vote for his re-election or be bound by the cau- cus action. Two of the members elected are particularly strong anti-Gorman men, and all their affiliations are of a character to lead people to believe that they will never vote for the senator. It may therefore turn out that even if ~the democrats do gain control of the legis- lature Senztor Gorman may fail to secure @ majority. Surprised at the Result. Republicans and democrats alike are sur- prised at the result in the counties, as it ‘was entirely unexepected. While the re- Publicans concentrated their fight in the Hacke' rep., for register of wills, 65, majority of 18,390 was given in favor of made their fight in the counties, with the result above indicated. There is great disappointment here over the possibility of Senator Gorman winning a re-election, and it is conceeded that he played a very shrewd game. MR. GORMAN CONFIDENT. The Senator Declares That the Legis- lature is Democratic. Senator Gorman was up early this morn- img, and after receiving the latest news from outlying counties, telegraphed to his wife, at Laurel, that the legislature was safely democratic. Later he left for Laurel. Just before his departure Mr. Gorman re- ceived a dispatch from his private secre- tary, who is in Baltimore, stating that the returns received there up to 9 o'clock, in- dicated that the senator has secured a ma- jority on joint ballot in the legislature, but that it was very close, and would require the official returns to determine the actual result. Senator Gorman visited the polls of his county (Howard) early in the day yester- day, and though there was a large crowd already waiting to cast their votes the senator was admitted at once. After cast- ing his ballot the senator extended a warm greeting to friends and held a short con- ference with his son, Arthur P. Gorman, ir., whom he left,in charge, and procecded to Baltimore, returning to Washington about 5 o'clock. He went directly to his home, on K street, where he was joined later by Mr. James L. Norris, Col. Berrett and his son-in-law, Mr. Wilton J. Lambert. The senator was provided with a long-distance telephone int his office, in the rear of the second story cf his home. There the party sat and con- versed constantly over a special wire with Chairman Murray Vandiver, who was lo- cated at Carroiton Hotel, Baltimore. Even before any returns were received the sena- tor expressed himself to those around him as being confident of democratic success in the state. About 8 o'clock he began receiving news of gains in different precincts in Baltimore, and the report came at one time that the democrats had carried the first legislative district in the city. This, however, was later contradicted and the Senator turned his attention to the counties. He care- fully reviewed the situation and expressed undiminished confidence. Soon news of the state began coming fast. The. telephone wire was kept hot and telegrams came thick. There was begun a constant interchange of bulletins between Mr. James L. Norris ard the Jackson Democratic Association, quartered at the Metropolitan, and often the Senator was in close conversation over the wire with representatives at county seats throughout the state. When word came that Talbott, Dorchester, Baltimore and Washington counties had given demo- cratic majorities the senator seemed to feel perfectly assured. Colonel Berrett left the house about 11 expressing himself as confident of having swept the state for the legislature ticket. More encouraging news continued to pour in, and shortly after midnight Messrs. Norris and Lambert left the senator, who soon retired. Senator Gorman sent a dispatch to a personal friend in this city this morning stating that a conservative estimate placed the certain democratic majority in the next legislature at six votes, at least. Se ee FROST IN NEW ORLEANS. Fever Situation at Other Points in the Infected District. NEW ORLEANS, La., November 3.—A light frost fell in New Orleans last night, but what effect it will have on the fever will not be determined for a day or two yet. Yesterday’s death roll was small in comparison to what was expected. Physi- cians believe that the worst is over and that a decline will now set in. MOBILE, Ala., November 3.—Eleven new cases today, one death. NEW ORLEANS, November o'clock the board of health reported sixteen new cases and three deaths. MEMPHIS, Tenn., November Jack was hit a bard blow this morning when the thermometer dropped to 40 degrees. State officers raised quarantine, and tonight J ippi and Ata expecied to follow suit. 7 death, 3—At 1 ellow + VOTE IN PHILADELPHIA. All the Republican Candidates Re- ceived Big Majorities. PHILADELPHIA, November 3.—The tull vote in Philadelphia on the state ilcket was: State Brown, dem., 37,096; Swallow, pro., 1. ‘Thompson, ind., 2,968. Beacom’s plurality, 12. = treasurer—Beacom, rep., 108,008; iicCauley, Lathrop, 76,637. 116,114; 64s. rep., pro., Auditor general Ritter, dem., 39,477; MeCauley’s plurality In 18% the plurality for Haywood, rep., for state treasurer, was 74,548 in a total vote of 16# . McKinley's plurality in 1896 was 113,139 in a total vote of 244,887. On the city ticket McMichael, re for city treasurer, has a plurality of 61,87, increasing the city’s indebtedness to the extent of $12,200,000. —____ HAMMOND’S SENTENCE REDUCED. Private Soldier Who Was Maltreated by Capt Lovering. CHICAGO, November 3.—Private Ham- mond, who was dragged by his heels before a summary court-martial at Fort Sheridan four weeks ago on the order of Captain Levering, to answer to a charge-of deser- tion, will serve but half the sentence im- posed on him by the court-martial. Ham- mond was sentenced by the military court composed of fellow-soldiers of Captain Lovering to go to prison for a year at hard labor and to forfeit all pay for this period. In addition the verdict provided for the dishonorable discharge of the private. General Brooke, however, has reviewed the verdict, criticised it and cut down the punishment. As mitigated by Gen- eral Brooke the sentence compels Ham- mond to serve in prison only six months. His pay is reduced by $10 a month and there is no provision for dishonorable dis- charge, that being deemed too severe by the commander. In his review of the case the general said the sentence was excessive. By this action the stigma of dishonorable discharge will not attach to Private Ham- mond, and after he has served six months he will be restored to his former position in the army. gene Refused to Cut Speed Limit. The Secretary of the Navy has declined to grant the request of the Columbian iron works of Baltimore that the contract re- quirement for speed in the case of the two torpedo boats now in their hands, the Rodgers and the Winslow, be reduced two knots per hour. The boats are now requir- ed to make at least 24% knots an hour, and the department officials hold that this rate can be obtained from the craft as designed if the boats are properly handled. + Rep ican Gain in Kansas. Secretary F. L. Brown of the Kansas re- piblican campaign committee wires from ‘Topeka: “Republicans carry ten out of thirteen judicial districts. Reports from sixty-eight ‘ies show big republican gains in fifty- Local Pensions. Pensions have been granted as follows: District of Columbia—Teoffil Tiverny, Charles H. Pearson, United States Soldiers’ Home; Byron W. Bernard, Moses Redman, ‘Theodore T. Weaver, diers’ Home. __ Virginia—John Kidd, National Soldiers’ Home, Elizabeth City; Jeremiah 8S. Kreigh, National Soldiers’ Home, Elizabeth City; Cummins C. Redick, Chase City. ——_ + e -—-_____ For Assistunt Paymaster. Mr. Robert Schenck has passed the ex- amination for appointment as assistant Paymaster in the navy, and will beeas- United States Sol- Schenck of the navy. —_—_————_-+e-+—______ New Bank im San Francisco. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Latest Returns From Ohio Still Favor the Republicans. BUSHNELL ELECTED BY OVER 12,000 Report From Delaware County Adds a Vote for Hanna. DEMOCRATS MAKE CLAIMS COLUMBUS, Ohio, November 3.—This afternoon the democratic state committee no longer claims the election of their state ticket, but announce that their majority in the legislature on joint ballot will not. be less than six, and may possibly be nine, as predicted earlier in the day by Chair- man McConville. Chairman Nash this after- noon states that the republican plurality on the state ticket will be from 12,000 to 15,000, and that the republicans will have at least three majority in the legislature on joint ballot for senator. Among the doubtful ones has been Dela- ware county, which reported this afternoon the election of the republican representa- tive by 26 plurality. Chairman Nash then announced that the legislature would stand seventy-five republicans and seventy dem- ocrats. Evening Dispatch’s Estimate. The Evening Dispatch, independent, which has advices from all close counties today, has a special confirming the elec- tion of the republican representative in Delaware county, and it has changed its tables so as to give the republicans a ma- jority over all of two on joint ballot in the legislature, and making that body stand 74 republicans and 71 democrats. The republicans claim the house stands 58 to 51. There is no change in the senate, which stands 19 democrats to 17 republicans on the estimates of the latter. The democratic state committee this af- ternoon gave out the following: “We have carried the following sena- torial districts: Williams district, 2; Lucas, 3; Miami, 1; Butler, 1; Ottawa, Seneca, 1; Marion, 1; Licking, 1; Knox, 1; Tuscara- was, 1; Hamilton, 4; Franklin, 2. Total, 20. “We have carried the following counties sure for the legislature: Franklin, 3; Ham- fiton, 10; Lucas, 2; Summit, 2; Licking, 2; Adams and Pike, 1; Allen, Ashland, Aug- laize, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Coshocton, Crawford, Darke, Defiance, Delaware, Fair- field, Hardin, Henry, Hocking, Vinton, Knox, Logan, Marion and Morrow, Mer- cer, Monroe, Ottawa, Paulding, Perry, Pickway, Putnam, Sandusky, Shelby, Tus carawas, Var Weet, Wayne, Williams, Wood, Wyandot, 1 each; total, 51. “The following counties are in doubt: Bel- mont, Erie, Guernsey, Madison, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Preble, Stark, Union, one each; Cuyahoga, nine; Mahoning, two. Total, twenty-on On these claims the democrats would have seventy-one on joint ballot, seventy- three being necessary for a choice of United States Senator. Of the twenty-one members in doubt the democrats claim they will secure a majority. Result in Cuyahoga. ‘When the democratic state committee put Cuyahoga county, the home of Senator Hanna, in the doubtful list, special efferts were made by the republicans to get the vote on each of the twelve members from that county. On the returns received the republicans claim that their lowest cardi- date for the legislature in Cuyahoga county has a plurality of 56, and that the average of the twelve members is 1,500. Allen W. Thurman, who has been figur- ing closely on the legislature, says the democrats will have a majority over all on joint ballct of six. Among the counties from which contests are announced today on the legislative tickets are Adams and Pike, Wood, Belmont, Hancock, Mahoning, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble and Williams, and in some of these counties trouble is ex; pected this week. | ———— FAVORS THE IMPORTERS, Decision in Case of Imported Initiai Handkerchiefs. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., November 3.— Judge Acheson, in the United States circuit court of appeals, today, decided that the duty on imports of initial handkerchiefs shall be 50 per cent ad valorem, and not 60 per cent, for which latter amount the gov- ernment brought suit. This is the second decision in favor of the importers. By this decision it is said the government will be required to return a half million dollars to importers, which had been collected on, the basis of the higher rate of duties. ——.__. TRAIN ROBBERS’ BOLD WORK. Hold Up Passengers on Buffalo Ex- ~ press in City Limits. LITCHFIELD, Ill, November 3.—Last night as the Buffalo, New York and Bos- ton limited on the Wabash, due here at 9:48 o’cleck, -pulled out two men without masks boarded the chair car and at the point of cocked revolvers demanded the passengers to give up their valuables. After going through the car, which was dore at a lively rate, the robbers pulled the bell cord and the train stopped and the robbers got off, running east on 3d street and disappearing as the train moved on: The robbers got between $70 and $80 and a gold watch. [= MASSACHUSETTS STANDS FAST. Gov. Wolcott Re-Elected by Majority of Nearly 56,000, BOSTON, Mass., November 3.—Roger Wolcott, the republican candidate, has been re-elected as governor of Massachusetts by a plurality of nearly 86,000. There are still a few remote precincts to be heard from, but the total vote in these districts is only # tew hundred. Revised returns show total vote of 165,313 for Wolcott, 79,395 for George Fred Williams, regular democratic candidate, and 14,129 for William Everett, the nominee of the national democrats. Wolcott's plurality last year was 154,542, nearly 11,000 less than his total vote this of interest, as is usual in an “off year,” accompanied by rainy weather, is believed to explain this falling off in ‘the figures. The result, however, is considered abnormal, as never before in an “off year” has a governor received a plurality rising 85,000 votes. It is 21,000 more than was given Governor Greenhaige at the election of 1895, the last off year, which was the highest given any governor up to that time since the years following the war. ———— Ball Player Sullivan Dead. BOSTON, November 3.—Joseph D. Sulli- van, a well-known base ball player, died at his: home in Charlestown late last night, aged twenty-seven years. He played with the Washington, Philadelphia and St. Louis teams a few years ago. —_+——_ Duchess of Teck’s Funeral. WINDSOR, England, November 3.—The funeral services over the remaias of the Duchess of Teck (Princess Mary of Cam- bridge), cousin of Queen Victoria, mother- in-law of the Duke of York, and sizter of the Duke of Cambridge, who died at the White Lodge, Richmond, on October 27, tcok place today in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. —_—_+-—_ Republican Majority Cut Down. NEW YORK, November 3.—The latest re- turns on members of the assembly (lower house of the state legislature) give the republicans a majority of twelve in a total PRESIDENT “WELL PLEASED Hoara the News of the Bleotion in His Pri- as ‘vate Car. . Y if Was Most ‘tim Cane of Sena- tor PITTSBURG, ” alt of the election, ity to the republican les it represents are as it indicates that party and the as strong as ever. = So spoke President. McKinley in his pri- vate car Mayflower at Canton to a Pitts- burg Leader reporter about 1 o'clock this morning. In the ‘car was placed a long- distance telephone_and a telegraph oper- ator, and here the President, accompanied by Senator Burrows and Private Secretary Perter, sat and received the news of the great battle of Vvotes:that was being waged it several states: The President “mmde no effort to dis- guise the fact that ‘his interest was cen- tered in the Ohio fight and the welfare of Senator Hanna. In fact, the President Was in constant communication with Mr. Hanna by telephorfe up to 1 o'clock this morning, when he was assured that all was well by a messeage, telephoned by. the senator from the Union Club at Cleve- land. > President McKinley,-in spite of the late hour at which he weat to ged last night, was up betimes this morning, anxious to obtain election news... He did not make any comment on the situation, however, beyond that quoted above, but chatted pleasantly about his visit to Pittsburg, and expressed himself as pleased with being able to be present at the Founders’ day exercises at Carnegie Library. Secretary Porter said to the Leader representative that President Mekiney was deeply in- terested in the Ohfo campaign. “This is a peculiar election all around,” said he. ‘fYou see, there are so many local issues in the different states that the national aspect has been lost sight of. In many states the election has resolved itself into a fight against. ‘bossism’ irrespective of party.” ‘ The first and only stop made by the Pres- ident’s train was at AHiunce, where a large bundle of newspapérs was taken on board, and President McKinley and his party read quietly until the train pulled into Union station. Salute of Forty-Five Guns. The train bearing President McKinley and party arrived.at the Union station at 11:15 o'clock this morning. The arrival of the train was signaled! by a salute of forty- five guns fired by, a detail of Battery B, N. G. P. The presidential party were es- corted to carriages and, headed by the 2d Brigade of the National Guard, under command of Gen. John A. Wylie, were es- corted to the residence of W. N. Frew in the East End. All alung the route the President was greeted with cheers, which he acknowledged" by frequently removing his hat. : Mrs. McKinley and the ladies in the par- ty remained in the train, which was taken to Shadyside, where they were met by Mrs. Robert Pitcairn, whose guests they were at luncheon, ala Visits? Cartiegie Hall. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the President and party wery,,drivén to Carnegie, Music Hall, where thqyexengjses incident to found- ers’ day were earried-out. After an organ prelude by Freiéricl® Archer and an invo- cation by Rev,Dri, Dorchester, Wm. N. Frew, president-of the Carnegie Institute, delivered a short address, and then intro- } duced President MoXinley. The President! cutogized the founder of the Carnegie Lfrary’ Art Guallery’and Mu- seum, ‘and sai that! in no other nation could such a téallzafton have been possible in four years. aid t ; Following the sddress of the President short addresses‘ weré!made by. Cel..8. -H! Church, Rev. ‘Br. Holand and Honi ‘nd; Daizell. sical ors 3 *’At the concliikiohof the cxercisés ‘the Prebident held # reveption, when thotisends | of’ citizens availed themselves of ‘the op; portunity to'shake his hand. 2 | The correspondent of the Assptiated Press handed thé President a copy of the election news duting the afternoon, and asked him if he had anything to say ‘con- cerning the result: : He declined to express any opinion at this time, as he did not know enough about the result to give an expression. MR. ECKELS’ NEW. POSITION. Elected President of the Commercial National Bunk of Chicago. Mr. J. H. Eckels, controller of the’ cur- rency, this afternoon said to a Star re- porter that he would accept the offer of the presidency of the Commercial National Bank of Chicago, and that he would enter upon his duties about the Ist of next Janu- ary. Henry F. Eames, the president of the Commercial Bank, died last summer, but the directors did not elect a successor at once because they wanted to secure Mr. Eckels for the vacancy. After receiving assurances that he would accept the direetors a few days ago elected him. Negotiations have heen pend- ing some time between Mr. Eckels and the directors, but did not reach results be- ceuse Mr. Eckels had a number of other offers under consideration. The Commercial Bank is one of the oldest in Chicago and has deposits of $10,000,000. Mr. Eckels will tender his resignation to the President as soon as his annual report is sent to Congress next month. ‘The successor to Mr. Eckels, it is general- ly understood, will be Charles G. Dawes, republican nationa} committeeman from ll- lnois. Mr, Dawes is one of the President's closest and most intimate friends. Mr. Eckels’ term wotld have expired next summer. 2 0s AWARD OF DAMAGES, for Loss of Right rm. Charles .Emmet. Cumberland, a small white boy, was awarded $8,000 damages in Circuit Court No. 1'this afternoon against the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Com- pany for the loss of his right arm the 10th of December, 1894,-in an accident near the end of the Long bricge on Maryland ave- nue. The little fellow, who was represented by Attorneys A. 8. Worthington and W. Pres- ten Williamson, w2s crossing the tracks of the company, while engaged in lighting street lamps, when he was struck by an engine, his arm bélng- so badly crushed as to necessitate its gmiputation. He demand- ed $20,000 damages, ging that no notice of the engine's ‘Apprpgch was given. Boy Gets $5,000 A a ——— Consul Hake Ready for Duty. Judge S00 ee of West Virginia is in the city regelving ‘his last instructions as consul to W4ndser, N. 8., a position to which he was recently assigned by appoint- ment of the Peresideit. He received his passport today qand; oe leave with his family tomorrow for ‘his new post of duty. ———_— Sentenced for Bigam:; —Samuel H. Wells, an old colored man, was sentenced by Chief. Justice Bingham in Criminal Court,No..4.today to a year and a day in the New Jersey state prison on a plea of guilty 6f bigdmy. April 11, 1893, 4 pai Reon. and the 5th of ugust ma! Gray: sup- posing that as his tree wite hag left nlm he had the right to marry the second time. ——_—— Tendered Congratulations. ‘The friends of Capt. I. B: ‘Thatcher, a clerk,in the pension office, assembled in. large numbers last night at his residence,. PARIS, November 3-Five powers of the SUGAR OF THE NETHERLANDS. A Hearing Before Assistant Secretary Howell Assistant Secretary Howell gave a hear- ing today tc the Netherlands minister on the question of the assessment of a coun- tervailing duty against sugars imported from the Netherlands. Some weeks ago the department advised collectors of customs that from the evidence at hand it appeared that the Netherlands government paid a beunty on Sugars produced in that country and exported. The final liquidation of en- tries of these sugars was directed to sus- pend pending a final determination of the question. The Netherlands minister, at the hearing today, stated that this government paid a bounty on all sugar produced in the coun- try, but it did not pay any specific bounty on sugar exported. The producer received exactly the same bounty on the sugar sold for home consumption as on that which he exported, and hence the bounty must be held to be paid on production and not on exportation. it is not probable that a decision will be reached within the next several days. ——__+. CHICAGO’S NEW BUILDING. Gen. Miles’ Advice Regarding Itu Protection. If the advice of Major General Miles is followed the new federal building in Cni- cago will be built in such a way that it cen neither be destroyed nor looted by cranks or lawbreakers. The square on which it is located is ‘a government reser- vation, occupled by the post office, court house and the subtreasury. ‘The latter con- tains about $30,000,000. General Miles thinks it is only proper that the government should take measures for the safe guarding of the interests of the people and the vast amount of their ncney in its possission. Althpugh he does not exactly urge the fortification of the building, he thinks the four corners of the building shouid be con- structed so as to insure its protection from attack from an enemy or a mob. He says that no one will object to the strength- ening of the building except perhaps those who may want easy access to the govern- ment’s treasures. ————e+—____ Personal Mention. Lieut. Commander F. H. Delano of the navy is at 1729 H street on leave. Chief Engineer C. W. Rae of the Iowa is at 1412 Hopkins street. Lieut. Commander A. Dunlap of the fish commission steamer Blake is at the Graf- ton. Lieut. T. F. Schley, 234 Infantry, is at 1730 H street on leave of absence. Capt. P. R. Egan, assistant surgeon, and Capt. C. H. Watts, 5th Cavalry, are in the city on leave of absence. Capt. Robley D. Evans and Commander George F. F. Wilde have gone to Bath, Me., to conduct the trial trip of the new light house steamer Mayflower. Bishop Hurst left Washington this morn- ing for an official tour lasting two weeks, during which he will attend meetings of various boards of the M. E. Church, of which he is a member. Bishop Satterlee has gone to New York tor a few day: —_—___o+.—___ An American’s Death in Glasgow. United States Corsul Taylor at Glasgow reports the death of a supposed American named William Hopewell at Glasgow from lung trouble. He had lived in New York city. His remains were interred in Sight- Lill cemetery. —__—__-e—____ To Be Admitted Duty Free. “Mr. Newell, United States minister to ‘Ihe Hague, has reported to the State De- partment that ventilators, exhausters and bellows, worked by steam or electric mo- tor, and used in factories, are to be ad- mitted duty free into The Hague. —o+____. Government Receipts. Government receipts from internal reve- nue today, $200,065; customs, $54,400; mis- cellaneous, $69,659. eS The Umbrella Purse. From the Philadelphia Record. It is quite true that there are women who cannot resist purchasing some articles if they find themselves near them with money in their purse, or with what is still more dangerous, with a credit account. One of these seductive articles is the umbrella pro- vided with a wee coin purse that will just hold car fares, fastened to the handle by stout twisted silk cords. The purse is covered with waterproof material, like the covering of the umbrella. It is a tempta- tion to buy one and put it into instant use. It is very convenient not to be obliged to explore a deep-seated pocket for the “trunk” which carries visiting cards, bank notes and so forth, every time you get into a trolley. Here the little coin purse is charming. The owner is put into something like a dilemma on entering a library, theater, picture gallery or large shop, where one is expected to check a wet umbrella. The purse will not be easily loosened from the umbrella, and you will either have to leave it, full of dimes and pennies, to the mercies of the umbrella keeper, or to show your distrust of his possible exploring spirit by emptying out the contents and finding some place for them about your jacket. If you enter a house with damp umbrella, the attendant waiter will certain- ly take your umbrella from you for safe deposit in the stand. Bear this in mind when you order on ——__—- cee —_____ Mrs. Stevenson Gives Up Her Samoa Home. From the St. Francisco Chronicle. Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson, who ar- rived Thursday, accompanied by Mrs. Sharp of Apia, to spend the winter in San Francisco, has about decided to abandon Samoa as a place of residen¢e. When seen she said that, while she had not relin- quished or sold out her property interests in the islands, she had given up her home, on which her late husband had spent many thousands of dollars, and might never re- turn to reside there permanently. As yet her plans are not matured. She says that the only plans she has formed are for the coming winter, which she will spend in California. The widow of the novelist was met on her arrival by Lloyd Osbourne, her stepson, and the latter’s wife, who have been residing across the bay for some months past. Tae party will remain at the Occidental for the present. —_—+e+___-_ Men as House Workers. From the Philadelphia Ledger. It is an interesting development of the woman-suffrage agitation that Miss Alice Stone Blackwell, editor of the Woman’s Journal, Boston, is devoting a good deal of her time and attention to finding s!tuations for men as kitchen maids. She says that the chief difficulty she meets in the way of getting housework for her proteges to do is the conservatism of women. In her experi- ence there are always more young men willing to take domestic service than there are Yankee kousewlves willing to give them a trial. She affirms that it is as hard to convince some women that men can do housework as ft is to convince some men that a woman can be a principal of a pub- lic schcol. But, she continues, the women who venture upon the new departure are sometimes rewarded by fin: in it a per- fect solution of the vexed “domestic | New System to Be Established Early in the Coming Year. The Company Preparing by Intro- @uction of Powerfal Machinery to Extend Existing Lines. In the power house, where the electric current will be generated which wil! op- erate the cars on the Pennsylvania avenue and 14th street lines of the Capital Trac- tion railroad, when the underground elec- tric system is installed, will be a crane weighing fifteen tons, which will be used to handle the machinery in the engine room. The building commitiee in charge of the installation of the new system has awarded the contract for furnishing this crane to the Case Manufacturing Com- pany of Columbus, Ohio. As far as making arrangements to secure the material which will be needed in the reconstruction of the road, the building committee has now practically finished its work. There are a few articles which are yet to be contracted for, but in general it may be said that this part of the work is finished. - Im order to accomplish this work, the committee has held sessions at the office of the company, in the Union station at Georgetown, every day since its appoint- ment, which was on the 8th of October. Examining Devices. As a rule the committee has been in ses- sion from 10 o'clock in the morning until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and the time has been spent in examining the various de- vices which have been proposed and in en- deavoring to make the new equipments as complete as possible. It is expected that the actual street work to make the necessary changes in order to use the proposed new motive power will be begun next week, and if everything goes on as smoothly as now contemplated it is hoped by the management that cars will be run by the new power the early part of the coming year. It was stated today by one of the di- rectors of the company that provision will be made for an electric power 100 per cent greater than it is estimated will be needed to operate the Pennsylvania avenue and the 14th street lines, as they now exist. The purpose is to be able to make extensions within what is regarded as the territory of the road when the necessity arises in the future. Some time ago the company made an ap- plication to Congress, while it was still operating this portion of the road by cable, for authority to construct a line from 17th street along G street to 24th, and thence northward to Washington Heights. Extension on Pennsylvania Avenue. It has also been proposed that the com- pany should seek from Congress permission to construct a road along Pennsylvania avenue east to the bridge which crosses the Eastern branch on the line of the ave- nue. One of the directors of the road said today that tne company expected to be able to meet all the requirements for acditional service which the growth of the city demanded, and that it would be pre- pared in the future to supply such exten- sions of the present system as might be needed. ‘The permanent headquarters of the com- pany are to be located in the building which is erected for use as a union station, and which fs located at the foot of M street, Georgetown, near the entrance to the Aque- dvct bridge. The rooms for the conductors and drivers and for some of the officers of the company are located’on the first floor, and on the second floor are the offices of the president and the treasurer, general menager and other officers. Engineering Offices. The engineering offices are on-the third floor. These rooms were in an unfinished ccndition when the company was driven there at the time the power house on Penn- sylvania avenue was destroyed by fire. The walls are now being plastered and neces- sary partitions are being erected, and while these changes are being made the presi- dent's office, where the building committee holds daily sessions, is in the large hallway where the main stairway is located. ——>+— How American Visitors Saw Tennyson From the Century. Mrs. Cameron’s house at Freshwater, the rendezvous of many distinguished men and women, was in some sort the refuge of many whose heart's desire it was to know Tennyson. No one she could help was ever turned away; none willingly would she have left “out of the feast of life.” With Tennyson she was on terms of friendly in- timacy, being in her relationship with him, as in all other matters, a law unto herself. She could and did say anything to him, though always within the limits set by high-bred feeling and a heart that was never at fault. One day some American acquaintances of hers, visitors at Fresh- water, went up to Farringford in the ex- Pectation of seeing Tennyson. But soon after they returned to Dimbola with a rue- ful tale of disappointment. “Oh, he won't see you?” she said. “Come with me!” And thereupon hastily throwing on her shawl she took them straightway to Far- ringford, entered the open hall door and marched them into the drawing room, where Mr. Tennyson and his wife were seated. “Alfred,” she said, “these strang- ers come from a far country to see the lion of Freshwater; and’’—waving her hand “behold—a bear!” Tennyson, ever gentle with his friends, caught her direct humor, and broke into a hearty laugh, receiving his visitors in the kindliest manner. —____+ e+_____ Fourth-Ciass Postmasters. The following: fourth-class postmasters have been appointed in Virginia: Potts Creek, Alleghany county, A. 8. Given; Pennington Gap, Lee county, E. F. Holden. CAPITAL TRACTION POWER Government Bonds. Grain, Provisions a Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers and brokers, 1427 F st.. members New York ock exchange, correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, —— & Co., Ni = 3 § FREES or # Et 8 Hi bet ‘ Ail fF i 1 FINANCE AND TRADE Foreign Declines Cause Lower Open- ing Prices in New York. Pe RET Stock of Certain Corporations Ad- vanced. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS a <= Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, NEW YORK, November 3.—Declines in the London market varying from 1-4 to 11-8 per cent had an adverse influence on senti- ment prior to the opening of today's stock market. Opening prices, while reflecting concessions in all departments, were less radically influenced than in London, the average decline, excepting Sugar, being about 1-2 of 1 per cent. The elections were freely discussed, but there was little evi- dence of significant trading on the result. The advance in Consolidated Gas and cer- tain other local corporations was attrib- uted to benefits to be derived from the new city government; but the general list was not influenced to any considerable degree. The property named advanced steadily dur- ing the opening hour for a temporary gain of 13 per cent from the price of the first sale. St. Paul's earnings for the fourth week of October showing a decrease of $78,8%2, while not wholly unexpected, had an un- favorable influence on the trading. Rock Island for the full month of October re- ported an increase of $121,506, and the stock received superior support for a time, but later yielded fractionally in sympathy with the prevailing tendency. During the greater part of the day there were evidences of dissatisfaction among holders of long stocks and some liquida- tion was consequently noticeable. Traders were di to work in the in- terest of higher prices, but failed to at- tract assistance of the right sort. Invest- meut buying is lamentably lacking, and the market is entirely without competent leadership. Within a day or two some @efinite plan of procedure may be evolved, but at present there is no desire to make new trades in either account. Lower prices are not infrequently the outcome of such indecision. There are strong forces ing for gcod, however, and once the market is re- stored to the control of influential interests higher prices will follow. As the elections did not produce the nec- essary incentive, some new force must be awaited. During this waiting period, un- fortunately, Congress will be discussed to a degree not wholly compatible with the idea of the influence most needed. The much-discussed treasury decision on Dutch sugars is expected within a day or two, but the stock of the American company was especially weak, notwithstanding this Prospect. It may be, however, that the decision in question will be equal to the emergency und restore prices to a higher level. For- eign houses were disposed to hold aloof to- day even in the face of buoyant home mar- kets, resulting from easier money rates. The local market must at all events take the initiative or abandon the hope of at- tracting public interest on either side of the Atlantic. The trading of the final hour was divided between professional selling and commis- sion house liquidation, which resulted in the lowest prices for the day. Sram FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The follow:ng 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) ringed Open. High. f s American Spirits....... 10 10 10 10 American Spirits, pfd. Vik Wy By By American Sugar... .. 140° 140% 1368, 126%, American Sugar, pfd.. 13 118 118 TB American Tobacco. Sty stig Sly Bly American Cotton Oil. ee Atchison . Baltimore & Unio win 01 Pt ss Louisville & Nashvilie.. ‘ M Trecwons, ne nee uate 100 a 100 Mergenthaler Line- , 10 at 134%. Lanston Monotype, 40 at 1%i4. District 0 fColumbla Sbvenr fund. te, 101! ear fund Gs, goid, Water a 1901, currency, 112 bid.’ Water stock 74, 1908, currency, 112 bid. 3.658, funding, currency, 111 bid, 115 ‘asked. flan, Bonds. —' £25 Did. Mcteepeliten, Ratirend cursticates of ta- debtedness, B, Lil bid, 111% asked. Belt Rail- road Se, 50 bid, 65 asked. Bckington Railroad a, 80 bid,'100 asked. Columbia 119 bid. Washiagton = Company Ge, series A, 111% bid. ©. &, Mectete Kaght Couentars tenp., SAS Bid. Chee: apeake and Potomac tean Security and Trust 5s, F. ‘and A. Washington Washington ket ashington Market age i eh F i i ; & E ig deed, Metropolitan, Nat 4 ( i Ay H i | hes ft ? | 4 f # i ty i i Ui | i f i | it : | § g § be FF F | i